Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI1X. FUNNITURE, —e ege & Co., 951 & 263 Wabash-av., RETAILERS OF JURNITURE! 4" Janfacturrs Prices (HAMBER SETS. BARGAINS in Ash r;m! Walnut 50 Patterns to sclect trom, PARLOR SETS. EBONY and Gilt, Walnut and Rosewood Parlor Sets of the lat. coverings to matel, in endless variety. {ur Prices aro Positively the Lowest Ever Offered. TIAL BANDKER HANDK RGHIEES) ld, Leuter & . Co.. WAB {\fl-l -AV. Special Eargains INITIAL Handkerchiefs! 20c each, formerly 23c. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1878, BRIGHTENING. , Alleged Basis of Arrange= ment for Further Peace Negotiations. Russia to Relinquish Certain of Her Claims upon Bulgaria, [ Asiatic Cbmpensatlon to Be Reduced to a Min- imum, + Thessaly ond Epirus to Bo Given the Right of Self-Gov- ernment, Todlebon’s Forces About to Fall Back from San Stefano. Many Turkish Protests Against the Terms of the Prelim- inary Treaty. tlon a series of propositions for an understand- :‘,‘“ which were communleated personally by the Szar. A NEMALD OF PEACE. Lonnow, May 8~5 a. m.—A Viehna enrre- spondert, dlscussing Count Schouvalofl’s visft to 8t Petersburg, says the Czaris now tosll Kassan, Viatka, Nijnil, Novgorod, Perm, and Bimbirak. relief, as the people are unable to pay taxes. Appeals to Bt. Petersburg and Moscow are made. Lucal adminiatrations cannot afford NAKER PASIA, The most important army corps in front of intents and purposes s awn Minister of Foreign | Constantinople Is commanded Ly a0 English. Affairs, and in view of this fact, and that tho latest attemnt to come to inunderstanding with England fs attributed to the Czar's personal in- itative, Count S8chouvaloft's visit gains addi- tlonal importance now that the Cear scemns to Iiave taken him into his especial confidence. The Count {s regarded as & lierald of peace. I'¥FLO, NE MAKES THE CZAR MAD, Bpeciat Dispatch lo The Tridune, New Yonk, May 8~1 a. m.~A special corre- spounilent at 8t. Petersbure telogravhs that the Cuapital Is greatly exercised regarding a qoarrel that has occurred at tha Imperlal Palace. it .oppears that the French > Am- bassador, Gen. LeFlo, who has just re- turned from Varls, called upon the FEmperor Alexander on Moudar, and had along sudience. luanswer o su luquiry from the Crarasto what France would do in the event of war, Gen. Le Flo replicd that France would ccrtainly not interfore in fuvor of eitber belligerent, THE EMPEROR WAS UNEATLY UFFENDED at the remark, and some fi-tempered harangue followed. ‘Ibho result was that the Freuch Ambassador conciuded the -fnterview by saying France has pald suflicicatly dear for the right which shie now clalms to steer clcar of other vatlons’ quarrels. This rejoinder was recelved by the Czar in such high dulgeon that Uen, Le Flo has declared his fntention to ask to bet pecalled. . It will be remembered tuat Gen. e Flo asked to b rulioved recently on account of grief and depression of spirits, growing out of the death of his son. man, Baker Pasha. DECORATED. Capt. Manthorpe, Englishman, second in command of the Turkish flcct, has just recetved & decoration from the Bultan. TR PRIVATEEHING ECARE. The attempt to creato 8 scare about the Rus- slan privateers [s done to aflect the underwrit- era, who continue willing Lo take any quantity of tisks on British hulls at scven to ten shillings. SERYIA, BeLORADE, May 7.—The Ministerial differ- ences hiave culminaled in the resignation ot the Minister ot War, It is probable that there will be extensive modifieations of the Minlstry, 1t {8 now confidently stated that Bervis will not jofn Rusals in case of o new war. : PROTESTS. Loxvox, Moy 8—5 a. m.—A dispatch from Pera says petitions and protests are reaching the Porte and Embassles from all sides against the territorial arrangement of the tresty of San Stefano, of Varna declares will occupation One from the Sandjak that the Inbabitants force the Russisn of the fortress. Another from Batoum makes a direct appeal to Englang, aud reslat Ly reports that the Russians aro advancing toward the towu. Informatlon comes from the Do- brudscha thata risiog In that district is tmmi- AN INCIDENT has arlsen in Roumania which is not 1ikely to facllitate the conclusion of the ilitary Con- ventfon which Russia ts urginz on Roumania, )¢ Chicage Daily TPibnne, there auch & stron, feeling against corporal punishment of aft nds as in Huasle. In the cmm:g where thirty years ago the knout and the rod played a very prominent part In the Judicial and administrative institutions,a school- boy would now consider himscl dtsgraced for life if he were subjected to a little patriarchal castigation with the birch. There ars instances on record of hoys having committed sufcide he- cause thelr human algnity had received an «in- delible staln In this way. When the counsel for the defense deacribed “‘thegroans of humiliated, {nsulted human dignity,” his words calle] forth from the audicnce a burst of applause. In the sceond place, the appearance and bear- ‘ing of the prisuner, and some of the blographt- cal details which transolred, won for her the sympathy of the audience. 