Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1878, Page 1

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" PUTS AND CALLS, V) §Dh._a o v'x‘ ol o SL00). £ Ro. 13 Wallot nake devirabiie fnvest- o Ilml’cll" afly pay from five t twenty et i sy Block Doudht sl PLARILGrY GlrcUlare and weekly mmores tonp (st EX MONEY toLOAN tros, 3 ’B7 JOSIAH H. REED, No. 20 Nagsan-sL, N, Y, le. “l(; ’fi';fififl"".fl fil;_el:l?l‘ gr;l_ L:Klfi‘llu VED CILICAGO ons received o 1t 5 T Kendonpan. ""COUNTY ORDERS And City Vouchers Bonght By LAZARUS BILVEHMAN, Chamberof Comweree. GIATES AND MANTELS. Tials, Gola_wnd Nickel N trimined, and SLATE MANTELS, e & RUMNEY x ATE-ST, F1RM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. ‘The cepartaersblp horetofors exiating between the ®adenaigued under the frm name of Lasuney & 1 L this day dissclved by mutusl conseat. ’ e HENKY C. RANNEY, Chlcass, Dec. 84, 8477, TUOMAR INGLIG X F woBABCO LY N . FOREIGN. . : The Peace Movefient Dis- cussed at All the Eu- ! ropean Capitals. : English Jealonsy Crops Out from Studlously-Guarded Nows- paper Articles. Russia Cannot Be Allowed to Possess the Black Sea Ports; Nor Will the Reotification of the Asiatio Border Bo Con- . sented To, Russin Will Demand an Armistice as a Pro- liminary ; To Be Accompanied by the Surrender of the Danu- bian Fortresses. A Rumor Afloat that the Porte Has Consented to a Truce. Strong Tendency in England To- ward Mcnsures of o Bellig- crent Character. The Prediotions:of Twelve Days Ago Verified with Remarkable Accuracy. Text of the Turkish Cireular Asking the Mediation of -™ the Powers, The Bervian War Prcolamation-~Anti- Russian Demonstration at Buda-Pesth, ENGLAND’S QUANDARY, WILL BItF, DRAW TIK SWORD ? [By Cavle to The Chicago Tribune.] Loxpox, Jan. 2—6 a. m.~The gravity of tho politicnl situation is such g to make news from the battle-field of sccondary im- portance, and oven the Daily Newea and T'imes show grester anxioty at fndications of war than ever Lefore. It is known not only that Russin Las declined England's offer to medinte, but that every action points to an expected CONTINUANCE OF WAR ON A ORAND BCALE. ‘While Russia's answer Is in courteous lan. guage, and while sho doclares a desire for peace, sho refers Turkoy to hor army com- manders to begin negotintions. ‘I'his can by construed only as intonding to mnko soparate peace with Turkey with. out recognizing any other Intercsts than thoso of the two bolligerouts. Even nmong tho peaco party of England such settloment would MEET UNIVERSAL OPFOBITION, and the fear is now that Turkoy will accept Russia's preliminary terms in order to force Englaud to support her by forco of arms, The Dailly News says: “The eit. uation is sufilclently grave to mnka all sobor porsons wish wo had some better ro. lianco to rost wupon than the prob. ability of Lord .Beaconsflold’s draw- ing correct’ and wise lessons . from past events in our history," The Tumea says that public men of both parties MUST UPEAR our for or againat the policy of war, and partion. larly calls upon tho Liberal leaders to say whether ornot that party will definituly ope pose war. Reforring to modiation, it says: “Buch belng tho position of affaim, it is ovident that wo aro rapldly approach. ing o point at which tho policy of this asof olher neutral countrios may be irre- vorsibly declded.” THE DAILY TELEGRAPT saya: * Notwithstanding the attempts to lossen the gravity of the Russian answer, the fact romains that it iy an insult so great that a British Cabinot Council will be held this evening to dlscuss the Russian note, which 18 expectod to arrive to.day," Tho Russians havo performod a wondorful feat in crossing the Balkauswost of Orchanie Tass, through hoavy snow, by narrow, un- frequented ronds, In conseguence of this Bofla is completely cut off, and the troops there MUBT EVENTUALLY BURREXDXR also, Unless Bulciman Pasha should ovor. power the 12,000 Russious engaged in this raid before heavy refnforcoments can reach thom, all the positions in tho Western Balkans must be abandoned. It i genorally oxpeoted, however, that a retroat will be necossary, and that even Shipka Pass must bo evacuated to concentrate for the defense of Adrianople, THE PEACE MOVEMENT, BUS3IA'S TERMS. Loxpow,Jan. 1.—A Vieuna correspondent , re- ferring to Russia’s reply to the English note concernlog the openlng of negotiations for peace with Turkey, which reply, as reported last night, Is to the effect that Turkey shuuld apply direct to the Russtan Cowmauder-in-Chlef for sa armistice, says: This inteliigenco was not altogether unexpected. Ever sinco the {dea of possible medistlon was mooted fedkrs have beoo thrown out frém Beslin and 8t. Poters- burg indicating that Russis regarded an armis- tico as & proliminary step to any pacific over- tures, with tne additional hiot that the Czar would require the cession of the Danublsn fortressss as a prelinlnary condition CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2, 1878, of an armistice, but as, owine to the weather, it ecems almost impossible for the Russians to think of leading a large army across the Bal. Kkans, it may be oxpected that they will not ex- nct too bard terms for an armistice, but content themacives with Erzeroum and one or two fortresses on the Dgnube. THE PALL MALL OAZETTS, in n leading artlicle commenting on the reported Russian suswer to England’s note, says: It Is what most people expected, and 1t will bo more profitable to consider what Is Jikefy to fol- low than fllng angry words at what was well forescen. We may now expect the strongest pressureto be put on Turkey to make peare outright withher foc, Wesunpose a resettlement. of the Eastern question by Russia and Turkey is not thougnt desirable by any Knglishman wko understunds the tenuro on which our Em- oire s hield, nor is It concelvable that England with safety can allow the acquisition of the Black Sca ports and the