New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-20
FOREIGN.
Another Battle with Eusurgen

Another Battle with Insurgents.
HAVANA, May I0.-Oti.ciai dispatches
| from the interior state that the government
| troops twice attacked body Of insurgents
numb bering Geo men, commanded by Rulotf.
Nineteen uf the insurgents we're killed. The
government loss was five soldiers killed.
In the French Assembly.
PARIS, May I9.-In the Assembly Minister
Dutaure submitted bull regulating the re-
lations between the public powers. 1t pro-
vides that the Senate and Chamber Of De
putles will meet annually IN January, and
sit at least five months in the year. The
President of the republic may communicate
| with the chambers by message. The cham
bers are obliged to reconsider any decision
it the President makes request to that
effect. The President and ministers can be
lmpeachod only by the Senate.
NJ. Dufaure also introduced bill relative
to the organization of the Senate. 1t pro
vides that elections for Senators shall be
ordered by degree which must be issued
six months before the day appointed for the
holding thereof.
A motion was made by the minister that
the bills be referred to the committee of
thirty.
The left opposed the motion, and urged
that the bills be referred TO special com
mittee.
NJ. Dufaure's motion was defeated, where
upon Batbe announced that the committee
Of thirty resigned their functions.
NJ. LabOulage, member of the committee
of thirty, objected that NJ. Batbie had no
right to tender the resignation of the entire
committee.
Duo D'Audffret Pasquier. president of
the Assembly, declared that the resignation
OF the committee was unprecedented. The
committee should first meet and consider
the subject, and those Of it's members who
propose to resign should notify the presiding
officer of the Assembly of their intention.
NJ. Dufaure informed the house that the
defeat of his motion would not be considered
a cabinet question.
Mr.. Batbie announced the resign alton of
twenty one members of the committee of
thirty. The President of the Assembly
stated that elections would be held to fill
the vacancies thus created in the committee.
The Bishops Address.
BERLIN, May l9.-The Roman Catholic
bishops of Prussia who addressed petition
to the Emperor aud received reply last
month from the Minister of State, have re
joined that to reject the decision of the
Vatican Council would be equivalent to an
abandonment Of Catholicism, and that they
are convinced the holy see would never be
unwilling to act in conformity with all
proper decisions of the State government.
New Trial of SOn Arnim.
The Berlin Post asserts that the new trial
of Count Won Arnim will begin June u.
A Denial.
A semi official denial is given to the state
ment in the Poll Nal Gu.et,. that Prince
Bismarck had sent out a circular dispatch
of the adoption Of the French
army Cadres bill as dangerous to the peace
OF Europe.
The Electornf Period.
MADRID, May ia decree has been pro-
mulgated declaring the electoral period
opened. During the time prescribed the
press is free to discuss all constitutional
questions except that OF monarchy, and
public meetings of political character NAV
be held. The decree concludes by express
ing the hopes of the government for the re-
OF representative regime,
without which there can be nothing but
anarchy.
From the Wreck.
LONDON, May l9.-The sides of the Schil.
ler have fallen III, covering the specie, the
number of bodlcs. Blasting will com
mence soon.
dispatch from Launceston, Cornwall
county, says a terrible confederation is
raging, and it is feared the whole of High
street will be consumed.
Later.
The fire in Lsunceston has been extin
guished three buildings only were de
str0yed.
The Seat from TiDperary.
DUBLIN, May 19.-The trial of MIR. Mores
petition against the validity Of the election
OF the late John Mitchell in Tipperary,
began at Cloumel today. The petitioner
claims the scat on the ground he was the
legal candidate and legally elected, his op-
ponent being Ineligible from the first be-