, 1876-12-29
Austrian Statesmen Hold q Confer
enco to Consider the Sit
uation,
Probable End Of The Conflict in
the French Assembly.
Additional Accounts Of the Terrible
: storm-Wave in Bengal.
THE EAST.
AFRAID OF ftJs lsp1f,t.r.

promised II he conceded all that the nowcrs de-
mandcd. No threats passed at the interview
between tho Sultan and Lord Salisbury.
MOVEMENT or RUSSIAN Tnoora,
Vienna special TO the Times reports that on
Tuesday Zoo Russians. mostly armed cavalry,
crossed the Danube from ThurnscycrIn.
AUSTRIAN srATEsMEw IN CouNcIt:,
The Emperor Francis Joseph, N. T1ssca, the
Hungarian Finance Minister, Count A1lrussy
tic Austrian Minister Of War and Foreign Al
fairs, and tho Imperial Finance Minister will be
present at tic Cabinet meeting wlicl, Is to be
held today OIL the Eastern question. Tic first
three cane to Vienna expressly to attctl tho
meeting.
WILL NOT ACCErT.
Although Lord Salisbury las visited tho Sui
tin to press tho proposals Of tho Conference
upon him, the prevalent opinion In Constants.
noplc sccIns to be that the Porto will not, nc.
ccpt the proposals.
Ihe Timer, In n leader discussing tho prs,po-
sails, says: 'Thc agreement between Ru ss.a
and England implies tllat oven should there be u
Change Of detail, tic inaln lines Will re,n,,itl
nxcd.''
1vEwOAK PROMISED.
The 1i'nta' Vlcnna diapatcl, repurts that Con.
NskitEn, ut the review held on bis taking COM
mand Of tho scrVlan army, satd: "In weeks
time you Will hare an opportunity to prove your
courage before the enemy"
AMoCkERr.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-A dispatch from, Moscow
says: "Thc Gazette declares that the new Turk
lh Constitution Is a nero mockcry Of tho Pow
ers." 1t adds: "Tllc only way Of improving
the condition Of the Christlans in Turkey is an
ealeacious occupation, and tho granting To tho
christina Of the right to carry arms or dcpriy-
Jug tho MuaBuMans OF TINT rirht ~
PLAGUE IN pAuDAp.
LONDON, Dec. 2D-5 q. nl,-T1e Lancet has
news from, Constantinoplc that the plague has
seappcarcd In Dagdad.
THE sEnyIAa CABINET.
The Standards Belgrade dispatch snvs
the nlstI.s Cabinet remains ulrlauc-
ed, n. Marinovltcn having refused to
1orm government except in order to CONCLUDE
apeacc, mud Count Antlrassy having pror aisca
rot to Insist OH tho dismissal Of the present
min!atry.
The Roumau!an agent Mt Belgrade has 1ntxlc
certain demands on the scryian Government for
satisfaction, because the servian garrison Ut
alaaosa tired OIL some Roumanian troops.
GETTING COLD.
From Bucharest the report comes of n hard
ifost. It fa feared the Danube will freeze aud
EsSe tue Russians u ellailcc to mnrch over on the
ice.
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SICKNESS IN THE Rt1GsItN ARMY
The S!a,aarrs correspondent nj Paris ,c,a.
sraphs that Intelligence llas been received tbcro
eaat Tue Russian hrmy fs In very bad conll-
Lou. The troops arc declmated BY nlarsh fever
ind typhus.
Inc Timer Berlin dispatch confirms tho re-
port that good deal of epidemic disease exists
IN the camp ana barsacks. The cold las reached
soaesrees 10 Southern Rllasta. It Is almost im-
Posslo!e 10 H1oTe troops III such temperattfr
MUNITIONS FOR TURKEY,
NEW HAVEN. Dee. GA heavy shipment vas
ts.l Gorcrnn,rnt T,ha u",na ~ mr' M tCs tAe turH-
ns&!y e!,ooV'uO.
sH' oLADsgoAE's VIEWS ON TIE EAsTEnN
QUESTION,
Ar, Gladstone, spcaknp at TIM No,fop,, f,,-
ference held in st. Jnmcsf Iafl. Tom9inv f1sc
~
,onu you ~ ase Jealous Of nnssfa Of Of Austr!a 10
dnak 70 iofsisn Intervention c1ists there Will be.