New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-04

Liverpool Arrivals-The Abolition Slavery
Bill In Spain-Frauds on the Bank Of
1inRfand-Amount "a Million DoIEars-
Collision In the Irish Channel-Two
Ships 60 Down - Twenty four Lives
Lost.
LIyRRPooL, March 3-Arrived-The fol-
lowing cotton laden vessels: Eve, Espana
and Bella, from New Orleans; Georgiana,
from CharlestOn; Davenport, from New
Orleans: bennington and Ronalhan, from
New Orleans; Armstrong, from Galveston;
Emily Augusta, from New Orleans; Caro-
line LemOnt, from Galveston; Matura and
Pocahontas, from New Orleans; Maggie
Hammond, from Galveston; Embla, from
New Orleans; Magnet and B B'omidon, from
Charleston; Jamaica, from New Orleans;
Annie Troop and Tranhandel, from Charles
ton.
MADRID, March 3.-The majority of the
Assembly have determined to carry through
the bill Tor the abolition of slavery before
the navigation bill.
LONDON, March 3.-The Bank of England
has been swinded on gigantic scale by an
American named Morton. alias Warren. He
skillfully forged the signatures of the Rothsa
childs and of other famous financial houses.
The frauds on the Bank of England are
estimated at 81 100000.
Later developme nts lead to the belief that
the fraud on the Bank OF England was per.
petrated by ring of American swindlers.
A reward of f2509 is offered by the bank.
The ship Chacabuca, from San Francisco
for Liverpool, collided with the Torch in
the Irish Channel. The former sunk in-
mediately. Twenty-four lives lost. The
Torch went down also, but all on board
we're saved.
The special correspondent of the London
Echo writes from Madrid, that decree
abolishing slavery in Porto Rico is impend.
i,,or ND NJ thn - al h.,
sttuent Cortes will probably be to progIaiIn
emancipation in Cuba.
LISBON, March 3.-Ihe King and QuSeB
of Spain, with their children and all Sh~ir
italian servants, embarked at noon 80 day
on the frigate Roma. They were accuu.
panied to the pier by the King and QHoeD
OF Portugal, Princes and PriuCtsses ". the
royal family, the dignitarIes OF court end
members OF the Portuguese ministry. The
royal personages took aD ettectionato teavS
OF each other.
As the ex-King stepped on the deok Of the
Roma saluteS were fired from the shipping
and on shore. At one O'clock tho italian
frigate ighed anchor and proceeded down
the Fagus amid the multitudes OF Spectators
Vhe crowded tho quays and piers aud huild-
ings near the shore.
The Roma sailed for Genoa but will cali
at Gibraltar end French ports on the ~ay.
The Spanish sery ants OF the ex-King took:
their leave of the royal family and returned.
to Madrid this afternoon.
VERSAILLES, Maren 3-Tn tho ASSEMBLY
to-day the debate Oh the report If the eom-
mittee OF thirty vas continued The Left .
attacked M. Dufaure and the honarehlstS
generally, and insisted on further Sxplanas =.
tions from the government. President.
Theirs was unable longer to Fem4iB siient
and asked for adjournment, giving notice
that he would address tho Assembly So =
morrow.
Havana, March 3.-rhe commissioners
appointed to examine the claims entered by
Americans fer damages done oy the rebel
lion are now hard at work, and expect tor
settle at all early day aud without trouble
the claims of all " no are really American
citizens. Government agents, however, arc
now collecting evidence going To show that
many of the claimants arc not American
citizens.
number of persons were arrested re.
Gently ON the charge of circulating counter
felt dollar bills. The plates, it is ascertaineds
were engraved in Barcelona.
HAVANA, March 3.-rhe Tribune says
pressure is being exercised in some of the
interior towns upon the Spaniards to pre-.
vent them from proclaiming freely their"
liberal or repub blican ideas.
HAVANA, March ., via Key West.-Ad'
vices from Nassau, New Providence, state
that the United States consul gave a bril-
liant reception in honor OF Washington's
birthday. The British officials all attended
the reception.
CITY OF Mexico, February 2O.-The rail-.
road projects pressed upon Congress by
General Rosecrans and Mr.. Plumb will
come before that body for final disposition
in April. 1t is supposed that the rt cent
election for Chief Justice resulted in ne
choics-ho candidate having received the
necessary humbet Of votes.
Congress viii very probably iayS 20
elect . Chief Justice.
Mr.. Nelson, United States minister 60
Mexico, made an official visit 70 Presi tent
Tejada on the tenth of February. con.
veying so him tho congratulations oe
President Grant On his H. 4da'sl election
go the presidency. President Tejafa said
be hoped that the friendly relation, exist
ing between tho two countries would 20
main forever.
Goods are now expressed in one dag De-
tween the City OF Hexico and Vera CSuz.