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Show Retributive. ! : Franklin, Ills.,12. Last night,J. H. Dancan, being refused liquor at the drug store of Wright Bros., returned alter the store was closed, entered through the back window, distributed a keg of powder over the floor, turned the taps of the coal oil barrels on and sat the whole on fire and attempted to escape, but before he had succeeded i terrible explosion occurred, entirely demolishing the (tore and setting fire to the adjoiniug grocery, which was also destroyed. Duncan was fatally burned. Loss, alout $15,000; insurance insur-ance $3,500. FOREIGN. THE EASTERN WAR. PLEVNA SCBKODA'DED. London, 11. A telegram lrom Dolny Dubnik says: In consequence ' of the evacuation of this place by the Turks, the Russians have contracted a circle around Plevna of thirty miles. The Russians have 125,000 men, sufficient to fill two continuous lines of trenches around the wbole position. Five or six thousand cattle are vis able in Osman Pacha's position and other indications how thst it is probable proba-ble he can hold out thirty or forty dayn. MORE KILLING. London, 12, A Russian official dispatch, dated Bogot, the 11th, says: The Turks last night attempted to surprise Gen. Skobelofl's positions. The Russians were warned and allowed the Turks to approach to ' within 100 paces, when they received , them with a heavy fire. The Turks ! retreated to an entrenched position, and maintained a violent fire until 2 o'clock this morning. It is reported that heavy fightiup, favorable to the1 Turks, has been progressing at Plevna the last two days. Chevket I Pasha haa gone toScbipka. Mehemeti All will take command of the divi-l jsions at Orchai-ie. The importation 'of rye and fLur ii exempted from' duty by Turkey until March lat, 1S78. j FIVE B USD RED IIOUE. j i Constantinople, 12. The Russian jBuppurus irom uaoruvd en route to Suipka pass, being obliged to pat within our range recently, lost 5o0 killed. Our losses were trfiing, but include Lessman Pi-ha, command ant of the artillery, kilied. Muk htar Ptaha telegraphs under d-ile o; Su:da: Tne Russians are entrenching t:ieraeles iu toe neighborhood neigh-borhood of Dere Boyun. According to mtelhgsrco I have received from Kara up to tne 4th inst., the force investing in-vesting that place is not very numer-, OU4. The principal efforts of the erseaiy are apparently directed ugaiust Erxeroum. j |