Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-08
FOREIGN ~EII-S


1t is rumored that Pri&c, N ,p ,leou is Sc
ii5uss il. "
Inc Gtetks ale rr, paliap to Occupy The new
| territory they CAIN
h;turns from tho Frcrcl elrc c,as iudic
republican gain.
=, Sir Bsrto Frcro. governor Of The Cape OF G GOD
dope, will re'lave the British government OF
embarrassment by Tcsignog.
The French Ministry is urging tho polcv OIL
senu'og guooosts TO suppr IS pir:cy 10 The Gulf
oil Totq1io, China.
AtaRran6 demonstration 10 cvu,:y Tippernry
yesterday, the stars and atripes" wcrl dis
played. wa
lhe Ertn,h government has resolved to c'oso
OIL! the jesuit establishments on the Is b inst
Without further WAITING.
r, fesrj that tho presidential no nios,ian 10
buenoS A9res Dtxi Saturday will cause setious
disturbance are believed to be- untouuded.
A Dublin CORRESPONDENT says accounts from
all parts OF tho c;u1iIy regarding tho STATE
Of the cicpS kiVts tho highest promise OF
| abundance. "
The Liberal ministry consider Ito tresiy Of
uutI imuk as ended, and will Hps cut Basc N
nelds scientific frontier for Afphapislau,-
nc Situation Ia that c,uotry is still very 10.
| satisfactory.
The remains OF lhs Empress of Russi, wcro
removed 10 tho PetropaulovSk fortress a. noon
yesterday. 40 lmmers, croWcd witnessed the
lrcc:sion, which consisted Of variou, military
oetaoamenls, court officials, standard bearers,
clergy, deputalOu Ct orders of kuigh,hood and
charitable ADD other societies. The Emperor
and the Grand Dukes followed the hesrsa on
horSeback ~
LIE STRAsBoURu Clock OUrDoNE.-A
wonderful coax said to be Superior 10 mccLau
Ism aud The variety Of its performances to the
lameo otrasbou!g astronomical and apostolic
Geek, has been placed on exhibition il Tsu.
many Hall, and for E considerable timo will re.
main there Tor tao inspection Of the public.
Ibis clock was constructed at Detroit by ptof
felx Melers, gentleman who has devoted his
entlre lie to the study Ct astronomy end me-
ooanlc5 1t Is called tho American National
ASTRONOMICAL Olock, AID it is probably the
mos. complex aud Ingenious theological work
thst tho hand OF man has ever produced Tho
c'eok Is eighteen feet high, eight feet wide, acd
1--WE feet doep. ADD weighs 4 900 pounds. It's
wound otc, 10 twelve days ard is run by weights
CT TOO pounds. 1t shows tao local tin, in
hcuts, minutes and sto,rds, and the tipo Of
thirteen other oilics Of the world, among which
are Washington, San Fraucisc), Melbourne.
Pekln. Cairo, Consianlincple, St. Petersburgb,
LondoD, Berlin, and Paris. /. also de-
notes the movements Of Tia planets, AID
measures their movements by seasons.
years, and cycles for two hundred wears
Including leap years. Concealed in its interior
IS music boz. which plays when Death strikes
each hour. at the same moment The figure of
washington, seated in chair beneath canopv
r;ses to his feet, holding The Declaration of in.
dependence in his right hand a lveried ser
want sitting 1T the right hand also rises
and opens door, through which come
81 the Presidents cf the United State,
Who WI march in revi,w before tho eff ~ Of
washington, ssluting him as they pass. The
procession pro-? disap pears through door on the op.
poslts side Of the platform. which is opened and
crossed oy servant in gorgeous livery. The
mRenesses or these figures. including tina. of
resident Hayes. who is in tho resr are said TO
oe e4ceient. AS .ooa rs the door is c'osed the
rgure OF Washington re;umes its chair Of state
ana al is quiet uLtli the hammer Of Death again
81 u1ds the hour on the gong. when the eYtrsor.
onary &c me is repeated. The quarter hours ara
sstuck BY Ed infant, the half hours by youIh
sno the thr'o quarters by man The Sonih
ChGrch. Boston, has offered $4,000 for The
cnccK, tho price of which is S500OA-N y,