The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-18

The Times has the following fror
Belgrade: Russia is endeayoring I
gain Servian alliance in the event q
a fresh war. The Prince favors tn
alliance, but the Cabinet opposes il
Gen. Leschykagin has gone to S,
Petersburg to represent this state O
affairs. War preparations confirm
unremittingly. 4 ministerial crisis
probable.
A Daily Telegrqpd's Berlin dispatch
says that the Prince of Roumania ha
notified the Emperors of Germany an,
Austria of his intention to abdicate i
Russia Is permitted to usurB the gov
eminent of Roumania.
A Berlin correspondent of the Vi
emma Mont,tgs Post, who is usually wei
informed, says that Prince Bismarck
as mediator, will be unsuccessful i
England persists in her present atti
tude.
1t is said that Russia is looking on
for a loan in America. 1t is under
stood that negotiations are also opened
in Germany and Holland.
The Times's st. PETERSBURG CORE
spondent, telegraphing on Sunday,
does not give such q hopeful report O
the state OF feeling in Russia. lie saw
that the efforts of Germany may per
haps lead to preliminary conference
as the British government is now be,
lieved to pc more favorable to such s
proposal. Warlike excitement is in.
tense, especially in Moscow.
A Vienna correspondent of the Times
says that according to trustworthy pri.
vate information, the German govern
ment fully understands the difficulty
of its mediatory task. 1t thinks the
chances of success pretty evenly bal
anced, but having once undertaken
the task, it seems to have embraced il
to its full extent. The correspondent
thinks the principal difficulty is to
make some arrangement to obviate the
danger of a collision at Constantine.
pie.
A Times's correspondent teIegraphs
that ex-Queen Christiana, of Spain, had
a fall, causing fracture of her thigh.
NJ. Dion, chief engineer of the Paris
is dead.
The Ielegrapk's Vienna correspond
ent says that the Turkish works have
again been stopped, in consequence of
Russian remonstrsnces. The same cor
states that he hears that
Russia will occupy Roumania and dis
arm the army. AS soon as an Aglo-
Russian war is inevitable, if Count An
drassy's views prevail, Austria will
resist such step. The state
OF affairs with reference to the East
ern question remains substantially the
same. There is no change in the atti-
tuds of the powers. The mooted point
between England and Russia is still
and while this is the case the
prospect of a congress and peaceful
of the whole difficulty is
IS far off as ever. There is strong
feeling in both countries that war is in
evitable. At st. Petersburg the belief
IS stated to prevail that England's will
Ingness to continue negotiations is
rather for the purpose of isolating Rus
sia than arriving at an understanding.
Some influential persons believe that
England will not go to war alone, hence
her earnest efforts to continue to salts
" Austria. Some modeIat, men in Off
,ial circles have begun censurIng the
Russian diplomats and newspapers for
pushing the government into a posi-
hon where the issue between Russian
action and European con-
.rol is unavoidable, but majority of
he public continue to declare that the
government has been too conciliatory,
and the press oppose any concessions.
3ermsny's efforts to bring about an
understanding continue, but the task
s rendered difficult by the intimate re-
alton between Germany and Russia.
Prince Bismarck is reported to have
laid recently, in reply to the sugges-
ion that he should mediate, "we can
not offer counsel to Russia, for advice
IN our part would almost look like a
According to trustworthy
from Berlin the chances of
success are still thought to be pretty
evenly balanced. A preliminary meet
ng of the resident ambassadors at Ber-
in, it is thought, might find basis for
he meeting of the congress, which
Prince Bismarck is unwilling to sug-
yest, because advice to Russia from a
power so intimate and friendly as Ger
Eany might be interpreted as the first
'tep towards abandoning the friendly
and eventually taking part
With her antagonists, but notwith-
standing the difficulty and delicacy of
lis position, Prince Bismarck, recog-
1izIng that the chief danger lies in the
attitude occupied by the two
powers before Constantinople, and in
heir struggle for the influence of the
Porte, has undertaken the difficult
ask of finding a formula by which
England and Russia may establish a
nOdus 0i0endi in this quarter by means
If pledges such as were previously en-
lcted between England and Russia d.
ectly touching the Dardanelles and
fallipoh. 1t is thought that an ar
on THE point is even more
lifficult than the meeting of the con-
,ress, but unless arranged its in
luence might neutralize the eff
orts of the congress when assembled.
WASHINGTON, April u. = House.
During the call of States this morning,
dr. Klmmell, of Maryland, introduced
! bill authorizing quo acaTrdntO pro-
;eedings to be instituted in the United
states Supreme Court, in order to test
he title of the President to his Office.
The bill was referred.
Mr.. Swami, of Maryland, then pre-
ented, for reference, the resolution of
he Maryland Legislature, reopening
he presidential question. Immediately
IN being read, Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio,
aised the question of consideration
nd objected to the reference of the
esolutIons.
A long debate ensued, principally in
egard to parliamentary point, as to
whether the question of rejection could
'e entertained during the morning
Iour Of Monday, without disposing of
he question, which went over till next
iondsy.
The House proceeded to the con-
liberation of the business Of the Dis
riot of Columbia.
The House is in session tonight on
be tariff bill.
SENATE.-The Senate passed a bill
epealing the bankrupt act by vote of
2 to G.
Senator Sargent, of California, re-
orted from Military Committee House
ill placing Gen. Shields on the retired
st. A substitute will be offered con-
erring the same benefit on Grant, Gar
ED, Ben. Butler, and some one hun
red and fifty others.
WASHINGTON, April SENATE
n the morning hour the Senate
assed the resolution recently sub
litfad nv the Hnnse caIlincr nm