New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-23
WHOLE NUMBER 276O

name to raise false hopes in the minds of
relatives of the prisoners. He said the
President would reconcile his duties to the
country with the rights Of humanity.
Urgency was finally voted unanimously.
The chamber before adjoining adopted .
resolution instituting an inquiry into tho
election of the COmte de Ayguessvives.
fol merly cham berlain Of the Emperor.
M. Raspail, Jr, introduced . bill depriv-
ing the government of the right to nominate
mayors.
The committee on the amnesty motions
Will Dc appointed tomorrow.
New Decree.
PARIS, March 22.-The decree relating to
projects is published. 1t supersedes or re-
tires on half pay thirteen projects, and
transfers eleven.
The New italian Ministry.
RHONE, March 22.-Depretis has accepted
the Presidency of the Council and the Min
istry of Finance. The following members
of the new cabinet have also accepted port
folios: Melegari. Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, and Marcini, Minister Of Justice.
The Captured Octavia.
HAVANA, March s.?-The yacht Octayia,
recently captured bv q Spanish war vessel,
arrived at Porto Rico. She sailed under
the Engllsh flag, and cleared for New York.
Had thirty.six men and two women On
board. 1t is not known here whether the
men included any of the Cuban insurgents.
The reported sale of the Octayia at Kings
ton to the Haytien insurgents is certainly
false.
The Imperial RAILWAY scheme.
BERLIN, March 22.-The governments of
Hesse Darmstadt and Bruns wick, and those
of most of the Thuringiau Grand Duchies
and prircpalities, it is understood, favor
the imperial railway scheme; but the South
German States are preparing counter
proposition for the control of the rail way
administration by separate States, with, as
far as possible, uniformity in tariffs and
working regulations.
BetrothaI.
The French ambassadors eldest daugh-
ter has been betrOthed to Count Tal.ey
rand PereglOrd, q naturaliz I'd Prussian and
lieutenant in the Second Lancers.
On the Isthmus.
PANAMA, March 11.-An remains quiet
here. Trade is very dull. Father jose
Paul has been cOnsecrated Bishop of
Panama. The elections in Chill and in
Peru absorb public interest. The sill
yer bullion exported from Caldera, Chill,
for the month of January alone exceeded
100000 Kilograms. Large discoveries of
silver reported.
Excitement In Tunis.
LONDON, March pa letter from Tunis
reports great excitement over the attempt
ed assassination of member of the Italian
consulate, and the killing of his assailant.
The troops were called out to quiet the
turmoil around the consulate.
Lincoln Spring Meeting.
At the Lincoln spring meeting, to-day,
the race for the Lincolnshire handicap was
won by Controversy.
Armistice Concluded.
The Ruskimir says the armistic between
Mukhtar Pasha and the insurgents was con-
cluded. The conditions are that the fort
ress of Nicsic should be revictualed. Eight
thousand insurgents are investing Nicsic.
Mukhtar Pasha has started with troops to
enforce the agreement.
Duel Among the Probabilities.
The Times PARIS dispatch says it Is gem
orally expected that q duel will shortly
take place between Deputies Perrin and
Paul de Cassagnac.
Requested to Retire.
The Standards Berlin dispatch says the
Prussian government has requested the
Bishop of Limburg to retire from his
bishOpric.
Russia's Determination.
A AVieana dispatch to tho Standard says
Russia has declared her determination to
withdraw support from Servia in the event
! of the latter breaking pace.
The New Italian Ministry.
The Times correspondent at Rome teIe-
graphs there is little doubt that the Minis
try will be formed entirely from the left,
and, allowing for some possible modifca-
tions, will be as follows: Depretis, President
of the Council and Minister of Finance;
Nicotera, Minister of Interior; Coppino,
Minister of instruction; Mancini, Minister
of Justice; Zanardelli, Minister of Public
Works; Melegari. Minister of Foreign AT.
fairs: Majorama, Minister of Commerce;
Mezzacapo, Minister Of War; Brochetti,
Minister of Marine.