New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-02

humanity and nationality, and to re-estsb
lish peace without offending Turkeys in
tegrity. The proclamation mentions Aus
tria thankfully for her efforts to protect
the Christians.
Robert Buchanan. the poet, sued Mr.
Taylor, member of Parliament for Leices
SIS, 1000, for iibels contained in the Eram
iucr's reviews and in letters from Algernon
Swinburne, the poet, ELECTED by Blu
chanan's criticisms of Swinburne. and
others, under the designation Of the "tlesny
School" The jury awarded Mr.. Buchanan
$3.50 damages.
Mr.. LeWes, member of Parliament for
Londonderry, has obtained rule absolute
for criminal information for libel against
the publishers of the World, in consequences
of series of attacks suggesting that Mr..
Lewes was engaged in nefariOus practices
in organizing and maintaining sham COM
panies.
Parliament for Westminster, has obtained
Q rule nisi for q criminal information for
libel against the publishers of the Hour, on
account OF the publication of certain articles
in that paper, charging him with financial
lege1df main in connection with the Peruvian
bonds.
In both the latter cases the prosecution
undertook to carry the cases to their lie glti-
mate result, the Chief Justice having mott
fed them that tho use of courts process
will no longer be permitted for obtaining
explanation and apology.
Pedestrianism.
H. Vaughan, the pedestrian, writes to
Belts Life, accepting the challenge of
O'Leary, the American pedestrian, for q
twenty tour hours walking match Vaughan
declines 10 make six days match, because
he has never had an opportunity OF testing
his capabilities to that extent. He prefers
to walk in England.
The Eastern Question.
EDINBURG, July 1.-The Scotsman's Lon
Ion correspondent, in a dispatch to that
paper, says: l sm unable to confirm the
rumor that there have been differences Of
opinion in the Cabinet on the Eastern ques-
ton. Lord Derby more than once very
strongly opposed the views of several Of
his colleagues"
From the Frontier.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 1.-The Porte has
re ceived letter from Servia announcing
that NJ. Christi's diplomatic mission has
been cOuntermanded.
A dispatch from UrGden, a strongly for
tilted town in Bulgaria, on the Danube,
uC0I LILO Sl0u AOAtlCAs ACPOA 70 tuou OcI.
vians have fred several ehots at the Turk.
ish frontier guard. The dispatch also states
that the Servian commissioners to inquire
into the recent alleged violations of the
frontier, left Wednesday very suddenly.
Pensions Suppressed.
PARIS, July 1.-The budget committee
has suppress sed the pensions of all the inval-
idated tunctiOnaIiss Of the empire.
Tho Municipal Question.
1t has now been decided that the consid-
eration of the municipal question shall be
postponed until next session. This ques-
ton has been threatening to brig defeat
to the ministry in the Chamber OF Deputies,
the minister claiming larger power in
appointing mayors thAn the Republicans
were willing to concedd.
The lriAh Rifemen.
WICKLOW, July lat meeting of the
Irish n stional Rife Association to-day, the
following members were appointed to re-
present Ireland at the centennial matches
in America: Fenton, William Rigby, John
son, Ward, J0ynt, Cooper. COT, G>eenville,
Miner, Pollock, Young, John Rgby.