The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-21

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MEETING OF EoNDHoLDEES OF TIE ERIE ROAD.
LONDON. August 20.-At Il me"tiu" Of the
bondholderS and shareholders OF the Erie
railway this afternoon. Sir Edward Wat
kins presiding, Il resolution was adopted
authoriZin" tie LAWN" down OF third rail
between Wavcrley and Binghamton.
TIic EASTERN War News.
TIE EFFORTS TO STOP TURKISH COMMUNICATIONS
WITH sEPnIl-SEEvIAN 1NTERVE>TIoE con-
SIDEEED CERTAIN-FrEE wEATuEE-,'IIIEf
FORTS BEING FORTIFIED.
LONDON. August 20.-'Thc correspondent
OF the Daiiy Meas at Student, the headquar-
tiers OF the Grand Duke Nicholas, referring
to the dispatch OF the Fourth cavalry diyi-
sion on an independent expedition for The
purpose OF stopping Turkish communica-
ton with Sophia by blockading the Ochor-
doki Pass, telcgraphS rs follows: 1t Is feit
here that this should have been done earlier,
but il successful now it will still have good
results. In the event OF Il crushing Turk
ish defeat at Plcvna it would 20 far to make
it another Sedan. The expedition is o51i-
ously hazardous.
The same correspondent says he under
stands that Scrvian intervention Is now Ger
tain. He also says: The activity OF the
L
connoissanccs seems rs though they had
some intention OF taking the offensive.
The weather is now fine again, and the
roads are rapidly changing from mud to
dust / am informed that the recent rains
have not materially affected the health Of
the troops.
The DnHY Netcs's correspondent n
Vienna telegraphs as follows \ telegram
from Athens states that the Ministry have
sent out orders to fortify the chief forts
with all speed. so as to have them finished
bv the end OF October at the latest. Similar
orders have been given respecting the pre-
paration OF mcn-Oi-war. Still nobody in
Athens believes in an immediate outbreak
OF war.
THE sERvIAN DIPLOMATIC AGENT DENIES
THAT SERvIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE
WAR.
COHsTANTINoPLE. August 20.-Thc Ser
Wan diplomatic agent here'las declared that
Seryia has no knowledge OF any intention
on the part OF Russia to send the army
through Scrvia. lie denies that Servia has
resolved 10 participate in the war, and
states that no troops have been sent to the
frontier.
GENERAL ZIMMERMAN DETAINED NEAR St
LINA-ARRIyAL OF ARMS AT BUCHAREST
BULGARIAN ATROCITIES.
LONDON, August 20.-A Bucharest dis
patch to the Times says the landing OF an
Egyptian brigade near Sulina detains Gene
raj Zimmerman in the DobrudScha with Il
larger force than was intended to be left
there, and shows the effect OF holder coun-
sells at Constantinople.
| The province Of Salonca and the coast
district from Olympus to the terminus Of
| the Adrianople railway has been declared
in state OF siege by the Porte.
Arms continue TO arrive here, and volun-
| teers literally from the four quarters OF the
! globe, but owing to the state OF affairs III
Bulgaria there will be no movement at pre-
sent.
Several special dispatches state that
Hobart Pasha has left subordinate to
slluerintend the cmbarkation OF the Cau-
cassians, and has gone to Sinope with most
OF the fleet. 1t is believed he goes thence to
| the Danube.
A correspondent Of the Times at Ieni
Saghra tele9raphs under date OF August
| 10th rs follows: Il went with the Turk
| ish army on the 14th instant to Chain Bag
haZ. at Laneli, two hours and Il half from
the Pass. | saw the bodies OF 120 persons
! who had been murdered by Cossacks and
BusarianS. Among the victims were two
women-one very beautiful and young.
She had been killed and thrown naked into
| pool OF water. saw families, including
| children. who had been thrown into well.
| The houses OF these people, and the hand
some embroidered dresses of the women,
showed that they had been rich. In one
house the women and girls had been shut
I'D and subjected during ten days to out
RACES by Cossacks and BulgarianS. The
Bulsarians, when they heard Of the arrival
OF the Turkish army ut Chain Baghaz, car
ried off the Turkish women and children
from three to thirty years OF age, and fled
10 the Balkans. The victims whom spoke
of were all carried together and murdered
in succession. Many more were butchered,
but | have not had time to so and see
them"
| TIE TURKISH ADVANCE.
LONDON, August 20.-Tclegrams from
Zara and Cettinge state that the Montene-
rrins on Sunday carried the last out-work
Of Nicssic, and are pushing forward through
the town towards the fortress. \ strong
Turkish force, composed, however, mostly
of irreculars, estimated by one account at
TO- 600, il fastening to relieve the besieged
five thousand. The Montenegrins have gone
in the direction Of kastac to oppose the
Turkish advance.
AUSTRIA S POLICY RELATIVE TO sERViA.
LONDON, August a0.-A Reuter- telegram