The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
7ELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts OF the
World.
ANOTHER BATTLE In ZULULAND
British Troops Hurried Forward
to Meet Cetywayo.
EGYPT'S CABINET CRISIS
German Representatives Defeat the
"Gag Law in Parliament.
BISMARCK OVERRULED.
Harmony Between Russia and Eng
land Concerning Afghanistan.
icy CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON. Feb 90, 1879.
Advices have been received from Cape Town Janu.
ary 90 via Madeira. follows :-"Colonel Woods
column was attacked on January "a by 1000 Zulus
The enemy were dispersed with but trfing loss to
Col. Woods command Several attacks on Pearson 8
column and other columns have been repulsed, but
the gravity of the situation has not been
Pearson is intrenched. grand attack is daily ex-
pected Colonel Wood is falling back to cover
Utrecht"
SENDING FORWARD IMPROVEMENTS.
The third battalion of the Sixtieth rifles left Col
chester yesterday morning for the Cape Of Good
Hopc The streets were decorated with flags.
svergreens and notices. The Corporation
presented an address to the troops. wherein
the hope expressed that they would
recover the colors Of the Twenty-fourth reg-
ment Colonel Pemberton replied. The troops
marched to the railway station accom-
panied by four regimental bands. The char
tered steamers. Dublin Castle, from London, with
the third battalion Of the Sixtieth regiment, and
Pretoria. from Southampton, with the Ninety-frst
Highlanders princess Louise's regiment, sailed
yesterday. There great enthusiasm at the
docks when the vessels left. Several other
ships will be ready for troops in the
course Of the present week. and one or two will
probably sail before Sunday. The steamer City
of Paris is expected at Queenstown this week to en-
bark volunteers from the Eighty seventh regiment
and Nineteenth Hussars. The last to sail Of the
fifteen chartered transports will probably be the
steamers Egypt, Spain. France and England which
are to carry the cavalry. regiments. Each is being
Attcd for $50 men and upward of three hundred
2 rsss.,e!. CABINET CHANGES In EGYPT.
"A despatch from Cairo says 1t Is believed that ct
yesterdays Cabinet Council tho Khedive insisted
ppon appointing Ministry Of his own choice. an
bouncing his refusal to guarantee contin-
pance of tranquility of the population If
Nubar Pacha continued in Office. It is re-
ported that Mr.. Rivers Wilson. Minister of
Finance. and NJ. dc Bligneres. Minister Of Public
works. thoreupon expressed their confidence in Nu-
par Pacha. and 1t Is said that Mr. Wilson will shortly
fender his resignation. There Is great excitement
&Mon8 the disbanded officers. and they demand the
release Of their comrades who were arrested on
Tuesday. Nubar Pscha. the Premier. has rendered
his resignation. and the Khedive has accepted IT,
The qiDsss correspondent at Cairo says shot frcd
by one of the mob on Tuesday passed close to the
Khedive. Great pressure is being used to In
duce Mr.. Wilson to remain in Office. NJ. dc
Blignieres awaits the advice Of the French
government. The Daily Ne,cS despatch from
Alexandria, says the officers threaten general re-
volt If their comrades not released. The Minister
Of War has resigned 1t is said Cherf Pacha. an old
Turk. will succeed Nubar pacha at tho head of the
Ministry.
GERMANY AND THE SOCIALISTS.
In the Reichstag at Berlin yesterday Herr IAsker
presented the motion. Of which he gave notice
Tuesday. contrasting the correctness OF the gov
ernment's Interpretation Of the Socialist law
and refusing the consent of the Rechstag to
the proposed arrests of members. Deputies
Rickert and Lasker spoke in support Of the
motion. The latter argued that the action of
the government in the matter Of these arrests
unnecessary and that the Reichstag never in
lended that the Socialist law should have the mean
Ing which the government seeks to give it. He de-
clared that authoritative Interpretation of that
paragraph of the Socialist law. under which permits
sion for these arrests applied for absolutely
necessary. The Minister of Justice replied that
the decision Of the legal question rested with
the courts. The Public Prosecutor had only per-
formed his duty In seeking to institute proceedings
where he considered such step necessary. The OBJ
5ect of his proposal simply to render 1t possible
to proceed against tho two deputies for II was for
the courts of justice to permit forbid their arrest
If he he Minister) had declined assent to the Public
Prosecutors proposal he would have INSTRUCTED the
course of law. Federal Councillor Fricdbcrg main
tanned that the government merely wished to take
which appeared TO 1t legal to prevent re-
of the events of the past year. and that IL
would not be equal to its responsibility IL it failed
70 do SO.
BrsMARcK's PETS ASIDE
After Q long debate the first part of the motion
(disputing the correctness Of tho governments In
depreciation of the law) was adopted by large ma
jority, only the German conservatives and imperial
lists voting against it, The part refusing assent to
che arrests was adopted almost unanimously. The
Provincial Correspondence announces that Count sto
berg will close the Of the Prussian diet on
Saturday. The Germania tultramontanc newspa-
peri alleges that the petition of the Catholic ladies'
of the Rhine provinces TO Emperor william has re-
suited in posponcmcnt. under certain conditions.
Of the dissolution of the Catholic nunncry schools
Ut Ahnuziler and Nonncnwcrth. Prince Hohonloho
has by telegraph declined the vice presidency Of the
Rcichstag 1t reported that Herr Scydowtz Of the
German conservative party will probably be elected
in place of Prince Hohenlohe. Deputies Fritsche
and Hassclman wore present in tho Reichstag during
yesterdays debate. but wore silent.
THE BEAR rHR LION
Further correspondence respecting Central Asia
81 published. On the 10Th of December Count
SchouvaloG. Russian Ambassador ut London, wrote
TO Lord Salisbury that the Car was disposed to
observe all Anglo-Russian arrangements relative to
Central ASIA and to Immediately recall the mission
TO Cabul. Lord Salisbury replied that the
presence Of the mission at Cabui was the
solo obstacle to revival Of complete I'M
Outstanding between tho two Powers regarding
Central Asia When the mission was Withdrawn
Her Majestys government would consider that all
engagements both sides respecting Afrhanist2n
and Central Asia retained their obligatory character.
Lord Salisbury simultaneously telegraphed TO Lord
Augustus LOTUS at st. Petersburg :.I was informed
to-day by Count schouvalor that instructions have
been sent to the mission at Cabui TO withdraw"
The communication for which the Grand Duke
Nicholas of Russia. of the Grand Duke constan.
tine. has been cxilcd to Orcnburg was pamphlet I'm