The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-25
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE
COUNTER PROPOSALS SUBMITTED
BY THE CAR.
CONCIMATORY TONE OF THE COM.
MUNICATIONS.
Increasing Hope of an Amicable Agree
ment.
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COUNTER PROPOSALS,


pertaining to European Turkey be submit
ted and treated by the proposed European
congress, and that all questions relating to
Turkey in Asia be made the subject of a
separate convention between En- Gland and
Russia.
RUSSIAN PRECAUTIONS.
A 81. Petersburg correspondent says: AS
We are still far from the certainly of peace,
though the general conviction and senti.
ment in favor thereof is powerful, military
preparations are being pushed toiward
getically Even il war is avoided, it i,
thought this will be useful as making
weight for Russian influence at the con.
gress. Gen. Todleben's activity his i'm
portnity about the fortresses must not
therefore be regarded as indicating fpil.
ure Of Count Schouyaloifs mission.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
A correspondent at Vienna tclcgraphs :.
1t is true the result Of Count Schouyalof'.
efforts will probably turn out to be that he
mas secured basis for further negotiations.
Meantime Interpretations before Con.tan.
tinople continue energetically. The Rus
SLAMS continually exhibit tendency to
gradually creep up to its capital keeping
the Turks constantly on the alert.
FRESH REINFoRCEMENTs
are constantly going TO Bulgaria and
Roumelia. Odessa is swarmng with sol
dicrs, and is shipping troops. Guns and
stores are going thence to Burgas, on the
Black sea, or by the Bender railway to
Roumclia and Bulgaria.
THE TURKS
are not idle. They have brought troops
across the Bosphorus from Scutari until one
hundred and thirty battilions now man the
northern lines. Heavy sized guns have been
moved from the Bosphorus batteries into
these lines, while the batteries on the Ash
attic side have been strengthened so as to
form, in conjunction with the fleet, line OF
dcfenses TO which they might retire in case
of need, though they are now more than
ever confident of their ability to hold theil
positions.
LETTER FROM OsMAN PAsuA.
The Nakit and Bassiert newspapers o
Constantinople publish letter from Osmal
Pasha, denying that he said Constantinopl
was not susceptible of defense against
considerable Russian force. and decarina
that he would never be "A party to the dis
grace OF retiring before an enemy mucl
weaker 10y illness and fatigue A NicnnG
correspondent says; This letter cxprcsse,
the feeling peryading the army at Constan
tinoplc.
RUSSIAN REINFORCEMESTs
A dispatch from Trebizonde states tina
! the Russians at Erzeroum have received /
reinforcement of 10000 men.
pUTRID FEVER
is raging in the garrison at this place.
THE INSTRUCTION
in LaZistan against the Russians, is spread
ing. 1t is estimated that between ten an,
fifteen thousand Lazists are under arms
These are prosecuting u guerilla waretar,
against the Russians about Artyin and Ba
tOum.
| A SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE
for the expenses of the Indian expedition
| airy force has been issued. The amour
! fixed is fl,1j0,000. Navy estimate for thu
transportation of Indian troops also issucc
today is 81 990,O 900.
COUNT scuouvNoFP
had an interview with Lord Salisbury. for
eign secretary. today,
1SrHl HOUSE OF COMMONS
this afternoon Mr.. Cross, home secretary
concluded long speech by dcprccating
sayin" ANYTHING TO provoke anger or dis
turb the friendly relations between tn,
powers. He hoped that eventually Al
agreement would he arrived at to secur,
peace and rood government to caster
Europe.
THE DEBATE
in the house of commons on the indian
trnnns question vos concluded tn.niUht IN,
Government rrcciyiny 4 moiority of twenty
one which eycrcdcd fine most .onguirc cX
p,ct,tion and tho min;.tcrio,. orc rpted /,
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