The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-18

mises that Turkey viii withdraw the last point
Of her ultmatum touching the observance OF
international law. The Conference maintains
the policJ OF strlct nOn n.ln,erveutiou.
PARIS, Jan. 17.--The Turkish Minister has
agreed TO the main pOib,s OF the setilemeut
proposed by the Conference, but awaits in5lruc-
tcns from Coustautinople before signing tne
Rangahe, representative OF Greece, has
IN Ormed ". Bayslette, the French Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. that his instr uciioDs trO1 the
Government at Athens are DELAYED IN conse
Quence of an lnterrupuou Ot the Telegraph. The
latest advances irem Athens show that prepira
tions for war arv actively going on IN a. paris
OF Greece. Tue banks of Athens have loaued
The Government So, ,OOO, ,OO0 for war purposes.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-CbAries Dickens Publishes
card in the London papers OF to-day, denying
the story of The recent death OF his brothers
widow IN Chicago. tie saSs:-"The laov Is stIll'
alive and WELL resides In England. and never
was in Chicago" He himself Is the trustee OF
her estate uuder settlement.
The fl nj signing OF tne treaty for the settle
ment of the Alabama claims has elected favora-
bic comments from nearly all tue London papers
to-day.
Getting OF those favorlng the ballot in
Pariau entaIy elections w6s held in this city
last evening. Able speeches were made by
Milper Gibson, Charles Buxton, Edmund Beales,
and others. The Assem- blage was large, and
much enth usiasm was manifested.
LONDON, Jan. T.-DPspatches from the East
report that q difficulty has arisen between
Turkey and Persia. Disturbances have taken
IlHce upon The eastern frontier OF Aslatc
Turkey, between the TURKS and Persaus, which
have led TO the witndra wal of the ambassador
OF Turkey from Teheran. Since these occur
FENCES Persia has been massing troops on the
northwestern frontier.
BREMEN, Jan. 16.-0n February l money
order system between the large towns of North
Germany and the United States will be inaugu-
rated. The LlaD is TO receive payment at the
post Offices in the North German Union and the
Uuited State, aud issue orders for the same on
agents OF the NorthIGerman LLOYD, the amounts
TO be limited to aoout fifty dollars, and TO be
calculated at fixed rate OF exchange for DO b
countries. The arrangement Will be similar to
those already made by the American Post Office
Department with the Government of Swltzer"
land, except that on the American side the
business will be done by the North German
Lloyd instead OF the post offices, the Post Office
Department having declined to enter into the
arrangement.
FLORENCE, Jan. 16.-Ricts occasioned by at
Temps TO collect the mill tax have been re.
pewed recently iD various parte OF the kingdom.
The country TO day. no Wever, is tranquil. The
military force has been very freely used in the
suppression of these disorders, and twenty six of
the rioters have been killed and wounded.
MADRID, Jan. 16.-1he elections in this city
and in great majority of the provincial towns
have been carried br the Government can
dldates.
MADRID, Jan. 17.-Additional reinfercements
for the army in Cuba will soon sall, under Gene
raj Pelaez. Returns from the provinces increase
overwhe lmingly the majority OF Government
candidates elected.