NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 880, 20 April 1877, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

GENERAL SUMMARY, European and American telegrams to March 28th: — Lee, the author of the Mountain Meadow massacre, has been executed. He made a confession implicating Brigham Young. He said he only did as he was ordered, and was promised celestial rewards. The confession caused a great sensation at Salt Lake. The Basin Bazouks plundered and burned two Herzegovinian villages, and murdered a number of the inhabitants. A resolution in favor of union with New Brunswick and Prince Edward’s Island was carried by the Nova Scotia legislature. An Amsterdam banker has offered Russia a loan of twenty-five million roubles at eight per cent, but insisted on disarmament, and no further loan for five years. The offer was declined. The Times cites this as proof of the bad state of Russian credit. Russia has sent Montenegro twelve months’ provisions. Small-pox is still raging in London. There is public excitement in Jamaica over the prosecution of the Press, A committee are collecting subscriptions for the defence. Trade depression in Germany has assumed serious proportions and labor riots have occurred. Famine is feared in Silesia. The newspapers coupled their royal greetings with a wish that the Emperor may see the speedy recovery of the nation from financial crisis. In Pennsylvania 400 colliers and 60,000 men are idle. The Cretans refused to send an Embassy to the Turkish Parliament, A British war steamer destroyed seven villages on the Congo River, West Africa, killing three natives as punishment for plundering an American schooner. The Chinese troops have captured the city of Manas, and slaughtered a large number of Dungans insurgents. This is expected virtually to end the outbreak. Outrages have been committed by the citizens of Chico, California, on the Chinese. Lord Derby defended Sir H. Elliot, and challenged his opponents to bring a motion raising the question before Parliament. He said the question was moved to create greater horrors than those of Bulgaria. A new revolution is expected in Mexico. President Diaz’s friends are forsaking him. Outrages equalling those of Bulgaria are reported in connection with a now rising in Bosnia. The Bashi Bazouks are burning villages and massacring refugees. Six hours fighting between a large body of Bosnian insurgents resulted in great losses to both sides, the Turks retiring. Active preparations are being made by Turkey to fortify Kars and other positions on the Asiatic frontier ; 130,000 troops have been sent there. The Russian force's on the Asiatic frontier are estimated at 100,000. The number of famine stricken men employed on the Madras works lias decreased by 1800. Those on the Bombay works havc_decreased 37,000. "Violent scenes have occurred in the Transvaal Republic in opposition to President Burgess’s proposal for annexation to Great Britain. The life of the British envoy was threatened. The commander of the Spanish force in Cuba reports a successful campaign. _ The Pope has been very ill, and his life despaired of.