New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-16
FOREIGN.


LONDON, November 1.-THE great Shrop.
second, Ghost third.
Andrassy III.
Count Andrassy il i'll at Pesth.
Turkeys War Preparations.
The Standards Constantinople special
says Turkey. is preparing vigorously for
war. TOrpedoes have been placed at the
cast end of the Bosphorus and the forts
have been strengthened.
Russia's Design.
The New Free Press of Vienna says:
England possesses the clearest proofs Of
Russia's Interior designs: She has COM
municated these to Count Won Buest, the
Austrian Ambassador in London. A com.
plete agreement is established between
England and Austria.
sTaking War Risks.
The Post to-day, in Its financial columns
SAYS. London underwriters are taking five
shillings per fl00 for risk of capture on
steamers now loading in Russian ports.
The Powers in Accord.
A Reuter- telegram from Constantinople
says: All the powers are stated to be in
accord respecting the conference which is
expected to commence it's sittings at the
end of November.
The Porte has made some objection, but
its adhesion appears certain England hav.
ing made urgent representations to that
end.
Austria's Reply.
vienna, November ia favorable re-.
ply of Austria to the English conference
proposal has been dispatched to London.
Russia's Demands.
The Political Correspondence publishes q
letter from it's st. Petersburg correspondent
which summarizes the reforms Russia in.
tends to demand of the Porte Is follows:
The disarmament of the entire population
of Bosnia, Here govina and Bulgaria, with.
out distinction Of creed; the abolition of
irregular troops; the transfer to Asia OF
Circassiaps settled in Europe; the language
of the country to be introduced in the public
Offices and tribunals; Q native Christian to
be appointed Governor by the Porte in each
province, and permanent commission of
supervisors, composed of the consuls of the
great powers.
The letter also mentions as reforms to be
demanded those specified in the dispatch
from Vienna, published in this MOI nlng's
Times, a summary of which was telegrsphed
to the United States.
A Disaster to the Spaniards-Interce
Correspondence Woman to be
Shot.
HAVANA, November II, via Key West,
November 15.-Well grounded rumors are
current here Of fight resulting disas-
trOusly to the Spaniards, near PeurtO Prin-
cipe. The newly arrived Spanish troops
are said to have been engaged. The Span
Ssh forces retired to Puerto Principe.
There is another rumOr that the Spanish
authorities heve captured boat near Bara-
Goa with four insurgents on board carrying
correspondence from Cuban refugees in
New York to the insurgents here, stating
that an expedition, with arms, ammunition
and money, was on it's way to this island,
under command of Quessds.
Saturdays Gazette publishes q sentence
of q courtmartial held at Holguin, con-
demning q woman, Salome Gomez, to be
shot, and another, Psvea Gamboa, to be
banished. 1t is supposed the women we're
implicated in Las Tunas affairs.
Proclamation From Jovellar.
The following is translation of procla-
NATION issued to-day, signed by Captain
General JOvellar and Martinez Compoe,
General-in-chief:
ARTICLE l. Deserters from our army who
are actually in the RACKS of the enemy will
be pardoned if they surrender themse Ives
to the proper authorities; they will resume
their places in the army, where they will
serve until the legitimate term of their SER
ART. 2. All deserters captured after De-
cember 81 will be shot.
Case Of Piracy.
While the steamer Montezuma, belonging
to the line of steamers running between
here and Porto Rico, and touching at va
rious ports of the island and also at Puerto
Plata, was at the latter port, about eleven
passengers embarked, who, when the
steamer was on the high seas, killed the
captain, first mate, first engineer and SUPER
cargo, and took possession of the steamer
They then landed the rest of the passen.
gers on Romero Key, Cuba, and put out to
sea again. 1t is supposed theee so-called
passengers we're Cubans. The whereabouts
of the MOntezuma is unknown.
Puerto Plata is full Of refugees from here
Fire on Shipboard.
LIVERPOOL, November l5.-The cargo in
che main hold of the American Line steam
or Lord Give, which was to have sailed
from here today for Philadelphia, was
found to be on fire this morning. The fire
was extinguished by the ships hose before
any damage was done to the steamer. The
cargo is being relanded.
A Fraud.
ROME, November 1.-THE report in the
Cologne Gazette about tho proposed pro-
,edure Of the Italian government IN the