The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
RIVER Ann HAuDUn BILL.
nils gpen which Action WIN he vassea
this session.

The Washington monument bill ap-
propriates S2oD,00O in four payments.
Tbers are $50 bills on the Senate
calendar. including $50 OF u private
character. Among these. upon which
action will be pressed this session, are
EQUALIZATION OF bountypayments; claims
allowed by the Southern Claims Com
mission sale OF Usage lands; restoring
ranking privileges amendments TO tho
Pacific Railroad law, and providing Tor
a sinking fund,
The bill transferring the Indian bureau
In on the calendar.
The river aud barbor bill, limiting
the expenditures to five millions, VII!
pass without discussion when reported
in the House There are at least a dozen
reports TO be made from investigating
committees. Ali matters in conference,
except the transfer OF Indian bureau
IA IL appears in the appropriation Dill,
and the diplomatic bill, are In fair way
Of settlement. Predictions regarding
adjournment have ceased.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Chiuc-e Immigration Checked-Fm'"'ne
ana Fieoas In China.
SAN FpsNcrsoo. July 30-The steamer
Belgic, from Hong Kong, July 2, VIA
Yokohama. has arrived. The anti
ooole excitement checks Immigration
for the present, only i56 Cinnamon be
Ing on board.
The German Minister, Won Brant. Ia
pressing the Chinese Government Sc
verely in the matter Of treaty revision,
and il reported to have made separate
demands. most important Of which are,
that the whole OF China be opened Tor
intercourse and trade. that local. taxes
detrimental to foreign interests be
abolished that permission shall pe
given foreigners to use steam on INLAND
waters. and that China adopt the re-
sponsibiltties OF international law.
Fnmine is threatened In the provinces
of Chill. Shantung. Koran and Nankin,
I'm consequence OF % long droutb. The
crops are destroyed over eight hundred
square miles of country inhabited by
seventy millions OF people.
A disastrous inundation OF Foo-Chow
and the surrounding country com
menced June 10 aud ended on the 18th.
being the highest Hood within foreign
remembrance attended by great loss Oh
life. 1--WE thousand dead bodies having
been recovered near Foo-Chow alone.
Foreign property slightly damaged.
THE INDIANS.
Thc Canadian black Feet "etuse 10 JON
..aa the sioux.
OTTAWA. July 30.-The Government
has received Information that the Black
Feet Indians in Canadian territory have
been asked by the Sioux to join them III
"A general attack Oh the whites, but the
invitation was promptly refused. Ihey
were also invited TO join In attacking
Americans alone, which request wa'
also declined.
81. LOUIS.
A Fierce Tornado ttun on the butchers
aud Brewers Bank.
st. LOUIS, July ga tornado passed
over the northern portion OF this county
this morning, doing great damage t'
houses, fences, trees, crops, etc. In
edge of the storm struck the extem'
northern part of the city. A house wa'
wrecked, and little girl named O'Ioot
killed.
Something of a run was made on tn
Butchers and Droyers, Bank OF THIS cit.
to-day, but the demands were promptly
met, and the run soon ceased.
sUNDRIEs.
A Mail RobDer Contesses - Fire - Arm
Movements.
COLUMBUS, O.. July 30.-John Reeves
an old employee Of the postofiice here
has been arrested for robbing the mails
and confessed. ;.
BosroN, July 30. A copflagration II
Milbury. Mass. destroyed property u
the amount of 100000; insurance Sso,
600. The fire started in the picker,
room OF Mowry Hapham' 8 WOODEN mill
extending TO the main mill ana entirelii
consumed il. with the adjoining build
ings and two large boarding houses:
Battery A, 1st Artillery, from For
Warren, tifty-tive men. Capt. +. Van A
Andrews. left for the Black Hills.
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Turks Defeated In several Engage
ments--Osman pasha Captured.
CrrTrNaE. July 3O.--An official dis
match announces that the Turks wer
defeated in attacking the Montenegrin
near MEDIUM.
RAausA, July 30.-Advices from Scla
vonic sources state that Peko Palovitcl
an insurgent leader, resumed the often
sive yesterday. inflicting serious d.
feat upon the Turks.
BELGRADE, July 30.--Col. Autich, afte
taking command OF the Servian army
besieged Scinitza on the 9th inst, there
by surrounding Mehemed Ali Pasha.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 30.-The Colo
publishes special from Cettinge, sta
ing "A telegram received from Prime
Nickata, dated Grahora, July %, says
1.-The Turks, under Moukhtar Pash,
attacked us early to-day near Urbiz'
A severe engagement ensued, ana ngh
ing is still proceeding. We have broke
through the Turkish lines. Osma
Pasha was captured and brought her
alive We have taken many prisoners.
CONFIRMATION.
The Turks Positively Defeated Mes
Urbiza-SeIim Pasha Wounded.
RAeUsA, July 30.-Advices from Scla
onic sources confirm the intelligence
the complete defeat of the Turks on tt
2sth instant, near Urbiza. The Mo-
tenegrins captured 300 nizams, beside
Osman Pasha, five guns and sever
flags. The Turks attacked the Mo
tenegrins at kutschki, but were r
pulsed. Selim Pasha was wounded.
Karige0rgewitz.
PARIS, July 30.-Vienna Intelligent
asserts that Turkey and Austria fav
the Pretender, Karigeorgewitz.
1t is predicted that If Prince Milan +
turns to Belgrade vanquished, he W
be dethroned.
Isabella.
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