New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-06
FOREIGN,
Death of an Insurgent Chieftain.


NEW YORK, August "a dispatch from
| Havana was received at the Office of :he
| Spanish consulate in this city The follow
| ing is a translation: A so-called insurgen,
| brigadler, Juylesit Cabecella, one of the
most daring OF the insurrectionists in Cuba
| was killed yesterday near Yaguareves in a
fight with guerrillas, who were pursuing
him. The insurgents suffered a loss of six
killed and some wounded.
Government DEGREES.
HAVANA, August 5.-The government has
renewed former decree deducting, for the
benefit Of the treasury, five per cent from
salaries, fees, and other moneys paid to
employees in the civil service.
cOurtmaTtial having adjudged the
property of the defrauders of the customs
at Cardenas forfeited to the State, the gov
eminent has issused decree carrying the
judgment into effect, c0rtscating the prop
critics OF Miguel Quesada, a merchant, and
OF the administrator, cashier and appraiser
OF the Cardenas ,ustomhouse, implicated
IN the frauds.
Killing Of the American insurgent Lead
or, Henry Reeves.
1t is officially announced that one of the
PRINCIPAL insurgent chiefs. named ENRIQUE
Rene, alias Inglesito, was killed in action
in the jurisdiction of Cienfuegos His
body was identified.
The Emperor William.
LONDON, August The Emperor vii
liam has written to the King OF Bavaria
saying if his health permits he will attend
the Wagner festival Bayreuth which takes
place this week.
The Education Bill.
After a long and bitter discussion and
many iii visions, chiefly in cOnseu uence of
reaction airy amendments made by private
members and accepted by the government,
ViscOunt Sandons education bill passed the
House of Commons to day by vote of ll9
to 46. The House met at noon for the pur-
pose of considering this bill, and though
the bill passed through the committee last
night. it was under thee and a halt hours
further ebate to day.
A Dull Day on Change.
Monday next being observed as a general
and bank holiday causes dizziness in the
Stock Exchange to-day.
Keeping it in rbe Family.
Mr.. Walter Burrell, Conservative, has
been elected TO Parliament from Shorehan
IN place, OF bis brother, Sir Percy Burrell.
deceased
Perished in the Enie.
Upward OF forty fishermen and sailors of
coasting vessels persisted in the gale which
prevailed on the coasts of Scotland and
England last Thursday.
The DOry Centennial.
The Dory Centennial, en- ronte from
Gloucester, Massachusetts, to Liverpool.
was spoken July %, in latitude 50 north,
longitude 1872 west.
English Rowmcn Embarrassed,
Bellies Life says the Thames professional
four, who are to participate IN the regatta at
Philadelphia, find difficulty in obtaining
funds to defray their expenses
Death of an Eminen, Writer.
PARIS, August Louis Wologski, writer
on political economy, is dead.
Raising of British Blockade,
MADRID, August 5-Intelligence received
here from the coast of Africa announces
that the blockade by the British squadron
of the Whidat coast has been raised.
East Indian Finances.
SIMLA, August 5-The official gazstte of
India publishes resolution of the viceroy
in council, viewing the condition of the
finances, and stating that it afforded grave
causes for anxiety. The customs revenue
is declared to be unfavorable, and orders
should therefore be issued to stop all pre-
ventible outlay. The expenditures for ex-
traOrdl0ary public works should be largely
reduced, with the object of lessening the
threatened deficit.
The resolution concludes as follows: The
financial disorder is solely due to the rapid
fall in the value OF silver