The New York herald., 1879-07-05
THE SULTAN THREATENED.
NihiliSt Attempt to Rescue Prisoners
at Kietf Thwarted.
THE EX-KHEDIVE ARRESTED.
The Old Catholics OF Germany
To Be Acknowledged.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

e5t LONDON, July 5, 1879.
The Standards Berlin correspondent says
the harvest in Germany is very promising.
The United States steamer Trenton, Captain
J. l.. Davis, has sailed from Portsmouth, Eng
land, for Antwerp.
despatch to the Daily Ne.os from Rangoon
represents that the King of Burmah still dis
plays hostility to the British.
number of placards, threatening the lives
OF the Sultan and his Ministers, have again been
seized in Constantinople by the police.
A despatch from Simla states that Russian
Envoy has arrived at Balkh The Governor
refused to allow him to proceed to Cabul.
Several fires have occurred in the provinces of
Xeres and ARGOS and attributed to incen-
diarism on the part OF the Spanish interna-
tionalists
The ex-Khedive OF Egypt, Ismail Pacha, has
been arrested at Naples. So, at least, says
telegram from that city to London. But NO
particulars are given.
The official inquiry into the death of the
Prince Imperial has closed Lieutenant Carey,
who is charged with having left the Prince to
his fate, will be court martialled.
The fall OF the Depretis Cabinet was caused
by the coalition OF ex-Mnisters Sella, Nicotera
and Baccarini. The last named was Minister OF
Public Works in the Carroll Cabinet.
1t is announced from Berlin that the Old
Catholics are hcnceforth to be treated in Ger.
many as part of the Catholic Church. 1t is
presumed from this that the Old Catholics are to
enjoy the advantages of being recognized by the
State.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times trans
mits report in the GOtOs from its Orenburg
correspondent that the Chinese are committing
all kinds Of outrages in the Kuldja territory and
thousands of fugitives are seeking protection at
the Russian ports.
M. Pestelin introduced in the Chamber of
Deputies and demanded yesterday urgency
for bill to impose the oath Of allegiance to the
Republic on military officers, but urgency was
refused in consequence Of the government stat
ing they were now considering the subject.
The contractor for raising the iron-clad Grosser
kurfirst has not advanced his work far enough
to be able to raise the vessel by the 1st of
August, the time specified. lit is reported that
a newly organized company in London has now
undertaken the task Of raising the sunken
vessel.
The Standards Cairo despatch reports that
the present Khedive has forbidden Nubar Pasha
from entering Egypt. Thus history may be
made to repeat itself, for the sending away of
Nubar Pacha by his father had the effect OF dis
closing to his enemies the mysteries of the Egyp-
tian accounts and extravagancies.
Hannah Dobbs, the servant ut the lodging
house in Euston square, London, who was ac-
cused of numbering Matilda Hecker, an elderly
lodger, and hiding the corpse in "a coal cellar,
where it lay for over year and u half, has been
acquitted. The affair, which was known as the
EustOn square mystery caused great excite
ment.
ATTEMPT TO RESCUE NIIILIsTs.
A telegram from St. Petersburg states:-s'The
Russian Telegraph says it has been ascertained
that before the recent executions ut Keff 400
nihilists arrived there from different parts some
even from Western Europe, to attempt u rescue;
but their intentions were frustrated by the pre-
cautious of the police and the seizure of "a
quantity of dynamite intended to be used in the
attempt"
THE FUNERAL OF TuE PRINCE IMPERIAL
The Standards Paris correspondent men,
tions report that Prince jerome Ma
pleon has Informed the government that
lac will not attend the funeral
Of the late Prince Imperial. The Paris Gauiois
asserts that the government has decided that
only officers attached to the late Prince
will be allowed 10 attend the fu-
neral The Post announces that the
British royal princes will follow the body of the
Prince Imperial mt the funeral. The Daily
Ners' correspondent at Paris telegraphs
that General Fleury will go on the
retired list in order to attend the funeral of the
Prince Imperial. The Times despatch from
Paris says the Princess Clotide, wife of Prince
Jerome Napoleon, will represent her husband ut
the funeral.
SORROW AND PRAYERS.
The ex-Emprcss Eugene has written to the
Countess dc Montijo, her mother, who Is now ut
Madrid that, after the funeral Of the Prince
Imperial, she will spend few months in u con-
vent near Durgos.
THE ZULU CAMPAIGN.
A telegram from Cape Town, June IA, says
intelligence has been received of the arrival of
two more messengers from Cctywayo at Pieter-
uiaritzburg asking time for conference. They
have been sent to headquarters. II is rumored
that u fortnight's armistice has been agreed to.
Colonel Newdigate has cleared the country
between the Ilotyoz and Upako rivers with
out loss. The British troop ship Orontcs ar-
rived at Madeira to-day with the body of the
Prince Imperial. The body was transferred
from tho Boadicea to the Orontes at Cape
Town On June 10. Sir Bartle Frcre and Lady
Frere and all the officials of the colony were
present. Imposing religious services were held
over the corpse Of the Prince by the Catholic
Bishop
NEGOTIATIONS WITH cErYwAro
In the House of Lords last night Earl Cado-
gan eaid, SO far ms could be judged from tclc-
grams received Cotywayo had made no over
lures containing definite terms of peace. The
governments latest information was contained
In a telcprun frnm Lord Chcmsfnrl tn