The New York herald., 1879-12-09
Canovas del Castillo is Called to
Form a Ministry.
KING JOHN ADVANCES.
Gambetta's Policy Begins to
Bear Fruit.
THE CRADLE OF METHoDISM.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.]

that the condition of the Czarina has greatly
improved.
The French Senate has restored the original
figures OF the estimate for the stipends Of the
bishops, which the Chamber of Deputies had
reduced
A fast train on the Great Eastern Railway ran
off the track at Manningtree, Essex, and the
driver and stoker were killed. Several passen-
gers were injured.
The Times Vienna despatch says :-"Accord-
ing to advices sent by Mul1htar Pacha to the
Porte he is confident of being able to fulfil
his mission peaceably."
The committee Of the upper house of the
Reichsrath has adopted resolution in favor
OF restoring the Army bill, which was amended
by the lower house, to its original FORM
The damage done aboard the Guion line
Z steamer Arizona by the fire on Sunday morning
Is confined to a few bales of cotton in the for
ward part of the hold, where the fire originated
The Fantxlla, of Rome, has reason to believe
that an understanding on the Greek frontier
and Egyptian questions has been arrived at be-
tween the governments at Berlin, Vienna and
Rome.
The city of Grosswarden. Hungary, which
was inundated by the overflow OF the Koros
other floods have been reported in Transyl-
vania.
The dissolution of the Bulgarian Assembly by
Prince Alexander has produced the utmost as
tonishment among the opposition members,
who, being in the majority, expected to come
into power.
The British Admiralty have received tele-
gram announcing boiler accident on board the
war sloop Pelican, of the Pacific station, by
which three persons were killed and a number
Of others injured.
Intelligence has been received at Singapore
that Pra Peccha, son-in-law Of Mr.. Thomas G.
Knox, late British political agent and Consul
General ut Bangkok, has been barbarousy be-
headed at Pechim, Siam and that Pra Peccha's
father and brothers have been imprisoned.
note has been drawn up by committee of
non-amnestied Communists on the Amnesty
bill, saying that there flaws in NJ. le Rogers
recent report, and charging that the government
Is granting amnesty to the authors of Bonapart-
ist pamphlets, with whom the Communists dis
claimed oil alliance.
EGYlT AND ABYssINIA.
A Cairo despatch to the Standard says :-"In-
formation from Massowah represents that King
John is marching forward with the main body
of the Abyssinian army and forty guns
1t is said that he is determined to
occupy the districts Of Senaar and Galabat in
the Blue Nile territory. He declares that
European Intervention will not prevent him
from enforcing his just claims including an in
demnity for past Egyptian aggression.
REFORMS IN RUSSIA.
The Tines Vienna correspondent states that
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that full meeting of the Imperial Council will
be held to-day to examine into the internal
situation of Russia and determine upon policy
to be adopted. 1t is believed that the decision
will be of momentous Importance for Russia
and the whole of Europe.
GUHPowDER PLOTS IN RUSSIA.
There is well founded suspicion that one of
the principals concerned in the plot against the
Cars life by the explosion here last week is a
returned convict from Siberia The Siandayrs
Berlin correspondent reports that close to the
Odessa railway station three mines filed with
gunpowder and nitroglycerine have been dis
covered.
AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
Vienna despatch to the Daily Telegraph
says:-"The news of the appointment of Gen
eral lgnaticff as Russian Ambassador to Rome
has created quite scare in government circles
here Semi-otficial newspapers qualify it as a
provocaton to Austria" The correspondent of
the Post tcegrnphs from Berlin that the report
OF the appointment Of General Ignatieff as
Russian Ambassador to Rome is unfounded.
GREvY AND his MINISTER'S
Paris correspondents are beginning to can
vass the probabilities of President Grevy's in
viting the Senate to dissolve the Chamber of
Deputies, but nothing is yet known in public of
the attitude of President Grevy touching tho
recent Ministerial disputes. The Temps states
that, notwithstanding the urgent advice of his
friends to remain n office, NJ. Lc Roger, Minis
ter Of Justice, is determined to resign from tho
Cabinet on the ground of i'll health.
THE VICTORIA CROSS
Queen Victoria received yesterday, mt Wind
sor Castle, some of the officers and men who
distinguished themselves In the Zulu war, and
conferred the Victoria Cross and other decora-
tons on one corporal and three privatcs of tho
Rorke's Drift garrison. Generals Newdigatc,
Crcalock, Pearson and other South African COM
manders attended the ceremony.
FIRE IN THE LUXEMBOURG PALACE.
The Standards Paris despatch saws the Lux
emborrg Palace has narrowly escaped ,estruc-
ton. fire which had been smouIdcriup for
some time broke out under the flooring of the
library but was discovered and extinguishcd
before IL had extended. A number of books
were burned
FLOATING "ELDoRADo."
Tho British India Steam Navigation Com
pany's ship Eldorado, with ninety-fvc passcn-
gers and ascar crew of about sixty, put
into Plymouth on Saturday last to re-
pair damage sustained after hairbreath
escape from total loss in the Bay of
Biscay, where she lay for thirty hours
during storm on Wednesday and Thursday In
a state Of total disablcmcnt Nearly all her
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