The New York herald., 1879-03-09
GHg DR. BRoGLIH IIPRACHIENY.
General Meikoff Says the Plague
Is Conquered
THE TURKS IN ROUMELIA.
Emigration Of ROunleIians- Excitement in
TirnOva--New Turkish Atrocities.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

LONDON, March o, 1879
The Bulgarian notables at Tirnova have re-
ceived alarming news from the South, which
does not presagc peace in Roumelia. The Turks
have been reoccupying the towns evacuated
by the Russians in Macedonia and many
reports of excesses committed by them
are current. 1t is asserted that the population
of Djuma (Djumaka y, forty-ive miles south of
Sofia, are emigrating nnsse before the adj
vance of the Turkish troops. There is great
excitement in Tirnova. kilograms on the
subject will he read at the next
sitting of the Assembly. The Times CORE
spondent at Tirnova says:-"Telegrauis have
been received from the vicinity Of Adrianople,
giving the names of people who were cut in
pieces by the Turks in the districts evacuated
by the Russians"
AMERICAN MEAT IN ENGLAND.
The first consignment of cattle subject to the
new regulations arrived on Friday at Liverpool
in the Warren line steamer Brazilian, which has
been peculiarly successful in her transport of
live stock. This" says the London Times lis
her second voyage from Boston during the
winter, when the Atlantic is rough, without
losing a single head of cattle. The Brazilian
landed 3O1 head ut the special lairage, licensed by
the Privy Council, at Birkenhead. All the animals
were apparently sound and healthy, and it is an
ticiTNted they will find ready market in Lon
don and Liverpool as dead meat within the ten
days allowed for slaughter. If this expectation
Is realized, it is probable that American ship
pers, who are awaiting the result Of the Brazil
lan's experiment, will send large number of
beasts under the same conditions"
THE PAssANANTE TRIAL
The papers contain lengthy kilograms from Ma
pies about tho Passanante trial A few points
are of interest. The Public Prosecutor dwelt
with great emphasis the alleged proofs that
Passanante was not madman, but an instrument
chosen by secret society to assassnate the King.
The prisoners counsel made an imlmssiOned
peech, declaring that his client was the victim
II q corrupt state of society that .his mind was
unsettled by the unlimited freedom of speech,
&C., which reached its climax under Signor
Cairoli's, administration. If" he said, "Pas-
sanante was given time to recognize his error, he
would be the first to cry Viva il re-" The
speech was loudly applauded.
MKLIKorF ON TIE PLAGUE.
The Official Messenger of St. Petersburg pub
fishes three kilograms from Professor Eichwald,
dated Wiasowka, Tschoinigar and Nicolskoie,
showing that all apprchcnsions respecting the
plague have disappeared, though much disease
prevails. General Loris Melikoff appends a
declaration stating that 500 persons died out Of
population of 11S,OOO, bctwecn October and
February, in the two pestilential districts Of
Astrackan. This is smaller mortality than is
usual from cholera, diphthera, smallpox or
typhus. General Melikof affirms that the cpl
dam; "a pouy ,ostarod
BIsMARCKs GAGGING BILL.
The principal speech in tire debate on the
Parliamentary Discipline bill, in the German
Roichstag on Friday, was made by Herr Wind
horst, the leader Of the Prussian Catholic party,
who declared that the clericals were ready
to support the Chancellor in the struggle
against the socialists, but disapproved
of the means he suggested. Herr Wind
horst suggested the cooperation of Church
and State. instead of the State attempt
Ing to crush the socialists with one hand and to
prosecute the Church with the other. Main
force, he said. was powerless against the social
lists. He hoped he would not live TO see the ex-
plosion which would follow rcpressivc meas
ures.