The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-06
LATEST FROM ABROAD.
National Associated Press to the Star.
RUsSIA'S EMBARRASsMENTS.


RUsSIA'S BMBARRASsMENTs
LONDON, June 6.-The weather in
Roumania is very hot, and the Russian
TROOPS are suffering from bad health.
Russian finances are reported in a
very embarrassed con dition. The troops
have not received extra war pay tor a
fortnight, and some 100000 francs are
also due the Roumanian Railway for
transportation of men and supplies.
A FIERCE BATTLE
LONDON, June GA disp ltch from
Ragusa, dated Tuesday, says the Turk
ish attack on Montenegro, from the AL
banian side, has commenced. Ali Saib,
with the whole of his forces, advanced
from Spaz up the zata Valley, the OBJ
ject being to reacn Danllogrdd. The
M ont en- egrins met the attack on
the hill of Maljat. The fighting is still
raging, but up to noon the Turkish as
sanlts were repused. Five hundred
Turks had been Killed. The M0ntene-
grins fight against enormous odds, there
being lhirty-fve thousand regulars and
irregulars against them on this side
alone.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
The Bath ana West vi England Soei.
cites centenary was celebrated at Batu
to-day. The Widcombe suspension
bridge fell and about one hundred per-
sons were precipitated thirty teet into
the river Avon.
Eight dead bodies have been recovered
and 1t is feared that others perished.
Many were injured.
Another account represents the dis.
aster as much more serious, but details
al not sufficient to say whether it is ex
agxerated.
Later advices from Bath say thai
twenty dead bodies of the victims Of the
Widcombe suspension bridge accident
have been recovered, AMI several are
still missing. 1t is now said there were
nearly two hundred people on the bridge
when it fell.
ACROSS THE DANUBE.
LONDON, June Glue Russians have
crossed the DANUBE.
NO ANNUAL DRILL.
Vienna CORES spOndenJ asserts that
this year The thirty thousand Sci vian
militia are not to be called out Tor an.
nual drill.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
L L
Vesuvius has been in an unu >ual state
of excitement for some days, showing
at night fire at the mouth OF the new
crater recently opened, above which a
cone is formed.
GREECE PREPARING.
ATHENS, June Oh. kanarls has been
elected President of the Greece Coal
ton Ministry. The National Bank oil
Greece has advanced the Government
| 81, ,000, 900 for the purchase OF war ma
terial.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 6.-The Gov
ernmenLls advised OF the arrival OF the
Car at Ploe2esti.
| NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS ORDERED
AWAY.
Orders have been issued by the Rus.
sian Government directing newspaper
| correspondents to leave the seat OF war.
NO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
LONDON, June 6.-Members OF the OF.
toman Embassy in this city deny that
there is any truth in the rumors that
peace negotiations are progressing or
that they have been entertained by the
Turkish Government.
THE CZAR IN COMMAND.
NEW YORK, June "a cable special
from London says The CZar arrived at
Ploegesti at midnight last night, and as
sumed supreme command.
IMPORTANT III TRUE.
LONDON, June 6-lt Is reported tina,
an agreement has been entered into be.
tween England and Austria to occupy
portions of Turkish territory after the
| first important Russian victory has
! taken place.
THE SERVIANs WANT WAR.
LONDON, June "a Belgrade special
says: The Servians..haye sent an al.
dress through the Slav Committee
TO the Russian Nation, call.
ing the Gar Liberator. A
| Servian paper exborts the Princi.
pality TO decide the fate Of the Seryian
race by declaring war against the Porte
1t counsels Seryia to wait until the
Russians have crossed the Danube, anu
Lnen enter Old Servia and Bosnia"
A special from Pesth states that, de.
spite all denials, it is positively as
| serted that Servia has made complete
preparations to commence hostilities
| near AK Palanka and Altuisch as sooi
| as the Russians have crossed the Dan