The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-16
General News,

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British fleet is IN readiness to leave
for the Dardanelles.
The troubles between Greece and
Turkey have been armisticed and
referred to propose dconference.
The Standards special says:
Tho lines of the defense uf Con-
stantinople have been -dismantled,
and the guns brought into the
! city
The Post says: We may rely up
on it that the Government are
now aware that British interests
have been directly attacked, and
that they will adopt measures for
their defepse.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Sub
Committee of the House Pacific
Railroad Committee will probably
agree to report a bill for the Texas
Pacific early next week. The most
probable plan is single trunk line
with the question of the terminus
on the Mississippi River left subject
to the decision of a board to be COM
posed of the three oldest engineers
of the United States army, and
Gems. Beauregard and ]. Z. John
stoD.
New ORLEANS, Feb. gu. s. Com
missioner w. G. Lane, Deputy Col
lector } omlinson and Deputy Mar
shals Wurzburser aud Steele, will
appear at iU O'Clock to-day, before
Judge Whitaker to show cause why
they should hot be punished for
contempt of an order OF the Supe-
rior Criminal Conrt in interfering
with aud obstructing its process by
arresting Criminal Sheriff Houston,
in the matter Of Thos. G. Anderson
and his fellows. -
LONDON, Feb. Sin the House
OF Commons this evening, Sir Stat
ford Northeote, Chancellor of the
Excheguer, communicated sum-
mary of the terms of the armistice.
He said they disclosed such state
of affairs that the Government, in
view Of II possible disturbance In
Coustantinople, has ordered per-
ton of the feet thither, not as de-
parture from neutrality, bat as a
protection of property. The Gov
erument has notified this step to
other powers, asking whether they
viii Join the movement.
Official information from st. Pc
tersburg gives the detailed peace
basis, as follows:
1. The erection of Bulgaria into
a principaiity.
2. A war Indemnity or territory
compensation.
3. The independence of Rouma-
MIA, Servia and Montenegro, with
an increase of territory for each.
4 Reforms IN Bosnia and Her.
zegovina.
5. An Interior understanding
between the Sultan and Car re-
garding the Dardanelles.
6. Tue evacuation of the Danu-
bian fortresses and Erzeroum.
But, according TO the above Off
cial Information, there are only five
conditions, the evacuation of the
fortresses being part of the armis-
tice conditions. not those of peace.
The fifth condition also provides
for the negotiation of final trea-
ty at either Odessa or Sebastapol
BALTIMORE, Feb. 8-This morn
ing Archbishop Gibbons notified
the Catholic Mirror that at nine
o'clock he had been officially in
formed of the Holy Fathers death,
and had been requested to commu-
nicate the same intelligence to oth-
err archbishops.
LONDON, Feb s. All the dispatches |
indicate that the Cardinals will be |
and free in their selec-
ton of the Pope. King hnmbert
and all foreign Ministers appear to |
have paid proper aud in some in
stances tender respect to the de-
parted, Pope Plus TX Rome is
tranquil. Police prevent approach |
TO the Vatican, where the sacred
conclave is in session.
The congregation of cardinals to-
day heard the late Pope's last wish
rs relative to the conclave and his
fanersl.
Cardinals Bilio, Pecie and Di |
Pieiro will govern the church pend
ing the election of a pontiff.
All the church bells in Rome are
tolling.
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