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CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. Oetails of the Great Battle at Alexinatz. DESPERATE FIGHTING. The Servian Position Turned and Their Army Driven from the Field. SEVERAL VILLAGES BURNED. The Whole Population Fly Before the Advancing Turks. Tchernayeff Retires on Deligrad - in Good Order, ANOTHER BATTLE eRe es fhe British Grain Trade—The Wheat Crop Below the Average, EXPECTED. THE WAR IN TURKEY. FURTHER DRTAILS OF THE GREAT BATTLE AT ALEXINATZ—OVERWHELMING DEFRAT OF THE BSERVIANS—TERRIBLE SLAUGHTEB AND STUB- BORN FIGHIING—TCHERNAYEFF'S ARMY RE- TREATS ON DELGRAD. Loxpox, Sept. 4, 1876. A. special despatch to the Times from Belgrade indie eates the crushing defeat and thorough disorganization of Tchernayefl’s army. Taking advantage of the good will toward the English inspired by the arrival of an ambulance corps with a cash fund of £10,000, the corre- spondent of the Times got to the front, in company with & number of officers of the Geneva Cross, and was an tye witness of most of the battle near Alexinatz on Friday, The battle terminated just as the party reached Alexinatz, The following are additional de- tails of the engagement :— OVER ELEVEN HOURS’ FIGHTING, The battle was sustained uninterruptedly for eleven bours and a half and was waged on ground which the Borvians had made the strongest in all the country. It was tho decisive encounter long looked forward to and was wanting in no featuro that could {impart horrible grandeur lo the struggle, on one side for supremacy and on the other for existence. The first shot was fired under our eyos just as we had passed Rubovista, a vil- lage of a house or two, about two mules this side of Alexinatz THE BATTLE OPENS. It came from a battery which the Turks bad got into Position on the heights about Krusse, which is south. west of Alexinatz, and it was followed by others at in- tervals of half a minute or so trom the guns of the same bavtery, placed about half a mile further north, TURNING TCHERNAYRFP’S RIGHT, The Turks immediately appear, beginning their movement to turn Tchernayeff’s right and cut off the communications of Alexinatz with Deligrad. Hazard- ous as the design was it succeeded, I went to the headquarters of Tchernayeff just as he was about to go tothe field. He told me that day would decide the fate of Alexinatz, He sald a serious attack against bis com- munications between Alexinatz and Deligrad was con- templated. If he succeeded in repelling the attack hoe thought Alexinatz would be saie, for he believed the Turks would not attempt it again. AN ARTILLERY FiGHt, For some hours the battlo is almost entirely between the artillery. Tho valley, through which it is necessary the Turks should pass to gain their objeet is guarded by two strong Servian batteries, against which the Turks direct the firo of threo of their batteries. The fight continues three hours with no advantage for tither side, The Turks then reinforce their artillery with three more batteries and advance, the fire beeom- Ing tremendous. The Sorvians make a fine struggle and bring up another battery, but in spite of all their efforts the Turks steadily advance, In the meantime the Turkish infantry are busy. THE TCG OF WAR. From Alexinatz Servian infantry and cavalry hurry out to meet their advance, and the storm of battle be- gins in carnest; we hear the first fusilado at twenty minutes before twelve o'clock. The Turkish infantry dare not show at the end of tho little defiles yet, for the Servian guns are too close, but they aro not far off, and if that gallant battery which is doing sugh good service on the nill between two defiles can only be silenced, the battle wili be at once developed, The Servian infantry are in the vi ley north of the little independent hill which com- mands the entrance to the defiles, and at intervals of a quarter of an hour sharp volleys from rifles are heard amid the thunder of sore dozen batteries, A VILLAGE IN FLAMES. At half-past one o'clock we sce dense masses of smoke and sheets of flame rise from the valley right before us and close to the northern defile. The con- flagration is tremendous,’ The brilliant sunshine is completely overcome by the lurid flames that rise bigh | into the heavens and are now only iringed by dense masses of sinoke. The more northern of the village: hamed Suotna, is on fire. precipitate retreat from it, but as yet a good deience is kept up. The Turks advance under cover of their bat- leries, now skirmishing, now with arush. The Servi- ang, though they are falling back, have not yet lost all heart, THE SERVIANS WATERING, ‘Their infantry resist, but with sach trepidation that the number of malingerers is becoming greater. The battalions are evidently thinning. [tis now past two o'clock and tor a while the Serviao artiliery seems to be making ground, That battery which has been doing such good service on the littie hill has vaneed be- yond