rectification of the Asian frontiers to be mado while she remains mute. A MORR CONCILIATORY VIEW, ‘The Times In {ts leader sags: Russia has by her answer entercd {nto no controversy with England. Her answer {s really addressed to ‘Turkey, To suppose that England should feel herself rebuffed beeause the Porte has been In- vited to send an cnvoy to the Hussian Com- mander-in-Chief would bo to raise suspicions that our Government has gone out of (ts way to provoke s quarrel. Yet 1t would be useless to hide the existence of influcnces which, if un. checked, would involve us fos quarrel. A section of soclety with some advantages of po- sition is using all its power to array England onthe side of Turkey., AT ST. PETERSHURO. A telegram, dated Bt. Petersburg to-day, eays: “The prevalent conviction here is that the success of England's medlatory actlon wiil depend upon the spirit in which it may have Leen made. It {s thought In officlal circles that any pacific effort should proceed from the stand- point that peace conditions must be consonant with-Russia’s dignity and sacrifices, and it Is believed that England canoot overlook this cone slderntion.”” PAVING THE WAY. A corrcspondent at Vienna states that fn- structions were telegraphed from 8t. Peters- burg on Sunday to the Russian commanders in Europe and Asin Lo receive any overtures for a truce that the Turks might make, IN CONSTANTINOPLE, VIBNNA, Jan, 1.—It is announced from Con- stantinople that the peace party are makin; strenuous cfforts, It is reported they have been folned by Mahmoud Damad Pashs, who has hiterto been the matnstay of the war party, ‘The peace party have galned ground consider- ably, both in the Palace and the Benate, and It eecms probable that Turkey will consent to muke direct overtures 1o Ruasta. Loxpoy, Jan. 2—5 n. m.—A telegram received in Parls nsscrts that the Porte bias decided to aceept an ormlstice. The Porte hardly, how. aver, bas had time to come to snch decision. TUR NEUTIIAL POWERS, A telegram from Bt. Petersburi reports: It {s sald here that direct negotiations between the Porte and the Russlan beadquarters would not exclude the most . interest- ed ncutral Powers, as Kussla would ‘ropose no conditions which had not received at Jeaat the tacit conseat of Austris and Germany, and the Porte would' accept nothing without consulting ¥ogland. Persons connccted with the Ministry of Forelzn Alairs assert that Rus- slu will be found much more maderate than fs comnionly expeeted in regard to the peace cons ditlons gencerally, and the question of the Stralts particularly, TIIN ARMIES, TUB BALKAN DEPILES. CONBTARTINOPLE, Jun, 1.—The troops under Fuad Pashe, defending the Ikhtenian defile, have been reinforeed, and it Is believed tha de- fite s now impreguable, ERZEROUM. Enzenovy, Jan. l.—A janetlon between Gen, MellkoM's and Tergukassofl's corps south of Erzeroum 18 belleved to bo {mminent. The Ruaslans are advancing towards Balleurt, where the Turks are concentrited In force, and a battle Is expected shortly, Gen. Loris Melikoft has gone to Tifls, and Gen. Hoymann has suc- ceeded hiw, It Is thought the attack on Erzor. oaun will bodelayed until Melikoft's return, whicl cannot bo before tho end of January. LOCOMOTIVES ONDERED. A Parls dlspatch says Russia has ordered of an establishment hero o large number of loco- motives. Tho samo concern was asked to fur- nlsh threo fron bridges deflverable on the Dan- ubein April, but declined on account of the scarcity of time. Tho same estabilshment is founding heavy guns for an unknown pur- chaser. THE BERVIAN THOOFS. BeLorADE, Jan. 1.—(Uen. Uelimarkovitch has left o garrison at Pirot, and {s marching to the deflle of Crarskybrod. Tho Berviau corps at Kursumlje marches to Prischtina, The Turke in Bosnia fntend crossing the Drina Into Servia. HOFIA, Loxno, Jai, 2~ a, ni.—A Rucharest corre- spondent reports thot Sofia Is fsoluted frum conimunieation with Adrianople and Nisch, al- thourh npparcutly not yet complotely fuvested, A Bolgrade correspondent learns from atrusg. worthy source that the Servlans lost 700 killed at tho'taking of Pirot. ENGLAND AND TIHE EAST. THE WAR-SPIUT IN GREAT BRITAIN—POBSI- BILITY OF NOSTILITICS WITIL KUSSIA. Specktt Correspondence of The Tribune, Loxnon, Eng., Dec. 20,—8ince wy last letter tho political horizon of Great Rritain has become 80 clouded over with “rumorsof wars” that no man would feel sofo to wager that she muy not have an army in the fleld withina month. [ sald then that the British Lion was slmost ready to wag his tall, but that noone expected him to shiow his claws until there was some better evidenco that no had any. Well, apparently heo proposes to open his paws to fnspection, and Parllament I8 to be called in to declaro whether tho beast 18 1N PIGNTING CONDITION, The frequent Cabinet-Counclls of tho past week havo resulted fu the announcement that Parliament—wlich had been proropued until Jan, 17—would meet that day for the trausac- tlon of business. This very mild-appearing statement seems to Lave set all England fn commnotlon. Taken by Itsell, such a notles ouwht not to have any very Important results; yot fts actual effect was inost extraor- dinary, Perbaps the Stock-Exchauge fs a8 good a judge of political weather as any oth- er body of men; and the hasty fall of English stocks on tho openlng of the market yesterday morning was an excellent barometrical {ndfca- tion of & storm a-browing, It s au undoubted fact that this effect was duo quite as much to tuat which was, conjectured as to that which wassald. Thodste of theasscmbling of Par- Mament, according to custom, s sbout three ‘weeks lster than that fixed,—1t being usual for the Queen to prorogue It at intervals duriug its recesses until tho first or second week of Feb- ruary, This year, however, owlnz to A CERTALX DISTRUST of Lord Beaconsfleld’s'personal wishes in tho matter of futervention fu the East, mavy of the sutl-war