Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-27
Foreign News.


Aivices from Spain give vague details of
victory over the Garl>tS near E,tclla; town
Of the Province # Navarro. some forty miles
from the FreLch frontier. Five thousand Coy.
ernulcut troops engaged three Thousand Car
lists. completely defeating them and dfI"ln%
them To the French frontier. y brother OF
Don Carries and 4 Carli>t General are an,oaC
the number. Other war news Is 10 the effect
that the CariiStS have retreated from Brlga,
and that band has entered the town OF fraga
in Arragon The fleet that has been lombard
ing Carthagena has been compelled to with.
draw out OF range of the fire Of the insurgents
artillery. >,
Ia the Spanish Cores, Yesterday one Of the
members demanded the prosecution OF the cap.
tain OF the iron clad Victoria, which had been
captured by the insurgents, and a duel came
near being the result. \ revolt upon another
oyerpowrr il. The Ministers Of War, Marine
and the Interior, and several generals of The
Army. have threatened the Government with
resignation if the sentences Of the Communist
insurgents shall be cnmnuted
According TO the London Times the British
| Government. at the request OF Germany, mas
ordered the commander of the British squad
ron in the Mediterranean to deliver to the he
publican authorities the steamers Almanac aud
Victoria, when had been surrendered to the
English By the insurgents. Il is stated, how
ever. thar if they should be delivered up they
will probably be recaptured By the insurgents.
\ great storm swept over England on Sun
day last Great damage was done by wind and
raiu, and plumber Of fires were kinded by the
Lightning. Childer'y Hall, near alpbrldge, a
dents in the rcign Of Charles l., with which 1t
,-,, h,,pn1 ho rrI,,u4
There are the usual rumors concerning Cuban
affairs. Political cubs are said 70 be holding
nightly meetings. As victory gained by the
Insurgents, we have the burning OF cotfcc
plantation there is. moreover, a severe en-
ragcmeut reported in which there was a
heavy loss OF life.
The prosecution in the case of the forgcrs
who dctraudcd the Bank Of England. and
whose extradi.iou attracted such public attcn-
ton Lately, has been closed Biiwel, the
principal in the frauds, conducted the cross
examination 10 the absence of his counsel. Both
Bdwcll and McDonucIl addressed the jury, de-
clariug that they al"ne were guilty, and exou-
Grating the other Two. The jury, however,
found them all guilty ana the judge imme-
diatcy sentenced each Of them TO rcual >crvl-
tudc Tor life, being the full extent OF the law.
CoLoREn MEN PARTY. The political can
paign for October is about opening il the Dis
trct Of Columbia, and the corner politicians
have to certain extent mapped out their
course OF procedure and none have been more
as>iduuus in their ctrt> to control the Dis
tricf. as they term ii. than those vino have
figured promincrly in the late series oil III, ctings
held for the So-,;sllr1 purpose Of drnounr'n.
Hon John II Blocks for his course % tie
uoru.al school bill. and the board Of u,t>;ccs Of
colorcd schools for removing Prof. Pr. Grccucr.
late OF Howard University. for incthc!rucy.
The Clique have bauded together under the
title l''EquaI Rights League, and organized
BY the election o! i president. vice president.
treasurer, secretary aud tl!cr. TIE Object l.
purely political from Il ''colorrd' standpoint,
every person before being admitted 10 member
ship having To be vouchcd fer by melnbcr in
good standing as being sound uu the color quc>-
ton, that being PARAMOUNT 10 all other COP.
siucratinu> II found 10 meet a.. Tie require
mrnts, alroug which Is that hc will use all hl>
IHucucc tuuolnnac, support aud elect col"rcd
mrn 10 po>iiou. he is Admitted. All persons
before receiving the support Of the league are
obligated to vote aud sustain any aud all meas.
urcs proposed in the interest ot tic colored
people, without regard to their effect up>n any
other class Of cltlZcuS
The failure on the part Of any person APP
pointed or elected TO Office through the l"tiu"ucc
:. of the League 10 comply with the obligation
Imposed wl Dot only be regarded suth :lent
cause for dismissal but to be denounced III pub.
lie meetings. and be branded in he eyes OF The
people as Il traitor TO his race. The orgauZa-
ton has been in existence about SIX Week. and
is an ofshoot OF a similar organization III PeOu-
Syiyania, without its principles. The branch
established here is conceived and partly oreat-
Z.d by Prof H. f. tirrener. late IT Howard
University. - Wash. National R'pNb!tcu~
\ CASEoF HARDSHIP -Govcrnor Walker,
some time ago. offered L reward ior the arpre-
hensiou Of the supposed murderer OF mao
FAMED Shift 3, 10 Albeularc county. Recent
ly the detectives or police OF Columbus ONO.
arrested young luan named james lrOsS
as mis- supposed murderer. he answering, "a
they thought to the description given III the
PROCLAMATION of reward lie protested that he
was net the man. that his veri:ahle game was
James Gross. that he was puddler By trade
from Irontou. Pennsylvania and that II he
We're permitted, az his own tXpeuSe,to con!uu
pcatc By letter or eiegraph with his friends IT
Irouton he could establish the truth NJ All he
said No heed WAS gwen 10 his a>>tVeratlonS
he was not allowed 10 commurlcatc with MS
friends and he was kept IN prison for ten or
twelve days at Columbus no one being allowed
to visit him lie was then brought Il prisoner
to Charlottesville, Albemar.e county. where II
was at once apparent that ne was not the stiS'
pectcd man for whom reward had peen Vll2r-
ed and he was discharged.
But he was there abandoned utterly by those
detectives who had arrested aud brought him
there on speculation. Without money, or friends
or business. labnring under all the dlsadran-
tages resulting from his arrest and the suspicion
which had led to that arrest be was lett 10 shit
for himself aud >tarvt, it might DC, Tor al! his
captors cared.
The unfortunate young man cnntrred TO
reach this city, where he told his tai to the
Mayor. under whose direction he was for sever
al days lodged aud fed at the first police station.
He has Siucc obtained temporary employment
at his trade Of puddler at the Old Donnlon
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