Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-31
FGEetGEG AGWE.

Minister Welsh aud Lofa Oahsoaiy III ich"iu
to Condor, the Fcnian convict il published.
Mr.. Welsh wrtea, under date OF August s, re-
nindng Lord Salisbury that former appeals 'of
the release of the Fen:n Condor have been
refused, but Stree then the action Of the British
government has brought it 50 much honor thAt
he (Mr. We!sh) thought tho moment might
possibly be particularly agreeable ore Tor tho
exercise OF clemcucy, and specially in answer to
the prayer of friendly government, which has
shown so deep an interest in the case as to haVo
already preferred the prayer three times, aud
would doubtless continue to do 80, but always
most respectfully, until it was granted. The
belief 10 the United States that Candon, an
ardent Irishman, who served most honoraoIy
ia tho American war was q victim OF crcUnl'
stances 10 his wrong doing, aud having been
eleven years in prison, and learned wisdom,
NAV we'll be restored to his family 10 tho United
States. Mr.. Welsh concluds by saying that nc
believes the release of Condor would be regard.
ed by tho President and Congress otthc Unltnd
States as most friendly act.
Under date of August Is, Lord Salisbury re:
plies that the Cabinet has carefully considered
| the request of Minister Welsh, and the last
that Condou's health is suffering seriously, and
| has been strongly moved to look upon the a11-
nIcatiou 10 most favorable light in Cons:,
uuenco of its being one to which the President
and Congress attach great Importance. ne
| Cabinet will, therefore, recommend that Hcr
Majesty remit tho remainder OF the sentence CT
Condor, and, as necessary consequence, the
| remainder of tic sentence Ct Melody, who WAS
| convicted Of tho Same ofensc, under such cen
ditions as Her Majesty may be pleased TO pre-.
scribe, one Of which will be the residence Of the
released prisoners outside Of the British do
minions for the remainder OF the short sentence,
or for such shorter norod as may be iixet.
The Austrian government has notified Count
Xiehy, its ambassador at Uopstantinople, that
the convention has not yet been signed Thc
| proposal of Turkey that the number Of troops
occupying the Novi Bazaar district should DC re-
| strictcd has boon rejected. 1t is, however, pos.
| sibIc that tho Austrians moy defer tho occupa.
| ton of that district. Tho negotiations still
continue.
The Duke Of Suthcrands scheme fox en-
| Asiatic railway is still under examination. The
| Council Of State has rejected all others.
a Vienna correspondent says :-"AccordlHg
| to adviccs from Constantinopic tic Sultan, upon
| hearing Of the fall Of Sorajeyo, flew into :
violent passion and declared lie would order
open resistance Of Novi Bazaar. The same
correspondent says all reports represent that tho
resistance Of the Bosuians Is declining. Many
bands arc dispensing. 1t is said that lladjl
| Lola himself has sent messengers calling the
people to return to their homes.
The divisions Of the Austrian army mubilZad
| by order Of the last Cabinet council will reach
| their destination in the beginning OF next week,
when operations will be resumed on 2 large
scale.
4 Pcra dispatch, dated Thursday night, says
it is reported that General TodIcbcn haa received
orders to discontinue tho enbarkatlon Of Hu5.
sian troops because the British fleet has not
Withdrawn from the Island Of Princlpos.
| The Rome Dovcro, announces the departure
| Of q body OF Italian volunteers from Ancnna 10
! Join the BosniaDs.
| A dispatch from Bucharest says the Bu!g ga
rians appear determined to clecta native Prince.
| The Russians desire foreigner, but So far have
| nominated nobody.
| A severe storm occurred ca the British coast
yesterday, az predicted by the weather report oil
the New York Herald. Much damage was
| done and some lives lost.
PARIS, Aug. 3l.-M FOuInier, he French
Ambassador at Constaptinoplc, who is On leave
of absence, has been ordered 10 rcturi 10 !i'J
post forthwith.
LONDON, Aug. 3l.--t special dispatch 10
the News from Paris, says the canard about NJ.
Gambetta's proposed marriage with an opu!eut
pecress is Sufficiently rcIutcd by the fact that
the lady named has been married five years and
her husband is alive.
MADRID, Aug. 3l.-TIc Spanish Minister
Of Justice and one hundred aud fifty Junction.
aries left this city on Friday Tor Escural TO at
G,,,. r.1 'En Lott )un
left all her property, valued at 5000 900 francs
to her children by the Duke of Rcanzarcs. hay
ing in her life time given their portions to
Queen Isabella and the Duchess of Montpcnsicr.
PARIS, Aug. 3l.-Therc is much dssltIsiac-
ton among exhibitors at the Paris exhibition,
ia consequence Of the report that The ohclal
list of awards will not be published until the
| 22d of October, the day following the ceremony
Of the distribution OF prizes, and only nine days
before the close oil the exhibition. The French
journals urge the Injustice and usccssncss CT
such delay and demand that the successful ex-
hibitors be promptly notified Of the work Of the
! class jurics One paper asserts that NJ. LelJ'
| serene DeBort, Minister Of Commerce, and
Director General Kranz. have agreed that
satisfaction shall DO given to the exhlbl'
tors by informing thom individually OF the
prizes they aro TO receive and author
izing them to afix upon their exhibits
| the nature of the award. This proposal will
BIO submitted to the Council of Ministers. 1t
is stated that the British Commission nave
resolved that all irquirers shall be prI
vateIy informed whether their names APP
pear on the lists communicated to The
Commission by the French authorities, and 1t
is thought that the other foreign commissions
will follow this example. All the lists
thus far obtained ore partial and unofficial, but
there can be little doubt of tho accuracy Of
those that have been heretofore tcegrapheI in
these dispatches. The grand prizes obtaioed
by tho United States exhibitors arc for Mo.
Cormick's reaper Edison'a telephone, Gray's
telephone, Wheeler &c Wilson's sewing ma
chimes, Whcclock's steam engine, and Tiffany s
silver work. Among tho exhibits for which
gold medals arc known to have been bestowed
are the following :-Dodd's horse rake, Russell
& Erwip's hardware, Whitley champion har.
voster, Burt's shoes, Deere pillow, Gale 4 plow,
Dcderick's hay press, Reynolds fruit dryer.
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