Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
Over The Danube.
THE WHOLE RUSSIAN ARMY
IN MOTION.
Hard Fighting at Various Points.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS !

ln6 eNllT6 pOpuidtloL Is uNlDS NO
the neighboring villages. The Gov
ernor General of the province declares
that he holds the authorities RESPONSE
BILE for the lives of the fugitives, who
are mostly Christians. Twelve shells
have fallen upon the military hospital,
five upon the civil hospital and two
upon the Orphan Asylum. The pa
tients were seized with a panic and left
their beds. The Turks in return par:-
ly destroyed Guirgevo. Seven hun.
dred shells fell there yesterday and
eight hundred to day. OBe Russian
battery has been dismounted. The
Russians apparently mediate a seri
Gus attempt TO capture the island Of
Pyreges.
BUCHAREST, June 81.
The whole bank of the Danube, from
Hirchova to Tuitcba, is occupied by
the Russians. Ii is rumored that the
Russians are also crossing near Sis
tova.
PARIS. June 81.
A violent newspaper article, written
by NJ. A. C~assagraic, is producing a
great sensation. 1t recommended that
the Councils General should not
he permitted to meet lest they became
the hotheds nj agitation, and also that
the Government should its
intention of turning out the new
Chamber Of Deputies it it should be
as strongly Republican as the one dis
solved.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 81.
An official telegram from General
Fergukassotf reports that on June 2lst
his column was attacked near Dijar, by
20 ba,talions of Turks, with II guns
and 4 800 horses. After 10 hours' fight
ing the Turks were repulsed. but the
Russian loss was heavy, namely: $50
officers, 800 soldiers and 1863 wound
ed. The Russians fought with great
g~allantry against overwhelming mum
bers. Nine batteries, with 81 guns,
have been constructed before Kars.
and the bombardment proceeds with
redoubled vigor.
LONDON, June q.
There is nothing in the present con-
dition of public affairs in England to
warrant a particularly hopeful view of
the situation. Serious differences in
the British Cabinet still exist, with no
prospect of settlement. The trouble
is, that the members cannot agree
upon the sun to lie asked for in the
vote of credit, three gentlemen in the
Cabinet opposing the measure alto.
gether. The difficulties surrounding
the Government begin to tell seriously
upon Beaconsfield, and his health,
which for several years has been none
Of the strongest, gives evidence Of
breaking down entirely. He looks
very i'll, and his friends xpress great
anxiety in regard to his condition
A state concert was given al Buck
| ingham Palace last night. General
Grant, Mrs. Grant, Emperor and En-
| press of Brazil, Prince and Princess OF
Wales, Duke and Duchess Trek,
Prince Christian, Princess Helena,
| Princess Louise, Marquis OF Lorne,
and the Duke OF Cambridge were pres
ent.
At the Queens dinner, given Gen
eral Grant at Windsor Castle to night,
Earl and Countess Derby, Prince
Christian, Princess Louise, Princess
Beatrice, Prince Leopold, Duchess OF
Wellington, Roxburg, General Ba-
deau, Jesse Grant, Lord Elphins,one
and General Kiddulph were present.
General Grant goes to Liverpool to-
day. He will leave again for London
on Friday morning.
LONDON, June %.
The Times says the neutral States
are painfully interested by the report
that the Russians have been violating
the law of war by the infiiction OF
wanton injury. II they deliber ately
directed their guns against the Consul
lates and deienseless parts of Rust
chuk, their guilt is surpassed only by
their folly, and that folly would be-
more glaring because, il as reported,
they continued to fire at the English
| Consulate after the Consul hoisted the
American flag they would have gone
| out of their way to assail a power Pc
culiarly friendly to themselves.
BUCHAREST, June %.
Grand Duke Nicholas, at the head Of
the Eighth Army Corps, crossed the
| Danube near Semicitza yesterday,
| driving the Turks from their positions.
Boats filled with troops continued to
cross the river all day yesterday. A
Russian official account, dated yester-
day, says the engagement with the
! Turks is still proceeding. Nicopolis
has been burned by the bombardnient.
LONDON, June rs.
After ex-President Grants return
from Liverpool he has 10 special en-
gagement until July Sd. On the 4th
Of July Minister Pierrepont will give
4 reception at his residence, exclusive
ly 10 Americans in London, when
General Grant will he present.
VIENNA, June %.
A large detachment Of the Russian
army crossed the Danube at Gura
without opposition. The Turks
to have lulled into fancied security by