West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-22

10 fcclFlct NnlncSc immigration "a
recent boiler explosion in Nincennes, Ind,
at Clark L. Bucks foundry, John Miller and
James Coleman were killed. There were
about thirty men employed in the works,
six or eight OF whom are seriously injured.
one man had n leg broken, and others re-
ceived scratches and bruises i'm various parts
OF their bodies. The main building, which
is frame structure, was nearly demolished.
Fires
Cochran & Fulton's liqusr house, in
Louisville, was totally DESTROYED by fire
Saturday night, the Sth. The loss sbctween
$4,000 to $4,000. Insured for 5000
in the Royal London Assurance, Columbus,
Ohio, and other Companies. The total loss
on the building, whisky, paper, etc, will
perhaps reach 100000. The building
destroyed belonged to w. III. Fosdick, OF the
Louisville HOtel.........An Another lively
lire i'm Louisville on the same night
as the above was caused by the
burning OF several cottages and the brewery
stables. Ii was started by Henry Croomes,
negro, who threw a coal oil lamp at his
mistress, Mary Chinn. She was in bed
with their child, a little girl. The lamp set
fire TO her night clothes, the bedding and
the house and other property. Croomes
saved the child and himself, but the woman
was burned to death.
Mcader's Furniture Factory. northwest
corner of Smith and Front Streets, Cincin.
natl, was recently destroyed by fire, entail
ing loss OF 100000, with an insurance
only of $4,000.
southern Itcms.
AT Myrtle Grove Plantation, below New
Orleans, recently, seven negroes, named
Samuel Green, Gus Castine, Henry Weston.
Gus. Bell, Bernard Marshall, Charles Thorn.
ton, and Lewis Thomas, attempted To cross
the river at that point in an old skiff. When
about midway the planks in the skiff parted
and she sunk, resulting in the drowning of
the first five named. The two survivors,
Charles Green and Lewis Thomas. saved
themselves by clinging to the skin until
picked up by boat sent TO their relief.
Notcs from Abroad.
dispatch from Suleiman Pasha to
Constantinople says that the Turks have
captured Elena, with eleven guns, twenty
ammunition wagons, and three hundred
prisoners. The Russian loss is estimated at
three thousand killed and wounded.
a Russian official dispatch admits the
capture of Elena, aud says that Prince
Mirsky, being attacked by from twenty to
thirty thousand Turks was compelled, after
a stubborn resistance and heavy loss, to fall
then, first from Mahren to Elena, and then
from Elena to fortified position mt Jako
witz, Mt the head of the mountain gorge
The Turks renewed the attack on Wednes
day morning, but, according to the latest
advlces, which were to half-past five o'clock
wednesday evening, the attack had ceased.
and the Russian re-enforcements were ar.
irving.
The special correspondent of the Cincin.
natl Commercial, under date of London.
December 9th, cables the following: Sulei-
man Pasha is making strenuous efforts to
reileve Plevna or Withdraw enough Russian
troops from the siege TO enable Osman
Fasha to break out. Although checked at
Jokowitza, he has about forty thousand
troops at that point, against not over twenty.
1--WE thousand Russians, and he may be able
yet to force passage to Tirnova Severe
hghtlng is again reported in the Balkins,
put particulars cam not be obtained tonight
Baker Pasha is appointed to the command
OIL division under Mehemet Ali In Asia
the Turks have evacuated Batoum, and the
Iall oil Erzeroum is daily looked for us rein
Iorcements can not now reach Mukhtar
Pasha. The Servians are said to have
crossed the frontier at Jacoss and fortified
themselves on Turkish territory. The total
loss OF Russia up to November 18th.
amounted to seventy-four thousand eight
hundred and hfty-eight men. Public inter.
est IN the war was never higher in England
IMAM now. Everything points to some de-
! cisive ev :nts before New Years Dav. and
should tn Turks Je overpowered, and UNI
able To ! event general Russian advance
upon Adrianople, there is no telling what
action Great Britain may be forced TO take.
mat she is quietly preparing for possible
active interference in behalf Of Turkey is
certain. Already the army has been re.
crulted up to its maximum, and the order
was given yesterday to medically inspect
the three regiments of Guards frst on the
list for foreign service. AS the Guards
never leave England except in cases of
nFfln e
tremely significant. The North German
1dzette states that Prince Bismarck will not
return to Berlin before Christmas. but
might even stop away till next spring. In
view OF the Importance Of the debates now
going on in the Prussian Parliament tho
critical state of affairs in France, and the
complications in the East, the Chancellor's
resolution MOTTO return 10 Berlin is regarded
rs likely to create great diffculty.....
ihe sittings of the French Chambers Satur-
uay were uninteresting. After the sitting
the COnstitutiOnalists held an imnortanf
meeting. One member declared that thew
must follow the Marshal TO the end, even 10
dissolution. Lambert de Sainte Croix
urged that the Marshal must accent the Par.
llamentary Ministry. NJ. Batbie maintained
That the Marshal had made every concession
consistent with honor, and bencefortb tho
Constituencies must follow him. even 10
voting second dissolution. AIM. Bocber's
request the meeting refrained from a decis
ION The utmost confusion reigns i'm all cir.
cles........ dispatch from Rome saws the
rope experiences temporary relief, cspe
ciaily in the morning, but every attempt he
makes to assume a sitting posture produces
n collapse.
After severe engagement on December
9th, before Pleyna, Osman Pasha, who was
wounded, surrendered unconditionallv
The Turks in Plevna were diving of HUNGER
and cold. The Agcnce Russo makes the
Following announcement: "Osman Pasha
attempted TO break through in the direction
OF Widen. He was attacked In the front
and rear, and was compelled to lay down his
arms, after glorious struggle. in which he
was seriously wounded. All with one voice
praise his conduct"
Special advices from Bucharest put the
number Of Turkish prisoners taken At
Plevna at 10000, and the number Of guns
captured at four hundred. The ground
which was the scene Of the sortie was Ii,.
orally strewn with thousands Of dead and
dying. Osman Pasha himself was severely
wounded before he would consent 10 sur.
render His valOr, which Is described rs
desperate, is everywhere the theme of con.
versation. The suferings Of the Turks i'm
the town were actually awful. Cold. die
ease, and famine decimated the ranks and
reduced the soldiers 10 living skeletons ~
aggrayale their suferings, their was no
doctor, ana no medicine could be obtained.