The New York herald., 1879-08-23
AUSTRIA, GERMANY AM! RUSSIA.
Seeking for Reasons for Americas
Prosperity.
RUSSIA CONCILIATES PERSIA
Progress OF the SubjugatiOn Of
South Africa.
my CABLE TO THE HERALD

dard states that King Alfonso has arrived there.
lie met with warm reception.
The Standards correspondent at Pesth an
nounces that Herr Tisza will unite with Prince
Bismarck in endeavorng to effect the reinstate-
ment Of Count Andrassy.
The Posts Berlin despatch says the Catholic
inhabitants Of Cologne anticipate visit from
the Pope next year, i the Church conflict be
settled III the meantime.
The Gazette announces that the Grand Cross
of the Order of the Bath has been conferred
upon Lord Chelmsford late commander-in chief
of Her Maiesty's forces in South Africa.
The condition of Sir Rowland Hill was some
What improved yesterday afternoon, but a de.
spatch this morning announces that he is sink
ing very rapidly and cans only survive few
hours
A large fire has broken out at Bordeaux. Fif.
teen buildings have already been destroyed,
and the flames were not checked until late last
night. The. loss is estimated at 1000, ,OOOf.
($4OOOOO).
A despatch from Brussels to the Pail Mall
Gazette says the Belgian government has insti-
tuted commission at Antwerp to examine
questions in connection with the transatlantic
postal service.
A Berlin despatch to the Pail Nall Gazette
says that Germany insists on the legal recogni-
tion OF the German land purchases in the Fiji
Islands, which has hitherto been refused by the
colonial authorities.
Lieutenant Carey, who was with the Prince
Imperial when he was killed. and in whose
the findings of the court martial in South Africa
have been quashed, was released from arrest at
Portsmouth yesterday.
A London despatch to the Liverpool Post says
shortly retire from the Viceroyalty of India and
be succeeded by Lord Dufferin, the present
British Ambassador ut St. Petersburg.
disturbance was caused at Paris Thursday
night by the band at the Palais Royal refusing
to accede to q call from the crowd for the Mar
seillaise. A number of arrests were made. The
parties arrested have since been discharged from
custody.
The London correspondent of the Liverpool
Courier says:-''rhe steamer Faraday, when
spoken on Tuesday last, in latitude 40 deg.
10 min. north, longitude II deg 80 min. west,
was graphing for the cable, which had been
lost in u STORM"
THE CHINESE MISSION TO SPAIN.
The Standards correspondent ut Hcndnye
telegraphs :-'The Chinese Legation which
came to Spain to make treaty in relation 10
the coolie traffic has left the country. The
Chinese Consuls for Havana and Porto Rico
will leave in short time for their posts. The
Legation will start for Peru and Mexico in u
few weeks to negotiate with regard to coolic
immigration"
RUssIA's CIVIL STRIFE.
A ;,I hoe al
two peasants to four years hard labor in the
Siberian mines for opposing the demarcation of
their plots of land, and six others to various
terms of exile or imprisonment for the
same offence. Three of the five male nhilists,
who were sentenced by the military tribunal
at Odessa to be hanged there, to be executed
there ut ten O'clock this morning. The
woman who was sentenced to exile in Siberia is
only fifteen years old. A st. Petersburg de-
spatch to the Daily Telegraph says:-"Very
serious signs of disturbance have been observed
among the peasantry. The recent proclamation
affirming the perlnanence of the present dis
position of land was designed to meet u grave
and increasing danger
The Times Berlin correspondent says the ma
tidhal debt of Russia hearing interest is becom-
ing enormous. One billion one hundred and
tirty-two million ono hundred and sixty-five
thousand one hundred and twenty-five rublcs
in paper money is now in circulation.
Sixty thousand pounds sterling in specie were
Withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday
for shipment to the United States.
The Furness Iron and Steel Company has sus-
pended. Its liabilities are heavy.
BRITISH LABOR AND AGRIcULTURE.
Mr.. Albert Pcll and Mr.. Clare Sewel Read.
members of Parliament, who are going to
America in connection with the commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the agricultural deprcs-
sion in England, will leave on the Inman line
steamer City of Montreal, which sails from
Liverpool on the 26th inst for New York.
The Daily Ne,cs understands that the object of
the visit of Messrs. Read and Pell to America is
to inquire as to the amount of live stock and
meat which the United States and Canada can
export during the next four years and the cost
ut which animal food can he produced upon the
American continent. Another voyage will be
made next year to pursue inquiries into the pro-
ddction of wheat and other crops.
Tho Oldham Operative Spinners' Executive
Committee has referred the question of five per
cent reduction to district meetings, on whose
action will depend whether strike shall cnsuc
Two Thousand chairmakcrs have struck ut Stour
bridge. There was demonstration yesterday
Of 1000 unemployed laborers in Glasgow
Heavy thunderstorms have caused the rivers h
overflow in tho north and northeast parts of
Lancashire and much damage to the crops
Some of the cotton mills on the banks of the
Blackwater ut Darwen have been compelled to
suspend operations on account of the water.
:. A Rome despatch to the Netcs reports that the
harvest in Italy has been disastrously affected
by the drought and parching heat. Thc.pros-
poets of the vintage arc rcassuring. Con-
siderable distress has been caused in the vcnc-
tian provinces owing to the slender yield of the
silk cocoons.
a CRISIS ON THE GREEK QUESTION.