The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-18
FOREIGN.
The Russian and Turkish Ar
mics Concentrating for a
Decisive Battle.
Rustchak UnGergees Severe Bonn
bsrdment by the Rassians and a
Portion of 1t Reduced TO Ashes.
A Runsored Conspiracy Thwarfed and
the Principals Exeeused-Great Des-
tstusion fn EnzIa West India
Colonies.


tstution in Eng lands West India
Colonies.
LONDON, August IL, The Daily
News BuchaTest correspondent teie
graphs: 81 have written the follow
ing as received il, aud from the ter
riUre accounts which fugiiiees contiu-
uaily bring over the Balkans, fear il
must be only too true: Ca July 2ist,
the day OF the Russian evacuation of
Eski-SAghra, the Turks ordered all
Curisii Ans-yneD, women and ehii-
dFen--shouid be- shot as |, y left their
houses. Those who ren3 ned within
were burned alive. 1iis order was
given To burn down and {, stroy every
particle of christian pro- rty IN the
place. Many leading n kish mer.
chants took part ia the lhair. one
dispatched a large mum er of BSshi
BazOuss all over the Tch san district.
ihiE district is one of tbs Richest i'll
that part Of Turkey. II contains a
very large proportion of Christian in
habitants, over three hundred cnarehe-
and five hundred schools and colleges,
ali of which have been burned, The
destruction exteuGed to the villages of
B0gma, Mahailza and many others, In
all about sixty, containing from one
hundred and fifty To two hundred fam
lilies each. Scarcely nifty persons have
escaped alive.
The Times Bucharest correspondent
says the decision to Withdraw all pre-
lenses of occupying the other -sites OF
the Balkans this campaign, has caused
All order to bs ISSUED tor the retire
ment OF General Gourkps force be-
hind the mountains. The cavalry
could be of no use among the woods
and pre- cipices or the balkans, and are
required on this side, where, besides,
forage is More easily obtainable.
LoNDoN, August l4.-lsIoting took
place at Londonderry, Ireland, yester-
day, on the occasion OF the opening Of
the Prentice Boys Memorial nall. A
number of persons were injured, and
one fatally stabbed. The military was
called out.
reached here that kalafer mas been
destroyed by the accidental explosion
of 3 powder magazine
A Reuters telegram from Semli says
official Intelligence has been received of
the discovery OF Russian conspiracy
against Aneer OF Caboai, in the prov
ince of kandahar. Four officials were
executed by order of Ameer for
completely ii the conspiracy.
Ifit Is true as reported from Adrian
ople that Sulieman pasha is adyan-
cling through the Feriditeh pass, the
movement is likely to Occasion severe
tightipg. rhis route would bring him
down the Elena and thence direct 10
Tlrnova, when he would engage the
Rnssians aud enable 0sman pasha and
Lieutenant-General Mehemel Ali IL
effect junction. The united Turkish
armies would then confront the con-
&c e,itrsted armies of the czaT; but Feri-
ditch pass is SO unlikely to be chosen
| for such movement IN the face OF the
eseny when other and more practiea.
bic passes are open, that it will be well
To await official confirmation before
accepting the news as correct.
Hereism of u kussssn Dr Asoon ON
eer--suieim Pasi,s -Eeess r-ittis sss,
sissance-Anofher Esriags Across tiss
Baauhe.
LONDON. August Is The Vienna
Correspondents of the News seports tial
at kustaadji, there 10 a panic, owing
TO the BON pafdmeBtsof inAt place b1
the Turks. kustendji was occupied 1S
only two regiments OF Lie Fourteenth
army corps aud one bstters The kas
SLAMS viii egacuate the town. Mean
white, tor the protection Gf foreigA
subjeets, aA English stesi ar has ar
riyeJ la bulgaria, Eaini y are ieay
ing Errova Ill large numt rs for tat
Danube, as at attach On L plaza by
the TURKS Is daily expeeteg
! The Times Bucnaress Is, respondent
/ telegsapils that Prince Sugene, o
I L.. 5i.tunbeTg, who comm Gds q fore,
CT Dragons and Bulge ANS undel
General Gourke, ha,s gsy ( difficulty
in extrie9tiug himself " eA tb,, Rus
4 slams ~ere compelled 20 = ietiate Eek
Saghra. lie Was s8rEouf sed, n,It Gu
his way out with 8 less OF sisht hund
red nen-
/ The fines hes the foil; wiag, statei
Shumla, August II: sui inaan pash,
announces thai his vanguard has, with
cut any opposition, pressed forward "A
far As fsrdIlaking, on the road {,
Elena, and the entraaee 10 the defii
oil the same name, aud that il seem
as ii the RassiaDs wish To abandon tn
pass.h
4 The Times Adrianopie special con
tirrps the foregoing
| LoNnoN, August l5.-Tne special t
the Daily News reports that at Lope
kas, Monday, the Russians were dc
feated and lost five cannon, instead G
the Turks, as previously reported. !
this account IL true, it is probsbi
. some operation in the direction q
!. Osman Baxoor.
Il BUCHAREST, August 15.-The Rus
. sian batteries at Siobasra bonn barde
) Rastchuk last night, causing n cor
fiagration which lasted until midnigh
!. The Turks have been bombarding Go
gevo since 5 o'clock this .mornin,
The Russian batteries are not replyin,
/ SHU1xLA. August l5.-The Russian
yesterday completed the second bride
over the Danube at Pyrogoso. TrooI
are now passing over.
1t is stated that Turkish recof
,, noitering party found Kusteudje eva.
uated by the Russians. 1be, Turf
reeonnoitered III several direction
from Kaslendje without meeting III
] enemy.
The Two Armics E4aAIiy Aaschsa 4
: Nnasbrss--rSEs<tsh tsh Aid from Asia q.
Il Ing seas 80 the Rrsnf--Insurrersteu