Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-27
EUROPE.
Great Britian's Prepare
lions for War.
BUT LITTLE PROSPECT OF 4
PEACEFUL SOLUTION.
lsrsctAL DisrArcnrs TO n Coin HUI
DAILY NEws.l
The Casters Question.

Yesterdays news from Eastern Europe
arc more warlike In tone than tho cable
has borne for many days. The negotia'
tions for a Congress would seem TO have
come to q dead standstill. while prepare.
tons for war. both by Russia and Eng
land. are being carried on more rapidly
than ever. One dispatch says that the
English Government has said.its last word.
. fact which has been strongly suspected
by close observers Of the situation for sew
eral days past. Bismarck. It 10 said. has
not yet given up oil hope Of sucocssful
mediation. but his inactivity bellies the
statement, and the general impression H.
that war now 10 only . question OF . few
days. Tho first installment Of India
troops will sail for Malta next Monday.
and the second on the Wednesday follow
Ing. Fifteen sailing ships and twelve
steamers have been engaged to transport
them. and the feet will DO conveyed by q
British man-of.war. The enthusiasm
among the native troops Ia reported TO be
very great. and volunteers arc docking TO
the standard by thousands. In England
itself. the war IL no less popular. aud Of
the whole body Of the British Reserve.
which has been modified, but twenty-five
are reported absent. and Of these several
are invalids.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has found II
expedient to defer wonhipping God. In
company with his soldiers. In CONSTANT.
nople tomorrow. II 10 understood that
Great Britain was uneharitable enough IN
express some suspicion Of the sincerity Of
his religious feeling. and that Minister
Laysrd gently limited to him that worship
at san stsfsno would DO just as acceptable
10 God. aud much moro 30 10 the com.
manders Of the British fieot. than . mill
tary display In tho streets OF Stamboul.
His Highness found II eIpedient TO accept
this hint. and will pray at Ban Btsfano TO-
morrow. . fact which tho religious world
Will IFHAiu WIN ucEout etNhsaohs Aho
fact Is. Russia Is In no hurry to have &C.
tual hostilities begin. aud Great B%rltain's
wishes with regard to the religious dsvo'
tions Of the Christian soldiers In Rou.
melia will therefore DO treated for tho
present with respectful consideration.
The insurrection Of the Turks against
the Bulgarians and Russiins still contin-
ues and Is It'll spreading all over tho
lately conquered province Of Roumolia.
The insurgents are represented ~ we'll Of.
fcered. and ~ having plenty Of ammu.
milton and provisions. while the positions
which they occupy In the Rhodope moun.
tains ian oashoot Of the Balkan ranged
Arc reported a. almost improbable.
yarna and Shumls arc still occupied by
the Turks. and the Porte ~stubbornly ro-
fuses To evscuats these two iortresses .un.
Ill the Russians leave Constantinople.
II is difficult rs yet TO determine what
course tho Turkish Government will pur.
sue In the syent Of war. but tho excitement
among the people is strongly In favor Of
joining with England. The extreme Mus.
sulman party In Consiantinoplc'has asked
the head Of tho Mohammedan Church at
Mecca. and tho Muitiu Of Tunis. and Mo-
rocco. whether Turkey should join with
England In case Of war. The Muftis un.
hesitatingly answered yes. Tho heal Of
the church, however. was not 80 hasty, but
promised To submit tho question TO .
council. should hostilitiss break out. II
Is Just possible. In the event Of an en-
dorsement % war by the church. that tho
green fiag Of tho Prophet may yot 10 un.
furled. and . religious enthusiasm created
such as has not been witnessed in this
century.