The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-25

CORNERS of the Globe. Rushing IN
ihe saPPorf of the Ottoman stand
LONDON. August 20.--A Times dis
patch from ShumIa of August 18th
says junction OF Saleimsn pasha with
Mehemet Ali may he regarded as be-
yopd doubt.
The correspondent of the London
Daily News at Stringeva, the head.
quarters of the Grand Duke Nicholas,
referring to the dispatch of the 18th is-
slant, concerning the cavalry division,
OF an Independent expedition for the
purpose of stopping Turkish eommuni-
cation with Sofia, by blockading Och.
ardike pass, telegraphs as follows:
1t Is felt here that this should have
been done earlier, bat IL successful
now it will still have good results. la
case of a crushing Turkish defest AL
PievDa, it would go far to make il
another Sedan. The expedition is ob-
viousIy hazardous.
The same correspondent says he I'm
derstood that Servian Intervention is
now certain. He also says the activity
of the Turks at Pievna in sendiny
out cavalry reconnoisssnces, seem As
though they had some intention of
taking the offensive.
The weather is now fine again and
the Roads are now rapidly changing
from mud to dust. am informed that
the recent rains have not effected the
health of troops.
The Daily News correspondent at
Vienna tslegraphs as follows: A tele
gram from Athens states the ministry
nave sent out orders to fortify the cher
ports with all speed, so as to have them
finished by the end Of October at latest
Similar orders have been given're.
speeding the reparation OF men-of.war.
Still nobody in Athens believes I'm an
immediate outbreak of war.
A special from Constantinople saws
the Servian diplomatic agent there
has declared that Servia has no knowI-
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 tine
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 is plain
that 1877 viii prove no exception to
the succession of unfortunate harvests
which We have lately experienced
The Wheat crop is very generally and
very largely below the average.
A bucharest dispatch to the Times
says the landing of an Egyptian brig
AIDE near Suleima, finds General Zim-
norman in the Drobascha with q
larger force than WAS intended to be
left there, and shows the effect OF
bolder counseis ut Constantinople.
The province of Saloniea and the
coast district from Olympus to the
terminus OF the Adrianopie railway
has been declared in state OF seige
by the porte. Arms continue to arrive
there and volunteers, literally from
the four corners of the glote, but ow.
ing 10 the state of affairs in Bulgaria
there viii be no movement ut present.
Several special dispatches state that
Hobard pasha has left subordinate to
s1perintend the embarkation CT Cam
cass@ns aud gone to Sinope with most
| of the feet. 1t is believed he goes
thence TO the Danube.
A correspondent of the Times at
GEM Saghra teiegraphs, under date of
August 10th, as follows: / went with
the Turkish army on the 18th instan.
to Chain Baghaz and Lenie, two
hours and half from the pass. saw
the bodies of one hundred aud twenty
persons who had been murdered by
Cossacks aud Bnlgsrians.
Among the victims were women.
one very beautiful and young. She
had been killed and thrown naked
into pool of water. Isaw families. In
Guiding chiidred, who had been thrown
into well. The houses Of these people
and the handsome embroidered dr esses
OF the women, showed that they had
been rich. In one house the women
and young girls had been shut up and
subjected during ten days to outrages
hy Cossacks and Bulgarians.
The Bulgarians, when they heard of
the arrival Of the Turkish army at
Chain Bsghaz, carried-of the Turkish
women and children from three 70
thirty years Of age and fled to the
Balkahs. The victims l spoke Of
above were collected together and MUIR
dered in succession. Many more were
butchered, but have not had time TO
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