Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-18
Foreign News.

The India mail steamer Carnatic has been
wrecked in the Red Sea. Twenty-Five persons
are missing, and all the freight, including
large amount of specie, was lost.
Booth, the editor of the Irish American.
was yesterday brought before the Court and
remanded for trial tor participation in a fatal
ARRAY at Tabbermore, recently.
In the Synod OF Armagh resolution ex-
Guiding the laity from deciding questions OF
doctrine and discipline has been rejected by
large majority. A resolution looking to the
representations OF minorities was also rejected
The Synod adjourned to the 30th instant.
The London Morning Standard yesterday
had an editorial on the news from San buena-
ventura concerning the recent discovery OIL I'll Tue
remains of the Franklin Expedition. The
article closes ''1he data on which we nave
TO accept the document as genuine are too
slender, and unless the fact can be corroborate,d
in manner difficult to anticipate, we scarcely
fancy skepticism is misplaced,
Preparations continue Tor the coming inter
national sculers match between Walter Brown
| of Portland, Me-, ard Joseph Sadler: OF lee
dipgtop, England, which is appointed Tor Oc
| tober It'll, on the Thames.
The Farmers Club, in Cork, have adopted
resolves demanding perpetuity in land tenures'
the placing of rents on liked basis, ana tne
abolition of distress for rent. A National
| Tenants League was also organized. :,
| Mrs. Scott Siddons sailed yesterday tor New
York. L., o.,or1.r
aged ninety years. n,,,, ,or, IN
torred at Westminster yesterday,
The rain for the past few days has been gen
oral. but not heavy. Harvesting In orkshlr(
has been stopped. A few weeks dry weather
| il necessary 10 secure the crops In good order
| II is thought that the Cabinet at Washing
ron has become somewhat more conclllatory
since the receipt Of kilograms from MIR. Slckles
| II s. Minister, to the effect that The overex
cited temper OF the Spanish people will compe
the Government to continue the war Tor the
suppression of the lnsurrectlon 10 Cuba.
The King Of Italy has given his consent tc
the selection of the Duke of Genoa IS King a
Spain.
| The strike OF the workmen at Barcelona
continues, AID has assumed alarming pro
portions.
A decree summoning Cuban Deputies 20 The
Cortes at Madrid will shortly be publis d.
The feet is nearly ready to sail with reinforce
ments for Cuba.
The Emperor on Thursday appeared in the
streets of Paris
| A rumor is current to the effect that Napo
! leon, on account Of The precarious state OF nj
health, will shortly abdicate in favor of hi
SOD, but will retain the Presidency OF thu
| Council. (?)
Prince Napoleon embarked from Calais OF
| his yacht yesterday.
Nj. Peretry, q member Of the Corps Legls
latiG has written letter in which he demands
| that the Deputies shall reassemble on the 25tf
of October of their own free will if the Gov
eminent does not convoke the Chamber accord
| ing to the Constitution.
A light ship has been moorel in the Baei
Sea, at the entrance of the BosphoruS.
shows double lights.
MIR. Jay, U. S. Minister, has returned iron
\ visit to Admiral Kadiord, at Trieste. liz
goes to No3au for week, prior to taking NJ
his residence at Vienna.
| An organization OF National Liberals o
North and South Germany into one party ~
projected scheme generally approved, though
| in bavaria there is much apparent reserve.