The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-10-26
throughout The State and the political
campaign was being vigorously conducted
by both parties.
A8HoAD.


ST. PERERsBURG dispatches of th,
18th say the Russian iron clad Peter the
Great had been ordered to the Mediter
ranean. Russia had issued circular note
announcing that, in the interests of hu-
manIty, she felt bound to march troops
into Bulgaria and Armenia. II was ha
lieved that Austria and Germany would
pursue a policy identical with that of
Russia.
ACCORDING to Vienna kilograms of the
18TH, England considered all diplomatic
negotiations at Constantinople at an end
BUCHAREST kilograms of the 18th say
Russia and Roumania had agreed, in the
event of war with Turkey, that Rouman-
ian troops should be officered by the
| Russians.
LONDON dispatches from different points
on the 18th state that all Russians under
/ forty had been ordered home.
AN imperial decree has been issued
convening the German Parliament for
October 30.
PARIS papers of the evening of the 18th
unanimously announce that, if war be
declared by Russia, France would rigidly
adhere to the policy of neutrality.
GREAT excitement prevailed on the
London Stock Exchange on the 18th.
Russian securities fell seven per cent.
and other securities declined greatly in
sympathy. There was the same condition
of affairs on the Paris Bourse.
LONDON dispatches of the morning of
the 10Th state that the British Parliament
would be convened in consequence of the
threatening aspect of Eastern affairs.
The Government had notified Lloyds to
have ships ready for the transportation of
troops. The COMMANDMENTS Chief had
been instructed by the War Office to hold
three army corps in readiness for imme-
diate transportation to Constantinople.
ACCORDING to st. Johns (Canada) dis
patches Of the 18th the Quebec train had
been detained for six and a half hours,
north of that place, by severe snow
storm. In some places the snow was two
feet deep.
AT Cabinet Council held in London,
on the 10Th, it was decided that the ex-
istenCe of war between Russia and Tur-
key did not create a condition demanding
England'S interference, and that she was
not called upon, either by the text of
treaties or moral obligation, to defend one
empire against the other.
ACCORDING to Belgrade dispatches of
the Goth, the Turks had captured Schlie-
cavaz and taken the heights of Gredetin.
LONDON dispatches Of the 21st say that
the British Parliament had been further
prorogued. This was considered to be The
best evidence that England did not look
for hostilities in Turkey.
RAGUsA kilograms of the 21st announce
the capture of Medan by the Montene-
grins. Four hundred Turks were taken
prisoners.
VIENNA dispatches of the 21st state
that Turkey had accepted the Russian
ultimatum The Russian War Minister
had ordered ten army corps to be concen-
trated.
BELGRADE kilograms of the 22d say
the Turks resumed offensive operations
in Servia, on the 10Th. A three-days bat
tie had been fought before Deligrad, dur
ing which the Turks captured thirteen re
doubts and great quantity of arms, and
took many prisoners. The shelling of
AlexinatZ began on the Dist The Servians
had been defeated at Djunis.
LONDON dispatches of the 23d state that
Roumania had declared herself independ-
ent, and that proclamation had been is
sued by Prince Charles announcing the as
of the title of King of Rou-
mania. The mobilization of the army
and the issue of paper money would
speedily follow.
ACCORDING to a Constan tinople tele-
gram of the 23d a conspiracy to murder
the Grand Vizier and Midhat Pasha had
been discovered, and Ramiz Pasha and
two Ulemas of high rank had been ar
rested and exiled.
THE London Standard of the 23d has a
letter from its Belgrade correspondent,
which states that unparalleled distress
prevailed throughout Servia, and in the
Servian and Turkish armies. Unless
peace were speedily proclaimed Servia
would be ruined. Thousands of the in
habitants in the interior were starving.