Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Great War.
ON THE
DANUBE.
Alleged Success Of the Turks at
0lti and Penack.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS!
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS!

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Ex-President Grants am is not in
the list OF names OF persons vino are
to receive honorary degrees from Ok
ford University.
A Turkish detachment has entered
the Russian district of Achalich, aud
threatens the Russian communications
with Arabian. Should the Turkish
Com maDder succeed, yictualliDg the
Russian armies will be very diflicuit.
On the approach of three flying col
umns sent by Muktsr Pasha against
the Russian right wing, the Russians
not only evacuated ON but Penack, at
the foot of the pass over the Kamly
range leading to Ardschar. Both OH
and Penack were pied by the
Turks, who also went in pursuit OF the
Russians.
CHICAGO, June ID.
The Tiibune'S Bucharest correspond
ent has seen a private letter, FROM a
high Russian official at St. Petersburg
To M OF the Grand Duke's staff. pro-
testing earnestly and with great bitter
ness against the idea that the Car will
make peace and evacuate Roumania.
lie considers il a great Ignominy,
which the Russian people would not
tolerate. The Car. before he lett the
Capital, personally informed the writer
that Russia's new era of conquest had
begun.
The speeches of Derby and Salisbury
in London last night caused much in
terest. Derhy's views can hardly be
gathered from his speech, but his feel
ing is doubtless inclined rather toward
peace thar war. The war party's >ole
and constant argument is tn It England
can not remain quiet now that her
commercial interests are threatened
A division OF the country into two
parties on the war issue is not inn
probable.
CoNsrANTfNOPLE, June l3.
The Sultan has ordered special praise
services at st. Sophia, on accoun of
the war news of the Turkish reca pture
of Olti and the defeat at Penak of the
Russians.
LONDON, June IL.
An extraordinary meeting of the Di-
reclors OF the United States Cable
Company il to be held on the 25th of
June, when a resolution winding up
the Company ETC.. will be presented.
and if adopted will be confirmed at a
second extraordinary meeting.
AT Ascot to-day, the Rail Hunt cup
was won by Cradle, Sutton second,
Prince George third.
Genera Grant WAS present tO.dav at
the Oxford annual commemoration
service. On his entrance he was re.
ceived with applause.
Desultory firing j. reported from the
batteries on the Danube. The Turks
at kars have made several ~sortiss, but
we're repealed with loss. The SerVian
Government continues warlike prepar.
atoms, a large party being concentrat.
ed near the Capital. A rupture be-
tween the Porte and Greece is con-
sidered inevitable. A new Russian
loan Of $50, 000, 900 is to be issued inn
mediately.
ST. PETERSBURG, June Is.
An Imperial ukase, dated Ploejesti,
June 7th. is promulgated TO day em-
towering the Finance Minister to issue
a foreign five per cent. loan OF S75, 000,-
600, in bonds of 500 each, payable to
the bearer and redeemable by ANIMAL
drawings at the rate of one per cent.
of the nominal capital, for which a
special fund will be- provided.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, June -.
A vessel which was about to dis.
charge n cargo of $50 barrels of gun
powder at Crete, has been captured by
the Turkish war vessel MoustapIis.
Tewfie P..sha has been appointed
Commandant of Kars,
Dervish Pasha has arrived here from
SalOnica to take command OF the Ba-
toum Division of the Turkish army.
Two Of the Captains of the Russian
torpedo boats recently sunk at Saline,
mouth of the Danube. one an English
man and the other an American. have
been placed on the Turkish vessel a
Ismalia, and are expected to-day ut
Constantinople.