The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-06-08
FOREIGN NEWS.

A st. Petersburg special to the New York Herald
of May 18th says it is believed in court circles that
Count Schouvaloff returned from London for the
purpose of seeking categorical instructions as to the
precise limits of Russia's concessions. Uneasiness
is on the increase.
Batoum is still held by the Turks. The Russians
are closing in its rear, and are disarming the hostile
population.
A Vienna correspondent telegraphs to London,
May Is, to the effect that although nothing is known
about Count Schouvalof's mission, a reaction against
the hopeful tendency has set in. If Russia's pacific
disposition has actually existed it exists still, but
whether it will last is a question for the future to
solve. The struggle in St. Petersburg will be a hard
one, and the issue doubtful.
By order of General Todleben the Servians occu-
pied Sofia, which the Russians had evacuated.
In spite of peaceful runors the massing of Aus
TRAN troops near the Danube and Save continues
actively.
1t is stated from London, May 13, that the First
Army Corps is ordered TO be in readiness to embark
May %.
Count Itchy, the Austrian Ambassador. has rep
resented TO the Porte that the occupation of Bosnia
would only be temporary.
Insurgents have marched, May Is, to the railway
near PhilipopOlis. Another body is entrenched near
Tatar Bazardjik. Rassim Pasha has joined the in
surgents with 4 900 men
A vienna letter puOllSneQ IN the North German
German contains the following: Austrian interests
dictate the establishment of an army in Eastern
Gallicia, another in Pennsylvania, q third in Banat,
an army corps in South Dalmatia, the occupation
Of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all Turkish terri
tory between the Adriatic and Egean Seas. 1t is
also considers desirable to conclude alliances, often
sive and defensive, with Roumania, Servia and Mon
tenegro, and those other parts of Turkey which are
d~etaching themselves from the Ottoman Government,
for the purpose of organizing them with Austro-
Hungary into q confederation of States on the model
of Germany.
Berlin bankers have, it is said, made Russia a
preliminary advance of 80, 900, 900 roubles.
1t is formally denied that France is negotiating
with the Bay of Tunis for the cession of that Regen-
cy to Algeria.
The N. Y. Herald's Boston special says the east
ern agent ofthe Central Pacific Railroad has made
arrangements with Count Grippenberg, of the CHM
6ria for the transfer of the Russian officers and sail
ors to the Pacific Coast.
1t is reported by way of Buffalo, that the military
were called out early on the morning of May Is, at
Fort Erie. Canada, in anticipation of q Fenian raid
at ST. GATHERINGS. Four companies of infantry and
a battery are ordered to be in readiness to march at
q moments notice.
4 heavy snow storm and frost cooled off the
folks in Iowa, on Saturday night May IL. The
grapes are nearly all killed, and the cherry crop
is much injured.
There was quite an exciting debate in the
House of Representatives, May Is, on the Mary
land Legislative Preamble and Resolution asking
Tor an investigation into alleged frauds connec-
ted with the Presidential election of 1876 in the
States of Louisiana and Florida. The resolution
embodies what has been known as the Blair
Manifesto, and was opposed by the Republican
side of the House unless an amendment was ac-
cepted extending the inquiry to other States in
which it was alleged that Democratic frauds had
affected the State vote. 4 large number of the
Democrats are not in very good humor. for the
proceedings of the day do not please them.
They think a grave blunder has been made in
making the Blair Manifesto a pretext for inquiry.
The whole move is evidently intended as an in
vestigation into the title of President Hayes as
Chief Magistrate of the Republic. We do not
believe the nation will submit to any disturb
ance of the present stdtA quo. All the most
vital interests of the country forbid it. These
factious proceedings are not calculated to in
crease Mr.. Tilden's chance of realizing any am
bilious dreams he may cherish in the future. The
Democratic purity will select some other standard
bearer for the campaign OF 1880.