The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-18

A"NpoNi august In reply 10 the
speeches made in the House Of Com.
mons lately, to the effect that Russia
was stronger in 1853 than now, the
Galos shows that Russia in 1853 had an
army OF six hundred thousand men,
and that she now has one million
three hundred and forty thousand rs u
peace armament, and two million five
hundred thousand men In time of war
The TurcO. Seryian War.
CoNSrANTIN0PLE, August IA
proclamation is published to-day in.
wiling the Servians to submission and
Offering protection to those submitting.
II says the Turkish commanders are
ordered to protect all peaceable inhab-
itants and their property.
WASHINGTON, ID, c., August IT,
The Turkish minister here has receiv.
ed the following from the minister Of
foreign affairs: A commission com.
posed of several ministers and high
functionares, Mussulmen and Chris
tians, have been established to elabo-
rate programme of reforms accord
ing to imperial note, com municated to
you 10y dispatch of June 9TH. The I'M
perial Government has decided to
open n new inquiry about the excuses
attributed to the irregular troops In
Bulgaria, and this task has been as
signed to Blacque Bey, director of the
press and to Youvante Enendi, Bul.
garian counsellor of state. They have
started and will communicate to
you the result of their inquiries.
The End of the Struggle FOrcshad ow eli
LONDON, August IA Standards
special from Belgrade states that the
forfeiture which was expected from
Prince Milan, on "Wednesday or Thurs
day, has been suppressed. II is believed
that very bad news has been received
from Banja. Dates are not known
but it may be considered as certain
that the Turkish plan OF campaign has
been successful and unless Russia in
tervenes, war will be over before many
days.
EDINBURG, August 1.-THE Scottish
national memorial to the late Prince
consort was unveiled this afternoon
by Her Majesty, the Queen.
A Batch OF Items from Shanghai ana
Hong Kong.
SAN FRANCISCO, August l7.-Arriv-
ed, the Pacific mail steamer Great Re-
public, from Hong Kong, via Yoka-
homa, with Hong Kong and Shanghai
dates to July 10Th. Girsvenvor and
Baber Yunnum, commissioners, arriv-
ed at Shanghai OH July Sd, having
been since in constant communication
with Sir Il, Wade, British minister.
Wade's departure from Picking and
the establishment of the legation in
Shanghai has greatly startled the Chi
nese authorities, who first made eff.
forts to pursuade him to return and
afterward proceeded to send the vice
roy of Marking to open negotiations
with him. Wade is understood to have
rejected all overtures, and to have an
nounced that troops have already been
summoned to the front from India, al
though peaceful settlement appears
to be desired by the most intelligent
Chinese leaders.
A famine in the northern provinces
Is producing disastrous consequences.
Thousands of deaths from starvation
are daily occurring. Rice has been Or
dered from the south and from For
mesa. II is not believed, however,
any efforts can check the calamity IL is
year. On July I'd the first rain in nine
months fell.
Two Catholic missionaries who
formerly resided in Corea, and
succeeded in re-entering that country,
are kept in close confinement, but are
said not to be otherwise ill-treated.
The British ship.of-war, Sylvia,
started upon another visit to Corea,
prepared to seek redress for the attack
upon her boats by foes, last autumn.
Riots continue in the province OF
SJrechnen. The highways are occu-
pied by the insurgents and the mails
stopped. The leader of these disturb
ances, General MING, formerly active
In the great Tapping rebellion, is be-
lieved to have been secretly supported
by the local and Picking authorities.
Trade 10 seriously disturbed by the
warfare and French troops have been
sent from Sagona to the assistance OF
the government.
Thirty-six thousand six hundred dol
lars have been paid by China to sat
isfy the claims of the German minister
for indemnity and retribution in the
case OF the ship Anna.
A Summary of News from HokobOmo
Sources.
The boiler OF o Japanese steamer
burst in the inland sea on July Oath
Twenty lives were lost.
The japanese merchants are ship
ping large quantities Of rice to thu
north Of China in consequence of tn,
famine.
The punishment for robbery, with
violence, of sums over two hundre'