, 1876-07-18
Of Indiscrininate Slaughter
Of Christian Men, Won1-
en-, and Children.
The Early Abdication Of the
Young Sultan Pre-
dicted.
Commercial Interests in India in
State Of Fearful Stag"
nation.
List Of English II. P.'s Who Will Soon
Visit Philadelphia.
TURKEY.

TURKEY.
MosTAR.
RA0usA, july 17.-Thc Montcncgrins arc Rt
Dleaga, near Mostar, and the capture Of tho lat
ter is confidently expected.
v1rxnA, July 17-Thc Turkish campaign
seems to bc strictly defensive. The Turks
have abandoned their positions in Lower Hcrze- |
govina, excepting eomo fortified places and the
strongest block-louscs. Even the evacuation OF |
Mostar seems contemplated.
pEnuY's SPEECH.
LONDON, July 17.-Reports from all the |
European capitals say that Lord Dcrbyfs state
mcnt has mado very favorable impression.
rnH BULGARIAN ouTRA0rs.
Dlsraeli stated In tho Commons to-day that q
dispatch from Mr. Elliott, Turkish Minister ut
Constantinoplc, says the e1ccsses In Bulgaria
are deplorahlc, but tho published reports nrc
grossly exaggerated. Thcrehas been no wholesale
slaughter The Christian Inhabitants are vol
untccring against 'Servia. Tho loyalty Of tho
Christians md Mohammcdans against serva Is
| extraordinary.
HERZEGOVINA.
CoHsrANr1soPLE, July 17.'~The Governor
General Of Herzegovina tcicgraplls from Mostar
as follows: !" All bulletins respecting pretended
iusurgcnt victories in Herzegovina arc false.
| There Las been no engagement except tho COM
hat SUSTAINED BY Se1lm Tacha In tito lef}lcs Of
| Xalfntn, which reported On the 18th inst. Tho
| Montencgrins, who arc operating on tho noun
tains and In deserted VILLAGES, hayc mot ap-
preached positions where Imperial troops arc
concentrated. Tue reported capture Of 1atzko,
| Bflck, Stolat1, and Ncvcsinio iB pure inven-
tton. On the 18th Inst. . company OF Turkish
troops from Nek fell Into IN ain9Mscaac Ct IN,
! surgents under Gen. Pnuloyics. They suffered
urcat loas ,yhioBustainlng tho attack Of superior
iorces until the arrival of reinforecments, Wien
tho insurgents rctreatcd." .-..-.
ANOTHER TURKISH s1onr OF sEnv1AN "A! pErEAT. ,r
| WARRINGTON, D. G., July 1T-Thc Turkish
Minister has received the following Official dis
patch from Cunstantinoplc to-day. "Nafyz
faclla attacked tho Seryiaas yesterday, and,
! utter IN engagement lasting si1 hours our SOL
tlfcrs captured with tho bnyonct Ru tntrsncll-
1ncnt occupied by the enemy, ana defeated them
We n,sssd q s nEs o9.aa ps1st It #
advance Of Suleyman Pachn the Scrvtane aban-
doned their intrenchu,s,lts at Dobi"o Glarzo
a,il rettred Into servta."
THE laAUnGENT g1nK.
BELoHADE, July ia SerVian detachment
has Invaded tho wholc valley. Of Tcp'txa be-
twcen NoyL Baxar nud N!sch. The Villages
I therein have risen aud furnished volunteers for
"a / 81 statement published here denying the
various reports untayorahle to scrssa says:
Gen. Tchcrnaycff las neither been surrounded
nor beaten: No important battle Is expected
Gcns Oiyinntcs rcporta that tho Turks are
| committing fearful atrocities, burning eervian
aud Dosnian villages and maasaercIng tho in.
! labitatts.
Thc Scrvians are still before Nogi Dazar
| despite Turkish assertions to tho contrary, Tic
, scrvians hive not yet lost single cannon.
