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Show BRIEF TELEGRAMS. The Russian army is to be mobilized. mobil-ized. Reports of war-like preparations iu Russia continue. Liverpool specie shipment to the United States, 470,400. The steamer Franklin has arrived at St. Thomas with Tweed. The amount of bullion withdrawn from Bank of England on balance Saturday 5S,000. Captain Alfred E. Gray, the ranking rank-ing officer ot the Pacific Mail Steamship Steam-ship company's fleet, is dead. The Egyptian minister of France has been dismissed for conspiring 'against the khedive, whose son replaces re-places the minister. A Captain Brown of Chicago has received the Servian gold cross for gallantry in the battle of Alexinatz, where ho lost a leg. Tho Roumania chamber of deputies depu-ties has aoproved of the proposal to keep a reserve under arms beyond the period prescribed by law. Russia lias accepted the English proposal for conference on basis of independence and integrity of Turkey. The powers renounce all intention of aggrandizement. Belgrade, General lehernayen nas resolved to remain permanently in Servia. He will organize a Russian legion to garrison Belgrade as precaution precau-tion against discontent of the people. Secretary Chandler and Postmaster General Tyrier nave returned lo Washington. The commissioner of patents and commissioner of Indian atlairs have also returned and resumed re-sumed their duties. New York bank statement loans decrease, $1,031,S00; specie increase, 6132,500; legal tenders decrease, 192,040; deposits decrease, $3,308, 400; circulation decrease, $2S,100; reserve decrease, $1,240,800. General Horvatovich's Servian militia, numberiug nominally 22,000 October 19th, have been reduced by desertions to 4,000, and General TchernayefTs army suffered iu the same way. Nine thousand Servians are reported to havo mu'iiated themselves them-selves and 10,000 deserted. |