The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-06-15
General News.

prONlSlon.
Australian advices report drought
and rust as having played havoc
with the wheat fields there. The
average yield is estimated at not
over six bushels to the acre.
At latest accounts trouble was APP
pretended with a large number of
of coal miners i'm the vicinity of
Diamond, Ill.,, a small town near
Morris. About 100 coal miners,
black and white, were reported in
arms, and engaged in fighting each
other.
One hundred thousand young
white shad were placed in the Amite
river about fifteen miles above Lake
Maurepas, on the 29th ult, These
sh9d were brought from Maryland
and were sent upon application OF
Hon. L. w. Robertson, member of
Congress of the 9th Louisiana Con-
gressiOnal District.
A dispatch from ConstantiDople
SAYS the Levant Herald has been
suppressed, its Office seized, all the
type destroyed. and Mr.. Whitaker,
its editor, who is correspondent of
the London Times, expelled from
Turkey. The reason assigned for
this is that the Herald publishes
false news; but tie real cause, it is
believed, is that the paper has lately
been criticizing rather too freely the
action of the government.
1t is said that the congress will
be composed of the following pow
ers: Prince Bismarck and Count
Voa Bulow for Germany; Lords
Beaconsfield, Salisbury and Odo
Russell for Great Britain; Count
Schouvaloif and NJ. Dontrel, Russian
ambassador at Berlin, tor Russia ;
Count Andrassy and Herr Won Hay
merle for Austria; NJ. NJ. Wadding-
ton and ST. VALERIE for France, and
Count Corti and Count Delaunay
for Italy. 1t is not yet known who
will be the representatives of TUT
key.
The Herald's Washington special
says: Ii is quite probable that Il
resolutions will be introduced in the
House affirming that the Forty
fourth Congress vested the title of
the Presidency in Mr.. Hayes legally
and that no subsequent Congress
can disturb that title; and further
declaring in specific terms that the
present investigation does not mean
any attack upon the Presidents title.
1t has been decided to send a sub
committee of five to Louisiana. with
Chairman Potter at its head.
The coroner's jury, which held an
| inquest on the victims of the mil
exploul0n, at Minneapolis. has re-
turned verdict that the disaster was
the result of an explosion of mill
dust floating in the air, kindled by
/ fire in the woodwork of the Wash
burn "A'' mill, originating in a spark
| from the stones running empty. No
evidence was found to show negli-
gence on the part of the mill opera
tives, but the open purifiers in use
in the mills are condemned, as gene
rating an unusual amount of dust.
The news from the Indian frontier,
as reported to the War Department,
is that Gen. Sheridan telegraphs
that there is much alarm at Benton
as to the situation, condition and in
tentions of Sitting Bull, who, it is
thought, is ready to cross the from
tier and start OH the war path from
upper Columbia. The news comes
that the Nez Perces, under Chief
| Mozels, are anxious to begin war.
| The Pelouse Indians are in the same
mind, and are itching for the wal
path. The military and civil aa-
thorities are doing all they can ia
prevent an outbreak, and are max
! ing preparations for the protection
1 of settlers in case of war.
A dispatch from London says al
is iubilant i'm ministerial circles
The coming Congress is at last def
nitely settled tor the thirteenth in.
slant. at Berlin. Earl Beaconstield
the Marquis of Salisbury, and LORD
/ Odo Russell are to he members fol-
England. The session is tn be very
short. 1t is said that Austria viii
find herself compelled to take what
England and Russia are willing sh,
should have, ar stand alone against
united Germany, Russia and Eng
land. This is the tone of the con
versation in the lobby of the House
of Commons. Ii is added that Rus
sia was absolutely compelled by Pc
cuniary difficulties to consent IL
England's demands, which are no
extravaganza. Russia is now spend
ing 100000 ronbles per day il
merely keeping her army in position
and her difficulty III obtaining ready
money becomes day after day great
er. The Liberals, ON the other hand
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