Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-14
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FOREIGN NEWS.
LoSpoS, March l3. The Times this morn
ing, in leading article, says 80 long as Mr..
Gladstone reuaius in the House OF Commons
he is the orly possible leader OF the opposition.
Every true Liberal will accept his leadership on
lis oWn terms
The Daily News says: "Gladstooe's name is
a tower Of strength. The whole body OIL Lber
ais regard him as their natural head. Any
other person. would ouly be the leader OF Sec
ton.
At the regular half yearly meeting Of the
directors Of the Bank Of England 1t Was AN
nuunced that the total .eXpeuscs incurred III the
pursuit aud prosecution OF the BldWcil anu Nc
Duwul parties, who committed frauds upon
the bank, were G46,0 900
The investigation at Limerick into the frauds
on the New York life Insurance Company Is
prcc ,cding. B1rry, agent of the complny, has
abscuudcd. Several of the Insured persons
have died under suspicious circumstances.
Imperaists from all parts OF France have
arrived here whn are on their way to attend
the festivities at ChselhurSt, on Monday, on
the occasion Of Prince Luis attaining his ma
irrity. 1t is expected that 1900 Frenchmen
will be present.
PARIS. March Is = la the committee of the
Assembly on the electoral law proposition has
been made by the Right for the dlstranchlSe-
uept Of the colonies of France NJ Lnbour
lage made an earnest remonstrauce, warning
IN, M oers that the British colonies in Amerlca
had been aiicnated FROM the mother country by
the denial Of representation. The coloulal
deputies have unanimously demanded that
ri ght.
ROME, March Is. The Pope has written to
the Austrian bishops iucltlug them to use ali
their Influence to prevent the passage OF the
proposed ecclesiastical laws
LONDON, March l3 .-AdviccS by mail FROM
BuenoS Ayres to the 9th uil. have been recelv.
ed. The Presidential election IN The Argentine
Republic was attended with much turbulence
and disorder. There were riots IN the capital,
10 which four persons were killed and Twelve
wounded. The disturbances 10 the provinces
were still worse. The result OF The election
was not yet known. General Mltle at last ac-
counts was at the head of the polling 10 Bueuos
Ayres, and Avellaueda in the PROVINCES.
The cholera aud fever had disappeared.
NJ. f. CHURCH South, CONFERENCE. This
body which has been in session, III Stauutou,
adjourned Yesterday evening, after session of
eight days. The report OF the Board OF Finance
shows the receirtS to have been: For the
Bishops fund, sl,33SS; fur tie Superannuatel
tupd. 81 900, ana for the i EDUCATIONAL fluid
81 1856 Memoirs OF Rev. VIZ. q. Gross,
aged 81, who fell dead while walking with lis
wife, Rev. } ohn Wesley Bui!,, WHO dl,d III
and Rov. LIS llcuy, native
Of Wythe county, Va, and Dr.. Thomas Il.
Bond, were read.
q Ear tI,o
we're announced, among them the following =
Washington District. Nelson Head, ?. + !;
Alexandria. J. IL. Waugh; Fairfax. +. Il.
Heury, r. NJ. Williams; Pals Cuutch, l.. II.
Creushaw; Faruwcil, L. D. Nixon, }. {. Hum
mcr, Sup; LcesEurg, }. w. FoIlansbee; Poto-
uac Mission, }. Is. Hal; Hamilton aod Grove,
j. e. Dice; Loudoun H. II. Kennedy ani
Frazier Eurr; Piedmont, Aduu B. Dolly aud
". L. Carnhcr<; Linden, I. A. Strother;
Warrenton, Q c. BeaiI; Fauquier, II. a. Ga
vert: Prince William, H. Vi. Stricken; STAT
lord, ). f. Bait aad j. I. Smt;; Fre1ericks-
burg, JAS. S. Gardner Winchester District =
Samuel Register, p H.; Winchester Circuit,
". G. Esglcsou, ant j. y. Register, NJ C
BalrIes, Sup; Frederick, Geo Stephenson,
f. T. Fl dritk, sup. Trout Royal, } II. Du-
barry: Bcrryvic, S. Townsend, j. f. BoggS,
}. P Hide, Sup.
The Conference meets i'll Washington, D G.,
next year.
NJ 2. CONFERENCE -lu the Conference Of
the NJ. F. Chu, CHI. in sesS!on in Georgeiow",
Yesterday R.v. } L. L.s>elI was elected mis-
>ionary steward, Rev. }. h. Maloy steward Of
the superauDuated fund, aud Rev. ). W. Gray
on statistics. Rev. j. W. Charlton
was elected Secretary of conference for the
eusuog year.
\ resolution offered to the effect that any
minister of the Slaryla ID Conference having
served the Church in the itiuerauey for 25
years shall with the consent of the conference
1t he desire, have the right to retire from the
active work without dstriment to his claims or
those OF his family Oh the supcranuuated fund
society, whenever his condition and circum-
stances, or those of his family, under the pre-
sent rules Of the conference, would graut su
perannuated relation, was laid over for one
year.
y resolution was adopted, by a rising vote,
tiaaks to Mrs Sweeney, Of George
town, for her generosity 10 donating 4S6 vol
umes Of her book entitled Rock Farm, the
proceeds trou the sale OF which are to be given
to the superannuated fund
PROJECTED RAILROAD. Our town has been
quite lively during the past week We notice
amongst the pumber of strangers our quondam
citizens, Coils. Barrett, Lee, and Mr.. Wilson
There has been meeting looking to the re>us.
citation of our railroad. We hope sincerely
may be done to put upon proper
aud firm basis this enterprise-which we re.
gard as one of the best ever started 10 our
State. The rich minerals of Page aud Warren
but wait the means Of transportation 10 be de-
veIoped, and which, with the products of the
fertile soil, will almost pay a loca! railroad
leaving entirely out Of view the through route
. Wa,ren Sentinel