Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-19
Foreign News.
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.

Tile EAOlGhN VOCo1loN'
A Constantiaople special says 1t is re-
ported that important dispatches from EOg'
land were communicated to the Sultan on Sat
urday. A council was thereupoa held, which
decided that Turkey should remain neutral IN
the event of difference between England and
Russia.
A dispatch from Constautinople announces
that O. 600 Russians have arrived at Tchatald'
is from Tirnova. The Turks arc carefully pa
trolling tho Buiukdero road.
At a public sitting of the full hungarian
delegation Yesterday almost all the speakers.de'
clared that they would vote in favor OF the
credit, but expressed hopes for peaceful
solution. The debate was adjourned uDhl to-
The Austrian delegation yesterday at fuil
sitting granted the demand of tho Mlolster OF
War for six hundred and iitty'scVen thousand
forms for military stores.
Adviecs from Vienna state that E0gland has
refused to take part even in tho preliminary
conference Of Ambassadors until Russia has
given the formal engagement that all the
clauses of the treaty be submitted to the Con
press. Prince Gortsohakotf, 10 reply. merely
reiterated his promise that the iull treaty vii!
be communicated to tho Powers.
|. 10 the British House Of Commons, yester
day, Sir Stafford Nortboote confirmed the, re.
port that Russia had not refused to admit
Greece to the Congress. but merely raised the
question as to the footing on which the Grcek
representatives should be admitted.
Russian troops are reported as concentrating
Cd the Austrian frontier The proposition for
preliminary conference is coldIy received as
unnecessary. Russia will decline to DO bound
by the majority of the Powers in the Congress,
and will not allow any interference with the
points in relation to the indemnify, Armenia or
Bessaraba.
BELGRADE, March lO.-The Servian Thu
nadia Corps has made demonstration against
the peace conditions and reoccupled VrapJo,
declaring that it will not leave it unless forced
to do 80.
FLORENCE, March l9.-The Municipality
having failed to secure Government aid or to
negotiate loan has suspended payment.
LONDON, March ia dispatch to Lloyd's
from Galsz says :-"Sevcral sailing ships,
tugs and lighters have passed up and down
the Danube safely. The torpedoes are buoyed,
but arc not all removed. 1t is reported that
the river will be officially opened on Thurs
day."
CoNsTANTINorLE March l9.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas. in order to obviatc the difficult
ties about military escort passing through the
city, proposes to come here 10 the Imperial
Yacht Eyrkck. The Sultan would then re-
turn the visit aboard the yacht. Nothing, how
ever, is settled, and the Porte, out OF consider
| alton for the other Powers, has requested the
Grand Duke not to embark at BuYukdere,
where the Imperial Yachts now anchored.
Prince Henry VII. of Reuss, the German
Ambassador here. has received from his agent
at Buvukdere denial of the statement that
Two Russian torpedo boats accompany the
yacht, and are yet anchored OF Buyukdere.
| The vessels there are fitted for torpedocs but
none arc aboard. Safvct Pasha has gouo to
San Stcfaoo to inform Moukhtar and Mchemet
! Ali Pasbas that the embarkation Of the Rus
slams at San Stefano is impossible at present
add must be postponed.
! MISCELLANEOUS.
! TheFrench Senate has passed the third arti-
Gle of the State Siege BILL Tho article pro-
vidcs that tho President can only declare a
| state Of siege during the dissolution of the
Chambers 10 tho event OF foreign war. Tho
Right wished also to permit its declaration 10
the event Of insurrectou. In the Chamber Of
| Deputies NJ. Leon Say, Minister Of Finance,
moved that the budget OF receipts be made the
order of the day for Thursday. NJ. Gambctta
| supported tho motion, and declared that tho
| hour had arrived to assert confidence IN the
Ministry aud the future OF the Rcpubllo. The
motion was adopted by vote OF 436 to ST.
! Thus all fear OF crisis is averted.
10 Cuba heavy rains fell again Sunday. The
con,ioued rains have done tho most damage in
| the Saguc, Remedies, Cienfuegos and Trinidad
districts. The Cardonas district has. suffered
! least The new tobacco growth Is said to be
| much impaired in favor and juice by tho rains
that fell during the past week. Twelve hun.
| dred and fifty cmigrants from the Canary Is.
lands have arrived ut Havana. The larger
number Of them had been engaged previous to
their arrival there. and tho balance were en-
| gagged on their arrival by sugar planters. These
| emigran,s are Gne field hands. More expcdi.
| tiors are expected.
| A revolution has occurred at Port Prince,
Kayti, during the absence of the President.
Tanis, at the head of l ZOO followers, attacked
the palace, arsenal and fort, and succeeded in
capturing the fort. The navy remained faith.
ful, and was bombardDg the Notifications Of
the revolutionists.
Details have been received Of the disastrous
fire at Panama on the 9th inst, before report
| ed by telegraph. 1t originated by clerk caro-
lessly throwing burning match into a measure
containing bay rum. With no water or appli
ances to put out fires. except those 10 the
Grand Hotel, it became uncomfortable, but was
| finally mastered by detschments from tho u.
S. steamer Adams and tho German steamer
Elizabeth then 10 the harbor. The loss
amounts to 100000, with an insurance of
$3.50 200 in European companies. Many poor
families were burned out, aud there Is much
suffering among them.
LONDON, March l9.-Captain Mcleod, Of
the British brig Chian Wallacb, which left
New York on the 2Sth of November last for
Antwerp, and was abandoned at sea on the 9TH
of December, was charged at the Bond street
police court yesterday with felony 10 casting
away his vessel. He was remanded without
bail.
LONDON. March l9.-The cotton mauufac-
turers of East Lancashire have notified their
employees that they intend to reduce their