, 1878-03-09
GENERAL NEWS.

LOUISVILLE, March "a Stanford.
Ky., special to the Courier Journal says:
A terrible tornado with a width Of four
hundred yar1s swept through Casey
county Saturday afternoon. doing fright
full damage in the neighborhood of Rich
Hill and Mount Olive. The whole of
the family of Vincent Wesley. near
Rich Hill. consisting % himself, wife.
two grown daughters. and a boy named
Sloan. a nephew of VIM. Sloan, and
William Taylor. a neighbor stopping at
his house. were killed outright. Another
man, named Richardson, had his collar
bone broken and shoulder frightfully
crushed. Mrs. Wesley's body was blown
four hundred yards and her clothing
entirely stripped off. The two daughters
were carried fifty yards and we're found
locked in each others arms. The father
and nephew were fea.fully mangled and
all must hsve been killed by the first
force of the tempest. The dwelling.
stables and outhouses were blown en- =
tirely away. TIE logs being scattered for
many yards along in the vicinity of Mt.
Olive. Mrs. Morgan, the wife of John
W. Morgan, was killed, and the dwelling
orthouses, etc., OF F. Floyd. complete
ly swept away. Timbers were scattered
in every direction. In the village OF
Mt. Olive, several houses we're swept
away and the remainder otherwise in-
iured. Fences were blowen away along
the whole course of the tornado. post
and rail fences being drawn out, tom
into splinters and utterly destroyed.
Large trees were twisted from their
roots and carried hundreds of yards.
Considerable numbers of horses. cattle
and other stock in its coure were killed.
Probable damage, $4,000.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, March 4.-Tosmor-
row the plenipotentiaries will enter ups
on the discussion of the details of sew
eral points of the treaty which were
agreed to en- bloc, taking up first the
payment and guarantees for tie pay
ment of the indemnify.
Intelligence comes from St. S.efano
that Gen. Ignatieff and the special Turks
ish ambassador were to leave for st.
Petersburg Immediately after the sign
ing of the preliminaries of peace. 1t is
thought that special ambassador will
convey the Sultan's desire for the resto>
ration of diplomatic relations or be
charged to conduct negotietions TO.
drafting de6nitive treaty; prelimina-
ries only having SO far been signed.
The principal conditions of the treaty
just signed are the cession of Batoum,
Kars, Ardahan and the district of Bay
azied. The question of the straits is
reserved for future consideration. The
question of navigation remains in statu
quo. A zone will be left between Mont
enegro and Servia. SO as to enable the
porte to maintain communication with
Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1t is confirms
ed that Bulgaria will include Bourgas,
Varna and Kusteudji, but not Salonica
or Adrianople. Russia is to have power
to cede the Dobrudncha to Roumania
in exchange for Roumanian Bessarabia.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The president
has nominated Edward H. Morrison, of
New Jersey, register of the land Office
at Boise City, Idaho. and c. BatekiE, of
Wisconsin, U. s. marshal for the terri
tory of Montana.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The senate
confirmed Albert G. Porter, of Indiana,
first comptroller of the treasury.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of Adolph Dombrosky receiver of pub
lie moneys at Shasta, California.
NASHVILLE, March 4,-The American's s
special says: Winstone Anderson, who
attempted to outrage little girl near
Clarksville. was lynched Friday night.
A large body Of armed men surrounded
the Jail, forced the jailor to give up the
keys and took Anderson out. The body
was found late Saturday morning mile
from town. hung to tree.
CLEVELAND, March A largely at
tended meeting of members of the bar,
of Astabula county, held at jefferson,
Ohio, to-day took appropriate action
regarding the death of the late ex-Sena>
tor Wsde. Many distinguished men
are expected to be present at the funer-
al, including Gen. Garfield. ex-senator
Chandler and Schuyler Colfax.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. March 6.-The porte
is stated to have sanctioned the stay of
Russian troops at San Stefano as long
as the British fleet remains in the Sea
of Marmora.
VIENNA, March 6.--Unless fresh and
unexpected difficulties arise, nhe con-
gress viii! probably meet in Berlin be-
tween the 22d and 25th instant.
Austria is still opposed to the territo>
rial extension of Bulgaria and Russian
occupation.
The Austrian government has resolved