, 1878-03-02
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS
LONDON, March 1.-The press associ
alton says considerable unsasiness pre-
wales relative to negotiations now pro
ceeding between the European power
and Russia. Opposition leaders in par
lament have determined not to embar
rass the government while the presen
critical position lasts. They have beeI
informed that it is desirable, in the in
tsrests of peace. to avoid definite
ministerial statement.
Russia is anxious to erect fort or
the Bosporus, and it is rumored tha
England, Austria and Italy have in
formed Prince Gortschskoff that they
would regard persistence in this deter
mination as sasus belli.
A correspondent ut Vienna says:
learn that the Russians are still bent
upon entering Constantinople with OF
without the porte's consent. and that
ENGLAND has informed Prince Gortscha-
koff that if the latter course is pursued
the British ambassador will be ordered
to quit St. Petersburg.
The morning papers abound in details
of warlike preparation.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The Times says
the present vacillation of Austria is
more dangerous to peace than . clear
and resolute expression of . military
purpose.
In the house of commons tonight,
Northcote stated that the government
vas still uninformed of the final terms
of peace, but if they injuriously affects
ed British interests the government
would take the proper course to vindi-
cate and protect these interests. This
declaration was received with loud
cheers.
Sr.PErERsBuRG, March 1.-The nomi-
nation of Lord Napier. of Magdala. to
the chief command is producing great
excitement here.
It is believed that the treaty of peace
will be signed Saturday. which is the
anniversary Of the ezar's accession.
The Gaulos calls for the occupation Of
the Dardanelles by Russia. Gazette de
Petersburg considers war with England
preferable to concessions.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-A message
has Just been received from the presi-
dent vetoing the silver bill. 1t has not
vet been laid before the house.
The houss. at / 80. passed the silver
bill over the veto by a vote Of 1856 against
73. A vote will be taken in the senate
shortly. At 4 o'clock the senate pro-
ceeded to vete on the passage Of the
silver bill. Notwithstanding the objss-
tons of the president, and it WAS passed
by two-thirds vote. yeas 46. nays 10.
The passage Of the silver bill over the
presidents veto was almost universally
considered q foregone conclusion. but
the actual accomplishment Of the rs>
suit. and especially the emphatic
promptitude which characterized the
action of both houses caused great ex~
citemsnt at the capital to>day, and little
else il talked about to- night throughout
Washington. The presidents unquali-
fed denunciation of the bill a. fraud
upon public and private creditors. in
csnsed and solidified all those who had
previously voted for il, and the only
legislative effect Of the message was to
cause several members of the house to
vote for the message who had previous
" voted to lay it on tho table. Towns
end. republican. from Troy, New York
district, was one Of those who came
over to the silver mon under the press
ure. Davis voted to sustain the veto.
All the Pacific coast representatives
voted to override it. There were no
changes from the former votes of sena>
tors on this question except that of Hill,
who made speech against the bill AID
was heretofore announced as paired
against it. voted for it to-day. Sargent
and Mitchell voted to sustain the veto.
Jones and Grover were recorded against
sustaining. and Booth would also have
voted for the final passage of the bill
but was paired. Taking into account
the three opponents of the bill and six
of its friends against whom they were
doubly paired, and assuming that Chris
tiancy and Sharon, who were absent
without pairs, would have voted on op-
pesite sides, the full vote Of the senate
on the question of overriding the veto
would have been SO against %. An un~
precedentea feature of the days pro>
ceedings concerning the veto was the
entire absence of any effort or apparent
desire to debate it.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.- The JournaEs s
Washington special says: In tie house
after the veto came in, Stephens moved
the previous question on the passage o.
the bill, which was sustained. Cox re-
making that the message was charge