Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-04

miscellaneous Foreign News.

miscellaneous Foreign News.
A London dispatch states that the steamship
Cimbria was chartered Tor year by the Rus
sian Admiralty to serve exclusively as trans
port. Her mission is to supply provisions and
muci,icss Of war to the Russian fact 10 the
Pacific, Gud her destination, alter tIklng in |
nuoitious OF war contracted tor 10 America, Is
North Jspau,
A grand reception was si7ea last e7eni1s at
Paris by Mr. Noyes, the American M!oister to
France, to joan Welsh aud Bayard Taylor the
American Ministers to EogIaod and Germany.
About one thousand invitations we're issued,
chiefly to American residents or visitors to the
Exposition. The assenbsge vas very brilliant.
Tncrc is great distress among the cotton op
eratyes 90 the strike at Blackburn. Soup
kitchens have been established by private coo
tributioDs, but the supply IS not ample to re-
iicve all. Ab9ut twenty thousand ofthose no%
idle do not belong to the Union, aud receive no
aid from that source.
Tue C3ant de Maia, who on Thursday called
the actions Of the French Electoral Committee
fraud has since been Touuded in duel BY
Deputy L,issnt
Baker Pasts, formerly Col. Baker, Of the
Ecglish army has been appointed to the com
maud Of the first Turkish army corps, Offending
the liues Ct Cols;antiuopis and Nla5Iak.
The BTlt>h Home Secretary pred!,s De.
cIted Gov, rlmcbt victory 10 ease & fresh
| parliamentary election d: this tune.
An Italian Republican Congress- has been II
session al Rome the past few days.
| Tue distress among The striking cotton ope
ratives in Eoglaed is attracting great attention.
| The English exhibitors al Paris gave i ban
| ,,,ct ko p,ipoa ~ w ,i,s .cf piuhf
| Cont has now attacked bJth feet Of Prince
Gortscbak f. Ili4 .lcayiessaoss is increased
By pa;u, aud his physiciaas have ordered that
he atstaia ir;ln lie ;9a5s-c:lnG Of aay Gu In.s5
Nile. Theresa Provost paladoI. youngest
daughter Of the writer Lu3en ADato!e Pre-
vos; PAradol, who committed suicide ln Wash
ington while a basssd0r, has lskeD the veil al
Sion Convent. Paris az which her sister Is en-
tomato. Her auu, the only other surviving
member OF the family, is also nua.
! MILAN, May t -GeucraI Grant, With wife
and s)n. will leave this city to nght for Turin.
LONDON, May 4.-M,sSrs. Corbtt & NJ.
Clymont. builders Of London, have failed.
! Their liabilities are s:ven million. Their as
sets consist Of upwards OF one thousand houses
valued at from e. 500 10 $40, 900 each.
| INCOMPATIBLE. The worst case Of lrcom-
| patibi!ity We have known for soms time was
evioccd last Sunday. Did We not have it from
| urqp:s,ionatle authority W, should pronounce
it Incredible that sane editor should commit
such 'fat!: braioea' act. l. VAS nc less an
ndiscre;ion thaa friend Prcutt ct the GoTdous-
vile GIz ,ttr, lv, editor auI dtvJut Metho,
dist, staring out last Sunday morning 10 the
raio for ride with Rev. Mr. Penick, Ct Alex
andtia, 6 Blpis! minister OF the deepest
| faith. " Dat could be expected from such an
| homogeneous association but 0 catastrophoul re.
| suit. Fer Will: the raiG 'sptukled beau
| tl!ulg upon the u9c.v:rtd head OF The Metho
| dist editor, WHOSE eycs danced With delight at
the futile attempts Of the B4p;i,t blo!her to
protcut hioiseif from the too gentle application
Of the descending element. The storm increas
ed, aud soon it poured alike 10 torrents upon
the heads L! the uuLappy Baptist minister aud
the f.licitoul Methodist edittr. The former
sat crouuhed, the picture Of dark despair; the
latter erro!, le cals serenity and raptur5us dc
light. l}ut, ali the translt0rY rtlgn OF human
hopes aua mortal f.a1s. Their rain vas over,
and the sun threatened 10 suddenly emerge irom
! his dark rsceSs and dspcl the mist which wA9
than a. las; faiot glcam OF departing joy to the
sa,iateh Mcthcd!at. The rrouchiHg figure
gra9u .lig assumed an erect posture, and a smile
Of uoutcrabIc relief broke upon hia features
aud wTea,hcI his flce with beallGc joy. They
were approaching the Earidaii llVc1; tbs water
was swift ard deep. tbs minister's smiles be
clme audihl: ; they approached the Tatc! =
edge, the orc with hu3yant confidence, the
other with aa,i and doubling heart The
waters grew deeper ADD darker. The bosom
Of The Ole beat high with cut swelling hops;
| tbc other tlttercd low with damp and dark
ioreboinss. The crisis came; the minister til.
umphcj. The horse 5000 proved 10 have Bap
| It's: teu!llc.s, AID iae,! 10 the dark plot.
| lie reared aud plunged IN joyful ccatacics. The
| water elk bed Inc wheels to the topmtst verge
| The Meihcli4l' : left loot first suc3unDed snd
| puag:d aio the water then his righ! l,ot
| joined the E4pisl's, and presently the harness
broka and the poor immersed Methodist had
| TO get out iulo the water waist deep. AS SOD
as be Lofse WAS fastened ha made for the shrr!,
| leaving tr5thtr Prou!. 20 c,u,c out like good
Baptist. Stumbling Over an uoIcky stone
| be came down IN good style bat hide more
| GU one side than the other Except the wettng
| 90 harm was done to either party. Brotbs.
Proutt promises more discretion ia future
Piedmont NcWS