The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
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THE RUSSIAN-TURKO WAR.

LONDON, May 9.--The Times's special
says Gen. Vukovitch reports from Krust
aze everything in readiness for Turkish
attack and that his forces are sufficient for
defence. Gen. Vukovltch holds the ap
proaches to this fortress as well as Nicsics.
Turkish troops in Albania are reconcen-
trating at Padgoutza. Montenegro artillery
commands the city.
A Vienna correspondent, discussing the
military situation in Asia, says a simulta-
nious advance by the caravan road from
Bayazid towards Erziroum on the left, and
from Aleqandro pol to Kars in the center,
and on the right towards Batoum. leaves
little doubt that the object of Russian
operations is Erziroum.
MOukhtar pasha commands the junction
of the two roads leading from Kars through
the passes of Soghante and Dagh.
A Roumanian circular complains that
the proceedings of the Turks makes Rou-
mania's abstination from hostilities almost
impossible.
A Serylan artillery engagement is ex-
pected at Abrail. FIVE Turkish monitors
are near by, evidently bent on attack.
| Turkey permits neutral vessels to enter
blockaded ports of Black Sea until the
| 18th inst, and the 18th to depart.
| COLOGNE, May 9.-The Gazette learns
that British officers have been sent to selec
an entrenched camp at the entrance o
Suez
BUCHAREST, May S.-A dispatch say
the Cossacks have crossed the Danube a
Braila and burned Turkish block house
The shelling Of Matchin, Bulgaria, ha
been renewed.
| LONDON, May 9.-Large amounts O
Russian bonds are going from here t
Holland. owing to sale of U. s. drawn bond
and investment 10 Russian securities.
| BUCHAREST. May 9.--The Turkish bal
teries at Widin ceased firing yesterda
afternoon. Their shells did not reac
Kalsfat. The Roumanian shells onl
reached the Turkish vessels off Widin,
Senators and deputies privately consiG
t cred the expediency of Roumania partit
pating in the war. The deputies appea
to favor but senators are doubtful.
PEsTH, May 9.-The government
course will depend upon the result c
| representations made by it at ST. Peters
burg and Constantinople. Protestin
against restrictiors Of navigation of th
Danube is not indispensably necessary.
: LONDON, May 9,-The army clothin
factory at Pimhco is worked without intel
mission and numerous shifts are bein
employed. There is a general convictic
10 military and naval official circles th'
we are on the brink of war. Arrange
= ments have been made for the embark
e ton of some $4,000 men within 6 days
= necessary and 10000 to $4,000 MOI
within a fortnight after.
A dispatch from Erzermin dated the ct
Tuesday night, says Russians are surroun
:. ing Soghaule and concentrating for ;
e attack on Monkhtar pasha's position
Burbidiz and Teuikero. The Russi
force which occupied Bayazu is now a
IT vancing in the direction Of Khomanla al
e Autob, leaving Karakalisa and Alashki
/ on their right, Bayazid has now be
IS placed under control Of the Russian pr
y feet of police.
N The Globe publishes the following, dat'
Of Peru. Tuesday night: The Russians ha
lie gained an important victory between Ia
:, and Erzermin The Turks retreated up
Is Erzermin. 1t is supposed that 14,0
III Turks were captured. Rumars of au ar
t. istice come from Bulgaria.