New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-12
FOREIGN.
The Octavia's Crew

| The Octavia's Crew.
| HAVANA. April 10-Intelligence by way
| of St. Thomas, dated March %, has reached
here that sixteen of the men who were cap
tured on board the steamer Octavia were
| delivered at Porto Rico on the twenty
| seventh to the commander of the British
| gunboat Eclipse, which sailed Immediately
| afterward. Her destination was unknown.
The Haytian Disorders.
Jacmel is still blockaded. President
Dominique has given notice to the insur-
gents that he would lombard the place.
1t is rumored that two passengers on the
steamer Thyria, from st. Thomas, were
shot on landing at Jacmel.
Spain and tho Pope.
ROME. April Il.-Cardinal Simeoni at
Madrid communicates to the Vatican that
Spain proposes to enforce the concordat of
1851 if the Vatican will promise not to op-
pose the clause in the constitution relative
to the liberty of public worship.
Yellow Fever.
RIO JANEIRo, April l0.-Yellow fever is
raging with unusual violence.
Specie Decrease.
BERLIN. April 1l.-Specie has decreased
4,l43,0OO marks in the Bank of Prussia.
The Insurrectiou in Bosnia.
VIENNA, April 1.-The insurrecton has
spread to the centre of Bosnia. The coun-
try around Travnik has joined the move
ment
More Turkish Troops Forwarded.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April u.-Additional
troops have been dispatched to Bosnia.
Revising the Elections.
PARIS, April ll.-Rouher's election to the
Chamber Of Deputies from Riom is con-
tirmed.
The deputies annulled the election of
Rouher, from Ajaccic, in consequence of
a letter of the Prince Imperial opposing the
candidature of Prince Napoleon.
The Senate adjourned to May 10.
Franco.American Union.
The FrancO-American Union has organ
lied a grand operatic festival for April "a,
the proceeds to be devoted to . monument
to be erected in New York harbor. The
musical societies of Paris, and it is expected
several provincial societies, will take part
in the festival. The programme contains q
cantata specially composed for the occasion,
by GOunod.
Finances and Trade.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Stock Exchange
is inactive. Foreign bonds within the in
fuence of the Eastern question are freely
offered. and are somewhat lower. A fur
ther reduction in the rate Of discount of the
day; will possibly occur on Thursday.
The Times, in, it's financial article, says
such complete stagnariOn a. now prevails
in the money market has not been wit
messed for a very long time, bankers being
at loss to know in what direction to seek
employment tor their surplus balances.
There is quite a dearth of mercantile bills,
and in tho open market the rates are what
ever can be obtained over two per cent.
Weather fair.
The New Steam Line.
The Anchor line steamer Euterpia sails
from London for New York direct on the
twenty ninth of April, as the pioneer of the
semi-monthly service between those two
The Threat Of Prince Wrede.
The Ruske MIR asserts that Prince
Wrede. Austrian representative at Bel
grade, . few days ago threatened that
Austrian and Turkish loops would occupy
Servia if che declared war against Turkey.
Prince Milan asked Wrede to repeat the
threat in writing. Wrede Immediately
complied. Prince Milan laid the written
communication before the ministers and
committee of eighteen mem
bers, who unanimously advised him to pay
no attention to it.
Dtserderly Proceedings In Belgrade.
A Vienna dispatch to the Times reports
that . mob made . wxrlike demonstration
in Belgrade on Sunday and insulted two
employees Of tho Austrian consulate. Tho