The New York herald., 1878-12-16
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts Of the
World.
ON TO JELALABAD.
The British Advance Made
Without Opposition.
PRINCESS ALICE'S DEATH.
Russia's Anxiety About the Turk
ish Indemnity.
ANOTHER DEPRETIS CABINET.
PRINCESS ALICE'S DEATH.
ANOTHER DEPRETIs CABINET.
lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD. I

LONDON, Dec. 16, 1878.
General Roberts telegraphs to Lahore. under date
OF Thursday. follows:-"We have finished
reconnaissance to the top of Shaturgaran Pass and
returned to AliKhel without firing shot. Tho
country is friendly. l rapidly fortfyiDg
to have left Ali-Khel for Kurum yesterday.
General Browne has sent Sikh regiment
back from Dakka to Peshawur account Of
sickness. General Biddulph has constructed a road
over Khojuk Pass unopposed. The Daily Ne,cs' cor
respondent at Peshawur understands that General
Browne $ advance on Jelalabad has commenced and
meets with no opposition. It is impossible that the
Turkestan reinforcements. which the Ameer is
ported to be intriguing for, will arrive in time.
THE DEAD DUCHESS.
despatch from Darmstadt says:-"As early as
Friday morning the physicians recognized that the
condition Of the Grand Duchess was hopeless and
sent secret messages to that effect to England
Symptoms Of suffocation appeared at one O'Clock
Saturday morning, but were temporarily removed.
The Grand Duke then induced to leave the room.
but his mother remained mnistcring to the Princess
until the last. The Grand Ducal Court and Hessc-
Darmstadt generally will go mourning twelve
weeks. Sympathetic references to the death Of the
Princess Alice made in all the churches at Rome
yesterday. The marriage of the Princess Thyra to
The Duke of Cumberland will take place the 21st
Inst, originally intended, the funeral of the Prn
cess Alice having been fixed for December is.
TURKISH INDEMNITY
despatch from Constantinople under date OF De-
cember IS states that Prince Lobanof the Russian
Ambassador, has presented note protesting against
the issue of the Turkish loan and declaring that
Turkey has no right to aenatc her resources prior
to lquidating her engagements including the in
dennty. On the other hand despatch from st.
Petersburg. under date Of December H. denies that
Russia would object to the loan. A Constantinople
despatch says the Council of Ministers has decided
settle. without delay, the questions pending with
Greece, Persia, Montenegro and Austria, and
cludc q cefnitive treaty with Russia
possible. pesth despatch to the Times states that
the recent conspiracy in Constantnople according to
some accounts, o serious attempt to replace the
Sultan by his brother. Reshad Pacha. The Sultan
had to be dissuaded from executing Reshad
and Mahmoud Damad Pacha. The former is
confined to the seraglo. The Philippopolis CORE
spondent Of the Times says the English and Austrian
members Of the Roumelsn Commission were COM
PEELED TO quit Yeni.ssghra in consequence Of tho
gathering Of an excited mob.
THE RoMER CASE.
The United States Consul at Constantinople has not
vet been informed of the accusations against Romer
and will address note to the Porte on Monday re-
minding it of its promise to communicate them he
considers illegal to detan Romer without stating
the cause.
AUSTRIAN POLICY.
Count Andrassy, speaking before the Hungarian
Delegation at Pesth declared that the annexation Of
Serva and Montenegro would be most perverted
and unhappy policy. The Austrian Delegation has re-
solved to adhere to its rejection of certain important
proposals of the government, including grant for
building ron-clad and the increase Of the number
Of army officers.
CABLE NOTES.
The Standards correspondent at Madrid states that
the President of the Cortes has notified the party
leaders that the Cortes will adjourn the 23d Of
December. 1t will probably be subsequently dis
solved.
Signor Depretis has undertaken the formation Of
new Italian cabinet.
The Ministers of New South Wales yesterday agreed
10 remain in office in consequence Of the difficulty Of
forming another Cabinet.
Rain has fallen Mt Mogador and elsewhere in
Morocco and the prospects have improved.
The South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire col
hers have received notice OF reduction Of twelve
aud half per cent their wages. strike is prob