The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-13
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

I London, Aug. l2.-The house of lords to-
day passed a bill indemnifying Lord Plum
ket from penalties for voting on the compen.
sation bill without having previously taken
the oath as required, The bill WAS brought
down to the house Of commons on Tuesday
and was ordered for its second reading yes.
terday, but Mr.. Thomas P. O'Connor,
home-ruler having raised objection to its
second reading, it WAS postponed and Mr.,
O'Connor will move the rejection of the bill
to-day.
A QUieta dispatch says the fear among the
military men here is that discussion in
Ayoob kahn's camp will cause him TO re-
treat before an advance, in which case we
should have tetore Us a long march to
Herat. The troops, however, are so anxious
to retrieve their defeat that even the march
TO Herat would be cheerfully undertaken.
According to Il leader in the Times, the of.
fetal correspondence on the diseases of
animals in the United States WAS Of great use
in the debate in the house, and threw food
of light on the mode of fattening stock in
the west Tho accounts of the stlckyards
and feeding processes at st. Louis, it says,
are anything but inviting. 1t speaks of I'M
healthy food and bad ventilation, and admits
that only 1877 animals imported from the
United States were found to be infected, but
claims that even u few infected cattle may do
endless harm. 1t AYERS that the disease has
obtained foothold in some districts in the
east, and may be communicated with the
west, whence British supplies come. Con-
7 rrv4 hNa so1 mn frnroruI 1Dut 90
emergency, and the proof Of the proprety of
the obstruction is that two successive admin
istrations have tried to maintain them.
A dispatch from Kustendenj to the Times,
dated yesterday says six pontoons and two
propellers heavily laden with Austrian
troops, munitions and artillery passed up
the Danube last night. Other vessels 81 Il
lsrly laden, but bearing no flag, have also
passed up.
A Constantinople dispatch to the daily
Telegraph says the Turkish minister of war
will tEke with him to Dultingno the twelfth
regiments of infantry and artillery. They
are under orders to proceed Immediately. -
HORACE MAYNARD EN- ROUTE HOME.
Liverpool, Aug. 12.-Horaco Maynard,
late United States minister nj Constantine
pie, sailed in the British steamer Alepho to.
day for B ston.
Constantinope, Aug. ia dispatch to
the Times says the collective note on the
Montenegro question, which was presented
on the Sd instant, WAS united for the porte
in case of non satisfaction ofthe Montenegro
claims to participate in tho coerciyo meas,
ures which the powers intend to employ
against the AibNma's if they persist in their
armed opposition. The foreign Office evident
ly understood this rs an invitation to partici
pate in the demonstration, but it will probA-
bly, turn out that the powers intend to ask
Turkey to send land force to cooperate
with the fleets of the powers, There
seems, however, to be good reason to hope
that coerciye measures will be unnecessary.
Eleven persons have been arrested in con-
nection with tho outrage on Mr.. Boyd and
his two sons near New Ross, Sunday night,
including three evicted tenants, two strangers
and woman, who was giving signs TO the
assss.ins by waving handkerchief from a
ditch.