Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-24
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Current Hotsn.

AVM0NNN my @@a-&WN MANHNW
iron. clad Triumph, aFmor.plated, $3.50
tons burthen, and carrying IA guns,
has sailed from Portsmouth for the Pc
cifc ocean, TO relieve the Shah, % guns,
as the flagship on that station.
LONDON, May 22.-The Vienna cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph says
the relations between Austria andRou.
mania have become closer, and also
says Emperor William advised Prince
Charles 10 yield BesRarabia and abdi-
cate II RoumAnians raised difficulties,
but the Prince refused and went to the
army. The German interference has
given ofFense at Vienna. Gen. Mont.
CufFes has arrived In Vienna. II 10 re.
ported be 10 the bearer Of an autograph
letter from Emperor William TO EN-.
peror Francis Joseph. fNote.-Wheth-
err there is any foundation for these RI.
mors or not 1t seems certain the feeling
In the Austrian Ministerial circles be.
coming d~istrustful OF a peaceful issue
and more and more anti. Russiau.1
Probable Meeting OF the Peace Cor.
gTess.
LONDON, May 22.-The Standard an.
nounces that /, Is more than probable
the Congress will meet during the first
fortnight in June. Also, that on &C.
count Of unsettled affairs In CONSTANT
nop!e the English feet will move to
Princes Island.
Pacific news comes from 81. Peters.
burg, Berlin and Paris. The Standards
Berlin dispatch says Count Schouvalotf
expressed 10 Lord 0do Russell, British
Ambassador, the hope that negotiations
between England and Russia would
lead to q peaceful arrangement. The
Timts's Vienna correspondent, how
ever, says 10 order TO appreciate the
exact value Of the announcement Of the
speedy meeting Of the ConIress, Il
must be mentioned that It Gnanates
from financial sources. As 70, politl.
cal and diplomatic circles, tiey are
more silent aud reserved than ger.
Grim . visaged War Smooth, Hia
WHnkled Front.
LONDON, May 22,-The Pail MIL Ga.
zette, Of this afternoon, has the allow
ing from its Berlin correspondent:
Count %SchouvaloT, in conveIation
with other d~iplomatists, describd the
proposals he was carrying to Egland
as pacific. He seemed conlder they
would not be rejected.
Baden Baden Is again proposed for
the place Of Congress. 1t is tbught
The proposal will be generally accepted.
Count Schouvalof arrived tLon.
don on his return from St. Petersburg
at q o'clock this evening.
BERLIN, May 22.-Ssmi-oficla Pro.
vincial Correspondence anticipates a
favorable result from Count Sch,uya.
lofts efforts. 1t says that the Attest
declarations of British Minister, as
well as the news manifested at s. Pc.
tersbuTg, are full Of wishes and lopes
OF renewed consolidation Of European
peace.
St. Petersburg Items.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 22.-It Is of.
fcially announced that the Emperor
will tomorrow receive the Snah Of
Persia.
The official message publishes q tel.
egram from he CzaroWi ch banking
the Moscow Association Of Merchants
for q contribution of 400, 900 r,ubles TO.
ward the formation Of q volunteer
fleet.
The Agence Russo and Journal do
ST. Petersburg warn the public against
Pessimist news from Contantinople,
where they say endeavoYs are being
made 10 prevent an understanding be.
tween England and Russia.
English Confidence In American Neu.
tTality.
LONDON, May o. rO.day's Times,
In an editorial on Sir John Holker's re.
ply 10 Mr.. Gourly, in the House of
Commons last evening, expresses the
utmost confidence that England has
nothing TO fear from Alabamas or Fe.
mans. The United States will do lite
duIy the assurances Of popular Amer.
lean journals TO this effect may be- &C.
copied the more frankly because they
are no.! always accompanied by COM
p'imentary language towards England,
aud are generally qualified by expires.
slons OF good will towards Russia.
b Purchase OF American vesssls by
Russia.
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