Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-29
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Msior Cavagnari telegrapbs that the cholera
is ataliDg q. Cebul.
Baron Voa Gerolt, !yrrelly RUSSIAN mi1is
Ter at Washington, y dad.
Tire PeruVao ireu clad Ilu2soar bas disabled
TWO Chillau war vessels 10 combat at lqu!que.
There IVES violeu! hurricane en- Saturday
on tho A6iis.!c Several lives were lost, 20
v:s,es Damaged and ! vessel SUM-.
LIS believed 10 Vienna that the Propagation
If the Creek Chambers is sign tina! Greece Is
about to adopt a more moderate attitude.
The insect which has appeared 10 potatoo
field at klllavubleD. n The county OF C3rk, Ire
land has been identified as the Colorado beetle.
The old woman. who, on Saturday threw a
Stone ct the King Of Spain when he was on his.
way to church in bis carriage, is certified to be
irsiue, and has been sent 10 az asylum.
Certain American capitalists have offered 10
construct navy yard at Sabastopo tor the con
suuclion and maintenance Of Russia volunteer
fleet Of cruisers.
The competition at Wimbledon concluded on
Saturday, when the Duchess OF Connaught
presented the prizes. Hearty cheers created
COL Gibson, who.won the PiiUce CT Walks prize
with such brilliant score.
No complete extinction Of slavery 10 Cuba is
expected until the cooIio immigration. under
recent treaty botTccn Spain and Chill is sulici
emily numerous to provide laborCr5 for the
plantations.
Sir Stafford Northco!e, the Chancellor Ct the
EScbtquar, was present 10 the House Of Com
mons last pipht. The injury he sustained from
tho carriage collision, at FuIham, on Saturday.
| was less serious than WAS at first reported.
The Siberian plague has made it appea1acc,
among the anina's 10 tho district OF Nova
| Ladoga. The government Of S.. Petersburg
and the reject OF the district have adopted
rigid measures to prevent the spreading OF the
disorder.
Aco0rdiDg to the latest government returns
there nre $1,000 persons employed 10 The Dur
ham (E1gand) co'icrles, the greater mart OF
whom will be directly Affected by Lord D1rby 5
award, as umpire, reducing wages one and q
quarter per ceCt, in addition to the fCrmer re-
ductlon.
Signor Carroll, tho Italian prime miGiSter 10
replying to questions addressed 10 him, 10 the
Ssuste, said the present mnistery would pul-
sue poc3 Of peace, insisting ut The Same
time On The execution OF treaties, moro pur!l
cu'atIy upon tho article OF the Treaty Of Berlin
10 favor OF Greece.
Count Il. Zichy, who was accused Of c1rrub-
ton I connection with tho coUlerment OF deco
ratios, has asked Tho president Ct the liberal
party 10 tho Rcichsrath TO appolot court OF
honor, consisting ct deputies. TO !nyes!igatc tho
charges. Count Itchy has also tender his reg
signalion, which has been submitted TO tho
EMpcrcr.
Much activity is displayed 10 selecting liberal
and conservative candidates Tor seats III the
British parliament in view Of tho cobllGgeIcy
OF general clnntinn but tho m ost contradictory
opinions sr1 expressed as to itslmmlucLc,. Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, member for Birmingham,
speaking 10 that city, last evening, said lie H.
cined to think too dissolution will BIZ postponed
until the autumn OF 1850.
klto Wooster who was rscaatiy convicted Of
the murder Of Mrs. Th0mss, her mistress at
Richmond. England, wsS hanged TO day 10
Wand,worth prison. She cotf, I'D that she
committed the murder and had no Gccompllces
either 10 The commission Of the crimo or the
disposal Of tho remai0s ct her victim, portions
OF which We're discovered in q box floaiiog IN
the Thames and led TO the arrest OF the NUT.
dcres5 in Ireland on the 2Sth of March las.
An attempt was made late last night By the
conservatives Of Quebec to burn hetcIlicr in ct
fig. Tbs liberals collected 10 large numbers,
after short struggle drove them OF and thus
prevented the accomplishment OF their design.
Tho victorious party then marched 10 the parIIa
ment house snglpg the Inarselllaese aud gave
loud cheers for Letelier. Jolly and the govern
ment, aud groans for the opposition, after which
thou II ,nr sod