The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-24
NO. 81

\ special to the telegraph from Ere
roum of the seventeenth says the Rus
slams have just attempted to lombard
kars with four heavy siege guns, but
they miscalculated the range and tn,
shots flew clear over the town without
any damage. The Turks replied brisk
", and the assailants were compelled
10 retire, but subsequently, again at
tempted the erection of seige works.
MOuhktar Pasha has lost some muni
tions in consequence of having beer
suddenly attacked on his ilInks.
An advance of 10000 Circassian,
f4S.-- T..u has ueen nuInentarlly
checked by the enemy.
The Russian army corps at OdessS
has been sent to the Crimea to prevent
the spread of the Tartar insurrection.
Many Nations accompany the Turks
| to CircassIa To incite the CircaSSians tu
the holy war.
= The Sultan has determined to admit
Christians into the army. The draft
for 200, 600 will be made regardless OF
race or creed.
1t is raining heavily on the Danube.
LONDON, May 1S.-The Russians are
falling back from Kars.
The Kurds and Circassians arc ad,
vaucing on the Russian left from Van
and Erivar. f....
A Bltoum correspondent says that
rifles and men are being rapidly en-
| barked for the Caucasian coast from
this garrison, which is now strong
enough not to fear the Russian col.
umns recently defeated with such terri
rible loss.
Abdul Kcrim Pasha asserts that the
Danubean fortresses are victualled foi
year. The enthusiasm for the Rus
slams is subsidipg in ROumania.
The Russian official dispatch from
| Tiflis, dated the 18th inst, says:
"While Gen. Komarofr was reconnoi-
tering before Kars on the 16.h inst,
the Turks attacked the Russian
irregular cavalry, and after a
stubborn fight. The Turks lett sixty
| four dead on the field, and two prison
crs were captured, the Russian loss
was one officer and twenty men killed
and five officers and fifty-four men
wounded. Among the latter was Ma.
jor General Tocheiokauf, commanding
a brigade of Dshgrectin cavalry.
LONDON, May 1S.-A correspondent
of the Daily Nctos from Berlin tele.
| graphs as follows: 'rne develop
ment OF the ministerial crisis in France
is watched here with very keen inter
est. 1t is universally supposed that
NJ. SimOn's fall Is the result of an ul.
tramontane intrigue. If tn s should
pro Se to be the case the effect upon the
relations between France and Ger
many may be very grave. 1t is an eX-
ceedingly hazardous experiment foi
the Right at Versailles TO begin such
movement pending the adoption Of
important military measures by the
German government. This opinion is
publicly expressed here with little re
Tie Russians ha ,e sent 5000 work
men to repair the railroad bridge neal
Bac IT, requiring ten days.
The German papers universally con
slider Jules SimOn's overthrow an ul
tramontane victory. The whole Ital
ian press considers Jules Simon's dis
missal exceedingly serious.
The railroad authorities at Buchares
do not share in the impression tina
great operations are at hand.
Ten thousand troops left CONSTANT
nople yesterday. Their destination j
unknown. There is great enthusiasm
there over the Sukum Kahsh victory
The advance of tie Russians int,
the Little Wallachia causes the great
est excitement.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday a
-Batoum. 1t is believed to be the com
mencemeRt of great battle.
LONDON, May 19.-The Sta,ldard'
Pesth correspondent says: Some OK
treme Hungarian papers demand tina
Count Andrassy should treat the ap
proach of the Russians to the neigh
borhood of the Austrian frontier as
cduSus beui.
Military men consider that the tim
has arrived for concentrating a corp
of observation In Transylvania. hea
from Semlin that military preparation
of the Seryians are now quite evident
Prince Milan to-day nominated Col
Oragoschevelzet chief of staff, and ha
ordered Gen. Olympies to a Russia
command on the Drina, toward whic
the artillery is marching.
A Widdin dispatch Of yesterday n
port, that G000 Circassians are joipin
the Turkish army as volunteers.
BUCHAREST, May 19.-The Gran
Duke Nicholas arrives here to-morro
and will remain about five weeks, b
: which time it is expected that thrt
: army corps will be established in Blu
garia, when the Grand Duke wi
definitely take the field. The Car
: also announced to arrive in Buchare
as he will witness the crossing of I'll
Danube. t
The Times and Daily Ns11s both al
nounce that five vessels are loading {
Woolwich with army stores fc
Portsmouth, where large supply {
: war-like material is becoming a nece
, sity and camp furniture has alread
been sent. Another large vessel
: embarking with iron forts and 9TH
cargo for Malta.
A Neos special from Erzeroum repor
that the Russians are commencin
investment operations at Kars.
A Netcs Vienna dispatch asserts th'
the commander of Sevastapol has o
dered the civilians to quit that city, I
] attack is expected.
A freight and troops train colhded
! Many killed, including a Russia
general. Erzeroum telegraph con
munication with Kars interrupted.
-Four monitors appeared before !
S mail yesterday.
The Russians succeeded in exploits
Krupp shells under the water, u
fragments flying great distance.
The steamer j. b. Bromwell, fro
e New Haven, with a million dollar
worth Of war material, arrived al Co
: stantlnople.
The Gar starts May 81 for the arm
of the Caucasians.
: The Russian telegraph agency, speal
P ing of the recent struggle befo
Kars, does not represent it as a d.
D cided success.
{ The TIazi Pasha is named as d
. commander OF Soukgum Kale, 30
0 left Shumlay yesterday. He is enc
getic.
: The embaFkatiOn Of nineteen be
talions Of troops, accompanied
4 batteries Of artillery, for Asia, occu
: red yesterday.
. The Russian headquarters have be'
: at Kuschik.
. Partial attempts TO lombard Ka
t continued yesterday.
S ST. PETERsBuRG, May 19.-It
|. officially announced that the TuTl
= have bombarded 6Oukgum Kale AZ
I burned the town, which was cons
; auently evacuated.