New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-25
down in torrents, flooding the lower per-


tiOns of the city.
! Mr.. Dalrymple, member of Parliament.
| who recently made tour Of inspection Of
the inebriate asylums in the United States,
| intends to bring the result Of his Observa-
tions before Parliament. He proposes to
secure additional information by introduce
ing early in the session an act to empower
| a committee Of the House Of Commons to
| invite leading Americans to give evidence
| before it as to methods and progress Of in
| ebrlate reforms in this country.
The report that Baron ROthschild, Of
Paris, Baron dc Lima, of Vienna, Thomas
Gibbs. of London, and German house at
st. Petersburg, are making arrangements
with the French government for the imme-
diate payment Of three milliard francs of
the indemnity due in 1874, has been denied
by the government organs, but is positively
true. Tobacco duties are the basis OF the
operations.
the Lord Mayor of London has called .
public meeting for Tuesday next, in aid OF
. British expedition for the relief of DR..
Livingstone, the African explorer.
The Emperor of Germany has knighted,
and conferred the order of merit on Sir Ed
win Landseer.
Advices from Melbourne, Australia, re-
port that the observation of the solar eclipse
there was a failure, owing to the cloudy
weather.
IARlS, january XII nc cOulIOlllee OF tn6
Assembly are ready to report in favor of the
abrogation of the commercial treaty with
Great Britain. The majority of the commit
tee is still adverse to the taxation Of raw
material
Efforts are making to bring about
fusion Of the branches of the house Of Or
leans.
The Count of Paris intends to visit the
Count de Chambord, when an attempt will
be made to reconcile their conflicting po-
litical interests.
The Mayor of Montpelier has been dis
missed from his office for his conduct
during the recent pontifcal disturbance.
No immediate change will be made in the
| ministry. All rumOrs to the contrary are
false
A Prussian soldier was attacked by u
French workman at Epernay to-day, and
badly wounded. The assailant has been
| arrested, and will be tried. No serious
| complication is likely to result.
Prince Napoleon has been elected to the
| Council Of Ajaccio, Corsica.
BUCHAREST, January 24.-The obstacle to
the execution Of the railway settlement
| law has been removed by altering the
status of the company. 1t is expected the
Chambers will ratify the changes made by
| the government.
! VIENNA, January 2.-The lower house of
the Reichsrath to-day, without debate,
passed to the second reading Of the con-
| ventiOn between Austria and the United
States recently negotiated by Minister Jay.
| Francis Grilparzer, the dramatic poet, is
| dead, aged eighty-One years.
ROME, January "a. The census Of Rome
has been completed. The total population
is 1000.
| CONsTANTrNOPLE, January "a. The
suburbs, and a clear bill of health is now
| granted tO all dpnartinO VpsseIs
| BERLIN, January 24-The draft of the
treaty between Great Britain and Germany
| for the extradition OF criminals has been
laid before the federal council.
| MATAMoRAs, January 24.-General Maci
dOnia Capistran, president of the Supreme
Court Of the State of Tamaulipas, issued a
proclamation yesterday against the govern
ment, advising his friends to prepare for
| action. He has heretofore welded great
| influence on the frontier. and has been
among the foremost in suppressing revOlu
tions.
| Severe fighting is reported at Camargo
! yesterday between COrtina and Quirogas'
forces, in which the revOlutiOnists were vic
torious. The telegraph was cut during the
night, and rumors Of QuirOgas' advance on
this city prevailed all day.
New YORK, January A-The Herald has
a special. dated Matanzas, January %,
which says: On the evening of the twenty
| second instant the revolutionary COlOneT
| Sanchez Uriste, with small force, entered
Bagdad and arrested the customhouse
officials and placed guards about the place
and levied forced loan of 200. One of
the custOmhOuse officials was retained as a
| hostage. No other Outrages were COM
mitted.
MADRID, January 24.-The Sagosta NAL
campo ministry has resigned.
The defeat of SenOr Herrera for the presi-
dency of the lower house of the COrtes has
decided the fate OF the present cabinet. At
the first sitting of the COrtes, during the
proceedings preliminary to the Organi1a-
| ton, it became evident that the temper OF
the house was against the present govern
ment, and that the ministerial candidate
for the chair had little chance of such.
On the last vote the opposition showed it
self largely in the majority, and nerrera's
defeat in the regular election for president
was inevitable. For this SenOr SagOsta did
not wait. He Immediately visited tho King,
and informed him that the vote in the Cor
tes left him two alternatives, the dissolution
of the Cortes, or the resignation of the milt-
istry.
The latter course was decided upon, and
the King said he should take counsel with
the President of the Senate and Vice Presi
dent of the House, and with Senor Herrera.
HAVANA, January 24.-The recent heavy
rains have stopped the cane grinding on
many plantations. The rain has ceased to
day, and operations will be speedily re-