The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-09-20
General News Summary.



FOREIGN.
On the 11th, the trial OF Ganbetta, Ii
Radical French leader, was to have take
place; but, owing to his indisposition.
did not appear, and the case went agains
him BY default He was fined 400 franci
Z with three months imprisonment He ha
appealed to higher tribunal. During tn
evening OF the llth five of the Paris Reput
= Ncan journals were seized because of tn
publication OF report OF Gambetta's tria
and for violent articleS.
TIE arrest and confinement of the ffv
salonica assassins has been ordered by tn
Porte, In consequence of the Representation
OF Germany and France. They had been re
leased from Widin.
ACCORDING to Ragusa dispatches of th.
18th. the Montenegrins had defeated Hafiz
fasha, who was marching for the relief ot
Nicsics. Six hundred Turks were killed
and 100 taken prisoners.
The British shin Avalanche e..a AZ .
British ship Forest collided in the British
Channel, on the 18th, and both vessels foun-
dercd. The latest news, received on the
morning of the 18th, indicated that over 100
lives were lost.
A LONDON telegram of the 18th says it
had been given out by high authority that
England would insist upon peace between
Russia and Turkey, at the close of the pend
ing military operations, upon the basis of
the autonomy of Roumania and Servia. 1t
was said that both hostile Powers had sig
niied a disposition to make peace on the
terms proposed, although Russia demanded
additional guarantees in respect to Greece
and Montenegro.
A SPECIAL train on the Canada South
ern Railroad, conveying home the Right
Rev. g. II. Borgess., Bishop of Michigan, on
his return from Rome, made the distance of
Ill miles, from st. Thomas to Amherstburg,
in 109 minutes, beating by three minutes the
best railroad time previously on record.
THE contest for the possession of Plev-
ma was progressing on the 18th, but no de-
cisive result had been reached. 1t was re-
ported from Bucharest that the Russians had
captured the Heights of Grivica, by assault,
and that these were the key to the position.
1t was also reported that Mehemet Ali had
struck the Russian fanks, and that they were
in great danger of being crushed between
two Turkish armies.
ACCORDING to London dispatch of
the 14th, the Russians had lost 65, 1000 men
by disease, since crossing the Danube, and
an equal number by battle.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch of the
14th announces the evacuation of Ardahan,
in Asia Minor, by the Russians.
ONE of the Oldest Frankfort banking
houses, that of Neufvilte, Mertens & Co.,
has failed for about 81 900, 900.
THE London Telegram OF the morning
!. of the 18th publishes dispatch from Stan
Icy, the African explorer, dated at Embom-
ma, in Congo, on the west coast of Africa,
August 10. He had completely navigated
the Lualaba, and proved its identity with the
Congo.
GREECE has assured the British repre-
sentative at Athens that she has no present
intention of declaring war against Turkey.
THE reports from Plevna, up to the
18th, were conflicting and altogether contra
dictory. From Turkish sources the defeat
of The Russians, the abandonment of the at
tempt to take the position, and their retreat
upon Sistova and Tirnova, were announced.
Russian reports were to the effect that all
positions captured were retained, and that
every attempt for their rccapture had b en-
bloodily repulsed Up to the morning Of the
17th, the Russian and Roumarian armies
had lost 1000 men in the operations before
Plevna. The Turks fought mainly from be-
..,k~ Dto a,1 fh.;r 1ns had ~
been so great.
CANAR,s, the Premier of the Grecian
Cabinet. died, on the 18th, of apoplexy.
A SHuMLA telegram of the 18th says the
Turks had captured the Russian Fort st.
Nicholas, in Schipka Pass, and that the Turk
ish flag was then flying upon the ramparts
An early abandonment of the Pass by the
Russians was expected.
THE Town and Fortress Of Bielka have
Internationally surrendered to the Monte
negrins.
ACCORDING to London dispatches of the
18th, the armies Of Suleiman Pasha and Me
hemet Ali had effected a junction, and would
march at once to aid Osman Pssha, at Plevna.
The impression prevailed that the Russian
attack on that stronghold had proved SUBJ
stantial failure, and that they would soon be
compelled to fall back to Nikopolis.
THE freedom of the Town of Ayr, in
Scotland, was presented to ex-President
Grant. on the 18th. He has decided to pro-
ceed to Paris, on the Goth of October, and
remain six weeks. From thence he goes to
Italy and then to Egypt and Turkey.
PREsrDEyT MAcMAHoN has issued
manifesto to the French electors, advising
them to vote for the Government candidates
for the Assembly.
GAMBErTA and Murat have given notice
Of appeal from their recent sentence.