The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-17
l0ND0N1S C0SMORAMA,,
General Grants Great Popularity
in England.
KAISER WILHELM HONORS WASHBURNB
Religious Movements Pan-Pres-
byterian Council.
HUGO'S REPLY TO TENNYSON
A Poetic Tribute to Fletcher
Harper's Memory.
THE IRISH CANADIANS In ROME.
His Holiness on Guardian Angels and
Pilgrim Ships.
IRISH HOME RULE TACTICS.
What Is Doing in Art, Music
Literature and the Drama.
OXEOPn Rows AND Dot TTTNS
His Holiness on Guardian Angels and
Pilgrim Ships.
IRISH HOME RULE TACTICS.
What Is Doing in Art, Music,
Literature and the Drama.
OXFORD BOYS AND POLITICS.
Lively Gossip Chips on Social Topics
and Passing Events.
rBY CABLE TO THE HERALD

[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, June 16-Midnight
The weather throughout England has
been wonderfully beautiful during the lat.
ter half of this week, and Londoners. who
have endured all the miseries of On unusu.
ally backward season, are rejoicing.
The two features Of the past week have
been the war excitement growing out of the
Derby -Gortschakoff correspondence and
General Grants movements. The relations
between England and Russia have given rise
to o great deal of talk throughout the
United Kingdom. That they are sensitive
in the extreme there is no need of dis.
guising. A strong party here is clam
oring for England to take Egypt,
and is accusing Lord Bcaconsfeld Of daily.
ing in boudoirs and neglecting the interests
of his country. The Marquis of Sails
bury's speech before the tailors few even.
ings ago, in which he said that England
will never fight o nightmare" has been. very
gratifying to the friends ofpeace. On every
hand, however, the European Powers are
seen to be preparing for the future-or the
inevitable. Even Belgium is strengthen
ing the defences of Antwerp in anticipation
of crisis in the nfairs Of Germany and
France.
GRANTS POPULARITY.
The London journals congratulate Gen.
eral Grant on the the citizenship ceremonies
Of Guildhall. The Court Journal announces
that the Queen has invited General Grant
and Mrs. Grant to Windsor There is
movement on foot among the workingmen'a
clubs for the presentation Of an address ia
the General thanking him, in the name OF
the English workingmen, for his services to
the cause of freedom.
GRANT INVITED TO GERMANY.
General Grant will receive personal in.
vitation from the German military authori-
ties to attend the autumn maneuvres of the
army. This will undoubtedly be great
treat to the General, as he must naturally
take great interest in the condition of an
army which is admittedly the first in the
world in discipline and efficiency.
EMPEROR WILLIAM uoNoRs MR. wAsHBuRNA
The HERALD correspondent ct Berlin tele-
graphs that Emperor William of Germany,
hearing report that Mr.. Washburne had
resigned as United States Minister to
France has ordered the painting of life
sized portrait Of himself for the purpose OF
presenting it to the Minister in recognition
OF the distinguished services he rendered ia
Germany during the Franco-German war.
Mr.. Washburne, it will be remembered, rep
resented the interests Of German subjects
during that period, and has ever since been
held in grateful remembrance in Germany.
Before proceeding to America Mr.. Wash
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MARSHAL Won wRANaEL I'LL.
The HERALD correspondent in Berlin m.
nounces that the veteran Field Marshal Won
wrangel is dangerously i'll. The aged Gen.
eral cannot be expected to live much
longer, as he is now one of the oldest mill
tary men in Europe.
THE GRAND DucHY OF sAxE-coBouRo-aoTHA
The rumor which has been recently cir.
culated to the effect that the Duke of Edin-
burgh had surrendered his right to the
Grand Duchy Of Saxe-Cobourg- Gotha is
denied in Berlin.
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.
Encouraged by their recent success In the
election for the Reichstag the socialists Of
Berlin are making strenuous efforts to carry
the election for the Fifth electoral district
of that city on Monday. Their chances are
good. The majority of Herr Hasenclever,
social democrat, who was elected to the