The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-02
THE rURCo.RUss1AN WAR.

A Pesth Hungary dispatch of the
18th says the passage of the Balkans by the
Russians had produced great CONSERVATION
ct that point, and the Hungarian journals
demanded the immediate action of Austro-
Hungary against Russia.
Tweuty-three members of leading Kur.
dish families inhabiting Russian territory
had been hanged by the Russian Gen. Mcli.
koff, according to an Erzeroum dispatch of
the 18th.
Abdul Kerim telegraphed to the Porte,
on the 10Th, that he would cut off the re.
treat Of the Russians who had crossed the
Balkans as soon as reinforcements arrived.
Forty thousand troops had been sent from
Constantinople to Adrianople to enable him
to make his promise good.
A Nikopolis special of the 10th says
5000 Russians were advancing toward Widin
to lay siege to that point.
Hobart Pasha, the Turkish Admiral,
has been ordered to lombard oil places of
importance ON the Russian coast of the Black
Sea.
Abdul Kerim, the Turkish Commander
at Adrianople, has been dismissed and sue
ceeded by Mehamet Ali. Redif Pasha, Tur.
kish Minister Of War, has also been dis
missed.
Constantinople dispatches of the Goth
say levy, IN nsasse. had been ordered in the
Province of Adrianople. The Cossacks had
burned several villages near Kssanlik, cap
tured that place and we're rapidly advancing
toward Philippopolis. 1t was publicly stat
ed that the Sultan had offered to abdicate In
favor of Youssef Izzeddin, con of the late
Sultan Abdul Axiz.
London dispatches of the 22d say En-
gland had dispatched great numbers of
troops to Gibraltar and Malta, to be held in
readiness for possible contingencies in Tur.
key. The ministerial organ had intimated
that Russia would not be allowed to occupy
Constantinoplc. It was likewise reported that
the German Government had also ordered
its feet to proceed to some rendezvous in
the vicinity of thu Bosphorus, where 1t
would watch England's course and the action
of Russia and Turkey.
A Russia official telegram, dated Tir.
nova, on the 10th, and published on the 22d,
announces the capture of the schipka Pass
Of the Balkans.
A Ragusa dispatch of the 22d says the
Montenegrins had recommended the bonn.
bardment of Nicsics.
A London telegram of the 21st says il
was stated that the Pope, wishing to place
the American Church ON an equality with
the Church in Europe, had expressed desire
that the Church in America should be direct
ly subject to the Pontiff, instead OF being
governed through the Intermediary Of Z
Cardinal Project Of Propaganda. Cardinal
Simeoni was understood TO have taken steps
in this sense, and concordats were stated K
have been concluded and Paral Nuncios ap
pointed.
A London telegram of the slst says N
attempt had been madea few days before Il
assaesinate the Gear. While inspecting q
outpost near one Of the captured positions
some one fired shot, and IN onlcer Of BIZ
staff was dangerously wounded.
A Tiflis telegram, received on the 21st
says the Russians had resumed the lombard
ment of Kars. They were throwing an aver
age Of 1900 shells per day into the town
During the preceding twenty days the Turk
had thrown 1900 shells.
Berlin dispatches Of the sd say TIA
ofacials at the Russian Embassy, in thu
city, had threateuingly declared that In
glands open support Of Turkey would n
lease the Gear from the disinterested prom
ises he made ct eivadia, and enable him {,
dictate his own terms Of peaes.
The Constantinople Press Bureau ha
prohibited the publication Of war uews
favorable or unfavorable.
The Turkish troops have recrossed th,
Moutenegrin frontier, with the object Of pre
venting the Prince Of Montenegro from be
sieging Nicsics.
0RNBRAEs
On the 18th, the President received
dispatch from Gov. Matthews, Of West vir
ginia, requesting United States troops to pu,
down the striking mob on the Baltimore 4
n~e A..