The New York herald., 1879-09-19
King John Of Abyssinia Consents to
Treat with Colonel Gordon.
BURNED EKATERINOsLAv.
Progress Of the Long Strike in English
Mills and Factories
BEACONSFIELD AND THE FARMERS.
[DY CABLE TO THE HERALD ]

LONDON, Sept. 10, 1879.
Eugene Emmanuel viollet-Leduc, the famous
architect, is dead.
The United States steamer Alliance has ar
rived at Gibraltar.
Emperor William has arrived at Strasburg to
witness the military manGuvres.
The Standards Vienna correspondent says
the rlmors of an Austro- German alliance are
disbcleved there
The Times Paris despatch announces the
death Of Mgr. dc la Tour dAuvergne-Laurar
guais, Archbishop of Bourges.
The Standards Pesth despatch reports that
the army now occupying Novi-Bazar will be
reduced by 5000 in November
The Times despatch from Berlin states that
M. Tisza, the Hungarian Premier will also
participate in Andrassy- Bismarck consultations.
The London correspondent of the Liverpool
Courier announces that Germany will shortly
call a fresh monetary congress to be held in
Berlin.
An iron shield has been successfully secured
over the fracture IN the side of the sunken iron
clad Grosser Kurtiirst, and there is now every
probability of raising her.
The correspondent of the Times at Paris has
reason to believe that the newspaper war be-
tween Germany and Russia is mere diplomatic
comedy to test the intentions of France.
A despatch from Rome to Reuters Telegram
Company says:-"Mgr. Czacli, who goes to
Paris as the Papal Nuncio in October next will
take an autograph letter to President Grevy"
HOME RULE DIFFERENCES
Mr.. William Shaw, a leading home rule mem
ber of the House Of Commons for the county of
Cork, has written letter refusing to partici-
pate in the proposed Irish National Convention.
He proposes the establishment of a convention
to discuss the land question only.
EGYPT AND ABYssINIA.
A despatch from Cairo to Reuters Telegram
Company says it is expected that the negotia-
tions between Egypt and Abyssinia will be sue
cessful King John, of Abyssinia, has con-
sented to an interview with Colonel Gordon.
GREAT FIRE IN RUSSIA.
The st. Petersburg G0lOs says IA great fire
broke out on Tuesday last in the town of
Ekaterinoslav, in South Russia, near the right
bank Of the Dnieper. The fire originated in the
most pOpulous quarter of the town, and the
damage is immense" [Ekaterinoslav, capital
of the government of its name, has 13 800 in
habitants. 1t is the see Of an archbishop, has an
ecclesiastical seminary and manufactures of
cloth and silk. 1t founded by Empress
Catherine H. in 1884. 1t is $50 miles south
southeast of St. Petcrsburg]
DISTRESS IN HUNGARY.
The Standards Vienna correspondent reports
that in consequence of the bad harvest and
numerous floods the distress in parts of Hun
gary threatens to become appalling during the
coming winter. The Temcs-B Banat district is
threatened with famine, and some of the in.
habitants are preparing to enigrate to Servia.
EUROPEAN WHEAT.
Mr.. Thomas c. Scott, the well known agri-
cultural authority, writes to the Times as fol-
lows :-"The government and trade estimates
show that the surplus wheat in America, Russia
and in the East is 5O5,OOO quarters less than
the aggregate deficiency of the various coun-
tries, and rise in the price of breadstufis is
therefore anticipated. In the Kicff districts of
Russia, which are generally fertile, the price of
wheat and rye per poud (about thirty pounds
weight), which was so and 80 copccks respect
lively in 1878, is now 125 and 75 copecks re-
spcctively."