The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
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| Polish Centennial Celebration.
New YoRK. June IA cable special
says the directors of the Polish National
Museum at Rappcrsayl, In Switzerland,
have issued invitations to join celebra-
ton Of the centenary 81 American IN
dependence on the 4th or July next, ana
to honor the memories OF tho Polish
heroes. Pulaski and Kosciusko, who
fought 80 CALAMITY In the war OF our
| American revolution.
victor Emmanuel.
ROME, June A. King Victor Emman-
ucl has accepted the honorary presi-
dcncv Of the Philadelphia committee Tor
the erection of n statue of Columbus.
TRANCE. 5.5.
Communist sentenced ~ Death - The
work,ngmcus Centennial Party.
| PANS. June A prisoner named
| Diard has been sentenced by court mar
tial to suffer death for taking part III inc
massacre Of Dominicans ut hrcueil
during tho siege of the Commune.
The D,oit dc FUomme says the pro
posed sending Of n workingmcn 8 delogn-
lion to the Philadelphia Exhibition
threatens to be u failure, as scarcely ten
thousand dollars have been collected,
which will barely suffice for twenty-five
delegates.
| SPAIN.
suppression NJ the Eucrcs -EsP"'s'"" 81
Garl'sts.
MApnJp. Juno 3-The bill supprcssing
the fueros has been introduced IN the
Senate. 1t provides that all Spaniards
shall be liable to military CONSUMPTION
and taxation alike, with these excep-
tions: Persons i'm the Basque provinces
who supported King Alfonso during the
late war are exempted from CONSUMPTION
for ten wears. and those who suffered
persecu,ion for tho Alfonsist cause are
exempted from'payment OF taxes Tor tho
same time.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Juno 3.-Gen. Quesaua
bns ordered the state OF siege IN the
province OF Santander To be extended,
Several Carlists have been expelled
from Biscay.
HAVANA.
Attack on Ticro DC Av.la-The lns"r-
gents NcpuIsed.
HAVANA, June 4. The town OF Tiero
De Avila, in tho jurisdiction OF Santo
, Spiritu, was attacked on tho night OF
Nav 70 by the insurgents, headed by
, Maxine Gomez with 1900 mon, most OF
them mounted. The place was defended
by n garrison 400 strong. The insur'
. gents were repulsed after desperate
fighting. aud retired without being pur-
sued. They lost thirty killed and about
seventy wounded. The Spanish casual.
ties were two officers killed and three
men wounded
THE EAST
inspecting the Dardnnclics.
LONDON. June 1.-The Standards
Vienna correspondent saysa letter from
Constantnople asserts that Vice Admi
rnl Sir James Drummond, commanding
! theBritish fleet in the Mediterranean. has
undertaken an inspection OF the tortlli-
cation Of the Dardanelles ut the request
of the Porte.
Good Advice tn Scry,a.
Pans. June THE Governments ol
Austria. Russia and France, have in
grauo 70 uuuus,-i tho Gorvie Uabinet &c
exercise moderation.
I THE PORTE.
Plans Of Reform Abdul AHiy Commit
suicide.
CoNsTANTlNoPLF, Juno 4. 1t is OIL
calIy announced that the Sultan Abdul
, Aziz committed suicide this morning 10y
: opening the veins Of his arm with q
pair of scissors.
The Porte is drawing up d very liberal
constitution in seven clauses. which will
soon be promulgated
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE.
, The british Press u not satisfied and Ne
nands mn Explanation.
NEW YoRK, June "A cable special
reports the following comments Of the
British press on England's position in
relation TO the Turkish question
Tho Daily Nrlrs says "The idea OF
.. maintaining Turkish Independence by
b British arms Is out OF the question
The Spectator doubts whether tho lib.
eral leaders are right In abstaining from
. discussion OF the matter. The article
SAYS. Derby should state what OBJ
jects should be maintained whether the
,, maintenance Of Turkey Is essential &c
! the British power, or the closing OF the
; Dardanelles Is tho essential object OF
: refusal TO adopt the Berlin memorial
y her unexplained isolation, her whole At.
!; titude, her unexplained decision to col
lect formidable fleet In the Bosphorus
may drift the country into the most
: dangerous position that 1t has occupied
!. in modern times. 1t may drift England
into war for an object which she did not
!. intend to fight with powers she did not
intend to fight against, and without the
aid OF allies whom she always intended
: to secure.
We think that mischief is afloat in the
J, East. and the total silence Of both the
English political parties on the subject
: is discreditable othe national character
: and the national institutions. What is
: Parliament if an English fleet may be
> collected in Besika Bay stronger than
!. the fleets of Europe combined, and NJ
man dare ask publicly why the fleet has
been sent? Meanwhile tho people are
busy concerning the usual probabilities
. ofalliances. There are rumors OF Franco
Russian. Anglo-German, and Egypto
, Slavic combinations.
u ~
5 The Grand Hotel ut Point Clear, Alabama. vii
he open to boarders on June /. with vast ac
commodatons. fine surf bathing and all thu
delacies of the season.
a Mr. Blaine being practically ruled ou
{ of the balloting by the fact that his va
: rious bond and brokerage transactions
u with the jobbery and venality attached
,, to them, make him dangerous and i'm
II posSibla candidate. and Mr. Morton