The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

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RAGUsA, July 22.--Ih,cllgeDce from Scla
vonic sources announce lrhst the s rvians
were defeated. near Belina. Thursday. jGl
Mustapha D;J.-lelsBd- Pusha and Soholo-
eek Pashu, with seven battalions of intan-
| try and four companies of cavalry and eight
guns, attacked the Scrvians in their in
trenchment AT Paska, before B dina After
four hours' sanguinary combat the Ser
vans fed. The Turks captured tour guns
and four small forts.
VERSAILLES. July ee. The bill to restore
to the State the suls right of comforting de-
| grees failed in the Senate by u votes lag
to 1879. II was a government measure,
and its rejection was effected by an alliance
between the Bonapartists and the Right.
The result produced s,nsaiiOn. li-d s"H
One hundred houses in the Town of Gar
ray burned. t,,-.,., ..,ifg ..,ta4 tssl .ln
LoNDoN, July 90 "A dispatch to the
| Standard from Constantinaple says that
notwithstanding anything you may read TO
the contrary, the Sultan's condition is very,
serious and his abdicstion imminent. l;.ii43.
LONDON, July 22-The special CORES
pondcnt of the Duly Neaes ut Prince Mi
lan's headquarters, At Parakin, telegraph,
ola I1cmlin, July 10. as follnws: The affair
of yesterday at I,yor means the defeat 10
and confession of weakness ON the part OF
1 the Servians. Knowing the Turks had
no communication with the Widden, and
conldS not draw troops thence, it 10 rea-
sonable belief that General Leschjayin al
tackled the Turks with all his available
strength. But why did he attack at alIi
Clearly to anticipate the Turkish Attark at
Saitzchan, because he did NOT wait for
promised co-operstion. 7risiq aaiai4a. ~ 81
More fighting in the same quarter is mo-
mentarily expected.
The Nees's Paflin specials are not trust
worthy, because that paper openly sympa-
thizes with the Sclayoniies. s. sliat9F .
LONDON, July % -Theagent of the New
York Associated Press here had an inter-
view with Pierrepont. His statements neg
alive differences of the Standard from Earl
Derby's language in the House Of Lords
that there Is prospect OF negotiations for
the renewal uf the extradition on a more
satisfactory basis He said nothing had
occurred in auywise altering the situation.
The Times has dispatch from Plymouth
/ saving that few days before the disastrous
triaI trip of the Thunderer, her boilers
were tested by hydraulic pressure. rus
necessitated the wedging down Of the safety
and ALI other relief valves, and It has been
4 discovered that the wedges On the exploded
boiler had never been removed. The com
mupication valve was also closed, and no
steam was able 10 escape even to the en-
/ gineE.
HAVANA, July 22.--General Boisroud
Caral has been elected president OF Hayts.
/ All Is quiet throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, July e. THE Turkish
/ Minister has received the following: .sCon-
/ stautinople, July 2l.--Yesterday seven bat
talions OF infantry, with 1000 1felicians.
under command Of Gems. Mustapha D'Jcle-
land Pasis and soholozek Pasha, attached
the enemy In the neighborhood Of Belina-
The Sersians were entirely defeated. and
abandoned 70 cur victorious troops theIr en-
trenchmenfs and four cannons. They re-
tired 10 the Island Of Athiz1fA, where they
were exposed 10 our artillery FIRE. /"
PARIS. July 22.--The JblszGI des DrButs
publishes 3 special from LemliE, which af-
/ firms that the serviens were defeated be-
fore BeiinAs and that the Servian General
Olimpic's line Of retreat j. cut OF.