Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-30
FOREIGN News.

Cabinet has 0ee0 suumooeu W oopsie1t "ha'
should be done in case OF his Lordshlp death.
1t is now kuown that after the last meeting or
the Cabinet he was attacked by 40 epiIeptIc ut,
wbich nearly had the effect OF bringing to an
end the eyentfu career of this remarkable man.
So severe was the attack that it was feared his
life would be endangered if he we're immediate
~ removed. He was therefore compelled to
remain tor several hours 10 waiting room at
Hughenden before it was considered safe to
transfer him to bis carriage. tie was driven to
his home 10 charge OF physician, VINO nas
sir G., admitted that he had fears OF fatal results
from the fatigue of his means OF transport. DC
med;cal man has been criticzed for not ordering
an invalid carriage for bis lllustrious patient:
| The bulletin yesterday announced that ,Id
Rsaconsield is 10 better health sod rapidly
rsllyipg toward his former state OF health. "A
good deal of anxiety, however. prevails, on the
subject
of Berlin is failure that 1t Will be lnpo!-
sibe to arrive at pacific solution Oh lis lines,
and that the sooner this tact is recognized the
better, Peace, it says, must be commanded
by commanding the arrest OF the reck!ess-the
Power which bas kept Europe in commotloo
for years past, and now threatens to break way
from all law and all restraint If this is only
TO be done 10 concert, aud concert is give aud
take matter, for the benefits Of which all par
ties must pay something, 1t follows that we
should not shrink from any price 10 reason.
The ST, Petersburg Coles says if the Rus
sian people were consulted they would unhesi-
| tatipely decide for a renewal CT the struggle.
Destlte the expedieuts of diplomacy to arrest
the natural course ef historical development, 1t
is evident that the inevitable crisis 90 the East
ern question has arrived. There is 20 apparent
prospect OF completing the organization Ut the
Balkan peninsula on basis of humanity and
Justice without fresh war.
The Porte has asked PrIoce L)banof to ex
plsio the return of the Russian troops to the
positions recently evacuated by them, and also
their refusal to reiostate the Turkish author
tit in the district between Toborlou and Adrl'
auople. Sixty thousand Russians have entered
Rpumelia by way OF Bourgas.
The Vienna Presse says that Eogland alooe
has demanded explanations at ST. Petersburg
of the Russian movementsia Roumetia.
The St. Petersburg G :tte says rumors are
persisteutly Gu rent that the government has
decided to offer active assistance to Sbere Ali.
Many volunteers are preparing to start tor
Afghanistsn. The same paper states that, by
order of the High Admiral, one huodred and
ten torpedo boats have been distributed among
sixty one war ships.
Orders have been issued for the collec'iou of
stores aud transports for twenty Thousand men
at Pesbawur The Begun of Bhops has
..ffered TO place her army at the disposal Of
E1glsud.
A Slus correspondent understands that the
bone au, holi,es have decided that am h=r
Communication SD ali be addressed 10 the Amer,
setting tortD explicitly the ost quences OF d
refusal to adm,t he BRUSH mlssou The former
enlssary of the Vic"roy who has just left SImia,
Aprobaby bears the ulumatum.
A Brrlu d-pstch reports that the Russian
Gec erai L usk lue has started from the eastern
81 ore of the Caspian Sea 10 the direction OF
Mers, near the nortbero frontier Of Arghanis
tsn-one account says to punish maraudlng TO-
habltauts.
A dispatch from Vienna says: "Eoalsnd has
COZ lien tally directed he attention of Austria
to be serious aspect Of affairs in Turkey, but
has DOT vet made direct attempt 10 bring
about common action by the Pow, RS. alt huugh
she ha- brnught f,rWard the ma ter ludlvldua-
| ~ at 81. 2 trrsnsrg.'
Accordog 0 id Fl ou kusteDoji no sigbs
arr slo'e there vi R ,uusoIan Occupation OF
| the D prui c1a Tue Russians seem Preparing
TO pr0lcug their stay.
The 90 Ice have found eighteen bottles Of
| dynamite 10 cha % bers near Madrid. Tnree ar
rests baye been made 10 couDection with this
discovery. The trial OF Juan Monc4si has com
| menced He refused legal assistance, aud az
advocate was Accordingly appointed by the
| Court to defend hun. II is considered proved
| that be had 20 cumplices. Ii Is be'ievd the
| Kiog will commute the sentence OF death upon
Moucasi to peoa serVltude tjr lie.
Intelligence b. been received from W hydab,
west coast of Africa that the Portuguese com
| al hal
the King of D4homey, who makes them parade
before HIM daily. The King has RECOMMENDED
! the grand custom of human sacrifices Five
| hundred persops have been slaug htered IN one
| mouth.
Itis proposed by the Mexican au borities to
| hold 40 exhibition of American aud Mexican
productions 10 the City of Mexico at an early
date under the direct auspices OF the GO0orn
| ment.
! LONDON, OCT. 3O.-rhe British Bark Annie
renorts that 90 the 18th of October 10 latitude
! 49, and longitude $50 she saw steamer ap
parentIy disabled. The steamer was bark rugged,
had black fuuuel and was standing eastward
under sail. 1t is thought the vessel seen may
be the BeIeisu steamer Herman Ludwig, which
left New York, September %, for Antwerp,
aud has DOT yet reached her destination:
| W..
Carriage and Iron Company have failed. Their
liabilities are believed to be heavy.
LONDON, Ool 80 There was not the shad
ow OF foudatiou for the pretended cable dispatch
published in American oppt slton evening pa
pers OF October is. making the important state
| ment that the Czar had sent letter to the
| Powers askiog them to utito in compelling
Turkey to execute her share of the treaty of
Berlin The dispatch was pure fabrication,
the product of wild and uniutegsnt imagina
ton only. The evidence of its fraud is on its
fscs It asserts for Instance, that the Gar
| complained because the Sultau had DOT takeo.
any steps to comply With articles ID and II Of
| the Berlin treaty, relating to Christina gov
ernor tor Roumels and article Is respecting
aogemeDts for the new judicial and tiosDclal
| administration of that province. TEe sbsul dity
| of this is established by the we'll knoWo fact
that it is precisely these three articles of the
treaty which Russia refuses to recognize the
Porte's right to carry out durlug the nine