New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-28
FOREIGN.
Taking Revenge on n Newspaper Ma

| Taking Revenge On Newspaper Man
LONDON, December 27,-Herr Renner. a
| correspondent of the SchleSichi Zeitt3lq in
| Bosnia, has been arrested, imprisoned and
maltreated by the Turkish troops. The
Berlin foreign office is asked to interfere
Punch Loses One of Its Ingredients.
Augustus Mayhem, a contributor to the
London Pulch, is dead.
The Corn Market.
The Marx Lane Express regular weekly
review of the corn market save: Large
imports since the first of September have
kept prices down, but we can not expect
imports to continue while the rates are so
low. The business in Europe is seasonably
dull, and prices are barely maintained. At
Paris and at several of the provincial
markets corn has again dropped franc,
ard wheat one shilling and sixpence. Bel
gium and Holland are about shilling
lower; Vienna is dropping, and Odessa is
dull holders maintaining high prices
Restoration of the VendOme Column.
PARIS, December 27.-The statue of Ma.
poleon was replaced on the newly finished
Vendome column to-day. A large crowd
de la Paix and other streets adjacent to
witness the proceeding. There was no
ceremony.
In the Assembly.
In the Assembly to-day urgency was
voted on the press bill. In the debate
upon the clauses, an amendment was car.
rled, providing penalties for attack against
the republic. NJ. Jules Dutaure, member of
the Charente Interieure, made an important
statement that MacMahon pledges his re-
spect for the newly elected Senators and
asserting they occupy position in the gov
ernment second only to that of the mar
shal. The second clause of the press bill
which is simed at the Bonapartists' propa-
ganda, was psssed after violent recrimina-
tion between NJ. Jules favre and the Bona
partists relative to Alsace and Lorraine.
Nlacolahon Thanks Buffet for His Speech.
President MacMahon has written letter
to Minister Buffet, thanking him for and
expressing approval of his speech in the
Assembly last Friday on the press bill.
Favorable for the Moderate Republicans.
The Republican leaders are confident that
in the general elections the partisans of
moderate republic will secure majority of
both houses of the new Assembly.
Theirs Running.
Ex.President Theirs has accepted the in.
vitation of the town of BelfOrt to stand for
the Senate. He has received and declined
similar invitations from eleven depart
ments.
De Rodos Not Dead.
MADRID, December 2.-The death of De
ROdas is denied.
Royal Palace Burned.
The royal palace at Barcelona was almost
entirely destroyed by fire to-day.
Eighty Deaths at Christmas Celebra.
ti0n.
BERNE, Switzerland, December 27.-Dur-
ing the celebration of Christmas in school
house at Hellikan, canton of Aargau, the
floor fell. Eighty persons were killed and
fifty more OF less hurt.
San Sebastian at the Mercy of the Car.
lists.
SAN SEBASTIAN, December 97.-Owing to
the vigorous bombardment of Hermann by
the Carlists, the situation there has become
critical. II is thought probable the gar
rison will be compelled to evacuate unless
reinforced.
Fearful Tornado.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, December 22.-A
fearful tornado passed over Tukerstown
and st. David's island ON the evening of the
seventeenth instant. The house of Daniel
A. Smith, o well known pilot in Tukerstown,
was blown into the harbor with all its in.
mares. Captain Smith was hurled into a
clumps Of trees and saved. His wife was
carried across the harbor, where she was