Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

Tbr CornelI University boat crew has arrived
at Vienna.
The leader Of The Sfax revat recently entered
Tripoli. but the authorities expelled him.
1t is predicted that NJ. Gambetta will SECURE
9 msjority 10 tho now Cha of Deputies.
The Baroness B1rdett.Uoutts and her hus-
band arc coming to America.
Two large rooms have been assigned to Eli.
SOD in the American ciion of The Psris Evo-
trio Exhibition.
Mr. s#antop. the old gentleman who was
shot aud it was supposed MORALLY Wouoded
near BalIydebob on July 81. is much i'm proved.
A party Of mar ,uders. who piIlsged farm
at Louts AID killed Greek were attack ID By
o loyal tribe and defeated with heavy loss.
The International Medical Congress opened
yesterday 10 London. A uumber of American
delegates were present The Prince of Wales
opened the proceedings.
a convention Of ex galley slaves and Gear
relatives OF those who LOST ,bsir lives through
prescription at the hands of Pope or King is
proposed by the extreme radicals at Rome.
The House of Commons went into committee
of supply yesterday. The Irish members OBJ
ssruottd the vote for tia expenses of the house.
bold OF the lord lieutenant of Ireland until the
close of the sitting.
A dispatch from Pretoria, South Al,ic,, savs:
Gov. Sir Hercules Robinson, high conmis,ioner
for South Africa. explained the provisions of
the proposed convention with the Beers to
larg, meeting of native chiefs. 1t is rpder-
stood thst they were very dissatisfied ADD ex
pressed their determination to fight the Beers
IT necessary.
Later advic,s from Cubs III IKE /. sppesr that
the fight at the Vucta Alb. j between the civil
Rusrd and BODY Of stmad men supposed to be
bandits vas moro serious affair than at first
reported. Tho bandits were really insurrec-
tlonsts. who had organic ID sort of provisional
government styled tho Commission of the
Vueha Abajo." Three of tho men who were
captured and seoteucad to death by Oourt.mar.
lai have been psrdoued by Gov Gen. Biauco.
A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE -Bstween 5
and O'Clock Saturday afternoon small dun.
my switching engine, used on the New York
aud New Eoglaud RsiIroad. got beyond the
control OF the engineer by the bursting of the
dry plps, SO that 1t was impossible TO shu. of
steam. aud went spinning alorg the track To-.
ward Crspstoo at be rate of o mills minute,
with 90 one Oh board. The fireman vas slight.
" scslded ia Intellectually trying to get on tie
engine when il fret started The engineer tried
10 vain to keep the steam shus of from the piss
TOO, but was three times blown out of the cab
The last time BIO fell Cd his kuces aud before be
c9u'd recover himself the locomotive had sbot
out of reach and the valves were forced wide
open. She station sgent at Cransou received
dispatch that it was coming and t1rned a
switch south of the station to ditchit, butss the
steam escaped sufficiently fast to allow him to
do 90, be ran it 90 side lr ck. When il arrived
the est was 80 full of stesm he could not ps, into
Is and bad to REACH it with a sick 10 GLOSS the
valve. The boiler was enprisd of water aud
steam. The engine was unirored other than
IN :, the valve and Observation-Disclosures (R. ~
Press. -"