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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
Miscellaneous Foreign News.

The Earl of Leitrm, bis clerk, and also his
driver, were ali shot dead yesterday morning
while driving near his Lordship's lodge, Manor
Vaughan, county of Derry, Ireland. He was
shot opposite cottage, from which be had re-
Gently evicted a widow. Eighty nine OF bis
tenants were under notice 10 quit. His body
was found 10 ditch The lett side OF his head
is battered 10. 1t is thought be Is also shot 10
the head, but the fatal shot was through the
heart, The left arm is broken, and the right
completely shattered. The driver and clerk
were sho. 10 the head. The ground where the
murder was committed showed traces OF hard
struggle. a fowiog piece aud part of another
gun we're found near the spot. Three or four
meu we're seen lettering 10 the neigbborhood
before the occurrence of the murder. 10 the
House of Commons, last right, Mr.. Lowther,
Under Colonial Secretary, said there was rea
son to suppose that the crime was one OF an
agrarian character.
1t is stated that Nj. Tchumitcb, former
President of the Ministerial Council of Servla,,
has been found guilty of treason as the head OF
the military revolt Of last December, and will
probably be shot. Several persons who took
part 10 the revolt have already been executed.
Richard G. Mccormick, American Commits
sioner General 10 the approaching Universal
Exhibition, arrived at Paris yesterday.
The Cuban insurgept General Roloff says he
was 10 the campaign during the whole insur-
rec,iop, AID capitulated 10 obedience to the
orders of the Cuban Camara. The motives OF
the Camara for mskug peace arc unknown to
him. He had 2 600 persons about him, 800
of them armed. when be capitulsted. The
clause 10 the peace conditions liberating slaves
in the insurgeut ranks did the greatest damage
to the iusurrection, obligiDg the chiefs to sur
! render because the negroes would fight 20
longer. Since the arrival Of General Martinez
Campos 10 the island the Spanish troops had
| forced the insurgents to keep constantly NOV
ing and sf,cr bis arrival GO insurgents captured
were shot OF executed During the whole in-
surrection ouly about thirty deserters from the
| Spanish ranks came into Gen. Roof's lines.
The Danube has been officially declared open
and free of dagger between Ibrail aud Sulina.
A dispatch from Montreal confirms the report
that extensive purchases of horses for the Eng
lish military service are being made 10 Canada
aud the Uoited States. Several car loads,
containing from eighteen to twenty head. are
daily transported over the Grad Trunk Rail
road. Large shipments of cattle are also being
forwarded from Lower Caoada.
Recently at Mier, on the Rio Graude, the
Mexican authorities, on requlstion made,
returned herd Of stolen cattle to their Texas
owners, and took steps to punish the thieves.
As this is the first Instance of the kind that has
been reported, it is thought to show an i'm
proved condition of affairs Oh the Mexican
| border,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

Mr.. Anderson has been released from prison
and is once more in charge of the Custom house
10 New Orleans, and that, too. without the
pardon sought for by the President and prom.
iSed by Governor Nichols 10 case it should be
required. The only thing the public now want
to know about the Anderson case, is what the
President recommended should be done with
it, in his letter to Attorney General Devens,
the contents of which have been kept nvioate.
When that is known. the public will be content
to let the Louisiana case rest until it shall again
be called up in the course Of the proceedings to
be instituted under MIR. Blair's resolutions.
The deep interest taken by the President 10
the safety, welfare aud preferment, not only of
those primarily instrumental 10 the success of
the Louisiana fraud, but Of those who went
from tie North to make that success certain,
is the worst thing connected with his whole ad.
mioistration, bad as some of the others have
been. If he now cap the climax by appoint.
ing Mr.. Packard collector of the port of New
Orleans, bis best friends will have hard work
to furnish excuses for him that will be satisfac.
torH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRLWREKLY By
EDGAR SNOWDBN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8. 1878.
10 view of the possible Increase Of the radical

