Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-13
miscellaneous Foreign News.

LONDON, May l3.-Fne cotton masters have
granted the operative rtqu SITS made to the
formers secret AIRY for an .utervi'w with his
PRINCIPALS on Tuesday. 1t ia believed that q
compromise will now be effected any how at
Preston, Burnley and other places where the
operatives are willing to submit 10 the reduction.
A special from Manchester says symptoms OF
compromise are showing themselves. re-.
quest has been made to the master secretary
for an interview with his principals Oh Tuesday.
A dispatch from Rome says :-"After the
publication Of Cardinal Caterini' letter csnsur
ing the Prussian priests, negotlatlons between
the Vatican and Berlin Immediately terminal
ed. The negotiations with the other Powers
have also failed. The Vatican is stated to
have resolved upon policy OF r. s'stance. Inc
PoDe's health has improved.
Much excitement prevails 10 political circles
at the City of M"xicJ. Several members OF
the Cabinet of President D.az were also ) usti
oes Of tho Supreme Court aud had been filing
both Positions uoder license from the court.
A question OF Jurisdiction arising, the llceose
was withdraw. aud they were noLlhtd to re
sign one position or the other. Two OF them
have resigned the Judgcshp. but Senor VII
larte Minister of Fu,eI 20 RELATIONS, bclng alsc
Chief Justice and 10 the line OF SUCCESSION to
the Presidency 10 case OF vacancy, has mol
yet decided upon bis c, urse.
General Graut, accom- paued by the Amer
can Minister, Mr.. Noyes, Com missioner Geoe
raj Mccormick and a large delegation OF Amer
cans, visited the Exhibition 90 Saturday,. The
exhibitors 10 the seventh group of the Ameri
eau department provided lunch for the party
The soldiers, sailors and officers were prescott il
| full uniform. Geocral Grant and his family
are euioying the amenities of Paris life to the
| full. O, Thursday the tx President paid visit:
| to President Mcmahon, the PRICE OF W. les
| the Duo d. Aosta, the DUO SAKE Coburg, Dor
Francisco d Assis, the Prefeot of the Seine and
the Project of Police. Ga Friday he called or
| the English, Turkish, Swedish and Japanese
Ministers.
Missionary enterprises continue to follow II
the path of Stanley's discoveries 10 Africa. r.,
Gently Catholic mission started FROM FraIce
| Now 40 Industrial Christian mission has beer
| Set on foot by philanthropic merchants OF Lon
don and Liverpool, to BIO located above the hts
rapids of the Congo, and two missionaries
Messrs. Craven and Strom, have already pro
decided ,hither. The mission will prepare tn
way for the extension of commerce and steam
navigation 10 the Interior Of Ethiopia and tn
development OF its valuable oatura resources
Pope Leo has transmitted instructions to tn
French bishops to give their support to the Re
public as the only government possible IL
| Fra1ce. 1t is also said that His Holiness ha
asked the French Govertman! to open negota'
tious for the ameoratiou Ut the condition o
the inferior clergy of France, who are at pres,
ent, it is claimed, lett with the scaptiest meau
| of support.
LONDON, May IS 1t does not appear from
q roll call Of the passengers Of the steamer Sar
dinian, 90 which an explosion OF Goa gas oc
cured in L,ugh FoyIe on Saturday, that tn
disaster was more extensive than reported OF
Saturday. Operations for raising the vosse
have commenced.
LONDON, May l3.-The wife Of Right h 90
John Bright, died of apoplexy to day at Koch
dale. Mr.. Bright who was 10 attendance OF
his parliamentary duties vas summoned irou
London by telegraph.
The Queen, the Grown Princess of German.
(Her Maesty's daughter) and the Duke o
Cambridge, commander 10 chief, went to Al
dershoIt to-day where they reviewed fourtee
thousand regular troops.