3Modest and unpre- tentious In manner and_sttire, nnd without an; straining aiter thentrical cffect. she repiie frankly and respectfully to all the questions which were put to ber. Without ever having been condemned bv & court of law, she had svent the best years of her life in prison or under police supcrvision, and had resolved to sacrifice the rematnder of it to an idea, for she had never scen the man whom she detarmined to avenge. In valn the Public Prosecutor polntcd out to the jury that these considera- tious should have littie or no weight withthem that they were not called upon to judge Gen. Crepofl or the prison authorities; that the pris- oner huld been hersclfl guilty of the arbitrury, lllegal conduct which slic condemned In others. Exbortatione of this kind had very little fuftu- cnce ou the jury or the publie. For both the question ot 1ssue was whetuer glaring adminis- trative abuscs should be excused orcondemned, ond the verdict was univerrally regarded ns & rumlc reprimand to a_high-placed officlal whu 'Id ?{bumflly overstepped the Hwits of bis su- ority. A LETTER PROM VERA, 1. Petersburg Hewsager ix Nord. Bin: Bome journals have suuounced that I have concealed myself frum the search of the police. This statement must cause anxicty to my relatiotis oud friends, and I wish to cxn{lln to znu my motives. 1 therefore request vou to publish this letter. wheu, after quitting the court, the geodarmes stopped the vehicle I bad entered and endeavored to transier me to au- other carriage, I understood, and the pevple ”~ Philadelphia the Na ) vention, Alms of the Party, as Stated by a Man Wito Expects Its Yotcs. City ‘Elections Throughout the -+, State of Indiana Yes- The lfinnnl; 'I'll'l f.ofhhlhdiftha -angth Shown Last April. THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONALS, Special Dispateh o The Tridune, PritADRLPEIA, Pa., May 7.—The Convention of the Natlunal party to-morrow fs the sbsoro-" ing topic amung politiclans. Thercisa great deal of wrangling among the delegates on the ground, but there 18 no reasun to Leleve that the programe telegraphed last night will nutbo carrled out, despits the opposition of the Com- munistic element. The Hon. ., I Armstropg, hitherto a prominent Republlesn, who wiil probably bo the candidate fur Guvernor, sald so-day: “The Natlooal party dzsires to baso the financlal system of the Government on the issuc of such a volume of currcacy based on the natlonal wealth os shali be entirely adequate to the demands of active aud prosperous business: that tiis cutrency shall consist of gold and silver und non-uterest bearing Governtent notes, all of which shall ‘The Eleventh Russian army corps has oceu- pled the linc of the River Argish, by which commuufeation between tho Roumaniin srmy [n Little Wallachis and the headquarters We nre nover undersold. Our competitors admit this. 251 & 253 Wabash-av., who surrounded me also understood, that it was Intended that I should bu_arreated, despite the acquital pronounced by the tribuval. The rubllc. whethier it had the Intention of prevent. iz my arrest, or whether it acted upon fustinet, SCIOUVALOYP'S DRPARTURE FROM LONDON. The correspondent also telegraphs that Count’ Hchouvaloll, who Joft London yesterday, is ex- pected ln the Russian Capital on Thursday Rumor Still Busy with the Crulser Cimbria and Her Oflicers, be legal-tender for all debts, public snd private; that this volume s to be determlved by the law, of supply and demand, and auy excess to bo fundable Inton low intorest-bearing bond, and d0c each, formerly $1.00 AND A 5 Bucharest is' Interrapted, From o military ¢ night by special train. It is sald that at gatlered around my carriage on all sides, while | reconvertible into currency at the option of the NEAR JAGKSON-ST, OB OT - hf brinzs s project for the dircet point of view this was a nccessary precaution, | the gendarmesdrove backthecrowd and dragwed | Jiolder. The fncrease of cdrrency will directly - (‘I I 4 A Gerieral kout of the En- | srranzement of the Enstern deac-lock, thereby { as tho Argish forms tne floal line of defense :(""l:_ d‘::u?«?&a«:&’:nll';'!{uhcflln.\mflxful‘?hluhlfi tend to increase the value of property wnd [} rendering the Congress unneccassry. Tho ar- woavward, by wiich eummyniation between aud the tomult beeamo ‘terrible, iny carriage e e ncrrate 0L wages Will. “tn- glish Cotton-Opesratives creuse the power of consumption, and the fn- Inevitable. creased conswinption of the products of industry will stimutate the employment of Iabor and cunble it to pay remuncrative wages. In connection with this there shioutd be such o rotective tarifl as will defend the labor of tho United States ozainst the pauper Jabor of Europe. Sound legisiation should re- gard the Interests of thoss whu use toney rather thun those who Jend it, and, uu- der proper legislation, these interests should be and can be harmonizaid, Thic dispusition ot the Convention will be to make a distinet and firm the Danube and Moldavia can be sccured, but the Roumanian Government lias addresscd a protest to Russfa and to other Powers. TRUSSIA. TOR TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF THE GIRL WHO BIIOT UEN, TREI'OYF. urrespandence London Times, RIFLES. Br. Prrerssunc, April 16.