Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-11
The British Troops 0sastrousy Defeated
by the Zulus-english Labor Trou-
bIes-Bismarck's Gag Bill,

MOulluSu III lllC bd(llt'
Among the killed on the British side
are two majors, four captains, twelve
lieutenants and the quarternaster Of
the Twenty-iourth regiment; two cap
tains Of the Royal Artillery, colonel,
captain, four heutenants and sergeant
major oi iengineers, besides twenty other
British officers commanding the native
allies. Seven attacks subsequently made
10y the Zulus have been repulsed, and
the colony is now somewhat recovered
from the utter CONSERVATION which AT
first prevailed. Natal, however, is in
great danger, and disturbances are feared
in Pongoland. Lord Chelmsford,
the commander Of the expedition, has
been forced to retire i'll consequence oi
the defeat. Ii is estimated that 500
soldiers were killed besides the officers
enumerated above. Gov. Sir Barllc
Freer has sent appeals to England and
Mauritius for reinfOrccmcntS. The mail
steamer for England was dispatched
a day earlier than usual with request
for six regiments of infantry and
brigade of cavalry. The men-of-war
Active and TencdOs have been ASHORE.
The TenedoS was seriously injured and
obliged to go into dock at Simons Bay.
LoNDON. February 10. A special from
Cape town saws: The British force was
compelled to rccrosS the borders. The
force which was asannihilatcd was attacked
while guarding the camp Ot the head
quarters oi the column NJ lnSandunia
during the absence ot Lord Chelmsford
who with a strong force was recon
nOitcring.
English Labor Troubles.
LIVERruoI, February lO.-Iho labor
ers appointed u dcpulatiou to learn the
views of the Steamship Owners AssO-
citation, but thcdeputalion Is prohibited
from making any compromise. Not Il
single vessel sailed from LIVcrponl lor
foreign ports Monday. Several hundred
sailors have formed union. The boiler
makers OF London have struck and the
bolt makers, pattern makers and a hnn-
dred other trades intend Ia follow.
LONDON, February l0.-A Liverpool
dispatch SAWS the number of strikers of
all classes there In now estimated at from
10000 t. GO,OOO. The sending OF a depu.
tation Of laborcrs "a the steamship
owners is regarded as Il hopeful sign.
The sailors now express willingness Ia
send duputatiOn with view 10 an ad-
justmcnt.
The Cattle Disease.
LIVERPOOL February l0.-Ihe steamer
Istrian from Boston arrived to-day, and
her cattle were all admitted without
trouble The British government has
issued no such order as that published
in New York, Saturday, declaring that
the landing of live cattle from the
United States after the 2Sth ul February
was forbidden. On the contrary, the
government has intimated that unless
future arrivals prove the existence OF
disease, they have no intention OF IN
teriering with the cattle trade.
ST. PETERSBURG, February l0.-The
cattle plague in the vicinity Of Ekater-
moshau has spread to twenty-scven
neighboring localities. OF the 1000
head attacked, one-half Ofthcm perished.
The plague has appeared at a vii
lage on the kieifrailroad.
LONDON, February l0.-A special sup
plement to the Gd.dtt has been ISSUED,
containing the order OF the PriVy COun-
ell reyoking, after March 3, 1879, Article
Is Of the foreign animal order, ~ lar as
il relates to the United States. nder
Article l3, American cattle have hitherto
been landed without slaughter or quar-
antine. The present order applies Ia
the ports OF Great Britain only.
Defnitive Treaty OF Peace Between Rus
STA and Turkey.
loSpnN, February 10. \ CONSTANT
noplr dispatch saws that the dehnitiye
treaty between Russia and Turkey de-
clares peace and cordial relations Ia
he re-estahlishcd between Russia and
Turkey. ltpruVi,les that the articles ii
the San Stefno treaty, which were
not modified hv the treaty 0f Berlin,
shall remain in force. The m,.le OF the
payment ui war indemnity and COM
pensatiun 10 the Russian Icsi-
dents Ui Turkey who suf-
fercd through the war is left iur
future agreement. All prosecutions ior
aiding either side during the war are
abandoned, and the persons implicated
in the RouIuclian disturb nces are par
dnncd. The protocol declares that the
recognition Of the treaty oi Bcrlin IN the
present treaty changes neither IT. char
arter nUr range Of power. A. SeTyla,
Mont,nrgrp and Roumania are inde-
pendent, Russia leaves them irCc tO come
10 an understanding lor themselves
With the Porte relative to their claims
for war indemnity.
Father Hyaeiuthe.
PARIS, February lO.-falber Hyasin
the, OF Laysons old Catholic Church,
opcnel Yesterday in the building
tIrnerly Folies' SlcnthaleH. Father
lawson said he eNpotei thar the Bishop
OF Moray, and tSo other Protestant
Bishops. would assist at the delica-
ton, but circumstance prevented their
attendance
Ths Plague.
~ PETErBUn., February l0--Thg
Galo. Publishes sensational letters stat.
ing that hundreds Of bodies Of
those NhO dlel ia A-iFokIlln ia l't-
oemler remsin still unburied, anil the
eurp-.-s are strewn over eight yer-t- nt
EnOstajewsker district.
BismArck's = Gag Bill
BEKIIN, February 10 Previous To
tlIe pass.ags Oi tlss Parliamentary Dis-
Cipline BIl 5y ihe Federal Counsil.
Bismarck took part in very lively dc
bate. The representative. u Nurtem-
burg intellectually attempted TO further
amend the bill, and thnsr oi Bavaria,
Oldenburg and Bremen, Voie'l against
the bill.
LoSDos, February l0.-A Beriin dis
patch reports that bismarck spoke iUru-
ibly bat unavailingly IN the Federal
Council, for the retention of the clauses
Of the parliamentary discipline bill
which were struck out by the commit
tee. II is alsO rumOred that the bill only
passed by one vote. The represents
tives oi Saxony, Bsslen-iiesse and PrIs-
sis voted for il.