West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-16


Red Cloud Indians. The Missouri between
Peck and Benton, is reported full OF hOstiles
Sitting Bull is undoubtedly not one of them
Ecircs
At Hot Springs, Ark, about 1 : 30 o'clock
in the morning FIRE broke out in a shanty
occupied by negro named Greenless. The
fire communicated TO the French Restaurant,
and thence north and south on both sides Of
the street. All buildings are burned north
OF Rockafellow's drug store, and south below
Malvern Crossing. About two hundred
and fifty buildings were destroyed, and an
immense amount of goods. As there is but
one street in the valley, the steamer was cut
of, and could afford no relief to the lower
end OF the town until the flames had been
checked above it. Loss about $500 600.
Little insurance.
Notcs from n broad.
England's war preparations go on with
great earnestness. Lord Napier has been
appointed Commander-in-chief, with Sir
Garnet Wolseler Chief OF staff. The First
Army Corps is reported about ready for an
expedition, and the Second is rapidly pre-
p ring Troops will probably land ut
Besika Bay England and Austria, back ed
by France and TIA y, oppose the retrocession
Of BessaTabia. Germany has counseled
Prussia to renounce her claims, which she
does not seem disposed TO do Russia
insists on her claim TO the Turkish Ironclads
and an entrance to COnstantinople, in the
event of which the British feet will enter the
Black Sea. Germany is preparing eight iron
clods Tor the Mediterrau can in case OF war ...
The Agence Russo says: "The conditions
of peace published in London are mae
curate. Russia has never demanded the ex.
pulsion of the Mussulman inhabitants of
Bulgaria. She has only demanded a recall OF
Turkish officials and troops Russia does
not hand over portion of Bosnia to Seryia.
The question of the Straits is reserved for
the nsideration Of Europe. The published
version contains other gross inaccuracies ;"
announcement of the con-
clusion of peace between Russia and Turkey
has been rcceived
CoNSTANTINoPLE, Sunday night, 3D.
the treaty OF peace has been signed. The
urand Duke Nicholas announced the fact
To ms soldiers at Review, at San StefanO.
to-day. Russia has abandoned her claim
on Egyptian and Bulgarian tributesp
~. petersburg and Pera correspondents
confirm the report that the treaty OF peace
has been signed. At st. Petersburg, the
enthusiasm over the news was almost un.
precedented. There was an immense
erowI before the, palace, shouting and
singing, "Gol Save the Gar" ......
1t is said the Pope intends to dismiss the
nontihcal Gendarmes and Swiss Guards.
lie VIII proably reside mostly at Castle
GandolfO, village fourteen miles south.
east OF Rome, in order To be away from the
Italian Pope Leo XIII was
crowned in Sistine Capel March 3. The
ceremony commenced at Q 80 in the morn.
ing, and terminated at I 80 in the after.
noon. The Cardinals, prelates, and din
lomatists accredited to the Vatican. and a
Few other persons, were present. The Popt
was atterward carried to his apartments
pressing the spectators on the way A few
houses were Illuminated at night
special dispatches from various points in
the Greek provinces of Turkey -indcat.
that the Instruction is spreading. Thes,
say two thousand insurgents are encamped
within sight of Nalo, i'm Thessalv. and ar,
intrenching. The district between Mount
| olympus and the Pindus Range is in revolt
The Epirus insurgents defeated the Turks
at Ghista, Friday, after four hours fight
killing eighty and wounding one hundred
and nifty. Another fight took place nj
Carallmpei, with n similar result, the Turk,
leaving seventy dead on the field A Pro.
yislonal Government has been formed al
Lycurslan, and union with Greece pro
claimed. Two hundred and fifty refugees
women, and children, from Lycursian, have
arrived. At Corfu great panic prevails
among the Christian population of the in.
surrecuonary districts. Consular reports
from Larrisa, capital of Thessalia, say six
teen unarmed men and thirty women
ana children were massacred by the Turk
lsh irregulars, and all the women in IN,
town violated.