Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-11
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.

CarathoOdoIi, who has been raised to the
grade of Pasha ard appointed Chief Plenlpo'
Tertiary 10 the Berlin Congress, is pure Greek
ard Christian. lie has been Under Secretary
OF Foreign Affairs throughout the late compiled
lions aud is the author Of most OF the State
documents on the subj ect issued from theIurk'
ieh Foreign Office during the period designated.
Tie appointment Of Christian as The first and
Prussian (Mchemct Ali) as the second
| plenipotcntary is unprecedented in the history
| Of the Porte, and is regarded as clever move
on the part OF the Turks 10 demonstrate the
equality Of all the Ottoman subjects under the
new Constitution.
Pressing demands reach Constantinople from
the Pcmat Camp, in the Rhodope Mountains,
fer lid in behalf Of over one hundred thousand
refugees who fed tEitber from the Russians
and Bulgarians.
The leaders Of the insurrection beg that COM
pctert persons be sent to administer relief to
the sick and starving, and also to sec that the
couDt1y is not 10 arms against any Power, bu.
is only defending itself against Bulgarian VIC.
lcrcn. They ask whether it Is not possible Tor
:Gng!aDd to Go something to put stop to the
OutrBgcs
O>nAc>> .Ilsh;. has been appointed Marshal
eli the Palace. lie retains the command of the
are,y for the dcicnca OF Coustantinople. Said
Istfcndi, Chief Of the Military Household OF
tho Sultan, has been appointed Minister OF the
Interior.
y Berlin dispatch says the appointment Of
Rosctti, President Of the RoumaDian Chamber
Of Deputies, as ac;iag Premier during NJ. Bra
liauo's abscnc, at the Berlin Congress has
created bitter feeling against RoumaDia and
Prince Charles, because Rosctl is a we'll known
Socialist and Democrat agllator
A Berlin correspondent says the Grand Duke
Nicholas is diaeustcd with tho pacific turn of
affairs, and Intends to retire to his estates.
10 Tie RadziwiIl Palace. which has been
newly occupied By Prince Bismarck, the work
of preparing rooms for the meeting OF the Con
gre>s is actively going on. 4 grand staircase
ascends to u vcstibuie, which leads to room
set apart for tho Secretaries OF the Congress.
This room opcus into the hall Of the Congress-
which is of imposing dimensions, and fitted up
10 magnificent Style. 10 the centre OF the hall
is table, shaped like horseshoe, 10 the mid
die OF which on the cutter side is placed the
Presidential SCAT Of Prince Bismarck Ga one
side of the saloon are two cootercCcc rooms,aDd
on The other buffet, which opers upon the
garden and co!onaic. Prince llohcnlohr and
ri. Waddioston have left Paris for Berlin.
Dispatches have been received at Berlin au-
nouncing the departure Tor that city oil the rep
rcscuta,ivcs Of the different governments which
arc 10 participate ID the Congress- All are rX-
ptctcd to arrive TO day or 10 morrow.
At its first siding tic Congress will decide
whether Greece is to be invited to take part 10
the deliberations. The only points expected to
cause grave difficulties ere the war indemnify
and the annexation OF Anlivali by Monte.
negro.
y Vienna correspondent says :-"There Is
still lingering apprehension here, although 1t
is difficult to say what is Its foundation. Mil:
tary preparations arc being quietly pushed. l
am able to state that Russia has not attempted,
since General Igoatief's visit, to como to a
separate understanding with Austria.
GERMANY.
Au off oial bucto, tuned go o'clock last
evening, says :--"Sioco moruing there has
been a real advance towards improvement in
the Empcror's condition. lie sat up in 90
arm chair for eight hours. lie feels materially
stronger, and his appetite is better.
The liberal newspapers regret tho proposed
dissolution of tho Reichstag. They profess to
believe that a liberal majority will again be re-
turned to Parliament moro than ever deter
mined to resist the reac!ionary policy, whereas,
if the present Parliament is reconvencd and a
dcfnitc bill against sociaistc agitation and law
lcssness submitted, the majority would accept
it, and thus save the country from rcactionaIy
and ultramonaue experiments. The Govern
ment does not share the belief that the liberal
majority will be re elected. Prince Bismarck
evidently counts upon thorough political re.
voutiou, which will enable him not only to
prosecute The campaign against the democrats,
out to carry those measures OF economy and DO.
nestle policy which hei cndcavored to put
through the Reichstag by transaction with
the national liberals at the time Herr BcnnlnS'
sens entry toto the Cabinet was talked OF.
The French police complying with the re-
quest OF the German Government, made de-
&C ,nt on Saturday on the houses of several Ger
mans 10 Paris who were suspected Of compiler
ty in tho crime of DR.. Modelling. Two persons
were arrested, detained some hours. and
released. The police arc satisfied that no lodi
cations of conspiracy exist.
The London Standards Rome dispatch says
the Vatican has decided to propose GO: cooperation
with Germany for repression OF socialism there
on condition that the Falk laws are modified.
BERLIN, June ia bulletin issued at
1870 a. N. says: Tho Emperor continues to
improve. His wounds have all healed-tbe
right arm is still swollen but is less sousitiue."
BERLIN, Juno 1l.-Thc condition of DR..
Modelling is so much improved that 1t IS
thought likely he will recover. The recovery Of
the Emperor is progressing wonderfully. 10:
day he celebrates the forty.niuth anniversary of
his marriage. Arrests for reasonable utter
anccs among the classes infected with Social
ism continue to be very frequent. The sub
jcct ofthc approaching Congress of the powers
10 this city attracts relatively less public atten
ton than tho internal crisis, which is kept
prominently 10 view By the activity OF the
police and the partizan preparations for the ap'
proachiog election.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Advices from Cape Town represent that the
carly cessation of the Kaffer war is expected.
Sandilli, Chief Of the Gaiteaus, has sent word
| to the commander of the British forces that he
ia triad Of fiphtinp and wants to nnpotiate terms