The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.


LONDON, May 9.-Gov. Hennessy has
telegraphed the Colonial Office that dis.
turbaees have occurred at Tobago. one OF
the WindWard Islands, the cause Of which
Is unknown. A Aman-of.war has gone there.
The Earl Of Carnaron Secretary Of State
for the Colonial Department, has tele.
graphed for further particulars.
WALKING MATCH.
A "a hour walking match begun last
night for purse Of 5000, in which IA
English pedestrians participated. One
named MILES completed so miles 10 s
hours, 4S minute. and % seconds, said TO
be the fastest time on record. Vaughan,
the probable winner Of the match, COM
pleted 100 miles in IS hours, 81 minutes
and IS seconds, beating 0'Leary's time,
same distance, 2 minutes and seconds.
A Paris special to the Tmes says the
reports OF the outrage at Salonica receiy-
ed here represents that the French and
German Consuls were dragged from the
street into the Mosque, and there sab.
red. The Governor arrived at the Mos.
que after the murders had been complet.
ed. Il, o.. .,-. ...E...-
GROWING SERIOUS. i
The Times Paris correspondent says
the project Of the General Diplomatic
Conference on the Turkish affairs begins
to be seriously entertained.
ngs.E2gl1 lMurIsY. legHs
The British Consul at Rio Janeiro re.
ports by telegraph that mutiny broke
out on board the bark Caswell, Of Swan.
sea, for Queenstown, and all the officers
were murdered by the mutineers.
PASSED.
In the House Of Commons the mer.
chant shipping bill was passed.
The Standard to-day annocnces that COL
members Of the House OF Commons have
signed memorial to Disraeli asking for |
the release Of the Fenian convicts. Among |
the signers are Fawcett, Morley, Piim:
sail, Mendello, Osborne, Morgan and
Jacob Bright.
A telegram from Berlin says that the
German Corvette Medusa has been order. |
ed to leave Messina for Salonica without
delay. Russian and Austrian men Of
war have also been ordered to Salonica |
In consequence Of an urgent dispatch
from the Chancellor Of the French Con- |
sulate at Salonica, an additional French
man-of.war has gUne TO Syria, where she |
awaits instructions. The British Consul
has ordered 4 man.of.war from Piraeus |
10 come to salonica Immediately. /
THE sALoSIcA AFFAIR. aa-s
The Standards correspondent at Berlin |
says it Is generally thought there that
the Salonica affair will prove fatal to
Turkey. The interference OF the Euro
pean Powers for the benefit OF the Chris
iians is now considered unavoidable, rs
IL is evident that the Porte IA powerless |
to protect them against the outbreaks Of
fanaticism. ~
The Porte has informed the foreign
ambassadors that Il has resolved TO raise
the duties on imports 20 per cent.
THE BULGARIAN ISsuRREcr1os.
A special from Athens to the Tines re.
ports that the Bulgarian insurrection
near Philippokolis threatens TO become
serious. The Porte is greatly alarmed,
and is sending forward all its disposable
forces by daily and nightly trains on-th
Adrianople railroad. The movement
has been long preconcefted by the Ser
vian agitators. AT first it was consid-
cred unimpOrtans, but it has spread rap
idly, and the numbers OF the Insurgents
are variously estimated ut from 1000 TO
10000.
LONDON, May 9-Midnight.-Aspecial :
from Constantinople asserts that the Bull
garian rioters had fed to the mountains
and Gordon OF troops had been estab-
lished to prevent the movement from
spreading. Advices from Paris, howey-
er, represent that postal and telegraphic
communication between Constantinople
Saphiaone have been interrupted by the
insurrection.