New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
FOREIGN,

President Theirs fIl-Red FLAG Of the Corsz
r1une-Ear!ists Gaining sirsnsth-CiviU
somnOfioa in Psrtugab - Affairs IN
Spain.
PARIS. February G2- President There Is
ILL.,
Reports nave reached here OF n $eriona
disturbance at Barcelona, the cause and exc
tent of which are unknown. Nc SarticGo
lars OF the nature OF the trouble have been
received beyond the statement that they inc
vOlve both citizens of Barcelona and troops
Of the regular srmy In garrison there.
The red Tag of the Commune has been
displayed, not only St Barcelona bnh aS
several other towns in the province.
She Ducd Broglie read the repote 81 tho
committee of thirty to the Assembly.
the constitutional project and tho S90
sponsibllity Of the ministry was argued.
President gbiers highly lauded tho Seeo
Nnd Chamber, ana strongly urged that ie
consider che report next Thursday
SOkDos, February 22.-Madri6 n8viees
report thas the CaTlsts are gaming
strength.
collisions nave occurred at YarceGon&
and other cities.
The rYmes has advices Of an agitation
against the republic in tho 1berisR PeAiPo
Aula.
Portugal is armins id anticipation OF .
civil CommotiOR. The views OF tho tcGeSs
! alists are every ywhere in tho ascendant.
| MADRID, February 22.-Ie is officially aBs
! nOunced that there has been a serious agitss
tion at Barcelona growing out OF the withn
| drawal from the garrison there of the far
! v0rlte troops. No violence was resOrted t0s
| however, and quiet has been restored ~iths
| out resort to forcible measures Oh the part
| Of the government.
! The report that the red flag was displayed
! at Barcelona oT elsewhere is denied.
.,fI lns.
bill aboli5hing capital punishment.
| The Ministers of Foreign and Finance
Affairs made q statement to-day IN the
! Certes, tending TO allsy appreheDsions 0k
| the Carlist reaotiOnary movements.
| The Ministry propose to apply Gen mil
lion reals from the war fund tor the puf
] chase of improved small arms
The government will punish all Sxossses
by the insurrectlonlsts.
! The bill for the abolition Of slavery Ia
| Porto Rico drags.
The Imperial of to-day Announces that the.
| ministry have before them, tuE immediate
| consideration and decision, questions OF the
gravest Importance, the settlement of which
| will involve ministerial crisis. 1t may be-
| that crisis will be ayerted, with the loss
| to- the government of the services OF Gen
| eral De Cordova, Minister of War, but it is
| thought probable that all the ministers who
adhere u tho radical party, will resigro
Senior Figueras, President Of the Council,
| is indlsposed.
| fhirty-swo coHoneis and forty lieutenant
colonies of artillery of the regular army
| have resigned their Commissionss IheiE
| resiouatiOns have been accepted.
4 dispatch fIom Bilboa states that the
| Carlists have Cut the railroad at VlttOras
twenty nine miles south of that City4 and
have destroyed tho railroad stations at
| Oreto and Sladi6.
Later advices from Barcelona give fhe
! particulars of the origin of the recent trOU'
bles there. The Captain General, during
his temporary absence, left his second
officer in command of the garrison. The
| temporary commander, supposing that the
officers of the municipal government were
| in the interest of the Alphonsist party, as,
| sumed the entire control of the municipal
ity. suspendng the functions of tho OWL
! officers. and established martial law
The troops OF the garrison were placed
under arms and revie wed. but as the people
we're unwilling TO submit to this measure OE
q military commander. under orders fr0n
! Madrid, the officer abandoned his in tel for
! restored without Any disturbances of a sG'
| rioua nature. The authorities GhsOugh0ut
! Catalonia and other sections Of the country
have reiterated their notices Of AdhpslOts tG
| the government of tho republic.
The statement that F.ench Communist
leaders have entered Spain IL declared %C'
| be untrue.
The idea Of federal republic. conserTa-
tive IN general policy. IA said 70 he gaining
! ground in al! portion. Of tho e0nEtry.