Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-15
WAR NOTES.

a DlSPAICHIroW WSohstaIltlnople \ says Nen.
Todlebcn Is about to retire to lines Of Tcha.
haldja, leaving a small force at San Stefano.
The Russians offer to fall back behind the
str,ight line drawn between Dudeagatch
and Adrianople If the British fleet will
Withdraw at the same time. SSF ~
The Servian minister of war has resigned,
owing to ministerial differences. 1t is now
confidently stated that Servia will not join
Russia in case of war. arsg -,
SPECIAL from Constant'nople dated
May S, says: "Sadyk pasha, chief OF the
Turkish, council Of ministers, and Safyet
Pasha, minister OF foreign affairs, had long
interview with Gen. Tedleben yesterday.
Gen. Todleben to-day visited Buyukdere
with his staff and examined the scoasto Of the
Bosphorua's gssf YETI ~
/ couxf Sc Isouv ALoEIs the sRMasns an,
bbsesad dor - London, N q pectsd At StsPe.
tersburg. Much Importance is attached to
his visit. 1t is understood that he will re-
main about two weeks.
r NOTWITHSTANDING thshopcful news of
Russian coacessien angosrced from Vienna
and intimated from st. Petersburg, it can
not be said that there is any possible change
in the principle,af the questions in dispsse,
1 GHGL London Fines Pera correspond ens
telegraphs Gen. Todieben 10 taking the
Rhodope insurrection vigorously in hand.
Troops have been ordered up from Adriano-
pie and Phillippopolis."
THOUGH Russia is believed TO have sc.
cured Austrian neutrality her military situ-
ton IN Turkey is now regarded as exceed
ingly critical. The attitude of the Turkish
scldiery n repofted more fxvofsbie than'
ever for an alliance with the English troops.
TnKHE is fernarkahle absehce pf Ihws
resfecting Tire peace negetiaticps betweeu'
kussia aud England, but the latest impress
sions are more hopeful. Hsa
4 GREkT Irritation prevails asset. Peters
b~sg - thes questfensof fsrtresses. The
Turks now having no fear of the occupation
of their capital justify their non-surrender
OF the fortresses by asserting that the Rus
slams have no right to remain at Tchataldga,
not to mention that the San Stefano Turkish
argument on this point seemS to, he we'll
fouaded lit Is s@sp I'D ttlsf Tssla IsshA,
comma 6daat of ehnniS lhisblknly dedarsd
that he will not surrender it.
The body of an infant about week old
was found, on the I'd inst, in the stove of
baggage car on the Lake Shore train. No
trace of the perpetrators OF the crime has
yet been discovered.
A TELEGRAM from st. Petersburg an.
nounces that an imperial ukase has Just
been issued ordering the formation of fsssy-
eight tfesh sbattalionr JIM a1dltioa q NE
fortydght dnlled out a1ornirht 40. Tee
new sstillesy brigads Win l44 guns IRE
0sotdning. sS 80 ~ "a
q 0xxs ToDxLBEN hassnos sa Sseeded in his
efforts to arrange the simultaneous with.
drawal of Russian troops and the British
feet from Constantinople. The Russians
are stated to regard war with England as
inevitable. With the porte, also. hopes of
a pacific arrangement have become weaker.
&1s THE WEST. f#AsEst
THE land Office at Traverse City, Mich,
has been transferred 70 Reed City
THE will Of w. s fOIsrisn ssass filed in
probate court at San francesca on the 18th
inst. The estate is less than $4,000, 600. j.
c. Flood and the testator's nephew, James
v. Coleman, are executors, without bonds.
GEN. MCDOWELL has been iAstsucted to
! institute vigilant watehfulness along she
southern border of Arizona and southern
Califossisto prsvsnta . violation of' the neIi.
trality lawsh hy Lerdo's revolutiosists.sA -
~ JUDGE COwAN, At Batavia, Ohf4. d6ths
4th instant, set aside the verdict finding
lDsnmit shte eountys hsasurer, guilty o1
embezzling funds of the treasury, on the
ground of mum ientesi9ehee.
4. .IAsUlT for h ohey said 70 he due the cit,
II hss been sbegun ~ st. Lonie sgainsE CtSI
i CslIscsss Rosenbista, City 1aafshaI lassSl
and City Register Walsh. ss r.,
THR Illinois Republican state convention
! will be held at Springfield on the Goth ds.
| of June. ass R
y w. 8. O'BR1EN, Of Flood 4 O'BrieB, die,
\ az San Rafael, California, on the I'd instan'
after lingering illness Of several month,
t He was q bachelor. but has sister, nice
t ana nephew in California, and y sister an
8 niece abroad. His property is vaguely est
q mated at fifteen to thirty millions, but it
4 apresumed that, as usual ,Tumor has magnife
!, hts wealth.
SITTING BULL sent an emissary to Gener
y Miles, at Fsrt Keogh, Montana, to negotia
q peace with the United States government
tits thought that the result will be lastii