Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-01
Foreign News.

4 meeting was held in London yesterday
participated in by opponents of the Anglo
French commercial treaty. Alter speeches,
reso buttons were unanimously adopted de-
noupcing The treaty Us the cause OF the indus
trial prostitution, and calling tho Ministers to
account for denying an investigation of the
subject.
The North German Loyds have arranged
for a steamship ue from Southampton to the
built on the Clyde. Tho first Of the new line
will sail some time in October.
Vizctely, the artist, was drowned yesterday
at Margatc.
The prosecution OF the members OF tho
French international Society CT Workmen was
resumed yesterday. The Ministry insists the
Society is 4 secret one.
Provost Paratoi Left Paris yesterday en- route
for New York. lie had an audience with the
Emperor
The quarterly revenue returns in England
show that the receipts have been sixteen and
one third millions, against nineteen millions
for the corresponding period last year.
The collection Of Peters Pence throughout
Ireland will occur next Sunday.
\ Foreign journal thinks that an important
guarantee of European peace has been lost 10
The death of the Earl of Clarendon.
The Madrid correspondent of the Globe
writes that Queen lsabcla's abdioation is re-
ga,ded as important, as rendering the candl-
dacy of the Prince of Asturias possible, and
the choice OF Regent an open question. =,
The Catholic committee of Bishops OF all
nations, among whom are the Archblshops
of San Francisco, Mexico, Baltimore, Quito
and other Americans, have addressed request
that subscriptions be made for the Catholic
church at Coustantinoplc, which suffered so
terribly during the recent tire.
There was magnificent disply yesterday in
Rome in honor OF st. Peter. The professions
and reviews lasted all day, and in the evening
there was fine display Of fireworks.
The Duke of Sadanha has invited the mef-
chants CT Lisbon to frame some plan calculat-
ed to invigorate the credit, develop the COM
merce and restore the prosperity OF the coun-
try.
Heavy cotton frauds have just been discover
Cd at Bombay. The captuin of the ship Pelaa
has been proved to have signed bills OF lad
ing Tor Que hundred thousand bales OF cotton
never shipped, upon whioh leading mel
chant obtained elS,500. The disclosure has
made con siderable excitement
The peculiar dangers of using nitro glycerine,
as OF gun cotton and all other nitrate com.
pounds except gunpowder, are unavoidable be-
cause tho sources from which they arise are to-.
tally unknown. The characteristics OF gun
powder are perfectly understood. 1t is a
compound, stable aud trustworthy enough, oever
exploding except under conditions which every
body knows But nitro glycerne-to speak in
the present connection solely of that article
has tricks wholly beyond the comprehension of
the ablest chemists Though under some cir.
cunlstances it is less liable to decomposition
than gunpowder under others, which cannot be
foreseen and provided against, lit goes OFT
itself"
Princeton College celebrated its l23d annual
commencement on Wednesday. The gradua-
thug class numbered eigbty.six. Governors
Randolph and Hoffman we're present. Presi.
dent Gosh presided over the exercises. The
degree of LII. D. was conferred on John
T. Hoffman, Governor of New FORK, Professor
Francis A. March and DR.. Horace A. Buttolph.