The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-30

1enerM ignauen mas arrived at Bucharest with
an autograph letter from the Car 10 Prince Charles
CT Roumania. 1t Is feared that the Car refuses to
| abandon his claim to Roumanan Bessarabia.
BAKER PACHA AT GALLIPoLL
| Galiipoli despatch, dated Tuesday evening.
says-Baker Pacha has just arrived here with 5000
men.
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES.
IL is reported from Warsaw that the managers OF
the railway companies OF Western Russia were re.
Gently summoned to ST. Petersburg 10 confer rela.
tive to the organization OF train service to the
Prussian Baltic ports IN the event OF the Russian
Baltic ports being blockaded by the English neet.
WHAT THE PORTE OBJECTS TO.
Aspecial despatch 10 the Vienna Political Core
spondence from Constantinople says the delay IN
signing the conditions Of peace attributed to the
Porte's opposition TO the temporary occupation OF
Constantinople
AUSTRIA HAS sCRUPLEs.
Vienna correspondent says he can state posi-.
lively that Austria does not object 10 the moderate
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF Servia and Monte.
negro. 1t Is reported from Berlin that Count An.
Grassy has already Informed Prince Gortschakon
OF Austrias objections to the Russian peace condi.
lions, stating at - same time that Austria would
never accept the extension OF Bulgaria so az 10
clude Phllippopois or Adrianople.
Is AUSTRIA ALLIED WITH ENGLANDs
The Tele0raphs Vienna despatch says:-"Aus.
trials refusal to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina Is
confirmed on ministerial authority. Count An.
Grassy will sanction no measure calculated
directly or indirectly to bring about
the ruin Of the Ottoman Empire. This resolute at.
ttude OF Austria within the last few hours has In
certain measure been made known TO Russia by
Count Andrassy as well as Lord Derby in the form
Of an Identical note"
SOME GROUND FOR THE BELIEF
The Nescs' Berlin correspondent, under date of
Tuesday night, says :-"Some excitement and
uneasiness is caused here by reports that
England has partially succeeded in detach
Ing Austria from the triple alliance and
securing her conditional opposition to the Russian
peace programme. I have good reason to believe
that the reports are at least exagge rated bur 1t Is
evident some sight friction exists between Austria
and Russia"
THE PEACE OF ODESSA.
The Times special despatch from Pera says
Odessa Is named as the place Tor the
signing OF the peace conditions. Hence the
expectation that the Grand Duke Nicho.
las would pass with his escort through
Constantinope. The same correspondent says
he has been told, as possible explana
ton Of the delay In the signing OF the
peace prellmnaries, that the order to sign
was telegraphed to .Shipka, via Vienna, and
Bucharest and would thence go to Kezanlik by
courier, who might take some hours, If lie found
that the peace delegates had started for Adriano.
pie, for his journey thither and might occupy two
or three days.
A SECONDARY QUESTION.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Times tele.
graphs as Observation-Disclosures the preliminary
conditions have been signed or not has become
OF purely secondary Importance The Porte
af I'M
to all accounts, is quite ready to accept almost
anything eise which the Gear may propose,
merely to prevent the Russians from executing
the threat Of marching on Constantinople"
EFFORTS OF THE ALARMIsTs.
The ponnation Of the capital is Kept in
constant state Of alarm by the daily
rumors, spread by those working In the
interest OF the Russians, of project OF the Turks
to burn the town, blow up the mosque Of St Sofia
and make a general massacre OF Christians and
foreigners before retiring to Asia.
TIE MYSTERIOUS DELAY
1t looks very much as If Oil further steps In ne.
gotiations with the Turks would in a greet
measure be made dependent upon the
issue Of the interchange Of communications.
among the Powers The mysterious delay In the
signature Of the preliminaries may have been
prompted by wish to see the view Europe would
DREADFUL STATE OF THINGS IN TuNKEY.
The Turkish government Is having difficulty to
maintain order in the capital Among the tens Of
thousands Of refugees from Roumania are many
armed Crcassans These have already plundered
Luleh Rowga, Chorlu and Rodosto and other towns
and are now hooking into Constantlnople laden
with booty.
DANGER OF THE cIRcAssrANs
The government wishes to dsarm them and send
them into Asia, but 1t Ii doubtful whether they
win be able to do So Appalling misery prevails
from the Bosphorus to the Gulf OF Salonica. The
whole coast is crowded with terrified Moham-
medans seeking transportation across the Straits
Hundreds are perishing from cold, hunger and ex-
haustcn, and no succor Is possible until the panic
and confusion In the capital has abatcd.
NOTES FROM cOSsrANTINoPLE.
There Is no news yet received at Constant inople
rom tile Turkish peace plenipotenuaries The
concentration OF Russians at Adranople continues
Scouts have arrived near Chorlu, about seventy
miles west Of Constantinople.
Suleiman Pacna is at Bouair.
Mehemet Ali Is ut Constantnople, but returns to
Chatalja Immediately.
There are ten British ron.cla In Besika Bay
The Egyptian garrison has evacuated Bazardik.
about twenty-five miles north OF varna, and re.
treated to the latter place.
GREECE READY FOR BLooDsnED
Advices from Greece up to Monday night say that
order has been re-established, but the exaspera.
tioR OF the people Is increasing Their disposition
is~ery warlike. Many volunteers are crossing the
frontier
A later despatch from Athens, dated Tuesday
states that addresses are arriving by telegraph from
the municipalities ofGreece expressing the willing.
ness Of the citizens to sacrifice their blood and
property in the defence Of Hclenism and demand.
Ing immediate war.
AN ENCOUNTER on HpUNr PELToS
The Turks attacked band OF Thessaan insur.
gents on Mount Pclon, and were repulsed with a
loss Of sixty The loss OF the insurgents was
Lrlning An insurrection has begun In the district
Of Armyros, In Thessaly.
THREATS OF THE WELL GRiEvED GREEKS.
special despatch to the Times IRON A thens dated
January 2s. says:"Horribe threats against the eS.
Ministers are heard on all Sides and scarcely l.ss