, 1877-08-08
THE REACTION.
Russian Prospects Generally
Wearing an Improved
Aspect.
Roinforcements Going Forward
with All Possible
Speed.
The Armenian Armies to Be
Materially Aug
1nentcd.
Gen. Gourka in an Excellent Posi-
tion to Look Out for
Number Ono;
With a ChanCe that he May
Soon Take the Of
fensive.
Outline Of Russia's Plan Of Polit.
ieal Administration i'll
Bulgaria.
The Russians Massing in
Great Strength on the
River LON.
Rasgrad, on the Rustchuk and
ShumIa Road, Their Oh.
iectiye Point.
Lord Salisbury 1nduiges In Few
Non~Conlmittal Public Ut
| terances.
The Bosnian 1nsurrection
Brought to an 1nglorious
Conclusion.
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Rasgrad, on the Rustchuk and
ShumIa Road, Their Oh.
iective Point.
Lord Salisbury 1ndulges In d Few
Non-Conlmittal Public Ut
teranccs.
The Bosnian 1nsurrection
Brought to an 1nglorious
Conclusion.


NOTHING IN THE PEACE RCMons,
lRy Cabs to The Chicago 7tl5un.]
LONDON OFFICE or The CHICAGO TnnuNE,
SALISBURY SrAEEr, ". G., Ang. 8-ia H.
Tl,oro seems little foundation for tho peace
rumors which come fron, fiennn. The
Turks, encouraged by succosa, aro not likely
to listen to peaceful adv,ce, and the return of
3lidhat pasha, which il considered imminent,
r,ay be looked upon ~ sign that they will
nut forth oil their energies md carry the
war to its last extremity.
Arnoc1rY CHANGES axyuTEp.
Tho Russian papers Of late have been
filled with Indignation at the charges Of
cruelty against tLoir army. The journal dt
So. Petersburg maintains that tho reports
presented to the British Parliament are not
Of m Official character, as none Of them
cnauated from persons responsible to the
English Government.
TUE WAR WILL ne LOCALIZED.
Tho Ramo paper rsmnz1s on the growing
confidence that tho war will be confined with
In tho limits Of Turkey, in consequence Of
tho trmnesa Of tho Triple Alliance mud tue
unwilllngness Of tho other great Powers to
undertake anything alone.
uusg1A'B POLITICAL rLAFs IN BULGARIA.
In introducing regular system Of civil
administration In Du]garia, Prince Tclo-
kascky will follow that adopted by tho Rus.
slans on tue emancipation Of The serfs, Wien
To every peasant certain portion OF land
was allotted, for which the proprietor ro-
cciycd Naturalization. Tho whole popula-
tion. whatavcr religion they may profess, arc
hcncetorth free from tho payment Of tax for
exemption from military service. From tho
beginning Of 1878 tithcs will be abolished
aud regular land.tax wilt 10 substituted. In
consequence Of the oxiGencies of'.war
the payment Of tithes will COLI
time to be cxactcd during tho
pfesont ysar. It will be collected In money
in those districts where grain is not neccs-
sary for the support Of the army. aud In
kind where 1t is wanted for tho troops. All
produce tithes deposited in magazines Ia 10
lie given mp to the Russian authorities. The
| wAole Of bulgaria IN 10 bo divided Into Gov
ernineut which will bo aubdlvitled into dis
tricts. The Governors will be partly Russians
anh partly nativca. Tho chief districts will be
governed principally by Aassian officers.
oouaxA'a POSITION.
Ths position Of Gen. Gourka appears "a
10 much better than Was supposed a few
days ago. Ills position is strongly fortified,
md he has enough proyisions aud forage Ia
hold out for fortnight. Ills communica.
tlons with Tirnoya are, moreover, intact,
end when tho reiuforcements now moving
up from the Danube have reached that place,
it might bo possible for him to attack Sulci
man pasha.
THE RouMANIAN RAILWAYS
will be in tho hands OF the Huaaian miii.ar,
authorities during ali Of this week, only one
erprcss train being allowed to run daily, Tic
others being used for the transportation ol
troops. Russian divisions arc continual,
crossing over tue Sistosa bridge.
| NEWS IRON ASIA
Is still scarce, lteinforceneuts Of At least
81, ,uAW men have either already reached lht
Caucasian army, which previously numbcrrt
only 81, ,000 combatsuts. or are on tue way
and expected to join this army within h'
next ten days,
/ Not few divisions ase on peace footing
~ ret In the interior Of Russia and L
her means in Asis we're not adequate
to the purpose, 1t was not from want O.
men and organization. but merely bscsus'