The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-07-13

years. His wife is daughter of the Hon.
Daniel L. Bacon, prominent citizen of this
place, and is now at the post recently COM
manded by General Custer, Fort Abraham
Lincoln. The town Is draped in mourning,
and a meeting of the Common Council and
the citizens was held to take measures for an
appropriate tribute to the gallant dead ..".....
Santa Anna died in the City OF Mexico, on
June 81, aged eighty-four..... Later dis
patches from Dubuque, Iowa, give the iol'
lowing list of those who were lost in the
storm at Rockdale, Iowa: Joseph Becker,
Ellen, his wife, and two children; James
Pearce, Emma, his wife, and two children ;
Peter Becker and five children; also his
housekeeper and her two children; Mrs.
Cory and two children John Klassen, wife,
and five children; reter Knapp, wife, and
four children; Mrs. Kingsley, Thomas
Blenkiron, Oliver Blenkiron, VIM. Brad
bury, and Richard Burke -thirty.nine in oil.
Notes from Abroad.
A special from Belgrade to the London
Ne,os dated June 80, says that Bulgaria has
issued declaration of independence. The
newspaper of Zastava, the organ OF the
Hungarian Servians, states that the Servian
Government has informed the troops that
Servia is no longer avassal State. The dis
patch adds that ut Belgrade, the Servian
Primate blessed seventy army banners and
administered communion to the army before
commencing the campaign. The old Turk
ish flags on the fortress at Belgrade were de-
molished amid artillery salutes.
The London Times correspondent says :
The new Sultan is overwhelmed with the
difficulties of his position, and cOntemplates
abdicating in favor of his younger brother.
The Turkish Government has formed the
desperate resolution OF enlisling eighty
thousand Bashi Bozouks, with view to
prevent the spread of the insurrectiOn by a
constant menace of general massacre Of
Christians. The children of General Igna-
tieff, Russian ambassador, have been sent to
Odessa, and the wives of Secretaries of the
Embassy have been taken to place of
safety. The aspect of affairs becomes more
serious daily.........The Berlin cOrrespon-
dent of the London Times says that the
following is the Servian plan Of the
campaign, as far as discernable at present.
General Tchernayeif, who commands at
Alexinatz, will engage the Turks at Nitsch.
General Zach, who is in command in the
Southwest, will, in the meanwhile, with 81, =
600 men force the passes leading into the
Turkish province of Old Servia and effect a
junction with the main force OF the Mon
tenegrins, numbering 1000, ut Prizrend.
The Prince of Montenegro, in order TO co.
operate in this movement, has concentrated
the great body of his troops opposing
Podg0ritza. The Servian army on the River
Drina, $4,000 strong, under General Allim'
pitt, will march upon Visheyras. Sera Jevo,
with 1000 Mentenegrins, will cooperate
with $500 insurgents in Herzegovina. A
special hospital train, equipped by the En-
press of Russia, has arrived in Montenegro.
The Russian sympathizers have also con.
trbuted six months provisions for the army
and people of Montenegro. Servia has re-
ceived loan of 10000 francs, and do
nations amounting to $4,000 ducats.
Seryian official dispatches announce hos
tilities commenced on the southeastern
frontier. July 8, the Servians were success
full in several engagements. They captured
the fortified camp of Babingalana by assault
| after three hours fighting. The position
was defended by several batteries. The
Turks abandoned their arms and baggage
| The river Drina was crossed on the same
day, and an engagement ensued before
Becklina......The London Times has the fol
lowing telegram, dated Catarro, July 3, even
| ing: A scout reports that Moukhtar Pashs
has abandoned Gotschko aud retreated Oh
Bosnia, and that the Montenegrins are fol
lowing up their victory over the Turkish
expedition sent against Rutschi. MEDIUM i.
beleaguered and Paagoritza threatened......
The London Standards Vienna dispatch
says General Tchernayeff has issued pro
clamation promising Russian aid if the wal
turns unfavorable to Servians. Details Of
| fighting at Zaitschar have been received
according to which 1890 Servians were
killed, and 10000 wounded fell into the
hands of the Turks. The latter lost 45(
killed and 800 wounded 1.-The Londor
Times Berlin dispatch declares that Austri;
is arming the officers of the line reserve
and the landwehr have been ordered t.
complete their war equipments Immediately
Twenty-six reserve companies of engineer
have been raised to a war footing, and thu
new plan for mobilization of landwehr ha
been issued. All the railway companie
have been ordered to keep certain numbe
of cars ready for transportation service
Military maneuvers have been given up, a
it is expected that two army corps will b.
Immediately put Oh war footing.