Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-26
Foreign News.

on tho SPOT. War is believed Inevitable. Ii
# b, trun that the commRulapt Of A!iUusjld,
in the presence Of ere CT he Amccrs trusted
servants, threatened 10 shoot Cavagnarl, there
ran be little doubt the threat S7as 10 accordance
with direct instructions from the Amccr.
The London Times says This latest nows
leaves little doubt that VIC must expect war.
Operations, in fau! have been commenced
already The Amccr doubtless intended to
make the breach with England irreparabe.
Such will BIO the effect Of his conduct Wc
ought to BIO we'll able TO succeed IN occupying
two or tree important points in Afybanlstan b.
fore the winter, which will 80 a long way to-
ward finishing the war. We eau continue 1t ID
tho spring if the ANGER is still obduraLo. The
blow when given must be ctltctual.
Even the London Daily News tavora prompt
and vigorous action. .,
A London correspondent announces that 1t
has been decided not to DO necessary to hold q
special meeting of the Cabinet on the Afghan
affair.
The Indian authorities will be allowed 10 act
in accordance with previous Instructions.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg gays Russla
will probably not interfere in = war between the
Amcer of Cahul and Eoglanl.
The Vienna New Free Press reports that
Minister l.ayard demands tho ccsson CT IreDl'
zonde and British control over the aw courts IN
Asia Minor, and that the Sultan rcslsls the dc
| nands. The report is probably unicundcd.
The German Parliamentary Commilic con,
| tinued tho discussion OF the Socialist bill yes
| terday and adopted several liberal amendments
dcspjto the opposition Of the Conservatives.
| Count Won liu!epberg spoke against one CT tho
| amendments, but was unable to defeat It.
A Vienna correspondent tclcgraphs that
| trustworthy private advioIs mention tho iall OF
Zwornik, but it has not yet been officially cen
Grm1d. 1t is known that 3 600 Insurgents nc =
serted during the last few days. Tho 5000 Sho
| evacuated Tuzla fled in the direction OF Now
Bazaar.
A mob threatens to murder the Austrian
| Consul at pfsrcna i'll Albania. The governor
Of tho town is powcrless to prevent the outrage.
| Eight hundred Turkish troops attacked
| body cf insurgents at Apida. Ihcssalg, and were
repulsed with loss OF forty men.
The Pope, on receiving number Or Eleu
montcse pilgrims yesterday, Expressed pleasure
that tho season for pilgrin1ages had returned
and that tho first to arrivcwcre citizens Of Italy
country destined to preserve within Its bosom
tho SEQ of the Vicar CT Christ. lie said tina
efforts arc making to root ont tho faith, bu
tho people OF Italy would not aiIoS7 it 10 III
| taken from them lie Was c)riiiant that the
! Catholics Of Italy would continue their alleGi
aucc to the Church the mere becaG3c tho dill
ties Of tho Pontifl position arc bccoming taoft
serious. The devoted sons OF the Churct
ought to devise some just and Legitimate means
for ameliorating this situation.
| The volcanic activity Of Fcsuvus eontlnuc
TO increase. Tho crest Of The cone has giVat
way and new cone is lcrmlng. frolesso
| palmieri is constructing q buwa1k OF acorl;
around the observatory on Mount fcSuSluS ca
pable Of Offering considerable resistance to TIN
| flow of lava, should it como in that direction.
| An EARTHQUAKE at Moatuiaco, 10 tho prov
! ince of Umbria, has rendered jas HOUSES unin
| habitablo.
| A dispatch from Ai.oIo, Switzerland, at th
| southern mouth of the ST. Gothard Tuoucl
reuorts that three cases of gunpowder Tor blast
| ing In tho tunnel exploded yesterday. Lei
workmeu were instantly killed aud several were
| terribly Injured.
The Paris Prairie SAYS: 1--WE learn that TIT
| difficulties betwceG France, Eaelald, aid TIT
United States relative 10 the NcwiJundlaot
fisheries have been arranged. The three Cat
ines are now drawing up L convention which
will obViste all future Gisagrccnlonts.
Information has beaa received at military
Headquarters that the Mozics1 government ha:
ordered the troops Ut Monterey 10 the Iii
Grando frontier, and that five thousand reln
lofccments arc co route i'or That border. ThiTs,
thousand dollars has been appropriated 70 NEE
tho expense of mobilizIor tInls force Geoora
Nararyo is to &c 10 command
Po1onimc Fruit Growers association
The excursion Of this association, 90 the 2lti
instant OF board the steamer Aiary Washington
| was not SUCCESS IS far as auabcrs we're con
ccrncd, but tic INJECTING held on board WA!
very interesting althGuEf. but lew Compare
lively of its members were prc""ut The FRS
vice president, DR.. McIGi;:, .'rcsded, with Dr.
J. L. Snodgrasy is secretary.
After tho usual pralminarir:5 d opening ttlI
session,
Dr. Mckim read tao following essay OF
dwarf pears Tor amateurs:
"Egcry Individual starliu@ cI the jlbu'ncy OF
life has . mission, but whether &c ild the mis-
sion or falls short Of lis high ends depends
largely on the degree OF sellishncs; which nc
permits to bias his acts So every association
Has itS lulsSUU IL ouOAI Wy VI
its mission lust 10 proportion to the degree CT
selishucss that aotu licH The ludlVIdua! mem
bers. This association las it, mlIs!ou, and 1t
| must fill Or fail, juat as we d~art II, into the
iurtherance Of our personal interests or rlslng
out Of scit. seek the general good. Tho mis-
sion of this association is not IL advertise lew
professional fruit growers, ncr lew nutaery-
mon-lts mission il not TO permit Z few men
bers to hat!cr their vanity and ibtlto their
pride by making a display OF fruits presented
10 their names, but in mission Is: First. to
invite the professional! fruit grower. the nuT-
seryman, the members aud their friends to dis
play their iruitA showing what high cultivation,
careful attention and truo knowledge can DO ia
pcrlcctiug fruits; that 4 spirit of enquiry anal
OF honest emulation. by essays and d!acu 's!ons
may be awakened with!u the association, nnd
its influence felt beyond. even AS . stone drop
ped into our Potomac, causes slight comm0.
ton, and widening ripple, which extends itself
by its concentrc ring more and more until lost
To gaze. So the sn1aIl stir of tho exposition OF
fruits, our essays and discussions should com
mencc here, the small ripple Of which should