The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-29
NEWS SUM MARY
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Spanish Cabinet has approved Of the
Cuban peace conditions.
Gen. Grant is in Italy.
1t is officially stated that Servia will not REQ
ognize the Russo-Turkish terms Of peace until
they are confirmed the congress. The state
of siege continues, and arms are still arriving.
A cable dispatch says the deadlock between
Russia and England is complete, and that Ger
many and Austria are opposed to the demands
of England.
BY the stranding of the British steamer As
tarte. ON the coast of Brazil, the Captain and
thirty Of the crew persisted, only two mon be-
ing saved.
The marriage of the Earl Of Roseberry to
Miss Hannah de Rothschild, only daughter OF
Baron Meyer dc Rothschild, was celebrated
at London, on the goth Of March, first civilly
at the Registrars Office and again in Christ
Church, Mayfair.
Advices from Tiflis state that typhus is raging
among the Russian troops in Asia. Gems.
Melkoff, Soloweff and Schelkoffnikoff are re-
ported to have died. 1t is believed that more
men have been lost by sickness since the cessa-
ton of hostihties than on tbs battlefield dur
ing the war.
A dispatch from Paris say work is suspend
ed in the printing-houses and the publication
Of books is stopped in consequence of the
printers strike. The newspapers continue
their regular issues.
The London Times editorial on the fisheries
award says "The reckless language of Blaine
and Gen. Butler is not only throwing discredit
ON the country, but damaging the system OF
settling international disputes by arbitration.
London dispatches Of March % state that
''the feeling of irritation between the British
and Russian people is increasing, and the opin'
ion is generally expressed throughout Europe
that the prospects for the meeting Of a con-
gress have been largely diminished during the
past three days. Russia has sent, or is about
to send, formal request for the withdrawal of
the British fleet from the Sea Of Marmora."
The most horrible cruelties are being COM
mitted by the Turkish soldiery in Thessaly.
Cities are being sacked and burned, and
women children and old men massacred like
wild beasts The instruction is said to be
gaining ground.
A formidable fleet of German men-of-war is
on its way to Nicaragua for the purpose Of en-
forcing the claims Of the German Government
in the case Of Consul Eisenstuck.
The great international walking match at
London resulted in signal victory for the
American contestant, Daniel OLeary, who has
unquestionably demonstrated his right to the
claim of being the champion pedestrian Of the
world. OLeary covered $40 miles in 139
hours, the greatest walking feat on record. BY
his victory he wins the handsome sum of
$500.
A Constantinople dispatch says the Sanitary
Commission, which lately arrived at Erzeroum
from Tihis, found 10000 corpses buried two
feet under ground, frozen but not decomposed.
The commission were celebrating whether tc
cremate the corpses or use quicklime.
England and Russia are both making big
preparations for war, and at this writing the
chances Of war as against peace seem largely
in favor of the former.
A terrible marine disaster occurred in the
Bi ,tsh channel last week. The British train
ing ship Eurydice was capszed by a sudden
squall and over 800 people drowned.
From Constantinople it is reported that Brit
ish influence is again strong with the Porte.
Gable dispatches intimate strong proba-
bility that, on account of Englands refusal to
participate in the conference except upon her
OWL terms, the project will be abandoned.