Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-05
The War Office at st. Peters.
burg Making Strenuous
Efforts TO Hurry Up
Reserves.
The Russian Ambassador to France
Complains Of the ToRe of the
Paris Press.
If the English Governments Meas
ures are Opposed Parliament
Will be Dissolved.

LONDON, April 5.-The military situs-
ton is attracting attention. The Ser
Wan occupation Of Bulgaria will relieve
the Russian troops to be concentrated
south Of the Balkans. There are indica.
tons that the Russian troops lately at
Sofia aud north of Adrianople are NOV.
ing toward the southeast. 1t is now
believed that the occupation Of the
northern shore of the Bosphorus by the
Russians would prevent Admiral Horn
by from forcing a passage. Some Rus
sian divisions are echelonned on the road
to Buyuckdere, and a total force Of
about thirty thousand is collected within
easy striking distance. Between these
and Buyuckdere there are some Turkish
brigadss, which could probably hold the
place till assistance arrived. On the
peninsula OF Gallipoli or the n~eighboring
mainland in front of Bulair there are
probably about fifty thousand Russians,
while at Saloaiea and on the lines Of
communication there may be scattered
some Fifty thousand more.
The war Office OF St. Petersburg is dis.
satisfied with the muster rolls, and is
making strenuous exertiouS to hurry up
reserves. All recruits in the capital
we're three days ago inspected by the
emperor.
Dispatches from Constantiuople fore
shadow the fall of Ahmed Vefk Pasha,
president of the council Of ministers
and minister OF the interior, and the re-
construction Of the ministry in a pro-
Russian sense.
The Shah of Persia left Teheren for
Europe by way Of Tiais Wednesday last.
Germany is again busily mediating be-.
tween Austria, and the Russian papers
say that Russia has ordered fifteen hun.
dred torpedoes here with directions that
they be forwarded to the Turkish coast
now occupied by Russia.
a dispatch from st. Petersburg says
an inspired article 10 the journal De St.
Petersburg contains this sentence: "The
conviction that England's demands are
incompatible with the interests Of Russia
and Europe will find q firm support in
the public opinion Of this empire. Not
withstandiug, all hope Of a peaceful solu.
ton is not yet abandoned
The Pail Mall Gazette hints that il the
opposition is %endesvored to hinder the
governments measures, parliament will
be dissolved, insuring, in the present
state Of public feeling, an overwhelming
Conservative majority.
ROME, April Sit is stated that Eng.
land will raise no obstacles to the estab
lisbment of relations with the Vatican,
bat reserves the right to indicate the
basis thereof. The Vatican has in.
structsd the German bishops to do moth.
ing to prejudice negotiations for re-estab-
fishing relations between Berlin and the
Vatican.
PARIS, April 5.-Prinee 0rlof, the
Russian ambassador, has complained
against the tone of the French press,
particularly the Journal Des Debats
which belongs to Leon Say, the French
minister OF finance, and the Republique
Franchise, Gambetta's organ. Prince
0rlof contends that for these papers the
government is responsible. The French
minister of foreign affairs, in reply Il
the princes complaint, said that the gov
eminent has 10 control over the papers
in question, but the press has been in
vited to be lees aggressive. Prince Or
loft was much dissatisfied with the reply