The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26
WHAT rs GoIY0 ON IN EUROPE
pi,vna and the Shipka PASS remain n

ilhIus u'hHltbTS uIHtlHR Ht'illh ~ Dt going OF
all the time. without either side king sub
stantial progress. When the days slaughter {.
over. Sulciman Pasha tclcgraphs 10 Constants
nople. Tomorrow we shall bring up oul
siege guns to renew the struggle. We hopc &c
be successful" On the other hand the sue.
cossor of Gourko informs the Grand Duke
Nicholas: THE Turks have made several dos.
pcrate assaults but were rcpulscd. Our heroes
did not yield n foot"
A struggle Of the same character has been
carried on on the left flank of the Russian lines
Gen. DragomirofI's division has been attacked
for three successive days by the forces of Me-
hcmct Ali pasha ut Eski-DJuma 10th sides
had heavy losses. but neither gained any adj
vantage in position.
On the right flank Osman pasha ro-
mains sitting behind his ntrcnchmcnts
at Pleyna. while Prince Shakhovskoy. with
the reinforced troops of his own and
| Of Gen. KrNdncr. watches him from
| tho front and tries to cut his communications
in tn" rear OF the probability of a speedy re-
ncwal of the attack on the part Of the Russians
there is not any indication Whatever Prince
Shakhoyskoy now knows better than ever the
old French song Of
Qu ~ frotte, s'y plquc
On the Danube and in Roumana everything
| il hustle and activity Russian troops arrive IA
fast IL the railroads can bring them. and az the
| heavy trains Of wounded bound for the interior
of Russia will permit on the single track lines.
The calling in Of the reserve for nctvc scr
vice. and Of the first levy the militia for home
/ duties. has naturally produced disturbing in
! fucnce both on country and city life through
! out Russia. The Moscow CORES pendent of a
| London journal describes II rs follows:
Tie l'a,ani' are ncins called oil to ion the imperial
a. ,n' aai Nu.tcNtt one goes families
rnn,hc are hro E'i', o a ie ,H g 'cw h9.
] Tie household furniture The streets of Moscow are
| tlt"ns,d ~ many places ".'h household good, The
nlicr clas.,s homes IN the same state VI change
many case. Geinr reonc All M ~ or navy arr IN
summon IN the c"nr OF time House TO house vista
wants ami horses Kept 10y every householder. iarsc
quota % which must now be- parted with Tor public
ccptod " "V' NJ
The picture may be somewhat exaggerated
strong. sturdy horses are SO plentiful in tho
southern provinces OF Russia that they run wild
there in herds. and no sanc man would ever
think Of attempting. to maze use of WORKOUT
carriage hacks Of Moscow or ST. Petersburg. cx-
ccrt. perhaps. for hospital service at home.
Still. the disturbances in business and daily
life must be intensely felt throughout the coun-
try. The journal de -. PETERSBURG states that
the first consequence of the calling in Of the re-
serve was that some Of the trainway- had 10
stop running for want Of drivers and conduct
ors, and that the police force has been reduced
by nearly onc-haf. the servants Of the tram
ways as we'll as the police force being recruited
in Russia mainly among soldiers who have
served out their time and are placed Oh the re-
serve list
Outside Of Russia AMI Turkey everything ia
duh and quiet Lord Bcaconsnrd il. PERTAINS.
the only man able 10 indulge in fun amid this
general ennu Vivian Grey does not slumbor
when everybody else snores. While the noble
lords were packing up their fishing rods and
shotSuns preparatory to starting upon their
annual campaign against grouse and salmon
he thought that some good send on would go
long way toward making their shooting and
fishing season more entertaining. And he gave
them that send or in the appointment Of W. H.
Smith 10 the post of First Lord Of the Admiralty
made vacant bv the death Of Mr. Ward Hant
William Henry Smith Is a retail BOOKSELLER
newspaper vcnder. and stationer He does not
know the difference between lib and "A toysau
and has never in his life been on board any vessel
except the steamboats, running across the Cslan.
mel and up and down the Thames But that
docs not make any sdifrercnce to Dizzy. What
he wanted was TO snub the aristocracy To give "A
piece OF sugar 10 the shopkeepng classes and
10 secure the services of Il man OF robust health
vigorous industry. and unpu"stiunahle ale
glance. W. II. Smith has all these qualities. and
some others besides. He is English 10 the
backbone. has plenty Of sound common sense.
ana represents in Parliament the interests Of
trade and Of great city const.tuenry-thc
borough Of Wrstminster The Cabinet. as il
hu- been NJ t. now, was composed Of peers and
county members representing exclusively
landed interests. The mass Of the English
trad"sp"ople have accordingly received the
news 90 this appointment with great satsfae-
ton, for they expect that W. II. Smith Will in.
iu-" fresh and healthy blood into the admins
traiion. They may be- right and they may not |
for III" fact that lac made "a iret-c'as- Secretary
Of Nh" Tr'asury is not proof that he will make /
good Min ~trr Of the Navy Tho duties Of the |
Secretary OF the Treasury are arluous and eN- /
acting hut they are after all. hut the duties Of |
cashier ana hookkcrp'r. a. which w. II. Smith I
has been brought w. H. had. besides, in the .
Treasury Department an eminent man above /
him. Sir stafford Northeotc j.. in every sense
OF the word. statesman; while the best that
could be said Of W. II Smith, 50 far. is that he is
II llr-t-ci-s beast of burden.
The English navy cannot he expected 10 be
conienied with su' an appo ntment: but oven
the classes which the new First Lord of the Adj
mlralty represents are not particularly cNhila-
rated. The Dduy Ne,rS. which is the organ OF
the woll-to-do non-conformist middle classes
says, in commenting on this appointment:
Lord Bcaconsiei is fond of STARTLING effect. AMI Nr
Smlih admission into the talutf mot A. fho h. Al f
,, t"hlHrA ana ucWlNtrutri department. hui a. the
,h nl one o the great ON .Dsui state J. stroke nfr
u lIiWc Minister own heart We wish that all ms
u,huca alsplaAs had been coniincn .Ah, on their
sober AMI business side. W
In personal appearance W. II. Smith is
strong, common-lo looking bald-hcaded English.
man, with pepper and salt side whi,hors. He
Is very poor dcbatcr. and Il man Of no edura-
tiOn ana talents except such rs are olduinnhla
10y thorough business training. His political
career hrgan some ten years ago. when he de-
icat'd John Stuart Mill At the elections for
W Westminster 1T was then an object of indig-
nant comment with the whole civilized world
that the greatest thinker of England should
have 10 make room in the lcgishting assembly
OF the nation fora railway bookstall keeper. who
had no other merit than that Of having made
plenty of money by selling other peoples print.
ell thoughts
Should Mr. Smith however. prove able To
grasp, during th" rrcoS- ld- he is expected tnl.
all the details of the branch of sorv.,r now in
ftIIt ia / Httft.