The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20
IATEsT NEWS ny HAIL,

Times st. Petersburg correspondent, tele-
graphing on Sunday, does not give such hope
full report of the state of feeling In Russia. He
says the efforts of Germany may, perhaps lead
to q parliamentary conference, as the British
Government is now believed to be more favor
able to such 3 proposal. The warlike excite
ment ia especially intense in Moscow.
Vienna correspondent says that according
to trustworthy private information, the German
Government fully understands the difficulty of
its mediatory task 1t thinks the chances Of
success pretty evenly balanced, but having once
undertaken the task, it seems to embrace 1t to
the full extent. The principle difficulty ia to
make some arrangement to obviate the danger
Of collision at Constantinople and Berlin, and
the correspondent says that Prince Bismarck as
a mediator, will be unsuccessful II England
persists in her present attitude.
1t is said that Russia is looking for loan In
America. 1t is understood that negotiations
are also opened in Germany and Holland. and
that the new loan will amount to 50.OC0.0oO
roubles, independent of 10000, OOe in treasury
bonds, to be issued Immediately.
State affairs with reference to the Eastern
question: remain substantially the same. The
mooted point between England and Russia Is
still unsettled; while this Is the case. the pros
pect Of the congress, and peaceful arrange
Of the whole difficulty, is as far of Us ever.
There is strong feeling in both countries that
war is inevitable. At st. Petersburg the belief
is stated to prevail that England's willingness
to continue negotiations is rather for the pur-
pose Of isolating Russia than arriving at any
understanding. Some influential persons be-
lieve that England will go to war alone, hence
the earnest efforts to continue to satisfy austria
Some moderate men In official circles have
begun censuring the Russian generals, diplo.
mats and newspapers, for pushing the govern
ment into position where the issue between
Russian Independent action and European con.
troll is unavoidable, but the majority of the
public continue to declare that the government
has been too concilatory. and the press opposes
any concessions.
OTTAWA. April 49,
The discussion in the Parliament closed at
six o'clock on Saturday evening, 1t was the
longest and most remarkable sitting since the
confederation. At times during tho debate the
proceedings were most disorderly, the members
singing dancing and making all sorts Of dis.
cordant noises.
WARRINGTON, April Is.
1t is now generally believed that there will be
on,v two votes in the Senate Finance Committee
nert Thursdav in favor OF the repeal of the
Resumntion act Those in favor of II are Jones
and Voorhees,. The COMMITTEES will vote for
snbstitpte making legal tenders receivable for
al, duss a,cent nm the nnblic debt. on and after
Julv 1st. This will. of course. permit customs
TO bs maid IN er.enbscks. II will also. prob-
ABLY vote to repeal the 80 per cent, clause of
the art NJ 1878 which retires legal tenders in
| pronortion to the amount Of new hank mote cur.
repcy issued and also provides for the reissue
of legal tend, "a from the Treasury.
| new cl.ss Of clsims will, be presaed on the
NEXT Ooneress for pavment. When Sherman
entered Savannah he issued proclamation that
everything taken from the citizens would be
paid for. Receipts were generally issued, and
now the holders Of these receipts, which aggre.
gate over a million dollars. claim that they
have not been paid although the Confederstes,
when thew made their raids, paid all bills con.
tracted OF the non.combatants.
Mr.. Lindermsn. Director of the Mints. has Of
6ciallv Withdrawn his obiections 10 the Goloid
coinage invented nv Mr.. Wheeler uubbel O,
philsdelphia. His test of the actual wear re-
suited in favor of the coin. He recommends itt
submission to the monetary congress- to ax thu
ratio Of silver and gold The Committee OF
COINAGE will renort bill to that effect.
NAsHyuLy. Tenn. April is.
II ia now deanitelv ascert.ined that ~ house
were DESTROYED Inv the C,arksvil,e fire on sstur
day night including the best buildinps in tn
city. The Are ia reqsraed .s the work Of an in
cend.rv. with which the blacks seemed to svm
pstbize, refusino To aid in sunnressino tn
flames Policeman pbi,,in. on ssturd.v .,te,
noon shot and killed a naoro named Ie.t,
whi,e res,stino hin, with stonas This arouse
b;ttor tos,,ro .moro thu h,.crs ,ho tbro.,
ened n rroh ph,,,,ns ,vho ,v.. r,.roa T., 4,
for safs,v u "a summoned tho ere ua. IN, ,,