The New York herald., 1879-10-09
lie Pere Duchene Aspires to a Seat
in the Chambers.
THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE.
Andrassy Retres and the Emperor
Expresses His Regrets.
BISMARCK AT VARZIN.


proposed.
Crawshays Cyfarthfa Ironworlss, at Cardiff,
which are among the largest i'll Wales, are
about to reopen.
The steamer Faraday has sailed for st.
Pierre, Miquelon, to complete the laying Of the
new French cable.
Now regulations have been issued at st.
Petersburg authorizing the police to use
weapons to disperse threatening crowds.
The official Messenger of Odessa states that
$500 animals have died of rinderpest in
Southern Russia since the beginning of the year.
1t is reported that some Russian staff officers
have been ordered to the Austrian frontier for
three weeks exercise in studying how best to
meet invasion from that quarter.
The captain of the Russian transport Mini
Novgorod states that the nhilist prisoners were
well treated on the voyage. and arrived ut
the Island of Saghalien in good health.
Mr.. John Walter, proprietor Of the London
Times and Member of Parliament for the county
Of Berks, addressing an agricultural meeting
last night, expressed his concurrence in the view,
which is now becoming widespread, that British
farmers could not compete with America in
growing wheat, but must grow what pays them
best.
Prime Minister Tisza. of Hungary, referring
to the distress threatening some parts of the
country. yesterday informed the Hungarian
Diet that the apprchcnsions of famine were un-
founded, and that the government would dis
tribute seed among the rural population.
srAIN's PRESCRIPTIONS FOX CUBA.
Madrid despatch says that the Cuba Gus
toms Reform Committee has resolved to pro-
Al.
coasting Dues and that an octroi duty be levied
OH sugar. to be returned. however, when the
sugar is exported. The committee has not
arrived mt any decision upon the question of the
abolition of slavery, which will be warmly
opposed by the minority. The Epocd, dis
cnssng the situation in Cuba, asserts that all
the insurgents will soon lay down their arms
GENERAL cIALDINIs HONOR.
General Cialdni, the Italian Ambassador at
Paris, has rendered his resignation the
ground of injury done him by the government
in publishing u conversation between Prime
Minister Waddington and himself relative to
Egyptian affairs The resignation has not yet
been accepted. The opposition papers profess
to consider that M. Waddington treated ltaly's
claim to participation in the control of Egypt
contenptuously.
MoNTENEGRIN MOUNTAINEERs.
The Political Correspondence of Vienna, as
scrts that the Montcncgrins are preparing to
occupy the district of Gusnje-Sava ceded to
Montenegro by the Treaty OF Berlin Strong
bands of Albanians are assembling to oppose
the contemplated occupation.
TIE PRUssIAN ELECTIONS.
A Berlin despatch to the Pal Man Gazette
says:-.The conservatives, clercals and Poles,
who support the government, will have 257 out
of 1872 seats in the Reichstag. Prince Bismarck
goes to Varzn to-day" Definite returns of
the elections for the Prussian Dict show that
the various liberal groups haze lost one
hundred and ten seats to the conservatives and
ultramontanes. Tho conservatives elected are
estimated to number 40, and will still require
some assistance from the ultramontanes to
form majority.
FROM PRISON TO PARLIAMENT.
The Paris correspondent Of the Times says:---
"Puteaux Humbcrt, the returned communist
and the former editor of the perc Duchene news
paper, has accepted candidaturc for seat in
the Paris municipality for the Javellc quarter.
He has issued an address vindicating the Com
munc The election will be decided on Sunday
next, there having already been an Intellectual
ballot, in which Humbert, though then unwill-
ing to stand, received large number OF votes.
The final ballot is awaited with some uneasincss
OPENING THE AUSTRIAN REiCIIsRAriI.
The Emperor of Austria, in opening the scs-
sion of the Rcichsrath ut Vienna today, wei.
comed the resumption by the bohemian depu-
ties of their Legislative privileges as further
step toward general and cheerful recognition
Of the constitution. He said:-''rhc dcberation
of the Rcchsraih over the military bills must be
guided by patriotic considerations. The mon
archy must he enabled to assert its influence
fully whenever events required it to protect its
interests. Tho equilibrium of the budget will
be established not by recourse to the credit of
tho State, but by economies III the admnstr,-
ton"
CouNr ANDRAssY's RETIREMENT.
A despatch from Vienna says that the En-
poror Francis Joseph, in an autograph letter,
states that hc rcgrctfuly acquicsccs iii Count
Andrassy's resignation, and adds that he by no
means regards Andrnssy's retirement as the
termination OF his statcsman-likc labors. He is
convinced that Andrassy will always be ready to
obey the call should his well tried services again
be required. Another letter of the Emperor APP
pOtlltS DuTuu Won tiay Hicrc Mifllstcf Ol Foiclgn
Affairs and President of tho Common Council
Of Ministers.
ERIE SHAREHOLDERS.
meeting of the Erie share and bond holders
was held here to day to consider the steps to be
taken in reference to tho election of directors ut
shc annual meeting in New York on November
25. Sir Edward Watkn, M. r., presided, and
nrged the necessity OF registration and the
forwarding OF proxies. SO that at tho
ccction tho bondholders may havc as large
an amount of representation as possible. AS
showing what runors afloat, he said he had
Just received telegram from Mr.. Jcwctt, tho
president Of the Erie Company, saying that u