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no THE HONORABLE JOHN W. KEN.

tI1O u III r. nONohhbbb Jof1VN W ~ bEN-
j NEEDY, "m
We. the undersigned citizens. business
men and merchants Of the City Of Wheel
ing, respectfully request you 10 become
candidate for the poSitIsob ri Judge of the
Municipal Court oil this city. Asking your
assent we respectfully subscribe ourselves
yours, DC,
Simpson a Reid, N. Reilly, q. y. Feepy,
W. ElDngham, \. =. Hildreth,V. esuvs-
geoi. Geo. ~ John on, W. II. Robinson,
Harper q Bro, J. G. Hervey, q. warner.
Thos. Hughes a Co., A. W. PaulI 4 Bro,
II. Scbmulbach, fpeysr BIos., J. q.
Anderson, John l. Rice, VIA. Hare,
Louis stubenraucb, w. u. Woodward,
JsInes Robinson, Kmsheimsr Bros &.
weIty a Bro, Vim. Grahsm, J. L. MAJ.
well, Andrew King, Ldmlld Bcking.
II. bradley Wheat, N. J. OKane, John
Nolsn, J. W. Boring, q. T. Bruss, John
Howell, Louis Gold, J. u. Smith, 4.
swsbacker,' Cb. Beuter, Norway lack
COmpany.
The election for the once OF Aunicip psi
Judge takes place on the Nth Of May, ibT.
lIntelljgencer aud Standard copy.l NIL
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POLITICAL.
For Judge Of the Municipal
Court OF W hoeling.
Edifors efhs Register

The many friends OF Hon. Gibson L.
Cranmer desires 70 call your attention 70
the coming election for Judge OF the NUM-
cipal Court. rou aYc doubtless awase that
on Thursday, Nay ~ ls77. our cAsissns
Will decide at the polls upon the Qualinoa.
very Important and responsible court.
We deaire TO recommend 10 You and
through you 10 the citizens generally, the
name Of Gibs IN l.. Gran mer a. thai OF Q
gentleman highly capable OF nlltnG that
lice OF his profession extending through
many years, and nearly four years expsr-
ience upon the bench, a. well ~ msny
other estimable qualities, will prove \
sufficient Justification AMI apology for the
hearty and energetic support which will
be given MIN At the polls. .rs,r
Many friends and well wishen. MALI
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s.p.ss.L' May ls.-A hurricsn e
Ii srsn;. .as village of St. Hypbolite
s2,cb 'ag and the new Catholic
.osa dn .ua several houses we're
%ao N'sa. Two brothers named
@cdu,eh VINO were working in
u aaO,S., we're killed and their father
brother badly wounded.
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SisRS editor thus describes the
T ;" Nn' of West Virginia:
S, Virginia has not been in the
~, ~ S1'heSs very long, "a its shield
s,;,o 11 .s, aaie June 20. 1863, and the
s,,,l..;. .4'''tan' Ssmper Ljbe1r." A free
la. ''In ~, OF this is 70 the effect that
sg,,,S : alSals a lack of liberty IN that
:og,i' W W eIection-t,y. Shot guns and
..soiSo.s H.. and something that looks like a
NJ ,sn sneeves Of freshly-cut. grain
y. Of men complete the heraldry.
':Ct W., I'm wears heavy overcost,
&,asp' lim warm while ne was cut
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Fast Train.

CHICAGO, May l9.-The Pittsburgh
and Fort Wayne railroad starts its first
fast train East Sunday evening at 4:45
o'clock. 1t will reach New York the
next night at l0:l5; Baltimore, 7:S5;
Philsdelphia, Z; Washington, 9:07;
Boston, s:86 Tuesday morning.
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q mother Drewns Hers<If and Her
Two Children.

