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

The Bogus Diploma Trade TO be stopped.
BERLIN, December 3l.-The Nortb Ger
man Gazette says there is reason to believe
that the government will shortly take steps
to prevent the abuses arising from the sale
in Germany of American medical diplomas,
nearly all OF which purport to come from
Philadelphia.
The stubborn Bishop,
PosEN, December 3l.-The Bishop of
Griesen and Posen, who was recently con-
victed of violation of the ecclesiastical
laws, and condemned to six months i'm.
prisonment, has been arrested and sent to
prison TO serve out the term Of his sentence.
In the Assembly.
PARIS, December 3l.-In the Assembly
to-day the permanent committee was
chosen according 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, principally railway bills, were
passed almost without debate The Due
DAudiffret Pasquier, president of the
Assembly, then rose and made speech,
closing the session. He eloquently recapitu-
lated the achievements of the Assembly,
which, having undertaken its trust on the
morrow of a madly-undertaken war, and
the horrors of the Commune, had paid the
ransom of the country, thus demonstrating
Assembly has reorganiZed the internal ad-
ministration and voted a constitution in
| which individual preference have been sub
| ordinated to love of country. That
| constitution is perhaps imperfect, but
without it there would be the
| ehy. You will confde the constitution
TO the honor of the President and the wis
| dom of the new Assemblies. You may with
| confidence submit yourselves to the judg-
ment Of the country, and you restore to it
| its flag and liberties intact. In conclusion
| he declared the National Assembly pro
rogued until the eighth day Of March, 1876
| when the new members are to meet.
The Assembly then separated, deputies o1
the left shouting "ViYe la Repubique."
Marine.
Arrived in the channel-Saranac, from
New Orleans, for Havre. Arrived al
| Havre-B Bark Comtesse. Sailed from Per
nambuOO-Steamer Vanguard, for New
| Orleans
The British steamer Dante, from Liver
pool for Bombay, while going down St
Georges Channel to-day; came in collision
with the Gronsvaner. The steamer sunB
shortly after the collision. Twenty-three
persons were drowned.
The ship Mount Royal, from GreenoeA
for New York, while returning to port in {
leaking condition, was wrecked on NatersI
island, one Of the outer Hebrides The
crew was saved.
The Josephine spoke the Neversink on De
cember 10. The latter had on board tht
crews of the American schooners Attuski
and Thomas Wall, which had been aban
doned at sea.
The Fugitive Slave Circular.
: The fugitive slave circular issued by tn
British admiralty, causes almost as muc
dissatisfaction as the first. The Ant
Slavery Society and Birmingham Libera
Association have protested against it. TIL
| latter stigmatlzes the circular as opposed {
{ human freedom and English feeling, and a
; disgraceful to the nation.
The Mysterious ThOmassen.
The Times has the following: A deteetiv
from Bremerhaven mas arrived at Live
pool 10 investigate the operations {
: Thomassen, alias Thsmas, with a view
discovering whether the man had any al
! completes. 1t has been ascertained ths
Thomassen had made several trips betwee
Liverpool and New York, and he once a
tempted TO obtain heavy insurance on good
which he wished to ship. Suspicio
: has been raised that he might hav
been privy to the loss of the steamer Cit
| of Boston. A short time before his deaf
Thomassen was asked if he knew the Bo
ton. He promptly replied: Yes; 1nma
: steamer. knew her very well" Messr
| lnmau nave no IEdc6 VI 4noh4aSSSA Y
| Thomas in their books at Liverpool, bu
most careful inquiries will forthwith b
made at New York into the Boston's pa
( sengers, and the cargo and insurance o
: | the latter.
Last October Thomassen engaged pa'
! sage on the steamer Celtic. At that tim
he made several attempts to insure bo
which he alleged contained $50,000 in golC
| but was each time baked by demand fC
an inspection. He sailed October IA, an
returned, landing at Plymouth Novembt
Z, The voyage is, therefore, presumed
, have been wasted, having been mad
,, only to quiet suspicion. ThomAssen
movements in Liverpool were mysteriOul
, Although he informed the passage broker
t that he was an entire stranger, he took b
j. meals and slept away from his hotel mo-
the time he was in the city. He was see
: in company with another man at Waterlc
S Dock, after he visited and inspected q
3 | Celtic. The police believe he had aecon
plices in Liverpool who may still posse
! his appliances.