The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-16
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY. JANUARY 10, 1876
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/ LONDON. Jaie 15.-The Pau Ma
Gaxette has special telegram fron
Copenhagen saying; nm authorizes
to contradict the report Of the propose'
salc OF tho Island OF st. Thomas. In th'
West Indies, to Germany. Tho ide'
WAS mooted In 1879 OF exchanging Ut
Thomas for North Hchleswig, but wa
dismissed as impracticable.
The inquiry by the Board Of Trade n
Biddeford into tho loss Of the British
bark Ocean Belle WAS concluded yoster
day. 1t has transpircd that Ohannc
Island vessels sailing from ports where
registered captain Is required nomi
nally, have been accustomed to have {
nominal captain, who Is mate, to sai
with the master. The court suspended
the certificate Of nominal Captain
Hewitt for two years, but Expressed M
opinion as TO the death Of Lewis, wht
was alleged to have been brutally killed
by Hewitt.
A dispatch from Rome says IL IL
rumored that tho Popo has been taken
suddenly III, and that much anxiety
prevails ut the Vatican In consequence
The master engineers have resolved
TO postpone the called general lockout
OF engineers on the question OF piece
work, and have announced their de-
termination TO maintain the principles
OF the piecework system.
RUSSIA PREPARING ron wAn-TUnKEy M
FUSES ANpRAssy's uIriMATUM.
The military movement In Southern
Russia continues; military posts being
strengthened and garrisoncd. enlarged,
and other warlkc preparations In pro-
gress. Twelve Russian merchants have
been transported TO Siberia for supply.
Ing arms 10 Turkey.
n the Porte refuses to accept tho note
OF Count Andrassy, the Great Powers
have decided TO send 1t their ultimatum.
Paris.
ELECTION ron SENATORIAL DELEGATES.
PARIS, Jan. 15. The election for Sen
atorial delegates takes place throughout
France tomorrow, Sunday. II IL barely
possible, however. that heavy SHOWS In
some places will ca,ise postponemcnt.
Egypt.
THE KHEpIvE WANTS TO SELL MORE SHARES.
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 1G.-It Is reported
that Egypt Is negotiating with English
capitalists for the sale OF Egyptian
railways.
t'5 Liverpool.
MUTIEy ON AN AMERICAN smir.
LIVERPOOL, january IA. The American
ship Caravan, Captain Walfeller, left
Wartcrloo Dock, ut this place, ut o'clock
yesterday for New York. She had pro-
cccded but a fcw miles down the river, as
far as New Brighton, when scenes OF
great violence occurred on board. The
Captain states that the crew, who shipped
Just before the departure of the ship,
were all drunk. AS soon rs the Caravan
got out into the river the crow, who had
been ordered on dnty, became insubordi.
nate and threatened to kill him M well
as the other officers. He therefore
signalied to river police, who promptly
boarded the Caravan and took off the
In custody. The remainder
of the crew were left lying drunk about
the deck. One was severely injured
during the riot The Caravan IL detained
in order to ship fresh crew.
Canada.
QUEBEC, Jan. t5.--Hon. T. Foilen has
addressed voluminous letter to the
Board Of Trade on the subject Of the ex-
tension Of telegraphic communication
to the Gulf Of st. Lawrence. He gives
particulars Of the losses OF many valun-
bic ships and cargoes In the Gulf. In
Of the absence OF means
for tclegraphic communication.
OTTAWA, Ont, jan. 15.--It Is under
stood that the National Board Of Trade
Of the United States will be represented
Mt u meeting of the Dominion Board Of
Trade by II deputation Of ten members,
including j.. Rigsby, OF Philadelphia,
and II. b. Bayard, OF Baltimore.
TonoNTo, Jan. ia will case, involv-
ing property worth $l50,0O0, Is In the
courts here. The disputed will was
written In pencil. ,tfe.
MONTREAL, Jan. 1.-THE announce
ment made that the Government was
fully alive to the distressed situation Of
Montreal laborers, has determined to
have the work on sections nine and ten
OF Lochine Canal proceeded with imme-
diately. .a,