Tic mother OF PFincc Milan hG8 just died at
Wurzmrg, Bavaria.
4 great pan!c exists at Mostar, because Of the
aiontenegrin successes. Tho Chrlssians fear the
vengeance Ut tito Turks.
} Tic Aontencgrlns hare interrupted commune
t cation between Trcbfnio and RaEusa.
NcuMANtA.
VIENNA, July 17-rhc Noumantan memoran'
! lsoumania Wishes to naiutaIn u settlement b,
y friendly understanding With the Porte. TIL
prlnripal Of tllusu mrs the admission of the Ruu
Ii innIlan representative to the diplomatic corp
!. | jurisdiction In matters concerning Rnunanal
4 subjects In Turkey; definition Of tho boundar.
:, rclativc to tho islanfls In the Danube; cpnelu
sa xess s p' % ;ssffs; s 'se .eeosn Il
n up1au passports, and finally rcctitlcatlon Of tn
fruntlrr At thu delta Of the 'Dauabo, which vii
secure to Ro4n,anana the free usa OF 'ts waters
o Vienna special says that Gen; 1gnaticfr l1as re
% ten Tchcrnayetr Inns sent u Colonel to urg
'r mc,. nild monty. Otherwise ii Will be- too latt
TIE suLTAN'f HEALTH.
In The Sta.darIfs Col,stantfnoplc correspondent
It tclrgraphs that t!!c health OF the Sultan ea!isc
:. The silurk caused by tho sufctlu Of til
y ,. Sultan Ab.lu! Ax!z and tue murder Of Iiussel
~ Avaa paslla, Minister Of WaE: 1lo is
some Iaess law post,yss S aceared thas sy,nj
% toms OF soitening Of the braln have alpcarct
D. Mc is in Imminent danger. Personally, l1eltey
| Ills abdicatton Ia near ut hand anl uilnyotdabl
= You may expect to llear at any moment that b
Y brother Abdul Ilanid rcgus.
~ MoNTENENHO ON HEH OWN HooK.
W The .slaaiard's Vienna tolcgrain says MOI
sss .. 0sa antchsso ss eaas sss Gse e oSndaes
a. wnr On llls own account. lIo will have no .
ltanco with scEyln, though hc considers scrva
ty opetattons nseiul as engaging tho attenson u
= y {Go io.t's nerlin special says l.oumanta hi
~. w. notified tho Powers that her mobilization
~ merely fur tho deteuRc Ut her frontiers.
n. YlEhDISIf WolK. - .-
of Tho 1ynses special from Para!sin states th
j. eraelss,says to TurEs ssye killed seysral hu
ss ss''e eu..as fs ssta sa.s' ana T. eis 1ii
u. to pieces, throwing thcn in tie al
~ and catching them upon bayonets: They e
81 81 o!I heads q noses Of thy dead and mou,de
~ whereas the wounded TuEk!sh prisoners 4
et treated Ike serviaus.
IT Ihe aa'"s. nsg.sa spec!al says selim Pasf
h; aud ammunition.
y. sRAyIA's POLICY.
IL; Tho Tvnaes' Vienna dispatch comments on {
= late runlor Tint eesyfa had asked for Russ,
j. mediation In fayor OF m asmtstlce. It says t
u; origin of this Eumor may bu traced
H. Efforts which acFvla y undoubtedly maklI
ID; to regain the goodwill Of the Powers, IN
n aboys Ill, Of Hussia, which She rtsked by Il
Ply obstinacy !n declaring war. Thu eorresponle
. nolnts mt TINT the Bcryfana 40 far hayo al
=. been able to pasa just beyond the frontier T.
n. Turks are Gradually bringing up. selnforc
m. snenta. serva gaye hint u week ago 4.
o.. hint was, OF course, not takcsl. On Sund
III, Col. Ismallo!l, Il Russian on Gcn. Trhernayei
ab' stafl, passed through Visnna for Petersburg
nj: r,lswtnu f,lrutiV uth fha nh1act nf t,en1,f