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FHlphY EVENING, OCTOBER u.

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80, ,''
TIE Sry's DISTANCE 1T is aonou,ceJ that
tb, tov,c-,,,;o o,,sorv,to,, of H., l,st ,r,n.;,
of Vrnus oF1s7t ma1a hr Relish n,rt;ca n
''sypt' llonoiu!u' re" A'aand' hoItigue@
auu Ner%ucleh' nave Dcch rcuutcu' WIN rt
Sul1 oi 30 s2coldS OF ar, lof tlic SOAR para''
lax Inns gives aHou' 9o,'Voooo mics LOT r., tne
Lncan I'S''s'oH VI INC car" rom ,ie sun. lh
p[oDao!e error M stalcu 10 DC u;oi' SECONDS;
"HlcA Is atouG i4O'Voo uiles' 30 'ha', IN r""h'
bumpers, inc Dlltisil OBSERVATIONS, 10 lar as Il
ouceu, give Tue distance as somewhere net~een
10, loo'oVI aaa S''1oo,V,oV 'ill'cS nc on'S
other rcsuIt mus lar published Is ten'a'iV'
one maoe Dy W. iuiseuS, OF me me frtneh o" "oSer
VatiOns giving some 9-'o'o'ooo miles. nose
ol tnc American observers no" oclo9 feuuced
at Washington, arc not yet finished, aDd out
sldcrs can on y guess as to what the result vii!
be. An inquiry addressed there about week
| ago has not yet been answered. At present II
does BOT seem probable that collation. OF all
| the observations made by the astronomers ol
different countries Will g'ge r1S!!t that can Dc
900 miles; and il This should be So then the
simc ana money spent up0h the WORK VIII ~, , nave
Oecn comparatively "Is.c1'-- 0"''"9" ''''""'
PoErIcAr. OLD BAcnEEoR.;. .-~i'otn2ilI,, Ia
cine and Bo;lcau we're al pocticaI ol3 bachelors.
Grav was in every scns,, real and poelicaI, a
-, f,-,',: - l.,,'I,
eold' iasl7'ens Old 0achc'0T' at oRcs S'y ana
proud sensitive and selfish. IN looking through
li!S memoirs, letters a7d poems, We cannot hnd
one indication that he was ever nader the 'n'iu'
cnce OF woman. II" !oSrI his mother 'on wa
du'!ul TO Two trH$omc Oh alp!S WHO thought
poetry one Ct the seven deadly SiES. Ills l@"rh
ing was cnton.bad with bin. lis genius sur.
wives in his clcgy aud olo:'. What became ci
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-12

Have been ralttoa and arranged in tho most
approved styo of comfort and oasoi and he
promises during tho prosont season to meet tho
wants Of his patrons in tho aAno acceptable
manner as for years pAat.
~ leo Croam, Water lees, Soda Water,
Cakes, Pies, Frui! and Confectionery always on
hand.
FROZEN CUSTARD mRlo to ordor and de"
lvorod to any part of tho city.
TONIC BEER, Of my own manufacture,
superior article, drawn from fountain always
on hand.
ng-Orlera promptly attended to and iamiies
supplied. my %-oo'i
, 1877-09-21
between tho Russian lines and tho Turkish
intrcnchmcnta, ~ tho Ottoman General haa

between tho Russian lines and tho Turkish
intrcnchmcnta, ~ tho Ottoman General haa
declined 10 grant an arn,istice to
bury tho leatl. In tnking this course, ho is
within hia 1ights, especially II It ia beloved
that tlo miaama from pntrefying eorpscs
may breed pcstlchco III tho ranks Of his be-
siegort, hus tie refusal Of suspension OF
f,ostilities for sucl, purpose ia unusual in
modern war.
TIE TrnKrsu ARTILLERY
scarcely replies to tho $40 guns which ARC
continually firing upon tho works, and II In
said It's ammunition Ia fafling. It is not i'm
probable Tint this nay be the case, for three
or four br'galcs Of Russian cavalry arc
rrowling upon tho Sofia road, and must
provent the arrival Of my conveys
with fresh supplies The dra,n
upon the Ottoman magazines sinco the oom-
n,encement Of tho bombar.imcnt must haye
beon enormous, and fortnight hos elapsed
sinco they could be rop!onishcd. No one,
except tho commanders within Plcvna, can
soy how many rounds Of shetl or what num-
bcr of cartridges osman Pashn still holds at
his disposal.
, 1877-09-21

