The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
THEWAR IN THE EAST.
Severe But lndeCisivs Fighting
at RleIa.
RumOrs That Russian Headquar-
ters Have Been Removed
to SlstoVa.
Turkish Attack on GrlviCa Re-
doubt RspuIsed. ..,
.u..I-
Terrible Condition Of Christian
Population South of the
Balkans.
Shocking 0ltrages by the Turk.
ish BushWhaCkers.

LONDON, September 29.-No official in
telligence has been yet received from
either side concerning the reported bat
lie at Bie!a yesterday. A special from
Bucharest, To-day, says there has beer
severe indecisive fighting for two dayt
between the CzAroWitCh and Meheme
ALI. The Russians still hold Biela.
Another report is that the Russian
headquarters have retired 10 Sistova.
TURKIsH, ATTACK ON GRIvIcA REDouB7
REPULsED.
0sman Pasha attacked Grivica redoubt
Thursday night, and was repulsed with
heavy loss.
DErLoRADLE CONDITION OF CHRISTIANS
SOUTH OF THE BALKANS.
Pitiful stories Of the condition OF the
Christian population south Of the Bal.
kama are beginning to create indignation
in Europe.
A dispatch Of Ahmed Vefik 10 Adrian.
ople, at the instance Of Minister Layard,
has not had the effect OF putting stop to
executions. Italian Consuls are sending
to their government fearful accounts Of
the doings OF Ottoman officials. They say
executions and transporlations are de.
populating Roumelia. The Italian Con.
sui at Tnpoli states that two thousand
Bulgarians have landed at TripOli from
Turkish transports, and have been sent
TO the borders OF the desert. l7
A correspondent with relief agency
among the Bulgarians sends n hideons
account Of the state Of that province. He
is at Carlova, on the southern slope Of the
Balkans. In this place, the population
OF which must have been nearly twenty
thousand, there is not a grown man left
alive. For six weeks the place has been
at the mercy Of irregulars Of the Turkish
army. There now remains among the
ruins OF what was once beautiful and
thriving town but five or six thousand
women and children. These poor crea.
lures hide themselves as best they may,
dreadlng the outrages of which nightly
some oil them are victims. 81
They can hardly be said 10 have shell.
ter, clothing or food, and have sustained
life by furtively gathering roots and veg.
etables left in their ruined gardens.
CoNDENtNED JEWISH MERCHANTS.
The same correspondent, writing about
the Gershofls, merchants OF Phillippoplis,
and well known in England, who were
sentenced to death on the charge of trea.
son, says their case was taken up by the
English and American Ministers. Three
days before their arrest one was appointed
American Vice.C Consul, bnt owing TO for
malities the necessary papers signed BY
Maynard only reached Phillippoplis on
the ID instant.
The Manchester Guardian to.days says:
1.-THE announcement of the intended sum.
mary execution Of Messrs. Gershofr has
been received with CONSERVATION by their
friends in Manchester. A deputation
bearing petition in their behalf, to.
gether with an official letter from the
Mayor, proceeded yesterday, to lay the
matter before Earl Derby, in London.
Messrs. Gershof arc 30 well known in
Manchester that their fate is matter Of
concern to many besides their fellow
countrymen. The younger Gershon was
educated at Owens College, and it is be.
lieved 1t is in consequence Of representa-.
tions as to the condition Of Bulgaria,
made by him 10 the Times, that the ven.
geance OF the Turkish Government las
fallen on the whole family. It is feared
that the extreme sentence has been car.
ried into execution, and that the efforts
ottheir friends in this country have come
too late,