Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-19
Foreign News.

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ed Irish Church bill was continued in the
House Of Commons until late hour On Satur-
day morning. A committee was appointed to
draw up a report emhodyins the reasons for
disagreement to the amendments as proposed
by the Lords The bill for the Government
purchase of the telegraph lines of the kingdom
was read second time. 1t is said that the
House of Lords will give up their amendments
| to the Irish Church bill, in regard to concur
rent endowment and Ulster grants, but will ad'
here to the amendment refusing to devote sur,
plus proceeds OF church property to the relief
of unavoidable calamity aud suffering.
MIR. Bagley, of the u. s., has had an inter
view with Earl Granville with reference to the
release OF u S. citizens now imprisoned on
charges OF Fcnianism, and presented petition
signed BY members Of Congress and Parliament
urging their discharge. This MIR. Paul Bagley
is represented to be an American nuisance.
FRANCE. The Paris official journal publish
e. decree of the Emperor containing appoint
ments to the Ministry: Interior, De FORBADE;
Justice, Duvergier; Foreign Affairs Auvergne;
Finance, Mague; Commerce, Alfred Lerouz;
Public Works, Cressier Marine, Gerouhly;
War, Mel; Public Instruction, Bourbeau;
President OF the Council OF State, Chasseouk.
M, Rouher will be President OF the Senate.
The international ocean regatta from Cher
bourg, two hundred miles to sea and baca,
has taken place. The yachts entered were the
Guerrero, Aline, Cambria, Julia, Diane, blys.
terry, Onadala and Sylvia. All started at |
O clock on Thursday. Tho Cambria returned
| to the starting point first, closely iolo"ed py
the Julia. The Cambria won the race BY three
seconds. Time, 4G hours. The race was re-
) markably fine. 9,
ho1ra yal
the Spanish Regency. The sessions OF the
Cortcs have been suspended until October -
Previous to adjournment the Cortes appointed
a committee to supervise affairs during the in.
Permission. Two commissioned officers and
three sergeants OF the garrison at Valladolld,
and several volunteers OF that city, have been
arrested, charged with being engaged in the
Carlist intrigue. A rumor is current that Don
Carlos is on the frontier There has lately been
: an unusual number Of fires in Madrid, the ORR
? gin of which has been traced TO incendlarlcs. -
The authorities have redoubled their vigilance.
PORTUGAI-Ilon. Samuel Shellabarger yes:
terday, had an audience with the King, and
presented his Credentials rs Minister OF the
United States.
RUSSIA. The Gar forbids the attendance OF
Russian bishops at the Ecumenlcal Council.
!, PRUssIA.-Deputy Mende has been sentenc-
= |
5 months imprisonment, Tor completely IN the
Dusseldorf conspiracy.
South AMERICA. from Rio janet
70 to the 18th ultimo, fully confirm the re-
ported victory OF the allies over Lopez: The
9 Paracuayans lost 500 killed and wounded, 800
' prisoners and twelve guns. The treaty estab-
fishing Provisional Government for Paraguay
0 has been concluded. Additional advlces from
Rio Janciro represent that the allied army 10
Paraguay, after their recent victory, advanced
to Villa Rics, and at the last accounts COM
manded all approaches to the place.
CHINA AND JApAN.-A proclamation de-
ouncing foreigners has been extensively post
ed 10 the towns and villages on the Yang tse
river by an agent Of the secret security move,
A conspiracy has been at Foo Chow. having
s for its object the opening of another lac Ping
/. rebellion. 1t is rumorcd that over fifty thous-
, and men are connected with the movement. -
= The naval and military forces Of the Mlkado,
in japan, had commenced an attack on the
3 rebels at Hakodadi. The result was unknown.
g FRAUDs.-The Winchester Times, referring
to the charge Of fraud made by the Wells fac
ton against the Walker party, says that, IN
i Frederick county, fair investigation will re-
veal the fact that fifty fraudulent Wells votes
"Indced, it was extremely difficult, and IN
@ manv cases before some of the.boards, impos-
g sible, for legally qualified Walker voters to get
their names upon the registration list, ln doubt
9 full cases every obstacle was thrown in the way
, of Walker men, while extraordinary facilities
were extended to the Wellsites. We have
heard the number OF illegally DISTINGUISHED III
the county estimated at two hundred, nor dc
4 we think the estimate large one. Add to this
| the number of negro BOYS who voted, and the
e Conservative majority would be nearer one
thousand than the present figure. AS the
] registration was conducted exclusively by IRON
cladders mostly Wcsites, 1t Is SIMPLY rldIcu-
lous to suppose that frauds were committed by
onv but thew. But there is no danger of an
Investigation. Men are not stupid enough to
, commit fraud and then court exposure.
WEEuAWKEN DUELLING GROUND, where
Alexander Hamilton was killed by Aaron Burr,
in 1904, is situated on the Hudson river, about
two miles above Iloboken, nearly opposite
New York city. 1t was in 1904 grassy LEDGE
, or shelf twenty feet above the water, and SIX
feet wide by thirty six long, BEING just large
enough for the duels that occurred there. Ac-
7 cess was only attained on the water side by
, means OF boats and natural flight OF rocky
steps. The spot at the present time has been
so uttered by modern improvements as hardly
to be recognizable as the once historic duelliDg
| ground Nothing remains but weather beaten
stone, containing, in almost oblltorated charac'
tiers, the name of Hamilton. A similar stone,
! with Burr name upon it, has been used AZ a
! covering stone for culvert. The cedar tree
against which Hamilton leaned Just before the
duel, has been cut down and thrown into the
river, the names and initials inscribed on the
rocks by visitors have disappeared, and the
; broad track of railroad covers the narrow
) ledge
POISONED BY A RAzoR.A barber named
William Brewster. doing business at Chatham,
Ontario, about six weeks since, was called to
shave man whose death was occasioned by n
lung fever; the instrument he used was alter
wards laid by, to be used no moro as razor;
But, being one morning without knife and
desiring to sharpen his pencil, Brewster used
the razor for the purpose, and during the oper-
alton cut slight cash in the left fore-finger. -
In an hour or two the finger commenced ach-