The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-21
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The correspondent OF the London
Daily News at Stringeva, the head
quarters OF the Grand Duke Nicholas,
referring to the dispatch OF the It'll la.
slant, concerning the cavalry division,
or an independent expedition for the
purpose OF stopping Turkish communi-
cation with Sofia, by blockading Oehs
ardike pass, telegraphs IA follows :
II is felt here that this should have
been done earlier, but II successful
now II will still have good results. In
case of q crushing Turkish defeat al
Plevna, II would 90 far to make Il
another Sedan. The expedition il OBJ
viously hazardous.
The same correspondent says he nm
derstood that Servian Intervention is
now certain. He also says the activity
OF the Turks at Plevna In sending
out cavalry Reconnaissance seem M
though they had some intention OF
taking the offensive.
The weather IL now fine again and
the roads are now rapidly changing
from mud TO dust. am informed that
the recent rains haye not effected the
health of troops.
The Daily News correspondent at
Vienna telegraphs as follows: A tele
grsm from Atheps states the ministry
have sent out orders TO fortify the chiei
ports with all speed, so as TO have them
finished by the end OF October at latest.
Similar orders have been given re-
specting the PREPARATION OF men-of-war.
Still nobody In Athens believes In an
immediate outbreak OF war.
Aspecial from Constantlnople says
the Servian diplomatic agent there
has declared that Servia has no knowl-
edge OF any intention on the part Of
Russia to send her army through SER
via. He denies that Servia has re-
solved to participate In war, and states
that no troops have been sent to the
front.
The Agricultural Gazette In a sum-
mary Of reports OF the harvest pros
poets received from all parts OF the
United kingdom says: 1t 10 plain
that 1877 will prove no exception to
the succession Of unfortunate harvests
which we have lately experienced.
The v heat crop IL very generally and
very largely below the average.
A Bucharest dispatch to the Times
says the landing OF an Egyptian brig
AIDE near Sulelma, finds General Zlm-
norman In the Drobuscha with q
larger force than was intended 10 be
left there, and shows the effect OF
holder counsels at Constantlnople.
The province OF Salonica and the
coast district from Olympus 10 the
terminus OF the Adrianople railway
has been declared In state Of selge
by the porte. Arms continue to arrive
there and volunteers, literally from
the four corners Of the globe, but ow.
ing to the state OF affairs In Bulgaria
there will be no movement at present.
Several special dispatches state that
Hobard pasha has left subordinate to
superintend the embarkatlon Of Csu~
cassians and gone TO 5lnope with most
Of the fleet. II Is believed he goes
thence to the Danube.
A correspondent OF the Times at
GEM Saghra telegraphs, under date Of
August 18th, as follows: I went with
the Turkish army on the 14th instant
TO Chain Baghaz and Lenie, tive
hours and a half from the pass. / saw
the todies Of one hundred aud twenty
persons who had been murdered By
Cossacks aud Bulgarians.
Among the victims were women
one very beautiful aud young. sb'