planted three rc1oubts there, and that their ar
ttllcrY were en1fad!n1 our road and taking US
botsi tn rear and flank, were blowing up our. am
Ga1Irova. lie sent to the attack aucf a. re-
1naned Ut the Utowskt and Nicnzkf rcelmcnts*
the sanc Two that had held their ground 50
nanfully tcfore, leaving two hattafions Of an
ment numbers about 3 900 hayonc.s.
At half.past : Ut, thc 18th, the first battery
thc one ncarest 70 tlio open ground | lave d.
scriE'cd-was taken. hut talf of tho attacking
continued on the middle or largest rclouLt, but
finding It inaccessible on account of tho Tufkisl,
troops having cut the trees down, and surrounded
II with eh.rdnz tie Jr*., the Russian troo2s were
iotyetl t1 move round y .nd attack ~. . bat. It.
the baynnct. The Russian commander then
laced about ami attempted 70 take tttt re1tEat
rcdoubt. At half-past he sent word TO the re.
ectre battolions that he was on the point of
support. Ihep came on and charRcl tho lat
terIes With HIN, und, a. they crossed the Open
ground 10 yet over tile eAtraux de Jrhe, they
nerc almost cut to pieces. though they did suc-
ceetl in driving tue Turks out.
Thss IL how tho wnoiB misfortune Of the
Schipka Pass has hapDencu. handful Of Rus
SLAMS Ind driven the enemy out. but thcrc were
none TO come IL their help. Tie reserves be-
Ing cut To- pieces there wcrs none to fall back
cithteun thousand strong below. charged up
aud rrtook the position, driving tho Russians
down from tie summit into the valley beneath,
which separates the main road Of ScEtpka and
(;abrnya by ubout ,';J PAGES only point which
IL proved By tho fact that about . o'clock on the
same Afternoon ten. Dlraitnska was shot by a
Turkish sharpshootcr, ansl Instantly killed,
while stanlsnE u,1 the fHnn road.
Gcil. RstletZkt, on hearing tho resuit, person.
ally lteaainE the remainder Of his division wnit-
int in reserve. again charged up the hill. Tho
chicf Of Ills stall. Dtsnlthufl, WAS badly wound
cd, and tho Hencrl hin,s:lf WAS exposed to a
lleavy fire. fiutf Uf tic troops were t'ut down,
whllc enguged, after four lours' fighting, In
driving tic Turks b.ck 70 the plateau where
the twu fcdDubts were. This WAS accomplished
bY about II o'cluck In the evening. and lesul-
tory irc was kept up all night. AZ llalt-past Q
IN Sunday morning the 2s;tf the Turks, stack
!nE from ncratk, on their right, up u tht cntl of
the sa1lfe-backel mountain on their left, swcpt
ls l,efore them, ard drove us back Into our
intrenchmcuts, where We now bold the Schfpka
paAa.
The lighting etncc the 9Th has not been oi
nuy moment. There Is no doubt thRt the Rus.
sinns can hold tile 6rhipka Pass, but u telegrurn
from the Grand Duke announces that the Turks
are building batteries otI the hills on the Kua-
sian right, which mist negative the advantage
tlIat the Russtan trovps might bare gained By
turning the Turkish left. Although tllero orc
as yet iso returns+ the lois Of tho Kuseians may
be estimated at about |, ,000 ktlleI aud wounded,
ansl that of thu Turks nt E.oN.
The stouch proceeding from the unbuFted
dead Ia unbcasablc on the bills around 6clitpka.
, 1877-09-21
FINANCIAL.
The National Lile-Insurance Co.
Of U. 8. Of 4.
CAPITAL STOCK FOR SALE.