10 view of the possible Increase Of the radical
vote 10 the North next fall. some anxiety IL
expressed lest, owing to anticipated dissentloos
among the democrats 10 the South, by whlch
Independents (tadiosls in disgulss) may be
elected to Congress from that section. the polltl
cal cem p!sxiou of the next House of Rspresen
tatives will b republican. though the Senate
be democratic. We entertain no such fears,
for though the present democratic congress
sioual representatives from the South may
not be the most sensible men 10 the world their
constituents are ty 90 means such ninDes as
the anxiety alluded to would imply. There
will doubtless be opposition to the denomination
of most OF the present members. but when
the conventions shall have made the noml'
natioos, The nominees will be supported BY the
united party end be triumpbaptly elected
The next House of Representatives may, like
the pres:n; ooe, have to take part 10 the dec-
SION of contested presidential election; but,
leaving that contingency out OF view, having q
democratic Senate then, FIR the first time sioce
the re establishment cf the Uoiop, it would be
almost criminal folly to couuteract the beueh-
cent il fueuces of what that Senate would be
capable, by allowing radical house to be elect
ed, atd that, too, when there Is every
probability of the election of demo
cratic president The people of the South
have too much at stake, and are far
too practical TO permit the selfish aspirations
e -; pHor ha do
msiori,y in the uext House. 10 Virginia The
debt payers and the 'composltioners' may talk
AID write, ard even fight, before the congress
siooal nominations are made, but after that
their difficulties will all be s.ttled and they
will unite their energies upon the accomplish
m,pt If what should be the grand object Of
every tyu, friend Of the whole Countrywide
restoration Of all the branches OF the govern.
the rule OF which the people prospered and
were happy Since that rule was changed the
people have become poor, overburdened with
debt, aud miserable, and they look to its entire
re establishment AS the only possible means Of
even apprlxma,iog tho prosperous condition
of affairs that existed before The war. Con
pressional iucumbcnts may progDosticate dire
consequences as the result of opposition to their
reorganization. but the people will pay little
heed to them, will make such changes as they
thiok 6t-aud 10 many cases 20 change could be
MADE for the worse-aud the only ones vino will
experience any OF the f3rotod evil consequence.
will be those unhappy members who will be re
!egatcd TO private life, which, their course ir
Congress has shove, they are better suited tC
adoru.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At called meeting Of the Board of Alder
men, held April 2. 1878, there were present: ".
A. Moore ESQ President, and Mesars. Smoo:,
Msrbury, Strauss and Reid.
A communication from the Mayor stating h!:
reasons for calling the Council together "a5
read
An act to accept and ratify an set Of the Gen
eral Assembly OF Virginia, approved FebruaTy
20, 1873, and to authorize tho preparation snd
issue of bonds in accordance with tho terms
thereof was received from the Common Cou"-
Gil, read three times and passed by the fol flowing
vote: Ayes, Messrs Smoot, Msrbury, Strsu;;,
Downhsm, Reid and Mr.. Prcsident-G. Noe
none.
a communication from the Mayor enclosing
the resignation of Thomas Lsnnon as Oversee
of the Poor CT the q Wsrd was received from
the Common Council and In sir action concur
red in.
The Board then adjourned.
Tc,te: JNo j. JAMESON, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

10 the Senate to-day there was nothing OF
interest done. Mir. Booth, CT CAL, made
speech on the Pacific Railroads funding case.
The House had the case CT Doorkeeper Polk
under further consideration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
Trustees Responsible for their Offices.

NYACK, N. Y, April The Receiver of the
Rocklsnd Savings Bank has brought suit against
the trustees of the bank as trustees and indivi'
duals for $50 900, the amount embezzled by tho
present. secretary Vice President ard ether
officers of the institution, claiming that the
money Ct the bank to be embezz!ed by its
officers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
ASsasSinated

BUFFALO, II. Y, April John Adolf,
farmer of Elmira, county, Erewas shot and
killed by concealed parties while returning from
this city yesterday afternoon. Byron Make,
Of Elmirs, has been arrested on suspicion. The
two men had been on unfriendly terms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

Were it not for the pecuniary value of his
position, We should advise Doorkceper Polk to
do what former Alexapdran said he would DO
With this city before he left it :-'qult the d
Mac, and let it 60 to h.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
Elections.

