The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-25
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EOkEldN NEWS
toNpox. Feb. 24.-C. E. 4 A. Dixon. mer
chants of Liverpool, have failed. LIABILITIES
400. 600. They were large holders Of M
tioesl steamship shares, which declined from
eleven to eight to-day.
The Straih Clyde jury brought in verdic
Of Granddaughter against the officers OF thu
Fnnconia; express indignation at the officer
Of the Franconia for sailing away without rem
derinQ assistance, and censures the captain Of
| the trr. which. answering the Franconias sig
nsas, vent to her instead Of to the wrecked
vessel. Ferdinand Kountz, captain of the
Franconia, has been held to bail.
LosDoN, Feb. 24.-The Times has letter
| from Fers commenting on the Sultan's recent
| indisposition. The writer says the most omi-
nous rumors we're spread about as to the
gravity Of the Padishah's illness, and specula-
ton was aAoat as to what the people might be
looking forward to should affairs come to the
worst.
The Sultan's scheme about altering the
order Of succession to the throne seems
abandoned and the heir is not the Sultan g
Oldest son, but his brother, Mehemmed
Mourad Effendi
In the House of Commons this evening
Marquis of Harrington, leader of the opposi-
ton. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Q question relating to the Suez Canal shares
recently purchased by England.
In reply Sir Stafford Norshcote stated that
Mr.. Stokes anG M. DeLesseps were negotiat-
ing in relation to the modiic atom of the
Suez Canal dues. No modification could
operate until they were approved by the Khe-
dive, the sublime Porte and maritime powers
interested. The negotiations were progress
ing'very satisfs ctory, and Mr.. Stokes would
r~Sr - Tn r1onA IT. wnn16 hQ imam.
venient to the government to enter into fur
Their details now.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Bullion increase in the
Bank Of England, E26l. 900.
PARIS, Feb. 24-The Spanish Minister left
for the frontier to meet Alfonso.
lie Monite,w says the Carlists are 80 dis
persed that the Alfonsists autographed to Paris
to learn their whereabouts LIE Moniteur be-
lieves the Carlists have disbanded and re-
sumed peaceful avocations.
Oufaure was appointed Vice President of
the Ministerial Council, vice Buffet.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-Specie increase in the
Bank of France. %, SOC, 900 francs.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-Le Francois, semi-ofhcial
journal, referring to the recent assertions that
President MacMahon is disposed to resist the
last person in the world to engage precipi-
lately in q conflict. None but Bonapartists
can desire such an occurrence, but nothing
warrants them in putting forth their wishes as
facts The Bonapartist organs offer to save
France for the third term and boast that the
men of their party are now the only support
ers of MacMahon.
PARIS, Feb. 24-ft is stated President
MscMahon has agreed to accept all the men
with whom the future head of the cabinet
has been able to agree on, reserving only for
his personal choice the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs, War and Marine.
MADRID. Feb 24.-Is is stated that Don
CARLOS and Lzarraga, with "a, 600 men. with
out artillery OF provisions, are fefuged In the
mountainous district of Amezcuas, endeavor-
Aldecidea Several divisions of the Royal
army are matching against them.
MADRID, Feb. PA great battle is con-
sidered imminent.
The French authorities nave arrested Vina-
let, the Carlist Minister Of War. and interned
him at Bayonne.
The Alfohsists captured the material of the
Quartet Real, the Oarlist official journal. and
also the machinery for coming Carlist money
PEsrH, Feb. 24-The Danube has been
rising all day. At 8 O'Clock tonight the water
was seven metres above the ordinary level.
Several quarters of Pesth and Buda are SUBJ
merged. A distillery, undermined by the
current, fell tonight, crushing eleven per-
sons. Comorn is completely inundated. and
hundreds of people driven from their homes.
NAPLES, Feb 2.--The Burmese Embassy
have arrived in this city. They bring several
presents for King Victor Emanuel
SAN SEBASTIAN, Feb. 24.-King Alfonso,
after inspecting the detached forts, is ex-
pected to visit Guetaria and Irun.
The Government has ordered the Northern
Railway Company to reopen traffic immedi-
ately between Irun and Tolosa.
BERLIN, Feb pa thaw caused the rivers
to rise throughout the country. Freshets are
severe in Saxony and Silesia The
Elbe has burst the dykes near Magdeburg.
K Abe and Wittemberg, and half the district
Of Barby, fifteen miles from Magdeburg, is
Great distress is apprehended.
Several railway accidents occurred in conse-
quence of the washing away of embankments.
The banks of the Vistula are inundated for
miles near Pless, and many families ara
homeless.