Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-17
FOREIGN VIEWS.

Sir Garnet Wolseley is at Pretoria, where he
has u5lioIy declared that the auatxttisn Of
The Iransvaal is irrevooablc.
Tbs anti reot discussion coaiuncs 10 Irc!stJ,
| but Gus S little excitement 10 Londou, ~ Il o
sdmins'riiCn AIS 90 attention TO it.
Paris dispatch says the catice. have d.
cited 10 issu, ticuars ordering the local au-
th'r'tits to suppress all C mmunist snd other
| illegal demorst:aIione.
Russian oVerturcs 10 effect the partition Of
| AfghGolstao have been hauShtily rejected By
England. Lord Ea'i.bury ssys that England
alone will deci lie the future of that country.
disturbance has occurred in Lebanon SSris,
between the Dtuses and MaroDitcs in oons:-
quence OF tho abduction of girl Several
Mato bites have b,eu killed and tho Governor
has sked the Porte for more troors to bs en-
pIoyed 10 restoring order.
Operations against Chief Lecoc,eui will com
menc' immediately. Sir Garrett WolseIey is
at Pretoria. where be has publicly declared that
the ann xation ofthe Transvaal is irrevooabl.
The commute OF Beers have adopted reso
laslon that nothing will satisfy them but the
restoration OF independence.
The recent foods 10 Spain extended l2O
miles 10 Andaiusis, Malaga, Alicante, and
Muoo. Several villages arc 10 ruirs. Rail.
ways are destroyed and crops devastated. From
Murea the governor reports that the loss Of
lite will exceed 300. The full ex'eut Of the dis
asttr Is not Yet knoTD. The King will visit
the Hooded district while ca rou5o to the Med
lterranesD ports aud feet. The s,me dispatch
says the sudden determination OF Kl1g Alfonso
10 visit the Mediterranean poris aud feet en-
ocurage' the belief that1umors OF revolutionary
Intrleues 10 the feet and army ore we'll foudcd,
A dispatch from Csbul says: Zen. Roberts
Oh entering the city made a speech to the fol
loving tt:ci: 1t will b. necessary to inhiot 80.
Vero punishment Buildings of tho Bsla HIS,
sar and Ct the city, Interfering with proper NIL
itaTy occupation. will have to bs Destroyed. A
heavy fine will be levied on the ctiz .ns, a.
military governor will be placed over tho ciiv
ADD country within radius of ten miles. All
the Inhabitants uuder bis jurisd c ion will he
required to surrender their arms within week
GU pain OF death, if they fail to do so. Rewards
will be paid for the denuncistion and conyiction
OF any person concerned in the massacre of tho
British embassy. ="
4, oenor Bantez has returned to tie capital of
MEXICO. Treat demonstrations marked his
arrival. His partisaus are not numerous, bnt
toey arc &C I've and noisy. Cousress 10 secret
sc sslon accorded paris Of the states of China.
nua' durango, aod Coahui!a including the en-
tire mining district Ct tho Sisrra Mogada, to he
erected into federal territory, remaining under
the Jurlsdic:i'n of the federal government until
the question Of bouadais has been definitely
settled by tie said states. Some of the news,
papers aego that this &C; is demonstrations.
but 1t appears 10 be the only remedy to pre-
serve order and prevent conflicts of the local
authorities. Congress appears to be altogether
engaged 10 election inrgues, laying aside legit.
innate legislation.