The Circuit Court OF Cook County, ILL.,, having re.
{ecied III troposais submitted for lilo purchase u lilo
iiors.aa Gsp];s, stock ard d!rces! lns sectyeF y
asaln adseFtac ts salc tho nndeslEned BY Virtue OF
f'0sk e s1e hATlo;SAh A Il LIrh.lSsui!ASGE e. Gr
rer ilafs. IN owned Y tbs lepublic Life ins. To-. of
th!csgo Ill., wlose business hf!nE cfoscd up tho eale
lns Co, Of u Of has been foF many ycsTs and is
nYw r. :ueoss::u Gpsr.tlo9 h.{snE about foar ,n"ns
.3a ,.l4s Of the as.ets and pas!nss. e ss!d Company
persona Interested and araiI Information n regard
thereto, for tho pnrrnae Of btdlnR Tor mild CAplIA
..!ropcssl. f"l Sstoua Lits.n, GO. Cap.tal Stoek
him Unopened ae Cuurt fur IT. action Al ts end Of
the thirty days. bopn thereafter practicable.
HAMUEt4 D. WARD. ttccrtvet,
.. iIepuhIlc tlfs.lnA Co.. 1877 L. Bal!e.st
, 1877-09-21

OF tho London 7Gns comments In identical
terms,
sALznuRo, Sept. 2o.-Count Andrassy has
lett for Vienna.
BELLEnnApR, Sept. 3o.-The news Of repeat
cd Russian disasters has created great uneasi-
ness here, especially as everything WIS pre-
pared for tho crossing ri the Daf1ule
at 0lulosa by the Russians and their
reception In NcgatIp and Timok vi1lsgcs. IT h
announced that the Cabinet has agreed 10 post
pune action. md tho troops marching 10 the
frontlors have hecn recalled into towns not ~
near the border, in order 10 give no umDrago to
tho Porto.
WILL rKrKn CONSENT.
CoxsTAnTIxorLE, Sept. W.-lt Is stated In
wcllInformed circles that tire Porte will not
accept mediation while a Alngie Russian soldier
rctnafna on Turkish soil, nor will it consent To
an armfsttcc unless the basla Of eubscquent
peace proposals are At the safne time defined.
oEgENstvE AND DEFENSIVE.
Hritfsh drnty ant Sacy G9ssaF.
success Of tho offensive had bcen 80 constant
that nearly all military writer's were converted
INTO belief in the attack aud nothing but tho at
Tack. Von Seherin wrutG: "And jet with us
M swsy ss q sse S ns1e o aate Sa Sa On
Of the offensive, always possible event, woul
again wake up those theorists who, In accord
once NTH their critical Herman nature, wou'd
u1re more rrGiucs their co'l1y 1yreafone,1 dcin"n-
strauons founded on the nature Of tile artn.'
And hls opinions were accepted rs demon
ttratcd by tAo examples produced dur
Ing the war. In The prcscnt satnpa!Gn,
where tho defensive has been almost ln-
vaFinhty suct,~sfuf, We find great change
Of opinion, aud tie correspondents, whether
military or civil, lay great strcss on the murrtcr-
Gus effect cf modern weapons when defending q
position How arc we to account for this grent
difference of Ecsults! 1t We louk eandidly ut
What occurred In 1B70-'1l nc shall tlna that 1t
was not always the Offensive whfcl, beat the Do
Frcnch. From wlnteycr. canse tint national
superiority urosc. VIC find the Germans victo.
rit,l,, In t!lrr defensive battles rouhd Paris,
Metz, aud At tic battle OF Ftllcr-scxcl, as we'll
as IN their offensive hattes, such ~ Woertl,,
sp!eeren, Mass,la.rour, md nrayelotte. W. We
tH1y W.: 49,, not gained q iroutal A., attasks ;,f,
succeeding In pushing back tho enemy
! somcuhat at d great factitlcel, &it
by means OF vide turning movements: while IN
.he defensive battles the tanks could not ee
| turned, Us at ViEer-scxcl. The great lesson
gained from 1S7U-'7l Was not, therefore, that
the Offensive per 80 was superior to the dcicii-
ktyc, but that where M army y we'll organized
md thoroughly mobile the initiative enables It
to decide tlic day BY wldo 1lanklug movenncnss,
| provided that it las sufficient superiority to
hold tho enemy along his front while executing
| the utaneuvrc. ln tic present TAr the want O1
this superiority mud mobility has reduced the
Russians to tho deadly frontal attack, and, Us
| natural consequence, sc find their armtcH sur
fcring heavy losacs and disastrous failures. il
remains to be seen whether the retnforce,ncntd
nov arriving will enable them t0 resume tic
| offcnslsc With q better cttanec ot SUCCESS.
, 1877-09-21

St. LOUIS, Mo, sspt. an-Thc steamer Grest
Republic burned to the waters edge and sunk
beforo morning. II Is doubtful whether her
machinery will b Of any value. She was owned
by Capt. Thorwegan, md valuett st fl30.000;
insurance, t50.00o, in about twenty-five olnees,
iAe nenes ul which caiunt ne t'btailIed.
The Carondelet wns owned by Capt. Hicks and
three associates. She WIS yalucd q! $40, 0aUi !
aAsufpd for $l3,00.
, 1877-09-21
6CIIIpKA.
TUE EiQATtku III TUE pass.

