New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-20

The war il, Cuba.'

HAVANA, Oecem Der l9.-Che 1olA0Wln8 ID
the report Of the principal actions between
the spaniards and insnreen9, IAN ,,o..sn cMc,any y
Santa Clara the Speniasds destroyed three
salt pits and sixty three huts belonging to
the inSVreents, Killing six Of the latter In
the iurisdietson4 OF Sa1tisgo. . 6peniah col
umi Of troops, with 100 cavalry. defeated
party Of 600 Insurgents tnd dispersed them,
killing tWenSyseve1iu iuen md ce4euflng
thirty.A horses and tan 4mHles. The loss
Of the Spaniards was twelve soldiers and
three o16ossC 'lilled, oAhd tWenty-stx
wounded. 70 rs-sd Fad v9fi led! bI5 )
-Ananchy T. 1eweFy yCaAfsEnee. f.5es
SAN :FRAxc1soo. December l9,-Gcyefnoe
Vnls9raner, Governor q Bower Cahf6Ints,
lately dipeesAb b. tie sgsslntieaass,i - Aer&
A ,reisu of terror prevails throughout tho
frontier region Of Mexico. 4any families,
With their eAset1, &re crossing che line.
Levied g css s.1 ont On the people to support
- 1ria15 9ns Grnsauees - + -
LoxpoN. Dseeabsr l9--A speoleagation-
of the armistice to Narch seems confirmed.
Turkey lesired 1t and Russia Wa NOT ready
for bcotilitieo. s0lo' q eaI ~ -
A disp atch from Berlin to- tho Pad, xan
Gasette states that . six or eight weeks ex'
tausion Of tho aTmistiCe - as0ared.i =
The plenary eittipss Of tho conference
| Will not be held until after Christmas.
rhs Prsliniaary C1nfsrenees Csaclaaed.
A dispateh from Constantinople to aReu-
| ter's Telegram Company xannouncee. that
| tho pienipOtentiaries. have received dis
| patches from their respective governments
l approving the decisions arrived ct, end the
preliminary cenfersnces. arc therefore con-
cluded. -.....f. ,. .-....'.... fs,-., -.
| Colliery Rxplssien.
A colliery explosion occurred in the South
Wales COmpany's pit, near Newport. Ssv.
| enteen bodies have been recovered and
many miners taken out alive, but seriously,
some fatally. injured. + '
e RailrsaA Accident. -
.BRusaRLs, December ia collision Of
railway trains occurred between AK and
| Chatillon. Eight persons were killed and
fifteen injured. tf
Il A New Blshop.i ~ sr
ROME, December lS.-At.s . sConsistory
held in the Vatican to-day, the Rev. J0hr
Spslding, of Louisvil1e, was appointed
Bishop Of the new so of 6eergis, United
Ganbetta Opposes Simon.
~ PANS, D;cemter 19-The Steele, Minis
mont contemplates making changes amoni
Che prefects.
Il The RepsbeQsse Ffdncaise, Gsmbettnss or
| gan, continues to attack n. Simon. -s-
An Apology. .
United States Minister Wsshburn ha
kpresented Presideat Grants apologies t.
the Duke Decases, Minister Of Foreign Al
l fairs, for the arrest at Phi1adelphia Of Ger
tain Aufreye, naval attache of tho Ffenc
LEGATION ct Washiugton and delegate Of th
French CommiseiOner at the Centonnil
. Expoeitiun at Philsdelphis, ct the instanc
Of the Exhibition p0licemen. IL
More CsnPlicatisnss, 40. -.
vERsA1ILEs. December 19.-In the Senat
to-day n. Pouyer Quertier, president Of u
financial committee, recommended that th
:, senate reinsert in the budget certain gran
for army chaplains and Tor other religion
= purposes, which had been stricken out |
y the Chamber of Deputies. He said Il
d Senate would thereby assert its right
6 which 1t should exercise - freely Is 81
~ de puties did theirs. He concluded
speech with some c0nciliatory expression
declaring that both houses were actuat
by the same patriotic motives.
n. The course recommended by N. Pouh
ga Quertier, however, ii followed, will occasi
y q conflict between the chambers. The I
N publicans claim that ae, according to I
Il. constitution, the Senate has no power
m initiate financial measures, consequent
-. can not restore In the budget sny ia
ut which has been thrown out BY the deputi
70 \ Nav GranA vixier.
CoNsTANTINoPLs, December l9-Mid
Z PashA hss beeA appointed Grand Visiez