New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-27
ISunday's DisDatcheal

NEW IORK, SeptemDe 20.-COttOn move
-nents for the week heaviest, especially in
receipts, since the new cotton year opened
Receipts, however, show a decrease of TO-
652 bales as compared with same week last
year: Receipts at all ports for the week
$500 bales, against 1880 last week, and
III, lO4 previous week three weeks since
tho exports at all ports for the week were
O55 bales; against 9840 last week, and 62l5
bales this week last year.
The British schooner Billy Butts left yes
terday, ostensibly for Curacao, but sup
posed to be tilibuster for Cuba She car
Eied $50, 600 Of war material
READING, Pa, September "a man
twenty-six years of age, a barkeeper, who
Gays that he often served Washington
Nathan, was arrested for completely with
the Nathan murder. He gave his name as
Francis z. Kepling. He had pawnbroker's
ticket for diamonds and jewe1ry in his pos
6ssion. He admitted that he was within a
few feet of Nathan when murdered He
could put his finger on the assassin, and he
would make a clean breast of it unless a
certain party in New York came down with
stamps. He was constantly in correspond
ence with the party in New York, receiving
letters with enclosures.
CINCINNATI, September 25.-Extensive
preparations are being made to receive the
Southern merchants at the Industrial Ex-
hibition on Thursday. Atlanta sends forty.
The President of the Chamber of Com
merce will deliver the reception address.
The Bridge Commission has commenced
its session. River men claim that during
high water the draws are dangerous, and
out of the channel during low water.
NORFOLK, September 25.-The United
States steamer Bib, whose loss at sea was
recently rumcred, has arrived safely at
Hatteras Inlet. a.
FORTRESS MONROE, September 25.-The
splendid new iron steamer Wyanoke, of the
Old Dominion Steamship COmpany's Line
passed here this afternoon for Norfolk. A
salute was fired from the fort which she
promptly returned.
ST. LOUIS, September 25.-At meeting
.of Irishmen last night it was decided to CO.
operate with French citizens in holding a
fair and festival next week, for the relief OF
Families of the killed and wounded French
soldiers. All Irish societies will turn out
On Thursday evening in tOrchlight process
sion and make grand demonstration.
The salt mill of Tabor, Hall & Co., Keo-
kuk, Iowa. was burned last night. The loss
vas $25,OOO.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, September 25-The
II unicIpal election was carried by two thou
sand majority. Both branches gone Demo
cratic.
LONDON, September 25.-Dispatches from
Tours confirm reports of fighting in Paris
between the Reds and the troops under
Trpchu.
The French steamers from Havre will
come to New York via COwes.
Theirs, after interviewing Won Beust, de-
parted for st. Petersburg.
The journals concur in saying that Favre's
visit to Bismarck proved abOrtive.
70 The Tours Journal declares that the
French people prefer extinction to humilia-
ton.
Germans consider Strasburg, Toul and
Eerdun as theirs.
La France says that peace is impossible
on the terms proposed without ruin. Moth
Ing is left lis but logged resistance
Dispatches from Berlin represent the per-
nianent occupation Of Fort Mont Valerin as
u permanent menace to Paris.
The st. Petersburg Journal denies that
The neutral powers encourage the obstinacy
OF France, and declares that Russia APP
proves the terms dictated by Prussia.
and Lonis.
The Pope has been officially informed that
France abandons the September convention.
General Lavearoa commands the Italian
army at Rome.
Tours, September 25-Ministers Gam
beta and Favre, addressing Cremeux, say
paris proposed to make a heroic defense.
All parties are united to sustain the govern
n1ent Of defense. You hear, through Prus-
San sources, of troubles in Paris. We deny
ii. We have an enormous force of National
and Mobile Guards, and troops of the line,
With munitions and provisions enough to
hold out all the winter. Let France make
heroic effort"
They have commenced sending mails
from Paris by balloons.
The Constitutional publishes a note re-
ceived by this means, cOnfessing that the
city is completely surrounded, and cOmmu-
nication with the surrounding country cut
at Balloons are to be sent out every
week.
A person who left Paris in ballou de-
scended safely at Evreux. He has arrived
here. The Prussians fired at him with mus
Eets and cannon. Some shots came so near
rs to cause his car to vibrate. He brought
packages of letters from the government at
Paris to the ministry here. He will attempt
10 return to Paris by balloon. He states
that others will leave Paris in the same
vay. Great vigilance is maintained in the
dsfense of Paris, and rigid discipline en-
6srred among the troops.
At several points strong electrical lights
are used to guard against surprises, which
ne evidently contemplated by the enemy,
"a they are making q large number OF seal
ing ladders.
The Prussians commenced to build . re-
dsnt behind large house near Fort Montra-
tout The Mobiles made might sortie, and,
1fter hard hand-to-haud fight, tore dowR !