The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1877, Page 7

Faller Details of the Fighting on the Danube. IN. ASIA. OPERATIONS The Sultan to Become the Leader of a Holy War. DOES ENGLAND MEAN TO FIGHT? Roumania Preparing to Strike for Independence. THE POLES EXCITED. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ] Loxpoy, May 10, 1877. The Heraup correspondent in Constantinople telo- graphs that Sultan Abdul Hamid has positively rofused \o grant the firman which bas been applied for to ena- ble a HERALD representative to accompany the Turk- sh army in the field and report the operations from actual personal observation, ‘he reason given by tho Sultan for this refusal is that the Hzxap has shown “hostility to Turkish interests’? in the views (t has put forth im regard to the war ‘nd tho relations between the Porte and ‘he Christian provinces, The object of the Hrxatp ‘m seeking to supply the American public with the jatest and most authentis news of the operations of the sontending armies is thus impeded by this action of she Sultan, and if the accounts sent from the Turkish armies in future are less full than those from the Rus- sian side tho Turkish authorities themecives are the parties to blame, This gives an illustration of the crude notions which prevail even in the highest circles tn Copstantinople with regard to journalism. The Tork’s idea is that if a newspaper says he is wrong ln a cortain thing or that his system of government is bad, therefore all correspondents of that paper will describe all battles fought by Turkish armiet Russian victories, mondous THE FIGHTING ON THE DANUBE, The Heratp correspondent at Kischeneff telegraphs that on Jast Tuosday the Turkish monitors on the Danube bombarded the monastery ot Fortemont, near Frigatze1, in the vicinity of Reni, The Thirteenth battery of Rus- sian horse artillery returned the fire vigorously, and in the course of the action lost three horses and one man, This was the first Russian killed in the Army of the Danube. Further details of the artillery fight at {orail are arriving here, A telegram from Galatz, dated Wednesday, says:—"‘Yestorday afternoon two Turkish monitors supported by the shore batteries at Gbiacct opened a murderous fire upon the Russian batteries at Ibrail, which replied vigorously. The cannonade lasted three hours, Ibrail was uninjured. All last night there was great activity in tho Russian camp, showing thatthe Russians are about to assume the offensive. Karly this morning the Kussian batteries recommenced cannonading Ghiacet, and at nine A. M. © brisk musketry firc was audible at all points.” A Bucharest despatch says:—‘‘The artillery engagemont was renewed with vigor late on Tuesday afternoon between the Turkish batteries at Widdin and the Roumanian batteries at Kalafat, which only ceased at nightfall. The barracksand Custom House at Katafat ‘Were destroyed and the church injured. Widdin was Seton tre. The Turks again fired y lay but the Roumanian batteries were silent.’ A later despatch says:—"The Turkish batteries at Widdin ceased firing at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Their shells aid not reach Kalafat The Roumanian shells only reached the Turkish vessels off Widdin.” The Turkish commander has resolved to make the first stand in defence of the Dobrudscha on the hne from Kostendji to Chernavoda, and his next defence within the precincts of the quadrangle formod by the fortresses of Rustchuk, Varna, Shumla and Silis- tria Two monitors will be stationed so as to harass tho Russians when they attempt to cross the Danube, which will most likely be near Nikopolis, on and after the 19th inst, OPERATIONS IN ASIA. A despatch from Pera, dated Tuesday night, says:— “The Russians have gained an important victory be. tween Kars and Erzeroum. The Turks retreated upon €rzeroum. It is rumored that 14,009 Turks were cap- iured. Rumors of an armistice came from Bulgaria,” The following official despatch, dated Tiflis, May 7, bas deen received in St Potersburg:—‘The main body bavo reconnortered the neighborhood of Kars, A solumn ot cavalry has been sent to Kagisman. One detachment is approaching Ardaban and another | Dyadin. Everywhere the Russians meet with a friendly reception both from Christians and Mussul- mans, The Turkish prisoners aro glad to be relieved from the hardships of military service.’’ A despatch from Erzeroum, dated nine o’clock Tuesday night, says tho Russians aro surrounding Soghanle ana con- centrating for an attack on Moubktar I’scha’s position at Bardiz and Yroikoy. The Russian force which occupied Bayazid 18 now advancing in the diree- tion of Kbemoui and Antob, leaving Karaki- lisa and = Alashkirt on their right, Bayozid bas now been placed under control of a Russian préiect of police. A despatch dated Erzeroum, Wednesday, ten ?. M. (yesterday), makes no mention of any fighting. It reports that the Russian colamn, which was going down the line of the Turco-Persian frontier in the direction of Van, has stopped at Bay- azid on account of the tmpracticability of the country and the lack of forage, A Vienna correspondent, dis- cussing the military situation in Asia, alter speaking ofthe possibility of Mukhtar Pacha’s position becom- the ‘wg antenadle from advance ot the three Russian columns, says ‘Fortunately for Mukbtar Vacha there is a strong position at Deve and Burna, | yo the east of Erzeroum, so that unless be is forced to * aecept battle proviously the Russians may possibly be | beard of In the neighborhood of Erzeroum before tho | Turks even make a serious attempt at resistance. | Tho Turkish début im the Asiatic campaign | can hardly be considered successtul. Their promi- nent idea seems to have been to stop ali the gaps along the frontier by which the Russians might enter, It would not bo easy to repair this ecattering of forces, and Mukhtar Pacha must have better for- | lune than he bud in Herzegovina f be can get back in lime @ portion of the forces wasted in Batoum and Arduhao, while {t mast take soine time to obtain rein- forcements from elsewher FROCLAIMING A HOLY WAR IN I8LAK, In @ low days the aonual Holy Pilgrim Caravan will leavo Constantinople for Mecca laden with costly presents for the Mohammedan shrines, The Shetk-ul- Islam gave to the Jeader, who has beon this time ap- | pointed by the Saitan bimsel!, instructions to pro- laim in ail the cities he passed through that Russia, | who persecutes tho Christians herseif for not con- forming to the orthodox faith, was now intent upon driving all believers in Isiamism from Europe, The Sultan bas therelore resolved to call all the faithful toa holy war against infidel Russia, and promises to goona pilgrimage himself if the war proves succersful to bis arms, On Friday the Sheik-al-Isiam will solemnly bless the Sultan us the leader of the holy war, Tho upper part of the Dobrudse! linost desert Au the Monammedans have gone South, The Christians bave been taken off by passing steamers. The Tark- ish garrisons of the noriheastern extremity of Bul- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. SCENE OF OPERATIONS ON THE DAN i S2o/ Lae rae UBL. y fhe chief interest of the campaign now centres in Moukhtar Pacha’s defence of Erzeroum., Tho HkRALD has already predicted all the movements of the Russiau columns and called attention to the Songalu position, as that on which a decisive battle was most likely to take placo, as well as to tho probability that the Russians would make an effort 10 turn it and establish thomselves betwoon the Turkish Commander-in-Chief in Asia and his head- quartors at Erzeroum. According to tho latest ad- vices this is exactly what is being attempted, and with avery good prospect of success. Had the Turks been wise enough to have establisned large depots at artvin, Ardahap, Kars and Bajazid, and covered th places with strong lines of earthworks behind which garrisons of 25,000 men each could bbid the places, this Russian advance would have been delayed if not rendered al- most impossible. But instead of doing this the Turks, cither from want of moans and men oF through a gross military blunder, mas no ate tempt to check the wave of invasion at its outset, and they are now experiencing its cumulative force as it concentrates its energy on their only depot, Erzeroum, Their strategic pian is not un- like that of the French during the war of 1870, They have taken no precautions against the wings of the Russian army, the movements of which have been cleverly masked. Moukbtar Pacha, therefore, stakes the fnte of his master’s causo tn Asia Minor on his defence of the Sougalu passes, Ho will eithor prove victorious there or precipitately abandon Armenia, if he ts permitted to escape, Even as ao demonstration the Russian ad- vance and occupation of Galatz, Ibrail and the towns iu the vicinity was a superb coup. It de- stroyed the Danube as a Turkish line of defence, and compels # distribution of tho Ottoman forces along the right bank, where at no point are they strong enough to resist a crossing of tho river, In a pre- vious riptive article the HkRALD indicated the line of the Kostendji railroad as that on which tho Turks would first attempt to defend the Dob- ! | | MAT OF WAR $ K lu ik ‘ermeni wre Oxy! 7 be RTUMT Nariman nage as Wu sHaramal MTS CHYNYSS. Ly agi ee “Kurden.