Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-07
Foreign News


cable dispatch from tho Foreign Otlco ct Lon
don to send statement respecting the fortune
Bay trouble. A case has been prepared by tho
Newfoundland Government showing that
American crews were violating both tho treaty
and Colonial Fishery laws. and conteDdlng that
American fishermen, when ia NeWfoundland
waters, are bouad equally with Newfoundland
fishermen to respect The general laws OF tue
Colony.
The lower Ilosue Of too Austrian Relchs.
rath has adopted the address 10 reply TO the
speech from the Throne alter debate, durlog
which Baron Won Pfetis Cagnado demon
stratad that the occupation CT Bosnia, which
was authorized by all the Powers includlog
| Turkey, was necessary to prevent tho develop
mept of forces in the Balkan peniasul "a which
| would sooner or later clash with the Interests
of Austria.
The St. Petersburg Golos declares that
| Western Europe must bs given to understand
| it is impossible IN tho present situation. Tor
Russia to fulfil the treaty of Bar!lo.
| Vast numbers Of starviug Mahomedan reiu'
gees from the Rhodope Mountains, sseklog TO
return to RoumeIia, have been stopped at
| Gumuldjuina.
| $50 Greek refugee families, who asked the
| aid of the British Commissioner, were 'z'!ed
from the Balkans by the Russians.
| Two Russian officers, Alexandria, aud
! Chtaski, are said to be IN command q! the IN.
surgents in tho hlacedonil district. The ter
rtory affected extends from the foot ct The
Balkans to near Salonica.
Jean JacQues lfazy, the Swiss political eoono
mist, is dead. lie was eighty two years old.
| Portugal, Franco aud Eneland VII &C. in
unison against tho Kiog Of Dahomoy.
| 1t is rumored that Count Schouvaloh, who
is going to Pesth. is charged with the mission
to propose another congress 10 amplty tho
treaty Of Berlin.
According to private kilograms Count Schou'
valoif has already been appointed Vice Chan
celor. Other accounts say he has been made
Minister Of the Interior.
The Countess Marie, daughter Of Prince
Bismarck, was married yesterday to Count
Fanfare. The Crown Prince Frederick William
and Princess Victoria Waro present ct the ccrc'
meny.
| Itis said the Amcor is advancing from Jel.
Iabad to Lapoora. doubtless Intending to
strengthen the Khybcr Pass.
A dispatch from Jhelum says fever prevails
aarmirgly in some cities ia the pn3Jarb, and
hundreds are dying weekly from it.
| A Madrid dispatch reports that Nloncasl
counsel declined TO proceed with the case dc.
spite the jud gels INJUNCTION, aud has appealed
to the beDchars Of his society, alleging that
neither sufficient delay nor Inquiry arc permit
ted for the defense. This action may delay the
trial few days Moncasi cl1iGuna TO confess
generalization.
The councii general OF tlia Department OF
the Seine. yesterday, passed resolution in IA
vor of amnesty to communists
a convention concluded at Paris between tie
countries Of the Latin Union provides that the
coinage Of gold shall remain free, and that the
coinage Of silver, suspended indefinitely, cannot
be resumed without the consent DIAL! the mem
bers of the union. The convention requires
ratification by the chambers Of the c1uotrlss
in the unioa.
A dispatch from Vienna states that General
Phipovch has no fears now concerning tie
situation 10 Bosnia, and has asked to be allowed
to return to Prague.
4 Samuel Phelps. the actor, died yesterday OF
congestion of the brain.
The uprising Of the people in the city OF
Merida, Iucatan, was not against The Federal
authorities, but against the State authorities,
, because the municipal levy was doubled. The
difficulty was settled by the intervention Of the
officer commanding the federal troops.
Escobedo, the Mexican revolutionist general,
who was sentenced to be shot, hes been liter-
ated on parole on account of i'll health.
General Cra7iato, Governor Of the Mexican
State Of Iiidalgo, has baQu adted lcr tampnr-
isg with The votes po!led at the laio election.
Seoor Himacona, the late Mexican DllnIster
at Wsshiogion, is prominently snokcn OF as
the next President President Dl;Z has re-
fused to serve second term, and a proposition
has been advanced TO extend his term TOR two
years longer.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Ma chesttr Guard
ians Loadon correspondent says: Before the
plenpotenliaries left Berlin Lord Baaconsfed
and count Andrassy signed a treaty providing
? that if Russia should cnuaavor to remain on
Turkish territory after May 1879, Eogla1d and
Austria will Insist on her com peta withdrawal.
If Russia should urge that Turkey is unable
to protect the christians owing to the disturbed
state of affairs 10 Roumelia, Eogand andAustra
will furnish garrison to rellova the Russians.
The purport Of this treaty was communicated
to Russia.
Leopold Ranke the German historical writer
is dangerously i'll.
At the Marlborough Street Polio, Court yes
terday summons Was set down Tor hearing
against Lady Annie Louise Gooch and
another charging them with conspiracy to
palm off spuri GUS child 90 Sir Fraucs Rob
ert Sherlock Lambert Qooch as bis heir. Lady
Gooch counsel presented a certificate Of her
physician that she was unable to attend but
tho magistrate declared the certificate unsatis-
factory and adjourned the case Tor week 1.-THE
prosecution consentng) declaring that if Lady
Gooch was not present then he would issue
warrant for her immediate apprehension.
| LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Liverpool autumn
meeting opened Oh the 5sh inst. The principal
event OF these races, the race Tor the Liverpool
autumn cup. Was contested to day, and was
Won by Lord Hartiogton's Belpteoe, with
Lord Robbery Tou,het coming in 81, and
Capt. MachelI's Master Kildare 81.
| LONDON. Nov. 7.-Robert Forester, a large
coery proprietor of Glasgow, has failed.
| PARIS, Nov. AT the Latin Union Con.
ference Italy agreed to abolish paper money
for smaller amounts than S francs, in order to
relieve France Of the glut Of small coins driven
here by the use of small notes 10 Italy. These