Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-06
Battle Progressing Between
the Turks and Monte
negrinS.
The Gar at PlOesti OIL His Way
to Bucharest.
The Conditions of n Durable
Peace Depend upon Ex.
pected Successes
in Asia.
Conspiracy Discovered in SerVia Ia
Depose Prince Milan.

LoNDoS, June GA Vienna dispatch
and other advices state hat the Car
will arrive ct Ploesti tomorrow. A large
posse of secret police preceded the Czar
on his way TO Bucharest. General Igna
tief has arrived in Bucharest.
The Times Belgrade correspondent
says it is reported hat the English consul
at Mostar is to visit the Banjaluks and
Behatch districts to observe the progress
Of the insurrection aud condition of the
Rejahs.
A Vienna correspondent asserts that
this year $4,000 Of the Servian militia are
not to be called out for annual drill.
The s~emi-oficial journal, Da St, Peters.
burg, adyerting 10 peace rumors, says
that diplomacy had better not pronounce
In favor of any definite plan for the ter
minatioR of the war until decisive events
have occurred on the battlefield. Terms
Of peace must depend upon the course
of the war.
A dispatch from Rsgusa, dated Tues
day, says a Turkish attack on Montene-
gro from the Albanian side, has been
commenced. Ali Saib, with the whole of
his forces, advanced from Spuz up the
Aeta valley, the object being to reach
Danielogsad. The M%ontenegrins met
the attack on the hill of Maljat. The
fighting is still raging, but up to noon
the Turkish assaults were repulsed. Five
hundred Turks had been killed. The
Moutenegrins fight against enormous
odds, there being $4,000 regulars and
i~rfegulars against them on this side
alone.
The Bath and the West of England
societies centenary was celebrated at
Bath to-day. The Widcombe suspension
bridge fell, and about one hundred per-
SONS we're precipitated thirty feet into the
river Avon. Eight dead bodies HAYS been
recovered, and it is feared that others
persisted. Many we're injured. Another
account represents the disaster as much
more serious, but the details are not suf-
icient 10 say whether it is exaggerated
or not.
Later adyices frsm Bath say that
twenty dead bodies of the victims of the
W%idcombe suspension bridge accident
have been recovered and several are
still missing. 1t is now said there were
nearly two hundred people on the bridge
When it fell.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, June 6 by order OF
the minister Of war the local journals are
forbidden to publish any matter relating
to the war, or to report incidents Of bat.
ties or any facts bearing on the subject.
The Levant Herald has an able article
on the subject, calling upon the minister
of war to revise his decision in the coun-
try's interest.
La Turque, the official newspaper, to-
day held out hopes that the measure
may be recalled.
MANCHESTER, June GA Vieana dis.
patch says that since the commence
ment of the great heat the health of the
Russian army has become worse. Finan.
cial difficulties are apparent for the last
fortnight. The troops have not received
any additional war money above their
regular pay. Russia owes, besides, r..
100000 francs to Roumanian railways.
Russian bonds for contracts are made
payable at Kischeneff, and the Bauque
DeRoumanie pays them at thirty per
cent. discount. The Gear takes com
mand of the army chiefly because the
Grand Duke Nicholas and his chief Of
staff, General Nepokoitschitzky, fee.
quently disagree. After the Cars ar.
rival a state Of siege will be proclaimed
at Bucharest, and a Russian town com.
mauder appointed.
VIENNA, June G-In military circles
here opinion gains ground that the Rus.
SLAMS will not cross the Danube. They
expect such decisive successes in Asia
that every condition Of adorable peace
may be secured from their effects.
PARIS, June 6.-The Russian tele
graphic agency states that a telegram
has been received from Semlin declar.
ing that a conspiracy had been discoy.
cred in Servia to depose Prince Milan