CLEvgLAsD, Msy ls. At 8 O'clock
this everlng, Mrs. D5noyan living 1t
No Al Mulberry stres:, after having
some trouble vita her husband, took her
two children, q boy Of sII moltns Ind .
girl oftwo years Of age, and went 70 the
river near the Willow street bridge,
Jumped IN snd drowrec bersef and
children. Ths bOdies were oil recovered.
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Base Ball.

L3uIsYILLE, May lS.-HsrtOrds, II,
LOuHvilles 2
IyDnsAFoLI:, May 1s.-Bos,ons /;
Intisnapobs2.
EVANSVILLE, May ls.-Evansvi!les
2; Memphis Reds IL.
MILwAUEEI May ls.-Milwaukee',
10; 81 'Iouis Browns, IL.
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To the Hon. g. l.. Cranmer.

THE UNDERSIGNED MERCHANTS
i and business men Of the CITY OF Wheel
ing, recognizing the ability and capacity
with which you have nli.d the ONCE Of
Judge OF the Munic pal Court OF Whesiipg
for the lat four years, respectfully request
you To be candidate for re-election. and
promise you iu that event an earnest and
cordial enforcement.
Very respectfully, Ac.
Armstrong, Coen & Co., Chas. A. Coen,
Logan, List q Co.. ID. schRmbra a sons.
!. Berger Bro J. IL. sheppard. Ssn.
&. Wilson. VIM. Bamberger, simon Goid.
Louis Gold, ". NJ; Curtis, w; y. Butter,
Jr.. H. q. Nsylor, Geo. Il. Taylor a Co., }.
X. Rhodes a Co, Honnegan, Bates d Co..
NJ. Is. T.. Wright, r. Il, Norton q Co,
Paxton q b oomneld, Jas. Mcconnell.
NJ. l.. OFT. ou, tnli a Co Neshitt q Bro.
W. A. isett, Go. X. Wheat, Huii,hen
Quarter. l.. \. Delaplain, John q. ton.
j. q. Morris a Co., j. T. Norton, j. 4.
Brady, 4. Hess a son, List, Davenport a
Parks, Eugene LAST. Parker Bros, 4.
David S.iI, G. II. Cen, II. r. Jones, John
Mcneil 4 Co.. A. W. PAUL, Cum mmins a
Woods, OXtoby & Duffield, jos. spiedei
Il Co., Nicholas schulz, Hebrank Bros,
McIs,in Bros, Moffat a Dtckey, Turner
Dillon, Adams & Lucas, u Lingen. lie.
Roy a Weller, Richard savage, fhomp.
son & Hibbrid. Peter w. Bosley, X j.
smyth, Mccullough a Heinsr, Vim. n.
Carothers, NJ. Gutman a Co., J. ~. Reed
a Co., Conrad Aul.
3fesrs Armxtro,i1, Cb1i q Co.. and o<hsrs;
GENrs-I am exceedingly giatincd to ~.
caive rom you such Kind and generous
expressions OF confidence and encourage.
msnt as ar. contained In your card. aud
Offer m yself, In obedience to your request,
as cand date tor te-e isctiop tO the offics
OF Judge OF the Municipal Court of Wheel
Ing. Respectfully yours
q. l.. CIR tNMEh.
WHEELING. MAY n. MI, msl1
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buspeDded.

C1ScISsATI, May ia Gesetta
special ssys that the Manshelds bank q!
Circievllle, O., suspended to-day. Assets
sl00 900; liabilities $4,000.
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The Feress Fire.

