New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-02

MAJOR 6enefal Joseph j. Reynolds, colonel
OF tne Third United States Cavalry, has
been ordered to appeaF before the board for
retiring disabled officers, now in session in
Chicago. :
The Washington correspondent Of the
chicago Times writes: Scott Lord returned
mere to-day from his home in the interior Of
New York. He Gays that he is more than
ever convinced that the Democrats in Con.
gress must abide by the action Of the EIec-
soEai Commission. he lie of the candid
opinion That any party that forces 9 new
election can not carry q single Northern
| State. ''-'---
General A. Won Steinwehr, an officer of
considerable prominence in the late war on
the Federal side, died quite suddenly at
Buffalo last Sunday.
Iglesias, ex. President of Mexico No 0
| proposes to leave San Francisco on Sunday
Tor New Orleans, on his way to Vera Cruz.
nc mas accepted pardon from Diaz, and
Will return to Mexico as private citizen.
| 81. Z. Bell YVES nominated for Congress in
the ninth Georgia district to succeed Hon.
b. ID. Hill, elected Senator.
A New York dispatch says that the flyinR
of the Cuban flag on the City Hall and the
/ lying in state at the Governors room of
the late General AgHilera, Vice President
OF the Cuban republic, have caused mach
excitement and denunciation among the
Spaniards. The Spanish newspaper on
Thu sday had sstrOng article declaring the
nylng OF the nag from the City Hall an in
suit to the Spanish government, and threat
ening International complications in conse.
| quence. Mayor Ely denies having anything
| TO DO with the matter. The Commissioner
OF Public Works, Campbell, gave permits
sion TO fly che Cuban flag. The president
Of the Board of Aldermen gave his consent
for the remains to lie in state, and said that
/ If BALLAD ha xuOu1d f. L
action.
The Pacific mail steamer Coiima, which
| arrived at San Francisco Wednesday morn
| ing from Panama and Mexican ports.
brought intelligence that on the fifteenth
instant General Vicente Jiminez, with 1000
men OF the Diaz army, entered Acapulco
and took possession of that post in the
name of President Diaz. No opposition,
IL was reported that the sentiments of the
people, which were in favor of Iglesias, had
changed. General Alvarez, who remained
true to Iglesias, had small army in the in
terror OF Sinsloa, estimated from 5000 to
lO,UOO strong. This force confines its efforts
to harrassing the forces of Diaz in that
State A portion Of this command occupy
an intrenched position in the mountains,
about thirty miles from the coast, whence
they occasionally make raids on the coast
towns. Diaz' army is making preparations
for vigorous campaign against them. All
the States on the Pacific now acknowledge
Diaz.
On Monday, in the Senate, Mr.. Sargent
submitted resolution that the Senate pro-
coed to the election of President pro tenn
pore. The motion was laid Onthe table, and
the senator gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration at an early day.
The Hartford EUening Post, contemplate
ing the possibility of q failure to reach q
F0aUIG in the Draaidan fial aloCffoVn aY,ooask.
that the Legislatures of the New England
States and New York at once choose cleo
tors to act in November, and thus with
draw ct least that section from the excite
ment of new campaign.
The ReraId's special from Mexico, Of Feb
ruRry l6, states that General Diaz on his
return to the capital was sworn in with
The presidential electors for Diaz have been
chosen, and, so far as known, he
has received an immense majority
of votes all over the country. Jose
Mata, who before 1858 was Mexican
Minister at Washington, has been appoint
ed Secretary of the Treasury. The old
church party has not succeeded in receiving
a strong representation in the new Con-
gress; Peace and quietness prevail through.
out the country, and business, which had
been paralJ zed, begins to show signs of re-
vival.
General Canales has occupied Matamoros
with 1909 men. General Blanco has arrested
Cortina, and Csnales has eonfsested his
valuables. The chances are that 'Cortina
will be eOurtmsrtialed and shot.
In the House on Saturday Mr.. Morrison
moved an amendment appropriating 5000
for the printing at private printing estab-
lishment of the testimony taken by the
Louisiana investigating committee.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers has been
ordered to the command of the Naval OBJ
servatory, vice Davis, deceased.
The Swedish bark Kronprinzen, Calberg,
from New Orleans, February IL, for Liver
pool, with 1920 bales cotton, l59 logs oak,
"a logs black walnut and S400 slaves, was
totally wrecked on the Cslorados, February
IL. All hands saved and landed at Havana
on the eighteenth.
Last Sunday morning, near Baton Rouge,
man named Lawrence Spears was am
busoRded and killed. The weapon used
was q shotgun, and theaeuspected assassin,
Ben Slater, has been arrested and lodged in
Jail.
The committee of arrangements for the
inauguration OF President Hayes, have de-
cided to have grand torehlight procession,
in lieu of a ball. The buildings along the
avenue will be illuminated and decorated.
The Treasury has called in $4,000 900
bonds of Rve-twenties, under act of March
8, 1865, dated November |, 1866. Interest
ceases the twenty-eighth day of May.
The Direct United States cable has re-
duced rates to twenty-five cents gold per
word.
Major General Francisco Vicente Aguil.
era, ex-Yice President of the insurrection.
airy government of Cuba, died last Friday
afternoon of cancer in the throat, at his
residence in New York city.
The President has issued proclamation
ratifying the extradition treaty with Spain.
The treaty covers murder, attempt to muir
der, rape, arson, piracy, burglary, robbery,
forgery, cOunterfeiting, embezzlement and
kidnapping.
The two houses Of the North Carolina
Legislature adopted resolutions, nearly
unanimously, indorsing congregational aid to
the Texas Pacific railroad.
The Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tOnia railroad is now completed and open
for passenger and freight traffic. The com
pletiOn of this road opens up large pOr-
ton of the finest territory in Western Tex
as, which has heretofore been without rail
road communication,
The House Committee on Appropriations
have inserted provision in the sundry
civil appropriations bill requiring that all
future payments to Captain Eads for his
system of jetty improvements at the mouth
Of the Mississippi be paid in money instead
of bonds.
Brigadier General Amos b. Eaton, late
Commissary General of the army, died ct
New Haven on the twenty-see9nd. He
entered the army from West Point in 1926,
and was retired In 1874.
Albert +. Webster, the author and writer