Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-25

whatever conclusions the Berlin Conference
may arrive at they cannot be obligatory upon
Turkey, as the parties interested in the mat
ters 10 be discussed are to be excluded from
the deliberations Of the conference.
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE arriveda at Grey
town, South Africa, on the 10th, on her return
to Europe
RAILS in Northern Austria have done
great damage. Many lives were lost by the
food
RECENT hail storms destroyed much
Of the corn crop in Bohemia, Moravla and
Lower Austria.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in the
British House of Commons on the 18th that
II is the duty Of the Government on all occa-
sions, when circumstances will permit, 20 rec
ommend to foreign Governments a red uction
of European armaments.
A TELEGRAM from Buenos Ayres says
hostiities have begun.
AMERICAN silver IS at q premium of
seven to eight per cent. at Port au Prince.
PRIZES to exhibitors at the Interna-
tional Fish Exhibition at Berlin were dlstrib-
uted on the 18th. The first honorary prize
was awarded TO Professor Baird of the Smith.
sonian Institute Of the United States. The
United States will receive a gold medal and
address.
The Pan Mall Gazette expresses the
opinion that Russia is likely to bring forward
the Montenegrln question at Berlin despite
the reservation of other powers against the
discussion Of any question except the Greek
frontier, and that refusal to satisfy Montene-
gro might induce Russia to influence the
Porte to resist the decisions Of the confer
ence A Constantinople correspondent says
it is stated that the Porte win not openly OBJ
iect TO the decisions Of the conference but
viii not enforce them. The Albanians on the
Greek border are being urged to resist. Large
supplies Of arms aud ammunition have been
sent for distribution. The financial difficult
ties are Increasing.
SEVEN Russian war vessels have been
inspected and placed in readiness to reinforce
the fleet in eastern waters.
The Greek Minister of War has issued
orders summoning all officers aud soldiers on
a furlough to join their regiments immedi-
ately. The Greek men-of-war are being armed
and torpedoes sunk at various points on the
coast.
The prospects of the Ceylon coffee
crop are said to be unfavorable and the Gov
ernment yield Of Java will probably be thirty
thousand tons below that of 1879.
In the British House of Commons, on
the 18th, a local option resolution, giving to
the inhabitants of any district the right of de-
termining whether licenses to the public
houses shall be renewed or not, and which
had been rejected in several successive ses-
sions, was adopted by large majority.
DISPATCHES from Constantinople
speak of the breaking out of the plague OF
locusts in Asiatic Turkey and throughout the
region of the Caucasus. Intelligence from
Kars state that 20,0J0 men are employed in
efforts to destroy these pests and that the
damage already done in the districts from
Kars to Astrachan, and from Astrachan to the
Black Sea, is enormous.
The United States Consul at Pesti
reports that there is a large exodus Of Hun
garian peasantry TO the United States taking
place, and the emigrants are of class tha
bid fair to become burden to the coun try.
A CORRESPONDENT III Chill writes that
the terms OF peace which the Government 4
disposed to offer TO the allies are rather SC
we're. The BOlivians are requested to resg
all right to the territory of Ataccama as ia
as the Loa, which is hereafter to be the diyld
ing line between Peru and Chill. The Bolivia
dominion on the coast will cease forever
Peru's share Of the penalty for making wa
on Chill Is placed at the no insignificant sur
Of 500, J,0O0,0 600, and as a pledge for paymen
Of the same, and until such is effected, Chi
win retain the district Of Tarapaca.
A TENANT riot took place at Drama
shane, county Of Leitrim, Ireland, on the 18th
A landlord named Atchison, with a numbe
of men,were attacked by fifteen hundre
peasants while they were erecting a fenc
on an eviction farm. Atchlson used a n
volVer and killed one man. He subsequent
ly escaped unhurt, but the police were badl
stoned by the mob
PRIZES to exhibitors at the Interna
tional Fish Exhibition at Berlin were distrit
uted ON the l7th. The first honorary prz
was awarded TO p rofessor Baird Of the Smith
sonian Institute Of the United States. Tn
United States will receive a gold medal an,
address. ..
SEVEN Russian war vessels have bee
inspected and placed in readiness TO reinforce
the feet In eastern waters.