The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON, Dec. 3l-The Daily Nens this
morning has special telegram from Berlin
that the meeting of Americans, recently held
IN that city, to protest against structures Of
the German press in associating American
civilization with the Bremerhaven dynamite
| horror, has thoroughly attained its object
The German journals have almost unanimous
ly withdrawn their previous unfavorable re-
Elections.
The Morning Standard also has special
telegram from Berlin on the same subject,
which is coroborative of the above. The
National Zsitung alone sees fit to reiterate its
offensive comments.
LONDON Dec. 31.-The Times has the fol-
loving: detective from Bremerhaven hss
arrived at Liverpool to investigate the opera
tions Of Thomassen, alias Thomas, with 9
view to discovering whether the man had any
accompices. It has been ascertained that
ThomAssen had made several trips between
Liverpool and New York, and he once at
tempted to obtain heavy insurance on goods
which he wished to ship. Suspicion has been
raised that he might have been privy to the
loss of the steamer City of Boston.
| short time before his death, Thomassen
was asked if he knew the Boston. He
promptly replied: Eyes, Inman steamer.
knew her very we'll"
Messrs. Iuman have no trace Thomassen or
Tnomasn in their books at Liverpool, bue
most careful inquiries will forthwith be made
at New York into the Boston's passengers, and
the cargo and assurances on the latter
Last October ThOmassen engaged passage
on the steamer Celtic; at that time he made
several attempts to insure box which he al
legged contained $780, 600 in gold, but was each
| t;uo ballad hv q domap1 for incpacfinu
H sailed October 14th, and returned. land
ing at Plymouth November 7,h. The voyage
is, therefore, presumed to have been wasted,
having been made only to quiet suspicion
Thomassen's movements in Liverpool were
mysterious; although he informed the passage
brokers that he WAS an entire stranger, he
took his meals and slept away from his hotel
most of the time he was in the city. He was
seen in company with another man at Water
loo Dock, after he visited and inspected the
Celtic. The police believe he had accom-
plices IN Liverpool, who may still possess his
appliances.
LONDON, Dec. 3l-The British steamer
Dante, from Liverpool for Bombay, while
going down st. Georges Channel to-day.
came in collision with the Gronsvenor.. The
steamer sank shortly after the collision.
Twenty-three persons were drowned.
The ship Mount Royal, from Greenock for
| h
irg condition, was wrecked on Vatersa Island
one of the outer Hebrides. The crew were
saved.
The Josephine spoke the Nsvesink Decem-
Der 10Th. The latter had on board the crewC
of the American schOoners Attuska and Thos-
Wall, which had been abandoned at sea-
TIE fugitive slave circular issued by the
British Admiralty causes almost as much DIS
satisfaction as the first. The Anti-Slavery
Society and Birmingham Libaral Association
have protested against it. The later stigma
dom and English feeling, and as disgracefuf
to the nation
MADRID, Dec. 3l.-E CrOnistn, the Minis
terial organ asserts that Jovellar, the newly
appointed Captain General OF Cuba, is to pat
an end to all abuses in that Island, quite ir-
respective of person or position. He viii
hold all offenders to full responsibility.
CoNsrANTNoPLE, Dec. 80. Negotiations
are pending with Austria with regard to the
construction OF q direct railway between
Vienna and Constantinople.
BERLIN, Dec. 81. - The North German
Gazette says there is reason to believe that the
government will shortly take steps to pre-
vent the abuses arising from the sale in
German of American medical diplomas,
nearly all Of which purport to come from
Philadelphia.
POSER, Dec 3L-The Bishop of Griesen
and Poser, who was recently convicted Of 9
violation of the eccesiastical laws and con-
demned to six months imprisonment, haE
been arrested and sent to prison to serve out
the term of his sentence.
PARIS, Dec. 31.-In the Assembly to-day
the Permanent Committee was chosen, ac-
cording to an agreement between the various
parties. 1t consists Of thirteen members Of
the Left and twelve Of the Right. All the
measures remaining to be acted on, princ-
pally railway bills, were passed almost with
out debate. The Duo DAudifffet-P asquie
President Of the Assembly, then rose and
made speech, closing the session.
He eloquentIy recapitulated the achieve
ments Of the Assembly, which, having under
| taken its trust on the marrow of a madly un-
dertaken war and the horrors of the Com
mnne had paid the ransom of the country,
thus demonstrating its credit and vitality. He
continued:
The Assembly has reorganized the internal
administration and voted Constitution in
which individual preference have been sub
ordina.ed to love of country. That Consd-
there would be the double peril Of despotispa
and anarchy. You will confde the Constitu-
ton to the honor of the President and the
wisdom of the new Assemblies. You Iaay,
with conf 1ence, submit yourselves to the
Judgment of the country and you restore to
1t its flag and liberties intact.
In conclusion, he declared the National As
sembIy prorogued until the 9Th day of March,
1876, when the new members are to meat
The Assembly separated then, Deputies Of the