~All the world LoxpoN, May 7.~Twelve hundred Martinl- | pere 1s at present talkingabout the trial of Vera Houry rifics have been ordered shipped to Malta | Zagguliteh, the young person wlo, sbout two rival of the Russion Ambassador to the English Court will therefore bLe an jmportant eveut. Prior to Count Nchouvaloff’s departure from London, be had an Interview with Lord Bea- consfleld. . A ENGLAND, eventually succeeding in getting uway, In the presence of the Zendurtnos the namo of the friend to whom 1 wishied to go wus called out. Accordingly at £ o'elock lu the morninig & poilee officer, accompanied by the hbouse porter and three unknown individuals, visited this lady, ’rmx scarched every corner of hur apartments, and attentlrely scrutinlzed every woman they found there, All this coueed me to beliove the reports thut I had heard, atlirm- iug that un order had been {ssued to punish me by an order of tho Exceutive. I was presared to suffer the juditnent of the Court without a Fancy and 3 ° PEACE %’I:g!:}:&c’l‘s. MOUrning | s ot e says that o basls of arrangement, which the Puwcrs desired to submit to the Czar, has been agreed upon. Tho arrangement {8 in five divis- fons: N AL 't ontrogo yonr Ntomnch with violent cath- It will be s Conven- Greatly Reduced Prices. BANKIRUI'E SALE. Bankrupt Nale! OIL. CLOTHS, GURTAINS. MUST be closed out at once for cash, and will VERY LOW! W. W. PHELPS, Trovistousl Asaigneo of Hollister & Gorham 221 & 223 State: SPORTING ao@; Tha Leadlug Sporting Goods House of tha West, A G. Spiflfl_i?_g & Bro. Archery but upe that pleasant and salutary iazative, Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient, ¥iich acts gently though effectively, promotes diges. nand appetite, (nduces activo clrcuistlon of the tne dormant liver, and benefits the whole sermad orwanlym. A dose ia tostantanepusly refrevhing aud portable. ueineg it LD BY_ALL DRUGGINTA, PROPOSALS, Hitee to Goniractors. OHIOAGO, May 3, 1878, Propessls will be received at the Ofiice of the 1cago & Alton Iiallroad Qlef Engineer of tho Chi . Goapny, at Cllcago, untll noon on the 16th e, ud hio Bridges on Bections Nu. 510 148, gaite, of the Kanans Citr, Bt. Lo Ralrosd, from near Marshall vis ud Oak Gruve, to Little Blue River, pendence, in Missourl, pecidcations, Form of Pro) ntracts may be socn at the Gftice of the d to give nu-‘fnlory u of thy work accordin el £ngineer in Chilcago, Contrators will bo re wcerity for the comple! Wtentrsct, and alag for the prompt M suppiles and malerinly «ployed whilo prosecuting the work, bab-contracting wiil be tactors are requested to bid for no more work :.;u tan bo done uuder thelr personal suporvis- . 2 Tas work will bo pald for In ca £Altan Raliroad Company, and tacted except at Lhe lowest cash prices, Fruoonals shinuld bo addrraved ater of the Chicago & Altun_Raitroad Com, Yago, 1L, ond merked **Proposals for Theright to reject “"l’ °fi .xlxll.z{g:'xlfi‘"md' rohibited, and con- o the Chlef En- NngCE TO CONTRACTORS. 8 will be received at the City Engine | ‘Tucsday, May 14, st nkiln airoet froin & tbe jouth lino of North street with woo w ¢rformed by litm; also the 1101 R0 b Upcd ahd under what 10tiers patonts (aiafretat curblog and earth foundstion to be un- resent wood blocke which now eing the uew xu"l required. icinmnisor Aterecy FISHING i TACKLE. Alu“,:(-l. Slnkers, Li TEADQUARTERS Fol BASE BALL SUPPLIES, masafum, and General Eportiug Goods, ting, aud Gymnasium Uniforoie & spo- d for **Journal prices of the gbove 118 RANDOLPE DUSINESS CARD: WM. D. KERFOOT & €0, REAL ESTATE AGENOY, B0 WASHINGTONSST, d, eatates manag 16 (he tnterests of nonrealdets, A€ IF YOU WANT your bulldingrepaire d or onmices atved up tages of the work tu thie Uity Engineer, the Ly thie taxpayers on Sdsare wlso sollelted for a payement of fuiarbleks, 0 Incies §n bIgLe 3 Inches thick. an ¥ es of blocks aud nalied ¢ dod gravel aad rauimed wh " contalning illustratione and 0049, A re coated with tar, Ate o viate @ gross sum for the entire work Square yards of pavement to rens T pavenest o FRn — Cualruisn Streot Committes, Buffal Maled Proposals. Hottd of Pucation of Distriet No, for the removal of tnc e Itents coltected, taxes pat 1 Counts rendered pionthly. BUILDING: by esperienced workmen, > & uew houso, Al bs old bulldiug eotirely uninjured by 1 S ppLrTOy, e Used in the constructiun of the new a1 o Ly 13 . L Tho rcteve Lo Fght Lo rejoct any and all bids. U1.8. Government Bonds for Sals per cents, 8 per centy, NEW PUBLICATIO Mo sdors bougbl. borel NEW MUSIC BOOKS!! o Oy i, ‘elubrated **Ni rdily Veooratsed a g 1 Homg nd i, EVELAND. JR. CI. 315 Bd hlby-v:r'l:b‘ud,‘. S mperance Glee Book. A admirably for sl the wants of Clubs g, e Lok for GOSPEL TEMFER: B o' el Mon $ud 12 (each No, il cévur:-nu. Clt; n Exchangy for ank, uber of Counneree. MONEY toLOAN By JOSIAE H. REED. No. 20 Nesspo-sL N, .. T‘ on IMPROVEDLUICAGO omiptly attended to 75 ltuudolph-st. “PRUSSING'S ~ VINEGAR A BPLENDID ARTICLE, Caiebrated for its Furity, Streugth, sotecd fres’ from i < ki o . A. HURLBU' WHITE and Flavor. Guar- caiy W Ao eaiea, o 70 aluityrate, 1 W 5 l"!‘lall. lll!’.