Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-11
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10 Htlack All MusJid luLaeUla'c'9, aux 80!
or infantry. with mountain battery has en-
tered the Kbyber Pass. Heavy fling has been
heard at Pesbawur, but it is 10! kaoW1 whether
the fight is going on between thc British a1d
the Afphans or the AfghaDs and the kbybeefs.
r is ruuoreG that HE Russians ha7e occupied
YaTkaad.
A Gisnatoh from kasauli states that the
smncr's grandson has gone to kurum With
eight infantry and two cavalry regiments. The
garrison at Ali Musjid has been reinforced By
The St. Petersburg Galos asserts that The
Aneer Of Atghauistan cCu1ts at least upon tue
benevolent neutrality Of some OF the lnolan
princes.
A dispatch from CoDstan,inople says that in
both Turkish snd Greek crlcs the idea is gain
ing ground that war isineVltable. An lDhucu-
rial party 10 the Turkish Council, headed By
Osmsp Pasha, even holds that purely deten.
siva nolicy is impossible Tor military reasons.
lis reported that the Russian videttes are
within fifteen miles Of Constsntinople. The
British government is anxious, and Is resolved
70 inule iiately de,uaad az explanation.
A dispatch from Vienna states that Russia
hiss informed the Powers OF the stoppsge Of
the retreat ct the Russian troops. and ha5 IL
yited than to join IN the eoctgello representa-
tiors which Prince Labancti is instructed to
make ia order to Induce tie Porto to take
prompt measures to stop tu:r5gcs upon Chris
tars.
A Vienna cisps;cil says iha: Russia Is still
ursing Rouman!a 10 Conclude . cJE1C1.iGn
granting the right of passage for Russian troops
through her territory Tor the mioimum period
# two years CoGot Andrassy has so iar it,
Guoed Roumauia to withhold her consent. The
Russian army il Rounela aud Bulgaria still
amounts, coarary to the Irtaty, 10 Isl. 900
uer.
Seventy one bstta!ions of Turks arl - coo
Abanians arc nov at Novi BazlT. Csnsn
Pasha will BE there soon, 10 command OF 80,
900 men.
TIE Vienna Presse announces that the Land
Credit Association has agreed to advance SlO,.
100000 for the maintenance OF the Austrian
army in Bosnia during November aud Deem
Der.
a Berlin dispatch says The agreement be-
tween Bismarck and the National Liberals or
the Socialist bill hes caused much speculation.
Il is not improbable that important Cabinet
changes will take plsc, shortly. [! is certain
that negotiations between Primes Bismarck and
the National Liberal leaders have been resumed
with better hopes Of success than last year.
In speech at Grcnobe, yesterday, Al. Gam
belta repealed the assertion that the Repu5!l.
cans are hostile to religion, whioh, however, he
said, must not BE- contounded With Uitramoa-
tanisD.
TIE Massrs. Greenwood ere about to c!oso
their mills at Blackburn, England. More than
half the factory population of Blackburn is un..
employed aud Without the slightest hope OF
imrroyenens il business. The chances arc
that many other mills wall shortly close. Great
distress prevails. Fifteen hundred hand. in
the SunDyside Mills, at Bolton, have been
thromu out of employment 10 consequence Ct
the strike of the "twlstcrs.
The British sock aud money markets are
depressed and uneasy in Consequence OF persls.
tcut rumors Of further mercantile embarra:s
ments. The Stock Exchange ia further unset.
tied by the unwilliCguess Ct investors to deal in
bark shares, and BY q panic 10 end heavy
depreciation OF gas shares, 10 consequence ct
statements printed here concerning MIR. Edl'
sons alleged discoveries 10 lighting BY cleo
tricity.
The difficulties betweon foreign Christian
missions aud native fanatics contluue Ia the
lrovince Of Fukiep, China, and churches ard
schools have been burned By the rioters
Dangerous MODS have con2ragated In the dig
uiot of Chussnn 10 consequence OF the cppres'
siye taxaton, aud 200, 900 peasants threaten to
rise at Niugpo. The officials have only e few
thousand troops 10 the nelghborhood. Several
lives have already been lost in desultory COG
tcls. F. S. Ilutfam. the deputy registrar OF
the Supreme Court Of Hong Kong had alb
scordad TO the Portuguese colony Of Macaro
-. il Eoi. al f,,pH {
was impossible for some time, owing TO the
laud aud Portugal, but orders tor his rendition
were finally telegraDhed from Lisbon. aud be
is now or trial.
D. Il. Barley has arrived at Shanghai to
assume the Office Of Vice Consul General, aud
julius Stobcl will rclurO to his own consulate
at Kobe, Japan.
Ii is proposed 10 dispense with the Eogish
garrison at Hong Kong and to replace it with
Chinese regiment of picked men.
Ii. w. Denison, Vice Consul General at
Yokohama, has resigned bis Office aud entered
upon the practice # law. Few competent
Americans can afford to fill posts OF this de-
scrption 10 toe East at the rresent salaries.
The heaviest rsios aud q ,odJ which have
occurred ir Japan for many years prevailed
between the 18th and 10th Of September. The
rice crops wero greatly damaged, bridges Car.
red away and railroad traffic suspended for two
days.
{: LATER
CONSTANTINoPLE, Oct. ll.-The Porte is
Informed tina. the Au5trians will not advance
into Now Barr. The danger Of corfict is
thus avertcd.
LAHORE, Oct. ll.-Tbc civil add military
Gazette states, that General Sir Frederic Paul
Halnes, commander in chief Of the British
forces 10 Iudia, will assume command at Pesh-
awur, where IS, 900 troops are already coucsn.
trated. ReutoEcements Of the British army
continue to arrive. War is considered newt
able. The Afghans are practicug vii til heavy
guns 10 the Kbyber Pass, and it is believed
that Ali MuSjid has ,beeu strengthened aad
armed with heavy siege gucs.
LONDON. o.. ll.-The Times 10 its 6aau
oisi article this morning says: The rumors OF
further mercantile cmba;raSsments are ci1cu-
lated by clique who have heavy short &C
count open. This fact is now pretty generally
understood SO that the rumors do not exercise
the same influence as when they were first
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