The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-03

be recruited in this city in less than a
week IL the United States authorities
would permit it.
He has, however, received no instrue-
tion from the Turkish Minister at Wash
ington on the subject, and has declined
all offers to enlist. He has taken the
names and addresses Of those who have
called on him, and will inform them IL
their services will be accepted as soon
as advices are received from CONSTANT
noPle; n,,,, hor ., Arr,sn,.n rurbs ,vho
are doing business here as merchants
have waited on him, and informed him
of their sympathy for their native coun-
try in the present struggle and their de-
sire to aid her with money and men.
One merchant offered to contribute q
fund for the recruiting Of company Of
soldiers.
The Consul said that there are no
Americans serving In the Turkish army
at present. There are several Ameri-
cans on the staff Of Ismail Pasha, the
Khedive of Egypt. The Consul expects
that over $2,00o,0o0 worth of arms will
be forwarded from here to Turkey IN
the next month. Turkish military Off
arms are being manufactured, instruct
ing themselves in the use of repeating
rifles.
The story that Russia and Turkey are
buying up American steamers is contra
dioted in shipping circles. No sales have
been reported. There is no desire to
purchase American sailing vessels. On
the contrary, the Russian government,
it is understood. has advised the sale OF
all vessels flying tie Russian flag flag iii iii
American waters to save them from
capture by the Turkish navy.
A SENSATIONAL WAR STORY.
Gen. Grant to be Chief
of the Turkish Army.
[Dhicago Times
WARRINGTON, April 2s.-One Of the
most sensational stories circulated
about town since the close OF the Presi-
Dental contest has Gen. Grant for it's
hero. 1t was stated that the entire COM
mand OF the Turkish army has been
rendered to Gen. Grant, with q fabulous
salary attached. Gen. Grant left this
city this morning for New York, intend
ing to sail for Europe some time next
week. None Of the army officers here
it was conceded by every one that such
a thing would be more possible with
Grant than any other prominent Ameri-
can soldier, His capacity for doing
unheard-of and unexpected things was
the only thing that gave any probability
to this very remarkable story. The Sec
retary Of the Turkish Legation, who is
in the city, denied all knowledge Of any
such proposition. It was news to him,
he said. He did not appear, however,
to regard the story as an absurd one.
A gentleman who has lived seventeen
years in Turkey, in speaking OF the
probability Of this story, says that
Grant has great many elements In his
cessful leader OF the Turks. His taci-
turnity and his untlinching capacity for
sacrificing human lives to carry an end
are all pre-eminently Turkish. It is
believed by some that Grants visit to
Europe will result in his being drawn
as q soldier Of fortune into some phase
OF the European conflict.
The Turkish Army.
TPhiladelphia Times.]
The Turkish Commander-in-Ch Chief is
Abdul Kerim Pasha, also known in
Turkey as Buyuk-Abdi Pasha, or the
great Abdi, who was one of the most
successful Of the Turkish commanders
In the Crimean war, and Minister OF
War under Abdul Aziz. The troops
under his command in Bulgaria number
tt5, ,t66 fnfantry, 1906 artillery and 22fe
guns, besides some 5000 gunners in the
fortresses. These troops were, a fort
night ago, distributed as follows: In
Tultsha 1000, Silistria $4,000, Rustchuk
10, 900, Varna 5000, Shumla $4,000, Tir.
nova 5000, Nikopoli and Sistori 1000,
and in and around Widdin 5000 men
and IA guns. The Turkish army in
Asia Minor, whose first successful en-
gagement with the Russian army OF the
Caucasus, under the Grand Duke Mi
chael, has Just been reported, Is com
manded by Ahmed Muktar Pasha
There are no trustworthy estimates ol
its strength.
| The Russian Army.
The Russians appear to be pushing
forward their campaign with great ac,
tivity, but it's plan Is not yet developed,
and 1t is, Of course, entirely too soon tc
prognosticate its results. According to
the most trustworthy advices the avail
men, 20, 600 cavalry and 900 guns. Ol
these, 65, 900 men, 5000 cavalry and 1s(
guns are included in the army of the
Caucasus, now advancing into Arm mia
from the east, and the Seventh and
Twelfth Corps, numbering 10000 men,
1000 cavalry and 2S8 guns are at ODESSA
and Sebastopol. The troops lately con-
centrated at Kischeneff, and now NOV,
ing toward the Danube, are the Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Corps, mum,
bering 10000 men, 5000 cavalry and 49,
guns. The corps now remaining at the
Black Sea ports might bring this army
up to 100000, but the former figures,
which are those given by the correspon
dent of the London Daily Ne,cs, seen
to more accurately represent the invad
inp force under the command of the
Grand Duke Nicholas.
THE IDLE MANUFACTURERS.
The Blessing the Eastern War Brings
GCh!cago Times.1
ALI at once comes to them an unex
pected blessing. The declaration O
war by Russia and the advance across
the frontier, the cold furnaces Of facto
ries which had been shut down fol
months, began to smoke and grow no
again. There Were the vast factories O
firearms and their kindred, the ammu
milton factories. Then came the gcottor
and wooden mills, the boot and shoe fac