The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-16

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signedly attempted TO destroy dwellings
conSulSteS, &c.
THE FRENCH ELECTION.
| PARIS, July l4.-Accordlng to the besI
informed sources, the elections will bt
held The 10Th OF September, and the sec
ond ballots the 3Oth Of the same month
The Chamber will meet the 9Th Of Octo.
Der. A list Of official candidates, settled
after much difficulty, seems 10 comprise
2SO BonapSrtists, l76 Legitimists and
III 0rleanists.
4 GERMAN COMPLAINT.
BERLIN, July 14.-German settlers In
Dobrudscha are seriously suffering from
the war. The German Government has
complained 10 Russia and Turkey Of their
ill.treatment by the soldiers Of both
countries.
NO RELIABLE NEWS.
LONDON, July 14.-There is no trust.
worthy news from the armies in Bulga.
garia. A recent special says the rumors
that great battles were progressing there
prove unfounded. That the Russians are
closing in is probable, although their
concentration must be in q very back
ward state since telegraphic communica.
tion between Rustchuk and Shumla was
intact up to Friday.
A Constantinople special Of Saturday
says the Russians are approaching Ras.
grad, and have probably cut the railroad
wires near that point, II is coniectured
that the Turks will maintain defensive
line extending from Rustchuk, via
shumla, to osmas Bazaar, and will give
open battle.
The Constautinople special above men.
toned strongly opposes this presumption
since the chief object Of such defensive
line would be 10 protect the railroad
which leeds the quadrilateral. This rail-
way has now beeu apparently cut by the
Russians without opposition.
A more plausible theory is, that the
Turks will await the development OF the
Russian campaign, in expectation that
RustChuk and Shumla must be beseiged,
and one or both be reduced before an ad-
vance on the Balkans can be undertaken.
They hope thus to consume the season
wherein operations are practicable, as
Rustchuk and Shumla are believed to be
capable Of heightened resistance, and in
the meantime the Balkan passes could be
strengthened and reinforced. Two things
appear certain. First, that the Russians
cannot seize the passes Of the Balkans or
Sophia by coup de main as was at one
time expected, since the Turks have al.
ready taken precautions against such a
movement.
2. The bridge at Simnitza remains the
only means Of communication with and
supplying the army south Of the Danube,
and as this bridge must be barely ade-
quate for the requirements and has been
several times broken by storms and the
current Of the river, there cannot yet
have been any such accumulation Of ma.
terial and transport at Sistova as would
Justify an advance. It seems improbable
therefore that the Russians can originate
any very startling movement at present,
and il the Turks choose 10 keep 10 their
Notifications the advices from Bulgaria
bid fair to continue of an uninteresting
character, as heretofore, for several
weeks.
The position in Asia Minor is tolera.
bly, clear. Mukhtar Pasha is at Kars
with about 10000 men all told. General
Melikotf is at Saam with about $1,000
men,
The garrison OF Datoum made no i'm.
portaut move as far as reported.
The Russians still hold Ardahan.
The Turks having Withdrawn all the
troops from the Montenegrin frontiers,
except the garrisons of the forts and
block houses, Prince Nicolas is prepar.
ing to beSiege Nicsics again.
Official declarations OF AuRtria's neu-
trality continue to be Issued in answer to
report persistently circulated in con.
trary sense. 1t is noticeable, however,
that the effuSive references to the good
understanding with Russia and tho in
tegrity Of the Emperor's alliance, which
before hostilities characterized every
communique from the Austrian chaucel-
lorY, are now uniformly absent, and the
declarations are confined to the bare as.
sertion of continued neutrality. That
such neutrality is zealously watchful OF
the Russian progress may be inferred
from the fact that Roumania and Servia
refrain from active cooperation in the
war. Both are the merest creatures OF
Russia's will. Their help will be yalua.
BILE in Bulgaria now, especially that Of
Servia. II Russia heSitates to call them
into action the reason in all probability
Is the fear OF Austrian intervention,
which would be fatal to the Russian
plans.
AN uNENDURADLE STENCIL.
ST. PErERsBuRG, July 14.-Gen. Ter
gukasoff reports that he found the town
OF Bayazld destroyed and the atmosphere
so injected from the dead bodies that il
was impossible to remain in the place.
FROM THE CAUCASUS.
From the scene OF insurrection in eau.
cassus it is reported that the Russians
resumed the offensive.
OCCUPATION OF GouM.
Gen. Alkasoff marched July 18th from
Tokville to Tkyartchela, on the right
bank Of the Galigsis, and drove the enc
my from their entrenched positions. forced
them behind Mokhya and occupied
Goum. Goum is 20 miles north OF Su-
KUN Kateh.
COUNT ANDRAssY.
A Vienna special says Count Andrassy
made representations at Bucharest and
Belgrade with view to causing Servian
territory to be respected, that Roumania
has renounced all idea Of military action.
REPORTED ATROCITIES.
CoSsrANTrSoPLE, July l4.-M. Layard
has received several reports, from the
British Consul in Bulgaria certifying to
the commission OF atrocities on the Mus.
sulmen.
RUSSIA RETICEET.
It is said that Austria has fruitlessly
endeavored to sound Russia "a to the
possible conditions Of peace. The Rus.
sian Ambassador here has no instructions
or information on the subject.
BRITISH DIPLOMACY.
Il is said that N. Layard Is negotiating
with the Porte for permission for the
British fleet to enter the Dardanelles in
certain contingencies.
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