New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-07
FOREIGN.


FOREIGN.
Drowned.
ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 6.-Thirty
persons were drownedjby the capsizing of .
terryboat on the river Dee The day was .
Scotch Church for preparation for Sunday
communion. The people celebrated it - .
holiday, and crowds were crossing from
Aberdeen to Torrey village, on the opposite
bank Of the river, in overloaded ferry boats,
which are drawn across the Dee by wire
ropes.
One boat, containing about sixty per-
SONS, despite the watermen's warnings,
was pulled by tho passengers into the
middle Of the stream, where it swampod.
The scene during the night was distressing.
Relatives and friends were Watching ON
the banks or searching in the river for
bodies, but upto three O'Clock this morn
ing none had been recovered. Twenty
two persons, including men, boys and
girls, are known to have been drowned.
It is believed the total loss of life will not
exceed thirty.
The Prince ut Malta.
MALTA, April 6-The Prince of Wales
and suite have arrived here on their way to
England.
PARA, Brazil, April 5.-The steamer
Hevelius, with the Emperor of Brazil on
board, arrived here Yesterday afternoon
and sailed direct for New York, whore she
is due ON the fifteenth.
Another Issurrectien Broken Out.
VIENNA, April 6.-Advices from Bosnia
assert that the insuFrection which broke
ont in Bibac's district is in full headwsy
aIenp the Drina and the North Bosnian
frontier, and ell places between Mogdane,
Pale and Petr0watz have risen. A depu-
| tation of insurgents has gone to Belgrade.
A Movement for Peace.
The Tayblah's special from Sutlorins, an
| nounces tnat ninety influential insurgents.
| including the highest religious dignitaries
and some powerful military leaders, have
| arrived to confer about the pacidcation of
| the insurrectiOnary provinces. but PekO
Panlowriesa the insurgent commander-in-
chief refuses to come.
| Throws Out.
PARIS. April 6.-Thv Chamber of Depu-
annulied the election of n. Peyrusse, Bo-
raparrist.
The Situation In Mexico.
| HAVANA, April 6-The English mail
| steamer has arrived from Vera Cruz, bring
| ing advices from Mexico up to March 10.
| The reports are extremely conflicting. It 10
| stated the declarations of martial law
have checked the progress Of the revOlu-
ton in many States, but Oaxacs continued
| in possession of the insurgents, General
AIatorre's movements having 90 far proved
fruitless. General Escobedo was ut Quereto;
he had placed 5000 regulars at the disposi
ton of the federal government and offered
5000 more within q fortnight. The number
of persons in arms against the government
throughout the country is estimated at TO-
900.
large assemblage of persons who had met
in the neighborh0od of the capital to re-
ioice over the revolution. A hundred Of
the rebel sympathizers were killed.
The surrender of Rocha is confirmed.
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, with the
exception of Juchitan, was in the hands Of
the revolutiOnists.
The work on the Central railroad, in
NeuvO Leon, had been suspended. Travel
| on the railroad from Vera Cruz to the City
of Mexico, was almost entirely stopped in
consequence of the damage done the road
by the insurgents.
General Loaeza had recaptured Tehua-
| can, and was pursuing the IevOlutiOnists
who interfered with the railroad.
Families which arrived at Vera Cruz from
the United States for Mexico had returned
in view of the state of affairs.
The Diario, official organ of the govern
. ment at the capital, declares that except in
peace in the country is only disturbed by
small bands Of mslcontents, who have no
decisive plan of action.
The Rerieac asserts that the presen
J troubles are mainly due to the influence of
the Church party. Parties in opposition to
the position of the government are divided /;
some proclaim for Diaz, but the majority Of
the opposition seem to- have NO chief in
| view.
The Trait OUnion Gays commerce is
, paralyzed in consequence of increased taxa
ton. Prices of ali kinds of merchandise
, have risen fifteen per cent. 1t complains
.. that the country 10 moving more and more
toward barbarism.
Il LONDON, April 6-Earl Sheffield is dead
: Egyptian Finances.
Sir Stafford N0rthcote, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, said the government had NO in
| tention of initiating financial measures in
Egypt, and had receiyed NO proposals. from
} the Khedive regarding the execution of Mr.
Caves recommendation.
The Oriental Question.
t The Russian telegraphic agency pub
o fishes the following:
q despite the happy conclusion of ag
armistice, the general situation Of the Ori
entail question has rather been aggravated
n | The Porte has relaxed into inactivity, an(
h leaves the European cabinets to work 70
n peace, without aiding them by the spplics
revival of MahOmmedan fanaticism ie ~
# nounced.
"a The recent accounts of the msssacre O
a Christians are confirmed y The Christisu
m are calling tor reprisals, and SOC
"a insurgents have entered tho districts ,
i. Bihacs and Traunik. AL these inciden
M are moro serious because they occur at d
to beginning Of spring."
ID The Times points ont the special grayi
III | of the above statement, "a the disnaHNh
i'd of the Russian telegraphlc agency aro ,
be ways strictly in keeping with the opinio
it OF the kusstAn government Tho tenor
d. this dispatch seems 70 show that Euro
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