New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-13

Press ON the Boston FiFe-ExpressiOns
of Sympathy-NatiOnaI AssembIy-Nevy
Political OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
Grand Council-The Government Sus.
tanned.
! LONDON, November l2.-The steamship
! Helvetia, which sailed from New York
| October % for London, encountered severe
| weather when nearing the English coast
| on Friday last, and while off Portland her,
machinery broke. She succeeded, however,
in reaching the Isle of Wight, when she
| became unmanageable and drifCed rapidIy
toward the French coast.
| As Cherbourg came in sight the anxiety
| of the officers became very great; they were
| unable to regain control over the steamers
! N )yements and were in danger Of being
! driven on shore. When within few miles
! of Cherbourg they threw up rockets and
made other signals of distress but they
| were not noticed on shore.
Fortunately the wind changed, and the
steamer began to run before it down the
channel. The steamer Ethel came to her
assistance, and, while trying to give her q
tow, ran into boat which had been
launched by the Helvetia. The boat was
crushed to pieces, one man killed and two,
| injured. The Helvetia was finally towed
into Falmouth, arriving there to-day.
The Norwegian bark Dagmar which
sailed from New York for Queenstown, for
orders October 10, was abandoned at sea
on the eighth instant, in a sinking cOndi-
ton. The crew was rescued by the crew of
the steamship Idaho, after much difficulty,
by means OF life boats, and landed them &t
Queenstown last evening.
All the London morning papers express
the deepest sympathy for the sufferers bv
the cOnhagratOn in Boston. They attribute
the great disaster to the bad management
Of the fire department, police and Municipal
authorities of that city.
The St0nd0rd says: ''The Boston fire is a.
scandalOus outrage on civilization and an
evidence of the most inefficient city govern
ment." By way Of showing the superiority.
in cases like the Boston fire, of small ana
well organized fire departments over large
but badly managed ones, it compares the
small London ire brigade and the narrOv5
crooked streets and alleys of This cityo
where fires seldom get beyond tbs
buildings wherein they originate, to
the thousands of undisciplined 9irs-
men, huge granite structures and open
places Of Boston. Then it says The besC
portion Of the city was destroyed for wans
of good, 1nIanagement to prevent Che pro-
gress OF, the flames, which were finally
stopped by gunpowder and this wretchcS
business was entrusted to volunteer sit5
zens instead of TO skiIlful operators"
1t is believed here that the amount s9 jsso
suTance in hondnn companies upon DroB-
erty in Che burnt district Of Boston n
S2,3OOO,OO0 commission ia 20 be sent tp
Boston by She Gondon companies to maxi,
an investigation of the facts in relation to
the origin and progress Of the confederation,
as e matter of genegaf Importance to ia
surance interests.
PARIS, Novembep H2.-The EatisnaY g.
ssembly to-day reelected 6igevy p5esjdeng
by 1852 TO 40.
General Chansey 3as resigned eRc eaaia-
of ha 80 /
military duties.
A new political combination in fRse f2sseas.-
ply Is rumored. The left centre is seports0
to be meditating rupture with 4heOx-
treme left and a fusion with the righg centre.
The American Aeet will Winteg 62 tho
Yhe flag ship and eog-
vette will remain ut Marseilles, 6q.g 2h0o
other vessels Of the feet at Toulon.
GENEVA November l2.-Elections fov qfa
Grand Council took place last Sunday. Tho
action of the government III removing Mer-
mllieod from his bishopric, and fOrbiddin0
him 10 exercise his episcopal functions with"
in the diocese was made q test dIue.eioDo
and the government was sustained 10y q
vote Of 1900 against $500
LoSDOg, November 812-The opeqlino 9ooe
.ure OF the season before the RovaI
Society was delivered last
night by Sir Henry Rawlinson, president %
he society Abiding to the finding Of DR..
Livingstone by Mr.. Stanley, he declared
hat the journey of the latter into the in
error Of Africa was a most important evento
and hr. Stanley deserved a medal from the
'ociety for the accomplishment of his great.
The foreign governments who were re-
luested by Great Britain to cooperate in
he movement now being made in this coun-
~ for the suppression of the East African
Lave trade have sent replies expressing their
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