The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-06

| by tho police to the Exchange Hotel. About
one thousand of the negro mob with clubs and
pistols rallied to the hotel, attempting anoth-
| or rescue. The riot commenced by the negroes
throwing brickbats at the police and using
clubs, when cross firing began between the
police and the mob. Tho white citizens fore
bore, but are now armed for any emergency.
| There Is great excitement. About thirty or
| more shots were fred. Three more white
| men were hurt, one negro killed, and one
colored policeman killed and two wounded. A
| committee of citizens, appointed by Mayor
Robinson, waited upon the Republican leaders,
| and Mr.. Stanley, president of the A. and N. c.
R. R., aud requested that the trains and ne
groes be carried away. To this Stanley re-
piled that he would not carry them away I'M
til he was ready. When he was told that he
and Thomas would be held responsible for the
disturbance, he replied: " Hold US responsible
and be id.
SoUTH CARoLINA.-The municipal election
in Charleston took place on the I'd inst. The
opposing parties were the citizens party, enl-
bracing the white voters, with such colored
voters as they could draw to their support, and
the Republican party, consisting of the bulk of
the colored voters, with small portion of
whites, chiefly State and city officials Gilbert
Pilisbury, the present Mayor, and John A. Wag-
ner, prominent German, were respectively
| the Republican and citizens candidates. Bust
| ness of every kind was suspended, and the
whole voting population remained at the polls
| at the request of leading citizens, who appre-
hended violence. A small squad of United
States troops was detailed to each precinct,
and by their aid several threatened distarbaa-
ces were stopped. Only one man was shot du-
ring the day. The count of the votes has not
been concluded, but the election of Gen. Wag-
ner, and TIE whole of the citizens ticket by Mt
least five hundred majority is admitted by all.
There is great rejoicing amongst the citizens.
TExAs.-On the evening of the Doth of July,
near Nayasota the construction train bound
North with nine cars and eighteen laborers
were precipitated into the Navasota River.
The derrick of the wrecking car striking the
latereal braces and rods of the bridge caused
the accident. The approximation of the first
span was carried away; the second, third and
fourth spans went to the bottom, and with the
cars and engine are mass of ruin. Five men
were killed instantly, two more are fatally in
jured, and twelve are more or less injured.
One man was thrown twenty feet into the air,
falling, was instantly killed.
FRANCE.
The news from France still continues to
show a steady and rapid progress towards the
recuperation of the country. There are reports
that the government has information of gen.
eral socialist movement in the south, but these
rumors have not been confirmed, and even
though such q movement should take place,
there can be no doubt but that the govern
ment, now firmly established and with all the
old army at it's call, all the prisoners taken to
Germany having been returned with the ex-
ception of fourteen officers and $40 privates,
could suppress it with The only news
of an unfavorable character received recently
is that of the appearance of cholera in the
south. The government is making gigantic
efforts to pay off the indemnity aud rid the
country of the German army of occupation.
Another installment of 100000 900 francs was
paid on the I'd inst, and uron the payment of
| another such installment the German troops
will be withdrawn from the vicinity of Paris.
| Theirs says that in six weeks only Champagne
and Lorraine will remain in their hands. The
army of occupation now numbers $50, 900.
Jules Favre has resigned his position as Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, the Count de Remusat
succeeding him. 1t is proposed by the Left
Centre" of the assembly to prolong the pow
ers of NJ. Theirs for three years changing the
title of the office to President The news from
Algeria is conflicting, one telegram stating
that the instruction is dying out, most of the
chiefs having surrendered, while another say
that it is spreading, the natives of Oran having
Joined in it, and that the insurgents are burn
ing forests and committing horrible atrocities
Gambetta has laid before Theirs q proposition
for the reorganization of the army and civil
service. The army plans are supposed to com
from Faidherbe and Clancy, in conjunction
with the Due dAumale and Prince de Join
Vile. Theirs and MacMahon approve tn
plans submitted. Some surprise is expressed a
,, the cooperation of the Princes with Gambett
and Theirs. Marshal MacMahon reports tn
casualties to the Versailles forces in the secon
seige of Paris ut 1914. Americans visitin
. Europe must bring passports, and especial
y naturalized citizens, as the latter cannot &c
them here without showing proper papers.
ENGLAND.