Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-18
FDRE{GH ITEMS.

FSRE{GS ITEMS.
Tie Belgian explorer, Wau!hi:r, died Of
lgseutery 10 Central Africa reccnty.
tx President Grant and party lsts Calcutta
yesterday for Rangoon aud Singapore.
The American bark Anne S. Hall, Captain
Nelson. las. from Hong Kong, was Oh fire to
day at Nagasaki. Part OF her cargo was saved.
At Belfast yesterday tie police were stoned
while cndeavorirg to prevent prooesslo5s OF the
Nalonalists from entering prohibited districts,
ard several Of tie police were Injured. The
police finally fired on the procassloaSts.
NJ. Albert Grevy, brother of the Fecch
President, being unwilling to resign bis SCAT 10
the French Chamber of Deputies has been APP
pointed to 90 TO Algeria on temporary mission
but clothed with the full! power Of Governor.
The London Times Paris corret pondcrtsays:
'Tho friends, both Of the Cabiatt IS a whol,
and Of NJ. Waddirgtou. could only Cjoice at
seeing the premiership given to mlolStcr With
out portfolio which would devote Ela entire
time to geoeral questions instead o.! riiteIirg
it away 10 departmental details.
The work OF saving life at Sz:eedin is ever
and that of saving property has nos commenced.
The authorities have telegraphcd that no iurth.
er supplies of provisions arc necessary. Two
thousand farm houses 10 the surrounding coun-
try have been destroyed icy the tlJCd. 1t is be-
lieved tho waters will not have entirely subsidized
before July. 1t is estimated that the losses by
the flood will amount to nearly IS. 600 900.
The Maccltsield weaver; have accepted the
10 per oe1t. reduction. A genera! strike OF the
Durham miners is expected. The masters OF
the Midland glass trade had announced q
reduction of Is per cent. The workr0cn viii
probably resist, aud the Gassulskers' Unions
throughout the kingdom have promised TO s.si.t
the strikers. Over 1000 iIe makers and fOrge!a
at Sheffield haVe decided 10 resist y reduction
Of wages.
The German Reichstag yesterday discussed .
report explanatory Of the action CT the eoTcr1-
mcnt 10 insilutiog the petty state OF sirg; in
Berlin. Herr Liebknecht. Socialist, s.roOx!y
: ensured the measure, which he pronounced
wholly u5justi(i2d. lie declared that hs pBr;y
was party OF retorm-not Of revolution. he
defended the course of the Socialist deputies ln
not rising from their seats Whsn cheers Were
given for tho Emperor. The President Of the
Reohsag, amid cheers, remarked that their cen.
duct offended the moral sense Of the Chamber.
Herr Llebkuccht contlrued-"ll republic is
established 10 Germany" lie vas unable to
Gnish the sentence 10 consequence of the urroar
which the words provoked. The President
threGtc oed to deprive him of bis right Of speech.
Count Won EulenbuEg explained that the gov.
ernment's reason for proolaimiug The state Of
siege was that Berlin was 10 great danger be-.
cause il wGs the home of the Socialist agitation.
Referring to what be termed tbs assassination
aud murder epidemic, he said investigation
showed that the Instruments OF crime were pre-.
pared 10 Berlin AID East Prussia. The Reich.
stag took formal c0guiZlnCc CT the report co.,
caTDing tbs state of siege. Count Won Eu'cn-
burg stated 10 the Rciehstag yesterday that
PriGce Bismarck, and even tie Emperor, had
lately received good many letters ,!rca:enlGg
them with assassination. lnlcrusl machlac3
had boen actually discovered in Berlin and Eas.
Prussia, although it vas true that tha East
prus;ian machlDe was OILY constructed to scene
TO the Inventor an informcr fee. i clIrtspaEd
cIt at Berlin says:-"At tic clos, Of Herr
Liebknicht' speech the President Of the Reich
stag threatened him with forcblo removal ifcm
the tribune. The tunuit ct the ;iain was
Understandable"
GENERAL Is SSE.uRL TOFE IHGE,TEH
LII tho Senate, yesterday, The bill authorizing
tho boards Of supervisors 10 the c,untcs and
the councils in tho nilics to iiz the pay of Com
monHcath's Attorneys WAS considered |: pro.
vdes that iheso officers shall D0t receive over
5000 per annum. The bill was ordered to be
epprcsscd.
The Senate has agreed TO House Joint rcs5-
utioDs entitled Joint resolutions insrucllng the
Attorney General to Institute the necessary pro
osedogs 10 tho proper court to ascertain Whnther
the charter Of the Arlington IGropIk, CON
pauy has been fortified, end Joint resolution
for the appointment Of joint committee H.
consider all propositions On the subject a!
amendments 10 the Constitution
Ii also passed House bill entitled ~ sci 10
provide for tho appointment OF special cousla.
bles to execute attachments and warrants Of
distress. and several other unimportsnt biIIa
The bill amending the Moffett liquor Law was
considered.
A bill to authorize Tic Shenandoah R4iiroad
Company to record mortgages and deeds Of
trust under certain conditions was placed On
the calendar.
4 bill was presented to ame0d Tho Lax. to in
corporate the Roman Catholic College. 10 Nor
folk, approved January II, 1870.
10 the House OF Delegates tho Sensto bill
providing fer tho settlement u the State debs
was further discussed yesterday. an effort
made TO fx tho liEc tor takias the final
vote on the bill was Debated Tor want Of louc
votes to make tho necessary two thirds. L. IS
expected tho bill will pass this week without
material change, if any at all.
Tie Troubles at Siska.
The following telegram was received yea.er-
| dsy by Major William Gouvarneur Morris,
special Treasury agent, from tho surgeon Of tho
marine hospital at Puget Sound:
PORT TOWNSEND, w. IT,, Msrch l1.-Tho
| California has returned. The Indian chief Cal
lam and 81 of his followers are st i'ilka and are