Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-27
sharp Fighting I'm Turkey.

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The Turks have displayed the most stub
born and determined bravery in their nu-
merouS attempts 10 diSlOdge the Russians
/ from their Positions in the Shipka Pass.
| They erect Two batteries at long rauge and
made trenches, through which they ap-
preached the Russian positions. Tue Rls-
sian bulletins relating to Thursdays fight
| report the assaults as deperate bat Ia a; ITry
were all repulsed. The Russian loss was adj
United az great The precise object OF the
| Turkish assaults on Shipka Pass is coniec-
| tured TO he a feint TO Keep the eaemy en-
| gagged while the Turkish reinforcemeafs are
using other passes in their possession TO IN AXE
| a Junction With Mehemet Ali or OSman Pa
sha north of the Balkans. There have al
ready been rumors that The advance guard
OF suleiman Pasha's right wing has appear
ed at BebrOva, on the northern slopa of the
Balkans, and M-hemet Ais army has been
| show ing activity as though feeling forward
10 meet suleiman Pasha'S advance. A few
Gay S must clear up these points as il IS evil
J Gtht crisis Is approaching, when the
Turks must do something Toe fore the Russ ian
Reinforce nelt> arrive.
TIE MAN STRUGGLE
is doubtless tn take place In Bulgaria. as
both parties have withdTa " q troops that " ere
| or'gilslly Intended for Asia The Turkish
oulletlu OF Saturday claims that Su'eiman
fasha has $, rounded the Russians at Shipka
| Pass and cut off their retreat, while the Rus
Sian report that The Tu kish left wing threat
ening the Russian rear has been driven from
| its Position, indicating that the Turkish
strategy may Yet be successful A Russian
bulletin admits that after de feating The Turk
eh Oh a e.lsl>ldr on InurSuaV morn
| Ing. they were compelled by strong Turkish
Reinforce mcnts 10 retreat to SulLankoi Me-
nefnet Ali puts the Russian loss in these ope-
TaiiOrs al 800 killed and many wounded.
The troops have concenl rated there in strong
| force and are entrenchiug. Inc Russians
claim To hold ali their positions ia Shlpka
fass, buf dispatch troIn Suleiman Ptsua
announces that be mas taken the three pril-
cipsl Russian works in the pass. Toe light
was contiuued on Sunday, being the sixth
day, when the brave commander Of the RuS-
forces. General DOfnScDinSRV
NIT HERDS DEATH.
Inc russians advanced upon kurukdara and
wen hoy on friday, and We're compelled
TO retreat alter a five hours eng 4gement, in
which their loss was 600 killed and wound
ed. Some of the Russian ammunitiol cases
were exploded by a Turkish shell The above
reverses are supplemented by the reported
evacuation OF the Shipka Pass and victory
IN Arm enia, in which Mukhtsr Pasha re-
ports The death of a Ru ssian General OF cav
any, The capture OF large amount of arms
AND ali mum ion, and inf citing a loss of four
thousaI killed and wounded on the Rus
slams. The Turkish loss was twelve hun.
dred Killed and wounded, including several
officers.
REPORTS OF RUSSIAN ATROCITIES DENIsD.
A Blue Book Is published in London CON
Ia lining Colonel Wellesley's report. He says
alt houeh he has hot personally visited the
ali eyed scene of the atrocities he has from
examining reliable English and other wit
M s. es OF the operations arri we'd at the firm
and honest conviction that the accusati ions
a. aiiist the Russians OF cruelties are entirely
Inc war, however, Is in
when lltIe quarter given on either side
DESTRUCTION OF VALUABLE BRIDGES
AS ahnoubced In The tslegri phic columns
OF THE STAR on Saturday two spans OF The
missouri rlyer bridge at Council Bluffs,
Iowa. go feet each in length, were blown
down and almost wholly destroyed during q
violent wind and rain storm which pre-
vailed there on Saturday morning. Further
particulars state that the storm was from the
Forth, ana struck the easteFly end of The i'm
mense structure with such force as to wrer Oh
so feet Of IL from It's connect ions d topple
IL INTO The river, twisting the stTingers and
columns into ali en3less variety oil shapes
A OOui ole half of ih debris l. uit of ,Ian
under wafer. and the r Til tinder lies on In
SIDE and a the fogt OF The high r-inba kmya.