‘ PIAPLE SUGAR, Jual Beceived, 3 car-loads cholce new ermont MAPLE SUGAR, 13 Tuba, for saie st low i ‘s Yaluabla cupy busl-Irde, Tor ko rotall price. HEALY, Chicago. =KD fl)N & CO.. Boston. FLOWERS, res for Late and Bongets. st c Wby BLATE MANTELS, cling Mea who ere seliing the Gtae- Farniabing Tr tenxe the Worid (o produce It squal. Five slzes wady, und full llne of outits seb 41 MANUGASAPPARATUS & % By bolvenust. Montu 4 BPECIALYY, The first division proposes that two regions of Bulgaria north of the Balkaus sball bo conceded to Russla, aud that the southern portlon shdll remain to a great extent under the authority of the Sultan. The sccond division relates solely to the Anfatic compensation, which it {s proposed shall be reduced to a minimum, The third divislon relates to the straits ques- tion, and will be arranged hereafter, . ‘Tlio fourth division demands deilnite scitle- ment of the war {ndemnity. Under the t{th divislon it is proposed that Tbessaly and Eplrus be accorded the right of sclf-wovernment, thus securing for them the protection of Europe and national {ndcoend- [LE N . B CONTRADICTED, 3 Tho statements that thed Ruestan Gen. Todleben s-negotiatlng with - British Admiral Hornby and tho Porte; that ho hud sent an - uitimatum to tho Porte, ttc., arc contradicted. Ponding thd negotiations botwween Ht. Foters- burg aod Londow, Gen. Todloven is not lkply. to adopt any courso tending to creato new com- plications, Ilo Las not met Admiral Horaby, who, after spending three days with -Layard, returned to lsmid yesterday., His persous) opioion Is that tho ;fcet should not withuraw bayond Gallipoll. - REASSURING, - The statoments of Blr Btafford Northeote, Chanceltor of the Exchequer, in the Huuso of Commons, last cvenfng, are reganded as reas- suring. It Is also thought that tho visit ef Count Bchouvaloff, the Russlan Awmbassador, to 8t. Petersburg, vannot be otherwiso than helpful to the cause of pesce, as ho can ¢xplaln tho temper und vicws of the English Govern. ment and people more cffeetuallv toan vould be dene 1u correspomdence. . KUSSIAN OPINION ‘The change {n the public opinfon of Russia in o poaceful dircetion {s ssld to Le very marked, and to be tho result of the recoguition of the serious consequence that would inevitably res sult from a new war, The Crzar is wersonally directing negotistions with the assistauce of Baron Juminl. ‘The Czar’s prodilections src ene tircly in favor of peace. GQUTECTIAKOYY, It sqems the gencral impression that Prince Gortachakoft will vot bo ableto resumo tho Chancellorahip. CONURESS TALK. ‘The prescut endeavors arc stated to bo direct- cd to securiug such an understanding between Eugland aud Russia as will permit the assem- bliug ot the Congress ‘without o certalnly of fallure. To this ena dircet comunicatious are passfuz between tho two Quvernincents with a view of oscertalulng what modilleations fu Eue ropo and Asta would render tho 8an Btefano Treaty accoptable. Wlthout such sn under- standiug there will be no Congress, 8CHOUVALOFY'S ViSIT, * The Journal de 8t Ietersburg says: ¥ The proper juterpretation to give to Count Bchouvaloft’s visit to thiscity fs that tho Anglo- Russslan negotlations bave cutered ou a more precise phase.” BCHOUYVALOYY, Lownpox, May 8=5 p. m.—Count Schouvalo® left London yesterday, 1lohad su Interview with Lord Beaconstield short!y before his depurture. % AUSTRIAN OPINION, A correspondont ut Vicnua says, referring to Austrian lutercsts: “There 1s no nows to-duy, but a feeliug of coufldence Is uot Justified by koown facts, Russia uses friendly words, but her acts In Roumanla, and the conduct of the Servians, do not fospire confidence, Roumsnia has issucd onother clrcular to the Prefccts and forelgn Powers protesting agalinst the Russian adyance, and snnoyncing tust Roumantan ofli- clals are betog ejected frow thale posts fu Bes- sarabla.” 7 A sieclal from Pesth states that tho Vieona Cabluet will foform the Powers by ciraitar dis- patch what measurcs Lsve become indispensas ble in Trausylvanis and Dalinatia, aod will lay stress on the statomeut thattAustro-Hungary {s acting exciusively in agreemout with the will of the Powers., WILL PALL DACK. Loxvox, May 7.—A dispatch from Constanti- uople says Uen, Todleben v ubout 1o retire to the lines of Tchataldje, leaving a swall force at Sau Stefano. The Russtaus offer to fall back behlnd a straight lino drawn between Deudesgatehs and Adrianople §f the Britlsh fiect will withdraw st the sume time. TUE cuiky OBIECTS OF CONTENTION. Loxpoy, May 8—5u. m.—~All of the various specitications regardiug the points of the treaty which are the chief objects of vontention lix un the yuestious of Butoum aud Bulgarfs, Batouin, fu relatlon to thu Upper Eunbrates Valley, is considercd bere to form the fint stage from & political, wlilitary, sud commercial polut of view, down to Messopotsmia sud the Persian Gulf, sud the Bulguris of thy treaty as the last stageon the road to Conatautinople, ® TUE CZAR'S PROPUBITIONS, A Vicuna correspondent says he his recelved information that Eoglaud bus under cousiders- lmniedistely, probably for’ the Indian contin- ent. 5 . ANTIWAR MEETING, 1t s stated a National Convention will be called In London to protest agalnst war, should the Government take furtber measures likely, in the opinion of the Liberals, ta lcad to war. THE CIMBRIA. HER ERBAND STILL A MYATERY, Evwswonttt, Mc., May 7.