New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-14
ENGLAND.
Accidents at the Feee.

LONDON, March l3-1he crowds While
witnessed the procession yesterday were "A
come points so dense and the pressure 8
great that several accidents occurred
stand at Charing Cross broke down. threw
ing some thirty persons to the ground. TIL
police reports the total casualties during tn,
day at four He'd and twenty. four Injured
Public Banquet.
The city of Portsmouth will give n pnt,li,
banquet to the troops returned from the
Ashantee expedition.
sumner Eulogized.
The Liberal journals published highly
panegyricll obituary notices of the late
Charles Sumner
At the regular half yearly meeting of the
directors OF rhe Bank of England, it was
announced that the total expense incurred
IN the pursuit and prosecution of the two
bidwells and MacDowell, the parties no
committed frauds on the bank, was
446,0
Gladst0ne's Leadership.
The Times of this morning in a LEADING
article says: $50 long as Mr.. Gladstone
remains i'll the House OF Commons he ia the
only possible leader of the opposition.
Every trne Liberal will accept his leader
ship on his own terms"
The Daily Neus Gays: Mr.. Gladstone's
name is ~ tower of strength. The whole
body OF Liberals regard him as their nat
ural head, and any other person W ould only
Do the leader of a section"
Gladstone to Granville.
LONDON, March 3-Gladstone has issued
she customary note requesting the presarce
OF his supporters on the rsopening OF Par
lament. At the same time he has written
to Earl Granville, saying: while dis
charging this duty, feel i necessary that
should explain shat a circular could not
convey with regard to my individual
position. For variety of personal reasons
L could not contemplate any unlimited ex-
tension OF active polite service Ioesire
my political friends to clearly understand
that at my age l must reserve eniirs free
dom To divest my self of the responsibilities
of leadership at no distant time The need
OF rest will prevent more than nv occa-
sional presence III the House during the
present session. l should be desir0us he |
lore the comnenc, m,nt of the 1875 session
to consider whether il would he atvanta-
Reous TO keep my services for the time nj |
the disposal of the Liberal party or " neither
should then claim exemption from the du
ufs hitherte discharged, If, however. there
be reasonable grounds TO believe that instead |
Of the course which l have sketch.d. il
would be preferable in the view of ibs
party generally for m at once to assume I
the position Of independent member, |
should willingly do So, retaining all my de- |
sire Tor the welfare of the party. and if a
leader be chosen or interim provision be
made for the present year my successor
should receive every assistance he might
seek or could render"
Political Turmoil in South America.
Mail advlces from Buenos Ayres to the
ninth ultimu have be+u received. The Pres
ident'ai lection in The Argentine Republic
was attended with much turbulence Riots
occurred in the capital. in which four per-
sons were Killed aud twelve wounded Dis
tnrbsnces In the provinces were stIIt worse.
ne result II election was not vet known
General MiIie wse at the head # the polling
III nueh"s slfts, at last accounts. and
AVallancede was ahead in the provinces.
Good Henith.
Cholera and fever have disap peared.
Reelected.
VisconRt Ssrdor was to-day reelected 10
Parliament from Liverpool.