The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-07-13
ABROAD.

1HE Centennial Fourth was celebrated
in London by state dinner, under the
auspices of the American Legation. At
Dublin nearly 10000 persons met and
adopted an address to the President. The
demonstration closed with fireworks and
torchlight procession. In Paris, the Jour
mails contained leaders appropriate to the
day, and there were several private cele-
brationS by American residents. The Le-
cation was covered with flags and bunting.
and the American colors abounded in the
principal streets. Like demonstrations
and displays characterized the day at Ber-
lin, Frankfort and Rome.
ACCORDING to Ragusa dispatches of the
9th, the Mussulmans in Herzegovina had
become panic stricken at the approach of
the MOntenegrins, and had taken refuge
in the fortresscs and abandoned the cOun-
try. A London Times correspondent tcle.
graphed on the 9th, that the Turkish re-
ports of victories over the Servans were
entirely false. On the 5th, the Servians had
surrounded and almost cut to pieces.
Il body of 2,400 Turkish regulars, few
only escaping by night. He adds that
all attempts of the Turkish army to cross
the frontier had been VIGOROUSLY repulsed
y Vienna dispatch of the same date says
the Catholics in herzegovina had aban-
dOned the insurgCnt camp, and several had
joined the Turks against Servia Trouble
was reported in Athens, Greece, and a
state of siege had been proclaimed there.
Mexico, died at his residence in the City
Of Mexico, on the Goth ult, aged eighty
four years.
CONsTANTINopLE dispatches of the 7th,
say the Softas had demanded to be armed
and sent to the frontier. A Vienna cor
respondendcnt of the London Times of the
1th announces tie capture of the Turkish
town Of Ampalanka by the Servians. The
latter Were reported to be marching on
Sophia, with view of cutting the rail
road leading from that point to Constan-
tinoPle. The Turks had concentrated a
large force there to repel the anticipated
engagement at Salschar the Turks cap
tured only the outlying earthworks, leav-
ing the main fort with garrison Of 5000
men in the hands of the Seryians. These
were being closely besieged. The insur-
rection in Bulgaria was said to have be-
come general.
A FEW days ago, in Switzerland, two
passenger railway trains collided between
Berne and Lausanne. Both engines and
a number of passenger coaches were de-
molished, and ten persons killed.
AN explosion Of fre-damp took place at
a colliery near St Arold, France, on the
Sth, which killed forty-fve persons and
caused serious injury 10 forty 9th
crs.
DISPATCHES from Semlin "a small Aus
trian frontier town. of the 9th report the
defeat of the Servians under Gen OHM
pics 4 Vienna dispatch of the same date
says the Servians had been defeated in
every engagement so far, except one. At
BieIina, several thousand Servians were
wounded, The Servian Minister Of War
had taken personal command of the army.
A Belgrade telegram tto London paper
of the 9th says the Servians had fought
ten engagements during the preceding
eight days and lost 5000 men.
THE United States Consul at San Do
mingo reports that an insult was recently
offered the United States flag at that port,
by Haytien troops, who forcibly took
passenger under the protection of such
flag, from the steamer Tybee.
IN the village of Elgg, Switzerland,
fifty two houses were burned on the 9th.
Several persons are said to have perished
in the flames.
The German squadron left ,Salonica on
the 10th with scaled orders to be opened
at sea. A Constantinople telegram of the
10Th reports that great battle had been
fought at Prot on that day. The Turkish
army had been Withdrawn from Sailschar,
having failed to force the position and
their fanks being threatened.