[p7F31HVE4zHt8 ZVHQ9N 11E"&S'
scnsPxA Pas, Aug. au.-0n the summit Of
tho Schlpka Pass we're three batteries, eotn-
lnaudlng tbs road to the Village of 5chipka. 10
tho right Of that point ID N open spare, leading
to wood. which gradually Asccnda to small
mountain running parallel with the road from
GahroYa TO the SchIpka Pass. To the uisEust Of
the Russian commander. Hhu bad omitted to oc-
cupY this 1noat important stsategkal point, be
found that tho Iu1ks had during the night
, 1877-09-21

CINCINNATI. O., Sept. 2a-At 4 late hour laat
night, tho third aoor Ut Whesstone's lluseea
oil factory, On Eeglcston areuue. UPON which
rested about l5,00o bushels ol taxsced, gave
way under tue weight and carried Ill tbs Aoors
below to the cellar, a. the salns une forcing
out she aoutA wall. The losa will exceed 4Aa,-
00u. II ia doubtful II the insurauca will coTsF
this case.
, 1877-09-21

TUE A3sfrES.
rrrx,ru.r,or A. =, rvv.
roxnos Ycnt 1.-Arorrcsnon,lcnt A. f,ornv,
s,r1c, ,o,ocron,s that ho 1',s ncr.ona1,v n.
sroo.oj tho no.itt,u befo,c p1crna With h,
IT, a.,no. =, fr,1nws. rho .,n,e,- -f,o,,,,,.rto,,
nr,rr nrrunfca n linn eYtent1Inp fron 1rayitza
to Tatchinttxa, Al GrarItza tic Rou,nauians
l,ayo advanced by san to within go Yards Of tho
second rcdoubt, which viii probab,y fall In a
few DAYS, Further to the left from Gsayitza
, 1877-09-21
EN- ROUTE.

