The New York herald., 1879-03-02
CABLE NOTES.
lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1

LONDON, March 1. 1879.
Marshal MacMahon visited the Museum Of Deco
rative Art in Paris on Friday. Consequently. the
ex-President cannot be SO ill as reported.
The German Consul at Odessa, Dr. Blau, has COM
mitted suicide. 1t is supposed that the act was in
consequence of severe reprimand which he had
ceived from Berlin.
Count Schouvalof. the Russian Ambassador TO
London. is about to visit Russia for short time
private personal affairs. The rumors afoat in Lon
don attaching political significance to his journey
said to be unfounded
A despatch from Tashkend. printed in the st.
Petersburg Gazete says that the rebellion against
the Chinese government in Kashgar has been CON-
pletely crushed and the remnants of the defeated
force are returning to Russian territory.
The st. Gothard post sleighs struck by
avalanche and the driver killed. Several per-
were drowned in the Lake of Geneva during the
recent storm. The damage in the canton Of vaud
alone is 10000 ($50.O00). Fifteen feet of snow is
reported in Schleswig.
A publication issued by Russian secret press de-
clares that the Governor Of Charko whose assassin
alton announced by cable. had been condemned
to death by the Russian socialist party for inhumsn
treatment Of political prisoners. The act Of
sination consequently executed by Of that
party. The publication charges the Governor with
the declaration of Deatb for DEATH terror for terror
This is our answer all threa:s and prosecutions of
the government"
Queen Victoria Is to leave London ct the end Of
March for the Continent The Telegraph says she
will rest one night at the British Embassy in Paris.
and proceed thence to the italian States, where
she will be met by the Duke and Duchess
Of Connaught, who will be there on their wedding
trip. Prince Amadeus. Duke of Aosta (ex-King of
SPAIN, will meet the Queen at the Italian fronte
while King Humbert will meet her at Lake Mag
giore. From Italy the Queen will proceed to Ger
many.
The cotton masters Of north and northeast Lam
cashire have met at Manchester and resolved TO
recommend that the Blackburn standard list be
generally adopted for the regulation of weavers'
wages. The change implies reduction. The
decision in regard TO the wages of spin
ners was postponed Two thousand weavors at
Congcton have already refused to submit The
Clyde shpwrights have accepted without resistance
the increase of their working hours from fftyone to
ffty-four hours week. The shpbuildcrs' strike ut
Newcastle -on-Tyne has been compromised mutual
concessions having been made.
The London Economist Of to day ys:-"Bank bills
quoted at "a per cont discount and trade bills at
per cent Stocks which depend mainly this and
tho American market have fallen. while those de-
pending the Continental markets have mostly
risen British railway stocks bank gas and American
railway stocks have suffered. The market. whole.
was less animated than in the recent past" The
following commercial failures are reported from
London :--Cicorge Campbell Co.. tobacco
chants. of London. Liverpool and Glasgow; labili
ties f117. 600. The London Numerical and General
Printing Works Thomas King. manager) liabilities.
f11O.OOo. George Francis Dickinson. merchant. of
No. II dracechurch street; liabilities. fG0.OoU.