Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-19
FOREIGN News

Tsshkepd. on the 18th of September, by aH
AFGHAN embassy, under tho Amecr's Mlrister
of the IoteIior. General Sto!ctoff started LOT
Lividia on the 22l Of September, leaving the
Afehuns ct Tashkond. He has probably re-
turucd tbither by this time.
Tho rumor in Rome is that Count Cortl'
Mioister of Foreign Affairs and Slgnor Bfuzzo'
Minister of War, have rendered their reslgna
lions, which the King has not yet accepted
Sipnor Broceheti, Minister OF the Marine. has
not resigned. A later dispatch from Roms
says Ministers Curti. Bruzzo, and Brocchettl'
who are Moderales, nave resigned 10 conse'
oueuco Of Premier Cairols's radical views.
which arc 10 favor OF The Unlimited right OF
public meeting. A dissolution OF Parliament
is LOT improbable. ~,
A special dispatch from Berlin says: The
negotiations concerning rctCrn 10 ASIA Mloor
1T last promi,e somo result. The mlyed Chris
tisn and Mussalmau police are to be comn,aud
ed by Eugiisn cfioers. An Eoglsa assistant
iu0ge will be added 10 each court OF appeal
The Governor and head tax gatherer will be
appointed and dismissed sutisct to Eoglsh
approval. These aud some other equally i'm
portant clauses have been approved IN principle
by the Porte.
There seems to be mystery about the move
ments of the Russian troops 1t is certain that
they still hold the Tchataldja lines. Should
this occupation last, it is thought the British
fleet may return to position near the BoSpho
rus.
The ustive armies forming 10 Bulgaria and
East Roumelia are under Russian cfhcers,
equipped with Russian arms. and commanded
ia the Russian tongue, and number about So.
Arms are distributed by the Russians among
| the Christian villagers 10 East Roumelia, while
the Turks provide rifles and ammunition for
tho Pomaks in the Rbodope Hills.
The third reading of the Socialist bill IN the
| German Parliament was commenced yesterday
| The compromise amendments previously agreed
UPON we're brought forward by the National
Liberals and Conservatives. They pr6vldc that
newspapers cannot be summarly suppress
| for the first offense; that egltators cannot be
expelled from the place where they reside TOR
more than six months, and that the Emperor
| shall have unrestricted choice in appointing
the president of tho Court of Appeal. The
debate will be resumed to day.
A report, which has recently been circulated
that the Princess Thyra has been tetrothcd to
the Duke Of Cumberland, son and heir to the
late King George of Hanover, is pronounced
premature.
10 the Danish Folkething, yesterday, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs admitted the pain
ful circumstance that natives OF Sohles"lg,
temporarily revisiting their homes, had been
| expelled. All representatives made 10 Berlin
had failed to remedy this hardship. The Pfus
sian government had, however, 10 some in
stances granted permits.
A Royal order has been promulgated at
| Havana declaring free slave that bad cscaped
from Cuba aud made his way to Madrid. The
decree declares free all slaves on entering the
| Spanish dominions or her colonies, excepting
the Island of Cubs. The oWuers Of slaves thus
| liberated are to be Unidentified.
The report of the investigators into the at.
fairs of the City of Glasgow Bank is worse than
the most gloomy foreboslngss., The loss shown
| il e5l9O9S3. This loss with the addition of
81 900 OOO capital, the shareholders will have
to make good. The report shows the practice
| Of systematic deception. The principal assets
of the bank are bonds and shares of the West.
ern Union Railway lof the Uoited States aud
SCRIP ef the New z ssland and Australian Land
| Company, the value of which is estimated az
| s35S, $50 and s973,s45 respectively. Crowds
were assembled before the bauk and the tx.
change awaiting the report. which caused
CONSERVATION. A call f)r $500 per share IS
anticipated, which, it is thought. hat the
| shareholders will be unable to meet. The re-.
mainder f the shareholders will thus ultimately
be compelled to pay double.
| The London Daily News says: AS tar as
could be ascertsined ct the last moment yes
| terdsy there was no foundation for the report
| that any London bank is 10 difficulty. % the
contrary, accommodation was given more freely.
These endeavors to create difficulties By coo-
coctors of this species of intelligence are much
| to be deprecated. A similar report which was
started relative to loan from the Bark OF
| France to the Bunk of Eogland may have
served the ends Of its inventors.
The Times says: No fresh comp oa'lons
! were ouuouncei yesterday or unprecedented. 4
very imaginative story was started OF al ar
| rapgemcnt fer The Bank OF England to get
| fabulous amounts IF gold r'om the B.1k OF
| France. The story was utterly wlthru: t1uoda
| ton.
LONDON O,t. 19-Eger suce the failure Of
| the Cl.y OF Glasgow Bank the Stock Exchange
| has been filed BY all sogls of rumors raised ny
iobbeis 10 raise md drpress prices. Those VIM
transmit them 70 and circulate them 10 America
may possibly have the Same loteresLs TO serve
| as those who circulate them here. 1t may be
depended upon that anything not sent in these
| dispatches on this subject has not taken such
| tap gbe shape as would be worthy of attention.
The Daily Telegraph in its financial article
this morning allnding to tho rumor spread yes
terdsy of q loan from the Bank Of France to
the Bank CT England says: The stories about
the Bank of Eogland and the Bank Of France
are palpable inventions. If one institution re-
quired bullion from the other no special arrange.
| ment was needed to effect a purchase. The
article also says: Some mischievous rumors
of fixtures were also set saoat, but their abb
surdlty was so glarlDg that they did no harm,
AID we're discredted as soon as uttered.
The Times in its insncal article com menting
on the official report of the Investigations into
the affairs Of the City of Glasgow Bank says:
1.-The shareholders will now have some igbt
thrown upon the condition of the bank : affairs
and mcss sombre light it is. The bank has
lost by moderate aod probably favorable esti.-
mate, 6 POO, 900 pounds This isa most dsas-
trous statement for the unhappy shareholders,