The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31
Foreign.

make peace until his armies are in sight of
Constantinople, in which city negotiations
will proceed. And after the terms are
settled a grand review of the Russian armies
will take place. They will then return to
Russia by sea through the Bosphorus. This
view is rendered more probable by the
rapidity with which the Russian armies are
advanced. The Czarowitch and General
Zimmerman are cooperating, and the latter
is pushing his column outward toward
Varna and Constantinople. The report that
concluding a separate peace, is denied OF
official authority. She may, however,
decide to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Italy also puts in a claim for
Albania, while Greece wants Epirus and
Thessaly. While it is not likely that any
such partition of Turkey will take place,
these claims show that such action would
not be unexpected, and in the event of Tur-
key being obliged tn cede any portion of her
territory, there would be more than one
Power to take a portion. In CONSTANT
nople very bitter feelings against England
are so strong that no one would be sur
prised to see propositions made by Turkey
quite Independent of English wishes, and
even averse to British interests. There is
great anxiety felt here, but nothing can be
done until Russia's terms are known.
The London Times Bucharest correspon-
dent, who has gone to Giurgero to try and
cross the Danube at that place into Bull
garia, telegraphs from Giurgevo as follows:
"The mortality among the Turkish prison
ers at Frateshti is fearful" The station
of Frateshti is rapidly becoming a terror
to travellers between Bucharest and
the Danube. Even if there was nothing
worse there than ordinary typhus, the NOR
tality evidenced by the numerous graves in
the plain surrounding the prisoners camp
~justiies the apprehensions of travellers. l
saw Russian soldiers digging huge graves,
and near them fifty Turkish corpses lying in
confused heaps. As they emptied frtm the
dead carts their ragged, half-clad forms,
and frost-bites visible On their naked limbs,
gave evidence of the hardships they had
suffered ON their dreadful march from
Nikopolis.
An instruction has broken out in
Thessaly. Five hundred insurgents are con.
cent? ated midway betEeen the villages OF
yizitize and Pinacotes, near Yolo. The
Turks have taken refuge in the fortress Of
| yolo. Two hundred Christian families have
arrived at Athens.
The Turkish peace delegates arrived
| within the Russian lines, at Kazanilk, on
the goth inst.
A telegram from Athens says: "The
Porte having addressed a note to England,
complaining of the warlike attitude OF
| Greece, the British Government has trans
mitted it without comment to the English
Charge d. Affaires here"
The London Daily Telegraph prints the
following under date of Constantinople
Mr.. Master, agent of the English Relief
Fund, has Just arrived here with a train full
of refugees from A~driancple. These I'm
happy people have been in open cattle
trucks three days. Many persisted from
cold weather. Last night fifteen were found
dead in the trucks. The suffering of all are
described as awful. Mothers are reported
in their frenzy to have thrown away living
babes rather than see them die in then
arms. AS the train moved from Adrian
ople numbers of people tried to cling to thu
outside of the framework of carriages, ant
many attempted to ride on the buffers. A
one station where hundreds of people hat
congrega. ed without food for two days, tn
men threatened Mr.. Master with violence i
bread was not given to, them. There wer
fifteen thousand women and children out il
the snow at Charlton.
A Victoria dispatch says the steame
California arrived from Wrangel and Sitka
The people of Sitka are in fear from wan
Sitka and Hutzinn Indians were at wa
when the steamer arrived, but ceased hos
~tilities while she lay there, and commence,
again as soon as she left. Large number
were seen assembling in war paint. TIL
Indians are destroying many government
and other buildings which are empty. TIL
people are not strong enough to prevent il
Al Rio JnBeiro letter says much talk ha
been caused by the confession of a ma
that he was the real author of the murde
and burning of the family of eight person
in 1852, for which a wea thy planter an
three of his slaves were executed in 1885,
The tragedy occurred near Machai, and tn
murderer says that he was assisted by som
dependents. He forced the house in tn
dead of night, secured all the inmates
outraged the i'll fated woman, and ther
driven to desperation as he foresaw tn
consequences, he had deliberately murdere
the whole family to destroy their evidences
and set the house on fire in the expectatio
that their death would be ascribed to acc
dent.
The South Carolina Supreme Court hs
decided that Circuit Judges must b
elected by ballot instead of viva voc,
This decision Gusts all Circuit Judge
elected prior to 1877 by the Republican Lei
i~slature, and retains Kershaw and Wallac,
elected last year by the Democrats. 1t VS.
a constitutional question, involving tn
construction of the word ballot. The s.
preme Court was divided, Associate Judg,
McIver and Haskell agreeing that a ball
was required, Chief Justice Willard di
senting in favor of viva voce, which W,
uniformly practiced by the Republican
When the decision was announce
Judge Townsend Immediately adjourne
the Circuit Court.
A Constantinople dispatch say the who
District of Bourgas has been devastate
by Bashi Bazouks and Circassians, WI
!, slaughtered the inhabitants and burned tt
/ villages.
A dispatch from Gallipoli speaks of IL
| great panic which prevail in that localit
; It says all the Turkish families are leayir
t town. Refugees are arriving from Il
country districts. The Russians have o
cupied Demotika and Usun Kapri, and a
still advancing. The d~efenses there a
u~nprepared, and military stores are d
icient.
The steamship Ponce has been sunk in
, collision off Liverpool, and two persol
f drowned.
; A Sydney, New South Wales, dispatt
+. says the weather is intensely hot. Gre
! drought is generally prevalent.