The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-07
7ELEGRAPHC NEWS
From All Parts OF the
World.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
Severe Fighting South Of
the Balkans.
FRANCE GUARDS EGYPT.
She Desires to Know Exactly
What England Intends.
VICTOR EMANUEL ILL.
Germany Comes to an Understanding
VICTOR EMANUEL ILL.
Germany Comes to an Understanding
with Nicaragua.
GENERAL GRANT IN EGYPT
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

quarters STATES tnat teneral Iauetzky has
crossed the Balkans through the Shipka
Pass, the Turks having abandoned their
positions previously because Of the severe
cold. The Times correspondent at Bucha-
rest makes a similar report.
OCCUPATION OF SOFIA.
An official telegram received at St Petersburg
shows that Sofia was entered ON the Sd inst after
a skirmish in which the Russians lost only twenty
four men.
HARD FIGHTING.
telegram from General Gourko announces that
o desperate engagement occurred on January
near Bogrov. The Turks attempted to surround
five battalIons of Russian infantry and brigade
cavalry, but WIRE defeated, leaving a thousand
dead on the field The Russians lost 200 men.
MEN FROZEN TO DEATH.
The Russian detachment under General Dande-
vile, which supported General Gourko in his move
ment over the Balkans, had SO men frozen to death
in one night and 800 irostbitten.
TERRIBLE sUFFERINGs OF THE TURKS.
The Official despatch states that the Russian loss
in crossing the Balkans. however, was not great
as at first supposed The Turks suffered enor-
mously, and immense numbers Of sick and wounded
were found IN their positions On December 81 the
whole plain OF Kamarli was strcwn with Turkish
corpses.
CABINET MEETS TO DAY.
Another Cabinet Council is summoned for to-day.
The next paragraph may give clew to the business
to be considered.
FRANCE WILL NOT CONSENT.
The Observer publishes the following in Official
form:-"We have reason to believe that France,
within the last few days, has requested informa-
ton from the British Foreign once as to whether
England contemplated any action with respect to
Egypt and that assurances have been given In
reply that none was contemplated"
THE PORTE LEARNS NOTHING.
telegram received in Paris from Constantinope
states that the Porte has asked Tor an amistlce
through England.
HOW DO THEY LIKE TIP
Minister Layard has handed to the Porte the
Russian answer to England's note that Turkey
should apply for an armistice directly to the Rus
sian Commander-in- Chief The transmission OF this
reply to the Porte had been delayed pending the
deliberations OF the English Cabinet.
STORMY TIMES.
the scenes in the Turkish Chamber have been very
stormy. An uncon1rmed report states that the
Grand vizier, Ednem Pacha. has rendered his re-
slgnation. 1t Is believed the Chamber will be
either prorogued or dissolved II 1t continues to at
tack the Ministry.
RouT OF A CAVALRY DETACHMENT.
telegram from ErZeroum says the Russian In.
fantry and cavalry VINO advanced to ilIdja to de-
stroy the telegraph lines have been totally routed
after desperate engagement
SIEGE OF ANT1vARI.
A despatch from Ragusa reports that the Prince
OF Montenegro has reassumed command Of his
army in Albania. Antivari still holds out although
1t has been burning In several places since Friday
1t is reported to be provisoned for another month.
The Turks are marching from Karitza to endeavor
to succor the beseged. The Turkish iron-clads
lombard the works or the Montenegrins
EGYPT SENDS MORE TROOPS
| Five thousand more troops have sailed from
Egypt for Turkey. A further reinforcement Is
| preparing
THE OPENING OF THE DARDANELLEs.
| correspondent at st Petersburg says 1t Is ru
mored that Austria and Germany have vetoed the
idea Of opening the Dardanecs 10 Russian vessels
only. Russia has consequently determined not to
raise the question at ALL The Gear for the present
has abandoned Ills intention OF returning to Bull
garla
WAR MATERIAL EMBARGoED.
The British government has enlarged 1000
cases of cartridges on board steamer at Cardiff
destined Ior Constartinople.
ILLNESS OF THE KING or ITALY.
The King OF Italy is very Ill. The first despatch
giving an ntimation to that effect was dated Rome
sunday evening 1t represented that the illness
was not serious, but prevented the King going to
| Turin.
MORE SERIOUS.
| A telegram dated halfpast eleven, Sunday night
| says 1t has now transpired that the King, on
| Saturday, was attacked with q violent fever
which produced pleursy in the right lung. The
symptoms cause apprehension, and 1t may prove
to be o complicated case OF miasmatic fever. The
| King slept several hours ON Saturday night per-
spring freely. The fever, however, again In
| creased toward two O'Clock in the morning.
| THREE QUARTERS or MILLION.
| Pierce Davies Co., timber merchants OF Liver
pool have failed. Their liabilities are estimated al
| $4,000
| GENERAL GRANT EN- ROUTE FOR CAIRO.
| General Grant has left Alexandria Tor Cairo.
| GERMANY WILL NOT FIGHT NICARAGUA.
| A Berlin correspondent states that the prospect
of an amicable settlement Of the dispute between
Germany and Nicaragua has improved.