The New York herald., 1879-08-05
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
Zulu Chiefs Demand a
White King.
AORDENOKJOLDS SUCCESS CONFIRMED.
Did the Ex-Khedive Take the Spells
with Him from Egypt.
TROUBLE IN BULGARIA.
The German Crown Prince and
the Vatican.
STORM IN EN- G. L A N D.
AORDENSKJOLD'S SUCCESS CONFIRMED.
TROUBLE IN BULGARIA.
The German Crown Prince and
the Vatican.
STORM IN CLAN D.
icy CABLE TO THE HERALD ]

(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON August 5, 1879.
Sarah Bernhardt has been enthusiastically
ceived in Paris after her recent triumphs in
London.
Berlin despatch says the news of a m0dus
rirendi between Germany and the Vatican is
premature.
despatch from Constantinople reports that
Fuad Pacha started for Alexandrawith the
frman investing Tewfk with authorith as
Khcdivc
despatch from Berlin to the Standard con-
firms the report that Professor Nordenskj6ld,
having got clear of the ice, has passed safely
through Behring Strait.
The captain and mate of the ship Aurelia
have died on board of their vessel from yellow
fever, while on the way from Havana to
Gothenburg. The vessel is quarantined at the
latter place.
The Standards Madrid correspondent reports
that it is said in official circles that the marriage
OF the King of Spain with the Austrian Arch
duchess Christine will take place during the
conNig autumn.
Tha Wesleyan Conference, of Birmingham,
has adopted report in favor of an ecumenical
conference as proposed by the American Wes-
leyans, and appointed u committee to make ar
rangements for the meeting.
The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at
st. Petersburg says the extraordinary silence of
the press and the absence Of newspaper letters
from the Merv force is giving rise to u general
belief that the expedition has met with a dis
astcr
conservative demonstration took place at
the Marquis of Salisbury's country seat at Hat
field yesterday. ViscOunt Sandon, discussing
the conservative chances at the next election,
said that the great struggle would come in a
year sooner.
despatch from Rome contradicts the report
that the Italian Minister OF the Interior has adj
dressed a circular to the projects enjoining them
to watch increasingly all persons known in
stigators of demonstrations and disorders, and
especially to prevent demonstrations Of the
'Italia Irredenta' party.
In consequence of the receipt Of q telegram
stating that the Infanta Marie Del Pilar second
sister of the King of Spain, is dangerously ill,
King Alfonso and the Princess of Asturias left
Lagrania yesterday for Escoriaza. where the
1nfanta is residing. The Infanta is suffering
from catalcpsis and nervous fever.
THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE AND THE VATICAN.
The Standards Berlin correspondent points
out sentence i'll a letter from the Crown Prince
to the Pope, written during the regency of the
former, while the Emperor was recovering from
the effects of attempted assassination, which
says that alteration of the Prussian laws to ac-
cord with the statutes of the Romish Church
would be inconsistent with loyalty TO his anccs-
tors and his duty to his country, which sentence,
the correspondent says, cannot be explained
away. This is in connection with the moditica-
ton of the May laws.
THE UPRIsINGs BULGARIA..
The Prince of Bulgaria has proclaimed
state OF siege at varna, Rasgrad and Elena.
[Thc tumults at Rasgrad, says the Vienna cor
respondent of the London Standard, to suppress
which $50 Bulgarian militia were sent thther,
were caused by Mohammedans in their own de-
fence against Bulgarian excesscs. They are
very likely to extend, as the population ut Ras-
grad, Osmanbazar, Jamboli, &c, principally
consists Of Mohammcdans. Further details are
still wanting the insurgents having cut the
wires between Osmanbazar and Rasgrad. More
over, similar excesses were expected during the
Russian evacuation. The East Roumelian
tumults seem to be of minor Importance, not
withstandng which about six hundred men have
been sent to Hermanli.l
ItE PLUMBER
In the House of Commons yesterday the
Chancellor of the Exchequcr, replying TO
question by Mr. Edward Jenkins Qiberal) men,
Der for Dundee, IA to whether the ex-Khedive
plundcrcd Egypt of property worth six millions
on his departure, said he had heard unof,icially,
that the cx-Khedvc had ordered u large amount
of property to be taken aboard his yacht, but
the government had no official knowledge of
the nature of the property or its amount
TERRIFIC STORM IN ENGLAND.
The scverest storm known here for many
years ragged in various parts of England, and
especially in the valley of the Thames, on Satur-
day night. The storm was attended by fall
of hailstones, some of which were five inches i'm
circumference. The damage to glass in places
Immediately around London amounts to thou
sands of pounds sterling. In great part of
Bedfordshirc the hay crop has been completely
swept away and many cattle have been drowned.
Newmarket and the neighborhood are flooded.
The rain fall in Buckinghamshire is estimated
mt seventy tons per acre. Damages by floods
and lightning are also reported from Cambridge,
Norfolk, Guilford, Leicester Bath and Mon
mouth.
THANKS FOR TIE AFGHAN coNQUERoRs.
Sir Stafford Northcotc moved last evening in
the House of Commons that the thanks of the
House be given to Lord Lytton. Viceroy of In
dia, and the officers and men of the Afghan ex
petition. The Marquis of Harrington and
others supported that part of the motion rclat-
ing to the officers and men, but opposed the
vote of thanks to Lord Lytton. After party
debate Sir Stafford Northcotc's motion was
adopted without u division.