The New York herald., 1877-01-11
7BLEGRAPHIC NEWS
From All Parts OF the
World.
RUSSIA STILL ARMING.
The Conference Meeting Of the
Plenipotentiaries.
SMALLPOX IN LONDON.
Election Of Officers in the
French Senate.
RUSSIA STILL ARMING.
SMALLPOX IN LONDON.
rpY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

LONDON, Jan. II, 1877.
Tho day for tho meeting OF the Conference Is at
hand and the menace Of final disagreement still re-
mains Russia seems TO have but little faith in
amicabe solution of the difficulty and continues
warliKe preparations No assurances arc given that
the Will depart from the stand taken at the last
meeting, and tho probabilities that this last at.
tempt at satisfactory arrangement Of the Eastern
difficulty will prove moro successful than tho
previous
RUSSIA PREPARING WAR.
A despatch from Belgrade reports that Servia
tinucs the work OF armament. The first class OF the
reserve has boon called ou and Will bc stationed At
Gladova aud Ncgotin Russia has purchased 100000
Remington rifles for Ssrvia General Niktinc has sent
adjutants to Radojevatz, Gladova and Negotin to
prepare plans for tho march of the Russian army
corps coming via Roumania II is considered In Bel
grade that the Conference has mfscarried, and a
speedy declaration of war by Russia IS expected.
The Russian Consul at Bucharest has been sum-
moned to Kichenen.
SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE
Belgrade despatch says General Nikitine and STAFF
left Belgrade by steamer Wednesday morning. 1t Is
that he has gone to ST Petersburg to report
the condition of Serva, but tho correspondent
considers this improbable, and suggests that
tho General has possibly gone to the Lower
Danube in connection with some unexpected move
ment there. Nearly all the Russian officers and SOL
diers have left Serva. M. Marnovics is expected to
return from St. Petersburg on Friday. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY asserted that he will form Cabinet with the
avowed intention of negotiating an immediate peace
A strong party favors this idea.
CONDITION ARMY.
special despatch from St. Petersburg says 1t ID
ofciay reported that there only ,451 nvads in
the mobized army of Russia and epidemics pre-
vail
RussIA's INTIMIDATING PROCESS
correspondent reviewing the situation concludes
that Russia gam time has objection to revcrting
to Andrassy's note. 1t is doubtful how long this
Turkish expedicnt will be eTectual Russie
begins - realize that she must mobilize larger army
Turkey. not for war, but to support dipo.
matic action. The knowledge that her present
mobized force s insufficient has produced pacific
sentiments. Mobilization is fast extending to the
East and North of the Empire 1t Is probable that
tho Russians will soon cross the Pruth This step
would not signify immediate war; 1t would, on the
contrary, be taken a means of avoiding it, by fright
enipg the Turks into compliance with Russ,a's de.
mands.
A HOPE rEAcE.
Tho Post makes tho following announcement very
prominently I'VE have reason to believe there Is
still ground ,or not dcspalrng OF pacific issue
Within the last few days urgent representations have
cured attention.
WORK OF fHB CONFERENCE.
Tho Council of Ministers, held yesterday at Constan
tnople, came to decision relative to tho course
to be taken by tho Turkish plenipotentiares
nt the session Of the Conference to-day. What
the decision is has not yet become known. 1t appears
certain, however, that tho Conference will continue
sitting.
correspondent writing from Vienna considers that
to-day's meeting of the Conference Will DO great
step In advance, basis will then be
found in the Andrassy note which discus
sion will be possible. The postponement Of
the meeting from Wednesday to Thursday
also shows plainly that the Turks preparing for
compromise. According to ono report this
compromise will be based the Andrassy
note Another report Is that the Turks will
propose that tho Powers reipqush the do.
mand for special reforms in Bosnia, Herzegovina
and Bulgaria. in return for which concession the
Porte would allow an international commission to
pcrintend honest application of the constitution
In those provinces Whichever OF these vcrisons 10
there be little doubt that tho Turks the
time for yielding has come.
GERMAyY's PROBABLE ACTION.
A despatch from Pera says:-"Should the Porte per.
sst upholdng the constitution only admssi-
Bile solution OF the questions Germany will
threaten to retire Immediately from the Conference.
Unless the Porte gives q de1nitivo reply to the
European proposals within certain number Of hours
the ambassadors Of tho six Powers Will Immediately
leave"
rGSAriEFF's LETTER 70 MrDHAT
despatch from Constantinople says:-"GeneraA
lgnaticn the Rus representative in con 6dential
communication to Midhat Pacha on Saturday, urged
tho acceptance of certain points Of the
Of cvading others Hc advised the
acceptance OF international commission with con.
sutativc powers only. He suggested the appointment
OF officers OF instruction instead of the cs-
tablshment OF foreign genddrmcrie, and
tho appointment OF Bulgarian instead
European as Governor Of Bulgaria Hes
guaranteed Russias assent to the proposals thus msdi
fed. Ho denied, In the course Of his letter, that
Russia melted servia TO make war.
IL has been remarked that General IgnatiefI's atN
tude toward the Porte been conciatory tho
last few days.
SALISBURY INTERVIEW GRAND vIzrER.
despatch from Constantnope says that the Mar.
quis OF Salisbury will have interview with Midhat
Pacha to- morrow.
REARMISG TIE BULGARrANs.
Tho arms taken from the Christian inhabitants OF
Bulgaria the time OF the insurrection arc now
being restored.
RouMANIA's NDErEyDEycE
Roumanias resolution to throw of allegiance to tho
Porte understood be contingent upon the latter
attempting to enforce the application to Roumana OF
Article OF the constitution.
telegram from Constantinoplc reports that the
TrQuie (ncwspaper) states that consequence of Rou
mania's measures tho Porte has officially declared
that tho now constitution was purely INTERNAL not af
fecting the rights of principally guaranteed by in.
tcrnational treaties.
THE FRENCH sESArE's OFFICERS
Tho French senate to-day reelected tho Duks
dAudInrct-P Pasquicr President o. that body
Count Rampon, OF the Lcft Centre. was c,ccted nm.
OF the Vice Presidents, in spite Of the opposition Of thu
Right
MORE PREFEcrs TO RE DISMISSED
The Moneur announces the impending dism ,ss,, q,