The New York herald., 1879-12-13
Waddington's Term Of Office
Draws to a Close.
SCHOUVALOFF AT BERLIN
Threatening Lord Lytton with the Fate
of Lord Mayo
NRHTHA ON THE CASPIAN.
lBY CABLE TO THE HERALp.]


A great meeting of the chiefs Of tho Albanian
League has been held, whereat it was deter
mined to resist the Montenegrins.
The increasing rise in the price of cereals
throughout Germany has necessitated corre-
spending increase in the military estimates for
1880.
The Standards Berlin despatch says :-"Mr
Amery, an American petroleum well owner, has
arrived at Baku to inspect the rich naphtha fields
of the peninsula of Apsheron."
Count Schouvaloff arrived at Berlin on Thurs
day and had an audience with the Emperor
William. The Count will probably visit varzn
before going to ST. Petersburg.
The Posts Berlin despatch says the Cross Ga
eette announces that the German Secretaryship
of State for Foreign Affairs has been definitely
offered to Count Won Hatfield.
An influential committee under the presi-
dency of the Mayor Of Berlin and the Prefect of
Police has been formed to organize system Of
relief for the famine stricken people of Silesa.
The Times Paris despatch says that NJ. Hum
bert has offered himself as q candidate for mem
Der of the French Chamber of Deputies, at
Orange, in opposition to M. Gent; but as the
latter is supported by the Extreme Left he will
probably be elected.
Marshal Canrobert, in the Senate on Thurs
day, declared that, SO far from ordering the SOL
diers to fire on the people on the Boulevards in
1851, he stopped the firing, and said that the
firing was absurdity which no general would
have ordered, and was doubtless begun by
young, hot-headed recruits.
TURKISH REFORMS.
The Standards correspondent at Constantine
pie announces that the Porte has sent circular
to the Governors General of the Turkish prov
inces, demanding the strict execution of the
plans of reforms under pain of dismissal if the
circular be not complied with.
PERSIA AND THE POWERS.
The Ielcgraphs Vienna correspondent hears
from a high source that the Shah of Persia has
decided to send an extraordinary mission to
Europe. 1t will first go to Constantinople,
thence to Vienna and thence to Berlin, Paris
and London, to seek the recognition by Europe
Of the Persian Attrek frontier, which is threat
ened by Russia.
LORD LYTToN IN DANGER.
Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India, on his arrival
at Calcutta on Thursday evening from u tour Of
the provinces, was twice fired ut, but escaped
injury. The would-be assassin has been ar
rested. Lord Lytton telegraphed to the English
Foreign Office that he had been shot at by
q drunken native and that no one was injured.
The Times Calcutta despatch says the man
who fired upon Lord Lytton, the yiceroy, i'm
agined that he had some grievance against the
Governor. He wes recently discharged from
the Allahabad Lunatic Asylum.
FLOODS IN CENTRAL EUROPE.
Nearly all the rivers and brooks in Transyl-
vania have overfowed their banks, laying under
water vast tracts of country and destroying
bridges and houses, interrupting communication
and sweeping away farming utensils, cattle and
grain. In some cases the inhabitants were for
days on trees and roofs of houses awaiting res
cue. The over1owing Of the rivers Koros and
Maros has caused fearful destruction. The city
of Arad, on the Maros, and several other towns
have been ruined and their inhabitants driven
away. Fully ten thousand persons have been
rendered homeless The Ners' Pesth despatch
says six villages have been ruined by the flood
near Arad. Many entire families who had
found refuge in neighboring woods were frozen
to death. Several hundred persons are miss
ing.
GERMAN RAILWAYS AND THE STATE.
The Lower House of the Prussian Diet yester
lOss
The Landtag has adopted the Railway Commit
tees resolutions, prescribing principles which
the government must administer the RAILWAYS.
The Berlin and Magdeburg Railway Company
has overwhelmingly voted in favor of the sale
of that road to the government.
BISMARCK RESUMES OFFICE.
The Standards Berlin correspondent has rca-
son to believe that Prince Bismarck has been
more seriously i'll than was generally supposed,
but that he is now better. He has resumed the
direction of affairs and is expected to return to
Berlin on the Goth inst.
GERMAN PARLIAMENTARY UPHEAvALs.
The Times Berlin despatch says the Com
mittce of the Federal Council have laid before
that body the draft of a bill for changing GER
tain articles of the constitution. Among the
,hangcs proposed are the introduction of bien-
nial sessions of Parliament and the prolongation
Of the budget period.
ISDrcTINo THE IRISH PRISONERS
The Grand Jury ut Carrick- on Shannon have
found true bills against Michael Davitt, James
Bryce Killcn and James Daily for sedition. The
counsel for the Crown presented writs removing
the trials Of the indicted men to Dublin. Mr..
Rca, counsel for Mr. Kifen protested and
advised Mr.. Killen to remain in prison.
Subsequently an application for bail was
made In killen's case, but il was ordered
to stand over. A sub-sheriff of MAYO,
accompanied by large force of police, went to
Loonnmoorc to evct the farmer Dempsey. to
protest against whose eviction the Balla meet
ing of the 22d nit. was held. The eviction was
effected quietly. The tenants remaining on tho
property were forbidden to shelter the Dempsey
family, which ut last accounts remained by tho
roadside. Passage has been booked Tor Mr..
Charles s. Parnell and friend by the steamer
Scythia which will sail from Liverpool for New
York on the Goth inst. The Standards Dublin
correspondent asserts that the government does
not intend to proceed with the prosecutions