The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-08

two companies of troops to preserve the
peace in that State at the time of the coming
election, Aug. 4.
FOREIGN.
The name of the man who attempted to as
sassinate Prince Bismarck is Edward Kull-
man. A priest named Hauthafer has been
arrested at Schweinfurt as an accompliee to
the conspiracy. In response to the congratu-
lations of the populace upon his escape,
Prince Bismarck made an address, in which
he said the attempt on his life was not made
at his person, but at the cause he represented.
In conclusion, he proposed three cheers for
the German Empire and the allied German
princes. Thanksgiving services were held in
the Protestant churches in commemoration of
his providential escape.
A Berlin dispatch of the 10Th says: Kull- |
man, who attempted Bismarck's life, is con-
sidered mere tool. He confesses he was in
concert with others. The priest arrested for |
connection with the plot belongs to the village |
of Walchzein, Austrian Tyrol He checked
Bismarck's horses by stepping in front at a
critical moment.
The Committee of Thirty of the French As
sembly have made report upon the various
constitutional propositions reported to them.
They recognize the irrevocability of Presi-
dent MacMahon's powers, but declare the
Septenate merely truce tosparties for seven
years. They report bill, as a substitute for
that of NJ Perier, which maintains the title
of President of the Republic; establishes min
isterial responsibility; confers legislative
power upon two chambers, the appointment
of members to which is to be the subject o
future bill; provides that the Presi-
/ dent alone is authorized to dissolve
the lower house or Chamber of Deputies;
prescribes that the Congress of both Chambers
shall provide for the continuance of the Gov
ernment in case Marshal MacMahon dies, re-
signs, or reaches the end of his term of office;
no modification of constitutional laws is to be
! allowed, unless first proposed by the Presi-
dent. It is believed that the bill will be re-
jected by large majority. it being unsatisfac-
tory to the Left, while the Legitimists and
Imperialists are also against it.
A dispatch from Havana, Cuba, 10th, says
that a number of fatal cases of vomito had
occurred on shipboard in the harbor, and also
a number in the city.
The priest Hauthafer, who was arrested at
Schienfurt, on suspicion of being implicated
with Kullman in the attempt to assassinate
Prince Bismarck, has been discharged from
custody, having proved his entire innocence
of any connection with the affair.
There has been another crisis in the French
Cabinet. The Duke de Broglie has been seek
ing to constitute Cabinet based on the old
majority in the Assembly, but it is said he
has failed, and that the Duke de Cairzes has
, since been entrusted with the formation of a
Cabinet.
Madrid dispatch of the 18th says that de.
crees have been issued declaring all Spain in
state of siege, sequestrating the property oi
Carlists. whose estates will be held liable tc
heavy penalty to relatives ofRepublieans slain
and finally creating special reserve of 125,
600 men. A Bayonne dispatch of the same
date says that Cuenca surrendered to the Car
lists ON the 18th.
: A recent Washington dispatch says that {
gentleman just returned from Cuba, wher'
8 he has resided for the past two months, state
that he does not believe the Spaniards cal
e hold out much longer, for their finances ar
sadly deranged. If it was not for the fact
l that the people of the United States are mad
to contribute the largest proportion of the ex
a penses of Spanish rule in Cuba, the wa
i would have been ended long ago. There ar
e about one hundred millions of dollars of suga
I exported annually. About eighty millions c
e this comes to the United States. A few larg
e houses in New York and Philadelphia hay
: monopolized the sugar trade. These house
advanced large sums Of money to sugar plan
e ers, and their only security is lien on th
l. slaves who cultivate the sugar plantation
Is They have been making these advances ft
years, and have come to have heavy interei
E. directly in the slaves, and are, therefore, rel
le shareholders. If emancipation was decree
f they would be heavy losers. Hence, they al
doing all they can to crush the Cuban rebe
j. lion, the success of which insures emancip
N ton. Whenever the Captain-General max
8, an extraordinary levy on the merchants
re Cuba, he does not assess small and great, b
i'd confines his levy to few principal house
These men Immediately call meeting of {
j. the principal houses engaged in exporting
Id the United States, and they add the amou
he of the levy to the new invoices of sugar al
tie tobacco, etc., to be shipped to this country.
On The French Cabinet has been reorganiz
by the appointment of the Baron Chanba
at la Tour as Minister of the Interior, and
n, Matthew Boudit as Minister of Finance. T
Bonapartists are now without represent
ga tive in the Cabinet.
~ The police of Berlin have searched
he houses of NJ. Cremen, editor Of the Germ
he mia. and other prominent Ultramontan
bis and seized number Of documents.