The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-18
THE TEKKE TURKOMANS
Trouble Between American Naval Off
GERS and Turkish Soldiers.
THE FRENCH EDUCATIONAL QUESTION
Extraordinary Shooting by Amer
leans at Wimbledon.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

LONDON, July IL, 1879.
The Standard is of the opinion that the war
in Zululand is virtually Mt an end
The London Geographical Society gave ban
quet 10 Major de Serpa-Pinto, the Portuguese
explorer, on Wednesday evening.
despatch to the Nccs from Rome says Gen
eral Garibaldis application for the annulment
of his marriage with Signora Raimondi has been
rejected.
The Standards correspondent at Berlin reports
that the Russian general Lomakin has had sew
eral encounters with the Tekke-Turkomans, who
resisted stoutly.
The value of the food supplies imported into
shows an increase of $55 900, 900 compared
with the same period Of 1873.
Osman Pacha the Turkish Minister of War,
opposes the proposed concessions to Greece.
He has postponed the disbandment of the
Turkish militia until the Greek question is
solved.
The Standards correspondent at Paris says it
Is reported that there will be meeting between
Prince jerome Napoleon and the Orleans
Princes at Geneva, with q view to another
fusion.
The Grand Vixer has informed the Sultan
that he will resign unless his programme is
adopted His resignation will probably be
cepted and new Ministry formed. Ten Turk
ish battaliOns have been sent to Volo.
Lord John Manners, Postmaster General, re-
plying to Mr.. Edward Jenkins in the House of
Commons yesterday, said he was not aware of
any arrangement contemplated for appointing
ajoint commission on copyright with the United
States. 1858 ts.8
Vienna despatch to the Times says:--"The
Powers and the Porte will probably agree upon
the introduction Of provisions in the Khedive's
new firman of investiture putting stop to the
costly attempts to extend the Egyptian domn-
ion southwark"
Signor Carroll, the Italian Premier, has in
formed the Chamber of Deputies that the Min
stry would devote themselves exclusively to
the internal interests Of ITALY, which needed
long period of peace and industry. The speech
was very coldly received.
THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN TO BE SOLD.
In regard to the Atlantic and Great Western
reorganization projects the trustees have issued
statement declaring that II reorganization
without foreclosure, as proposed by Captain
Tyler, is impracticable, and even if it were
practicable the money could not be raised The
trustees announce that the line is expected to be
sold within a very few months under the re-
Gently obtained decree.
THE COUNT DE cHAMBoRD's FErE-DAY.
Wednesday was tho Count do Chambords
name-day, and several banquets were given in
honor of that event in Paris. The Count. re-
plying to an address of his followers congratu-
latng him on his fetc day, writes:-"Let your
ranks be opened to every man of good will" 1t
II
to the clerical Bonapartists to join the legitim-
lists
INFLUENCE OF BIsMARCKs RAILWAY POLICY
The correspondent of the Daily Ne,cs at
ST. Petersburg reports that representatives
of Russian railways have been nogoti-
ao0g with Prussian and Austrian railway del
egates with view to renewing the re-
dIccd goods tariff for long distances
1t appears, however, that the Prussian
railway authorities are unwilling to ex-
tend the favorable goods tariff to Konigsberg
and the Baltic ports. This will seriously weigh
against the Russian corn trade.
THE CONTROL OF THE FRENCH RAILWAYS.
The great majority of a French parliamentary
committee, nominated yesterday to consider
the policy to be adopted for the railways con-
Meeting ut Orleans, are favorable to the buying
up of the lines by the State. This disposition
appears to be due to Prince Bisinarck's recent
declarations relative TO railway tariffs The
Chambers think that the French government
should have absolute control of the French rail
way tariffs, 40 as to be able TO ncutralize any
attempt of Prince Bismarck to establish "a pro
tectonist railway tariff
SPAIN AND CUBA.
In the Madrid Congress yesterday General
Salamanca raised an animated discussion rela-
tive to the restoration of peace in Cuba. Gen
eral Martinez Campos, President of the Council,
having replied, the Congress, by a vote of 1877
to 81, rejected n proposal for further discus
sion of the Cuban question: thus apparently
indorsing the governments Cuban policy.