New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-13
YESTERDAYS Evening Dispatches. I

ST. JoHN's, N. F., December 12.-Tho
cable company's steamer is here for coal,
and will depart tomorrow to renew the
attempt to repair the break in the English
cables.
SAN FRANCISCO. December l2 The police.
are arresting all well-knOwn thieves as va
grants. Thirty were locked up to-day.
The weather is fine. Straw berries and
flowers are abundant.
MEuNG, December 8.-The Duke Of Neck
lenburg defeated the third French army
corps, capturing six guns and one thousand
prisoners.
A squadron Of French gunboats are pro-
tecting the shipping ut the mouth of tho
Loire.
New YORK, December IA special to
the Yerald, dated Berlin, ninth, says that
Bismarck denies that Ne is opposed to the
bombarlment of Paris. 1t is reported that
a council of war at Versailles has decided
to lombard Paris.
Especial to the New York Tiibune.l
LONDON, December 9.-Gambetta asks
an armistice to enable the French to hold a
national convention, and asks leave for
Favre to pass the lines of the Prussians to
consult with his colleagues and to conduct
| negotiations.
has been defeated in detail. Gambetts de-
clines the responsibility of another struggle
| Or of making peace. The national assembly
| must decide.
VERSAILLES, December 9.-Beaumont,
Mossas and Beauglnay have been evacuated
| by the French.
BERLIN, December 9-The anti-war riot,
caused by resistance to the draft of married
men, was serious. The police were unable
to quell it; the military, however, put IN
end to it by resOrting to severe measures.
! Sundays Dspatches.l
New YORK, December 1.-THE bank
statement is unfavorable, exhibiting loss
of two millions of dollars in legal reserve.
| which reduced the excess above twenty-five
| Der cent required by law to about eight and
| half millions. The statement did not have
any effect OH stock exchange, as the public
generally looked upon it as representing
artificial tinkering with the money market
during the week.
| The cotton movement for the week was
enormous, both in receipts and exports.
14O,647 last week, 1l8,6 previous weak,
| I22, 1888 three weeks SINCE Total receiRt1
| since September /, 2l2, ,545, against 1,Ool, ,o0G
! same period last year. These figures show
| that about one-third of the present crop
| has been marketed thus early in the season
| Exports from all parts l02, ,544, against 58,-
$50 for the corresponding week last year.
| Exports from all ports for expired pOlAiOn
| of the cotton year 629, ,371, against 4O3,9
last year. Stock at all ports 434, ,16S, against
81 | 600 last year. Stock at interior towns
| 956, l12, against 1887 last year. Stock at
Liverpool 400, 900, against 3l9, 800 last year.
Amount of American cotton afOat for Great
Britain $50, 900, against 900 last year.
Indian cotton aflOat for Europe l39,OOO
bales, against 17e, ,233 last year. Advices
from the South during the week generally
reported the weather favorable for picking,
and rapid progress had been made in gath
ering. The extent of the crop is much dis
cussed, but the number OF bales will depend
somewhat upon the market value Of tho
plant If the present low prices continue
to rule, then undoubtedly much cotton will
be left ungathered in the fields, but, if an
advance should take place, pickings will be
cleaner, and amount OF the crop correspond
ingly increased.
WAsHINGTON, December 11.-There II .
truce in regard to Louisiana officials until
the fate of Blanchard before the Senate =
known.
1t is asserted with much positiveness that
Schenck has accepted the English mission
ST. LOUIS, December lit is stated that
the Lewes Iron Company has just closed q
contract with the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railroad for five hundred freight earn,
ever made in the West, amounting to nearly
100000. This road is now completed from
Sedalia, on the Missouri Pacific railroad to
Fort Scott, Kansas, which opens up Southern
Kansas to the st. Louis market by short
route. The company is pushing this road
southwark from Fort Scott, at the rate Of
two miles per day, and expects to roach
Fort Gibson, on the Arkansas river, by tho
first OF May, and will cross Red river within
ayear. Thence the road will be vigorously
constructed to the Rio Grande and beyond
MEMPHIS, December u.-Kate Garrett,
eourtesan, was found murdered in Ango2e
Maries saloon, on Main street, this morning.
Pat Sullivan, Van Roberts and Thomas
Savage, who accompanied her there, hAvn
been arrested as her murderers.
| LONDON, December 9.-Pryce Peacock
| Archdeacon Of Limerick, is dead.
| 1t is said that the Tours governmentwM
| go to Bordeaux, as the Psussians might KiG2k
sending force there. A portion Of tho paE>
sonnel and officers 60 tonight. GamboGan
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