Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-02
Foreign News.

Mr. biSrAcit has recovered from MS i''''sH
and dincd last evening with Nj mister Mo~'cy
MIR. Jay, IT, s. Minister to Austria, is still il
London lie visited the Foreign Office to-day
Rev. Thomas Giant, Roman Catholic Bishop O
Southwark, is tcad. The Shipping and Mer
camille Gazotre thinks the Southern States ar
planting too much cation and too LITTLE grain
and apprchcnd, bad results.
The Derby race o! this year has not beer
cyceiIel By any OF It's predecessors. Inc DAY
was fine, the crowds immense, the race exciting
and closely contested, and the result unex
pected.
Napoleon on his return from Chaions in July
it is said, will 20 to Munich. Ii IS said tina,
only twelve among the prisoners arrested tor
completely in the r:gicIde plot will be brought
before the lliEh Court. The others will be
discharged.
The American and English residents Of Tours
forwarded their congratulations to tho Emperor
on his escape from the plot Ct the assaSSins
The Emperor has returned his thanks for their
1t is reported the Prince Imperial will soon
be afianced.
1t is reported that NJ. Berthcmy has been
transferred from Washington TO Brussels, and
NJ Provost Paradol has been appointed his
successor as Ambassador from France to the
United States.
Count Won Bsmark is at Ems, in Nassau,
10 company with King William.
Elections tor Deputies in the North German
Parliament will be held about the middle OF
September, and those foS members OF the Frus-
sian Diet as soon afterwards as may be-,
A large number of Italian refugees have col
lccted on the Swiss border The Swiss Gov
crnment has taken active measures to prevent
their departure. Notwithstanding this few
succeeded in Guiding the authorities near Como,
aud entered Lombardy. Troops were immed-
ately despatched in pursuit.
The agents of MaZzini are very active 10 the
neiehborhood Of Genoa. There il reason to
believe that sedtious movement OF considera-
bic extent is on foot, and the Government Is
taking all needfu precautions.
Dispatches from Athens state the lnvcstiga'
ton into the late massacre is progressing. The
Court Of Inquiry is in session every day ez-
Minister Soutzos has been summoned before
the Court and subjected to rigid examination
as to his own course aud the action Of the
Government before and alter the tragedy. The
last surviving member Of the band Of brigands
has been captured.
B. & O. r. Rim tue u. S. District Court,
in Baltimore, yestc rday, the District Attorney,
in accordance with instructions from Commits
soner Delano, entered suit against the b. Il D.
Railroad Company for the recovery OF the five
per cent internal revenue tax due the u. S.
on the interest collected by the Company on
its $5,0000OO loan from the city of Baltimore
The arrearages of tax sought to be recovered
amount to about 800, 600. 1t is said that the
COMPANY deducts the tax from its dividends,
but rails to return it to the u. S. on the ground
that it is due the city. but the city does not re
ceive il from the Company, Notwithstanding 1t
is deducted from it's dividends. This arrange
ment is somewhat similar to that regarding the
tax of one, fifth of the receipts Of the Company
on its Washington Branch. The tax is collect.
ed for the State, but the State does not re-
ceive any portion Of it.-Bnh. american.
ARTIFICIAL HoNEY.-Take 10 pounds Ha.
vana sugar, pounds water, 40 grains of cream
tartar, pounds OF honey and 10 drops essence
of peppermint FIRST, dissolve the sugar in the
water over slow fire and take off the scum
arising therelrom, then dissolve the cream of
tartar in little warm water and add, with
some stirring then add the honey heated to
boiling pitch then ado the essence of pepper
mint stir for few minutes, and let it stand
until cold, when it will be ready Tor use. What
deooction?I