Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-03
Foreign News.

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A Vienna dispatch says THE Crisis Is un'
doubtedly very serious, for it can only be inter-
preted as a stand made against excessive military
expenditures and claim TO On effective control
over this expenditure and The policy connected
With it. But, although the crisis is serious. it
is hoped that it will find solution advantageous
! to all parties. y
The difficulty seems to be to strike lice at
what is strictly necessary in the circumstances,
| sud to determine how far the right OF control
| over military matters, such as tue Bosnian
occupation, can bs exercised by the constitu.
| tioual authorities
| PRINCE Bismarcks ultimatum of obedience
n the Nav laws was refused by the deposed
! Bishops in letter addressed to the Pope. The
Bayarian and Austrian Nupcios have been en-
trusted with confidential mission to Prince
Bismarck, but no hopes are entertained OF
their success. Germany will concede nothing,
| and the Vatican caDnot yield all without alien
atipg its most faithful partisan. A dispatch
| from Rome says
"Archbishop Jacobios. the Papsl Nuucio at
| Vienna, will proceed to that CITY by the way OF
| Geneva eud Munich. At the latter city he will
| deliver to Monsignor Masella, the Papal Nun.
! clio there, instructions respecting the negotia
tions between Germany and the Vatican
A dispatch from Rome SAWS the negotiations
between Germany and the Vatican have failed
10 the German Parliamentary Committee
tie Socialist bill has passed its second reading
10 all essential points the same as after its first
| reading The committee even retained two
years and a half IS the term Of operation of the
| bill, notwithstanding the objection OF Count
| Won Gutenberg.
| The North German Gazette has significant
letter from St. Petersburg, saying the keynote
Of the Russian policy is tranquility Oh the basis
of the treaty of Bero, and Russia will net
support the enterprises of Afghanista1.
The news from various parts OF Bosnia show
that the Turks and insurgents have abandoned
further open resistance, having become con.
WINGED that neither moral nor material assist
ancs can any longer be hoped tor from the
Porte unless other political complications arise.
Upwards Of 900 insurgents have he'd TO SerVia.
where they have been dsarmed and interned.
Among them are two Pashas, two hundred
Beys, AID whole battalion of nizaus They
brought with them three Krupp gucs, a
thousand breecn loading rifles, horses, stores,
&c. Small bands Cross the frontier daily, with
| their wives. children and property.
The PRICE, Of Montenegro has ordered the
leaders Of the old HerzegoVlnlau Instruction,
who have been hitherto in the pay Of Monte.
gro, to proceed with their bands % the Oh ct
October to Blek. where the Princes father
| 10 law will formally surrender them to the
Austriars.
A dispatch from Glasgow states that the
causes If the failure of the City OF Glasgow
Bank are reported to have arisen from ad.
vauces to the amount Of six n ion pounds to
| four firms Of East I1dia merchants: who have
| becn unable to meet their engagements. Much
sympathy is felt for the untcr. unatc sIare
| holders of the bauk. Mu:h Of the stock IL
| held by ladies aud gentlemen who 1--we retired
% moderate conpeteLc:, aud DOW ltd
themselves reduced from circumstances CT
comfort to absolute poverty. Seven hundred
aud fifty persons employed by the bank and is
bIa1chcs are effected by the failure
| The Marquis of Lorne and Her Royal
| Highncs5 the PnIc,ss Louise have left Rcscn.
cath, Lorue's charlottesville seat. en- route
for Canada. Her E1,clIeucy the Countess OF
on the Iron clad Northampton, which was pre-
pairing to take the Marquis Of Loroe to Can.
ada, has been suspended, the Marquis and
| Marchioucss having decided to sail tor Quebec
on the Allan Lie steamer Samaritan, from
Liverpool.
The King of Burmah died yesterday.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The Times, 10 its dnar-
cial article this morning, says tho City of
Glasgow bank had 1923 branches 1t has paid
progressively increasing dividend fer years
past until it reached twelve per cent. 1t would
be incorrec. to say that the disaster was unex.
pected. On the contrary, in banking circles
it created no surprise, Tor the bank had been
losing credit gradually for ten years past. The
liabilities of the bank arc estimated at $50. 00O,
| 00O
PARIS. Oct. 3.--Gcnersl Noyes, U. s:
Minister to FraLc,, will entertain General
GRAFT at dinner to-day. Among the invited
guests are several distinguished Americas.
New York, Got. ga special from St.
Thomas, West Iudies, says: Information has
| Just been received here of the outbreak of a
serious instruction of tho Island of Croix.-
There has been great destruction Of property
already, and several prominent whites havo
been murdered by the negroes. The whole
population of the island is 80. 600 and large
proportion ofthem are colored.
HAMILTON, ONT. Oct. 3.-John Harvey
and Co.'S wool warehouse was burned ycstcr
day. Loss, from $4,000 to 100000. In
| sured.
South Carolia Democr attic Meeting.