The New York herald., 1879-08-09
Is the War with King
Cetywayo Ended?
CHOLERA SCARE IN LONDON
Rev. Dr.. Newman Hall Obtains His
Decree of Divorce.
LESSEPS' CANAL SHARES.
IBY CABLE TO THE HERALD

1t Is reported from Paris that M. Blanqui has
accepted the invitation to contest Bordeaux.
despatch to the Times, from Belgrade, says
q serious fire occurred at Nish on the 7th inst
The United Service Ga=eae says Sir Garnet
Wolseley will be the next cOmmander-in-chief
in India. ,saa1.E
The wall surrounding the town of Rustchuk
is being demolished i'll accordance with the pro-
visions Of tie Treaty of Berlin.
London is excited about the cholera The
Globe last evening says that man died in st.
Giles to-day from disease which was sup
posed to he the Asiatic disease. 8.4,.-
A Constantinople despatch says that the pro-
posed notifications in the Turkish ministry
have been postponed. The garrison has re-
ccivcd onemonths arrears of pay.
The Bulgarian Cabinet has addressed a mani.
festo to the nation stating their intention to
maintain cordial relations with the Powers and
to take measures to secure peace and prevent
disturbances
A despatch to the Standard from Rome
says tin the recent correspondence between
the Vatican and Prince Bismarck it has been
agreed to observe scrupulous secresy until the
conclusion Of the present treaties
Ambrose Fortescue and William Baughan,
the supposed accomplces of a gang of American
forgers, who were recently arrested for at
tempting to pass an altered check on the Bank
OF England, have been committed for trial.
The Times Alexandria correspondent has in
teryiewed Tewfk Pacha The latter stated that
he considered Nubar Pachas return to Egypt
unadvisable. The Khedive is opposed to the re-
turn of Mr.. Rivers Wilson and M. De Blignieres.
The Times, in its financial article, says =
According to the Cote Europee,sne, opponent of
the Panama canal scheme, only 100, 900 shares
ofthe Panama Canal stock had been subscribed
in Paris up to last night, when the sub description
closed
Relative to the rumors of q dissolution of Par
lament, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the
House of Commons, when speaking of the neces-
sity for postponing the bill relating to elections
and corrupt practices, said he certainly did not
see the same reasons for pressing it forward as
some members.
The correspondent OF the Times ut Constanti-
nople reports that Servia has presented to the
Porte q note claiming 1000, ,OOOf. damages for
the destruction Of property caused by Albanian
raids on the Servian frontier. The Times
Vienna despatch says the Porte has rejected
Servia's demand.
says the German government has signified its
displeasure to the Hamburg authorities for
their forbearance ON the occasion of the funeral
of the socialist Geib. The government con-
siders that the authorities of Hamburg should
have interdicted the demonstration.
rt f RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The correspondent of the Daily Ne,cs at st.
Petersburg hears from good source that in
consequence of the concentration of Turkish
troops on the Roumelian frontier Russia has
addressed protest to the Powers. The Posts
Berlin despatch reports that it is said the
Balkans will shortly be occupied by Turkish
troops. Vienna advices state that Larissa
will shortly be occupied by Turkish troops.
The Turkish force will be landed at volo-
RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA.
The Russian Ne,cs says that Russia will sur
render Kuldja in return for certain conces sions
from China favorable to Russian commerce,
but there are signs that the Chinese troops
would not be able to maintain their ground there
for any length of time. The st. Petersburg
Golos says that the obstacles to General Lazar-
effs forward march in Central Asia are ut pres
ent too formidable. He.must for the time being
restrict himself to occupying strategic points
calculated to facilitate an advance on Merv if
such movement should ever become necessary.
The Standards Berlin despatch denies the state
ment that the Kuldja question has been settled.
HORRIBLE SUICIDE OF A NrHILIsT.
An Odessa despatch to the Times says s:--"A
socialist named Sornoff, imprisoned here, has
just died in the hospital from the effects of
terrible burns, inflicted with the intention of
self-destruction. He was found in his cell
sitting over petroleum lamp. The flesh of his
fingers was consumed, and his back up to the
neck was horribly burned He was removed to
the hospital, where he died without utterinc a
word" f 0s .
RUSSIAN GRAIN EXPORTS.
A report Of the Russian Customs Department
shows that the export of grain during the month
Of May was 1,223, 500 chctwerts less than in
the corresponding period last year. One million
chetwcrts of this decrease was in wheat and
2OO,OOO chetwerts in oats. The export of
grain for the first five months of the present
year was 13,94s,579 chetwerts, against
1S,411, 100 chetwerts in the corresponding pc
Rod last year. Three million chctwerts of this
decrease was In wheat.
IRISH VOLUNTEER BILL.
1t is suspected that the bill for the formation
of volunteer corps in ireland, which failed in
the House of Lords on Thursday night, was
suclched by the action of peers, who are great
landed proprictors in Ireland, in supporting the
previous question. The government leaders au-
proved the bill, declaring that they thought IL
impolitc to fix the stigma of disloyalty upon
the Irish people.
SERAJEVO DESTROYED.