The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-17
placed beyond reach, and then suspend
proceedings for an appeal to Congress.
Internal Revenue Collector.

placed beyond reach. and then suspend
proceedings for an appeal to Congress.
Internal Revenue Collector.
It Ia stated l.. Cass Carpenter has not
made formal resignation, but upon re-
turn OF the President his resignation
will be treated as made and accepted,
and new collector appointed for the
Third South Carolina District.
The struggle over the Second Georgia
District i5 desperate.
The HaIlcck statue.
New York, May 15.--The ceremony
OF unveiling the statue OF FitZ Greene
Halleck, in Central Park, took place at
o'clock. this afternoon, before u large
assembly, including the President Of
the United States and distinguished
company Of invited guests.
Reware Of SsO Bills.
WASHINGTON, May 1e.--Description of
the new counterfeit fifty dollar National
Bank note: The signatures are engrav-
ed the charter number on the bill is 2l0,
while on the genuine 1t is 376; bill q
little smaller than the genuine, and
paper thick; general appearance calcu-
lated to deceive.
WAR NOTES.
n bAEGte IH AHbM WtHWF~BbG AMEMA AkARW
Defeat tho Russians The snlsa bttants
Joining the Turks.
LONDON, May 1e.-The Standard's 8 Con-
stantinople special telegraphs: L am
glad to report Il great success Of the
Turks In Asia, on Monday. Admiral
Hassan Pasha, after bombarding the
Notifications OF Soukgaum Kalch,
landed q number of soldiers, who were
Immediately joined by 5000 natives.
A violent combat ensued.
The Russians were driven out OF Souk-
gaum Kalch to-day. Upwards OF 10000
natives joined the Turkish forces. who
hold the Notifications.
The town is In flames. All the sur
rounding country is rising In support Of
the Turks. Telegraphio communication
between Constantinople and Kars, by
way OF Ezeroum, remains intact.
The Russian Defeat Mt Rat0uns.
The defeat Of the Russians near Ba-
toum, with 1000 killed, is generally be-
lieved.
The Reception of the Russian Commander.
The reception of the Grand Duke
Nicholas ut Bucharest was cold, not O
single cheer.
Russian blockade Running.
A Russian war vessel escaped from
Sebastopol and reached Batoum Sunday
night. When seven miles from shore
she sent four boats with torpedoes to
attack n Turkish frigate In the road
stead. The boats were driven off; two
reached Poti; the fate Of the others Is
unknown. The steamer disappeared.
The Russians attach Importance to the
escape Of the steamer, as showing in
efficiency Of the Sebastopol blockade.
Internal DIssensi0ns In R0umania.
The Roumanian party which demands
active cooperation with Russia is held
In check by foreign influence, which
favors O temporizing policy.
Inc Impression appears general at
Widdin that no quarter will be allowed
the RoumantanS who cross the Danube.
Turkish Forces for the Dubruascha.
The Turks have dispatched 1000 men
from the garrison at Widdin to the
Dubrudscha In all haste.
The wounded In KaIafat.
Roumania officially reports 400 wound
ed In Kalafat during the bombardment.
There are no Russians further west
than Turnseverin.
The servians Joining the Bosnian Insur-
gents.
Servian volunteers are constantly
crossing the frontier to join the Bosnian
insurgents.
The Turks ana the Miridites.
Miridites drove the Turks from Oros-
chi.
Tho Russians and the Circassians.
The Circa5sians, who have risen In
Trans Caucasian Russia. have destroy
ed all telegraph,