The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17


The Daily Telgraph's correspondent
at Pera says Grand Duke Nicholas, il
his telegram to the Porte, very express
" asked that two Turkish delegates h
sent to meet him at Kezanlik, and
that they should have the fullest posi-,
bic powers A meeting OF the Grand
! Ottoman Council held on Sunday con-
I sequentiy appointed two plenipoteutia-
! ries-
A Telegraph Constantinople dispatch
reports that the Russians entered Yeni
Saghrs Saturday. The place was pre-
viousiy burned by the retresting Turks.
CONsTASTSOPLE, January i4.-Ser-
yer PSsha, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
aud Namyk Pasha will leave here for
Kezanik to day to meet Grand Duke
Nicholas. They have been invested by
the ministerial council with full powers
to treat for peace.
LONDON, January ia London cor
respondent Of the Manchester Guard
ian says it is reported that the Cabinet,
on Monday, decided that the troop
ship Jumna, homeward bound from
India with 1867 men, and the Eu-
pirates, outward bound with 1142
men, both reported on the thirteenth
instant as detained at Malta, should
proceed for their respective destina.
tons. This shows that more pacific
ideas are prevailing, but the strain be-
tween the two sections of the Cabinet
is very great. Russia's purposes are
distrusted, notwithstanding the Car
IL aaid 70 hava oivan fnrthar aasura1na
within the past few hours. But seri.
iious dangers are looming up in au-
other direction. a movement is i'm
minent, on the part of Germany, to
obtain a seaboard under conditions
which would seriously affect England.
This consideration is having great in
fuence in the Cabinet on the side of
those who advocate England's reserv-
ing her strength. Some deeply i'm
Portant information has just reached
this country, leading to the conviction
that warlike policy on England's
part, IN the East, would be forerun-
ner of more serious complications
nearer home.
LONDON, January 15.-George Cruik-
shank, the artist, is Ill.
The Post announces after the address
In reply to the royal speech has been
moved and seconded in the House of
Lords, Earl GrenYille will speak aud
Lord Beaconsield viii reply to him.
Lord Derby is indisposed, confined to
his room and was absent from the
Cabinet council yesterday.
A Times correspondent at Paris says
it is calculated that 10000 fugltives
arrived in Constantinople from Rumelia
during one week. A train crowded
with fugitIves ran off the track yester-
day. Abour fifty were killed and
wounded.
PARIS, January ia correspond
ent of the Times says it is now known
that Russia, when informing England
that srmistice negotiations must be con-
Quoted directly with Turkey, declared
her readiness TO discuss with the Eng
lish Cabinet special points which might
affect English interests. The reply
was the cause OF the repeated Cabinet
councils in London.
NEW YORK, January ia London
special says that another important
aud significant diplomatic incident has
occurred. Circulars have been issued
from the French embassy IN London
to all the French consuls in Great
Britain and Ireland, charging them to
report the exact information CONCERN
ing populsr feeling on the Eastern
question and interventioR. This con-
firms the report that France has inter-
rogated Lord Derby in regard to Eng
lands intentions regarding Egypt. 1t
will be seen, therefore, that this action
of the French republic further COM
plicates Eugland's relations with the
continental powers.
LONDON, January ia special to
the Daily Telegraph from Adrianople
says the Russians are on the railroad
between here and Philipopolis.