The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-12-04

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be OWNED pnnak at present rssasa-
nc sppoint -:3shsfe.
uRw Yeas. He. She Hy.lks
Wa1kiu TO spseisl ssys that Esstss
WI - ssatsd within tbs present. NJ.
~ vhsn b i sworn in, all the States
4 ths Union win Be ssliy represented
- mnge IN the Senate, and fear will
b over ct last. It would seem after
this there is no further reason TO speak
Of the Scs.h--e enestion.
The same special says both Houses
will meet Tomorrow 1t ten o'clock aud
will be in session until few minutes
before II. II Is contended an adjourn
ment muR be had in order to prevent
questions s,isiug hereafter upon tech
meal issues. At least this is General
Buffers opinion. and in it he 10 sustain
ID by the leader Of the house, Wood. =
as the House is already organized and
no time need be lost by joint commit
tees waiting upon the President and
him that Congress is ready
to receive any communication he may
have to make. There - no reason why
his message should not be in hand by
one o'clock, and the business of the reg
ular session Of the Forty fifth Congress
opened on the first day of the sessi on.
The Tribune's Washington special. on
what the President will say about sill
yer. says be holds the ground that both
silver and gold ought to be utilized in
the currency of the country, but he does
not. agree with those who would un-
dertske to legislate that 80 or 90 cent.
worth OF silver shall pass or be receiv'
able in place Of 100 cents worth of gold
The public debt Of the country WAS con.
trscted in the money of the world. and
with the understanding that it should be
paid, principal and interest. in money
of the world. He does not, therefore,
favor suy legislation that would force
creditors Of the United States to re.
ceive in payment Of what is due them
any silver currency worth less than par
in gold. In other words the President
declares his belief in the good policy Of
using both precious metals. but b.
states bis opposition to any proposition
that Congress stall exercise the power
given by tho Constitution, to coin
EUROPE.
LONDON, Nov. 3--The Russians, o,
the 2Sth and 29th ultimo. attempted {,
push on from Etropol. but were re
pulsed with heavy loss.
VIENNA. Dec. LA Belgrade specia
denies there has been any conflict be
tween ths Turks and Servisns at vra
tarnitza.
Gen. Ignatie6 and Prince Gortschs
kof 60 70 general headquarters on mex
Tuesday.
A Russian official dispatch states ths
after the capture of Pravetz the Turk
abandoned Novstchen Skrivena ant
Orchanie. retrrating to . Balkan defil
near Urstchsst.
The country between the rivers Iske
and Ogust 10 quite free from Turks
We have occupied Bslcbroy and Lich
Gro on the Ogust.
LONDON, Dec "A dispstch fron
Kars says intelligence has been received
that the Turks abandoned Hstzaba
nj heights near Batoum and the Rus
SLAMS occupied them.
A dispatch from Bucharest report
recent dsssrtsrs from Plevna assert thu
Canaan Pasha has declared his intention
Of making a sortie il not relieved in
fortnight.
PARIS, Dec. "A meeting If 6ftaer
hundred msrchsnts aud manufacturer,
to-day drew up an address appalling
10 the patriotism Of President AscNa
hon, to yield to the wishes Of the una
iority, in view Of the threatened ruiz
Of trade and in the interest Of the inter
national exhibition.
Ata meeting OF 100 members Of th'
Republican left it was decided to rsfus'
TO vote any part Of the budgst until th'
government returned to rarlismentar,
coarses.
II. n. Laissant aud De L. Rochelle
members q the Chamber Of Dsputiss
fought 8 dpsl to-day. Tne affair grew
out Of the publicstiou BY De La Roch
site Of . disparsgipg letter in the Uni
serx. n De La Rochelle was wounded
In the thigh.
BoeARr. Dec. "Details Of the losse,
1t 4itchks on the 18th ult., show til,
Rassians collected 1850 Turkish dead
There 10 . great panic in sofia. and
inhabitants arc fleeing. being afraid th'
Rnooinns nag cut the road bstwecI
6ods and Plsvna.
BxRLIS, Dec. l-Thsre ssems n'
douht the German Government has en-
dsavored 70 obtain scquiescsnce in TIL
Rusaian plan Of direct negotiations Will
Turkey By the promise Of her fr;eudl,