The New York herald., 1879-08-03
Frightful Effects Of the Fam
inc in Cashmere.
PROPAGATION OF The FRENCH CHAMBERS.
Italy Establishes Quarantine Against
the United States.
RELEASE OF RAYMOND THE DEFAULTRR
lpY CABLE TO THE HEnALD.l

lBy CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, August 3, 1879.
Six British iron-clads have arrived in Besika
Bay
Lord Chelmsford has resigned, and is return
ing to Durham.
The Bombay Gazette says:-'It is stated that
the city OF Serinagur, the capital of Cashmere,
ordinarily containing 100000 inhabitants, has
only $4,000 since the famine"
The English Chancellor of the Exchequer
ridculed the statement Of the Paris Moaiteur
that England has tor year been helping the
Sultan OF Morocco to prepare for q conflict with
Spain.
Russia has issued or is about TO issne a note
to the Powers claiming the credit of fulfilling
her engagements under the Treaty of Berlin, and
arguing that pressure should be used to obtain
the fulflment of the other parts Of the treaty.
1t is officially announced in Pesth that the
Emperor of Austria has accepted the resigna-
ton of Count Zichy, one of the Hungarian
Secretaries of State, who is accused OF corrup-
ton in connection with the conferment Of
decorations.
The Italian Minister of the Interior has ad-
dressed circular to the projects enjoining
them to watch increasingly all persons known
rs instigators Of demonstrations and disorders,
And above all, to prevent any demonstration of
the Italia irredenta party
A Berlin despatch to the Pal Mall Gazette
mys-"In view of the recent success OF the
socialists in Breslau the government is consider
ng the practicability of making the Anti-social-
lst law more rigorous. The leaders of the lib
erals are discussing programme to unite the
various sections.
The Manchester Guardians London CORE
'pondent says there is reason to believe that
Right Hon. Henry Bouverie Braud will resign
The Speakership OF the House of Commons ut
the endNf the present sespion, and will probably
be succeeded by Sir Matthew Ridley, Under
Secretary of State for the Home Department.
TALYs PREcAUTIoN AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
A decree has been issued by the government
HItaly imposing quarantine vessels from the
United States because Of the prevalence of yell
low fever in that country
THE GREEK FRONTIER QUESTION.
A despatch to the Times from Vienna says
"a telegram fxom Athens dated the 3Oth of
July states that in consequence Of the threaten
ing movements Of the Turks large number of
new rifles have been distributed among the
Greek troops and six new batteries of artillery
completely equipped
NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
The Council General Of the Department of
the Seine has passed a vote urging the govern
ment to promptly inquire into the practicability
Of making q fresh tunnel in the Simplon Pass.
1t is stated that the Emperor Francis Joseph,
rs well as the Austrian government, has
pressed approval of the scheme for connecting
the Austrian and Swiss railways by u tunnell
through Mount Arlberg, Rhetian Alps. Austrian
engineers now engaged in making special
study of the plans Of the ST. Gothard Tunne, as
an aid in this'work
THE FRENCH CHAMBERS PROROGUED
Premier Waddington yesterday read decree
IN the Senate and Chamber of Deputies pro-
,oguing the session to reassemble in Paris on
lhe 25th of November or 1st of December
Previous to prorogation the President Of the
Tariff Committee stated that the tariff might be
discussed and voted before the end of the year.
Members Of the Ministry, Senators and Depu-
ties, M. Jules Simon and many other distir-
guished persons have left for Nancy to partici-
pate in the ceremony of unveiling o statue of
NJ Theirs.
ENGLISH TROOPS In INDIA.
Regarding the statement of the private tele-
gram received in London that cholera was rag
ing among the troops returning to India from
Afghanistan and that the Tenth Hussars and
eventeenth foot had suffered serious losses by
,he epidemic, q despatch from Simlec says
"There has been no cholera among the Hussars
or seven weeks, nor recently among the Seven
eenth foot, though both regiments suffered from
,holera when they were in the Peshawur VAL
ley"
RAYMOND THE DEFAULTER RELEASED.
William h. Raymond, the absconding agent
If kumsey Il Co., of Seneca Falls, N. ", who
vas before the Bow Street Police Court on the
e6th ult, charged with committing forgeries
upon that firm, has been discharged from Gus
tody, in consequence of telegram from his en-
ployers, who decline to proceed in the prosecu-
tion Of the charge Raymond, who is consuinp-
live, is not expected to live many months, and
70 Ia anxious to return to New York.