The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-31
Azmatullah Strikes a Last Blow
for Afghan Freedom.
THE WONDERFUL LAMP.
sSchouvalof Succeeds Dolgorouki
) as Governor of Moscow.
FLOODS IN THE CANARY ISLANDS.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]


There now 10000 miners on strike in the
Mons district of Belgium.
Great floods occurred in the Canary Islands
on the 21st inst. Houses and crops were de-
stroyed.
provisory commercial treaty between Ger
many and Austria has been concluded, to last
for period of six months.
The Ne,rs' Pesth despatch reports that
terrible dynamite explosion has occurred in the
brick works at Altofen, killing several persons.
The Times Paris correspondent announces
that the municipal elections at Metz have re-
suited in the return of all of the anti-German
candidates.
The Posts Berlin correspondent announces
that Count Schouvalof has been designated
Governor General of Moscow, to succeed Prince
Dolgorouk.
The present session of the Spanish Cortes will
close when tho bill for the abolition of slavery
in Cuba is disposed Of The new session will
begin in March.
The Chilean Legation at London repeat the
rumor of their Legation ut Paris that President
Prado of Peru has gone to Europe, and add that
Pierola is now Dictator of the country.
kilograms received at Constantinople from
Novi-Bazar announce that the agitation in Bos-
mia and Herzegovina is assuming serious pro-
portions owing to the tyranny of the Austrian
officers.
THE MUssULMAN AND THE BIBLE
Special dispatches from Constantnople re-
port that the difference between Sir Austen
Layard, the British Ambassador, and the Porte
regarding the arrest and sentence to death Of a
priest who had been convicted of being the
author of tracts hostile to the religion Of Islam
will be defnitively and satisfactorily arranged.
ARMED ALBANIANs.
Four thousand Albanians are ready to resist
the cesson of Gusinje and PLAYA to Montenegro.
Ahmed Mouktar Pacha's troops are mutinOus-
They have not been paid and are in rags.
TRANsvAALs FATE
meeting of Beers took place ON the 10th
inst, from which trouble was anticipated in
some quarters but 1t dispersed quietly after
adopting resolution to maintain the demand
for the independence of the Transvaal,
and to elect Volksraad. Paul Kruger
was chosen to the leadership and was
instructed to summon the Volksraad. The
meeting was quiet and orderly, but in earnest
Another meeting, to take place on the 9th of
April next, was provided for. Sir Garnet
Wolseley, the supreme military and civil com
dinner in Pretoria, said that hcnceforward the
Transvaal would be regarded rs Crown colony
RUSSIAN PEASANTS IN REVOLT.
The Standards Vienna despatch says the Rus
sian nihilists are circulating among the peasants
q story that the Gar has issued decree order
ing the landed proprietors to divide their
estates among the peasants. The peasants on
the estates Of Count Schouvalof in the Ser
gieveskoi district, seeing that the Count was not
taking any steps for the division of the property
gathered at the castle, seized it, expelled all
the servants and sacked it. Two companies of
soldiers who were ordered to dispersc the riot
ers were received with showers of missiles. The
affair has assumed threatening aspect. Tho
peasants of several neighborng communities
have joined the rioters, all of whom are excel
lently armed.
COUNT DE ST. WALLER.
The Times correspondent ut Berlin states
that brisk negotiations proceeding between
Paris and Berlin with the object of retaining
the Count dc st. Waller at his present
post, but he seems determined to leave He
Wishes in his capacity of Senator, to vote
against M. Ferry's education bill. This alone
makes it impossible for him to stay in Berlin.