party regurded the prorogation of Par- Mament with grave disapprobation, as fureshad- owing what actually fullowed. "Thoy would groatly bave preferred that Parilament sbould elther have assembled at once, or else wait. un- til the ususl time: the former course would have given the members of Parllament a chance to condemn any warlike demonstrations (on the bypolhesls, of course, that the majority would oppose war); whilotho later dgte would provent the Minister from % any warlike stepe, through lack of funds. The mere prorogation ustil Jan, 17 did not nacessarily mean that Par- ilament would meet un that day, for about that time another decree could be {um-d proroging it until the usual time for axiembiing in EEI}- ruary; but there wasa fecling that the decree might aa well have fixed Feh. 7aa Jan. 17, lest {t might be the intention of the Ministers to have it actusily sasemble at the latter-named date, to give its sanction to 8 war-policy sirendy in practice. When the announcement was made that Parlisment would o assemble as regards date, the prophicts naturally hegan to assert— on the principle, Veritas In uno, veritas in omni- lus—that their fearsas to Lord Beaconsfield's :vhnnklu intentions were salso correct; and so ere is A GENUINE WAR-SCARD al] over the Three Kingttoms. For my owti part, I belleve that this facline of alarm isnot without reason, Without taking any alarmist's views as to Lord Deaconafleld's dea‘re to transmit his name to posterity as Great Britaln'a Prime-Mintster during one of her greatcst wars.—a ancrifice of genuine reputation to a theatrical eflect which might cover hitn with disgrace,~I am strongly of the opinfon that the Cabinct bave resolved to make such a Msplay snd use of England's strength as to make s ‘material alteration n Rursin's designs. Whether 1t will be necessary to go 1o war, 18 dependent upon Russia’s tering for Tur‘u:y. her ernoer, and her resources: but [ venture the prophecy, that, as far as En- gllm.l 1s cuncerned, she tntends to take a most ecided stand, and vack It up with 8 very uglv display of fighting material, men-of-war, men, and money. Indeed, I may say more: that the New Year will not open without her voice being heard very loudly in 8t. Petersbure and Berlin, cven thourh only whispers reach the outer world, It Is now believed heré that the British troop-ships hate oll been ordered to rendezvous in Malta and Southampton; that the Mediterrancan ficet ot Hestka Bay is underordera to move at a_moment’s notlee} and that preparations to add fully 20,000 men to the regular army are in provress,—the in- crease to take eifect 08 soon as Parliament can vote the funds, 8o much for prophecy and conjecture. Now let us sce what fs the TEMPER OF THE BXGLISL PEOMLA on the subject of war. Juduing frum the tone of the dally prees, one would say that o Mints- ter who should propose a warlike polley would not be able to muster a following equal to a Corporal’s guard. Even the most violent Tur- cophlles do ot venture to suggest arwed ine- terference in bohalf of thelr * oppressed Mo- hammedan bretbren 5 indeed, they are rather inclined to Iguore detalls when asked to pro- pose & policy; but thelr conversatfon falrly sparkles all over with glitterine gencralities as to ** British honor " and * Britlsh intereste,” “'Beratch & Russlan,” it {s said, * and you will find a Tartar.” Scratcha British Tory, and you will find concentrated hatred. of that ‘Fartar. The thing which troubles these Russian-haters 18 not seltishuess,—they would feel the asme if Kngland had not a single futereat outside of the waters which surround ber shores,~but they feel a Litter jealousy of Russia’s power and prestige, which inakes them wish to * take the l“unfiml out of her." T um surprised to tind this ecling ALMOBT UNIVERSAL among Englishinen,—even amuniz those who oppose uny Iuterference by England,—nmong laboring men and fgnorant * naveies,! who have not the slightest ldea of what * Britisn Inter- ests " are, or what Russia is doing to eadanuer them, They donot want war, and thev do not expectits yet they will never say n_grood wonl for Russid, and they have numberless excuses for every charge of misgovernment, disorder, and outraze in Turkey, ~ And, outalde of the ally Nberal, enlizhtened, and intelligent sses, there {8 no very strong eentiment which would ‘make a deteriiined stand nzainst IIs- rael I hu shonld re that * British honor called England to undertakea counterpart to the Crimean expedition, On the 29th, un antl- Russian demonstration will Le held in Trafalgar Bquare, and ull reparations are making for giving 1t an importance—Dboth in numbers ang influence—to leave the {mpression that * the working classes ** are ready to join in another crusade If chlled upon. . ‘Tueru are many thousands of men out of em- ployment in ull branches of labor, whe are EADY PUR ALMOST ANYTHING to give them food and shelter,—even though the food be the Queen's biscult, sud the shelter a troop-ship, The terriblc state of businers-e- nressfon In this country Is wuch that there s, in many r}lmnvrn, a feverinh desire for o change at any prico und even the temporecy and exhaust- ing stimulation derived fromaviar would be gludly hulled by uo small jortion of the couury. I velleve, therefore, that, while war may not | comie,—indeed, probably will not,—it 14 not by any means the inpossibie thing that it has been hitherto supposed,—particularly, say, after rd Derby's speech sbout a month axo; also, that, should it be unavoldable, tho Cabinet dues not Intend that the nation shull be wholly un. prepared, OuSEUVER. TURKEY. NER CIRCULAL TO THE POWERS, ‘Tho following is a translation of the Turkish circular tu the Powera: CoxnTasTIXOPLE, Dec, 19, 1877, —Every onc know the orlyin of the unbappy events which have befallon recently in the Empire. The Impennl Guvernment feels the consclousncss of not huving In any way provoked the war which w are