The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-24

On the 10th, the Turkish Minister of
Foreign Affairs addressed note to the repre-
sentatives of the Great Powers, explaining the
misunderstanding which had arisen in relation
to the armistice with Russia, and asking their
Intervention to bring about a suspension of
hostilities.
A LONDON telegram of the 18th says
Suleiman Pasha's Army was between two Rus
sian Armies on the road to Adrianople, with a
prospect of speedy capture.
A SPECIAL from Tifis to the Vienna
at Erzeroum had offered to surrender the posi-
ton, If allowed to retire with his army.
AN Athens (Greece) telegram of the
10Th says that the National Guard in all
Greece had been called to arms. 1t was
thought that insurrection impended in Thes-
sally and Epirus. The Cretan Assembly had
voted the annexation of Crete to Greece.
IT was reported from Constantinople,
on the 18th, that, should the pending nego-
tiations for an armistice fail, the Porte would
order the flag Of the Prophet to be unfurled,
and permit the British fleet to enter the Dar-
dauelles.
A VIENNA telegram of the 18th says
the Porte had abandoned the hope of Suleiman
Pasha being able to reach AdrianoLle, and had
ordered Its evacuation.
The Russian vanguard has occupied
Eski-Saghra and Yeni-Saghra.
The British Parliament was opened,
on the 18th, by aspeech from the Throne, read
by the Prime Minister. Her Majesty stated
that, while neither Russia nor Turkey had SO
far infripged the conditions of British neu-
trality, circumstances were likely to arise
which might render British intervention nec-
essary, and she trusted that Parliament would
supply the means to perfect the necessary
measures of precaution and protection.
The late King of Italy was buried at
Rome, on the nth, with elaborate ceremonials.
ACCORDING to Pera dispatches of the
18th, the Grand Duke Nicholas had that day
met the Turkish Peace Commissioners at
Jamboli, and announced that he had decided
to treat only at Adrianople, which place he
demanded should be Immediately evacuated.
The Commissioners assented, and at once tele-
graphed the necessary orders.
The Turks have evacuated and
burned Tartar-Bazardlik and also evacuated
Philippopolis. They attempted to burn the
latter place, but the Russians extinguished
the flames
ACCORDING to the estimate of the
Russian Minister Of Finance, the extraordi-
nary expenses caused by the war with Tur-
key amounted to about 4a9 9ooo, 600 roubles.
DIR. SLADE, the American Spiritual
list, has been expelled from Berlin
A TELEGRAM from The Hague, of
the 9Oth, says marriage had been negotiated
between the Prince of Orange and Princess
Beatrice Of England.
ON the Goth, at noon, the Russians
entered Adrianople, securing several hundred
siege gums and an immense amount of war ma
teriaL Negotiations were at once begun for
peace, but the PlenipOtentiaries were consider
able at variance in the preliminary PROPOSE
tions.
AN Athens (Greece) telegram OF the
10th says the insurrection In Thessaly was
spreading, and strong Turkish force had
been sent to the frontier. The Insurgents
were said to Be fighting under the Greek nag.
ACCORDING to Constantinople tele-
grams Of the 2lst, the Turks were arranging
new line Of defense sbout Constantinople, a.
though the general opinion was that the Rus
SLAMS would not advance beyond Adrianople.
It was believed that the negotiations pending
would speedily evenuate in peace.
THE London Royal Geographical
Society has resolved TO give banquet to
Stanley, the African discoyerer, and to invite
him to read paper on his explorations.
CLEoPArRA'sNEEDLE reached Graves
end, Eng, on the 2lst.