The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-15
COUNT ANDRASSY'S RETIREMENT.
American Demand for Iron
in England.
ILL HEALTH OF THE POPE.
Failure Of M, de Lesseps' First Issue OF
Panama Canal Shares.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

crop prospects in Germany very favorable.
Severe thunder storms occurred on Wednes-
day in England, causing damage to crops in the
midland counties.
President Grevy has signed a decree pardon
ing sxty-fve Communists, who are now de-
tanned mt New Caledonia.
Mr.. Welsh, American Minister to England,
has gone to Osborne probably to present to the
Queen his letters OF recall
The Standards despatch from Vienna says
"The assures in houses and in the earth at Vie
lczka, Poland, are rapidly extending"
The Daily Ne,cs' correspondent at st. Peters
burg states that the report that Lord Dufferin
is to be transferred to Constantinople is not con-
firmed.
The Standards Cairo despatch reports that
the tirman Of investiture Of Prince Tewfk was
read to-day. The ceremonies were very i'm
pressive.
special despatch to the Daily Ne,cs says Mr..
Stanley, the African explorer, arrived at Sierra
Leone on the Oath Of July and started for the
River Congo.
he Porte having made certain concessions
to Servia the boundary question, which has
long been source of contention, has been de-
6nitively settled.
despatch from Paris says that M. Rouher's
organ, EOrd'e, has completely broken with the
.egitimists 1t says it is time to return to
allegiance with the democracy.
despatch to the Standard from Pesth re-
ports that II severe famine prevails in the dis
trict of Nertschinski Siberia The govern
ment is distributing corn to the poor.
The House of Commons last night finally
passed the bill enabling banks of unlimited liza
bility to become banks Of limited liability and
authorizing such banks to increase the nominal
value of their shares.
The Daily Ne,cs' despatch from Madrid says
that General Banco has been obliged to take
military precautions to protect plantations
against marauders in the Eastern and Central
Departments Of Cuba.
The 7eiegrapKs Paris correspondent reports
that M. Saugeon, President Of the Consel Gen
eral of Bordeaux, has become candidate for
member of the Chamber of Deputies, in oppos
ton to NJ Blanqui, at Bordeaux.
Three well known lawyers have been arrested
in st. Petersburg charged with being impli-
Gated in the assault Lieutenant General
Drentelm. 1t is reported that of them,
named Bardofsky, has become insane.
A despatch from Rome to the Pail Mall Ga
seHe says:-.'The health and strength of the
Pope have visibly declined. His physicians in
sist on the necessity of an immediate change of
air, but the Pope refuses at present to change
his residence"
The House Of Lords adopted ON Wednesday
night the amendments to the Irish University
bill as passed by the House of Commons, max
ing provision for fellowships, scholarships and
other ordinary endOwments similar to those of
the London University.
AMERICAN DEMAND FOR IRON
The Pail Mall Ga-ette yesterday evening
says:-"In consequence of the active American
icl land every large iron making district in the
Kingdom is showing unmis.akable signs of re-
vival in iron production
GREEKS AND TURKS FIGHTING.
Advces from Janina state that slight encoun-
ters have already taken place near the Greek
frontier. The tone of the newspapers in Athens
is becoming warlke. according to yesterdays
cable despatch army Of 10000 Turkshs
troops, exclusive of cavalry and artillery, are
massina near Janina.l
SALVATION FOR TURKEY.
The Daily Ne,cs' st. Petersburg despatch
says "A telegram from Constantinople re-
ports that ut family council held as the
Sultan's palace, attended by the Sultan and all
of the princes, the general opinion was that
Mahmoud Nedim Pacha was the only man capa
BILE of saving the Empire from destruction"
SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
Symptoms of irritation against Morocco con
tinue to appear in the Spanish newspapers. The
Ministerial organ, the Dia,io EspaioL, SAYS
''The policy of Spain requires that great energy
should be displayed to prevent violations of the
q
there should be no interference with Moorish
internal affairs"
SPANS DEMANDS ON MEXICO.
.. Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs has
ted an explanation from the Mexican gov
t4sat respecting the recent assassination of
,ni q, subjects in Mexico. 1t is stated that
~-,a'i intends to demand payment of indemnity
families Of the deceased and the punish
~ 81 the guilty persons. Several fires, some
iAFm of incendiary origin, are reported In the
sh provinces. In one case thirty houses
destroyed aud thirty four persons persisted
!. II flames.
cETYwAYo DESERTED.
The Times in its second edition this evening
sblishcs IA despatch from South Africa, dated
srt Durnford, July -, which says:-"King
,tywayo made another effort to-day to ascer-
in whether his liberty would be granted him
he submitted. lie said that he had been com
lctey deserted by his warriors" A despatch
the Daily Mems from Madeira says that the
suit of the meeting between Cetywayo's mes
,igcrs and Sir Garnet Wolseley cannot have
cen altogether satisfactory to Sir Garnet, as
Immediately after the close Colonel Clarks
brigade was ordered to move forward to Ento-
mangen, aud to be reinforced Immediately by
the whole of the Eightieth regiment and two
Calling guns. The Standards Durham despatch,
dated July 20, reports that the Zulus generally