WArEarowH, N. 7, Nay Ia-Thses
sre narrowing scosnnts OF suffering. aal
destruction from the burnt diarict IN
Clinton county. A largo tnct al iicA
farming country has been swept oisAs Of
buildings, fenceA trees and,stock. rAe
crops put in the ground we're destroyed.
The people are utterly destitute hslplsss
and without resources.
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Tar Brownsville (Ps.) Clipper comes
~. week with the name of q. M
.s,,s, Esq, at its head as one OF its
and nublishers. Mr.. SHINN was
time editor of the Fairmont West
r,.,;,ia.. afterwards editor OF the Graf
Sentinel, and last year was the Re-
,r,, candidate for the office OF State
r...,,,sr, He's s geniel gentleman and
=, Industrious newspaper man. We
,,b him abundant success In his new
.,j nj lsbOr.
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iPoipeHJ obo Joiiy ioSo Piooohse e
ing invitation to the interviewer to walk
into his confidence. Mr.. McCANDLIsH
has been for upwards of thirty successive
years in ibe service of this road, and as l
sat with him on rustic seat under the
shade of large tree in from: OF his Of
fee, l learned many interesting details
OF the struggles of the road in its early
days and Of the constant, untiring de-
votion to the enterprise of Col. EDMUND
FoNTA1NE its first President. Mr.. Nc
CANDLIsH was an engineer on the road
when it only extended from Richmond
TO Louisa Court House, and he
says the company owned three engines
and they about the size of tea kettles
The road was next extended to Gordons-
vile, and ,thirty-six miles were let to
contract when the company had only ff-
teen hundred dollars, but Col. FosTAINE,
VIC Ioeiuout, WIZ pou al uninisoiihS
faith In the success of the enterprise,
mortgaged his lands and by pledging his
private fortune succeeded in pushing the
work for ward. he next advance was
to Charlottesville and after three years
delay the road was pushed for ward, and,
by a temporary track over the Blue
Ridge, reached Staunton. Then the
tunnel through the Blue Ridge was
built, which stands an enduring monu.
ment to the engineering skill Of CRozET.
Finally the road reached Covington and
the Virginia Central was completed. At
Covington q connection was to be made
with the Covington and Ohio, then in
process of construction. The war sus-
pended this work, and after the war re-
organization was effected by merging the
two roads inte the Chesapeake and Ohio.
After the reorganization, as an evidence
that corporations can be ungrateful as
we'll as republics, Col. FoNTAINE, who had
spent his life and his fortune in securing
the success of the enterprise, was re-
moved from the presidency of the road
and in few months he died from
a broken heart, and, as learn, in pov-
erty.
The road Is now under the efficient
of General WICKHAM, who
is proving himself to be the right man
in the right place, and who is held In the
highest esteem by all his employees.
When the western connection is made,
and there Is every reason to believe that
it will be made, the Chesapeake and
Ohio road will be made the great
Of the continent, and will
be the principal feeder TO Tom ScoTr and
President HAYES Texas Pacific road.
The fat and jolly Superintendent OF
the Hinton Round House having spent
thirty ears in governing the iron horses,
seems thoroughly devoted to his charges,
and as the engines are brought in for
cooling spell, he looks after them and in
quires as tenderly about their welfare as
if they were his children.
l earnestly hope that Engineer Nc.
CANDLIsH may live long enough to real
ize the fulfllment of his hopes in guiding
one of MS fiery chargers all the way
from Richmond to Cincinnati.
G. II. M.
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Gs,RGIA wicower yesterday
,;cepse for second marriage,
N-7 49,, went to with ess the hanging OF
,sersr of mis- first wife.
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urSICIPAL JUDGE.

u,, .I.c,ion ior Judge Of The Munich
r,n,, which takes place next Thurs.
rsry important one to the citi-
" -, Wheeling. Every voter should
-'-, -, himself as to the qualifications of
-,.rdidstes offered, and select the
.,,snsb.e.
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0 THE HON. GIBSON L. cRANMER

