Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-17
Foreign News.

Stormy weather continues In England; much
rain has fallen, and gales prevail around the
coasts.
| The London Times has an editorial on
Sickles's note to the Spanish Government on
| the Cuban question, wherein it says 1t was
generally believed President Grant would not
interfere or allow interference 10 the Cuban
question until Congress could vote upon it. Is
| he less resolute than formerly, or has pressure
| forced him to sanction demands upon SPAN
| for the abandonment of Cuba? No doubt the
| alternative offered Spain is her abandonment
| of the Island, or American recognition OF Tue
| insurgents The probabilities are that we are
on tho eve OF serious events. The struggle
will be hopeless so far as Spain is concerned,
but the Government cannot resist the impulses
of the people"
The Irish Presbyterian Synod decided against
the admission Of ex officio members to future
conventions.
The Archbishop Of Armagh died yesterday,
aged 6S years.
Treyno baliff, was shot dead at Abbey
| derry Yesterday The cuprit, it is supposed,
! was Fenian.
The Paris Gaulois states that the majority
of the Prince Imperial will be announced for
his next birr hday, March l6.
The British Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
| Earl of Clarendon, is in Paris, and yesterday
had an audience with the Emperor.
LIE Public reports that at the recent interview
| with Gen. Prim the Emperor renewed his dc
elaration of ABSOLUTE non intervention IN the
affairs of Spain, and declined to accedc to the
request that France should make representa-
tons against the recognition of the Cuban In
surgents as 5elligeren,s by the United States.
| Mr. Burlipgame and the Chinese Embassy
depart for Stockholm early next week.
Gen. Prim teegraphed TO the Government
from Paris to use all diligence in sending troops
| to Cuba.
| A dispatch from Madrid says: 1.-THE Difficult
ties with the United States on account OF Gu
are in fair way of settlement.
! The prospect Of the cotton crop in Egypt is
favorable.
| IMPORTANT ENTERPRISES We mentioned
several days ago the presence in Alcehauy
| county of several large iron-masterS from Penn
| sylvania, who were examining the iron beds oil
the county with view to making purchases
and establishing works there for the manutac
ture of the metal These gentlemen were
MesSrs. w. Flrmstone, of EAston; Arco Par
dee of lakewood, and Hester Clymer, OF
| Reading We COW learn that these gentem en-
| have become the owners OF the valuable and
| extensive properties known as the Lucy Selma,
| the Australia and the Dolly Ann Furnaces, con-
| tanning in the aggregate $4,000 acres OF land.
For the frst.named property they pay, IT we
arc correctly informed the sum of $50, 500. for
the second SO, 200, and for the third 1886, 900.
These sums bear q very insignificant proper
| ton to the amount required to be expended In
erecting works, of the magnitude designed, for
| smelling the ore with mineral coal and manu-
| featuring pig iron, which will require hundreds
of thousands of dollars. The purchasers are
Init bnu
among the largest operators IN both IN rem
syIyana, and represent capital more than
adequate to the largest plans that may be
formed in reference to their present enterprls'
es. Their investments are not with an eye to
speculation, but TO improve and develop the
properties they have purchased, and to bring
out OF them the enormous treasure they con-
tain.
They have under consideration, We learn, the
immediate starting OF one or oil the above FUR
naces upon charcoal fuel, not, however, with
the expectation of present profit, as charcoal
iron can now hardly be made with profit, 10
competition with mineral coal iron, but in order
20 get their mines and works in good working
order while the Chesapeake and Ohio road Is
being completed to the coal banks OF the Kama
wha. so that when this is done the mines may
be fitted to yield with regularity the immense
quantities of ore required IN mineral coal iron
operations on the scale they contemplate opera
ting. 1t is understood they will at an early
day begin to erect their mineral coal works,
which will require several years labor. with
the view of large production instantly upon
.heir connection with the Kanawha coal field
| being made.
Inns step at this time Is contingent upon the
| rates the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad will
freight their charcoal iron a., and other facli.
ties.-Rjch. Wing.