The New York herald., 1879-10-25
Fears Of Opposition to the Cuban
Anti-Slavery Bill.
EGYPT'S MONOLITH.
Valujef to Take Up Gortscha-
koff's Wand of Office.
THE EDITORIAL RIVALS.
TBY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

to attend the Lord Mayors banquet, in London,
on the 10th of November.
The amount received at the Vatican for
Peters Pence thus far this year is considerably
larger than at the same time last year.
The Roumanian Senate has passed the bill for
revision of the constitution-the measure for
the relief of the Jews-by a large majority.
The Emperor William, General Won Moltlse
and all the Ministers and Ambassadors now in
Berlin were present yesterday at the funeral of
the late Minister Won Bilow.
Sir Austen Layard and M. de Fournier, the
British and French Ambassadors to Turkey,
have lodged protests against the Porte's policy
Of farming the customs revenues
The Chief of Police at Moscow has agreed
with the military authorities to organize II
system of military night patrols to cooperate
with the police in preventing disturbances.
The Austrian government has stated in the
Reichsrath that all the men of the reserve sta
toned in Bosnia will he dismissed to their
homes, onehalf of them going in November
A Paris correspondent of the Ners says Cen
eral Ciadini, in conversation which he is re-
ported to have had with SeIor Gorilla, declared
he would retire to Spain and only return to
Italy to be buried.
Midhat Pacha has resigned the Govcrnorship
of Syria, because he will not hold office under
Mahmoud Nedim Pacha the new Turkish Minis
ter of the Interior. 1t is doubtful whether the
Sultan will accept it.
A despatch to the Post from Berlin reports
that the Chambers 6f Commerce throughout
Germany are about to petition the government
to postpone the introduction OF the bill in re-
gard to duties on corn.
Advices from Cape Town say that the Execu-
tive Council of the Transvaal consists of Lieu
tenant Governor a commandant of the troops,
Colonial Secretary, an Attorney General and
q Secretary of Native Affairs.
A despatch to the Daily Nc,cs, from Madrid
says:--'The prevalent opinion here is that
Premier Campos encounters SO much opposi-
ton from the Conservatives that he will resign
after the Cortes meets, and that the King will
ask Sehor Sagasta to form liberal cabinet to
carry out the reforms in Cuba"
THE czARINA RETURNS TO PARIS.
A Berlin despatch to the Times says 1.-THE
Empress of Russia and the Grand Duke Con-
stantine OH their way from Paris to st. Peters
burg halted at Berlin only two hours. They
neither paid nor received any visits Specula-
ton Of course seeks to invest this incident with
serious meaning"
RUSSIA MAKING CANNON.
A Berlin despatch to the Times says:-''The
cast steel works ofAbookhoff have been ordered
to suspend their large private business, every
resource being required to execute the enor-
nous orders of the government of Russia for
steel cannon and other implements of war;"
MONTENEGRO AND HER ENEMIES.
The Political Correspondence of Vienna pub
fishes despatch from Cettinje reporting that
band of Albanians had attacked the Montene-
grins on the Odd inst, between Arschavrtza
and velika. A sanguinary fight ensued, the
result of which is not known. The Arnauts are
arming and making great preparations to at
tack the Montencgrins and Servians.
STUDENT RIOTS IN RUSSIA.
The Standards despatch from Berlin an
nounces that the discovery of liberal league
among the students of the university Mt Kasan,
Russia led to a sanguinary conflict between the
military and the people, who would not allow
the students to be arrested. After u
prolonged fire the rioters were dispersed.
GoRTscnAKoFFs SUCCESSOR.
The Paris Soiea says it is able To announce
that M. Valujetf, Minister of Domains, will be
app pointcd Minister of Foreign Affairs before the
end of the year, in place of Prince Gortschakofl,
who will, however, remain Chancellor.
LORD HARTINGToN's VIEWS.
There was q great liberal demonstration Mt
Manchester yesterday. The Marquis of Hart
ington, addressing the mass meeting in the even
ing, sharply attacked Lord Salisbury's recent
speech He said the policy indicated in Lord
Salisbury's circular had not been carried out and
Russia had been confirmed in all the con-
quests she made by the Treaty of San
Stefnno. Discussing the question of reforms
in Turkey, Lord Harrington characterized Lord
NSalisbury's defence of the assertion that Eug-
land had frequently spent blood and treasure in
defence of bud governments as immoral policy.
Referring to the claims of Greece he said he be-
licved Great Britain was tho only obstacle ut
this moment to the satisfaction of those claims.
He declared that the governments Afghan
plicy would end in annexation.
CUBAN SLAVERY.
Among The members of tho Parliamentary
njority ut Madrid il is believed the bill for the
adual abolition of slavery, drawn up by the
(mnlittcc on Cuban Reforms, will be rejected
1.-THE Ministry, or will have to undergo impor-
II notifications. as 1t would be impossible to
ltpone the complete abolition of slavery for
tycars.
IiANLAN AND ELLIOTT.
e Sportsman says Elliott, in reply TO Han
II notification that he llanlan) is willing TO
a. Elliott f1OO for expenses aud will row
hn Toronto Bay, desires TO say that, should
hithc race with Boyd he will accept lIanans
u Elliott called ut the Sportsman office and
- was about forwarding articles to Boyd,
IN bsncws from Toronto altered the position
III obs, as Ianlan, having refused TO compete
lhd) hpnd, ioricits the trophy. Elliott, there
~ f'bpcs the match with Boyd will be for
PLACID tsidc and the trophy and he appeals to
p's'i ttcs of the trophy to sanction these ar.
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