Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-26

FOreixn News.

Foreign News.
In the Spanish Congress yesterday the gov
ernment was asked whether it bad been in
formed that England intended to address OBJ
servations to 1t respecting the application of the
religious liberation clause of the new constitu
ton. The minister of foreign affairs replied
that he had no su;h Information, but It any
foreign government attempted interference in
the matter OF the application OF the constlu
ton, Spalo, ir dealing with such interference,
would follow the dictates Of national houor.
The above lDcden, Was called u. by recent
reply by the Hon. Mr. Bourke to the British
Foreign Department 10 the House of Com
mons, wheo he declared that the British gov
rnmcUt would not fail TO use its exertions 10
favor OF personal freedom if it should be threat
eDcd by an iiberal Interpretation Of the tole-
ration clause.
| The Russian representative at Belgrade is
privately abettiug the war party. Eogland is
! using her iLfu,nc3 70 restrain Prince Milan,
who, however, declares it is now TOO late TO re-
slst the tide of events, and his only choice Is
| revolution or war.
A dispatch from Berlin announces that the
| powers and especially Germany insist on the
serious prosecution of the parties really respon-
siblc Tor the murders at Salonica The Porte
appears to be Inclined 10 satisfy the demand.
A mail train 90 the Saragossa and BARGE
oua Railway ran off be track yesterday, be.
tween Tawrega and Cervia. Seventeen per
SOUS we're killed aud 81 Injured.
The particulars Of the second application for
the appointment Of receiver for the w. u,
V. NJ. T. G. S. K. R. we're published in Sat
urday's G.z lite 10 speaking of it, the Rich
mond correspondent OF the Petersburg Index
says:
"Aoother effort and a somewhat favorable
one is being made 10 threw the Wasbll g;on
CITY, Virginia Midland aud Great Southern
Railroad Into the bands OF receiver. Alter
a while SUCCESS will attend the enterprise 80
ptrsistcntly directed The name Of this CON
pany is an offense to the travelling public and
not crcdi,abie to the good serse OF the com
pauy. Ii the court 10 cosug up Its affairs
can provide that it shall have new name L
imagine few people will grleve about Its
troubles. The: fact that the bill was filed by
Judge Hunter Marshall and MIR. John y.
Steger and that Judge Marshall ls counsel tor
the DaLvile Pennsylvania Railroad Braoch)
whlcE is inmical TO the w. T., '; NJ. q u.
S. r, r. Go. baltimore T. Ohio Branch) is
in particular The fact is that when the W.
G., V. NJ IL G. S. K. R. is sold it will be
come entirely the property Of the B. Il 0. For
alI.that the people know this proceeding which
is 10 the name of Geo. w. Scott may be 10
the Interest Of the B. T. o. Co., but not 10 the
interest of Mr.. Barbour Judge Bond will
not appoint him receiver He would not
appoiot Gen. Wick ham nor Gen. Mahone be-
cause he thought that man who had been
prominent 10 the management OF an lnsolvept
corporation was not the best possible person
to wind up its affairs.
Since writing above | learn that the
proceedings against Barbour's Railroad mean
exactly what they purport; neither more nor
less. The motion for receiver will be pressed
with all earnestness.
| learn also that similar movement will
soon be directed against another Virginia
Railroad, which has long suffered from hnan-
cial pressure &c
Mr.. BLAINE GOING HOME Blaine
does not gain strength as rapidly as his physi
clans hoped, but was much better yesterday,
aud has determined to leave to-day or to-mor
row 10 special car, for his home in Augusta,
Maine, to seek absolute aod undisturbcd rest
for several weeks. free from newspapers, tele-
graphs, politics and visitors. % the way he
will respond to no calls, aud will make the trip
a. quickly as possible. He will not return to
Washington during the present session. His
speech of last Monday night was too much Of
an effort. He says himself that he has lost
the soap and vim he had before his attack,
and that he has never had so light an appe-
tite. He neglects his private correspondence
aud seems to have 90 coucern about business.
He has consented to obey the physicians 10
| functions so far as 10 leave al once for a change
OF climate aud new scenes.- Washington Re
publican
Suspicious and evil disposed people. and some
who are merely worldly minded, say that the
'brsin tag, was ouly the device OF a maliugerer,
and that the ex-speaker can't face the coming
report OF the investigating committee.