The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-19
RUSSIAN RAILROAD EXTENSION TO PERSIA.
British Commerce and the Con-
tinental War.
st. Petersburg Opinion of the
Capture of Paris.
The POpe's Mission of Media
ton to Bismarck.

The mails Of the steamship Caabria, from Liver
pool the sth and Queenstown The 9th instant reached
TINS city from Boston last night. Our newspaper
files supply the following details OF our cable news
kilograms to the latest day or sailing of the Ca
labria
The Empress Eugene returned to Ch'selhursD
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Imperial,
attended mass at the Roman Catholic church at that
place on the 9th instant.
The bankruptcy OF five English peers during the
last few raised the question OF the pro-
priety OF excluding banKrupts from the House Of
Lords, as they excluded from the House OF Com
mons
In Rome Monsgnor Connolly, Archbishop OF Hall
fax made his submission 10 the dogma or infallibil-
ity.
A Berlin telegram states that NJ. Theirs had writ
ten to the Pope informing HIM that he had advo-
Gated his cause at all the courts visited his late
diplomatic journey. All the courts, Nj. Theirs says.
''were ready to consider his Holiness case at the
coming Congress- and would grant hum position
worthy Of the Vlcegerent OF Christi
The London Netcs thinks that one important fact
has been clearly established during the week and
that is "the presence OF strong peace party IN
France The negotiations which have unfortu-
nately been broken of had been carried very nearly
to the climax OF agreement and both at Versailles
and Paris there prevailed an impresson-perhaps
founded on a radical Observation-Disclosures an ar
mistice at least would be secured. One can place no
faith in the hypothesis that Count Bismarck was
merely toying with M. Theirs. The Germans are
anxious to have the war ended"
The London telegraph shoulders at the prospect
made hideous by every element OF human anguish,
with which Chrlstendom draws near to its festival
OF peace and good WILL Krupp's steel guns, alas
and the mraieuses seem likely to sing the Chris
tian hymns OF 1870"
The London Times OF the sth inst. pictures France
as "a great country overrun actually mastered, at
the mercy OF Zoe disciplined but unsparing under
the yoke, and compelled itself to supply all its
means and resources towards its own sub
Jugation. The resistance. such as there is,
only increases the animosity, only tightens
the pressure, only innames the mutual resent
ment, and is making the end, II little farther Off
much more disastrous. Every soldier In the vast
German hosts, and still more every officer is liable
at any moment TO be assassinated by some OF the
bands which France can no longer organize to q
better purposen
In Paris the French theatre had opened its doors
FOR a morning performance, at which the Horatii
ana Curatii and Alceste ana Celimene appeared In
the costume OF the present century, being held in
admissible under the circumstances to play Cornele
and M0llere in ancient armor and ribbons OF the
Middle Ages.
months OF the important railway between Pot and
Kutais. When continued TO Tliis it viii attract the
greater part OF the Persian trade.
letter from Calcutta OF the 18th OF October re-
porss.-
Strong feeling has been shown in all parts OF India
with respect 10 the apparent inaction or the impe
rial government n China, and much qualification is
expressed that something is nc last likely be done.
Everybody expected an order for two or three Sikh
regiments to be shipped immediately for Ilen-tsin
where, II accounts from many different but alto
gciher concurring sources may be relied upon, the
lives OF Europeans are in imminent danger.
The Shah OF Persia, who is performing q pilgrim
age to the holy shrine Of Kerbela, passed through
Bagdad, accompanied by suite Of upwards OF
10000 persons. The horses and other beasts of bur-
den composing the caravan numbered upwards of
1900 During his stay Turkish territory the
Shah will be the guest OF the Sultan