Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-17
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. IL s.Hc,c IA rcr% uyc ue! 5o,ly Of the Times


President Theirs yesterday appeared before
the Committee Of Thirty and explained his po-
sition. lie said that tie only remedy for the
present difficulty was the organization OF Sc
cond chamber ministerial responsibility exlS-
ted already. The Executive aud Ministers, he
said, were ready to retire II their acts were DIS
approved. lie was willing to accept any other
plan which the committee might propose, ana
promised to confer freely with them to that
end The President remarks. 1t Is said, APP
reared TO have Q most conclllatory effect.
The investigation in regard to the recent fire
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York, which
resulted 50 tataI!y, goes to confirm the opinion
Of the Fire Marshal that the unfortunate We
TINS of this fire were really suitocated, not
burned ~ death One witness cNainlDcd SAID
tia, he was quite near the room IN which the
bodies o the poor girls were found. tut that as
he heard 10 alarm from that particular room
he did not think that any one was III 1t. and
did not a,tcnI =. to break the screen from the
window.
A London telegram says all open AIR meeting
was held in Stockton on Sunday last, in
favor OF Fcuian amnesty, at which twelve thou
sand persons were present. The aSscmbage
was very dSorccrIy, and there was some hight
ing, during which several persons were Injured
Tie English and Welsh, who outnumbered the
Irish. charged on the platform, carried OF the
Irish flags, aud trampied them in the mud.
Mr.. Oager had been ANNOUNCED to speak, but
failed to appear.
Advices from japan to the 23d Of Novcm.
Der have been received at San Francisco per
steamer Great Republic from Yokohama. The
Grand Duke Alexis had been well received,
and the Mkado was to visit the Russian fleet,
Minister Mori will he requested to return to
his position in the United States instead OF
Mener, recently appointed. No-kazma has
been nominated for the position OF Imperial
Consul General at Washington.
The retail coal trade is reported, FROM Penn
sylvania, to have been quite active the past
week without change in prices At the
principal coal centres the stock Is not large.
The total anthracite tonnage for the week end
ing December from all points was 1881
tons, and the total bitumluous tonnage Tor the
week 46 0j7 tons, giving a total of both kluds
1856 COS tous
The laborcrs, who cmigrated from Eng land
to Brazil to work on farms have pctitloned
the Brazilian Government TO assist them TO re-
turn home. Letters have been received from
them giving accounts of the hardshlps they
have suffered, and warning their friends against
coming to the country.
The Gazette, CT B Rim, says that Prince Bis
marck will resign the presidency of the Prus-
sian Cabinet, but will remain Minister Of For
eign Affairs. Prince Frederick William is at
Weisbaicn, for the benefit o; It's waters
Pauline Lucca made her debut at the AGA
DENY Of Music, Philadelphia, last night, as
Marguerite, 10 Faust" before an immense
audience At tic close she received an en-
thusiastic ovation
Mrs. Thomas Smith, of Virginia, was detain-
ed on board the steamship California, at New
York, on Saturday until dl7esed By the Gus
tom- house officers Of Il skirt lined with silks,
satins, icwelry and silverware.
Gcncrai Dick Taylor called on President
Grant yesterday, with view Of obtaining some
modification of the Executive policy with re-
ference to the affairs IN Louisiana, but retired
dissatisfied with the result of his mission.
Tweed, by his counsel, pleaded mot guilty, "
yesterday, in New York city, and his trial Was
set down for 9th January.