The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
SENATOR MORTON.

I'VE" 1OhfNJ lOCpU' IL IA IelSIl-
mond, Ind, dispatch says: "Senator
Morton was decidedly worse yester-
day morning. He was better again
last evening, but at half-past one this
morning he exhibited indications of
another relapse. His condition as
yet is not considered critical.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 11.-This morn
ing's aGvices from Richmond, Indi-
ana, are to the effect that Senator
Morton has recovered from the tenn
porary relapse of yesterday, but his
friends are very anxious about him.
President Hayes will visit the Sena-
tor on Thursday next.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Daily
News's correspondent, resuming his
narrative Of the operations before
Plevna, which he mad previously
carried down to Friday, under date
of Before Plevna, Saturday, Sept. s,
. p. NJ" says:
"When the cannonade recon-
menced this morning it was not easy
at first to recognize that the Russians
had gained any advantage the day
before. The parapet Of the Grivica
redoubt had been good deal jagged
by Russian shells, but under cover
Of the right all its defects had been
made good, and it looked as trim as
ifnever a shot had been fired at it.
But the Russians had during the
night gained large slice Of ground
in the direction Of Grivica, and a
battery of siege guns had been built
on an elevation within easy range of
the redOubt.
"At sunrise that battery came into
action in the rear Of the advanced
battery and sent its fire sweeping
down into the redoubt, which could
not reply to the siege battery, the
range being too long, so it pounded
away at the field batteries on the ridge
but the practice was not good and
few casualties occurred. The Rus
sian siege battery made admirable
practice at the Grivica redoubt which
is the key ofthe position, and instead
of spreading their fire the Russians
should have concentrated upon it the
whole weight of the commandment.
As it Is they may lombard it for a
Wtel and after all NOT succeed in
taking it. The assault was intended
to begin yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock, but owing to delays the
troops were not in position by the
appointed time. Everywhere now
the infantry is in position waiting
for the word.
Edwards noon the Russian in
tantry pushed forward in skirmish-
ing order, driving back the outlying
Turks. The artillery follow and come
into action at a short range. The
Turkish return fire, chiefly directed
at the Russian first line of artillery,
is very heavy, but little harm is
done. Further on the left to the
crest of the range beyond Radisova,
which was one array of field bat
teries, the firing was very heavy, the
Turkish shells doing great damage
among the gunners and falling be-
hind among the infantry on the re-
verse slope and in Radisova. At
three O'Clock the Russians advanced
towards the Turkish positions and
continued to fire rather slackly. The
fire must have reached into Plevana.
"There are no indications of an
assault to-day. | believe it will be
commenced tomorrow. Russian
cannon is drawing close around the
Turkish positions, but the test will
not be with the cannon, but with the
proWess Of the men. The losses were
much heavier to-day than yester-
day"
The News's Vienna correspondent
says it is announced from Galatz that
from August 26 to September 7, 49,
600 men and 5000 horses to reinforce
the Russian armies passed the Bar
boschi bridge. OF 10 batteries in
cluded in the above reinforcement
half are already at Plevna.
THE MAINE ELECTION.
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-THE coun-
ties given last night as doubtful
prove to be Republican to-day leav-
ing the Democrats only Knox and
Lincoln counties, which they had
last year, with probably two Sena-
tors in Republican counties. The
Senate stands SO Republicans. 3
Democrats, and the House 81 Re- |
publicans and &c Democrats 2green-
hackers, one from Livermore and |
)ne from Oxford, and twenty-six not |
reported.
Augusta, Sept. 11.-Official returns
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