New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-10
FOREIGN.
Tho Extradition Article.

LONDON, June 6.-This article is similar
to the one formerly agreed to by Mr.. Fish
during the negotiations in 1871 concerning
revised treaty. Earl Derby telegraphed
Thornton, the British Minister at Washing
| ton, authorizing him to sign the additional
article.
Mr.. Fish declined to accept the proposal,
and expressed to Minister Thornton his ex-
treme regret that Mr.. Hoffman's suggestion
should have led Lord Derby into misap-
prehension. He said, though the United
States were willing to make . new and en-
proposed articles. Earl Derby wrote to
Minister Thornton on the twenty.ninth
Of May, expressing regret that Secretary
Fish declined to agree to the addi-
tional articles, as every obstacle to
the surrender Of prit Oners would have
been thereby removed. On the ques.
ton as to what authority should de-
Oner's extraditiOn is demanded is political
or criminal, England agreed to meet Mr..
Fish's views by shifting from the clause
the words, 'empowering police magistrates
to determine the nature OF the crime" He
could not hold out the hope that it would be
possible to ask Parliament to sanction q
treaty opposed to the act OF 1870, or which
would permit the trial of extradited persons
tor extraditable crimes other than that for
which they were surrendered. He CON
cludes: "The government earnestly hope
that Secretary Fish will withdraw his OBJ
lection to additional articles, and thus en-
able new treaty to be signed immediate
w."
Hammered Death o q SSsorze,sa :c.n-
A report which was current here, to-day,
of the death of George Sand, ls confirmed
by q dispatch from Paris. She was CON
sci0us to the last moment, but was unable
to speak for some time before her death.
Suicide of tho sultan's Son.
1t il rumored that the eldest son of the
Sultan has committed suicide.
News Of the Frontier.
The Times Berlin dispatch ssys Austria
has determined that she will not now op-
pose the Russian policy in the East.
The Prince of Montenegro has openly as
sumed command of the insurgents. He has
issued written instructions to the various
rebel chiefs, and il concentrating all his
A Russian official telegram confirms tho
report that tho insurgents are determined to
refuse tho armistice.
General Tohernsjirf. writing from Bel
grade to the Ruskl Mir, states that the |
Servian army consists of l2l 900 men, and
the militia Of 100000 more The Servians |
are convinced that war is moral necessity. |
AAs MtutlCCs l0o40G VI Uuo 00GVl6u llU0f8l0s
in Hungary, in an editorial published in the |
Zastara, uses these words: I'VE are speak |
log deliberately, whom We assert that Q
Servain war against the Turks is more ab- |
Dolutely certain than anything in the
world"
Mr.. Disraeli, answering question in tho |
House of Commons, said the Berlin memo /
'andum and the other powers agree upon
,ertsin points, among which is one not to
exercise undue pressure upon the Porte.
Russia, France and England have made
'uCcessful Representations to Servis for the
of peaOe.
The Dake Of CennauGht's Esta bllshmest.
The vote for tho Duke of C0nnaughts
Establishment on his marriage with Princess
Eredericks. daughter of the ex.King Of
Hanover, will be submitted to Parliament
It this session.
A Peaceful Policy.
The Echo has q special telegram from
Berlin stating that the Gear has prevailed
pom Servis to adopt Q peaceful policy.
turkey spontaneously offered the iusur.
ents tho two conditions included in the
namely, three months armis-
10 and direct negotiations.
In the House Of Coumons.
Mr.. Disraeli SAID further than that the