Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-21
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Its reported that Queen Victoria will visit
the Paris Exposition, calling there. on her way
to Germany: :.- 80
The market for cotton is without quotable
change. Breadstufs active Corn scarce, and
prices advanced to 43s. per quarter for mixed
Western. Wheat marketable firmer and tend.
ing upwards. Adyices from Manchester are un-
favorable The market for goods and yarns in
that city is dull. as
Forty-one rcrsons are reported to have lost
their lives by the breaking the ice in Regents
Park. Others who were known to be ON the
lake when the accident occurred are still miss
ing. -
The weatheris intensely cold, and the sever
ity of the season las SO aggravated the distress
of the poor Of Liverpool that 1t resulted IN
bread riot in the street; but the disturbance.
was not oil a serious character.
Garibaldi, at the request OF am American
friend has written letter giving his opinion Of
affairs il, the U. S. He applauds the clection
of colored deputies of the Massachusetts Leg
islature, and earnestly expresses his hope for
the preservation and future harmony and unity
of the country, and urges the President to
come to terms with Congress.
Aavices received from the island u Gambia
state thatt Cretans bad fought another bat
tie, in which they claim a victory over five
thousand Turks. The Cretan Assembly has
issued a call to all the powers Of Europe to
send agents 10 Candia to witness and report
the condition Of the country. - .'.- -. =.
The Emperor Napoleon has issued an I'M
portant decree. It orders that the address Of
the Chambers III reply to. the speech from the
throne shall beEdiscontinued. 1t grants to the
legislative body the right OF questioning the
Government. 1t proposes that the offences OF
the press shall be tried In the correctional
courts; thattbeI stamp duties e2reduced, and
that the nght.of the people to meet in public
be limited only by those. regulations necessary
for the public. safety, The decree concludes
BY declaring that these reforms wiy'noH crown
the edifce of a State founded upon he nation
al will The members Of the Cabinet have
rendered Investigations to The Emperor.
Reports state that the Empress Car!otta has
quite recovered from her severe illness.
The patent for the reorganization OF the
Austrian armies will not be carried out.
The Greek Government has sent General
habeTgis on special mission to the j. S.
1t is reported atthe Government OF Spain
is about to send Lersundi joni as minister to
the United States. .
The Swedish Parliment opened Yesterday.
The King in his speech, said Sweden, would
always endeavor*to remain neutral in the
various differences between the European
powers. -.
@FoX HUNTING: This fa7orite sport Of old
Virginia is being revived in this part Of the
State. A short tire since MessTs. j. E. and
John ". Russell, of Clarke county, John c. |
Coe, Of Winchester, and Elias Purcell, of this
county, had a fox hunt For, two days the
party hunted 10 Clarke, denning six Jokes
On the third day they hunted in Frederick,
capturing and scalping eight foxes This last
is considered :oi the best days fox hunt
ing ever known 10 Virginia Winchester NeicS.
A New Orleans paper says that it will re-
auire about twenty-five millions Of dollars in
the way Of loans to replace the losses sustained
by the sugar: planting interest Of Louisiana,
and to place the several hundred plantations
in good working condition. Even then the
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