The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON.

LONDON.
LONDON, Dec. Mail advices from Con-
stantinople say the authorities stopped the
transmission from that city on the Goth of
November OF dispatches, reading as follows
The already existing discomfort of the diplo-
matte corps at the arbitrary acts of the gov
eminent, has been materially augmented by
the violation. by an armed force, of a house a:
kehaher, near Latakia, belonging to the
American missionaries
party of ssoldiers sealed the house and
carried off to prison two natives who had
been converted and became Protestant
teachers. All the foreign representatives at
Ccnstantinople except Elliot British Ambas-
sador, wished to convene meeting for the
purpose OF reminding the Porte of the obliga-
tons Of its treaties.
| Elliot declined to cooperate in the move
ment, for fear the Russian Government would
seize the opportunity to denounce the treaty
of Paris
Baker, United States Minister, entered a
strong protest against the violation of the
missionaries house, and reminded the Porte
that his Government was always quick and
energetic i'll defending the rights of its sub
jects
The Sultan promised that full redress should
be given for the proceedings.
| LONDON, Dec. 2.-Advices from Cape Coast
Castle to the It'll of Nov. say Gov. Strahan had
delivered the Queen S message to the King and
the native chiefs, saying that England had
sav ed them from ruin, and henceforth slavery
was abolished.
Considerable alarm exists here in conse-
quence of the discovery of eight cases of
smallpox on board the steamship Abbotts-
ford, which is at the Victoria Docks undergo
ing repairs OF damages sustained by collidlng
with the steamship Indus while on the pas
sage from Antwerp for New York. Eight
persons affected with the disease were re-
moved to the hospital, and the Abbottsford is
being disinfected. The remainder of the
passengers had left the vessel and gone to
Liverpool before it was known there was
smallpox ON board.
LONDON, Dec. 2-McKenna an Erie Rail
way shareholder, obtained an Injunction in
the Chancery Court to-day, restraining the
Erie Company from applying money raised
by hypothecating bonds of the second con-
solidated mortgage loan towards paying De
cember coupons. The case will come Up
again on the 11th inst.
LONDON, De-. 2.-The Benchers of Gray's
Inn to-day, after deliberation, disbarred Dr.
kenealey.
PARIS.
PARIS, Dec. "A draft of the message to
be submitted to the Assembly by President
MacMahon, was read in the coucil of Minis
ters yesterday. paragraph in the message
in regard to raising the state OF siege, was en-
ergetically objected to by majority of the
members, who claimed that the maintenance
OF the state Of siege was necessary, in conse-
quence of the successes of the Radicals in the
municipal elections at Paris and elsewhere in
the country. Several of the members of the
Cabinet also objected to the manner in which
the constitutional laws were mentioned A
fresh council to determine these questions is
to be held to-day.
PARIS, Dec. 2.-TEe reports Of dissensions
among the Ministers is contradicted. The
Cabinet this morning settled the terms of the
Presidents message.
The semi-official journals say the message is
very energetic, and conservative in tone, and
is calculated to reassure the country against
partisan agitation.
Due D'Audifret Pasquier of the Right, was
to-day elected one Of the Vice Presidents of
the Assembly.
BERLIN, Dec. Field Marshal Van Room
Imperial Minister of War, is seriously i'll.
A recent allusion in the Reichstag by Ca
perhausen, Minister of Finance, to a large
sum of money to the credit of Germany in
London, being capable Of sudden withdrawal
has accustomed some uneasiness
With the object Of removing this feeling q
semi-official announcement is made to-day
that no removal is now contemplated.
MADRID.
MADRID, Dec. 2.-Don Alfonso is reported
as being near the Pyreness.
ROME.
ROME, Dec. 1.-The Chamber of Deputies
by an unanimous vote, has adopted motion
for the immediate consideration of the sub
ject OF Garibaldi's pension.
MEETING OF TAX.pAYERS