Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-20
GENERAL NEWS.

SoVCl tIiC HIS IldQG
an offer OF one, million pounds sterling to
the Sultan OF Turkey for it, and it is thought
the otter will be accepted, thus adding an
other considerable island to Great Britain's
already extensive possessions.
l arguments of the counsel in the
heno court-martial We're concluded on the
Ilth, and the court went into secret session
to make up it's report. When completed,
the report will be forwarded to Washington
and published from there. 1t will be sew
eral days yet before the result is known.
"A large number of laborers who have
been employed on the Metropolitan Elevat-
ed railroad, New York, have struck in con
sequence OF their wages being reduced from
$l.50 per day to $l.25. There has been no
disturbance so far.
The trouble which has been gathering
for several months in the English South At
rlcan possessions, has eliminated in a severe
engagement with the ZuIus, in which the
English forces were badly worsted. On
January 2lst a British column consisting of
a portion OF the 24th regiment, a battery of
artillery, and six hundred native auxiliaries
We're attacked by 10000 Zulus and entirely
annihilated. The Zulus captured a valuable
convoy OF 10l wagons, 1000 oxen, 2 cannon.
400 shot and shell. 1000 rifles, $4,000 pounds
Of ammunition, 60, 1000 pounds of provisions
and the colors of the Oath regiment. The
British officers killed are, 2 majors, 4 CAP
talns, IL lleutenants, and the quarter master
OF the Oath, 2 captains of the royal artillery,
and a sergeant-major of engineers, besides
2lO other officers. This reverse has caused
considerable CONSERVATION among the col
onists. A meeting Of the English cabinet
council was called to deliberate upon the
situation, and decided to send out six bat
tallions Of infantry, two batteries OF artil-
Iery, 0 company of engineers, three compa-
MES Of army service corps, and a ompany
OF army hospital corps, to reinforce Lord
Chelmsford, who is in command. OF the
s"'ces Ia Africa. The reinforcements num-
the native ' fevIss s serviin Ias1; WITH ittfK'stfn 7es British
have risen en- naasse and massacred their Off
GERS. The natives engaged in the fight OF
the 21st ult., have massacred their oI1lcers,
and most of the native officers along the
frontier are DESERVING. The colonial secre-
tary, referring to the above report, says:
We nave no information in any way con-
frming the rumor that the natives nave RS
on against their officers"
A revolution has broken out in Haytl.
A negro disturbance Of alarming character
occurred in the land OF st. Vincent.
A heavy snow storm has prevailed
throughout eastern Oregon and Washington
territory, and it is feared there will be a
heavy koss Of stock.
-The President has nominated Horatlo
G.. Burchard, of Illinois, to be director OF
the mint in place Of Linderman.
A Bodie dispatch of the 14th, says the
Miners Union held a meeting this evening,
repudiated the action OF the Mechanics
Union, and agreed to protect the miners
against any violence offered by the strikers,
This settles the strike, and the miners VII
resume work Immediately.
She Senate, at $40, on the Nth, adjourn
ed until IL o'clock next day without voting
on the Chinese bill. The adjournment was
cut OF courtesy to Hamlin, who wished &c
speak on the bill and was not quite ready
The bill has gained strength, and its pas
sage early Oh the afternoon OF the 10Th Is
expected.
w. B. Flemming has been elected t.
Congress from the Savannah (Georgia) dis
trict, in place Of Julian Hartriige, deceased
A dispatch dated Washington, Februa
rv 10. a the Potter comfaitte will en-
-. - +l.:r 1ohnr IN a faw Laws
IN order to give time for the preparation Q
majority and minority reports.
In the IT. S. Senate on the l0th,. areso