The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-20

A suit for SAG. 100000 has been brought
against the Universal Life Insurance Company
to recover the assets of the Guardian Life In
surance Company. There are mutual charges
of the most serious character The Fish
Commission meets at Halifax again on the
18th inst.-The subscriptions to the per cent.
loan amount to $55, tx, 900.
THE INDIANS.
A telegram from Gen. Howard, dated Camp
Williams on Clearwater river, near north OF
the Cottonwood, July 18th, says, that by
forced march he struck the enemy yesterday
about 300 strong in deep canon near the
mouth of the Cottonwood, near the south fork
of Clear river, and opened fire at once with a
strong howitzer, and succeeded in starting the
Indians from their position. The battle began
in good earnest. They formed in ravines and
behind rocks for seven hours. We shelled the
Indians rapidly from high bluffs as they at
tempted to escape, and followed them and went
into their camp. The Indians lost IL killed
and quite large number wounded. We have
Capt. Bancroft Lieut.. Williams and IL enlist
ed men killed and 20 wounded. Their camps
were abandoned 10 great haste, leaving much
plunde.. The Indians fought as we'll as any
troops ever saw, and so did ours, not one
man failing duty. 1 now believe that am in
fine condition As soon as Green appears
from the Boise we will make thorough work
with these Indians. They are making for the
Snake country and fear concentration at
Mount Idaho. The troops never did harder
or more rapid campaigning or better fighting
than here.
Gen. McDowall's aide-je-camp telegraphs as
follows:
81 have been with Gen. Howard in the battle
of to-day, which he reports in detail. 1 consid-
er this most important success. Joseph is
in full flight west. Nothing can surpass the
vigor of General Howard's movement and &C.
ton"
THE TURKo RUSSIAN WAR.
The Russians are making rapid advance
across Bulgaria, and already flying detach-
ment has crossed the Balkans. The Turks
claim to have driven this detachment into the
mountains again, but the Russians assert that
it is firmly established to the south of the
range. Everywhere in the rear of the Russian
advance the Bulgarian peasants are rising and
numbering their Moslem oppressors, taking
ample vengeance or last years massacres. 1t
would not be surprise to hear that in the
course of week the army of the Gar is be
fore Adrianople, a few marches only from the
great liue of defense on the banks Of the Bos-
porus. Nikopols has been captured by
them. Concerning the capture of Nj
kopolis, a despatch says the town has been
pletely sheltered the Turks fir ON the Russian
fire. The threatened breaking of the Sistova
bridge rende red the taking of Nikopolis essen
tial in order that the Russians might establish
another crossing. The assault was finally made
Sunda afternoon, the Russians meeting ter
rible fire from the Turkish artillery, but the
who le Russian line steadily advanced, and the
Turks were driven from the heights command
ing Nikopolis, W hlch place they shortly aban-
doned. Til Russians entered the town Mon
day morning finding many wounded Turks in
the streets and houses Another bridge will
be thrown across the Danube at this point, aud
an immense quantity of stores aad war mate
rial will be shipped over The Russians can 60
forward to Tirnova sure of their base of sup
plies. The capture of Nikopolis is the most
important event in the Bulgarian campaign.
A Vienna report states that the Russian fly
ing corps south of the Balkans is endeavoring
to cut off all supplies by land from Shumla.
A despatch from Obentinik says that after
blockading the fortresses of the Quadrilateral
100000 men will be available for crossing the
Rollopa hv of INN
elusive Of Zmmerman's army in the east.
Bucharest is the great central depot, and con.
tains large stores of meal. Sistova will be the
intermediate, and Tiernova the advance depot
An advance on Rustchuk does not seem immi.
neDt. The cavalry outposts extend from
point on the Danube, 10 miles west of Rust
chuk, to 40 miles inland, fronting the Turkish
position on the river Lorp. Small reconnoi-
sances are pushed forward but the mass of the
division have been stationary about week.
A Constantinople despatch states that rail-
way Communication in Adrianople is suspend
ed for everything except troops.
The Russian campaign in Asia is failure.
The siege of Kars has been virtually aban-
doned, and the Muscovites are everywhere fall
ing back. Bayazd was relieved by a Russian
division, bit was found untenable, and soon
abandoned. A correspondent at Tiflis tele-
graphs that after the first excitement and
mutual congratulations over Bayazid, Gen.
Tergukassoff found the garrison almost starved
and suffering from disease. The Turkish
cannon had made sad havoc with the orig
inal force of 1900 men. Many of the dead
were lying unburied in confused and horrible
mass The dead and wounded numbered 500,
and the remainder of the garrison were in no
physical condition to fight. They had lived on
horse-fesh long time, vermn tormented them
and bad water and facilitating effects of the
blazing sun had placed them in state of weak
ness and ineficiency.
[ The Russian victory was of short duration
Fresh arrivals of the Turkish troops, and the
necessity Of completing move ment to join the
main body of troops at linn, caused Capt.
Tergukassof to determine to evacuate the place
and push on. In doing so he had a sharp en-
gagement with the enemy, who were on the
way to KaraDalak, and lost 200 men and
heavy ambulance train. The Turks were i'm
mediately reinforced from Alaschguerd and the
crescent once more floats over Bayazid.
All the tribes in the Caucasus are in armed
revolt against Russia and have taken all the
important outposts.
Gen. Melikoff is entrenching himself and
other forces have been hastily recalled from all
the available points to Barukdara, where they
will make a stand and wait for reinforcements;
but Mukhtar, flushed with his recent victories
may be tempted to make an attack. Should he
be successful the Russians will retreat on Titis
and Alexandropol with the Turks pursuing
them into Russian territory.
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
A tele gram from Frankfort on-the-Main says
that the dinner given in honor of Gen. Grant
on Friday evening at Palmere Garten was