The New York herald., 1879-01-04
SCORNING THE BERLIN TREATY
Germany Wants an Explana-
tion from Denmark.
THE THUNDERER DISASTER.
Severe Weather in Scotland and
Floods in France.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

LONDON, Jan. 4, 1879.
The Telegsaph's correspondent with the Quetta
column reports that the Afghans have flooded
the country around Candahar. and that
all non-combatants are leaving that city.
The Standards HszerPir despatch says:--"General
Roberts. with large force has entered the district
of Khost. which he intends to occupy to the
mountaineers. No opposition is expected"
DEFYING BERLIN TREATY.
The Vienna Political Correspondence says in
telligence has been received from Scutari
that the inhabitants of Podgoritza have
tele9raphed to the Sultan their determination
not to submit in any to the enforcement of the
Berlin Treaty. Simultaneously with this notice the
authorities of Podgortza demolished the dwellings
Of those inhabitants of Spuz who had gone to tender
submission to Montenegro.
GERMANY WANTS TO KNOW.
The Berlin Post discussing the attitude of the
Danish Court toward the Hanoverian separatists,
says it considers itself justified in asking whether the
relations between Germany and Denmark about
to undergo change. The Standards despatch from
Copenhagen says:-"The attacks Of the semi-ohicial
Prussian press threaten to diplomatic rup-
ture between Germany and Denmark.
VICTIMS OF THE THUHDERER EXPLOSION.
The following telegram has been received from
Admiral Hornby, commanding the British fleet
in the Sea of Marmora Atone of the
thirty-eight ton guns Of the turret ship
Thunderer burst this morning january y.
killing Lieutcnants Coker and Daniel, three petty
officers. four seamen and a marine. The gun burst
inst in front of the trunnion, the muzzle blowing
overheard. The gun had been fred with battering
charge but when it burst it was loaded with full
charge and empty she'll boatswain and thirty.
two men wounded twelve OF them very badly.
The turrct disabled, but the ship is otherwise
uninjured."
EUROPEAN WEATHER.
The weather in London yesterday dun. A
Dundee correspondent writing Thursday night
says:-"A fresh snow storm has begun in Scot
land. 1t is falling heavily. and it is
not unlikely that there will be renewal
of the railway blockade in the North The frost
keen ever, and the air piercngly cold. All out
door labor which had been partially resumed has
again been interrupted" AParis correspondent tel.
egraphs that the rivers continue to rise in conse-
Qpepce Of the rapid thaw the Rhone, Saone- and
Loire being among the rivers principally affected.
The Aube has overfowed its banks in the direction Of
Nogent.
UNLUCKY CARROLL
:: despatch to the Daily Ns.Os from Paris says.It
q reported that the wound received by Signor Carroll
the Italian ex- Primo Minister at the hands Of the
wouldbe assassin OF King Humbert is fostering. and
that he is about to undergo dangerous operation"
BULGARIA STILL SUFFERING.
The Times Vienna despatch states that Prince DON
doukof Korsakof has made Q special report to the
Gear asking his Intervention in behalf Of the Bull
garians in Macedonia who declare that 40 of their
villages have been burned and 900 persons massacred
during the suppression of the insurrection. The
Bulgarian fugitves have petitioned the foreign Am
bassadors for deliverance from Turkish rule.
FRENCH AFFAIRS
The Times Paris correspondent tclegraphs as
follows:-The police have prohibited
intended manifestation in the streets in
favor of the imprisoned Communists. The gov
ernment seems to have decided to grant individual
pardons to all the Communists except about four hun
dred of the rngcaders and particpators in
The Paris correspondent of the Times says:-"A
full pardon has been granted to twenty-four Com
munst exiles in New Caledonia for their SER
vices against the insurgents in that colony"
despatch to the Daily Neuos from Paris says NJ.
waddington has informed the Council of Ministers
that the Tunis affair is in fair way Of settlement.
The Porte has advised the Bey Of Tunis to come to
amcablc arrangement with France.
CABLE NOTES.
The Journal D. Aisace states that the greatest desti
tuition and distress prevail throughout Asace and
Lorraine.
plague has appeared among the Cossacks of As
trachan. The sufferers isolated Many doctors
have been summoned to their relief. OF 1s5 persons
attacked since the LIST inst. 143 have died.
In the Danish elections for members Of the Folke-
thing the Moderate Left has lost fourteen Seats of
which the Right gained The Radical Left lost
six seats to the Right and the latter lost two seats
The radical leader Tauber has been defeated. The
nnal results Of the election show SO members Of the
Right 80 radicals, % Moderate Left and Of unknown
opinions Two elections will be held later.
The cotton masters ut Huddersfcld are considering
the advisability Of reducing wages in the pro-
portion as has been done at Oldham. A common un-
derstsnding was reached yesterday by oil societies
connected with the engineering trado to resist
to the utmost any prolongaton of hours Of labor.
II is stated that the Cards and the great shpbudcrs
Of Grccnock have virtually dropped their demand to
correspond with that Of the London masters A
strike has occurred among the freight train guards
on the Midland Railway against prolongation OF the
hours OF labor. Demonstrations have been made at
London. Bradford. Bedford, Manchester, Leeds
Sheffield, Nottingham and Leicester. Disturbances
are feared ut Leicester