New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-12
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Lloyd's to effect insurance on the steamer
Colombo. The Colombo called from Hull,
December 8, for New York, and passed
Lizard, December 6, but has not yet arrived
ct her destination.
On 'Change.
LONDON, January IL, 3 p. M-Business
on the Stock Exchange lie hfeless, pending
news from to,day's sitting of the confer
ence. The prevailing opinion in the city is
that there will not be war, even If the con
ference breaks up.
The exceptional strength of consols is due
to the chespness of money and the growing
feeling that whatever Russia and Turkey
may do, England will not be embroiled.
Failed.
Snow, Taylor & Shewell, silk merchants
of Bristol, failed. Liabilities ES0,O0O.
The German Elections.
A special dispatch from Berlin to the Pail
Mall Gasette says the moderate pRrties have
manifested little interest in the election.
The socialist Democrats have been remark
ably active and confident. They contested
1913 out of 1917 districts, and seriOne misgiv-
ings are felt that they must have materially
strengthened their representation.
The Elections
BERLIN, January 1.-THE elections for
members of the German Parliament passed
off quietly yesterday. The returns so far
received are mainly from large towns, and
show the election Of fifteen National Liber-
ais. FIVE Socialist Democrats, five Alsa-
tians, one Conservative and one Pole. Sec
Ond ballots will be necessary in twenty-five
electoral Districts, in thirteen of which the
Socialist Democrats, although in a minor
ity, throw heavy vote. The five success
full Alsatians belong to the AutOnomist
party. Their defeated opponents. of the
Protest party, profess more extreme French
and UltramOntane views.
At Versailles.
PARIS, January ll.-Count Rampon, of
the left centre, was elected one of the vice
presidents Of the Senate in spite of the OPP
position of the right.
The Konitettr announces the impending
dismissal of twenty-eight sub-prefects.
The French Senate to-day re elected Duke
D'Audiffret Pasqn ier President of that body.
In the Chamber of Deputies M. Leon
Say, Minister of Finance, introduced the
budget of 1873. He estimates the surplus
for that year at 5000, 900 francs.
Suex Canal.
At meeting of the shareholders of the
Suez Canal Company, q convention with
the maritime powers, which binds the COM
pany to expend ,000, 600 francs annually for
the improvement of the canal, and ter
inmates the long standing difficulty relstive
to tonnage dues, was passed by an almost
unanimous vote.
Negotiations for Peace.
PANAMA, January 2,-Negotiations for
peace are passing between the commander
in-chief Of the rebels in AntiquOa and the
Secretary of Foreign Relations of the ma
tiOnal government. The United States
steamers Pensacola and Omaha are
still in port. The LackaWana was at
MRtanzas, December %.
War in Ecuador.
News has been received here of
Q bloody battle fought at Gazette,
Ecuador, on the fourteenth ultimo,
between the constitutional army, $500
strong, and the revolutionary forces, which
ended in the complete route of the former.
Both sides fought bravely, losing alto
gether about 400 killed and much larger
number of wounded, When news of the
disaster reached Onto, President Borreo
lett the palace and took refuge, it is said,
at the Colombian legation, when the citi.
zens pronounced in favor of revolution
The revolutionary forces would probably
enter Quito on the fifth ultimO, which event
it was expected, would put an end to war
in that republic.
Message from Samoa.
SAX Francisco, January lie. N. Grit
fin, United States consul ct Samoa, arrived
here yesterday by the steamer zsalandia,
en- route to Warrington. He lie commits
stoned by the native government of Samoa
as minister plenipotentiary to negotiate q
treaty with the United States, with q view
to the formal recognition of the native gov.
eminent of Samoa by this country, and
the cultivation Of closer commercial and
general relations. Mr.. Griffin accepted the
commission subject to the approval of the
state Department ct Washington.