The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-04
lrrepreSSible Monsieur ROuher Rings a
BOnapartiSt TOcSin.
BRITISH GUNS AND TURKISH REFORMS
SPANS Colonies Are Not Grateful
for Small Mercies
DIVING FOR THE KURFURST


The cx-Queen of the Two Siciies is recovering.
Prince Hohenlohe, the German Ambassador
has returned from Berlin
The Nc,cs' Berlin telegram says Prince Bis
marcks health is very unsatisfactory.
The Ne,cs' Cabu special says three more sir
dars have been arrested General Roberts last
proclamation is received quietly.
The sessions Of the Spanish Cortes were re-
opened yesterday, and royal message was read
announcing the approaching marriage of King
Alfonso.
well founded report says that the Care
witch will visit the Emperor William in Berlin
at the end OF the week, ut the special request Of
the Gar.
despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Cape
Town, October %, via Alden, says Sir Garnet
Wolseley has sent an ultmatum to the Chief
Secocoeny
The Standards Pesth despatch says the Min
lister Of War has ordered the construction Of
two more forts in the Primrose Valley to pro-
tect the South Tyrol frontier.
Sophia telegram says that owing to the
strong opposition to the Cabinet in the As
sembly the Bulgarian Ministry have resigned,
but Prince Alexander has not yet accepted
their resignation.
The Morning Posts Berlin correspondent
teegraphs that the German Admiralty, consid-
ering the warlike complications in China and
Japan, has resolved to reinforce the fleet in
East Asian waters to protect German inter-
ests.
Two large land meetings were held in county
Galway, Ireland, on Saturday last, at which
were present Mr.. Charles s. Parnell and Mr..
Mitchell Henry, home rule members of the
House of Commons for Meath and Galway re-
spectively.
The liabilities of Colvin, Cowie e. Co., who
have suspended payment, are on this side mod
crate, but the Indebtedness in India is believed
to be heavy, the firm having acted as bankers
for civil service and army officers, whom the
greatest loss will fall. The firm of Colvin,
Cowie & Co. has been declining in credit for
some years, probably since 1872 when it lost
heavily through speculatons in produce.
TURKEY AND THE VATICAN.
The Standards Rome despatch says the Vati-
can will shortly send Charge d'Affaires to
Turkey to carry out the convention about to be
signed, after which an intcrnuncio and several
bishops will be appointed.
POLITICAL TRIALS IN RUSSIA.
A despatch from st. Petersburg to the Daily
Neics says:-''At the political trials at Kieff on
the 2Sth of October one man was sentenced to
be hanged, two men were sentenced to imprison-
ment at hard labor for ten years, one to six
years, two to four years, one to one month and
two to one week imprisonment.
GATHERING OF THE BoNAPARTIsTs.
The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at
Paris says that at Bonapartst meeting at
Riom in the Department of Puy-de-D0me,
II nd he prns If oil h. 1o.J
ers of the Bonapartists in that department were
RAISING THE GRossER KURFURsT.
The German Admiralty has agreed to extend
to the end of the year the contract time for
raising the German iron-cad Grosser Kurfirst
which was sunk by collision with the K6nig
Wilhelm oft Sandwich on the 31st of May,
1878. The leak being completely stopped the
contractors will attempt to raise her by the
middle of November.
CHILE AND PERU FACE TO FACE.
London advices from Bucnos Ayres to Octo-
Der 10 state that 5000 Peruvian reinforce
ments have arrived at africa. Renforcements
are also going to 1quique. The Chileans are
also reinforcing. The armies are nearing each
other and n battle is imminent.
INTRAcrABLE BoERs.
The disturbance at Middlcburg, in the Trans
vaal, among the Beers, which was mentioned in
Cape Town despatch of October g. arose on
the occasion of the trial of Boer for assaulting
native. After the adjournment of the court a
party of armed Beers forcibly took q ouantity
of ammunition from "a store, leaving the value
of the ammunition on the counter. This was i'm
violation of an order of Sir Garnet Wolscley
forbidding the Beers to purchase ammunition
until they had paid their taxes A later de.
spatch from Cape Town says the offenders are
known and will be prosecuted. The presence
Of Colonel Lanyon with detachment of the
First Dragon Guards will be sufficient to pre-
serve order.