The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-30

CELEBRATED PHYSICIAN DEAD-NAIL RoBBER.
LONDON, August -Maximillian Joseph
Chalias, celebrated physician and surgeon
OF Heidelberg, is dead.
LONDON, August ga letter-sorter be-
tween Hollyhead and London has been ar
rested for stealing letters with bills Of eX-
change on the United States.
COLLISION BETWEEN OCEAN STEAMERS.
LIVERPOOL. August 29.-As the White
Star steamer Germania was leaving her
dock to-day she fouled the Allan Line steam
er Circassian, at anchor. The Germania
lost her boats and dIyits from waist to quar-
ter and sustained extensive damage to her
upper works. The Circassian lost her
bowsprit and figure-head.
SPANISH AFFAIRs-cAsH RAISED.
MADRID, August pa convention has
been concluded by the Government with
Spanish capitalists for an advance OF money
of from Ii, 900, 900 to 25,000,0 900 pesetas.
A letter says that q, $50 men Of all arms,
with Kropp and Placentia guns, will EN-
bark for Cuba before November next.
CHINESE OPTICAL COMMITS SUICIDE By Or
DER OF THE GOVERNMENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 20.-Advices
from Hong Kong to the Sd instant have
been received. It is reported that the Gov
ernor Of Yunnan has committed suicide in
obedience to orders from the Pekin Govern
ment, which takes this method to check
further inquiry. The Foreign Office is
making renewed efforts to conciliate Eng
land.
The Catholic church at Ming Knobfer
was mobbed. Combustibles were thrown
among the congregation, and some were
slaughtered as they attempted to escape the
flames.
There have been heavy transactions in
silks at high prices
HEAVY. LOSS OF TRoOPs-sABRE DUEL-THE
BULGARIAN ATE0CITIEs-PEAcE PROSPECTS.
LONDON, August 29.-The latest adyices
from the fighting around AleXanitz IS unfa-
yorable to the Servians. General Tcherna-
vetf's account OF victory is now generally
discredited. A correspondent OF the DAILY
Ne1rs, with the Scryians at AleXanitz, says
their losses in the first five days fighting was
10000. rss. r
A Belgrade dispatch to the Ne,os reports a
duel between the correspondent OF the
Prague Politiclc and cavalry officer with
sabres. Both were wounded. ..@
The Ne,cs publishes Mr.. Schuyler's pre-
| liminary report of the inquiry into the Bull
earian outrages, confirming the worst that
has been told. Much Of the slaughter was
done by regular Turkish soldiers.
The Times, editorially, says: "The reali-
cation of the promise OF peace depends upon
ourselves. All influences affecting the dc.
cision are favorable, except those controlled
directly or indirectly by ourselves"
LONDON, August pa dispatch to the
Telegrapk from Vienna says: "The Great
Powers are constantly interchanging tele'
grams concerning the proposed mediation.
A general agreement has been reached
touching the principal features to be adopt
ed, but the details are unsettled. Germany
is the most backward Of the Powers. 1t is
believed that great difficulty will be eXpe-
rienced in determining the steps, but sew
eral days will probably elapse before the
Powers submit their proposals"
The Pau-MaH Gazette'S Berlin special
saws that Austria will be invited again to
take the initiative in submitting the media
tory proposals to Turk ey and Servia. The
negotiations commence by guaranteeing
that the Powers are for the present restrict
ed exclusively to obtaining the suspension
OF hostilities. Great EMERGENCIES OF opin-
ion are feared when the details are discuss
ed, and a conference is considered the only
means Of adjusting them.
BELGRADE, August 29.-Official adyices
state that the Turks attacked the Servian
left on Monday, but were repulsed with
heavy loss. They left the killed and large
quantity Of arms and ammunition on the
field. II. rs, 4. -, -t.
A Turkish attack on Little Zevornick was
likewise repulsed. Il an
VIENNA, August pa special from Con
stantinople to the Politica! Correspondence
saws a cabinet council, at which all the
grand dignitarics were present, have re
solved to depose the present Sultan Murad,
and proclaim Abdul Hamed. The change
will occur shortly; certainly before the be.
ginning Of the next Ramadan-the greas
annual feast of the Mahomedans.
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