West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-10

husband, who intimsted that the alienation
OIL ms wife's love from him was the cause
OF the tragedy ......... General Forrest
the Confederate soldier, is dead. ........
John Welsh, Of Philadelphia has been APP
pointed Minister 10 England by the Presi-
dent. lie is a merchant OF Philadelphia,
and brother Of William Welsh, late one Of
the Board OF Indian Commissioners. He is
ABOUT seventy-two years of age, and has
maze large fortune i'm the sugar importing
business. He has never held Office of any
Importance, outside of local Philadelphia
politics, and is better known 10 the public
as President of the Board of Finance of the
late Centennial Exhibition, and one of the
most active promoters of the success of the
exhibition. In politics, Mr. Welsh has al.
ways been thorough going Republican,
supporting all the State and National meas.
ures oil that party. At the same time he has
never been identified with the Cameron di.
vision in the management of State affairs.
PRESIDENT Hayes visited the Virginia State
FAR on the 3Oth ult. He met with a cordial
reception at Fredericksburg and Richmond.
....::...The explosion of boiler in the saw.
mn OF Shoema kcr & Powell, at Shepherds
burg, "a, killed the son OF Mr.. Shoemake r
and Il man named Bowers, and wounded TIVE
others.
Notes from Abroad.
Sulciman Pasha telegraphs, undder ate OF
October 25, as follows: To-day twelve
Russian battalions with cavalry and artil.
lery attacked the works Of Rustchuk. The
Turks made n sortie and forced the Rus.
SANS to retire into their intrenchments nj
Pyrgos, with loss of four hundred and
nifty killed and wounded. Four Russian
divisions attacked the Turkish line on the
LON from Joyancififtlik, near Kosoyo.
on the right, To Solenik on the left.
They were repulsed with loss of eight
huudred killed and some prisoners. The
turkish loss is 1874 killed and 90 wounded.
a bucharest correspondent saws that after
making tour of inspection of the Czaro.
witch's position, he is convinced that a
winter campaign is impossible with the ex-
lstlng transport system. Already fodder
sometimes fails for days......Two severe
shocks OF earthquake (another report says
one slight one) were felt at Lisbon recently,
attended, however, with little damage
III was reported that the Russians pur.
suing Ghaza Mukhtar have advanced as far
as Khorassan, and that Mukhtar has re.
treated to Koprikoi between Khorassan
and Hassan Kaleh. Erzeroum is preparing
Tor siege. The inhabitants are arming,
and reiniorcements are fastening up from
Trebizond. Ghaza Mukhtar, however. re-
ports that the Russians have not advanced
further than Meilidoo, on the western slope
OF Soghanli Dagh, which is more probable
than the first statement. Doubtless a state
OF panic prevails at Erzeroum, giving rise
to all sorts of unfavorable rumors
A Russian official dispatch from Poradin.
says that Grand Duke Nicholas inspected
Thursday, the battlefield at Gorny Dubuirk.
Inc troops are elated by their victory.
Russian loss, two thousand five hundred
Turkish loss nearly equal. Eighty Turkish
oihcers were taken prisoners, and one flag
ana fourgun captured. "A Paris correspond.
ent OF the London Times telegraphs that he
believes President MacMahon has fallen
unuer the influence of those who are deter.
mined o resist the will of the Nation. but
the Cabinet is divided about how far sucb
resistance ought to be carried. The Duke
de Broglie, President of the Council and
Minister OF Justice; Duke de Cazes. Minis.
Ter OF Foreign Affairs; General Bertrand.
Minister OF War, and Viscount de Meaux'
Minister of Agriculture, might go as far as a
second dissolution of the Chamber of
Deputies, but If the Senate refused this they
would resign. There are Others who favor
establishing dictatorship on the ruins of
the Constitution. The correspondent does
not believe President MacMahon will follow
them that far. Well informed Conservatives
thlnk that the majority of the Cabinet would
oe pleased TO have the Senate refuse n
second dissolution, and thereby afford
them the opportunity to bow to the
viii OF the Senate, instead of the
Chamber of Deputies. The correspondent
adds: " If Ylch is really the idea of the Gov
ernment, think the Senate will be disposed
TO facilitate their state of feeling" he
British Parliament has been further pro.
rogued TO December 1......... The Bolton
strike is over. The loss in wages is half n
million dollars. The American masons tele.
graph home that no more men should come
over while the strike 10 ax;st;nu