Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-01-01
THE EASTERN WAR.
Communication Between R0lma0ia &
Bulgaria Cut OF.
RUSSEA'S TERMS FOR AN
AEsMEsTTCE.
The Reported Course Of Eng
land.
NINE HUNDRED HORSES PERISH
DURING A STORM.
Reported Suffering of Turkish
NINE HUNDRED HORSES PERISH
DURING A STORM.
DEAD BODIES FOUND IN TIE SNOW

New YORK, December 81. Bucharest specials
| say all Communication between Roumania aud
| Bulgaria is cut oil by the destruction of bridges
| across the Danube by ice
| 81 Peter s5ufg specials say that Russia will
| probably consent to an armisice the basis OF
| rectiiicalions OF the Armenian frontier; the free
passage OF the Dardaneles; guarantee of good ad-
ninist'stlon IN Belgrade, aud Ilde peudence OF
koumania.
| Constsntinople despa ch say. Mukhtar Pasha
has been recalled.
LONDON, December 81. The London cores
pondeut of the Manchester Guardian says there is
| no idea of tue acquisition of Egypt, which would
| be an abandonment Of the policy OF opposing the
| position Of Turkey. 1t Is believed that should
Russia reject mediation, Beaconsheld is prepared
| to appeal To the county on the question OF decar-
| ing war for The defence Of British interests.
BUCHAREST, December 81. Biidges crossing
| the Danube a. olmnitza, aie taken up to pieyen!
destruction. II rs hoped that the bridge At Peter
| y-hani, reported carried away, be repaired.
Nine hundred horses peiIshed in the vicinity of
SisioVi during the receut storm.
LONDON, December 81. A bucharest cores
pondent tslegraphs that thousands of drlught su
imals perlshed III the recent storm, and details are
slowly coming IN concerning the sufleriI OF the
Turkish prisoners from Plevna on THEN way To
lumaDIa. They were un8ccOmparied by anv
vehicle iof tue purpose of picking up those fell by
the wayside. These were left BY The guard to
freeze, as they had no means of carrying them,
ard halt would only have served to increase
their victims.
The absence Of wagons was not due to deber-
ate cruelty. but TO that th0ugbtlessness which so
frequently subjects Russian soldiers to unuecessa-
ry suffering.
| learn through Roumanian officers who came
from NikoTol to Pleyna, after the passage of the
Turkish PRISONERS that they drove against num-
Der OF dead bodies in the snow.
No provision was made IN Bulgarian villages
Tor the proper susenance of the captves but
when the Danube was passed, sup lies were pro-
vded, and from that tune their load was never
hard to bear.
ROME, December 81 In compliance with a
summons by telegraph, Mldhat Pasha has started
ior London. His journey is said TO he connected
W th England's acceptance ol the Porte's request
ior mediation.
BoGAT, December 81. After an exceeding,
difficult passage over snow covered mountains and
frozen foot paths the vanguard of a Russian di-
vision has occupied the Balkan passes between
Ar4bkonuk anu Sophia and cavalry has already
been Stationed on the Sophia road. The Turks
taken by surprise, cousc qaeutly the Russ SLAMS
lost only five wounded.
Along the eastern branch, namely the River
Lom, the Turks have Withdrawn from all tbs il
po-iuons, leaving only'smal armed bodies, com
posed OF troops and Inhabitants. The latter with
their arms retired to the voc ds, after bu, nng
their own villages.
BELGRADE, Decemb. 81. 1t is rumored thlt
the Turks have retreattd from Sophia, after burn
ing it, and are marching towards the Ichtiman de-
file 10 bar The Russian advance upon Tatar Ba-
zsrdjlk.
RAGUsA, December 81. negotiations for the
surrender of Antlvari have been broken of, be-
cause the Commandsnt demanded that the garri-
son be allowed to leave with all their arms and
even artillery and go to Scutar.
The Moutenegtins have recommended the bonn
bardmeut of Antiyali.