Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-01

STA, rs the Turks nave alyc ,dq placed every
man they eau muster IN the field, while the
Russians can constantly increase their army up
to the momeut CT action. Nevertheless, hus-
sian genera! recently iutormed L friend OF nine
that the Russians were fully prepared to sacTl-
flee 10000 men 10 forcing the passage OF the
Danube should circumstances compel them to
immediate action.
The Gar has teIcgraphed to The Prime: OF
Montenegro: II am firmly resolved this lime
to realize The sacred mission Of Russia aud M
predecessor God will aid Us.
The ROmaulaus have rcOccup:et ha!a!at.
The Porte intends 20 Issue Dotlcc that nus
sian residents in Turkey, who arc unwilling to
submit to Ottoman laws, must leave COnS!anr
NOBLE withlu eleven days and the Provinces
within twenty one days.
Russia permits Ottoman subjects 10 genaln
10 Russia uuder British protection.
Admiral Hobart Pasha has returned TO Con
stanliuopIe, ha7iog brought the dispatch boat
which he Was aboard down the Danube under
fire of the Russians.
The Turkish Black Sea Squadron viii next
attack Theodosa.
Five thousand Russians are busy repairing
the Inundated railways.
nurses and ambulauces acnt out hy the Later
national Society has started for the scat q E7ac.
Bands Of brlgapdS arc appearing ~ Mo'.'aVla
since the Romanan troops were Withdrawn.
The Romauians have killed eight a1d wounded
eleven fugitive Jews near Giurge7o.
LONDON, May 1.-The Vienna correcpcud
ept of the Times teegraphs is follows: As
things look at present the British Co7ernmen:
Ll,, bo io Icy m
official answer 10 Russia representation that
she is ac;iog 10 lnc Interest and according 10
the wishes Of Europe. The British answer
may possibly indicate limits within which Eng
land would not consider her iutc-ests threat
eped, and would therefore remain neutral,
The result Of all this seems to be that for the
moment ct least there is al eud to anything
like concert or even common ground Of Euro
pean policy, each Power being intent urou It:
own interests.
LONDON, May l.-Recruitios las been FRO
crossing SO brsk;y lately that nearly every reg
Uncut 10 tho service is full The military ar;i,
6cers at WoUlHich arsenal were excused yes
lerday from monthly muster aud parade be-
cause Of the importance of the work 10 which
they we're engaged, viz: the repair aud prepa,
ration of tho wagons aod amouiaGces constr,
q
guns have been shipped to Portsmouth, aud
shipped for Malta.
LONDON, May IA special dispatch irop,
Chatham to The Post has the following: "rhc
admiralty have made Inquiry Of the authorities
OF the Chatham dock yard rs to the earliest
date when the iron clad Iemeraire, O! elgh
guua S,4l2 tons aal 1900 horse power, aud
- h,r ,I1, nf
8, 932 tons and $3.50 horse power, CAN be ready
for sea"
According ~ Instructions irom the War OF
lice the service companies Of the Royal Eogi
neers at the Schoo! of Military Engineering
here arr bcing made up to their War strength.
ACLERGYMAN $ CRUSADE AGAINST F1NERr
rhe Chelnford Newaman publishes 40 accouu
of "a strange and distressing scene whicl
took place few Sundays ago in The old parish
church OF Great icy. The vicar, the Rev
Roger Burton, after giving cut hia text, int
mated that he had been very much grlevcd 0
lato to observe the Increasing taste OF his par
ishioocrs for jewclry and fine raimeut. "Atte
mature consideration" he said, Inc had tia
morning drawn ut some regulations Tor th'
Sunday School, providing that % collars o
cuffs, artificial flowers, feathers, brooches, lock
cts or earrings were TO be worn there.
Not content With prohibiting these vanltie
10 the Sunday School, Mr.. Burton next bcga'
to crticisc 10 40 unavorabIc spirit the dress o
his g!ownup hearers. Whcrcat tho hardened
snsera became very excited, and "a grea
many people lett the church. baGglng tht
doors aud usiug strong language" Tbs |a|
indeed, -. strange aud distressing sccnei
but that Was not al. Mrs. Burton Wa
equally resolved 10 rcbukc Enmaa pride
aud performed pr0diges of valor in Tx
Sunday school. "Ooc child bad small pan
Dy lockct o. which Mrs. Burt0a tore off. .
Another child WAS put Oh lern, aud liz
other children told 10 90 round aud Iausst .
tie peacock. " Eight big girls were ur6cl
out because they hid small sprays OF tl)wer:
90 their hats.
But the heroic lady Was batll d by ic COW
ardy tactics Of the enemy "Tuo teachers aaC
the children rushed out OF the school, ani, ba!Dl
joined by the older boys and girls and the
mothers, the scene OF h)otlng auI ycl!iog was
painful 10 the extreme" All the more painfu
that this parish had hitherto always beer
noted for its peaceful and respectable inha5!
tauts." Nlr. Carlyle aud Dir. Ru-kin shoal,
20 to the assistauc, OF these rcloruierd, who Ar
born TOO late into 100 Old world. -L0Rtt0i
EraDsncr.
ilr. Thomas Connolly, Ct Loodcn, now irav
cling 10 this country as correspondent or TIT
Londoa Times in al address 10 Tie British
Association Of Virginia, s lew days ago, salC
he had seen less evidence OF pauperlsm ant
more general happiness aud c0ninhtment II
VIRGINIA than anywhere else in bc Union. Ea
peciay had he been gratiticd to observe !hs
kindly relations which exs'ed between tn;
white and coIorcd people. lie Vas repeating
only what he had been told hy c0lored mcr
when he said that c7eryWherc there existed
feeling Of mutual good Will between tho
negroes and the white people. If the South
ern States were in future permitted 10 manage
their owD affairs he believed there would
be- 10 further trouble. 1t had been his priv
ege to largely aid 10 promoting immigra-
lion to Canada, which was a 6ne c1untry, but
altogether inferior to Virgioia 10 respect
of climate and consideration Of wealth. Mr..
Connolly said he should return to Eogland with
such firm belief 10 the vast material resources
of VIRGINIA in oorin1lturn miniuu pic rs