New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
FOREIGN.
Winslow.

LONDON. May % AT the request Of the
Attorney General, Winslow has been fur.
| Their remanded eight days. In the mean
time the government will take measures to
bring the case before the Court of Queens
Bench.
The Homse Secretary stated that the
Winslow papers up to date would be sub
mitted to the House.
Cuban Prisoners.
The Under Secretary of the Foreign De-
partment stated the Cubans captured on
the Octavia had not been released, but
Spain promised to take no action regarding
them until an arrangement between the
governments was reached.
Execution OF Mutineers.
Four Greek sailors of the British ship
mate and second officer, who we're convicted
and sentenced on the fifth instant, were ex-
eouted to. day at Newgate.
Naval Orders.
The Admiral commanding the channel
feet has orders concentrating previous
orders for Madeira. but to keep the squadron
in readiness to Join the Mediterranean feet.
The turret ship Monarch has been ordered
to Malta. The iron steam frigate Raleigh,
of twenty-five guns, has been ordered to
to prepare for sea with all dispatch, and
proceed to the mediterranean.
English Note on the Berlin Memorandum.
The English note, declining to agree to
the Berlin conference, says that 1t contains
the principles of armed intervention, and is
q menace to the liberty and independence
of Turkey.
Delegates Elected.
The Times Paris dispatch reports the
election of the following additional depu-
ties on Sunday: ViguancOurt (Republican)
for Orthez; FOllier tRepublicanj for Tho
mon; Kerrisouet (Republican) for Laudeac;
Montpsgions (Republican) for Lepinoy;
the Duo de Feltre (Bonapartist) for GUM
gap; Malartee Negitimist) for Yessingeaux.
Sailors Sentenced for Disobediance.
Nine of the seamen of the British bark
Emma, Captain Cox, before reported, put
in at Gravesend because her crew refused
to do duty, were to-day sentenced variously
to six and eight weeks imprisonment each.
Affairs in Hayti.
HAVANA, May 3-Advices from st.
Thomas to the seventeenth instant re-
ceived.
In Hsyti everything was in statu quo.
Herr Born, the Danish and Dutch vice
consul at POrt-au-P Prince, had been declared
an outlaw. He is accused to taking part in
the administration of President Dominique.
The election Tor members of the Senate
and House was commenced May Is. The
Chambers will elect the President of the
republic June Is.
All was quiet in San Domingo.
Amnesty Discussed In the French Senate.
PARIS, May 23-The debate on amnesty
opened in the Senate to-day. M. Victor HUI
20 introduced motion for complete am
nesty, and addressed the Senate. He urged
that under republic the right of pardon
was prerogative of the Assembly.
This right should not be abrOgated, and
could only be exercised in the form Of an
amnesty. He drew an elaborate cOmpari
son between the Commune and the coup
detat.
Nspoleon's crime, he declared, was
greater than that of the Commune. Yet
the ms gistracy swore allegiance to the
crime OF the second of December, while it
decreed transportation, the galley and
shooting against the Commune. =
The hour, he said, had come to stigmatize
the coup detat by. voting an amnesty full
and complete. N. Hugo was listened to
with deep attention, and at the conclusion
of his speech was congratulated even BY
the opponents of amnesty.
The B0nspartists remained silent. NJ |
Totaine said the government finds there |
il nothing to reply to in N. Hugo's speech. |
The motion was then rejected almost |