it and is boidly pouring torth its fire further into the enemy's position, But this is deceptive. The Turks do not care about it. Tha rattle of their rifles ts heard more and more to the north at each volley. The tetarn vol are becoming feebler. The artillery Gro on both sides has beeome languid, when all at once there is another great fire, ‘“ ANOTHER VILLAGE IN A BLAZE, The village of Great Adrowaz is now im flames. This village is close to Sitkowaz, Suotna still barns and the clear air is full of vast fames and dense masses of smoke and the thunder of cannon and incessant vol. | Joys of rifles. Shells bave been falling into Sitkowaz for some hours, but it is not yet on fire, Precilowitz, close by, is burntes. THE BERVIANS IN A PANIC. A perfect panie has set in among the Servians they witness the steady advance of the enemy, and whole battalions of them begin to fly. A Russian col. onel, in command of two battalions, calls on ti to The Servian troops make a | two battalions he can get only twenty men to respond to bis call. The rest fy. Still some regiments andthe wholo of the artillery do their duty, and for more tnan two hours the legions of three pachas make good an advance of only half a mile; but that has been an ad vance allalong the line. Abdul Kerim Pacha has got his left well up to Greditin, north of the burning Ad- rowagz, and his right well round to Belia, though it is only four o'clock. TRRRIBLE CARNAGE. The carnage !8 terrible on both sides. 1 descend for short time from the height where for hours | have been watching the battle, aud I seo the main street of Aloxinatz crowded with wounded, There is not much change until about six o’elock, though the din of battle bas gone on without a moment’s cessation. It ts clear that the left of the Turks have passed the town and its redoubta and are as far as Trausan ond Bagar, though not as yet on the same side of the river as that on which those villages stand. To the south they are in possession of the positions which the right of Tchernayeff’s army occupied this morning. The Servians are light:ng immense fires all up the bill. The Turkish positions right before us already blaze ‘with similar fires. Mangled wounded are coming in on stretchers. Is there a truco? 4 STUBBORN FIGHT, Are both sides fairly exhausted? They bave now Deen Oghting and advancing and retreating for ten hours. Have they both given up from sheer exhaus- tion? No, The whole town is rocking and the heights shaking with the thunder of the Turkish artillery, Wo Stop to raise our glasses and see, not half a mile from where we are standing, a sight of which not asoul in the town is aware, At the distance [ have just stated there rises a lightly weoded elevation. lt is illumi- nated on the crest and at the foot with lines of inter- mittent flames, It shoots forth along the whole line for an instant, then suddenly extinguished and as sud- denly starts forth again. What ta this sight? SERVIAN GALLANTRY. Coming from it is the rapid detonation of rifles trom above and rifles trom below. We fix our glasses, and, as distinctly as we see one another, we see tho Turks on the brow of that hill and some feet down the crest discharging a plunging fire into the Servian troops bo- neath. Fuli justice ought to be rendered to the men who for an instant stood their ground boneath and ro- turned such @ fire, They are rapidly mowed down. We watch tor fully ten minutes, and each minute's ulumination below pales before that above, and, each instant the Servian fro becoming weaker, wo know that there is nothing bebind that rapidly decreasing line, DANGER TO WOMEN AXD CIILDREN. We know that in the street at the end of which we are standing there are only hundreds of unarmed men, women and children, and we know as surely thas thero 18 nothing to prevent tho Turks being, through this street from end to end within another twenty minutes. Evidently there is not a moment to be lost. We proceed to the other end of the street, and, fearing to be the cause of any panic, order dinner at the hotel while wo are having our horses harnessed. The hotel was empty whea wo entered it, but in five minutes it 1s filled with a mis- ceilaneous company of soldiers and camp followers, THE ALARM SPREADS. The alarm has come, but, curious to say, not from the siae at which there is the most imminent danger. Nobody outside our own party seems to know that at the southern end of the town, and almost withina stone’s throw of the main street, the Turks are, where wo saw them, but every one does know that the Servians have been signally defeated all along the line, and the alarm has been created by news that tho Turks have been completely successful in getting into the northwest of Alexivatz, where between them and the road to Deligrad thore is only the fordable Morava, A GALLANT BURGEON. It 1s a quarter to cight o’clock when a horseman gal- lops into the yard of the hotel, It is MacKellar, of st. Thomas’ Hospital Ho was