carey- ing on azamet lnedls, and of having, on tho contral lone everything (o avold it, the sununona of thele sovereien, the inhabitants of the Empire have flocked toguther to fnldll simply und horoleally @ great duty—tustof defending their menaced sull. 1ut on their own sido they Lave not threatened and they threaten 1w one, It s diffieult to dlscover the motives which Itus- sla can have had {0 justity beroperesmon, s it thint she wished to see founded and develogied, for tha bonedl of certain populations who n the ob- Ject of ner solicitnde, Institutlone and reforims iltted to sineliorate their lo1? The Snblhme FPorte auticipated wuch a desire by dectaing to reorganice it syatem, sid to eatablish in I1h~ country usefni and " practical reforme, desiuned to satify the wishes ol all its subjects, without distinction of rure or rellglon. ‘Thie work of reorganlzation, zovernmentil und adminiatrative, has for its hase the Constitution granted by his imperial Majesty the Sultan, ‘Chie cuuntry hos received with satisfaction and atitude this cuarter, the application of which, 1ee from all hindrances, is destined 10 produce nll thoso effects which would have been m vasm prctod from Incompleio measures and reformutions wauting fu sanction. A parjial reforw, which, only applied tocertain prosinces 1o the axcluslou of tne rest of tne Empire, would present gryye incon- venlences; [ inslance, s rezaras matfors of ad- xceptional fvors necorded to sep- s could not but inevitably have fur thelr connequence Lo set in opposition one azainst anotlier the Inbaoliants of didorent races who jive under thuaceptrs of hiw Inpersal Majesty the Sul- tan, and would constitute, in fuct, & premiam offered to rebellion, 1€ ray doubt could stil aurvive as to the relig. 1.mentof tne new Constitutlon and of thie tuat we have promlecd n the Conferencs ustantinoplo, this dount should disavpear In the presence of tha furmal snd solemn deciaration ol the sincerity of our resolutions, We protfer in thls regoid a wuarantes uf which we juvite Eurove lo takoact, ‘The true’ and only caues of hin- dranees which mizht elacken our efforts in thin path woald be fuund in the vontimustion of a state of war, Buchasituation {8 uot ouly disarirous with reference 10 re(prins, bus equalty” eaia:aituus farcyardto the 1 o ictal prosperity of the country, It kuls suriculiury wia ndualey by keeping uuder arms the flower of the laboring clas it dmpores heavy charges upon tho b treabury, und thus laces ubstaclos in tho way of e 1 cwm smeliorstlon of the cconomical and Suancial cone ithun of tas Emplre, to thu great prejudice of neral prosparity of the country and the upe- turests of the crediture of tho State. on of reforins belbg 0 1L t & reason raust stlll bs sougnt for the contiuuation of the war, The deslre of cunyquest bss becn jond. lysnd pusifely repuiated (rom the comnicucumsnt of noatllitics by his Nnju-l,. tha Eumperor Alexan- dor, The nulitary houor of the great Exiolro which he governs remaine intact, notwitb=tanding the varlous furtuses of the campaign, and the afmica wh'eh coufront cach olher have equal'y covered themscives wilh lory on the felds of baitse, With what object should they, theu. prolons desy- 1ation and ruin for their reebective countrics? We o5 0uF part think that the moment hiss coue when both belligerents wmight ll:m'gl peace whbout forfelt 1o thelr dlynily, sud when Europs might uscfully interpose ita Zoud otlices, As for the Ju- rulnl overumncent. it ks ready 10 avk this; ot that ho covntry has reached the end of Is resources. Thers are’ no sacritices which the cutire Ottomin nation fsnot willing to face to mainlain the iude- lnmlchcn and integnity of ine Futherland. But Lo cuty of the lwperial Goverguient fe to nun‘ll pusaible, way fusther efuelon of bl It s, therefore, Iu tho name of buwanity that wo make this appeal 1o the sentimeuts of Justice In the Gicat Powers, and tkat we hope they will bo fn. clined to recelvo our advauce tavorably. SBERVIA, PRINCE MILAX'S WAE-PEOOLAMATION, Correapondence London Times, Bxroxaps, Dec. 14.—The . following is the text of Prince Milan's proclamstion: In my manllesto of the 21t of Fobruary this ear § s my beloved nation that the aefense of {hl holy cause for which last year we were obliged to take up arias {0 stronger hauds. Butafter Servia Bad conciuded pesce with the Porte the Tarkish race entiched its history with new and unheard-of horrore, imprieanments, and devastations, To-day, of all nationalities anderthe Turkish Empire, those hrethren besring the Servian name suffer inost from vengeance inflamed by Mns- salman fanaticiam, chiefly embittered against our yoke-suffering prothren who found shelterin Rervia daring Ia«t year's war, althoogh the second clause of the treaty of peace conclnded with the Gttoman FPorte on the 161h of Fehruary of the present year atipulated an ample amnraty for them, . Rolying on the good faith of this Convention, we laduced the Rreater part of tieac martyre to return home, which they did with trart and confidence. but, al hey were medn to suffer under yarions pre- cy were subjected to freah trisle ami tUftrarineanof thelr Mohammedan oppresa- Vainly werd steps (aken by my fjovernment sxainat new ontrazes unpunished and overlovked. The Ottcman (Goyernment gare solemn promises to us. Servians, sfter the Infraction of obligations contracted with the Forte, we are not obliged to_remnain lonzer in the painfal ait- uation which formerly made us combitants for liberty, paticnt apectators of thers crucl misdo- ingn, “vinibly intended to extlrpate the Servian Fnll now {4 the measars of Tugkish croel- We cannot Jook on with indifforence now withont humt!iatlon, or remaln farther connectod with & Government deriving fls power from devas- tation, Incendiarinm, bloodshed. and manifesting fanatical insulence and threats, Althougn Hervia benaves towards Turkey honorably, the Porte he- gina preparing new