The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-04-13
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a telegram from st. Petersburg saws
in spite of the signing of the protocol pessi.
mist views again prevail, and war is con.
sidered inevitable.
The prince of Montenegro has refused
to command the BOSNIAN insurgents. alleg.
ing that consideration for Austria obliged
his doing so.
The British revenue returns for the
financial year ending the 3Ist of March,
shows a total revenue of SIS, 500, O36, which
is f~l53,O36 in excess of the budget estimate
and Ct, 1858 in excess of the revenue of
the previous year.
The Standard announces that after the
signing of the protocol by the representatives
of the six powers at the foreign Office in
London, Count Won Bnest, the Austrian
ambassador, Count Won Munster, the Ger
man ambassador, Gen. Menabres, the Italian
ambassador, and Count Won SchOuveloif,
the Russian AMBASSADOR, had a conference
with the Marquis D'Harcourt, the French
embassy. The Marquis DITarcourt suisse
quentIy left London for Paris.
The Times correspondent at Vienna
points out that the question of disarmament
still remains the real question at issue. 1t
has notbeen solved by the protocol, butonly
postponed. The chances of an e~ventful
agreement about the disarmament have not
perhaps been greatly improved by transfer
lnR nppOtIHtlOug from tho nprprg tn tba
parties Immediately interested and iniu-
enced by the popular feeling which affairs
have / ken, undoubtedly favorable, as it re-
moves the danger of an immediate collision
and places the powers in a position to exert
some influence on the course of affairs. Al
though no agreement seems vet made con-
corning the future mode of proceedings; it
Improbable that England will be allowed to
take the lead in negotiations in Gonstan.
tinople, as she has done in those with Rus
STA.
A London dispatch from Pera says that
letters from Eszeroum, AsIatic Turkey, state
that there is great agitation among the
Kurds. Troops who were stationed upon
the plain Of Monshbitlis were recently OF.
dered to Erzeroum Immediately. On their
departure some Of the Kurdish tribes rose
and burned the barracks and commenced to
plumber christian villages. The inhabitants
fled to Bitlis. The Kurds have now been
scattered over the country for three weeks
rObbing caravans of travellers. The cavalry
which has been sent against them are too
few to drivesthem back. The movement of
troops between Trezibond aud Erzeroum is
more active than ever. The weather is Sc.
we're, with heavy, continuous snowfalIs. All
accessories are ut famine prices. Commerce
no longer exists. Distress is extreme. The
pay Of troops is thirty or even twenty-five
months in areas aul they are ill-fed and
i'll clad.
Further particulars of the arrest and
imprisonment of John A. Sutter, United
States consul at Acapulco, are as follows
to the occupation Of the town by
the forces of Diaz, under command of Gen.
Jiminez, Gen. Alvarez, who held a place in
the interest of Lerdo, levied contributions
on the citizens to obtain funds to carry on
the contest against Diaz. Among those who
paid the amoun assessed was Henry HASTEN
an American, VINO owned considerable prop.
erty, including a plantation in the vicinity.
About this time, Consul Suffers house was
entered one night by a Mexican, with a view
TO robbery. Suffer shot at and wounded
him, for which act he was examined and
discharged by due process of law. When
Jiminez entered the city, this same Mexican
turned up as one of his adherents with a
large proportion Of the rabble element, and
there is an impression that his private en-.
nifty ray have had some weight in subse.
quent proceedings against Suffer, more par.
ticularly as many threats were uttered
against him by the rough element. Jiminez
at once began t. levy forced contributions
and seizsd a lot of cattle belonging to Kas.
ten. The latter lodged a protest with Suffer,
as the American representative, and then,
fearing personal trouble, he left the city.
On the morning of the 9TH ultimo, Suffer
sent a protest to Jlminez, receiving a reply
10 the effect that he had better be careful
how he protested against or interfered with
the action OF the Mexican authorities, or he
would get into trouble. A few hours after
suffer was surrounded on the street by sol
diers, aud marched Of to prison. Subse.
Jiminez apparently concluded that
he had carried the thing too far, aud be in
Sutter that on making request, in
proper form, he might be liberated. Suffer
he would accept his liberty if offered,
jut declined to request il, md still remained
n jail on the departure Of the steamer. IN
/ letter to his brother beft, he says that he
las sent a letter to the Utlted States consul
at the city Of Metico, representing
he state Of affairs, but ltimates a doubt
y neither il will reach its destination, as all
correspondence passes under the eyes Of
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