Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-05
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Dispatches from Paris, last night say that it
is expected that the Committee ct Thirty, to
be elected by the National Assembly to-day,
and whose duty it will be to draw up law reg
ulating the public powers, and prescribing
conditions of ministerial responsibility, will
consist of sixteen MonarchiSts and fourteen
Republicans The party Of the Right has re-
iected the proposition for even partial re-
ucwal of the Assembly, by appeal to the
people. A meeting of the party OF the Lett
was held yesterday at which, after powerful
speech by Gambetta, in advocacy OF dis,
solution OF the Assembly, measures to that end
were absolutely insisted upon.
There was much excitement III Malaga yes
terday, in consequence Of apprehensions which
prevailed of Carist demonstration in that
city Many families were leaving, and troops
were uuartered IN the custom house and the
cathedral Dispatches were received at Paris
from Bayonne in the department OF Bases
Pyrenees, reporting that two hundred and nifty
Carlists had entered Spain from France, on
Tuesday. President Theirs has sent dispatch
to King Amadeus, congratuatlng him upon
his convalcScence.
A New York Herald reporter has been inter
viewing the Postmaster General on the subject
of the Postal Telegraph. Mr.. Creswel has
faith in the future success OF the scheme, and
thinks that it is no more impossible now to
transmit Geographic message from New York
to San Francisco for ten cents than 1t was once
deemed to mail letter from New York to
New Orleans
4 telegram from Madrid says that Royal
decree has fixed the issue Of new loan to the
amount Of two hundred and fifty millions
pounds sterling for the 18th instant The an
nounccnent was made in the city OF London
Yesterday that subscrl ptlOn books Tor Spanish
loan Of ten million pounds would be opened IN
that market on that date.
Loudon is having an experience in the
qucnching OF the gas light in large portion of
the city. \ strike of the stokers of the works
has cut short the supply Of Illuminating mate
rial and hence the trouble. So1ue of the pco-
ME are not disposed to take the deprivation
calmly, and indulge 10 threats that may hurry
the offending laborers buck to their duties.
elizabeth Dredgc' brought suit yesterday,
iu the Court Of Queens Bench, Of London,
against Clinton Winans, citizen of the Uni
ted States, to recover $4,000 damages for
breach Of promise of marriage, but the case
was compromised. the defendant paying the
plaintiff 81, 500.
la the United States District Court at New
Orleans, yesterday, the argument in the KEEL
logg-W armoth case was concluded, and briefs
of counsel ordered. Judgment will be render
cd tomorrow, to which time the court adjourn
ed in respect to Mr.. Greeley.
Late accounts from the North Of Italy state
that heavy rains have again swollen the waters
of the river 20, and another foundation Is APP
pretended,
Robert Bowles the banker, was brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor of London, at the Man
sion House, yesterday and again rcnanded for
further examination.
Rev. Dt. Haight, of New York, was ycster-
dav elected Bishop of Massachusetts,, in place
of the late Rev Nanton Eastburn.
The number of emigrants that left Liverpool
during November exceeded that Of the previous
month by two thousand.
The Crystal Palace III London is about to
be lighted with gas manufactured from petro-
leum.
LETTER OF Mr.. GREELEY following
characteristic letter from Mr.. Greeley to his
personal friend, Mr. Charles Ianman, has been
published:
NEW YORK, June 81, 1872.
Friend Lanman: Received yours of the 18th
instant. have all my life been doing what
people called vastly foolish, impolitic acts, and
! did not dispute their judgment. l only, said
that what did, seemed to Inc the right thing.
III should die before election, or be beaten
therein please testify for me that do not regret
having braved public opinion when l thought
il wrong, and knew it to be merciless. Yours,