The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16

accord at Constantnople in supporting the Sultan
in opposition to the Western Powers in this matt
The account OF the state of things in Bulgaria, as
given by the st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Neos is truly deplorabe. At Varna. it is said.
the Bulgarans break out into open violence pillage
the Turkish houses violate the privacy OF the harein
and insult the women. The Bulgarian authorities
Cypress the Turks and pay no attention to the con-
duct of their own people The Turks and Greeks fly
numbers daily. ass
London Truth.-"The opinion is gaining ground
that we shall have general election this autumn.
This would by no means surprise me- more particu'
larly as Ministers have lost opportunity to
imply that we shall not. These astute gentlemen
their horld tomiooeres and it seems improbable
that they will wait for the quart dheure de Rate
ids consult the constitute ncies as to the expo
diency OF giving them another term of Office"
Does England to the Prince Imperial owe
statue? Must I'unch answer. Yes or No?
Let him rest rs he rests, IN sfdtu quo.
Why beyond reason signs of woe extend?
No subjects here to grace their Sovereign bend.
We reared loved, greved. wept, tombed; be there
end.
In Westminster. where we our great install,
With Stanley's leave. ne has no place at all;
Woolwlcn that taught him may record his fall.
And claiming Arts aid, with least need for Art,
Let Chiselhurst its mural marble part
Between the Father. Son and Mothers heart.
London Punch.
The statement lately made by the Russian press
and repeated by several English and French jour-
nails. that Geneva has become the headquarters OF
the nihilsts and that socialist paper. edited by
the brother OF Prince krapotkin, as well as numer
GUS revolutionary pamphlets are published in thia
city, is, says Geneva correspondent the Lon
don Times totally devoid OF foundation. Ths
Russian refugees resident there and in other parts
OF Switzerland conduct themselves with perfect pro-
priety, and the authorities have no cause Of COM
plant against them. AS to the alleged production
there OF nihstic papers for candestne circulation
in Russia 1t should be remembered that the fact Of
their purporting to be printed at Geneva rather Inn
plies the reverse the object Of the authors Of such
publications being to conceal as much as possible
the place OF their origin
JThe jockey Madden who. with Won Blascovch's
famous horse Kncsem, in his time divided the
laures OF many victories in Vienna, Pesth Berlin
and Baden Baden, has deserted his employer aud
horse to enter the service of First Hohenloe.
OeriIgen. Madden will ride his masters horse
Kunstlerin the LIST of September tor the III, 00J
mark prize at Baden-Baden against mis- old steed
Kincsem. First Hanans. Amaranthus and
anonymous colt of whom great things are expected.
The reason given for Maddens desertion is that lao
feels his honor touched by few plain spoken
marks which his late master allowed himself to make
to him his impudent bearing since his repeated
victories on kincsem. Madden has sworn, and
what is much more to the purpose bet heavily that
the hitherto invincible kincsen Will this time find
her match in Kunstlerin. He tried all he knew to
beat her Baltazzis Nil Desperandum, but Kincsem,
the y-eight races in three lengths
ahead The coming event is looked forward to with
much interest in the Jockey Club. whole heaps Of
money being already staked on the race.
The August number OF Frasers Magazine has
timely article the Bonapartes, in which light
is thrown on the landing at Boulogne in 1913.
Hitherto the famous eagle incident has been uni
formly told in manner altogether unfair TO Nspo-
leon Ill. The bird of prey not bought for the
purpose Of effect, but came board the Edinburgh
Castle in this wise. While the Hamburg trippers
lfor trip to Hamburg was in this the substi-
tute for the Jacobite football match) waiting
for the Prince OH Grayesend certain Colonel Par.
quin, ignorant like most OF the party of the real
object and destination, was very anxious to 60
shore. and extremely indignant at being told that
last allowed to go with faithful body guard.
consisting of Count Orsi and the Princes valet Az
Coionel's object, they saw boy sitting on q ios
feeding an eagle with scraps of meat. The obstinate
Colonel Insisted on buying it. took it on board.
and there it was found chained to the mainmast by
the victorious myrmidons OF the Citizen King.
