The Portland daily press., 1881-05-12
RumOred Plot to Assassinate the King
of Italy.

LONDON, May 12.-In the House of Com
mons the Speaker read letter from Brad
| laugh protesting against his forcible eiectment
from the House. The Speaker said the letter
| would appear on the notes tomorrow, and it
| would be competent to raise debate mon If as
| question of privilege.
The second reading of the bill to permit
| clergymen to sit in the House of Commons was
defeated, ITO to 101.
| Mr.. Parnel Defends His Course.
Mr.. Parnell's letter in reply to Archbishop
Croke defends the action of his party in refus-
ing to vote for second reading of the land
bill, and deprecates public discussion of the
course adopted in the House by persons not
fully acquainted with the exigencies of Paria-
mentary warfare. Ae hints that the declara-
ton OF Willingness to make concessions on
the part of the Government would change the
attitude of the Irish party, and he insists on
the necessity for united action.
The Measure Of Russian Reform.
A letter from we'll informed correspondent
in Russia, telegraphed to the Times from
Paris, says:-"The nearest approach that will
be made to constitution will be an endeayor
to create in each province a sort of local coun-
Gil to communicate its wishes to the central
government and to exert kind of local con-
troll over the employment of the resources of
the province. Even this is dependent upon
Gen. Melikof retaining the ascendancy."
Plot to Assassinate the King of Italy.
The Daily news prints letter from a we'll
informed gentleman in Rome who states that
the police have discovered plot to assassinate
the King of Italy.
Fight Between the Jews and the Rus
SLAMS.
ODESSA, May ia fight occurred at Kis-
sineH between the Jews, who form e-third
of the population, and the Russians. Troops
suppressed the disturbances. All the jewish
shops are closed
The War in Tunis.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Times Rome des-
patch says strong indignation is felt here
against the French proceedings in Tunis.
Premier Carroll, in the Deputies yesterday, on
being asked regarding the rumors of the Ital-
ian consul's intrigaes in Tunis and report of
his RECALL, said :-"We never even thought of
recalling Signor Maccio. The accusations
against him are false. The leader of the Right
had given potice that he would call the atten-
ton of the Minister of Marine
PARIS, May 12.-Various journals here men
ton the possible deposition of the Bey whose
successor would not be legitimate heir, but his
younger brother, who is favorable to France
1t is thought that the Bey's continued resist
ance necesstates the occupation of the capital.
A despatch from Tunis states that the
French army arrived at Dejedreida, six leagues
from Tunis. 1t will proceed in the direction
of Bardo, although there is no question of its
entering Tunis.
The object of the Tunis expedition is official
ly stated as the definite pacifcation and delimi-
tation of the eastern frontier of Algiers and
the conclusion of a treaty guaranteeing AL
geria against frontier raids and French inter-
est against disloyal intrigues.
Jewish Warehouses Pillaged at Kieff.
VIENNA, May 12.-The Austrian consul at
Kieff reports to the foreign Office that the
warehouses of the Jewish merchants in Kieff
and other places in Southern Russia have been
since May Sth a prey to pillage. He calls the
attention of the Austrian commercial commu-
nifty to the facts, warning them to observe eau
ton in their business transactions with South
ern Russia.
The Elizabethgrad Riots.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE losses by the
riots at Elibabethgrad, in which the Jews suf-