The New York herald., 1879-08-22
THE CRUISERS FOR RUSSIA.
Fears that the French Gable
Has Been Cut.
DR. MosELYs BODY RECOVERED.
Strange Warning Letter to
Pope Leo XIII.
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALp.1

suit has been deferred until November.
Delcpierre, the Belgian historian and anti
onary and writer on Macaronic literature, is
dead.
Sir John George Shaw Lefevre, Vice Chan
cellor Of the University Of London, has died at
Margate.
Premier Martinez Campos has expressed to
his colleagues wish that the reforms in Cuba
be discussed at a very early date.
The Neue Frcie Presse announces that Prince
Bismarck recently wrote to Count Andrassy,
inviting the latter to meet him ut Gastein.
Blackstone, the famous comedian and dramatic
author, suffered a second paralytic seizure few
days ago, and is now probably on his death bed
He is in destitute circumstances.
The Standard in its financial article, ex-
presses the belief that the resignation Of Mr.
Childers from the Board of Directors of the
Great Western Railway is an accomplished fact.
King Alfonso was expected to arrive ut Ar
cachon, in the Department Of Gironde, France,
yesterday, where he will have an interview
with the Austrian Archduchess Marie.
Sir Rowland Hill, originator of the plan for o
uniform penny postage system, whose health
has been failing for some months, lies at the
point of death. He is in his eighty fifth year.
A letter to the Times dated Zermutt, Swtzer-
land, August z, and signed by Sydney Jackson,
says the body of DR.. Mosely, of Boston, has
been recovered. Itwas quite unrecognizablc.
The Daily Ne,cs' Paris correspondent reports
that sensational article in the Liberte says u
war between Russia and China is imminent,
and that the Russians are about to cross the
frontier.
A Lisbon despatch to the Standard states that
the German traveller Otto Schult, who has just
returned from Africa, in an address to the Lis
bon Geographical Society, says he has made q
pretty exact survey OF the region between the
Qnango and Cassai rivers.
The Morning Posts Berlin correspondent TO-
ports that advices from st. Petersburg affirm
that the unpopularity of General Kaufman is
increasing The government holds him to blame
for the Afghan policy and for his advocacy OF
the retroccssion of Kuldja to China.
THE CAREY CoURT-MARTIAL.
The Times, in it's leader this morning, an
nOunces that the authorities have decided that
the evidence taken before the court-m.lrtial in
Africa does not justify the conviction of Lieu
tenant Carey. The findings Of the court are
accordingly quashed. Carey retains his rank
He will be released from arrest to-day. The
sentence of the court was dismissal from the
service.
WARNING LETTER TO TIE POPE.
Rome despatch to the Standard says the
Pope has received an anonymous letter from
Baltimore warning him against attempts to
poison him, but the letter contains so many
references to the Pope's private life that it is
believed il was posted in America merely as q
blind. An investigation is in progress.
ANDRAssY DETERMINED TO RESIGN.
The Vienna correspondent of the Standard
telegraphs:-The Emperor to-day gave an audi
ence to Count Andrassy, which lasted two hours
The Count declared that his determination to
resign was unalterable. The Pesth E7ienocs. is
informed that Count Karolyi has declined the
nomination to succeed Count Andrassy. The
various Vienna correspondents comment upon
the fact that Count Andrassy has had an inter
view with the Archduke Albrecht which fact
shows that his resignation is not due to a break
with the military party.
TIE NEW FRENCH CABLE.
The London correspondent of the Courier.
says:-The last communication through the
cable from the steamer Faraday engngedin lay
ing the new French cable, was received here on
the 18th of August. The Faraday was then ex-
pcricncing heavy weather. The cable is sup
posed to have been cut, and, it is hoped, buoyed.
Tho North German Lloyd steamer Weser, which
arrived at Southampton on the 10th inst, re-
ports that she spoke the Faraday on the 18th
in latitude 40 deg 10 min. north. longi-
tnde Ia deg. 80 min. west, but that the only
words of the signals dccipherable were Lifted
100 cable"
DISPUTE BBTwEEN ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
A despatch from Vienna to the Daily 7elc-
graph says 1.-THE Russian and English Com
missioners have seriously differed relative to
the dcliinitaton of the Russo Turkish frontier in
Asia, each disputing the accuracy of the others
map. Lord Duiferin. the British Ambassador
Mt St Petersburg, has suspended, for the mo-
ment, the negotiations which were proceeding ut
St. Petersburg on this subject"
RUSSIA AND SLAM.
The Tines Berlin correspondent states that
the Russian corvette Constantine is expected to
arrive at Bangkok, having on board an impe-
rial envoy empowered to conclude treaty with
Siam and to procure the appointment ofa Mus
covite consul In that capital.
RUSSIAN NIHILIsTs.
The judgments of the Military Tribunal Mt
Odessa against number of nihilists. whose
trials terminated on the 18th inst, have been
published. Five men were sentenced to be
hanged, one woman to exile to Siberia and
twenty-five other prisoners were sentenced TO
ten years penal servitude A telegram from
Christiania, Sweden, snys that two Russian
students accused of being nlliss have been
arrested ut Wadsor at the request of the Rus
sian Consul General, the Russian government
having demanded their extraditon. .
wADDfNGToN Defends THE FERRY BILL.
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