The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-05-11
General News.


congress with calmness and resolu-
| ton.
Advices from Cape Colony state
that severe fighting continues, and
that the Caffirs have been badly de-
feated. in late engagement.
In the Italian Legislature the Pre-
mier said the recent reports of Ital-
ian interference in Eastern matters
were untrue, and Italy would remain
neutral.
1t is stated, in official circles, that
the relations between England and
Russia are momentarily improving,
and there is increased confidence in
a peaceful solution of the questions
at issue.
The foreign ambassadors residing
in Constantinople have proposed to
the Turkish government the impo-
sition OF an increased import duty
of 20 per cent, to be levied for the
purpose of assisting the thousands of
refugees now there To return to their
! homes.
The Governor has signed the Mof-
felt register bill. and that act is DOW
the law. The. bill provides that
each dealer and bar-room keeper
shall pay to the State of Louisiana,
to he collected 10y the tax collector,
monthly, one quarter of one cent for
every five cents worth of wine, ar
dent spirits, malt liquors or mixture
thereof, or beverage containing the
/ same.
Gen. Sheridan has received news
from Gen. Miles that Sitting Bull
has made II proposition, through Il
half breed named Crow Shield, to
surrender, and wants to know upon
what terms his command can return
TO United States territory. The re-
ply was returned that. by becoming
peaceable Indians and sarrendering
their arms aud ponies. Sitting Bull
has received reinfOrcemeuts to his
cammand, and it now numbers one
thousand lodges or about three thou
sand warriors. One hundred Nez
Perces have also sent word, wanting
to know on what terms they can re-
turn to the United States. The
same reply was given them. Gen.
sheridan has ordered Gen. Pope, of
the Department of the Missouri, to
send three Indians of Josepl's band
to ascertain personally what they
wanted.
A Washington special to the Brook
Ign Eagle says: A prominent New
England Representative in Congress,
who is on intimate terms with the
President, had an interview with
Mr.. Hayes. During the conversa-
ton which took place between them,
Mr.. Hayes said that he was not at
all worried over the Florida devel-
Opments. He said he was not con-
Scious of the commission of any
frauds i'll counting the votes of
Florida. The only interest he took
at the time of the election in the
vote of that State was to secure a
fair count, and tor that purpose he
favored the visit of the statesmen
who went to see an honest count.
lie said that Congress had the right
to investigate the count in Florida
il it chooses to do so. aud no one
would be more pleased than himself
to have the cry of fraud dispelled
by an inquiry into the count of the
Florida elections.
A dispatch of May lst says: The
Pans international Exhibition of
1873 was formally opened to-day
with expressive ceremonies and in
the presence of large and distin
guished audience. Shortly after two
o'clock President MaeMahon arrived
in the city state carriage at the en-
trance of the TrOcadero, where he
was met by the assembled princes,
ambassadors of foreign governments.
members of the French Cabinet and
other dignitaries. After the formal
ceremonies of presentation the pro-
cession marched ont upon a platform
erected for the purpose, overlooking
the casIede and the main building.
Here an immense concourse of people
were massed TO witness the open
ing ceremonies. President MacMa-
hon was met OH tho platform by NJ.
DeBaii, Minister of Commerce, who
in a brief address welcomed the
President of France TO the exhibit
ton. President MacMahon then. III
a few words, declared the exhibition
open. The cheering of the crowd
below lasted several minutes. The
ceremony was somewhat married 10y
the weather, which was dark and
threatening rain. Salutes were fired
from Mount Valarien ard the Hotel
DIES Invalides. After the procession
of distinguished visitors had marched
through and inspected the various
sections of the exhibition, President
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