The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-27

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The Senate III Btitl ab Work Oh Tue DOL
KNAPP impeachment case.
ut In said that the river and harbor ap-
Precipitation bill will be abandoned by
Alien r. Caperton, senator from West
Virginia. whose term would not have OK
pired until 1882. died OF govt Of the
heart yesterday. Senator Caperton WAS
a staunch Democrat.
The Senate Committee On Finances
will soon report a bill making silver n
legal tender to the amount Of $40.
The Mississippi report, published In
Washington. is reported bogus by
Boutwell,.
Kellogg. Steele and Morey are in
Washington holding a Louisiana eau
Gus
The contest of Goode aud Platt WAS
discussed without any result
The new silver bill goes into effect TO.
day.
Tho Senate bill authorizing the Scere.
tary Of the Interior 10 deposit certain
Indian trust funds In the United States
Treasury, instead OF investing them,
has passed the House. -
There In minority report In the Naval
Committee. signed by the three Radicals
on the committee, asserting that the
majority report Ii unfair In state.
ments. fallacious In conclusions. and
prompted by partisan spirit" IL
claims that the navy to-day is In better
condition than ut any time since 1862.
FOREIGN.
A great battle Is expected every day ut
Widen.
The Ssrvian war In nearly at nm end ;
and asking for some mediator England
or Russia. They have altogether aban-
doDed Turkey. The Turks. on the other
hand, under Abdul Karoin, will, invade
Servia and dictate tho terms Of peace at
the Servian capital.
The Pail Mall Gazette thinks the
English decision In the Winslow extra.
ditioD erroneous.
Thomas Badge x Bro. Manchester.
have failed. Liabilities. 100000.
Jose Barzanalla IL the new Spanish
Minister Of Finance.
One hundred and twenty seven Com
munists have been pardonod at Paris.
A conflict between Turkey and Rou-
mania IL appreheDded, owing TO frontier
disturbances and violations OF territory.
The Roumanians are sending troops to
the frontier. p*asE
Italy now demands explanations from
the Khedive OF Egypt for extortions on
the Walian African expedition.
Genoa and several other towns OF
Italy have been declared free ports by
the Italian Senate.
England demonstrates against the pro-
ceedings OF the Sclavonio society ut
Moscow 10 assist the Seryians.
The Archbishop Of Bordeaux liz again
trying TO get Cucumber made saint.
The Woodward Stakes were won by
Hampton. Admiral came In second.
FINS third. Nine horses ran, including
nn American horse. Mate.
Four hundred Rovernmentalists In
Mexico have defeated Hernandez, with
1900 men 100 revolutionists killed and
Hernandez and 600 Of his men captured.
Treomo, another rebel, In reported
beaten In the north.
Minister Foster Is soon TO leave Mex
leo for New Orleans.
President Lerdo will decline mn inaug
uration, having only allowed his candi
dature In order to Offset the revolu-
tionists. Tglezac, Chief Justice. will
therefore be President.
Stanley has discovered the old and
tabled white race that lives In tho centre
OF Africa. They dwell in the Gambara
gar Mountains.
Curley, the Crow scout, says that the
fight OF the Indians with Custer lasted
from noon to night, and that the Indi-
ans lost far more men than Custer.
Crook thinks that the Sioux are In the
Big Horn mountains. He will mt one
pursue them with his forces 1900 sol
diers and 200 Snake indians.
Grant, Sheridan and Sherman. II Ia
said, want to raise recruits for six
months to fight the Indians. Sheridan
will conduct the Indian war from some
safe retreat.
Tammany ratified the nomination OF
Tildcn and Hendricks, Tuesday night,
In grand style. Speeches by Hancock
OF Texas, Walker OF Virginia, Hooker,
OF Mississippi, and others.
Merritt and the Fifth Cavalry, and
Mckenzie with six companies, will join
Crook, and Sitting Bulls forces will be
attacked nj once.
Benjamin X. Phelps, District Attorney
OF New York, Is to be the Republican
choice for Governor of that State.
Major Fulton has been elected captain
OF The American team.
Everton, Indiana, was almost totally
destroyed by fire last night
Jay Cooke Il Co. have been discharged
from bankruptcy by an order OF court.
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