Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-17

taking up positions In front OF or near tho
point where the Ruslsns hope 10 lay thetr
pontoon bridges. We shall o 90 whsth-
or their efforts will prevent the progress Of
that important work. Tonight the scene
on the Danube IL indeed . magnificent one.
Shells are bursting In the air. distant
camp ores lend enchantment 70 the scene,
and signal rockets ascend and fall and tell
tho story OF advancing forces. The can
nonads grows heavier. and at this rate 10
will not take long 10 destroy Rustchuk.
The place 10 the weakest In the quadrangle
Of Turkish fortresses. Further down tho
river the sky Is redeemed BY the flames Of
burning Turtukai. The town has boon
fred By Russian guns In 0ttsnitza. II
will be comparatively easy for the Russians
to cross 1t that point. The headquarters
Of the left wing 10 still at lbrail. hevs
has lust reached US that Matschin, some
ave miles distant from that point. has
been sst on are BY Russian artillery.
CHRISTIANS yLxrrxo raox ruRxxr.
LONDON. Nay H. The Russians =
having considerable trouble about trans
portation. The small country parks arc
insufficient for military purposes. One OF
the frat things the Russians did on enter
ing Roumania was to apply 10 that Gov.
eminent for three thousand carts 70 meet
transportation demands.
The Turkish troops purpose . movement
against Herzegovina.
Thousands OF Christian refugees arc sx-
pected across the frontier 10 augment the
49, .l--.l.. a.. n.I.~.Aa aaA -In aRa
actually dying OF starvation.
THE AsiArIc CAMPAIGN.
LONDON. May IA special from EreEs-
roum on Monday says tho Russians have
advanced To Karakafsa In great force. The
Turks will confront them ut Toprak kaleni.
Both armies arc preparing for . pitched
battle.
NEW York. Nay 1.-THE third vessel Of
the Russian hset Is passing out 10 sea.
NO YIoHTixo Yxr IN xunoPE.
BUCHAREST, May 1.-THE Constants.
nople telegram which reported that fight
Ing had been going ON In tho Dobrudscha
IL unfoundsd. No engagements have 90
CURED between tho Russians and the
Turks In Europe. except on tho limo
Of batteries between Ibrail and lsmail.
The question 10 now being discussed here
whether the Roumanian army shall cross
the Danube with the Russians or simply
on their wi soil 10 protect lines
Of communication. Although . majority
OF the members OF the Government are at
present opposed to the passags OF the
river. u is extremely probable that more
active aud determined members OF the
war party will finally prevail.
u TURKISH CAPTURES so A !.
LONDON. May IA Telegraph special
from Vienna reports that the Turks
altogether have captured 200 Russian ves-
sells In the Danube, containing over $780,
900 hcctoliters Of wheat.
MAscHEsrER. May 1.-THE Gaariian's
dispatch from London asserts that Persia
has declared her intention not to Join
A special from Rsguss says extensive
military preparations are making In Corfu.
have bcen received hero Of the
massacre Of returned llajahs at Durbend
= more frightful scale than any which
have yet happened In Bosnia.
CoxsrAsTisoPLE. May 1.-THE capture
Of Sock Coon Kale and the rising Of the
Circaslsns who mastered the garrison
and burned the town 10 officially an
nounced. An iron-clad has left Sock
Coon Kals for Batoum 10 obtain arms for
the Circasians.
LONDON. May IA Pera correspondent
sends the following additional particulars
of the success Of the Turks and Cirssssian