+p.ru w,aurr,su
u.pro,cv T.nr ssn4 q, .-,r,,s pro.t,.,.,,,
,,o.," ,e.. N",h,I,,o ~ .,h,t, ,.no,,a. y, .h1.
,na.;,na v. IN ~ n,conn, w. ~ H. s,,nat,en'
rr,,.iaa,,, ~ H.. fo,,t.r,', 4. y.,t,;,,a p.tt.
,.., ,~,,..b eli ,,to ,hn ,,n-t -, ~ .ht,,t.,n
rhe a., n,,.rc,, txtth ,1ch, .,,nxcrx- f,,t -,
-! 49,. .,s... ~. ,,,".,ss. w.,
~. IT,. ,..'.,a,.,t ..".. ~ H., ...s -ia.,-.,
anI ~, y uoo,, Iu,arost I, tho r,smo-a,1n
,src. r,nncr, af vii TN. ,,rca. Rchei]Inn. urt
rero ,otrtc,1 o,t hv rcntjrn,cn vim wa,c In
.oc - I'm ,,nnost,u armies th,t m .,lc bixtorc
t1c conrtrv frnm Sa.hvlie tn Murfrn.hor,.
rha hs,,l..a.i,, ~ ston, pIvrr the NJ.
+,on,, r.m,,.,v ,nJ TIM .cenes If
n,uy akirtnl.le.. aud tnet1cuts and anecdotes
cnunertot, With ,hc IVA, xero recalled. NM, a.
I'm lo,,le,,e1,l nj s,nnc ptrrr wa onnro,chrd
n bca,,tl,ut raInhow vax seen snanntne II.
,sbic}, called fort,, ,nauv remarks.
rhe Rc.enston cotnmi,tcc f1,m f,hottannooa-
.1u,re WItcnrr If sht,hrv,,]r. and Co1. (nlc'
prc:,cn, of Tho ya.bvi,fc 4. t:b.ttonoor, p,,,.
-,,I. ,rc ocroy,n, oyInu t,,a p,rtv. Wbcn tl,c
1'a'" ast''eN "
At Nu7nEsDoRo
al4tKe crowd vas amal''ne tho tr.ln, and ereet;
speech sllaatns to his qualification % , a. ht t,stp
.'s.,,' as s"S 49,, ~, a,,- .n,t,t-. ,t,src
"ousu soon come "nen II! ou1 country 1"ere
"ea.u ~ ~ r.o,t. ,s". mn, nov n,n
ees'e'"'t I'A's' 1"a"s ~, s"- ",.E -'1F
ton were introduced, anu mnle 10" REMARKS
,r,,,., ..I., ha.-,v ,,,,,.r.s .ntt hnvc,l IN ths
kecc'eu WIN usas. np'suass' "oa "'"e" '" '"~
uAsemblage as the tsola naoSea OIL
TnR CotOnEp PROFILE.
Dxcuxnp, Tenn. Sent. 20--Ooe feature OF
A., ~, .,,,., ,oa.,n., n',-,,n1 nroon ~ hos
.n' wy sa'>s 'sa'A'A e"S u, ~ a.s@
been the ana'css mahncs.eo W tao co1oteo nco-
have gockcd to the various railroad stations nnI
exnrrstel their qualification at scctug him and
~..s.,.s.,. ~. h.rs ,-ht,h f.,it,e h.. h,or w..
s'aspns 'e nu"u' ,a "n@a .s0s .sS'' ''1 III s.,.
bss taken ualns to crafty them: aud the groas
.1ejf.bt mantfeste4 by those who were 20 foftut-
"s.a. ~, .h.ls n1. pt,h .ha pre.i5.ut hss hon
~ a,. ~ ~, ,nta,." as1o,n,,,,. ~ t,,o.o vim VII
aoaS u '".a'so es',s.' sul' y! "'e"' ~
VANTAGE
~. D., ,1.,t,,c 5..,i,. ~,
rain which was failing heavily. In response 10
hr.rtv c.tls ths prcsbicnt aid
AIa4 - sa.'~' s.1 ~. ~. s,s,.a,.. ,h.,
AZ fhtsSDa .. .ao ~ aa'm@s .Mss ,ha, as' -, IT.
allowed 10 spsak, tesano. ~ ~ Isa sias, .na ~ ~
vance or ~. onnoenv III ~ ,..sts. w. xna
IN s'aa 70 ..e ms9 y tne nots IT, !,cnrps ~
nens aeares 10 ~ ILL., i, nv .h
tnat ess,y pa % nnia ~. ss ann rn"nt
carty SaeE 10 oa! Notaneta aneaus tns in'Saatoa
seay. w,ji rseard ~ s1ixe and eqas, tss resl
FIrhs of Iii cle.ss. and faces Of ths peupfe e.
l,sve that Ia uuw this disposition throughout tna
country ana urQu that bn4is there can b4 ~ eonb-
plate restoration of tho ancirnt harmony :. Hln..
tho Hseiatstton Of 1ndsrsndenee "as nado an<'
Tbs untoa formed. lAppisast'
ekcAk9Ahs ksAks s.,.,
% w. taea m1sheea, aau n'ius ,rn s'.,st, ~
hu,n9loaa eay1 ~, W.. ~ A"s M, - -
u1tMhtE klll3 p1&AE ~ LIE Uulf JUG VI OAg eFIk
, 1877-09-21

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. sa-Ths Warrior
Rlvcs has r4eu s1 feet, aud Il still rising Fspd-
ly. Tho entire country u submerged. The loss
OF crupa will be calamitoua. Thu Alabama River
u Jisiux slowly IT this point. The Falu has
beaten out un 1mpenAo quantity Vi cotton. 1t
Ia. been r.tlipR slnea Tuesday.
, 1877-09-21

New ORLkAss, Sept. A.-Ths particulars Of
WAS struck by a squall Aug. q, Longitude .s3
dled rapidly. Tho Captain and thseo men
wera plrkel up by the schooner Maud Barbour.
Two of tho crew, Smith aud Il. Wilson, were
drowned.
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