Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-20
Foreign News.

Of the Women Franchise Society was held in
London OH Sunday. Anon" those present
were John Stuart Mil, Lord iloughton. Right
lion. j. S. Stansiicd. jr, Lord Of the 1ronsu
ry; IIepry Fawcett, NJ. j. for Brighton, Rev.
Charles Kingsley and Louis Blanc, authors. -
Many ladies' were present. Addresses were
delivered by many wcll-kuown speakers, and
resolutions were unanimously adopted lavorlns
female suffrage.
In the House Of Commons the University
test bill came up The Earl Of Carnarvon
moved the previous question, on the ground Of
the latencss OF the season and the inSuihriency
OF time Tor consideration OF the bill. On di-
vision Of the House the bill was thrown out:
MIR. Ottway, Under Secretary OF Foreign
Affairs said the Government was aware that
negotiations had passed between Bavaria and
Austria, with respect to the Ecumcnlcal Coun-
ell, but having received no Official information,
it could submit no papers Oh the subject:
La reply to an inquiry by MIR. lleggard as to
how far the Irish Church surplus fund was to
be locally applied, Mr.. Gladstone said that the
question was rather premature. lie could not
prcsumc that the bill would pass. He assured
the House that the Government was DESTROYS
of distributing the fund equally over the island.
MIR. Washburnc, high sheriff Of Queens
county, ireland, while on his way to the as
sizes was fired at from the roadside aud acVcre-
~ wounded. The assassin escaped.
FGANcE.-Alars Valiant has been APP
pointed Minister OF the Imperial household
The press OF this city regard The rev Cabinet
a. ose OF transition only.
Scum AMERICA --Advces from klo ia
a,aro IT, june 3i'havc been received. The rev
oution in !Iraguay Is Increasing. The President
returned 10 Montovdco without haz lrding IN
engagement With the Insurgents.
CUBA. Olgear and the officers OF his
battalion have received orders 10 return to Ha
vana and form nuw regiment, their old com
mand having been reduced Ia q small fragment
by disease aud battle
CANADA The Government has decided to
release Father McNahOn from confinement in
the Provincia! pcntcnIary.
A WASHINGTON correspondent Of the New
York Herald prctonds to learn from source
in Richmond entitled to credit, that General
Candy has sent circulars to all the members OF
the Legislature elect, asking each Of them if
they can qualify by subscribing to the non clad
oath. # he ascertains there is quorum al
both house, thus qualified, he will issue his
piocamation in about fifteen day., announcing
the result of the election ard calling the Legs
latur. together 10 ratify the fifteenth amend
ment and cleci United States Senators. The
members unable to qualify would in this case
remain absent until The constitution had been
ratified by Congress and the State admitted,
when hey would present themselves and qualify
under the State constitution, from When the
test oath has been eypnnped. Shoad there
not, however, he found quorum able i
qualify by taking the tert oath, the command
ri ,p,Il a. ! DIN
nation, but will order now cectIya. e. ,i! he
seats, which will be declared vaca.: ~ .son
of inability to quality as above.
WASHINGTON ITEMS "A fatal case Of sun.
stroke occurred here on Saturday, the victim
being Andrew Barms, l carpenter in the EN-
ploy OF the Messrs. Baldwin Brothers.
Mr. AmoS Hunt has sued the corporation oi
Washington for s., 600 damages Tor the nePli
gent instruction of sewer on Astreet whereby
he claims his spropcrty was1 DAMAGED to that
amount. Co..
Justice b. K. Mors' Il has resigned his posi-
ton as police magistrate.
John CapaIfa, an Italian, aged about twenty
years, was drowned while bathing in Rock
creek yesterday afternoon. His body wa re.
covered. -
1t has been ascertaiued that in former years,
when New England was ''as deep in the mud
as the Southern States ever were in the miro,
in regard to slavery, the Puritan descendant
had u form OF marriage for the coored people, |
in which the pledges Of these people were made |
subordinate to their relations as slaves their
personal fidelity to each other to depend on
their respective places Of residence for the |
time being and their matrimonial privilege |
Or license TO be conversant End familiar to-
gethcr, as Husband and Wife, was to continue
AZ long as they lived in the same neighborhood |
and during good behavior. Both these condi.
tons we're oil course determined by the owncrs."
The peach trees in New Jersey are loaded
md in Delaware the limbs are unable to bear
The burden Of the fruit which is upon them,
and are breaking down. In the central, west.
,rn and northern parts New York the apple
rees are literally loaded with frdit So great
4 crop has not been known Tor number Of
Gears