Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-10
Miscellaneous Foreign News.

The master cotton splnners at Ashton under.
Tyne, Sta!ey Bridge, Dukin6eld aud Mosley
England, have resolved to reduce tho wages Of
operatives five per cent. after the 25th Of the
present month. The operatives, who accepted
reduction last November, will probably strike
now. A telegram from Blackburn says: Some
body is softeuing. The Masters Association
have authorized their members to make auy
arrangement they please With their hands. The
Messrs. Boothman have set their large mill 10
motion, with full complement OF the hands
on the operatives terms.
During the second fortnight 10 June the an
nual review of the armies of Paris aud Yer
saillcs will be held. The number OF troops un-
der arms will DO about $4,000. All the foreign
soldiers in Paris will witness the march past.
Thew will be formed 10 battalion OF honor 10
front of the Official Tribune.
The professors of the College of France have
recommended Dr. Brown Sequard for the
chair of physiology, made vacant by the death
of NJ. Claude Bernard. DR.. Brown Sequard,
being an English subject, is ineligible unless be
becomes natural'zed.
A Cuban named Aguero, with eleven tol
lowers, recently landed Oh the southern coast
of tho central department of Cuba, in lighter,
from Jamaica, 10 the belief that the Insured
ton had broken out again. Finding that tran
guilty prevailed everywhere and that everybody
was opposed to disturbance of the peace, he
surrendered, Indignant at being deceived. nc
offered to guide the government officials to the
place where tho lighter landed him, the vesse
containing arms, clothing and about twenty
boxes of ammunition. The general command
inc the central department. ASSURED AguerC
and his companions of q complete pardon
The Official Gazette publishes an order sim
plifyipg the process of restoring cmbargoec
property TO late insurgents. Ii makes public
receipt before notary unnecessary, II not de
sired. A document signed by Governor Oh
Collector of Taxes will suffice.
Advices from San Domingo represent tina
affairs in that Republic are very unsettled
Both claimants to the temporary presidency
Guicrmo at the capital and Gonzalez at SaDti
ago, are in hostile attitude, each claiming th'
| legal right to the Office. The party tavoriDG
Guiermo is styled the Blues aod the party o
Gopzaltz the Greens. The Chamber, in ses
sion at the capital have appointed May "a, a.
| the day for the election of President.
A steamship line has been established be-
tween Hong Kong and Peru for the purpose
of carrying Chinese emiqrans to that country
uuder the auspices of the two nations
Gen. Grant and his wife and sou have ar
rived 10 Paris.
LONDON, May lO-A special dispatch frou
Rome, printed 10 this afternoons fall Nal
Gazette says: ALTHOUGH tbs Pope is suffer
lug from iuAsmaton Of the liver the Cardinals
oppose bis removal from The Vatican. Th'
negotiations between the Vatican and RusSi;
have completely filled
PARIS, May lO.-Mr. Richard G, McCor
mick, Commissioner General for the Uoitet
States to the exposition, called on Gen. Graz
yesterday, and Invited him to fix timc to vlsl
the exhibition. Saturday at noon was deter
mined upon when Gen. Grant, with his wifi
and son, and party of friends, will be shoWl
over tho building.
LONDON. May l0.-The Newmarket frs
spring meeting closed to day when the racs 70
the one thousand guincas, for three year ole
FLIES, was rue. The winner turned up in MIR
Nv. Geurd's chestnut FLY, Pilgrimage, who als'
won the 1000 guineas on "Wednesday last
Lord Falmouth's bay tiIly, Jannete, came ii
second; and Count DeLagraDgus' chestnut lilly
| Nlono op|;po third