Russian and Turkish Orders for War Material.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 897, 13 April 1877, Page 3

Russian and Turkish Orders for War Material.

Both Russia and Turkey have for some time past been sending large orders for small arms and cartridges to A merica. A supply of Colt's rifle machinery has been sent to Russia, and is turning out large numbers of rifles for the use of tbe Russian Army. The number already manufactured ia Russia by machinery purchased by General Gorloff from Colt's, Rifle Company is estimated at 3,000,000. Russia has also during the past year imported from anoiher American firm 100,000 pistols. There baa likewise been perfected in America «'hat is now called the Russi&tt cartridge, 20,000,000 of wbiph have been made iv Bridge Port, Connecticut. Cartridge machinery has also been sent from Ametica to Russia, and 400,000 cartridges are being manufactured daily at St. Petersburg and Moscow, The Turkish Government has entered into a contract with the Rhode Island Company for the supply of SOO.OOO Martini Henry rifles, of Avhich 250,000 have already been shipped ; 100,000 wore are ready for export, and materials for another 100,000 are on hand at the works. --—— — — i^'%(_q.iLrj.jlJf ■! li > i

A gentleman surnamed Cie American Flag, sayg the < San Francisco LetterNews,' who is stopping at the Palace hotel, wa? the otlier day the victim of a fearful outrage. It seems this gentleman, who is tall, commonly wears the highest collar ever seen in 'Frisco. He received a note from a firm of bill-stickers, asking if he did not wish to let out the backs of those articles for advertising.