The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-03-23
General News.

SNOW tnaC tranquility prevails
throughout the republic.
The Italian government. has de-
clared the POpe's nomination of the
Bishop OF Salerus To lie null and
void. because of its infringing upon
the patronage of the crown.
The Turks hare strengthened the
garrisons in Herzegovina, and are
working day and night IN the en-
trencilments in the eighbOrhood Of
Krupa. Mabella and Moster.
A tlispach from Vienna to the
Manchester Guardian says: 1t il
announced officially, from St.
Petersburg, that Prince Buttenberg,
the Czarena's nephew, has been def
nitely proposed for the throne Of
Bulgaria.
1t is stated that England refuses
to attend the conference unless the
treaty of peace Is Submitted, and
that in consequence Russia consents
to submit the treaty, leaving the
conference to decide what points
oRght to he examined.
The State detectives of Massachu-
sets made a raid on the 18th inst.
on the town of Shutesbarg. where
they arrested number of men
charged with living in open polyga-
my. Ii is alleged many others will
be arrested for the same o:fense.
The Political Correspondence pub
fishes letter from diplomatic
source in Paris, which asserts that
France, at the congress, Will en-
deavor to bring abnut comp omise,
and will refuse to take part in or
sanction any partition or radical
change Of>territOry.
The South Carolina Legislature
has passed an act requiring all Grim
inals under sentence of death in that
state to be executed hereafter in
private, the clergy, solicitors, pris
ouer's family, and no more than ten
discreet persons to be summoned by
the sheriff.
The Canadian minister of finance
! has been forced to announce to his
parliament IA deficit for 1877 of ST.
100000. From his accompanying
statements of the probable expenses
of Dominion administration in 1873
it is deducted that the fish money
g0uged ont of the United States
would run the whole Canadian gen.
er,l government machinery for three
months.
The Times Paris correspondent
reports that Servia has formally
claimed admission To the congress.
1t is now certain England has unre-
servcdly adhered to the French pro-
posal for investigation into the
financial affairs of Egypt and admin
istrative reforms; nobody will oppose
England's freeing Egypt fiom vas
salage if she acts in accord with the
other powers.
At, the Cabinet meeting on March
18th, the letter prepared by Secre-
tary Evarts, inviting certain Euro
pean governments to operate
with the United States in establish
ing a uniform standard for the value
of the silver dollar, was read and
approved. The letter will be trans
mitted to our ministers at the capt.
tails designated by the next mail.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times saws: Russia does not con-
test the right of the congress to de-
eide what clauses Of the treaty in
volve European interests. England
demands that the congress shall
have power to discuss all clauses.
Neither power seems disposed to
give way. Thus, unless IA eompro-
mise is arranged, fresh, difficulties,
and not formal ones merely, may
arise, causing delay if nothing
worse. .H
Hon. +. Leonard. member OF the
United States House of Representa-
tives, from Louisiana died Oh March
18th, at the Telegraph Hotel, in Ha-
yama. He arrived there on the 4th
instant, had engaged passage to re-
turn to New York on the 9th, but
was taken i'll the same day. His i'll
ness resulted n yellow fevor, which
terminated fatally. All classes Of
community manifested great sympa-
thv for Mr.. Leonard. who was only
81 years old and highly aecomplish-
ed. His death is deeply deplored.
For the tenth time, more or less,
within the past FIVE years the Span
ish officials la Cuba have announced
Ia the world that the revolution IN
chat island was completely suppress
ed, and that the era of peace and
prosperity was about to dawn.
News now comes To Us from Havana
that formal peace propositions have
been drawn up by the authorities
and submitted to the insurgent lead
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