Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-07
Miscellaneous Foreign News.

The young American painter, Henry Leland,
was accidentally killed in pari", yesterday,
while playing with a pistol which lie thought
was not loaded.
The Pope was better yesterday. lie lett his
bed.
\ telegram from Madrid announce tirst~!hc
CouuciI Of Ministers has approved :ha 'n;rGdctl
marriage Of the King with the Princess aler-
cedcs.
The case OF the Countess Lambertni, claim
log to inherit as daughter OF the late CarGlna!
AutoueIli, came before the court in Rome. yes
tclday. The hearing was adjourned until Christ
mas a correspondent remarks that the lu1E-
munt will certainly be against the plaintiff. un-
less she can produce her mother IN court. Tins
her counsel has engaged to do il it IS absolutely
necessary.
Intelligence from Mexico is to the effect that
President Lordo has written letters stating that
1t s his intention TO withdraw all pretcnslyns .
Che Mexican Presidency. He intends to retire
to France, desires that his name shall no longer
be used for political purposes, and recommends
General Escobcdo to the sufragca of his frleUds.
These professions ere ret believed in BIZ many
of his political supporters. Various bodies ct
troops are marching towards the frootlcr. The
Rosccraus Railroad concession is supported hy
majority of both houses OF Congress- Ii !,
believed the Rosecrans Company has Gu rloi'csit
$40 ,QOO, 900, and that Tenn Scott is y lcadlng
spirit of the Company, which, it u SAID. h1s
three millions ready to Commence oncrai1O1l.
The Company agrees to dclosit $500 600 as
security with the Mexican government, aud ~
build 80 kilometres Of the road before rcc:iv
ing any Government subvention. The spirit Ct
the Mexican press is peaceful. Letters Iron,
Guerrero aud Micboacaa state that General
Alvarez has issued pronunclamcntn IN favor
of Ierdo. lie has six thousand soldiers, and
the movement is considered important, as it
shows change Of opinion among the nIorc
southern Provinces Of Mexico, which uulil noW
we're considered safe for Diaz. Generals Urea
aud Jesus Belatzls are 10 Tucson in favor OF
the Lcrdo party, and arc ready to operate Oh
Sonora and Sioaoa. The prevailing opinion is
that active operations will take place very soon,
and tn. friends Of L,rlO there Seem very c1n!i-
dent of success.
At ST. John, New Brunswick, house in
coursn IF construction fell, and eight meu arc
supposed to be buried in the ruins.
A large Eogsh steamer Is reported wrecked
off Ushant, on the coast Of Brittany, which, it
is feared, may have been the steamer Citv Of
Berlin The City Of Berlin left New Y orr;
with fly two cabin and one hundred aud twcnlY
Storage passengers.
LONDON, Dec 7.-Tha steamer Y@p3ricd
wrecked off the Island Of Ushant off thn coast
of Brittany. Frarcc is the European, OF the
Union Steamship Company from the Cape OF
Good Hope for Plymouth and Southampton.
Few, if any, lives were lost. a Brcst dispatch
says the European ran on 4 rock in fag. Inc
passengers took to the boats and the steamer
sank ten minutes afterward
LONDON, Dec 7.-Rumors OF Earl Beacon.
fields resignation Of the Premiership, which
were authoritatively coDtradicted fortnight
since, are again circulating. The London COR.
respondent of the Edinburgh Scotsman. says:
1t is confidently anticipated in we'll informed
quarters that Earl Beac ousheld will retire before
Parliament assemblies; that Lord Derby will
succeed to the Premiership, and that the Mar.
qus of Salisbury, now Secretary of State Ter
lodia, will succeed Lord Derby as Secretary OF
State for the Foreign Department. However
speculative the rumors now current may be,
there is no doubt Of Earl Bcacons6elds early
retirement.
LONDON, Dec. The Fioancier says
The premium for rensurances on the overdue
steamer City of Berlin was advanced yesterday
to 20 guneas. The Post says the rate was from
80 to IS guineas.
The Masonic Lodge at MaysviIlo, Kentucky,
has been declared "clandestine' in consequence
of the non.payment of the tax imposed by the
Grand Lodge of the State.