West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-03

the Dakota crops in a lourishing condition
and says that the Indians he
visited appear TO be well supplied and
| inclined TO be peaceable and friend ".
| The following dispatch has been received nj
the Indian Office from Inspector Mcneil, at
Baxter Springs, Kansas, in reference 20 the
| Nez Perces, whose removal from Fort
/ Leavenworth to the Indian Territory has
! just been effected: "The Nez Perces are
! here. There were two deaths en- route.
Part will go to the reservation tonight. A
good doctor is much needed, about a third
having malaria. ............ The Indians whom
Commissioner Hoyt visited are generally
| speaking well supplied and friendly. Toe
Spotted Tail Indians will settle sixty.fye
miles from the Missouri River. The new
reservation Of the Red Cloud Indians has
not been determined.
Southern ItcIns
A special to The Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS
that in the neighborhood OF Fluviana Court
House, Va, Colonel Wilson Houchins muir.
dered his family with an AK while they
were seated at breakfast The victims were
his wife, mOther-in-law and little son. after
completing the terrible work, Houchins
went to his barnyard, seated himself-it is
believed on keg Of bIastingpowder-and
smoked his pipe. After finishing his smoke.
il is supposed he touched of his Internal
machine with fire from his pipe through
the buDg.hole of the keg A fearful noise
followed the explosion, at racting neighbors
twelve miles distant. An investigation Of
the premises disclosed portion of Uouch-
ms body up in the branches OF "A tree forty
feet from the ground, the head on top OF
the barn, and portions of the trunk and legs
in other portions of the barn.yard The
keg contained forty pounds of heavy blast
ing-Powder, which had been used by Houch.
ms for blasting purposes in his quarry
near by.
Sixty-fve business and dwelling houses
were destroyed by fire, lately, at CatIetts.
burg, Kentucky, with loss of over a
quarter million dollars. The fire caught at
noon in the bakery OF p. II. Shower. a
small frame building on Front-street The
flames rapidly spread north and south, until
the entire business portion OF the town was
destroyed, not leaving single store or hotel
standing.
Notos from ABROAD.
Constantinople dispatch SAYS the
Russians, near the Gulf Of Sharos, fired
upon an unarmed boat from British man.
ol-war, which came in search of some sailors
who had been detained within the Russian
lines The hussians continued to fire.
although the Engishmen hoisted white
| ilag......A dispatch from Pesth reports tina,
ah lhHuilftlluu Ol MdnOmetans mas broken
out in Bihacs, District of Bosnia. An
Austrian regiment has gone to the frontier.
"... The obsequies of Queen Mercedes were
celebrated in the church of San Francisco
on June II wi h great pomp. Forty thous.
and persons were present, including the
ambassadors, Presidents of the Chambers.
and the entire court. Nine Bishops assisted
at Requiem Mass.
The latest news from Bosnia is unsatis.
factory. 1t is feared that orthodox Slavs
and Mussulmans will forcibly resist the
Austrians. The Turkish au horities encour.
age demonstrations against its occupation
THE negotiations at Vienna do not pro.
| gress. In any case il is thought the bands
! OF semi-brigauds in the Bosnian Hills will
harass the AustriRns, whether an organized
resistance is made or not With these nos.
l'sibilities in view, the Austrian preparations
are very elaborate, as the slightest check
| might have disastrous moral consequences
! Peruvian journals ate hat on the LIST OF
the month twenty-five men from San Polio
invaded the town of San Miguel, and b gan
to sack it.. The inhabitants attacked the
| invaders with uncomfortable fury. The re-
suit was that fifteen of the gang were in.
stantly killed, while the remaining ten were
severely wounded aud taken prisoners. ON
the following day The latter died, and The
spublic square of San Miguel offered a rev olt-
ing spectacle of twenty-five corpses strewed
in all directions.