Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
FOREIGN.

DDsnla, nus lhsufu u piouibit
ing quarter to Christians. Special kilograms
to Paris paper Of the Goth ult say 800
Christians had been tortured and drowned
in the villages OF Pervan and Tcmar twelve
women cut to pieces at Paryics, sixty chill
dren stoned to death at Rathlovo, $50 girls
murdered at Sokolovo, and 5000 Christians
massacrcd at Prigcdorn.
A severe engagement took place near Ur-
bias, on the 10Th ult., between the Turks
under Moukhtar Pasha and the Seryians
The latter were victorious, capturing many
prisoners. The Turks who attacked the
Montenegrins on the 2sth were completely
defeated
Right-Rev. Samuel Butcher, Bishop Of
Meath, Premier Bishop of Ireland, died on
the Both ult.
Soderhamn, Sweden, has been recently al
most entirely destroyed by fire,
London dispatches of the 3lst ult say the
Bashi Bazourk atrocities had created intense
excitement throughout Greece, and her re-
lations with Turkey were becoming very Sc
rious. She had issued note TO the Great
Powers expressing u fear that she would be
unable to prevent war with Turkey. 4
Berlin telegram of the same date says the
Russian Gen. Won Kaufman, the conquerOr
Of khiya, had gone 10 the Servsn camp, and
would assume the command Of the Scrvian
forces. Russia had decided to Withdraw
her envoy from Constantinople. A Widdin
dispatch Of the 3lst ult says the Turks en-
tered Seryia on the 29th, and were driving
the enemy everywhere before them.
The / nnInp Time Gf ia LAT nj
DIR. Butcher, Archbishop Of ireland, whose
death was reported on the 18th, committed
suicide while delirious.
According to Ragusa kilograms of the lst,
The Turkish loss In the recent fight near
Trebinlc was; selim Pasha killed, Osman
Pasha talsn prisoner, and two Colonies,
three Lieutenant Colonies, seven Majors,
and from 200 to 5000 men killed, wounded
o missing Two battal!ons Of infantry and
one of cnaseoars were destroyed 10 the last
man.
Paris dispatches to the London Stndard
Of the LIST say that Austria had selected En-
gland as arbitcr In the solution OF the
conflict between Turkey and Scrvia.
An instruction has broken out in Albania,
aud is rapidly spreading throughout the
province The headquarters Of the rebel
lion are at Scutri
Roylton ~ Dixon, iron ship-builders OF
Middlesborough England, failed on the LIST.
Their liabilities are 81 900
The ship Geltwood, from Liverpool for
Melbourne, was recently lost with all on
board, of Cape Northumberland, on the
south coast Of Australia.
A Paris telegram Of the ID announces that
the Sultan Murad Enendi had already signed
his abdcutou Of the Ottoman throne Abdul
Harnd, his successor, had declared that he
would take personal command OF the armies
operating against the Sclayes
According TO q Constantlnoplc dispatch Of
the I'd, the Arab shicks at Mecca had offered
2oo,ooo Arabian troops TO the Turkish Gov
crumcnt
Belgrade kilograms Of the ed say Russia
had sent an army of observation to her
frontier.
The clerks of the Bank of Nova Scotia
and the Provincial Trcasurcr's office at Hall.
fax, y. S, ON the lst, locked the doors and
went OF to see circus procession. When
they returned they found that thieves had
been there and robbed the bank of Sl7 800
aud the Treasurer's Office Of ! 900 and val.
liable pupvrs.
Dispatches from various points, on the Sd
announce heavy lighting along the Scrvlan
border, hut give mcagcr report Of results.
Both sides claim TO have achieved victories.