The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-18

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eouippine their little fleet it will hard.
ly do much mischief, and 1t is more
likely to fall victims to our cruisers
than to inflict dsmsge on our merchan
disc. We might have some trouble q,
first. but short time would be sutfi-
cie..: - clear the sea and make the pas
sage of our vessels from one port to
another as safe as now.
The Queen will shortly inspect the
troops at Woolwich, for the first time
in twenty two years.
The election cf q member of Parlia.
ment for Oxford University to fill the
vacancy occasiered by the elevation OF
Gsthorue Hardy to the Peerage, has
been in progress two days and will las.
Eve. Up to last night the figures
stood Talbot. Conservative, 1862 votes
Prof. Henry j. Smith. Liberal. s33.
The election is regarded as test OF the
feeling of the clergy on the eastern
question.
PEsrH. May l6-The Lower House
of the Hungarian Diet to-day adopted
the bill providing for credit Of sixty
millions forms. Only the extreme Left
were opposed to the bill. In the course
of the debate Tisza, the Premier stated
the government regarded the affair OF
the Balkan Christians as an European
question, which they intended to settle
in concert with Europe.
BUCHAREST. May l6-The move
ments of Russian troops and provision
trains toward the Danube continues.
BELGRADE, May l6-The Servisn
corps of observation. hitherto consisting
of $4,000 men, has been increased to 35,
900. This was caused by fear of a
Turkish outbreak. The Turks have
been concentrating under Hafez Pasha
on the Servian line of demarkstion.
ATHENS, May l6-The Turks have
attacked the Christians near Conca'
The fighting continues.
VIENNA. May 1.-THE passes taken
by the Insurgents are Disbend.
Balkan and Estrogsns Gate. All
attempts to dislodge them have proved
unsuccessful The Turkish commits
s;oncrs have thus far failed t. accom-.
plish their mission.
LONDON. May 1.-THE stock ex.
change opened this morning with a
strong feeling and with q considerable
rise in Russian and other stocks directly
effected by the eastern question.
Earl Russell is dead.
LONDON, May IA special says
the Porte will allow no further addi.
ton TO the British fleet at Ismid.
BERLIN, May lit is reported that
in view of the attack made on the Em.
peror. the Government has resolved tc
propose or even to introduce by admin.
istrative DEGREES serious restrictions on
freedom and the right Of public meet
ings. Efforts will be made to bring
about common action on the part O,
Germany. Russia, England and thu
United States, and other countrie.
where socialistic and communistic symp
toms have lately appeared.
MANCHESTER, May 17.-There il
little hope or chance that the master,
will accept anything except an uncou.
ditional reduction. The email man
ufacturers Of Blackburn were disposed
to accept q compromise; but the larger
firms this forenoon insisted on q rsduc
tion with three months notice of further
change. Whittaker's mill and the
Grove company's mill at Hastingder
have been burned. Warbur.on's mil
was fired and badly damaged. There
was no rioting at Washington, but tn.
fires were doubtless incendiary. All
quiet at Burnaby. The mob is very
threatening at Black burn.
LONDON, May IA dispatch FROM
Pera says although tho advance of the
Russians is four kilometres nearer Com
stsntinople, is declared to be devnit ii
significance. The movement has ,,...
ertheless Increased the uneasiness here
The Russians. instead Of being clustered
in villages. are now extended before
the city with their lines Of tents in 9
manner apprehensive to the popular
mind. News comes also. of an advance
of fifteen thousand troops from Killik-
ish to Rustichuck. The Kembye speaks
ola similar forward movement from
Silistrls to Kslikatias and other camps
in Turkey. advancing from the river
toward the front. All these movements
tend to mass the Russisns closer and
closer to Constantinople. and conse-
quently increase the anarchy within
the city.
1t is reported on good authority that
the Russians are about to deepen the
channel from Tchsknidje Lake to the
Sea, sufficiently to permit the passage Of
launches and other small vessels. Sig.
nificance is attached to the belief cur
rent in well-informed circles that the