The New York herald., 1879-12-02

the government has not much trust in the army
That measure calls to mind the proceedings of the
socialistc party in Russia The schisn which spoke
about in my last letter is now known to be decidedly
establis shed in the ranks or the nihilists The
party Of moderate reyoiu.ionists nave started now
the People). The chief points of their dssension
from the party which directed the former nihistic
organ the Zeniia Volta LAND and Liberty, by
no means clearly set forth in the first issues the
Nayodnaya Volid. They declare only that they do
not approve of the mode of furthering the ends of
the revolution by the wholesale slaughter Of gov
ernment officials, and will chiefly exert their tai
snss in ,sw sSsa Of Glasses s0eAliso prOpasanaa
AS far as can judged from the first number of the
Nayodndya Volta the management of the matter is
intrusted to nhlists of second rate ability. Some
people jestngly assure that Narodnaya Volta is
not genuine organ OF the revolutonists ut all, but
Of launched by the adopts Of the Third
ground Of the French proverb. that says. lie
Titlicuie tue."
THE EXPEDITION TO MEnv.
One of the most prominent commanders of the Rus
sian force against the Tekke Turcornans the Prince
Dolgorouky. is reported to be recalled from the
army or operation beyond the Caspian Sea and ap-
pointed to replace the late Aid-de Camp General Re
tern. at the court of tho Emperor of Germany.
This nomination has greatly appeased pubic dis
content. 1t is firmly believed that with Skobelef
spirit. and the resistance of the Turcomans will be
speedily crushed and Merv captured at last.
Everybody here is OF course aware of the Iact
that the independence of Merv has always been
cardinal point in tire Central Asian policy of Eng
land, but the enmiy against the English has sharp
ened to such degree of late that, notwithstanding
the heavy burdens to which the nation will have to
submit in order to provide for further mill
tary operations in Central Asia, every attempt of
the government to check the English progress in
that part of tho world will be received by almost
universal approval on the part of the Russian
people. There were ruulors current lately concern
ing General Kaufman having beeh refused the
money necessary for the lifting up of the contenl-
plated Russian expedition to march in the
spring from Russian Turkestan to the pres
ont northern boundaries of Afghanistan.
with the aim Of checkmating the Eng
lsh in the settlement OF the affairs of Afghanis-
tan; but those rumOrs not credited in the we'll
informed circles OF the capital. Kaufman is the
acknowledged favorite Of the Minister OF War, Mlou-
tine whose influence is ut present paramount with
greatly inclined toward an Anglophoban Russian
policy in Afghanstan. Kaufmann was always eager
to avail himself of every opportunity to enter upon
new military adventure in Central ASIA by which
he hopes to demonstrate the necessity of his
own presence in that part OF the Russian Empire.
It may be safely asserted that as long Kaufman
remains ut his present post there will always be
some military operations required to be carried
from that part of the Russian dominions. The
presence Of kaufmann in Afghanistan has long since
been universally acknowledged by the Russian pub
lie to be great impeachment in the way of the
solidation OF that boundary with the main body of
the Empire But as the public does not have the
means to displace him it is thought best now
Kaufmann's perpetNnDs mobile tendencies in employing
him against the English in case they happen to an
noy the Russians too much by their proceedings in
that part OF the world