The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-11
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

The above map dlApla,s the tlieater of
~ar o'l the river Dannhe. tnwarl which
'l'e lsnssiall nilny IL advancing. Tho
points selected for tl,e passage of tle
river will be determined mainly l,y the
ka1lmaplan railway. These points nre
0inrPeyo, opposite Isustehnk !. Olteniza,
nppont" 1nftnkui. anI knlnrasll, oppo-
hise silisirln. Giurg.yo. which the
is''nAiana ilaye iist occupied. il consi,l.
orrd the most important. II II tie tnr.
mintis VI tie l.ollluHnian railway. the
| station laiug mln from tie hank. nnd
| covered frum view by n siiglit enincnce,
Very seldom indeed crn oven tho smoke
Ut ai snpinn hr Heen from tl,e
Hnitlcrn hank. The Russians were,
therefore, nile to bring their troops ~
rall from bucharest and mass tI.rfr
nrlill'ry " cover the Ias~aA.
without discovery. An nerurit,
nRniiRt my ati'inpt 10 scizo thc
terminus. . division of 1sonmnninn
Holiisra llas luen posted there. lsnst.
cl,lk itsslf u ,liIapi,iate,l haslioned fort
feas, bully equipped. anl supported by
u nrenil,.eplsfriietel enrthwurk of no
ernat strength. II may, therefore. bc
earily rilencal iy homl,arlment, for
The river ~ only tlnc.qnnrtern nf mile
hronL. About forty miles below lsmnt-
el,tk " furtokni, with Oltunitza on
tln opposite l,ailk. The river In
Int IN, ynrin wide there, and
the fortress could offer Int n
nominal resistance. Oltttiiza In nj n
comparatively short distance from diur.
fssp has felty milcn --i,nl situated III
;ila confluence Df tt,n D.inbuwitza, II
| ntr'nm which connects the Danube with
tlnellnrehs. The advantages Of such IL
spot fvr A passage ARE UbyiniH Twenty.
live miles lower down thu river IN
Hilistrin, with kninrnn, on ilc OPP
ppaitr tiir. Prom slolstlzic there
II u RouI roal IL the Danube,
while from Silirtria risns the main rn.l
u Slinmlu. The fortress is believed to
ln IN tie aame state M That In whiel, II
~ns lrft nj lls cIosr ~ the aiege ~ is1i.
tn pobr,,ssrla, Mhirl, the lsuHsian.
ar.' alsn occupying, IL Il remarkable .lis.
tret. I'll. Dauiibc, afteY III, eastward
so,trss, tnuls ridd.nly 10 Tho north III
isa~ss,sa, ilIan bs1..- eastward nj f'alntz.
anl finally rml,iies iisolf into the l,lmk
nsn h, seyeral montl,s. ~ which ile
kiln. the 5nlIna, nni the IT, Georges
as tIlr chief. Tho HnIinm VI
Tint wliirll isn.luptcd for the greater part
II the ira.ls ~ The Danube. The strip
~ inlnl hun,nl..l on tho w.pt anil npitIi
! wv illeno twu bensls NJ The river, MIL I'll
tl,e annt Dy tho l.lnrk ten, cnistitgiis.n tln,
Dnbr,nIechn. I'l.a towns Tultcila, Iaak.
| cha, MatcIlil. IlirHDsa, l.nssnya, Iiai,a.
,ngli and k.iAienny, nll Iii this ,lisirict,
i',ungl, important M military positions.
nr little Oll,er tI,nm villages In appear.
aime and population.
4 1'MrkIsh EgMlpage.
W. clip tiie following description III Il
! Turkish vehicle frum recent fnsguziie
sketch, entitled "l'iir snltan'a lIan,m X
"tlia vehicle In wiieI, tl,rs ur. rnii.
sess.l IL r.llnd MI n,nLah. II II very
primitive IN itr construction, und r'm,i,l.
blen a farm. wagon, without springs or
Hnais. lln sii,'.tlunrslH nrr cInInrnteIy
decorated ~i.Ii carving. paint anil gill.
| ing, liz ciils lift open, nIiL the tDp part
provided Will, hnopr, which nrr covered
will, 4 sort of rirlI, rrsl. rhngHy ciDll,,
frinKel with golL.
velvet inntirssses arr aprenl on tho
platform ~ tin warou, Dn which tie
lalisa VII. elegantly embroidered cushions
supporting their .IIpNs. Irgrar n,i
srrrhs LD this vehicle nrn performed hy
tneni's ~ Il temporary l,.lIer placed u,
| iiln lear.
The arnLah Ii drawn ~ couple III
oxsn, Whose Iof.Ii.aln are adorned with
i sort II l,r ani plate. LukeI ont lii
J pieces ~ glass nua snrisgated bead. nn.I