New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-03
FOREIGN.

Attack Upon Statfon-Genanrunex,
"Ounded-FOur Days Rain in Loudor-
Failing 0fa Courthouse FlOOr-SeyeraE
Killed and Forty WOunded-C CharIus
Francis Adams Returning-JOhu
Francis Maguire Dend-MunioipmH
EiectiOns-COnservative Gains-Nevv
Ballot Act-Dissatisfaction With It
Prominent Cabans Lost ON the Mis-
souri,.
PARIS, November "A band of $50 per
sons made an attack yesterday upon Octria
station, at the town of Beseges, department
OF Gard, and wounded a number of the
gendarmes. The latter were compelled to
fire upon their assailants, several of whom
were killed and wounded Troops have
been dispatched to the town to prevent fur
ther trouble.
LONDON, November 2.-It has been rain
ing here necessarily for the past four days,
The courthouse floor in county Cork, Ire
land, fell. Several persons were killed and
forty wounded.
Charles Francis Adams sailed on the
steamer Russia to-day for New York.
Mr. J0hn Francis Mcguire, a well known
Irish member of Parliament for Cork city,
proprietor and principal editor of the Cork
Examiner, died last night.
The municipal elections throughout Eng
land yesterday resulted in heavy Conserve
tive gains, which are attributed to the
passage by Parliament and enforcement of
the licensing act.
Much dissatisfaction was expressed at,th3
working of the new ballot act
AT some of the polling places the process
of voting was SO slow that many persons
were unable to cast their ballots before the
hour arrived for closing the polls.
A banquet was given last night by the
Royal Geographical Society in honor Of
Bartle trere, who is about to proceed to
Africa to promote the cause of the abolition
of slavery in that country.
William II. Thoms, editor of Notes and
Queries, gave an entertainment last eve
ning which Wds attended by number of
the most prominent members of the literary
profession of London.
HAVANA, November 2-Seyeral promi-
nent persons of Cuba are among the lost on
the steamship Missouri.
PARIS, November determination into
the surrendering of the Notifications and
city OF Metz during the late war has been
resumed.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 2.-Later adj
vices from khoa report that the Khan has
built fort at Djarkale, where he will resist
the advance of the Czar's troops. He still
refuses to surrender to the Russians.
CITY OF MEXICO, October 25 via Havana,
November General Rosecranz and Mr..
Plumbs railroad controversy is the only
suhJCbL VI lhGCISBl bNeu 10 LDb EXCLUSION u
the presidential election. A very spicy cor
respondence has taken place between Gem
eral Rosecranz and the Minister Of the In
terror Plumb apparently has the advan-
tage of influence with the minister
R0secranz has been assured by HerOd
Tejada that it will be necessary to give
required security according to concession,
else the privilege will expire on the fifteenth
of December. According to the latest a(i-
vices, the partisans of Rosecranz and Plumb
were about equally divided. Mexican
journals are devoted entirely to the subject
of the two railroads. The President SAYS
he will not object to ROsecranz' narrow
gauge railroad. Mr. Plnmb represents a
broad gauge project.
1t is reported at Vera Cruz that General
Culla, with 500 men, near Puebla had
promised no favor to the narrow gauge
project.
General Trevino has arrived at the capi~
tai He was well received by Teiada.
Porhrlo Dlaz has commissioned notable
cltIzens to arrange a peace between hinA
self and Tejada.
The commission to investigate border
depredatiOns WENT to MatamOras to-day.
The Mexican government still delays ac-
ton on the mixed claims commission diff
Guilty.
Mr.. Bliss, American Charge d'Afairs, is
unwell.
On receipt of the news of the death of
William H. Seward, flags ON the American
consulate were hoisted at half mast and
kept SO for four days. The Mexican press
contained lengthy and hattering biogra-
phies of the deceased statesman.
Manuel Agnas, Protestant Episcopal
Bishop of Mexico, died on the eighteenth
of October.
Anew Protestant church has been opened
in the capital.
Several journals complain that the Catha-
lies post pasquinades on the street corners
against the Protestants.
HAVANA, November l.-Intense excite
ment was caused by the reception of the
news of the burning of the steamship Mis-
souri,. Several prominent persons of Cuba
are among the lost.
Meiia, secretary of the American and
Mexican mixed commission, sails for New
York tomorrow.