New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-29
FOREIGN.

An Election in Paris-Stanley Coming t0
America-CIOsing Liquor Shops in Live
erpOOl-AnOther Mexican Commission
90 the Rio GrRnde-COrtinu's Defense
of Himself.
PARIS, October 28.-Lamereau2 lRepubo
lican is elected municipal gounseloS of
Paris.
LONDON, October 28-Ns, Stanley saiGv
for America on the ninth.
The enforcement law closing fiquor stores
in Liverpool at nine o'clock Sunday caused
great disorder.
MATAMoRAs, October 28 = The BoZctigg
official, of Monterey, announces the appoints
ment OF a frontier commission on the part
of the Mexican government to visit the
Rio Grande and investigate the chargem
against Mexican officials of completely ira
cattle stealing on the Texas border.
1t is understood that General Cortina
has two Of the best lawyers in this city ens
gagged in preparing a defense with view
to clearing himself of the charges agains$
him.
NAPLES, October 28-The italian ilee9
now concentrated in this harbor, consisting
of several ironolads and steam vessels OK
all kinds, was reviewed to-day by the King.
The fleet went through the maneuYres of a
naval combat The spectacle was witnessed,
by thousands of people from sea and shore
The bay was covered with boats as far as,
the eye could reach, and presented a most
animated appearance.
ROME, October 28.-The Gi0r7lale di Roma
makes the following statement with regard
to Cardinal Cullens visit to Rome:
The visit OF his eminence to the Holy See
was to urge the Pope to move in behalf Of
the Catholic clergy of Galway, who are sufo
fering persecution.
The Holy Father, who always censufea
the excesses of the Irish clergy, perempt-
Orily refused to interfere, saying the Irish
only obeyed the Holy See when thew could
turn its instructions to good account ana
willingly disobeyed it rather than sacrifice
their passions.
BERLIN, October 28.-There is a conAice
between the upper and lower houses of tho
Prussian Diet on the country reform bill,
which provides for local elf-governmenti ir,
the rural districts. The bill, which was
adopted by the Chamber of Dep8ties dur
ing last session came before the House on
Lords at the beginning Of the present ses-
sion, and has met since with determined
opposition. A majority of the deputies
threaten to resign if the upper house Ee,
fuses to pass the bill, and the Emperor has
decided in favor of it. The President oa
the House of Lords was received Yesterday
by the Emperor, who spoke to him abou9
the dead lock in the Diet, and insisted that
the Lords should bring it to an end bv
passing the measure which the lower house
had adopted.
PARIS, October 2.-Cure of HavagilIiera
has written a letter to the bishop of We're
sailles, regretting the decision Of the Ecua
menical Council with regard to- tCoiDfallibilitv
of the Pope.
HAvRE, october % % The G1uavs a1~
crowded with vessels bound for the United
States, but shippers refuse to let them SAIL
IN consequence of the ten per cent increase
OF duty on exports in French bottoms
MADRID, October 28.-A COMMITTEES g5
Federalist members of the Cortes have iso
sued call for a general meeting for thei.e
party IN Madrid on tho seventeenth of Ne
YemDer. In the call the deputies sxplaiR
their course in the Cortes, disapprove a. yso
volt at Ferrol and repudate any coaiItiofp
with the Conservative &epublicano d2iOp
or Radical parties.
At meeting Of deputies constituting a
majority of the COrtes, it was resolved sha&
Senior Becerias' motion for abolition of Chs
death penalty an political cases should Big
withdrawn.
A proposition has obeen introduced In shs
Cortes to permit the use of cypher words irs
telegraph dispatches, which has hitherto
been forbidden under the censorship
ROME October 28.-The damage cauaeG
by inundations by the Po especially in the
provinces Of Mantua and Ferrara, 10 ims
mense. several hundred kil0meters Or %LG
most fertile land in Italy are covered witt
water and whole towns and villages wegf
submerged; many houses have been undero
mined and have fallen in. In some places
he water reached the roofs of the highest
buildings. Thousands of people are homeo
ess, and others are flying from their dwell
ngs, which are threatened with destruca G
ion.
The towns of Casal, Maggirre and AstigIia.
N the river Pc, are in great danger aud
he inhabitants are panic stricken. The
suffering is wide spread and intense, butre
ief is going forward from all parts of Italy.
NAPLES, October 28-A fearful hurricane
swept through the province of Syracuse
Several buildings were blown
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