West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-02-02

protection from the government. The
/ Sitka and Hutzinn Indians were M war
when the steamer arrived, but ceased hos.
Utilities while she lay there, and commenced
again as soon as she lett. Large mum beers
were seen assembling in war paint The
Indians are destroying many Government
aud other buildings which are empty. The
people are not strong enough TO prevent IT,
| .........A Rio Janeiro letter says much talk
has been caused by the confession of a man
mat he was the real author of the mu rider
and burning OF the family of eight persons
! In 1882, for which wealthy planter and
/ three OF his slaves were executed i'm 1856
The tragedy occurred near Machai and the
murderer says that he was assisted by some
dependents, lie forced the house i'm the
dead OF night, secured all the inmates,
outraged the i'll fated woman, and then.
driven to desperation as he foresaw the
consequences, he had deliberately murdered
the whole family to destroy their evidence,
and set the house on fire i'm the expectation
that their death would be ascribed 10 acct.
dcnt.....In the case OF the State of Georgia
! against Ex-Governor Bullock for defrauding
heStatc while he was Governor the Jury has
! brought in verdict of acquital ... Wu.
II. Vanderbilt appeared at the Coroner's
house in New York the other day and was
! placed under two thousand dollars bonds 10
| appear at the inquest i'm the case of Matthew
Reilly, who died by injuries received by
! being run over in November by Mr. VAN
derbilt.........The Iowa Legislature has re.
elected Allison to the United States Senate
49,: me south Carolina Supreme Court has
decided that Circuit Judges must he
elected by ballot instead of viva voice.
ms decision Gusts all Circuit JUDGES
elected prior to 1877 by the Republican Leg.
isiature, and retains kershaw and Wallace
elected last year 10y the Democrats. Ii was
"A httrtI
construction of the word ballot The Su.
preme Court was divided, Associate Judges
MclYer and Haskell agreeing that ballot
was required, Chief Justice Willard dissent
ing ia favor of viva voce, which was uni.
formly practiced by the Republicons
When the decision was announeeJ
Judge Townsend Immediately adjourned
the Circuit Court.
Southern Itcms.
The jury in the trial mt of the Atlanta
second indictment against Ex-Governor Bull.
lock voted unanimously not guilty on the
first ballot The trial lasted six days This
disposes OF all the cases against the Cover
nor, except misdcmeanor, to which this
verdict is admitted bar. -. BY fall, Tues
day night at Wilmington, n. G., of shanty
which subsequently took fire. four men
were crushed and burned to death.
A special correspondent at Huntsville,
Ala, of the Nashville american states that
Col. Lew Meade, prominent citizen of
North Alabama, living sixteen miles east Of
Huntsville, was shot and killed Monday
night by men supposed TO be his tenants
with whom he had trouble, and whose ar.
rest he had caused.
Western Itcnss
A recent dispatch from Lead CITY. three
miles from Deadwoed, says: "A mob of
one hundred and fifty men, mostly rouchs
from outside camps, have taken possession
OF the town. All the streets in the town
have been jumped, and all the roads lead.
ing TO the quartz mills are in like condition
meeting, called by the Trustees of the
town, was broken up. The mob elected
officers and passed their own laws. one of
which is TO the effect that the streets should
be but twenty feet wide. At the present
time the mob is yelling and shooting
throughout the town. The citizens are arm.
ing and organizing to protect life and prop
erty."
Sheriff Moulton arrived from Rapid CITY,
ID. T., recently, with the following account
of Indian troubles in that vicinity: At
noon, on the Goth, band of Indians at
tackled a freight train on the Sidney route.
six miles from Rapid CITY. One of the
freighters was shot through the back and
arms, and two mules killed. The Woollev
and Pecacho mining troubles have been
compromised and satisfactorily settled.
lull force OF men have begun work on both
mines.
Notos from Abroad
The London Telegraph has special from
Constantinople that the Austrian Embassy
has been notified that Austria is opposed 10
a separate peace, and intends to support
the treaty Of Paris, and further, that she
wishes Turkey should leave the grave oues
int
consideration at the conference of European
powers. This communication, says the
dispatch, is regarded as a sign that there
Is an understanding between England and
Austria.
The official account of the capture of
Shipka Pass states that four Pashas. and
$50 officers, $4,000 prisoners and 81 guns
were captured. The Russian loss in killed
and wounded was 5,464 men,. The Russian
vanguard has occupied Eski Saghra and
Ieni Saghra, which were evacuated
and burned by the inhabitants Is. 80.
General skobeleff has captured Tar.
tar Bazardjk and Vetrenowa. .....
The British Parliament was opened on
the 18th. The Queens speech on the oc
casion does not give color to the alarming
reporters OF the intention of Great Britain
to assume an attitude hostile to Russia.
Hitherto, the Parliament is assured, neither
OF the belligerents has violated any of the
N'ihihNAAo hHNh NhAtA the neuLfdlltY OF the
British Government is based. The officers of
the Government have been employed 10
bring hOstilities TO an end and as the Car
like the Porte, is anxious for peace. il is
hoped that il may be concluded without anv
necessity on the part Of England to change
her amicable relations TO either Power. II
is intimated that il the war goes ON the
circumstances may be so changed that nre.
cautionary measures on the part of Great
| Britain, in view Of her own Interests. NAV
be necessary, but there is no call upon par
lament for the appropriation Of moneys to
that end. The speech, on the whole. is
pacific in tone, and does not indicate eager.
ness for war with Russia.
Adrianople has been evacuated by the
Turks.
AVienna correspondent Of the Commercial
/ telegraphs that the Gar does not intend 10
make peace until his armies are in sight of
/ Constantnople, in which city negotiations
\ will proceed. And after the terms are
settled grand review OF the Russian armies
/ viii take place. They Will return 10 Russia
l by sea through the Bosphorus. This view
/ rs rendered more probable by the rapiditv
/ with which the Russian armies are ad.
vanced. The Czarowitch and General Zim.
norman are cooperating, and the latter il
pushing his column outward toward Varna
and Constantinople. The report that
/ Austria had sent a protest to Russia against
I concluding a separate peace, is denied on
official authority. She may. however
d npordo 70, "a. 4 II