, 1877-08-11

will only surrender on receiving their
independence and recommends the Span
ish government to adopt one proposition
or the other.
CINCINNATI, Aug. GA special from
Hopewell, Greenup county, says in a
fight this afternoon between David
FIooyd and his two SONS and Dick Floyd
AN old man agsd eighty-one on one side
and Joseph A. Martin and two sons on
the other, David Floyd was shot through
the bowels and Dick Floyd in the tore
head. The Floyd boys were both shot,
one thought fatally; the extent of the
others injuries is not yet known. The
affair originated IN a dispute between the
parties in June Lust.
New YORK, Aug. 7.-The Turkish
Generals continue to report Russian mas
sacres OF Mohamedans, while the Rus
slams report Turkish massacre OF Chris
tians Both report are no doubt true.
There is every evidence this is the most
barharous war since the dark Ages.
To. day special correspondent of the
New York Times at Shumla teleguphs
rs follows: railroad communication has
been fully re- established. When the
Turks recatured Eski Saghara it was
learned that while the Russians had
possession of the place, the Turkish male
inhabitants were called before a tribunal
largely composed Of Bulgarians, under
prctense that they should be registered
and then were Systematically and ruth
lessly murdered. The insurgent Bulga-
rians Of course fed on the return of the
Turks to the Balkans after firing the vii
lages about here and Varna and Rasgrad.
Mehemet Ali's appointment has inspired
new spirit Of activity everywhere, and
another grert battle Is expected.
A special correspondent of the Times
writing from Simnitza, under date OF
July Sd, on the evenig of the great bat
tie at Plevna, says the result must decide
the fate OF the present campaign. The
Russian troops cannot be compared to
the Germans any more than the greasy
warriors of King John, of Abyssinnia, to
the French. Stragetically and practical
ly every conception of the Russian gen.
erals is faulty and their military execu
tiOn is defective. An army OF 100000
crossed the Pruth, and there are 240, 1000
Of their men, according to Russian
accounts, on Turkish soil, and with what
a result this splendid army has moved
along in eccentric and divergent lines,
where each step forward removed each
fraction further from its base and from
the possibility OF mutual support. An
other defeat would render the present
positions untenable, with no organized
commissiarat nor money and generals
capable Of commanding q brigade. I
prophesied that if the 10000 Russians
reached the second line of Turkish de-
fense, not many of them would ever get
back to the Danube My predictions
were founded on my knowledge of the
country and the quality of the Turkish
soldiers
New YORK, Aug. THE Tribune
says it is 10y no means certain that wag--
ner will visit America.
The remains of Osceola Cooper were
buried at Bergen Point yesterday. 1t is
not known whether he left any property,
but the rumor that he died wealthy
caused n contest tor the right to brry
him. A woman claiming to be his wife
finally appeared.
A special from Wisconsin reports ter
rible forest fires in that state, and whole
towns and villages have been destroyed
rs well as many lives. Cattle are dying
by the hundreds.
The Ti@o' has the following special
from Lon,lun: Six succrssys OF the
Turks have upset al calculations OF
Nismorck, who now is actively engaged