The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-30

message regarding the calling out Of the
reserves would be communicated Monday
and that it would be discussed the Mon.
day following. Since this is the frs. time
this step has been taken it Is desirable to
ascertain the most correct mode Of pro-
ceeding.
A STRAW. rs.
Allcraft, Conservative, has been elected
10 the House OF Commons from Worces-
ter, by 454 msiority.
DIscousTs.
The rate OF discount on three months
bills In open market is 23a2t per cent,
which is tat per cent below the Bank Of
England rate.
THE GRAIN MARKETs.
LIVERPOOL, March 2O.-The leading
grain circular says the increasing gravity
Of the political situation, as evidenced by
the resignation OF the Foreign Secretary,
has caused considerable excitement at our
market this morning. Millers have pur.
chased largely Of wheat, paying an ad-
vance OF Id and Cd per cent for both white
and red descriptions, the market closing
at the outside figures. Some parcels have
been taken by speculators. Flour is one
shilling per sack and Cd per barrel dear.
er. Corn participates in the activity and
an improvement Of about Cd per quarter
ia readily obtained.
HUNTING FOR A COMPROMISE.
A dispatch from Vienna says It is re-
ported that his first interview with
Count Andrassy has not yielded satisfac.
tory results 10 Igratieff, who in conyer.
saion to-day said that Andrassy would
leave nothing standing OF the st. Stefano
treaty. 1t is stated that the attempt has
been resumed In Vienna TO find middle
course in regard 10 the Congress as
compromise between England and Russia.
raEpARISe FOR THE QUEENS MESSAGE.
LONDON, March 20.-At the evening
session OF the House OF Commons the
Marquis OF Harrington pointed out that
ss on Monday The House was to receive
the Royal message, which niusl indicate
that the situation was either one in whicn
war was imminent or at least that the
crisis was one OF extreme gravity, the
Eastern correspondence should contain
not only the communications between
Russia and England, but communications
showing the opinions Of the other Great
Powtrs.
Sir Stafford Northcote stated that the
papers submitted would give full intor.
nation as to the correspondence with all
the Powers. -He would postpone consid.
Grafton Of the budget till April 8, 10 enable
the House to discnss the Royal message
on April A. The Government felt that
the time had come when they should take
decided step They also felt that in
view Of recent events, which 10 great
measure had set aside the force Of the
treaties under which Turkey had been
governed, It was perfectly right and
proper that there should BIS fresh ex-
animation OF the question. The
Government had not objected to
the treaty OF San Sletano being taken
as basis for new arrangement. They
had not attempted to sLand on any quea.
tion OF form, bnt only desired full and
fair discussion. They regretted that the
efforA 10 bring it about had not been
more satisfactory, but having resulted as
they have the government was obliged to
consider the position Of the country as
one Of the great Powers having an inter-
est in the European settlement, aud was
obliged also to consider ita peculiar in.
terests, and whether Il should BY means
OF conference or in any other way en-
deavor to maintain them. He asked 10
be excused from entering into the details
as to the course the government might
feel II their duty to adopt.
Mr. Gladstone deprecated the attempt
Of the Chancellor Of the Exchequer to
vindicate the government before the pro.
duction Of the correspondence. He hoped
the correspondence would satisfactorily
explain why England was solely respon.
sible for The failure of the Congress.
1osKs LlKS AN ALLIANCE.
A telegram from Constantinople says
that on Wednesday the Grand Duke
Nicholas and the Sultan and Veiyk and
saivet Pashas had private conference
which lasted three hours.
NO PROSPECT OF AN uSDERsrAaDlHo,
LONDON, March GA correspondent
at Vienna says the view ot Au-tria and
Russia are so widely different that the
feasibility OF an understanding Ia doubt.
iul. Austria il CERTAINLY opposed to any
scheme of pafItion.
The 7'imss, 10 leading editorial, speGks
Of the appoialmen, oi the Marquis ot
Salisbury to the Office oil Foreign
Secretary as M actual fact, and
considers that 1t may be taken ss a pledge
that no measures Of mere hostility g
Russia will bs adopted, and that i:should
facilitate any further negotiations.
A special from Belgrade reports that
tho Serviaps have received ordsta from
San Steiano TO march with all their avail.
able forces to Pristina aud Albania.
A Vienna diApatch says: Il Is rumored
that Prince Bismarck Il making further
efforts to assemble the Congress and has
asked Englaand 10 forward q precise
statement Of her demands.
A special from Pera states that The
lyiiit oi Grand Duks Nicholas has ended.