The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-17
VOLUME XXV--NUMBER 276

-. Al " uVahee Ate peEpeuhttu
o. on The MohemmedAn population by the
CoSsScEs and Bllgarians. Mohammedan
children and old men are slaughtered and
women violated and carried On. Official
specials substantially corroborate these
statements. The greatest panic exists
among the Mohammedan civil popula.
ton, who are fleeing as fast as possible.
Up to Saturday no engagement Of i'm.
portance had been fought. The Russian
advance Ia on the banks Of the river
Lorne. A horse patrol has been pushed
forward 70 within three hours Of Rasm
Rad and Veltova railway stations. Rail.
way communication between Rasm Rad
and Tchernavadia has been cut. The
Cossacks are swarming all over the coun.
try east Of TerzSnik.
CROSSING OF THE BALKANS OFFICIALLY
AFFIRMED.
ST. PETERSBURG, July l6,-It 10 off,
cially announced that the advance guard
oil the Russian army passed the Balkans
on the evening Of the 18th without firing
a shot.
Gen. GOurke on tho afternoon Of the
18th surprised 800 Nizans, who fed to.
ward the village Of Kanary. The Rus
SLAMS lost one killed and FIVE wound.
ed. This is the expedition referred to In
the dispatch previously sent.
TURKEY ATTEMPTING TO BRIGHTEN Eng
LAND AND AUSTRIA.
The special kilograms announcing the
passage Of the Balkans by the Russians are
denied. The Turks are believed TO be
playing the same game OF mystifcation
and exaggeration here that they tried in
Armenia early in June. Then their OBJ.
ject was to find out whether Il to was pos.
sible to force Great Britain intervene
by representing that the Russians were
masters Of the Euphrates route to
India. Their efforts now are probably
directed both 10 England and Austria.
The menace in this instance being that
the road 10 Constantinople is in the hands
oi the Russians. II is certain that no
force Of the Russians adequate for serious
operations has crossed the Balkans. Itis
equally certain that the Turks would not
let kilograms come through II they did
not want tho impression that they are in
critical position.
SOFIA, July 16.-The army corps under
Lieut.. Gen. Mehemet Ali arrived at
Mich from Novi Bazaar to-day.
A SUPPOSED FEIEr.
CoNsrANT1NopLE, July 10.-,rhe Rus.
slams, who number 10 and not IS blttal.
ions, have crossed the mountains through
the Tivorditzka Pass. This passage Ia
supposed to be feint to withdraw the
Turks from Schipka.
An Adfianople telegram, while denying
that the Russians have occupied E,ki,
Saghra or kaSslink, says they are waiting
for reiniorcements before advancing fur.
ther. Some skirmishes have occurred.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, July l6.-A large con.
tingent Of the Russian army is marching
on the Balkans. The news Of crossing the
Balkans has evidently caused great ex-
citement in Constantinople. A Atelegram
from that city says that Turkish newspa-
pers urge the inhabitants TO form volun-
teer corps, as the enemy is at the gates
work OH fortifiCation, and 1t is being
carried on with great activity in Turkish
quarters. There is general impression
that the foreign powers will intervene.
A VICTORY CLAIMED OVER THE RUSSIANS
UNDER GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 1G.-An official
dispatch announces that Eyoub Pasha
has attacked the Russians under Grand
Duke Nicholas, north Of Ternova, and
defeated them with loss Of 1900, and
the Grand Duke is surrounded. Two
Turkish monitors were destroyed at Sis.
tova. One Of tho monitors was subse.
qnently sunk by torpedoes.
The Porte officially declares that the
Russians have burned alive the inhabi-
tants Of Jonis, near Ternova, who had
taken refuge in mosque.
LACKS CONFIRMATION.
The report OF the defeat Of Grand
Duke Nicholas is not confirmed by dis.
patches from Redif Pasha.
AUSTRIA WILL CONSIDER.
VIENNA, July 16.-In consequence Of
the crossing Of the Balkans, tits announc-
ed that after the return Of the Emperor Of
Austria the present position Of affairs
will be earnestly considered.