The New York herald., 1869-09-15
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81 OF September at this port At an early hour
yesterday morning bringing our special correspond
ence and mail report from Europe. I'm detail OF our
cable kilograms, dated to her day OF sailing from
Ireland.
The steamship Nevada Captain Green, OF the
Williams & Guion line, supplied our files from
Queenstown to the I'd inst, on Monday night.
Russia s again turning her eyes to The East, ana
another eastern question:" looms in the distance
The G0ioss OF st. Petersburg has on article on the
position likely to be assumed by tho Danuban prin-
epalities IN case of conflict between the European
Powers on the subject OF tile Eastern question. The
Russian Journal believes that tho provinces can
never aspire to complete independence. and the
question for them TO consider rs, therefore, who
would be their best protector. The G0ioss holds that
Russia IL their natural diD and 1t records with sat-
tsfaction tie that Prince Charles Is about to
marry o Russian grand duchess. The Prince has
lately received from the Emperor Alexander the
Order OF Alexander NewsE.
The Paris Puis7e receives the remarks Of the Rus
sian journal with displeasure, and thinks that Kou
mania Will do more wisely In remaining under the
easv suzeranty Of Turkey than In aliYing herself
with Power under whose indueaos .'her native
sovereign would become merely the governor OF q
Russian province"
The forces which compose the army OF Prussia
are about 10 undergo their annual field exercises.
AZ an institution the Prussian army is nearly per-
feet Every subject Of King william ls compelled
10 enter the military service and substitutes
allowed lie must be three years IN the army and
four in tie reserve and then he enters the land
wehr for ave years more. He is then free from all
obligatory service unless there is foreign invasion.
Men who have been condemned to imprisonment
with hard labor are considered unworthy to enter
the army. The territories OF the Confederation
divided into thirteen districts, each or which has an
army corps. The army or the North German Con-
federation has strength OF 0es, 900 and peace
establishment Of 800 900 men.
Nine men were lodged in the ,ai Of Castlebar.
Mayo, Ireland, charged on suspicion Of having
been concerned In the murder Of Mr.. Hunter, the
scotch tenant farmer. Their names are John McGo-
vern, Pat McGovern, Laurence McGovern, Martin
Moran John Moran, James Moran. John O'Neil,
Rsndel Keane and John Moran.
The case OF J. @. Neville was before the English
Bankruptcy Court. The bankrupt Is the well known
comedian. who appeared for many years at the
principal theatres In London. BE ascrlbed his bank
ruptcy 10 want Of an engagement and inability to
meot two amounts Of twenty and thirty pounds.
He was discharged.
Mr.. John Arthur Roebuck (''Tear 'em'D delivered
. speech Of the cutters Feast sheffield, England,
in which, speaking OF the condition OF the British
army and navy he said:-
Iwant to know what England would be II she
could NOT face the world 1t is requisite that we
should have navy that the world canuot master.
(Cheere.) Recolect that VIC have around us jealous
nations Of every sort and description, from despot
TO free republic and we have to recOiiect that they
will be ever ready TO coerce anu pat their foot upon
England and that we ought to be always ready to
(Cheers For, defending England we defend good
government throughout the world. Engand's hap
pineSS and the worlds happiness are united: there
fore, say, Sir, the English nation requires the
great and generous support OF the English people.
(Cheers.l
By one Of the lasr English acts Of Parliament (S2d
and SD Wet, cap 1o3) the new duty at customs on
tobacco delivered for home consum ptlon is to be
q. Cd. for every 100 pounds on the lst October.
The Paris Patrie Of the evening Of September
says that NJ. Magne is preparing schsme for hnan.
ciai reforms The same paper states that II is
mated that surplus Of sixty millions Will be left
the disposal OF the government at the end OF 1889;
that twenty millions will be applied to the increase
OF small salaries twenty millions to the reduction Of
the octroi duty wines entering Paris. and that
similar sum Will be used for the reduction OF the
land tax.
The damage done to the slatnary group at the ne "
Opera House. Paris still attracted great deal Of
attention, ana there q constant crowd assembled
outside the boarding that encoses the front OF the
edfce. staring at the huge botch Of Ink which so
Crievously dshaures the form Of the Bacchanie NJ.
Carpeaux is likely to become more celebrated, It is
said, on account OF this ugly stain than he ever
would have been by reason Of the statues beauty.
The London Post OF September has the following
remarks:-
Ad.scusaon has Just arisen in the papers about
the state OF religion In Germany, ana IL IS certainly
an interesting cne IL We could present TO our read
ers one Illuminated disc showing the Christian
religion rs 1t was Interpreted at the beginning OF
this century, and another exhibiting it5 prevailing
phases at The present day. II would be seen at
glance what revolution IS taking place In religious
in0ught From hostility 10 religion itse.f
the steps are not many to absolute aud stern anita
gonism to all tnat comes OF religion. The Churcn,
the prayer book, sacraments holy orders, public
worship. and all tho means and appliances for
enactg tho Ilies and propaSatlng the principles OF
Christianity held 10 be SO many forms OF human
error, or SO many outbursts OF ignorance enthu-
siasn or superstition; as II the conscience OF mau-
kind went Tor nought and the traaitioGs OF we'll
nigh 1900 years were worthless.
The ennoDled Russian peasant who saved the life
Of the Car from assassination did not commit
suicide, as alleged. A letter from st. petersburg Of
she 2Sth Of August says:-
For the first three months after his exaltation
Oicip IvanoH komisaron arrayeo IN ricn clothes,
conyersed with by Eur pean celebrities, forced to
and stared at everywhere like new and startling
African monkey, was probably the mos. famous aud
most miserable man in Russia but that he should
take his own life when comfortably settled on farm
IN the INTERIOR far removed from all the buste ana
ceremony by which he was formerly inartyrized,
Possessed OF an ample fortune and with full liberty
to follow his own tastes would seem TO argue pas.
sion for selIdesrucon as Strong az That OF the sui
eide who sw0re TO hang himself CT perish Ia the
attempt"
A telegraph from Cracow announces that the su-
peroress OF the Carmelite convent aud her assistant
arrested with reference to the case Of Barbara
UbryK the imprisoned nun. have been set at liberty
by judicial order.
letter from Antwerp OF the slst OF August says
Antwerp is literally IN mourning today. The
city OF RubeBs OF Teniers OF Van Dyk, OF Sneyders
OF J0rdeans OF QuInIln Matsys has buried or it-
most distinguished sons, the greatest Flemish
painter Of our time, Daron Henry Jean Augustin
Legs.
Tenders for a325.o0o in bills on India we're received
September at the Bank OF England. The amounts
allotted were:To Calcutta e2o2. coo, and TO Madras
E43,o0o. The minimum price was fixed at Is lid
on Calcutta and Madras. Tenders these pre-
sidences at Is. llHd. viii receive about thirty pei
cent, those above that price In full.