Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-13
Foreign News.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

"A Suing or me congress was nelu yesterday
afternoon to complete the reading of tho instru
| ment CT peace. The document was printed last
| night and signed to-day.
The treaty Of peace contains sixty clauses.
| and is reported to be the longest ever known.
a Berlin dispatch states that dutiug tho dis
| cussiou relative to the boundaries ofthe Bayazld
Valley the Russians suddenly claimed the Pass
| OF L eWiu. The claim, however, was not allow
| ed. Grave fears again arose on Thursday
| night.
Count Sobouvaloff, during the discussion of
| the clauses concerning the Dardanells, having
attempted to restrict The Sultan's right Of
issuing special permits for the passage of foreign
| men of war, or calling foreign fleet to his aid,
Lord Salisbury thereupon declared that England
considered her engagements relative to the
closing of the straits limited to an engagement
| to reopeot the sovereign rights OF the Porte 10
that regard. Prince Gortschakoff showed much
| anger, but atterRard arranged a compromise
| with Lord Beacons6eld. by which the status
quo is continued.
a Berlin special say5 that in Thursdays sit
ting Of the Congress the Russian suggestion for
| the enactment Of q clause providing for eZecu'
tive measured in case Turkey delayed 10 carrying
| out the treaty Tas again rejected.
| lbo clause relative TO Greece, which will
oblige Turkey to Immediately tako her claims
| into serious consideration. and the clauses au.
| thorizing Austrian occupation, were inserted ln
| tho treaty.
All the plenipotentiaties leave B=ta Oh Sat.
| urday and Sunday.
A special from syria says / ZOO British troops
| have landed at Larnecca, on the island OF
Cyprus.
The Cypriotes received tho news of the in.
tended occupation of their island BY the Fog.
lish with enthusiastic joy, and have tolegraphed
thanks to Enelsnd.
The Governor of New Caledonia has inform
ed the government by telegraph OF the revolt
ofthe native tribes, and reports that ne is mas
ter of tho situation. The Minister of the Ma.
rine rcplied that The governments ro'i.s ou the
Governor 4 energy IN represslng tEe !osuFrec
i'm cd chat reniorc,ments will be imnedi.
aatey sent both from Saigon and France.
The population of Constantiuople is satisfied
with the Anglo Turkish treaty. At a council
of Ministers, held yesterday, the Sultan pre-
siding, the Greek question was discussed.
Az uncoD6rmed rumor is current OF pro.
jeoted occupation Of Crete by French troops.
LONDON, July l3.-The Government appears
| to be busy with the details of the military and
civil establishments 10 the Island of Cyprus
The papers announce the appointment OF
postmaster for the Island and other officials for
| Sir Garnet Wolsley has already it is said, under
consideration scheme of fnan,ial company
| for Introducing railways On the Island. Ar
raugemeots arc also being made for laying
new submarine cable to Alexandria which will
give direct Communication with England
| Among other schomss brought TO the surface
| by the English occupation of Cyprus is that Ct
the Euphrates Valley Railway. The Duke of
Sutherland and others are in active communl.
| cation With the Government on tho subject, and
it is stated that if within reasonable time 1t
appears that tho Arglo Turkish convention is
successful it is possible the country will be asked
to give guarantee for the proposed railway.
LONDON, July 13-At yesterdays sitting OF
the Congress Prince Bismarck moved that a
| supplementary conference be held next autumn
either at Consta1tinope or Berlin, but Lord
Salisbury declared his Inability to acoede to any
proposal interfering with the immediate sub.
mission OF the papers to tue English Parliament
and the motion was thrown OUT.
LONDON July l3.-Tbe Times publish this
morning nearly the whole of the text OF the
treaty # Berlin. These parts referring to Asia
aud the limits Of Servia aud eastern Roumella
are missiug. The substance of the provisions
patches to the New York Associated Press
during the progress of the Congress.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.-The Sun.
day School Convention of the Baltimore Con
ference Of the NJ. E. Church South, adjourned,
at Staunton, yesterday, to meet 10 Lexington
next year.
A resolution was adopted that the Sabbath
schools within the bounds of the Conference
be requested to hold special prayer and praise
meetings at least scmi monthly 10 our stations,
and monthly 10 our circuits, with special refer.
erco to the conversion OF the children.
Rev. G. G. Brooke offered resolution look.
iog in view of the rapidly increasing sizs of
the annual convention, to providing for district
conventions, the subject to be reported on at
the Lexington convention. The resolution was
adopted.
Sentenced to Dealt