—No significsnce Is sttached to the visit to the Cimbrinof the aizeuts of the Unfon Pacifi¢ and the Luke 8tore wonths ago, made an attempt on the life of Gen. Trepofl, the Prefect of the dtv. The trial ‘was beld on Friday, and since that time the po- 1itieal ccmplications and the Esstern question have been quite thrown into the background. The fncident which quve rlse to *‘the affulr Zassulitch" happened on the 25th of July of last year. the 8t. Peteisburg prisons, Some of them wero alrcady condemned, and others were awalting thelr trinl, On the morning of July Rullroads. They only camd upon the rumor | 25 Gen, Trepofl visited the prison, aud found that the Russiang were destied for the Pacific coast, 'They could get no hint from the officers- Ing with cach other in the inner court. This of any such inteutfon, and refurncd without any | scomed to him an infraction of the prisun - moré knowledge of the Russian plans than has already. been telegraphed, ;. The rumor that & British stopmer ted . beon scon outsids vroves unfoundéd. “Tho only teace of British caplonage s’ the Vie-Cousul, Lut the fecling here {s 80 intanscly Russian that uo ons flb'f“"‘ "“,'J‘"""““ und adcordingly Bogolu- seems fclined to talk.with bim, sna he ‘spends his time standing on the pleror folivwing the Press dispatches for news. surprse that the United States Government has | OF striking. not u cutter here on the watch. THERE WAS NOTIING TO WATCH other than a German steamer fiving the German fag, at anchor, with only passengers on board. ‘Tho ship Las only coul and provisious fn the hold, and scarely enough of them of them for hallast, The ship's papers show the Russfans simply as pussengers. Tle cabln passengers ore classed us * pleasurc travelers,” and the steerago paseengers are clussedas * tradesmen. ‘Thev are all young inen, C. Gripeaberg belng tho oldest, ana he only 43. Among other prome inent officers aro Count Alexujefl, Lieut. Are- lan, Baron Ungernsternbure, M. Ivanoft, 3. Sla- viusky, and M. Pavolofl, Capt. Badenhauscy clafins that ho {s exomnt rom scizuro lu cuso war {3 declared, us ho is not convoylug soldters or saflors, but ONLY PASSENGERS, ‘The offices havo beon making Inquiries pout Beotland harbor, whether it Las water enough, and 1s easily eutered and quiet. Capt, Badenbauacn bas inquired f the cus- tom laws of this country require s ship .to clear for auy partleular vort, foreien or domestic, aud scemed annoyed when told they did. ‘Tho ship had no clearanco from Port Baltle naming any. port of destination. ‘The officers recelve politely anybody with proper iutroductions, Yesterday they cuter- tained at lunch thé Revi Mr. Ropes avd wito, of Ellswortl, and a few others, Mr. Ropes was boru In Kussis, and §s the son of o Russian mer- chant, : o EtLswonti, Me., May 7.—Count Alexefeft, the Russian ofllcer on tho Cimbria, left yester- duy, a8 ho sald, to visit Boston. . A TALK WITI TUE CAPTAIN, EuLswonrtit, Me., May 7.—Iu couversation with Capt. Badeunauscn, of the Clmbria, sud the Russlsn oflicers, they were asked I thoydid not thjuk they were fn peril in case war was sudaenly declared, as Brittah cruisers would bo | T kuow by oxperiencu the mnrhldlt' excited, ou their track, Cupt, Badenhauscn insistéd hu could not be troubled as a German cummander of a German ship under a German flag, Polut- ing to the eustan, be sald the dock of s ship was (Jerman territory, which ENGLAND WOULD NOT DARE TO INVADE. He was curryling pussonyers, which was & Iawful occupation for neutrals, The passengerilst was {n due form, and the meu he was carrylng | some une would taks the matter in hand, butall were passengers in the legal sense. The stores wero the propartv of the Rusalan Governinent, - Tuo Russian otlicers entertaiued the same view, and sald they wero outside of tho ryle of international law that ‘mgde a neutral ship carrylog an enamy’s forces Jablu to confleca- tiun. sian ofticers ngr oflicers of -whip huve ever ad- mitted passengers were any vart of the Russisn navy. That b8 tho observatiun aud fuference of | 8y, sud ull publiciy'was secured b the correspondent, Theve cun be no doubs of 11, however. way to mulntain the theory of peacefut passua- gerson a peaceful ship. The passenger list puts them down uot g3 mariaers but as trades- wen. They miean to clear from this port fn the sawe mapuer. When the wask will be thrown off devends upon ther superiors, EASTERN NOTES, OWES YOR HARD-TACK. Loxpox, May 7.—A Russlan correspoudent writes from Cracow that the Rusilan Govero- wment s sald to owe the company victualing the army 20,000,000 rubles. The company must sus- | g pend unless patd immedistely, INBUNOEN TS, A dispatch from Vienus says the {nsurgents seem to bave entirely disappeared from the Maritza Valley, in Roumelis, but it is unkuown whether they have wercly concentrating to resist lasge Russisn ye- fofurcements. DESTITUTION 1N 4314, ; Grest misery wud desdtution provall wwong the peusaute of the Russian Uovaruwcuts of Ishmcut, ' Profect; and this time did not takoe off hia eap. officers about. 