Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-13
THE CUSTER MASSAGRE, REPEATED
f,E.>:.3 IN SOUTH AFRICA.?
ANN1H11ATEp.'

CAPE Town, via. St.Vincent, Feb 1O.-On the
2lst inst. British column consisting of pot-
ton Of the Twenty fourth regiment, q battery
of artillery and 800 native auxiliaries was ut
terly annihilated near Tugula river by 10000
Zulus, who captured a-valuable convoy of lO2
wagons, 1000 oxen, two cannon, 400 shot and
shell, !, 600 rifles, 25O 900 rounds of ammunii--
~tion, 1000 pounds weight Of provisions and
the colors of the Twenty-fourth regiment. It
is estimated s, 900 Zulus were killed and
wounded in the, battle. Among the killed on
the British side are two majors, twelve ieuten-
ants and quartermaster Of the Twenty-fourth
regiment; two captains of the royal artillery.
a colonel, q captain, four lieutenants and ser.
geant major ofthe engineers besides twenty-oue
other British officers commanding native leyies.
Seven attacks subsequently made Nv
zulus have been repulsed, and the colony IS
somewhat recovering from the utter econsterna-
ton which ct first prvailed. Natal: however,
is In great danger. and disturbances are feared
in Pongo. Lord Chelmsford, commander Of
the expedition, has been forced to retire in con-
sequence of the defeat. It is estimated 5OO
soldiers were killed., besides the officers
enumerated above. Governor Sir Bartle Fcre
has sent appeals to England and Mauritus for
reintercements. The mail steamer for England
was dispatched day earlier than usual with a
request for Blk regiments of infantry and o
brigade of cavalry. . g.
4.fa., rct7 DEFINITIyE TREATY. r z..:r,f
LONDON, Feb. 10.-A Constantinople dispatch
says the defnitive treaty between Eussia and
Turkey declares that peace and cordial relations
are to be established between Russia and
Turkey, provides that the articles of the San
Stefano treaty which were not modified bv tire
treaty of Berlin, shall remain in force. Fhe
mode Of payment Of the war indemnity and
compensation to Russian residents of Tnrkev
who suffered through the WAL. ia left for futnre
agreement. All prosecutions for aiding either
side during the war are abandoned, and peraons
implicated in RoumeliAn disturbances .re
pardoned. The protocol declares that ,recoeni-.
ton Of the treaty of Berlin in the present
treaty changes neither the character nor ranoe
of the power. A, ,Bervia, Montenegro and
Roumania are implicated, Russia leaves them
free to come, to an understanding Tor them.
selves with the porte relative to their claims
for war indemnity. ,ssfSEsi TI3ft3 sH1Is ST..
: ,.sf SARA syn oRDER ISSUED. q; ,f.a., cd,
LONDON, Feb, lO.-A special supplement to
the 'Gnette has been issued containin,p, - The
order of ths priyy. euuncih. revolving sfter
March Sd, 1872 article thirteen Of foreion
animals 10 FIR . it rclates to the United Ststes
under article thirteen: American cattle T.vc
been landed without slaughter or
quarantine. The present order 9applies to
ports in Great Britain only. .,,
"A' @|s EVACUATION CoMAKNCED. '8as aS't5-'
LONDON, Feb "A CORES p6ndents It Con-
,t.ntinople states! it j. announced from Ad-
ianople the evacuation BY Russis has COM
nenced.