The New York herald., 1879-12-26
England and Russia Exchange
Christmas Greetings
SECOCGNI IN CAPTIVITY
De Freycinet Stands in the French
Ministerial Breach
STARVING MOHAMMEDAN REFUGEES.
[Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Dec. 26, 1879.
n. N0rkof has arrived at st. Petersburg.
Secocoeni is now on his way to Cape Town as
o prisoner.
A heavy fog overhung London and it's sub
urbs during the entire day of Christmas.
The Tines St. Petersburg despatch announces
that Polish journal is to be established there.
In gas shares there was on Wednesday con-
tinuance Of speculative sales by the American
division.
General Avezzana, one of Garibaldi's most
famous companions in arms, is dead. He was
president of the Italia Irredenta Committee.
The Paris correspondent of the Times reports
the temperature there on Christmas Day at
27 degrees Fahrenheit, which is comparatively
mild weather.
A colliery explosion occurred on Wednesday
near Bolton, by which eleven men were seri-
ously injured, one of whom has since died, and
several Others are not expected to survive.
The Posts despatch from Berlin says that,
according to intelligence from st. Petersburg,
the Gear is anxious'to visit the Czarina, but is
prevented by the disturbed condition of the
Empire tM
The iron masters of North Staffordshire have
issued circulars declining to receive further Or
ders except subject to the prices current at the
time of delivery. The trade is in most -four.
ishing condition and additional furnaces are
being blown in.
The Standard's correspondent at CONSTANT
nople says kilograms from Adrianople report
that the sufferings Of the refugees become
worse daily, and that the mortality among them
is increasing frightfully. There are no re
sources for their relief.
The Times Vienna correspondent asserts that
compromise has been unoffcially suggested
by France in the Greek frontier question, by
which the line of boundary proposed by Turkey
would be accepted in Epirus, while that pro-
posed by the Greeks would be accepted in Thes-
sally.
RELIEF FOR IRELAND.
The Lord Mayors Irish relief fund reached
nearly g. 900 on Christmas Eve. The Duchess
Of Marlborough has acknowledged the receipt
of Queen Victorias present of $500 for the
same purpose.
KENEALEY DIsowNRD.
The solicitor of Arthur Orton, the Tichborne
claimant, writes to the newspapers denying
that the writ of error in the claimants case was
applied for under DR.. Kenealey's advice and
asserting that the Doctor will not and cannot
be employed as counsel in the case He says
there is no authority for the statement that the
ease will be taken to tie House of Lords, as the
arguments cannot Last longer than one day.
SPAIN AND CUBA.
The Times correspondent at Madrid reports
that the Senate passed the bill for the abolition
of c1o IN Cubo 1xo ofr nf n
Generals Riquelmc and Prendergast and eight
Cuban Senators voted with the minority. Mar
tinez Campos, General Jovellar, Count valma-
seda, General Concha and the remainder of the
West India members abstained from voting.
No Cuban Senator voted with the majority.
A sCorTIsH-AMERICAN PHILANTHRopIsT.
Andrew Carnegie, of New York, has offered
TO the corporation Of his native city, Dunferm-
line, Scotland, 5000 for the establishment of
a free public library and recreation rooms. The
corporation is equally divided whether they
should accept the gift not, SO in the absence
of information as to whether Mr.. Carnegie
intends to provide for the permanent mainte-
nance of the library the Provost has declined
to give the casting vote either way. [Mr. Car
negie, who owns large iron works at Pittsburg,
established public baths at Dunfermlnc in 1877
and was presented with the freedom of that city
In the same year,
THE FRENCH CRISIS.
The same correspondent says that President
Grevy has now officially commissioned M. de
Frcycinet to form a Cabinet. M. dc Freycinct
Is thus solely responsible. He will have to sub
init first the names of persons and later
his programme. Should his selection
of persons not meet with President
Grevy's approval NJ. dc Frcycinct will have to
definitely resign his commission. The Standard
has the following Paris despatch 1.-THE Temps
says M. dc Freycinct's Cabinet will be gazctted
ON Saturday. M. Leon Say yesterday held
O long interview with President Grevy
M. Waddington told President Grevy on
Wednesday night that he and NJ. dc Freycinct
had agreed upon programme and list of Min
listers and under secretaries. NJ. Waddington
himself declined to form u Ministry, and rec
commended that the task be intrustcd to M. de
Freycinet The latter held an interview this
morning with President Gr6vy, who requested
him to rcorganize tho Cabinet. M. dc Freyci-
net accepted the charge.
THE FAMINE IN sILEsIA.
The Tines Berlin despatch reports that
164, $50 marks have been collected here in aid
of the famine sufferers in Silesia. A thaw has
yet in there and the sufferings of the famine
stricken are less intense. MH
WHY CEREBRAL DRENTELN RESIGNED.
The Times Bucharest correspondent ssys IL il
stated on good authority that General Drcntcln
resigned his Office under the following crcum.
stances :-Mirsky having given information to
the Russian police, General Drcnteln committed
his sentence to imprisonment, but after tho at
tempt ON the Cars life tho more cxcitablc part
of the Cars encourage insisted that Mirsky
should bc hanged. General Duntcln,
however, insisted upon keeping faith with
Mirsky, and asserted that hanging
one moro of their number would
not effect the nihilists Finally General
Drentcln kept faith with Mirsly; but the dis
,,sfa t,rnfl,,cad ao much fcclnr TINT ha