just about to perform an amputation on the field when a staf officer dashed up to him and told him the surgeons had not a second to lose in having the wounded carried off and saving themselves, The Turks were coming down to occupy tho banks of the Morava, and there was cvory proba- bility that, even dark as it was, they would that even- ing cross the river and cut off the road to Deligrad, MacKellarsent the young fellows on toward Deligrad as fast as their own legs and any ponies they might seize on the road could carry them, and rodo in to toll us we ought to got off instantly. We loft the town at half-past eight, fearing tampede, We theught to bo 4a advance of the rush, but the delay of a quarter of an hour while we were waiting for news from tho field hospitals brought us into the very thick of it, A HASTY FLIGHT, Fortunately for us the Servian and Roumanian drivers of tho ox wagons aro eubmissively obedient to the dismal sounds of the post driver’s horn, and this obedience they aid not altogether lay aside even in the panic of Friday night, To lighten as much as possiblo tho load on MacKellar’s horse wo unstrappod and threw away the saddlebags, containing a trooper’s kit and am- munition; but in such universal confusion it was im- possiblo not to come at least to partial grief, and wo may congratulate ourselves that nothing worse hap- pened to us than to have an upset, TERKINLE CONFUSION. For ten miles outside Aloxinatz, on the road to Del!- grad, there was an almost compact moving mass ot carriages, wagons, oxen, horses and pedestrians, all going at full gallop, running into one another every othor instant, When tho high road became too crammed resort was hed to the fields, and through these oxen dragged their wagons, or, as was the case in many instances, only wooden yokes, the v-agons having been lett behind lest they might impede tho more valuable beasts in their flight. Artillery firing was still brisk when we left Alexinatz, but ceased about half an hour afterward before we were half way to Deligrad. SAPR IN DELIGRAD, Wo reached Deligrad about ten o’clock and remained until after midnight. There we found the entire party of surgeons, and learned that all the civil popuiation had left Alexinatz, The Russian lady nurses and all tho wounded in ambulances had also got out, We posted on all night and all day till we reached Semendria, on Saturday evening. I arrived at Belgrade on Sunvay and transmitted from Semlin my account of the bi TCHRRNAYEPY’S RETREAT. Tenernayoff is in Deligrad. BERVIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTIEZ. Burarape, Sept. 4, 1876, Official despatches say the entire Turkish army at- tacked the Servian right wing on Friday. The battle lasted until nino o'clock at night, The Servians main- tained their positions, but the Turks, being three times more numerous the Servians, finaliv retreated within their fortified positions at Alexinatz THE SERVIANS DENY THAT THE TURKS ARE AD- VANCING ON KRUSEVATZ. Bevorapr, Sept. 4, 1876. The Minister of War has received the following despatch from Alexinatz, dated nine o'clock “eg morning:— “itis untrue that a Turkish corps is marching upon Krusevatz. The Turkish army operating on the left bank of the Morava has not moved since Saturday, It does not venture to advance, fearing probably to be taken at adisadvantage between Deligrad and tho Ser- vian fortified positions of Kaonik and Dyunis, on the left bank of the Morava, which bar the road between Krasevatz and Paratjin. It 1s aboutan hour's march from Deligrad to Dyunis and Kaonik,” THE SHRVIAN ARMY RETREATING IN GOOD ORDER—THE DEFEAT NOT A CRUSHING DIS- ASTER. Loxpox, Sept, 5, 1876. The Standard’s special despatch from Belgrade says although Tchernayetf was completely beaton the Ser- vians did not fy im disorder, They effected their retreat with euch steadiness that the Turks did not deem it advisable to follow up their victory, The defeat is not the disa for Servia which excited imagination has made it. Thero is still unimpeded communication with Alexinatz, which is occupied by a strong Servian force, Auother groat battle is ex- pected. JOHN BRIGHT ON THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES— ENGLAND'S POLICY CONDEMNED, Loxpox, Sept 5, 1876, Ata large meeting held in Rochdale Inst night to protest against Turkish atrocities, a letter from Mr. John Bright was read, Mr. Bright says it is now understood throughout the world that England is the main if not the one sup- porter of Turkish rulo in Europe Had it advance, though he himself is wounded; but out ot the | acted witn Russia and the other Powers, it is NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEFTEMBER 5, 1876. —TRIPLE SHEET. almost certain that the Servinn war wou!d not bavo occurred, Buttforthe confidence caused by the sup- Port of England the Turks would not have dared to commit the horrid crimes of which they have bsen Guilty in Bulgaria. These crimes are not new. What is new