Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-05
Foreign News.

had aninterview with NJ. Washington, Minister
of FOREIGN Aafairs. |! is reported that they
meet again shortly to discuss Egyptian affairs.
Midhat Pasba was expected in Paris last night.
He will interview Lord Salisbury and NJ. Wad'
dington to day, and then proceed to Gastein and
Vienna to see Prince Bismarck and Count
Andrassy.
The Notrc Dame Cathedral was crowded IN
every part yesterday during the funeral ceremony
on the occasion of the anniversary or the death
OF nj. Theirs. About 5000 persons gained ad'
mission to tho edficc and there were largo
numbers in tho streets, but there was no confu'
sion or disorder anywhere. Alter tho ceremony
Madame Theirs went to tho Cemetery OF Perc
la Cbaise, where there was great demonstra'
tiop and floral offerings at ii. Theirs tomb.
At banquet in Lancaster last night. at
which tho Marquis of Harrington was present,
It was ,umored that Parliament would be dis.
solved within three weeks, as it is moro adVan.
tspeous for the government to have the election
take place under the old register Of votes than
under the new one now being compiled.
A Belgrade dispatch Gays 1000 Austrians
with h0ta are advancing to relieve General
Szanary. They cannot reach Doboi before the
end of the week. 1t is thought that the insur-
gents in the meanwhile will make desperate
attempt to capture tho place.
A correspondent at Constautlnople hears that
France and Italy have notified the Porte that
they will not permit the bomba!dment OF the
Greek coast in tho event Of war between Greco
and Turkey.
The International Congress on Weights,
Measures and Coins at Paris yesterday unanl
mousIy adopted resolution deplorlDg the Tact
that England, Russia and the United States
had pot yet adopted the metric system. The
American aud EDglish delegates aiterward met
aud passed resolution respectfully petitioning
the Eoelish and American Governments to ap.
point mixed commission to consider the adop.
lion Of the metric system by both countries.
Yesterdays Pail Mall Gazatte invcighs
against the Fenian Condon's release at the soil
citation of the United States as uaWise and un.
diguifed. 1t says that the pertDaclty of the
thrice preferred request for bis release Is some.
what disrespeetfu. Minister Welsh's letter
borders on the offensive and in places oversteps
the line and approaches the tree and easy. 1t
Cnndon's health was reason enough for releasing
him he onght to have been released without
American lntnrcosslon. That lnterocsslon affects
the matter only tol the worse. Yielding to 1t sim.
ply appears to establish the principle that any
q
political motive for his crime and succeed 10
onlistioe the intercesslon of sufficiently peril
nacious government may count upon tho remis.
SION Of sentence Tor which his less fortunately
placed fellow convcts may petition in VAIN
LONDON, September 5.-Thc following is the
log Of the steamer Bywell Castle which tan
down the excursion steamer Princess Alice on
the Thames Tuesday evening. The master and
pilot were on The upper bridge and the lookout
on the top gallant torecastle. Light airs pre-.
vailed, but the weather was little hazy at I, As
y. TO-; proceeded ut hall speed d0Wn Gallons
Reach; when about at the centre Of the reach
observed au excursion steamer coming up
Barking Reach showing her red and masthead
lights. when We ported our helm to keep over
towards Tripcock Point; as the vessels neared
observed that the other steamer had ported her
helm. Immediately afterwards saw that she
bad starboarded her helm aud was trying to
cross our bows showing her green light close
under our port bow. Seeing that collision
vas inevitable Wo stopped our engines aud 70.
versed them at full speed The two vessels camo
in collision, tho bow ofthe Bywc Castle cutting
into tie other steamer with dreadful crash.
We took Immediate measures Tor saving lltoby
hauling up over our bows several passengers,
throwing overheard ropes ends, lie buoya,
hold ladder aud several planks and getting out
three boats, ut the sano time keeping the
whistle bloWiDg loudly for assistance which was
rendered by several boats from shore aud q boat
from another steamer The excursion steamer
whipL turned out to be the Princess Alice turned
over and sunk under our bows We succeeded
IN rescning a great many passengers and an
cfore1 for tho night. No log Of Tho Princess
Alice has been made up Dor has the captain
survived to give al account Of her course. The
collision will be tho sui ect Of board OF trade
iL1uiiy Immediately. An accurate estimate oil
the number of persons drowned is impossible,
but tine general belief is that it will not TALL be-
low five hundred. The B9well Castle received
10 damage whatever.
LONDON, September John Eastwood IL
Sons, worsted spinners aud manufacturers of
IIudderden, near Halifax. Yorkshire, have
failed. Their liabilities arc $4,000.
PARIS, September 5.~Tho Congress on
Coinage, Weights and Measures, will to day
discuss motions for a universal standard OF fiuo.
ncss for gold and silver, the freedom OF mints
to coin either gold or silver according to the
demand therefor, the unlimited right OF coinage
and expectation, the ratio between gold and
silver to be regulated solely by their commercial
value and silver not to be legal tender for debt
ONcl t"GHly i'ohhnE'
LONDON September 5.--lho Preston opera
lives association has issued notice pointing out
that Isl ra,a Of spanning wheels arc stopped
in tho town. and that it is feared an infinitely
worse condition of things is imminent and that
short time be generally adopted in Lancashire.
LONDON, September ga meeting OF man.
ufacurers has been called to meet at Mauchos.
ter TO consider tho unprecedented commercial
difficulties.
LONDON, September "a special dispatch
to tho Daily Telegraph from Constantlnople,
under date Of Wednesday. says: doubtless
Eual instructions will be sent Carathoodotl
Pasha TO night 4h:nga look moro favorable
for an acceptance OF the Austrian proposal OF
indefinite occupation
Fatal ARRAY.
GALVESTON, TEIAs, September "A special
from Dallas TO the News says: Ira Harris and
J. w. Golden, tho former receiver of the Dali
las and Wichitd Railroad, tho latter its mana
ger, wore mot OH the street yesterday by Messrs.
Paintor Obanchsin and Rossef OK directors Of