Some returns lately prepared by the Italian Min
istry of War are interesting, since they show how
OF war are which even u second rate military Power
now considers 1t necessary to be provided with.
On the LIST OF January last there 10i, 800 1yS
ball cartridges in the Italian storehouses and
arsenas, besides IS APO Ia unloaded cartridge cases
ana 29.osI 40 blank cartridges: On the same day,
also, lta had 3s2.O55 rifles of the model Of 1870,
4,0l6 infantry and 1850 cavalry carbines, also OF
the 1870 model $4,000 revolvers of the 1874 model and
292O4 cavalry sabres. The heavy artillery materlel
for employ In coast batteries and deicnces con-
sisted of nnety-sx 2i-centimetre guns, with about
IA. 900 shot and 1900 shell; 32-centimetre guns
OF which class of ordnance thirteen more pieces arc
t. be constructed during the of the
present year, and one 45-centimetre gun OF
cast steel. manufactured III 1878; while tho
field artillery materiel comprised forty COM
plete batteries, each OF eight V-centmetre guns.
with parks carrying 400 rounds for each piece:
sixty batteries of eight 7centmetre guns with parks
to convey 300 rounds for each three batteries Of
eight 9-centimetre guns and twenty OF eight Tceuti.
metre pieces without parks and ammunition, aud
finally. thirty 9centimetro guns and 200 ammunition
wagons not arranged in batteries together with
ninety-two 7-centmetre guns in use ut the schools
OF instruction and other similar establishments.
The Here's Zeitung. German military paper.
speaking In defence OF Lieutenant Carey. who, IL
thinks. cannot be considered to have neglected his
military duty In not hazarding his lie for whose
position in the Lngish army that OF spectator.
cites IN adventure of Prince Friedrich Schwarzen-
berg. who took part as volunteer in the conquest
OF Algeria:-"One day he accompanied q party of
Chasseurs Cheval on an expedition in the course
of which they were attacked by superior forces and
had to gaop of as fast they could. The Prince.
VINO brought up the rear, soon remarked that his
saddle was il-adjusted aud getting loose that
he feared he should lose it, in which case the fiery
Arabian steed would IN all probability have
hope of rescue. The Prince accordingly asked one
OF the Chasscurs nearest to him to stop Tor minute
and lend HIM a hand to set II right; but. the
notice OF the not very inviting solicitation. Tho
Prince therefore had to disnount alone, but.
through the restessness of his horse found IL linz
possible get the straps fastened Suddenly one Of
the Chasseurs turned and came to his assistance,
saying it should never DO said that French soldier
lett foreign officer in the lurch. With the aid OF
the gallant fellow the saddle was adjusted, and the
two Ioiterers caught up with their party The Prince
who has fought in many chimes and seen many
brave hght has always greatly extoed this deed Of
the gallant chasseur without ever blaming the con.
duct OF his other companions"
London Echo:--"Gcrmany moves slowly. and Ger.
man universities. perhaps most slowly of all Teu-
tonic institutions. But they do move. even when
ancient oDscrvances are concerned, US decree lust
promulgated by the Leipzig magistrates deiuon.
strates. For ages the German universities have
been notorious for the duels fought by their stu
dents. These bdrscheR-paukerei al best mere
shans, but they we're intensely silly, and though
the academic gosings who engaged in them rarely
did each other any harm, the fact OF their being
winked at by the authorities had bad effect, botn
on the students minds and public opinion al
large. The Leipzig police have formally prohibited
them and doubtless this act of the DO selling city
will be the signal for similar action on the
part of the other twenty-one German UNIVERSITY
with A.
professors. For challenge to u duel very little
provocation was necessary. Indeed there a con-
venti' insult reserved for such purposes. One
specialized. long haired youth called another stupid
boy or pig dog and then the outraged bdrsch'
would ondeavor to show that he was not 'schccin-
hund by trying, In tavern garden, to slit the nose
OF the lad who was OF that opinion. We may add
that almost simultaneously the Bavarian magis-
trates have punished with several months imprison-
of fhn