The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-03-16
General News.

port the yellow fever raging in that
city to an alarming extent.
The representatives of the civil
lied tribes of the Indian Territory
oppose the transfer Of the Indian
Bureau Of the War Department.
A proposal to re-establish the
whipping post is before the Ken
tuckiy Legislature, and the people
of Oakland, suspposing that the
measure had become q law publicly
whipped petty thief.
Mr.. Layard, the British Minister,
gave grand soiree in CONSTANT
nople on the 5th Of March in
honor of ex-Presideut Grant, who
is now in that city. Many promi.
nent foreigners residing there were
present.
The full text OF the bill to abol-
ish national banks has been agreed
on by a vote Of seven against two,
by the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency, to retire circu-
lating notes of national banks,
and for other purposes.
1t is stated that the British feet
will be Withdrawn from Turkish
waters. The opinion is expressed
in government circles that tue Eas-
tern qlesiion viii be settled TO the
satisfaction of England aud the
other powers. Tue feeling seems
ID be general that peace between
England aud Russia will not he
disturbed.
Tue Committee on Coinage,
Weights aud Measures, Of which
Hoo. Alex n Stephens is chair
rndn. Is considering the question
Of repeating the act provided for
ibe cptna-e of the trade dollar. If
the Comm Zee DO not report in
iav"r at repea'lhg the act inev will
30 dopht recommend ITS su>peu-
Sou for at least one year.
Though no Official informa'ion
has been received On the subject
It IS thought nt tue Derar,m ent
# State that the ar,l,linn of The
Chinese question ~ tbs country
wdl lead ibe Ch,nr>r Government
Ia abandon at least 80 far as iae
/ Cnltei Siaie, = cnuc~ru. H. exciu
>ise lpte'"p nuHcS, AMI establish n
ml,sIon bere aud appoint IL miois-
,-r g. rapljinarv and envoy pleni-
ra!tr'imv 10 thl> country to .ook
a,irr Cutuc>e lnietests
Dispatches f.om St. Petersburg
ant Coustaniuuopte SAWS that thefe
viii probably De no conference
lehI H. The matter has been eut,re.
" se'ii-d hy Russia aud Iarkey.
lhe iOlt terms of tue settlement
have not xet been made public, bnt
1t Is chained tnat though they may
not be altogether satisfactory to
+ I9laud and Austria, they will
contain nothing that will Justify
either OF those powers in objec,ing
to them or demanding q confer
ence OF The powers,
When the Texas Pacific bill is
reported % The House it is the in
tention of the friends Of the South
ern Pacific 10 move their bill as
Substitute. The friends of the
Texas Pacific have made u thor
ough canvass Of both houses, and
feel confident of their ability to
carry thelr measure. Their bill
has attracted a great deal Ut friend
y attention Of late, especially from
the Southern members, who begin
TO think that the Southern Pacific
ia nothing more nor less than a
continuation of the Central and
Union Pacific. aud will bring no
real relief to the South.
A Special from Washinton to
the Graphic says: IL Is understood
that the President will veto the
bill passed by both houses last
week providing for special term
Of court in the lumber district of
Mississippi, tn try parties for
stealing lumber upon government
property in Southern Mississippi
and Florida. There have beeo
about 900 indictments for stealing
timber from government reserva-
tions in Florida Tue son in law
and brother-in law Of Gov. Drew
himself is member OF the firm
The bill provides for the Quilted
States District Court at Jackson to
go into the county where these
crimes were committed aod hold u