Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

During yesterdays debate in The British
House of Commons Mr.. Parnell urged tina,
further executions in Ireland should be s,ls.
pended until the Court of Criminal Appeal
has been established and put in operation.
Dispa ches from Cincinnati give Stephens
democratic candidate for Mayor, a majority
OF 100. Eshelby, republican candidate for
Comptroller, is elected. The democrat.
carried the city Of Dubuque, Iowa
The suit of the United States against the
Philadelphia and Reading R. R. for $4,000
and interest, being five per cent internal
revenue tax on the surplus earnings for
three years prior to 1867, was decided in the
L. S. District Court in Philadelphia today
In favor Of the defendants.
A dispatch from Berlin says Although
Prussia in its answer 10 Cardinal Jacobini
papal secretary of state, refused to concede
the demands ofthe cardinal relative to edu
cation and the appointment of priests.
there are still hopes Of a compromise. The
answer Of Cardinal Jacobini which is ey
pected to-day. will 60 far towards deciding
whether the negotiations are to fail entirely
A dispatch from Rome says \ denial
comes from official government sources o:
the statement that a defensive triple alliance
has been entered into with Italy, Germany
and Austria on one side against France on
the other. 1t is nevertheless very certain
that an agreement is in existence. the term,
OF which are about the same as already out
lined, but it has not as yet been put into
any formal or documentary shape.
A dispatch from seEar. y. NJ, dated April
lst says: Col. Forsyth followed tie Indians
from the Southern Pacific railroad CROSSING
to the Chiricuhua Mountains, in Arizona
near Cottonwood Springs. The Indians at.
tackled wagon containing ranchmen's sup
plies and wounded two men, after which
were unable to follow their trail. Col. For
sythe will remain there several DAYS scout.
ing in the surrounding country.
The projected universal conference at
Vienna OF persons interested in the Red
Cross Society Of Geneva, which was to have
taken place some time during the coming
winter, has been abandoned. The German
government will therefore. enter into negotia-
tons with the various countries of Europe
with view to iurthering the objects of the
society and to persuade them to accept pro-
posals to extend the limits and modify the
rules OF the organizations so that its benefits
may be offered to the navies of all nations.
4ASiS 10 NOulcu cACllcluGUl III Tie LOnuOn
rice market. \ firm prominent in the trade,
which has extensive agencies in Burmah
some time since made considerable sales of
rice to arrive, in the expectation of getting
supplies from native sources aud Of securing
large tonnage for England. The natives
held OIL their supplies, probably on account
of being advised of The state of the oversold
English market, and large purchases had to
be made in open market in London for the
purpose of fulfilling the contracts Rangoon
rice has risen 10 per cent. within the past
week. As consequence failures are ex-
pected in the trade
Advices from Colombo, the capital city of
the Island Of Ceylon, report that vicious
riots have occurred lately between, the
Buddhlsts and Papists. The Catholics seri-
ously objected to the religious procession OF
the Buddhists. in which was carried the
crucilix surmounted by a monkey This
latter Inclination which the papists held to
be an insult to the Catholic religion, brought
about violent physical contest in the
streets, which was only stopped BY vigorous
efforts on the part of the troops, who dis
persed the rioters and restored peace with
out bloodshed