The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-25
Cause leading 10 SerNla's Delay In
Accepting Intervention The Great
Battle at ilrXiRatZ


'tlNtN from Ndpe NOaSl NNNlloi NUltu
August >, state that the King of Ia.
honey has confined all Europeans, at
Whydot in their houses aud threatens
to massacre them.
Looking 10 the Restoration Of AIsacc
nnd LORRAINE.
LONDON, August 2l--A correspond
ent to the Telegraph, from Paris, says
81 have reason TO know TINT shortly
before the proVogalion Of the cham
hers, n serious proposition for II Rus
sian alliance, with the prospective
restoration of Alsare and Lorraine rs
bale, was completely frustrated 10y the
resoIute attitude of the Republican
leaders,,
Modification la the system of Eiecting
rOpcs,
ROME, August 81 "A convocatlon of
Cardinals are now sitting to ascertain
the feasibility Of introducing certain
notifications in the system of electing
| Popes, 80 that electors may exercise
full liberty when it becomes necessary
to elect IL successor to the present
Pope.
! Cause Aceding 10 sCrVtn'S nCInS In
Accepting Intervention,
| VIENNA, August Fl be- Servia's delay
in accepting the good Offices offered by
all the powers at highlands initiative,
is occasioned by the circumstances OF
Montenegro, who fears htiug exposed
to the whole force Of Turkey in the
event OF Sorvia concludi 8 II separate
peace. \ compromise has conBo-
quently been arranged, in accordance
with which Scrvia makes one more
effort, in which Montenegro will CO.
operate. This explains the sudder
march OF the Prince of Montenegro
towards kolasdjn, whore he will unite
with the forces under his brother-in
I law, Nerkonjss, with the intention 0
attacking the Turks about Sienet2a II
conjunction with the Servian forces il
the same neighbOrh0Od.
Hepnraii0n for me SnIOnicn Outrage
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, August II. The
French and tho German ambassadors
have informed the Porte that their
governments are satisfied with the rep-
abton made by the Turkish govern
mcnt for Salonica outrage. The Porte
has refused to consider the Greek note,
respecting Crete until after the tcrmi-
nation of the war. In the meanwhile,
business in Crete is at stand still, and
| judges refuse to sit.
The Pending Hattie at AIexinatZ.
BELGRADE, August 2i.-An official
dispatch, recountlug Tuesdays fight
ing, says both sides maintain their pc.
sJions. The Turks have received rein
forcements to the number of fifty thou
sand. Yesterday afternoon it was ru-
morcd that the Turks had abandoned
Sartschar, in order to concentrate all
their forces for attack on AleXinat2,
An civilians have been ordered to
leave AleXinatz.
The TURKS Arc Defeated AT AIrNinaiz
BELGRADE, August "a. The Servian
bulletins announce II cessation of the
conflict at AlexanitH after defeat OF
the Turks this morning.
LONDON, August u. The Standards
correspondent ut Belgrade teIegraphs
as follow: "Despite the following ac'
counts OF the battles around AleXinalZ
| understand, on good authority, that
the fighting has been merely nj til,
outposts. The Turks are steadily ad
vancing, but AleXinatz can only be Ia
ken with immense loss.n
BELGRADE, August 2I.-The Turks
yesterday made three desperate at
tacka on the Servan positions at Alex
inatz, and some Of the Servian battal
ions lost more than a quarter of thei
strength. Several Russian officers
were killed. The Turks also lost heavi
", being exposed to cross-iire Of ar
tillery from the entertainments. Gen
eral Tcbounayefl, who commanded the
Servians in person, succeeded In re-
pulsing the Turks on each occasion.
The Turks renewed the attack early
this morning, and We're repulSed along
the whole line, and fell back two kilo-
metres. General 1chOunayeti IL I'M
d.rstood TO have decided, in the event
of defeat, to fall back on Belgrade
Cnpriga, on the Morva river, has also
been fortified, as the third time of de
Tense. If General Tchounayeif is sue
cessful, he will advance on Miseh, II
the direction of which the ServiaI
General Marvatovich is now advanc
ing. General TchOunayoh telegraph
Prince Milan as follows: "Our affairs
are not progressing badly. The Turk
have evacuated the line of the Timok
but still occupy Saitchar."
servla ConcIudes DO Continue the Wa
VIENNA, August 23.-Intelligenc
from Belgrade announces that the wa
party finally obtained the ascendency
Besides dispatching Col. Montverde t
Belgrade, urging continuance of tn