The Portland daily press., 1876-01-28
f O r L IG NJ.
The Eastern Situation.

LONDON, Jan. 28.-The Russian telegraphc
agency received despatch from ST. Petersburg
saying $50 far the announcement of the Mon
tenegrin Gazette that the Sultan is resolved to
declare war agai nst Montenegro is not confirm
ed. Relations, however, between the Prince
and Porte are in state of great tension. The
powers will exercise strong pressure on both
sides to prevent a conflict which threatens to
block the work of pacifcaton.'
The Ragusa correspondent of the Times tele-
graphs that it is impossible as yet to obtain a
clear idea of Wednesdays engagement on the
TrebiDje road 1t is certain, however, that the
Herezegovinians were outfianked and driven
OFT the road but were not pursued nor did they
Snffer serious loss.
A telegram from Stagna to the Times says an
atrack on the Turkish camp near Kick the in
surgents destroyed village held by Turks. A
Turkish frigate then opened a canonade upon
the attacking party, which retired after half an
hours firing. Losses are not known.
China Bent ON War.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Globe says that pri-
vate letters from naval officers on the China
station represent that though the Chinese dif-
fculty has blown over, the general belief among
European residents is that the Celestials are
bent on fighting sooner or later. The admiral
has sent man-of-war to each treaty port to
protect British interests in case of an emer-
gency.
American Goods i'm England.
SHEFFIELD, Jan. 27-At the annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce of Sheffield, the
President referred to the startling decline of
our American trade, and said neither Sheffield
or Birming ham will ever have such American
trade as formerly, American and German
manufacturers are pushing our goods into the
corner and by introducing machines for the
production of articles of equal quality to those
made by hand here, have become successful
competitors"
The Germaa Reichstag.
the amendments to the penal code were con-
sdered. The clause imposing penalties on
members of secret societies and the clause
directed against acts melting hostility between
different classes and attacking the national in
situations were rejected.
Count Won Eulenburg, minister of the inte-
ror, declared that the aim of the social demo-
Gratis was to establish the ''red republic with
commission. The new penal provisions were
required to obviate the necessity of some day
drawing the sword
German Catholics Ask Permission 10 Sab.
init to the Falk Laws.
COLOGNE, Jan. 27.-The Gazette says not
withstanding the reiterated denia!s of the ultra
montana journals we learn from Berlin that
the Catholic clergy and laymen are using their
influence with the Pope to obtain sanction for
formal submission to the Falk laws, in the
confident hope that though outwardly accepting
they will be able to deprive them of their eff
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nounced from the pen of Herr Reichensperger,
one of the most prominent leaders of the party
which, it is understood, is intended to clear the
way for the proposed compromise.
Priests to be Conscripted.
The Bavarian Pfaelezer Zeitung says that the
Bavaran Minister of War has been strineentIv
admonlShed from Berlin TO discontinue the er.
emption from CONSUMPTION hitherto accorded to
priests and theological students. The Zeitunp
says that at the next CONSUMPTION a fully or
dained capuchin priest and a number of stu
dents will be required to serve
From the HsthmEs.
PANAMA, Jan. ga war is imminent be-
tween Guatemala and San Salvador. Beth
countries are arming.
A government commission has been appoint
ed to examine the Panama r. r.
Heavy suits for the violation of contract
have been begun.
The Columbian government threaten to de-
mand the abrogation OF the contract.
Navigation of tIae Chnmplain Canal
OTTAWA, Jan. 27.-The Secretary of State
has not yet received an official reply from Sea-
rotary Fish to the protest against the refusal of
the q. S. authorities to allow Canadian vessels
to navigate the Champlain Canal.
Foreign Notes.
Gen. Kaufman will take command OF South
ern Russia and the Caucasus in the spring
Gen. Garibaldi Wednesday presided at a
meeting OF the survivors of Italy's battles at
Rome. He was IN excellent health.
The London News is nfoamed that writs
were served yesterday on Mr.. Schenck the
American Minister, Albert Grant and others.
now or formerly connected with the Emma
Mining Co.
The Teegraph's telegram from Ragusa saws
that 5000 Turks have retaken the forts and in.
trenchments at Radoran which were captured
captured by the insurgents on the 18th of Jan.
uary.
M. Brossel, Bonapartist, has been sentence
ed under the new press law, to fine aud impris-
onment for distributing without proper author
ization invitations to q mass for the late
Emperor
Austria is considering the question of reduc-
ing her army.