The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-21
FOREIGN.
National Associated Press to the Star.
THE SOCIALIST BILL.

THE SOCIALIST BILL.
BERLIN, Sept. 21.-The Parliamentary
Committee on the Socialist Bill yesterday
adopted, by vote of 13 against 8, para
graph one, defining the meaning of Social
ist associations.
According to Lasher's amendment, which
reads that all associations, whether social,
democratic socialist or communistic whose
endeavors aim to overthrow the existing
laws or state of society, or in which their
endeavors are manifested in such a manner
as to endanger the public peace, are prohib-
tied. Paragraph one relative to the ad-
ministration of Socialstic fund, the au-
thorities passed, the National Liberals sid
ing with the Conservatives against the Cen
tire and Progressive parties. Paragraphs two
to five were not discussed, and after several
amendments, were adopted. The Commit
tee eventually decided to reject the whole
of paragraph six, relating to the press.
NIHILIsT TROUBLES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 21.-A large num-
Der of arrests have been made in Odessa and
Rharakoo in consequence of the discovery
of plot for breaking into the State Prisons
and freeing the Nihiists The rapid growth
of the Nihilists in Russia is exciting much
CONSERVATION.
THE RUSSIANS GETTING AWAY.
CoNsTANrINoPLE, Sept 21-The Russians
are evacuating San Stefano and Erzeroum.
AUSTRIA CONTINUES TO OCCUPY.
VIENNA Sept 21.-Bihacs was occupied
by the Austrian troops without resistance
from the insurgents.
HERZEGOVINA PAC1F1ED.
The virtual pacifcation OF Herzegovina
has been concluded.
DESIRES TO IMPRESS THE PORTE.
BERLIN, Sept. 21.-Russia is endeavoring
to induce the Signatory Powers to impress
the Porte of the urgent necessity of acced-
ing to the stipulation of the Treaty of Ber-
lin concerning Montenegro, especially in re-
gard to the cession of Podgoritza
BIsMARcK's ERYsIPELAs.
Prince Bismarck is confined to his bed
with a kind of pelas, and his physicians
urge the necessity of his leaving Berlin i'm
mediately after his recovery. The reports
of his contemplated resignation are un-
founded.
AN APOSTLE FOR LONDON.
ROME Sept 21.-The Vatican has decided
to send an apostolic delegate to London.
PLAYING SOLDIER.
PARIS, Sept. 21.-The army corps maneu-
vers, which commenced on the 18th inst,
are now concluding They have been very
interesting. Engaged in them were the
First, Fourth, Sixth Seventh Eighth,
Ninth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Corps, with the Twentieth,
Fifth and Sixth Divisions of cavalry, num-
bering in all about five hundred thousand
men. The First Corps, under General Clin-
chant, conducted operations for the relief
of the Lille, which was supposed to be be-
seiged and invested by an enemy. The
whole programme was gone through with,
beginning on the 10Th, and to-day and to-
morrow it will end with general engage
ment in front of Arras.
The Fourth Army Corps conducted its
regimental and brigade operations south of
Paris and was then engaged in maneuvers
on the hypothesis that Paris was invested.
On the 18th this corps was reviewed by the
Marshal President.
All of the ten army corps were on war
footing. The operations were narrowly
watched by German and English officers.
Their opinions as to the discipline and
efficiency of the troops and the strategic
abilities of the officers widely vary but on
the whole it seems to be admitted that the
army is in excellent condition. Tomorrow
France could put one million trained men
in the field