New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-13
FOREIGN.


LONDON, May l2.-The Times to-day, has
o warmly congrstulatory editorial on the
successful opening of the American centen-
NAL exhibition.
Cheshire Stakes.
Great Cheshire stakes, Chester meeting,
won by Thunder; Mandarin second, kotzks
third.
A Council Of Ministers.
A special to the Pail Mall Gazette from
Paris says council of ministers vas held
o. Eysee this evening. Nothing is Known
about the deliberations.
Nj. Ricard'G Death.
A Paris dispatch in the Times says:
NJ Ricard's death was caused by rupture
of the ancusiem. The event will cause
great sorrow in the political world and
among his friends. The late minister was
on the point of publishing his long an
nounced important change of projects and
sub-prefeots
In the House of Commons.
In the House of Commons tonight Mr..
James johnson Grieve, Liberal mem Der Tor
Greenock, will ask Mr.. .6ourke, Under Sec
rotary for the Foreign Depal tment, whether
an immediate aud searching inquiry is to he
made into the alleged capture of the British
schooner Clementia by the Spanish revenue
officials. and the killing of one of her crew,
with view to indemnificstion NY Spain of the
owner OF the Clementia and the relatives of
the unfortunate seaman, together with an
ample apology to the British government
for repeated insults to her flag by the guar
da costas in the vicinity of Gibraltar.
A Disabled Steamer.
The steamship Ontario, before reported
having lost her rudder, was spoken May 9,
400 miles west of Fastnet, making forty
miles day.
Another Duel for Cassagnnc.
PARIS, May I'm. Rouyier has chal
lenged Paul De Cassagnac..
Death of the Minister Of the Interior.
NJ Able Ricard, Minister of the Interior,
died at midnight of heart disease, from
which he has beer .ong suffering.
III. Ricard was the minister On whose ap-
pointment the org anizatiop Of the present
Republican compromise Cabinet turned.
His death is likely to renew the political
trouble " hich resulted from NJ Bullets re-
tirement in consequence OF the result OF The
late elections.
Bad Blood in the Chamber of Deputies.
A violent scehe occurred in the Chamber
Yesterday evening. Mr.. Rouvier, who had
been charged with scand alou5 conduct by
the Figaro newspaper, asked for an inves-
tigation. The Bonapartists, aId other
Deputies, interrupted him while speak
gnac, shaking his fist.
The Chamber adjourned until Monday.
A Bark in Distress.
QUEENSTOWN, May IA pilot boat be- !
longing TO this port reports that ehe fell in
with the bark Caswell Of Dorsey island; !
found her in charge of a young man sup
posed to have been put on board by pass I
ing vessel to navigate her. A Gleek sailor
was lying on the main hatch in irons; he is
said to have been in irons two months
Five Of the pil0tbOats men were put on
into this harbor. She is hourly expected
here. The gupboat ORWELL has gone to
meet her. The British consulate at Rio
Janeiro as has been previously state d, se-
ported that the crew mutinied and muir
dered the officers.
Taxing Foreigners in Cuba. !
HAVANA, May IA decree has been is-
sued declaring the claims by foreigners re-
siding on the island for exemption from OK
fraOrdinary contributions founded asn error.
All foreigners urder the projection of the
government must pay like Spanish subjects.
Contributions imposed IN this island can
not be said to be tor war purposes, and the
punishment of incentiaries mostly negroes,
is no act of war. municipalities, therefore.
must proceed against foreigners who re-
fuse to pay said tax.
This proclamation is said to be directed
against Germans, who claim exemption On |
account of the treaty between Spain and
Germany.
The Insurgents. |
Five hundred more rsbels are said to have
appeared in the jurisdiction OF Colon.
Smugglers to be Courtmartialed.
Senior Quesada, a Spaniard, has been |
brought here from Cardenas on charge of |
Snug cling. Several employees of the Car |
denas customhouse are implicated 10 the |
affair. All are to be tried by courtmartial. |
Central Americas News. |
New YORK, May l2.-The Acopulsr, from |
Aspinwall, May 2, brings news of the COM |
plete success of Guatemala in the war with |
Salvador. Five battles were fought, in all |
of which the Salvadorean forces were de- |
feated and their President sued for peace. |
The Guatemalesns hold two departments
of Salvador. General Judslioio Meranda |
had assumed provisional presidency of
Salvador. DR. Agerlo Para, the new Pres
ident of Colombia, was installed April l.
Peru has failed to pay the first installment |
of interest due on the nitre works pur-
chased from nrivate owners,