The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-08
FOREIGN NOTES.
IlldeOus Atrocities OF the Turkish
Troops at Alexanltz Rape, MUIR
der, Roasting Alive OF Prisoners.
HOrrld Details Of the Butchcring Of Chris.
tlans by the Chinese Massacre Of
Fifteen Thousand Egyptian Troops
In Abysslnia-Servia Defeated.

LONDON, September THE army
correspondent ut Belgrade telegraphs
the following: Nothing IL certainly
known about what Is passing In the
ueighborhood of AleXanitz, but there
IL II strong conviction here that an
other battle was fought ON Monday.
Some Russians who have just arrived
from the front doubt this, they repre-.
sent the Servian army AZ reduced to
mere mob, Some OF the Russian sur
gcons are returning home.
Fifteen Thousand Egyptian Troops
MAssaercd Ia Abyssinin.
New YORK, September IA Paris
correspondent telegraphs that fresh
disaster Detailing the Egyption army,
in ,Abyssina. Fifteen thousand
troops, with their commander, Rahibe
Pasha, have been massacred. The
Abyssinians atterward proceeded to
massacre soldier which they seized.
The garrison and government officers
escaped on board some ships which
happened to be in port, and arrived
safely in Suez. The Egyptian govern
ment Is contemplating revenge, and
are sending fresh troops to the scene
Of acuGa, The cavalry and artillery
were also bei2g re0rganiztd.
Details of the Massacre Of Christians
by chinese az NingknCriu,
SAN FRANCISCO, September THE
steamship City of Pekin has arrived
here with Shanghai dates to the 18TH.
The report of the massacre in
Ningknopfu is fully confirmed. The
Roman Catholic church was destroyed,
the officiating priest tortured aud kill
ed his assistant toru in pieres, dead
bodies taken from graves and deiiled
and one hundred Of the congregation
slain. The French minister il taking
active steps to secure the punishment
of the guilty parties, among whom are
numerous officials Of rank. Several
other assaults and murders OF Chris
tians have followed. Forty buildings
were destroyed and the damage to
property is estimated ut sixty thou
sand dollars.
The difficulty with England con.
tinues unsettled. The Chinese govern
ment is greatly embarrassed by ~
newed revolts and intrigues of secre-
societies. aud by want OF money, ma
live bankers refusing TO make further
advances.
Yokohama dates to August goth,
says by order OF the Government most
Of the restrictions upon travel to the
ancient capital, Kioto and vicinity,
will be removed September lst. T..
peshite Smith, the legal advisor of the
Japanese foreign Office during the past
six years, returns to America by the
City of Pekin, He receh ed distin-
guished marks of attention Oh taking
leave.
uidcOus Atrocities of the Turks nj
AleNanity
LONDON, September IA special
correspondent of the Standard tele.
graphs from Belgrade the following:
The Turks on Monday occupied the
leit bank of the Moravia. Alexanitz
is in their power, and is utterly de-
serted. The Servians at Delegrade arc
in no condition TO take the field. The
Turks committed great atrocities dur
ing and after the battle of Friday.
lIideous stories reach me OF rape and
murder, Of wounded Russians being
lied to trees and roasted, and girls out
ragged aud flnyed alive, The roads are
illed with thousands of fugitives. The
governments talk of victories kept the
public in the dark about the danger
which threatened them. There Is now
no force between the Turks and Bel