New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-02
FOREIGN.
The saucy King of Dahomey.

LONDON, May 1.-Advices from Cap
Coast Castle state the King of DahoulAC
refuses to pay q fine tor maltreatine q
British subject. He invites the British
commodore to visit Aboudy, where he viii
pay in powder and bullets.
Mukhtah Pasha's Strategy.
The Russian agency has advices that
when Mukhtar Pashs received ordees to
advance ON Nicsic, the insurgents. under
belief that fresh armistice was concluded,
had returned to their homes. Montenegro
is indignant at the Turkish deception by
which Nicsic was revictualed.
The House of Commons and the Winslow
Case.
In the House of Commons this evening
Sir Henry Jones asked whether there was
any objection to placing before the House
papers in the Winslow case. Mr.. Cross,
Secretary of State for the Home Depart
ment, in reply, said the papers would be
submitted in due time, but Lord Derby,
Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart
ment, believes their presentation now would
not be in the public interest.
The Plague.
special dispatch from Vienna to the
Neacs says q German physician, DR.. Heck,
has telegraphed from Bagdad, that the dis
ease prevalent there il not the plague, but
an epidemic fever durable by quinine.
The Steamer Utopia.
The steamer Utopia, the pioneer of the
new fortnightly service between this port
and New York, left here yesterday.
Considering the Invitation.
cantains % Of the various college boating
clubs was held at Oxford to-day. The in.
~;+ot;on 70 participato in the centennial
regatta at Philadelphia was discussed and
referred to committee. There was q feel
| ing in favor of accepting the hospitality OF
our American cousins, provided Cambridge
and Dublin Universities also send repre-
sentatives.
Tho Spanish Constitution.
A Madrid special to the Standard says
that Congress has rejected the clerical
amendment revising the religious toleration
| clause Of the constitution.
A Contraband Vessel.
The Times Madrid correspondent says
| that the contraband vessel Clementina was
| recently seized at Malaga by the Spanish
| government. The crew was ordered be-
| low but refused to 60. A British sailor
was shot and left without help three hours.
| He bled to death. Great indignation is
| ter is in the hands of the British minister.
| The Insursent Matter.
| The RusAi Mir says that the project
| favoring changing Bosnia and Herzegovina
| into vassal State, under the protection of
Austria, will be discussed during the Cars
visit to Berlin. The Russian Telegraph
dqmay reports that England has declared
at Constantinople that she supports the
other European powers.
Representations have been made to the
Porte, on his again resorting to force when
the Cabinet had just succeeded in making
arrangements for revictualing OF Nicsic
from Montenegro.
rose on confirmation of the report that An
| drassy is to be present at the Berlin meeting.
A dispatch to the Daily Meas reports that
four Turkish irOnclads have gone to Kleck
| to protect the embarcatiOn of troops.
The Vienna Tagblat says it is rumored
that the Emperor OF Austria ID about to
| proceed to Berlin.
From Calcutta.
A dispatch to the Times from Calcutta
says that the troops sent to escort the
Grosvenor mission have arrived at Bahlo,
and will march thence to Mauwque. There
the Chinese escort stops. Colonel Duncan
the political agent at Mandaiay, accom-
panied the troops.
The rumor that seventeen men were 10
be executed at Bahlo tor completely IN the
murder of Margary Is not confirmed, anu 1s
probably premature:
The mission is said to be great success.
Affairs on the Pungaub frontier look less
favorable than last week. I've Aireedl
clans have sent away their families to
places of safety, proclaimed war and made
Several raids, in which they attacked vii.
Iaoe 1--WE miles from Peshswer and Carried
aTsv l20 head of cattle. Other mountain
tribes are said to have joined them, and
| stronp force will be sent from Peshawer.
Owing to q recent blockade the tribes are
| 1,><
termined to fight, and unless strong and
sneedy measures are taken, the affair may
| give much trouble.
The Porte's Appeal for Cooperation.
ST. Petersburg, May 1.-The Porte hal
not asked the armed Intervention OF tht
powers, but their cooperation, thus pre-
venting the insurgents from obtaining e1
traneOus aid.
The Hungarian Ministry.
VIENNA, May Minister Tisca, OF tn
Hungarian government, mas agan ten0eie.
proposals to the Emperor. As the BAN
, has been compromised and nearly all 0the
| important points settled, it is c0nsidere
: | certain that both the Austrian and Hunga
, rian ministers will retain their places.
A Vacant Consulate.
FLORENCE, May III. L. Graham, Amer
4 | can Consul, Is dead.
4 Furnishing the Basque Provinces.
MADRID, May 1.-Preparations for tn
suppression of the Fueres continue. IN
? government will not discuss the question
9 will only hear the views Of the basqu
/ provinces relative to administrative r
Q forms.
}. Thirty Persons Killed by Boiler H
plOei0ns
% RUDrscHErx, May 1.-The boiler OF Il