Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-12
yGRFRGW VIEWS.


Russia hes filled TO indu,n Portugal and
Japan TO aid her agairs. China.
Tho ninatieth anniversary Of tho taking Of
the Blstila vii! be celebrated o. national tcto
10 Paris "Wednesday.
The P.inccss OF WnI's will dis rihuo tho
pr;z g at the clcsa o. the Wimbledon ID shoot
ing.
Tie resignation Of Lord L,nsdowoo from the
Gladstone Cab!Lc', Oh tcIount OF the Irish bill,
hiss produced great impression.
The British mnissioner at CABIN has re-
ccivcd q letttrirom Abdur!ahnsn Khan TX
pressing strong desire for trier dly settlo-
Inebt.
Reports from Turkey arc st of II rcatcD.
inc character. a aooey Indemnify has been
ttf.red Turkey for The disputed Albanian terri
tory.
Mr.. R,drath wriss That tho condition OF az
inns IN Ireland is improving, and that there is
m need Of any further Contributions from tho
Unltcd STATES
The Cobdtn club gave dioner 10 London on
Saturday night, when ire, trad, for tie Uoited
Sts!cI uaa the nrit cIpal sal ,ct Ct the speeches,
and Mr. John w. Garrett. who wss among the
guests, responded TO ono Of the toasls.
The evil tli!u1al e. p1sl has sentenced
BARON MAY thenGl, mcmhrr of tho Hungarian
Diet, to ? X weeks. ADD D;ruty Vcrhovsy to g
tortbigtts Imprisonment for Gghiiop n duel
Januay 10. The sccoid s wero &C qlit'ed.
L,ttcrs received q. GitrIltcr from Morecco
r.pUrt that the imperial troops pursued the
rebels 10 the m9untaios. where tho latter, be-.
leg reinforced. turocd on their pucsuers and
completely routed them. The rebels captured
the camp & tho Imperial commander in chief,
and were destroying the crops ncar A!cassar.
The FrrLci government seems disposed to
su. pend tho cx cEi)D OF tho aoli-Jtsuit dc.
oreca against other religious orders until tho
legal trbupsl, have decided on the case t the
Jesuiie. The question # Jurisdiction hoa still
to DO heard bCiur, tho Tribunal dos Cor fits, o
mixed hody, composed Of Judge and members
OF tho Courc o: State, uoacr thn presidency
OF the minister cl lSIlch
Ttr Sutln cannot surrcrdsr Moflcm trr,i oly
to iLti iclS. ,X:cpt unfrr elmpnslon5 Whom,
however there il suIiiocot show of lnIco his
oil cron sill b9 overcome. The Montenegro
representative hrs c,n ordered TO remain 10
Cons;autuoro. The Porte suggests That it can
now surrender tho territory around Soulari.--
As the hlbanian4 must rltnrn home to gather
the harvest tho delivery ii the tcr,i0 DRY will be
lnrcA easier.
How RUSSIAN PEASANTS KILLED WITCH.
Tho Penzs Provincial journal. = Russian paper.
says I'm tho village Of Nj osJovsay rsruk lived
woman, Agraphona Chindaykins. known
among the village 20, u!stion rs n witch. This
opinion sho rather enc, uragsd thsn ctnerwisr,
| resIiI tuhItsnti,l profits from her alleged
| WitchCrlL. In 0raor II keep up her danger Gus
/ Ia
| penrcd NJ Mi:nigAt. hYr hair dishoveod. and 10
| IA white dress. walking in tho sLreots and even
| OF trnp tho yards o. lhe peasants. In tho night
| Of May 3. AHr4phens WAS discovered in the ce.
| lar OF ono of her noiShhors. Enraeed al the
thought OF The Troubles that III Sht ensue from
| her visit, no iuriously Assaulted her, grssping
! her ty tho hair and beating her mercilessly with
| a fence stake, which is popularity held TO be the
| only til1ctivo weapon against witches and sor.
| cerers. Tho mem bers OF the family rushed out
! Of tho htu.c 1t is QUERY and took an active
part III the chsshsGment Of Agraphens. They
| dragged her by her hair over tho ground, and
ilil cted NUN beress blows with ste IS. Then tho
| neat bors. aroused ty the confusion, appeare
| on the scene In ORDER 10 prevent the witch
| from mysterously vaIsh hing. the peasants tied
her Firmly Ia pl!sr with old reins.' which. sc.
| corting to the current notions, witches are una
! bic TO loosen. The husband Of Aeriphena and
her father in law used their utmost efforts TO PSI
| city the whispers snd TO save the life Of the
Wre!c1 led woman {; but all WIS IN Tsln. The On
| ragged pcpulsce shouted: Beat her sgusrely !;
| break her arms and l.g:!" And tho beating
| Was resumed with an increased feroc:ty. At
| last the local authorities made their appearance
| and pot an end to the savage work. bat it was
| too late TO save the life Of Ag sphens. When
| united from the pillar, she fell on the grou.d 8
corpse
The FREE Gil AMNESTY Bill. Tho French
| Chamber Of Deputies On Saturday voted the
amnesty bill in tho form in which it was adopt.
ed Friday by the Senate. In this form tho bill,
instead CT excluding ail communists condemned
for assassination and iLc,ndi.rism, makes ex-
captions in favor of those corGcmaed by default,
| of those not sentenced TO death or hard lsbor,
and of those who, though so sentenced have had
their sentences co nmu.ed. II excludes N n,
Rochefort and Blsnqai and the ringlesders who
escaped and those whom it excludes will receive
pardon and be allowed to re.enter France
though they will not be restored TO civil rights
The e1iles Now sw sitting the result at Brussels,
Geneva and London C IN return to Paris
An official decree has been published granting
full remission OF sentences to all individuals con-
victed of participation in the instruction of
1870 II aud subseeu mt issurrectionsry move