¥ arta rudscha, and that the Rustchuk and Varna railroad would be the second. lato despatches stato that those lines have been selected for the pur- pose by the Turkish commanders, who rely on the quadrilateral formed by the fortresses of Rustcuuk, Sihstria, Schumla and Varna as a support for the second line. But any ono glancing at the HERALD map this morning will seo how incompletely the fort- resses of Rustchuk and Silistria fulfil their parte as | mombers of such a combination. Each depends for its supplies on the lino it 6 expected to assist in defending, and if those lines are cut by an invading army as they mevitably will bo by the Russians Rustchuk and Silistria become 130- lated from Schumla and Varna and from each other, while a movement to the left would place a Russian army corps between Schumla and the Black Sea Hostilities between the Roumuninns and the Turks may now be said to have fairly commenced at Widdin and Kalafat, This socures Roumania sgainst a Turk- ish incursion from that sido and covers tho Russian garia are very small aod will hardly offer a long re- sistance, TURKISH OUTKAGES ON NEUTRALS. A Bucharest despatch roports that at Bekot the Turkish irregulars burned and sunk several! lighters, among which were some that belonged to Messrs, Watts & Milburn, of London, and had the British flag hoisted, They poured pitch on the decks and set firoto them, They also captured a Greek brig witha British cargo insured st Lioyd’s. Colonel Mansfeld, British Consul General at Bucharest, bas informed the British Ambassador8st Viena and Constanti- nopleof these occurrences by telegraph in order that steps may be taken to obiain reparation and put a stop vo such wanton and objectless raiding for tho future. A Bucharest despatch says the Turkish guo- boats have seized four vessels sailing uvder the Greek flag in the Danube. Two Aus- trian vessels were ordered to leave within an hour under the threat that they would be fired into if they remained. A Turkish monitor on Wednesday bombarded Satanow ten hours. A French gunboat has arrived at the Sulina meuth of the Danube to protect French subjects in the Do- brudscha. THE RUSSIANS IN ROUMAMNIA. The Russian forces in Koumania are the Eleventh corps at Ibrail, Galatz and Reni; the Seventh corps between Ismail and Kilia, the Fightn on the River Jalomitza, and tho Tenth and Twelfth now moving from Leovna and Jassy southward. The Ninth is still in Bessarabia, but is expected to cross the Pruth near Leovna ina few days. Cossacks have taken possession of Recket Island, near Rent, and expelled tho Turk!sn picket. The Standard’s Vienna telegram says :— DORS KNGLAND MEAN TO FIGHT? The London correspondent of the Scotsman says:— “The army clothing factory in Grosvenor road, Pim- lico, 18 particularly animated and busy at present. I am assured that work is carried on without intermis- sion day and night, and that numerous shifts of work people are being employed. Thero is a gen- eral conviction in both military and naval official circles that we ure om the immodiate eve of war. Arrangements bave been made by which some 25,000 men can be embarked within six days, if necessary, and 20,000 to 25,000 more within a fortnight after. I cannot say, from the details which 1 have been able to pick up, that, personally, Iat all understand how these numbers are made up, but those who are necessarily cognizant with everything of this kind speak to the abovo effect with apparent certainty on good and recent authority.’’ The Cologne Gazette learns trom Cairo that a number of British officers have been sent to select a position for an intrenched camp at tho entrance oi the Suez Can: It is officially announced that there is no foundation for the statement that Lieutenant General Sir John Lintorn Simmons or any other general bas been ¢e- lected to command an expeditionary force. The Admiralty announces that the flect arrived in Suda Bay, Crete, on Tuesday evening. A despatch from Port Said states that tho British fleet ts daily expected the: ‘Tho Standard says:—‘Tho greatest activity prevails at the Deptiord victualling yard. The production and issue of naval stores and provisions are proceeding at an extraordinary rate, New machivery has beon erected and the work people have been employed over hours for some time back. Soon after the fleet was sent to the Mediterranean it was deemed advisable to repienish tho stores at Malta and Gibraltar, which are pow victualled sufi- ciently to supply not only their own garrisons, but a considerable proportion of the army and navy, for at Ixast a year, To avoid unnecessary observation or misconstruction stores