Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-06
PCEEFGT TEt.rS.

i distress 10 Ireland is diminishing.
Gnsnan Blar } has boon ro cit ed President
| OF Vent2acia. ADD Qaiet hes b,rn ,eiiec!iy re-
| stored.
The Chibeso charge d'a!fairos ct St. Peters.
| burg il makiog prcpsr,,iucs for returning
| homo with lis ontlro staff.
Prlrco Napoleon has written letter 40.
nounolng his opposition to the DEGREES If tho
| French government relative to religious contra
torbitts.
| A commercial treaty between tho United
States and Eoumania. s3nt to bucharest by tho
American mlcstcr at Vienna for signature re-
mains unsigned.
| The fac oi O.ero, thu would b. as,assia Of
| King Altobso, is still 10 doubt. but il is thought
possible no may be pardoned next month, when
tho fact IS announced that the youcg Queen is
IN an Interesting condition.
A conspiracy is 90 foot to restore Gotz,les Is
President OF San Domingo. The Headquarters
OF tho corsllrators was llsyti, nnd thu govern.
mcnt thero has taken prompt measures to pre-.
s,tVe their neutrality.
Further roturus from tho parliamentary o!ec
lions in Great Brtian show that tho Liberals
Will have Gear working mt jointly even il tho
| Home Rulers arc left out of tho account. The
| net Rsla ia SO, Gladstone has carried M;dlo-
| THAN.
ln the Spanish Congress- yesterday, du:i5s
| tho dhcl5slOn en- tho Cuban budget AMI loans,
Ssnor Lslglesla, speaking 10 tho pane of The
budget COMMITTEE, said it vas impeIaiyev
necessary to borrow enough mGney to pay IF
30 GOO.OCO plaStres dua to the army AID ST.
0oO,OO due military conlrsc,or5
Small cities and couatry towns arc tftcn in.
posed upou by amateur minstrel trouses, cd
veftIscd under big names, AID al: xlodriaus have
occasionally beon dupcd by ccrtai1 sago strusk
| Individuals from Washington and olhsr places
who hhvo palmsd themselves eff as mirs'reIs.
Tho following is an account Of what befsil one
ut those would DO troupes, tsE,o from the New
York Herald:
The town Of Easton, Talbot oluatg, Nd.
| was 90 Friday night tho sceoe OF considerable
| excitement. which Q! one tine threatened to BIO
attended with serious consequences. A psrty
OF men csEGg themselves the Tennessee
| NllnIsrels' had extensively advertised a
performance to tako place 10 the Music Hall
| las. Glsht at tho appointed time tho hall vas
| we'll filed with men and women, and tho per-
iVluaIC3 couueUCSu. IL QlQ NOT t6k9 m1Oy
| minutes to cinVinoo those present that ihe
| shoS was to BIO fzzIc. Nlurmurs of dis.
| satisfaction began to be heard on every side
| and soon the greater portion Of the audieuc,
| left tho hall in search OF the dooik,oper to
demand the return Of their admission fee.
Bat be had vacated tho promises, taking ,hs
| funds With him. Those who had left the bnll
| then becaEc Indignant. and returning, an.
| nounced the flight Of the doorkeeper. Tho min.
sttels were on The stsga at the time, and a scene
| or the greatest excitement and confusion ensu.
cd. Then Sc ma one in tho audience threw
stale egg a. the minstrels which appeared to be-
| a presrrsIged tignal, for almost Immediately
| there was perfect shower of eggs, interspersed
| with several cobblestones Before the unforsu-
mats Ministries could take refuge bahind the
wings they we're despatched with the eggs .n!
one Of thtm was struck on Tie forehead with
stone. receiving severe cash. a message was
sent for an omnibus, and into this tho ninstre,s.
without stopping TO wash tbs burnt cork from
their faces, scrambled, but the audieIc. was
merclless, and Gs the vehicle was driven
on was salute with shower of stones which
hroRe all Tho glass and caused the inmates to liza
Hat In the bottom Of the bus to avoid the mis-
sies The driver continued on his way until
they reached the wharf of the steamer George.
| anna on board of which the minstres hurried.
1t was then ascertsined that the troupe were
without funds to pay the driver of the omnibus.
snd thst individual levied on their musical in.
strumsntS, which no retained. The mirstrels
resohed baltimore Sunday morning On the
Goc7seHnns."
Terrible Fall.