New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-25


WASHINGTON, November 2i.-Neither pa
pers nor markets here nor nOrthward to-
day.
The reception of Archbishop Spald;ng is
a magnificent affair; nearly 10000 persons
in the procession. COlOred Catholics in tho
procession are quite q feature. Their cos
TUNES and behavior in the dey0ut celebfa-
ton elected much praise
New YORK, November M.-The Tribune's
Paris correspondence covering dates from
the eighth to the 10th instant, reports that
the distribution 6f provisions is irregular
and unequal. After the fifteenth instant,
the sale of the flesh of horses. mules and
asses was regulated by tariff like beef,
and rations thereof were issued by the. gov
well thus far. Charcoal is now eight times
its usual price, and consumption of gas
after seven o'clock in the evening is for
hidden.
Pyat has been released, and his comrades
soon will be.
Arago resigned the mayoralty on the
eighteenth. Jules Favre succeeds him.
On the thirteenth General Tr0chu an
nounced to his friends that preparations for
a sortie were nearly complete
The troops are dreadfhlly dem0rali10d-
Paris journals publish strong appeal to
the government, the substance of which is:
"YOu know your army of relief Is phan-
tom. The provinces come to the help Of
Parisi You ought to confess the truth.
You know it is impossible to cut through
the Prussian lines, so that the garrison may
reach the Loire to get provisions. For such
a sOrtie you must win great battle, which,
with your present army, you can not dc"
Rochefort writes in answer to question
as to whether he had really resigned: "Yes.
on the first of November: and have never
thought of withdrawing my resignation"
ahna 01f1 tn
defenders Of Paris, congratulating them on
the failure of the armistice.
LONDON, November 24.-The bishops Of
Prussian Poland have petitiOned King VIII.
liam in favor of the Pope.
The irOn-clad steamer Sultan, just finished,
was found to be so top-heavy that she had
to take in three hundred tons Of ballast be-
fore it was considered safe to ship her arma-
ment.
A serious engagement is reported as
having occurred at HericOurt, on the Disc.
| No particulars. X,
General Trochu, in recent proclamation,
says:
1--WE have made efforts and honored our
misfortunes in the eyes Of the world.
| Europe is amazed at the unexpected spec
tacle Of close union existing between rich
poor The enemy TAR, ss Sssn e tat aeS
their implacable resolution. They may
crush us vet; but if we fall we shall have
bequeathed Prussia q scheme which cannot
be carried into execratiOn, and an inheri-
| tance of exertion and hatred under which
she in turn will fall"
FLORENCE, November M.-The Pope has
issued an encyclical letter and bull, con-
cerning the spoliatiOn of the church by the
Italians. He declares that it is impossible
for him to make any surrender Of the prop
erty belonging not to him but to God, and
only placed in his hands as trustee, and
that if taken from him it must be by force.
He can not have anything to do with rob
bers, nor can he accept anything from their
hands.
The bull pronounces major excommu-
nication against those who order, commit,
assist or connive at the robbery.
The Worlds Paris correspondent says
"Our first line of defense is 1900 yards from
the Prussian outpOsts, and consists Of i'm
pregnable intrenchments, constructed on
the road beyond Villejuif From these in
trenchments one may clearly see the Prus
sian sentinels. One hundred and fifteen
mitrailleuses, received from private makers
and heavy guns made here have been placed
upon the works beyond Villejuif. The
health of the city has improved decidedly
Last week the deaths were 1873; this week
they numbered 1862. The deaths from
smallpox last week wer@ 1S; this week
there have been $50.
| HAVANA, November 24.-Salutes were
fired in honor OF AOsta,s election.
Captain General DeROdas to-day hbcr-
ated three thousand negroes.
The city is comparatively healthy.