The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-21
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
DissolVing the League OF
Afghan Hillmen.
CUBAN SLAVERY DIES HARD.
Pope Leo Stems the Tide of
Irish Agitation.
SCHOOLING THE KHEDIVE.
Political Reverberations of the
Moscow Mine.
FRANCE AND DE FREYCINET.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD


LONDON, Dec 81. 1879.
A despatch from Berlin to the Globe says
Prince Bismarck is again severely ailing Of
rheumatism.
The lower House of the Austrian Reichsrath
vote Of 223 to 1O5. 4o
The River Rhine is frozen over from Rudes-
helm to the Upper Rheingau, and persons cross
on the ice at Bingen.
The Egyptian government continues military
preparations, though little doubt is felt as to o
favorable issue of the negotiations with the gov
eminent of Abyssinia.
The Vienna Pressc was confscated on Friday
by the police tor reproducing an article of the
Paris Figaro insulting to M. Gambetta, Pres
ident Of the French Chamber Of Deputies.
NJ. Leon Chotteau, previous to his embarka-
ton OH the steamer France, which sailed from
Havre for New York yesterday, had an inter-
view with NJ. Gambetta, President Of the Cham
Der of Deputies.
In the sitting of the Turco-Greek Commission
yesterday Sawas Pacha strongly urged the
Greek members not to break off negotiations.
He said the Porte was earnestly studying the
frontier and that this explained the delay. The
Greeks have asked instructions from Athens.
SPAIN AND CUBA.
The Spanish Senate will not adjourn for the
Christmas holidays until the Cuban Slavery
Abolition bill is voted. The Chamber Of Depu-
ties will adjourn on the Odd inst, first appoint
ing committee ON the bill.
RoUMELIAN REFUGEES.
Sir Austen Layard, the British Ambassador
at Constantinople, has authorized the British
Consul in Eastern Roumelia to use the
mainder of the relief fund in aid OF the Mus
sulman refugees, who are dying of hunger, and
has telegraphed to the Baroness Burdett
Coutts for assistance.
STARVING sILEsIA.
despatch to the Times from Berlin says
'The requisite measures have been taken to
prevent any dangerous extension of the pre-
vailing famine and disease in Siesia. The
ravagcs have hitherto not been extensive, and
there need be no fear now that the danger will
develop. The provincial authorities have voted
/ ,5OO,OO marks for directly mitigating the
hunger OF the sufferers and $50, 900 marks for
the construction of roads and other relief
work. The Emperor has placed ut the uncon-
ditiOned disposal Of the Poor law officers
400 900 marks, which had been contributed in
commemoration of his golden wedding Cen
erous sums have likewise been donated by the
Empress, the Crown Prince Frederick William,
and other members of the royal family, and by
the public"
TIE cHURCHILLs AND THEIR CHARITY.
The Duchess of Marlborough has written to
the Lord Mayor of London asking his aid to
induce the wealthy citizens Of London to con-
tribute to the relief of the starving poor in
Ireland. She expresses fear that the distress
comes to the assistance of the sufferers. The
Lord Mayor has announced his readiness to CO
operate with the Duchess of Marlborough.
BAvARIAN INDEPENDENCE.
Berlin despatch to the Times says:-"The
Bavarian Chamber of Deputies has rejected the
proposal to abolish the embassies at Vienna,
Paris st. Petersburg Rome and the Vatican.
The Premier declared that these embassies were
the sign of Bavarian independence"
HEALTH OF THE CzARINA.
An official bulletin from Cannes, dated De-
cember II, states that the Empress of Russia,
on the night of the 10th inst, felt lancinating
pains in the right sidc caused by inflammation
of the lung membrane The symptoms of pleu-
risy have ceased since the 18th, but the Gar
mas general health still causes anxiety. De-
spatches from Rome say that it is definitely
arranged that the Czarina, whose health is in so
precarious condition, will shortly go to Sicily.
END OF THE MAY LAWS.
despatch to the Standard from Rome says
"The negotiations between Germany and the
Vatican are about to take new departure.
AS the abrogation of the May laws seems to
form an insupcrable difficulty, 1t is pro
posed to drop oil mention of those laws while
an agreement should be come to that the Prus
sian government should present q new project
Of law regulating the relationship of Church and
State. The Vatican considers that the Church
would thus protect her rights and obtain what
she has been demanding ever since the enact
ment of the May laws" A despatch from
Rome adds:-"The Vatican has authorized the
Papal Nuncio ut Vienna to receive the pro-
posals made on behalf of the German govern
ment for u settlement of minor questions 80 AZ
to establish o modus rirendi pending the settle
mcnt of tho larger questions. 1t Is asserted
that Mgr. Jacobini, the Papal Nuncio, will
probably again visit Prince bismarck
CONSTANT KESEALY
The Daily Ners says: 1--WE understand that
the steps for procuring the writ of error in the
case of Arthur Orion, the Tichborne claimant,
were taken by Lord Rivers ana Mr.. Guildford
Onslow under the advice Of DIR. Kcncaly, who
applied for similar writ in 1874, but it was
then refused. 1t Is stated that the case will 10
taken to the House of Lords for final decision,
and that DIR. Kcnealy will exercise his right Ms
a member of the Irish Bar to appear for Orion
before that tribunal