The New York herald., 1879-12-27
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

Lord Lytton himself gives the following account
OF the attempt recently made to shoot him :--'As
ian fired two shots ut my Carriage and one at the
carriage following No one hurt The man sp-
Rrshsnasd asn BY my STAFF the man is an Eusasisn.
Xicoroy was diving in his carriage % from the the
cellency. The shots were apparently unnoticed
by all but Colonel Collcy tho private secretary to
viceroy. Hearing the sound Of tho shots. Colonel
Colley looked around and tho wouldb bo ASSASSIN
as s s M
the man. who had in his had revolver. On their
seizng him he offered resistance. 1t is stated that
the prisoner had been recently discharged from tho
Ailahabad Lunatic Asylum, and when arrested was
in state Of intoxication All the accounts given Of
the attempt substantially agree with this one.
The fact that the aged GortschsKof In spite of oil
prophecies to the contrary has taken tho reins OF
government again into his own hands soon
as ever he set foot in st. Petersburg has had .
most disquieting effect upon tho German and
Austrian press. The thought that General Igna-
tiefr is to 30 sent to Rome as Russian Ambasssdor
is peculiarly irritating, and Is made the subject
of more than one indignant leading article. The
Vienna Pressc conceves that the sending Of this
diplomatist to the Italian capital IL stroke directed
against Austria. .'Coquetry with Italy" says
that journal. "became fashion with Russia inn
mediately after tho Criinean war, when that
Power turned with bitter spite upon Austria" The
amicsble relations between Russia and Italy have
appeared a intervals since that date and have always
meant, the Vienna journal contends mischief tow
ard Austria. General Ignatief is said to be
actly the man to carefully gather up all the threads
of concord between Rome and st. Petersburg. He
notoriously sympathizes with the lusts OF the Ital
ians after certain portions of Austrian territory II
certainly says much for the truth Of the Austrian
surmsings. IL it be fact 1t is reported. that the
nomination Of Ignatieff hes been anticipated with
fervor by the Italia Irredenta party.
Tho Comte do Semee, who has recently returned
from the banks of the Niger. whittier no was sent
when Marshal MacMahon President OF tho
French Republic. has just published q few more
chapters OF his startling narrative. Tho Count Gays
that on reaching Lokodga hc offered the Sultan
Of that place some cotton goods, wheroon His
dog don't want your presents; give me gin
and rumY The Count thought he was gong to be
he was not English. but French; that hc had
never been received before by such dog. that he
feared neither ire nor poison. &c. This language
having sobered tho Sultan. the Count gave him .
bottle of gin, which produced another At Of delirum
tremens. The Count adds that the Sultan is COM
subjects, who have imposed upon him parliament
with which he gets drunk from morning till even
lish establishments. and he complains that they
were rather jealous OF him and were more IN.
clned to throw obstacles in his way
mp tho country. in the country of the
Mtchs, tho Count nearly his travels brought to
IN abrupt conclusion. However. tho King. after
Staying before him 100 human victims and oxaniin-
ing their entras, declared them favorable and made
tine s m into Of Which
trbuted through tho city, and tho Count who dinod
with tho Sultan in the evening was Obliged 70 cat
tunately, he was able to conclude his rcpast with
fruit and palm wine. Tho Count writes giowtngly
OF the natural wealth of tho country which evidently
requires good deal OF opening up.
"well, all things must como to an end" says
George Augustus Sala, describing In the London
Atlantic voyage Is over. We have sighted Sandy
Hook; wo are in the beauteous bay OF New York.
The good ship, which In bygone days would have
landed her passengers at Jersey City. now swings
her enormous bulk into comfortable berth ut
pier on the North Rivor In New York itself and
within an easy distance of the chief hotels OF tho
Empire city. Ours has bocn rather evcntful
age but my log OF IL would have been much longer
had I been able to hold pen or wrto logble
sentence during at least fve-eghths OF that
yo, ages continuance. We have had storm or
two storm or six, 40 IL appears to my darkencd
mind--since left Queenstown. On tho Monday
after leaving the shores Of sErin defercntally
asked ancient mariner who swabbing the
weather outlook. The reply of the ancient mariner
orncuar in Its ambiguity. but still IL was much
he, had better aet .it to-day dined ~
heartily as could that Monday. but on tho NOR
tossed How We rolled How we wallowed
in the trough OF the seal How Of
us were bruised from top to toe by tumbling
about our staterooms and grovolling under
berthsi But 1t has all come to an end, and every
everybody else aud exchanging congratulations upon
the good time which we have all had. Cham-
pagnc In flowing. healths are being drunk, and from
the smoking room hear tho refrain OF For he's q
body pledges Captain Haines, our gallant and cour-
teous commander. One terror only looms ahead
that OF tho New York Custom House. I wonder
whether shall lose my temper there as did at Boss
ton sixteen years ago. But OF my fiscal experiences
SHALL have to toll you In my next despatch"