Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-31
Foreign News.

The London Times, in an editorial, comments
on the naval policy of the First Lord Of the
Admiralty, regrets his reluctance to reduce the
naval estimate, and ascribes it to the chronic
error that "Euglaud is responsible for the pc.
lice of the ocean,
The London Post says the Government is
preparing on expedition, which will include 4
steel battery, with one thousand men, to re-
press the revolt in tho Red River country.
Steamer service between Liverpool and Prince
Edward Island is organizing. The first steam
er Of the new line, Lady Darling, will leave on
the fifth of April.
TIL Tennessee and Georgia Railroad bonds
were introduced on the market IN London yes
terday.
A Democratic newspaper, of Ravenna, pub
fishes q letter from Mazzini urging IA revolt in
the Romagna. on Thursday.
The London Globe intimates that John
Bright will soon resign his place in the cabl-
net.
In the House OF Commons yesterday the bill
abolishing forfeiture of property OF felons pass
I'd to o second reading.
The affairs of Ex.Queen Isabella and her
husband have been arranged by compromise,
both parties signing q document consentlng to
a separation.
The students Of Ecole dc Medicine in Paris
made another disorderly demonstration against
Dr. Fardieu on his temperance yesterday.
The reports of recent battles near Manati and
Las Tunas in Cuba are discrcditc1 by the Span
ish Government.
A dispatch from London says that it is be-
lieved that the Ecumenical Council ut Rome
las voted on and adopted the schema de tide.
We find the following curious account Of an
alleged attempt to bride L government officer,
10 the letters and dispatches from Washing
ton -
"a basket ofhowers was sent to a hotel here
directed to Mrs. Geo. &. McCartee, wife OF
the Chief Of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. In the basket was a slip Of paper,
10 which was enclosed seventeen hundcd and
odd dollars. MIR. McCartee handed over the
laoney to Secretary Boutwell,, who had an in
Nestigation made. A florist sold the basket OF
flowers to three gentlemen on the night the
basket was sent to the hotel. lie was brought
before the Secretary, and gave 4 straight story
us to whom he had sold the flowers. Two
,sero officers of q Bank Note Company of
with the Treasury Department. Secretary
Boutwell, sent for one IF these parties, Tut he
denied all knowledge of the bribe, but &C
Enowledged that he has aware OF the floral
present. The 81, 700 was placed by the Secre
tary in his safe to wait further developments
ICELAND SPAR FROM VIRGINIA .-Eincly
crystalized transparent masses Of this mineral
have been received by the Commissioner of
rhe General Land Office Tor the mineral cab.
met connected with his office from Rocking
ham county, Va, where it can TIC obtained in
large quantities. This substance is sometimes
called rhombic spar. ca!cite, &c. and in it's
Opaque condition is not al all
Pieces of a suitable degree OF transparency are,
however, rare. and in the European capitals
will bring q good price. 1t has the property OF
Goubly refracting the rays OF light. so that a
liece Of half inch or more in thickness laid
Upon written characters will represent them
duplicated. This mineral is much employed in
making optical Instruments for roIarizing
light, aud is extensively used to construct the
we'll known Nicol's prism. Perfectly trans |
parent pieces only are employed for this and
other apparatus, some of which are in con-
slant use 10 the sugar refinery for estimating
the amount OF crystalizable sugar contained in
any specimen.
FATAL CASUALTY respectable widow
lady, residing at Hyattsville, in Prince Georges
county, Md, has, under unusually affecting
circumstances lost her son. Lieut.. Lem. Cohen,
Of the US. Navy. The deceased was attached
10 the National vessel sent to Alaska. The
object of the Expedition being accomplished,
the ship, homcward- bound, put into San
francisco Tor supplies between Alaska and
tho latter port a quarrel originated between
the Captain aud crew, who vowed vengeance
against their Commander accordingly, some
OF the hands having provided themselves with
firearms, awaited themselves Of the first oppor-
tunisy to attempt tho Captains life, but by a
dire mischance the bullet intended for lis
quietus took effect on his Lieutenant, and thus
on returning from his long cruise, and within
q few weeks sail of home and kindred, fell
ooe OF the most promising officers in the
service. -Marlhoro Gazette.