Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-23
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tea Ire to the river J5DeEai, Siberia
Two tu-d'ol and eighty emigrars have left
Trceiso srd Udine ior America.
The Russian revolutionary committee threat.
en- Russian Ambassadors, AID swear to de-
throne the Car unless Z constitution is given to
Russia.
The Chiiien Minister at Pa:is teleerapbs 10
Ito Chiaa Corsul 10 LoGdon that the pre-
tended rcoent v.otcr7 or the Peruvian aud Be-
livian allies over the Chi!iars is officially de-
Lied. He says: Tho entire proviEos Of Tara.
pacl is now ir our poTcr.
Al official dispatch vas read 10 the Spanish
Cabinet council yesterday announcing that the
most important iusu.eeDt leader in Cuba ard
two OF his lieu.enants had been killed, and that
the insurgert leader of tho district Of Clenfua-
COS and eight of bis followers bad surrenoercd.
The fund started by tho Paris Figaro (news.
paper fer the relief CT tho POOR 10 Paris. has
reached 600, 600 francs. Severe weather con.
siGues 10 prevail there. Several deaths have
occurred 10 the Streets from cold aud pliVa.ion.
Tbs river Seine i. pa:slbo afoot at several
points within the city.
All the special dispa ches from Madrid agree
that tho ministry Of Senior CsDovas del Castillo
is becoming moro unpopular daily. Ger. Mar
tincz Csmpos. who has heretofore favored cor
Citation. is GOV openly hostile to tie govern.
MEET, in clnsequcrco OF the dismissal OF the
generals VINO had nrevlousy Withdrawn their
designations at bis request.
NJ. Do Freycnct having declined to form o
Freuch Cabioet, President Grtvy has requested
Prcniar WaddlGgtou 10 retain the presidency
OF The council ard reorgeniz, the Ministry. Nj.
Waddirgion has asked for tWenty-four hours
delay, aud has meantime urged President Gre.
Wy 10 entrust the duty to NJ. Loon Say. l. is
believed that if the Prem:c' finally refuses to
act II. Lcon Say will bu charged with the for
NATION Of Eew Csbilct.
Gen. Stcwarl's command. en- the whole line
from Dadur to GAudahar, consists of 9075 eff
tec!ivc laer. Tho tribes along tho limo are
quiet. Gen. Cough reports that 10 consequences
OF the Gcsu!tcry attacks Of tn, Ghizals it be
came necessary 10 engage them Gil along the
line: that the Chi z zig have been driven off,
AID be hopes they ale displ rising. Gen. Bright
reports Che movement OF reintorccmeuts all
a1rg he limo. Gen. Cough marched yester.
day fer Cetul. Eeinfotoemep!s have been
scUt 10 Dlkka ia coustq uanco CT report that
the NlohmuDds ere assembling 10 that vicloity.
Tie tx-Amecr. leko,b khrn. hss arrived al
MaciuI. lie is cu5fintd under military and po.
lice guards. but i! is doubtful whether no will
be KEEP. there long. The ST. Petersburg Ga
Z!tto says thH Afghan resolt is due to the cru
city oi the EllllSh electors. 1t charges Gen
Roberts With Gross c!ueIy towards tho AT
ghans
ARTIFICIAL niAMoNpS.--lt is announced by
Cable that o dentist at tho great St. RolloS
chemical works, near Glasgow. Scotland, sta
experiments persisted in dnring thirteen years
has succeeded in c3rystallZ;uc carbon 10 forms
which Mr.. TyHdall and other experts pro
nouf c, to b. vtriiahla Liamcnd5. There is nc
l0hcr; ut improbability in this report, though
how 10 crys;all:Z3 cllbon has hitherto been an
asolpbo problem to The savars q, many Of whom
have triIo 10 eIRspit. Tho diamond is simply
puro carbon. crys!al!'z,d in regular tc.ahcGraI
forms, eCd it is tho hardest aud most brilliant
OF all Substances. 1t may DO fused ard burnt
with an lAtorSa heat or under tho gGlvauic bst.
terry. end when burnt yields very good coke.
Tho problem las been how 10 mako crystals OF
carbon liko tic diamond, and lis high value has
stimulated much research 10 this direction. Sir
Dayil Brewster concluded from Certain txhbi-
tons ct pclarz?d light given forth by the dia.
m0Ed that the substance was criRioally in soft
state and that its origin is probably vegetable,
ike that Of amber. A good many years ago
NJ. Dispro;z succeeded, CT c: great number
CT experiments, IL producing diamonds by
means OF long continued 7o'tlic action upon
ctystali;z;d rock candy. Thcto Diamonds we're
only obtained however, 10 the shape Off black
dust. ncr could larger crystals be secured. II
the ST. RoIICX experiments should turn cut to
DC srCc .ssiul. and yitl! real ADD substantial re.
suits 10 white brilliants e o sooi sizs there will
be s:liou5 panic in tho jewery market, tie
Ike OF "hich was never before seen. Golc,uda
cud Gorsts Minas will be desolatod. tho jswel
dealers Ct Amsterdam and Consanlinoplo will
pull their boards and tear their hair, AID mum.
,rous suicides may bs expected amorgst the
comfortable old dow,gers Of Easope AMI the
tisrs croHned shoddy dancs CT thi, c,uutry.
1t Is probable that tilero are several hundred
millions Of capital at present locked up in dia.
ncpGs.-Baltimor Sun.
TWICE MARRIED. LIS: night vs. wers pre-