The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-23
Austria Sows the Seeds of
War in Galicia.
FRANCE WITHOUT A LEADER
Russian Revolutionists and the
Limit of Autocracy.
CIIILEANS TAKE TARAPACA.
IBY CABLE TO THE HERALD


the relief of the distress in Ireland amounted
last night to nearly $4,000.
The Pull Mall Gazette publishes the last
HERALD weather warning under the head line
"a Christmas Box from America"
The Nesrs st. Petersburg correspondent is in
formed that the first meeting Of the Russian
Council Of Ministers has been convoked for the
beth inst.
A commission will meet at Berlin after the
New Year holidays to draft measures for the
preyeAtioIi Of carrying yellow fever infection on
board slips.
The F0sfs Berlin despatch says the Russian
goVernment has imperatively demanded that
the 6lavophile associations discontinue politi-
palagitation.
The net profits of the fete on the 18th inst,
which was organized by the Paris journalists
for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in
Spain, are about 3OO,OOOf.
The Posts Berlin despatch says intelligence
from Cannes indicates that the Czarina's condi-
ton is critical that there is little hope of her
survival for more than q brief time.
Two hundred and eighty emigrants have left
Treviso and Udine, Italy, for America The
emigration agents are busy in many parts of
Italy, where the distress is unusually great.
The correspondent of the Daily. Ne,rs at Rome
reports that o fire on Sunday in the Sforza
C@sarini Palace caused considerable damage.
Some valuable works of art were destroyed.
The Times correspondent ut Bucharest tele-
graphs that the Roumanian journals state that
Mr.. John A. Kasson, United States Minister ut
Vienna, has been ordered by his government to
negotiate . commercial treaty between the
United States and Roumania.
Victor Hugo, in receiving a committee of the
Philotechnical Society Of the South American
Republics, to urge him to use his influence with
the Paris Municipal Council to christen one of
the streets Of Paris with the name of Bolivar"
said that he entirely sympathized with the
movement, and promised his support.
THE FALL OF sEcocGNI.
Advices from Cape Town state that Chief
Sccocdna's~wtsonghold was attacked from four
sides, and that the resistance was less deter
mined than was expected. The Times believes
that the capture of the stron ghold of Secoc9ni
has given the Finishing stroke to native disturb
anees IN South Africa
JOHN BRIGHT AND THE TEMPS.
The Paris Temps, discussing Mr.. John Bright's
speech Mt the Potter banquet at Rochdale on
the 18th inst, says :-"Mr. Bright's ideal is {.
State without an ARMY and the American Re
public, with its $500 ~ soldiers reduced to
police duties, is his example oft. He seems to
entirely forget that the United States have no
dangerous neighbours
Mr.. Charles s. Parnell, addressing crowd
ut Queenstown previous to his departure for
New York by the steamer Scythia Oh Sunday,
said he hoped that one of the results of
his visit to the United States would be
to show that the hearts of the Ameri-
cans would beat warmly toward Ireland
He said If Mr.. Michael Davitt was put on trial.
or if repressive measures were introduced in
the House Of Commons before the 1st of March
next, when he intended to return, he would re-
turn Immediately.
NoRDENsKJoLD.
In letter from Professor Nordenski5ld, the
Arctic explorer, to the Russian Geographical
Society, he advocates the establishment of q
regular navigation line to the mouth of the
River Jenisei, Siberia. He even believes that
the mouth of the. River. Lena may be regularly
reached from Russia and America. With view
to this end lie proposes the establishment of
lifeboat and hospital stations on the Siberian
Shore
FUNERAL BAKED MEATS.
M. Paul dc Cassagnac, in an article published
in the Pays, proposes another period of six
months mourning for the late Prince Imperial
on the ground that his place in the party and
dynasty has not yet been filed.
RUSSIA WANTS A CONSTITUTION.
The Standards Berlin correspondent states
that the Russian ambassadors abroad have re-
ceived circular purportng to issue from the
Revs,1ntio,,orv Cnu,,uittea tl,raatan;pp that &c
the ambassadors do not represent to the Car
that the country wants constitution the Car
will be removed from the throne.
The IGmes's Vienna despatch says M. Novikoff
has gone to st. Petersburg. His departure being
rather sudden, it may be inferred that M. Nov-
koff has received some special orders. Tho
summoning of Count Schouvalotf and NM.
DOubril and Novikoff to St Petersburg is,
doubtless, for the purpose of submitting their
reports on tho situation u basis for the deter
mination of the Russian policy.
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN POLAND
The Standards Berlin correspondent says -
"There being still no reduction in the number
Of Russian troops in Poland and Lithuana,
Austria, acting probably with an under
standing with Germany, deems it ncccs-
sary to prepare to increase her forces in
Eastern Galicia." [1hc Russian fortrcsses in
Poland have been greatly strengthened, and
the construction of the great arms depot ut
Kowno is being rapidly proceeded with. These
works have already so far advanced that they
form Kowno wilma and Warsaw into a tri-
angle, enclosing the Russian troops in that
district. The number of troops concentrated OH
the western borders has been but little reduced
since 1875, but they have been moved about,
sometimes toward the Austrian and at other
times toward the Prussian frontier. They are now
somewhat more generally disposed throughout
Poland. II is said however, that there are 1874
battalons Of foot, 100 squadrons of horse and
212 guns quartered close to the frontiers,