The New York herald., 1879-02-04

Minister of War, is to succeed the Due d'Aumale,
and General Fare is to be Minister of War;. tele
gram to the Ne,cs says:-"The opinion gains ground
that the Chambers will speedily abandon Versailles
for Paris" The Berlin Post says:-"The German gov
ernment has decided not to send credentials to
the German Ambassador at Paris 1t regards its
official diplomatic relations with France not hav
ing been interrupted for single moment. The
Ambassador is accredited to the Republic, not to the
President for the time being"
SUNDAYS ELECTIONS.
Additional returns from the supplementary eec
tions on Sunday for members of the Chamber of
Deputies have come to hand. NJ. dc Fourtou and
Baron Reie both conservatives have been reelected
Count de Nun, conservative, was defeated by NJ
Maguet. republican Marquis de la Rochejaquelein
conservative defeated by NJ. Joutfrault, republic
can. NJ Fleury, republican. is probably elected
vice Baron ce Bourgong, who declined to stand The
returns not all in yet. NM lie Roger and Debons
republicans. have been elected for Montmedy and
Tarbes respectively Second ballots are necessary
Uzes and Yssingeaux.
GERMANY AND scHLEswIG.
The National Gazette of Berlin. says it is highly
probable that the remarkable attitude of the Danish
Court at the Duke OF Cumbcrlands marriage
prompted Germany to ask Austria to abrogate clause
of the Treaty of Prague. The National Tidende.
ceived from Vienna confirmation of the statement
that treaty has been concluded between Germany
and Austria abrogating the clause.
HARpsHIps AFGHANIsTAN.
The correspondent Of the Cioh aud Military Gdzete
of Lahore telegraphs from Khclat- Ghilzai January
25 that supplies there obtained with great diff
Guilty. The arrangements OF the comlnissariat in
the Of the army are in deplorable state. The
commissary officers appear unable to forward stores
to the front. The cavalry and artillery, men and
horses. suffering from want of clothing and
food The people Of the country are sulky and
inclined to be insolent. All natives suspected Of
bearing arms in Candahar have been searched. the
concealment of arms being punished. Four ele-
plants and 103 buocks have died from cold and star
vation. The forward movements to Ghirisk and
Khelat-i-Ghilzai attributed at Candahar to the
scarcity of forage in that neishborhood. The camcls
there dying daily in great numbers. the supply
of food having arrived too late to save them from
the effects previous starvation. The troops in
good health and spirits but beginning to weary
of the monotony and hardships of the campaign,
and would gladly see 1t over and return home.
A correspondent at Hazarpir telegraphs -"An the
troops here will march to Khuram on Tuesday"
This probably signifies cooperation with General
Stewards advance from Khelat-i-Ghilzai. 1t is re-
ported that Yakoob Khan is actively concentrating
the fragments of his army around Cabul.
RAIN WANTED INDIA
Calcutta correspondent teegraphs that the failure
Of the usual winter rains some anxiety
throughout Northern India. Glancing down the
columns of the official weather and crop reports for
the week ending on the 2Sth of January find the
same remark, Grain much wanted" opposite almost
every district of the northwest provnces-Oude and
the Punjab. Although it is stated in general
mary that there is yet for entertaining ap
prohension Of extensive injury the spring crop.
still is clear that unless rain falls in the next few
days the crop will be seriously injured and much
distress will result.
GREAT BRITA1N's LABOR FIGHT.
notice Of ten per cent reduction in wages from
the 18th of February has been posted in the Tyne
shipbuilding yards. This will affect 1000 workmen.
OF the 142 cotton mills in the Bolton district twenty
three are closed and twenty-eight working on
short time in consequence of the depression in trade
despatch from Liverpool says the transatlantic
steamers neither be loaded nor discharged on
count Of the dock laborers strike. The steamers an
nounced for New York WILL however. sail punctualy
with without cargo. Efforts arc being made to
obtain labor from other places. The masters have
warned the men that they driving trade from
Liverpool
sALErTE MIRACLE.
Paris correspondent says the Bishop Of Grenoble
denies that the Pope has condemned the miracle at
La Salette imposture. On the contrary, he
authorized the crownng of the Virgins statue there.
approved by the Congregation Of Rites. de-
spatch from Rome says the Ossrvatore Romano states
that the Pope has not yet pronounced judgment re-
specting the miracle of La Salette.
CABLE NOTES.
Albert Grant has filed petition in bankruptcy
His liabilities are f6s1 ,993.
The Porte proposes to fix the interest the uni
fed debt at 2 1-5 per cent.
The military conscription was effected throughout
Spain yesterday without any difficulty.
The Berlin Tagtan states that the court martial in
the case of the officers of the ironclad Grosser Kur
first has resulted in Judgment Of acquittal all
essential points.
Dublin correspondent states that three Catholic
bishops have had q conference with the Duke Of
Marlborough the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. and
informed him that the Catholics willing to
cept any fair compromise Oh the University educs-
ton question.