Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-25
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PRESTON, Enc, Feb. 25.--Tno depression
10 the cotton trade has decreased. llca|y d
&c. have given notice thu. they uust stop their
$50 looms within fortnight uD!css trade i'm
proves. This Involves the discharge Of from
200 to 800 hands.
LONDON, Feb. 2j.-Dr. Isaac Butt, the
home rule leader, is suffering from acute hron'
chi,is 4 consultation CT physicians yesterday
pronounced his symptoms favorable.
ROME, Feb. 25-The Itao reviycs The re.
port that Queen Victoria will visit the CoDti-
ncnt this eprirg. going first to Italy, where she
will spend some time at BsVeno. She will
a!terWard, it says, visit Cohurg and Datmsidat.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 25.-The committee
appointed to superintendent tho burning Of in
footed houses in the plague districts has con-
menced operations.
VIENNA, Feb. 25.-The ST. Petersburg dis
patch of the Political Correspondence says -
ut is thought here that Lord DuiforiE's ap.
poptmeut as Ambassador to St. Petersburg
may lead to 8 renewal, possibly 10 81 iu proved
and extended firm. Of the zono dividing The
spheres of the Two poTersi1 Asia.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Al accounts aercc rs To
the utter collapse Of the strikes OF coal hca7cls
anl dock laborer5 at Liverpool.
a dispatch from Tirnova to the Times says
The Russians Gro perfectly aware OF the H.
trigues o. the agcDt5 OF Austria TO promote
Austrian occupation Of The country between
Nov!bazlr and the 4Eycan sea and they arc
doing their utmcs; to quiet the bulgarian
agitation for q union Of Roumc!la and Bulgaria,
believing that further troubles at present would
tend to alarmingly ircrceso Austrian lttuapco
south Of the Danube.
I(u1u n fbnEn -
valries. The Radical party ore crdeGyo,ing to
obtain their ends by threatening to throw
themselves into tho arms OF Austria 1t the
European powers would consen: to sbroeatc the
clause of the treaty of Berlin for the establish
mcnt of Turkish garrison 10 the Balkans the
moderatcs would be able to control the Bulga.
riaa Assembly, aud the Roumelians would be
sufficiently satisfied to obviatG aay fear OF dis
turcances.
The deputies from Rouuciia anG Macedonia
were merely admitted to the opening of the
Bulgarian Assembly as spectators.
The CoDstautinopio correspondent OF tic
Times also testifes to the loyalty With which
the Russians are fulfilling their treaty o5!iga.
tiope. A proclamation issued by General
StoIipipe is extensively circulated in the dis.
triots COZ beicg evacuated Announcing the re-
establishment OF Turkish administration and
dissuadirg the christians from abandoning
their bones
The Daily Teleersphs Paris dispatch denies
that Eugland and Franco favor reduction CT
the Egyptian rate of interest.
An action has been commenced for the CON-
pulsory winding up of the North Staffordsbirc
Colllory Company. II is said that another
large limited company. near Harley. i9 about
to voluntarily wind up its business.
An important educational experiment is about |
% be tried at Harvard College. Beginning with |
he nezt collegiate year, it is proposed TO admit
girls who may be able TO pass the examinations !
low required of male m atriculsnts to the privi-
ege of reciting, in company with other girls, to |
he same professors or tutors who instruct the |
boys; of studying the same books; of making |
he same experiments in the laboratory of sub.
hitting 10 the same tests and finally, of receiv.