West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-28

Convention bolted and adopted an address
20 the Democrats of the State, calling a
Convention AZ Faneuil Hall.
western Itoms
The steamer Reliance, running between
jacksonville, Florida, and Savannah, ex-
ploded her boiler, r few nights since, two
miles from st. Mary's, Georgia. The FIRST
engineer, Vim. Moulton, second engineer
Josiah Armstrong, and second mate, VIM
DARTS, were killed or drowned. Rev. Mr.
Dun up, of Savannah, had his thigh broken
None of the o'her passengers were seri-
ouslY hurt Several Of the crew were in
jured 10y steam, and George Edmondson,
cook, fatally. The upper orks were blown
10 atoms. Purser Richardson escaped, al
. though his room was blown 10 pieces
Captain White and the first mate were
blown into the river, but not seriously in-
jured. The wounded were taken to Sa-
va nah.
From New Orleans note OF the 10th we
learn that the yellow fever continues TO in.
crease az Nicksburs. Among the recent
deaths Is pr. Cotthelf Jewish Rabbi. Gen:
Fctherston is very low. The excitement i'm
the eastern part of the State, In conse-
qucnce of fever at Lake and Lawrence Sta
tons, on the Nicksburg X Meridian Rail.
road, has resulted in the stoppace of trains
on that road east OF Jackson by quarantine
regulations. Travel is almost impossible.
The legislature can mott assemble, aud
ahiicted communities must continue To. rely
upon the people, at home aud abroad for
support.
The following special telegram from Bis.
marck has been Received by the st. Paul
Pioneer Pres The terrible story is not
credited there, though the sender of the dis
patch Is a leading citizen of Bismarck and
generally trustworthy "The brother fof
senator Dorsey retuTnsd-from -Keogh by
the Custer Trail to-day, and states that re-
ports reached Keogh about the 9Th that
General Miles, and an excursion party were
surrounded by Bannocks In Yellowstone
Park and twenty seven Of his escort killed.
\ lot OF Cheyenne Indians and two COMMA
ines oil mounted infantry were sent from
keogh to his relief. Mrs. Miles, daughter
OF General Sanborn, Of St. Paul, and other
ladies', are in the Miles party" ... ..s
The rumor that Gen. Miles has had a ii ght
? with the Bannocks in Yellowstone Park is
generally credited at Bismarck. tits known.
That alter leaving ~. Keogh with his party.
+ they struck fresh trad, and apprehending
danger, the ladies of the party were sent to
1T: Ellis, while the command went in pur-
suit of the Indians. brother OF Senator
Dorsey, who left TT. Koogh the 9th inst.
say a report that Miles had fight i'm which
twenty-seven of his escort were killed and
the remainder surrounded had reached there.
that two companies, OF mounted. infantry
rom IT. Custer and q band OF Cheyenne
indians from keogh had gone To their as
sistance The mail was held at k eogh a day
and half FOR particulars, but left without
any danger. The steamer Bachelor, which
left Keogh twenty.four hours later has
nothing additional. A report has reached
Bismarck that over over one thousand hos.
/ tile Sioux are on Sunday Creek near Fort
Custer. An officer oil the mounted police
arriving from Fort Benton. says that Sitting
+ Sun and his entire force are on this side
the line, splendidly armed and equipped.
\ dispatch from Hat Creek, Wyoming,
says: The north bound coach was stopped
about eleven o'clock Friday night, 18th
inst, by six armed men. Two passen GERS
were aboard one lady, who was unmolested
aud Mr.. GoldwOrthy, from whom they took
/ Ten dollars IN money, but returned il on
being informed that he was laborine
man. Alter robbing the mail sacks the
/ coach was allowed to proceed north. Meet.
ing the down, coach it was - warned
and when the down coach reachedt the JpIa ee
/ OF the robbery, il was halted, and while the
/ robbers were engaged in going through the
/ POCKETS oil the two passengers and the mail
sacks, the two messengers who were fidiup
/ about two bundled yards in the rear of the
4 coach, came up, dismounted and crept up
/ within hiteen yards of the robbers when
/ they were commanded to halt, and fred
] upon. The fire was returned, and one
oil the robbers fell dead, and the others
Tetreated to the gulch, keeping up a
steady fire on the n messengers, who returned
IL, Dut dare not leave their positions. The
cOaoh, In the meantime, had driven on and
: after waiting some time, and seeing that
IAey were not srong enough 10 dislodge the
ROBBERS, the messengers mounted their
| horses and reioined the coach, leaving the
mail lacks lying in the road near the BODY
OF the dead robber. The messengers are
conhdent that two of the robbers who got
away are badly wounded.
Southern Itoms
a Deputy United States Marshal and
posse attempted to arrest young man Of
Baldwin County, Tenn, named Ennis. for
illicit distilling recently. desperate
fight ensued. One of the posse was mortally
and one severe wounded 1.-THE Com.
missioner Of the State OF Agricultural
Bureau OF Tennessee reports the corn crops
In middle and west Tennessee good, but
damaged by drought in east Tennessee, To.
bacco Of good quality, but less than half Of
iaSt years production. Cotton, probably a
full average.
Notes from Abroad.
All Greek soldiers on furlough, number.
ing over two thousand FIVE hundred. are
ordered 70 reiOin their regiments i'm
mediately. The government announces
the measure merely precautionary, but
neHll -Olhcidl journals say 10 ~ ne.
cessitated by important reasons. $50.
a London dispatch OF the fifth saws: A
trighuul colliery explosion occurred to-day
at Abercarne, near Newport, Monmouth
shire. There were three hundred and
seventy.one men IN the pit. The loss of
the colliery disaster is Unprecedented i'm
South Wales. The numbered dead is esti-
mated at two hundred and eighty. Two Of
the rescued died from their burns Others
are 10 precarious condition There in not
the slightest hope Of rescuing any more
awe, as the workings are very in
trlcate, and extend over three niles.
AdYices from Constantinople give de-
tails OF the circumstances attending the
death OF Mehemet Ali Pasha UpoB his
arrival in JakOya, he found the greatest
excitement prevailing among the i'm.
babitants. lie was violently upbraided
with having come to Albania 10 hand over
the land to Servians. citation went on
increasing, finding vent especially in vehe.
ment abuse Of Abdullah Pasha Mehemet
/ AIS Adiutants house selected by Mehemet
All Tor his lodging, was fred bv the Alban.
ians OF JakOva and Iped. Then y fight be.
gan between the incendimies aud Mehemet
AIS escort, IN which twenty men Of the
latter fell. Toward evening, through the
Intervention Of some llemas. the conflict
wa appeased, the insurgents promising TO
observe 20 peaceful attitude About sis
O'Clock boo the evening, however. ia Jakova.
where Mehemet Ali sGll remained, a strug.
Rle broke out atre-h, resulting in the death
OF Abdullah Pasha with several officers Of
MS escort and the house i'm which thew