The New York herald., 1879-08-25
CEssIONs TO GREECE.
American Sailors in Liverpool
Ask for Protection.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]


The Czarewitch Alexander has arrived at
Stockholm.
The plague has appeared at Kirmaclah (prob-
ably Kermanshah) ON the Turco-Persian from
tier.
The damage at Sofia by Saturdays fire is es
timated at 100000. The fire ragged for many
hours. A large number Of artillery horses per-
ished in the flames
The Standards Pesth correspondent is assured
by member of the War Office that the occupa-
ton of Novi-Bazar will be deferred until next
year, owing to the heavy expenses for roads
and barracks.
The Daily Ne,cs Rome despatch says
"Owing to the miasmatic fever prevailing in the
neighborhood of Ceprano, which has affected
one-third of the population, the orders for
the autumn manGuvres have been counter
manded."
THE LURGAS RIOTS.
Further riotous demonstrations occurred at
Lurgan yesterday. The rioters wrecked the
windows Of the houses Of q number OF PrOtes-
tants. ....
AMERICAN SAILORS IN LIVERPOOL.
The American sailors at the port Of Liverpool
have drawn UP a petition to Consul General
Packard praying for the appointment of an
American shipping master at that port. They
state that by the present mode of shipping
American sailors in Liverpool the men are sub
jected to exorbitant charges.
BARTHoLDrs STATUE.
A despatch from Paris states that NJ Bar
tholdi's colossal statue of Liberty for New York
Harbor is making rapid progress toward COM
pletion. The public will shortly be permitted
to visit its interior.
RUSSIA, TURKEY AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The correspondent of the Standard ut Rome
says the Gear has written to the Pope, declaring
his readiness to make peace with the Catholic
Church in Poland. The Sultan has also writ
ten, stating his desire to give the Catholic
Church full liberty in his dominons.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
A Rome despatch reports that four cardinals
will be created ut the Consistory to be held
next month Mgr. Masella is expected at the
Vatican on Monday with an auto
graph letter from the King of Ba-
varia and important documents concerning the
relations between Germany and the Vatican and
the position of the Old Catholics. The Vatican
has taken special steps with several govern
ments to prevent any judicial recognition of the
Old Catholics. 1t is understood that its repre-
sentations in this respect have been favorably
entertained.
ROUMANIA AND THE JEWS.
A despatch from Bucharest states that Prince
Charles, in his message further proroguing the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies until the I'd
of September, says the government will then
submit measures relative to the revision of the
article of the constitution affecting the status
of the Jews necesstated by the Treaty of Ber-
lin, which treaty has been accepted by the Legis-
lature with all the sacrifices it imposes upon
Roumania. The Prince expresses the conviction
that the Legislature will arrive ut solution of
the matter which will reconcile the principles of
religious liberty and political equality with the
national and economical necessities of Rou-
mania.
TURKISH AFFAIRS
The Minister of Finance has informed the
Porte that 100000 Mussulman refugees are
being maintained in addition to the Turkish
army, and that he declines all responsibility for
the financial catastrophe that this state of
affairs renders inevitable. An imperial trade
has consequently been issued dsbanding the
first class of reserves and announcing that the
third, fourth and fifth classes will he dsbandcd
when the Greek question is settled. These
measures involve reduction of the army to
100000 men. The second sitting of the Turco
Greek Frontier Commission will be held on
Thursday, when the Turks will reply to the
declaration made by the Greek Commissioners
relative to the protocol of the Berlin
Treaty. The Standards Paris correspon
dent says the Shek-ul Islam has sent "a
message to the Moslem inhabitants of Epirus
and Thessaly, preparing them for the cesson of
the greater part of those provinces to Greece.
FRENCH AFFAIRS.
The Standards Paris correspondent tclegraphs
that twelve Of the Council General arc hostile
to and ten in favor of the Ferry Educational
bill The Paris correspondent of the Nesrs tcle-
graphs:--"La Union contradicts the statement
of the Pdi,ie that Count de Chambord attended
a meeting of lcgitmsts, at which it was deter
mined to pursue temporizing policy