perils for our cunntry besides €uncocting srcret consplracion against our inter- nal securily. The Ottoman Forelyn Minister threatens un npenly with innumernble kinds of 10~ i}luy withuut being formally at war with Servia. jervians. when the Porte assumes against as sach s threatening tone al & moment when it ba preased by an army of the strongest Power, it In evident that we cannot permit the present occasion to vass by withaut trying onte more to eecare oar foture. The strucgle with our foe of many cen- turies ‘was not fnfehed with lart year's war: it would be insiorious, unprofitable "for us dolns poaceable work not to try within the boundarles of our strengil 10 remove threatening dangers for the Servian nation sud not to fulfil var nutionai task. Even if the brave Hnrslan nrmy eonld fnish the work withont oar participation i this holy cause, which the Ciar Alesander hns taken unaer his pro- tection, riili nothing can esempt us from this duty, which devolves upen every nation, and wehich Ser- via must 110§l if she will be true o herself, Urent works, lize the one tindertaken by us ast year, cannot remain balf accomplished; thag would be pusillantmons policy, Posterity woald Listae us, our martyr brethren wonld curse us, the blersed namnes of heroes fallen in last year's war wonld repuka na, If we were found Indifferent. while on our frontiera rivers of blood are being rlied In fighting avainst the enemy, who han burnt &nd devastated onr falr and fertile country without provocation, Only hy constant perslsience can we finizh what was nooly and courageouzly begnn, 11 last vear the enemy had superfor forced bo Lrinz ng-hm the Yervian Principality, to-dsy entering the field we find on onr side the victorious Rus- slan army, our heroic Montenegrin Urethren, our brave Houmanian neighvors, We take up arms to-day for the huly nailonal Christian cause, Following my grandfather's cxample, 1am abont to pisce myeelf at the head of the armed Servinn natios. On the banner of which Obrenovich the h nnfurin s written ** Na. tional Libert, Independence.” Under this banuer you hve nlready ‘proved your yitrlotism and readinees 10 sacridce all. Let va now falall tihe greut national task which the old heroes of Takova so gilortously began, snd which we re. pewed Inet year, Lot us move forward alongeide of the victorions banner af the ¢ the Llbera- tar, with Clirtetinn faith in God Almighty, the Protector of right, and guccess fo snre, in the nanie of the liberator of onr oppremed brethren, our country'n weelfare, Kervia'n independence, and itn heroic peopie, 1t in God's will. Dee. 15.—Veatenlay a deputation of citizens walted upon the Prince to congrutalate him on having, by fssuing 8 proclnination of war against the Porte, taken a declded step towards liberating tho country forever from Turkish thraldont, Al Balgrade was (laminatea, and thu Munielpal Council organized s torchlight procession {rom the Town-11all to the Konak. Bands of muric, too, psraded the streets, play- Ing Servian and Slavonicairs, The Philharmonie Noclety sane the nationa] snthem, and Prof. tiegshick delivered un anhiaated speecn, 1n which Jic dad that Kossova mustbe avenged. The Prince replicd that, In taking command of tne army, he would fight with the men of Serviantonzside the victorlous Russians, their brave Montenegrin brethren, and their gallant Roumandan nesghbors. The Prince ended by reconynending hils son and heir to tue care and keeplng of tho Servian nation, The Rusalans present played their Natlonal Anthem, and loud cheers were given for Prince Milan, NIUNGARY. A POPULAR DENONSTIATION AT PRSTI IN OPTO- SITION TO KU3SIA, DispateA to Lonaon Timer, VisxNa, Dee. 17.~Yesterday afternoon a large publlec meeting was held in Pesth to ex- -press sympathy with the Turkish cause. Sever- ul thousand perauns were present, and cinong themn somne members of the Diet. The mecting passed the foliowiny resolutions:, 1. That the extension of the Russian power, the formatlon of new Blavunic States on the Lower Danube, and tho violation of the integnty and iude- pendenco of the Porto formed a danger for Austro-Hungary.” 2. That the time was come wlien tho Hungarfan Government, with sll the means at its dieposal and ceven the emplogment of armed foree, should inter- fere in order to prevent the cxtension of Rus- slan power, which threatens freedom nnd inter- national right. 8. That the meeting would hall with satisfaction the moment when thy Government ealled uven the natlon to make nucritices tor this cause. A deputation of twenty-five membaers wan chosen to go up to Duda and present theso renoluations to tho Minister-Uresldent, At the sanie time, however, those whose ubject tray rotally to create n distarbatice proposed that, n order to make the demonstration more impos- {ne, the whole meeting wbould go to Buds, wherenupon a crowd of some 2,000 peraous start- ed, and, passing the bridge. proceeded to the otlicfal residence of the Minister-Presi- dent, Although this mob was swelled by per- sons in the street, it wu(rlhounlcrly 1 its progress, aud rauged ltsell in the square “fuctug the house, whero it arrived befure the deputa. tion, The Minister-President had fntinated that ho would receive s winall deputation, but not 8 crowd, and, therefore, when the delvegates asked to be admitted, they were told that the Minister could uot recelve them, but that it they vame next day be would doso. Outhis tho crowd trled to maku its way into the house, Beveral of the more seunible lvaders tried In veln to pacify their followers, and, though they desieted from thelr attempts to cuter tho louse, the mob be- gan to boot and throw stunes ut the windows, O this the Superintendent of Police summoned them to withdraw, and, with the assistance of the guardians of the public order, the crowd was gradually dispersed without anything scel- ous oeeurring. Part of the crowd, however, in coning hack, formed