The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20

store the churches in the East to their primitive
purity and truth, and join them, together with US.
in bonds Of faith and love. Amen.n
The Times and Daily Ne,os both announce that
five vessels are loading at Woowich with ordnance
stores for Portsmouth, where a large supply
of warlike MATERIAL barrack necessaries and
camp furniture have already been sent.
Another large steamer Is embarking iron forts
and other cargo for Malta
The army and Navy Gazette says all applications
OF retired officers for permission to enter the
Turkish navy are refused by the Admiralty. A de-
spatch from Cairo says the Duke Of Edinburgh has
returned to Port Said.
LOOMING CLOUDS.
A Pesth correspondent says:-Some extreme
Hungarian papers demand that Count Andrassy
should treat the approach of the Russians to the
neighborhood OF the Austrian frontiers as a
oetlf. Military men consider that the time has
arrived for concentrating corps OF observa-
ton In Pennsylvania. l hear from Semlin
that military preparations Of the Servans are now
quite evident Prince Milan to-day nominated
Colonel Dragaschevtch Chief oil stan, ard or.
dered General Ollmpics to resume command on the
Drina, toward which the artillery marching.
The Austrian government has received sImulta-
assurance that Serva will not part in the war.
Prince Milan will not go to see the Gear.
The Polish papers are by no means favorable to
the idea of aiding Turkey. Only in the event OF
Austria taking part in the will the Poles be in
duced 10 run the risk OF irritating Russia. No
doubt were Austria to interfere Russia would re.
quire strong force to keep Poland quiet.
The Russian Teiegraphic agency denies the re-
ported arrival OF Persian Envoy st. Petersburg
to conclude convention for the passage OF tho
Russian troops over Persian territory.
The Political Correspondence OF Vienna has the
following news from Athens:-"Under the pres
sure OF events coalition ministry is In process OF
formation, composed OF the leaders OF all parties
Such cabinet would signify the abandonment OF
the policy of inaction hitherto maintained"
Constantinope telegram says the Prince
Of Reuss, the German Ambassador, and
Count Itchy, the Austrian Ambassador,
Count itchy is ordered to await favorable mo
ment for Offering mediation and assure the Porte
that Austria still desires the maintenance OF the
integrity of Turkey.
WAR HAPs AND MIsuAPs.
freight train one OF the Roumanian railways
coIllded with a troop train yesterday. Seven
wagons were wrecked Several were killed and
many wounded. one Russian General has since
died from his injuries.
Turkish despatch dated LON Palauka, says:-
s'The report received here OF a Roumanian vessel
full OF Russian soldiers having been sunk by the
Turks Is confirmed"
Nothing has been heard OF this before II is
probably untruel
Vienna despatch asserts that the Commander
OF Sebastopol has ordered civilians to quit that
city, as attack IS expected. 1t is said the Rus
SLAMS viii establish camp In Northern Moldavla,
where large transports arriving from Poland.
The HERALD correspondent at Berlin telegpphs
that the Russian government Is engaging ut high
wages great many German engine drivers for i'm
mediate service widdin despatch Of yesterday
reports that 5000 Crcasslans Joining the Turk
sh army as volunteers.
THE oRENDUR0 RAILROAD.
A Berlin despatch has the folowing:-"The Car
has finally sanctioned the construction OF the oren-
burg and Tashkend line 1, win avoid the deserts
and stcppcs by circui,ous route. Eighteen hun.
dred versts OF rail Will be required between orcn-
burg ana Tashkend, not including the branch line
to Tavinsk, which Is 800 versts longn