The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-21
--LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.

England.
EVEN BETTING.
LONDON, March 20.-The betting on Ok
ford and Cambridge was even to-day.
Germany.
ALsACE AND LORRAINE.
berlin, March 20.-Prince Bismarck, to
retain majority in the Reichstag, has again
promised Alsace and Lorraine as conside-
rate treatment and as large measure OF
local autonomy as is compatible with the
imperial interest.
ROMAN QUESTION TO BE CREATED-TENPO-
RAIL POWERS OF THE POPE.
LONDON, March 2O.-The Ne,rs publishes
q remarkable letter from its correspondent
at Rome, containing the following: "The
extreme faction of the ultra monks are at
this moment enlisting adherents to create q
Roman question. Various Jesults, bearing
instructions from Father Beck, General
of the Jesuits, have arrived ut the Vatican
from Florence. Father Beck warmly
counsels the project. have positive ASST
rance that Beck and his adherents promise
little short of speedy establishment
OF the temporal power OF the Pope.
There is no doubt that steps in this
direction have long been preparing.
"The Catholic societies in Austria and
Germany have pledged themselves to CO.
operate. One essential feature OF the plan
| ia that the next conclave is to be held in
| Rome. so the new Pope may be proclaimed a
prisoner like Plus. Cardinal Simconi ap.
proves and supports the plan, and the Pope
has himself written letters to the Emperor
of Austria, the King of Belgium, President
MacMahon, and eX-Queen Isabella. A Sc
ries of express instructions have been
issued from the Vatican to avoid collision
with civil authorities, but at the same time
to keep up pressure on the Catholic Pow.
ers to obtain their adhesion to a crusade fol-
the resuscitation OF the Roman question
The Vatican has obtained list OF Volun
teers prepared to serve under the Papal flag
and large sums Of money have already beer
deposited in France and England"
RESULT OF life CoNsISToRY YESTERDAY.
ROME, March 20.-At the consistOry helC
to-day the Pope nominated several bishops
among them Rev. Michael Harmon for Hall
fax, and Rev. John Morcei for st. Angus
tine, Fla.
The Pope pronounced brief with al
eloquence, reitiirming with increased vehe
mence his declarations OF March 18th, AM
adding that he would protest against tn
attempt to deprive him Of liberty OF speech
The Eastern Question.
TIE MYSTERIOUS LETTERS AND PLACARDS A
coNsTANTINoPLE.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 20.-The polio
are kept constantly searching after the all
thors Of the placards which are posted b.
nj ght even ON the public buildings guarded
by sentinels, and anonymous letters to tn
Ministers full Of inyectives against tn
"incapable government which takes all tn
able-bodicd Mohammedans for soldiers
grinds down the people by war-taXes, AM
yet makes humiliating peace with SerYia
and even talks of ccding territory to Mon
tenegrin robbers"
The Ulemas and Sofas are transported
St. Jean D'Acre, but that does little good
as the same language that appears in tn
placards is current amongst the people
being openly spoken in every cafe, an
even in the Government offices and militar
schools. Arrests are made, houses searched
and conspiracies sought which do not eA
ist, as all except those actually in posse:
sion OF the power are more or less OF tn
same mind. In this condition Of tn
gotiations with Montenegro cause gre:
lanxiety, but what, IS feared NOR
than ANYTHING by all rejecting person
at Constantinople Is the eventual distant
ing of the army. The people have bee
disturbed from their normal avocatior
throughout the empire to defend their coul
try and religion, and now THESE thousane
OF Albanians, Circassians, Arabs, and Kurt
are to 60 home again, probably unpaid,
find their lands untitled and homes dest
tute. Every letter from the outlying pr
yinees is full of apprehensions OF the poss
bic consequences Of wholesale disban
ment OF this kind.