Year: 1875




burglars had broken into a house and carried OF
servant girl Then they had been pursued and
forced to give up tho girl but had away from
punishment great part Of the refugees,
rayahs who pretended to seek safety in
Austria were cattle stealcrs, vino sold their
booty for next to nothing in the Austrian from
tier districts, where markets are regularly estab-
lished for that purpose Many muskets and other arms
have been also stolen by pretended volunteers from
Austria and sold in Croatia In fact the revolt has
been hitherto kept up the benefit OF bands OF rob-
bers. Nevertheless the aspect of affairs looks
serious, much in the way a heabte would look
serious If it treated with applications of oil Of
vitrioL


TROUBLESOME BISHOP,


named strossmayer, not altogether unknown as
member OF the Church militant has subscribed SIS 900
all at for tho insurgents and has pastorally in
formed the cattle seaers ravishers and all those whom
his may concern that they engaged in





Accordingly, the leaders of the insurrecton assem-
bed yesterday in the Kloster Kozerevo, a religious
establishment, to rejoice over the Bishops money.
The Turks also have received intelligence with such
feelings may be better imagined than described that
the friendly Offices of their friends and allies in the
paccation way have resulted up to the present time in
this that person rejoicing in the name of Ijubbratck
is shortly about to proclaim himself


GRAND HERZEGOVINA,


though his right TO do so is vchementy contested by
another who asserts that he is Prince Nikta and
that she will after week, wage against Turkey
on Bishop Strossmayer's dollars, presume. The wild
of all this may be deduced from the fact that
there are hereditary princes in Turkey and the
very of Niklta signifies 'nothing." Tho non
sense, however, resolves itself into very
grim fact for Turkish bondholders, when all
!.
Therefore Nedshib Pacha, Turkish captain of much
energy against the insurgents with 5000
men and great stores Of ammunition He began his
march three days ago. and there is yet news of
fight II is certain that the rebels have away from
him with much agility. Two battaons also Joined the
Pacha at Klcck and passed the dcnles to Norran More
Turkish troops pouring into the country. But, on
the other hand the sensible old Grand Yizcr who d-
rected his Ambassador speak plainly to the Aus
tran Court was Immediately aftcrward dismissed from
Office, and Mahmoud Pacha appointed in his stead,
which means the


COMPLETE TRIUMPH RUSSIAN INFLUENCE
and the defeat of Austria that the ladies and the
clergymen of the Empress of Russia's tea table will
now have things all their way and the rebels will
no doubt important aid from them in the shape
of money and advice though Russia will not contribute
insurgcnt volunteers


AT present the rebels are only masters Of Zuba Ban
jani Rubina Dobrujak. Pva and Saranci an insignh-
cant part of the country. The Duga Pass which the
most important military position, is occupied by the
Turks But both the Montcnegrins and the Servans
are restless and begin think that they their way
to wrench some further concessions from the Turks.
rough, red radical Ministry has abruptly jumped into
power at Belgrade, with one Stervtscha as Premier,
and s'thc insurgents commanded by the priest Zarko"
were marching toward the frontier when they were
stopped by large force under Dervish Pacha, which
put them to flight Prince Milan, however, who has
many ambitions and is about to marry young wfo,
would like very we'll to enlarge his territories and is
probably giving the rebels an indirect support


At present the great difficulty in the way of set
tlemcnt Is that of the parties interested trust
each other The leaders Of the revolt have gone
too far to retreat; and they tell their followers with
some truth that concessions from the Sultan might be
all very well in their way the Sultan cannot be got
rid Of altogether; but that promises from his agents
can be believed and that if credcnce could be
given to them the Sultan is dcspotc sovereign and
might revoke them by decree soon as he found it
safe do So As for the insurgents they have nothing
TO PROMISE except that they will be quiet, and they
will not be quiet partly because they arc afraid of ret
ribuon partly because they would lose their celebrity
and they have other employment means of living
than the possible outcome of the present business,



indcmnitics 1t not, however, certain that tho
Sultan will much longer have places indcmnites to
give project to which it is said that the British
Stock Exchange is not unavorabe for many reasons,
is much discussed just now. 1t consists in


A PLAN TO DErHRoNE SULTAN


as incapable, to distribute tho Turkish possessions In
Europe among Powers which will take tho burden of
the Turkish national debt with them and to hand
the of the empire to the Viceroy Of Egypt
der such conditions shall enable him to meet his
liabilities growing very serious 1t added that the
title of Caph, any other suitable designation, might
be revived IN his favor.


At present the stands thus:-Scrvcr Pacha a
Turk Of considerable education and Importance, has
been appointed special commissioner to tho insurgents
and has been sent to Kleck the Snltans yacht Con
sui General wassich, the Austro Hungarian delegate
will meet him at Mostar, where grand congress OF
peace is to be held. Consul Jastrcbow the Russian
envoy; Consul General Vicnnc tho French delegate
and Consul Durando, the representative of Italy, will
also give the benefit of their advice to the meeting
England will probably be represented by Consul Holmes
and all these gentlemen will get promotion il they are
lucky and have active friends. The value Of their de-
lIborations may be conveniently estimated by Amer
lean who will give himself the trouble imagine how
and when the OF secession would have ended II COM
missoners had been sent from China Japan, Burmah,
Siatn Greece ana turkey 10 put stop TO nOSttleS I'LL
they (the commissoncrs) fully satisfied not only
OF their cxpedency but to the in which the
military operations of the North should have been
ductcd and that they had been ready all hours the
day night to receive and investigate all complaints
which might have been preferred against the Northern
generals the government of Washington within the
previous ten twelve years


Well, perhaps intelligent Chinese and other
Oriental philosophers might have como decently
out of such a business. They would have known at
least that material is not wholly made up of talk
and roscwaer. But how about company of European
consuls mostly of the Humanitarian order, which well
nigh driveth soldiers mad with its teaching also partly
Of the commercial school with keen eye to busnessG
No dsrcspcct is intended or implied toward the Euro
pcan consular body IN affirming that is not wholly
composed Of statesmen whose diplomatic qualities ON.