Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-02
FOREIGN NEWS.

The difficulties in the Russo Chinese negotla
tions er, yet uDsattled. Ooly mutual cences-
slors can noW effect peaceful! settlement
The paDal ruccio q. Paris Las conn uniosted
to toe F:ench government trcah protest
against tho religious DEGREES.
Shere Ali, who governed Csndshar unalr The
British 10 Afgbanistan. will retro 10 lntla,
with bis family
The council of English judges have resolved
10 recommend the abolition OF the Chief baroDy
and the chief iusticesbip Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas.
Bcaoonthsld will preside at meeting OF con.
scrvatives Of both houses Of the British Pars-
ment, to be held in view cf the carly meeting
of Parliament.
A telegram from Waterford TO g Duilip
newspaper says: ARMS are being soll TO 90
extraordinary extent add the Whels country is
armed to tic teeth" Mr.. Boy c,tt having re-
ccived threatening letter at bi, hotel 10 Dab.
lin, and mob having hoo!ed the landlord for
giving him shelter, lefs tho country yesterday
for England.
Active negotiations are going on batEcen tho
European governments concerning the fu.hl-
ment of the Berlin treaty. Germany and Franco
are treating together and England has made
overtures to Russia. Moderation is urged OF
Greece by oil the pcwors and that counrrY has
demanded definite proposition from Turkey
regarding the disputd boundary loo. A meet
log of prominent men was held ct Willis
rooms, London. yesterday to urge The further
arc, Of the claims of Greeo,.
OLD LAcEs AT AuCrIoN-The ssls Ct the
collection of blic.a, br:c and antiques which has
bsen on exhibition OF Schenck's Ar! Gallery was
continued on Tuesday afternoon. The sales
were mainly of old laces and cabinet specimens
of French and Chinese fans. Tho purchasers
were disposed 10 bid carefully. About ono
hundred and fly spectators were in the room,
and many who came to satisfy their curiosity 70.
NAMED 10 buy
The first lot of special interest was al old Sat
suna plato and pair Of vases, which together
brought Sll3. A cap Ct point d'alencon lace,
for Sl3. 4 l:u1ce Ct Brussels needle. point lace,
modern, ten inches deep by four and one.third
yards long, sold for $s0250 a point o'Alen-
con collar of the latter part Ct the eighteenth
century, in the style lled rocco, twenty 1caes
long and two inches wide, brought SIS. A piece
century, sold for $40. A piece CT d'Argen!an,
thirty-four inches long and two and onofourth
deep, of the eighteenth century. the ground
Of which was OF elaborate design consisting
of a large six sided mesh, worked over with the
bat!on hole stitch, was sold for 81. a fno
OF the eighteenth century, was sold for IS. The
price of q handkeIchie: which once belonged to
Mrs. Fitzherbert, trimmed with Valenconnes
two and half il ches deep, made in tho early
part OF tina present century, was SlCO. An In
dian embroidered lace shawl, 10 years old.
1 l. Il l.
century, s37 81; whita parasol, point applique
cover, with ivory handle studded with tulquois
and pearls, $50: an old Wcscester mug. S40 q
Spanish Chantilly skirt, black and gold lace.
made in Chantilly in tho car ~ Part o. this cen
fury, sat co. cabinet specimen fan, l0O years
old, with the decoration Of Alexander's visit TO
Diogenes, Japanese Frame and mounted in
Franco S25; An antique Cspo di Montl cssket,
$50; royal Sevres plate, bearing the ciper of
Louis Philippe and belonging at ono limo to
the Chateau Champagne. 3d. and Limoges
enamel of Corregeio's Holy Night" mounted
in ebony end mo!her'ofpesrl S:CO.-Ae'0 York
Times.
A DEFEssE FIR TIE BlBLE.-Dr. Tslmsge
preached Sutsy on Ingereo.ism VS.. Christianity.
he aaid no had no nervous anxiety about the over
throw OF Christianity. he spoke OF the Bible as
Tho book Of which $50. (OO.OJO copies hsve been
printod-the book that adorna tho contro table, |
hat is found a!the bench of justice, and is placed
in the trunk of tie young man just leaving his |
country home for the city. There wire four
chief objections made to tho Bible by infdels |
It is an impure bot k, q cruel book. on unscen- |
life bock full Of lscarston. msnslsughter and |
massacre. DR.. Tslmsge asked How many Of |
your scquairtsnces have lesrned cruel habits |
from reading the Bible ? DO your children |
learn from the Bible to tear Oft the wings of
more flies or TO min more grasshoppers, or to rob |
more bird nests Oh. sra, when you make |
rose leaf stab like o bsyonet, when you can
manufacture iccles out of the south Winds when |
on can pciion the tongue from blossom of |
buckwhest, then you can find cruelty gotten out
Of the Bi5le." AS to the alleged unscientlc |
character of the Bible Dr.. Talmage said: My |
friends, who told you that therewa an unbridg-
able gulf between science and the Bible2 You |
hear tbs names of Mill. Darwin, Tyndal, Re.
nan. can give you names Ct men higher than |
hose as Mount Washington and the Rimilayss.
ara higher than tho Ridgewood reservoir. There
we're Herschel. Kepler, Liebniiz. Ross and Isaac
Newton. At the time Voltsire said that the
tory of the dissolving of the golden calf was
impossible, there were st least fifty shops in |
Paris when gold was held in solution. When
here is sn apparent discrepaIc y between sciencs
md tho Bible. all that is necessary is TO wait ~
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