1le¢ depends on the Assoclated | Irritated by this want of relpecl.‘ the General HE: cxpresses sowe:| ralsed his hand, apparcutly with . 1 ded the P It must be remembesed that neither the Rus- ;E::."f%ml.:%;r 1' ?1?3 utm u‘.‘,’, at avy partle- It 18 evident they totend 1o every | Juages sat sowo of tho highest diguitarics of en driven back, or sre | plause. sowe of the prisoners watking about and talk- rules, snd Lo asked cxplanations. One of the prisoners, Bogolubofl, replivd that he was already demned, ood that lo twas not tofringing*any’ rule ‘in talkine to onc who “was not Implicated {n tho samo aflair a3 himself. ‘the answer appeared to the If was ordercd to the cell for'disciplinary pun. On_Iils way toitber he again nict the i the futention Wihiother he reallv struck or not but Bogoluboit’s cap fell to the fi] und, and suddenly loud cxpresaions of fn- nation fesuwd from the open windows of the surrounding cells. Geu. Trepofl resolved to mako an example of Bogolubofl, and, sccordingly, ordered him to be fogred with birch twizs. " The order was ex- ceuted in oue of the corridors, and wave rise to anew disturbauce similur in kind to the pre- ceding one, Frow the prisou the excltement aud ndignation soon spread to the fricuds of the prisoners, and from them to the public generally. Among the manv who were fudignant at the so-called ** Bashi-Bazoukisin ' o the President was Vera Zassulitel, dauglter of an otticer of tho lng. ‘Though only abour 23 years of age, she Lad alrcady considerable experlence of po- Itce diselpline fn1ts milder forins, At theage ot 17 she bad been arrested on suspicion of be- ing implicated in rvvolutionary designs, and, ufter two vears' continement, had beeu Jberate cd without having been brought to tral. A fow days after her liberstion sho was azain orrested, and wos dispatched to Krestsl. Bhe was told shio must live there under police su- pervisionuntil furthicrorders. Thte was fu April, 1871, In Juns she was allowed 1o live o Tver with a brother-lo-law, who was kept thero nue der polfco superviston, ~Next year the brother- u-law was suspocted of baving given probivited books to the Suminarists, und was accordingly transferred to o small town further castward. Vera was brongit to 8t. Petershury to be ques- tioned about the prchibited books, and was then disputched to her Lrother-u-law’s new domleile. ‘Toward the end of 18373 sbo wus trausferred to Kharkoff, and remaloed there tih Saplcm!xr. 1875, whicn she was at last Jib- rated, How she_formed the resolution of shooting Gc;y&l‘repofl may be best deseribed fu hicr own worda: “1laving arriyed o 8t, Vetersbure, I heard about the Inchlent in the Prhou from yarlous cople. About Bogoluboff [ heard that he had R:wu tluzged il he stopped shrivking, As [ had oyself oxperienced loug solltary contine- meut I coula nnagine what a frightfut un- pression the whole uffafr must have produced on all the politival priaoncres, vot to speak of thuse who had been subjected w sualtreatment, 1s uncertain, nervous condition produced by solltury tn- prisonment. anit the majority of wrisoners in question had been already coufined more than threo years, Bomg ol them hud gote wad, aud otuors bad committed suicide. What cruelty it wus to make them bear all thal, simply becouse oue of them h:nl mot taken off his cap wben lhe met au ofticial the sceond thne, Such a thin ouglit not to pass unnoticed. 1 watted to sce whetler woru silont, and nothing prevented Trepoff or any other iuflucntial oflciel frow repeating such urbitrary acts. I determived, at tho privo of my owu rulp, to prove that & human lelog 1may ot be fusulted In that way with kwpunity, It1s o terrible mmiw raiso one's band against a fellow-reature, but 1 could find no otber wmeany. . It was all the lect ular place.” .‘I'be case was tried by s jury in the ordioary sendlog ts of admisyion to the leading representa. On tho beuch behind the tves of the press. the realm, awmony others thy luperial Chaneels lor, Prince Gortschukoll. At 11 o'tluck tha turee Judges—young menin dork blue uniforius wdorned with gold lsco— took their placea on the Beneb, with the Public Prosecutor ou the slet hand and the Cterk of the Court ou the left, ju unliorms not eastly dis- tiuguished from thoseof the Judges. 4 The jusy was duly inpaveicd and the wits nesses exumived. The Prosecutorshuwed good sud sutllclent reasous why the vrisoner should be condemued, while the counsel fur the defense showed good und sutllclent resson why she should be ucquitted. Then the Judee summed ur. sud tue jury setired to conafder tuelr vers et ‘Fhe accused admitted that sho had danger- ously wounded Gen. Trepot!, and was Guite fu- diffcreut as to whether she wounded og killed Mml the jury returned a verdict of **Not guile ty," snd’thy Fuhl.lt‘. ou_besrlug this declsion, expresied (helr approval lu wild, vouferous ap- The case was ju many respects a pocoliar one. Tu the irst place there was a strong feeling of indigmatios at the way lu which the prisuuces bad beeu treated, aud especinlly at the wav lu which Uen, Trepott bad wcted towaid Buxult bofl. ju no country of the world, perliapa, At that timo a considerable number of youcg people of both sexcs nccused of revo- lutlonary propaguuda were confloed in one of murmur, but being uraln acrested. Vena ZassvLirem. 