, 1877-08-18


Theirs.
Papers announce that 10000 copies OF
equestrian portraits of President Mac
NIahon are to be distributed in the
provinces.
The ol1ense of speaking insvltingly of
President MacNIahon in the streets is
now becoming the subject of daily ac-
tlon of the courts.
PARIS, Aug. 10.-The Republican SEN
atoral committee estimate the Republic
can deputies to be returned at the az
proachinr election at 372.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-An occasional cor
respondent OF the Times at Vienna says {:
Everything tends to show that Mehemet
Ali and Suleiman Pnsha are making
great efforts to effect junction by the
Sleons Pass so as to ,lislOdge the Rus
slams from Tiernova. If they succeed in
etfecting junction we may expect To
hear shortly of n great battle, which will
decide this years campaign.
Bucharest specials state that the Car
still remains at Bella. Though the Rus
sian army is being strengthened rapidly,
there is little chance of any serious ac-
tOn. For more than week the Turks
instead of acting with energy and deci-
sion are building more defensive works.
Prince Charles has called out 10000
ROumanan militia.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, Aug. 12-Suleiman
Pasha telegraphs under date of August
18th that he has occupied the Guirdicth
Pass unopposed. The Russians have
evacuated the Kain Boghaz Pass.
Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs under date
of August Ssh. Two Russian columns
have attacked our position at Kaduklar,
Third column has marched on AMI and
our wing has been attacked between
Sotran and GuinIivern. The Russians,
although reinforced, were twice repuIsed
and compelled to retire to their camp.
An Athens dispatch says that large
crowd marched through the streets on
Sunday shouting "war war; 1t is be-
lieved the moment for Greece to take
action is near
BUCHAREST, Aug. 12.-An eminent
parsonage here had an interview with
Grand Duke, Nicholas on Thursday. He
admits the troops were somewhat de
moralized, and said there was no proba-'
bility ofa resumption of operations for
three weeks, when he would have ~ rein.
torcement of 100000 men.
LONDON, Aug. t9.-Eight thousand
starving Bulgarian refugees are in Sevi.
There are heavy and continuous rains
which must greatly Conduce to spread
disease in the army.
Mussulmen refugees in Constantinope
from invaded districts are estimated at
10000.
The Turkish troops withdrawn from
Caucasus arrived at Varna. reinforcing
Mehemet Ali and Suleiman Pasha. The
latter's army are increased to 10000 men
The third will remain at Adrianople.
Others will cross the Balkans.
In Gambia Turkish troops are retiring
to fortified places. The Turkish fleet
blocks the chief inlets.
BERLIN, Aug. 12.--ln Russian Poland
all men from 1S to As years of age are
being registered preparatory to calling
out the class Of the general levy.
EUCHARIST, Aug. lit is rumored
cholera has appeared in the Russian
camps.
\ Constantinople correspondent telc-
graphs via Syria: civil war of extcr-
mination is being carried on Mt Eski
Saghra. All male citizens of the male
population have been sentenced to death
by the Turkish general. This news has
been brought hy two American mission
uri,s, protected Ivy Turkish friends.
Every male Ijulgnrnn is accused ol he
ing either u spy ur an open enemy.