The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-10
EUROPE.


EUROPE
BY special cable telegram from London we have
news from Turkey which states that Admiral Farra-
gut had reached Constantinople in the steamer Froc
The Franklin was on duty at Syria
The news reported by the Atlantic cable Is dated
yesterday evening. August 8.
Queen Victoria reached Lucerne, Switzerland.
The reafhrmaton Of the entente cordiale with Eng
land pleases the Parisians. The Hungarian Governor
permitted the arrest of the Servian prince, Prince
Alexander, accused Of completely in Prince Mchaers
murder
BY steamship, at this port, we have our special
European correspondence and mail report in detail
Of our cable kilograms to the 3Oth OF July.
Adelina Patti was married in London.
MISCELLANEOUS.
French advices from Japan report the Mkado as
acting with great military vigor against the rebel
forces.
Our Sandwich Islands correspondence presents
numerous topics Of interest. The Attorney General
has not yet found anything In the Pacific Commercial
Advertiser upon which to bring an indictment for
treason, but asks further time for examination The
Minister of Foreign Affairs intends soon to sail on
visit to the courts Of Europe, in order to remodel
existing treaties The first cargo OF Japanese coolies
had arrived at the islands, and 1t is believed that
they will prove valuable help to the sugar planters.
The government offers subsidy Of $50 600 for inter-
island steam navigation. Lighthouse dues-three
dollars for every foreign vessel entering the port
and ten cents per ton annually for coasters-are
to be collected at Honolulu The King feels
great anxiety regarding the to be pursued
wards him by the United States. He says il the
Americans trouble him he will hoist the British nag
and claim its protection.
The opinion of Attorney General Evarts on the
nf
OF Internal Revenue in place Of Mr.. Rollins will
probably be submitted to the President on Tuesday.
II is understood to be adverse the legality OF the
proceeding, and therefore adverse the wishes of
the President.
M. Berthemy, the French Minister at Washington,
has expressed his conviction that Mr. Burlingame
with his Chinese Embassy, will be as cordially well
coined in Europe as he has been in America.
The Democratic Electoral Convention In Columbia,
5. c., adjourned on Saturday. Resolutions were
adopted thanking the Northern democracy for their
cordial welcome OF the Southern delegations In New
York aud declaring that the party South relies on
constitutional agencies and peaceful measures for
success. Wade Hampton made speech, denying
the Interpretation put upon his recent speeches by
the Northern papers.
The lower house OF the Louisiana Legislature hos
passed the new militia bill, which makes it penal
offence to organize military company except under
orders Of the Governor
Two OF the Indiana express robbers were arrested
In Windsor, Canada, on saturday night One OF
ihem Reno Is the last of notorious family OF that
name who were all concerned In the recent robbery
of an express car on an Indiana railroad SIX OF his
gang were hanged by the mob at seymour some
time ago.
Our correspondent at Mount Desert, Me-, mentions
some OF the attractions OF that place. which Ii visited
tiv t,v mtor M
New Englanders, the representation from New York
generally being very small. The fishing, bathing
ana driving are all good. Among the late arrivals
from New York Is Mr.. John W. Harper.
Rev. stephen ii. Tying, Jr., preached an open air
sermon yesterday at the junction Of Columbia aud
East Houston streets and avenue A. The crowd
large and very orderly although the place
chosen for the meeting IL not very notable for the
good order or good morals Of Its frequenters.
The camp meeting at Sing Sing continues TO in
creas, In numbers, four hundred tents being already
erected on the ground. Rev. william Morley Pun.
shon, the wesleyan preacher from England, who
was q delegate In the Chicago Quadrennial Con.
ference was the grounds on Friday and delivered
a sermon. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was invited to
preach yesterday, but the invitation did not reach
him In time, and Rev. DR.. Newman, OF New Orleans,
ofciated II Ia believed Mr.. Beecher will accept the
invitation.
The association Of German.Amerlcan teachers,
which meets every two weeks In this city, have sub
United report Of the educational system pursued
by them TO the superintendent Of Public Instruction
in washington. II appears that German children
going TO the regular schools In this country usually
forget the language Of the Faderand and the schools
first organized to do away with this state Of Of.
fairs. They have, In the course OF time been greatly
improved until now they claimed to be equal to
Ie heat schools n Germany.
The yacht squadron departed from Glen Cove yes
terday, after the members had enjoyed q good time
at Mr.. Kinnard's and the Pavilion Hotel, in the way
of hops and dinners They arrived ut New London
In the afternoon.
A list Of the officers and crew OF the bark Henry
Trowbridge, all Of whom were lost shows that al
of them except the captain, were from New York
the captain being a resident OF New Haven. Three
of the dead seamen were found in the forecastlt
when the vessel was first discovered, and yesterda,
another dead body was found in bunk, making thu
fourth which has been recovered. The list mum
bered ten altogether, there are six still missing
besides the captains wife and children, all OF whom
are supposed to have taken to the boats and beer
swamped.
There IL some excitement In the CITY over thu
report OF large trains of diseased cattle being on tn
way here from the west Professor Gamgee, o
Chicago. some time ago investigated the cause OF