up before the Club of the Liheral party and the supporters of the Govern- went, and, after Histening to & string of rather uncompilientary shetoric from a mob orator of some distinetion, fntlulged in hooting und In throwinz stones at the windows, Thoy then gradually dispersed, To-lay the matler was brought before the House, where, not less than ull over the town, th greatest indrruation at the proceedings pro- valted, sccompani:d by & Hrin resolution to nip such demunstrutions in the bud. The Minister- Prestleut was very warmly received on entering, e informed the House of the whole aflsir, say- loyg that steps would be taken agatust the dis- tubers of the public peace. Tho House, in its tury, lustructe.d the President to nake the nec- cssafy uouiries as to whether there had not been B breach of privilege commitied by the fne sultlng demonstration. The Houss showed so deterrained 4 spint not to tolerate uny pressure belug nrullutl froms the outside to intluence jts own pall:y or that ol the Guvernment with ro- gard to Eastern affairs that this fiest attempt to Lriug popular coercion inte pluy is uot likely to be reprated. % —— . GREAT BRITAIN., TUB UREADSTUFYS TEADE. LoxpoxN, Jan. L.—The Mark Lane Express ylew of the corn trade for the past week say: ‘The appearauce of tho young wheat-plaut is sat- isfactory, in spite of tho germination of the Rraty having been slow, owing to the saturatea condition of the soll. The westher has been very severe In Scotland, but, 1n the souty, a fafr breadth of lund is under wheat. In the uppet aistricts farm-labor is still behind-hand. ‘The position of the grafn trade at Mark Lane and fn the provinces Is decidedly strong, and with the turn of the year it {s likely that consid- erablo activity will eosue. The supplics of Eu- 1ish wheat contioue very limited, snd, though olders have mot been “able to obtaiu higher rices, the tendency bas certalnly been fn thele fnvnr. ‘Thelmports of forelgn wheat {nto Londun bave been moromoderate, last Mondsy's returns ot i o the xltag o o afrvede o creaso ue e L3 arrivals of Iudisn prods closl: N producy_and ug up of North Rusalan ‘The most uoticesble fuature of the weck bas beun the revival of the demand {for wheat from country willcrs, who bave our- chased more freely at the extreme prices of tha previous week, and on Friday at an advance of t#lzpence toashilling per quarter. Asteady Con- tinental demand Is also observable, as exports continue at the rate of 8,000 and 9,000 quarters per week, and & fair ontward movement in- variably exerciacs a hardening effect on prices. Btocks of wheat in London_are consfilersble, but consiating mainly of Calcutta and other herd varieties, ‘The price of American and such descriptions as are valued for their flour- pmxudnw_fll'mrerllel has been In no wise de- pressed. c increased country demand {s the natural result of the wants of the country after a defictent barvest. It ts rot unreasonable to Iook for & hardeulng of prices now that there is likely tobe s diminution in the scale of fmporta. There have heen numerous srrivals of inaize carzoos at ports of call, and thiere are mure sellers than bLuyers, but 208 td(Z2r have been paid for mixed Amerfcan, Snot “trade for this article has been steady, and last week's prices are well maintained. ' The arrivals of wheat ves at porta of all have heen so moderate and the demand so steady that orices have heen well supported. Barley 18 ateady, while malze under pressure of large arrivals has ruled in buyers® favor. CHINA AND JAPAN. cHINA. 8Ax Francisco, Jan. 1.—Arrived, Pacific mail steamer Clina, from Hong Kong, via Yoko- hama. Hono Koxa, Nov.23, 8naxamat, Nov, 2{.— 0. B. Bradford, former United States Vice- Cousul General, arraigned on twenty-tive crim- inal accusations, fucluding embezzlement, ex- tortlon, frauduient returns of vouchers, and general malfeasance In office, pleaded technical- 1y gullty, which plea was rejected by Consul- (General Wells, who ordered a plea of gullty to be recorded. Bradfora petitioned that the caso be referred to the Home Government. Wells consented, nnd aleo granted the privilege of ball, but no surety can be found, and Hradfpnd remalos fmprisoned. The affair continues to excite great interest. Minlster Scward has come from Peking to watch the proceedings. PORRION, . Yoxonasta, Dec. 6.—The chief ‘political tople 18 the proposed revision of the treaties with a wlew to the resumption of the control of the cttstoms tarlft and the exclusive coasting trude by Japan. The desires of this Governent are fully comtnunicated through thy Japanese En- voya to forelgn Powers, and the negotiations are to be mainly’ conducted inthe Western Capitals, To superintend these, Samesima Naonohu, now Vice-Minister of Forelgn Affalrs, safls for Eu- rope In January. Ilis position will be Minister to Pars, senlor of the Japanese diplomatic corps abroad, HIis actual dutv 18 to wateh over the treaty revision. No proposals relating to Extra-territorial Jurisdietion are to be sub- mitted. I the controi of the tarifl fs restored ta Japan, the export duties will be abolished and new porta opened, ‘hie Natlonal Exposition in Tok!o was closed with tmposing ceremonies by the Em- peror and highest officials of State, after 100 days of uninteirupted success, Z The Untted Stutes ship Tennessee rafleid Dee. 4_from Yokohoma on ner lomewani voyaze. The oflicers were entertained at a brilliant ball £iven by the community Dec. 8, and a farewell reception Ly the Emperor Dec, 1, The mamive iron rallway bridgo oser the Rokuga River, constucted for thie useof the Tokio & Yokohama linc, at the eatfinated cost of $3u0,000, was to be upened for traflic Nov. 97, The Ruesian Minister, De Struve, has rone hote un o thort jeave of abscnce. INDIA, TIR PAMINE IN MADRAR, Disyarch ta Landon Nimes, CALCUTTA, Dec. 16.