New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-10
MOTHER BATTLE NEAR SANTIAGO.
WARLIkG ASPECT Of AFFAIRS IN sPAN.
Evening Dispatches to the Associated Press.

WAsHTNGTON-Announcement OF the
House CommitteeA-BouEweI ON the
Reconstruetion CommitLee-senate ON
Indian bureau Bnl-Its Reference 10
Military or Indian Committee. i-'
WASHINGTON, December lO.-House. The
reorganization of the committees Is an
nounced. Boutwell, succeeds Stevens on the
Reconstruction Committee.
The Senate is engaged in sharp contest
on the reference of the Indian Bureau bill.
The friends of the bill favor its reference to
the Military Committee; its opponents to the
Indian Committee. Among the latter are
the Democrats and Thayer, Trumbull and
Morrill,, of Maine. #
The Senate will not reach the Virginia
election in time for the evening papers.
NEW YORK-The Ost Steamship HI
bernla-Names of the Saved-TerribIe
Loss OF Life-GeneraI Grant and Ad-
mIral Farragut EntertaIaed by the
loyal League-GenernI GRAMS Long
Speech.
New YORK, December l0-The Hibernia
had seventeen cabin and sixty five steerage
passengers, making with the crew one hun
dred and fifty persons, of whom ffty.two
are saved. The fate OF the rest is unknown.
The Hibernia sunk 700 miles west of the
Irish coast. The following is a list of the
saved: H.H
A. Mason, Miss Rogerson, Catherine Boyle,
George c. Forbes, Mrs. E. Morell Ann
Webb, John A. Bethel, Mrs. Bethel, Patrick
Brewster, Mrs d. N. Mulvin, John Robin
son, Bernard McFeely, Rev. NJ. 0'Connor,
Josiah Cooke and wife, all cabin passengers.
Campbell, Deveny Rodgers, Dickett, Dohn,
Moser, Austin, McGown, wife, child and in.
FAINT Mcintosh and Irvine, all steerage pas
sengers.
New YORK, December lO.-Grant and Far.
ragut were entertained last night by the
Union League. In the course of brief
speech, Grant said: II must, however, ex-
press my Acknowledgements to the Union
League of this city, as well as to the
Union Leagues of other cities, for the
Government during the rebellion through
which we have passed of late years. wish
to acknowledge their liberslity toward my
self and toward the soldiers serving against
the rebellion, and to thank them for it,"
CUBA-Heavy Fighting Reported
Troops Withdrawn from the GaterIOr
Another Battle Near santIaKO-Hebel
Loss -
HAVANA, December 9.-Comparatively
heavy fighting is reported, and the troops
are withdrawing from the interior. Valma
reports four officers killed and sthree
wounded. ' -
HAVANA December lO.-The announce,
ment of the arrival of the Espana with 1000
troops was premature.
The Didrio reports another battle at
Guantamo, near Santiago de Cuba, in which
the rebels were defeated, losing sixty killed
and two hundred wounded.
Trade on the island is dull and the mar.
kets stagnant.
EUROPE-EruPtiOn of Mount Etna Re-
sumed; q he Mountain EnveIOPed In
SmOke-1nsurgents occupy Hotel de
VilIe at CHdlz-Warllke q spect OF AZ
faIrs-A ddress of the Austrian EmPe-
rOr-shiP CapsIzed On the Atlantic
FALETTA, Malta, December 9.-Etna has
resumed violent eruption. Torrents of lava
have devastated the surrounding country.
Ashes have been blown into the streets of
Messina. .-Gz ts .4-+f4
At last accounts the mountain was enve-
loped in smoke, accompanied with deafen-
ing detonations. I.
MADRID, December l0-The insurgents at
Cadiz occupy the Hotel de Vile and the
surrounding houses and have erected barri-
cades. The troops occupy the Customhouse
and buildings in the neighborhood of the
city gate. all foreign Consuls have taken
refuge in the CustomhoHse. '-l fa E'I4
The Civil Governor of Cadiz has fed to
San Fernando. The insurgents are con-
scriptlng all able-bodied men. @ ,nvicts
and former rural guards have Joined the in
surgents. The insurgents have plenty of
money. The Governor of Saragossa tele-
graphs that the Republicans there attempted
to release and arm the convicts, but the
plot failed.
vienna, December lO.-The Emperor,s ad-
dress to the army says the country wants
peace. We mt st maintain it. Austria and
Hungary are now equally interested in the
grandeur and security of the Empire.
LIVERPOOL, December 10.-The ship John
Duncan, from New Brunswick for Liver
pool capsized in the Atlantic. The Captain,
his wife and nine of the crew were lost.
ANA KIveF Intelligence. t5 .4
SOUTHWEST PASS, December TO- Noon.-
Barometer 1880; wind east northeast and
strong. 'AI ,s Sfi
Arrived; Steamship Mexico, Pitfeld. from
Havana, to Goldenbow Il Kelly; ship Bessie
and Anna. Hughes, Liverpool, general cargo
to Aug. Bohni ship Tranquebar, Howard,
Bath, to master; ship Keioin, MCGEE, st.
Thomas, in ballast to master; brig Palkoa,
Austrich, Havana, in ballast to Puig Bros !;
schooner Three Sisters, Henderson, seven
days from Ruatan, fruit to X. Morgan Il Co.
Sailed: steamship Morgan.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK, December 10, Noon.--
Stocks weak and unsettled. Money &C
tive at D cent Sterling 1091 Gold 1856.
Five-twenties Of 50, Ill. North Carolinas
65!; do. new, 63 Virginiss, new, 57A.
Tenuessees, ex-coupon, 6s3; do. new, same.
Flour 501Oc. better. Wheat shade
firmer and quiet. Corn dull and dropping.
Pork S25 50@26 So Steam lard firm; 1910
16c. Cotton quiet and firm; middling up!
lands 25c. Turpentine 4Te. and dropping.
Rosin quiet at So S0@2 95. Freights quiet.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON. December 10, Forenoon. Con
soils 924@92s. Bonds quiet.
LIVERPOOL, December 10, Noon.-Cotton
firm; sales 1900 bales. Shipments from
Bombay to fourth. 1S 800 bales. l
HAyRE, December 10, Noon.-Cotton firm;
to arrive, 81. Hs.j tFs tlsF'
LONDON, December 10, Afternoon. Stocks
quiet. ---7 a =
ton firm. Rosin l5s. Turpentine 27s.