Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

OAPCCtCu ucIc Ill TWO W6Ckbs II
nothing decisive may be known unit
next week. High hopes are enter
tanned in the best diplomatic quarter
of the results of his mission.
| IN HIGH HOPES
/ LONDON, May S.-Sir Stafford
Northcote, Chancellor of the Excheq-
uer, addressed deputation at OK.
ford to-day. He said government
was still engaged in different nego-
tiations, but had hope despite all mis-
representations of arriving at a
peaceful settlement.
VIENNA, May S.-Count Schouva.
loft takes with him what may be con.
sidered as England's irreducible
minum. simultaneously NJ. Denovi-
koff, the Russian ambassador 1T vi
emma, will be informed that Austria
maintains the objections she has al
ready made. 1t is said that when the
English and Austrian reclamations
are acceded to-, little or nothing of
General Ignatieff's scheme will re-
main. Montenegro and Servia are
giving much offense to Austria. OF
Montenegro the government organ
says Austria protests against the ex-
tension Of the principality to the Adri-
attic and will under no circumstances
permit it.
LONDON, May 9.-As q result of
mobilization of the army and militia
ry reserves, thirty-five thousand
trained and effective soldiers have
taken their places in the ranks. The
battery department at Woolwich ar
senal has received an order for $4,000
casks to contain each 48 pounds of
biscuit crackers to be carried on pack
saddles, and 1,5O0 tons Of preserv-
ed meats from the United States,
principally from Chicago.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May o. The
Porte has made the evacuation of
of Shumla conditional upon the with
drawal of the Russians to Tiehalaldja.
The Russian military authorities
decided to only withdraw to ST.
George, IL miles northwest of San
Stefano. The garrison of Shumls Is
TOO weak to defend the place if at
tackled.
CoNsTANTINopLE, May 1O-In case
of war Gen. Todleben intends max
ing Adrianople his base of operations
and final stand for the army south of
the Balkans. 1t will be defended by
800 guns and he believes it will be
impregnable.
PARIS, Msy 1O.-Richard G. Nc
Cormick, Commissioner-General to
the Exposition, called on Gen. Grant
yesterday and invited him to visit the
Exposition and fix the time. Gen.
Grant appointed Saturday. when the
General, his wife, son and party will
make the visit.
Rome, May 1O.-Negotiations for
esta ablishing diplomatic relations be-
tween England and the Vatican have
failed.
LONDON, May IO.-A special from
Rome says although the Pope is suf-
fering from inflammation of the liver
the Cardinals oppose his removal
from the Vatican.
Negotiations between the Vatican
and Russia have completely failed.
LONDON, May lO.-A Liverpool cor
respondent referring to the failures
of W. Winter Raffles, cotton broker,
and Dunkerly, Cotton & Co., provi-
sion merchants, and VIM. Walker,
provision merchants, with liabilities
100000, says: at is feared the fail
ures are the forerunners of many more
unless the present trade depression
is shortly overcome, of which there
are no symptoms. Rufiles had fu-
ture contracts for 10000 bales
of cotton. His liabilities are
fifteen to twenty thousand
pounds. Thos. Grundy, builder, of
Southport, Liverpool aud Wolver-
hampton, have failed. Liabilities
$500, 900.