Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-17

tue State Ol the army secret
Eye witnesses tell me that the
soldiers in the present severe wealth
err are lying on the bare earth, the
hospitals are choked with wound
ed and the sick pass the Danube
by the thousand car loads.
St. Petersburg, Oct. ia Rus
sian dispatch says the Turks de-
stroyed their bridge at Silistria.
The same dispatch claims that
on the 9th the Turkish three mast
ed monitor strnck torpedo near
Suliena and blew up.
London, Oct. 11.-Cold rains and
lack of winter clothing are causing
great mortality in the Russo-Rou-
manian army. The number of
deaths within the last twenty days
are: OF the army before Plevna,
5000; of the Czarowitch's army,
40; in the Dobrudscha, 5000;
and at Tirnova and Shipka, 1000.
The Russians in Bulgaria, includ-
ing reinforcements, number only
100000 combattants.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Times
says at st. Petersburg the rate of
exchange is % pence-the lowest
rate since the Crimean war. There
seemed to be kind of panic at
st. Petersburg yesterday, due to
the great depreciation of paper
currency, and which depreciation
threatens to temporarily engulf the
nation in universal bankruptcy.
ASIA.
Contantinople, Oct. 7.-Mukh-
tar Pasha telegrapbs the Porte I'M
der date of Friday, as follows:
To-day TIE bulk Of the Russian
forces fell back to the foot of Ka-
ratoo, leaving only six battalions
entrenched at Kabak. They have
thus abandoned their positions par
allel with our lines. There is no
trace of the enemy at Baldioran,
Kazilvan or Oghuzla, they having
struck their camps. Murkhtar
Pasha says the Russian losses dur
ing the the three days fighting
were $4,000. The Turkish loss is
placed at $500. The Russians es-
innate places Turkish loss at 5000. |
London, Oct. 9.-The insurrec-
ton which broke out on the 10Th
IF September in the central dis
tricts of Dagbestan and gradually
extended through the whole of
central and southern Daghes.an
does not appear to be quelled. as
Il was thought to he after the de-
feat of the main body Of insurgents,
numbering 5000, by the Russians
An official dispatch from Karajal
says a band of 1000 insurgents
we're defeated on the 30th of Sep
.ember and 3rd of October with
he loss Of $50 killed, wounded and
prisoners. The Russian loss was
insignificant. Other bands are still
being pursued.
Karaial, Oct. 10.-A Russian Of
icial dispatch of yesterday says:
n consequence of the occupation
# new positions by our troops in
he recent operations, the enemy {
asst night abandoned most of his
positions. including Kiziltepe. and :
'egan retreating. We pursued
i'm and during the night occupied
he line of Chadsbirall, Sarbatan
nd Culwerdan.
A correspondent confirms the re- J
'ort that Mnrkhtar Pasha had evac-
lated Kizeltepe and Sonbatan, re- i
iring to the summit Of Aida Dagh. t.
he correspondent says this move !
,ent was necessitated by Mukh-
ar having lost 5000 men during i
he battles of October I'd and 81. "
he Russians occupied the posi- n
ons evacuated by the Turks. A y
ter telegram. however, states that al
ne Russians Wednesday, in con- /"
equence Of unfavorable weather, d,
stired to the position they occu- Y
led previous to the last battle. :
peratioDs, therefore. are postpon-
!. The Russian loss up to the
n