Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-15

vceable artillery IN store mas nccD Cluereo 10
be mounted aud sent Immediately to the front.
THE FENIANs.
Dispatches from Ottawa, Oot., say impor'
tapt DISPATCHES are said to have been received
bv the government from their agents along the
frontier With respect to Fenian movements, and
some excitement is manifested 10 the city 10
CONSEQUENCE. From orders, which were issued
By the militia department, and preparations
being made from one end of the Dominion to
the other fer coast and frontier defense. it
would appear the intention Of the government
is to be fully prepared for all emergencies.
Four punboals, armed with twenty nine pound
gups, and, manned with twenty four gunuers,
have been ordered to the river st. Clair and
Lakes Erie and Ottawa.
All the militia on the frontier is being sup
rlied With arms and ball cartridges, and the
interior militia have been ordered to hold them
selves in readiness to leave for the front at q
moments notice. A battalion Of Infantry at
KINGSTON is to be converted into an artillery
guard. From Kingston battery Is to be sent
to Toronto to protect military stores. -Four
nine pound guus have been ordered to Prescott
A battery of artillery is being formed at that
point and new rife corps will be organized at
Ottawa barracks.
Rad head battery st st. John, N. g., has
been armed with thrty.two pound guOs. Now
batteries of artillery are being raised at ar
mouth and New Liverpool, and the batteries
at those points as we'll as Digby, Sydney and
Cane Breton, arc equipped with sXty.two
FOUNDERS. The battery at Pictou is also placed
in condition of defense. A battery OF heavy
guns has been ordered to Victoria, VancOuvre,
to command Victoria harbor.
The report of the militia being called out at
Fort Erie anticipating FeriaD raid early yes
tcrday morning is confirmed. Unusual excite.
mept prevailed along the border owing to the
reportcd crossing of four hundred Fenia1s, but
nothing occurred at Buffalo to cause any such
precautions by the Canadians.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The meeting at Manchester yesterday be.
tween the cotton masters and operatives rep
resentatives failed to accomplish anything. The
masters declined all the operatives proposals,
which were to arbitrae to wolk four days pei
week at ten per cent reduction, or five days OF
five per cent. reduction, or to submit out
right 10 reduction of FIVE per cent. The mas
ters' committee adhered to their original de-
mand of 10 per cent. reduction outright. Sc
rious rioting begun at Blackburn yesterday
evening. Thousands of the lowest class cl
operatives, including women, psraded the
Streets making violent demonstrations. The
residence of Colonel Jackson, chairman OF the
masters association, was burned to the ground.
The same mob attempted to burn the jackson
mills The residence Of Alderman Hornby
was partially wrecked, and the windows OF all
the mills in the town we're demolished: A
strong force of infantry from Preston arrived,
and troop ofcavalry is coming. The Infantry
and cavalry cleared the streets, but great de.
struction was committed before their arrival
Colonel Jackson and his wife barely escaped
10 cab Alderman Horribly was Injured, be-
ing struck by stones while demonstrating with
the rioters.
The indignation and excitement in Germany
over the attack on the Emperor on Saturday
last has Increased rather than subsidized, but
except the North German Gazette all the news.
papers counsel calmness and avoidance OF rash
measures ofreprisal upon the Social Democrats.
This tone fairly represents public sentiment
In the Reichstag Monday two Socialists
openly invited rebuke by refusing to join
10 loyal cheers which the President Of the
Chamber proposed, but no attention was paid
to them, All attempts to establish Hoedel
insanity, as we'll as his independence OF the
Social Democrats. have utterly failed. His
crime is proved by numerous witnesses. The
trial will be mere formality, and the efforts OF
the police are directed to finding the threads OF
general conspiracy if such exists, of which, as
yet, 20 evidence seems to have como to light.
1t is reported that che accomplice is suspected,
and detective is now in Lsipsio looking him
up.
A terrible explosion occurred at an ammuo!'
ton mandatory 10 the Rue Berenger. Paris,
yesterday. The building was completely shat
tered. A serious fire ensued 10 the pelghborlug
houses, and is still uncontrolled. The number
of victims by the explosion is unknown, but be-
lieved to be considerable.
The recent drought on Demerara Island, 1t
is estimated, will entail direct loss to planters
of from So 600 900 to So 500 900. -.
An earthquake at Qua, in Venezuela, killed
six hundred persons. Heavy shocks we're felt
at Caracas. The heat at Lsgunyra Is intense,
aud tho health Of the city is bad. There are
but few vessels in port. Business is stagnnant.
NJ, Okubo, japanese Minister of the lute'
rior, has been assassinated at I okohama.
Col. Irvine, of the Royal Artillery, has been
ordered by the Canadian Government TO pro
coed to British Columbia to superlntend the
erection Of forti6catiops along that coast.
LONDON, May l5.-The cotton operatives 90
strike in Lancashire are greatly eXasperated
at the refusal of the masters to compromise. -
When the representatives of the operatives
left the meeting at Manchester yesterday, when
no compromise was arrived at, they indicated
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restrain the men. and disolaimed all RESPONSE
bili,y for what might happen in the strike dis;
trict. When The news of the decision reached
Burnley, thousands ofpoople assembled 10 the
streets, hootiug, shouting, and smashing via
dows. A mass meeting will ba held there to
day and serious trouble is feared. The riot at
Blackburn last evening was the direct result of
the announcement of the failure Of the nego.
tistions. There were also riotous demonsra.
tions at Accripgton, and serious breach of
the peace is still apprehended there.
LONDON, May l5.-The race for the Chester
trades cup took place to day at Chester, and
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