The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-25
Another Doubtful Story of a Fight.
f O r E I G. N.
THE TURKISH WAR,
Servia,s Delay ExnIajuad.

ASCAuy GAPAAtueus
VIENNA, Aug. 24-Servia's delay in accent.
ing the good offices offered By all the powers at
England $ initiative, is occasoned by the re-
monstrance OF the Prince of Montenegro. who
fears being exposed to the whole force of Tur.
key IN the event of Servia concluding a separ-
ate peace.
A compromise has consequently been ar.
ranged, in accordance with which, Seryia
makes one more effort in which Montepeero
will cooperate. This explains the sudden
march of the Pri &c of Montenegro toward
KaasdeD, where he will unite with the forces
under his brpther.in-law, Vukovich, with the
Intention OF attacking the Turks about St. En-
llga, IN conjunction with the Servian forces in
the same neighborhood.
Desperate Fighting at AIexina,z.
LONDON, Aug. PA dispatch from Bel
grade says the Turks yesterday made three des-
perate attacks on the Servian position at Alex
inatz, and some OF the Servian battalions lost
more than quarter of their strength Several
Russian officers were killed. The Turks also
lost heavily, being exposed to cross fire of ar
tillery from Entertainments. The Servians COM
manded byGeneral Tchernayeff in person, have
succeeded in repulsiDg the Turks on each occa-
sion. The Turks renewed the attack early this
morning. and were repulsed along the whole
line, and fell back distance of two kilometres
special to the Standard from Alexinatz
says that t., Gen Tcherneyeff attacked Ali Sab
ions with two batteries of artillery passed
through the valley leading northeast of Alex
inatz to the Turkish headquarters. The move.
ment was discovered by the Turks who went to
meet the column. The Turks held their ground
although the Servians were superior in num-
bers. The losses of the Turks were heavy.
nearly all their officers being killed or wound
ed. The Servians fohght under shelter of
forest, but at o'clock in the evening retreated
to Alexinatz. Their total loss was one thou
sand killed and wounded
BELGRADE, Aug. A.-The Servian bulletins
announce the cessation of the conflict at AL
exinatz after the retreat of the Turks this
morning.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Erie RaiIrond.
LONDON, Aug, 24--The Times fin ancial ar
tlcle says an amended Erie reconstruction
scheme has been issued providing that IN to
1879, four coupons of the first consolidated
bonds are to be paid In cash and six funded,
All the coupons after 1879 will be paid and
coupon bonds bearing interest at per cent.
payable in gold in 1920 will be issued in ex-
change Tor the funded coupons. The second
consolidated mortgage bondholders are to fund
ten consecutive coupons from June LIST, 1879.
and the convertible gold bondholders are to
1upd IL Z-3 quarterly coupons within the same
dates Coupon bonds for these funded cou.
pons will bear per cent interest till 1888 and
thereafter per cent. ALI bonds and coupons
must be forthwith deposited with the recon-
structon committee who will foreclose on the
Hallway and buy it on behalf of the bondhold-
ers. A new company is to be formed to work
the line. Half the shares of the new company
are to be vested in trustees to be called voting
trustees. The shareholders in the present
company are to be admitted to the new comma
ny on the payment of their assessment on the
shares.