The undersigned, members OF the Ohio
county bar, and attorneys prHcticing In
and satisfactorily MI the position OF Judge
OF that court than you have done during
the present term and recognising the I'M
parIlahty, courtesy, industry and learn
Ing with which you have performed the
duties or such position In the past, do
most earnestly request and 70 that you
shall consent to be u candidate for re-elsc.
ton at the approaching election;
Yours very truly,
Dantel Peck, Daniel Lamb, a. J. Clark,
Il. Barr, Geo. b. Caldwell, Henry n. Rus.
sell, Wm. y. Hubbard, WI W. Cowden,
X II. Cochrsn, W., W. AInett, Linoh q
Thompson, John 4. McKennan, HAni.
bal Forbes, Lewis y. 10 dau,s. y. Taylsr,
T. J. Hugus, J. ID. Ewing, l. y. Jones.
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Messrs. Peck, Lamb, Clark, CdLd,oeH and
Others, Metnber.o u the Bar Of OHIO county:
GEsTs-Appr high ly the sxprea-
sion OF your kind and generous senti.
ments, ~ contained In the foregoing card,
readily ac9uiesce In your request Ia be-
come n candidate tor reelection ID the
ONCE OF Judge OF the Municipal Court OF
Wheeling, promising II reelected TO that
position, To endeavor 10 secure by faith
ful and I'm part iai discharge OF its duties,a
continuance Of your approval and regar..
Very respectfully yours,
maIu @ L. CKANMER
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An1 M t." Ss
Chamberlain Speaks Well
Of Hampton. =,
The French Ministerial
Crisis.
Exciting Scene in the
Chamber Of Deputies.
Proceedings Of Religious
Assemblies.
A Congregational Minister
Steps Down and Out.
0tbop Ttoroc of Cnto1li
Other Items of lntelli-
gence.
Washington Items.

WAsHlNa1oN,y May 18.-AttorDey-
General Devens has officially informed
the Secretary of War that the army pay
master can certify to the governments
Indebtedness to the officers without in
ringing on the law. .-. "a
In response to information forwarded
by the leuten nsnt-genersl Of the willing
ness of the northern Cheyennes to he
moved to INDIAN Territory, the Indian
Office to-day requested the War Depart
ment TO start them Immediately, provided
it can be done without any expense other
than that required for ralions. The In
dian Office has no funds available to pay
Tor their transportation, but it is supposed
that the ponies surrendered by those In
disns at Red Cloud agency will be re-
stored to them tor use as means of trans
portation.
Secretary Sherman says whatever is
done under the Resumption act will be
communicated first of all to the public
Nothing will be done until after the
most careful consideration and with the
sanction of the President.
Captain George l.. Norton is appoint
cd Inspector OF steam boats at New Or
leans vice VIM. Rogers.
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at'hetling Geeister.
,,,5 closed yesterday at lo''

leather to-day ,otA be psrfts
~ .Oatheast TO sontheest 0i''ds,
,.,,tOnary sas'erat'rs.
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Presbyterian General Assembly.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-The second days
session of the Presbyterian General As
sembly of America was called to order
by the new Moderator, and after the
opening exercises and reading of tbs
minutes, the Moderator announced the
first five committees as follows:
On Halls and Overtures, headed by
Rev. II. j. Vandyke; the Judicial Com
mittee, headed by Rev. 4. +. Hatfield;
Policy of the Church, headed by Rev. A.
T. McGill; Home Divisions, headed BY
Rev. Jacob Bellsville: Foreign Missions.
headed by Rev. II. A. J. Upson.
A roll call tor Home anG Foreign
Presbyteries elected iull response.
Tellers were appointed who collected sll
the appeals, complaints, etc, which are
to be presented to day.
A motion was made and carried that
the rules appended to the confession OF
faith be adopted by this body.
Various reports were received and re-
ferred to the appropriate committees.
The order OF last year tor reports of
the standing committees was
adopted. They are: Tuesday, Home
Missions; Wednesday, Foreign
missions; Thursday, Publication and
Ministerial Rsliet and receiving the
frsternal delegates; Friday, Education
Freedmen.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported that Mr Brodhead from the
Synod of India, Presbytery Of Allstsb I'd,
had appeared without evidence or scrap
of paper showing that he was duly
elected, and being without credentials,
the committee recommended that this
application for admission be not acted on.
Some hostility to the report appeared
in the remarks of members, bu. it was
finally adopted.
Reports of committees appointed last
year were called for, and the report of
the Committee on the Work of the
Church among the Germans was read;
also that of the committee appointed to
choose delegates to the Edinburgh Pres
byterian Alliance next July. This COM
mittee reported the names OF Revs. VIM.
Adams, G. W. Musgrsve and Francis
Patton, with sixteen others, and with
twenty elders. Some additional COM
mands were issued by the committee TO
corresponding members, as provided !or
by the constitution. The report WAS &C.
cepted and adopted.
The report Of the committee reducing
representation, which has been already
extensively published in the denomins.
tionsl journals, Was read and adopted.
After some desulatory discussion on the
order for Monday, the Moderator gave
notice that he would appoint the re-
manning committees this aioern oon, and
the session then joined with the Young
Mems Christian Association in the de-
votiops of the hour, twelve to one, after
which they adjourned.
Among the reports read in the morn
ing wss that of the Committee on Mis-
sions for Freedmen, showing the receipts
for the year to be $4,000, or 1867 less
than the expenses; STA churches con-
tributed to the fund; the contributors
were $1,000 less than last year; four
churches were added during the year,
maxim pg total of l27, with $3.50 commu-
nicsnts; l0S Sabbath schools, with 1902
mem bers; Al schools. with 3,7is scholars,
and 20 teachers the work seems not to
have expired in the South; active, ener-
getic work and money are called Tor.
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AyESERABLERAILKoADER.

