Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-24
FOREIGN NEWS
ENGLAND


~ prort ugei un,i the 18th Of March, 80 that
the members wh, have accepted Office from
Dlsraeh may have an uppvrlu ty to 70 befole
their const!ueuts 1t is also said the Q leen's
spec ci: will TO; be read Until Parliament reas
>emotcs.
Ii is probable tha: Right Hen Sir William
Robert Seymour Fl zscraii will be appointed
Under Secretary Of State for lrdia Hart
Duke has received tn" appointment of Patron
age S, cretary OF he Treasury
Sir Michael Hlcksbeach has been appointed
Chief oecretar. for Ireland, and Sir Hurry Sell
VIII ltbetSvu Undcr ), ere AIRY fur the Home D.
par mtut.
Sir Charles A''erly btc mes president Of the
Board of Trade.
Sir John Packingtou has been elevated to
the peeragc. under the title of Baron llamil.
ton.
Sir Bartlc Frcrr, at meeting of the Royal
Geographical Society yesterday evening, stated
that after a conference with Mr. Kirk he had
come 10 the conclusion that the report OF L:v
ing tone 5 death Was true.
The Queen, at the recon- nenaati"n of Glad
stone, eIautrd pension OF 81 900 20 the chI
rem OF DR. Livingstone
GERMANY
PARIS, Fct. % The citizens of Straslurs
denand of Bishop Raess the res: gua,ion of lis
seat in the Rechstag becaus. he has ack now-
edged the validity # the treaty of Frankfort.
STRAsBURG. VIA PARIS. Feb. % -Guebtr
and six other Delegates in the Reichstag, from
AIsace aud Lorraine, nave published a uan,
tcsto regulating Bishop Raess' acknowleis
men. OF the Frankfort treaty.
SPAIN.
BAYoNNE, Feb. Is The Spanish feet,
which asceudcd the BlIboa river to Portugul
Iete, has been compelled to put to sea 10 cnnSe.
quence Of heavy gale.
1t is reported that Gen. Prime Riucra VIII,
was advancing on the town by land, has also
retired, having been deprived Of the support
Of the fleet.
FRANCE.
New York, Feb. ga Paris letter says
the Governor Of Paris has asked permission %!
ihe Assembly to prosecute NJ. MeIvil BIon-
court, deputy for Gaudaloupe, Tor participation
in the acts Of the counuuc Mclyi Bouc"urt
is the ouly negro in the Chamber, aud sits up
on the extrcln" left, auong the cxtrcne rad
CHS. He was Deputy Minister Of War under
Cuserct. T"e Assembly ha tax 10 action
Uul it was pObabc that M,ivl Bvur MT
would tly to England.
AFRICA
ALDEN Feb. %. DIR. Livingstone rc,.a rs
were expected To reach Il LZlbar OH the ~ Ii
lust
The Cameron expedition will proc. 10
III il 10 Obtain dncumr nIs and property left hy
the Doctor.
Dr.. Dillon, a ucmocr of the Livingstone
Sc rch expedition, has committed suicide.
ACHEEN.
The HAGUE, Feb. %. In their last fight Tie
Dutch troops in Achee captured an important
tort killing two hundred oI its defenders. The
loss to the exp ditlon was only six killed AMI
tity.slX wounded.
TIE GOLD COAST.
LONDON, Feb. The correspondent Of
the STANDARD vu the Cold Coast writes chat a
treaty Of peace ha> been signed 10y Gen. Sir
Garnet " ulseley aud the King Of the Asian
tees.
THE EAST INDIES.
LONDON, Feb. % "A special dispatch to
the 1lmcs, tiom Calcutta, says 2So,OpD per
Sous are distressed iu the districts cf Tlrho"k
aud B glipoor, the presidency Of Bengal. The
same dispatch says it i, e>imrted that hut Tor
the aid furnished ty the Government, jo1, 900
persons would perish.
4 TERRIBLE Duel. A dispatch from San
Francisco says terrible tragedy occurred last
Saturday night at Watsouvlllc, Santa Cruz
county, resulting in the Instant dea,h Of NJ. j.
Gkey and DR.. &. f. Cleveland There had
been an old fucd between the men, aud that
night Dr. Cleveland started out avowlng his
purpose TO kill Gikry. The men met. drew
their pistols, approached to within two icel o
each other, aud tirel simultaneously. DR..
Cleveland fired twice and fell dead on his face.
GiIkey retreatcd few steps, leaned against 4
&C. a.d then fell dead B eth men had been
drinking hard during the day.