CHICAGO, April 2.-The election 10 this city
to day passed off quietly. Out of eighteen wards
fifteen have been heard from. 10 these the
democrats elect nine Counoilmen, the repubIi-
cans five, and the Communists one. The town 8
returns are less decisive 1t is, however, pretty
certain that the republicans have elected their
ticketin south town, with prospects of arepubli-
can victory 10 north toWn, while west town is in
doubt.
ATCHIsoN, April 2.-CIement Robr, rcpub
lcan, was elected Mayor of this city TO- day
The republicans also elect their Marshal and
majority of the School Board. The democrats
elect the City Attorney. Treasurer and Treasu
rer Of the School Board and four CouncimeD.
MINNEAPOLIS. MIMI, April 3.-There was
light vote at the charter election here yester'
day. Rand, republican. was elected Mayor
over the candidate Of the combined democrats
and workingmen by about 300 majority. and
Hill, republican, Comptroller, by over 1000
majority The new Council stands II republi
than last year.
CINCINNATI, April 3.-Full returns elect one
republican on the city ticket. The city boards
will stand :-Councilmen 29 republicans, 81
democrats; Aldermen, II republicans, Is demo.
Gratis.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 3.-The democrats
elect the entire city tick ct by good maiorities.
All the Councilmen are democrats.
KANSAS City, No., April 3.-The demo.
cratic ticket has been elected by maiorities from
so to 400. except for treasurer. The democrats
elect Aldermen and the republicans 3.
The democrats carried Schenectady, N. Y,
yesterday by large majority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
DIED..

This morning, q. 6 ocl OK, Mrs. EtLEH
HOY, wife OF Michael Hoy, dec ed, IN lEe
5Oh year of her ago. Es- er funeral VII .ano
pl. CO from her late residen {, coraer OF fr.n'u
md Fsy.tte streets, ONO TOW morning, 1T
O'clock. Friends and acquaintsn:es invitei''
attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRe1NIA.-Mount-
castle vs.. Greggs. Argued by L. r. Spilman
and A. r. Sands for the appellant, and John
Dunlop for the appellee
The petition for an appeal IN the case Of James
Lyons w. the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company and others was refused.
The next case called will be the Rich nond
ard Petersburg Railroad Company vs.. Kasoy
and o. hers Csmnsck w. Sorsn. &c, Prunty
VS.. Mitchell s. Cobbs, Morris executor vs.
Grubbs &C., March, Price s. Co. vs.. Chsmb ers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

Ten Brock, and the California mare Molie
Mccarthy, are to run four mile heats at Louis.
vile, July next, for the sum of $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
News OI the DAY.

the MoraDt Keys has created considerable cX'
citemeot, and sensational stories are being clrcu'
lated 10 regard to boarded wealth that has
from time to time been buried 90 the Keys by
the famous Captain Kidd. The remnants Of
40 iron chest found amid the coral rock helps
to confirm the creduIou5 ia their opinion that
these Keys were used by pirates and p!lva-
tcers as depository for their spoils.
Patrick and John Reilly, brothers, of Chippe-
wa, CaDads, started TO relurn across the Ma.
cara River 10 row boat from this side at six
2. NJ. Monday. When half way ever it Was
noticed that they were 10 trouble as if au oar
was broken. They were too far down for any
body to rcndcr them any assistance, and they
went over the Horse Shoe Falls just outside of
the Three Sister Islands.
The fupcral of Mrs. Aun IIohmanu, better
known as Madame ResteIl. took place yeser-
dsy morning from her late residence, Fifty.
second street aud Fifth avenue, N. 7. There
we're 10 religious exercises at the house, but
the remains were enclosed 10 cost y cssket
and were removed to Tarrytown for ioterment.
Only her relative, ex.Judge Stewart, her
c,usel, and her servants attended the luueral.
The Dext General Conference Of the South
crn Met hodiSt Church will .coGveIe 10 Atlanta,
Ca, May 1st. The Conference will represent
over 100000 Mclhodsts; is their only legis!a-
tive body, aud meets only ouce 10 four years.
Several pew bishops will be elected; traterDsl
delegates from the Northern Methodist
Church will be received. AID many important
measures be discussed.
Geaeral Butler has written letter etatiog
that be favors suspension Of the si1ki1g fund
of the public debt order to meet the expected
deficit OF twe1ty millions 10 the Government
revenues, aud expresses surprise that the proD0-
sitions should be opposed. when the lmposl.
ton 81 an iuoome tax is threatened to meet the
deficit.
Stephen PolIitt, who vas reca1tIy shot by
j. j. English. Oh Chincotcaguc Island, for not
paying board BILL hzs almost entirely rcc0v-
cred from the effects Of the shooting. 1t is
said that English has returned to the island.
Dutch Harmon, one of the most notorious
thieves 10 the country, was arrested at Pougn.
keepsie before daylight this moralog, while
robbiag the cars on the Hudson River Rail.
road.
A special despatch states that Mr. j. Rcchte
and bis child were drowned while attempting
to cross the Maumee River in skif near
Napoleon yesterday.
Miss Sae Psuoe Wood, who shot and
killed Samuel Henry, who was attempting to
outrage her, was acquitted at Columbus, S. g.
yesterday.
The Baptist Ministers Conference, of New
York City, have decided the question, ."Shall
women preach ?" 10 the affirmative.
ExCongressman Vance, OF Ohio, has alb
scJnded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

