Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-15
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COLOR WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA,
PENNSYLVANIA GReENBACK CONVENTION.
LEADVILIE RAILROAD WAR.
SHOOTING IN LOUISIANA.
BISMARCK AND THE VATICAN.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

French Interests i'm Central Africa.
LONDON. July ia Paris dispatch to the
Tn ls."eS 81 says:.The Budget committed Of the cham
Der OF deputies and senatorial committee
have pronounced In favor OF France taking an
active palt in opening up Central Africa. A
commission to examine the project for uniting
Algeria and Senegal to the Soudan by railway
has been appointed. 1t includes NJ. De Lesseps'
various senators and deputies and number OF
engineers.
Reunion of the Orleans Family.
nounces that all the members Of the orleans
family met in that city on Saturday last The
object OF the meeting is not stated.
Bismarck ank the Vatican.
LONDON, July 15.-The Berlin correspondent.
OF the Times says: "The key Of Prince BIS.
marck's present policy towards the Vatican VIII
be found In one OF his recent speeches. In which
circumstances to fight a quarrel out to the
bitter end, but when ways and means presented
themselves OF tOning down the acerbity of
stake he Would not deem hmsef IN IN
neglecting such pronered opportunity. The
correspondent believes that the most that has
been accorded TO the uitramontanes Is that, In
consequence OF the retirement OF DR.. Falk from
the ministry OF eccleg1asttcal affairs the eccle-
sfastfcal laws have been enforced with more
lcnfency than ii he cad remained IN Office, and
that this may ultimately have the effect OF pro-
curing the recognition Of the ecclesiastical laws
OF the Vatican
Parliamentary s. Reform ,, i'm Berlin
BERLIN, July 15.-Bills have been introduced
in the Bundesrath for the alteration of those
articles OF the German constitution, by which
the legislature must meet and the budget be
voted annually, and by which the duration of
pariiaments p,ia Is fixed at three years; The bin
OF parliament and biennial budgets has created
considerable sensation as tending to further
free the government from parliamentary con-
troll The technical reason alleged for the
change is the Inconvenience OF discussing two
budgets-Prusstan and Imperal-in the same
year. was suggested some time ago, that
they might be taken up In alternate years.
LONDON, July 15.-Robert Udall & Son, mer-
chants, OF Manchester, have failed. Their na-
bilities are stated at e450.OO0.
IIEMENT In WEST VIRGINIA.
COlOred People Whipped by Miners.
NEW YORK. July 15:-A special from Green
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, was the
scene OF great excitement on Saturday and Sum
day. L. N. Peck, employed by the railroad
with a colored man Friday night, giving him, It
Is alleged, fiogging for speaking disreSpect-
fully OF q young lady. Later at night eight
nation to hang him. Peck escaped them, and
was soon joined by citizens and railroad men to
the number OF IS, who drove the negroes out OF
town after the exchange OF few harmless
shots. The c0lOred men about the place con-
tinuing their manifestations OF displeasure with
Peck, Pecks friends telegraphed to the miners
at Coal Valley and Cannelton. w. Va, to come
boarded the freight train which passed passed there ea
$40 m. Saturday, and arrived at Hinton abou
midnight. The ring leaders having heard o
the approach OF the Coal Valley men, fed to
he mountains. out nine of the negroes incud-
ing one woman, who were supposed to have
been of the party that made demonstrations
against Peck, were seized and severely whipped.
he miners returned to Coal valley and Camel
ION during the day.