, 1877-09-07
Telegraphic Summary.

LONDoN, aug SJ'-T UT many
days the army of the Grand Duke
Nicholas has been closing together
against Plevna, with view to at
tack. The wear and tear of the
Russian army has been such that
reinlorcements, brought up hitherto,
have not compensated for losses suf.
fered from battle and other causes.
Without anything like epidemic,
there has been a considerable falling
out of ranks, owing to sickness; thus
despite the great reinforcements on
the way, the Russians may begin to
doubt whether they will be able to
have, before the breaking up of the
! weather, the numerical superiority
necessary for decisive result.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Russian
newspaper Vedeomete, after an ella
borate review of the sums already e1,
pended on the war, draws the con.
clusion that if the war lasts till next
Autumn it will cost not less than
S50,000,000 rubles, of which 1884,
100000 have already been expended.
To cover the sum there is reserve
of one hundred and fifty million ru-
bles. AS to the remaining four hnn-
dred millions of paper money, OF
which there is already eight hundred
and seventy seven roubles in circu-
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SALT LAKE Aug. 31.-In order
that all may have an opportunity to
view the remains of the dead pro-
phet, and in consequence of the an
ticipated crowd from the country on
Sunday, it is now decided that the
body will be removed to the taber-
nacle tomorrow, Saturday morning,
and an invitation has been urgently
made to the saints of Salt Lake to go
to the tabernacle on Saturday and
take last view of the great man
and thus make room for the expected
throng. Anti-Brighamites, Apos-
tates and anti-Polygamists will invite
David Smith, of Illinois, to assume
his place as the rightful leader Of the
Mormon Church, and the only pro-
phet of the Lord now on the earth.
David Smith is the son of Joseph,
the prophet, and is the one OF whom
the martyred prophet prophesied,
! when "euventra samere, to him,
(Joscph) a son should be born who
would become a ruler and leader Of
the people. 1t is argued that he is
the only one who can lay any claim
to divine appointment. He will be
in Utah with no Insignificant follow
ing to assert his rightful claim.
There are many in Salt Lake who
have quietly submitted by force of
circumstances to the rule of Brigham
up to the day Of his death who will
join the anti-Polygamic Smith.
Those Mormons who are led more by
reputed revelation than by visible
evidence of their senses will join the
Smith faction with all the zeal and
enthusiasm of religious fanatics. 1t
cannot be disguised that feeling OF
uneasiness pervades the circle of
Brigham Young's immediate follow
ers. Efforts have been made to in.
terview Hooper, Eldridge, and other
leading business Mormons, but no
other conclusion can be drawn from
their conversation than that they are
determined to divorce the church
flon the business enterprises in
which they are engaged, and to the
success of which they are intirely iii
dcbted to Brigham Young and the
church patronage. Their determi-
nation sayors more of shrewdness
than gratitude. a leading Mormon
remarked day that the religion
codId all be taken out of the coop
eratiye outfit aud not break through
the surface. This opposition of the
business leaders to the Young fam.
| ily, it is conceded, will be distinct
though powerful faction. The Smith
movement will not embrace this class.
The later is purely religious body,
seeking to work the fultillment of
the prophecy of Joseph. Orson
Hyde, one of tina quorum of the
twelve apostles, arrived in the city
this afternoon. He is in his dotage
and will fail to WELD any influence
in the coming contest, whic h may be
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