The Osceola times., 1876-11-04

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proong the armistice il peace is not made
within the original time. In spite of Tgna.
tiefi's conciliatory attitude, little hope is en-
tertainea than Russia will accept this condi.
ton. ltmay, however, be expected that the
Porte has not said its last word"
The missionary societies connected
with Spain have sent an address to Lord
Derby, representing to him the dangers to
which protestants in Spain are exposed in
consequence Of the intolerance OF the clergy
and the authorities, and suggesting that he
should invite the cooperation of the other
powers, especially Germany and the United
States, to protest against the continued per.
secutions of the protestants, and to afford
them protection. In reply Lord Derby
says: "Our minister at Madrid is taking
such steps as he properly can 10 induce the
| Spanish government to put a lenient con
struction on the l1th article of the constitu.
ton so as to secure full religious liberty to
protestants in Spain.
The City of Mexico is growing. The
hacienda of La Taja, fire estate about
three miles out belonging to MARTINEZ de lie
Tore, the defender Of Maximillian on his
trial, is to be divided up into lots and incor.
porated in the city.
Mr.. Gladstone's pamphlet on the Bull
garian atrocities reached sale of 10000
within few DAYS Of its publication, the
gross receipts from It's sale being $3.50.
The German society for the introduce
ton of cremation has paid the sum Of $1,000
marks to the town OF Gotha to cover the
| necessary expenses Of erecting a cremation
| apparatus. No corpse is to be burned un.
less the deceased has expressed wish to
that effect and his relations have approved
| OF it.
Russia has taken prompt measures to
strike Turkey on both flanks simultaneously.
The emperor has moved troops to Tifis, in
AtIh, and to Bender, in southern Europe.
| Bender is on the Black sea and Tifis is east
| Of Turkish Armenia, close to the borders of
neutral Persia and within few days march
| OF the Suez canal This attitude of menace
to India is propably what excites England
so tremendously. Continental Europe
seems to be comparatively calm: it is Eng.
land that is panic stricken. Not only are
her Asistic possessions imperied, but pub.
| lie opinion at home is so divided that there
| is not energy and unity enough left for
| call to arms. The situation is very serious.
A dispatch from Berlin states that a
| financial crash of the most serious character
is threatening in Russia, and the public are
beseiging the officers to sell Russian govern.
ment and company stocks, but as . rule the
| offers are declined.
A dispatch frem Therapia announces
that Barring, the secretary of the British lie.
CATION, is about to return from Phillipopolis,
convinced that the commission for the pun.
ishment of the perpetrators OF the Bulgarian
atrocities is a delusion and mockery. The
worst criminals are regarded humane and
moderate men are in disgrace. The old
panic is renewed, and most trustworthy gen.
tlemen have travelled with the utmost haste
to Constantinople to inform the British am.
bassador that the Turks threaten new mas.
sacres, and have even appointed day for
the beginning of the slaughter.
The Times dispatch from Vienna
says Turkey has declared her readiness to
accept a six weeks armistice, provided it is
recommended by all the powers. It is reas.
suring to hear from Constantinople that
hopes of more peaceful turn in affairs have
considerably increased. This feeling is
caused by the unexpected conciliatory atti.
tude of Gen. Ignatief. There has not been
any trace hitherto Of Russias offering prov.
ocation with view of bringing about col.
| ision. On the contrary, any such intention
has been distinctly and decidedly disclaimed
| While affairs thus look better in Constant.
nople, one can trace all around Turkey the
iron ring prepared by Russia, which is clos
ing and tightening rapidly and firmly. The
| friendly relations between Servia and Mon.
tenegro, which had become embroiled, have
been restored. Prince Nikita has promised
| Servia that he would in no case accept an
armistice extending beyond the present
year. II is reported that the prince of Mon.
tenegro has declared his willingness TO ac.
cept the six weeks armistice, but only on
condition that Mastar be surrendered by the
Turks.
A dispatch from Spezzia says the trials
of the one hundred tons Armstrong gun
made for the Italian government, were em-
nently successful. A bolt fired with three
hundred and forty one pounds of powder at
tanned the velocity OF one thousand and five
hundred feet per second. II smashed the
solid wrought plates twenty-five inches
thick, and completely pierced the strong
backing and the thirty inch skin Of the tar.
get, the resistance of which is supposed to
be equal TO the sides of the great ironcad
Duillo, and had enough velocity remaining z
to have smashed the other side of the ship.
A London Times dispatch Of Saturday
saws the feeling that war j. STAYED Of, at
least for the winter becomes more preva.
lent, and inclines to stock operations for a
| rise.
In the New Market Houghton meet
ing, the race for. the Dullingham handicap
resulted in dead heat between the Ameri.
can horse Bay Final and the English horse
Broadside. Lady Maiden came in third.
| Nine hos ses ran. The dead heat between
Bay Final and Broadside was run of. aud
| von by Raw Final hv half leugth