, 1876-03-30

VIENNA, March 2S.--The political cor
respondence and newspapers. repor
that the Servian Minister of ForelgT
Affairs, has just issuea the following
official declaration to Prince Wrede, di-
plomatic agent of Austria st Belgrade
The Servian government has no inten
ton of attacking Turkey prof impeding
the work of paciicahon. undertaken
by the great powers. course which
might subject Servia to commence pro-
ceedings on the part of the great powers
Servia's military preparations are mere
ly due to the completion of her military
organization. 1t is stated that the mis-
sion of Petronic, the Montenegran, for
eign minister to Gratovia, to induce the
insurgents to stop fighting, and to pre-
vent foreigners from joining them, has
sailed.
BERLIN, March 2S.-The Reichsanzei-
ger announces that the Imperial Rev
enue for the year 1875 falls $4,000, 600
dollars short of what was anticipated.
The savings effected however exceed it.
LONDON, March 2o.--In the House OF
Commons, Plymsoll moved an amend
ment to the Merchant Shipping Bill.
providing that every British vessel be-
fore sailing from port Of the Uniteo
Kingdom, must have certificate uf her
worthiness. The government opposed
the amendment upon the ground that it
lessened the responsibility of ship
owners. Rejected.
New York, 20. The steamship Great
Western which went ashore on Long
Island coast on Saturday night parted
amidships, aud will be q total loss.
Her crew have arrived.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-After a long
rain all yesterday the heaviest snow
storm of the season set in at 10 O'Clock
last night. Up to the present time, II
A. NJ, some thirty inches of snow has
fallen. The streets are in q horrible
slushy state. Street railroad and other
travel is much impeded.
TOLEDO, Ohio 2S.-The worst snow
storm of the season with a furious
northwesterly gale commenced early
this morning and at one O'Clock this
afternoon still revails without signs Of
abatement; six inches of snow has al
ready fallen and is badly drifted. The
Thermometer shows SO degrees.
Boston, Mass. March 2S.-It is now
thought the destruction caused by the
freshets in Worcester county will
amount TO five million dollars. while
there is reason to believe that 80 lives
have been lost, and in Clinton, and l
in Webster.
New ORLEANS, March 2S.-Capt. Wild
of the bark Magnolia, 500 tons. from
Liverpool, in ballast, for Passaguala.
arrived to-day, and reports vessel
wrecked : fl Chandler Island on March
18th. Jas. MORRISON, mate, and three
men were drowned; the others escaped
to the Island, and the vessel went to
pieces during the storm OF Sunday the
10Th.
CAYuGA, Can, March 2S.-John and
James Young, convicted of the murder
OF Abel Mcdonald on the 29th of Nov.
last near Caledonia, have been sent
enced to be hanged on June 21st.
WASHINGTON. March %. - Senator
Mitchell urged before the House COM
mittee on commerce an appropriation
for the construction of canal and locks
at the Cascades of the Columbia river.
Surveyor-GeneralS Simpson left to-day
for Portland.
Senator Wright introduced bill to-
day granting a charter under the name
of the Sioux City, Black Hills and Paci-
fic railroad to the Covington, Columbia
and Black Hills Railroad Company,
giving the right of way to build rail-
road from Sioux City, through Nebras
ka, Dacota. Wyoming. Idaho, to Port
land, and to be finished within fifteer
years.