Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.
IT is reported that Cardinal Franchi has
assured distinguished foreigner that Pope
Leo wished for strong aud united Italy.
He only required firm assurance of the
complete freedom OF the Holy See; tenn.
poral power was not dogma.
A TELEGRAM from Jamaica says q revolu.
ton took place at Port au Prince. During
the absence of the president, Taves, at the
head Of l 900 followers, attacked the palace,
arsenal and fort. The navy remained faith
full, and is bombarding positions of revolu.
tionists.
THE Pope, Notwithstanding violent oppe.
sition, has ordered the Italian bishops to
legalize their positions, giving them liberty
to demand an exequatur from the govern.
ment. This defines the Pope's policy. 1t
means racit acceptance of the loss of tenn.
poral power.
LETTERS from Cuba state that vocente
Garcie has proclaimed himself dictator. has
assumed the government of the revolution,
and has-marched to the relief of Moceo, in
the eastern department, in the company of
Belisarce Peralta.
The Wivern, a turret-ship built for the
outhern confederacy, but detained by the
British government, and ever since moored
in the harbor, has been brought to the
Davenport dockyards to be prepared for
commission.
The emperor of Russia has signed the
charter authorizing New York capitalists to
erect and operate grain elevators through
out the empire.
THIRTY-sTx persons attending the fair, at
Brest, were drowned by the capsizing of
barge on the 14th inst.
A DISPATCH from London says that the
shore rooms erecting at Woolwich dock
yard, fell, March IL, burying hundreds of
workmen in the ruins. Many were serious
ly injured, some, it is thought, fatally.
THE Austrian Lloyds' steamship Sphinx,
which took fire with $500 Circassians on
board, causing loss of 700 of them, was
fred by the Circassians during an emeute.
They previously plundcred the vessel.
WAR NOTES.
rNTANDRAssY, in addressing the Hun
garian delegation, on the 10th inst, said
that rs Russia promised that she would com.
municatc the whole terms of peace to the
dowers before the meeting of the congress,
every government would have an opportu-
nifty of stating what points it considered of
a European character. He said that Prince
Bismarck would scarcely have undertaken
to preside over the congress if it was merely
intended to register the peace conditions.
The relations between Austria and Germany
were, and would remain, most frank and
cordial.
THE LONDON Times says the latest phase
of the difference between Russia and Eng
land seems to be that Russia, while admitting
the right Of the congress to discuss all the
points Of the treaty, declines to be ultimately
bound by the decision of the majority of
the powers. A wellinformed st. Petersburg
correspondent states that Russia will not
allow interference with the points concern
ing the war Indemnity, Armenia and Bes-
arabia.
THE Russian troops have crossed the
river between Mokrikoi and st. Stefano and
occupied three villages near Mokrikoi The
Porte, by the advice of Mukhtar Pasha, has
not yet assented to the Russians occupying
Bujukdere. The Russians have arrived at
Domousdere, behind Bujukdere. The
Cars yacht Digrklick, with two torpedo
boats, has east anchor off Buiukdere Blunt
A DISPATCH from Berlin says that Ger.
many upholds the proposition of England
submitting all the terms of the treaty of
peace to the congress, except the question
of pecuniary indemnity.
The London Times says: "The Russians
are making further advances towards the
Bosphorus. Our government must have sat
isfed itself that the virtual command of
Constantinople gave Russia no insuperable
advantage, and we may therefore view with
comparative indifference movements which
are in no way more alarming than those in
which we acquiesced."
A BERLIN correspondent states that an
early meeting of the congress is no long;
er considered probable. Russia dis
plays no particular anxiety for it to meet
at all, in consequence OF England's and
Austria's demands that the whole treaty be
submitted.
THE Anglo-Austrian demand that the
whole of the Turk o. Russo agreement shall
be submitted to the congress, arises from
the belief that special and secret arrange
ments have been entered into independent
of the principal treaty.
! ApIvcEs from Corfu reports that the
| Turks have devastated eight Christian vii.
lagos in the district of Delvino and massa.
cred the male inhabitants. They also killed
! 100 fugitives, women and children, on the
sea shore. The English consul has gone to
investigate the outrages.
| THE Grand Duke Nicholas visit to the
sultan has been postponed until after the
treaty of peace 10 ratified.
THE WEST.
THE general meeting of the American
social science association for this year will
be held in the new Music Hall in Cincin
natl, Immediately after the May musical
festival.
Gov. WM. f. SMITH, of Wisconsin, ap
pointed P. l.. Spooner, Jr., brother of Col
John C. Spooner, insurance commissioner
the Office established this session.
THERON BARNUM, the oldest otel-keepel
in the west, died in st. Louis, on the lsti
inst, from an attack of pneumonia. He wa
IS years of age. and at the time he wa
taken sick was experimenting the Beau
mon. Flats, a select and aristocratic hote
in the western part of the city.
SrEARNs, DANA & Co., wholesale grocers
Chicago, filed petition in bankruptcy o,
the 18th inst. Liabilities, $8l 900; assets
$4,000.
o. A. WILLARD, managing editor of tn
Chicago Post, died at the Palmer House
Chicago, on the morning of the 18th inst
Mr.. Willard had been connected with tn
Chicago press for seven years.
, A SPECIAL from Winnepeg says there ar
now rumors Of trouble with Sitting Bull
/ He is making efforts to embroil the Cana
dian Indiana with the mon uted nO1ice