Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-08
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

10 the French Chamber Of Deputies yester-
day the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, 10 answer
to an Interpolation, read the reply OF tho
French Government TO the invitation to the
Congress, consenting TO participate on condition
that the discussion be confined to questions I'M
mediatcly raised by the war. NJ. Waddlngton
assured the Deputies that the mantenaucc, OF
peace now was almost certain. The Chamber
expressed approval of the Minister $ statement.
Count Schouvalof, the Russian Ambassador
to London, and Prince Doubril, the Russian
Ambassador at Berlin, who arc to attend the
Bera Congress, and Chakir Pasha, the Turk
ish Ambassador to st. Petersburg, have ar
rived at St. Petersburg. Count Schouvaot
and Prince Doubril had an audience OF the En-
peror. They will start for Berlin On Sunday.
[: is still hoped that Prince Gortschakotf will
BIO able to attend the Congress, but 1t Is not yet
certain.
The Servans continue with energy their mil
tary preparations, while at the same time they
are making efforts to obtain admission to the
Congress. Tho Skuptschlna has been con.
vokcd to meet at kraguevaiz on the 9th OF
July.
The Vienna Political Correspondence says
f!t7 three hundred Cretan insurgents, after
obstinate fighting, compelled the Turks to re-
tire to The coast towns. The Cretans arc
determined to continue the struggle until they
have obtained union with Greece.
The difficulties have been renewed With re-
gard to the Turkish and Montenegro forces IN
The neighborhood of Scutari. They mutually
accuse each other of menaciug movements. The
Prince of Montenegro discams all Responsible
ily for possible collision.
LONDON, June S.-L5rd Beaconstlcd, &C
companed by MIR. Montague Garry, bis private
secretary, lett here at l.26 this afternoon tor
Berlin, to attend the congress. Several hun
drcd pcrsoDs gathered at the Charlng Cross
Station to witness the Premier departure.
The alleged cause Of the Sutan's displeasuIe
with Ruchdi Pasha was his proposal for the
return of NIedhat Pasha. With his failing
health, the Sultan grows more capriclous and
difficult to manage Rumors have been prcva
lent that no was very seriously i'll, although
they were probably exaggerated. 1T Is certain
that the palace doctors have been called in.
The Porte appears to have yielded to the
Russian demands for the surrender OF Shnmla,
but has not for the surrender Of Farna From
good sources learn that not Russia only but
Germany likewise limited to the Porto unless
the lortresscs we're surrendered an Invitation to
Turkey to attend the congress would be with
held; hence probably the present compromise
resulting in tho issue of the invitation.
GERMANY.
The editor and manager OF newspaper at
Glauchan have been arrested for the pub!lca'
ton of socialisic writings. n committee has
been formed in Berlin to purchase tho house
No. IS Untcr den Linden and to convert it into
place of religious worship. Numerous man
ufacturcrs have resolved to discharge all their
workmcn attending socialistio meetings. Be-
tween twenty and thirty persons have been ar
rested in various towns for expressing regret al
the failure Of NobiliDp for killing the Emperor.
At Brunswick and Bsrmen men have been
arrested charged with telling beforehand Of
NobiliDgs attempt At Hamburg the police
closed socialist meeting. At Wiihelmshavcn
a man was arrested charged with predicting
the day beforehand that the K0aig Wilhelm
would sink the Grosser Kurfurst. Such, says
the London Times Berlin correspondent, are
the incredible statements now going tho round:
Of the German press.
Some newspapers announce that Noblling 5
| condition has improved, and that there is some
prospect of his recovery, but tho story OF a sur
gical operation is false. and so also seems to be
| the crcumStantial account OF his admissions, 10
| the prcscLce Of bis mother and the police 9th
GERS, about his accomplices and the drawing Of
| lots to determine who should undertake the
| assassination Of the Emperor.
When Noblling's mother reached the prison
| he was already UNCONSCIOUS, and has been sc
ever since Persons who knew Noblll0g init
| macy at Halle say that he often had fits OIL
Insanity. While at Dresden NobiliDg was sud
| denly seized with the idea that he had found a
solution to the Eastern question, aud started
| for London, declaring his determination tc
submit the plan to the British Government.
The London Telegraph says We have tho
authority to state that the rumors abont No
| billings connection with Socialist conspirator:
| in England, and about the part taken by The
| EogIish police in communicating the alleged
| facts to the German authorities, are entirely
| basc!cSs.
There il some evidence that Nobliug was 40
extreme Social Democrat, but both the German
! and English police possess evidence that he hat
made arrangements which negative the pre-
SUMPTION Of any rrcmediated plan to shoot
! the Emperor. The Scotland Yard detectives
| have letter that was written by Nobiling two
| days before his attempt against the lite of tho
Emperor, which shows that no such purpose
was then present in bis mind.
The view taken by the Police Of Berlin, a:
we'll as the London police, is that Noblllng,
though 10 the perfect possession OF big reason
ing faculties, suffered himself to become the
| creature Of passion and dabolcal impulse
they discrcdit altogether the story OF drawing
| lots.
Another significant fact generally overlooked
| is that there were a dozen empty beer glasses
on Nobipg's table when the crowd broke into
his room, which the servant says no had never
seen there before.
Prussia yesterday submitted to tho Fed
cra Council motion, signed l'y Prince
Bismarck, proposing a dissolution of the
Reichstag. The motion points out that. iu
view of the second attempt 90 the lite oil
| the Emperor, the Government responsibility
for the maintenance of order does not permit
them TO rest content with having merely iotro'
duced the former abortve anti Socialist bill,
but they cannot count upon another bill which
they iotcnd to introduce, meeting with better
II,