Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS.


A telegram from LAMA statca that great
fire is raging throughout large district of
Thessay. The village of Sophiades is partly
burned. The fire began at numerous distant
points ard is undoubtedly the work Of iocen-
diaries.
At a consistory held at Rome yesterday the
Pope submitted for the approval of the Cardl
nails secret aocution directing the future line
OF conduct toward the various Powers.
The Mackenzie Invasion has caused coDslle.
rable excitement in Mexico, the people belicv
ing that the object was to raise border va
fare preparatory to war FIR annexation. The
Mexican Treasury is empty, and the Govern
mept employees and claimants are complaining,
adding to the uneasiness about impending dis
turbances. 10 the States of Sonora and SiDa-
Ioa famine is expected. Mazatlan is bare Of
-four, and the people are emigrating. r,
The Orange exciter,eDt gthl agltate5 Canaoa.
Samuel Kelley, Young Brltoo, on Ounday
night was driving team near MarYsvllle Cor
ners, Ootario, when he was fired upon and Sc
vereIy wounded by James White, Catholic
The latter is still at large. but he is said to be
on his capture.
LONDON, July I6.-A number of lords aud
members Of the House of Commons will 90 to
Dover to-day to welcome the Berlin plenipoten.
tiaries who are expected to arrive there at 2. rs
o'clock this afternoon. The Mayor and corpo-
ration of Dover will present Lord BeaconsGeld
with an address of congratulation and the spe.
cial train provided for the penipoteDtiaries will
reach the Cbaripg Cross railway station at 4 As
o'clock. Lord Henry Lennox has charge of
the organized demonstration of welcome on the
arrival of the train from Dover Tickets have
been already issued for as many persons as the
railway station will accommodate. All the
Metropolitan Conservative associations will be
represented but no address will be presented.
All the ministers who can be absent from Par
Lament will be on the platform at the station
Many Liberal members of Parliament have also
applied for tickets to the platform, expressing
the wish to make the demonstration of pa.
tional character. Seats for FIVE hundred friends
of the First Lord of the Admiralty have been
erected within the Admiralty enclosure 10 White
Hall. Downing street will be reserved for
members Of Parliament. Between ChariDg
Cross and Downing street the general public
will bo admitted so that tho spontaniety and
warmth of the welcome will have to be judged
by the demonstration at this point of the route.
Vehicular traffic will be stopped from fifteen
minutes past four clock, until Lord Bcaoons-
field 8 carriage passes. The ministerial banquet
at the Mansion House will take place on the 81
of August The date of the complimentary
dinner rendered by the Carlton Club TO Lord
BeacousGeld has not yet been determined on.
The western platform Of the Charing Cross
station down which the carriage road ruDs has
been partitioned off and while rows ofraised seats
skirt ono side, banks OF rare flowers rise on the
other. Along the side OF the carriage way the
platform is entirely hidden by flowers and the
walls of tho station and entrance way decorated
with the flags of the nations who participated
in the Congress aud clusters of the national
devices and emblems.
LONDON, July Embarrassing 10 Germany
for tho election for members Of the Reichstag,
which is to take place on the 30th of this
month, is becoming quite heated. The struggle
will be severe, especially 10 the larger towns,
where daily meetings are now being held.
Opinion is divided about the general result, but
it seems improbable that Prince Bismarck will
be strong enough 10 the new Parliament to dis
pense with the assistance of National Liberals
on whom no has heretofore been entirely de-
pendent.
The Arctic steam yacht Jeanette sailed from
Havrc yesterday Tor San Francisco.
Fire In New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. July 16.-A fire last night