are sent in private vessels ag ordinary cargo, It bas been decided to add the iron- clads Vaiiant, Lord Warden, Thunderer and Achilles to the Channel squadron, It is probable an additional admiral will be appointed to this squadron, which wil assemble at Devonport ready for sea on May 28, The Manchester Guardian's: London correspondent gays he understands instructions have been sent to Woolwich to prepare the transport companies of the army servico corps at that station for immediate ser- vice should they be required, and equipment to com- plete the same 1s to be drawn atonce. It would appear that all necessary precautions are being taken for Placing av army corps in the field in eMcrent condition. THE TIMES ON ENGLISH POLICY, Tho Times, ina leading article, speaking of the re- marks of Mr. ss, Home Secretary, in the House of Commons, on Monday night, on Mr, Gladstone’s reso. lutions, say: “Mr. Cross emphatically condemned the misrale in Turkey and oequivocally declared that the government would do nothing to protect tho Porte, Thasanend is put to the reports that the government 1s inclined to lot itself bo made an instru. ment of clamors for war, Mr. Cross, of course, added that the government wonld defend the interests of England, and, what is more important, he defined those interest, We should protect tho Suez Canal, guard Egypt and not permit any Power to interfere with the freedom of the Dardanelles and the Bos- phorus. Henco we should protect Constantinople from becoming the prize of conquest. This the ‘essential part of our policy and is also the policy of all Europe. Nono of the Powers could permit the treedom of the Mediterrancan and the Black Sea to be ham- pered; but to suppose that Russia would defy tho united policy of all the Powers by seizing Egypt and Constantinople is to suppose that her statesmen aro, in @ medical sense, unlit to be at large, Mr. Cross, at the conclusion of bis speech, gave the tol- lowing @ clear statement of the government's policy :—Not to sanction oppression or tyranny in any part of the world; to preserve treaty engagements and sot an example which, followed by the otber nations, would materially ada to the happiness of the world; deeply as wo regret the war, to main: tain the strictest neutrality between the- contending nations outside the necessities of this actual war, and to maintain as they ought to matn- tain, and as any British government would maintain, those interests of England which ought to be main- tained. Wo have no thought of fear or gain. Before tho face of the House of Commons, he declared—of Englaud, ot Europe, of the world—that the govern- mont is conscious of the honesty of their own purpose; they are conscious of their own earnest dosiro for pea thoy are conscious, if need’ be, of their strength. They will not use their strength improperly. Wheuevor the opportunity may offer to stop this war, to heal these wretched divisions, to improve the con- dition of these Christian populations in a way which wilireally improve them—and that way, in Mr. Cross’ opinion, is not by war—to localize, minimize or wipe away the effects of war—there the government will give their servicer, RUSSIA AND THE POWERS. A Paris correspondent says:—The Russian Tele- graph Agency, while declaring that Russia will not reply to Earl Derby's note, pub- lighes a statement which may be considered Ru informal reply. It says the powers which seriously desiro to re-establish an understanding and @ guarantee of general poace must seek a new basis more in conformity with circumstances, without turther dwolling on mistaken vicws of past results, which are the best refutation of the English dos- patch as respects the treaty of 1871, appealed to in this despatch it may bo asked if the Porte was not the Orst to break the engagement of the pre- coding Treaty of 1856. If the English Cabi- net maintains that the Porte was not bound by it, then that treaty would only havo served to guarantee the Porte’s entire impunity. All the documents of that period prove on the con- trary that the Christian Powers did not mean to defend a régime opprossive tor Christians They simply de- cided inst the exclu: Protection of Rustia. They substituted for 1% the common protection of Europe. The rights and duties attaching thereto they have often oxercised, The Agency cites instances of intervention such as the Andrassy note, the Berlin memorandum, <c., and adisi—“Results have proved that these platonic interventions led to nothing, If the English Cabinet regards the treaty of 1856 ae impotent that interpretation will hardly be accepted by Europe, or even by the English nation, especially not by the Russian government or pation, In the interest of mon action and pressure of Europe should havo been exerted. Rassia bas done everything for this purpose, Horo efforts wero fruitless. 