The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-12
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS
From All Parts of the
World.
THE WAR IN BOSNIA.
One Hundred Thousand Men in
Arms Against Austria.
TEE VA7ICAKS CONCILIAqORY POLICY.
Heavy Rains and Destructive
Floods in India.
YOUNG BONAPARTES PROJECTED MARRIAGE
TIE VAFIGAES CONCILIAqORY POLICY
YOUNG B0NAPARTES PROJECTED MARRIAGE
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..gsr LONDON, August II, 1878
News received in Bucharest from insurgent
sources in Bosnia Is to the effect that the oppo-
nents 10 Austrian occupation. consisting OF Bos-
mans, Turkish troopa Arnauts and Albanians,
number over one hundred thousand men well
armed. All the strategic points on che road to
Ssrsjevo are occupied and intrenched. Both the
insurgents and'the Austrtans are being reinforced
daily
isssA HARD Plight fa45
Omclal Intelligence has been received in Vienna
iully confirming In ali Its details the report of the
battle on the sth Inst along the line from Mag!ai
to shepssehe as autographed by the correspondent
Of the London Daily Ne,os. The oniciM reports
place the number Of insurgents at consid.
erably over six thousand with four cannon
and y rocket battery. The fighting lasted
eight hours, the Insurgents obstinately holding
succession OF strong positions The Bosnians lost
500 In killed and wounded and 700 prisoners. The
Austrian army found sheptsche abandoned by the
honammedan population. On Friday the Austrians
advanced against the strongly intrenched position
OF vranduk elgaaqva auF Mn&N atf
STORMY OUTLOOK.
A Vienna despatch to the Telegraph says II, 600
insurgents concentrating near the difficult Pass
Of vranduk to oppose the further advance Of Gen
eral Phillipovich- Preparation for a desperate re.
slstance TO the Grand Duke Of wurtemberg Is also
being made at Djuljesero. at.
y oa "a PRRFuNoToRY ADVICE. naf
It Is ositlveY stated in Constsntlnoplc that the
Porte on Saturday autographed decisive instruc-
lions to Sergevo that an agreement had been
reached with Austria upon basis for q conven-
ton; that therefore, the Austrians enter the
Turkish provinces as friends and that any offer Of
resistance to them Will be to purpose g. !,
CONE TO AN UNDERSTANDING.
The Tisnes' Vienna despatch says Turkey
has ut last come to full understa nding with
statement that the Porte has sent Instructions to
serajevo that Austria was occupying Bosnia and
Herzegovina pursuant to q friendly agreement with
Turkey
DRAWING CLOSER TO INDIA
Berlin despatch says the Russian ex.
peditIon to Central Asia aims at the &C.
cupation OF six minor knanates between
the Anu Darya and the mountains
OF Hndoo Koosh. One Of these tvakhan) rs tribu-
the distance between Russia and India to 1876
niles
RUSSIAN SIHrLIsrs.
Sentence OF death passed upon one OF
he Nthilist agiiators, ana Tour otncrs were
condemned 10 hard labor. In the ex-
atsmsnt which followed the crowd fred upon the
troops. weundinx four Of them The nre was re-
turned aud Two rioters killed.
CONCESSIONS TO CRErE-REFUsAL TO GREECE.
Constantinople despatch says the Porte has
resolved to grant very large concessions to Crete,
such as will be calculated paciiy the inhabitants
OF that island but has determined to refuse the
demands Of Greece, deemIng them unjustifablc.
t>s THE BULGARIAN THRONE.
1t Ia reported In Berlin that several OF the Powers
favor the candidature Of Prince George Bbisco ior
the throne Of Bulgaria. aiate st..a
THE VATICAN SoS-cArHo.ic GovKRxxxxTs.
Cardinal Nina, tho new Papal Secretary Of State,
has csmmunteatsd to tho governments at London,
Berlin ST. Pstsrsburg and Bsrne his desirc TO con-
sinue the pending negotiations with those govern
mests and has given assurances his sincere good
Will and readiness 10 come 20 M undsrstanding.
vsRxASr AND THE HOLY
The Standards Berlin despatch says thar II 10 again
ssssrtsd from KisssnRsn that agreement has been
reached according to'which the ak laws win remain
dead letter. s- ..eli H. a-a hss .aesaafy
A Rome despatch 10 the TimS says the KissIngen
interviews have not gone beyond simple pourpariers
and snat no ohicsal negotiations have been opened
FLOODS INDIA.
A Calcutta despatch says:-"Heavy rains have
caused universal floods througbout India. Much
damage has been done In Scinde, Patna and clss-
whore. The dam Of vehar is In danger OF bursting q
calamity which would stop the water supply Of
Bombay" .. ...
RxPuBLicAxrsx IN SPAIN
Madrid despatch says the republican lenders have
prmaIy drowned the sociaiistic organizations and
Inc followers Of Gorilla and saimeron. The CORE.
'pondcns says those organizations will certainly be
broken up almost Immediately.
xx-ouKxS CHRISTINA DYING
A telegram from Havrs reports that exQusen
Christina has received the last sacramento
YOUNG BoxArARrx AND rHs DANISH pRIxcEss.
The Paris Constitutional rsissratcs and maintains
10 former statement that the Prince Imperial will
sspouss the Prinesss Thyra, OF Denmark.