Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-08
NEWS in BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.
BIsMAHcK's physician states that th
chancellor viii be able to return to tn
capital in about fortnight or three week
1T is understood that the ceremony of tn
betrothal of the Duke of Connaught, III
seventh child and third son of Queen vi,
toria, to the Princess Louise, third dauphte
Of Prince Frederick Charles, of Prussia
will occur at Darmstadt on the 9th of Ma
next.
A LONDON dispatch says that orders vii
be shortly issued for the immediate forms
ton Of the second army corps and the raj,
ing Of the batalions of that corps to. the wa
establishment.
ALTHOUGH it is stated that the strike O
cotton operatives at Preston, Eng, is END
ed, that appears to be the case only so ia
as the operative spinners are concerned
The weavers, winders and Wrappers are still
out, and there is no likelihood of a settle
ment at present.
PROF. HEINRICH LEO, the historian, q
Berlin, il dead.
EIGHT thousand soldiers will 20 to Cuba
from Spain, in the autumn.
A NUMBER OF German bankers have bee,
induced to meet at Berlin to consider tn
practicability of floating another Russia,
loan. They unanimously refused to engag,
in the work.
AT Dublin, on the 25th, OLeary, the pc
destrian, completed walk of 900 miles il
60 hours.
THE United States ships Wyoming an,
Constellation arrived at liavre, on the 23d
with full cargoes of American exhibits fo
the Paris exposition.
THE International Telegraphic Congress
announced for July next in London, ha,
been postponed for one year on motion o
the English government.
GEN. NEINTIMELLA has been elected
president of the republic of Ecquador
WAR NOTES.
AN affray has occurred between Russian
and Turkish soldiers near Doud Pasha'.
barracks, about two miles beyond the forti
6cations at Constantinople. Eighty mer
were wounded on both sides. The seras
kierate has consequently prohibited tn,
Russian soldiers from crossing the line o
dsmarcation.
VARIOUS Vienna correspondents persist
emily maintain that the Austrian occupa
ton of Bosnia is imminent. A Berlin cor
says positively thai the occupa
ton will be effected as result of bargain
with Russia.
A BELGRADE dispatch says that artillery
and militia are being hurried to the frontier
and the Notifications at the frontier towns
The Turks have evacuated
Adahaleh, the Notifications of which will
be razed.
A BERLIN dispatch says that the negotia
ticns relative to the withdrawal frem Con
are proceeding favorably. Ths
Russians have agreed to withdraw to line
from Adrianople to Dedeagatch.
A RUsTCHUK correspondent telegraphs
Out of six thousand Russians here forty
or fifty die daily of ordinary and spotted
typhus. At Adrianople, Sistova and Tirno
va, it is reported that hundreds die daily
A SPECIAL from Belgrade says that dis
turbances have broken out at Nisch and
Prot, between the inhabitants and the Ser
vian authorities in consequence of Russian
summons for recruits. Famine is raging at
Veraja caused by military requisitions.
THE London Economist says the opinion
that peace will be maintained is still widely
PARIS dispatch says that official infor.
nation has reached there that General Tod.
leben has been appointed commAnder-in.
chief of the Russian force south of the
Danube.
Unless the authorities snail reach a more
stage than can now be hoped
for, good authority states that the English
government has said its last words, and
hat its policy now il to continue to strength
en- its forces and to prepare for war. Large
quantities of shrapnell shell--missles which
are used solely against troops in open field
action--are being sent to the Mediterranean
feet, and cables for additional telegraph
lines in the Sea of Marmora are to be laid at
once.
A VIENNA correspondent telegraphs that
the feeling there is that war between Eng.
land and Russia is inevitable, but that Aus
tria will maintain an armed neutrality.
ACCORDING to letter iu the Vienna
Political Correspondence from Tchaldja,
about 80 miles northwest of Constantinople,
1000 sappers and 5000 infantry are at work
there turning and completing the lines
thrown up by the Turks along the whole
IL ~; 10 plo oE
Sea-
A DISPATCH from Constantinople says
that 10000 irregulars in the district Of
Batoum refuse to lay down their arms.
A VIENNA correspondent states that Ger
many refused to guarantee the line OF demar
cation in the event of the English and Rus
sian withdrawal from before Constantinople
.- THE WEST.
In the Ohio senate. at Columbus, on the
30tb, an assault was made on Senator Forest
by railroad commissioner Bell. The com.
batants were separated without damage, but
an investigation has been ordered. The
trouble grow out of words spoken in debate
by Forest.
XuaSs OANoo Ass c&N INN ulCu ~ COnUTa
Cal, on the 3Oth ult. He was pioneer OF
1S45; q quartermaster in Fremonts battal
ion; member of the convention which
formed the constitution of the state, and
assistant United States treasurer under
Buchanan. He was aged 66.
GEO. HOWARD, prominent capitalist o.
San Francisco, died at his country residence
San Matea, on the 29th ult.
AT Indianapolis, Ind, on the 2sth ult.
Senator Morton's remains were taken from
the vault and buried in the family vault il
Crown Hill Cemetery. The immediate
family and few prominent friends wer'
present.
SEVERAL days of warm weather caused I
rapid melting Of the snow on the noun
tains, which has swollen the already danger
ously high creeks that run through Dead
wood. On the 9th ult. q rain.storm set IN
and at one time great fears were entertained
that n norton Of the business center of tn