Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-25
Foreign News.

Considerable excitement exists IN London
oyer the brutal murder 4 family OF Eve per
sons, at UxDridge. The family consisted OF
father, mother, sster-in-law and two children.
There is no clue whatever to the murderer.
Lord Clarendon anDouucesa further grant
in aid of the expedition in search OF Dr. lIiv-
ingstone, the African traveller.
Vessels recently left England for Honduras
with cars, engines, &c., tor new road building
10 that country.
The Cologne Gaz;ttc remarks that n ieehng
Of opposition to Denmark is gaining the ascen-
dency iu Iceland, and Threatens the separation
of the Island from the mother county.
Minister Motley and family attended the dc
bate on the Greek massacre last night in the
British House of Lords. They were in mourn
ing for the victims of that tragedy.
The celebration of the Queens birthday has
been postponed until Saturday.
Mr. Hughes has introduced bill 10 the British
Parliament prohibiting the, racing OF two year
old horses. discouraglng that Of three years
old, and prescribing penalties for betting. The
first reading was ordered by majority OF S.
The ship Mariane was sighted in distress
May 7 in the Indian Ocean. She was boarded,
when it was found that twenty one of her crew
had died from starvation, and the remainder
were in dying condition.
A project OF law has been introduced in the
French Corps Legisatif Tor decreasing the sala-
RIGS of members. The present salary is 10000
francs per annum, and the new law contem-
plates reduction OF fifty per cent.
The wives OF Ministers Richard alcge, Pile
hon and Louvet have received the decoration
of Noble Ladies OF Spain.
The commission OF citizens in Paris which
was formed to promote the adoption OF the
Plebisctum desired to maintain their organiZl
ton. 1t was necessary to obtain permission
of the Government, and they applied to Oil
vier. The Primo Minister, while compliment
log them on their Jealous and effective set
vices in the late election, was constrained to
decline granting the authority requested, de-
ciaring that the Government could not sane
ton the creation of permanent and irrespon-
sibe political body.
The number of cases of smallpox increases
daily in Paris.
Detective Farley has discovered in Paris the
source of the counterfeit American bonds
which have been circulating on the Continent
He has seized the plates, but the counterfeit tcrs
have so far eluded arrest.
Ell Tempo, a newspaper in Madrid, says the
Duke Montpensier was very much annoyed at
the course his adbercnts had taken. The
Duke demands that his canditature be pas
sed upon openly by the Constituent Cortcs,
otherwise he will withdraw and publish a mani
festo making complete exposition OF the acts
of those parties who compromised to him. 1t
is now said Esparte.o has agreed to accept
the crown of Spain If the Cortes will elect him.
The opinion is general that the Duke OF Sal
danha, now at &c head OF the Portuguese Min.
istry, IS anxlr, JUS to effect the union of Spain
and Portuc, al.
Russ. continues to bully Switzerland about
the Fugitive from justice, Mctschaeff, insisting
upon bis immediate surrender to the Russian
authorities. The Swiss Government answers
that the culprit is not to be found.
The Chinese Ambassadors have concluded
their negotiations with the Belgian Govern
ment, and leave to morrow for Florence.