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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. Osman Pasba'o supplies are beginning begin-ning to fail. The Egyptian contingent in Turkey vflll be increased. Dr. Henri Coniifau, physician to the lalo Emperor Napoleon, is dead. A stream of Russian reinforcements is now flowing steadily through Roumania. Mariscal tins h"en declared the constitutional governor of Sonor.i, averting revolution. It is said that the Russians intend to blockade Plevoua, but will not attempt to take it by assault. The Hnss'an army has or-cupied Kustemiji. There are no signs ol either Turkish army or fleet. The mobilization of two more division of Russian grenadier, and one of cavalry Iiiib been ordered. A Russian cavalry expedition hn been assigned to the duty of blocking Orcboidisk pans, to stop'I'uikish communication com-munication with Sophia. It is said that 180,000 men are now actually on tho march to reinforce the Ruwian army. The next battle ahml Plevna is mo u.t to h. decisive. The proKpectn of the autumn crops may hi legarded as hopeli as in southern India, most critic! in western, west-ern, central und southern India, and (airly good in eastern India. Celonel Gordon of the Egyptian service has supposed the insurrection insurrec-tion in IWhir, Abyssinia, without bloodshed, and ho is to meet the king of Abyssinia to negotiate peace. The Ruitdjan army aod imperial headquarters will remain united, which icms to imply thai the emperor em-peror will encourage the tro.ips with I lid presence on the field ol b.ittle. The Russian army occupies in force a liiiH extending from Kustendji in the Dnuliihacha, to Schipka pass. The Turks are a considerable dista nee orl nd do not make any demonstrations. demonstra-tions. On Saturday 35,000 Russian infantry. infan-try. ID regiments of cavalry and 110 tuns attacked Mukhlar Pasha along the whole line extending from Mardgarjik to Yak in lar. At G in tne evening the RusMans retreated in good order, pursued by tbe Turks. Tne Turks lost 105 killed and wnu nd l-q and the Russians 1,200. |