The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-18
THE OREGON CASE.
n Tnn,itry into TtIdenss Bank Account

wAsHfNeroN, Feb. 17.--Csshier Jordon, quess
toned IN Iegsrd to the money sent to Oregon,
declined TO answer questions until he could con-
suit biz lawyer. Hs had consulted onIy ne
president and directors OF the bank, but refused
To state their advice. The questions referred to
the bank accounts OF III den, Hewitt and Pelton.
The committee went into private seshien.
IHoNOaE's BOx.
Ali the T0uisiann Election Returns an
washington.
WAsH1Naror, FEB. III. Hpnore's box OF pspers
said ID cover all the Lou slams electian returns
papers are useless now, unless they can be
brought to besr on the state government OF Lou
isiana.
Loss of an American Schooner.
tiny WEsr. Feb. 1.-THE American schooner
s.. j.. May, Captain Blackman, from brashear
Clty for New York, with Q rgo OF sugar and mo-
laeses. stfutk on Turtugas reef on the 12th itst.
sbe will be q total loss. Her cargo was partly
saved by wreCkers.
THE CROMWELL.
rarttens of Her wreck Found on the
irish CSast,
GnEAr PnAoENTrA, Feb. l7.--Tatter Wheelan
who came from Bariisway, seven miles from PA
d ntia reports sseiug ifs buoy markad - eam-
strip George Cromwell picked up yeAierdsy
m8rning Since sunday provisions aud CABIN
dDors have psen fotitd.
FOREIGN.
HOUSE or COMMONS.
Angry Bcbate ON the Eastern question.
I.oNpoH. Fsb i7.-4In the House Of Commons
ysateruay Afternoon Mr. Gladstone afked The
gosernm ants opinion regarding treaty engag Z
lneiits.
MIR. Claiborne, SECRETARY Of Stale. for Tho War
Minister. replied that the government did not
consider itself free from the obigations OF the
treates Of 1865 and 1871.
He estld not agi es thai Turkey be Eef1 II, the
cold. yet eaddled with all the responsibilities IT
tllUss tresties. Ii Turkey was bound, then he
Openly. loudly and perempt0rily declared thst
the rest OF Europe must be bound by them We
do not al present., lac seid intend to use material
eoereise measures against Turkey, nof draw the
swofd for her.
Mr. Chaplin, Conservative. deoltfed that Mr..
Gladstone, as IA onofable man, Should With
draw lrs charges agsibst the governments, or
test their truth by defiuite inoiop.
Mr.. aadstusie complained bitterly for having
for the first time in his life been ascuBed OF dieln-
enatiun 10 meet his OPP oaeuts tairy but he de.
clined TO reveal his plan.
a,r StsfT I'd Nofthcote, Chancellor OF tho u e.
checqner, urged that the Opposition, we're bound
to either challepge the governmental conduct OF
10 admit that their ACQUISITIONS OF liberals were
made rtder false impression. 1t they II Trained
from Oh challenging tls governments pulicy IT wat
| because that policy had undergone chanEes
NEGOTIATIONS.
turkey and Montenegro Again Trying
to patrh Up Peace.
CorsTArrtNorIE, Feb. l7.--It is stated that IL
| een1eunelice o. free dtspsteh from the GraDt
| vlzief. urging The expedienoy OF conduc lug ne
| gpiiatipns between the Ports and moutensgro
| Prince Nicholas has assented to the proposal
| announcing hist he will Immediately send dele
| gates to Uonstantinuple.
| France and germany On Friendly Terms
EssIrs. Feb 17.--semi official jour ais de
| clare thai any serious yarisnce which MAY have
| existed recently between Germany anu France
/ has i, sssed eff as France has discontinued bel
| eff,rta 10 form an alliance with Russia.
| m. t. Bsrns g. 90. viii tifsr this week I'm,