The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-14

After the funeral services for Victor
/ EMANUEL IN Florence, Saturday, an
OrsinI BoOlaTsini bomb was thrown
among the returning crowd, and five
persons were slightly wounded. The
police with difficulty prevented the
| lynchIng OF the person who threw the
bomb, who IS frDbsb!y insane.
The Neses special from Berlin says
| Prince q ,rtschakoff has notified the
powers that since the English Cabinet
has resolved to send fleet to Constln
tInople ostensibly to protect Chris.
tians, Russia also ccntemplates occupy
ing Constantinople from land with the
same object.
Little confidence until officially con-
firIned should be placed in the Daily
Mess Berlin dispatch stating that
Prince GortschakoG had notified the
powers that since England has resolved
to sent hset TO Constantinople osten-
Silly to protect Christians, Russia also
contemplstes occupying the city from
the land side with the same object.
Other advices direct from St. Peters.
burg are quite to the contrary.
The semi-official Journal lie 81. p
ts7 soUrg yesterday published very
temperate article commenting on the
dispatch about the British feet. The
article says: "As far as Russia is con
cerred, we think this measure ought
not 10 make her devIste FROM the pol
icy she has hitherto followed. Long
before the last incidents winch now
bring the English fleet into the waters
of Constantinople, that eventuality was
foreseen, and was made the subject of
Instructions TO the Russian commander
in-chief. IL we are we'll informed, these
instructions directed that IN case the
Ottoman capital should be occupied by
the Imperial troops and the British fleet
should appear before the city, the
feet SHOULD be received with ali con
siderstion due to q friendly power,
and if necessity for the protection of
lives and property of British subjects
should cause troops to be landed,
these should be regarded as welcome
auxiliaries for the maintenance of
order as long as their activity was con-
fined to that purpose. Now that the
English fleet is approaching CONSTANT
nople, and has there given rendezvous
20 the fleets of other great powers, we
may assume that some courtesy will be
maiEt lined between the naval and
land forces of the different States, if
they should meet on the Turkish soil.
| Sixteen months ago this measure was
proposed by Russia, and rejected by
the cabinet of London. How much
bloodshed and suffering might have
been averted by the accl ptance OF That
proposal"
The Italian war vessels are going to
the Bosphorus. The Russian sailors
are going overland to the Sea of Mar
mora to man the Turkish vessels, re-
Gently surrendered tn Russia.
PERA, February 11.-Iu the event of
a rupture, during the armistce, the
Turks could not reoccupy the Constan-
tinople lines of defense. Preparations
are making to defend the interior lines
of defense.
vienna, February 11.-Austria will
leave the duration of Russian occupa-
ton of Bulgaria TO a conference. Three
Austrian meu-of-war have been or
dered to the Bosphorus.
LONDON, February II In the House
of Commons this afternoon Sir Sta ford
Northcote, in reply to an inquiry of
Mr.. Foster, said there is some delay in
the fleets going up to Constartipople.
The government can't enter into de-
tstils. Negotiations are going on, but
the government has not changed its in
| tention.
LONDON, February 12.-The four
iron clads, comprising the channel
squadron, we're directed by telegraph
to proceed Immediately to Gibraltar
for orders, on Is becoming known
Vice Admiral Hornbye had been re-
| fused permission To enter the Darda-
nelles.
LONDON. February 19-1l A. M.-The
news of the refusal of the Porte of a
trman for the passage Of the straits by
he English fleet has caused a great
Sensation, though the excitement is
less an last we, k.
The Times, in leader, says the feet
must go to Constantinople for the pro-
lection of England's legitimate inter-
ests in the city and straits. There
need be no disguise that it is the real
purpose with which our fleet is TO
be sent TO the Bosphorus, and Lord
Derby would have done well TO have
avowed this fact plainly Instead of
evading its responsibility by SO trans
parent an excuse Of affording protec-
ton to British subjects and other per-
sons in the event OF an excitement in
the Turkish capital. Ii Is hest to avow
the simple truth that, as we intend to
have voice in the settlement of the
future, both of Copstantinople aud the
straits, We deem it prudent and our
plain right to assert some hold Upon
these important positions. But Rus
STA, beyond this question, has not the
| slightest occasion for any further mill
tary guarantee for her own claims than
she already possesses. Turkey and
Constantinople itself are at her mercy.
The Morning Post says that the fatal
mistake has been succes del by great
humiliation. Lord Derhy's career as
minister ought to terminate, and "the
Dardanelles" ought to be engraved as
an epitaph on his political tomb. 1t
will now become us 10 speak in ex-
tremely moderate language until deeds
shall justify the resumption OF that
confidential tone in which the Eng
land of Lord Palmerston Heed to 10 ain
tain the Cause of law and order.
The admiralty have purchased two
iron clsds, now in the London docks,
which were built for Turkey, but were
prevented from leaving by the gov
ernment's neutrality proclamation.
Lord LOTUS, the British Ambas-
sador at s.. Petersburg, teleeraphs to
Lord Derby as follows: .'St. Peters
burg, February OIL have received
from Prince Gortschakof the following
answer t. your telegraph Of the seventh
instant, asking Russia TO givcsome ex-
PLANTATION about the advance OF the
Russians towards Constantinople, etc.
In answer TO your excellency's note,
respecting the occupation Of certain
strategiesl points in the neighboFhood
of C0nstantinople by Russian troops,
IN consequence OF the armistice, IL is my
duty to inform you that We are not yet
in possession ef positive information
as to the details OF the arInistice. and
as TO its application, should add that
the military line of demarcation traced
previously to the srmistice has been
agreed upon between the Russian and
!, Turkish sutbOriies and t. question
which exclusively concerns the beIlig-
/ efents.o
NEW York. February IA dis
patch from London says that Charles
Bradlsugh and Mrs. Annie Besant,
free thought advocates, sentenced to q
fine, imprisonment and police surveil-