New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-05

Lloyd, an Austrian organ, pnblisAses D
wsrllke article yesterday. showing tbs
necessity Of Austria defending hsrsoSe
against Ruesis'a designs.
The Times Vienna dispatch says: F1soeiF
JOeoph's answer to the Czsr was handed
yesterday to General Sumarak0ff. The same
dispatch says the Porte's answer to ske
whole question, and strengthens the opinie1
Of those VINO maintained that mere perDnar
sion is useless. ;
A Reuter- telegram from Belera6e ssys-
1t is asserted that Russia has ordered hs1
railroads leading to Turkey and Rounaalas
to have sixteen trains daily at her disposal,
and requested Roumanis to have her roads
similarly equipped.
A dispatch to the Ners, from Bucharest,
says: The peasants in the neiehborhOod of
Batak are starving. The Turks forbid
threshing until the tithes are paid.
A Vienna dispatch to the Times says-
Seven thousand Russian volunteers, inclnd-
ing 1S5 officers, in Servia, and 1000 more en-
route, have enlisted.
The Therspis correspondent of the Tisssas
in letter dated September 26, says: The
Porte grounds it's resistance to the demands
Of the powers on its alleged inability 10 curb
the passion of the mob, end tears . mas-
sacre of Christians would follow accept
ance of the demands.
The Turkish ministers allege that they
are constantly receiving anonymous let
ters, and placards are posted at every
corner OF StambOul, threatening p0pulHr
vengeance on the government ii it accepts
conditions incompatible with the dignity OF
the empire. Shrewd persons are inclined to
believe these menaces are prearrAngod by
the government itself, but many European
residents, and even soms of the diplomats,
especially Mr.. Elliott, British ambassador,
are disquieted by them.
The panic in Pera is aHm0ot as general -
in May last, at the time of the Sofia move
ment.
The Times Berlin dispatsa says: 'Tho
Turkish cabinet, it is Understood, havo -
clared they can not be expected to e11egso
programme concerning which auch difI1E-
ences exist among the powers theuoelv1p-
There is every reason to believe An11g3o
will decline to make common cause VIA
Russia ~ long as Count Andrassy reDaaAD'
in Office"
The Paris correspondents Of the 21nW
and Telegraph agree that Turkey, in 1nDwoe
to the powers, refuses to grant amnae&v. 5;
The Paris correspondent Of tho zeleY6
is not assured that Austria hes de1nly
refused Kussia's proposal Meanwhile A.
tris has communicated the proposal to -
other powers.
Another dispatch says: Austria deeaaRge
she will not undertake the 0ccupatioa .
Turkish territory except at the requese e
| the powers.
The Eastern Budget states Ruesia has as-
clared she will do the utmost to preven9
England will induce Turkey to granta fns-
| NAL armistice.
A special from Berlin to the Pail Mon 6a-
| zette says the guaranteeing powers aro peo-
pairing q collective remembrance, callinG
upon the Porto to accept their propooalA
1t is hoped this measure will be efeotuo1
Though the Porte rejected the pr0pOsitie0
ton, it would not be displeased if tho pow
ers applied further pressure, 90 as.te pro
vide it an excuse for ultimately yielding.
A Reuter- telegram from C0nstantin0pao
says the Sultan has sanctioned the last do
| cisiOn of the extraordinary council looking
to plan of reforms applicable to the whole
empire, including the removal Of all diso-
bilities from Christians.
The Leuant Herald states that instead q
q national council comprising l2O membezep
| Q legislative body, consisting of $50 eleCte6
deputies, with senate of fifty governments
nominees, will be created. Control over
provincial administration will be exercise9
by mixed councils, comprising delegates
| from various communities. This eystem
will apply to the whole empire.
Reuters Belgrade dispatch says: LerGe
numbers of volunteers are joining tho Se..
vians. From Germany fifty Bavafians a12
Prussian soldiers had lately arrived.
Reuters Raguss telegram says: Four Boz
mia battalions attacked the Turks Ut Kin
took The battle lasted all day. during
| which time three hundred houses Wee0
| burned. The Turks suffered severely.
Urgisg q Continuance Of Neutrality.
ATHENS, October 4.-The president Of tho
council of minister's to-day, replying = .
| deputati0n, urged the continuance Of Do0-
| trality in the Turkish war.