87, Prrenssung, Avtll 3 (15), 1878, ZAMACONA. ~ THE PRESIDENT FURMALLY NECKIVES TuE SEW MEXICAN MINISTER, WasniNarox, D, C,, May 7.—Mr. Manuc) De Zamacona, ucronipanied by the Becretary of State, to-day presented to the DPresident his credentials as Euvoy Extraordinary and Min- ister Plenipoteutiary “of Mexlco. ‘the Prest- dent, fn reply to the remarks of Zamacons, “Your reference to the moral support which this Government extended to Mexico when its Itepublican institutions and its nstion- al independence *were 'uttacked by forcign focs and expused to subversion by - Européan intervention dves nomoro than justice to tho action and purposes of this Government at that critleal junctura in the affairs of your nation. I beg toussure Sou that ‘the stability and perna- nende of free polittcs! institutions lo* Mexlco will continucto be au object of ¥he reatest fu-, terest and concurn to this Government, and it will by the conftant desire of my Admijuistration thut all yelations butween the two countrics sald: shull teud to secure dpeu'n between thew, aud to uvhold and advauee In Mex- jco all tne pgreat lutervsts of good government, comuncrcial prosperity, and 1nteroational justice which are vo Important to every meaiber of the famlly of civilized natiods. 1 wcvept the warm und generous mssurances whicn you wive to e, *tiat all the resources which ure ul the command-of the uatlonul power will be used Ly Mexico in order to rene der its futurc relations with the United Stutes more solid, vordial, and productive of wood,' and mav well antivipate from this coucurronce of scntiment aod purnoscs between -the two countries the best frults of permaucnt and prosperous peace.' FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE. WEEKLY RETORT. Loxpox, May 7.—The Mark ILane Ezpress says the farmens continue to market wheat very sparingly in spite of the promisivg appearance of the growing crop, doubtless in the hupe of obtalning better pricea for reduced stocks athil fu thelr hands, should the market rise under the Intluency of possible war, Engiish wueat suvanced u shillinz in tnany Important provincial markets, but the trade has disappolnted the Loudon factors, as sales hiave only beeu practic- able at former rates, Imports of foreign whoat into Loundun have been a falr bulk of supply, cousisting of--American and: ‘Russtan descrip tious, upon which the mitliug demand bas prin- civally turncd duriug tho last fortoight, Of Calcutta whest there is little remaining in our market, Bellers for tuture delivery huve shown 4 resulve, ns this brunch of trads may serfously affected by Le arlse which will doubtless occur in freights sbould the Goveroment continue to charter ex- i“'&';L'”” for the transport of troops from n Mulze ruled steady for sound Jots of new curn, and also Jor lHmited stocks still rematue fuir o old, but the demand for cargoes un the passage and for shipwent wus cliccked by fears regarding thelr conditiou, upan which the up- proach of the warin weather bas begun to tell, nearly alb carzovs that have arrived ol the coust belng In a dsmaged state, able alterutiou tu the values of barle; but trado fu fecdivg corn has buen aud prices vased slightly. With mod rivals ut poris of call, the floating cargo trude for wheat s qulet sud priccs declined a shil: lug, owlug to the lne westher and the more putatic aspect of political affatrs. Malze advanced threo peuco for perfect car- poes, which are scarce. Barley steady. -~ MISCELLANEOUS, MOUE STRIKERE. Loxpox, May 7.—From 6,000 to 7,000 cloth- workers In Holmfrth district aud Huddersticld have resolved to strike in couscquence of the notlce of & reduction of wages. EXTOBITION VISITORS, Paus, May 7.—Eighty thousaud persona visit- ed the Exhtbition on Sunday, A LOCKOUT TUREATENKD. Loxvon, May T.—A mucting of master cot tou spluucrs and manufucturcrs, hcld at Ma chester, unanimously resoived to lssue a clreu- lar to mill-owners througzbout the strike ais- trict recommendlog that the wills still open be closed jto-morrow, and advislug that no.individual arrangeinent for openiug the mills with the workien. The adoption of this reso- Jution vaused grest auxlety at Mauchester, as it 1s bellaved it will vender & geucrsl lock-out fu- evitable, . Loxvon, May 8—35 a, tn.—Shoutd the cottou wasters of Presion bold Arin 1o thelr resulve of cloatug the mwilis to-day this will bu the darkest dn{ stuce the commencement of thy strike, It will uo longer be a turs-out but s comuulsory lock-out, The spinners cau aiford to stand out for some tme, but the weavers have ooly swall fuuds at thelr dispusal, sud these will doubticss be muck sulleriug. e — SOUTHERN METHODISTS. ATLANTA, Us., Muy 7.