The New York herald., 1879-11-15
Rumors of Another Russian Defeat
in Central Asia.
MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Prince Bismarck's Illness Not
Without Danger.
FENIAN AID FOR IRELAND.
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Prince Orloff, the Russian Ambassador, has
gone to Baden Baden to visit Prince Gortscha-
koff
The Daily Nc,cs Paris correspondent believes
that there will be a compromise on the amnesty
question.
The Paris Mot GOrdre announces that the
government proposes to renew diplomatic rela-
tions with Mexico :
An explosion occurred yesterday in the
cartridge factory of the Toulon arsenal. Fifteen
women and seven men were seriously injured.
The Berlin despatch to the Daily Ne,cs reports
that Russia is daily striving but Intellectually,
to come to special friendly relations with Ger
many.
The Posts Berlin despatch announces that
Count Schouvaloff will visit the Czarina at
Cannes before going to st. Petersburg. The
Czarina Wishing to return to Russia soon, the
Gar will not visit her Mt Cannes
Advices from the Canary Islands, by way of
Madrid, report the occurrence of heavy floods,
which caused some loss of life, the downfall of
many houses, the destruction of the cochineal
crop and considerable damage to other crops
and property.
SPANISH TROOPS FOR CUBA.
ernment in answer to Captain General Blancos
request for reinforcements in Cuba, has decided
to Immediately embark troops ut Cadiz, Santan-
der and Barcelona.
RUMORED RUSSIAN DEFEAT
The Standards correspondent at Cabul says
it is rumored that O combined Russian and Per-
sian force has been defeated by the Turcomans
near SirakO. If this despatch be correct it in
dicates the presence of Russian expedition u
hundred miles southeast of Merv, between the
latter place and Meshed.]
KAISER AND CZAREvITCH.
The Czarcvitch is expected to arrive in
Berlin early on Sunday morning. The Emperor
William and the royal Princes will meet him at
the railway station. A company of the Cars
Grenadier Regiment of the Guards, Of which
the Czarevitch is honorary commander, will
compose his guard Of honor during his stay.
He will remain two days. In Berlin govern
ment circles the visit of the Czarevitch to
Berlin is held to be devoid of political signiti-
canoe and indicative only of the cordial per-
sonal relations between the two imperial
families
PRINCE BIsMARCKs ILLNESS.
A Berlin despatch to tho Pail Mall Gazette
says that the "organic complaint from which
Prince Bismarck is suffering is said to be an
incipient stage of fatty degeneration of the
heart, as yet but slightly developed. There is
no immediate cause for apprehension There
are, however, some rumors that Prince Bis
marck intends going to Berlin to meet the Czare-
witch, but they are regarded as unfounded
Princess Bismarck has arrived in Berlin to re-
main with her daughter, the Countess Rantzau,
until after the latter's confinement.
RUsso-GERMAN AMENITIES.
The River Niemen affair, although in itself
trivial attracts attention at Berlin as being
result of one of many vexatious acts which the
Russian customs officials and frontier guards
are constantly doing against German traders
The Russians several times lately stopped Prus-
sian vessels on the Niemen so finally the
Berlin authorities sent an order to stop all
Russian vessels on the Prussan portion of the
river.
AMERICAN HELP FOR IRISH DISTRESS.
The London correspondent of the Liverpool
Post says the government has received in
formation from New York, through the
British Consul there, that American Fe-
mans are offering money and arms to
Irish tenant farmers to enable them to
resist evictions. The correspondent alds:-
"The Irish executive fully credits the statement
that such offers made, but does not believe
that anything will result thercfrom. Neverthe-
less he will be on his guard against insurrcc-
tionary movements"
RUSSIAN CRUISERS AND AMERICA.
A st. Petersburg despatch to the Times
says :--"At meeting of the Russian Techno-
logical Society lecture was delivered on the
subject of the fitting out of the four famous
Russian cruisers in the United States The lee
turcr especially referred to the sympathy and
cooperation which all had received from the
American people. Six men, he said, had de-
serted from the expedition, who preferred to re-
main on the free soil of America, but they were
Germans, from tho Baltic provinces, and not
Russians"
sKIRMIsHING IN ArGHANrsTAN.
body of Safes, numbering 1000, who at
tackled "a foraging party of the Sixty-seventh
regiment were routed by General Mcpherson
Mt the junction of the Panshcr and Cabul riv-
ers. The enemy suffered great loss. They were
pursued six miles The British loss was four
killed and five wounded. A despatch from
Cabul to the Standard reports that an cxpedi
ton to Kohistan is contemplated. 1t is con.
sidered likely that large quantities of arms
belonging to the Amecr have accumulated
there, and the revenue has not been collected
for long time. despatch to the Daily Ners
from Lahore says Mahomed Jan is ut the head
Of u fresh force in the Khyber Pass.
the AFGHAN RAILROAD.
A despatch from Candahar to the Standard
says:-"Sir Richard Temple, Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Bombay, who is experimenting tho
Bolan line of the Sukkur-Dadur Railway, has
arrived here. He held brilliant lcvee, the
Afghan Governor Of Candahar being present,
well as the chiefs of the city and of the sur.
rounding districts"
sECocoENI AND THE BoERs.
A Cape Town dcspatch. dated October 2S. to