Year: 1877

From our Special Correspondent.l


WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 16, 1871.


The late horror of the Bulgarian and
other iniquities of Turkish rule among
christian inhabitants of her provinces,
are still fresh in the memory ofthe read
ing public The publicity they obtained
was to great extent matter of acci-
dent, being first reliably made known to
the public by the personal investigations
of representatives. of the American and
British governments to Turkey; and they |
are now known to have been only repe- |
titions of what had been going on for
an indefinite time, but which were only
specifically known in government circles
in Europe. Turkey had been repeated
" warned that such outrages must cease.
She was coed at promises, but the re
forms stipulated were never inaugural
ed, it seems blythe Moslem Government.
Russia from very shame was at last NOV
ed to interfere by the united protests of
every christian people. The rock upon
which the diplomats have at last split
appears to have been as to which power
Russia or Turkey-should take the
initiative in disarming and returning to
a peace footing. Russia seems to have
conceded one point after another, con-
senting to give its traditional enemy one
more opportunity to redeem her wcrd
relative to the protection of her Chris
tian subjectsand the punishment of their
murderers and spoilers, before interfer-
ing. But to every new concession the
Turk grew more insolent and imperious
in his demands, and reckless as to the
consequences towards himself or his
barbaric rule; and he finally refused to
sign the protocol which bound him to
correction of the abuses complained
Of and to an immediate disarmament
unless Russia would first consent to put
it out of her power to compel compE-
ance with the pledges he (the Turk)
had SO often made and so often repudi-
ated.


Negotiations have been broken off at
that point, and it is now the universal
opinion here that war is inevitable. All
the representatives of the prominent
European power in this city, save those
of the principals to the quarrel, have
been interviewed and understood to
have expressed themselves as apprehen-
sive that resort to arms could not long
be ayerted. They were of course very
cautious in their utterances but general
" expressed themselves as confident


that it would be confined to the two
powers named, which is not the general
opinion, and that their own government
would not be unfivorably affected. The
wsrlike news of the past week has had
the effect to stimulate speculation in this
country in everything likely to be de


manded by the belhgerants. From all


our great centres of expor, GENES SIM
liar report.


Breadstuffs have advanced, and every


outgoing steamer for Europe is loaded
down with American beef freights are
rapidly rising, and the long silent ship
yards of New York and New England
are being cleared of the rubbish that has


been accumulating since the beginning
Of the civil war, preparatory to resump-
ton of work. Iron and sieel manuflcto-
ries, long idle, are being put in shape to
execute the large order expected. while
the various manufactures of war mater
ial are already busy with full force of
workmen, executing those already on
hand.


Shipments of corn from Baltimore
during the past month, largely exceed
those Of any month in her history. The
farmers and planters of the West and
South are preparing larger area to be
planted and sown this season. than was
ever before under cultivation in single
year, while the cotton and woolen kcto-
ries of the East begin to indicate an ex-
traordinary activity.


About all interest in political affIirs
Just now centres about Louisiana and in !
the expected extra session of Conxres
The failure of the Commission up to the
time of the latest dispatches. to effect
settlement is reported to ha e perplex-
ed the president not a little. New in
strucdons, enlarging the scope of those
originally prepared by Mr. Evarts. have
been sent. But there is feeling that
the partizsns of Nicolls, relying upon
the assurances that have been repeated
ly sent by their prompters here to the
effect that the troops will soon be with
drawn in any event. and urging them to
reject every proposition that does not
yield to them complete control, will al
low no compromise, and that the Presi-
dentwill finally have to decide between
Packard and Nicolls


1t is said that the rolls as prepared by
Clerk Adams and transmitted to the
Treasury, to govern the officials there in
making payment to representatives, will
give the Democrats majority of fully
fifteen at the opening of the extra session;
and all hope of overcoming his unjustifi-
able awards Of seats in contested cases
and in the case Of Colorado, BY possible
conversion by the Presidents Southern
policy, seems to have been generally
abandoned; and RandalIs friend profess
to entertain no doubt of his triumphant
election to the Speakership.


Advices from South Carolina render
it probable that Hampton may find it "a
ther troublesome to dispossess some Of
the State officers there, commissioned by
of their Offices, and there is
a strong hope in certain quarters that ,
they may only be constrained to yield TO )
actual force. MAXWELL


The worst boy IN the Morris Primary {
School, Philadelphia swore last Wednes-
day with emphasis and malice afore- :
thought The acting principal, Mis-.