New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-22
FOREIGN.
Dom Pedro at Queenstown.


QUEENSTOWN, July 2l.-The stea mship
Russia, with the Emperor and Empress of
Brazil, arrived at noon today.
Failure In the Grain Trade.
GLASGOW, July 2l.-John Athaya g. Co.,
grain merchants, have failed. Their liza
bilities are considerable, but have not vet
been computed.
The Iron Trade.
LONDON, July 2l.-Regarding the imper-
lied concern in the Cleveland iron trade, the
Standard says: "The iron masters of Cleye-
land, at their private meeting yesterday,
generally approved scheme for convert
ing it into limited liability company. The
firm is Thomas Vaughan & Co., OF Middles-
borough
Reduction of Wages.
The Times says: The position of the
Glasgow mill workers is becoming worse
Yesterday two more mill owners intmated
their consent to reduce the wages OF en-
plOyes ten per cent and it is feared the re-
duction will become general The employees
OF one large firm have struck. and the en-
ployes of another have determined to
strike.
The Thunderer Disaster.
There were forty fatalities from the
Thunderer disaster.
jacob AOWeutHal, CHESS auGnOr ana play
| er, is dead.
of Commons.
| In the House of Commons this evening
| Sir Edward w. NJ. Atkin asked Mr.. James
Lawther, one of the under secretaries tor
the colonial department., if he could give
| any information regarding the conflict be-
| tween the United States troops and Sioux
Indians, many of which tribe are British
subjects, and whether the origin of the
conflict was not breach of a treaty
regarding the Indian reservation and
subsidies which may provoke wide
spread antagonism between the Indians
and whites on both the American and
British territory! He asked whether the
government proposed to tender its good
offices in the interests of the Indian SUBJ
jects of Great Britain and of humanity!
Mr.. Lawther replied that SO far 10 in
formation had been received regarding the
| conflict, and he could not express an opinion
as to its origin or possible consequences.
He had no information tending to show
that any British subjects are connected
with these events. AS at present advised
the government had no iutention to in
teriere.
I The Press Laws.
| PARIS, July 2l.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties have decided to appoint a committee to
| cOQliy Iuo press laws
| The C0rtes PrOrOgued.
| MADRID, July 2l.-The Spanish Cortes
has been prorogued to November.
Reception Of the Ex.Queeu.
| Alfonso, with several members of bis
Cabinet, will receive ex-Queen Isabella al
Santander.
The Liverpool Cotton Market.
LIVERPOOL, July 2l.-The Cotton Bro
kers' Association circular, in it's weekly re-
view says: "Cotton has been in moderate
demand throughout the week and although
more freely offered, prices are without ma
terial change. American has been in very
moderate request, but the quotations are un
altered. For Sea Island there has beer
rather more inquiry and the previous ratel
| are fully maintained. The transactions i.
futures have been limited at rather easie
rates.
A leading grain circular says: ether,
has been further depression IN the valu,
of wheat in consequence of the rapid,
maturing crops here and the UNIVERSAL,
favorable reports from abroad. Customer
restrict operations to the narrOwest compass
. The demand has been extremely limited
and the prices Of English and foreign hav
receded fully one shilling per quarter. a
we'll as at the market as at the chief place
of import.