New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-14
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approving the contracts for Carrying the
mails made by th. government with The
Transatlantic Steamship Company. He
moved that the resolution b. declared
urgent, and the Assembly agreed 10 the
motion. 1t was stated "a me part %: the
French postal department that the gov. RI
ment would soon settle the question.
Pence Assured.
BERLIN, May l2-rhe .forlb Gerdul. tn
1ehe says: I'VE can g.te n" a-srra.r- That
the relations oI Gc!in3n? oad fsar.- havr
at no time since thr war been more iflebdi,
and salts factory than they Dow ayr.
The ProrincinL COrreSDo0I"H' IN. semi
official journal, declares that Germany ae-
sire5 peace and = ole to Iriv on d union
with powerful neghbor 10 reprcss any
possible foreign ambl aiming dt lis DIS.
Iurbance.
Schoolhouse 1Iobbeh.
A crowd OF women Eloboed an Old
Catholic schoolhuuse il honIgshnia, o!lesa
yesterday, declaring tEeT would never
allow their children to become Old Catholics
After much egGirrIncat the military were
called ont, and cleared the atreets, which
were full of spec:a.o r.. aenty persona
were arrested.
Eismarck's DisavOwai.
Prince Bismarck en.rgetcaly dlsavows
all responsibility i0r tha reports o: alarm
ists, and has assured p!;Gce Gortschakoif
that Germany has II no Va Y iLrnaced Bel.
gums independence.
Marine.
LONDON, May ;%-Tle ship Progress.
from Mobile Tor Rrvel. has arrived az Eli.
more, having lost he. main t"pgalantmast
and mzzehIuas-.
The bark IIespcrus, :rom s.. Marys,
Georgia, for Mentevidso, ha, been ahan-
doned at sea. The crew were saved ARD
landed at Havre.
The bark Alpha. from Baltimore Tor
Queenstown, Is aground al Waterford. with
ten feet Of water IN her hold. She - dis
charging her cargo into another vessel. and
expects to get aHoat to-morrO~.
Flooded.
A dispatch from Melbourne sars the city
Of Sydney and vicinity has teen visited by
heavy, damaging floods.
The Borden Mating.
The wounded mutneers Of the schooner
Borden, in the hospital heEe, are getting
better, and it is believed they will recover.
Treaty with Japan.
The Russian government has signed
convention with Japan. by which the
Japanese part OF the island of Sagabalien
is ceded to Russia.
An Attempt 10 Reach the Wreck.
The underwriters agents and divers TO. |
day attempted to reach the wreck OF the |
Schiller, but were prevented from doing SO |
by a ground swell.
Twelve of the Schiller victims have been |
NIB almed and sent TO New York.
another Steamer ON the Fatal Settles.
Midnight.-A dispatch just received from
PeDZance reports that Liverpool steamer
has gone ashore On Brechar, one of the
Scilly islands. A heavy fog prevails.
lifeboat has put Oft for the steamer.
Views of the London Post.
The London Posi- maintains that the late
war rumOrs were not groundess. Ger.
many, alarmed by the rapidity of the French
military reorganization, had arranged
for, and was on the point of
gainst France, but the danger is
sverted for the moment.
Conzratulnting the Pope.
ROME, May l3-The Pilgrims from May
nee today waited on the Pope, and con
,ratulated him on the occasion of the |
,ighty-third anniversary OF his birth. The
'ope replied, with feeling, to their cOngrat-
llatiOns. He praised the German clergy
md exhOrted them to steadfastness.
Elections Postponed.
PARIS, May 13.-In the Assembly to-day
resolution was passed that no further
lections 90 ordered for members of the
lssembly until the general elections for the
eW Cham Der are held. This action leaves | ,
ne vacant seats in the present Assembly
nfilled tor the remainder of the session {
Exchange Of Prisoners.
HENDAfE, May l2.-An exchange of 80 s
risOners has been effected between the \
arlistsaBd Alfonsists, near Barcelona
The VirGinius Inde unity.
MADRID, May r. II IS officially an
onnced that the Treasury has paid Hon.
aleb Cushicg $4,000 as an ipstallment of
10 Nirginius indemnity.