1t only remained for Russia to execute alone the duty whicn the other Cabinets, agreeing with her in principle, hesitated to assume in practice, Tht Imperial Cabinet is justified in affirming that it t# acting ta conformity with the sentiments and interests of Europo. ROUMANIA AND THR WAR, A Bucharest correspondent, discussing the focling there, says;—"It would have beon impossible at the outbroak of hostilities for tho Roumanian govern- ment to Induce the poople to aecept an open alliance with Russia, bat, step by step, they have been moving steadily forward, using ery argument and inducoment. They have succeeded in arousing sufficiont feeling to enabie them to call out the militia, The reoccupation ot Kalafat is also almost positive proot that tho war party has carried the duy.” A private meeting of Roumanian Sonators and Deputies has been held to con- sider thecxpediency of Rourmania participating in the war, A majority of the Deputies appear to savor war, but the Senators’ views are doubtiul, The statement that the Roumanian army will probably be incor. porated with the Russian army or placed under a Rus- sian commander 18 officially contradicted, Special despatch from Bucharest to tho Wiener Presse reports that in @ private conterence of Senators and Deputies on Tuesday it was decided that the inde- pendence of Roamania should be prociaimed in the public sitting on Wednesday. After the prociamation of independence war will be declared, M, Bratiany, Presiaent of the Ministry, was present at the mocting, Pubiie opinion in Bucharest grows dally more ond more In favor of regular participation in th rand a declaration of independence, this treaty the com- | WHAT THE POLES ARE DOING, A Berlin despatch says:—‘It is reported from Vienna that a meeting of the Polish agitators was held at Lemberg on May 4, to determine the policy of the Poles in tho present crisis. It was at this mooting that the organization of a Polish legion was decided upon, Count Plater will shortly publish a proclama- tion to the Poles in tho name of the Secret National Committee, ThePolish teaders have resolvod to ab- stain trom oxciting any trouble with Austria.” THE NEUTRALITY OF THE DANUBE, Ia tho Hungartan Diew yesterday Prime Minister Tisza, in reply to the interpellation of Herr Somssich, said tho noutrality of tho Danabe has nover been ex- pressly declared, but only the principle of free naviga- tion. Therefore, interforenco of neutrals with the operations of beiligerents is impossible while such operations are within the princi; of international law, Austro-Hungary, however, ha: dv made rep- resentations at St, Petersburg and Constantinople against any rostrictions of navigation not indispensabdly nec- essary. A favorable reply 18 expected, Tho govern- ment’s course will depend upon the result of these representations. A despatch from Constantinople says Turkey ha extended tho time for vessels of neutral Powers to enter and leave the Black Sea to the 15th ot May for ontering andthe 17th for departing, The Black Sea will be declared closed to navigation after the latter date. Mr, Layard telegraphs Earl Derby that Turkey has extended the time for neutral vessels to enter and Jeave the bluckaded ports of the Black Sea seven days, Vessels may entor until the 15th inst, and depart until the 17th inet. THE GERMAN PLEET. A Berlin despatch announces that the German tron- clad squadron will leave Wilhelmshafea on the 30th inst. for the Mediterranean, RUSSIAN BONDS IN HOLLAND, ‘Tho Times in its Gnancial article says large amounts of Russian bonds are going from hero to Holland to fi! the void produced there by the salo of United States drawn bonds, The Dutch, it seems, aro selling the called bonds ef the United States government to the Americans, and instead of investing in new four and a half per cents buy Russian securities in London; the result of this operation being that gold from America may {ind {ts way hero on Dutch account to be used in paying for tholr Russian stock. AMERICAN NEUTRALITY. