Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-27
R9RElG| VIEWS,

Prloce Il snarek is i'll!
M. Csrr SOcislst, las he1a aleDed Municipal
Counse lIer at LIZ
Great ;i,emept prevails st Consta otinopie
over the pos.og Of sediiioGs placsrds.
A foot of sEow fe! 10 London yesterday
noruiug. Great damage has been Guuo to
fruit and shade ,rs,s
Charles TCmiiusou Of the tifm OF w. u. Tom
Iioson 4 Go. the suspended Liverpool Cotton
b-, kesrs. has sbsooudad leevilg behind wife
aud eight children.
Aaophus Roasnbers ct he Loudon Town
iOlk WAS 70 day sclteLcr to ilgbtcen moths
| imprisonment On thu indi; N n; chareiug him
snh publishing defarratory nce!s.
1t Is stated that daughter CT be Fteuch
General IF division d. GulIifet Comuandant
at Tours has clipped from Pnri5 to London fer
,fe puipvse OF msrHing Il son of Musurus
Pa>hs the Turk "a ambassador there.
A disnetoh from Msdfid says: Ia tho Coul-
Gil ct Sa udsy the Minister # Crlooiss pre-.
.ecte d Il plan for the rcoosu'iou Of the right
10 Ill Iii edla'e Ilberty o. slaves in Cuba end their
owl rights Of CT Z nship, hus withholding the
E. yment OF political rights u1!il the expiration
OF s yesrs Of f red labor.
A disps!ch trcm Rome says that an American
td5 sud eeull, msu aned Be-oo were attack
cd 10 railway c,r,i.ge on the Alta Italian line
feW GGgs ago ty Two men, ote Of whom drew
a revolver ADD the other koie. After vic
lent struggle the robbers succeeded 10 getting
possession ufths geu;Ienan' nurse aud watch,
ord escaped ~ iamliug oti the foot board
when the train slsckeued It's speed
a di-pstch from klshi says: Gen. Coughs
brigade has arrived here 10 succor the force
hoIdrog tbs tn rancaed camp at Sou.srgardau,
the commander Ut which rcpur,s that he is EUR.
rounded by thousands IF Mausals. II, signals
that be can bold bis own. but from the heavy
firing It Is clear b" IS holly engaged. General
Ghous will march for Shutsrgardap to-day.
If the posi- u should provo unteuabIe il will bs
evacuated, bu If the euemy Ci,pcrso the force
VIII remain at Sbu.argsrdun. aud General
Cough 5 lr'gsds roturu to Gabul. A cabul
dispatch stses that tho kotwal of Cabul
and tour tbers h6vo been haugcd for
n,np'lcity II the massacre of the British
Embassy. Thsro has been fighting be-
TWEEN Ali k1ey sud Lu'srSsrdao, 10 which
the enemy wsS defeated with heavy loss, and
o!,I.mmuuicsions have sirc, been reopened.-
The tribes which erre inies'irg Shularcurdsu
have dispersed. Yakoob khsu is 10 General
Il berts camp and isia pitlable state Of apathy
and depre, GOD.
GEN. GRANTS --LATEST SpEEcn. "a sners
Grant attended farewell banquet 10 bis honor
at ssh Francisco Saturday light, and left at
midnight for the Est. Ia respops, to toast
be said:
GENTLEMEN OF SAN FRANCISCO: The INV
boucded hospitality ard cordially with which
L have been received since first 1 put my foot
on the soil If California has taken deep root 10
my heart. 1t vas mere than I could have ex-
pected. and while it entailed some little fatigue
at times. assure on l have been grateful for
IT. l have previously been in California and
on the Pacific co6s:, but have been away
quarter CT century, and wien l landed here |
the last lime | found that none Of tho pioneers
bad grown Cd; but if | should remain avsy
another quarter of century | might BIZ oom
PEELED to confess that come OF you had grown |
I'D, applause, and want to see you again
ID your prime and youth. Gentlemen, 10
takirg my departure, want to thank you for
the farewell reception given me this evening.
and TO express the hope that whether or not / |
am to have the happiness ever to visit your
'ity again, shall, at least, meet one and ali of
lou elsewhere, aGd if it should not be in this
lie, that it may be in better country.