The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-03-30
General News.

in COnstantinople.
The peace congress will probably
meet in Berlin, instead OF Baden
Baden.
The red-ribbon movement grow
ing in popularity in all portions of
the country.
Hon. A. G.. Porter, of Indianapolis,
has been appointed, first comptrol-
Ter of the tresury.
The Methodist churches generally
report the present as Il year of great
spiritual prosperity.
Advices at headquarters of the
army Indicate that Sitting Bulls
forces aggregate 1000 fighting men.
They will not fight unless some one
crosses their path The situation
is regarded as critical.
The Standard has Rome dis
patch saying the head of the Jes-
uits recently proposed to return to
Rome, but the Pope received the
proposition coldly. The Jesuits,
therefore, are in opposition to the
Pope's general policy.
The Oldham master manufacturers
have reopened their cotton mills to
give the weavers an opportunity To
resume work. If a portion of the
hands return other mills will re-
open. aud the five thousand strikers
be allowed to resume their places.
A Vienna dispatch says that it is
argued in official circles that En-
gland has no ground to make war
without first going to the congress.
If she does go to war under these
circumstances, she will have the dis
appreciation of Germany and Aus
ira.
A dispatch from Rome to the Lon
don Times says: A consistory will
he held on the 2Sth inst. No ency
clical will be issued, the pope not
wishing to commit himself to any
definite policy in the present com
plication of European affairs. His
holiness will only deliver an allocu
ton, thereby avoiding all political
illusions.
A special from Washinton says
Mrs. Gaines, the celebrated New Or
leans claimant, has offered TO COM
promise her entire claims 10 proper
ty in that city for &, 500, 900, paya-
bic in ten annual installments. The
city is in such an impoverished state
that she is receiving no income
from the enormous PROPERTY her le-
gal rights to which have been estab-
lished.
The London Times has dispatch
from Valo saying the villages of Oh
ympus, Repsana, Caria, and Lito-
Charlie were sacked and burned by
the Turks The women, children
and old men were massacred, except
some who escaped to the mountains,
which are still covered with snow.
Unless a ship receives them, they
will probably perish from cold and
hunger. The instruction is pro-
crossing Steauliy'
A vast crowd visited Agricultural
Hall. lsiington, England, ON the night
of the both inst, to witness the great
pedestrian contest, and great inter-
est was manifested. At one o'clock
on the morning of the 2lst O'Leary,
the American champion, had COM
pleted 286 miles, while Vaughan and
Brown had made 30, Corkey 256,
and Ide 230. O'Leary continued Gu
his walk, being apparently fresh,
but at the above hour all his compe-
titors had retired to rest.
The London Times publishes the
terms of the treaty of peace, Of
which there are twenty-nine articles.
The statements hitherto published
are substantially correct, but the
details are complicated. Montene-
gro will by the treaty, double its
present area. The Russian evacua-
ton of Turkish territory is to COM
mence only when the treaty Is def
nitely concluded, but to lie complet-
ed within three months thereafter.
1t has been decided not to send
any more naval vessels to Europe,
and the exposition goods remaining
OH hand, after the Constellation is
loaded, will be sent to Havre by the
Frence steamship line. The Wyom-
ing and Constellation will return 20
the United States soon after dis
charging their cargoes. while the
Supply. Constitution and Ports
month will remain and bring back
to the United States such goods as
are not disposed of in Europe.
There was a meeting of the lead
ing Republican politicians of Louis
lana in New Orleans on the evening
of the 22d. The object of the meet
ing was to take survey OF the po-
litical situation, and particularly to
see if by any means the various fac
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