Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-20
Foreign News

n Ireland. in view ot threatened disturbances
% the OCCASION Of lie celebration o! the anbi'
versqry oi he siege OF the city. Additional
roii.. have teen sworn in and many troops
have arrived to b. used IN the suppression If
any outbreak.
The London Times has an editoria! on the
subject Of the Suez canal. The writer says
great interest is felt in commercial cnc!es
il regard to tue possibility OF constructing an-
other ship canal, deeper wider aud less suffice
to togs and sand drifts through some OF the
Central American States, TO connect the At
antic and Pacific Oceans.
Tie London Saturday Review has an cdlto
rial on the Richardson Mcfarland tragedy. -
The writer pronounces the Astor House wed;
ding "Alsatan,' ero;esque, 'nauSeouS and
"blasphemouS.
Emperor Napoleon nas entirely recovered
from his recent indiSpostlon.
The authorities III Paris have ordered all
Spanish refugees in that city who are IN any
way implicated in the late Republican revolu'
ton in Spain to leave the country.
Commercial parties in Pans, particularly
those having business connections with Amen
ca. are much agitated in relation to the APP
uroaching termination Of the postal treaty
with the t. S. This treaty, it seems, expires
on the lst OF January, and although the
French Government is disposed to renew 1t
immediately, during the Interval that must
necessarily elapse before the SUBJECT can be
acted upon, Fundamentally By the two Gov
ernmcnts, letters cannot be prepared By certain
steamers. and much embarrassment is likely to
enSuc.
Henri Rochiort's new journal. the MarSeil-
laise, made its first appearance on Saturday. -
The authorities have not lntcrlered with 1t.
W. Lessons has been congratulated by Ma
noIeOn and Lord Clarendon on the successful
inauguration Of the Sue Canal.
Cardinal Pentinia. native OF Rome. dlet on
Saturday, aged - years. There are now SIX
teen vacancies in the COiieee .. Cardinals. 1t
is understood that the Pope vii! make 40 nom
nation, 10 ill the vacancies while the Ecnmrn'
zeal COuncl is III session.
Another reason is given by the Ecumenica!
| Council for the adjournment ct IT'S NttlnFs to
the Gth Of January. The Bishops were under
necessity q! abandoning the Cathedral OF st
| Peters ON account OF the acoustic imperiections
Of the hail. and nave, therefore, resolved to
| hold sessions in another place, which cannot
| he rut in Order for several days The Council
| has not vet named the Seyenty.tw0 members
of the three commission, provided Tor, namely,
| on aisciulinr, religious orders and Eastern al
| fairs The members 81 the commission on
| Faith have hren designated, hut their name
| have not been made public Several oi ;hc
Bjshons have obtained leave u! absence 10! tue
purpose q! holdlnr ordinations III Their oIo,
ccscS The French Bishops have protested
against The p0pe'S interference IN the dslIber-
ations Of the Couacil, The Spanish bishops,
both home and colonial, sustain the Pope.
~ ~
| that there has been 10 change in the OPINION
of the Government or Corte. on the question
of a monarchy The Duke OF Genoa will pro-
baby receive the crown, but should he decJna
il the Government will u7' favor the establish
meut OF . republic
senior Salaverria, Minister Of Finance under
Oaecn isabella, WIS stabbed on Saturday 10y
senior Ravodenira, who formerly occupied 4
high position under the !o.mer, tut who wss
imprisoned for frauds d,c0v,rcdby Salaycrtl-.
The WJunl has been pronounced fatal.
ELECTIONS --THE SCRAMBLE hen thC
STATE Is aImillel AMI the General Assembly
conveucs We anticipate general scramble Ton
the various Offices which are TO be filled by
that body. The amount OF alec-iOnceriug viii!
we have ~ doubt throw all pas performances
OF the kind in the shade. Every county, city
and INCORPORATED town III the State will be agl
tatcd in IA similar manner, and we may expect
| Lively times. The people viii have to eject
clerks OF courts, Commonwealth 5 Attorneys,
shcrifs, treasurers, superintendent OF the poor
&c. All regular elections tHr county officers
are required by the Constitution TO be held or
| the first Tuesday after the first Monday IN No
vember aud all officers elected or appolnte4
uader this provision (sectlOn |, article H.
are required to enter upon their duties on the
| lst OF January next succeeding their election.
| In adlition there will be township elections
each township being required to elect annually
one supervisor, ono township clerk, one asses
s0r one collector, one commissioner OF roads.
one overSeer c. the poor, one justice OF the
peace and three constabes. All regular eicc
tons Tor township officers are required to take
place on the fourth THURSDAY IN May, anC
! those elected enter uptn their duties on thC
| first day Of July thereafter. There are IN al
diti)n school districts and road districts II
which elections o. school trustees and over
seers of roads will have to be held. The first
| elections will not be the regular election!
contemplated, and the General Assembly vii
probably appoint the day Tor them. Lively
! times ahead in all election Matters lTgtaC
| STIR.
R0BBERIES ON OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. -Fol
many months importers from Europe have
been aStonishcd on opening their packages t.
discover that valuable silks, sauns, ribbons
and other costly fabrics had been abstracted be-
tween the dcspaching and. receiving houses.
These robbcrieS were reported to the owners Of
the steamships plying across the Atlantic, ant
energetic efforts were put forth to discover the
perpetrators Of the rObberies and the m0du'
opeldAN by which the larcenles were so sue
| cosslully pcrpetratcd.
| Keen detectives were put to work, but nj
clue was struck, and the disappearance Of valu
able goods continued until considerable
amount had been stolen.
The steamship owners finally became alarm
cd, and conferred with the police authorize
OF New York, lobdon and Liverpool. The re
suit was that plan Of operations was agreed
upon by the heads OF the force 81 these elite
with u view Of unearthing the perpetrators.
The Superintendent o! Police Of New Yorl
set forth The fact fully TO the Board Of Pole
commissioners on Friday, and he obtained au
thority to send one OF his keeae>, detectives t
Europe ut once Mr.. kcnuGdy detailed De