Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-19
FS-s.gr. News,

FSESsfsfa Ia
The burning aad bombsrdnent OF Brezka
from the River Save not having suiiocd 10 81
lence the insurgent guns there, the Austrlans
On Tuesday attacked the town by land ca two
sides and captured it, after desperate resist. |
ancc, which lasted till eight o'clock in the
evening. The losses are Tot yet known. 10
| the movements prior to the capture OF Brezka
the AustriaDs captured Krssplc and DubraVa,
| to the westward of Brezks, after prolonged
and stubborn fighting.
Ia speech at York yesterday James lIouth-
er. Chief Secretary for Ireland said Europe
would scarcely view patiently The rcopenlOg OF
| the Eastern question by the inordInate am0i'
ton of Greece.
The Austrians have captured Isacich and are
adyapcinc on Bhacs from two sides, one brl
gade being within milo of the town. Ii IS
said the insurgents holding the castle OF Bhats
desire to captulate.
Count Xchy, the Austrian Ambassador to
Turkey, yesterday notified his government
that lie had received satisfactory assurances OF
the Portc's intention to fulfill all the ob!lga'
tons Of the Berlin treaty. The relations be-
tween Vienua and the Porte have improved.
The advance on the important stronghold
: Of Zwornik will probably not be continued Tor
sanle days, as it must be made 10 force.
Germany will probably take no farther steps
at prejcnt for a jolpt rcmOustTanco against the
Ports's ta!ly cxvcuti u OF the treaty OF Bariu,
, az the circumstances have been changed by the
I evacuation of Batonm and by the Porte other
wise ,x:rting ITSELF more actively to fulfill the
treaty. "
7 Both Turkey and Greece disc|am 81! IN,
+ tcu,iop of precipitatiog rupture. The Grand
! V!zicr has even expressed strong BELIEF IN &C
y ultimate amicabo arrangement The Forte
c has prepared a circular torclbjy rcbutIng the
/ instructions Of prOcrastuatlOn IN the 1uI1ii-
: ncnt Of the treaty, and claiming that the Turk
s i.h government has not had time to prepare
0 the Bosaians for tho change OF government.
/. A resolution OF tho Council of Ministers, 10
n f4vor OF 2 Convention. as proposed by austria
l.. has been awaiting confirmation by the Sultan
j s;nce the 18th last.
J Prince Bismarck is suffering from ncttle
Il rash. and will be cOu6acd to lis apartment tul
t several daya
, The com a1iitce Of the Riohatsg On the So
j. c;alist bill does rot include single Soclals;
> member.
Q NJ, Gaubctta addressed an audience Of TO-
, 0OI PERSONS yesterday, at Rouen, IN Justitlea
i. lion of bc republican policy. lie Vas cnthu
u sias!ical!y received.
e Tho native envoy who Vas sent to Cabul to
. nave the way for General Sir Neville Cham
q teslain's mission has been we'll received. Hc
;, handed the Amccr at private audience lot
C lcrs from the FiccrOy. an Afghan envoy
a who is believed to be the bearer oil letter!
e from the Amcer, is houty expected at thu
II fro1tier. General Chamberlan is at Pcsha"ur
:. awaiting the expected communication.
!, a dispatch from Constaptinople says TIKI
!. Ambassador # one of the Great Powers ha:
% surgt s:at that the distric; Of Novi Bez:r b}
= iCi1lIy occupied by Austrian and Turkisl
K trcops. The correspondent says there is req
o son to btlieye that his proposition will be &C
It ccrtcd.
e Tho opposition party. led by Sir John Mac
s donald, has Won !. complete aud sgoal tr:-
o um OH in tho c!cc,ioGs OF members OF The DO
d mi1ion Parliament.
h LONDON Sept. 19.-Tho bullion in til
o Bank Of EaglAnd has Increased G4lGMD d.
|. ring toe past week. The proportion O. tht
e Eagk Of Eogiaod. rts'rvc to liability whlc!
: last week was 45s per cent. IS now 4Gi i"l
c cent. The amount OF bullion gone into tbt
. Bank of EogIand on balance 10 days .G26, 900
Q LONDON, Sept l9-Au important strike
0 by the coal miners in North Staforishrc /.
apprchended
G CALCUTTA, Sept. l9-lt il rep0g:el that tht
n King of Burmsh is dead.
D PARIS, Sept. 19.-M. Gambotta, in hi
c speech at R}ueos on "Wednesday, said thai
0 the resignation of Pre- sdent MacMahon would
t inyolee no danger to the Republic, that hi:
r sueccss,r would be immediately nominated anc
1 there would be 20 competition for the post
c But, said he, the President will not resgs, ht
= ought Dot aud he cannot.
( NJ. Gambatta culoeizsd the army, con
/, t!cmncd cicrloalsm, recon- amended state pro
| tecaioa for education and declerod himself oD
g posed tc the conversion ct the five per o2ot
> rentes, a declaration which accounts for the
$ rise 10 rentes.
J. PARIS, Sept. 19-lt is stated to-day On ap
:. parently good authority that the Superior Com
{ mis- ion of the International Exposition ha:
y resolved to proIoug the Exposition to the 2Oth
I Of November ir order to give au opportunity iol
= the sale OF the exhibits and that the drawing
c Of The lottery, the prizes in which iDo!uda
J. mary Of the articles Oh exhibition, will also be
d postppned to the 20th of November. Most oil
the foreign exhibitors are ut present disposed 10
t. ktgiu packing up on the day originally desig
o mated !or tho closing Of the Exposition
r lst Of November. Tie influx OF visitors is
1 again very large. all the hotels and lodging
houses bang full! The arrivals of strangers
{ il Pitis registered du.!ng the past fortnight
oulnb II So 936 French, ard 27,50l FOREIGNERS,
H. kramz. Direotor-Gooeral OF the ESDosl
( tioa - organizing a grand concert which is ia
taxi, place il the hall, Trokadorc Place. for The
relief Of the yellow fever sufferers in the U.
: s. 4 resolution Of the Superior Conmi:sion
to Ibis rnfccr vas communic tcd y.s:erdag to
, Governor Magofniak, the u. S. ComInls*i9n-
II General to the Eypnslioc.
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Louisiana Politics.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. l9.-lhe ADJOURN
!nc,t Of the republican State couvention is re-