The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-19

FOREIGN.
The Cloud in the East.
onal Associated Press to the Star.

Under Secretary tor the Foreign Depart |
ment, announced in Parliament to-day that |
if Russia agreed to the conditions men
toned by England respecting the treaty
the Conference would probably meet about
the latter part of the present month.
BRITISH PROTEST
LONDON, March ia protest of the
British Government against the forward
of the Russians and their ad-
vance against the Bosphorus and the Dar-
danelles has been forwarded to st. Peters
burg.
RUSSIANS ON THE AUSTRIAN FRONTIER.
A dispatch from Vienna says it is rumored
that the Russians are concentrating an army
on the Austrian frontier
THEssALIAN DEFEAT.
A dispatch from Athens says the Thessa-
lians have been defeated at Volo.
sERvIANs OPPOSE PEACE.
A dispatch from Vienna says the Servian
army under Gen. Leskovats have created a
demonstration against the terms of peace.
other Foreign News.
PARIS, March 19-4The new tariff submit
ted to the Minister of Commerce proposes
to increase the duties on cotton, ETC., ETC..
twenty-1Our per cent
The anniversary of the Communist revo-
luton passed off very quietly.
LONDON, March 10. A dispatch from
Rome says the municipality of Florence
have suspended payment, being unable to
obtain loan.
New York, March ia World special
from Rome says the reconciliation between
the Pope and the Italian Government is so
far advanced that His Holiness is preparing
10 occupy the beautiful and picturesque
summer residence of the Popes at Castle
Gondelfo, on the side of Mount Albano,
thirteen miles from Rome. This will put
an end to the conventional captivity of the
Pontitf, and be a formal outward and visi-
BILE recognition of italian sovereignty over
the States of the Church.
South America.
Correspondence National Press to the Star.
PANAMA, March g.
Colomba-Panama has again experienced
a terrible conflagration. In the forenoon of
the 7th the alarm was given that fire had
been started at the drugstore of Mr.. F. c.
Herbruger & Co.'S, in the Cathedral plaza
The fire originated though carelessness on
the part of boy who was employed in the
store. From a reliable source it is stated
that the boy had lighted match, which
he threw on some bay-rum that was leaking
from cask near by, and which was imme-
diately ignitedint tremendous flame, and
almost instantaneously an explosion oc-
CURED, which envelopcd the entire build
ing.
In the space of ten minutes after the ex-
plosion no less than six of the finest build
ings in Cathedral Square were on fire, and
if it had not been for almost superhuman
energy the Grand Hotel would also have
been consumed The number of houses
burned is set down at twenty; nearly all
fine buildings. The damage caused is put
down at over half a million of dollars, the
insurance companies sharing in the general
loss. The Commercial block, owned by Mr.
George Loen, was insured in French compa-
MES for $50, 900. The same gentleman had
$4,000 insurance on furniture in the Grand
Hotel, also in French companies The
Grand Hotel, owned by Mr. Henry Schuber,
was insured in German companies for
$50, 900 The residence of J. Mex. Cooke
was insured for $4,000, and his stock for
$25, 900, in the Scottish, Imperial and North
ern Insurance Companies The damage to
the Grand Hotel from water, &C., is put at
$25,000.
The stock of Mr. Sternberg's estate was
insured in New York for $5, 900. The house
of Mr. Dubari, "The Club" was insured in
the Northern Insurance Company for $50,
600. Other insuranccs aggregate $4,000.
The fire was controlled at o'clock p. m.
A squad of marines from the American
man-of-war Adams, and from the German
man-of-war Elizabeth, rendered efficient
service in extinguishing this sad and extern
sive calamity. The German man-of-war
Elizabeth arrived in port on the 1st inst,
and the Ariadne, eight guns, on the 7th.
| These war vessels are going to C0rinto
Nicarauga, to demand indemnity for the
supposed outrage committed on that Ger
man Consul Mr.. Eiscnstuck.
| Guatamala-The news of the shooting OF
Captain General Joz Maria Medina and
Brigadier General Ezequiel Marin in Hon
duras has been confirmed They were con
denned by the Supreme Council of War or
January 23d for the attempted revolution
and were executed on the morning Of Feb
ruary 9th. The other prisoners were con
demned to ten years imprisonment, witt
the exception of six, who were set at lib
erty.
Ecuador-The cocoa crop for the com
mencement of the year has been much un
der the average. The rainy season still con
tinues in all its rigor, and is doing damag,
to all classes of crops Cocoa has now gone
up to SIT 75@1S 90 per quintal for the bes
quality, at an exchange of 34I cents pc
dollar. This price is almost unprecedently
high, not having been reached during thu
whole of the past year
Off for Liberia
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