The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-13

Shercaao on bard. struck rex thi.
.fterau-1n. aud ~.s detained several
hours Little damage MAS done
NV YoRg. July 12 The World.
Reading, pa.. speei.l says the C.bine:
sill yisi; the coal mines of Eastern
Pennsylvania as soon as they leave
Washington, July 10th. Great pvepar-
atiois are making for their reception.
NILwAUKIE. July l2-The SsHtia>l
has kilograms from points in Mime
sofa. Iowa and Dakota. which repor,
grasshoppers IN IATge Lumbers flying
with The wind. In Minnesota the hop
peers are flying north. only few light
:ng a. points beard from. In Mime
sta the hopper are doing ro damage.
Farmer, are encouraged with their
crop prospects, in some places expect
ing aserogc crops.
SArk CENTRE. Mimi. July II A
correspondent s,ys If 80 more hoppers
arrive farmers will harvest about half
a crop III DAko.a Abou. ten per cent.
Of tn- heat crop Is ruined.
NEW YosK. July Il The World Z
Albany special savs the baak superin-
tendent today closed the Yorkvill0
savings Bank. The number Of depos-
,tors WAS III. and the average Of each
deposit is sl2Ja.. The bank was III
corporsted ia 1859, with Harry Genet
q. President. With its failure it is g
somew bat suggestive fac. tina, no saw
ings bank remains IN existsnce Oh
Third avenue from Fifth street to One
Hundred and Fourteenth.
NEW YORK. July l2.-The Times
Washington sreci.l says popular sub
scription. TO four per cent. bonds are
now eighteen millions 1t believed
the aggregate will reach twenty hive
| millions.
4 committee Of medical s.ryice have
examined into the healthiness Of Wash
ington. ard report the city never more
healthy.
New YORK. July l2.-The Times
London special says the most c"mpre-
hensive view of the situation III both
military and political points Of view is
presented in letters and kilograms from
New York. The Times correspondents
at Shumla. Pera. and Niemis briefly
summarize the information, and show
the Russians themselves surprised at
their success in the campaign in Bull
garia. and only regret they did not
cross the Danube months earlier.
Either apathy or ignorance is iuRuenc-
ing the Turkish commanders in the
abandonment Of one important position
after another. unless. indeed. they are
acting on some mysterious or fancy
plan of campaign that sets ell acknowl-
edged rules of modern warfare at def.
snce. Whichever of these mslign
agencies controls their councils. the
results are unifor,nly disas RUS to
them. and the Russians are victorious
by advancing towards the Balkan
mountains.
NEW York. July l2-The Times
London special says that Prince Holm
lob, German ambassador to France
will be present at the meeting Of the
Empcrors Of Russia. Austria aud Ger.
many on the sth of August.
Amerof, in Cabool, recently received
the Turkish envoy. which Is probably
designed to create fresh complications
in the hope of ulterior advantage to the
sublime Po,te. As result of this d.
plomatic visit he undertakes to furnish
to petty chiefs Ill Central Asia force
Of men and supply Of srms and mon
ey to harass the Russian forces where
ever they can strike them. 1t will
readily bs seen that the Russian exp+.di-
ton into Cnbo0l would Ut once open
tho Anglo Indian and Russian difficulty
that might compel the interference Of
England.
The German general. Blum. who II
in the employ OF the Turkish govern
meat ct Constantinople. ana the Eng.
lish colonel, Hunce. of the Turkish oil
gineer corps, have settled upon . plan
for defending tho Turkish capital in the
even, of participation by the British
government. The idea 10 not that Eng
lish forces should take possession Of
Constantinople, but that they should
occupy GAlipoli and tue neck Of land
known as Bo,ari. thus shutting the
Straits Of Dardanelies against tho Rus
| slams.
| 4 private .elegraphic dispatch frou
Belgium says the war fever is spread
| ing in Holland and that Belgium 10 bro
pairing for the mobilixA,io Of the army
| On the other hand there is . strong be
| lief AZ the German court. since the =.
turn Of the British ambassador, Lore
| Odo Rassell, To Berlin. that 40 NOR,
! diplomatic difficulties will be likely {,
| ity "a influence the neutrality OF ei,h-
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