The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-04

the Z0u says: ''On the l9tH luoe.t w.
slams sustained a severe check, II not an
actual defeat, at Plevna. Gen. SENDER
with portion of the Ninth corps, CONSISTING
of an infantry brigade with cavalry anu
artillery, sent against the place. anu
seems to have approached it in sioVehiy
manner. The Turks took the offensive, ana
repulsed the Russians with heavy loss.
A TELEGRAM from Shumla states that the
Russians were defeated in an assault on
Slistria on the 23d inst.
THE London Posts Berlin correspondent
telegraps that despite the good relations pc
tween Russia and Austria, the Warsaw and
Terespol Railway company has received an
advance of 100000 roubles for the erection
of temporary barracks in case 1t shouid De
necessary to concentrate an army Oh opser-
walton on the Austrian frontier.
REPORTS current on the oath inst, assert
that Raouff Pasha had surrounded the Rus-
sian force at Eski Saghra, but he has been
defeated, with loss of 10, 600 killed, wound
ed and prisoners.
IT is telegraphed from Cravaura, near
| Balzig, that the Turks are massacrelng the
| Christians without mercy. A dispatch TO
the Greek ambassador at Constantlnople
asks for prompt assistance as otherwise not
a man will be left. English war sloop with
the Austrian steamers left Immediately to
receive the fugtives.
| IT is reported that Turkey has sued for
| peace and that Russia will not treat until
she holds Constantinople.
ADRIANoPLE kilograms state that Rachui
Pasha defeated the Russians on the goth and
drove them behind Yeni Saghra, with loss
of 5000 men.
LARGE camps are being establishedby the
Russians in Roumania, sufficient to accom-
modate 1000 men. 1t would appear from
these and other indications that they intend
preparing for any future contingencies which
may arise during settlement of the eastern
| question.
FAMILIES are preparing to leave CONSTANT
nople from fear of the vanquished army o.
irregulars retreating before the Russian
army.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.
GEN. GRANT laid the first stone of the
American church at Geneva, Switzerland
| on the ZiIn ulC
ONE thousand two hundred and ffty-ninI
| troops sailed from London for Malta, on the
9th ult. The house of commons passed Si
Stafford Northcote's anti construction resolu
| ton by almost unanimous vote.
E. B. WASHBURN, United States minister
to France, is at Karlsbad. He will go to
Berlin the middle of August and return to
| Avn ,ha = a of
| THE following are the total scores in the
competition at Cambridge at the University
range for the selection of an international
rifle team to compete in America Ferguson,
Scotch team, 535; Rigby, Irish team, 56S;
Humphrey, English eight sci; Col. Fenton
English eight, $50; Evans, of former English
eight, 800; Dunlop, London Scottish, 55l
Pigott, English eight, 541; Young, Irish
team 541; Gillmer, of Harrow, 534; Frazer
Cambridge university, 526.
GEN. GRANT was formally received by the
president of the Swiss confederation on the
18th inst.
THE coal sales of the Delaware, Lack
awana and Western railroad and the Penn
sylvania Central Coal Company, which were
advertised to take place at New York on the
18th inst, were indefinitely postponed ow.
| ing to existing troubles on the railroad lines
| EX-PoLICE COMMISSIONER GEO. w
MATSELL died in New Y ork city on the 10Th
inst, after painful illness.
| THE Pennsylvania Democratic state con
vention has been postponed till the 22d Of
August. =
THE Mark Lane Express in its usual weekly
review of the British grain trade says: The
weather has been broken and showery and
the nights decidedly cold. Agricultural re
ports are consequently less favorable
Wheat appears to be a fair crop, but nothing
more, and even with a speedy return of sum
mer weather harvest will be ten days or {
| fortnight late, and certain amount OF
| blight is observable in the large wheat grow
ing districts. Barley and oats are poorly
spoken of in almost all localities and do mo-
promise an average yield.
IT is stated that the Pope, wishing to place
the American church on the equality Will
the church in Europe, has expressed desire
that the church in America should be direct
ly subject to the Pontiffi, instead of being
governed through the intermediary of
| Cardinal Project of the Propaganda Cardi
nal Simeoni is understood to have takel
steps i'll this sense, and Concordats are stated
to have been concluded, and the Papa
Nuncios appointed.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.