The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-11
LATEST FROM ABROAD
The Turks Claim a Decided Vic
tory at the Danube,
With Heavy Losses by the Russians, and
Their POntOOns all Burned.

National Associated Press to the Star.
GLADSTONE DEPRECArEs THE CALAMITY
OF WAR. ".#
LONDON, May 11.-In the House OF
Commons this afternoon Mr.. GlaC-
stone presented petition, signed by
majority OF the Junior Fellows Of
Trinity College, Cambridge University,
deprecating the calamity of war, and
saying the peace Of the Empire can not
be maintained so long as the Ottoman
Empire exists In its present torn.
THUNDERSTORM ON THE WEIGH COAST.
LONDON, May 1.-THE weather to-day
| is very foggy and threatening. There
was thunder storm on the Welch coast
yesterday. .4.
THE VERY LATEST FROM ON THE DANUBE.
LONDON, May 11.-A dispatch from
Constantinople reports disastrous de-
feat of the Russians on Wednesday,
while endeavoring to cross the Danube. I.
The Turks claim that the Russians were
completely routed at all points, with
heavy loss in killed and wounded. The
Russian bridge-boats were all destroyed. l..
There is great rejoicing in Constanti-
nople over the Turkish victory.
| DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 1.-THE Pasha
at the head of forty thousand troops has
gone out to meet the Russians from
| Bayosid.
The Russians are massed in heavy
| force in the vicinity. and decisive bat
| lie is imminent.
PROBABILITIES OF GENERAL EURO
PEAN WAR.
LONDON, May 1.-THE differences be-
tween England and Russia, rela-
ative to the Eastern question,
are increasing. An open rupture
| is probable. Should this occur,
England's neutrality could no longer be
maintained, and would, it is believed,
lead to general European war.
RUSSIANS WANT TO PASS THROUGH PER-
STA.
VIENNA, May lit is rumored that
Russia is sol citing the Shah of Persia
| to sign convention granting passage
| to the Rus >ians through Persia.
THE SULTAN RETURNS THANKS.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 11.-Sultan
Abdul Hamed has sent letter OF
thanks to the English Government for
|, Lord Derby's answer to Prince Gort.
schakoff's circular.
CROSSING THE DANUBE AT THREE POINTS.
LONDON, May ia dispatch from
Bucharest says that the Russians are
preparing to force crossing Of the Dan
ube simultaneously at three different
llaces, VIZ, at Kalatat, Nicopo!is and
at a point between Reni and Golatz.
The Turkish gunboats are actively bonn
harding all OF these points, and the Rus
slams are erecting batteries to defend
themselves from the enemy's fire.
RUSSIAN TROUBLE AT HOME.
A Vienna dispatch says: 1t is an
nounced that two thousand Caucasian
reheis are unGer arms in the Southern
provinces of Russia.
The Russian Government has de-
clared the three provinces of Caucasus
m a state OF siege, in consequence Of
Mussuiman uprising.
The news of the rising Of the tribes in
the Caucasus is important, and seems
| to indicate serious trouble for the Rus
slams, because the clans which have
risen are in the immediate neighbor.
hood OF the high road from Titlis to Vladi
and Karakas, which is the only means
of communication between Russia and
| Trans s-Caucasia.
MANCHESTER, May 1.-THE Guardi-
ans Berlin dispatch says the Gar is
said to be alarmed at the formation OF
the Polish Legion at Constantinople,
and has ordered the Governor General
At Warsaw to exercise The greatest vigi-
lance to prevent Russian Poles joining
the Legion. All mitigations OF the state
of siege in Poland, enforced since the
liIsurreclion of 1863 Will be revoked.
The Berlin papers announce that lead
ing Polish politicians, at a secret meet
ing at Lemberg, resolved on the estab-
| IIsnment OF recruiting bureaus all over
Poland, with the hope OF raising an
army OF eighty thousand. Six thousand
ave lie already for Turkey. The Ma
lionai Committee has appointed Count
Rsez,nski AS delegate 10 Constanti-
nodle'