OIL me eastern approach. Tae dismanfl1d
pltrs SO Tar as can be a>ceTtain ned. are unin-
jured. as i al-O the remainder of the bridge
n ne pans IN LEI 9Th la conSeuuen e of this
q 70 81 com rnuulcation with the west is in
e'ruHtvd at that Pc. NJ for the present, bat
ARA gements viii doubtless be perfected
SHORTY either for the erection OF temporary
spa unlll permanent ones can he supplfet
or for transfer or freight and passengers by
ferry. IL was expected that connection with
The west by the latter means would be re-
e. abished Saturday afternoon. The loss is
'slnated at $50 90. go The covered briige
$ aiming the Tuscarawas river, Just south o!
n Pi-lla elphia, Ohio, was burned Satur-
day: Al was athree-span don Die track bridge
80 feet lo1g. Loss about % GO1.
Gov. HUBBAKD's PuLlCY.-A San Anto-
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evident that Gov. Hubbard is pursuing a
different line of policy from that Of the
Washington authorities. Even Benavides
Is apprenensive now that il wilI be very dit
hcult TO preserve the peace under the exist
ing circumstances. Gen. Ord is satisfied that
the Mexicans are sincere in doing what they
can to repair The Rio Grande City outrage
but Gov. Hubbard appears 10 think other,
wise. There is no Coubt that Escobedo and
the Lerdists are tanning this spark OF war
into q blaze in the hope OF burning out the
D1sZ!sis. The official announcement in the
San Antonio Ekpress by Col. McCleary that
he m1gDt soon ned 1000 able-bodiei men te
defend the flag OF Texas, the sending of all
To the Rio Graude. and the recent purchase
of so kegs of powder here in San a ntonio,
have brought about very dangerous state
d things. 1t is whisper that the object of
Hubbard IN TO force the United States into a
war with Mexico to bring about tie snnexa
ton of the border states, ami Thus bring re-
infOrce ments TO the democratic power in
Congr' IS in accordance with a program
arranged al Washington.
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
BY kToRM-A washout on the New Lpa-
don al d Norwich, Conn, railroad caused
the loo, motive and baggage cars OF an ac-
cOmmCdatiOn train TO be precipitated into
the Thames river, at Mohegau, Saturday
night. Engineer VIM. Rickar, Fireman
Palmer and Michael Curley, and Train In
spector John Nolan went down with the
wreck and were badly hurt. The passenger
cars remained on the track, but one passen-
elbow dislocated by conclusion. During the
same storm which caused this accidenJ a
streS m in Preston, near Norwich, rose sud
Gently, overlooked its banks, and completely
autitd house occupied by a celored ia nily
ramed Tossett. The older members of the
family escaped, but three year old Child
which was sleeping In one OF the lower
roo ms, was swept out of the house by the
water and drowned. Its body was found at
Montville, eight miles down the river.
GEN. HowARD's INDIAN CAMPAIGN.-
Captain cambridge, who carried fity Ban
mock and ShoshOne scouts to Gen. How ard
made the march of $50 miles in q little more
than three days. He found Howard directly
on the trail OF the hOstiles, one davis march
in their rear, on the 22d instant The hOstiles
are reported badly demOralized, and have
not more than 200 fighting men. The freight
ers ard ranchmen along the Montana stage
road are also badly demOralized. Some Of
them abandoned their Wagons and freight
and took their stock to places OF safety. In
one instant Captain Bainbridge found two
wagons, one loaded with metallic cartridges
and the other with powder, but the hostiIes
had not disturbed them. AS soon as CANAAN
cambridge appeared the frelghters reap-
peared and commenced moving again.