Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-31
General orant and she Paris ne.
porterS.

General 0rant and the Paris re.
pOrters.
New YORK. Oct. 30.-A Herald Paris
special says: In the course Of an inter.
view on Friday, Grant managed to befog
the reporter Of tho Figaro so completely
that tho result Of tho conversation. rs
printed. Is remarkable only for its stupid.
ity. The reporter asked the General how
no liked MacMahon. Grant replied: "wc
we're not made IN understand each other"
I" How 10 that. Gencraly" asked the Jour
nalist. "Simply enough replied General
Grant. 81 do not understand q word Of
| French and the Marshal does not under
stand a word Of English. lie bowed and
I bowed. lie extended his hand To mt
and l extended mine to him. and then the
reception was over"
Reporter-deneral what is your opin-
ion OF the political situation In France?
General uIant-I nm not q Frcnchman.
I am an American, and as tho Atlantic
divides us, I have not studied the question.
I cannot, therefore express MI opinion on
tho subject.
After acknowledging his failure 10 make
| General Grant commit himself on any
important subject, the reporter goes on
and describes his impression Of the er-
President thus: General Grant 10 an
extremely original parsonage. because Of
his remarkable concentration and reserve.
| Notwithstanding his absolute absence Of
expression, he is very sympathetic
Of those men who must DO seen at work In
order To judge properly-and rs thus re-
garded. tho General must be very interest
Ing"
In another interview with Camille Favy,
OF Ia Franes. General Grant, on being
asked hy opinion on tho present political
affairs OF France, said: 81 sincerely de-
sire TO witness the consolidation Of the
French Republic, but I have no opinion to
offer ON the present crisis"
The Great War la the East.
LONDON. October 3i.-A special from
Poredin contains tho following: The
Turkish loss at the capture by tho Ilus.
slams Of the position near GurnIi Dnbnik
on October cath was at least 1000 killed.
besides wounded aud prisoners. Tho Rus.
SLAMS only succeeded In storming the posi-.
ton at the third attempt. They accuse
the Turks OF twice alluring them under 4
destructive hre by displaying = white dag.
A Bucharest correspondent says the
Russians are fortifying tho positions At
Dubnik and Telischo. a. they are threat
ened with Q combined attack by Osman
and Chevket Pasha.
A letter. dated Adrianople, October Is.
says 10000 refugee women and children
were still there.
A Ragusa correspondent says tho open.
ing OF the bombardment Of Podgoritza Is
expected In . few days, tho Prince Of
Montenegro having arrived at h~sadquar.
ters at 0realuk.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Oct. 3i.-A special
from Kurukdara. dated yesterday, says ne
gotiations with the Kars garrison are bro
ken OF. and the bombardment has recon-
meneed. The District Of Kogysman Ia
placed under Russian administration.
Generals Lyman and Tedgukassof have
effected q junction near HAssan Kaleh.
A ServiAn communication 10 the Porto
says Servia's military measures are solely
TO protect her frontier. and Servia hopes
for the maintenance Of good relations with
Turkey.
The French CRISIS.
PARis. Oct. 3i.-The R.psbiiYs FSaaeai's
says the crisis must DO terminated. or We