is that England cannot see the crimes until a newspaper describes them, and *n English Minister treats them as of small account—as common incidents of war, England should clear herself of all partnership in the interests and policy of turkey, It is a partner- ehip unnecessary to our interests and degrades us in the estimation of every Christian nation, | 4 MEMBER OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETY MUR- DERED BY THE TURKS—THE ARM BEARING TUB CROSS CUT OFF. Loxpon, Sept. 5, 1876 A Belgrade despatch to the Times reports that & member of the Red Cross Society has been brutally murdered by the Turks, and the assassins cut off his arm bering the Red Cross badge. A Vienna telegram to the Zimes announces that the Russian journal, Ruski Air, has been suspended for three months on account of warlike article. This measure is sald to be the resi of the Emperor’s at- tention being called to the dangers of the agitation going on. GENERAL HOWATOVITCH OCCUPYING ALEXE- VATZ—THB TUBKS TO BE ATTACKED—PRB- PABING TO FORD THE MORAYA, Loxpox, September 5, 1876. Aspecial from Belgrade to the Daily News states that General Horvatorich occuptes Alexinatz with ten battalions, Tehernayef’s beadquarters are at Deligrad, Tho Minister of War has declarod that an attack on the Turks must bo made immediately, If the flank movement of the Turks Is not checked Alexinatz ana Bolgrado will have to be abandoned. Tho decisive battle of the war would then be tought in the open valiey, where the Turks would have tho advantaze. Tho Daily News special from Vienna says Tchernayeff has ordered civilians to leave Alexinaty, and the town is now quite deserted. The Servians bold the northern redoubts with a small force, The main body has gone to Delgrad. The Turks are preparing to ford tho Morava, the bridges over which have been destroyed, ALEXINATZ NOT TAKEN BY THE TURKS. Druicrap, Sunaay Evening, Sept, 3, 1876. It 1s officially announced that tho rumor that tho ‘Turks have taken Alexinatz is false. They hold no post- tions on the right bank of the Morava, THE FOREIGN AMBASSADORS MAKE PROPOSALS FOR PEACE. Constaxtivorie, Sept. 4, 1876, The Ambassadors of the Powers made proposals for peace to the Porte to-day. PROPOSAL FOR AN ARMISTICE OF ONE MONTH— ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE SURPRISES THE TURKS— APPARENT VIGOR OF THE NEW SULTAN. Loxpox, Sept, 5, 1876, AVienna despatch to the Times says. ‘An aide- memorie prepared by each representative of tho six Powers in similar, but pot identical terms, has been presented to the Turkish Minister of Forcizn Affairs, informing him that the Princes of Servia and Monte- negro desire an armistice and the Powers offer their good offices in the way of mediation. ‘A despatch to the Times from Constantinople states that Sir H. G, Elliott, the British Ambassador, bas pre- sented a demand for tho conclusion of an armistice, to be followed by negotiations for peace, The term of tho armistice demanded by England js one month, There fs little doubt that Servia and Montenegro will be glad to accept the armistice, Thero remains only the question whether the Turks will consent, ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE CHANGING. England’s declaration that if Turkey’s refusal should lead to armed foreign intervention the Porte must not reckon on the British government caused surprise aod disappointment. ' No secret was mado that Russia was the power likely to interfere. But in spite of the English declaration Turkey may think that in tho de- ‘cisize moment of an impending one-sided Russian in- tervention England’s national interests will havo weight. THE NEW SULTAN NOT A MAN OF “‘HATTS."7 The new Sultan will publish no Aatt of accession. He says that enough Aatts have already been pu- lished; deeds are wanted, not words, As one of his first measures tho guards at tho dwellings of the mem- bers of the imperial family have been withdrawn. It ig also ascertod that slavery is to be abolished in earnost, COLLISION AT SEA. AN AMERICAN SHIP RUN INTO BY A SPANISH STRAMER OFF HOLYHEAD-—-BOTH VESSELS SUNK—ONE SAILOR DROWNED. [From the Evening Telogram of yesterday.) LiveRvoor, Sept. 4, 1876. Tho ship Sonora, owned by tho estate of Richard Baker, of Boston, commanded by Captain Paine, which left San Francisco on the 3d of May for Liverpool, and which had almost arrived at her destination, while off Holyhead was ran into by the Spanish steamer Vivar, bound from Liverpool to Spain, with a goneral cargo, ROTH VESSELS GO TO THE BOTTOM. In an incredibly short space of time both vessels sunk, each having inflicted terrible injuries on tho other, By a wonderful chance only one life was lost, the rest of the crew managing to save themselves, The Sonora ts insured, with freight money, for $100,000, DESCRIPTION OF THE SONORA. The Sonora was built in Boston in 1868 by Robert EF. Jackson, and was one of the stanchest vessels that ever hailed from the Trimountain City, She was of 1,527 tons burden and of medium model of constrac- tion. The following are her principal dimensions :— Length, 212 feet; breadth, 39 feet, and depth of hold 25 feet, HER CARGO. The Sonora’s cargo consisted of 211 tons copper ore and 41,041 centals of wheat, of the total value of $88,227 old, 4 The ship! herself was valued at about $90,000, and is insured in equal parts in New York and Boston.’ Captain Paine is an experienced shipmaster and a native of Massachusetts. He has: been in command of the Sonora since she was bailt. The Sonora left New York on the 20th of November last for San Francisco, and arrived thero on the 13th ot March, making a 114 days’ passage. Capt: formerly commanded the George Peabody, ioorhe to Messrs. Wild, of Boston, Tie VIVAR. The Vivar was a screw steamer of 413 tons burden, and was commanded by Captain Mendicta, who is said to be anexperienced snipmaster, and has been tor several years in the employ of Messrs, McAndrews, the owners of the vesse! in question, She had taken on board in the Coburg Dock Liverpool, a few bours before the collision, a cargo of merchandise of various descriptions, for San- lander, San Sebastian, Cadiz and other Spanish ports, at Although a British owned vessel che flew the Spanish | flag, on account of concessions in the matter of harbor dues, &e., in Spanish ports of vessels flying the national flag. IN THIS CITY. The following telegram was roeetved tO-day by Mr. Oilwell, of No, 181 West streot, whose son, H. F. Ojwell, was a_paseenger on the ill-fated Sonora, both trom here to San Francisco and thence to abt ik - “Am saved, Have lost eflects."’ ENGLAND. REVIEW OF THE GRAIN TRADE FOR THE PAST ‘WEEK—THE WHEAT YIELD A SOURCE OF DIS- APPOINTMENT—THE FRENCH CROP OVER THR AVERAGE. Loxpox, Sept, 4, 1876. The Mark Lane Express, in its review of the British corn trade during the past week says:—Harvesting 1a still going on in the north, but English cereats are almost entirely reaped. A large proportion of the crops has been secured in a satistactory condition, In some of the midland counties tho fields are not yet clesred, and should the present wet weather continue the con- dition and quality will be deteriorated, The disap- pointing nataro of the wheat yield i® receiving datiy confirmation as the new grain isthreshod, This has aflected the coantry markets, which are from one to two shillings per quarier dearer, but despite this, new wheat is very sparingly red, farmers even asking @ larger advance, which buyers refuse to concede, The week's supplies of foreign wheat and oats have been again heavy and decidediy % excess of the demand, Mixed American maize of sound quality is readily salable at Ye, per querter, but the majority of the enipments are coming to hand in such a heated condition that the market is becoming glatied with an inferior corm which solls very slowly. A tendency to improve slightly upon the limited ad- vance of 6d. to 1s, per quarter quoted !a! A nawase te ail that can be said of our local wheat trade, large tor- eign arrivais counteracting for the momont the ad- vance which the increased firmness of the country markets and the short nome yield led holders to anticl- pate, A RISE IN WHRAT IMPROBABLE, Prices must depend largely on the rate at which foreign supplies como to hand, and there seems to be ‘Bo immediate probability ofa rise in wheat, os ship ments are always pushed forward during the autumo from ports that are icobound in winter, The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom Is con- siderably smaller now than it was at this time last y The Continental demand may exercise some in- fiuence on prices; but so shortiy after harvest we can- not expect much aid from this quarter, especially as tt is very dificult to form a just estimate of the crops abroad, owing to tho contradictory nature of the reports, ‘THE PREXCH CHOP OVER THR AVERAGE. The French advices furnish a good example. A short time since dissatis‘action as to quality was prevalent Recently we learn that the Mintster of Agriculture stated Cabinet Counc!! that, on the whole, the crop was rather over than under the average, With very moderate arrivals at porta of call, wheat cargoes have mot a steady inquiry during the week and an tmprove- ment has been realized of two shillings per quarter from the recent lowest point, THR SILVER MARKEE, Silver is quoted at 5124. SPAIN. AN ARMED GUARD TO BE SUPPLIED FOR PAs- BENGER TRAINS, Mapnip, Sopt. 4, 1876, ‘The railway companies have been notified that an armed guard will be furnished to passenger trains whenever applied for, GERMANY. INCREASE OF SPECIR IN THE IMPERIAL DANE. Beruin, Sept. 4, 1876, Tho specic in the Imperial Bank of Germany has in- creased 2,261,000 marks during the past week. THE GOSS-ALLEN FIGHT. ALLEN ARRESTED—BOTH PARTIES TO BE BOUND NOT TO FIGHT IN ONIO—THE MILL TO Go ON. Cixctxxatt, Obio, Kept. 4, 1876. The Board of Polico Commissioners met this afer- noon to devise means to prevent