The New York herald., 1879-09-06
FLOODS ON THE NEVA.
Spanish Opposition to King
Alfoneo's Marriage.
THE JEWISH CONVENTION POSTPONED.
American Students To Be Admitted to the
British Royal Naval College.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD


The Times despatch from Bucharest says the
loss caused by the sinking of the stone quay at
Galatz is estimated at 75O,OOOf
The Voce della Ve,itd of Rome denies that an
interview has taken place at Gastein between
the PapM Nuncio and Prince Bismarck.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Nescs re-
ports that the republicans of all shades
coalescing in Bordeaux against M. Blanqui.
A Paris despatch to the Times says Neu-
chatel journal reports marked revival in the
export watch and clock trade with the United
States.
At the request of the United States govern
ment two cadet engineers from Annapolis Naval
Academy will be admitted to the Royal Naval
College, at Greenwich, as students next month.
The Daily Ielcgraph's correspondent at Paris
sends the follOwing:-'G Saussier, Com
mander Of the forces in Algeria, is about to
resign, it is rumoied, owing to a disagreement
with M. Albert Grevy'
The Times correspondent at Paris reports
that the boiler Of the steamer France, plying
between Bordeaux and Royan. exploded yester-
day. One person was killed. three mortaly and
twenty-five seriously injured.
The Vienna FYendc,,blan and the Presse state
that the Inhabitants Of Pribsj have petitioned in
favor of Austrian occupation, and the nhab-
itants of Plevje have expressed their readiness
to supply stores for the occupying force
The Paris Psesse believes that the government
will abandon the seventh article of the Ferry
bill and submit substitute acceptable to the
liberal republicans. 1t is said that NM. Ferry
and Jules Simon have had ali interview on the
subject.
special despatch from Berlin, published in
yesterday afternoons Globe, contradicts a report
that Prince Bismarck had rendered his resigna-
ton as Premier. 1t seems that the report was
mere rumor on the Bourse and was universally
discredited.
The convention Of the delegates of the Jewish
alliances, which was expected to have met at
Paris soon, will not now be convened until after
the Jewish Socoth, in October, and prominent
Hebrews assert that it is now doubtful whether
Paris will be the place of meeting.
The International Law Institute, now assem-
bled at Brussels, has adopted a motion, pro
posed by DIR. Bliintschli, the distinguished Ger
man jurist and writer on international law, urg
ing the government to bring about a settlement
of the laws of warfare, by means of .lterna-
tional treaties. 4@1'AAAA
Colonel Grey writes to Sir Henry Tyler saying
Great Western Railway Company the precise
arrangement the Grand Trunk proposes it will
be considered by the officers and submitted to
the stockholders of the Great Western ut a meet
ing to be held possible.
1t is stated that Mr.. Frank Hugh O'Cahan
O'Donnell member of Parliament for Dungar-
van and vice president Of the Home Rule Con-
federation of Great Britain, experienced
serious sunstroke at Boulogne, France, ON
Thursday. He has now recovered sufficiently
to return to London. whore no is expected to-day.
THE SPANISH MARRIAGE.
A Paris despatch to the Daily Nc~s says that
the opposition in Spain to the marriage of King
Alfonso with the Archduchcss Marie Of Austria
is assuming serious proportions. The Madrid
Epoca publishes letter from Rome stating that
the house of Savoy would favorably regard
marriage between one of its members and o
Spanish Bourbon. 1t is now believed ut Madrid
that the Cortes will meet on November 3, and
that the marriage of the King will be celebrated
in December despatch to the Times from
San Sebastian states that in the best informed
quarters the rumOrs of serious opposition to the
Kings marriage are considered Of no import
ance. The liberal conservatives, under Sefior
Canovas del Castillo, are in entire accord with
the government.
THE MEETING OF THE EMpERoRs.
The Berlin National Zeifung says that the re-
cent visit of the Emperor William to the Car
had only been decided on twenty-four hours be-
fore the Emperor left Berlin, and that the visit
was undertaken at the urgent invitation of the
Gar. The preparations were made with the
greatest secrecy. When the Emperors met both
the railway station and the streets leading to it
were cleared by the police, who were stationed
ut every twenty yards. Special dispatches
from Alexandrowo mention that among the 'ex-
trsordinary precautions adopted by the police
on the occasion of the meeting of tho Emperors,
the street communicating between the two inn
pcrial residences was macadamizcd, in order
that the presence of conspirators might be easily
detected in their movements and their escape
prevented in the event of attempted flight
RUSSIAN EXPEDITIONS TO CENTRAL ASIA.
Arrangements for the expedition to Central
Asia to investigate the practitablty of divert
ing the Amu-Drya and causing it to flow into
the Caspian Sea have been completed. The ex-
pcdition has been divided into three dctach-
ments, Of which two will be sent to Krasnovodsk
and Khiva respectively, and the third will ex-
anime the river and delta. The latter has
already started, but the departure Of the others
has been postponed until January in consequence
Of the disturbed condition of the Turconan
steppcs. The ct. Petersburg Gasene of ycster-
day. in an article on the death of General Laza-
ref ut Tchkishlier, confirms the news forwarded
to the HERALD on Wednesday morning that the
Russian expedition to Merv up the Attrak Val
ley is failure for this year.
STORM ON THE NHvA.
Violent storms in the Gulf Of Finland have
caused the River Ncva to rise to the level of the
streets The canas in the centre of st. Peters
burg have overfowed, and the faubourgs are
under water. Iron roof, have been blown from
houscs and churches in NIL tlircctions The |