The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-18

way every obstacle to the castle OF Asia ON the
Bosphorus One hundred thousand men are
massed on the Black Sea coast for de-
fence OF the Crimea II need be,
or TO make descent upon Turkey
in Europe by water. Behind this force
Is reserve OF $1,000 men. In Bessarabia 10000
Cossacks are thrown forward an advance guard
Very ominous. TOO, reads the information that the
Central Society Of ST. Petersburg assisting the
for the collection OF money and materials; also the
circular Of the Holy Synod ordering the converts
to delegate Sisters OF Charity for immediate SER
vice on the Pruth. Sounding. too, like marching
are the Russian orders for 100000 pairs OF shoes In
Mayence. Suggestive of sharp work Is the scene o.
thousands of Sheffield steel workers busiiy en-
gagged hammering. pointing and polishing bayonets
for Russia and Others shaping guns and putting gun
carriages together.
THE SINGLE RAY.
A single CLEAN OF peace is that thrown by the
Go,os which reiterates that Russias present armed
attitude IS a safer policy than attack; that the
Fabian policy will surrey lead TO the dslntegration
of the Ottoman Empire and thus to Russia's oppor-
tunity. Rather grim hope this, and slim, too.
BLOOD ON THE DAISIES.
SO the mournfu probability remains that the
nascent verdure OF the spring Of 1877 will be dyed
with the blood of slaughtered thousands.
GoRrscHAKoFP's NOTE.
The question which at present occupies the atten-
tton of En0,,ch is VIII tho renlv NJ the
Powers to the Russian note enable the Gear to re-
tire honorably9 The Times upon this point jocu-
larry remarks:-"The disarmament OF the Russian
army need not be accompanied by explanations
Europe will engage to look the other way while the
sensible operation Is performed It is certain that
Russia will not receive the sanction OF Europe 70
go to war.
THE ENGLISH ATTITUDE.
Last nights discussion in the House Of Commons
has proved that the English government is still
determined to resist energeticay the liberals
programme of coercing Turkey. The acrimonious
debate showed more the desperateness OF the
party conflict than an appreciation Of the critical
condition of affairs.
sOLEMNLY EXPLODING A CANARD.
Mr.. Gladstone was at his best, and trluinphantly
refuted the attack from the treasury benches. He
amused the House by solemny contradictng the
covery OF plot to dethrone Sultan Hamid
and make Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Sultan,
the promoters or the precious plot
being Prince Bismarck, the Car, Earl Beaconsheld
and Mr. Gladstone. Apropes OF the Duke OF Edin-
burgh the Liverpool Courier asserts that His Royal
Ighness has for domestic reasons resigned the
command of Her Maestys steamship sultan and
is returning to England.
ELABORATE THRILLING"
In the House of Lords Earl Granville questioned
Earl Derby in regard to the extradition dispute.
The controversy is now temporarily settled. The
recently issued Parliamentary blue book contains
much new correspondence upon the subject. The
London journals review the correspondence at con.
to be that the whole controversy has
been much ado about nothing. Neither govern.
ment comes out well. Secretary Fish should have
explained the Lawrence matter sooner, IN which
case the long -winded correspondence would never
have been written. AS it was, the English govern
ment has been compelled to confess humiliatingly
that the arguments based upon the act of 1870 were
wrong. Minister Pierrcpont states that the o.d
treaty Is now revived in all its pristine vigor. The
Standard says:-"For the present, solUuntur res
tabule.r
WORSE THAN CONSULTING LADY MARY.
Speaking Of Minister Pierrepont, the last issue Of
the World contains paragraph alleging that GER
tain English merchants called upon the American
Ambassador in reference to getting bill passed
through Congress Incorporating and sanctionng
heavy international enterprise. Mr. Pierrepont re-
Piled that It would be necessary to spend great
deal of money in bribery among the Congress-
men in order to get such a bill passed,
intimating thereby that the Christian
statesmen knew "a big thing" and expected to he
valued accordingly. Your correspondent visited
Mr. Pierrepont Victoria street this afternoon and
obtained an interview. The American Minister
gave an absolute and unqualified denial to the en-
tire story. He said:--"No merchants ever preached
this or any other project Of the kind to me. Tie
assertion and the inferences drawn from it are
lies."
AMERICAN OPINION.
The impression seems to have been growing
among the American colony In London-ever since
General Schcnck was inveiglcd into writing brief
memorandum about the rules OF game OF cards by
great many "jobs" are regularly '.put up on
the Embassy of Uncle sam. Mr.. Pierre
pont was not In London orty.eight hours
before his speech at the Westminster
Palace Hotel, on the cvcrglorious Fourth OF July,
made the prctext for a universal hue and cry