, 1878-04-13
GENERAL FaEWS.

without az parent cause were current Pn
Saturday have taken more definite form.
1t is said an important letter has been
received from Berlin, suggesting that
concessions should be made to avoid Il
European war. Whether this is true or
not, it is certain that Germany is aban-
doning her purely passive attitude.
Russia hasNnot requested Germany
good offices, but there is reason to be-
lieve she will gladly accept them.
Hopes for a congress are reviving, and
Ignatiefi has even postponed his depart
ure for Constantinople. so as to be able
to accompany Prince Gortschakotf to
Berlin as second plenipotentiary If the
congress meets.
Movements of Russians on the Dan
ube and in Roumania indicate deter
mination to prepare thoroughly against
the contingency of au Austrian attack
in the rear. All passes over the CarTa>
thians practicable for artillery and
trains are covered by positions which
the Russians have just occupied. Rus
sian troops are constantly moving from
Bulgaria into Roumania.
Ia the house of lords this afternoon.
Lord Beaconsfield moved an address OF
thanks to the queen for her majesty S
message, calling out the reserve, and
followed it with speech which was re-
peatedly cheered. Nortbcote moved the
address in the house of commons and
made speech. He was followed by
Gladstone.
1t is emphatically declared here that
Prince Ghika, Roumanian agent, must
have misunderstood Prince Gortscha-
koff. as the latter never refused to admit
discussion on the Bessarabian q aestion.
The Russian cabinet does not deny that
the Bessarabian question involves
European interests, although 1t has not
yet expressly admitted it.
A correspondent at Eucharist tele>
graphs that Russian troops IN Bulgaria
and Roumania and southwestern i.us-
sia are taking up strategic positions o.
whihc Pitesti in Roumania command =
ing the southern debouehment of Cars
pathian passes is the most salient. Con-
tracts have been made for delivery OF
supplies at these centers. Forces sent
to these points as Yet appear SIMPLY as
advance guards TO prepare for the re-
ception of large forces, should the PRO
gless of events require their presence.
A dispatch from Belgrade says Aus
tria has prohibited all Servian imports
because of the prevalence of the linder>
pest and spotted typhus.
There is rumoI at Athens that En-
gland will occupy the island of Crete.
A special from San Stefano reports
that the first Russian cavalry division
and a division Of Cossacks Of the Don
have begun the homeward march ty
way of Ibrail. Three regiments OF Cos>
sacks, tive batteries, and the 11th corps
under General Schakefsky. have gone
by way of Rustchuck.
A correspondent at Pera understands
that Austria has assured the porte that
she will oppose any effort to enforce the
San Stefano treaty. Russians are des-
perately urging the sultan to surrender
his ironclads and positions en- the Bos-
porus.
VIENNA. April S.--A correspondent
says besides verbal remarks made to
Gen. Ignatieff, more extensive state
ment in writing of Aust1ia's views were
delivered to Prince Gortschakoff by
Austria two days after Gen. Ignatieff' S
arrival at st. Petersburg. 1t is announ-
ced from Constantinople that the cur
rent of feeling in the Turkish governs
ment is now running wholly against
Russia.
BATH, n. Y, April 8.-A later ac-
count gives further particulars of the
fire in the poor house. The building
was brick, with iron grated windows
and doors, and the inmates were unable
to escape. There were between sixty
and seventy in all; of chose burned,
seven were IDIOTS.
New YORK. April S.-The Herald has
the following account of an acrimonious
interview between j. Madison Wells
and Sherman:
Ibid we rot give you the moral SYM
pathy and support of letter which
Gen. Garfield. Stanley. Matthews and
Gen. White united with me in writing
you?" asked Sherman.
"Oh. hang your letter>writing! there
were half a dozen better things you
could have done for US; and as for your
moral sympathy, if it was deep enough
to reach to hell and back, it would not
have taken Gen. Anderson and me out
of Jail, was the angry response.
but what else could we have done
in the matter?" queried Sherman.
"Oh! if the president had said but
word to Nichols it would have saved
us from all the misery of staying in
prison. line from Hayes would have