the fight between Goas and Allen, Prosecuting Attorney Baker was present by request, and stated that all that could be done was to require the mep to give good and sufficient bonds not to fight in the Stato of Ohio, Allen was arrested this afternoon. but released on the parole of honor of bis attorney, T, C. Campbell, who promised to produce him in co:rt to-morrow to give the req bonds. Goss will aigo be bound over, ‘This will not interfere with the Oght m the slightest, as it has never beea tho intention to permit them to fight im this State, LARGE DELEGATION OF ALLUN'S FRIENDS. +> St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 4, 1876, A delegation of about fifty roughs left this city to- night for Cincinnati to attend tho prize fight between Allenand Goss. At least double that number had proviously left with tho same object in view, Allen's triends have gone in great force and are well provided with money to put up on thoir favorite, Private advices recoived bere from Cincinnati to- night mdicato that extraordinary preparations are be- ing made by Interested officials to prevent the fight, and it is the opinion of many postea parties bere that Allen and Goss will be arrested before they can get into tho ring. THE GS ON TIME. MUSTAN Burrato, N. ¥., Sept. 4, 1876, Francisco Peralto to-day again attempted on the Buffalo Park track to ride against timo 160 miles in eight hours, using thirty mustancs. He accomplished the feat, with eleveu minutes to spare, About 2,000 persons wore present. THE OENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. Puinapeurnta, Sept. 4, 1876, Tho cash admissions to the Centennial Exhibition to-day were 37,636. .TheSecond and Third regiments of tho brigade of Conuecticut State troops now here visited the grounds at ten o%fock this morning, accompanied by regi- mental bands. The soldiers spent tho day in visiting the buildings, and at five o'clock had a dress parade on the camp grounds near George's Hill, To-morrow tho First and Fourtn regiments of the brigade will visit the Exhibition. For the trial of steam fire engines which begins to- morrow, the following firms havo mado entrie: Silsbv Manufacturing Company,two; B. S& Nichols, one; La France Manufacturing Company, one; J, D. Ronald, one; Clapp & D: three; Amoakeag Gom- pany, two, and L. Button & Son, one. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Dararreryt, Orrice oF The Cuixr SioNat Ovricen, WasitncTox, Sept. 5—1 A. M. Probabilities. For Tuesday in the Sonth Atlantic States, southeast winds, possibly shifiing to northerly, warmer, partly cloudy weather and stationary followed by higher prersure will prevail, For the Gulf States, winds shift to south and east, with warmer, partly cloudy weather and stationary or falling barometer. For Tennessee and tho, Ohio Valicy, rising barometer, northeast to southeast winds and cooler clear weather, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- Jeys, falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds, increasing to brisk, threatening and rainy weather. For the upper lake region, continued northerly winds, rising barometer and colder, partly cloudy weather, followed by easterly winds, cloud and rain. For the lower lake region, rising barometer, north- east to northwest winds, cooler, clear or partly cloudy weather. For New England and the Middle States, rising ba- rometer, increasing northwest winds and cooler clear woather, The rivors will probably rise somewhat at St, Louis, and fall temporarily at Omaha and Keokuk. Cautionary signals aro ordered for Eastport, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changos in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com. parison with the corresponding date of last year, ax in- dicated by the thermometer at Hadnut’s a HERALD Bulldtng 1876, 62 3:3 el 6 i 9 j emporainre yesterday. 69 @ temperature sor corresponding date “Tast JOOP cov vreeseee | B'NAI B'RITH BANQUET. Last evening more than 109 gentiemen sat down to | dinner in the large saloon of Lyric Halk Most of them were members of the benevolent Israelite order of Rtpat B'rith, which means Sons of the Covenan, Among those present as gues were Comptroller Andrew Hl. Green, Major General Shaler, Jalins Bien, ex-Commissioners William H, , Adolph L. Sanger, Max Sinsneimer, of Troy; Leo Fochiaing, Joseph Sulzberger, president of (he association; Morris Goodbart, Andrew J, Levy, |S. Hamburger, Simon Kalin, of Philadelphia; Dr. i. Foldschmidt ‘and many other distinguished nests Mr. William i. Stiner acted as chairman and toast- maker of the evening, and Mr. Arthur J. Lewy of the Reception Committee, Many toasts were given and re- sponded to, and the guesi« separated at a inte hour, OBITUARY, ¢ SAU PICKERELL. Mr. Esau Pickereli, a prominent and wealty citizen of Georgetown, D. C., died at his farm in Montgomery county, Md, yesterday mo: , Of concestion of the | lungs. | Deceased was. fifr age and ex. | tensively engaged in