Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-01-02
EUROPE.
England Evidently Pre-
pairing for War. .
Good Prospects of a Gen.
eral Confagration.
lsrscrlL Drsr,rcu TO TEE COIN Hru.
DAnx NKws.l
EUROPE.
rhe Qreat war iu the Eass,

The Great war In the East.
LONDON. Jan. "A Cabinet council
will be held to-day 70 consider. II 10 bo-
lieved. fhe Russian reply 70 the English
note relative 70 peace negotiations. Tho
war party will cndeavor to mako tho most
Of tho Russian refusal. but as II was .
foregone conclusion. the effect has not
been SO exaspsrating Is tho Turcophilists
would make IL appear. The war party 10
beginning 10 agitate the country for the
purpose Of checking the supposed aggres.
sivs tendency Of the Cabinet. The Times
this morning urges the Liberal leaders 10
make their views known. IL says: sun
less something entirely beyond surmise
has occurred 70 turn the government from
the views expressed by Gross, the Home
Secretary, In the House Of Commons last
session. and by Earl Derby. the Foreign
Minister. 70 the deputation which recently
waited on him. the ministers would well
rome the support which adhesion 70 their
views by all responsible statesmen would
afford. The time for silence has passed.
and the hour for speech. and for dreaded
speech. has come"
II was reported In London last night
that tho King Of Italy. in addressing
members Of the Italian Parliament at the
New Years reception made q threatening
speech. which was interpreted here ~
directed against Turkey or England. Tho
T;ae. Rome special merely says that the
King alluded to the gravity Of the present
state Of Europe. expressed his earnest do
sire 10 contribute 10 peace. and recon-
mended concord. Another Rome dispatch
says the King recommended the Deputies
TO preserve concord and expressed his hope
that they would take care that the army
wanted for nothing. - he saw q strong
horizon around. and II might DO necessary
for Italy, which Is desirous for pcacs, 30 10
act a. 10 make herself not only respected.
but feared In case any power should wish
10 consult Its own interests alone.
A correspondent tslegraphs that tho
Roumanians are becoming very uneasy
about the rumored intention OF Russia TO
demand the retrocession OF the mall
strip Of Bessarabia. coded 10 Roumania
after the Crimsan war. This would leave
Roumania not only without compensation
for the sacrifices OF tho war, beyond an
acknowledgment Of her Independence, but
In fact poorer In territory. since Austria
Is thought likely TO object 10 the exten-
sion Of Roumanian territory south Of the
Danube.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2.-The TSibs@s London
special says tho gravity Of the political
situation IL such - 10 make new from tho
battle field Of secondary importance. and
even tho Duly Necs and the Ti~ss show
greater anxiety Of the indications Of war
than ever before. II Is knewn. not only
that Russia has declined England's offer 70
mediate. but that every action points 10 an
expected continuance Of tho war on .
grand scale. While nussia's answer Ia In
courteous language, and while she declares
. desire for peace, she prefers Turkey and
hsr army commanders 10 begin negotis-
tons. This can DO construed only - In.
tending 10 make . separate peace with
Turkey. without recognizing any other
interests than those Of the two belliger-
ents. Tho Duly Telegraph says: mot
w~ithstandlng the attempts 10 lessen the
gravity Of the Russian answer. the fact
remains that Il ID an insult 90 great that .
British Cabinet council will DO called this
evening 10 discuss the Russian motto, which
10 expected 70 arrive to-day"