—~From Madras prospacts arc reported to be generally good. The total number on the works is now 203,607, or 29,230 Jess than luast week, snd {n reeetpt of gmtnttous relief 317,001, or 43,654 less than last week. In Myeore sowlog nnd harvesting continue, and the standing crops are stated to be in good condition, The number on the works on the 1st Inat. was 66,271, atd In Jreceipt of charitable reifet 19,430, being respectively 6,510, and 1,073 less thon ju the previous week. Ureat distress, however, {5 still anid to prevall. ‘The fullowing is an extract from the revort of a speciai reliet officer: v When 1 began my syslem of taking clrcle b{ circle, | was qulte nupreparca for the misery found. 'The distrers in womne villazes in sitnply ap- pailisg. In some had to telove nearly every woul, and I fear even then § bave not done gnongh. To-day. I one village, there were anly 110 peuple who hud made any attempr at i prowinz crop, Formeriy taere wero ‘here thirty fanifltes of ryotts snd three of parlalie. Now seventeen Louses are cmpty it the puriaba’ quarter, and iu the reinzinder nota huwan bein: was to be ecen, mave one. und he a living skeleton, In his houso there had bocn seven brothers iving together in even in all, with wowen aud children. his beothers liad died, with six women and aix children. Ile haa ot 1and, bullocks, alicep, and everything he hug, and bad 'sown 00 seed,” 1 zave (fils man 90 rapees for a palr of bullocks, five rupeas for graln, and ine woman hud lost 100 sheep and six rattle. . Nut o biade of grasy wan on ber land, while everviling wa sold sxie some earthen pots, with a mother aud reo children fu feed. 1 gave Ber 10 ruees for scod aud nli, In ono house In another village there wero tarce litle, 1ny chil- dren under eharzonf an ntelligent childof § years. +The mothor bad Jeft them, * [ wanted 10 feed the Infants at once, but Lbere wan no food 1n tho whole 33 village. Buliucas and yruin are what the poor creaturen chiefly want, but thoy are thankful for anythng. MISOELLANY, TIAVANA PAILUNE. Havaxa, Jan. 1—Tolledo, Rionda & Co., 1arge sugar traders, bave falicd. Liabllitles not yot known, ENGLISI AMBASKADOR TO VIESKA, Loxpox, Jau, 1.—Tho Gazette sunounces that Sir H. G. Elilot, recently Dritlsh Ambassador at Constantinople, has been appolnted Ambas- sador to Vienna. THR 8COTCH NIERARCHY. Roxe, Jan, 1.~The Pope has authorized Cardinal Manning to negotiate with Great Brit- aln for the removal of certatu ditlicultics which delay tho re-cstablishment of the Romau Catho- e Hlerarchy in Seotland, PI0 NONO'S EI'ILEPTOID BRIZURRS. Tho Londou Lancet correspondent at Romo writes as fullows: * Notwithstanding the op- tlmist representations whicli thy Geeervatore Homanoand the Voce della Verita have been In- structed to put forth with regard to tho health of the Ponuill, it1s manifest that lis strength s siowly and steadily declinlng, The epilen- toid sclzums to which the Popo has toroughout b life been subjected, haye . left his circulation languid und pronie to that passive scruns effusion which has deprived bim of the use of his lower Hmba, An {ucrcosing sensitivevess to barometrde pressure {salso apparent In the general azgravation of the symptoms consequent on such continuous wet wealher a8 has prevalled in Rome these last ten days. Ilence, too, the alleviation that has followed on the return ot o clesrer stmosphere. To-day (the 10thi lust.) tuere f nochunge for the worse, and the seatle catarrh, walch formed so alurming » symptom a fow duys awo, is less se- yers, und provokes fewer of those paroxysims of coughiog from which, in the ;flnlem’c tendency to epileptold selzure, su muck i to bo dreaded. Bimultaneou: a too, the appetite is siightly keencr, aud o better night's rest is Jooked tor, But tho condition, as a whole, is not such 8s to warrant 8 relaxation of the vivilance of Urs, Cecearelli aud - Antonlul fu thelr etfurts Lo obvi- ate the tendency to death by asphrala or ot Of fatal syncoba bis phiysicisus have luss appre- henston, the * faluting fite? which the lay press fromilue to thne record being slmply epleptod in thelr cause, thelr coaracter, and ther conse- quences.! - ———— PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS METALS. Bax Fraxcisco, Cal, Jun., 1.—Wells, Fargo & Co.’s stutement of thu production of the precious metals n the States and Territories, fucludiug British Columnbia sud the west coast of Mezico,during 1877, shows au sggregate yleld of $98,300,000, velng an cxcess $7,500,000 over 1870, the gruulc&h‘)xm’ium aunual yleld, Call- forula gives $13,250,000 in gold nud 1,250,000 fu sliver; Nevada, §460,000 i gold and § H 820,000 1n siiver oulliot. This so-called siiver bullion, lowever, is about 45 per cent gold. California also gives £1,750,000 base bullion, aud Nevada 0,750,000 of the same, which contains about 35 per_ceut of gold. Arjzona gives for thy Year $2,300,000, of which $123,000 was gold, $500,000 silver bulllon, and the balance orcs ‘aud baso bullivn. The exports of silver from Sun Fran- claco 10 Jndis, China, sud the Strats & given svuroziniately at 19,000,000, PRICE FI Entry on the Stage. The Kindly Recoption It Mot with in Chicago Homes, A Grand House-Warming in Perry Smith's New House--The * Orowd of Visitors, Brilliant Costumes of the Throng of Pleasure-Seeking Guests. How Mrs. Blaney Received the Roporter Who Made Her a Call. Justice 3ummerfield and His Invole untary Visitors—At the Theatres, How the Day Was Enjoyed in the World Outside of Chicago. NEW YEAR'S. IT WAS LUCKY FOR THE DEVOTERS of New Year's visitiug that the day ou which they turn out in the official uniform of the claw-hammer coat, cut-away vest, and white neck-tle, came just when it did. Had it been a0 few days carller, thelr bappiness would haye been futerfered with Ly the rains, which made the air and the carth so disagrecable last woek Had it been a Mttln later, they would have been vexed by the snow. which began last night, nnd which made travellog on foot slow and un pleasant. But os it happened, however, the day was in part, at least, & periect one, and was takon sdvautage of to fully as great an_extent a4 on oy preceding vear, The city dwellers know very well how it went off, with the excep- tiun of those who got drunk early in the morn- ing, and huve but an indistinet idea of tho weather ut noon und 1one at all of that at night, except that 1t was head-achey and thirsty, The thiousands of conntry readers of Trie Thinusg —country readers who visited from farm-house to farm-house, from svilinze-home to villaze- home—mnay be Lul:.