The Portland daily press., 1877-06-08

| Sultan, and finish the war before it develops
| these threatened complications. The spirit of
the Russian people, the influence of the Slav
| committees and the enthusiasm of the army
are feared 1t is asked whether the Emperor's
presence will suffice to encounter this three
| fold element Some people think the cesson
of Batoum might satisfy every one without
alarming anybody. But this opinion is rot
very generally held in Russia.
The rumors of unofficial peace negotiations
still continue to reach the public, but at the
same time Russia is making stupendous prep
arations for crossing the Danube, though at
| what point is not yet known. 1t is reported
that Count Schovaloff will shortly bring to Lon
| don and present to Her Majestys Government
| the Cars assurances of Russian non-interfer-
ence with the British interests in the East
Prince Gortschakoff is undoubtedly influenced
| to take this course by Bismarck, who is now
| anxious to avoid complications which must ar
rive after the passage Of the Danube has been
| effected. The Russian Government, it is I'M
| derstood, would be content with the cession of
| Armenia. Bismarck advises England to take
Egypt and to allow Germany to consolidate on
the Danube by an arrangement with the Aus
| trian Government.
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
1t is limited that Mr.. Gladstone is about to as
| sumo the leadership of new radical party,
l whose programme will involve such great re-
| forms as, first, disestablshment of the national
| church of England just as the church of Ire
| land was removed from state control; second,
| complete reform in the tenure of land such as
| the abolition of the primogeniture and the
| right of entail; and third perhaps the abolition
of the House of Peers as a governing body, if
| not indeed the entire abolition of the titles of
nobility as we'll
| Ex-President Grant is receiving an enthusi-
astic reception everywhere in England. No
such honors have ever before been extended to
an American.
The French situation remains unchanged.
The government continues to remove Republi-
can officials and is muzzling the press.
Gen. Sangerilly of the Cuban revolutionary
| army, recently in Washington, states that the
Cuban army has from 5000 to 1900 we'll
armed and disciplined troops in its ranks, and
three times the number could be put in the
field if they had arms and ammunition. If
they had proper artillery and 10000 Americans
to help them the Cubans could utterly destroy
the Spaniards in Cuba. Over 1900 Spanish
soldiers are now in hospitals with yellow fever,
small pox, &c. The Cubans hold everything
outside the cities, and will continue the revo-
luton until they gain their liberties.
BRIEF MENTION.
The report of the committee of revenue re-
| form Of the New York Chamber of Commerce
recommends twenty-nine distinct changes in
| the present customs laws and regulations
The Manhattan Club will give dinner in hon
| or of Gov. Hendricks prior to his departure to
Europe.--The Republicans elected their mu-
| nicipal ticket in Norwich, Conn, which is a
| gain over last year when the city went Demo.
| eratic.--The International Typographical
Union held their annual convention in Louis.
vile Monday and Tuesday. No important bus
| mess was transacted. The next convention will
| be held in Detroit.--Gen. Logan has not been
| offered the Chicago ectorship.--Seventeen
| year locusts are plenty on Staten Island
| The Universal Peace Union held their eleventh
anniversary meeting in New York Tuesday,
Senator Morton and other members of the SEMI
ate committee have gone to Oregon to investi-
| gate the election complications in that state,
A grand testimonial concert to Miss Annie
Louise Cary by her Cincinnati friends was given
last week. The occasion was marked event
| in the musical history of the city.--Demo.
| cratic State Convention in Ohio is called for
July 25.--Tweed is revising his statement in
| the hope of making it of sufficient value to Sc
cure his liberation. P. Clyde has
been chosen president of the Pacific Mail
| Steamship Company.--Yale and Hamilton
| colleges have brought suits to recover beqnests
| of $4,000 each left by James Knox of Knox
vile, Ill.--Gen Garfield pronounces letter
published 10y the New York Sun and purporting
to be from President Hayes, to be forgery in
every line and word.--Ex-Gov. Packard is Sc
riousy ill.--The force in the New York Gus
tom house will be reduced July 1st---Rev.
Father Joseph Reed, chancellor of the Roman
Catholic diocese Of Connecticut, is dead.--The
Worcester board of trade has passed resolu-
| tions calling upon the President to take meas
ures to have this country represented at the
Paris xpositon.--Erastus Brooks retired
from the editorship of the New York Express
last week after forty years Of editorial work.
In the Elenton cases tried last week at
Charleston, s. c., the jury disagreed as to all
the respondents except one who was acquitted.
The engineers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
did not strike as they Neutrality-suspicious..
BeauregaId and Early managed the wheel at
the drawing of the Louisiana lottery Thursday.