The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
The Zulu War Believed To Be
Definitely at an End.
ARMS ON THE GREEK FRONTIER.
Release OF the Prisoner Of
the Clock Tower.
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

All the Russian war vessels have left Sulina
at the mouth of the Danube.
The Registrar General of London announces
that two fatal cases of cholera occurred in that
city last week.
M. Quelfissi, a republican, has been elected
member of the Council General of Corsica
replacing Bonapartist.
The Standards Pesth despatch says the Aus
trian Ministry of War have resolved not to
occupy the district of Nov Bazaar this year.
The Times Cairo correspondent says the policy
of M. Tricou is not calculated to insure the
cordial cooperation Of England and France.
The Correctional Tribunal of the Seine has
acquitted the Rfpublique Francaisc and the
Gauiois of the charge Of libelling Don Carlos.
The Dublin Gazette announces that after the
18th of August certain parishes in the counties
Of Derry and Tyrone will be placed under the
Peace Preservation act.
The Standards Vienna despatch reports that
the fire in Seraievo is not yet extinguished.
Twenty soldiers of the garrison reported
killed, wounded or missing.
No representative Of the United States gov
eminent has attended the notable trials of the
rev Krupp gun at Meppen, and the fact has
excited some comment in Germany.
The Standards Berlin correspondent believes
that the ultramontanes will emerge much weaker
from the new elections, owing to their support
of Prince Bismarck's economic policy.
The Ne,cs Rome correspondent says the
Pope's physicians renewing their complaints
OF his protracted confinement. His Holiness
has asked the advice of the cardinals about
Pcrugia.
Danish newspapers state that a terrific thun-
der storm occurred in that kingdom on the 4th
inst. Over hundred farm houses were
destroyed and fifty persons killed. The
damage to the crops is incalculable
Notices posted at the Oldham cotton
mills yesterday of a reduction of the wages of
calico weavers five per cent. similar reduction
Of the wages of the fustian weavers is expected.
These notices come in force on the 22d inst
The Times Berlin despatch reports that Gen.
eral won Manteufel will be appointed COM
mandcr-in-chief of all troops in Alsace-Lorraine.
1t is contrary to custom and military tradition
for marshal to be appointed chief of an army
corps.
In consequence of the recent disturbances in
Samos the Prince has consented to the dissolu-
ton Of the Senate, which is accused Of malver-
sation in regard to the public funds. A con-
thus been averted.
The correspondent of the Times at Belgrade
reports that owing to the insecure state of the
Servo-Albanian frontier q military council has
determined to place q strong corps of observa-
ton there during the advance of the Austro-Hun-
garian troops into Novi-Bazar.
A Vienna despatch to the Times says at
Wiclczka, a town in Austrian Poland, in the
centre Of the salt mining region of Galicia in
consequence Of O violent movement of the
waters and surface of the ground a row of
houses split in several places and the people
fed in panic"
THE ST. GOTIIARD TUNNEL.
The intelligence comes from Switzerland that
1t is expected that the st. Gothard Mountain
will be pierced and the tunnel carried right
through by the end of the present year.
THE INTERNATIONAL LAW CONFERENCE.
In the International Law Conference yester-
day, in discussing the resolution of Herr Marcus,
Of Bremen, for intrusting to mixed tribunals
criminal jurisdiction to adudicate on collisions
ut sea between merchantmen Of different nation
alities Mr.. +. c. Benedict, of the United States,
said that an international criminal law was i'm
possible. The resolution finally referred to
Q committee.
THE ZULU WAR.
The Times, in a leading editorial article, sum
marizing q series Of letters from South Africa,
extending over n fortnight after the battle of
Ulundi, says:-"Our hopes that the war was
virtually ended are rather increased than d.
minished by the latest dates. Concurrent re-
ports from fugitivcs and chiefs who have sur.
rendered go to show that King Cetywayo had
Jax ato 10 oil Int 1ot
been persuaded that his troops on previous occa-
sons had been defeated only through bad
leadership"
RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA.
Tidings of the Russian expedition to Mcrv
have been received ut St. Petersburg and it is
believed in well informed circles that Russia
has succeeded in establishing an alliance with
Persia. The hardships of the expedition were
great. 1t suffered from heat from poverty of
escort and from lack OF water and supplies.
Its success has caused lively satisfaction The
Daily News' st. Petersburg correspondent re-
ports that the Turconans are retiring on Merv
and the Northern Desert. They have sent sew
eral thousand sheep to Khiva to exchange for
corn for the coming campaign. 1t is reported
that an English merchant has sold to the Tekkc-
Turconans 500 Martini rifles. The Tctionosti
Of st. Petersburg states that Councillor DAM
loil has been directed by the government to re
port upon the best means of connecting the
Caspian and Black seas by canal.
THE GREEK BOUNDARY QUESTION.
despatch to the Times from Constantinople
says:-'According to information from o trust.
worthy source there now in Thcssaly Epims
aud Macedonia 80, 600 Turkish troops, exclusive
of artillery and cavalry. These, together with
the forces at Adrianople and Constantnople and
in Albania make an army Of 10000 men in
European Turkey, which is more than would be
sA4,sirHA ~ dssL with Greece in the event ofwar.