Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-11
Foreign News.


The Republican Senatorial Committee of
France Intimate that The number of Republican
deputies returned at the approaching elections
will he ut least 372.
The person arrested III the south of France
Tor applying au insulting epithet to President
MacAlahon is named Bazard, not Bggar. lie
is Il native Of France, but is naturalzsd citi.
zen Of the UuleI States. He was tried before
Tic tribunal Of ST. Die, in the Department of
the lcSges. and acquitted.
Intelligence from China is to the effect that
The first telegraph there is now working. 1t is
private liaa six miles long. No attempt at
interference has been made by the native pop
uaca as in the case of the telegraph projected
by foreigners. Cholera has appeared in seye-
raj ports along the coast Rayages OF famine
continue in the northern province. The Gov.
hommejans by General Tso' army ia the West.
An assault! by the natives upon Russian mer.
ahants at tho interior city of Kreningfu is said
to have been provoked by Foreigners
TIC war 10 kiusu, Japan, is now believed to
be go near it's end that preparations have been
made for the Emperor's return from Kioto to
Tako. His v!sit at the ancient capital was thus
prolonged that 10 case ofeXtreme need be might
proceed 10 person 10 the scene Of hostities.
The rcbtia are now confined to limited area 10
The province Ct Fiugo. Prince Highashi Fusi.
hi, the Emncror's cousin, is now advancing to
strike what is 10 be decisive blow. Public re-
ports say that August 10, is fixed for a com.
bincd assault. losurgent partisans now freely
admit thst all hope for their cause is over"
Lieutenant General Luis Prendergast, Chief
Of Staff of the Spanish Army in Cuba, has ar
rived at Havana. Taking bis arrival in con-
neoion with that Of Martinez Campos, the ru.
m9red change Of administration Of the island is
apparently we'll founded. General JoveIIar 10.
au2urated his administration by laying open
the shameless frauds committed by the army
purveycra and imprlsonlng detaulters, impll.
Gitng thereby indirectly ex.Captain General
Valmaseda aud others. The efforts of General
JoVellar were in vain. The peremptory orders of
Spain obliged him to release the defaulters and
army swndlera General Jovellars honor al.
most obIlgcs him to resign. Ii he resigns it is
supposed that Lieutenant General prendergast
will replace him temporarily.
Marquis Sterling, we'll known Cuban law
yer, accused OF conspiracy and imprisoned for
ten months, has been released.
Affairs arc very unsatisfactory. The ipsur.
gen,a arc again reported in the Colon district
y dispatch from Paris says The Bonapart-
ist and Clerical press have long been clamoring
for proclamation of state Of siege.
A sensational paper (rhe Figaro) hints that
the Duke De Bropl!e President Of the Council
and Minister Of Justice, whose liberal antece.
denis make him fear the reproach of inconsist.
en.y i; an obstacle to such step and advises
him to resign ard leave the field open to more
thorough mcD. The correspondent adds
":au Intrigue is evidently going on 10 this d.
rectiou, but the Duke De Broglie who is an
Orleanist will scarcely be 60 artIess as to hand
over bis cards to the BonapartstS.