New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-07
MEXICO.
Protestant Church Dedicated-Revolu-
tion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO One Con-
sui-Return of Another-Tehuantepec
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Protestant Church Dedicated-Revoln-
tion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO One Con-
sui-Return of Another-Tehuantepec
Canal practicable.
HAVANA. May 6.-Advices from City of
Mexico to thirtieth ultimo are as follows:
Protestant church was dedicated. An
immense crowd was present.
HOlitics are unsettled, and several revolu-
tions are imminent.
An exequatur has been granted to Mr..
Bronson, the United States consul at Nina
titan.
Consul Skilton has returned to the capitol
The Vera Cruz railroad is finished to Por-
toerros station, and will reach Cordova in
July.
Reports concerning the Tehuaptepec
canal represent it as practicable.
The telegraph connecting Mexico with
the United States is rapidly approaching
completion.
The attempted revolution in Sinaloa has
been frustrated and the leaders arrested.
Congress contains fifteen independent
members, who sometimes favor Juarez and
at other times the fnsionsts. The fusionists
triumphed in city council affairs.
The Lerdo ticket gaining their seats, the
Juarists gave way, In order to avoid "a revo-
luton.
The State of Guerrero will vote for Diaz
A breach in the fusionist ranks is unav0id-
able.
The Porfristos are recriminating the
Lerdistos. The more row the better for
,Juarez. Nobody doubts but that upon his
Inauguration there will be a revolution
throughout the republic.
The State of San Luis Potosi is the focus
of the revolution, and the government is
massing troops in the neighboring States as
q precautionary measure. The authorities
and people of San Luis favor Lerdo.
Tho fraasury 10 banEpunt Iapoa s.1tno of
money having been squandered for election
eering purposes, and to fill the pockets of
the government employees. Corruption
stalks impudently before the people. All.
parties are considered as dishonest.
Manuel Payne distinguished writer. and
now editor of the Federaist has written a
powerful article showing that the United
States will absorb Mexico, and the longer
this absorption is put off the worse it will be
for Mexico. All the journals excepting the
Iberia and ItrO Republics are subsidized by
political parties. The Juarez journals at
the capital are supported directly from the
treasury. The opposition papers are sup
ported by those in whose interests they are
run. The leaders are expecting high posi-
tions as the cabinet is bound to fall.
Sadvedra, minister of justice, resigned on
the twenty-fifth. The new minister of the
interior, Velasco, resigned on the twenty
eighth when twenty-four deputies peti-
ioned him to remain. Velaseo consented to
remain temporarily, and demanded that
Romero, minister of finance, and Mejia,
minister of war, should hand in their resig-
nations Romero, having been impeached
by the grand jury for abuses, OF authority,
must resign if Juarez is not reelected.
Nevertheless, he retains his office because
the army supports him.
Sancho Ochoa is mentioned as the new
minister of war, and Manuel Payro as the
new minister OF the treasury.
The death penalty has been abolished in
Mexico.
The revolution in Tehuantepee continues.
Life and property are insecure.