Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-23

mon relation between gold and silver and of
liberty Of coinage. The English, Swiss, Swed-
ish and Italian representatives participated in
the debate which followed. Germany was in
vited to send representatives. Mr.. Grosbeck
explained the Bland bill He said the mo-
tives of the American Government were en-
tirely unselhsh, as It derives no revenue from
the mines Of the country. He submitted a
resolution affirming the desirability of fixed
international rate between gold and silver,
and Of unlimited coinage of both as legal ten
der. Goschen, the English delegate, said En-
gland reserved the right to maintain her gold
standard unaltered.
On the 10th the English Parliament was
prorogued by the Queen until the ID Of No
vember. The Queen congratulated Parlia-
ment on the conclusion OF peace by the Berlin
Congress, and the Cyprus treaty was referred
to as a guarantee of Turkish independence and
pledge Of reform. The conduct of the troops
was highly praised.
The German Federal Council has passed the
Socialist bill on the first reading.
The British fleet has been ordered to with
draw from Constantinople
The Turkish troops will commence the evac-
uation Of Batoum within two weeks.
Negotiations for the re-establis hment of
diplomatic relations between England and the
Vatican, have been dropped for the present.
A late telegram from Vienna states that ne.
gotiations between Austria and Turkey are on
the verge Of failure, and a rupture is immi.
nent. The last propositions of the Porte have
been rejected.
a demand has been made by Prince Nicho-
las, of Montenegro, for the evacuation bv
Sept. |, of the territory allotted to him bv
Congress. If the Porte evades the demand
trouble is apprehended.
The Austrian Government has sent four
more divisions of troops into Bosnia
At the Worlds Convention Of the Young
Mems Christian Association in session at Ge-
noa, Italy, on the 18th, 1000 delegates were
present. America, Belgium, England, France,
Holland, Spain and the Protestant Cantons of
Switzerland were represented.
Catlin, Morton 81 Co., London West India
merchants, failed on the 10Th. Their liabilities
are said to be $l,5O0,OOO.
The Porte has declared that it has no money
to organize gendarme, employ judges or
otherwise realize promised reforms
The opposition journals and leaders at Pestb
are taking advantage Of the popular excite
ment about the occurrences in Bosnia to de-
nounce the imperial cabinet, and charges
them with sending the Magyare to slaughter
with the object of securing their extermina-
tion. Hungarian troops have been the prin-
cipal sufferers in the battles fought with the
insurgents.
Instructions have been sent to Caratheodori
Pasha to sign the convention If Austria will
agree that the occupation shall cease when
the Powers agree that the reforms promised
by the Porte have been satisfactorily applied.
AT the sitting of the International Monetary
Conference at Paris on the 10Th Messrs. Fenton
and Groesbeck explained the position of the
United States Treasury, showing its advance
towards resumption of specie payment. All
the delegates then explained the monetary
condition Of their respective countries. Mr.
Goschen said that although England had
gold standard, she is greatly interested in the
matter of silver retaining its monetary condi-
tion. He believed the world would remain di-
vided into two parts. one having gold, the 9th
er double standard. He maintained there was
no harm in this being the case The Swiss
representative supported Goschen's views.
NJ Mees, the representative of Holland,
thought the United States would only be sup
ported by nations laboring under forced pa
per currency. Leon Say, the French Minister
of Finance, said the monetary question would
remain too obscure for France to take sides
so long as Germany had a considerable stock
of silver which she could throw upon the
market of France. He, however, approved of
the initiative having been taken by the United
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