Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-18
FOr4ign News

who wounded him OF the thigh. Tho hlpg
drew bis sword and struck tho assassin, Who
wss Immediately secured. The King received
slight scratch. The popular indignation Is
intense and the demonstrations of loyalty are
unbounded. The assassin is 20 years old and by
occupation cock. He says he belongs to DO
society, but, being poor, nourished hatred TO-
ward tho King.
A dispatch from Rome says: "Passanante
was bearing banner among the trade assoola-
tons which paraded to meet the King. tie
had fastened dagger to the flagstaff, and with
it wounded the King in the arm. A captain
of cuirassiers ended the struggle at the royal
coach by Selling Passanante. y
The following account OF the attempt on the
Kings life has been received at Rome
The King and Queen arrived in Naples at
20 o'clock this afternoon and were eDtbuslas-,
tically received by immense crowds. Several
persons 10 the Strada Carbonara presented a
petition to their majestes. A man at this mo.
ment rushed upon the King with dagger aud
succeeded 10 iphioting scratch upon his left
| arm and slightly wounding Siguor Carroll 10
| the left thigh.
THE King displayed great GOODNESS, and
struck the assassin on the head with bis sword.
Sigror Carroll seized him by the hair The
assassin was Immediately taken to the guard
house. The Queen and their SOD, who were IN
the carriage with the King, displayed much
| courage. The assassin's name is Giovanni
Passananto. He says he does not like King.
| A dispatch from Rome says: Fifty thous-
and persons, with flags and bands OF music, were
| assembled on the Corso, in Rome, last night,
| to manifest their joy at the escape OF the klng.
Another demonstration has been made before
| the house of the Syndic. The crowds every
| where demand prompt justice. The Austrian
Embassy was Illuminated, and the crowd cheer
ed the Ambassador.
A telegram from ConstantnoDle says nine
regiments of Russian cavalry have arrived at
Adrianople. Relative to The Greek frontier
| the Turkish Council of Ministers ultimately
adopted the views in favor of the frontier line
on Thessaly, as recommended by the congress,
but only ievored tho cession of quarter OF
Epirus excluding Jannina. 1t is stated that
the Sultan has assured the French Ambassador
OF lis adhesion to this reotifoation. The Rou'
manlan Minister has informed the Poto thai
the Russians demand as condition for eVaou
a,ipg Roumania the right to occupy and iortiy
kustendis and other strstegioal points II the
Dobludjs and to maintain military road
through Roumabia.
1t is stated on good authority that the Rus
sian papers have been advised to moderate
their language against the foreign powers
4 semi official note is published pointing out
that England has treaty right to Keep two
small gun vessels ia tho Black Sea, and admit.
ting that the Condor really went TO reaonnoitre
the Notifications which the Russians are eeg.
cd to be erecting at Bourgas.
A dispatch from Calcutta says there are
| many Indications which seem to warrant the
belief that 40 early attack on Ali Musild IL H.
tended. The transmission OF kilograms con-
corning military movements is forbidden. 1t
is more than probable that if the oommlssarIat
arrangements permit, Ali Musjld, kuram Il; tort
and Candahar will be seized this winter. The
Ameer has not yet shown the faintcst desire to
submit,
The instruction in Macedonia is spreading,
and it is believed that it will include Thessay
and Epirus. Tho spring Of the movement il
the desire Of annexation to Greece. The ques
ton of the rectfcation Of the Greek frontier il
being discussed by the Turkish Ministry, and
no doubt is entertained that the Porte will ratl
~ the decision of the council.
Lord Rosobery, the liberal candidate, has
been elected Lord Rector OF Aberdeen uulver
sity by majority Of four over MIR. Cross, The
Home Secretary.
American citizens arc anxious for The u. 5.
ship Plymouth to remain at Santa Cruz Until
all probability of another outbreak has passed.
The Governor visited tho Plymouth, having
como over from Christiansted for that purpose.
A largo number of prisoners. who had been
engaged in the riots, havo boon brought
in and cooiued ia the forts. A number had
been executed, and on Novemaer 5th special
court ordered by the King of Denmark would
commence the trial of those IN prison.
LATER.
LONDON, Nov 1S.-Part Of the city oil
Norwich has been inundated by freshet in the
river Wensum. Two OF its most deDseY pop
u}ated districts are several feet under water.
The Easements of all the factories. warehouses,
granaries aud dwellings along the course Of the
river are flooded. One or two deaths by drown
ing are reported. Four or FIVE miles of streets
arc submerged. From three to four thousand
dwellings have been rendered uninhabitable.
The result is vast pecunlary damage. The
authorities are maintaining tho homeless poor.
The food is the consequence Of fortnight s
continuous rain.
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-The steamer Sarmatian,
With the Marquis of LorDe and Princess Louise
on board, which arrived at Morille from Liver.
pool at Ais o'clock on he afternoon of the 18th
inst, proceeded for Halifax at ll:20 o'clock
Friday night.
GcD. Grant was cordially received at Gibral
tsr yesterday. Ia company with Lord Napier Of
Magdala he reviewed all the troops in the
British garrison on Saturday. He afterward
witnessed sham battle. The General left to-
day for Malaga on board the English express
steamer. Thence, after stay of two days. he
will proceed by rail to Grenada by way of Bo.
badilla and Antequera. lie will spend several
days among the cypress and orange trees of the
Alhambra bill.
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-A Times editorially an
pouDces the payment on the 231 inst. Of the
Halifax fisheries award. 1t accepts the ap.
preaching settlement as az additional assurance
that no i1superable difficulty will be found in
arranging the other questions now disputed be-
tween the two governments. Regulations bind
ing all the fisheries alike must be made, and
must not be Inconsistent with treaty rights.
The only question is whether the intention of
making them shall be left to the local legisla-
lures, or reserved for joint authority appointed