The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
FOREIGN.

SwI1lRRxAND has invited Germany France,
Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Roumania to
conference to confider means of preventing the
ravages Of phylloxera.
A BERLIN dispatch announces that the sultan has
proclaimed q general amnesty In Bulgaria.
A BERLIN correspondent says that the Russian
telegrsphie agency informs the Russian press that
the powers have agreed to accord Turkey respite
and devise means of securing execution of reforms
which viii obviate the necessity for military meas
ures.
LETTER to the London Times from Pera
dated March 9Th, says many of the prisoners who
were arrested for alleged completely in the plot of
Midhat Pasha have been liberated.
VIENNA special says 1t is reported from Cettinie
that the Prince of entenegro has given orders to
make every preparation for re-commeucement of
hostilities on March 2ls If peace is not concluded
before the expiration of the armstice
THE Paris correspondent of the London TYmss
speaking OF the final protocol says: "There is rea-
son to believe that England win accept the formula
and that In the course Ct two days the happy sou-
ton may be counted on with some certainty. If
the portocol is signed the Turkish army will be m
mediately paid OF, even before the collective reso
luton of the powers is ofaciaDy. notified to the
porte.
ADIFF1cULT1 has arisen between Seryia and tia
porte relative to the evacua on OF the positions ON
the Dr1na fr0nt1er The Tur KS refuse to abandon
seven islands unless the Servians abandon pos
tons around Little Zwornik. The Seryisn govern
ment has communicated with Constantinople. an
it is hoped the matter will be arranged.
The rinderpest has appeared near Grimsby.
Lincolnshire, and the foot and mouth disease in
Cheshire, Somersetshire and entshire.
TURKISH admiral writes to the London 7Yues
contradicting reports in regard to Turkey. He
says the country is quiet and life and property safe
AT recent council at st. Petersburg over which
the car presided it was the unanimous conclusion
that peace was of the greatest necessity to Russia
and the programme for q peaceful policy was az
cepted, the only point of difference being AZ tn tho
time at which the disqualification of the army shall
be ordered.
TIE Egyptian finance committee have accented
the proposals Of M. De Lesseps, made in the n anne
OF the Suez canal, to complete and work the canal
between Cairo and Ismailia, provided the coananv
be authorized to levy certain dues upon vessels
passing through. The canal is nearly conn !eted.
The works were formerly abandoned for want of
funds. By the execution of Messeps' plan large
tract OF desert land will be reclaimed to cultivation
AocoRDNs to Peru correspondent, anarchy.
general generalization and irresponsibility are pre
va1nng to an alarming extent in the sultan's govern
ment.
CABLE dispatch says that greater eonsaero.
prevails in regard to pacific solution of the East.
ern question.
sn WIN. GREGORY, Governor of Ceylon, is on
visit to Australia. Business generally is dull in
South Australia. 1t is feared The general AVERAGE
OF wheat viii not exceed five bushels ner .rre
leaving 7e, 600 tons for export.