the Jumber busine AMELIA M. HAnRIS, On Sunday night Moss Amelia Mf, Harris, for years known aa an accomplished actress, died in this city. Sho played Mére Frowchard in tho “Two Orphans’? last season, when it was produced by the Farbieh Com- bination, Daring the last «even years sho bas been connected with Mes Jolin Wood's theatre, the Glove and Seiwyn's at Boston. She was the wite of Mr. Willtam Laueing ond at the time of her th was thirty years of age. REY. DR, TAYLOR, A despatch from Montreal says that Dr, Taylor, the oldest Presbyterian minister in that cit; day morning at Portiand alter a short iliness, died yoster- | THE SIOUX WAR. Generals Terry and Crook in Hot * Pursuit of the Indians, THE MILITARY COMBINATION. Plans to Entrap Sitting Bull and His Band. THE TROOPS ACROSS THE YELLOWSTONE. <A ee ow Powprr River, August 26, Vin BISMARCK, Sept, 4, 1876. General Terry’s command moved out trom Powder GexeraL TERRY'S ‘an River om the morning of August 25, and, after a fatiguing march of seventeen miles, encamped on @ nameless creek. POSITION OF PART OF THE INDIAN FORCE. Just before reaching camp Buffalo Bill overtook us with despatches announcing the presence of Indians at Glendive River, a stream about filty miles down the Yellowstone from the mouth of tho Powder River, in large numbers, A FIGHT WITH THE FIFTH. They had attacked the company of the Fifth regi- ment loft at Glendive Creok, and appeared on both banks ofthe river in considerable numbers, Somo of the soldiers are reported to have been killed and wounded, f A NEW PLAN OF OPERATIONS, After consultation with General Crook it was de- elded that General Crook's force should move down tho divide betweon the Yellowstone and Missourt rivers toward Glendive River, while the chief body of the troops of General Terry’s column, under the com- mand of General Gibbon, should return to tho Yellow- stone, passing by way of O’Fallon’s Creek—a stream midway between the Powder River and Glendivo Creek—to clear the country of any Indians that might try to escape from General Crook's advance. General Terry’s whole command will cross the Yellowstono at* some point below the Powder River and try to head of the Indians, who are supposed to be going north. BTEAMERS FIRED ON BY THE INDIANS. Tho steamers Josephine and Yellowstone were fired into several times on the way from Fert Buford to Powder River, and one man on board the Yellowstone was killed and two wounded. A DESKRTER’S FATE. A desorter from tho Sixth regiment was killed In the same locality. Cawr ov tHe Sevesrit CAVALRY, Naar O’Fatvox’s Cenex, August 27, Via Bismarck, Sept. 4, MOVEMENTS OF THE TROOPS, Crook started yesterday with his command for Glen- dive Creek, while Gibbon, with the greater part of Terry’s command, moved toa pointon the Yellow- stone River near 0’Fallon’s Creek. General Terry re- turned to Powder River with the train and tho Sixth infantry in order to make arrangements for passing his whole command to the north bank of the river, “Pie INDIAN RETREAT. Evidence that tho Indiaus havo already crossed the Yellowstone isaccumulating, though no doubt some bands are still on the south bank, THE SIOUX SIGNALLING WITH MIRRORS During the march yesterday two Indians were scen on the bluff signalling their comrades by moans of looking glasses. THR TROOPS CLOSELY WATCHED BY THR INDIAN BCOUTS, Wo had scarcely quitted our camp on the Yellow- stone when Indians were seon, evidently watching our movemontsa Our departure was fied by an im- mense signal fire, GENERAL TERRY TO CROSS THE YELLOWSTONE, In view of all theso indications Genoral Terry nas resolved to cross the Yellowstone with his command with a view of placing himself between the Indians who are on tho banks of the Yellowstone and Fort Peck. THE INDIAN TRATES Their regular trail runs almost parallel to the Yel- lowstona PREPARING TO TRAP THE REDSKINS, General Terry means to strike tho Indian trail in the neighborbood of Mound Butte, he willthen turn east, along the main trail, while Crook advances south along the bank with the intention of encircling the Indians and compelling ttem to fight, HUNTING THR ENEMY, General Terry will In case the combination fa! follow the Indian trail in whatever direction it may | Jead, It is thought it will lead inthe direction of Fort Peck. THE DETAIL FOR WINTER QUARTERS, Ordors have been received directing the cantonment ofthe Fifth infantry and a battalion of the Twenty. second regiment on the Yellowstone during the winter, One regiment of cavalry, not yet designated will also remain im winter quarters, probaply Colonel Merritt’s command, DATE OF THE TERMINATION OF THE CAMPAIGN FIXED, The campaign is not to be prolonged beyond October 15, on account ofthe severity of the season, General Gibvon's old command will return to Mon- tana at the discrotion of General Terry. TERRY'S FORCE CROSSING THE YELLOWSTONE. ‘The steamers Carroll and Yellowstone are now fer- rying General Terry's column across the