Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-25
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A French company proposes to lay. Ice
graph cahla icori Iucltao 10 CGoa, Win c12
rcotioU at Key West.
The family Of Giuseppe Mario, the srsa'
tenor, coutradic: tie statement OF the fStis
Goulois that be is Insane
TIE British government has accepted tue
tender Of the E.stero Telegraph Company Tor
the !ayieg Of submarine cable 10 South
Africa.
Its said that tho Porte has formally ptotes
ted against the systematic expulsion CT Ola
homedaus from Eastera Roumea e. the hul'
ga!isus.
A dispatch from Pcsth reports that The wa.
ter OF Szegedin is Ggain rising. Ii tho tlss co.,
tirues there will be but little chance OF saving
tic few remaining houscs
Thc London Times Constauticople eorrcE-
pooiert tclegraphs that the corseHt OF the
Porte, which at present is an essential CONC!
ton of the mixed occupation project, would cot
be- easily obtained.
The Eucish General Tsther Yesterday DO
fsatcd 3 GOO Of the enemy near Peshboak.-
The enemy lest 200 ineo. The British loss
WAS triHipe. The Bengal SaDeers made q bril-
liant charge.
There we're shocks Of earthquake 10 northern
Persia du,iog Saturday aud Sunday. McrIaeh
was much damaged, aud tho adjacent villages
of Tsrk ADD nlaupan were totally Destroyed
Out OF l,lG0 Inhabitants only q lew escapea
death.
il dispatch from RapGoon says tho British
policy is not to send an ultlmatum to Inc NtEs
of Burmah, bus wait for movement OF the
| Burmese troops now mGsSlUg on the frontler.
| The government buildings ct Akgao have been
burned. Fears ofiGc:n9iarism are entertained
at Rspgoon.
A dispatch fronl Paris spys: The pure aud
| extreme Left Senator's ct meetings on Mondsy
unanimously favored the return CT the Cham
! hers to Paiis. Tie Left Cenlrists by Vots Of
| IS to took ca opposite view on the ground q
the uueasiness which would De excited Ia tue
cGuDtry.
A special dispatch from PcsIh says: 40
i'll leot OF tho koTcs river has burst the dyke
! aud Inundated largo territory. pevevany",
| With 200 inhabitants, is threatened Win ruin.
! Titel will scarcely escape terrible dSaS,r.--
| The water is breakics ever tho dykes. The
| soldiers and lablrCT5 at "rI5 Strengthening
! :tcm are exhausted.
The Otieual B5ns; Corporation OF London
announces tha: heavy losses sustained dutlGs
| the last ak months and provision Tor dcpicoia-
| ton Ct Iudiau and other securities, which they
trust will be ouy Temporary, viii preclude .
declaration It Guy further dividend Tor 1878,
| and will absorb nearly the whole OF their re-.
serve, amounting TO 325 .00O pounds.
A telegram from the Eicarny Of lndia neo
tons rcpotls that Yskoub Khan hns sent t'
tachmens to khord, Cabul, aud Teen. 1t
adds that Generals Browne and Roberts arc
concentrating their iofccS at advanced roiots.
The Standard remarks that there arc many
rcasous to believe thi1 GENERALIZATION Is meant
to alarm Yakoob khap. ard is DOT q sign Il an
carIT advance.
A dispatch fsom BM,in says that 0ae Of The
ptysics1s dispatched by Germany to As'rachau
| hes reported hat :! fresh cas-, Ut the plague
appeared on the 2l,t OF March .. Wetilau ka.
Gen. MtlkcH has rc!ur8ed 10 Wetlianka,
where il has hreD decided tc burn sixty seven
houses lhc Mioistcr 81 the lntericr has or
derai tie Soyl11ors of The various provinces to
CO operate Vgsniy against the spread Of the
| epidemic Curing the siriGe.
IL lhs British House Of Lords to Eight the
Ma.qris ot Llnsdownc will move the following
resolution: That this hcusc while wiling to
support Her liz jest; ss0vernrcos in all nrc's-
sary measures for defending the possessions q
He, Ma sly 10 Scuih A!Il.a regrets tha: 10
utinatuu. ca c1!a;cd to produce immediate
| war shcrld hayo bccu presented TO the Iliu
! king without authtr.iy from the responsible
| advisers Ct the crowc. aud that an offensive war
Should lave tceu commcnocd without an in
rera:ive aud pressing necessity Cr adequate
Preparation. aud 'hn House regrets that after
tho ccbsure passed upon the high commissioner
By Her Aiasstey's govir0meut IN the d!snntch
Of the lQ:h CT March Tic conduct ct affairs 10
South Africa should be retained in his hands.
Tho government will meet this resolution vii b
direct negative motion by Sir Charles Dixie
| in the same form as that debated 10 tho House
of Commons on Thursdsy. The House Ct
| Commons will aGj9urn on the S!h Of April 20
the l7th Of april for tho E,ster recess.