Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-02
EOEoirD News.


says: Mai Cavagnari officially reports that
all is que: on the upper part Of the Kbyber
Pass, and he hopes to soou dsperse the band
collected in the lower part. Many members CT
The band have already left"
Another telegram reports that another strong
Iy escorted convoy had been attacked. It's as.
sailanls we.e, however. driven back, aud it is
believed the convoy has arrived at AlimuSjld
Ii was reported that tho Amer had consljera.
bly, reinforced The troops at Jeialabsd. The
Vccroy, however, t,lasraphs report that The
treasure and sDmutliop have been Withdrawn
from that city.
A dispatch from Thull says the Aighars have
got their guns up the PeiTar Pass and have
established battery on the summit. The AT
CHAN troops swarm on The ridges and crags
Three regiments failed to turn tho encmy's
position 90 Saturday and retired on discovering
lis strength. The British will attack the Pass
to day, after the troops have had a days rest.
A dispatch from Sukhar says the pews from
the Qlettah column is discouyaplpg. 10 consc-
quenoe OF the loss of CO nes it is universally BE-.
l;evcd That the advance on CaEdahar will be
delayed anti spring.
a dispatch from PsshaWnr Saturday night
says: Gen. Applcysrd, who WAS sent 10 clear
the khyber Pass. has boun heavily gagged.
Rointorocmcnts have hecu sent from Jumrood.
A dispatch from Lahore, dated Sunday,
states That The band which obStIucled the khy.
Der Pass was easily dispersed, and Ills reported
It's leader has fled.
Intelligence has been received from Cahu
that the AmcGr has dcmaadcd special credit
to defray the expenses Of the hcnors done the
Russian Embassy, ard has held q durbar, at
which nc explained the cordial reception Of the
Embassy on the ground 0l gratitude t;r Rus
sia's hospitality to Afghan traders. Adc.lara-
ton was read On the occasion, showing forth
the power aud fame Of Russia. ard the chiefs
present at the durbar applauded it. The Ameer
closed the proceedings by telling the chiefs TO
return TO their posts and sharpen their swords
to meet the eoemy OF their country.
MIR. Gladstone, in q speech at Greenwich
Saturday night, iDveighed against personal gov
ernmcnt, bnt carefully excluded from his re-
marks the sovereign, whom he declared q model
for her subjects, ever faithful 10 the c1nsti;u
tico. lie rcproached the government for not
communicating anything Tor years to Paril2-
ment relative 10 Afghan affairs and the qucs.
tlon OF sending q mission to Cabul, aot said
var had been declared a1d Invasion commenced
before Parliament Was coa7oGed. Speaking OF
the Afghan war, he declared that money spent
thereon is more7 spent for the dishouor Of
England, and that her responsibilities vii! but
commence with her victory.
While the Premier, Tisza. was speaking at
liberal club at Pesth Saturday night bomb
was exploded on the stairway leading 10 the
club room. No ono was icjured.
The Spanish Council Of Ministers has de-
a. Add ,,no, tho fam, Speip r. ,ii
foreigners belonging to the International Sc
ciety.
CCust Aadrassy in lis speech 10 the Budget
Committee eff the Austrian delegation said that
the occupation OF Bosnia ard Herzegovina
would cease when its object was ACCOMPLISHED,
ard when Turkey had repaid the outlay ia
CURED.
The ram;ioations ci The Niazzioiau socialist
C: s3catiors are spres3iug throughout Germany,
and have become powerful especially in Berlin.
The papers report the seizure OF Of@lnl bom5s
at Hamburg.
4 meeting Of tue Oldham cotton operatives,
held on Saturday, ct which J. 0G0 7Scre present,
resolved not to submit to the re-
duoiion proposed by the niEl owners. There
arc cow Is 000 persons idle.
At 9 reciprocity tariff meeting, il Paris, Sat.
urday, tho chairman said {: "Amtricans arc
our seniors Id the practice Of liberties, but they
lack one Of the NEST prccou!-uaGcly. liberty
Of commerce.
\ dispatch from Montreal Gays: The Mar
gus CT Lorne and the Princess Lau;s; a!eGlcd
divine service at Chris: Church Cathedral yes
terdsy morning. The Marquis also atIesGcd
special service at ST. Acdrem's Pcesbyterig2
Church in the afternoon TIE Princess Louise
Yesterday received The following telegram lrom
Her Majesty the Oaocu
WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. /. lSIS.--De!ighted
at The reception. Say Sc. TIE QUEEN.
LATER
LONDON, Dec. "A lisr2ici. iro:n Calcutta
TO tho lines s;ys: The trouble ia the khgbcr
Pass is greatly exaggerated. 4 siuae officer,
Lord william EarcsIoIG, rode the entire length
CT the Khyhcr Pass Hi'hout being lnal,stci.
Gen. Browoo's force will probably wiater ct
Dakka unless some movement on the par! OF
the Afghans p-ov0kcs further advano2. Cen.
Biddutph will probably remaiD ct D2shaen, tut
il be shall determine to proceed to Candahar,
That place will probably be found 70 be unte.
Tended. Gtn. Roberts advance DC the Pci@ar
Pass may encounter resistance, but the Pass
will probably be found to be easy to overcome.
No important fighting is expected anywhere
this winter.