Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-26
L.aTEsT FOREIGN .S,E!I's.

L,2TE6T FDAsEfG.E We VS..
LONDON, Feb. Tremendous storms con.
tinue to be reported IN tho south ct France
where hundreds Of people arc thrown on public
charity By the destruction and inundahon CT
the houses. 10 Spain the tempest lasted four
days with muoh damage and loss of life. Tari-
Gus Villages and farms in tho Navarro and As
taras were destroyed.
A bark, name unknoHn, was wfackcif' at
Corunna and % persons were drowac6.
VIENNA, Feb. 26.-The Tagblatt says: IA
telegram from the Au5tro German plague COM
mission at Isari!zin says the commissioners meet
with the greatest opposition from the Russian
authorizes 10 the execution OF their duties
LERNDERa, Feb. 2G.-Thc official Gazettc
announces the prevalence 10 eastern Gailca OF
epidemic spotted typhus.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-Advices from Ccttiogl
state that convention relative TO the ccsslon oil
Gusiogi and PLAYA to Montenegro has just been
signed at Soutari. thus removing the last pend.
ing territorial question between Montenegro aud
Turkey.
Horrooks jackson l. Co.'S cotton mills, at
Preston. have been burned, aud hundred
hands thrown out Ct employment. The loss Is
10000 pounds.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-ChagIcS Peace, tao no:
toriou9 burglar and murderer, recently convicted
Of the murder Of Arthur Dyson, civil engl-
uecr. at Banner Cross, on the 29:h OF Novem-
Der, 1876, was executed at Leeds, yesterday.
lie died 10 the odor of sanctity, orgiViag ell
his enemies.
The steamer Memphis, from Liverpool for
New Orleors, ashore at tho entrance OF the
harbor of Corrunua, has been abandoned. She
is considered to he complete wreck,
Weston has arrived at Buckingham having
walked 1,S4l milcs. He is LOW % mics be-
hind time.
LONDON, Feb. Pa large fire has occur
red on Market street, Manchester, tho priac.
pal thoroughfars. The damage is estimated at
100000 pounds.
IN estimate will be submitted to Parliament
for ca advance Of 100000 pounds for the ex:
penses of the Zulu war. This is on account and
does not purport to represent the entiro or any
exact proportion of the cxpensts 0! the var
Tie Echo announces that the widow OIL
Charles Dickens is dangerously III.
THE RECEPTION at tho White House last night
was the largest ths! has taken plsco since its CO
cupaticn by the present incumbent. It was in
tended at the outset that The reception should be
conducted IS a strictly official affair of high
the lines Of dernarca.ion that had been drawn
were broken down, until ct last the assembly was
made up Of mere promiscuous crowd. Tho
chief officials of every department of the gov
crnment and of the foreign legations were there,
bat besides them, number who, IN various
ways, had been snlugglcd in on false pretences.
There were two distinct classes of guosis-those
who were invited to the psrlors and those who
were admitted by official card TO the vestlbus.
The supper was set in the state dining room and
in the family dining room, both of which wero
handsomely decorated. The tables were provided
with every delicious edible in sesson, but no wine.
There was Roman punch, however. Dir. and
Mrs. Hayes were in the brightest Of spirits, and
kept up constant flow Of conversation with the
guests. MrP. Hayes wore rich white silk, with
tunic and overGress of gsuze, embroidered in
seed pearls, sleeves of cheneile with pearls, and
lace of pearls finishing tho neck, which WAS
open il front and filled in withtulle. The White
House was very elabor6tely decorated with
deIiers in all the psrlors. the cast room, where
the reception took place. and in the corridors
leading ftom the east room direct to the conser-
vstorics, were f9stooned with smilax. On either
side OF tho corridor were hot house plants, con-
verting il into an illumnat avenue. The glass
screen between this and the outer hall was drs-
pod with United States Gags. On the slabs Of
the mirrors aud on the hesrths in every parlor,
were foliage plants or flowers in full bloom.
The msntels we're covered with beds OF NOES,
studded with exotics.
The Conservatives were lighted and used for
prome1sding. Tho central window in the east
room wss drsped with Gags, and hanked with
groups of tsll plants. In front Of this stood the
President and Mrs. Hayes and Mr. Webb Hayes,
who made the introductiols 10 his father. and
Col. Casey, who presented tho guests to Mrs.
Hayes.