New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

The Gallantry Of an American Consul
Causes a Riot.

The Gallantry Of IN American Consu
Causes a Riot.
PARIS, May 9-From details of the out
rage at SalOnica. received here, it appear
the United States consul interfered for tn,
protection of Greek girl, who was th,
innocent cause OF the disturbance, and con
Quoted her to the consulate in q carriage
An excited mob thereup0n surrounded the
consulate, and the German and French con
euls, who we're b4O.hers n-law, and both
related by marriage TO the American con
sui, believing him tc be in danger, pro
ceeded to his assistance, and an their way
thither were attacked. The Italian consul
informed the Governor of the state of af
fairs, and he sent troops to the relief of the
the rabble.
War Vessels Ordered to tho Scene OF
Disorder.
LIE Pays announces that French iron
Glad frigate and q dispatch vessel have
sailed for Sal0nica.
The Italian Minister of Marine has or.
dered two Italian men-of-war to go to Sa-
lOnica Immediately.
LONDON, May "a telegram from Ber-
lin states the German corvette Medusa has
been ordered to leave Messina for Salonica
without delay.
Russian and Austrian men-of.war have
also been ordered to Salonica.
In consequence of an urgent dispatch
from the chancellor of the French consu.
late at SalOnica, an additional French man.
ofwar has gone to Syria, where she awaits
instructions.
The British consul has ordered man of
war from Pirocus to 60 to Salonics imme-
diately.
The Porte's Offer Accepted.
A special dispatch from Berlin to the Pail
ffU Tar
the POrte's offer to give satisfaction for the
Salonics outrage, provided the promises be
carried into effect immediately.
The POFte's Version of the kaIonica
Trouble.
The Porte sent bv telegraph the following
account of the disturbance in Salonca to
the Ottoman ambassador ut London: The
convert to Mahometism arrived at Saloniea
by railway, ana she was being conducted,
according to custom, to the residence of the
Governor General, when about $50 persons,
whom the consul OF the United s ates had
assembled, rushed at the convert, tore off
her veil and mantle and carried her bv
force TO the house OF Christian. The ex-
cited Musselmen proceed to the Governors
residence and iusisted that the convert
should he brought thither
The Governor hearing that the German
and French coneuls had entered the
u.
went there TO induce the coneuls to with
draw and to calm the people. All his
efforts were useless. The populaoe wrenched |
the bars from the grating, fell upon the |
cOnsuls and struck them down, in spite of |
the desperate efforts of the Governor to |
shield them with his own person. The |
troops Immediately dispersed the crowd |
The Governor Of SalOnica telegr4phs that |
order has been restored and the guilty par
ties arrested.
The French and German Consuls MUIR.
dered.
The Paris dispatch to the Times SAYS the
reports Of the Outrages at Salonica received
mere represent that the French and German
consu's were dragged from the street into
the mosque and there sabred. The Gov
ernor WIS arrested ct the mosque after the
murder had been completed.
The Affair Fatal to Turkey.
The Standards correspondent at Berlin
eays 1t IL generally thought here that the
Salonica affair will prove fatal to Turkey.
The interference Of the european powers
Tor the b. netit OF the Christians is now con-
eidertd Unavoidable, as it is evident that
the Porte is powerless to protect them
against Outbre axis IF fanaticism.
The Bulgarian Insurrcction.
special dispatch from Athens to the
Lehooh Times reports that the Bulgarian |
instruction near PhillippopoIis threatens
to becol serious. The Porte is greatly
alarmed, and lie sending forward all it's dis
poea6ie forces by daily and nightly trains
on the AdIianople railway
Inc movement has been long preconcert.
eo by the sarvlan aglsators. At first it was |
considered unimportapt, but it has spread
iarniy, and the numbers of the insurgents |
are varionsly estimated ut from 1000 to
Midnight.-A dispatch from CONSTANT.
nople asserts that the Bulgarian rioters
have fed Ia the mountains, and cordons of
troops have been established to prevent the
movement from spreading. Advises re-
ceived at Paris, however, represent that
postal and telegrapbic com uunication he.
,ween Constannnople and Sophia are inter.
'uDted ny the insnrrectiOn. la
Increase Of Duties ON Imports..
The Porte has informed foreign ambasss.
Tors that it has resolved to raise the duties 9
u imports twenty per cent. ~
General Diplomatic Conference.
The Times Paris correspondent says the I
ROBOT Vt y general diplomatic conference