Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-18
THE EVENING STAR.
TUESDAY. ........ December h. 1877.
The Eastern struggle.
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THE PoRTE's APrEAL FOR MEDIATION W.
Needed.
10 i believed al Cun>tantinople that the
Porte appeal for mediation viii prove futtie-
Mr.. layard. the British ambassador, has in
formed the Turkish government that England
viii continue it, policy ~ neutrality. A dis
patch from Bucharest SalS that O>man fasha
In his >oTtie lost SiN Thousand an Killed alone.
and that the wounded must have hsen a. many
more. The Russian advance. after occupying
Elena. pushed forward la Behrova- Gen re-
troNic Has been ordered "a command the Mon
tenegrin troops that are - form a junction
With the SerNian army. The refusal OF Ger
many and Austria % the foTie'S appeal for
mediation has produced a favorable impress
sion al IT Petersburg. where the sentiment 10
that after the great sacrifices 81 Russia peace
ON the conditions Of the Turkish circular would
be illusory. and the question raised by this
SangUinaTy war must h. definitely solved
The reply OF France y almost identical with
that OF Italy. The English Cabinet held q
council yesterday. at which it il believed that
mediation was the principal subject of cos-
sldeTation. The death IL OSman Pasha IL now
positively denied by Bucharest dispatches
VERDICT AGAINST A LIQUOR DEAIER.-rhe
case brought by officer VIM. savage. of tho
Brooklyn N. NJ police. against Thos. Farrell.
liquor dealer, for sl0sn damages for selling
his wife liquor, She being Of incorporate
habits. was concluded In the Brooklyn circuit
court. The Judge charged that the defendant
VAS liable II he knew the plaintiffs wife was
going to make improper use OF the liquor. The
jury found IN favor OF the plaintiff Tor sioo.
SEvERAI CHEYENNE CHIEFS had a consul
tatlon with Gen sheridan in Chicago. Satur-
day, ma which they expressed a desire o. re
main with Gen. Miles. and assist him in caSa
OF an Indian outbreak in the spring They
were informed. however. that they must move
10 thrir reservation IN the Indian Territory
early in April.
fs-A coal combination il a public coal
amity.-l Boston Post.
he davenport. Iowa. has had its wickel
clergy man. He borrowed money of church
folks, forged checks. and ahScOnded.
Hs-The Congregational church Of Walcatt.
decided that the use al wine al the com
munion table tends Ia promote intemperancc
Water Il hereafter 10 be used.
Es-Three fires occurred az Philadelphia
saturday night al the same time and a fourth
broke cut alter they had been eNtinguiSheA
Keeping the fire department very busy. Tho
fires are attributed 10 incendiaTiSm.
Be MIR. Richard n. Snowden a well known
conyeyancer of Baltimore. accidentally shot
himself i'm his home on saturday morning
while cleaning pistol. lie only survived his
injuries few hours.
ss>A Scotchman has proposed that every
body Who drinks alcoholic liquors should h
compelled To take Out a license. This. al 9
ahead year, would raise a very pretty
revenue.
Sc The Lindsay COntario) Post saws tint
the earthquake on sunday morning. Nov g.
created "hSSure in the earth across a con-
siderable tract of land. on Armour's Hill.
about i've miles from Campbellford. -