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE WAR FROM THE RUSSIAN MINISTER—THE QUESTION OF A PROCLAMATION, Wasninctos, May 9, 1877, Minister Shiskin called upon the Secretary of State this afternoon and gave official notification to the gov- ernment of tho United States that a state of war oxists betweon Russia and Turkey. Secretary Evarte wiil probably make the usual formal reply in writing. It is not yet determined whether aneutrality procia- mation will bo issued by our government. In tho great majority of instances of wars between foreign Powers no such proclamation bas been issued by tho President of the United States, and of course the laws and treaties enjoining neutrality upon our citizens in regard to conflicts votween other nations remain in tull force regardiess of attention being called to their provisions by “Neutrality proclamations”? THE RUSSIAN PACIFIC FLEET. Sax FRavctsco, May 9, 1877. A despatch from Valicjo, where the Russian flect is lying, says that {t 18 reported on retiablo authority that orders bave been received by the fleet to gov ready to sail ats moment's notice, The oflicers, how. ever, say they do not expect to suil at an early date, TROOPS FUR CANADA, Hativax, N. 8, May 9, 1877. Three hundred foldiers aro on tho way from Eng- land to fill up the Twentieth and Ninety-seventy regiments to their full strength. CANADA'S. DE FENCES. Quxmeo, May 9, 1877. Ton large 64-pounder guns and a quantity of mun!- tions of war arrived yesteruay by the ship City of Quovec. The yuns were fmmediately placed in post tion in the citadel, DR. WHEELER'S TREASURE. Dr, Alphonso Wheeler, a colored gentleman, a den- awd stivontk— "8, tist from Santa Fé, camo to this city last week and on- gaged rooms in Mrs. Elizabeth De Costa’s boarding house, at No, 6445 Sullivan street, On Tuesday morn- ing lost ho went out and left ander his pillow a belt containing $913 in goid. When he returned to the house avout nine o'clock that evening Mrs. Do Costa, who is acolored woman, sald to him, ‘You are a very cureles® man, Doctor; you left your belt and money under the pillow when you went ont to-day.’’ sho gave him the Key of bis room, bat when he went up- stairs ihe money or belt could not be toand, Hw traoks, bowever, which contained a quantity of vaiu- ables, woro lett undisturbed, Mra, Ve Costa and her servant Annie Ryan were arraigned before Judge Wan- dol! yesterday and held for examination. + [IY ARMENIA a ses Allker Kalaseu iS chashkngnt” 4 Rundug! YS retinitis . a - right with tne Ronmanian forces, The next move of the Russian Jett will probably be a forward one trom Ismail and Kiha oo the Sulina outlet of the Danube, which tt1s desirable to obstruct against the Turkivh monitors coming (rom the Black Sea. This movement will begin from Reni eastward, and may possibly re- sultin the capwure of some of these iron-clad hornets that are now trying to ating the Russians at the last named town, Thus the Russian lines will first oxtend up the river and toward its mouth, covered on onch end by torpedoes. The main boay of tho army will thon move across the Danube and force 118 way by a series of rapid marobes southward to the Kostendj: Railroad, whieb, when captured, will form a now line of operations, necessitating new dispositions of the Russian corps d’armee, It is when they are in occupation of this new front that the Russians may expect an English corpson their lett flank, operating trom Kostendji, on the Black Sca, But that corps, if it ever comee, will arrive tuo late. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS GERMANY AND FRANCE. Yon Moltke’s Constituents Desert Him. —— ooo SPAIN AND THE POPE. (By CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lospos, May 10, 1877. Prince Hohentoho, the German Ambassador at Paris, has informed the French government that the German garrison in Alsaco and Lorraine will be considerably strengthened to restore the equilibrium between tho mintary forces on both sides of the frontier. A despatch from Agram says:—"The Archduke Albrecht arrived hero yesterday, and was enthustas- tically greeted,” WANT OP CONVIDENCE IN VON MOLTKX, A despatch from Berlin says:—"A public meeting of electots at Meme! passed a resolution declaring want of confidence in Count Von Moltke, their representa- tive, on account of his recent vote in favor of a pro- tectionist policy.” SPAIN AND THE VATICAN. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs in reply to criticisms of some ot the Deputies in Congress yester- day dociared that tho relations between Spain and the Vaticon were never more cordial than at present. A PRESENT TO THE POE, A special telogram by way of Paris states that 4,000 French pilgrims on Monday presented the Pope 79,000t DECKEASK OF SMALLVOX CASHES, Thore were fitty four deaths from smallpox in Lon- don last week, being the lowest number since Decem- ber. A POLITICAL RESIGNATION IN ITALY, A despatch from Rome reports that Sr, Sella bas re- eigued the leadership of the Right, as a mark of his disapproval of the Senato’s rejection of tho Clerical Abuses bill, RACING IN