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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. The Greeks aro all for war. ; j London silver quotation, 53 0 16J. Loss by the Montreal fire, Wednee- day, 5U0,UU0. i ( Two Austrian monitors have arriud 1 at Semlin to watch Servia, I Italy enjoys friendly relations with France and all other powera. I M. Coumoundronros will form a1 Greek ministry favorable fc the war. The porte has made levies upon the Christians fur 200,000 troops. A fire at Lima, Pru, May 1st, de-; Btroyed $500,000 worth ol property. J Up to the present time Rmtaia has! paid (o Roumauia three million rou bles. The Roumanian railways will be placed entirely under Russian management. man-agement. The London Daily News calls General Grant one of the j rosiest soldiers living. Sixty Russian siege guns are expected ex-pected at Kalafat to strengthen the batteries there. The Roumanian foreign minister wants $100,000 to give a fitting reception re-ception to the czar. St. Petersburg denies (he recapture of Ardahon by the Turks and Constantinople Con-stantinople reiterates it. Servia's military movements are to support her declaration ol independence, indepen-dence, not to declare war. The Russians deny that the Circassian Cir-cassian insurrection has any influence on the military campaign. J. Lathrop Motley, American hia-torian, hia-torian, iB dead. He died ofparalyeia at Kingston, Dorsetosnire. I The loss of life by the late tidal waves is estimated at fiom 600 Jo 800 persons in South America. Thirteen trains of Circassian cavalry have returned from Roumania to Russia and will be disbanded. The mayor of Liverpool has tendered a public banquet to General Gen-eral Grant on the 28th of June. The Turkish ironcladB are expected at Alexandria on the 4th of June to escort the Egyptian transports. Major Charles F. Powell, United States consul at Iquique, Peru, died of fever at that port on the 6th imt. It is agreed that the Abyssinian Abyssin-ian question Bhall be settled according ac-cording to Gordon Pasha's proposition. proposi-tion. ! A fire in Monlroal Wednesday morning destroyed sixty houses, rendering as mauy families homeless. Loss o00,000. The Danube is now so high that an inundation is feared, which would oblige the Russians to remove their batteries there. On the London stock exchange there have been eight failures of bear speculators announced during the pending settlement. J The house of Alexander Snyder, J at Portland, Out., wag destroyed by fire on Wednesday night and two i children burned to death. The Egyptian transport steamers have not yet started with the Egyptian contingent troops for Turkey, though the strike of the English engineers has been settled. Some bashi bazouks crossed the Danube between Kalarack and Jalo- rintza. They captured fourteen Roumania militia men and cut 00 the calves of their legs. A Russian assault on the Turkish positions at Batoum was repulsed after ten hours' fighting, the assailants assail-ants leaving great numbers of dead and wounded on the field. The Catholic church in Weischen, Grand Duchy of-Perin, was struck by lightning on Sunday during the service; ser-vice; Six persons were killed and about seventy seriously injured. The French republicans under advice of Gambetta accept Thiers as their leader. They propose to have the next electoral canvass under Thier's name, to which Thiers consents. con-sents. There are rumors of attempts on the part of the Spanish commanders in Cuba to.bring about an understanding understand-ing with the insurgents, which may lead to the restoration of peace on the island. The Petvuvian iron-clad Hunscar was captured by Colonel Larranaga, one of the foremost adherents o( Pierola, on the 7th inst., and left to capture Iquique. A successful revolution revo-lution may be the result. The porte excuses the numerous arreBts recently made on the ground of a conspiracy against it, but the real object it to remove tbe partisans of the ex-sultan, Mid hat Pnalm, who are agitating (or his return. A Vienna paper is responsible for the statement that MukhWr Pasha is to be dismissed and courtmartialed for representing that he had equipped an army of 66,000 men, whereas ho had but 30,000 at his disposal. . No serious resistance is apprehended appre-hended to the crossing of the Danube by the Russians, aa the fortresses will be avoided, and the want of proper organization renders the Turkish army unwieldy in large masses. The Turkish irregulars have attacked at-tacked an island in the Drina, in Servian territory, where the inhabitants inhabi-tants were peaceably working in the fields, and killed several, lhey carried car-ried off some people and cattle. A Paris dispatch says that Mac-Mahon's Mac-Mahon's policy is strongly opposed by the French public, and it is only a question of time when he must accept the alternative of overthrow by armed revolution or by votes at a general election. The Derby race was won by "Silvia Glen," "Arthur" second, "Rob Roy" third. The;ewerel7 starters. The latest betting was 5 to 2 against "Chamaut," 9 to 2 against "Rob Roy," 7 to 1 against "Attyre," 8 to 1 against "Brown Prince." On the 6th of May about 300 ICrupp guns were buried in snow on tbe road between Trebizond and Erzeroum. It is known these have not since been mounted, from which it is believed the Turks are not adequately prepared pre-pared to resist the Russian advance through the Songalu passes to Erzeroum Erzer-oum plains. The mayor of Liverpool at the luncheon given to General Grant on Tuesday warmly complimented him as the hero of an hundred battles. Graut-replied feelingly, acknowledge-ing acknowledge-ing the honor done him and his csuntry and proposing the health of the mayoress and ladie3 ol Liverpool, which brought out a toast to Mrs. Grant. Ex President Grant and wife will dinewilh the duke of Wellington June second. The duke tendering the invitation in-vitation said that it seemed to him to be a fit thing that General Grant's first dinner in London should be at the Apsly home with the duke of Wellington. They will dire with Eearl lieaconsfield on a subsequent day. The great tidal wave on the South Pacific did considerable damage to the docks aud piers at Callao. Vessels Ves-sels at tbe decks were lifted up eight (eet, but not injured. Some buildings on the shore and other property worn carried away. There was grout consternation con-sternation among the people. The cable is not working with the further South Americanjpor's and it is feared great damage tw been done. |