The Russellville Democrat., 1878-03-21
NEWS ITEMS.

East the tone of the dispatches all come sounding very pacific. Ger
 many and Austria have assented to a Congress of the Powers at Berlin and
 unless fresh difficulties arise it will meet between the 22d and 25th inst.
 The treaty contains twenty nine
 articles bearing the title of 'Prelimi-
 naries of Peace The purport
 thereof may be gathered from the
 following synopsis:
 The opening articles relate to
 Montenegro, Servia and Bulgaria.
 Indemnity is fixed at l.4l0,000,0O0
 roubles, but l,l00,000,000 are cover ed by territory. Nothing is fixed concerning terms and period of pay
 ment of the 3l0,000, 900. No guar
 antec is stipulated, nor IS there any
 mention of the Egyptian or Bulga
 rian tributaries or Turkish fleet.
 The treaty simply states that Rus sia and Turkey shall agree subse- quently about payment. Pierott re mains, but Garien, Servia, includes Simnitza, Navibazar and Vranja.
 Montenegro includes Antivari, Spuz and Nisch. All the Bulgarian for
 tresses are % be razed ard the Turk ish troops withdrawn. Military
 roads will be established for Otto
 man ports, and telegraph and pass age of troops, which, however, must not make any considerable halt while passing through the country. Mussulmans may return to Bulga- ria. Any property of Mussulmans who have not returned, which they leave undisposed of, will be sold after two years for the benefit of the Widows and Orphans Fund. The arrearages of taxes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are to be remitted. The revenue until 1880 is to be applied to indemnify the sufferers by the insurrection, and to provide for local needs. Austrian and Russian Com will arbitrate in all dis puted claims. Navigation of the straits is declared free for merchant vessels during peace or war. Six divisions of Russian infantry and two of cavalry will occupy Bulgaria until the formation of the Bulgarian the strength of which shall be fixed iater by Russia and Turkey.
 VIENNA, March GA special from St. Petersburg says that it is con firmed that the treaty includes a clause providing that notifications must be exchanged at St. Peters burg within fortnight.
 The new Pope's voice is for con ciliation.
 WAsHrNGToN.-The Senate yester- day passed the four per cent long bond bill. The discussion on the bill was long and spirited.
 The House Committee on Public Land has agreed to report bill pro- viding that notices under the home stead and tree culture act shall be made through some newspaper in the county where the land lies, if any there be; and if there be none printed therein then iu the nearest paper
 The President has vetoed the bill providing for special term of the U. $. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The Senate Albert G. Porter of ,n as First Comptroller of tine Treasury.
 The House Committee on Educa- ton and Labor will report favorably upon the joint resolution restoring the eight hour labor law, and pro- v;ding that the same shall be recog nized as days labor throughout the U. s. Service. The Secretary of the Treasury has determined that the first dollars coined shall be used only in exchange for gold at par, or for the purchase of silver bullion at the market value. Senator Dorsey S bill providing for sinking fund to liquidate the pacific Railroad indebt- edness was reported favorahly to the Senate Committee by the sub Com mittee who had it in charge. SeLa tor Cockrell inti oduced a bill for the of the Mississippi River which provides for a Commis- sion to make survey from St. Louis to the Gulf.
 Judge Marks, member of the Electoral College, uele- graphs that there is no prospect for q pardon for Anderson, and that the motion for new trlal has been post