The Lake County star., 1877-05-31
FOREIGN NEWS.

| In the Turkish village Of Turtukai
there is quite Christian element, though
subordinate in mum bers to the Turks
| On the night Of the 18th the latter made q
| general attack upon the Christians. The
| males were put to the sword many
elderly women shared the same fate, and
the younger were brutally outraged. The
cries of the victims were distinctly heard
by the outposts of the Roumanian army,
and the repWtis furtheK eorrDbprated by
the reports of two Bnlgarians who es-
capped the slaughter.
| A special from Erzeroum on Saturday,
| describing the first attack on Ardahan,
says: The efforts Of the Russians COM
menced with heavy artillery fire, which
was as hotly returned. This was followed
by impetuous, infantry attacks, which
slaughter. Under yoftiers, apparently, to
obtain success somewhere or other at
| any cost, the troops were led back to
stopped the cshnage. csrrrrS Tr~'
A Bucharest dispatch announces that
Roumania yesterday proclaimed her in
| dependence and declared war against
Turkey, but will remain on the defen-
sive.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says the
bodies of 800 Turks have been already
puriou NJ AIlreAhis rTrr ~ gKGTCit(f
The fall or Artiahsn fs' or great adVan-
tage to the Russians, for besides the
! opening ,of the line OF c0nmunication
with Akhaltzik It will enable the Rus
SLAMS to turn the force hitherto operating
against Ardahan toward Kars or to take
part in the combined operation against
Erzeropm.
About l6,0OO men are already locked
out from the Clyde ship-building yards.
The number will probably be trebled in
a few days.
} ThfRSuknknaA and sRuAsia1 author
Eities i8uesk apdecree On Friday prohibit
ing all traffic on the Danube. This COM
pletely paralyzes large portion Of the
Hungarian trade. Count Andrassy has
such measures being Carried out. Al
though he will doubtless be joined by
the otherPowershe, ,SArndt faat for their
cooperation.
From Kars we have the intelligence
that yesterday the Russians attacked the
outer line with furious determination,
having preceded their attempt by heavy
but iii directed cannonade from the siege
artillery. The powerful gums In the
Turkish batteries replied with better ef-
ed TIL the Russians brought up columns
or infshtty AZ close as they dared to tho
fortifications, apparently purposing, III
possible to take the place by STORM Ma
homet. the commander, observing this,
drew together large body OF troops be-
hind the ramparts and launched tre-
mendous sortie .upon. the Russian flank
er nv were. Obliged TO retreat into dis
advantageous position. A bloody en-
gagement followed at close quarters, and
at its terIfiination the Russians were
Obliged TO retreat. beaten, leaving upon
the field 800 corpses and . large number
Of wounded. There was slight encoun-
ter meantime between the cavalry with
ont any special result. eos a.,Ioi0,
u A dispatch from ConstantInople says
that since the capture Of ArdShsn the
Russians appear . be preparing for a
The gsryi.ns srs .,lrn making u offensive I've
Timok. They have ordered the fortifica-
ton Of Alexinsts. and Isvor. 'iios st
.frAt a meeting to count the votes or the
Northumberland colliers as to whether
a dipute With the masters be referred to
Arbitration fhefe was an overwhelming
uyaiOff,y in favor Of q strike. The
Northumberland colliers number rs 900.
4 A telegram dated Er1eroum, reports
that the RnssfAhs again sftackod Kars.
Two 0888Ult8 W0f0 HoYutS0As Asscsc W -
heavy firing on both aides. ,isriU =,
.ls A special dispatch nom Erzeroum, on
"Wednesday night, says the movements
Of. the. RnssisnS have. .besn amasingly &C.
tolerated that the exact situation 10 nov
difFicult 70 follow or describe. q, 2 ~, ~. ~
\ RonE, May M.-The Pope received the
American pilgrims to-day. The Arch
bishop Of Philadelphia read an eddress
70 His Holiness expressing the shection
OF the American Honan Catholics and
affirming that the sufferings Of the Pope
were theirs, and that distance increased
address sdsr stSIS b tSe Archpishcp % u Now York
expreSsinR the same sentIments. Subse-
quently nine Of the bishops present pre-
sented the Pope the offerings OF their
dioceses, Ainountingite e26,000. Other
offetfngs .wero presented by ropresents~
tives VI Americas Catholic sss6ciations.
His Holmes, In reply, Expressed bis Joy
at seeing himself surreunded by the
fkithfu1 who had come nom such distant
lsnfis. u He spoke or the faith In the In