The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-21
FOREIGN NEWS.

Il TVhE1UN NNVS
BERLIN, March 2O-von Moltke goes t
Italy for his health. He has the influenza.
Bishop Paderborn suddenly and secretl
quilted Holland.
ROME, March 2O.-Vesuvius is emptying
The lava flows towards Pompeii. A column o
vapor from the summit reflects flames be
meath. Vast quantities of lava are discharged
The scene is magnificent
LONDON, March 20.-The steamer Isabel
from Rochelle for Bristol, was wrecked Satur
were undoubtedly lost Six bodies have beer
washed ashore.
A Daily Ne,os dispatch from Madrid giving
the details of the recent debate en- address il
reply to q speech from the throne, says:
Pavia referring to the coup d'etat Of 1874
defends his action and says it was the only
course left open to save the country from still
greater dangers. He alone was responsible
for that step, Senior CASTELAR, being unwilling
to act.
Senior CASTELAR, said in reply that if he had
been aware of what was intended he should
have been justified in ordering Pavis shot.
Chas Kekule, merchant, failed; it is re-
ported in consequence of operations on the
Stock Exchange. His liabilities are heavy.
LONDON, March 20-Nearly all tine railroads
north of the river Tay remain more or less
blockaded by snow. The Catalonia Line is
covered with snow twenty feet deep near
Aberdeen. Twelve trains are standing showed
up at one point. More than q dozen trains
are blocked on the Great Northern Line. The
| telegraph lines are buried at several points
north of Aberdeen. The mail from Dundee
| to Perth, yesterday, took fourteen hours, in
| stead of the usual forty minutes The cold
to-day is intense.
LONDON, March 20. A Reuter- telegram
from Paris states that intelligence has been
received that the twelve days armistice be-
tween the Turks and Herzegovinian chiefs
has been concluded, to commence yesterday.
LONDON, March 2O.-The rival boat crews
from Oxford end Cambridge Universities have
arrived in town, and will begin practicing on
the Thames to-day.
The weather is very cold.
Letters from the Gordon exploring expedi-
ton contain the following particulars:
Col. Gordon, upon finding the Forta
Rapids impossible, conveyed his steamer,
which is fifty feet long, and two steel boats,
overland to Duffli He decided to put the
boats together again there. Col. Gordon,
meanwhile, proposes to march to Merooli, the
capital of KAbarega, aud thence to Magungo.
After returning to Daffii he proposes to march
westward to Markraaa.
VIENNA, March Cot is slated that the
noted insurgent leader, tie priest Mussich,
having taken refuge in Austrian territory,
was arrested by the Austrian patrol in Morik-
vich.
VERSAILLES, March 2O-Copies of the bud
get for 1877 were distributed among the Sen
ators and Deputies. The reveaue is estimated
at 1884, 400, 900, expenditures 1888, 400, 900.
No increase of taxation is proposed. The
preamble of the budget says. "Our resources
are not greater than our requirements. None
NJ nfa nj non ct
be spared The government will not avail it.
self of the power to borrow So, OO0. 600 from
the Bank of France, on the contrary it will be |
able to refund SIS, 900, 900 by anticipating pay
ment.
'sThe Treasury will have completely repaid |
the Bank of France by 1879. This will set |
free $50, OOO 600 yearly. twill be only posi-
BILE to propose q serious reduction of taxes |
after this is accomplished.
motion tomorrow in favor Of raising the state |
of siege. The Senate and Chamber of Depu- |
ties will then be able to discuss the raising |
of the state of siege simultaneously.
The Committee on the State of Siege ap-
pointed by the Deputies unanimously favor |
its abolition, when Victor Hugo in the Senate,
and NJ. Raspail in the Chamber of Deputies |
will introduce their motions tomorrow for
complete amnesty. The moderate Republi-
cans Will, az the same time, propose an am
nesty for political offenders only.
MADRID, March 20.-King Alfonzo and his |
victorious troops entered the city this morn
ing amid the enthusiastic cheering of the i'm
mense crowds and shouts of "Long live the |
Pacifcator King !" Cheers were given for
Gems. Qaesada, Campos, Rivera and the army
generally.
Quesada and Campos were especially greeted
with cries of ''Long life to the Defenders of
Liberty" and Down with the Fueros."
Crowns were thrown from the balconies;
and the people crowned the soldiers as they
passed with wreaths
MADRID, March 2O.-A decree has been is
sued establishing relief fund for the invalid
and wounded soldiers and for the families of
those killed during the war. One years ser
vice is RENTED for all men now in the army.
The conscripts of 1871 and 1872 will pass into
The reserve The extraordinary levy of 1874
is disbanued. No consumption will be held
this year. 1t is believed the army will be re-
duced by 100000 men.
ROME March 20.-Premie1 Minghetti an
nounced in the Chamber of Deputies to-day
that the King had accepted the resignation of
the Ministers, but requested them to retain
heir posts until their successors were ap-
pointed.
A SNOW STORM In MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. March 20.-Since O'Clock last
evening to ~ this morning ten inches of snow
have fallen and it is still showing The street
Ears stopped running and trains on all roads
we're delayed. The streets were full of i'm
provised sleighs. Such q snow storm was
never witnessed before-the one of last
March, which was unprecedented, only meas