Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-28
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EUROPEAN WAR NOTES.
Peace Congress Abandoned.
Talk Of a Triple Alliance.
LORD BERBY RESIGNS.
EUROPEAN WAR PREPARATIONS.
England Preparing for an Emer.


LONDON, March 2S-The Daily Neirs this
morning states that representatives OF the ad-
miralty were in Liverpool yesterday inspect
with view to their employment in transport
ing troops in case OF an emergency. The Times
states that the Assistance (iron screw troop
ship OF 2.OSS tonSl is the only transport i'm the
service specially fitted to carry cavalry during
the last few days. An order has been received
at Portsmouth that all troop ships, including
hatchways enlarged and other attentions
made so as to allow horses and ambulances
and baggage wagons being lowered below,
besides carrying complete battalion. Each
troop ship will be required to convey about y
wagons and co horses.
The Peace Congress Virtually Aban.
dOned.
The London correspondence of the MancheS-
terGudrdtdn says: The improved symptoms
OF the eastern question noticed yesterday have
rapidly passed away. The congress is now re-
garded as virtually abandoned
Russian Reasoning.
The Times st. Petersburg correspondent
sends the following as the view and mode of
reasoning current there: The British cabi
net, in demanding formal assurance from
Russia which none OF the other powers sup
port, must have one of two aimS-ether to in
filct formal humiliation on Russia, or To get
out OF the necessity of attending the Congress.
In the former case Russia cannot make any
concession in the latter, the congress will not
be held, and Russia will endeavOr to come to
an arrangement with Germany and Austria.
makes the triple alliance political necessity,
ard perhaps renders inevitable that radical
solution of the eastern question which she
wishes to prevent
Russian Extremists.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg received at
Paris. says that there is an excited party there
who oppose any concession to Austria, which
might impair the treaty of San Stefano, which
Sia already.
Vienna Hopes for a PeaceabIe SoIu-
fiOH.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times tel
egraphS as follows: THE impression still pre-
walls that in spite of the little promising an
swer that Russia maintains her former stand
point, negotiations must not be regarded as
altogether broken off, since Russia Just now
rivals of Prince Alexander of HeSSe and Gen.
lgnateh, lays some stress on showing herself
as conciliatory as possible to Austria, and on
trying TO remove the bad impression produced
here by the preliminary treaty. The govern
ment, more than any other, may be in p0-
S!tlon TO md compromise satisfactory to both
sides, so long as the slightest chance remains
of real congress of all the SignatOry powers
thus securing the possibility of a European
settlement 1t Will be tenacOuSly chung to.
Here all efforts will be concentrated on increas-
ing these chances and on removing the ObSta-
cleS in the way of the congress-"
PrO-Russian Party i'm Vienna.
A Vienna dispatch at Paris says: The pro-
Russia party are urging the government to
the Argan sea-"
Andrassy Against Russia.
The daily Telegraph has a Vienna dispatch
saying "A sudden and unaccountable change
in the governments attitude is reported. 1t
is said that Count AndraSSy has only been
feigning concurrence with the court party,
and that he is now preparing to oppose Russia
openly, with the entire Hungarian party at his
back"
Russian PacifcatfOn.
C0NSTANTINOPLE. March 2S-The Russians
have issued a proclamation inviting MuSsul-
mans to return to their homes i'm Bulgaria
and warning the Bulgarians to preserve tran
guilty. Two hundred transports with Rus
sian troops have left for Odessa.
Lord Derby Resigns.
LONDON, March Is, 6 p. m.-LOrd Derby, sec
retary of state for the foreign department, has
announced his resignation i'm the House of
Lords.
Snow Storms in England.
LONDON. March 2S, p. m.-There are four
inches of snow in the midland counties, and
snow is still falling. The weather throughout
the kingdom is unusually cold, and farming
operations are impeded. Considerable dam
age is likely to result in consequence of the
forward state of vegetation after two months
of very mild weather.
English Races.
LONDON, March 2S-The Liverpool spring
meeting began to-day. The Liverpool spring
cup was won by HeSper; Lancaster was sec
Ond, and Manchester third.