Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
piacussinE Plans GsE Rssuiug up Cen.
munioatIon Over ths nanuhs.

rest special aay8 ooneluefa1Ha oIadHlr
sion is going on relative t0slhe means
Of keeping Communication across tha
Danube open during the Winter.
One plan is TO construct q bridge upen
3 floating iron cylinder; another foe Q
heet Of steamers TO be kept constantly
crossing. The supporters Of the latter
plan pOln to the fact that the Hnd-
son river ferries are Kept going curing
the Winter under far more disadvan-
tageous circumstances than would have
to be encountered In the Danube.
Muhktar Pasha In q BAD Fix.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-The News CORES.
pondent with Gen. MellkofFs army,
telegrAphing from Rasrichena, Thurs
day, says: At three o'clock this even.
Ing the Russians were surrounding
Kisnelle Tips, when Muhktar Paaha,
desperate at seeing his communication
threatened, advanced against our cen.
tre with twenty battalions. The Turks
we're received with 0 crushing artillery
fire. The Russian Tlralleurs drove
them back, pursuing them to Sandba-
ten. The Turks were utterly dem0r-
allied, and everywhere took flight.
Tomorrow, Friday, q great battle IL
expected along the whole front, where
we hope TO cut Muhktar Pasha's COM
munication and render his position
hopeless. Our losses are unknown, but
over 1000 are reported missing.
MezIoans Committing outragss onNths
CitizSns Of the Texas Frontier.
GALVESTON, Oct. 6.-The News pub
lishes the following special: Fort
Davis, Oct. ga Mexican mob, four
hundred strong, took possession Of the
towns Of Ysleta and San EllEarl0,
Texas. The county officials are pris-
oners, and In the hands Of an infuriap
ted mob, and the cry is death 10
'Gringo aud Viva Mexico" LetteEa
received to-day at Fort Davis, state
that the Mexicans in large numbers
captured and held in custody all on.
GERS OF Fl Paso county, The lives Of
all white men are threatened. Thera
are no troops on the frontier, and q
horrible massacre is imminent. Judge
Charles II. Howard is prisoner and
bound with ropes.
The Biennial Episcopal Convention.
Boston, Oct. 6.-The exercises Of the
Biennial Episcopal Convention con-
, tinued to-day. Among the delegates
who appeared for the irst time to-day,
, was Chief Justice Waite, Of Ohio,
| President Of the House OF Deputies,
who introduced Rev. Mr.. TAFT, Secre.
tary to the Archbishop Of Canterbury,
who Is the only representative OF the
> English Church present at the C0nven-
tion. Mr.. TAFT made a few remarks,
saying the English Church was In full
= sympathy with the Church In this
country. The proceedings Of the Con-
!: vention to-day were mainly confined 70
1 preliminary motions. No results
: reached.
The Railroad Meeting in New XoEk'
r NEW YoRK, Oct. 0.-DetAils Of the
|. trunk railroad meeting have not trans
i. pired. An agreement was drawn up
n aud signed by every representative
T. The present rates have not beer
a changed, but will be strictly adhered
v. to as delegate Of Q prominent West
a ern road remarked, !" we have al signed
.v a document OF agreement to be honest
5. 10 endeavOr to earn money for 0ul
e rOaIs instead Of cutting each otheri
10 throats."
10 Jealousy Of TuTklSh Rivals the Cause
7. OF Mehsmet Airs Removal.
d LONDON, Oct. 6.-The Times YiennG
1t correspondent confirms the report thai
n Mehemet All's removal is due to In,
l. trigues of jealous Turkish rivals, whC
" accused him Of surrounding hlmsel
6. with German and other foreign officers
ls who revealed his plans 10 the Russians
ID Egyptian Prince Hasson, is prominent
10, among MehemeL's detractors. It is no
S. table that Mehemet Alrs last actor
ID failed In great measure because The
10 Egyptian troops failed to support him
le jerome Park Races.
As JEROME PARK, Oct. Gone and one
- 70 eighth mile-Higgins won, Lady Say
Vi lers second, Rappahannock third time
~ Oih. Two miles-Brazil won, Prince
~ ton second; time, 2 AK. Three-quar-
20 ter mile-Albert won, Montana second
le Fawn third time, l :20X. Pique, thl
as savorite, was sixth. One mile fol
20 three year old maldens, Mlneola won
% Glen Dudley second, Rifle third; time
es :48k.
q. Recovery OF a Stolen Mail Bag.
10 PORTLAND, NE, Oct. 6.-The mai
I'd bag which contained the regular mai
ar from Montreal, on February 9th lasI
a. was to-day found concealed In shet
ce near the Grand Trunk railroad station
y, II contained only q few papers whicI
a. had evidently been stolen from th
mail car, and carried of and the baI
concealed.
Damage to a Railroad Bridge.
10 ATCHIsoN, KS, Oct. 12.-At twelV
" ~ o'clock last night the western abutmen
se s. Of the iron bridge, which spans th
~ Missouri river at lhis place, caved int
~ the river, carrying with Il the whole 0
lt IU the seventy.fiVs feet wall and seventy
"a fve feet Of the embankment. I'd
Or gradual sliding of the work has bee
W observed for the past forly-eight hour
Ts Mccullough Coming South.
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