The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-07-05

~ The elections Aer Repdtfss In Efakci(
have been poatpoRsd aptil be 14th ofs octol
berr s.et .sissa <sasefF ~ 80. rsse
the rumored copclusiosa of r.. peace be,
tween Egypt and Asblssinia was denied in an
Alexandria dispatch OF the eth. :.
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knowlsd3 "a 81 ~ Il nth hosi
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Nokilled and 1900 wound, d.
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sylvania /
AoR1geUp Ua0aAf(E1ches j
the 27th' the general feeling seemed to bt
that servia shorid go to the assistance o1
Montenegro, whose condition was believed
to be desgefatess - - = tssssssss s7as
Ac0,RDra to late; Rrzeroum sdyices. d.
both the Rdssian and fufkish Armies oper.
sang in Asia Minor had -haen -sssasly-s rein
forced aad9l@ey9 E halie0pr immedi-
ate otieps'y e%psirno3f ysgnsxt
.sAsRussf n, lacial fi4 tebs psbA2 2ted
inithe London papers On tn8 Ii ornfiidt5 n fhe
2Stb, states that the, Turksrhad recentlyc at.
tacked the Russian right wing aud bees .se.
pulsed with great loss, after battle lasting
eight hours. The Rnstisissss wss 1sp killed
and wounded.
The Turks eyacuated Tchernavoda and
Medjidi, in the Dobrudscha, on the 9th.
The Russian cavalry had scattered all over
the interior, slowly followed by the infantry.
Vigorous cannonading prevailed all along
the Danube. The bombardment Of Rustchuk
continued. At Giurgeeo, 12O Russians had
been killed, among others Russian General.
One Turkish battory had been silenced at
Widdin and another at Rahova. The whole
no tn bank Of che Danube from Hirsova to
Tultseh was occupied " RdsSlsn troops,
and rumers OF crossings at sVno1s points
prevailed. @asa
On the evening Of the 9th, the Rouma-
nian batteries opened on the Turkish posi-
ton at Widdin. The task OF capturing that
position has been relegated to Prince Charles
and the Roumanian Army. s,f.s..s i
The Russian cruisers have been operat.
ing in the BLACK Sea at points 50 near the
Bosphorus as to argue contempt for the
Turkish feet. On the 9th, three merchant
vessels, loading in the harbor at Heraclea
werecut out by Russian boats and destroyed.
The Russians effected another passage
Of the Danube at Simnitza, on the 9th and
2s:h. The Turks made considerable resist
ance, but this the Russians readily overcame,
and occupied Sfstova and the surrounding
heights With comparatively little difficulty.
The Turkish losses are not stated, but the
hlssians had about 500s Ailied-1nd wounded.
An attempt to cross theriver higher up the
stream failed.
On the 2sth. the Gar issued a procla-
nation to the Bulgarians, announcing the
passage of the Danube ard his occupation
Of their country, and promising the people
protection and equitable treatment.
ST. PETERSBURG dispatches of the 28th
say great enthusiasm prevailed all ove- the
nitza. Flags were flying and solemn thanks
giving services held in all the churches. The
Government had given orders for the dis
patch of 100 torpedoes to the Black Sea and
Danube, beng resolved, if possible, to de-
stroy or drive away all the Turkish monitors
in or near the mouths of the Danube, and
then assume the offensive with the iron-clads
at Nicolaieff, and the torpedo vessels now
constructing at ST. Petersburg. rg.--v----s~-~--
/ AT Rochesterville, Csn., On theanight
of the 18th, the house of Mr.. Latreille was
burned, and his son; aged eleven, years. per
hhed in the flames Mrs. [. and her mother
were also fatally burned. Is xir
A PERA dispatch of the 29th ult. an
nounces the CAPTURE Of Batouin. on the
Black Sea, by the Russians. Details not
given. - .z,9l ,sss,ssI
A LONDON telegram of the e9th uit.
says the Turkish forces operating in Mon
tenegro had started to invest Cettinje, the
capital = ssrs s.ess q = sa'ssree4
On the Goth ult the Deputies Of the
Cretan Assembly sent a telegram to the Sui
tan, asking for mixed commission to ex-
anime the questions at issue between the
Mussulmen and Christians, isa y -isssf
TROUBLE has arisen between Turkey
and Greece over the seizure pf > cargo pf
arms at Corfu, intended fez tte iNEgasb
Government. The latter demanded the de-
livery Of The arms, and the Greeks sent q
couple of iron-clads to hold them.
THE Russian pontoon bridge between
Ibrsil and Matchin, over which the Russians
made their first passage over the Danube,
has been destfoyed by Turkish gunboats.
"A NIcoPoLIs dispatch of the 29th ult.
says the attempt Of the Russians to cross
the Danube at that point, on the preceding
day, was dismal failure. Ten Of the light
ers used were sunk, and the slaughter was
frightful 1t was believed that the Turks
were about to abandon the line Of the DAN
ube aad.esnsensrute-on-the BaiKxns, u{eIf
secondiins of dcf%nsG e.
AT rBfuIhein, Gerrdany, potato ael6
on which the Colorado beetle Appeared, has
been coveredwfth tetSI SIienn- and tan-bark
and burned, the Government indemnifying
the o,snar g-ss1 tss1 ~ s-lfss-5 = = = ( -
The Russian Commissariat was tele-
graphed, on the 28th uit, to hurry up sup
plies for the forces south Of the Danube, -
the country was entirely destitute and fam
inc impended. About 100 600 men mad passed
over at simnitza up to the afternoon OF the
18th ult. ~ r. - 81
VIENNA kilograms Of the 1st say it was
reported, that the Russians lad been com.
PEELED by succes sion of dissste1s to raise
the ssegst9sEsrs..si n wxas fSp6ried that they
lost not less than 500 men It Tchamd5an
and had been forced 70 withdraw upon Nus
sian territory 70 orecuperate. -. :.
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