The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
WAR NOTES.
Ntreet Car Horses for the War.

Stfeet NHf lAOFSeh IOf Lne war,
LONDON, December S.--A Constantine
pie dispatch to the Daily NeW says III,
Turkish government has impressed III,
street car horses for the army.
RUSSIANS UNFORTUNATE.
A Russian official dispatch dated Bogot
says the battles OF Mariani and Elena, OF
the 4th inst, were more unfortunate foI
the Russians than at first reported
Fifty oiIicers and l 800 men were killet
and wounded, and II guns captured
Operations on the 9Th inst. were confined
TO driving the Turkish right, numbering
1000 men, from Slataritza to Bebrona
The Turkish leit confronting Jakowitz;
number 5000 men.
srATU QUO.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December S.-TherC
is no further progress on either side II
the operations at kamarli.
sERvIAN TROOPS IN TURKEY.
LONDON, December S.-A Reuter- tele
gram from Novi Bazaar, dated yesterday
says: "Four battaliOns OF serVian in,
fantry, Il squadron Of cavalry, and six
guns arrived on the 9th inst At Havor
The following day number of Servian
troops crossed into Turkey"
THE sERvIANs FIGHTING.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, December S.-The
Governor Of KosSova telegraphs that on
December 9Th the Servian forces arrived
at Navor. Four Servian officials crossed
the frontier 10 SieuiCA and demanded an
explanation Of the presence Of Turkish
troops there, and demanded their with
drawal by II o'clock noon, December @.
LATER.-The SerVians crossed the from.
tier at Yavor and erected Notifications
on Ottoman territory. Mehemet Ali has
Confdcd to Baker Pasha the command uI
n division.
LONDON, December S.-A Paris dis.
patch says: The difficulties Of the Span.
ish government with the BoSque mnni.
cipalities continue. The municipality
Of Ssnse Castrian has resigned and il ia
believed that all the municipalities of the
chief towns will follow its example when
they are ordered by the government to
prepare lists Of those liable to Conscrip.
liOn and taxation.
A dispatch from Rome says that the
Pope experienced a temporary relief,
especially in the morning, but every at.
tempt he makes 10 assume Il sitting pos.
lure produces collapse.
REPORT UNFoUNDEp.
LONDON, December S.-The news Of
Servians crossing into Turkey turns out
to he uniounded.
Tho Porte has received adVices dated
NiSch, yesterday, stating all ia quiet on
the frontier. The portion Of 'Servian
troops concentrated near the frontier has
been Withdrawn and other portions dis.
missed TO their homes.
Sr. 'PErEHEuRG, December SIT ii
officially announced that the Russian loss,
between November 10th and 18th, was
3, lj3 men.
CoNsrANTIEoPLE, December S.-Intel-
liSence has been received from Elena
that operations between that place and
Tirnova are suspended because of bad
weather. Great preparations are being
made to defend Elena in case the Rus.
Sians try to re capture it.
LONDON, DeCe mber "a special from
RsgusN says that the inhabitants OF Scut.
ari and the Albanian chiefs have leIe.
grSphed TO Constantinople for aid against
tho Montenegrins, declaring that, il their
request is disregardCd, they will solicit
the protection OF Italy.
RuMoRs AND COUNTER RCMoRs.
BERLIN, December 0.-The semi official
papers deny that The three Imperial pow.
ers have recently been comforting together
In relation to terms OF peace.
The Czar has given notice Of his inten-
tiou to return to st. Petersburg between
December 23d and January 5th.
1t is reported that Prince Bismarck has
renewed his request 10 be relieved OF
office.
OPERATIONS POSTPONED.
kARs, December 9.-OperatiOns against
Erzeroum may be postponed for q fort
night. No attempt will probably be
made to establish strict blockade on
account Of the inclemency weather, but it
is supposed that communication with
Trebizond will shortly be cut "a the Rus
sian division IL marching in that direc-
tion.
A Pera dispatch says intelligence has
been received that Snleiman Pasha
passed through Rasgrad on Friday en-
Fnufh for Ruutnht,l,