Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-09-05
War in the East.

LONDoN. august AS.-IlG second
edition Of the Daily News ssu1spateh
from Forny-Studen, dated yesterday
afternoon, which says 4: after the 4
severe fighting Of Sundays the& Turks
have RETAINED from renewing the attacks
on the Russian positions in The Shipka !
Pass. and unto this morning onlysoc-
casional trivial rifle fresl between the4
outposts has occurred. As result of
Sundays fighting the Turkish advanced
batteries somewhat menace the Russian
TANKS. The Turks are constructing
fresh batteries in the Tunja valley.
The Russians have been adequately
reinforced, and ,there-is nothing in the
present situation to alter my impression
already expressed that Gen. Radetzky
holds his position safe"
Advices from the Russian headquar-
ters at Gorny-Studen. DATED August %,
SAYS 'sAll is quiet this morning. Our
troops maintain their position. The
Turks remain under cover behind the
neighborng heights, and out of range
of our batteries. The total number
wounded from Aug. 81 to Aug. q is
2,4SO, including 95 officers. The num-
Der killed is unknown. Everything is
quiet in the direction of Plevna and
Loftscha.
CoNsTANTINopLE, August "a
dispatch from Spleiman Pasha, dated
August %, details the operations up to
that day. He says 1.-THE Turks occupied
Alikidiebel Heights to,the left of the
enemies works, threatening their line
of retreat on the 2lst inst, but the Rus
SLAMS succeeded on Friday III dislodging
them. AS described by the London
Daily News correspondent in his ac-
count of the Shipka Pass battle pre-
viously telegraphed to the United
States. But on Saturday Vessel
Pasha. with two brigades, sue
ceeded in gaining a footing and the
fighting continued all night. by J
O'Clock Sunday morning the Russians
receiving reinforcements, made a final
assault, but were unsuccessful and re-
turned 10 their fortified works. The
cannonade continued all Sunday without
effect" -f
Suleiman Pasha concludes his dis
patch as follows ''Ihe matter is not
yet decided, as we have not yet taken
the enemy's fortified works. Our los
ses are yet unknown. One thousand
Russian dead were found when the enc
my were driven from Alikridjebel
Heights"
Saleiman Pasha telegraphs under date
Of August % as follows; "Our en-
trenched line Of investment is only $50
PAGES from the enemy's Notifications.
We still hold points commanding Ale
kridiebel Nights. The Russians are
blockaded on three sides. Every effort
is being made to complete the blockade
by cutting them of from the road to
Gabsoya. The Russian force have been
cruelty decimateG, and they have retir-
ed to their fortified positions. Cannon
aiding and outpost engagements are car
ried on intermittingly."
| A HOPELESS TASK.
The Daily News's Vienna dispatch,
dated Wednesday night, says: "a
telegram from the seat of war states
that Suleiman Pasha considers the tax
inc of the Russian position at Shipka
Pass from the front hopeless, and will
merely construct fortified camps in the
villages of Shipka and Hamkoi, and
cross the Balkans through other passes
northwards."
CLOSING ON PLEVNA.
LONDON, August 29.-The Times, in
a summary of the war, says For ma
nv days the army Of the Grand Duke
Nicholas has been closing together
against Plevna with view to an attack
on that place. The headquarters are
reported to be on the point Of moving
from Studen to Bulgareni."
The Illness military correspondent
at Bucharest says ''There are indica-
lions that the blow will fall on PIeyna
very shortly.
TERRoRs OF THE FAMINE IN INDIA
CoNNIBALIsM COMMENCED.
LONDON, August 29.-The editor Of
the Madras Times, who is a member Of
! the relief committee, under date Of Aug.
l, writes as follows
''The population in Southern India
more or less afflicted by famine NUM-
bers 24,O00 900. In the most favorable
circumstances at least one-siXth Of the
people will die. The famine is inmeas-
urably greater than was that in Bengal.
In Madras no camp of 8, 200 rises morn
ing after morning without leaving 80
corpses. In the interior the distress is
most fearful. One gentleman passing
down a valley in the Wynoad district
counted % dead bodies on the road. 4
coffee planter, seeking shelter from the
rain in hut, found six decomposing
corpses in it. On any day and every
day mothers may be seen in the streets
of Madras .offerlng their children for
sale, while the founding portion Of the
poor-house is full of infants found by
the police on the roads deserted by their
parents. Since the famine commenced
500, 900 people have died of want and
distress. The first big tragedy may be
expected in MysoTe. In that province,
indeed, information has reached me
from Bargalose Of two cases Of canni-
balsm already"
THE WAR IN EUROPEAN. TURKEY.
| CoNsrANT1NoPLE, Aug. ..31.-A tele,
gram from Shumla dated yesterday,
announces that the column of Sellm
Pasha has advanced from Eski Djuma
and crossed the river Lorn near
gashlar, driving back the Russians,
who after short resistance, retreated
from the river. Nedjib Pasha has
advanced from Rosgard towards Tor
lax, repulsiBg the Russians and eaptu-
ring guns. 4 great BATTLE is believed
to be imminent. The Turks are as
suming the offensive along the whole
line.
Redf Pasha having refused to at
tend military council for trial, it has
been decided to bring him before the
council by force
1t is reported that salyat Pasha has
refused to accept the ministry Of JUS
tice.
i CoNsTANrINoPLE, Aug. 31-Meh-
met Ali Pasha telegraphs as follows :
"On Thursday morning strong coll
umns Of our troops from Rasgard and
Sufinasseuhlet attacked the Russians
near the village of Karahassauler- The
fighting was desperate. The village
was taken and retaken seven times,
but finally carried by the Turks The
enen,v was defeated and retr Gated in