Stewards Hotel for women, begun by the
late A. T. Stewart and flushed by his widow,
and which is situated at Thirty third street aud
Fourth avenue, N. Y, was formally opened
last night. The whole building was brilliantly
illuminated. 1t was estimated that fully
twenty thousand visitors had access to the
building, among whom were many Of New
York's foremost citizens.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

ORDERS have just Deco issued by the Secre-
tary Of War for fifty colored recruits to be ad
ded 70 that portion Of the aruly COW in Texas.
As the colored mon who apply at the recruit
ing Offices ere able bodied and healthy, and
have the same rights and privileges that
are possessed by other applicants, We can't well
SEQ how they can be. constitationally, kept out
of the army; but as blood is stronger than water,
and as the experience of this country is to the
effect that association between the two races, of
so Intimate o character as is required between
component parts Of the same army, cannot exist
such an addition to the numerical strength of
the army as hat alluded to, so far from adding
to its actual strength. must, We think really
tend to weaken it. We are opposed to the bill
reducing the strength Of the army now before
Congress, aud believe that the best Interests Of
the country demand that the army be Increased
rather than diminished, but that increase, not
only for the welfare of the country and the army,
but also for that OF those colored men who desire
to enlist, should be composed of white material.
The paths of peace are those that should be
pursued by the colorcd people of this country.
Those paths, for some years at least, promise
to be smooth and easy for them to follow, but
when they wander from them, and strike out
into those that lead to war. they will fnd the
ruggidoess disagreeable, aud the obstacles 10
the way too great to be overcome. Content
meut. happiness and riches, and the good will
Of those among whom they live, are within
their grasp if they will be Industrious aud
economical in civil pursuits, while the i'll con.
cealed auimosity of their white comrades, police
duty snd service as catspaws and whale tubs
will be their portion 10 the army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
IEXANDRIA GAZETTE VIRGINIA. ADVERTISER.

the poDs where care fer her dignity com
mences.' Ii is improbable that Russia will
take any step or come 10 any decision un.
til General IgnatitfF has reported. The
stories in CoDstan,inoplo despatch to the
vienna Political Correspondence that the Rus.
SLAMS have commenced fresh movement to-
wards GalIlpoG. and that the troops to the
north OF the Balkans arc being moved nearer
to the Danube and 10 Constautnope dc,
spstch to the London Standard, Of the demands
for tho abandonment to the Russians Of num-
Der of Turkish positions, Including the fort-
locations 90 both sides of the Upper Bospbo-
rous end Ga!lipoli aud B0u!ais are highly in.
probable Such action on the part of Russia
would not merely preciptatc war. but be wanton
aad unnecessary. There is said to be 10 Con.
stantinople regular mandatory Of these ir-
ritaipE statements for the purpose Of provoking
Eoesnd and Austria against Russia.
LONDON, April 3.-rbe Vienna papers
commenting Oh Lord Salsbury's circular 10
the Powers say. "Austlia and England arc
agreed regarding Lord Salisbury 3 criticism of
the treaty of Saustefano, and the steps neces
sary 10 protect the Interests of both states and
express the conviction that only by Difference
of Russia to Lord Salisbury's views cau war
between England and Russia be avoided
The Pail Mall Gszette Of this afternoon
prints snecisl despatch from Berlin which
says: "A Russian reply to Lord Sasbury's
circulars preparing. Prince Gort5chakoff, the
Russian Premier, is said to be anxious to issue
it as soon as possible to remove the uufaVor
able impression produced by the Eoglish circu
lar.
The Russian newspapers COMPLAIN Of the
| Increasing hostility Of the Romanians. The
latter are said to be hinderiOg the passage Of
Russian provision columns through their couo
try and to have threatened to forbid it alto
gether.
| 10 The House of Commons this afternoon
| Mr.. Robert Bourke, Under Foreign Secretary,
stated that Sir Henry Elliott, British Aubas
sador at Vienna, 10 reply to al enquiry by
telegraph as to his authority for the statement
in his despatch to Lord Derby on the
23l u!timo, that be had been trus'
worthily Informed that Prince Gortschakot
told theRoumapian agent at St. Petersburg that
Russia would not allow the question Of
the cession of Bessarabia to BE- discussed by The
Congress, said that the Roumauian agent at vi
epna was his Informant.
LONDON, April 3.-Dfought and famine
prevail to q disastrous extent in several parts
of Morocco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

