New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-23
WHOLE NUMBER 2OO9.

Tense against law, Justice OF reason. bus tos
| manfuiiy dong what he thought righ-~
both in the interest of his emnIovar sn5
the freedom of the press Shauks was snhs
penBd as witness in Stokes case TODAY
and not appearing, writ of habeas cornns
al teStif candun for mis- appearance ro.
morrow was issued this afternoon.
Dean Of Canterbury.
The Dean of Canterbury, delegate to.
the Evangelical Alliance, sailed for Europe
to-day.
Attempt to Asssssinate the President q.
the Argentine Republic.
The details OF the attempt to assassinate
President Sarmiente, of the Argentips
republic, received here, show it had cors
nection with the entrie Rios war. and net
to the election or politics. One of the won ID
be assassins, who were Italians, had his
hand shattered by the bursting of his blurs
derbuss.
The Italian community are Mortified, antss
beg the government to intlict severe pu,e
lshment on the captured men.
Important Rum0rs-Their Denial.
The Post this afternoon, in connecttoc
with the reports that the President has dee
clded to purchase one million sterling bills
IN London on account of the Nayy and
State Departments, and to issue Legal
millions weekly for the next three or tour.
weeks, says its financial editor was yesters
day told by the president of the MetropoI;e
tan Bank that he had received q private
! letter from the President, assuring him oS
the willingness of the President to dc all in
his power for the financial relief of, the
country: that this letter was brought to hin:
by Mr. Anthony. of the dry goods commiss
sion house of Anthony & Hall, who, on dec
livering it, said that le had converse.
ton with President Grant. who proposed.
as a measure of relief referred to in the Letter
to buy sterling exchange and issue legal
tender notes at the rate of $1,000 900 or
$4,000, 600 per week if necessary 1--WE furs
ther understand that an informal meeting
OF some more influential bank presidents
was held yesterday afternoon in the parloS
OF the Merchants Bank, and the statemenI
as above made was repeated the letter
being held up to those present, though not
read"
The Post also says, in it's fourth edition.
in financial article:
"At the request of John E. Williams,
president OF the Metropolitan National
Bank, and other bank officers, a general
meeting of the Clearing House Association,
has been called for tomorrow at p. M,
for the purpose of considering the PROPOSE.
tlOn OF President Grant for financial relief
as made in a recent interview of New
York merchant with the President, and also
in letter OF the President. to Mr.. VIII
liams."
The special correspondent of the Post a.
Washington says there is the highest off,
cial authority for denying the reports that
the President has determined to do as above
stated.
The Post says the private dispatch from
their correspondent states that this high au-
thority is Secretary Richardson and Gen
eral Babcock, ami it is thus particular in re-
hearsing facts, with names and details, as
its Washington special raises question OF
accuracy
Marine.
Arrived-City of Houston, Manhattan,
Westpbalia. City of Havana, Regulator,
San Salvador and Scotia. Arrived out
Caledonia and Deuthschland.