The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-01-17
The Conflict in the East.

LONDON, Jan. l4.-Special dispatches from
Constantinople to the London morning
Journals say that Server Pasha, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and Namyk Pasha have
been appointed to go and negotiate with the
Kussian Grand Duke Nicholas. Shafet
Pasha, Minister OF Justice, will act as Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs during the absence of
Server Pasha. The ENJOYS will leave here
for kazanlik Tomorrow, to meet the Grand
Duke Nicholas. They have been invested
by the Ministerial Council with full powers
to treat for peace.
Inc Turkish Chamber of Deputies, beng
unwilling to embarrass the Government,
have unanimously rejected motion asking
Tue Ministry for infor nation respecting the
;.rmistice.
LONDON, Jan. 15,--The Paris correspon-
dent OF the Tunes says it is now known that
hussia, when informing England that ar
mlstIce negotiations must be conducted di-
rectly with Turkey, declared her readiness
to discuss with the English Cabinet the spe-
cial points which might affect English in
terests. This reply was the cause OF the re-
peated Cabinet councils in London.
The Post announces that after the address
in reply to the royal speech has been moved
and seconded in the House OF Lords. Earl
Granville will speak and Lord Beaconsfielu
will reply to him. Lord Derby is indisposed.
and confined to his room. He was absent
from the Cabinet council yesterday.
The Times correspondent at Pera saws If
is calculated that 10000 fugitives arrived in
Constantinople from Roumelia during one
week. train crowded with fugitiyes ran
off the track near Sehataldia Yesterday
About so were killed and wounded, The
Turkish Parliament has raised subscrip-
ton for the relief of the fugitiyes. each Dep.
uty subscribing not less than g..
LONDON, Jan. ia special to the Doi1v
Telegraph from Adrianople says: ssThe Rus.
sans are on the railway between here and
Philippopols.''
The Turks claim that their fleet has bom-
barded and destroyed The ports of Eupato
ria and Yalta, in the Crimea.
The Servians have reoccupied Kurschuml.
je, which the Turks evacuated. The Ser
vians have taken Vranja. The Servian Gen.
Belimarkovltch, with so battaliolis. is march
ing on Prishtina. The Servians have effect
ed junction with the Roumani;.ns before
Widen. The commandanG of That town has
been summoned to surrender, but demands
that the garrison be allowed to march ont
with their arms.
The Russian Government has ordered for
ty-two additional torpedo boats to be deliv-
NOME 1isnatcb annonoa p,t ti,. ~ coaasta M,
tie commenced an Mnndar .'' ho, sre"s sr oa.-
Bazardjik and Philippopolis. The fighting
was resumed yesterday, and Suleiman Pasha
orflered the inI,s h;t,nt e - ,nlppoPoiis anu
rhe Rr;tish tr,,np, sh;., ~ iease siie Town;
at Malta IN Snni,s s" ha,o o'i,1C were ucta'iea
nroceed 70 their ,1ost;,' ."te Deen ,',uweu ~
Rtonars hr w vu"' y; "'s.ons, ana tlle Lon,
that nacific ;ieas .ra hoo a,eG,oln convinced
tho fsah;net pnss;o, - D ,',." ascenuaht III
ed nnt,v;thsta ns1i,a Poiposes "re u'stIust-
furttnr assr,raraos 7. 'me lar ms gwen
many wishes tn narto III % NOW s s Llas Ger
t;on If boundaries o eo ,hat ~ .e recllca
to nhto;n soahoa,d i',. .,ia' nei movement
T, vJ, sooolu Mouiu seriously aliect