New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-22

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0ontAo 60. These figures only represent
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:; =. The Army q Greece. 5sT
ATHENS, December 2l.-The Chamber Of
Deputjes has unanimouely .pasDsd . bill
ssising the strength Of military forces TO
Rssiguatisn Of Alilaa's allslssers.
BE10RADE, December 2l.-Prince Milan
hes accepted the resignation Of the minis
try. The ministers will remain in Office
pending the formation Of new Cabinet.
Beggea 70 be Excused ffen AnsWer1nG.
BRUSSELS, December 2l.-The govern
ment was interpellsted today in the Cham
Der Of Representatives, whether Belgium
had been invited to send troops into Bull
garia. The Foreign Minister replied the
custom was to give notice Of IN ipterpella-
ton before hand, and he begged to be ex-
cused from answering. --
The Red Flag in Russia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, December 2l-Eleven
women and twenty-0ne men students, ut .
school of medicine and archaeological insti-
tute, we're arrested for shouting liberty and
unfurling red flag bearing the inscription
"Union and liberty" at service In the
kassan church.
The Badget.
VERSAILLES, December 2l.-The Finan-
cisl Committee of the Senate have agreed
to . proposal to reinsert in the budget
grants of $40, 600 for increasing the stipends
Of the clergy, and $40, GOO for scholarships
in eeminaries-these ltems having been
stricken out by the Chamber of Deputies.
The Committee, however, have accented
euppr sssioA of two other grants for smaller
amounts for religious purposes. M Du-
clerc will move the appointment by the
Senate of delegation to confer with the
finance com Oittee of the Deputies on the
contested points.
In the Senate reports upon the esti-
mates of the Minister of Justice, it was
claimed the Senste's right to accept
or reject q bill as transmitted from
the Chamber of Deputies. The Depu-
ties could again suppress any item restored
by the Senate, if desired, since q law must
have the joint adhesion of the two houses
The items under discussion then passed by
vote of 236 against AZ. The war and
marine estimates were then passed, the
former including grant OF lO3, 63O francs
for army chaplains, which was suppressed
by the Chamber of Deputies. and restored
by the Senate, by vote OF 239 to 49,
The Sesier.
ROME, December 2l-The Pope has ap-
pointed Cardinal Rafael E. La Vallejo to
succeed the late Cardinal Patrisi - dean of
the Sacred College.
Ready t. Center.
CONsTANTNoPLE, December 2l-General
Ignstiefi. the Russian ambassador, notified
the Porte they were ready to commence
the plenary conference, and asked the Porte
to FIX day for it, first meeting.
The New Constitution.
The new constitution will be promul-
gated Saturday with great solemnity. All
the public edifces will be illuminated In
the evening.
Djevast Pacha has been Professionally ap-
pointed PREF ident of the State Council.
No More Cyphers.
HAVANA, December 81 "A decree is pub
lshed. in the Gasette today. It prohibits
Immediately the use of cypher codes or
cyphers in dispatches from and to the island
OF Cuba, even for the press. The reason
given for this summary order 10 that per-
sons have used cypher which apparently
contained commercial intelligence, but
really gave political information.