West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-02-09

cars crematlng forty animals. Two cars Of
bacon but added fuel making the FIRE so hot
that the animals could not be succored
Engineer Morris Kane was badly cut in the
head. Fireman Lucas was slightly injured
Loss TO the company, twenty-five thousand
doilars.........A jury was impaneled at New
orleans, on the goth OF January, in the case
OF the three members OF the Returning
Board, and the case proceeded to trial
Notos nom Abroad.
Constantinople dispatch says the whole
district Of Bourgas has been devastated by
Bashi Bazouks and Circassians who
slaughtered the inhabitants and burned the
villages........A dispatch from Gallipoli
speaks OF the great panic which prevails in
that locality. IL says all the Turkish fami.
lies are leaving town. Refugees are arriv.
ing from the country districts. The Rus.
SLAMS have occupied Demotika and Usun
kapri, and are still advancing. The de-
lenses there are unprepared, and military
stores are defcient.........The steamship
Ponce has been sunk in collision oil Liver
pool, and two person drowned........A
Sydney, New South Wales. dispatch
says the weather is intensely hot Great
drought is generally preyalent.........
The French Chamber OF Deputies, by vote
of 434 TO I, approved the annexation of the
island OF Saint Bartholomew ... The arbi.
traitor on the wages question in the South
Statiordshire iron trade has decided that the
wages he reduced ~ per cent. The
British Government has decided to send an
other regiment to South Africa, in conse.
quence OF the unsatisfactory state OF affairs
there.....A dispatch from Rome says the
Vatican, replying to inquiries of Nuncios
abroad, states that the situation has not been
changed by the accession of Prince Hum
bert to the throne. The FrGncdis n cler.
zeal journal, announces that Cardinal
Simeoni, on Sunday, sent a protest to all
the Nuncios against the proclamation of
Prince Humbert as King OF Italy..A te
egram received at Berlin from Tashkend
January 10, says the Chinese took the CITY
OF kashgar, by coup dc main, the Emir
Bey Kali Beg escaped from the carnage,
and fed to the Russian province of Gerg-
haha. He solicits Russian support The
whole OF Kashgar is now in the power of
the Chinese.
The marriage of King Alfonso of Spain to
his cousin, the Princess Mercedes. third
daughter of the Duke de Montpensier, was
celebrated at Atocha Church in Madrid.
January %, with great splendor His Ma
jesty left the royal palace at thirty minutes
past ten in the morning, attended by n
numerous and brilliant suite. He went i'm
state to the church to await the coming of the
Princess, who, with the Duke and Duchess
De Montpensier, arrived at eleven The
marriage ceremony, with high mass and TIE
Deum, lasted till nearly one. Among those
present were Queen Christina and King
Francisco, the Kings grandmother and
iatheri Special ambassadors from France
Austria, Russia, and England, the Apostolic
Delegate, the Count and Countess of Paris
the grandees of Spain, Senators and Depu.
ties, Foreign Ministers, and other digni-
taries. Numerous crowds thronged the
streets, and enthusiastically cheered the
King and Princess on their passage TO the
church. After the ceremonies the King
and Queen returned to the royal palace
| The Journal Des DebdtS, Of Paris, learns
that Russia has informed the powers that
she does not aim at signing n treaty of peace
at Constantinople, as she recognizes the
difficulties which might arise from such n
/ course, but she continues an advance of
\ the army, with the object of exercising a
pressure upon the Porte. As soon as IRE.
/ llmlnaries of peace are accepted an armstice
Will be concluded, and the preliminaries
communicated to the powers.
| a Commercial telegram from London saws
that the hopes Of the peace party are wholly
crushed by the evident determination Of
Lord Baconsheld for war, and Yesterday
Lord Derby, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and Lord Carnarvon, Colonial Minister,
resigned their places in the Cabinet......
/ Orders have been sent to the British Medi.
| terranean fleets to land force of marines
| and sailors at Boulair covering the approach
/ 10 Gallipoli, and six of the largest ships
have been ordered to bring up the garrison
from Malta. IL is no longer cond Itional neu-
trality that England maintains but on on the
contrary active participation in the war
/ A Berlin correspondent says the Russians
| do not seem to object to the English squad.
| ron anchoring in the Golden Horn, pro-
/ vided no attempt is made II prevent the
/ army of the Grand Duke Nicholas from
occupying n portion of the metropolitan
/ iorthcatiOns.....A ConStantinople dispatch
says 1t is alleged that Russia, hay.
/ ing to choose between the conditions of
| peace claShing with the interests Of Austria
| and the conditions of cashing with Eng.
/ land, has selected the latter alternative She
/ therefore abandons the idea of abandoning
/ the political autonomy for Bulgaria, and de.
mands instead the right of the passage
OF the Dardanelles, the cessfon Of
/ portion OF Armenia and material
| guarantee for war indemnity..........A
Russian official dispatch from Kasanlik
states that portion of Suleiman Pasha's
/ tram, consisting of two thousand wagons
| was captured on the 18th inst, near Uir-
menli, about forty miles west from Adrian
/ ople.........A dispatch from Kasanlik saws .
FROM details received by the Russian staff.
Geheral GOurko's victory at Phiippopolis
was more complete than at first announced.
| Suieiman Pashas whole army, forty thou
I SAND strong, was engaged and finally split
/ into two parts. One, commanded by Fuad
. Pasha, He'd into the mountains and the
/ other, under Suleiman Pasha, retreated in
the direction Of Haskoi pursued By Ger.
erals SkObeleh and Karzoh The Russians
captured ninety-seven guns. Both fractions
OF the Turks seem 10 have reached Drama.
The rapid drift of England into war has
been arrested by the acceptance by the
Porte OF the terms Of peace offered by Russia.
The exact nature Of these conditions is not
certainly known, but they are reported TO
include-First-The independence of Ser
/ via, without other compensation. Second
. The addition 70 the territory Of MONTENEGRO
. OF Antivari, Nicsics, Spuz and the region
about Lake Scutari, thus providing that
. plucky little principally lis lonp-desired
seaport. Ihird-The Russian occupation of
Batoum, Kars and Erzeroum. until the war
/ indemnity OF twenty millions sterling shall
nave been paid by Turkey. Fourth The
opening of the Bosphorus and the Oar
danelles to Russian men-of-war Fifth
. ne concession Of the autonomy Of Bulgaria
whose boundaries are to be defined bv the
Balkan mountains, and the appointment Of
I Christian Governors for other Turkish
T provinces. subject 10 the approval Of the
western Powers lf peace Is concluded n
portion Of the Russian army is 10 boz Der.
mitted 10 embark for home from CON.
stantuOpl-.
Gallipoli dispatch says Guns are
firing q heavy salute 40 the DardaneIles
The English feet are coming Admiral
Hornby took the fleet up the mouth " the
DardaueIIre. where gt the tatogratI .tst,,,.