Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-21

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The Standard says: "We under
stand that marriage has been ar
raigned between, Lady Burdett
Coutts and Mr.. Ashmead Bartlett,
member of parliament for Eye.
A Berlin dispatch states that the
Russian and Austrian representa-
tives at Cettinje have informed
Prince Montenegro of the extreme
probability that the European squad
ron will 60 shortly to the Adriatic to
compel the cession of territory.
The evening papers authoritative
" contradict the report of the in>
tended marriage of Baroness Bur-
dett Coutts.
At consultation of the conserv~
atives yesterday it was determined
to renew the opposition to the COM
pensation bill in the house of com>
mons on motion for third reading.
A dispatch to the Times from
Berlin says: The Kreuge Zietung
declares that the reports of vigorous
measures proposed by the powers
against the porte, and of an agree
ment for joint naval demonstration
in Turkish waters are pure brag and
idle gossip.
A dispatch to the Times from
Rome says: The Italian senate has
approved the bill for the abolition
Of the grist tax, without discussion,
by a vote Of 65 to II.
A dispatch from Constantinople
to the Times says that extensive
preparations are making for war
with Greece. Troops, artillery and
ammunition are being sent to Salo-
MICA, Velo and Prevasa. Promise
has been telegraphed to the provin-
ces that recruits shall be collected
and forwarded to the several depots
With all available speed.
The Albanians are being encour-
aged to prepare for resistance, and
are being supplied with arms and
ammunition.
The Times Vienna dispatch says
the Albanian league has resolved to
devote three hundred and fifty>fve
thousand piasters to the fortifcetion
of Metzooa, Prevesa and Asia.
A Constantinople dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph says: The Rus
sian captain, Oussof, who murdered
Gen. Skobelof's mother and her at
tendants while on their way to the
Tiherpon, was in the Bulgarian
service. He was assisted by four
Montenegrins.
Mr.. Parnell has accepted the
presidency of a movement for COM
plete amnesty to Irish political ex
lies. -.
, A Constantinople dispatch to thu
Times says: GAIL that can be sale
at present with anything like GER
tainty, is that to the military demon
, stration of the Greeks, backe,
merely by the moral support o
Europe, the Turks will never yield
/ They are fmly convinced that they
can easily repel any regular Greel
, rce,and it is thought the Albanian
, bashi bazouks can easily destroy tn
irregular forces.
, A dispatch from st. Petersburg
last night says: Should the dis
pute with China not lead to war,
is very possible that the Russian
feet may go to Corea, toward
which the Russians look with long
{ ing eyes. The papers urge its an
nexation, AS a basis of warfar,
, for Russia against England, it
sufficient to warrant the under
taking. #t.~
A dispatch from Berlin to tn
t Times says, on good authority tina
? several German officers of the gen
eral staff, who are ready to 60 t.
Constantinople to reorganize mil
3 itary institutions of Turkey, viii
, leave the German service but vii
be allowed to resume their presen
, rank after performing their task il
Turkey. The affair will be ar
ranged quite privately SO that tn
) German government will take NJ
! responsibility whatever.