The New York herald., 1878-02-20
GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

BISMARCK At THE ROYAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF FRENCH LIFE sENAToR-EFFECr OF
THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN SILVER
BILL IN ENaLAND-rHE CHINESE YAMNE-
DEFEAT or THE IRISH BOROUGH FRANCHISE
Br1I-BAYAnD TAYLoR's APPOINTMENT.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.l
LONDON Feb. 20. 1875.
Berlin despatch says tho appointment OF Bayard
Taylor to be Minister Of the United States at Berlin
cordially hailed by the German press.
PRINCE BISMARCK DID DANCE.
Prince Bismarck attended the royal weddings In
Berlin on Monday night but did not participate In the
ministerial dance on the occasion.
NEW FRENCH LIFE SENATOR
The French Senate yesterday afternoon agatu BAL
Ioted for life Senator. vice General D'Aurelle dc
Paladnes, deceased. NJ. de CarayonLatour conserva-
tive, was elected by the following vote:-
NJ. de Carayon-L -Latour, 140.
Il. Victor Lefranc, 1876.
SENATOR
NJ Carayon.Latour is landed proprietor, was
member OF the Chamber of Deputies under Louis
Philippe voted with the liberal opposition. After
the revolution OF 1s4s he supported the policy Of
Louis Napoleon, and thc'overthrow Of the Re pub
lie was elected 70 the Corps Legislatit During the
OF 1870 he commanded battalion Of Gsrdcs Mo-
biles and directed tho ntsrpmons OK Bouvbakrs shat
tereo army In Switzerland In tho National Assem-
bly, where he represented tho Gironde he invariably
voted with the extreme Right
THE RUINS THE TUILRRIEs.
According to despatch from Paris tho Council Gen.
eral Of the Seine have adopted a resolution recon-
mending the government to raze tho ruins Of the
Tuilcries
EIy0 HOLLAND.
"A rumor comes from the Hague" says Paris de-
spatch .that the King OF Holland thinks of abdica,.
ing In favor Of the Prince Of Orange his eldest son.
THE AMERICAN SILVER ENGLAND.
The Times in Its auanciai article yesterday said:-
United States funds have surprised many people by
advancing instead Of falling the news tnat the
Silver bill passed iu . manner that will insure
Its becoming law In much Its present
shape We have always said that the
public was not selling the stock 10
any apprecable extent. and the weakness which has
now and then characterized the bonds was due as
much as anything to passing fears OF dealers and 10
speculative selling which only made tho market
harder Hence, receipt OF better New York prices
and because the worst was now known, tho market
naturally rose by the mere efforts Of hose who had
sold to buy back.
:. A SUBSIDIARY COINAGE
Besides II has been noticed that the Limitation uut
upon the quantity OF silver that may DO coinod with.
in q given time is itself tantamount 10 making
silver a subsidiary coinage. at all events, for
some considerable time, SO that there Is
lit,o alarm felt and holders stick to their bonds.
uhgc
political factions In America have been playing fast
and loose with the national credit that the passing
Of this bill s distinct breach Of faith in intention.
We only seek account for tho attitude OF tho mar
ket rhe only thing that will lower prices OF those or
any other high class stock jast 81 dearsr money.
THE CHINESE FAMINE.
Tho Times In editorial article, says: :-sTt Is
stated, authority that cannot be questioned that
TO- 000 600 of human beings now starving In the
famine stricken provinces of North China The
imagination fails to copo with so gigantic calamity.
IS THERE DANGER TO AxERysAf
"wo cannot doubt that II the Chinese have found
their way to America from the mparativcy pros
porous Eastern provinces In thousands that they will
pour forth In myriads from the famine stricken dis.
tricts Of tho North the way Is opened 10
them. The Chinese difficulty may speedily be-
core greater menace TO the future OF the
United States than tho negro difficulty was at its
worst; for the negro immigration was mover volun-
tary and ceased with the abolition OF the slave trade
while If the Chinese tide begins to Cow In forco
1t 10 difAcut 10 where and whom It Will sopn
NO EQUAL FRANCHISE FOR IRELAND
In the House Of Commons the motion offered by
Mr.. Meldon, homo rule member for Kildare county, In
favor Of equalzing the Irish borough franchise with
that OF England and Scotland, opposed by the
government and was rejected by vote OF 1874 against
ry.c of fba ~too
greeted with loud opposition cheers Mr. Bright and
tho i,berals supported the motion.