Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-22

bore of the insurrecilon is broken. There ny
he sort of guerilla warfare for some tlme' out
T. 10 not believed that there will be another
regular engagement. =, -.
E,rl Russell is seriously i'll. His friends ale
very anxious as to his condition..
Flags are flying Ill over Madr Land there was
oaneraI illu mination last Light over an othclal
announcement of the termination OF the cuban
;nsnrreclion 1t vas reported ir the Cortcs
yesterday that after pacifcl!ion Cuba will have
he same legislative privileges and representa-,
t;on as Porto Ric>. General Martinez CampOs
will remain in Cuba some time. He is much
nraised by the Madrid newspapers. The
Cortcs will give him vote OF thanks.
The Federal Council at Berlin has unanl
mously approved the principle OF the bill gu
thorizing the appointment OF substitutes 'nr
the Imperial Chancellor. The bill will prcb'
ably be presented to the Reicbstag TO day.
The palace of the provisional government IN
Bruees has been destroyed by fire.
There is great mortality from cholera among
tho pilgrims to Mecca. There were at that
Mace between the Oath Of December and the
I'd of January 7S7 deaths from cholera and
at Jeddab, the port of Mecca. between Decem'
Der goth and January 9Th l,l24 deaths. 1t is
| to be feared that with the return OF the phi,
grims to their homes the disease may reach
CoDstantinople where its ravages would be 10
| creased by the present widespread suffering.
The London Times Roman correspondent
ssvs In the Autonelli will case the court
has decided that the plaintiff. Countess Lam
bertini, the deceased Cardinals alleged daugL.
ter. should BIO permitted to Introduce evidence
in sunnort Of her case, and condemned the
| defendants of the Count (Antonelli) to pay the
costs of this first stage of the proceedings.
Lo.DoN, Feb. 22.-This morning Sir George
Jesse Master of the Rolls, was alighting from
| a cab at the Rolls Court, when Rev. Horny
| Dodwell, of Brighton, fred a pistol at his head
The bullet grazed tho ear of Sir George. Mr.
| bod was arrested. Sir George Jessel! after.
wards in court stated that he had no doubt tha
| tho man was insane. He had made como alb
surd application to the Court of Appeals white
he, Sir George Jessel, was sitting there, and dis
| turbed the court when Sir George ordered hi:
| removal
THE NEW POPE.
It is stated on good authority that Pope LEI
XIII. was not chosen by alteration, but by thu
requisite majority OF votes Of the 'Conclave
| that Cardinal Bio having declined to- be {
candidate, his partisans, numbering nino Car,
dinals, gave their votes to Cardinal PeecT tina
| when the votes we're counted all the Cardinal
knelt at the feet OF the Pope and that this &C
has been misconsrued as an election by ado
ration.
10 the first ballot on the morning of tho l9tl
a few Cardinals voted for Pecci. At the ever-
ing ballot his votes suddenly increased TO thirty
Eve. o. the following morning he finaIll
obtained forty four votes. A large number o
congratuaory kilograms from sovereigns ant
Others are being received by the new Pope.
Monsiguor Lasagui, Secretary of the Sacred
College, has been appointed Pontl6cal Sccretar!
of State ad interim, and Cardinal SchwarIzsL-
burg becomes Pro Camerlengo.
The Official Abend Post, OF Vienna, expressed
the greatest satisfaction at the election Q
Cardinal Pecci as Pope.