Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-24
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pcwGEs On tho Coco Turkish frontier qrsstior.
C2rtiauea high wuis in Hungary have brok.
en- down several dykes, and q repetition Of the
S2egc2ia horror is tesre6.
Senior CASTELAR, aEd his adhere1ts have issued
C manifesto to the Spanish democracy in favor
OF religious lloer'y, n lrsc press ard universal
suEtsge.
p number Of Hpngariars and Au:triGns held
o meeting yesterday afternoon ut tho Hotel Hun
garis Parls, 10 take measures foc relieving tho
sufferers by the SZsgedin nundstioa. a sab
script!cn Of two or three hundred dollars wss
mada on the SPOT, and committee appointed
20 receive proportions and arrange plans tor
ben Gifts in aid Of the fund.
a Calcutta correspondent sta!ea iba! cam.
p!cte anarchy prevails at Maudalsy The bulk
OF the inhabitants would welcome British
trctp:. The hopes that an explosion will be
avcrtcd arc growing faint. There seems yet no
good ercu1d for interfering With Butmah. The
King is terrifying MaldeIsy, probably through
Tear. War, however, may DO forced on tho
British OF aCy mo@cGt. 1t is ssld the King
has dispatched secret cms7sries to Calcutta
to assassiDs.o the claimant 10 tho throcc. who
resides there.
Z Tirnova dispatch to the london Times
says: NJ. Gucshof, leading Bulgarian intabl
taut CT Phllippopos, has started for the Faro
peaa capitals to oudeaver to obtain some
modification Of tho present arrangements lor
the govern ncnt Of Eastern Eounelia. tie has
| been advised to canfac his efforts to the single
| poiot of securing EaroDean governor for the
province. This would bo fair compromise,
and would probably prevent any serious cut.
| bronks.
| All the LordoD papers which are 10 tho habit
ofreeciViog clalinto,natlou state that though
| tho communications OF Lord Chelmsford, the
commander 10 chief of the British forces in
South Africa 10 tbs Duke Of Cambridge, have
| been carefully preserved. 1clo can be found
mentioning lUy strain upon his mentsl and
bodily powers. Ga tho contrary his letters Of
juno last take o confident aud cheerful view OF
| the situation.
Adviocs from Cape Town 10 the i!h instant
mention q report that Col. Pearson had made a
raid end burnt CstyTsyo's Ole kraal. Other ad.
vices of tho game date. however, do rot give
tho impression that he is in position TO un-
dertake an offensive operation, and state tia!
| the Zulus have destroyed the road from ZIgela
| 10 ES1we, and seem determined to do their Ut
most to prevent relief from reaching him. All
idea OF attempting to sand him rclict before the
| arrival of further reintorcements seems 10 be
abandoned. There ia much suspicion 80 to the
loyalty of the Fiogocs. who constitute large
arG powerful tribe. The Sickness among the
| soldiers OF the garrison at Helpmakaar Is de-
piorab!r Of fifty six oarbiucrs eleven only are
fit for GUY. The regulations TO detach C"ty-
wayo's brother and followers from the Illu
chief bave apparently failed. Lord Chelmsford
letter does not imply that either Lord ChelGs
ford or Sir Bars!e FreTe il eager to cas-: oil his
responsibility. In consequence, Of tie prcva
ence OF sicknts5 i: vas Lord Chelmsford q duty
10 provide asa;os: . co0tiOselc7 whioh might
| leave the army without responsible chief, and
| az the caumruder in chicf holds dormant
commission, to come ia.a ior1c 90 the death or
Interpretation Of Sir Baria FreTe, lord Chelus
ford Doirted cut that tue cGccr SEQ. 20 the
Capo as big second in Command should DO cCnl
| potent to undertake both tho military and civil
administration.
TIE vote On tic motion !or 90 icq1iry toto
thu affair CT the cop7ersioo Of the ii0c per cent
reutes whch vas II .c!ed by tho F,eDch Cham
her of Deputies co Saturday last was 30l to IS.
! The London Times Paris correspondent says
thia IL G considerable srcccss for III. Laon Say,
aad il is understood th5s President Gra7y hes
evnu roiioo Ct bis Satisfaction. Hhe ChsTber
az Deputies WIS sruei, WITH tie siac>Ii!y eli NJ.
| Leon Says ex9lapetionS. Tho conversion al
lair is useless 81 a weapon against ihe Cabinet.
! 4 population from the FREQ trade Chambers OF
! Commerce haS waited 90 II. Wsddings0n,
| President Of the Council To WAS les, aHirms.
| tive IN the free trade acn-r than II. iiFCGe,
| Minister CT Commerce, and IL adycrtinE to
| American competition rather sought 10 justify
the apprchcusions OF the p-otecticll7ts On the
subject cf free trade. The delegates however
| pointing out that Ihc Cco1omic attlud- OF
| America Yea unchanged siGco 1913 and 1878,
/ when tic existing treaties CT commerce were
iscussod. modified or confirmed. hir. Wad-
| G!Uptoa die NOT insist BIZ. bascucd 10 declare
| that tic goverru:ent wa5 favorable 10 treaties
OF COMMERCE aud !rcn Trade, and would DO i;s
utmost to s1iva the economic quesiocs in .
liberal and far.Sighed sp1i;.
A detailed reDoE; OF the mee,iog cf geavers,
! at Blackburn. Eng. On Saturday. siowa the
| existence Of great * ,tc1lep. erd stTOcg PSF
ty 10 iAyo. G.: s,rikn. Mr.. Whal!ey, Tie
secretary Of The weaver FL union for blackburn,
| reported that two thirds Of ttc masters had
posted notices OF o 5 per cent. reduction Of
wsges. tu. that the masters were less uuani
mons than they wcro before the strike ard
lccl cut OF 1878. Representatives CT the opc-
rstivcs from Church, Oswalttwistlo, HarWood
| Podiham, CEthcroo, Rshtoo, BambarbridGc
sud Burnley ntxt gave reports 20 tho effect
| that the general feelog in their districts FAVOR
| cd submission uotll favorable opportunity
arose to recover the reduction. 4 motion was
| then submitted in favor OF the acoeptarco ct o
) per CENT reduction Oh the understanding that
! tho whole of tho - per rent. reduction sha! be
| restored as sooD as possible. An amendment
10 favor of resistance By strike, if necessary,
! met with much support. A disorderIy scene
followed. The proposition fer strike Was re-
psasediy checred, and the opponents thereof
hooted down. II seemed as though majority
wcro about to decide 10 favor OF strike, when
q motion for adjournment was proposed, so that
the feelings OF tho masters. individually, might
DO further tested. The advocates of strike
refused to withdraw the proposal. and tho mo-
tioD for adjournment WAS not carried, until of.
ter four shows OF hands ard mary appeals to
the meeting to be calm, and not rashly plunge
into another struggle.
Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2t.-Aaout hs:;- past