Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-23
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night. la respluse t. toast he said if Eng
Ian! and the Ua.ed States remained as good
friends and Deis bors AS DOW, the EogliSh speak
ing people you'd become the greatest in the
world.
The Newmarket Houphton meeting com
mcuCtd 10 day With the race fer the Criterion
stakes. The winner turoed upon Janncttc;
ClemcuIlnc flashed stcjnd, and Lord Give
third
Az article published 10 the Courier de France
suggesting the immediate formation Of Cabi-
Drt ct Cancellation has attracted much attention
| 10 Paris. il is supposed TO have been inspired
bY NJ. jules Gc,vy aud other Republican
leaders
AIyio"s from Cape Town. October u, by
way 81 Madeira, state that a var bias commend,
cd in Tran. kic between the Galak - and British
AMI their native allies. Fighting occurred On
September 2lIh and ooh at South Mapossa
and ibcka. The Galakas. to the number Of
eight Thousand, attacked the British, but were
repulsed with a loss Of two hu3dred on Septcm
Der 9th. Their less on September 29th is un
known. The British loss was one man killed
and six wOuodad. Ranforccmeuts have been
dispatched from Simon Bay, and volunteers
aIc b',u. enrolled Throughout the colony.
Fine latest particulars ilom the colIIery cx
pln,I.:G at High l'iantyre, near Glasgow, Scot
| and, show that Two Eundrtd aud thirty three
man descended into the mines in The morning.
| None 81 these except one who was working
near he shalt at the time Ct the explosion had
been rescued up TO a late hour last evening.
Very little hope If reSculng the men IL cuter
tanned, IS the explosion occurred at O clock 10
| the ulorulng, and the exploring parties had to
rclIrqui,h tier efforts in one pit at / in the
altcrnoon because Of the poisonous gas at the
bottom Of the shalt Of the other pit 1.-THE COLI
cry COMPRISING two pits with communication be.
tween them. a faint kntckiog has been heard,
| but 50 lar 1t has been Impossible to reach the
bottom OF the shaft. The explorers have re.
Sumed operations at the first pit. They report
| forty c0rpSrs lying at the foot Of the shaft.
| News from San Domingo to The l3tll has
bacn received. Puerto Plata has been reoccu.
| pied by the Government troops. The rebels
were cGc4mpod in the Suburbs Of the city wait
| ing Iof rrnIorcoments in order to renew the at
tack. The Government troops had rccapturcd
| Lavrj. n. All the other provinces we're 10 4 state
OF open rebellion Reports from llayti repre-
sent ihat everything was quiet
! report from the Consulate at Lyons, Franco.
| reports dcciilc Of fifteen pr cent. in Amcrl.
| can imports from Franc; in silks alone the de-
crease was over S2yeCtecn hundred thousand
dollars, while there WAS an Increase OF over halt
million 10 the Importation OF raw silk, show.
! ;ag that the increase in home manufacture oil
silk had caused the decrease 10 imported silks
LONDON, Oct. 2j-Thc wcavcrs strike at
| Ashton By which 4 thousand operatives have
been thrown out OF employment for the past
| three weeks has been terminated by The strk
crs accepting the terms offered BY the employ
| crs.
Gcucla Grant and party will leave Charing
| Gross railway station at ten o'clock TO morrow
mornng by special train. They expect to
reach Paris hy hall past six in the evening.
The American residents OF PArl, will bold
meeting TO day TO orgauiZ, banquet in honor
Of the General There will also be banquet
| at the American legation on the 29th instant,
TO which president MacNIahon and all the min.
listers arc invited.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Thc work Of exploring
the coery at High Blantyrc, 10 which the cx
pIosion Of coal gas occurred yesterday, proceed
were discovered alive about | | O'Clock, but in
20 exhausted condition that one Of them died
before morning, and the case OF another is
thought to be hopeless Many experts express
the opinion that ali the men remaining 10 tue
pits have persisted, but even if any are alive 20
rescue party can reach them in less than eight
or ten days. The work Of brlueiog up the dead
wal resumed this morning. The bodies found
are IcarIuiy burned aud mangcl, showing that
the explosion was Of terrific violence.
p.,RlS, October 2}-Julcs Grevy will accept
the representation of the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF Paris Instead Of his former constitucncy-
The ACCOMPLISHMENT of the Dole Department Of
Jura, from both OF which embellishments he was
returned because the Republicans attach great
er and more general Significance to bis election
10 plac, of the lale NJ. Thiers-athough NJ.
Grcvy !avors moderate policy believing it 10
be better for the country that President Mac.
Mahon should serve his term, still if the Mar.
shal does not promptly accept the opportunity
nov open to him aaG sincerely cooperate with
the moderate Liberal S 10 guaranteeing the coun
try agailst an anti Republican surprise, NJ.
Grcvy is prepared to place hmselfa at the head
of the solid Left and maintain its claims and full,
I'll the duties imposed by tho country 10 the late
elections. Tie Constitutional today declares
that elaboration and patience remain the
wa,c,words Of the Republican party
The Otlcauist organ LeS0lel insists upon
compromise which it declares is not DOLLY posi-
bic but necessary.
LONDON October 23-At the New Market
ll0ughton meeting to day the rae, for the
CambriJgcshrc stakes Was Won by Jongcur.
BGpl oe1c came in second aud Gla1a third. |
IhIrty-iour horses ran.
pAk SOLDER, BLOCK TIN and BABBIT
ID META l. just received at IS King st., cor