The New York herald., 1869-08-25
e " "a o p E.
ia Policy Regarding
Germany.
How tlc Irish Church Bill is Regarded
in ireland.
Spain Advised TO Sell Cuba to the
United States.

The Inman steamship City OF Paris, Captain Ken
nedy, froR, liverpool the 14th and queenstown the
18th, via II lifax ed; the German steamship Siesa,
Captain Trautman Hamburg the llth and Havre
the l4th and the Cunard steamship Cuba, captain
Noodle from Liverpool and queenstown 14th and
15tn, arrived here yesterday. They bring details OF
our cable teIegraws up TO date of sailing
serious inundation has occurred at Burgerau, in
Switzerland; the dyke of the Rhine has been swept
away for upwards Of 800 feet in length and all the
crops are destroyed
In reply TO the Pope's invitation Tor pIeiafes to
visit the Council in Rome numbers have answered
that they VIII Willingly do so providing their ex-
penses are paid their position not allowing such an
outlay on their own account
The Minister OF Justice in Italy las issued cir
cular respecting the excesses OF part OF the Italian
press These excesses, the Minister adds must be
repressed, aud he therefore calls upon the author
ties to exercise strict vgiiant censorship over the
offending journals, and to conlscato them whenever
they violate The law.
The noble oier made to the Turkish government
by Miss Buldett Couts to repair the works for the
supply OF water to Jerusalem, at her own cost, has
been declined. The Turkish government, however,
have promised to undertake this work
About thirty journalists on the 10th dined together
at Bonvalets, france, to celebrate the 10th OF
XVI at tho Tuilerles,
The fictitious character OF the correspondence be.
tween tie King OF Prussia and the Emperor of
Austria in 1893, which recently appeared IN the
Saro G6zette has already been authorltatiyeiy an.
nounced. The O5ictal Gazette, Of Berlin OF the 10TH
stigmatizes The communication as a 'paltry false.
hood" II states, moreover, that correspondence
took place between the TWO monarchs Tor several
months previous to the war OF 1885.
The new criminal code for the North German Con-
federation has been submitted to commission OF
seven eminent lawyers OF North Germany, selected
by the Federal Council. 1t has also been published
at the same time, Ia order to permit every one who
possesses The requisite capacity and experience to
take part in the national work. and by making his
views known to tue commission aid them IN their
task and contribute to the improvement Of the CODE
An important despatch OF Count Bismarck to
Baron Won Werther. dated the 18th OF March 1853,
has lately been published for the first time. In it
the russan Minister clearly states his opinion tha:
the Diet While taking great deal Of the wrongs Of
Schlesw Aosteln, had done nothing at ali to re-
heve them ana wished Prussia alone to bear all the
necessary sacrifices.
terrible case is Just now before the Assize Court
or the Bouches du Rhoae in France. The cure OF
the village OF BeauX and his female servant are &C.
cused OF murder, the husband of the latter being
the victim. the dcte daecusation, OF indictment, is
published IN the Freach papers, but report Of tn.
evidence has yet appeared.
The Leednt Times says the long promised budget
u now daily expected to appear 1t is understood
that makes volume of some 200 pages, contain
lug complete and very detailed review OF the i'm
perlal Income and expenditure IL VIII be published
In turkish and French. Notice ID given by the I'm
Pcral Telegraph administration that despatches in
iorelgn languages are now transmssibie from the
station at kerassoon, on the Black Sea coast The
prioe or message Of twenty words TO and from
C0nstantinople is thirty five pastres
monsieur Lesseps is ready with u new project for
cutting through the isthmus Of Corinth, which, II
carried into erect, viii shorten the Journey from
Marselles to Constantinople by fourteen hours and
that rom Trieste to the town by twenty hours
The length Of the canal would be two miles and q
halt and the expense, If commenced next spring,
only l209eo)o francs, as a large number OF the
worknen now employed on the greater works at
-Suez could be transported al trilng cost to the
scene OF the contemplated undertaking.
melancholy accident, says the G0zette de Lar
sanne occurred few days back al Grindenwod.
Madame WahlsschaH, wife Of the director Of the
Drasden Bank With their only son. lad of thirteen
was on the bridge OF the Lutschine, when the hus-
band and u guide, Who had remained together
short distance behind, observed an enormous block
OF Ice calTied along bJ the violence OF the stream.
He called 10 Madame Wahlsscha1 to AZ, but either
he was not heard by her. or she was paralyzod by
terror, for she remained motloness, ana the i'm.
msnse mass beng impelled against the frail struc
ture, carried 1t away with both the mother and the
son.
The Etotte Of Brussels says that among the work.
ing classes Of that city there is great excitement just
now on the subject Of the kidnapping of children.
Some time ago. 1t seems, the papers published an
account OF the arrest OF princess accused of killing
children in order to battle in their blood tor the pur.
pose OF preserving her beauty. This absurd nven.
tion took such hold OF the popular imagination that
within the last few days several persons-among
them two Engllshmen-who have accidentally
spoken to children in the streets have incurred the
suspicion OF neing ktduappers and have been sub
jected to very rough usage by the crowd which at
once collected.