Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-02
POEEgGH ETE.TS.

| lE2 les. SaClSCIcuL uHe OSVu G1u W
Pr!accss Christina of Spain.
The Emperor William is said to b. markedly
improving snd is expected to be out doors soon.
The cotton operatives ia the Blackburn dis
tfics of Eogand have eli agreed TO srbmi! TO
the reduction Of wages.
! The Bulgarian commission has declared 10
! farcr CT free schools, aud against making the
! Prince a yaasal OF the Porte.
The London Times regards the governments
numerical victory 10 the Commons Nlooday night
as Il moral defeat.
(: Prince Bismarck received couuilass coagrau-
ations on his birthday. Even the Liberal pa
per5 publish complimentary articles.
Twenty thousand Of the Bosnian re.ugccs
have DIED Of p!iva.on Size, Austria undertook
tho armed cccupaIios Of their couG!ry
More political asSassioatious hsvo been at
Uatcd 10 Russia, and at Warsaw o revolu
t!orary committee hos been captured by the
| police.
Tho betting ia The rec. between tho Cam.
bridge and Oxford criwS which Takes placo on
Saturday nry, is two to ono % the Cambridge
crew.
In The French Chambar OF Deputies yester.
day III. Alfred Nsquct withdrew his divorce bill
on fndiog It impossible 10 get day ths.efor,
! thus temporarily removing great cnusr OF
! tftncs to the ceTlcals.
An extraordinary general meeting Of the
shareholders CT tho AugIo American Cable Go.
will BE- held 10 Londoo Ga tho Sth instant, to
consider scheme for the organization ct di
re: French cable company to work in oorjuoc'
ton With the cEistiGg system and thus autsg-
ohize .he Pouyer, Querter scheme.
APRIL Fool JOKES IN BALTIMoRE.-Ecth
branches Of tn. City Counoil Uero in session.
Tho First Brcnch had Just adopted o message
to The Second, and the handsome clerk hasten
| ed soross tho corridor to deliver ii. lie enter.
! cd the doorway Of tho Council chamber and
stood waiting for the Sergeant at Arms to an
uouuce his crrard. hlodestlg the clerk drop
PED his eyes, when, to bis great surprise nod
! delight, they fell upan bright and glistcnlog
silver half dollar. The eyes Of the Council
we're upon him. 1t nattered poI; the prZ, wss
within Iii, reach-Why should he hesitate
delay was dangerous. As the Sergeant at
Arms chilled 10 a loud tone. "Mr. President, a
message from the Frs. Branch" the eager
ccrl: though i: his time. Suddenly stoooiDg
he erapped the coveted prlz,, when. alas be
iouod it paper ShecpshIy no raised his bent
h2dy, and his disappointed eyes met those CT
the guilty Sergeant at AIMS. The joke was
seen By 81 10 he chamber. and the handsome
clerk O! tue First Branch went back TO bis
chamber as poor, but certainly wiser mao.-
Another IKE pat up by q merchant on one OF
The whsrvss caused much amusement. The
mcrcnaot saw o1c Of the largest wholesale
deeleers 10 the city drive up to 8 store in biz
buggy. Waiting uo.i be had gone away, the
jker hailed passing oolored man aud engaged
him to watch the vehicle, caulioning him to
allow no ole to enter it until bis return. lie
then gathered soma Of his follows and they
entered store on the opposite side OF The
street. ard waited for developments. 10
short time the ow1er of the buggy came cui
ard endoavored to enter it, but Was stopped By
the colored man. Argument was OF 30 avail,
aad the merchant became vary much excited
AID WAS about TO call 10 the aid OF the police.
when the jokers appeared and saved the faithful!
guardian from arrest.-Balto. American.
no MORE PUBLIC ExECUTIoNs.-Th Gener.
oil Assembly has passed tho following bill 10
prohibit public executions:
Be it ensctsd by the General Assembly. That
it shall not be lawful hereafter in this State to
execute the death penalty on any condemned
criulnsl IN public manner, but only in the
presence Of such officers Of the law az msy bs
necessary 10 see that the sentence Of the court is
properly carried into effect.