Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
Danmark iai:l.

l LEG Ou;tu vi tcEuaih 10 LIZ
Tn, Ee!7i!y of Mou2t Vesuvius is iaoraas!cg
Edwin Booths Riche'.;u vas enthusiastically
received 10 London.
The Austrian consulate al Pli;rsLd has tor
plIisged by mob.
L,yocck, the hu,trai.n. goa the in,trla-
ticusl boat raaa uod has challenged Hsnlao
Sir Charles Yctkc, I'LL G1arstbl Of T. :elaud
| and v,cran Of the battle CT We'G:loc: died
ytst,rdsy.
Rev. Mr.. EdrisEt sod Rev Nj Gr,coc, Of
| Eoglstd, bLva been iGptis1ncd for con'lcrihG
| ritus!i.ti. pratiic s,
TIE Vatican oraau, the Aurots, Gen IS Tbs
statement that the Irish bishops are puriu3S q
policy Gisp:aasiug to the Pope.
In the Pf1ssian Diet lie gGv,rnutns las
b:en interpetlatcd as to the PROSECUTION of the
Jews. Roo haired vas severely crtiscd.
Dsrgish Pacha has notified tho people Of
Dl'c;gno that lhe Porto appeals to their pa
triotism, end does not mean TO oaefc, The u lnto
agreeing to tho csssioD OF Du'cignc.
Sir Alexander Ctckburo, Lord Cliff asic,
of the Queens D9pch, died su1dsn!y On Sa.ur-
day nign: Of heart dGsese. H. was i, his
ssven'y.eiabth years.
Tic agitation 10 Ireland oou;ioucs. Thomas
Power O'CcuDer Nj. P, 10 recent speech ia-
tia aed that lralaId must wrench herself from
Eoglish rue. Mr.. Michael DaVitt, the agent
of tho Irish Laud League, who was recently 10
this country, has returned TO Cork, He s,ys
the Amerioaus sr, fail Of mpa,by for ireland,
but must be convinced that the Leagues do not
rciutsgo the on RIGGS. Five persons Wero tr
rested near L3ug hrea, County Galway, 90 Sa!ur
day for tryirg to reios.ate an evicted family on
their farm. SocW fell all over Ireland yester-
day, and the land meeiug5 we're not so largely
attended as usual. The parish prits5 ware GO
tive at all meetings, end i! is COW reported that
the C,u,!y kildare, hitherto quiet, is DOW On.
der tho coatrll of tho sgisators.
The GRANGER's PLATFORM The Natio5sl
Grange of the Patrons of Husbsn!ry. at Wast.
ioetoD, have adorted the following platform:
Ia view Of tho alarming eucreactn.n:s Ct
corporations aud uoucpoIies, of tho CO operative
CONT! nst!on Of capital generally, of the vast and
oonstan:7 iaoreasiog power and irfaenca of
idle capital, which j. at best bat pauDer Upon
tho Industry Of the people, and 10 view Of The
small resu!:s which have followed the efforts of
this body iu the past, The time for mere aggres,
sivo mes slres has arrived, aud The following
IesuutiuuS dIc u JeStiuHy plCeoEteSs
kesclyed, That the National Grange CT tie
Patrons Of REsbard y demand that the Com
missioner of Agriculture be made the Secretary
ef Aericu tate and member of the Presidents
cabioet. With the same salary az secretaries of
other depattu ents, and that this depsrtE i be
sustained AID encouraged by appropriateness
commensurate With its impoIsarc,.
Resolved. That We also demand tee eu.o.-
ment Of @ general Railroad Law, prohibiting
all Discrimination in favor Of or against sny
ellss, locality. or Interest 10 ihs transportation OF
passengers or freight, also prohibiting EXCESSIVE
or sKoraitabt rates.
Resolved, Tat We iemald such revision Of
the patient laws So sha! rfsou,liy protect the
innc oout purchaser or user If spa.ented article |
or implement, and mako the nannfac urer Or
verder alone responsible for violations OF the |
Law.
Resolved. That re dsmscd ths enmedis!e |
enactment of graduated income tax to the
end thet all wealth msy bear is just snd equal
proportion Of tie expenses Of government aed
that productive Industry Do SO far relieved from
the burdens CT taxation as shall BE- consistent
With STRICT jasica to all.