Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-14
Turkey Refuses an Armlstice but
Promises TO Punish the Authors Of
the Bulgarian Atrocities.
Peace Propositions Discussed - The
Great Powers Lead by England
Urge Immediate Peace ia
Decided Language.
Latest from the Seat of War = he SerY.
ians Disheartened Derby's Speech
and the English Press s-Earth.
quake at Malta,
THE PEACE PROPOSITION DISCUSSED. |

hsld yesterday at Constantinopls, will
! Pfove OF great importance toward q
! sreedy and pacific solution OF the con.
| h.ct ia the Ottoman dominion. Con.
cerning this council, dispatch to Reu-
teI's telegraph agency merely says that
the conditions Of peace were discussed.
A special to the Times from Vienna
says that the cOurcil was held for the
| Iu pose OF reconsidering the resolution
previously t ken by the oAbire', and
which should have bsen presentt
to the powers on Monday. Toe corre-
spondent ssys that this reconsideration
at The lsst hour 10 undoubtedly due to
the steps taken by the powers at the
Initiative OF England. The British en-
bassador wss in posit on to know the
resolution of the Porte to decline
an armistice, and came forward with
conditions which we're not likely
to be accepted, bat servei as q basis of
terms Of psciication fit to be discussed.
He Of curse informed his govern.
ment thereof. Two days inteIVened-
ThUisday, the dsy OF investure of the
sultan at the mosque of Eyoob, and Fri
day, the Turkish Sabbath, when no Of
t1cial business Is transacted. Tdese two
days were taken advantage of by the
British cabinet to make In conjunction
With the other powers Cne more effort
10 present to the Turks the gravity of
the moment, and il possible to induce
them to reconsider the resolution they
had tsken. Saturday morning all the
ambassadors had received instructions
to i0in Epglaud in addressing the new
a9d urgent representations to the Porte,
which was done. II wse not one Of those
necessary STEPS taken rather to fulfill
duty than with any belief in ifs possible
eni:iency, sl,hough each ambassador
made his communication snely. The
language prescribed by their instructions
was almost Identical, and repre-.
sented most earnestly and impressively
the danger to which the Porte exposed
the empire if 1t rejected the Opportunity
aft lrded to put an end to tbs ar, aod
that no oLe could fave Turkey from
the possible effects of such fatal reso-
luton. Lang age like this. supported,
as it wss, BY the great guaranteeing
powers, appears not to have been without
effect, for the snswer that was about to
he given the powers has been delayed,
and the resolution has been taken under
fresh consideration. There are no indi-
cations what the result of these renewed
del bsrstiOns may be, but al accounts
from CopstsntinOple oOppu. that the
impression produced has b5en g deep
one. Meantime the Turks have again
commenced active operations in the
field.
LATEST WAR BULLETINS,
The tone Of the official bulletins from
Belgrade do not indicate confidence in
TcheTnayef's q ability TO hold his posi-
ton, ard the recall Of Rervatovich from
.he Turkish frontier, where it had been
decl 8red that he could defeat the Turk
ish campaign 10y intercepting commit ii.
cation, but il is in evidence that Tcher-
nayef is hard pressed.
The finleS'S Belgrade correspondent
says there is great depression there al
ready, and reports are ch-TeDt OF fresh
disaster TO the Servian army.
The special correspondent telegrsphs
that he has information from Selkovitz
confirming the defeat of the Servians
on the Drins on the eighth and ninth
instants. Toe Servians were driven
back to Shabatz, but as the Turks did
not follow up their advantage, the Ser
vtaDs reoccupied their lines on the
Drins,
MORE TROUBLE IN SPAIN.
LONDON, September l3-There are
indications that trouble for Spain is
brewing in the Basqus provinces. 1t
will be remembered that on August
26tb, the discovery and suppression Ct
outbreaks iu Pampelina and Sebastisn
were reported, and on September 4th ii
was announced that the Spanish gov
ernment had given notice that armed
gu ;rds would be furnished pas
senger trains on application of the rail-
way companies. Since then nothing has
bten heard in regard to the symptoms of
disturbance in that quarter until last
night, when a telegram stated that Iu-
NOR hsd reached Bourg Maine from
PuyceIda that a pronuncismento had
been made in northern Spain. The
Spanish legation at Paris to-day contra
dicted this report, but Letters from Spain
represent that great dissatisfaction ex-
lists among the Inhabitants Of the
Ba' que provinces, in consequence OF the
modification of the TuerOs measures,
which were to be put into force this
month. These measures include mill
tsry CONSUMPTION, collection Of arrears Of
taxes, and the exsctiOn of supplies and
provisions for the army occupying the
Provinces, The letters above mentioned
make no mention of any outbreak, act.
ual Or probable.
Don Carlos and suite arrived at Liv.
erpool Monday, and proceeded immedi-
ately TO Paris, where the princess, his
wife, now is.
EARL DEBRY's REPLY ON THE EASTERN
QUESTION A PACIFICATOR.
LONDON, September Is Earl Derby's
speech in reply to the addresses of the
deputations that waited upon him Mon
day, on the eastern question, appears
pretty generally satisfactory 10 the press
and public.
ARREST OF BULGARIAN FIENDS.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. September I3.-
Fifteen Turkish officers, implicated in
the Bulgarian stToc ties, have been sent
here under gusrd. They sre the leaders
indicated in the report Of BIRcque Beys,
who hes been investigating the arr0ci.
ties. 1t is said the reports OF Blacque
Bsys admit that the atrocities were In
describably horrible, and that the report
will be suppressed.
THE LONDON POST ON THE SUBJECT.
LONDON, September l3.-The Post
cOnspicuously invites attention to these
arrests 3s an evidence that the Porte is
tskiDg efectuai measures fJr their pun
ishmeDt. OF its adherence Of the un-
authorized and deplorabie acts in Bul.
gsria, it says: "We may feel confident
that Lord DeTby's and Mr.. Elliott's
earnest interposition has not been with
out effect in securing the punish hment Of
the guilty and relief for the sUffarers.n
THE PORTE REFUSES AN ARMIsTICE.
LONDON, September 13.-A special
dispatch says that the Porte has defin-
itely resolved to refuse an armislice,
but declares its readiness to discuss
terms of peace. The Porte, however,
will not consent to a suspension OF
hostilities.
SERVIAN NEWS
LONDON, September l3 "A Servisn
bulletin announces that the fighting yes.
terdsy between Alexinatz aud d sligrad
terminated iu favor of the S5rvians.
General Rance Olimpico has been
superseded il tbs Command OF the army
OF the Drins by c lionel. Miricovicb.
Twelve HUNDRED Italian volunteers are
expected at Belgrade.
EARTHQUAKE.
LONDON, Sep.emOtr l3.-A telegram
from Malta announces that q severe