Yellowstone, Wo will probably strike the Indian trail to-morrow, GENERAL TERRY AFTFR TH# INDIANS—HE 18 TO FOLLOW TIIR SIOUX UNTIL HE STRIKES THEM-—SITTIXNG BULL REPORTED DEAD. Oy Norti Baxk or Te Ye.cowstoxe Riven, Gryenat Tenny’s Heanquantens, Angust 27, Via Braxanck, Sept. 4, 1576, The troops have been crossed over without accident, ‘and will move in the morning. General Terry informs me that he will move almost due north along a creck which bas no namo, but which leads directly north, with the intention of striking the Indian trail, which runs across the head waters of Big Dry Rivet GENERAL TERRY'S PLAN OF ACTION, If he finds indications of a considerable Indian forco | having passed wost over the trail, he will follow it | west of north by the Big Dry Creek by Fort Peck, may lead in this Ho will from his Wagon train point on the trail east of Round Butte, and continue the as it case, refit a8 pursuit, notifying General Crook by courier of his movements, with a viow to co-yperation, Colonel Ben- ton Is going K RYPORTED DEATH OF SITTING BULL on recruiting duty, It is comfidently asserted that Sitting Bull fell in the battle of Big Horn. into Fort Berthold and gave a full account of his His brother, {t appears, came death. WEIS SAID TO WAVE DERN KILLED MY CAPTAIN KEOGH. From the deseription of the man who killed him Volonel Reno says it is cortain he fell by tho hana of Captain Keogh, under whom tho last dosperate fight ‘was made, as shown by the disposition of bis battalion, shape of a V, as 7 which lay dead on the slope ofa hill, drawn upin the if in the act of resisting an effort te surround them. SITTING BULL'S BAND TRYING TO REACH THB MISSOURI RIVER—GENERAL TERRY'S MOVE- MENT TO CUT THEM orr. Sr. Pavr, Minn., Sopt. 4, 1876, A specia! to the Pioneer Press dated North bank of the Ye lowstone, August 27, via Bismarck, D. T., says the latest intelligence received concerning the moves ment of Indians leads to the betief that Sitting Bull's band of Unkpapas are trying to cross the Yellowstone and reach their proper hunting ground on the Dry Fork of the Missouri, Acting on this belief, General Terry has divided the command, Genera! Crook with his column moving eastward to the Littie Missouri, tollo leading from the Little Rosebud, while General Terry, with the Dakota column, has crossed the Yellowstone and marched north and east to cut off any partios moving toward Fort Peck. TUS INDIAN ATTACK ON THR STRAMER YELLOWSTONE, You will hear no end of extravagant stories abont an attack on the steamer Yellowstone, On her late trip up the river she was fired on bya few Indians, prob- man was killed. Bevond this nd the affair 1s quite destitute of ably a dozen, and no harm waa done, significance. The Fifth intantry and the battalion of the Twenty- second are designated as the infantry garrison of the new post to be built at the month of Tonguo River; and the Lienteuant General has directed that these troops be relteved from the marching column and set at work fitting themselves for the winter. OPINIONS OF THE MILITARY, Curcaao, Sept. 4, 1876, ‘The Inter-Ocean’s Bismarck special says:—The latest by acourior arriving to-day from the expedition is as follows:— The general fecling among both officers and men is that the campaign has been and is likely to prove al immense wild goose chase. No Indians have been seem of late, THE BLACK HILLS. MOVEMENT OF THH SIOUX COMMISSIONERS, Cuny! W. T., Sept. 4, 1876, The Siowx Commission left .Fort Laramie this morne ing for Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies, Captain Eagan’s company, of the Third cavalry, escorting them, AOSRW TELEGRAPH LINE. The Black Hills tolegraph line 1s Snished to a point fiitecn miles this side of Hot Creek, Communication with Custer City will bo opened about the end of this month, Goup. The coach last night brought in ovor 1,000 ounces of gold dust, SCARCITY OF WATER, Several gulches are not being worked on account of @ scarcity of water. Deatwood and Whitewood creeks still have sufficient water for mining purpo No quartz mill has arrived as yet at Deadwood, although two aro now en route, one of which left heros weok ago. A FATAL ACCIDENT. Aman named Nicholson was killed tn tho mines a8 The total number of Interments here to-day wore soventecn ; ot yellow fever, ten. COMMODORE VANDERBILT. Commodore Vanderbilt was not as well yesterday as on Sunday. During the earlier part of the day ho was very restless and, while tree from severe pain, was unable to sleep. Inthe afternoon he had a short con versation with Dr. Deems, and toward evening was shgbtly better, and ata quarter past ten P.M. was sleeping. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Congressman Chester W. napin and ex-Governo Alexander H. Bullock, of Massachusetts; John H. B Latrobe, of Baltimore; John T. Raymond, the come dian, and Charles W. Woolley, of Cincinnat, aro at the Filth Avenue Hotel, John G. 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