The New York herald., 1879-08-02
ENGLISH ATHLETES COMING
Another Arctic Expedition to Sail
a. from England.
RUSSIAN H0NORS TO AMERICANS
Reported Prevalence of Cholera Among
British Troops in India.
ley CABLE TO THE HERALD


it's expected that the Emperor William will
be in Metz on the oath of September to attend
the review of the troops.
The French government opposed the reduction
of stipends tothe bishops and was defeated bya
vote of 1S4 to 1873 in the Chamber of Deputies
The Novoc Vremya, of st. Petersburg, an
nounces that the troops Of the Fortieth divi-
sion, at Saratoff, have been ordered to Turkes-
tan.
The Times Paris despatch says the new Turk.
ish Foreign Minister has assured M. Wadding-
ton that his first act will be the nomination of
commissioners ON the Greek boundary question.
The correspondent Of the Times at Vienna re-
ports that on account of the disturbances in
Rasgrad and Osman-Bazar continuing the Bull
garian government has declared the districts of
Rasgrad Eski-Djura, Osman-Bazar and Verbca
in a state of siege.
The Army and Macy Gazette learns that the
Queen will be advised to allow Lieutenant
Carey to return to duty, as the authorities
merely find him guilty of indiscretion. The
United Se,'ricc Gazette says that the sentence
Of the court martial in South Africa was death.
The Times correspondent at Vienna reports
that Aarf Pacha, the Turkish Premier, has
sent circular note to the vaxious Turkish Am
bassadors stating that the suppression of the
Grand Vizierate was necessary that the
Sultan might obtain firmer hold on the rens
of authority.
The Archbishop of Algiers has received intel
hgence that the African expedition sent out by
the Algerian Missionary Society arrived at
point southwest of Lake Victoria in January.
The leader of the expedition writes expressing
fear that unless further supplies are immedi.
ately sent from the coast the members of the
expedition will starve.
The French Chamber of Deputies, while dis
cussing the estimates of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs yesterday, adopted an amendment sup
pressing the pension of sOOOf paid to the
Due Decazes. Two amendments, one in favor
of delaying the conversion of the five per cent
rentes six months aud the other in favor of
their immediate conversion were rejected.
AMERICA AND RUSSIAN NAVAL MATTERS.
"A naval review was held on Wednesday at
Cronstadt in which the United States steamer
Enterprise took part. A grand dinner was
given on Thursday by the Russian officers to
the officers and sailors of that vessel. Mr..
Barker, the financial agent of the Russian gov
srnmcnt at Philadelphia, has been decorated
with the second rank of the Order of ST. Stan
islas for his services in connection with the pur
chase of vessels III America for the Russian
Navy during the last year.
ANOTHER ARCTIC EXPEDITION:
The Times of yesterday morning contained
The following by the exertions of Commail-
der Cheyna, in London, an Arctic committee
has been established ut the head of forty-nine
other committees throughout the country. The
projected expedition for the discovery of the
North Pole will, in all probability, leave
England in the spring of 1880, and will CO.
operate with those sent out by Sweden, Holland,
America, Austria and Denmark"
ENGLISH ATHLETES COMING.
With reference to the invitation of the New
York Athletic Club tn the English Amateur
Athletes to visit America for the purpose of com.
petition the honorary secretary of the London
Athletic Club writes that six members of that
club and six other amateurs have given notice
Of their Willingness to go to America.
BRITISH TROOPS DYING FFoM CHOLERA
A private telegram received in London states
that cholera is raging fearfully among the troops
returning to India from Afghanistan. The
Tenth Hussars lost forty men in one day, and
the Seventeenth Foot 1916 men by the epi-
demic. Mr. Stanhope, Under Secretary for
reached the India Office relative to the above.
LAST OF THE 'KULTURKAMPF."
despatch from Rome confirms the announce
mcnt that n nodus rircndi has been arranged
between the Vatican aud Prince Bismarck, and
that only the question of the signatures remains
to be settled. Mgr. Roncetti, the newly APP
pointed Papal Nuncio to Bavaria, who is ex-
pected at Kissngen, will be the bearer of the
draft Of scheme which substantially agrees
with the terms of the settlement of the religious
issues between the government Of Germany and
the Vatican, with the addition that the May
Laws will not only be suspended, but ultimately
revised. Both Germany and the Vatican are
agreed to such revision.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH POLICY IN EGYPT.
M. Waddington, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
in the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday,
snid that the policy of the government in re-
gard to Egypt was based on the cxertion of
equal influence by France ana England, and on
their agreement not to seek any territorial cs-
tablishment. There never has been any doubt,
he said, as to the intentions of the English gov
ernmcnt, which have always been conformablc
to those of France.