The New York herald., 1879-11-22
Eugenie Visits the Home Where Sfb Was
Empress, Wife and Mother.
SALISBURY'S PROMISES.
President Grevy Inaugurates the
New French Gable.
GORTSCHAKOFF SINKING
(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. !

Snow began falling here at eleven o'clock yes
terday morning.
The Standards Rome correspondent reports
that Vesuvius is again active. great eruption
seems probable.
The Ners Berlin correspondent reports that
an explosion of gas occurred at Hamburg yes
terday Ten persons were killed.
serious fire occurred at Algers on the Goth
inst. Its spread was rapid. Several houses
were destroyed and number of persons fatally
injured
A despatch from Vienna to the Daily Telegraph
says that Prince Gortschakoff is suffering from
mental depression, and that there is little hope
of his recovery.
The new French cable was formally inaugu-
rated on Thursday by telegram from M.
Grtvy, President OF the French Republic, to the
President OF the United States, expressing the
most cordial sentiments.
The Standards despatch from Paris says that
M. Cavailleur editor of the socialist newspaper,
Marsaillaise, has been sentenced to two months,
imprisonment and to pay fine OF 5OOf for
ibelling General De Gallifet
The Standards Vienna correspondent says
report has been receixed from Rome that Q
street.riot has occurred at Pecola between the
person was killed and several wounded.
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
In the Congress yesterday Premier Campos
declared that the Cuban insurgents had no
known flag, and that their movement is unim-
portant.
BELGIUM AND THE VATICAN.
The Fas.fulla, of Rome, says that the Papal
Nuncio to Belgium was stopped on his way to
Brussels by counter orders, fresh difficulties
being anticipated by the discovery that Car
dinal Nina, the Papal Secretary of State, has
been using one language officially to the Bel
gian Ministry and another privately to the
Bishops.
TURKEY RECEIVES ASSURANCES
Constantinople despatch to the Times
says:-"Several members Of the Cabinet have
expressed strong disapprobation at the violent
tone Of the Turkish press toward England.
The Porte has made an important COM
munication to the British government tending
to prove that there will be no unnecessary delay
In the introduction Of the reforms demanded by
England, and Lord Salisbury, the British For
eign Secretary, has given assurances that his
government fully understands the financial and
other difficulties of the Porte and does not wish
to complcate the situation by menace"
PROTECTION IN SWITZERLAND.
despatch from Geneva to the Times says:-
cat meeting Of the cotton operatives OF Wald,
switzerland, it was resolved, in view of the
recent action Of other countries and the ever
increasing competition of English manufacturers
who flood Switzerland with cheap goods, to
make strong appeal to the Legislature to in
crease the import duties on foreign fabrics, in
order to save the Swiss cotton industry from
ruin"
ENGLISH FARMERS FOR TEXAS.
The British steamer Borussia, Captain
Williams, sailed from Liverpool to-day for
New Orleans, with sixty-five farmers and their
families, bound to Texas They are mostly
from Lancashire, Yorkshire and Durham, with
q few from Scotland and Ireland.
AFGHAN MALCoNTENTs.
Three regiments of infantry, three squadrons
pf cavalry and two guns have gone toward
Ghuznee to collect supplies and. disperse the
malcontents who have gathered in response to
The iniammatory preaching of the Mollahs A
despatch from Cabul to the Daily Ners says
the Afghan leader at the battle of Charasiab is
reported to have crossed the Balkh frontier and
taken refuge with the Russians.
MARTINIoUE's NEW GOVERNOR.
The Paris correspondent of the Standard re-
ports that Captain Aubre has been appointed
Governor of Martinique instead ofM. Gent, whose
appointment has been cancelled in consequence
Of an old scandal resurrected by the Pays. The
Times Paris. despatch says it is semi-officially
explained that the government without
,rcditing the imputation cast upon M. Gent
have reason to believe that in Martinique an
organized demonstration against him might
provoke q conflict.