Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-22
Eorn1pn News.

n,ners, maintain, Notwithstanding the denials'
that the Ministry will resign on the 9th OF NO
yember. La Steele says that Ministers Four
ton and De Broglie and President MacMahon
haze assured the Pref=ct that there will be no
| change
The Asiatic cholera has broken cut 10 oko
hama. Japan. The Government attempted to
establish quarantine in anticipation but all
the foreign Cousus, with the exception OF the
American Consul General, resisted the STEP
and no1c was established.
The lock out of the iron workers 10 the Clyde
shin wards has commenced. a small number
have been discharged. but will be followed by
In bre as the contracts expire. Inc rallroau
strikers 10 Ireland have resumed Welk.
A most malignant cattle disease prevails 10
sou,herp Russia, aud in many villages not
single COW or OK remained alive.
The health of the Pope continues without
change except habitual sleepiuess, which dis
quiets his physicians. ,c,
10 Holland there has not been bank failure
for the last forty years. 10 all that time the pa
per money has been equal 10 gold; there Is no
such thing on record 10 that country as the fall
IRE Of fire insurance company, and While the
rate ofinsurance does rot average more than
half Of one per cent. the companies reallze IRON
L. to II per cent. per annum, from Ine Iaci
that inc.odarism is unknown. hallroad traVei
il only one cent per mile and the roads pay
good dividends. Pilferlngs by oihoIals arc rare
incidents, being subject to disgrace aud severe
punishment. No free passess arc allowed.
Dishonesty or failure in business means public
disbouor, and bars tho dishonest from any iu'
ure public confidence. Five million people live
within twenty thousand square miles, and all
appear happy, prosperous and oontentcd. prln-
cipalIy from the fact that all live within their
irc,me, and industry and honesty are principles
80 firmly established that any violation Is look
cd upon as 40 outrage upon the national charao
teristics. 49,
The four remaining raiders upon tho lilo
Grande Jail, who we're arrested 10 Mexico, have
been released. The official report states that
they were released 90 the plea that being Mex
lean subjects they we're not liable to cxtradnon.
General Cansles, 10 command OF the Dlaz
forces at Matamoras, resigned rather than obey
the order.
Henckel l. LANCE, Berlin bankers, with 9
capital Of seven million marks, have been forced
into liquidation 10 consequence OF The failure Of
the Rillcrschattliche Bank.
A dispatch from Teheran announces that the
Shah of Persia intends to visit London and
Paris next spriog. lilo will travel inoogoito.
Gen. Grant will 90 to Brighton to day to visit
Commodore Ashbury, the well-known yachts
man. lie will return to London on Tuesday,
and it is expected he will 20 to Paris on Wed.
nesday. go.
PARIS, Ost. 22.-The principal buildings 90
the Champ de Mars and Trocadero Tor the *
hblion of 1878 have boon completed, and the
interior arrangement has commenced. Great
progress has been made 10 various portions OF
The foreign department, particularly the Brit
ish, where immense buildings tor agricultural
machinery have just been finished. MIR. Noyss,
u. S. Minister, has had an interview with NJ.
krarz director Of the exhibition. relative 10
the American department.
LONDON, Oct. pa special dispatch from
Glasgow to the Pail Mall Gazette says :-"An
explosion has occurred 10 coiery ut High
Blautyro, near this city. -Four hundred men
were 10 the mine at tho time. A large number
of lives have been lost. :,
NEW York, Octr. PA Glasgow dispatch
says exploring parties have been a. WORK en-
doavoring to succor those in the mines but
they have liulo hope of rescuing any OF the
minors alive and express the opinion that every
che of those in the pit are dead. One survivor
says the bottom Of the pit is full OF dead bodies
The Episcopal TrIennial Convention.
| At Saturdays session Of tho Episcopal Gen.
eral Convention, 10 Boston, after the Gazette 8
report of that days proceedings closed, tho
Committee on Canons was Instructed to con.
slider whether or not title l, canon Is. section
l6 excludes missionary Bishops who may have
resigned from being eligible 10 election az
Bishop Of any regularly constituted diocese.
The Committee on Diminishing the Repre-.
sentaton of the Convention were instructed to
especially consider tho feasibility of having the
representation based on the sizs OF the diocese.
| DIR. Huntington moved for Joint committee
| to consider collection Of anthems OF the Holy
Scriptures to be added to the Hymnal, and that
| the committee report 10 the next General Con-
vcnion Placed on the calendar.
| Messages were received from the House or
| Bishops as follows: Concurriog 10 the election
Of LLOYD Wells as Treasurer Of tho Convention;
also relative 10 the amendment OF the canon on
prayer for the clergy in the litany, and same
was referred; also concurring with the House OF
Deputies 10 the election of trustees OF the Gen.
| era Theological Seminary, and substituting the
| Bishops of Pennsylvania end Connecticut TOR
the Bishops Of Minnesota and Nebraska 90 the
committee 10 memorable, Congress relative to
| the civil law among the lodlans.
The subject Of providing for the separation
Of the services in the prayer book was laid on
| the table.
The report Of the Committee on Amend.
ments to tho Constitution, to whom was re.
lerred the memorial from tho diocesan conVen.
tons 10 Wisconsin and Iowa for an amendment
so as to allow The name of the Church to be
changed to that Of Church of America, was
then discussed Tho report declared that 10
such amendment as proposed was necessary,
and the question came up on the adoption OF
the report.
A vote was taken, and the result was the
adoption of the report by an almost unanimous
vote.
The vote showed conclusively the general
feeling of the mem bers OF tho Church to be in
opposition TO any change 10 its name. A ballot
was taken on tho report of the committee 90
90 amendment to the constitution, to whom
was referred the memorial from tho diocesan
convention Of Wisconsin and Iowa in favor of
l.. r. IL 10 Nh ~ ha Nhr1ea