The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-14
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From our Evening Edition of Yesterday. ]

called on the President this morning to pro-
test in the name of the people against mill
tary Interference in Virginia, and to assure
him that as good order prevailed in Peters
burg as in any city in the United States.
The President was absent. He then pro-
ceeded to the AttOrdey General, where a
copy of a telegram published elsewhere was
furnished, giving the latest phase of the
situation.
to Petersburg.
The following was sent from the Attor-
neg Generals office to l.. s. Marshal Rams
dell at Petersburg:
"YOu are instructed to take the necessary
steps to protect the property of the United
States from injury and the officers of the
Government in Petersburg from any violent
Interference with them in the performance
of their official duties.
"TO that end, if yon think proper, you
may summon a pOOsee OF the citizens to hid
you, but if these men are found mad equate
for the purpose, you will be furnished, upon
a call by you upon me, with troops from
Fortress Monroe. 1t is desirable not to use
troops if possible"
The report of the Conference Committee
on disagreeing votes OF the House aud Sem
ate concerning the Freedmcn's Bank and
its branches. Recommend enactment of
the House bill, slightly amended,
which allows the Bank to cOntn Tie
business, but prescribes the character of
loans that may be made, and of securities
that may be accepted in future.
WAsuINGToN, June l3.-M Mr.. West, of
Louisiana, from the Committee on Trans
portation, reported adversely on the House
bill providing for the construction of the
Fort st. Philip Canal, and the Committee
Il oI,nrC nth
ton. He also reported from the same com
mittee in amendment to the river
and harbor appropriation bill, which
provides for the appointment by
the President of board of engineers to
be composed of two from the army, two
from the coast survey ana three from
civil life, which board will make
survey of the mouth of the Mississippi
river with a view to determine the best
method of obtaining and maintaining
depth OF water sufficient for tine pur-
poses Of commerce, Ell vher by canal
from the river to the waters Of the gulf
or by deepening one or more of the natural
outlets Of said river, aud said board
shall make full and detailed estimate and
statement of the cost Of each of said
plans, and shall report the same, to-
gether with their opinions thereon,
showing which Of all saidIplans they deen
preferable, giving their reasons therefor, to
the Secretary Of War, to be presented at
the commencement of the second session of
the torty-thirid Congress.
The amendment proposes to appropriate
Sc, 700, or SO much thereof as may he ne
cessary, to defray the expenses of said sur
vey. Placed on the calendar.
The House has nOn-concurred in all the
material amendments of the Senate to the to
the bill repeating notifies.
The conference report on the currency bill
is now before the House.
PARIS. May BIN the Assembly yeste
day, the second reading of the Municipal
Electoral bill was concluded. NJ. Malleville,
of the Left Centre asked the Government
to inform the House what course it intended
to pursue toward tce BOnapartists who ig
nored or detied the decisions of the Assem-
bly,.
Mr.. Belmont, of the Left, called attention
to the statement made yesterday by NJ.
FOurtOn, Minister of the Interior, in rela-
ton to recent disturbances; that statement,
he said, Implied that the police and radical
deputies were equally to blame. The Min
lister who made it ought not to be retained
in office another msment. The Government
was culpable in not removing him.
NJ Picard, of the Left Centre, pointed to
the long inlmpunity from Government inter
ference which the Bonapartist Journal lie
Pays had enjoyed, and declared FOwetOn
was unworthy of confidence.
NJ. FOwetOn replied that he declined to
retract.anything he had said.
The Assembly should await the result of
the inquiry which had been ordered into
the recent deplorable occurrences. In con-
clusiOn he assured the Assembly that the
Ministry had determined to make President
McMahon's authority respected.
Bethment moved a vote of censure against
the Ministry, which was rejected by vote
of 377 nays 10 326 yeas.
About the time of the return of the Par
liainentary train to Paris last evening,
large number Of people began to assemble
around the station, but the Gro yd were soon
by the police and there was no
on the arrival of the Deputies.
The Bonapartists' propaganda is very
active, especially in the barracks it is con-
sidered certain.
St. CrOix, in striking Gambetta yesterday,
acted in accordance with a ple-arranged
plan Of the party leaders to provoke duel.
Copies of LIE Pays were seized by the
police this evening as soOn as they were
issned
The Left Centre is reported still hopeful
of an union with a portion of the Right
Centre and of the formation of a Ministry
under the Duke d'Audiffret Pasquier.
MADRID, June 49, Senior Zabala, Presi-
dent OF the Ministry, has authorized the
commanding the National forces
in the north to grant pardons to Carlists
who give in their Submission to the govern
ment.
Senior Mantillo, whose appointment as
Minister to the United States was sometime
ago announced, and afterwards contradicted,
has been ordered to proceed to Washington
without delay.
The Carlists have shot two officers who
at Durango.
LONDON, June Ii, A. M.-The London
Times has the following special dispatch,
lated Paris, IL midnight:
The boulevards are crowded. All the
cafes are full Of people.
An immense conflagration is visible in the
northern part of the city.
The freight station of the Northern Rail-
road is in flames Allthe tirerAen of the city
are hurrying to the spot, and thousands of
soldiers and policemen are going in the
same direction. The fire began at 10 o'clock.