The New York herald., 1879-12-27
LATEST CABLE NEWS.
fytler Wounded by Fanatics
Drunk with Bhang.
THE AFGHAN JEHAD
Calling Gambetta Before the
Political Curtain.
MUZZLING THE BOERS.
Paris on the Ice and London
in the Mist.
LESSEPS AND THE CANAL.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

lbx CABLE TO THE HEhALD'l
LONDON. Dec 81, 1879.
The condition of the Empress of Russia is
slightly improved
The cotton spinners at Ashton-under-Lyn
have demanded five per cent advance OF their
wages.
The statement that the Winter Palace at st.
Petersburg is illuminated all night by the cleo
trio light is unfounded.
A Paris despatch to the Times ays:-'Thou-
sands Of persons were seen crossing the River
Seine on the ice Christmas Day."
Dispatches from Teheran announce that the
Shah Of Persia intends undertaking pilgrim
age to Meshed next spring, accompanied by
10000 troops.
The African traveller, Gerhard Rohlfs, whose
movements were recently arrested in the region
Of the Sahara, has arrived in Rome on his re-
turn journey. ut
of the imports ofwheat into France from Au-
gust to the end Of November was 100000
hundredweight.
despatch from Cape Town, by way of
Alden, dated December 10, says proclamation
has been issued prohibiting seditious meetings
in the Transyaal. @
The Dempsey family, who were evicted ut
Bala, Ireland, on the 18th inst, have been re-
instated in their former home, the rent having
been paid by subscriptions.
The Times Paris despatch says :-"Failing to
move the RcpubAque Ffancaise to espouse the
cause of the homo rulers, Mr.. ODonnell now
appeals to to the lqgitimist organ, Il Unioa."
The Daily Ne.cs in an article this morning on
the Panama Canal scheme says that M. de Les
seps will personally and solely assume the
whole responsibility Of the success or failure Of
the enterprise.
The well known philanthropist, Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff, member of Parliament
writes to the Times stating that he has received
letters and kilograms from Philippopolis which
show that unless prompt help is given to the
destitute people in Roumelia thousands must
perish from cold and starvation.
IQUIQUE OPENED TO COMMERCE..
Advices from Valparaiso to the Sd inst.
are as follows 1.-THE port of Iquique,
Peru, has been opened to commerce, the
only restriction being in respect of arms
and ammunition. The President of Peru is
marching with force upon Lima, expecting the
Chileans to attack Callao aud the capital. 1t is
reported that the Bolivians sacked the town of
Tacna Peru, and threatened africa, in the same
Republic"
INSULTING KING HUMBERT
A despatch from Rome to the EstafeAe re-
ports that on Tuesday last King Humbert was
going on hunting expedition when the
gcndarrnes who preceded him encountered
crowd who refused to dispcrse and fired on the
gcndames. The latter returned the fire. An
active search for the culprits is in progress.
UNRULY RUSSIAN STUDENTS.
The Times Berlin despatch reports that the
Russian university statutes, which have been
for some time i'll course of revision, will next
year become law. AL alterations tend in one
direction-they will place the students under
the very strictest military discipline. 's
RUSSIA AND THE GEAR.
st. Petersburg letter published in the Daily
Nescs says-"There is notable dminution Of
thepopular indignation and sympathy manifested
after the recent attempt against the Cars life,
This is principally attributed to the increase of
discomfort and to dissatisfaction with the
purely reactionary measures of the government.
vs &1rL THE CEssIoN OF GUssINJE. a&
The 6tandards Vienna despatch says:-"Not-
withstanding Mukhtar Pacha's proclamation
the Albanians are not submitting quietly to the
cession of Gussinje to Montenegro. They have
created great disturbances Mt Prisrend. where
they plundercd and set fire to two Greek
churches and several houses belonging to
Christians"
SIMON OR GAMBETTAi
A Paris despatch to the Times says:-"If
President Gr6vy rejects NJ dc Frcycinet's CaDi-
net or programme his only feasible alternative
Is to summon NJ. Jules Simon and dissolve
the Chamber of Deputies" The Standards
Paris despatch reports that all tho news
papers recommend n Gambetta Cabinet. The
Ners Paris correspondent says M. dc Freycnet
has interviewed NM. Gambetta, Wilson,
Spuller, Dcvcs, Allaintargc and Lepere
Subsequently NM. Waddington and Say again
expressed to M. dc Freycnct their determine
ton not to form part of the new combination.
1t is expected that NJ. dc Freycinet will on Sat-
urday submit to President Gr6vy list of the
new Minister'S which will appear in the official
journal on Sunday.
HERALD WEATHER SERVICE.
The cable warning received from the HERALD
Weather Bureau on the 21st, and which stated
that "A centre of disturbance will arrive
on the British and Norwegian, possibly
affecting the French coasts, between
the Oath and 26th attended by rains snow
in the northern districts and strong winds or
gales" was fulfilled in every particular. The
weather became very unsettled and squally
over Ireland on the 25th, and the wind force
increased steadily along the west coasts In
Scotland dense fog prevailed, while in the
central and southeastern counties of England
the weather was anything but Christmasle.
Tho sea in the English and Irish chan
nels was comparatively smooth, but along
the west coast of Ireland it was very rough.
The "Barometric Indications" in to-lay's Times
says that the mercury is falling over Ireland,
and it seems likely that deep depressions are
passing in u northcasterly direction along tho
western and northern coasts.
FOO ON THE THAMES.
An almost continuous fog has prevailed on
tha Thnmes River during eighteen days past.