New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-21
FOREIGN.


The Eastern Complication
LONDON, January 20.-Special dispatches
from ConstantinOPle to the Daily News and
the Times state that Midhat Pasha while
holding up to view the evils of war, in
weighed in strong terms against the inter
ference of the European powers as uniusti-
fable and offensive to Turkish independ-
pendence In his reorganization of the
events leading to the present troubles, he
dWelt upon the success of the Turkish arEnn
everywhere against the rebels, and recalled
to mind the Russian ultimatum, sent at the
moment when Turkey was on the point of
crushing Servia as she had already crushea
the Bulgarians.
The Daily Telegraph'S Pera correspond
ent reports that the Christians present at
the council were even more opposed to con-
cession than the Turks. The dangers of
the situation were fairly laid before the
council by the Sultan's brother-in-lRw, Ah-
mound Damad, as well as by Midhat Pashas
Safuet Pasha dwelt upon the peril of braV-
ing Europe, and remarked that the Russian
squadron now in the waters OF the United
States might stop the transportation of
arms and ammunition which had been or
dered in that country for Turkey. Two
hundred and thirty-seven dignitaries and
officials were present at the council. A
protocol of the proceedings was drawn mp,
to which all who took part in the council
affixed their signatures.
dispatch TO the Standard, from Pesth,
reports that Russian volunteers, who had
left Belgrade, have been ordered to stop at
Tarniseverix and wait for fresh orders.
The Cologne Gazette says: Kilograms
from French sources announcing that the
German troops would cooperate with the
Russians, have excited Musselman fanati-
cism against the German colonies in the
neighbOrhood of Jaffa and Beyreuth. Inn
mediately on hearing this the German gov
ernment called the attention of the Porte
to the matter, and ordered the German
man-Of-war Gazette to cruise along the
Syrian shore, and visit Jaffa, Haefa and
Beyrouth. England and Austria readily
promised to cooperate in the protection of
the German colonies.
The German government, therefore,
hopes it has acted in time to ward off all
danger.
The Berlin Beiehsansiqer publishes q
Paris letter, commenting on the eagerneRE
of the French press to attack Germany's
| Eastern policy. 1t also states that the,
French sailors of the Chateau Renoud, re-
Gently provoked quarrel with the sailors
| of the German gunboat Meteor, at SMYRNA,
and one of the latter was killed while de-
Tending himself.
| The ParisE Republiqtte Fruncdise publishes
\ q letter which states that the work on the
Notifications at Metz and Strasbourg is be-
ing pushed forward to completion with
the utmost haste, and great stores Of
1
The Times, however, discredits the alarm
lists inferences. which the Repu6liqWe seeks
to draw.
The Porte informs Servia that the arTnis-
| tiee will not be renewed. The Turks viii.
march on Belgrade March l, unless SerVia
treats directly with Turkey.
Land Slide.
The Standards dispatch from Vienna an
| nounces that communication between
| Trieste and Vienna was interrupted three
days by tremendous land slip; some 5000
| cubic feet of rock and earth fell on the
Trieste railroad track and into the River.
Don, destroying the road and blocking MP
the river. Two houses, containing families,
were overwhelmed, and the inmates were
still buried.
Mediation In India.
Reuter- dispatch from Hong Kong re-
ports that the German minister, at PekinR,
is mediating in relation to the unsettled
claim in dispute between Spain and China.
In the mea while the Spanish minister has
returned to Peking
French Agitation of German Affairs.
BERLIN, January 2O-The North German
Gazette of this evening, reproducing the
alarmis ts' Paris letter published in the Reieh.
saf,ziger this morning, commenting on the
eagerness of the French press TO attack
Germany's Eastern policy, adds: rye
hope, with the ReichsG1asiger, that the agita-
| ton OF the French press against the German
| government will cease. If they do. va
shall gladly regard as mere speculation the
import of corn from Hungary into France
which by far exceeds her requirements, ans
shall not consider it as preparation by thg
French commissariat department"
The Markets.
In stocks Russian are depressed and II
0lA lower; Turkish are weaker. Thu
news of the failure of the conference has
not had much effect, the result having beer
discounted, consequently the foreign mar
ket has been fairly sustained by the olOsinf
Of speculative accounts for a fall.
The Burning of the M0ctezuma.
, HAVANA, January 20.-The steamer Moe
! tezuma was burned off Bragmon, OF thl
coast of Honduras, by her Cuban eaptorz
on the third of January. Her original crew
are now in Havana They were taken OF
} of the beach at the place of the burning
by the Jorge Guans boats.