—Today thacall for memorials, appeals, potitions, avd resolutions was had fo the Methodist Geuersl Confercuce. The cass of L. D, Dawmeron, lay delegute from the 8. Louts Confercice, whose seat Ly coutest- ed, s sut for to-worrow, or vats, could not resolve upon enduring the cudleas persecutions of the Administration, 1 ata therefore obliged to hide myself uatil the duy when there will be uo further risk of my There 1 littlo quot- nanimute aty are but conservative platiorm. tion of deciden force, The mencoming here are of unusual foree and ntelligence, “Ie party is growing with wondertul rapidity, It some of the counties there ore orgautzations in every township more systematic than clther of tbe two great parties, They are orgunizing now in differcot parts of the State where Iast fall there were not enough tireenhack men to offiver an orzuvization. Oun the Jersey shor in Februsry the Democratic aud Republican purties comulued on a citizens' canaidate, Lut the Natwnats beat them two to e, Tais was so ot Elwira, Corninz, Owero, and all along the borders of the State. There i3 a ilxcd determ!nation on the part of the party to give battle for victory all the way around. “Therc fs polnw to be au ubundant lar vest this fall, but thy contraction of the cur- rency will stih L depressed, un yous will tind the fermers turaitz fo with a wi) to support the National ticket this fall.” OHIV, s Apecial Disyatch in The Tridune. Corunnus, 0., May 7.—Iu uccordance with - instructtons: from Randall, ' Speaker of thy Housa'of Repreacntatives ot Wushington, the Demucruts held a-secret caucus this evening fur the purpose of conslderive thy redistricting for Congressionul purposcs. | It appears thero was considerable wrangling over tho question at lesuc, some malntalniuge that to redistrict tho State at this timp would work more disadvau- tage than galo to the party. Conslderablo feeling was exhibited pro und coa ‘Tners were thirty-nine votes in the uflirmative to U fu opposition, but the Chairman ruled that, fuasmuch us & quorum of Democratic Senutors were not present, the resolution was defeated. Randall snd otiiers who have been urglug upon the Legislature the necessity of redlstricting in thu fulerest of the Dewocratle party, wili tiud In the caucus to-night very little cousvlation, ar thts will dosbtly d the matter, 'OLIS. Spectat Dieoatea 1o the Trivune, IND1ANAvOLls, May T.—The city clectlon to day was inore quiet than anticipated. No spee clal futercst was manifested, and the voto reachied only 13,180, about the satnc a3 cast at the April clection. ‘The Republicans cast 6,220, the Democrats 5,748, and the Nutionals 1,212 The Demuourats sud Nutlonals combined wher ever thero was hopo of victury, and two Na tonals wre returoed to the Council. The Be publicans carry only thirteen wards, and the Democrats sud Natlousla twelve. The lepub- leans will_have throe majority jo the Councsl on jolnt_ballot, sccuring contiul of the ety ofll, ‘The result af this election §s o surprise, and will muke the canvass for October excliting and eager. ‘The Republicaus Jost one ward by 2 votes, one by 0, and anothier by 14, “Uhe Re publlcan pluralivy s 472, but they are fu a minority of 750, CALIFORNIA, 8aN Francisco, May 7.—A uumber of city sloctions were held throughout the 8tato yes- terday. At Kedwood City, Nevada Clty, and Buan Leandro the workingmen tade o clear sweep und elected most of thefr ticket. AS Hayward’s, Alaeda, Gilroy, Btockton, aud Woodland the Citlzens' ticket was successtul, the worklnguien electing onc or two candidates only. The Btate Central Committeo of the Workiugmen's party to-day tssucd an address lo the Beuplu of the Stute deposing Ke: the Chotrmanstip of the Comuitt charges of fraud, corruption, und fnsauity azanst hiy, and cslling upou workmen to re- nonnce their slleelunce to the agitator u tayor of the proper vrganization. LAFAYETTE, IND. Spactul Dispalch oI'he Tribune, - Lavavemis, lud, Muy 7.—The «ity election for one Councilinay in each ward wus warmly cooteatod to-day.. Tlree tickets rou o ulf the wards oxcapt the third, fu which the Demo- crats mude o nomiuution. The Kepublicavs varried the Becoud, Thivd, Fourth, sud Sixth. ‘The Democrats carried the First sud Fifth, ‘The entire voto of the city was 2,753, The total Natlunal vote was 405 counting the gutire vp- position to the Kepublican tichet {n- the Taird Ward (138 votes)us Nuttoual. ‘The Couucll wiil now stand seveu Hepublicaus, live Lemocruts, and @ Repuulican Mayor, a Democratic galn o oae {u the Filth Ward, e NOUTI BEND, IND. St Dissiteh 10 Ths Trduns, Souvrn Lenp, lod, May 7.—At the city election to-day wreat luterest wus taken, andibe Jurgzest vote ever cast was the result. Too olli- cers clected are Toow, Muyur, Republican; Heudricks, Clerk, Liberal; “Iush, ‘Treasus Demucrat; ULLSO! Marsbial, Republizau; Furr, Axsessor, Do Three Demoeratic aud ,wg itepublican Aldermon, wekiug the Cousatl a tie FORT WAYNE, IND, Bpectat Dlpatch o The Tribune Fort Wayxs, Ind.,, May 7.—The municipal election passed off quietly, there being slitle excitument sud ot wore thau u two-tbindd vate. The Democrats curried seven wards aud Abe Republ two wards. The vew Couuct) will ytaud: Democrats, 13; Republivavs, 3 —— TERRE LAUTE, IND, , ., Bpecial Dieaaicy 10 The Nu..:m 3 Tenas Hivrs, Ind, dlay 7-Fhgje jdlpn for city officers was held bere to-day,s-marsex. «ltivg and polling u lasger vote than ever heforg o