Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-14
MAINE ELECTION.
Republican Majority SO far Nets
r5,2S9.
POLITICAL.
Ben Butler Nominated for Con-
gress.

LONDON, Sept. Isl he Post, says
IT has reason 10 Believe that an cx
traordinary cabinet council which was
held Yesterday at Constantinopl,., will
prove of great importance toward
a speedy and pacific solutien OF CON,
tilcts IN the Ottoman dominion. Con
cerning this council, a dispatch to The
Reuter-, merely says that tie condi-
tions 0! peace were discussed.
A SPECIAL tn the Tiaies from Vienna,
however, says the council WINS hcld
Tor the purpose Of reconsiderng the
resolution prcsiop.l4 taken by ,),e
cal'ifIr,@ and which Should hayc been
presented to the powers en- Monday.
The correspondent says Ms recons-
Iteration III this last hour is undoubt-
edly due to the steps taken by the
poswels, ~ the initlaIfte af Engfand.
Eitlot, British ambassador, was in
position to know the resolution ui the
Porte to decliue. an armistioeA aud
come forward with conditions which
were not likely TO be accepted as basis
for paclhgA tiouhtsto be discussed He,
OF course, informed his government
that two days interviewed, Thursday
the day sfinvestfsufe OF the sultan at
the Mosque Of Eyoub, aud Friday the
Turkish Sabbath, when no official
business n trausactef. These 2 days
were taken, advantage Of by the 4Brit.A
ish cabinet 70 make IN. CON junction
with other poFefssone AoH effort to
present TO ~tLs4-Tassse.hc1 1,grnvHy OF
the moment, snd if possible 10 ind uce
them TO reconsider the Iesplutiou they
hHd takCn Il .
Saturday morning all ambassadors
had received instructions 10 Jon Eng
land " yabdsssSng sht-pRcrta
reprsss1sl, ions af1 AZ Is6rse lwhIss.
was done was not merely formal
step, taken raj her 10 fulfil saaty tshan
with any belief u. " possible cfff-ate.
Although each ambassador made his
commuhieatiun1 singly7 the lang sfusc' scc'
prescribed by their instructions Was
almost identical, and represented most
earnestly and impressivoly the eaanrer
to whiehFtke Posie ex posed the ena
pre- nj rejected the~opportunity at;
forded- to put an end to the war, and
that no one could save Turkey from
the possible effects ot suoh fatal res
olution.
language Ike tl,is, supported as II !
was by all the aulherityaof tie great
guaranteeing powers, appears not 10
have been without effect, for the an
swer sihat was ats,0t~to bejgiven the
powers haszbeen delayed, and the res
olution has been taken under frcsi,
consideration. There are no indica
tions what The rss5lIT Of, thssa rteli.,-
erations may be; but. al accounts
from Constantinople CONCUR sthal, the
impression produced has besn deep
one. ii sI,,,s 81
Meantime, the Turks tIase iaTain
commenced active operations in The
field, The fone III iofIo;al bulletins
does not indicate confidence in Tcher-
nayetHs .bili.y to hold hrs position,
and the recall Of Hpravs.ovich from
the Turkish frontier, :whers had
been Declared he conh defeat the
Turkish campaign by interrupting
communication with Nesch, is evi-
dence that Tcherpayef is hard pushed.
The Times Belgrsde correspondent,
says there is gggestg aeHes mr there
already, and reports arc current of
fresh disaster toltts SArvian army.
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