New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-17
FOREIGN.
The Shaskey Caaa.

1ne en0tkey C000s
HAVANA, April IG.-There are legal inter
national complications between Spanish
and American officials in the case Of VII
liam s. Sharkey. Consequently there are
doubts Of the return Of the murderer t.
New York.
Sending Troops into the Districts Infested
by IDsuraeHts.
The sixth battalhon of infantry and
the second battery 1T artillery Of the
Havana volunteers lett the city this
morning for the jurisdictions of Colon
and Cienfuegos, where they will be divided
into small detachments to protect plsnta-
tions. The authorities say the work of
Wholesale destruction of plantations has
been stopped, bu. the insurgents NAV burn
some IN isolated places. The country peo-
pie are Indignant against the rebels for
destroying small settlements, inhabited by
poor people.
Captain General Valmaseda continues to
perfect his plan for driving the insurgents
back over the Trocha.
The sugar crop for the present year is
finished in the CiroO Villa district aud in
most OF the plantations in the western de-
partment.
The journals report that the San Jose and
Cometa plsl tatiOns have 0een burned by
the insurgents.
Pardoned.
The Captain General has partloned Fsco
bara, white man, and Lorenzo. Il negro
who were condemned to death AS 10 be Is 1T
Sagua la Grsnde.
Death OF n Cardinnl Deacon.
ROME, April I6.-Cardinal Annibal4,
Capalti ia dead, at the age of sixty-tour.
Another Note so. belgium.
PARIS, April l6.-L'U Union rerorts nm
other note to Belgium in reltciu, to the
anti Prussian pamphlet.
A Charge OF Iuhumauity asn,n,, the
Cnrli.ts.
MADRID, April l6.--It ia reporsei that
the Carl. ts seized number OF women and
children in the province OF Sorla and
threaten to shoot them unless ransumed
Debate In the House Of Comm ons,
LONDON. April l6.--In the HDuse of Com
mons All excited debate occUrrsd over the
petition praying for the dismissal OF the
Tichborne Jadges tor partia'ity and corrup-
tion, which was dismissed upon mo tisn of
Mr. Disraei.
The Massacre Of Protesta nts at acapulco ,
WARRINGTON. April IL The Navy De
partment has received conmup icatjor
from Captain Queen. command ing the
United States steamer Saranac, dat ed Aca-
pulco, March n, ne having been ordered
thither TO inquire into the circums tsncas
American citizen. Captain Queen rep orte
that during last fall Procosso C. Disz and
other residents of Acapulco, al, natives and
CITIZENS OF Mexico, organized d congr4gatioI
for religious wurship according to The Pro-
testant creed.
The meetings were held on Sun,iays and
other days in the house OF Diaz, and were
strictly OF private character. Diaz and
some mem bers of his flock were occasion
ally stoned by the populace and otherwise
annoyed, but sustained No serious damage
TO their persons. In Deceu ber last Rev. H.
II. Hutchinson Read, of the Presbyterian
mission in Mexico was solicited by tho
congrf CATION to become their pastor. and to
organize the congregation in a more formal
manner. Converts were added to the
church, and in all the soriety NUN besed
sixty eight persons, mopty nstivea of
tue country. Preaching tool, place
and prayer meetings wero held at
Diaz residence. They looked for a suita-
rented ono which had served as a Roman
Catholic church, subsequently used by the
French invaders and afterward bad been
occupied as q mercantile warehouse. The
chapel WAS formally opened in January
laat, Mr.. hutchinson officiating IA pastOr.
After the services the congregation retired
without any fear oi injury from their enc
mics.
On the twenty fifth OF that month Mr..
hutchinson did not attend the chapel-ths
services beng conducted by Mr. Naz-
There were present thirty rf.rsy mem bers'
A few minutes after eight o'clook in thu
evening: - the congregation were singing
Lne Lass hymn. disturbance was occ saiOned
by forty Mexicans armed with machetee
snd pnsk@'s Prom the testimony ad-
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