Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-28

a. altogether broken off since Russia just now,
AZ NAV be- coricctured from the successive ar
rivals of Prince Alexander, of aesse, and Gen.
eral Ipnatietf, LAYS some stress on showing her
self as conciistcry rs possible to Austria and 10
| irving to remoVe the bad impression produced
| here by the preliminary treaty. This Govern
ment, ore than any other, may be 10 position
to fnd compromise satisfactory to both sides;
So long ss the slightest chance remains OF real
| Congress OF all the signatory powers thus Sc
curing the possibility Of European settlement,
it will be tenacously chung to here and all efforts
will be concentrated 90 increasing these chsnoes
aud on removing the obstacles 10 the way Of
tho Congress"
| A Vienna dispatch at Paris says THE pro-
Russian party are urging the Government to
accept Bosnia, Herzegovina and the territory
Oh the Egean sea.
The London Daily Telegraph has Vienna
| dispatch saying "A sudden aud unaccounta
| bic change 10 the Governments attitude is re
ported. 1t is said that Count Andrassy has
only been feigning concurrence with the Court
party and that he is now preparing to oppose
Russia openly with the entire Hungarian party
| at his back.
CoNsrANTINopLE, March 2S.-The Russians
have issued proclamation inviting Mussul
mans to return to their houses in Bulgaria and
warning the Bulgarians to preserve tranquility
Two transports with Russian troops have lett
for Odessa.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The Communist, Captain Garcin, who was
sentenced to death by default as one of the
ringleaders iu the shooting of General S. Thomas
and LIE Comte in Paris during the Commune,
having ventured to return to France, is being
court martialed.
The Prussiap Chamber of Deputies yester-
day voted the salary of the Vice President of the
Ministry, but rejected the motion for transfer
ring the administration of the Crown lands
from the Ministry of Finance to that of Argri
culture, and for creating Ministry of Rail
ways. Both of these proposals were supported
by Prince Bismarck, and opposed by the Nation
| al Liberals. Horn Maybach will succeed Dr..
Acbeubach IS Minister Of Commerce. =
An explosion occurred yesterday 10 the Ope-
dale colliery in North Stafordsbire, England.
Five corpses have already been recovered.
! Thirty persons ore still IN the plt, ana lt Is
feared they are all dead.
The Rome correspondent Of the London
Times says that there is not q little to admire
in the new Pope's character; great activity; Q
superior intelligence and culture rare courage
and energy; frankness and simplicity careful
parsimory; dsdain of formality, sffectation
and pretonoe. He has already taken the mana
cement of the Ponli6cal household into his own
hands, and has discharged old, incompetent,
undisciplined, careless servants. 1t Is added,
however, that be is impotu,u, and irritable,
and he lacks that frmness which can only be
found 10 alliance With calm and equsI temper.
He is not to be relied upon for consist ency.
While he has shown liberal and concllatory
tendencies, letters are extaDt in which Arch
bishop Pecci showed himself an implscable and
uDcompromsipg foe to the spoilers OF the
sanctuary, and displayed the zeal of one more
popish than the Pope himself. 1t is as yet,
therefore. wholly matter OF uncertainty how
i Leo XIII will get along with the Italian Gov
ernmunt, and how far be will patronlze the
Ultramontanes.
A dispatch from Mexico says the press here
severely attack Mr.. Foster, the United States
Minister. The French journal began, and the
Mexican newspapers follow. They declare that
Mr.. Foster 10 an obstacle in the way Of settling
the difficulties between Mexico aud the United
States, and charge that he is actuated by per
sona motives. La Libertad semi Official
sheet, asserts that when the Washington Gov
erDment has recognized President Daz, the
latter will demand that Minister Foster be re-
called. The Two Republics, which always
supports the Mexican Government, defe uds
the American Minister and expresses disgust
at the attacks upon him.
The French are doing everything to throw
the Mexican Government into hostile attitude
towards the United States. They fear com
mercal treaty will be made with the United
Estates, which would be injurious to their ln-
tersts, as all the commerce Of Mexico is now In
Europeans hands. President Daa is constant
y becoming more popular.
Senior Vsllarte has many supporters tor the
next Presidency.
The area of the coffee crop is diminished,
but the bearing trees have increased, and there
will BE- no dminu,ion Of the berry.
Archbishop Labastids, of the city Of Mcxi'
co. has been created Cardinal. He is tho
first Mexican Cardinal ever appointed.
ROME March ga Consistory was bold
at the Vatican to-day. The Pope delivered
an allooution, and then nominated the Scotch
Episcopate as follows: The Right Rev. John
Stran. D. D., Metropolitan Archbishop of
St. Andrews at Edinburg; the Most Rev.
Charles Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow; the
Rev. Macdonald, Bishop of Aberdeen the
Rev. MacLocbland, Bishop of Galloway, and
the Rev. MACEDONIA Bishop of Argyll. His
Holioess then appointed Father Chatard Rec
tor of the American College. at Rome, to be
Bishop Of Vincennes and Father Rave, Bis
hop of Richmond. He them made profession
of faith according to established usage and
took that oath to the Apostolic Constitution.
| Finally he conferred the Hat on Cardinal Mo-
Closky, who after the Consistoly had private
audience With the Pope.
LONDON, March 2S.-The Liverpool meet
ing began to-day. The Liverpool Spring cup
was won BY Hesper. Lancaster was second and
Manchester third.
LONDON, March, %, 6p. NJ Lord Derby
| Secretary of State for the Foreign department,
has announce his resignation 10 the House of
| Lords.
| THERE is fair plot for a drama from the
Paris police courts. A youth co mes to the CAPT.
tai full of literary srdor but has the reception of
mediocrity without influence. For living he
is obliged to enter merchants ofics. He OBJ
tsins the confidence of his employer, and is
| working up when he hears that bis fathers good