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Show FOKEltiNrBRlEFS. London silver quotation 54d. Famine is threatened in Bosnia. A religious war lias been declared in Bosnia. Gen. S. B. Tyler is to be appointed postmaster of Baltimore. The Russian movements in Asia have been very active lately. The Servians are building new fortifications at several points. Servia's neutrality is the subject of much interest in Russia and Austria. The Russians are bombarding the lorts hetnre Ivars, which are replying vigorously. The London board ol trade are investigating in-vestigating the wreck of the steamship steam-ship Dakota. Reinforcements have reached the Russian detaohment which evaded Sukum Kalch. The cabinet on Friday considered several important appointments without with-out definite action Mexico is about lo declare an additional addi-tional tax of 10 per cent, on all imports im-ports into the country. . Tho crossing of the Danube by the Russians appears to have been postponed post-poned till the middle of June. A small Russian war steamer has been captured and burnt by the Turks at Islalz on the Danube. The Turkish minister of war has telegraphed to the bey of Tunis to send a contingent of troops to Turkey. Mukatar Pasha is marching upon Arduhan, while the Russians are rapidly advancing against Erzeroum. It is not likely that any of the great powers will make objection to Rou-raauia's Rou-raauia's declaration of independence. The steamer City of Bntxstts will probably reach Queenstown May 27th. Tugs have gone out to meet her. After garrisoning the Dauube fortresses tho Turkish commander can place only 75,000 men io the field. . . '- Thirty thousand German militia and regulars will encamp for several days next week in the vicinity of Belgrade. " - The Chinese government is. suspicious sus-picious of the object ol the Spanish squadron in the Chiuia sea,, which is to be watched. . In consrquence of a Softa demonstration demon-stration on Thursday a state of Beige has been proclaimed in Constantinople Constanti-nople and vicinity,- - - A Berlin correspondent says that the mobilization of the whole Russian array is intended to crush Turkey by an overwhelming force. Signatures are solicited among the Paris 'tradesmen lo a. paper representing repre-senting to the president that, recent events are paralyzing trade. About 2,000 soltas participated in a demonstration in Constantinople on Thursday, demanding the lritl of the commander of Ardalian to: treason, A Turkish order has been issued prohibiting the citizens from carrying carry-ing arms, authorizes the banishment of suspected persons, aud forbids crowds assembling in the "treats. The presence ot the British flet in the Piraeus is regarded as a means of pressure for insuring Greek neutrality, neutral-ity, but the warlike current nl the people is believed to be irrisistible. -' It is said that a note has been communicated com-municated to all French provincial provi-ncial papers stating that during the three months interval between the dissolution ol th chamber of deputies and the general elections Prpsideal MacMahon is perfectly entitled to decree a stata of seige. ,. A German ministerial paper contends con-tends that the con piracy which upset the French cabinet is principally directed di-rected against Germany. Au attempt iB being made in France to profit by the European complications for gaining gain-ing allies in favor of the restoration of papacy, through the humiliation of Germanv. The English commissioner in Aiia telegraphs thut Mukhtar Pasha has been utterly uuable to bold the mountain pusses between Kars and Erzeroum, and that the Turks ure obliged to retreat without giving battle. He attributes the riipid advance of the Russians to a total want of efficient precautious on the part of the Turks. He I ears that Erzeroum won't be able to hold out for any time. |