The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-18

Wharton that he was connected with
the Bossier massacre OF 1868.
Wbarton's manly but impolitic hand
ling of the famous Maddox letters Is
also urged against him.
THE TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Terms offered ny the Road Accepted
by Its Creditors.
GALVESTON. May 17.-At an adjourned
netting of creditors of the Texas Central
Railroad, held at Houston last evening,
the committee appointed at a previous
meeting reported in favor OF accepting
the eompany's proposition, and ad-
dressed the following card to foreign
creditors:
The undersigned, Texas creditors Of
the Houston and Texas and Central
Railroad Company, and portion OF the
creditors participating in the meeting
Of the unsecured creditors OF the com
papy which unanimously recommended
acceptance of the terms proposed by the
company, on the plan for liquidation OF
the unsecured liabilities, and having
ourselves accepted the said terms anu
signed the same, would recommend az
non-residents, as well as resident, credi-
tors, to accept the terms proposed.
B. A. SHEPHERD,
RANGER Il Co.,
HENRY Fox,
JACOB BlNsE,
u. IL HOUSE,
3. O'CoNNoR.
A Collision.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, May IT,
The steam collier Harrisburg, from Bos-
ton for Philadelphia, had collision of
Gross Rip with the schooner Marietta
Treton. from Hoboken for Boston, sink
ing the latter in few minutes. The
captain and wife, mate, cook and two
seamen were drowned; two seamen
saved.
WAR NOTES.
not In Contravention Of the Treaty Of
Farss.
| PEsrB. Nav 17.-Premier Tizsa stated
In the Chamber Of Deputies that Rus
sia's action in Roumania was not in con-
travention Of the treaty OF Paris.
The American Officers I'm the Khcdfyc's
Army.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE Rus
sian telegraphic agency says: The
American officers in the Khedive's army
refuse to fight Russia they will remain
in Egypt.
!
The Roumanians have been working
necessarily at kalafat. The fortitiea-
tions have now forty guns in battery
bearing on Widdin. They have built
twelve redoubts to cover the crossing Of
the Danube. All will be finished Tues
day.
sickness I'm the Turks Army.
Ruschuk Is enormously strong-has
200 guns mounted. besides five gunboats.
Turkish deserterts from there, who
have reached Giurgevo, complain OF bad
food and sickness in the Turkish army.
Tie Military Movements of the Two
Armies.
The Russians have not yet advanced
The Turks are fortifying the passes of
the Balkan.
Abdul Kerim is drawing all the troops
from Macedonia and Albania to the
Danube.
The National Guard throughout the
south are armed and oil regular troops
are moving northward.
The Ctrcassian Insurrectlon Spreading.
Reliable information has reached
tion Is spreading.
THE FRENCH MUDDLE.
The Anti.Cabinct Meeting of the Left.
LONDON, May 17.-Latest advices say
all sections OF the Left were represent
ed at the Grand Hotel meeting in Paris
last night. There were 900 members
present.
| A resolution was unanimously passe
declaring that no Cabinet can have the
confidence of the Chamber which is not
free in it's actions, and resolved to gov
ern according to republican principles.
which alone can secure order and pros
Iperitv at home aud peace abroad.
On leaving the meeting M. Gambetta
was loudly cheered by the crowd. He
addressed them, recommending calm
ness and moderation. declaring that
power would finally remain with the
Right. The crowd responded with cries
lic."
The New cabinet to be Formed.
PARIS, May 17.-Though all the Minis
tiers have nominally resigned. Due De
Cazes and M. Berthault will remain in
the Cabinet under any circumstances.
Prolongation for a month, end finally
dissolution, is spoken Of. MacMahon
; desires the Ministry constructed from
the liberal section OF the Right Centre.
"The Most Fatal Event fer Years.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Times CORE
spondent at Paris says: President Mac
Mahon's letter to M. Jules Simon,
which caused the latter to tender his
resignation, Is one OF the most serious
and perhaps most fatal events since the
fall of NJ. Theirs.
Mutinied.
LONDON, May 1.-THE American brig
G. G. Sweeny. for the United States, re.
turned to Havre. the crew having mutt.
MED and killed the mate