Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-12
FOREIGN News.

The meeting Of the Conference on the East
e.n question yesterday accomplished nothing.
The Turks presented no new proposal. The
German representative declared that no further
concessions would be made. The Conference
adjourned until Monday next, when, lis mem
bers will send 4 communication to the Porte
declaring it the last, and demanding q prompt
and categorical answer. If this does not effect
an understanding they will then quit Constan
tiuop!c Bismarck, in dispatch to the Ger
man representative, crlticlses the extreme slow
pess Of the conference, declares that too much
had been conceded, and says that further modl-
tcations would be contrary to the dignity OF
Europe, and would impair the force OF It's col
lectivc action.
The Turks attacked Raiatz, in the Negotn
district on Tuesday, aud 2l0 were killed and
wounded in the action. They attacked Negotiu,
but were repulscd. The Turks have burned
two villages IN the Morava Valley. The Times
correspondent adds that the Turks perhaps in-
tend TO violate the Se1yian soil, seize the south
bank Of the Danube, opposite Iurnseverein,
aud fortiiy the crossing place on both sides OF
the lbar before the Russians or lsoumanians
can anticipate them.
News has been received Of bloody bal!
tie fought at Gates, Ecuador, on the 18th
ult., between the constitutional army, $500
strong, and tie revolutionary forces, which
ended in the complete rout Of the former.
Both sides behaved bravcly, losing altogether
about 400 killed and 4 much larger number
wounded. When the news Of The disaster
reached Quito President Barrcro left the palace
and took refuge, it is said, at the Colombian
legation, while the citizens pronounced 10 favor
or the revolution. The revolutionary forces
would probably enter Quito on the 18th ut.,
which event, il was expected, would pat al end
to the war in that republic.
Mr.. Proctor Knott and Mr.. S. S. Cox arc
living refutatious of the assertion that Wit and
humor are incompatible with the possession Of
those faculties to be requisite to theper-
Torrance ofthc most important State duties, and
both Of then, have often bya jest accomplished
what hours of la5oriou5 argument on the part OF
their graycr Congressional colleagues would
have failed to achieve. During la!c meeting
of the committee on the powers Of the House
10 regard to the electoral vote, the Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald says:
professor Seelye vas making very learned
argument upon that part ct the constitution
which says that "the President of the Senate
shall, in the presence Of the Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certificates and
the vote shall then be counted. Mr. SeeIye,
who is q republican, was OF course maintaining
that MIR. Ferry, the President Of the Senate,
had the clear aud indisputable right, not only
to open the votes, but 10 do the counting. At
particularly vigorous and eloquent point in
bis argument. Mr.. Proctor Knott, the chair
man of the committee, remarked:
Professor, do not wish to interrupt you in
your eloquent constitutional argument, but |
want you to explain to me an invitation have
lust received to dinner, the Interpretation OF
which perplexas me good deal 1t is as iol-
lows:
1.-The pleasure Of your company is requested
at dinner tomorrow evening, at Wclcker's S, 10
meet Professor Seeye and other distinguished
gentlemen. The dishes will be uncovered by
the steward precisely at seven clock, and the
dinner will then be eaten.
"Now, what want you to interpret for me,
Professor" said Mr. kuot', us who is to eat
the dinner-the steward, or you and and the
rest of the guests?'
Detectives arrested three burglars on the
Montreal train this morning, who were at work |
on the car robbiug the sale OF the National tx |