, 1877-02-07
The Fall Of Midhat, the Turk
ish Grand Vizier, Fully
Explained.
Ills vau1ting Ambition to
Become Dictator O'er-
leaps Itself.
He Is Confronted with the Evi-
dence Of His Trcasonable
Schemes.
And Given His Choice Re-
tween Bnnisl1ment and
Death. a
The Russian Army Or
dered to Cross the
Pruth. -.
Russia Nill Soon Nayo a Dig Iron.Clad
Fleet in Tho Mediterranean.
The French Legislature Hao Its
Periodical Press.law
Sensation.
Russia will Soon Nayo a Dig 1ron.clad
Fleet in Tho Mediterranean.
The French Legislature Hao It's
Periodical Press-law
Sensation.

THE EAST.
Tnn DOWNFALL or MfDnAr rAsnA.
CoNsTANT1SoriE, Feb. 6.-Tho dismissal OF
NEIihat paslla is attributed to hts schemes Of
constitutional reform, which aro regarded by
thc Sultan as cneroaellng OIL his imperial pre-
rosat'yc, also to tho discovery of n conspiracy
to dcthronc tic Sultan and replace him by cx.
sultan Murad. The dcposcd Vtz'cr, by com-
n,a,ld Of tue Sultan, yesterday visited tho
paiacc, and was Immediately conveyed aboard
an imperial yacht, wl,1el, sailed for the Mc,Ittcr-
rancan with orders to land hin beyond Turkish
territory.
ARMS roR CRETE.
CossTAN7lvopLE, Feb. U.--The Turkish Am.
bassador In RoMc has notified tho Porto that
arms for Crete nro being purchased In 1tniy.
The Turkish gatrisons In tho island hayc consc-
qucntly been strengthened.
1tCssIAN FLEET.
BERLIN, Feb. Git Is said that formidable
Russian iron-clal squnilron will e3ltcr tho Med
ltcrrauean In tho sprlug. Tho Grand DuKe
Constantine will command, and Admiral PopoH
will bo hIa Chief Of StaG.
ANOTHER REPORT
CoxsrAs7inorLE, Feb. g.-1llo police laye
discovered secret correspondence showing that
Mldllat rasaa Was plotting for Tho overthrow 1T
tho Sultan, arl Ills owm nominatton as dictator.
TIE roErE's TERMS.
V1EsNA, Fob: 0'-Iho 1'o'tf'sehe Correspondent
statcs tint tho Porto has proposed tho following
conditions to servia, walying lis former claiul
for substantial guarantees:
FIrst-The right Of being automatically rep
resented at Belgrade.
SeeonR-That Catholics md Jews shall enjoy
tho same rights a. natiSc scTv1a',B.
7hird-Scrpln 1hall not nlfow tho formation nf
armed ballds or tho Violation Of Turkish tcrri-
tory.
tourfh--The existence Of secret societies slla1l
not DC permitted.
FUM-Tlat the ecryian fo1trcsses atall
bu kept In good repair, and, finally, that the
Turkisl, nag sha!l bo ho!stcsl upon thusc fort
Ecsses Jointly With tho Scrvian flag.
Tho Io{ttische Correspondents says 6crvia will
doubt!css aecept thceu conditions. and send =
special Commissioner to Constantinoplc.
" MlpuAT's FALL.
LONDON, Feb. GA special from CONSTANT
noplc to thu 1'aa 44aN dasefs says: Thu
cause OF allaIlat la.ha's 1all dates froti aon'e
1,1e oaek. Inc l'apsr1oaA character o. Sialat
fas''a eiashea WITH t!ta ar.nncss Ut TIC saltan,
whose liberal vscwF went Tor ahcall OF alfdhat's
Ilc constitution disappointed the Sultan by
tue multiplicity ol 1t" reser'es and qualsfae-
Ions, ana II. ........ ....
MANY WARM DISCUSSIONS
tS, oesafsea between the soVercEa and Minister.
nv o.'lau aes'ieu 10 ahstouueo lnfgely ior'
W" o'o'"snt 'n'o t'o Aus"ls,' administrator
afu .a'"eia''y u enp.os Eaglshlneh in lcatIln-
l"stlo.ls III ~ ucpattniehts' Lis slalesty tx
!9esseu l'1" aoslss ~ slaaat taat'a very strong
" vi setesa1 OCCASIONS s',u last Week TOOK h!"'
J ete.a'J ~ taeA to1 ,'os nasAs aetea upon IT,
Hoaoas Ias',a 1sp,.ea curly, anu wrote suose"
.lucmt!y W tae e"'sa'l III ""uelesehtia1 tefn's'
oh te''y 1ast tho au1tah sent lor A!dllat tasllu,
out '"e ntt''alo1s WY HUI ooeSea' W aatnr'
ua5 a''ona' fasha FcIna1nea nome on
tho plea OF lnu!spoEIt!on. un Sunday the third