The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-12
THE EASTERN WAR.
Sudden Rise of the Danube--0e-
lays Of Operations.
Successful Artillery Sortie Of the
Garrison at kars.
Turkish Forces Concentrating for
an Attack on Nicsis.
Christian Population of Crete to
Take Up Arms.
War Notes.


one-hali beng foreigners.
A serIous insurrection in Sukumssh is
spreading The commanders are rig
| orously attempting 10 cut the Russian
communications.
1t would appear that the Russian
points for crossing the Danube will be
chosen east and west OF the Turkish
qusdrilsteral, and that while the eastern
column keeps in check the Turkish
forces msssed in and about the
fortress, the western column will act
as field army, operating sssinst
the flank or rear OF the Turkish position.
The line chosen for the operations OF the
western column Is q most advantageous
one, for along 1t lies some fair roads over
the Balkans, one from Pleouns 10 Sofia,
and another from SislorIs over Sliks psss
| towards Philippopo.Is. Although the
Turks are outnumbered by the Russians,
and although with the greatest exertlon
they will scarcely be able TO oppose any
thing like An equivalent force To the four
corps Constructed by the Russians on that
side, yet by taking up a central position
between Plsvsns and Belds with the
help of the monitors md batteries, they
may throw considerable obstacles in the
way OF crossing.
CoSsTANTISoPLE, June ll.-Mukhtar
Pashs just telegraphs that the garrison OF
kars made successful artillery sortIc
and pursued the enemy.
Admiral NJ Istsphns states that five
Russian torpedo boats were destroyed in
the attack on the iron -Clads ~ Suhna, NJ
the mouth OF the Danube.
VIENNA, June 1.-THE Danube rose
suddenly yesterday and overhoWed Its
banks. The rise WAS caused by the
snow melting on the Carp"thian Alps.
This will again delay the Russians.
TOLEDO. June l. Flour - Firm,
Whest-Firm; extra white Michigan
held a. 81 Of; amber Michigan, spot,
81 90; seller June 81 9o; No. 2 red
80; No. req winter spot ~ 90; No.
do spot 81 81; seller June 81 So; new or
old 81 55Cgl 81; seller August offered At
81 50. COrn-.Dull high mixed spot
80, s-,n---h--.--. EE-. NJ. u. ~ssa, bin,
seller June 5Ojc; seller July 52Ic; yellow
525; No. 2 white held nj p2ic rejected
48ic; damaged 40!c. O.t, Quiet; No.
2, ut 40c; white 47c.
ALEXANDRIA, June 1.-THE Egyp-
tisn contingent for Turkey has sal ed
escorted by foufTurkIsh mcn-of-wsr
BUCHAREsT, June II. There are go
newspaper correspondents in Roumanls.
VIENNA, June lO.-A special from
ST. Petersburg denies that Prince
Gortschakoti has obtained leave OF sb
sence for six weeks tour.
a special from ConstautinOplc Sffirms
that the Turkish minister NJ Athens has
received a dispatch ordering him 10 ask
for an explanation o: the war prepsra
tions. The dispatch, however, has not
yet been presented to the Greek cabin ct.
A telegram from Csttarc reports that
all the Turkish forces near Krstsz are
concentrating and preparing for an attack
10: the reliet Of Ncsics.
ATHENS, June l. The Porte having
finally rejected the demands ot the Cfe-
tan assembly, the Christian popu alton Of
Crete are now firmly resolved 10 defend
their rights By force OF arms. A general
rising Is expected The partial insur.
rectiOnary movements in Eplrus and
Thesssly are assuming n more decided
character.
PATI, June ll.-Tkis town is deserted,
the shops closed, and the inhsbitsnts
have fed into the interisr. Only few
soldiers remain TO oppose the landing Of
the CirCassisns from the Turkish trans
ports.
BUCHAREST, June ll.-Prime MIMI
ter Bratisno, accompanied by the Minis
ter OF Foreign AtiaIrs, has gone 10 Plob-
esti to make definite Arrangements con-
cerning RoumaDIs's participation IN the
military operations.
BERLIN, June ll.-Orders have been
iss led by the Russian government 10 ac-
ce!erats n much ~ pOssIb.e the levy Of
2lS,OO0 Despte this the opinion con
tinues 10 prevail here that Kussia wishe.
10 settle with Turkey on the bssis Of
the nominal integrity Of Turkey 10
Europe, aid some such settlement Will
be advocated by powerful persons at
Constsntinople if the Ru-sians succeed
in crossing the Dauube and Assuming ~
energetic ofsntIve IN Bulgaria
BELGRADE, June ll.-ln order y
avoid sil occasion tyr collision with The
Porte Servls has can ,ellcd the mission
Of N. Msrionovitchi who wa appointed
70 wait 90 the Gar y! PloiesG. Never.
lhe,ess Servis seem. ~ be preparing for
var. The militia - everyWhsrs drilling
and severe punishment - Inflicted on
deserters.
The Empress OF Russia hss sent 200
Sapoleons Ie alleviate the extreme dis
tress among the refugee, 81 AieIinaIz
and in southern Seryia, where people are
dying from want.
NEW YoEK, June ll.-Arstarchi Bey,
the Turkish Minister, furLbhss the A..
sociated Press with the the following tel.
gram from CongtsntInopIe: "Some 0!
the journals have preterded that tie
Christians ave emily been msssc'ei
on the Danube, in Bosnis and In Thes
ss!y. These reports are Sithou: founds.
tion.
LoADJS, June ll.-At the banquet o.
the Merchant TsiiOr's school Isst even
ing. Lord Derby snd Marquis SaIh bury
msde speeches ~ which they assumed
q remarkably pacific ,ons.