Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-10
Foreign Items.

Foreign Items.
Returns begin to come in from the elections
for delegates tr! !:c CcuDc;i> General i'll France
They indicate that the Radicals have returned
their candidates from he cities OF Lyons, Tol.-
louse Marscillcs and Avignon. The Moderate
Republicans carry Lille, and are ahead in the
Northern Departments, Seine Infereur. Eure:
Calrados. Manche and Orne. The Conserra-
tiyes carry the city OF Toulon. The Bonapart.
lists have been successful in Central France.
DUO d'Aumale has been elected from Cley,
mont; NJ Larcy, Minister OF Public Works.
from Mines Gambetta has been defeated iii
the Department of Lot. The election passed
very quietly, no disturbance being reported
from any quarter The vote was very, light;
many ot the electors having abstalned from
voting.
1t is proposed, should the conditions fixed
upon for the settlement OF the dispute between
the working linen and employees ut Newcastle.
in England, not be accepted by the latter that
the point or points objected to shall be submit
ted to arbitration, the decision OF the arhltra-
tors to he final The announcement, there,
fore, that the engineers strike was virtually At
an end is substantially correct.
The London undcrtakers have inaugurattda
movement to DO away with Sunday funerals
The Archbishop OF Northumberland DIR. Man
ming have very earnestly approved the action
Of the uudertakerS, the former saying that
there were strong moral. social. religious and
sanitary reasons for the discontlnuance OF the
present system.
The news of the final acquisition Of the Is
land of Saghalicn by Russia. which we reported
weeks ago by cable telegram, is now again
confirmed.
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this country. They rule Congress- the Stat"
Legislatures, the great cities and almost every
town and village They are corruptIng tn"
politics of the whole country and their creature
ill the places Of honor trust and profit. Thc>r
rings are the machinery by which almost every
thing is accomplished They have this VERY
distinctive characteristic their aim l. IT,
pull down men Of character, ability, integrity
and independence, and to elevate obscure nrr!.
who will do their dirty work without scrup.r
The people are ruled by these rings IN de
most tyrannical manner aud what Is mos! sur
prisng is that they submit Us tameiy Is th"y
do. when thcy have the remedy in their OWE
hands 1t is really almost Impossible, under
this ring management. for the people OF any
political party to cast their votes for the M"n
of their choice The nominees are presented
to them by these rings. and they have to vote
for them or throw their suffrage away. In
some Of our large cities the evil has bccom"
gIarng and in>upportab!e that the taX-payn@
citizens. Irrespective Of party have begun I"
move against them. We observe sha! ~
Philadelphia committee ot influential tax
payers has put forth ticket. Selected il"ra
the candidates on the Two party tickets. mon
the avowed ground of personal character and
qualifications. \ like movement Is reported
from Cincinnati. \ ticket composed If the
names believed to be the best on each OF The
party tickets is put forth, with the cnd,'T>r
ment OF long list OF respectable citizens, cnr
bracipg number OF names recognized ~ !o'r.
most in Identification with the substantial n
tere>ts Of that city.
Such methods would b. uu!lcr .>>aly /! !s':
peopic would take the trouble III The i!r>t -.
stance, 10 attend aud control the nonina,i':"
meetings. They Seeul to neg ect th', dn,:
everywhere, and the consequence Is that !Iit"
coteries with selfish and corrupt ends. 'ahr
charge and control these meetings III their ""H
Interests Richmond Wing.
liz ,surHogrA CASE Mr.. Charles I. f"ri
who was attacked Oh "Wednesday last WIKI hy
drophobia, died yesterday at his reSldcncc, NJ.
2l2 Conway street, about Il quarter-past on
o clock. The condition Of Mr.. Ford appra:e,!
more favorable on Sunday, hut on Sunda!
night, abont eleven clock, he was Violently
attacked with spasm. and II l'ecaLne necessary
to tie him down in the bed. lie contInlr,l L.
grow worse until death relieved ina. lc'i!ri
in al unconscious condition. On FRIDAY
consultation took place u, the house ul Mr.
Ford, between Prof Smith, OF this CITY. H.
Smith, of the county, Professor Miles, !:
Maddux and Drs Baltzcll and Wilhelm, ~
two latter his attending physicians, and al"
the doctors except DR.. MadduX concluded that
Mr.. Ford was suffering from hydrophob!a.
Dr. MaduuX, however, druIcd that the >ynp
toms were OF hydrophobia He conicuJ ri
that the unfortunate man was afflicted VIII
acute mania, or what he termed ''spurlom,
hydrophobia." Mr.. Ford was bitten BY i dog,
about six weeks SINCE and ii is stated that ever
since the death by hydrophohla, some two
weeks since, Of lady in the eastern section OF
the city, who had been bitten BY mad dog
Mr.. Ford became intensely anxious about h.
own case In this frame of mind, too, 1t l.
said he procured and read a number OF bucks
treating upon the subject Of hyd:ophob,a
Doctor Maddux is OF opinion that this may have
had something to do with bringing ON the
mania with which he said Mr.. Ford suffered
--BnH SIN.
KING GEORGE County NEws--A kin:
George correspondent sends the Richmond f.n
ollircr the following items Of news from u"
county:
II regret to announce the death Of Mr. JOHN
II. Elk!ns. He was the oldest citizen of thu
county, and soldier Of the war OF! ISL. iir
died lust Monday in the nincty-nnth year u
his age.
The farmers are very busy i'll seeding WHEAT
Capt James u. Deatly reports he kl!c,. :"
three shots Yesterday morning one hundred
and twenty black birds. Pretty good shooting
George y. Evans, the detaulter TO the ~i&''
Of Pennsylvania, in connection with bounty AMI 4
war expenditure claims, was yesterday >urrrn
dcred by Judge McCunn, Of the y. \. Surc
rior Court to the officers OF that State. ana
he was taken across to Jersey City. IN custody
en- route to Philadelphia.
The President will not take action on the r.
moval Of L. 8. Marshal Johnson, of South !
~ III L. ..o-,lt. with S.p,,or Sl,yVrl. /