Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-29
Foreign SeWS.

L.yard representations 10 bis favor. The al
fair will probably be settled shortly. but the
Porte refuses to recoguz, Mr.. Geshoh's noml
oation IS Cousul, IS he is az Ottoman subject:
| Moreover, lie did not receive bis domination un'
ii! after his arrest.
A Constgn,iuop!e special. dated Sunday, says
the Porte has promised to decide the Gesbott
case on Monday. The joint intervention OF
Ministers Maynard and Laya1d stopped the ex
| ccutirn-applcatio having been made on
Thursday that the execution should take place
90 Saturday.
Several representatives OF Frerch newspapers
have interviewed * President Grant but found
lin 7.ly reii,cbt. tie declined to express au
Opinion on the political situation there. lie
! sa Iii first IMPRESSION cf France was that it
! wore IrDsncrouS, vel! ordered aud happy as
| p.Gt
| The following are ex.Presdent Grants def.
ni!e arrangements lie dimes 90 the Grst Of
| November with the United States Con.
sui, Gene raj To1beIt and Oh the 81 OF NoVcm'
Der with President MacNlahop; grand ban.
qlet Of American residents 90 the 9Th, and an
,x!,aoriirary performance OF italian opera will
! be given in bis hoDor the Sth ofNovember. lie
Dimes on November 10Th with SeligmanD, the
baker. At the end OF November ex President
Graft ADD family will 60 to Spain and thence
70 Lisbon. They will return to Seville aud take
az American steamer at Malaga, conveying
them TO Gtraltcr and Tangier and skrting the
east Of Barbary, dsepltaFkiug at Alexandra.
General Grant will stay some days 10 Egypt ADD
ra:uco Icy way Of Malta to Italy, where he will
remain some time
prs sdent MacMahon visited General GRAFT
% S4tn:lay ard invited Lin TO the opera.
Wee Admiral Platinum, the Count DE- Paris and
The Duchess Dc Cars also visited General
! Grant On Saturday.
| int hs,acdiog some newspapers state.
lutns to the contrary, is DOW nearly we'll
GCaiG.
The Francois. the Duke &c BrogIies organ,
! sale that the Ministers were prcpa cd to meet
ihc Chambers aud defend their policy, but at
| H., >a:Ge tine were ready to resign should
! plc>i lent MacMahoo thick it his duty to sum
| ni1n other c3uE5:lI0Is
lhc Francais explains that this did not mean
hat Prcsieot MacMahon was disposed to Ca
| ri a tie TO the Left.
rhc Constitutional and Pays assert that
! President MscMahon has accepted the resigna-
iJn Of the UaDiuot 10 principle but requested
lnc tiasters to rolalu their posts pending hls
! future dtclslou
The r.y5 adds" Saturdays Council was
somewhat excited, President MacMahon de-
cIaring that he intended to cutter upon path
oi c,nprom;se aud coccaioD, Ministers de
! Brnsiia ADD Fourtou supporting this course.
Tie sccond ballot for members OF the Cham
| Der Of Deputies 10 embellishments where the
reaat was net decided on October H. took
place Yesterday. The returns so far received
| sh,w that the following candidates have been
elected :-Cpurt dc Lapp, Legltimist aud Gov
| |, 4 ,,tn cf
| Barlhc, Republican member OF the last Cham.
Der; NJ. CbarIemaguc, Government candidate
rrou ChutcaurouX, defeating Ballard, Rerub.
lican member OF the late Chamber.
The London Daily News says:-"Thc mas
ter lnasou5 will prosecute the men who accepted
passage from America under contract 10 work
ard further rendered themselves liable By actu
| ally catering upon work as contracted, 1t they
| rcr,ist in aclug With the strikers
| Twelve Of the American masons who recently
arrived at London commenced work On build
Jugs 10 tho Temple 90 Saturday. Four Others,
who joined the strike, applied for summons
against Mr.. Booth, the contractor for those
bulldogs, or illegally detaiuing their tools. Six
| Of the Americans have obtained work through
the strike committee ct the rate desired by the
strikers. The strikers committee have offered
to pay the travelling expenses Of the remainder
CT the Americans anywhere they like. 1t is
therefore expected that they will leave before
| The cad OF tho week.
Several OF the American mascDs have already
| been sent BY The Strike Committee to different
part OF The Kingdom.
| Joseph Durham. the sculptor, is dead.
Complete access has been obtained to both
pits Of High Bsntryre Colery, and it has been
a:cartaincd that $50 persons persisted.
Hon. Alfred Henry Thesger has been ap
| pointed Lord Justice Of the British Court Of
| Appeal, vice Sir Richard Paul.
The debate IL the Prussian Diet was con
GUIDED ca Saturday hy the re lection Of the votes
II ccGsurc Of The Government proposed by the
progrc>s!sts aud CONTRA relative to the peg ect
OF the iotclnal reforms aud insufficient responsi.
sility of The Ministers.
Earl Derby, British Minister for Foreign AT.
fairs, las sent note to the Greek Government
declaring that tho British Government never
Intended to question Greece's liberty Of action.
and recommending respect for her treaty obi.
gatlors.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and
the Spanish Minister at Washington expect
that al understanding will be arrived at be.
tween Spain aud the Uoited States 90 the qucs.
ton o! the tonnage duties.
Advices from the City Of Mexico to the Is h
lualant S1g LIZ attcuptcu ltNJlutlOu III tue
State Of Mi2ho2can vas instantly suppressed |
1t is authenticaI|y reported that the State Of
Sonora has seeded. Peace prevails 10 the
other States. The reported Instructions on !
the Northern border prove untrue. President
DiaZ shows an infeZbc determination to ex-
traiite the criminals Of the Rio Graude, beiev.
ing extradi!ion necessary to preserve the "a
tional decorum. Gen. Travino and Governor
Charles, Of Coahuia, arrived at the Capital on |
the l6:h Instant from the border States, bring.
ing ta;;orablc ACCOUNTS Of the situation, except
that discoa!cnt is manifested at Daz's deter
mination to ezlraditc all criminals Several
regiments OF infsDtry and cavalry have marched
for tn, border. Relics of the Lerdo faction are
still at work. The Eerdcstas are actively or.
caniZ;ng to en- operate with Escobedo 10 his
efforts Ga the Rio Grande."
PARIS, October 29.-Ihc results of the sec.
ond ballots yesterday for members of the Cham.
Der o! Deputies 10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS where 20
choice occurred in the general election OF the