Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-06
Seven Days Battle.

LONDON, August 29-Special dispatches
to Paris papers report that tho Gar is i'll,
aud will be advised tv leave for healthier
locality than that Of general headquarters
A special to the STANDARD from Pesth
announces that the Bosnirn insurgents have
been agHin totally defeated near CAcrnyptak
aud driven over the Austrian frontier.
Tho Posts Bc.ln correspondents telc.
graphs: IL have received o special telegram
from the Danube announcing that the high
est personagcs ut Russian headquarters have
| expressed earnest desires for peace on the
| condition of protection to Christians being
guaranteed, und the reforms promised by
the Porte carriod out" The Post is notori
ously a Turo"phIe paper, and tho foregoing
moreover, is in direct contradietion to oil
news FROM other soutces.
The Daily NeaOs has the following special,
dated ShumIa, Tuesdny, August 2Sth:
"Yesserdry Suleiman Pasha made an assault
on tho Russian position in Schpka Pass at
O'Clock in the morning The battle,
which was snDgninary, lasted until p. NJ
The enemy, who were assaled on both
f1anks, were unable to resist the attack, aud
the Turks gained possession Of all the earth
works Mt the opening of the dcfle."
A telegram to tho Times from Shumla
also says: '.Suleiman Pasha haa captured
nearly all tho Russian positions. and the
Russians have lost 5000 in killed aud
wounded "
The Mtandartfs despatch from Shumln
says: 1T is reported thut the Russians havc
abandoned their works, and that Suieiman
P"sha is pursuing them" This last version,
however, seems to DO exaggerated.
The Daily Ne,vs correspondent with
Russian headquarters before pievna, says
that the Turks have been receiving rein. :.
forcemcnts more rapidly mud 10 greater
nun mbers thnn tho Russians. and ure begin .
ming to take tho offensive nIl along tho line
They are also keeping the Russians on the
Plevna trout continually on the qui vive
by concentrating troops as il about to attack
The Daily Necs' Vienna despatch says
that in several churches Of Hungary the r.,
Deun has been celebrated and prayers
Vatican hus instructed the bishops to pro-.
vent this in future.
LONDON, August 29.-Adyiccs from
Russian headquarters at GorDy Studini,
dated August 80, says: "All quiet this morn.
ing Our troops maintain their positions.
The Turks rcuinin under cover behind
ueighboring heights, out Of range of our
batteries. Tho total number of wounded
from August 81 to 81 is 2,480, including
95 officers. The number killed il unknown.
Everything ia quiet in the direction of Plev.
na and Loftsscha.
CoNsrANTINopLE. August 29..--Sulei-
man Pnsha telegrophs, August 2Sth, our
entrenched line of Investment is only $50
paoes from tho eneny's fortifoatioDs. We
still hold tho commanding Alikrid Jebel
Heights. The Russians arc blocknded on
three sides Every effort is being made to
complete the blockade by cutting them off
from tho road to Gabrova. Tho Russian
forces have been cruelty dooimated, nnd
have retired to tho fortified positions. Can
noDading and outpost engagements arc
carried on intcrmittently.
JIovo is q big thing; it harmonizcs and
civilzee the most rugged natures. Especial
ly is it o big thing for convicts, at least IN
Illinois The other day convict when, on
bis way to tho penitentiary, wns kissod by
his sweetheart, and with her lips she passed
into his mouth the key with which ho sub
sequontly unlocked his handcuffs and gained
his liberty, !,
We always did admire those long kisses.
lfthey Ind not been 10 fashion in Illinois.
that girl never could bavo pussod that key
to her lover. lsa0 ,
What lovers wear--To bo true until
death. d What husbands year-run6t for