Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-04
RGFsEEGE VIEWS.

Lesseps' Panama canal stock is at two fumes
discount 10 Paris.
| There is removed excitem mt at Constanilno'
pie. and the Sultan fears that no will be de-
posed.
A correspondent: at Fienta anrou1cas that
| the A,chduchpss Christine and her mother
| have left fer Barri'Z where, it is believed, they
will be visited by tho k,Dg OF Spain.
A decree has been issued by the King Ct Italy
| imposing quarantine on vessels from the Uui
ted States because OF The prevalence Ct yellow
| fever 10 this country.
The Austrian Emperor lbs accepted The re.
signation Of Count i.,chy, Que Of the Hungarian
Secretaries of STATE, who is accused OF corrup-
] ton in cfice.
at the dwelling OF q statue Of Theirs oil
| Nancy yesterday several members Of lhs gov
| eminent declared that it would ba faithful tc
his policy OF a cons :rValve republic.
A dispatch from Cane Town says: Chief
| Murasi has Submitted. Inc present trouble with
| the Basutos, therefore is settled, but muoh dis
content sill exists.
A dispatch from Berlin confirms tho report
| received at Stockholm thnt Prof. Nodensk old
! baviDg got clear Ct the ice has passed Beh
ring Strait, thus accomplishing tho northern
passage.
| The Wesleyan Conference OF Benuiughau
mas adopted report 10 favor of ca Ecumenica
| CootereCcs as proposed by tho American Yves.
| lcyans and appointed o committee te mako nr
rsDgements for tho meeting.
| Premier WaddiDgton on Saturday read do
cree 10 the French Senate and Chamber of Do
nuties prorO2ulog tho session, to re,a:samblc ir
| Paris on the 25th of NoVembtror st oil Deem
Der.
| George Wall & Co., Of Colombo and Lon
| don. bavo suspended, with liabilities amounting
to about 100000. Their difficulties are said tt
be mainly 10 connection with lossts on coffee il
Ceylon.
The liberals of Quebtc held mcstiog or
Saturday night aud presented the late Lieu.
tenant Governor L,tclIicr with az ADDRESS q
sympathy. Hon. Mcssrs. Ilunlioeton, Divine
and L1Wrler Ware present and addressed tee
| meeting.
| A special from Glasgow says that the en
thusiasm over Dr. Talmage continues. During
| the past three weeks no has Ieo,ured nightly &c
| thousands and on Sundays he has preached t
| tens of thousands in ST. Andrews Hall. To
day he preached TO 5000 worshippcrs in Thu
| city.
Rumols arc rife cf imptn3iog troubles 10 tht
Transvaal. 1t is feared that if tho Colonia
ministers take energeli, measures with re.
gard to that province an immediate disturbance
will epsue. Tho announcement Of tho dis
patch of troops and the approaching visit o
Sir Garnet Wois:loy have probably dEquleteC
the Beers.
Tho severest storm known for many year!
ragged 10 va,i)us parts of England, aud especial
ly 10 the Valley Of tho Thames on Saturday
night. The Storm was attended by fall o
hail stones. some OF which We're five inches r
circumference. Tho damage to glass 10 plac,
Immediately around London amounts to thou
sands Of pounds sterliug 10 great part o
Bcdfordshirc the hay crop has been completed,
swept away aud many cattle have been drowned
Newmarket aud the Eeighborhcod arc flooded
Tho rain fall in Buckingham is estimated o
seventy tors pr acre. Damages by floods enc
lightuiog arc also reported from Cambridge
Norfolk, Guiford, Leicester, Bath and Mon
! month