GLAND. THE CHESTER TRADES’ CUP WON BY PAGEANT, Loxpoy, May 9, 1877. This was tho second day of the racing ut Chester, The race for the Chester Trades’ Cup brought outa field of ten borses and was won by Pageant, agaist whom 25 to 1 wax Ind at tho start. Jobo Day, who started with 8 to 1 against bim, secured second place, and The Snail, with 9 to 4 against him, thir SUMMARY. Tho Chester Trades’ Cup ot 400 sova tn specie (halt given by the trades of Chesier and half by the Grand Stand proprietors), 25 s9va cach, 15 1 jared; 1or three-y alier publication of the weights, of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, oF @ handicap Value 00 Sova, to carry 10 tbs, extras valae 200 #ovs., & second to receive 59 xove, outof the stakes, and the Fito pay 50 ao¥s toward expenses of the course; wrly two mies and a quarter; 92 sub: feitand 5 only to the fund i de- Lord out of Reveilide, “THE HERALD'S STORM.” [From the Anglo-Americaa Timos, April 27.) The Director of the Paris Observatory, M. Le Ver- rier, being strack with the Henano'’ storm predic- tions, was “interviowea” by its representative in Le Verrier bad an engagement with despatchos from Newfound: all storms | The proprie- tor of the HenaLn deserves great credit for the me- Yaris, M. England to forward such land, but these were discontinued «i signalled disappeared in tho Norty, teorological service established at New York. M. Verricr has been making out mapa imdi routes Of storms acrors the Atlantic, in which he caa be aided greatly by the information secured by tt MenaL The French rope and parts of Asia, eighty stations, Ho is or, tural notices. He wisy st clock to give the timo to we may add that the Hrkauo’s last storm left soine houses in Highgate rvotiess, but it was ao easterly gala Tho Henan predicted heavy and the gales were heavy and long con to verily apy prophecy. with betw niaing a serv it a8 @ CUFIONITY a added to « handicap sweepsiakes of | eurold# aad upward; the winner, | by the way, | | | | government was abandoned, | to goto the pew reservation in the Indian Territory ? PINNEY ARRAIGNED, Say Fraxcrsco, May @, 187 George M. Pinney was arraigned tn the Municit Criminal Court to-day oo two indictments tor rhefore gery of pay certificates, A plea of not guilty was ep. tered, reserving the priv a demure rer aby time belore uray. The trial will provably not come ol! before July. | THE INDIANS. Cincaco, May 9, 1877. A speciai from Sioux City to tne Tribune reports that advices from Springiield, Dakota, say a council was held to-day by 500 Yonca Indians at their agency hear Springteld, and their purpose of resisting the ‘They finally concluded peaceably, OFFICIALS INDICTED, Cixcinnatt, May 9, 1877, Willlam P, Wallace, sheriff of this county, aod Duntel McCarthy, turnkey of Hamilton County Jai, were found gu'ity to-day in the United States District Court of aiding a federal prisoner to escape from jail, ‘The prisoner referred to was arrested by the United States authorities for illegal voung last tall, and as bis conviction might affect tho election of some of the candidates who obtained oilice, he was allowed to get away. RAILWAY STATION BURNED. CixcINwATI, May 9, 1877, A Commercial special announces the destruction by fre this morning of the Atlantic and Great Western tronsfer freight depot at Leavittsburg, One, Fourteen Ireight cars, some of them loaded, were also destroyed, ‘The goods burned were destined for transportation westward, The loes is estimated at $20,000, OBITUARY. COMMODORE BENJAMIN J. TOTTEN, Commodore Benjamin J, Totten, of the United States Navy, died at New Bedtord, Mass., yesterday, at the age of seventy-one years. Commodore Tot- ten was a vative of the West Indies, He was appointed to the navy from New York, March 4, 1823; assigned for duty in tho Mediterranean squadron in 1827, promoted to paseed midshipman 1830, as. signed to the Dolphin of the Pacife squadron, commissioned as ltoutenant in 1834, as commander ; commanded the sioop Vincenues on the const of Alrica trom 1858 to 1860, the storcship Brandywine, of the North Atlantic blockading squadron, in 1861 and 1862; commis commanded the Naval Rendezvous, Naval Asylum, Poiladelphia, MARY ELLIOTT VALENTINE. Mrs, Mary Elliott Valentino died at her residence In Bayonne, N. J., on the 6th inst., to the great grief of a wide circle of friends, Sho was an eminently plous lady, kind and charitablo to all; but being of a delicate coustitution she was cut of in the prime of her womans hood and in the midst of hor good works, W. S. DOWNER, EDITOR. Major W. &. Downor, editor of the Huntington (W. Va.) 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