Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-10
Foreign News.

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iron clads. () William Douglass has issued
chac nee to the world TO race his American
vaclt Sappho to Sandy Hook. trade Lnlop
riot occurred ut Thorncliffe coicries near Shcf
fol3 Yesterday Much excitement prevails 10
Sheffield and the surrounding country.
FRANCE. Tho trial OF tho editors OF tue
Paris Rappel ('irreconcllabls' newspaper lor
violation Of the law relating to the public press,
hss bcen broughtto an end. Charles Hugo
and Felix Pyat, chief editors, were sentenced to
four months imprisonment and pay fine OF
600 francs Tor having distributed among sol
dicrs in barracks an article calculated to lomcnt
instruction.
Prime Minister Olivier recently pcti'loned
the Emperor for tho pardon OF the miners who
we're sentenced to various terms nt lnIprlTon-
men, ior participation in the riots at Auban
some time ago. The Emperor complied, and
the prisoners were set at liberty. -,
lt is reported that the French Ministry will
propose reduction in the contingent force Of
from IS, 900 TO 100, 900 men. -,
1t is said that circular will be sent by tho
new Minister OF the Interior to tho pre'ccts OF
all the Departments, making known the pollcy
orthc Government. The documents, 1t IL iur-
| Their said, are very liberal i'll their tone.
| NJ. Olivier, in an address to the magistrates
Yesterday, said: will maintain lutact the IN
nifty of the nugistracy, and above all viii KEEP
;ustice clear frou, politics, that decisions wall
have all the more weight. n. Buff, Minister
Of Finance, replying to the address from the
preut 6nanciai societies, declared that they
must conform strictly to their statutes to aVold
such mi,ior,unes as that of the credit mobller.
He informed them that the Ministry OF Finance
would not keep up the relations as heretofore
| with the great linanclcr3.
In the CORPS Legislatif, Deputy Cremecux
will propose that lIedru, Rollin aud IlbaIdl
be not excluded from the benefit Of the am
ncsty recently granted to political offenders
In addition to the project tor the reduction
of the army contingent, the Ministry WILL pro
bose in the Chambers to abolish the law OF Hu'
rete Generate, at the same time an exp anatlon
OF the interior and exterior policy OF the Em ,
pirc will be given The Ministry have decided
hat Algeria shall be represented in the Corps
Legislatt by tour Deputies Permission has
been accorded for the sale OF al! Journals IN the
/ streets. The resignation Of Pletrl, Project OF
| Police. has rot yet been officially announced
but it IS certain that he will soon be super
seeded
SpA1N.-The ministerial crisis in Spain has
/ terminated. Senior Rivcro, President or The
Cortes, has accepted the Ministry OF the lnterl
or, Admiral Torute that OF Marine, and Sugos
Ia that of State.
RoME.-Thc Memorial Diplomatique asserts
that q compromise has been arranged IN the
Ecumencal Council on the question OF the IN
tallibiiity Of the Pope. The Comm1ttee on
Dopmas in the Council has commenced It's sit
tinps. Several ultra Roman fathers have sign
ed their names to petition for declaring the
dogma of inability.
E(NANCEs.- Correspondenc has been going
on RECENTLY between II. S. Treasurer Spinner
and gentleman in Germany who has been the
financial agent of the Duke Of Baden for thirty
years. lie claims he has, by long study, discov-
cred mode b. which The L. 5. can resume
specie payments withou. the Use OF coin, but he
docs aot want to impart the secret without am
pie reward. Mr. Spinner replies that before
iong, by pursuing its present policy our Gov,
ernment will be able to resume specie payments.
The Treasury Department on Saturday deb
| tied itself with twn!vc millions OF coin interest
paid out during the week, which leaves coin
| balance on hand of fifty nine millions. Western
| business men write to members o! the Finance
| Committee urging the passage OF bill 10
redeem the thirty five millions of three per
cent certificates, and 10 issue in their place
| the same amount CT national bank notes. This
| would compel the banks 10 retire legal tenders
| in place Of the certificates for their reserved
| fund The eifc.t Of this, it is said, would he to
contract the currency East aud relieve the West.
THE $l4O,0oD Horse SCIr.--Mr. Ten
| Brock is engaged in big horse suit 1t is
| said the SUN involved is $40 900, but we have
| reason 10 know that it is $l400 900. The stall
| lion Eclipse was sent here during the war u
Major B. g. Thomas by hlr. Ten Brock as
| his properly, and sent to Mr.. Morris by Major
| Thomas for the safety of the horse, as he had
| Just before that time been seized by the Fedc
raj soldiers aud escaped from them. lie YVES
| a largo and vicious stallion, and Will st Major
| Thomas was in Federal prison, the Federal
soldiers seized Ecllps' and took him to their
camp where he crippled ard perhaps killed
several soldiers He was secured to tree by
| large rope, but through the bribery OF a sol
| der the rope around the horse y neck was cut
| and he vas turned loose at nigh among the
! suiirrs and h0raes. The damage he committed
is nnw we'll remembered by several who asss
ted in having him cut loose It is singular
that alter he kicked and fought horses and
| men nil night aud during the next day be very
| quietly went home and walked into his stable
| with apparent satisfaction. -LeringtOR Ut.
CuLOROF0RM AT WORK.-One Of the most
daring and audaciousrcbber was perpetrated
in this city some inc during the hours Of night
before last that We have recorded for long
| time. The residence Of Captain James y.
| Rurruss, on Bart street near DlnWlddle, was
iorcb!y entered by thieves through the rear,
and Ly the liberal distribution of chioroform in
rendering the sleeping inmates unconscious,
the premises were thoroughly ransacked, and
every trunk, bureau, and wardrobe, robbed OF
whatever money or light valuables they con-
tanned. The thieves got into the house by as
candug 10 porch in the rear Of the building,
and then forcing the back door from its three
heavy fastenings. Previous to this, however,
large quantity OF chloroiorn, or some other
powerful ao;e ,thetic, must have been intro
luced into the house, as neither Mrs. Burruss
nor her daughter heard anything whatever OF
the efforts of the burglars. Norfolk Journal,
A New EXPLOSIVE. Mr.. Thomas lay lor,