While looking about the Round House
and the repair shops Z came across the
Superintendent of these departments,
Mr.. w, McOAHpLIsH, whose rotund
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The Cham ber PrOrOgued.

PARIS, May lS, $50 P. MA message
from President Mac Mahon has just been
read in the Chamber, proroglng the sit
ting for one month.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Indcations for
Thursday: For the New England States partly
cloudy weather. and rain areas, winds veer-
ing to colder northerly and rising barometer.
For Middle Atlantic States, variable winds,
shifting to colder northerly, partly cloudy
weather, and rain areas and stationary or
higher pressure.
For South Atlantic and East Gulf States,
winds mostly from the northeast, partly
cloudy weather and areas of light rain with
nearly stationary temperature and stationary
or lower pressure.
For the West Gulf States, southeasterly
winds, warmer, clear or partly cloudy wealth
er and stationary pressure.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, south
erly Winds falling barometer, partly cloudy
weather and stationary temperature.
For the lower Missouri Valley, warmer
southerly winds veering to cold northerly
winds, clear or partly cloudy weather and
rising barometer.
For the UpperMississippi Valley and Upper
Lake region, falling barometer, warm south
easterly winds, cloudy and rainy weather,
followed by rising barometer and colder
northerly winds.
For the Lower Lake region, variable winds,
mostly from the east, partly cloudy weather
and rain areas, stationary or lower tempera-
ture, and rising followed by falling baro-
meter.
The rivers will remain stationary.
Cautionary signals continue at Duluth,
Marquette and CANADA, Grand Haven, Chi
cago, Milwaukee and Section !, !
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Fleetwood Park Races.

FLEETWOOD, Sept. 26-The trotting at
Fleetwood Park was continued to-day. The
the attendance large Two races were on the
programme In the race for the 2:26 class
for a purse Of $1,000 the following, horses
started: Barney Keller, Rosewood, Grey
Eddy, Calmer, Hazor and Royal George.
in 2 :26, 2:26; Calmer won the third heat in
90; Rosewood the fourth in :291a; Calmer
the fifth and sixth, and the race in 2 20, 1904
In the race for the 2 80 class, for a purse of
$500, the following horses started: Steve
and Lady Howe. The race was won by Steve
Maxwell, who took the third, fourth and fifth
heats, Lady Howe taking the first and sec
ond: :2SH, 2:29a4, 231a4, 2:2924,
2.31L
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WAR NOTES.
Before PlaYna.