| er1 QueStl0O. AS u eDeral lgQateu only ar
| rived at St. Petersburg from Vienna yesterday
evening, the effect of bis com municaticDs is yet
unknown. but special dispatch to the Vienna
| Femdenbatt from Berlin and dispatch from
St. Petersburg to the London Times state sim.
| ultaneousy that there are some grounds for ex
pecting refusal of the Congress negotiations
| on the basis of the proposal by Prince Bismarck
that the Powers be invited to meet to revise
the treaties Of 1856 and 1871. The identity Of
this news, in tone and character from the two
capitals where it would certainly be Known first,
has given more hope of its correctness than the
form in which the statements are made public.
The London Times St. Petersburg dispatch gives
the news very vaguely and the Femdenblatt's
telegram merely says that such an idea is being
ventilated at Berlip. The matter is in itself
not impossible. Such an overture from Ger.
many would spare Russian susceptibilites and
the Congress instead Of examining the success
sive articles of the treaty of San Stefano might
take the clauses of the Paris instrument as
starting point of discussion and determine how
much thereof may become obsolete by events
aud what should be put in its place. Such
cause would enable Russia on the discussion Oh
each article Of the treaty of Paris to bring for
ward the stipulations of the San Stefano treaty
and defend them as most suitable substltutlons
for the corresponding clauses of the set of 1856.
No autheDo information of such a proposal has
yet been made from any side, however. and the
Agence Russo yesterday. it must be remembered
after ststipg that General Ignatief's mission
has not failed as be was simply Instructed to
give and receive friendly explanations. said,
relative to the attitude Of England, Russia
cannot do more to facilitate the meeting of the
Congress-, and her means of persuasion cease at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is fast takiog The
place of all the old fashioned Cough rculcdie51'
1t mover fails to relieve the most violent cold,
aud for throat diseases it is Invaluable Price,
% CENTS
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-21

suffered much detriment and that the
friends OF reform are greatly disheart-
ened. The explanation OF this seeming
paradox is simple enough. The Prssi :
dent has forgotten, or has not learned,
that the Interference Of Congress.
men in appointment does not oon-
stitute the whole Of civil service,
but that all appointments for personal
reasons are to Bo condemned, whether
the person gratitied be the Congressmen,
Cabinet eff ;ers or even the President.
The great defect of the Presidents posi-
ton ia that he has endeaVored in spas
modic way to prevent The interference
Of Congressmen, while he has
Jailed to substitute anything
for it except his own judgment or the
recolnm 4nuations OF favored friends.
The result is that he has alienated Con-
gress and Laid h .mself open TO the
charge Of using the public service to re-
ward his personal frieuds and ad-
herents, without in amy degree ad
yancing The cause OF real reform.
Railroad FfeIShts.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2l-rhe Trunk lines
VIII Try 10 make an arrangement With
the Grand Trunk Railroad 10 prevent
the cutting OF rates.
The Temperance Split.
The American Temperance Uhion and
its dissatisfied members neld separate
meetings yesterday.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-21
w A SHINGTON.
Special to the Star.

Special to the Star.
CONKLING's wATER-HAUL,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 The object oil
the COnkllng Committee on Mexico was
to catch Secretary Evarts, who, it was
supposed, had been arranging Tor q
scheme OF anne xation. Tho result is a
total failure. General Frisbie, of Cal
tornia, who was exp cted to give testi-
mony on this head inculpating Mr.. Ev-
al Is, had nothing to reveal. The result
is a water-haul for Mr. Conkliug. This
committee is therefore resting from its
labors, after mighty prelude.
THE SUGAR INTEREST.
The hostility OF New York aud the
Eastern cItiee to the inter- tsts of the
South aud West seems to extend to
every question that comes before Con-
gross. The other day 1t was opposition
TO the reduction of the tax on tobacco or
whisky. Now it is hostility to the sugar
interests of louisiana. The large sugar