The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-19

were passed i'm the Spanish Senate to-day. The
first section says:-'Slavery is hereby abolished
in the island of Cuba in accordance with the
enactlnents of this law Next Tuesday the
whole law will pass. by large majority" In
the Chamber of Deputies yesterday the Minister
of the Interior in reply to an Interpolation of
the majority, said the government had not in
tended to offend the minority, and that the lat
ter ought again to attend the sittings of the
Chamber in order to discuss the acts Of the
government. The ministerial journals declare
that no explanation will be given to the minor
ity, and that both Houses will adjourn until the
10th of January
KING JOHN OF ABYssINIA.
Gerhard Rohlfs, the well known German trav-
eller in Africa, writes to the North German Ga
sette that the King of Abyssinia will probably
moderate his demands, as he is destitute of am
munition and of officers.
NIHILIsM STILL UNEARTHED.
A letter to the Cologne Gazette from st. Pc
tersburg asserts that the reason the police have
SO little success in discovering the nihilists is
that the evil is hidden where the police do
not venture to- look. The conspiratoIs are
to be found in the drawing rooms of
the rich and noble; hence a police in
the employ of court, within whose very circle
these people carry on their games, is powerless
against the nihilists Intelligence has been re-
ceived in st. Petersburg from Kieff that twenty
six peasants have been tried for forcibly occu-
plying land not belonging to them, fourteen Of
whom were sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment at hard labor, four to four years and the
rest to various terms of imprisonment.
FRANCIS JOSEPH TO THE DELEGATIONS.
The Emperor Francis Joseph, replying to an
address from the Delegations, yesterday,
aid:-"My relations with all foreign Powers
are most friendly. My close understanding
with the German Empire offers a strengthened
guarantee that universal tranquility, which
insures peaceful labor it's full development, will
be established. 1t may be anticipated that the
continuous execution of the Treaty Of Berlin
will restore perfect peace to the Balkan PENN
sula. The Ministry has excluded from its pro-
gramme all demands on the country not abso-
lutely required by the interests of the Mon
archy." This appears to be declaration
in favor of the Army bill. The Upper House of
the Reichsrath yesterday again voted the Army
bill in the form in which it was originally intro
duced by the government Both houses there
upon elected representatives for committee Of
conference.
THE NORDENsKJOLD EXPEDITION.
The secretary OF the Royal Geographical
Society telegraphs to the Times that the Vega,
Professor Nordensk0ld's vessel, arrived at
Point de Gale on the 10th inst. All well ON
board.
PARNELL FAvoRs IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. Parnell spoke on the land question at
Glasgow last night at q meeting of several
thousand Irishmen A resolution was passed
calling for the impeachment of Lords Beacons
field and Salisbury. The Ieegraph's Dublin
correspondent says it is rumored that the author
tiles intend to interdict the land meeting an
nounced to be held at Killarney on st. Stephens
Day.