New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-12
FOREIGN,


DIR. Howard Released-PrOportiona Rep
resentatiOn Bill in Parliument-Basis
of American RepresentatiOn-The Her-
aids Africa Corresponding --latest
from Livingstone = ValImnsedass sue-
cessor EnRa cement with Cuban
Troops Banishmtnt OF Jesuits from
Germany.
New York, July ll-A special from Ma
drid, of the tenth, says: DIR. Howard is free
An order from Madrid offered his release as
an act of pardon, TO which he demurred as
his acceptance of it might appear an &c
acknowledgement of guilt, and waiver to
his rights of compensation. lie was then
turned or forced out from his place Of con.
finement.
LONDON, July lin the House of Lords,
debate on the motion OF Morrison for d
second reading of the proportional repre-
sentatiOn bill, which provides for election of
members of Parliament for England on the
basis of American representation, was pro-
lOnged until late hour last night.
In the House of Commons a motion to
extend the provisions to Ireland and Scot
land was rejected by a vote Of l54 to 26.
The House then divided on the motion Of
Morrison, and it was decided in the mega
tive.
Dispatches received from Oden announce
| the arrival there Of Stanley, the New York
Heratd's African correspondent and says
he will start to-day for London, IN coU-
pany with son of DIR. Livingstone. Stan
| ley is the bearer of letters of the great ex-
plorer for the British government, as well
as for the family and friends of Living
stone Stanley states that when he left
the interior of Africa Livingstone was un-
well, but he was nevertheless determined
| to proceed with his explorations, and win
not return until he has completed his great
work Of ascertaining the source of the
| Nile.
BERLIN, July 1.-THE Official Gazette to-
day promulgated law for the banishment
Of the Jesuits from Germany. All estah-
lshments now under their control must be
completely broken up within six months
HAVANA, July lO.-The resignation Of
/ Captain General Yalmaseda having been
accepted he will deliver the command of
the island to his successor tomorrow and
leave for Spain on the fifteenth instant.
During an engagement between Cuban
and Spanish troops near Halguin recently,
Spanish Colonel Huerte, Governor Of Hal
@guin, and two Spanish soldiers were killed
by the Cubans.
SAN DOMINGO, July l.-President Baez
has abandoned the frontier and withdrawn
to Azua. 1t is reported that he intends to
raise more men for the purpose Of attacking
Cabral again.
Cabral is penpiless and short Of ammuni-
tion and is now within Haytien territory.
General Luperor has left POrt-au-Pri
and arrived at Jamaica, having abandoned
the project OF invading San Domingo By
way of the northern frontier
The rest of the republic is quiet
PoRT-AU-PRINcE, July 1.-The difficulty
between the American consul and the au-
thorities at Saint Marie has ended The
United States government bas ordered Mr..
Bassett, the American minister to Hayti to
allow the matter to drop, owing TO the in
correctness of the c0nsul's statements
HsAa -
mOred that President BlaneO intends visit
ing Oriente to fight General Dueharme, who
is yet IN arms against the government.
The Spanish man -Of-war Arapiles remains
at Puerto Cabello watching the steamer
Virginius.
1t is also reported that an American man
ofwar has arrived at Puerto Cabello to tow
the Virginius to New York,
LONDON, July liza delegation from the
potteries OF Staffordshire called upon John
Bright to-day and presented him an appr0-
pirate acknowledgement Of bis many ser
vices, with magnificent tef timonial cabinet.
PARIS July ID "A dispatch from Pau an
nounces that a body of Spapiards has at
tackled some French shepherds in the noun
tains on the Spanish border, and that two
of the latter are wounded. A body Of in
antry has gone in pursuit of the aggressors.
The French Assembly to-day rejected an
amendment, proposed by the opponents OF
Lnb proposed TAX upon raw huhbtftafj I'M
posing d tax of one franc per thousand
francs upon the sales Of traders and manu-
tacturerB Many deputies thereupon took
occasion to compliment Theirs on the re-
suit, which Is esteemed a decisive approval
Of his position upon the question Of taxa
ton. The amendment was lost by vote
of 10 yeas to $50 nays.
LIsBoN, July 1.-THE steamship Neva
has arrived at this port, with dates from
Rio Janeiro to the twenty-second Of june
1t is announced that the Brazilian Liberals
viii abstain from voting at the next cleo
tiOns The government Of Brazil has made
an extremely dignifed reply to an offensive
dispatch from the government Of the Ar
gentine republic, in the course Of which it is
stated that Brazil does not seek war, but If
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