The New York herald., 1879-08-10
Further Details Of the Confagra-
tion at Serajevo.
THE GREEK FRONTIER QUESTION
King Alfonso's Narrow Escape
from Death.
THE ENGLISH ATHLETES
BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
LONDON, August 10, 1870.

By CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, August 10, 1879.
Panama Canal shares are quoted in Paris at
81. below par, and public buyers scarce.
1t is stated that at the next Consstory the
Papal nuncios at Vienna, Paris, Madrid and
Lisbon will be created cardinals.
A Constantinople despatch says:-"The ap-
pointment of foreign judicial inspectors is post
poned in consequence Of lack of qualified per-
Sons acquainted with the Turkish language"
The United States frigate Wyoming, with the
American Minister to Turkey board, will
cruise in the Black Sea. This is the first time
an American man-ofwar has entered the Black
Sea.
1t has been ascertained that the charitable
contributions of the German people Oh the oc-
casion of the Emperor Williams golden we'd
ding amount to considerably over two and u
half millions of marks.
Berlin despatch to the Pail Mall Gazette
s:-''Notwithstanding the repeated rumors
to the contrary, the German government per-
sists in denying that it contemplates any change
of its policy relative to the silver question"
The Franhtnrter Zeitung says the govern
ment has offered to Herr Klein, leading mem
ber of tho Alsatian Autonomist party, the
merce of Alsace-Lorraine and it also intends
confiding administrative posts to other citizens
OF Alsace- Lorraine.
Signor Carroll, the Italian Prime Minister in
n recent circular on the Greek frontier ques-
tiOn favors the ccssiOn to Greece OF all the ter
ritory mentioned in the protocol OF the Treaty
Of Berlin. This is in opposition to the views of
England, who is understood to favor the retcn-
tion Of Janina by Turkey.
THE GREAT FIRE AT sERAJEvo.
The fire which broke out in Scrajevo yesterday
was extinguished at eight O'clock this morning,
after tremendous exertions by tho men of the
garrison. Help is urgently required for the
houseless, who are now estimated to number
twenty thousand persons. Three soldiers Of the
garrison were killed. Some of the newspapers
declare that the fire was caused by Moham-
medan fanatic.
KING ALFONso's MARROW ESCAPE
The full accounts of the accident to King
Alfonso, his way from the Escurial to La
granja, returning from the funeral of his sister,
Marie del Pillar, show that he and the Princess
0t Asturia, who accompanied him, had an ex-
cecdingly narrow escape The axle OF their
carriage broke while passing q prccipice. The
position contrived to swerve the vehicle to
the opposite side of the road, thus avoid
ing fall by which the whole party
must have been killed. Yesterdays bulletin
stated that the King had passed good night
and signed II number of DEGREES. His speedy
convalescence is expected.
IRISH HOME RULERS.
The Dublin TrcemdnS Journal says that
Messrs. Gray and Parnell, the home rule mem
bcrs of the House of Commons, between whom
there was q serious misunderstanding with
reference to politics, had a friendly explanation
at the suggestion of Messrs. Shaw and Power.
the home rule leaders, and the threatened split
among the home rulers is thus avoided.
THE WALKING MATCH AT GLMoRE's.
Among the contestants who have paid de-
post to the Sporting Life to start in the pedcs-
trian match ior the champion long distance belt
which is to commence at Gilmore's Garden,
New York, on the morning Of September %, is
Hazael, who took part in the six days match
for the championship of England ut Agricul-
tural Hall in April last.
THE VISITING ENGLISH ATHLETES.
The Sporting LIFE, in reviewing the qualifica-
tions OF the twenty-one English amateur
athletes who have given notice of their willing
ness to go to new York in response to the cha-
lenge of the New York Athletic Club, says:-
"Alr. Strachan, of the London Athletic Club,
will have good chance in jumping compet
tions. Mr.. George, of Worcester, can run n
mile in four minutes and twenty-five seconds,
and four miles in twenty minutes and fifty-one
seconds. Mr.. ii. Ball, of the London Athletic
Club, can run quarter of "A mile in ffty-one and
half seconds We do not know what the re-
naming members of the team think of doing
besides enjoying the excursion