The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-06
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4 cREMATIoN.LAw W1ETEp--rrSE CROPS IN
FRANCE.
pms, July 81 The municipality resolved
yesterday to petition for 9 law permitting
cremation. The French crops are reported
good, especially in central France. Ground
blois harvest promises better than, for the
~ Koine. s. Z
THE popEIs BAD HEALrH-DRoPs iAs SET IN.
LIVERPOOL, JAY 5.-The ZCourier's
London correspondent says -" A private
dispatch from Rome states, in regard to the
health of the Pope, that aggravated dropsV
has set ;in.. An operation was attsmpted,
but the weakness OF the patient prevented
its success. Z Note Nothing OF this kind
has ,beenreceiYed from any other quarter.1
.s,.tt;.s: .The Eastern Troubles. saags
NoETENEGR0-cHA IN TURKISH PLANS
PRINCE NIcHoLAs's MILITARY CAPACITY, &c.
LONDON, July 5.--..At the termination Of
the recent successful campaign against
Montenegro itwas asserted from CONSTANT
nople that a Turkisli Governor would be
appointed and the country reduced to the
position Of a Turkish province. Also, that
Sulieman and Saib Pashas were about to
march, upon Cettinge without any further
fighting. To account for the change In Turk
ish plans, it is now ANNOUNCED that Mehemet
Ali has been appointed to command the
army in, ThessaIy, and ,Sulieman Pasha re-.
called to Constantinople, probably with his
army. These measures give point to re
ports recently current that Austria and
probably other powers brought pressure at
Constantinople to save Montenegro from
being crushed, and also with view of
taking away from SerFia any pretext for
Joining in hostilities against Turkey. .Jr5
A letter published in the Times from its
Cettinge correspondent, whose kilograms
have constantly presented the Montenegro
position in the most favorable light posi-
BILE, says: The Russian Government, de-
ceived regarding Prince NichOlas's military
capacity, threw upon him a responsibility
to which he was not equal, which should
have been shared by efficient military adj
yisers. The Princes fitness to civilize his
people is much greater than for such
crisis as the present" -tet. .: &;
CONTINUED ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS IN;
BULGARIA. tusff ~
ST. PETERBURGH, July .5.-The Russians.
continue their forward march in Bulgaria,
but have not occupied Tirnova. In offi-
cial quarters here the participation OF Ser
via in the war would be considered mop
perfume and is not believed. No diploma
tic explanations have been furnished by
Russia regarding the Cars exclamation
to the Bulgarians, nor has any been de-
manded.y Il. + ,aEi-@@t, y .s:"a
LARGE ISSUES OF RUSSIAN PAPER-MoSEY.
LONDON, July 5.-The PaA-MaN o.
zette's Berlin dispatch says Sherman
fnanciers are alarmed at the large Russian
issues of paper currency. 1t is stated that
since the outbreak OF the war 160,OOO,O0O.
roubles have been remitted. "1
g A Reuter- dispatch from Constanttnople
announces that a decree has been promul-
gated authorizing the issue OF one milliard
piastres OF paper money. redeemable In
twenty years at the rate OF 50,000,00O an
nually." .
RUSSIAN RETRoGADE MOVEMENT WEST OF KARs.
LONDON, July "a Reuter- from Con-
stantinople to-day says: The Russian re-
troeade movement west OF kars will, it Is
believed, be fastened by report which has
reached Erzeroum of a great spread OF in
surrection in the Caucasus.
MOVEMENTS OF MILITARY.
LONDON, July ga Reuterdispatch from
Ragusa reports that Suleman Pasha is now
marching from Podgoritza towards the
Danube with forty-fve battalions. Another
army corps. hitherto operating in Montene-
gro.has started for Epirus. t'E.
s" AN OFFICIAL TELEGRAM. III!
CoNsTXNTINoPLE, July 5.-The Governor
OF Erzeroum telegraphs, July 3, as follows ::
"We have occupied Klrku. The Russians
have abandoned Utchklissa, eight miles
south OF Kars. They have also evacuated
the district Of Kara, Kelissa, and ALASKA
erta. The Porte has promised Minister
Bayard it will take measures to guarantee
the safety of Christians" ~
THE RUSSIANS STILL CROSSING THE DANUBE.
ST. PETEKsBURG, July 5.--An official dis
patch announces that Dabrudscha is COM
pleteIy cleared of Turks as far as Trapano
wall. The Russians continue to cross the
Danube uninteruptedly day and night.
THE LONDON "TIMES" ON THE WAR.
LONDON, July 5.-The Times, in lead
ing article, says: SIT the Russians had
captured Kars and Batoum they would have
been strongly tempted to offer early terms
OF peace. But they have been Solar de-
feated They must strike with all their
might in Europe, and everything tends to
show they intend to strike very hard, in
deed" ss3 80 h.i.E..