-:ucrl to know that* in Chicago the aun rose bright for the nrst time'tn many weeks, 1be sky was cloudiess, the air cool and bracing; nud “what mud there was upon the atreets was w0 stiffened that ono could walk over it or through It without being bemired. Undler the influence of this cloudless sky, and these heaming rays - of the Jafuary sun, all the butterfiles of fashion unfolded thelr wingsand fluttered out upon the streets, A very fow of them—tho statistics have not been compited yet—went ont to thelr fate in targuches, & few mors In hacks and coupes, while there were numbers, yes, great numbers, who didn't dixdcin the honest street car with it fiyecent fare. They nad studied up fn the wnual of etiquette, lad fearned what to do with hat aml- overcoat wheu entering a lady’s presence, and went forth conquering and to conquer. Later In tha day the sky was overeast, and it grew raw and chill, But” that dldu't intecfere with their pursuit of hopolness, Aud us the Indiifercnt inan—the man who had no acquatntances and cared notking for entling on any one—wandered down a fashionable street, fie’sww on either slde of bl a long arruy of - young men marching up and dewn steps, pull- gz door-bells, und cazing through the windows, hocould ece a varlety of heads—heads ang nothing clse—which were continuslly bobhing and nodding at one snother, producing au eflect that wis more ludicrous than edifying. Here aud thers the dours were shut nud a basket was hung ont to recelve the contributions of the faithful. To what extent the ladics of the house nllpredout and slyly stuffed those bask- ets with old vards which hiad been uecnulating i thelr carg-recelvers, In order that they might produce an aomazing ' effect upon the minds of the visitors who called snd dropped thele cards into the slready overflow- ing receptacles or upon the mistresses of od- Joinfmg Louses, Is not _known, As usual, there wua the wicked young man of the perlod, who whenever he suw a basket rushed harrledly up tho steps and dropped Into it some tract, some comle pleture, or a business curd. In one cuse wman who spurns the hollow mockeries of fashion had taken an oyster-can, the top of which tiad been romoved, anid fastened {t care- fully down tohis wooden doorstep, to the dis- gust of hits wife, for the purpose of holding the canls, or “tlckets,” ns he mallgnantly called hhem. of those who night wish to call upon er, As o general thing near' everybody recelved. In passing along the streets at night, when It was easler to tell by the glaring chane deliers who did aud who did not welcome eallers, thers were but few blanks iu the long lines of howses. Where there were any it was often due to the presence of acarlet fever cands or toa wisp of crape upon the door, During the cvening the suow begun to full In large whirllug fiakes, which came falling down from heaven” upan the unprotected overcoat of the visitlng young man, Having como out with nelther umbrella nor overshioes, cxpocting no such visitation us this, and dremluulg the cou- sequenves to hlsstore cluthes, he withdrew rapid- 1y to the strect car, and long bofore nlgnt had reachied 18 noon, the strects were deserted, the callers bad finfshed, the gas lamps had beeu ex- tinguished, and the New Year had been fore uully Insugurated. TIR NMOTALS, o Tha hotuls, as {s usual on Now-Year's Day, presented a gulet appearanco. There are few persons who {ravr:l during - the holiday season, and henee thosy that remain at the hotels arg mostly permanent guests, Compuratively few tadies hekd vpen house at the princlpal hustel- rics yesterday, Acthe Fater Houso Mre. Potter Palmer, asalstedd by hee shster, 3Mri. Col. Fred. Grant, received callera. They wero kept busily enuucmi @ll day eotertalning them. The Jadics racelved in Mrs. Palmer’s apartments, which were spe- clally arraged for the occasion, Mrs. Uen, Haind recelved her frienda in snother portion of the hotel. Theas were the valy lalies who formally entertatned. At the Grund Pacitic Hotel quit a number of the permancnt guests, incinding Mrs, J, F. Hane, Mra. C, A, Knight, Mrs. J, H. Rlehand- son, the Misses (askill, ussisted by Mirs Wiip- pell, Nirs, and Mr. Treat, Mrs, Justge Dunlevy, and Mrs. W, G. Moscly, were at homa to thelr Iriends, At the Sterman tHouse Miss Wentworth, Mrs, John Taby, Mrs. Rubert Gentry, aud Mre, Johin Alstan received thelr fricuds. At the Tremont flouse Mrs, R. M. Hoolcy, usslsted by the Misses Roeina und trace Hooley, oud Baraand Pussi: Conley, was the only ouo who forwmally reccived callers. PERRY II. BMITIL. NEW-TEAR'S RECHPTION IN TUN NRW LOUSE, Mr. and Mrs, Perry H.' Swith dedicated thele pew sud clegant mansion Just wveu- fng by au informal and very enjoyable rvecep- tlon. The residenco bs situated at the corner of Plue and Huron streets, aud s full and claborate dueseription of it was given last August in the columus of Tus Tiibunu. 14 is withous doubt the most claborately-dnished houso west of New York. Tho parlor is a mnarvel of decorative art, and ¢t he diafag-room, Ubrary, musle-room, hall, ete., aro finlshed in a style st once grsnd aud enchasting, ‘Tho rooms upon'the ground-floor aro 80 located that when tho doors are thrown open they scem onc. Tho hall s s reception- room of itself, finished most elaborately with ebony plllare, treated in Powpelan style. The second floor i occupled 88 sleeping and Uring 1