The New York herald., 1879-12-16
BRIGANDS IN EPIRUs.
Albania Still 10th to Part
with Gusinje.
FAMINE IN KURDIsTAN.
Upshot of the Tiff Between
Campos and Canovas.
VERA sAssUL1TcH REDIvIvA.


LONDON, Dec. 16, 1879.
It IL reported that two English travellers have
been captured by Greek brigands in Epirus,
who demand Ca, 900 for their ransom.
The Paris correspondent Of the Times an
nounces the death of Claude Etienne Mimic, the
inventor of many improvements in firearms.
Several diplomatic appointments will be off,
cially announced in Russia within the next few
days, including that Of M. Sabourotf as Ambas-
sador ut Berlin.
The election OF NJ. Marius, Martin, Bona
partist, to the Paris Municipal Council was for
the Eighth Arrondissment or the Champs
Elysecs quarter, which is always anti-republi-
can.
FAMINE IN WESTERN ASIA.
An appeal has reached London from Ameri-
can missionaries Mt Ooroomeeyah, Persia in
behalf Of the population Of that district and
Turkish Kurdistan, who are starving. There
is already partial failure of the wheat and
raisin crops. Owing to poverty, only about a
tenth part Of the usuatmport of food has been
made, and importation has now entirely ceased:
The governmental ia doing little or nothing. The
winter win intensity the distress, and the relief
is urgent.
MONTENEGRO AND ALBANIA.
The Porte has issued proclamation to tho
Albanians reminding them that the cession of
Gusinje and PLAYA to Montenegro was stipu-
lated by the Treaty Of Berlin, and that the re-
sistance contemplated by part of the inhabi-
tants of those places would only result in use
less bloodshcd The Porte appeals to the AL.
banians to relinquish all ideas of resistance,
which would entail upon them serious moral
o,.1
despatch from Vienna says:-'srhe Russian cir
cular to the Powers, urging such collective
action at Constantinople as will settle the
Gnsipje affair, has been answered by Austro-
Hungary and Germany, who declare themselves
unable to comply with the request, ON the
ground that such step would create new diff
culties.
BISMARCK ON DISARMAMENT.
A despatch from Berlin to the Standard says
''Considering the great Importance of the in
cident 1t may not be superiuous to state that
the report that Prince Bismarck has written
letter to the italian Senator, Jacini, declaring
In favor Of disarmament is perfectly authentic"
RUSSIAN REvoLUrIoNrsrs.
The letter from Vera Sassulitch, which was
contained in a revolutionary paper smuggled
from Switzerland into Russian explains that
her attempt to kill General Trepoff was made
under orders from the Revolutionary Com
mittee, and not, as was urged by the defence
at her trial, from personal Indignation at
cruelties to political prisoners. Several per-
sons, including two womsn, drew lots as to who
should kill N. Trcpof, and the lot fell upon
Vera Sassulitch. The Official Messenger con-
tains . long lat of stringent regulations issued
by General GourlSo, Governor of st. Petersburg,
for the control of public and private convey
anccs in the streets, for the purpose of preserv-
ing the public order, safety and;tranquillity in
the capital. Public and private coachmen of
all possible kinds of vehicles are to obey, with
out moments delay, every injunction of the
police Coachmen are to keep to the right, go
quietly and never get off or leave their slcdges.
These rules will come in force in five days.
The Times st. Petersburg despatch says:-"Ihe
Official Messenger promulgates an order which,
in conformity with the general effcrts of
repression, provides that soldiers are to
be transferable from one part of the army
to another, in order to prevent them
from serving near their homes, the better to
maintain order and discipline" The Tines
despatch from Berlin states that correspondence
from st. Petersburg speaks of the general ex-
pectation that Count Schouvaloff will be APP
pointed chief of the new Police Ministry
LORD FERMoY AssAILED.
A serious outrage was committed on Sat-
urday in the porch of the Limerick County
Club House. by an evicted tenant, on
Lord Fermoy, who resides in the county
OF Limerick. The assaant fcllcd Lord
Fcrmoy scnselcss to the pavement with a
large cudgcl The man was Immediately seized
and taken to prison. Lord Fcrmoy is the elder
brother Of the Hon. James Boothby Burke
Roche, who was reported last August to have
boon killed by Indians. The Roches arc a fa-
nous Irish fnrnily, and from time immemorial
have been mayors and sherifs Of Cork Lord
Fcrmoy, who is about thirty years old, is the
second Of the name. lie and his brothers are
well known for their sporting proclivities Ira
bolgan Court Is in much request during the
shooting season, and the family is generally
thought to be highly popular in county Cork.]
THE IRISH AGIrAToRs
Messrs. Davitt, DAILY and Killcn left Carrick-
on-Shanncn yesterday for Dublin. They were
accompanied TO the railway station by u largo
crowd aud q band playing Irish airs. The At
torncy General arrived at Carrick-on-Shannon
last night and was escorted to his lodging by
twenty armed policemen. Thomas Brennan
also left Carrick-on- Shannon yesterday for
Dublin. A later despatch from Dublin to the
Daily Ncrs says there Is no foundation what
ever for tho statement that tho prosecution
Of the four prisoncrs-Dnvitt, DAILY, Killen
aud Brcnnan--will be abandoned
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