The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-21
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
EXCITEMENT At CONsTANTINOPLE.


LONDON, May 1s.-The news from Con-
stantlnopc has q tendency to check the
conclusions favored by the St. Petersburg
kilograms. Great excitement and alarm
prevails in Constantinople, but the idea of
an attack on the city or forcible occupation
OF the shores of the Bosphorous is discred-
tied by the fact that Prince Labanotf, Rus
sian ambassador, will have IN interview
with the sultan 10 present his credentials to-
day, and has an appointment to meet lay
ard, British ambassador, Tuesday.
OTHER EUMoRs,
such as the Russians have demanded that
the Porte enforce the withdrawal of the
British fleet and permit the Russians TO &C.
cupy both sides of the Bosphorus, are clear
~ the result of the panic
COST OF THE WAR.
The Times says that the war has already
cost Russia about 81 100000.
VISIT To THE SULTAN.
CoNsTANTISoPLE. May 1s.-Princc La
banoif, Russian ambassador. visited the sui
tan and Sadyk Pasha, president of the coun-
Gil, to-day. On account of indisposition,
Satvet Pasha, minister of foreign affairs
was absent
RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS.
has moved northward, except few com
panies.
MISUNDERSTANDING
General Todlcben has explained that the
summons TO the Turkish commander to sur
render Prundiikoi was the result of misun-
Outstanding.
TROUBLE IN SYRIA.
LONDON, May ia dispatch from SYRIA
says Cher't of Mecca has issued an appeal
10 the faithful that Khatif is in danger and
calling upon them to fly to the rescue
The appeal is made throughout Arabia and
Asia Minor but is not likely to have much
effect, as the Arabs are much disaffected.
An UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PORTE.
A Pera correspondent says Austria il on
the point of an understanding with the
Porte for friendly occupation of Herzego.
VIVA.
MORE RUSSIANS.
Fifteen thousand more Russians are ex,
peetcd from Adrianoplc.
RUSSIAN CONCESSION.
LONDON, May ia Vienna correspond
ent toleyraphs: THE conciliatory DISPOSE
ton in st. Petersburg was maintained tC
the end OF Count Schouvaloff's visit, despit,
efforts to the contrary, and the struggle
political and personal which has been 90
in. on for the last week in st. Petersburg
was decided in favor of Count Schouvaloff'
He is said not To have waited for an attack
but at the first interview with the emperor
he assaicd the treaty of San Stcfano and
its trainers boldly and frankly. The i'm.
preston produced on the Cars mind is re-
ported to have been so deep, that no efforts
of his adversarics would weaken it. The
effect OF the committees communication
about the extent of the concessions which
in his opinion must be made if war with
England was to be avoided was startling
indeed and found expression in this frs,
report. as 10 England's demands bcin
deemed cyorbitant and at the same tim,
So little precise rs not to offer
SUFFICIENT BASIS
for negotiation. Thisphasc, however, passc,
away, and now there can scarcely be
doubt that Count Schouvalotf goes back (,
London empowered to make concessions il
accordance with the British point of view
nay, more, as believed in st. Petersburg, {,
offer great concessions. 1t will, however
be impossible to Judge whether Schouvalof
success is apparent or real until he arrive
in London.
THE TURKS PREPARING FOR war.
In proportion rs news from st. Peters
burg is more pacific, from nstantinope i
more warlikc, The Russians insist that til
movements of their troops are not in,cndc,
Us hostile but the Turks are, notwithstand
ing hard at work strengthening their line
and bringing up guns. This is not easy, !,
the Turkish line of defense from the Sea Q
Ma-mora to the Black Sea is 80 long. an
while the Turkish force about the capitol
superior to the Russian, it is hardly sutfi
cient to man such line. The Turks vii
soon bc reinforced. however, by the fort
battalions released in Thcssaly and twcnt
bnttalions from Nnrna.
80 FEAR OF A corr DE MAIN.
\ correspondent At Pcra says there are II
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