LONDON, Sept ga special to the Daily
Ne,rs, dated Virbibea Sunday, says: The
Roumanians have approached by flying top
to within so yards of the Grivica redoubt.
Undoubtedly an assault will be made in two
or three days.
The Turks are not pushing counter saps,
and if the assault be delivered with resolu-
ton, the redoubt should certainly fall, When
half q mile distant then two or three en-
trenched camps along the northern ridge,
whose western termination is an elevated
position overshadowing Vid river
tactics on their side of the Turkish position
as soon as they can get spades The CORE
spondent was aware of the approach of Turk
ish relieving forces, but at the time he sent
off his dispatch it was hoped the cavalry
they were not believed to be regulars He
says: Hafsi Pasha was reported to have
entered Plevna with only small escort.
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INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH HON.
A. II, STEPHENS.
His views on the s.Seuthern Policy, the
Speakershfp, Etc.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Hon. Alexander III.
Stephens, OF Georgia, In an interview to-day,
gave his views on the leading political ques-
tions of the day, as follows: Regarding the
Presidents Southern policy Mr.: Stephens
said that his reception throughout the South
has been quite as enthusiastic as was ever ac-
corded President in any part Of the United
States; and the reception at Atlanta was %
grand tribute from the Georgians to a Presi-
dent whose administration has been in ac-
cordance with the principles of home rule.
Mr. Stephens objects to the term s'SOuth-
ern," as applied to the Presidents policy. for
the reason that 1t gives q sectional aspect to
the question; he prefers the term constitu-
tOnal policy as being more in accord with the
Jeffersonian Democratic doctrine OF home
rule, and the settlement by each State of all
domestic questions. Mr.. Stephens further
said that the President had made grand
ings and in assuaging the bitter recollections
engendered by the war; that President Hayes
through his policy has done more for the
pacificatiOn OF the country than Mr.. I1lden
could have accomplished had he been inau-
gurated, and that the appointment OF rep
resentative Southern man to the vacancy on
the Supreme Bench would be further grand
step toward the end SO earnestly desired.
The South now has no representative on
that bench, and the appointment OF a good
and true man from that section would be q
grateful act of justice in the President. Mr..
Stephens considers that the appointment of
ex-Gov. Herschell Y. Johnson of Georgia, to
the vacancy would give general satisfaction
throughout the Southern States, and would
receive the cordial approval OF seven-tenths
of the Northern Democracy; he considers ex-
Gov. Johnson head and shoulders above all
the candidates he has heard mentioned for
the office, and In every respect pre-eminently
qualified for the position.
Mr.. Stephens strongly favors the selection
Of Mr.. Randall for the Speakership, and says
that his course during the closing hours OF
the Forty-seventh Congress is worthy Of the
thanks and gratitude OF the whole country.
In regard to the Texas Pacific railroad Mr..
Stephens says that he is decidedly in favor Of
1t, and has been for the last five years; in
fact, even before the war he favored it as the
| route to the Pacific which would not only
benefit the South, but the whole country. Mr..
Stephens expects to go to New York Saturday
to remain ten or twelve days, returning in
time for the opening of Congress, and thinks
that his improved health will permit him to
be regularly in his seat during the session.
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The weather in Bulgaria,

The state Of the weather will speedily rem
der the carriage of provision and ammunition
for any distance an absolute impossibility.
eral very heavy downpours Of % rain IAN and 1to to-
day 1t is coming down with tropical violence
Inhabitants accustomed to the signs Of the
weather are of opinion that the autumn rains
have commenced, and that there will be little
more weather fit for campaigning. There is
no necessity for retention of large force
here or at Sofia
1t is too late for the Russians to attempt
dash on this place, and even could they do so
an army could scarcely force this pass if
held by three or four thousand men,
1t has been rendered practically impregna-
BILE by two lines of redoubts along the summit
and formidable works at the entrance