New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-21
FOREIGN.
An Insurxent Defeat,

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HAVANA, July ia column of troops
| from Holguin have encountered the insur
| gent in the hills of Bijara, under Calists
| Garcia. The position of the latter was cap
tured after five hours firing. and the insur
gents dispersed, leaving several dead and
| prisoners. The Spaniards lost one private
| killed and an officer and seven privatet
wounded. The column, after reprovisiOn
ing, started in pursuit Of the insurgents.
A Decree frsm Concha.
Captain General Concha has issued de-
| duties shall be as follows:
! Fifty per cent in specie, twenty-five per
| cent in Spanish bank bills, 100 per cent
added, and the remaining twenty-five per
cent in bank bills at their original value.
On and after the first proximo land taxes
| are to be paid in bank bills, with the add
ton of 100 per cent.
The decree of June 4. authorizing the
Spanish bank to sell specie on account of
the treasury, to be used in the payment of
duties, is annulled.
The planters and merchants of the differ
emit branches of trade are holding meetings
and appointing committees to devise the
best and speediest way Of paying the tax on
capital.
An Editor Let Out Of Jail.
Enrique Hompanero, formerly editor of
the Republican journal Ell Caro- FrJio, has
been released from prison.
No Leave of Absence.
An army order has been issued declaring
that no leaves will be granted to the Of
icers to return to Spain, except in cases Of
we'll authenticated physical inability to per-
form duty.
The Rainy Season on the Isthmus.
PANAMA, July 20-The rainy season on
the isthmus has never been known to be 80
severe as it is this year. Not only is this
observed on the isthmus, but also all along
the Pacific coast.
A New Decree.
MADRID, July W.-Decrees have been
issued declaring all Spain in state of
whose estates will be held liable to heavy
penalty, to the relations of the republicans
slain, and finally creating q special reserve
of l25, 900 men. The government announces
in its official orders that it will not permit
the shooting of prisoners in retaliation for
the Carlist atrocities.
A proclamation has been issued supple
mentary to the decree establishing the state
OF siege. 1t declares that the charges of
sedition or conspiracy against the State
shall be tried by cOurtmartial, and the per-
son convicted Of interfering with the opera
ton of the railways or telegraphs, shall
suffer death.
The Epo denies that Ex-Queen Isabella
intends TO revoke her act of abdicatiOn.
The Ministerial Crisis in France.
PARIS July lS-There is complete
crisis in the ministry. Duke de Broglie has
been seeking to constitute a cabinet based
on the old majority in the Assembly. but 1t
is said he has failed, and that Duke De-
cases has since been intrusted with the
task. The Assembly to day adopted mo-
ton reducing the annual redemption pay
ments by $lO.OOO,OOO, thus aggregating
ministerial defeats. 1t also con tirmed the
decision to discuss Ventavon's cOnstitu-
tiOnal report from the committee of thirty
on Mon day. II is expected that the new
ministers will demand the postponement of
this debate. If it is postponed the left and
win vote for the dissolution of
the Assembly.
PARIS, July 2O.-The Duke de Broglie
has failed to form Cabinet, because the
ton to the organization OF MacMahOn's
powers.
1t is probable that the motion for the
restoration OF the monarchy will be again
at tO-day's session of the Assem-
bly,.
The Cabinet Partially Reconstructed.
In the Assembly to-day General Cissy,
vice president Of the council, announced !
that De Chabarid la Tour had been ap-
ponte d Minister OF the Interior, and Ma |
thieu Bodet Minister of Finance. He fur. |
ther tated that the Cabinet as now organ.
zed b ad not had sufficient time to agree
upon is policy, and moved the postp0ne-
nent of the constitutional debate until
rhursd ay, which was agreed to.
International Friendship.
Chevalier Niagara, Italian Minister to
France, was present at the fete given in
honor of Petrach, and in the couse of a
speech took occasion to declare that Italy
would be eternally grateful to France, and
he rejOiced in being able to give assurances
If the cordial friendship of the two coun.
ries
What is Thought of the New Ministry.
The new ministerial appointments are
considered q blow to the BOnapartists, who
re now without representative in the
cabinet In the Assembly next Thursday
4. Changarnier will move q further post
tenement of the debate on constitutional
ills until January, 1875. On this question
he ministry will remain neutral. The left
vill oppose the motion.
1t is the general impression that the an
of Chabaird La Tour is only tenn
Of8rys tuot LILO mIulDtfy VIII Do n08lly
after the vote on the constitu-
onal bills.
Disorganisation of the right is increasing.
Napoleon Lannes, Duke of MOntebellO.
led today, in his seventy third year.
jules Favre has married an Alsatian ref.
gee.
Prince jerome Napoleon has arrived in
arts.
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