The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-29
The Russians are Advancing iat0 The
Plain OF Erzereum In gYerwhelm-
ing Force Weather Favorable
TO Military Operations.
Hundreds Of Turkish Prisoners and Rus
sian Troops Reported TO Have Per-
ished With Cold 10 bulgaria
and Roumania.
Nothing as Yet to Indicate the Destination
of the Army Of the zaroyitch-Shum.
la or Tirnora the Objective Point
The serytsRs were Repai.sd with
Immense t.ss. NJ Yafri-


ticket-of leave.
A dispatch to the Edinburgh Scots
man srys: sin influential circles con-
siderable credit is attached to the re-
port that the government eoBtem-
plates the purchase OF the porte's sov-
eTeiguity over Egypt"
The Manchester Examiner learns
from trustworthy sources that mara. (
facturers of military stores, who had /
large orders on hand for both Russia I
and Turkey, have received notes can
ceiling both. IL true this indicates a /
conviction of an early peace.
a 81. Petersburg dispatch sayz the Z
emperor arrived there this morning.
The Saturday Review thinks it l. |
probable the house Of commons msy
be asked To make an extraoT binary
grant for military AMI naval purposes
Anticipation Of the usual period for
the meeting of parliament i in some
respects unfortunate, though i: will
probably admit OF Justification.
The Spectator believes the real
meaning 81 the summons q! PARIS
ment is that Lord BeAconsfeld desires
&c encourage the Turks to continue the
struggle in the hope OF ultimate Brit
! ish as-i-tsnce, and inst the Turks will
20 interpret il. The Spectator thinks
England. when IL comes 10 the point,
will decline to fight for the Turks, who
[ will At last Toe compelled Ia purchase
peace by withdrawing To their natural
I home in Asia.
The Times leading srticle Is care
fully directed to allayiBg excite meni
/ on eastern matters snd counteTaciine
the effect OF the Wild rumoTs. IL con
Guides "No course can he more rea-
sousble and obvious than that n; this
juucture the government should desire
to consult with parliament rs soon a.
IL can, without unnecessary incosveni-
nee. Whether they contemplate in
reference, OF mediation, or simply
means Of security, a good position, or
the final settlement of the question.
they cannot but feel the need OF psrlla-
mentary support. A. soon Is psrlia
ment is called together, We -h4ll have
the main considerations ~ bill sides OF
the great issue foTcihiy stated and
clearly argued. The nation xiI! have
] an opportunity OF weighing the ysri
, Gus courses recommended to IL. The
ministry will see whether they ear
: honoraSly assume, 81 they have OF
. the whole had right 20 assume hith-
, to, that they are carrying into efieci
! the wishes of the country at large
+ both at home and abroad, We shall see
our way more clearly. Ii does not
seem necessary to look beyond these
, plain considerations In orter 10 under
stand why the ministers have decided
: to summon parliament ut an early
day.
The Vienna correspondent of tn.
Times: Although all apprehension,
of Seraglio consplrac!es and cOliy
orctdt at Cons.antinopIe seems I,
have disappeared, the least thing l.
sufficient TO revive them. This uuex
peeted appearance Of Suleiman ps-h,
at Constantinople with 10 OoO men
has given rise TO the fear that some
thing OF the kind il impending. II
these circumstances II is not surpri-in,
that the sultan and his government
, should seek support in parliament. am
make II share in the respon
sibility for the course to be followed.
" a previous dispatch said the Turk
: ish parliament, To whom the porte De
clared its intention Of submitting TIA
!. question, will oppose negotiations " itl
), Russia The Times correspondent
. continues: This movement OF sulic
man pasha, ana other reports OF ia
. Withdrawal Of the Turkish field force
= from shout RAsgrade, seems Ia ind
= cate that b. the quadrillstersl the nes
4. esssry garrison has been left TO max
. the beet defense they can. II appear,
\ moreover, that their energies will b
q taxed, for it is officially announcer tins
/. General Tojleben has been appOiute
. commaBder.in-chief OF the Rasichu
army. Thislooks IS ifthe siege OF Rusi
chuk is imminent Likewise Ceners
y Zimmerman will probably seize IN
opportunity Of advancing againts 81
Is estris.
u There is nothing az yet to indicai
: the destination of the bulk of the arm
y OF the czarowich, whether an adv.ne
q on Shumla or to join the force at Til
q nova and thence advance across tn
= Balkans. IL will take some time b,
,, fore operations on large scale is pc,
- sible.
Although the movement of troop
q from Plsyna IN various directions hs
'e begun some days iEas; pass before IN
q iiasuce in the front is felt. Troop
n necessary 81 organize the whole SUI
v ply services for many miles must /
pushed to the front. This Is not &
=. easy as catering TO the same ;rooI
when at Pievna, where stores had bee
81 smassed sufficient to last for month";
10 According to the latest accounts til
Il successive appearance Of snow, rail-
y frost and thsw had very much broke
y up the roads.
"a A st. Petersburg dispatch says II
le Galos publishes an article upon II
y early meeting OF the British psrlil
,r meut and the possible measures TO /
presented by the English cabinet. tn
a article declares the Russians msy ava
without anxiety the result Of this y
Is litical efsods and may quietly col
n tinue the work she begun, In the FRI
D, conviction that British irtrigt
'e viii In no way hinder the triumph I
ID Russia
+ LONDON. December 2--The Time
- correspondent At bucharest teleg- ap,
10 that the SHOW storm which commences
n ON the 18th In Bulgaria and Roum
MIA Z: unusually severe. end. y