Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-18
Foreign News.

In Great Britain, the Parliamentary elections
have been favored with good weather. So far
as heard from the Liberals have elected 297-
a gain of 45-Tories Ia gain Of %. The
workingmen's candidates have been badly beat
en- The Liberals carry Edinburg, Glasgow,
Birmingham. Sheffield, and Bristol. The
Tories carry Blackburn. Riots have occurred
in Birmingham. Some shops have been sack
ed At last accounts the police and the mOt
were fighting The election in Belfast ha.
been postponed in consequence of riots, and
troops occupy the town. In Bristol much dam
age was done by roughs. The Tory committee
rooms were demolished, the inns sacked, liquors
drank or thrown into the streets, and many
persons ipjured-two seriously. At last ac-
counts the mob was dispensing. At Bolton
there was an Irish riot, and many persons were
wounded. The riot act was read, and troops
called out, when order was restored.
Messrs. Barring Bros, bankers, drew one
million pounds sterling from the Bank Of Eng.
land Yesterday, for the Russian Government.
1t is said that this was on American account,
the money being in part payment for the Ter
ritory of Alaska.
Mount Vesuvius is in violent state of
eruption.
1t is reported that Spanish Republic has
been proclaimed at Madrid. (?)
A slight shock of earthquake occurred at
Cologne yesterday.
Rev. John Jackson, Bishop Of Lincoln, has
been promoted to the See OF London; and
Arehdeacon Wordsworth has been appointed to
succeed the Bishop of Lincoln.
Count Won Bismarck will resume his seat In
the Prussian Assembly some time in Deem
Der.
Gen. Smith, Superintendent OF the Virginia
Military Institute, has communicated in gen.
era order to the cadets Of that Institution, the
following extract of letter received from Gen.
Stoneman, Military Commander of this district,
in reply to an invitation to be present at the
Anniversary celebration:
81 beg leave to take this occasion to express
my personal regards as we'll as the very favor
able opinion formed in respect to everything
connected with the Institute. The
conduct OF the corps of cadets collectively at
the Institute, as we'll as individually when on
furlough, has been such as to elicit all the en-
couragement that can be, with consistency Civ
en- by their and your friend. -
Gen. Smith appends to this extract, the fol-
lowing:
''Such testimonial from brave soldier,
who was the roommate and class mate of our
own Jackson at West Point, and who has dis
charged his delicate duties in Virginia with
justice and moderation, is a tribute to the corps
of cadets which all of the friends OF the lnstitu-
ton rejoice to receive"
The INDIAN WAR.-General Sheridan and
staff have left Fort Hays for the Canadian river,
about $50 miles south of the Arkansas, to as
sumo command in person Of the troops in the
field operating in that section against hostile
Indians. The recent operations north and on
the Republican have forced the Indians south,
where they have about 1000 warriors on the
war path. Hard fighting is expected. Gen.
Sheridans forces number about 2,7O0men be-
side small expeditions acting in conjunction
from New Mexico and Fort Lyon.