Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-04
Telegrams to The Star.
THE EASTERN ARMISTICE.
Effect On the Wheat Market.
GREAT STORM AT LONG BRANCH,
WESTERN WORKINGMEN,
EFFECT OF THE ARMISTICE.
Millions of Bushels OF Wheat Coming
IN


LONDON. Feb. 4.-The Odessa correspondent
OF the Times, IN letter 10 that journal SAYS:
Much relief is felt at the probability of an ar
mlstlce, as the people are naturally anxious to
dispose OF the grain accumulated here about
1.CN,OoO quarters. Nearly l,5O0GO0 more are
stored at stations on the Odessa and Kharkaf
and Nlkalaief and Sebastapol and KoOnSk
ST. PETERsBURG, Feb. 4-The TedomoSti
calculates that after the conclusion of peace
the Black Sea and Sea of AZof ports will eN-
port 100000 quarters of wheat
The Black Sea Blockade Raised.
NEW YORK, Feb. "A special from Con
stantinople says:-The blockade of the Black
Sea. between Odessa and COnstantinople, has
been raised.
Cessation of HOStilities.
BELGRADE, Feb. THE government having
received dispatch from the Russian head,
quarters announcing that the armiStice has
been signed, has ordered different Seryian
commanders TO stop hoStilities.
Austria Don't Like the Russian Con.
ditiOns.
LONDON, Feb. 4.--The Times Vienna dis
patch says: Even in their immature form
the Russian conditions seem to contain much
that can scarcely he brought into harmony
with the interests of Austria, being rather
calculated to sow seeds of fresh troubles
than promote a real and lasting peace
They destroy Ottoman power in Europe
without substituting anything in its
The smaller states would receive just enough
10 make them wish for more, while Bulgaria
1.-The largest OF them in extent and population,
would become little more than a Russian de-
pendency. Restoration to the Car of BeSS
Arabia, without one equivalent to ROumania.
would make Russia mistress OF the mouths of
the Danube. Thus i'm the very preliminarieS
themselves there is much that must lead to
discussion between Austria and Russia, and
the same must be the case, though. perhaps. TO
a lesser degree, with the other powers. Mean
time ROumania has already announced her
claim to take part rs belligerent in the con-
cluSl0n OF peace. the minister of foreign af-
fairs having issued a.circular 10 this effect.
The SerVianS are greatly disappointed with
the frontier rectificatiOn allowed them by the
Russian penpOtentiarieS, and claim that in
spite of the armistice they will not stop opera
lions until they have possession of Old SerVia
down 10 the river LOm. By this time war
between Turkey and the HeeneS has actually
broken out. The Turks seem TO have expected
this. for a Turkish n-Of-war has been or
dcred to Athens TO take of the minister. Thus
the Eastern question has now been raised i'm
its full extent
The Cars Address 10 His Troops.
ST. PETERSEN RG. Feb. 4.-The Gar yeStcr-
day. after an inspection. addressed the troops
tice, the satisfactory conditions of which are
due TO our brave troops, who proved that for
them nothing is impossible of accomplish
ment. We are still, however, far from The
end, and must continue to hold ourselves pre-
pared until we obtain durable peace worthy
of Russia"
A European Conference TO be Held.
VIENNA, Feb. 1.-The cabinet yesterday is
sued formal invitations to SignatOry powers Oi
the treaty of Paris TO send representatives 10 a
conference to be held at Vienna.