The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07
e y r Q p E.
N. Theirs on Political Coalitions
in France.
The English Elections 4. q Reli-
giOus Point OF View.

The German mail steamship America, Captain
Ernst from southampton August rs, arrived at this
port yesterday evening, bringing mail report in
detail OF our cable kilograms, dated to her day Of
sailing.
On the 18th OF August two hundred Polish emf
grants, with about twice many sympathizers from
various countries, assembled at Rapperswyl. Canton
ST. GALL Switzerland, to inaugurate a monument
commemorative of their nations long and unsuc-
eessful struggle for independence. The Burgomaster
Of Rapperswy and NJ. Schmitt, from Lemberg, eX-
pressed their hopes for the raising OF the oppressed
race and NJ. Danieewski, one of four Poles present
from Prussia begged to Germany that the Poes
were hostile not TO her, but to Russia; lhat the
coming battles OF Poland would he lought not on
the Vistua, but the Dnieper, and that MS country
Men meant TO protect all Europe rom the lncessaht
encroachments OF the ''Moscow Orson" MI Pedge,
United states Consul at Zurich, told the meeting
that To suppose America partial to Russia was TO
misunderstood her feelings completely.
II is stated on reliable authority from Berlin that
the projected conference, which was to have met on
the 18Th Of september between the Plenipotenti-
aries from the South German States to discuss the
formation of military commission will not be held.
The scheme may be regarded as entirely abandoned.
An extensive fire was burning in st. Petersburg
from August "a in the cheap hemp and max depot.
Upwards Of 10000 bales of fax and 5000 bales of
hemp consumed. The loss is estimated at
81. O0O, 900 roubles.
The Russian Customs Department has published
report, according TO which the export trade across
The European frontiers of Russia has doubled within
the last eleven years.
The London Times correspondent, at the scene of
the railroad disaster in Wales writing August "a
says
Persons Of al the various conditions OF life, most
oil them hitherto strangers to each other, have come
10 assemble round one vast grave, in which thirty
three dead women and children to be placed
side by side without any distinction of rank, without
amy difference In the collins that enclose them. Fur
Their attempts al identification OF the remains have
been abandoned in despair; and as the dead now
lying IN one OF the aises of Abergee church met their
death at the same instant, and within the narrow
boundaries of four carriages closely coupled together
the Rev. James Meredith the rector that they should
lie together IN one common Sepulchre.
The overland CHINA Nal announces that the
reports OF gold fields having been discovered at
Chefoo are confirmed, and that lead, silver and coal
have also been found in large quantities. The gold
fields had attracted a great number Of Chinese-as
many as 10000 according to one report.
From Yokohama we learn by mail that a ship had
arrived there from Australia with eighteen passen
gers board who had left employment in the colony
IN order TO seek fortune in Japan.
From Bombay, India, learn that her Ma
jesty's ship Vgilant left that port the 25th for
the Persian Gulf, with instructions 10 support
the Resident - demanding compensation from
the chief OF Bohrein, who recently made
eOme attacks upon neghboring chief, and plum
dered certain British subjects TO the amount OF
f40O 00 The Times OF dia says that in the event OF
refusal on the part OF the Bohrein chief the Vigil
liant viii enforce the demand for redress.