New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-16
FOREIGN.
The Andrassy Note.

The Andrassy Note.
LONDON, January IA special from
Vienna to the Standard says: The Austrian
foreign Office is confident England will as
sent to Andrassy's note. The Wiener Press
reports that Lord Derby recently expressed
dissatisfaction to Count Won Beust, Aus
trian ambassador at London, because Eng
land had not been asked to assist in draw
ing up proposals for Turkish reforms in
stead Of being merely requested to indorse
them.
The Times, in an editorial, says the
British cabinet will consider the answer to
the Austrian note next Tuesday. The Times
strongly advises its acceptance, and says
Turkeys answer may depend on Eagland's
decision.
Arms for the nIonten eerins.
The Monte negrin government bought
fifty cannon and 10, 900 muskets in Vienna.
Trouble I'm Their Camp.
A Vienna Telegram in the Post reports
serious differences among the insurgent
leaders in Herzegovina. L. Jubobeaties has
quilted the insurgent camp, with his fol-
lowers, and gone to Rsgusa.
Banished.
The Nems' Vienna dispatch says it is re-
| ported that twelve merchants of Odessa
| have been transported to Siberia for sup
plying arms TO the Turks.
Pavia's Candidacy.
| A Madrid dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
SAYS Pavia has issued an address seeking
election to the Cortee, in order to explain
the coup d'etat of January. 1874.
| Rumored Sale Of st. Thomas.
The Pail Mall Gazette has q special tele
gram from Copenhagen. saying: l am au-
| thorized to contradict the report of the pro
posed sale Of the island of St. Thomas, in the
| West Indies. to Germany. The idea waa
mooted in 1873 of exchanging St. Thomas
for Sleswick, but was dismissed as imprao-
ticable.
The Loss of the Island Belle.
The inquiry by the Board of Trade at
Biddeford into the loss of the British bark
| Island Belle has been concluded. 1t has
transpired that the channel island vessels
sailing from a port where . registered cap.
tain is required, are accustomed to have
nominal captain, who il mats to the real
but uncertiied master. The court sus-
pended the certificate of nominal Captain
Hewitt for two years, but expressed no
opinion as to the death of Lewis, who was
alleged to have been brutally kicked by
Hewitt.
Weavers Locked Out.
Six hundred weavers of the 10 wer Heye's
mills, at Macclesfeld, are locked out, in
consequence of q disagreement between
the proprietOrs and the secretary of the
Weaver's Union.
Il A Strike in the Mines.
portion of the North Wales collieries
. feared others will follow.
The iron Workers.
A meeting was held yesterday at Derby
| | of the Iron Trade Employers Association
to consider the strike against piece work by
100 members of the eAmalgamated Engineers
| Society at Esston g. Anders0n's works, at
Firth, Kent, and the threatened aggressive
action OF that society. 1t was unanimously
resolved that the Iron Trade Employers
Association will resist any attempt OF the
societies to restrict piece work in the shops
of the members. 1t was also resolved that
the general lockout recommended by the
9 executive committee should not be resorted
. to at present, as such . lockout would
p throw out of employment 70, 600 men.
= Movement for Trial by Jury.
: The Pail Mall Ga=ettc's special from Ber
+ lin says that the select committee of the
i Imperial Parliament, to whom the govern
ment proposed amendment to tho crimina
= code was referred. resolved upon q direct
opposition to the government, and favors
q jury trial for press 0tfenses.
Q A Proposed Maritime Conference.
y The proposed conference of the German
,. maritime States to inquire into the marine
d disasters, has been postponed six weeks, in
n order to give opportunity to investigate the
q English system.
Opposition to Government Control of Ra IL
roads.
Owing to the opposition of some of the
smaller States, the government has for the
present limited the scheme of purchasing
all the railroads to Prussia alone, in which
no serious difficulties are anticipated.
!. An Impor tant Dispatch by Cable.
3 Bells Life in London has the following
remarks on aquatic matters: In order that
q any Of the English universities may accept
h an invitation to the contest in the Inter-
q national College boat race in America, it is
i. necessary that tho day for the event be
= fixed considerably later than proposed.
inter-university contest ON the Thames will
i be rowed in the second week in April. The
9 same cause will prolcng the May term at
i Oxford and Cambridge. which will proba-
g bly, delay the annual Henly regatta until
: about the middle of June: The present ar
= rangement proposes that the American race
a will be rowed on the nineteenth of July.
The English universities will thus have
J.. barely four weeks time to pick their crews,
r 20 to America and complete their prepara-
. : would be required. If Oxford. Cambridge
s or Dublin should decide to participate in the
4 American race, it is quite certain that
= the men selected for that contest would be
q unable to row ct Henly ON the Thames. A
greater misfortune could not befall our own
p man would consent to it. That our univer-
/. stiles may take part in the internations
:. collegiate race, and also the internationa
4 regatta at Philadelphia, il the wish of tho
4 whole country, but it will be necessary for
g our friends across the Atlantic to fix
a later day.
= adeiphia is fixed for the end
of August 1t is highly probable
England will be represented there by two
1t or three crews, independently Of the uni
% versities. Why not hold the collegiate race
at the same regatta, or within few DAYS
of itl When the invitation from the New
{: York Regatts committee reached England,
70 all three universities had separated for the
}: Christmas vacation. At the resumption of
/. the term the matter will be discussed even
if it is late.
Railroads for Sale.
J. ALEXANDRIA, January Alt is reported
. that England is negotiating with English
= capitalists tor the sale of Egyptian rail
!. ways.
PARIS, January l5.-SuOw again inter
r1pts communication in the South of
France and in Corsica. 1t is said it will
consequently be impossible to hold elections
u for senatorial delegates in many places TO-
rt morrow.
t. The Elections.
n The elections for senatorial delegates will
DO held throughout France tomorrow (Sun-
dAyl. 1t y barely possible, however. that
t (coMrMuED ON EIGHTH PAoBl