Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-11
FOREIGN News.

Foreign News.
It is asst Red that the Russians have looccu.
pied the district of NIAGARA, near the oul oi
Sarcs.
The reports of the i'll health of tho Car are
again positively contradcted.
It is considered 10 official circles that Russia
must adhere solely to the treaty OF Berlin'
whatever events may arise in Turkey. 1t n
certain that Russia earnestly desires an under
standing with England, both 10 Europe and
Asia, to fix the limits of their respective inhu-
| eucc.
Forty nine of the leading Beys OF SereJeVo
have presented an address to General Philippe
| witch iD favor of the annexation of the country
to Austria.
A dispatch from Vienna says insurgent COM
mittees on the frontiers Of Roumella and 10
many pacts in Macedonia are recruiting men
under thirty FIVE years of age and armlng the
elders for the defence of their homes. The
insurgents are we'll armed aod proVisloned.
The Turks are confident of s1ppresslGg the
usurrectiou If reinforcements arrive speedily.
It is asserted 10 Rome that the negotiations
in favor of Greece have been suspended un'
til Premier Ccumoundouros explains bis policy.
A dispatch from Rome says the clerical party
have announced their intention of participating
with the greatest energy in the elections which
must Immediately follow the contemplated ex
tension of the franchise.
Hopes are entertained at Simla of peaceful
solution of the Afghan difficulty. 1t is sup
posed that Russia is exercising pressure upon
the Amer with this object. The Amer. moro
over, despairs Of success against tho British.
The commander 10 chiet Of the British forces
has started for Pesbawur. General Brown s
division will strike the first blow if war IS de-
clsred.
Nearly one half Of the cotton mills in the
Ashton uoder Lyme district, Eogland, have
stopped work 10 CONSEQUENCE, OF the depres-
sion 10 trade, aud many are only running On
short time.
The Benhar Coal Company of Edinburgh,
s734,000 has announced its liability to, meet
| its payments
! A Madrid correspondent states that MoDcasl,
who attempted to assassioate the King, will be
tried this week.
The Paris exhibition was fnaly closed at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The receipts
since the opening were IL 653, TAG francs.
The Lord Mayors banquet took pac1 10
London on Saturday, and Lord Boaooos6eld,
10 replying 10 a toast, said that Her Majesty 5
Ministers were determined that the Berlin
treaty should be carried out in spirit and to the
letter. The government had received no init
nation that any of the sgnatory powers Intend.
ed to evade its complete iulfilment, and pointed
out thst, although only one third of the time
specified had elapsed, number of its rro9i-
sioDs were already fulfilled. Count Won Beust,
the Austrian Ambassador, spoke in sympathy
with Lord Baaconsield.
Dr.. Isaac Butt, member Of the E0elish Par
Lament. has issued 80 address to the home
rulers declaring that tho policy of obstructiou
recently proclaimed at meeting 10 Dublin will
lead to total disruption Of the Irish Psrlia.
mentary party. He denies that bis policy is
failure, and asserts that more has been done
in the last four gears than ever before to make
the voice of Ireland respected and Influential.
A dispatch from Cape Town. Cape Of Good
Hope, states that fighting has been resumed in
FIVE hundred strong was compelled to retreat
before an overwhelming force OF kafhrs They
subsequently made night attack on the Fog.
fish, but were repu|sed with heavy loss. The
| Colonial Government is makiog active military
Preparations to punish the Katirs.
! LATER.
! LONDON, NOV. ll.-lnc NGrtGumOellhnu
coal miners have agreed to accept I25 per cent
| reduction 10 their wages.
The subscriptions 10 Glasgow to the fund
for the relief of tho City OF GLASGOW Bank
shareholders have reached :E93, 900 ard il
Edinburg s27 900.
LONDON, Nov. 11.--The Times c3rrcspon.
dent at DaIjeeli1g believes that there is no
probability of the reply of tie Amer OF AT
ghanistan to the British ultimatum being 9th
erwise than hostile, unless under Russian gul'
dance he couchesit 10 ambiguous termsin order
to postpone an inevitable war until be is better
prepared to resist cur forces.
! Lord Beacons6e!d's speech at the Lord May
| or's banquet, on Saturday night, has created q
favorable impression. The genera! tone OF the
dispatches, and the press comments on the
situation indicate the subsistence of the recent
uneasiness.
Among the passengers on the steamship
| Scythia, which sailed from Liverpool for New
| York on Saturday, were Lady Thornton. wife
of Sir Z 1ward Tborntoc; Mayor Fsrwood. of
Liverpool; u. s. Senator Bruce, of Mississippi;
General Burnett, Hon. John L. Hoffman, of
New York, and Milton 8. Latham. of San
Francisco.
LONDON, Nov. lI.-Lord Justice Christian,
of the Court of Appeal, 10 Ireland, has resigna
cd 90 account OF Increasing dulIness CT his
hearing.
Hunters Doom.
The Philadelphia correspondent Of tho New
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