Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-30
Tlc Situation ia FrSEra.

PARIS. Jan. 30.-Tho Rerab:;qGG ttscc4i,",
NJ. Gambetia'5 crrau. says ;ia :aor9iag :
"rherc is 30 possibc d5u5: a5ou. th2 i.su2 Il
The panGng struggle. J'0c onIy ms'tar admit
ting OF difference CT opia!oa IS ahc;aera safe
Of Crisis shall coot!apa or nos. ftrspaSi DGgcT
may be definitely buried ilol1 tbs dsy. and TIC
moment this is possible it bboaid he dong.
LONDON, Jan. 3l.-Tbc TiU:a3 nsf!a dis
palch Gays: 'PcesiGcn: MacMa'oh'S I'll :!ss
become necessity. Il will prodn;; IT III e.
feet a. homs or abroad. add I'll" t1 r0sl!iv,
relief At Saturday Cabie2t neetaE i. Leon
Say submitted l!ss Of changes q trea:ure!s
general. The Marshal sid notiirg concerning
the proposed changes, but asked ~. Duiour",
Pr: s:deut Ct the Couuc!I, io remai1 2'tGr he adj
jourouent OF the CabGct mccilGg. when tcy
were alcoc Il learn this ftcI III, ig!2tme5ts,
one Ct WHOM heard it from tn iia7aa.i 81!
the other from NJ Duiaurcj the Msr.haj -*i3
Il Will cot sivu those dec:ccs. d. h:ou Say i:
a minister who gets iuto q rsssiGn. Thssa *
ecutons nus. Dot hc made. 1'hcrn iau.t b.
40 goog iu:o passion" bat u. Lsoo Say
replied NJ. Dafaufc, us GOT Minister who goes
into passion ho is the minister who arr!:rs
fret at this object. that Is MI. We I'll took
Iormal pledge a, last MonGs: f:!ia-, sod We
ell resolved On acting up to II. :ju. surely,
rel 5Iaci tho Marshal. you ale nor goirG 20
bIiag 100 heaps Of disnlssais TO sign = Il %onc
We arc all goiog," said NJ. Daaurc. II, keep
our word. We vii! net mike hcoa'ofnbs. but
9lli give every satisfaction 90 which pubic
option ia eo,.lld. We have each CIR lit
ready; | havn ulae aSJ tLa MiGs;;:r o:
War has his. We are each cGirg to submit t
to you, aud hope yGu will Sign i; ter, By
not signing it 3, far from screening the iuna-
tionarea, ycu would perhaps expose thcla.
Seeing that what nc do DOT d.. others q i'll 10 still
m1re entr1etica!!y, AID il you prefer. rs you
tell us to retire, not only viii you 10: save tics,
you wish to protect, bat y,u vii j.orGriize
those We are uoY really protcclnr.
Here the conversation ended. Nazt day the
Marshal signed the foa:cal caacges. II.
Ddfaure. believing him won over. at fuesday
mornings council submitted to President Sac
Mahon decree, affecting six public p!csecu
tors. The Marshal examined it. AMI ther,
turning to Mr.. Dafaurc, said II an going
to sipu this but leave tbs responsibility 10
you" and signed it.
PARIS. Jan. 3O-3 =. H.-MaisAaII hlacl!a~
hon has resigned tho Presidency CT The Re |
public. Congress has been eonvokad !or six
o'clock this evening. The elecIiou Of II.
Grevy to tie Presidency appears to BE- cer!sia,
oil tie groups of the Left bGog IN a,cari % |
this point. Gea. Gfoslay, Minister of War,
submitted his list. The lay provides for IS !
high military commands, each lotruSted to
general. |ho may be relieved every three years,
Of the IS generals thus Appointed 9 have bed
posts more than five years, and next September
will have been six years. Marshal MscMahon's
idea is that -1ct having been removed after
three years. they ought, By tscit reappoinlmaut,
finish another term o. three Years The law
certainly says nothing of the kiad. tu: simply
s,ccrds the power ofremovlog the coun.udsr
after three years. Cen. Gfesley'5 decree d9sIt
with nine generals; cf these four we're 10 be
transferred and f9s-Bour5aki, DcLa7tieu,
BotsiIle, DaBari! aud Mou:auloa -dedoi:iVely
relieved.
Msrahsl MscAshon declared la could not
ign this decree: II cann5t," ho said, sign C
decree aupersedipg brave generaIs-ny own
riends and mpsnions-whose legal tsrm Of
command only expires in five or siz molths. 81