The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27

need more soldiers under them TO be
able to keep the Indians in check
along the vast extent of our Western
frontier.
THE ELECTIONS A REPUBLIAN
TRIUMPH.
LONDON, Oct. ia special des-
patch from Paris to the Times says
"The country has spoken very clear
ly. After five months Of unheardof
pressure, fewer than forty seats have
been gained by the Government, and
these chiefly through local Influences
such as elections are. The Republic
cans have been made more compact
and stronger by the mission given
them by France. They have maj
ority of one hundred and thirty-fOur.
There is not Chamber in Europe
containing such a majority. People
are amazed when they consider the
It solution and energy their electors
must have had to bringabout such a
result, despite the pressure which,
according to a competent witness, did
as much in three days as the Empire
did in twenty years. What will the
Government do confronted by such
an overwhelming result? No one
knows yet, but they seem decided on
again using the formidable admins
trative machine confluence the cleo
ton of the fifteen hundred Conseil-
lers d'Arrondisse. r ent and Conseil-
lers GenerauX, fixed for the 4th of
November; that is to say, three days
before the meeting of the Chambers.
1t was to manage these elections that
the crime of the 10th of May was.
committed. They are of enormous
importance. The Conseillers Gene
raux and Conseillers d'Arrondisse-
ment, together with Delegates of the
municipalities, are tie electors of the
Senate, aud as a third of the Senate
retires in 1879, if that election return
ed Republican majority, the mon
archical parties would deem them
selves lost forever; therefore the
present cabinet is going to make a
fresh and gigantic effort, if it remains
in power till the 9Th of November.
! At any rate, that is all that can be
predicted. 1t may resign on the 9TH
or 9Th"
! THE RUSSIAN OPPORTUNITY IN ASIA
LONDON, Oct. Panicky rumors-
from ConstantinOple and sanguine
anticipations from Russian sources
are the natural results of the great
Russian victory in Armenia. The
Times military critic says the Rus
slams have before Kars 10000 men,.
Mukhtar Pasha's army at the time
of the battle did not comprise more
than 10000 men. Among these were
fDul teen battallions drawn from the
garrison at Kars. The Ottoman
field army lost at lelst third of its
strength in killed, wounded and cap
! tured. Thus, after the garrison of
kars has been completed, a few bat
tallions will remain available to re-,
tire upon Erzeroum, and there, uni
ted with the troops of Kurd, Ismail
Pasha, and those from Pennek, form
the nucleus of new army for the
relief of KarS. Nor is it certain that
time will be given for any serious at
tempt to organize fresh field army.
| The Grand Duke Michael can safely
leave 10000 in front of Kars, and
with the remainder press forward to-
wards ErzerOum. If the accounts we
receive of his numbers are correct, he
should be able to make this forward
movement, even after leaving Kars
closely blOckaded with at least % 600
men, and if he pushed on rapidly
there is no reason to believe that he
will find hostile force even numeri-
cally equal to bar his way.
THE OPERATIONS AGAINST PLEVNA.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-Russian official
bulletins from Plevna say that seige
operations are progressing. The
Russian batteries fire in concentrated
salvos directed simultaneously upon
one point. The fire appears to haye
considerable effect on the positions,
since the bombardment has been
carried on with great violence. The
Roumanians have not yet occupied
the second Grivitza redoubt, though
the report is again telegraphed that
the Turks have evacuated it.
Osman Pasha telegraphs that the
enemy attacked his positions on the
right wing on Friday. The attack
ing party, which consisted CT only
one battalion and some sappers, was
repulsed. This affair seems of itself
to have been utterly unimportant,
but it was probably feint to draw
Osman's attention from Grivitza, as
the Bucharest official paper. the