The New York herald., 1879-10-22
FRENCH RADICALS IMPRISONED.
Alfonso Distributes His Wedding Gifts
Among Sufferers by the Floods.
COOPER PLEADS GUILTY
lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD. !


holm.
A number of engineers from Bradford left
England yesterday for Middletown, Pa. and
another party will proceed next week for the
same destination.
Tho Daily Ncacs correspondent at Pesth hears
from Belgrade that formal defensive and
offensive alliance between Servia and Bulgaria
is about to be signed.
The Times Paris despatch says:-''It is cer-
tain that General Cialdini's resignation will not
be accepted. The Importance Of the incident
has been exaggerated"
1t is officially announced from Simla that the
report, received through the Governor Of Jel-
labad, Of the occupation Of Merv by the Russians
is known to be untrue
The Daily Ners' Rangoon despatch says:-
"King Theebau is in a warlike mood The Sc
rNys' barracks in the British Residency build
ing have been destroyed"
The Ieleg'uphs financial article says that q
much larger amount Of gold than that with
drawn yesterday is expected to go to America
from the Bank of England to-day.
The Commission OH Reforms in Cuba has
agreed to recommend that the slaves shall be
entirely emancipated in seven years from the
date of the passage of AN emancipation bill.
The Grand Jury has found true bills against
Alphonse Rosenberg editor of the Iown Tall,
and the printers of that paper for libels against
Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. Cornwallis West and Lord
Londesborough.
1t is officially announced that the Emperor Of
Austria has given his formal sanction to the
Duke Of Baien, the Spanish Envoy Extraordi-
nary. to the marriage of the Archduchess Marie
fo IN. A OF
COOPER ARRAIGNED.
William Ringgold Cooper was yesterday ar
raigncd ut the bar of the Old Bailey and
pleaded guilty both to the charge of forgery
preferred hy Messrs. Glyn. Mills e. Co. and to
that of the Bank OF England. He will be SEN
fenced on Thursday.
ALFONsOs CHARITY.
Numerous committees have been formed here
for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in
Spain. 1t is stated that King Alfonso has de-
clared that, in view OF such calamity, all sums
which individuals public bodies intend to
contribute toward the celebration of his mar
riagc will be devoted to the relief of the s,if-
ferers King Alfonso has returned to Madrid
after visiting the plain of Murcia, the scene
of the recent disastrous flood, and distributing
relief among the sufferers.
FAMINE IN HUNGARY.
The Standard has tho following despatch
from Pesth 1.-THE distress in Hungary on ac-
count of the bad harvest is very great. The
government has suspended the collection of
taxes until the next harvest has been
gathered. In tifty-seven towns and villages
in Temes county the greatest distress prevails.
In Saros county, where some cases of starvation
have occurred, forty parishes arc threatened
with famine. Frightful accounts have also
been received from the counties of Abapj, Heves
and Zcmplin.
UFA DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The Russian Official Messenger states that
there has been an immense fire ut Ufa. More
than fifth part of the town was consumed
and many persons were killed. The loss of
property was enormous. [Ufa is the capital of
Orcnburg, on the Ufa and Belaia rivers and is
enclosed by walls. 1t has mosque and manu-.
lectures of various descriptions. Its popula-
tion is 5,9OO.]
NEW GERMAN MINISTER'S.
Herr Won Bennigscn, the leader of the
national liberals, has been suggested ms u cand-
date of the conservatives and national liberals
for President of the Prussian Diet 1t is be.
lieved that this proposal emanatcs from Prince
Bismarck and is intended as a notice to the
clericals not to be cxorbitant in their cxpccta-
tions. Berlin despatch to the Globe yestcr-
day afternoon says:--"ITerr Kurd Won Schiller.
the present Minister of Germany at Washing
ton, will probably succeed the late Herr Won
Biilow as Secretary of State for Foreign AT.
fairs"
THE NEW TURKISH MINISTRY.
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily 7ele
graph, discussing the new. Turkish Ministry,
says :--"Osman Pacha, who retains the port
folio of Minister of War in the present Cabinet,
is as much Philo. Russian as Mahmoud Nedim
Pacha, the new Minister of the Interior and is
cooperating with him. Osman Pacha must
hcnceforth be classcd among those unprincipled
intrigucrs who so materially contributed to ruin
the country" The ncws of the formation of the
new Turkish Ministry has been received at Paris
with great dsfavor II is regarded as Minis
try Of intrigue and reaction.
AFGHAN TROOPS DISPENSING.
The explosion in the Baa-IIi Mt Cabul
is believed to have been accidental. All the
military stores collected by the former Amcer.
Shcrc Ali, were destroyed. General Sir Frede-
rick Roberts has commenced an investigation
into the cause and circumstances of the out
break of September 3. The latest news from
Ali-Kbcyl represents that the frontier tribes,
since learning of the fall of Cabul, are dis
persing. The Journal dc ST. Pctc,sbouy con-
trnticts the statement contained In st. Peters
btrg despatch to the Daily Nems on tho 18th
inst, "that England has informed Russia that
British influence must dominate the foreign re-
lations OF Afghanistan.' 4 despatch to the
Daily Ne,cs from Lahore states that previous
t..f s.A
Hissar had been mined by the Afghans. The
Iisies n,ilitarv oorrosroo.loot uggaat. thnx A.