The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1877-10-02
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European Intelligence.


ATHENS, September 3O.-Greece has sent q
fresh despatch to her representatives at London,
relative to her attitude The Greek Minister OF
Foreign Affairs points out that neither intimi.
dation nor coup de main against Greece can
suppress HeIlenism. An unjust attack against
Greece by the Porte would infallibly cause an
insurrection of the entire Hellenist peopie.
VIENNA. September 3O.-The Political Cor.
reSpo"as"cc l.nbl'ones the following ffom Bel.
:r.ds: TIE M.;.;::,-. OF War has cone ri,ucu II
contract with Some large Servian films for Gu.
aling the four army corps which Servia intends
TO form.
telegram from Serajavo, the capital of the
Province of BOSNIA, says u portion of the Turk
ish troops In Bosnia have been ordered to pro-
cee'i in the objection of Mostar, the capital of
iirrzeYovinia, and the remainder TO the Scrvian
frontier.
LONDON, September 3O.-A d.spatch from
Pestl, referring to the seizure Of breech leaders
and cartridges in Transylvaua, says It is said
the design Of the Turkish sympathisers In Tran.
syly mia was the formation Of the Hungarian
legion. Numbering $1,000 men, who, acting in
conjunction with Turkish corps. were to de.
stroy the i.oumanian Railroad. 1t is rumorcd
that the Hungarian General Klapka was one
OF the leaders The whole affair has, however,
been nipped in the bud. 4 letter from St.
Petersburg states that verestchagin the well.
known l,nssian, who was severely wounded in
monitor light on the Danube, recovered and
Joined tl!c army before Plevna, and was there
Killed. Ihis is probably mistake. for Yercst.
A C"nstantinople despatch says the Turkish
newspapers publish report that Osman Pasha
deiratr'l tile Russians before Plevna. The Porte
refused to permit the transit of timber across the
Dnnubc for housing the Russian wounded.
Snow has ceased falling in the Balkans, but
heavy rains have flooded the plains of Sofia and
Orkau.
Thomas Scrnmhlcr Owden, Aide rman for the
Of London.
The Times, though it strongly sympathises
with Russia, prints the following under /, prOm.
ineht licading- "TnERAPii, September 18-It
Is said that The Turkish soldier. have received
strict orders not to fire nj any Russian General.
lest he should Ire killed oi disabled, and re.
placed"
=, s"rIA, Sunday Evening: September So
Trustworthy information Las been received
here, that Oslnan PuSha has rcpuisrd n heavy
Russo. RouIIianian attack on his front and left
infiicting heavy losses, 1t il sac: that he at.
tackled the Russians on the .oratZ road and re.
covered several positions. This sccIns to agree
with the report published in Cousta ntino ople
newspapers, yesterday. that Osnan P,lsha had
defeated tic ROnmanians before Plcvna, but
therr 'S II" more reason to believe the one than
the "tler. The 'leeAiIs resemble the fight OF
september II +" Is remarkably. The Imrerial
Guar! umbrr I,r :di CW, il said to be due tefore
Pie, in hy tl.r 5lh of October; It is thought
highly il.lr,b bic that the Il, ssians have nude
genera a>-. II without them.
NAPLES Va t"icr dinu Sxte Riaro
Stirza is dead, He WAS sHty.seven wears old
and created Il Cardinal in lSlS
LONDON. October 1.-The Standard CORES.
Pondent with the Turkish army, tclcgraphs
from Picvna: O:man Pasna's losses from the
Russian cannonade nre exceedingly light. bnt
on the day wien lac t"ok the rcdoubts in the
SOftcha ROad, he lost 1000 men There are
now (Septenher Ss) only 1870 wounded at
rtcvma. Bucharest special says Gen. Todlc.
hcu's opinion or the situation at Plcvnu has
been laid before tile Grand Duke Nicholas It
Is understood he. declares that siege operations
II" - nost extensive scale are requisite for the
capture OF of heplace. The Czarowitch visited
command OF the left flank and resume com.
al,ra..i ~. kjle laaExjAl .Asnasax-
Turk .sh c6nxoy fofsPletna returned to OfkaRf,
the Ho1m.niaa cavalry having captured eight
wagons nr grain. The Grand Duke Nicholas
has hver complaint
lie hrst Turkish convoy which entered Plev.
M consisted of 1000 wagons; number of wap.
"ns IN the second convoy not reported A cor.
resi'".''l"ht says Of the Russians before Plevna:
I'll hey seem completely Mt sea; they have no
plan no iticn. no head: they are waiting for re.
tnforcements, which arrive slowly and which,
when all here, will hardly more tliun cover their
losses by bnttlc and sickness during tue last TWO
months. History offers no such example of
splendid army in such utterly helpless eondi.
ton. Suleiman Pasha ia fortifying at Shipka
there"
Madras correspondent, reviewing the
actual effects in that Presidency of the famine
ana diseases consequent on the famine, says the
registered deaths OF the present year up to the
end OF June, were $1,000 above tile aveinge.
This. according to the opinion of the district
officers. does not represent more than two.
thirds of the actual mortality, and we have
further to add the deaths which have occurred
since, and have not yet hcen officially reported
The correspondents conclusion is that not less
than 75O,UUO persons have 'fallen victims, and
even these figures will probably be largely in.
crcasc, before tue famine and it's after wave Of
suffering hns fualy passed away.
American Intelligence.
'JAcKsoNvILLE September 30.-Two deaths at
Fcrnandina. to-day. Collector Of the Port +.
Z. Grossman and Harry Smith died last night
aud several cases extremely low, among them
Mayor Riddeil. Three new cases to day
SALT LAKE, September 3O.-Orin Porter
Rockwell, the notorious Mormon murderer, and
uccredited chict OF the Danites, was indicted by
the Grand Jury Of the First Judicial District OF
the Territory. now in session ut Provo, for his
participation in what is generally known as the
Atkin mas-acre. lie was In state of intoxica.
tion when arrested and talked loudly Of writing
his confessions. Bishop Robert T. Bnrton the
Major General Of tue NauvOo legion, and DR..
Clinton, who were arrested, bave both teen re.
leased from custody on $l5O, 900 and SlOO,OOO
bail, respectively.