The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-09


NEW YORK, May "A dispatch from
st. Petersburg says the Russians have
taken kars. The Russian army attack
ing numbers $4,000 men. Seventeen
thousand men were captured.
KARs CERTAINLY CAPTURED.
MANCHESTER, May IA Guardians
Pera dispatch, dated Saturday. says there
is n report current of great Russian
victory near kars. Fifteen thousand
pri soners are said TO have been taken.
Kars Is invested by $1,000 Russians, and
the second Russian corps is in full march
upon Erzeroum.
4 Vienna dispatch of this morning
said that there were rumors from Con-
stantinople that kars had fallen.
RUSSIAN REVERSE.
IsAHIA, May 1.-Two Turkish gun
| boats attacked the Russian batteries at
Tomrova, below Galatz, Saturday, de-
stroying portion Of the battery, dis
mounted gun and drove back the Rus.
slams. The Turks were greatly ellted.
Their gunboats were uninjured. The
Russian camp was fired by shells.
THE GRAND DUKES MOVEMENTS.
BUCHAREST, May, 7.-Grand Duke
Nichols passed through Galatz and REM,
and was at lbrial yesterday. He is eX.
pected to reach Bucharest on the 10th
inst. The Russians passing through
Bucharest are goin. 10 Banlassa, be-
tween Bucharest and Glurgcvo.
WITHDRAWN.
The ROumanian government has with
drawn the bill Tor po,tponng the pay
ment of commercial acccptanccs until
after the war.
TURKISH rLUNDREERs AT WORK.
Beckel was shelled by the Turks yes
terday evening. The Bashi-BaZouks
plundercd the neighboring villages AT the
same time and retained "ith their spells
across the Danube.
RUMoRED RUSSIAN DEFEAT.
PERA, May News Of Russian de-
feat at Batoum and the capture Of three
OF their guns has been confirmed by a
tends TO show, however, that the Rus.
SLAMS are very strong in Asia, and are
likely TO advance quickly.
TROOPS TO TIE FRONT.
| TREBIzoNDE, May NO further fight.
ing reported. Mukhtar Pasha still nam
tains communication with Kars. The
Russians are apparently awaiting the ar
rival OF reinfOrcemcnts. Strong work.
ing parties are loading large quantities
OF krupp guns, which are being for
warded TO Erzeroum. Fresh troops are
daily arriving and going to the. front.
| TURKISH TACTICS.
| ST. PETERSBURG, May An official
telegram from Tihit announces that
nothing new has occurred, ana unfavor.
able weather has continued. Several
| Turkish shiDs appeared before SatZcha
on the "a inst, remaining one day, but
without firing. On the 30 inst Turk.
ish frigate fired Intellectually upon Poti
UTTERLY UNFoUNDED.
Lord Derby's dispatch was laid before
the ear Monday. The Russians tele-
graphic agency, referring thereto, says
England's apprehensiOns, as far as Rus.
STA Is concerned, are utterly uniounded.
sERYIA AGAIN.
1t Is said Scryia will observe strict neu.
trality.
NE CARS RETURN.
The car has arrived and was enthusi.
astlcally received.
| LEGISLATION IN TURKEY.
| NpNHI ANilNOIIE, May 1.-l hc Clidlu
Der oil deputies has approved the bill for
The proclamation OF state of siege. II
is rumored that a bill postponing the
payment OF commercial acceptanccs viii
shortly be laid before the chamber.
TIE BLACK SEA BLoCKADED.
The blockade Of the Black Sea ports
VIII be maintained by twenty Turkish
vessels.
lHE SIEGE BILL APPROVED.
The Turkish chamber OF deputies Ia,
approved the bill providing tor the proc
lalnatloh OF state of siege.
PARIS, May THE ODcial Journal
publishes the neutrality decree and official
notification OF the Black Sea blockade.
CRowpING THE TURKS.
ERlERsuM, May THE Russian
right wing is marching through Geules
and Tchilder, evidently with the purpose
OF turning the second Turkish line of de-
tense at Ieuhale. The Russian centre
In the plain in front OF Kars seems TO b,
awaiting the result OF this movement.
and Of the maneuvcrs Of the lett wing,
which Is trying to force its way from
Bayazid by way OF Sowricoy.
| WAR NOTES.
A special dated Trebllonde, Sunday,