Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-30
Cana,la's New Governor General.

0anauhS new Governor OSHerai.
The Londoa Times, commenting % the Mar
qui5 Of Lorne's appointment as Governor Gen
cral Of the DomiHion Of Canada, ays:-"Ihc
Governor Generalship opens career Tor Lord
LorDe which may be some compensation tor the
| poltical activity from which his marriage cut
| him OF at home. lie is we'll known to be 10
| telgent and cultivated, with 40 interest 10 the
colonial empire, Of which be gave proof 10 his
early travels and writings. The most slgnit
cant consequence OF his appointment wall be, II
We are not mistaken, the effect On public 0piu-
ion in Cansd2. 1t will be hailed, we have no
doubt, as the most popular act Of policy that the
| imperial government has ever carried out since
| the Dominion of Canada was founded.
The Ottawa Citizen says as Que OF the royal
| family by marriage the future Governor will be
| cordially received 10 Canada
| The Free Press says the appointment will no
doubt be received with satisfaction BY The people
| OF Canada, who will regard it Distinguished
| honor to have amoog them daughter of their
| beloved Queen. The new Governor will fad a
warm wccome among Her Mojssty's Canadian
| subjects, and have the satisfaction OF having
| handed over to him an Office to which has been
| lent unusual popularity and rtspcct By The pol.
| ishcd Ccnllamau aud wise and sagari1ui states
| man now leaving Us, aud, frnm what we CAD
gather OF tie past services OF the Marquis Of
| I,loe, We may look forward to continuation
Of that popularity and OF the antctlouato regard
| OF our people for representative OF the Crown
| 10 Canada.
TORONTO, ONT., july &1.--The Montreal!
Star, Commenting Oh the Marquis nt Lorn@ y
selection as Governor General Of Canada, says
This is but q legitimate outcome OF conseIV.
tive policy towards the colonies. as indicated by
| Lord Baaco1etiall 10 his speech Of explanation
the other day. lie iDtimated desire for a
closer relationship between Graat Britain and
her colonies aud it ii evident that the course to
be pursued towa>!4 the colonies is to draw them
closer to the central authority, portion OF
which bond it was to be presumed it would be
| in the fact OF Canada belag presided over By one
who had the closest family Relationship with
her Majesty. The news will be generally hailed
With satisfaction
The Hamilton Times says :-"rhn appoint
mcnt will be good one and will give the livci st
| satisfaction TO The people Of the country. Ills
appointment is O great compliment not only to
Canada but to Earl Dufferiu who No ordinary
nobIeman in England would be likely to succeed
satisfactorily"
The article concludes 1.-THE Country at
large will be glad OF an appointment which will
serve as an additional link if that were ncedul,
to bind Canada more closely to the English
throne
TORONTO, July 81. 10 az article on our new
Governor tie Globe says 1.-The appointment
Of the Marquis Of 1Iorne 10 the GovernorshIp Of
| Canada is ono Of those surprises in which lie
Primo Minister Of Eogland delights. We
doubt whether any administration less enter
plsing would have conceived the idea Of send
log a son in law Of the Queen to this ccuatry.
As matter of course Lord Lornes appointment
will be received in Canada with universal joy.
, Her Majesty and her cGunseors have displayed
the utmost good will towards the dominion 10
The choice they have made. NJ selection could
have shown greater confidence in the future OF
this country and nome couIi be more beneficial.
Il will turn all eyes 10 Britain toward Canada.
1t will brDg thousands of tourists to admire our
natural scenery and stu1y our material re
sources.
AMERICAN HAMs.-Philip Sidney Post. tho
United States consul general at Vienna, COM
munica.es to the Department Of State nforms-
ton of an attempt by tn, Austrian government |
10 prohibit the importation Of hams into that |
country from the United States. Professor
Heschl Of Vienna University, in letter widely
circulated, asserted t?st while of Westphalis |
hams only out OF Z,'OJ or Z,tUU contains trl-
chine, of American hams ! out Of every } to lu
is infected and the probability exists that aever-
Ell epdemics owe ter origin to this fact. The
city council forwardd petition TO the govern
ment asking that thi importation Of American
hams and ssusaees 70 prohibited Soon after
Professor Hers:hl's later had appeared Mr.,
Post requested he professor 20 authenticate his
statement. Hewas compelled to admit that he
had no persons knowledge on the subject that
his statements we're basId on certain German re-
ports of 1874, and th.t he had never seen an
American han. He vas thel aupon invited to
examihe some American hams, and, after care.
full examination, he sail there were certainly no
trehiI;o THIN, and nat they were sound and
good.
The genal tenn otthe Supreme Court of
New York, thu sltersoon, affirmed the judg.
ments Of the OYand Tcrminer Court in the
matter OF Robert. Case, the convicted and
sentenced preside o? the Security Life and
Annuity losuraneCompany, and of DR.. Lam
bert, the convlceand sentenced president of .
the American Polar. The cases will prob
ably 20 10 the Cot of Appeals.