The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-02
Foreign.

In Great Britain men belonging to the
Army of the Reserve nave Joined their
colors in a very satisfactory manner. The
number of absentees in the various districts
averages less than five per cent. from all
causes.
The Paris papers publish a telegram from
Berlin stating that England and Russia
have agreed to the principle of simultan-
eous withdrawal of the British fleet and the
Russian troops from the reighborhood Of
Constantinople, but the points to which
they will withdraw are not decided upon.
The restlessness in the Russian camp is
increasing every day. fhe temper of the
whole camp is one of almost irrepressible
fretfulness. Anything is better than to sit
still rotting in filth, dreaming vainly Of
home, and watching death sowing and reap
ing, and, according to reports, which be-
lieve to be true, the peaceful spirit has fed
from camp, and the idea of war is again
welcome.
The English papers abound in significant
items concerning preparations. Thus: 1t
is understood that five batteries of the
Royal Artillery, now at Woolwich, have
been selected to proceed to Malta. Gum
boats. and fotillas are to be prepared imme-
diately for the defense of the British coast
Officers of the Pension Districts were or
dered on Saturday to transmit to the Ad-
miralty forthwith the addresses of all
retired naval artifcers and stokers, presum-
ably in view of a possible call for volun-
teers; and all men belonging to the First
Army Corps, who were undergoing punish
ment for disciplinary offenses have been
liberated and sent to their regiments.
A special from Madrid reports that two
hundred and s~eventy-fve fishermen are
missing from the neighborhood of Santan.
der and Bilbao. 1t is certain that amajority
were drowned in the late gale. In addition
to this loss fifty boats and their crews, be.
longing to the Province of Guipuzcoa, have
been wrecked.
Pera correspondence of a late date speaks
of a formidable instruction among the
Mussulmans. 1t engages three thousand
Russian troops, and extends over an area OF
ten thousand square miles, from between
Tartar. Bazardilk and Philippopolis- to
Gumuldschira and Tcheremen. The insur.
rection was caused by the intolerable OPP
preston of the Russo-Bulgarian regime,
and brought to a head by the abduction Of
Turkish women by Bulgarians. Cannon
and musketry firing is heard daily neal
Tcheremen. A s%anguinary and indecisive
engagement wa fought near Demotica on
the 18th instant, in which the Russian loss
wa five hundred, including eight officers
killed. The commander of Demotica has
asked for requirements, and two thousand
infantry and two sotnias of Cossacks have
been sent from Adrianople. The demand
for requirements greatly reduces the gar
risons at Adrianople and Philippopolis
Russian attempts to raise volunteers il
Adrianople met with little success in con
sequence of the lack of money. The Rus
SLAMS are making acquisitions for houses il
Adrianople for hospitals.
Two shots were fired by a commercial
agent at the Prince of Thurn and Taxis
chief equerry to the Emperor Francis 10
seph. The shots missed their object TIL
motive for firing is stated to be the refusa
of the Prince to assist the agent.
The London Times says: While Europ'
is negotiating about securing the blessing
of peace and freedom to Eastern lands
Christians and Mussulmans in Bulgaria ar
flying at each others throats. The who'll
country south of the Balkans, notwithstand
ing the presence of the Russian army, is il
the condition which shocked Europe an,
c~onyulsed England two years ago. Russia
for the moment, seems as powerless a
Turkey was, and it is time Europe shout,
again attempt to do collectively what n
single power could do alone.