The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-11-04
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INV oRLRANs, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1877.
u TELRsRAPHC SUMMARY.
ICondensed from Associated Press Tslegramsl
FoREIGN
PRUssIA.-A debate in the Diet WAS conclu-
Ad on Saturday, by the rejection OF the votes
"A censure of the Government proposed by the
+sogressists and Centre, relative to the neglect
internal reforms and insufficient responsi.
.&lity of the Ministers.
FRANCE AT the second electionB last Sunday
70 deputies in departments where the result
sas not decisive on the 14th October, eleven
Dnservstives and four Republicans were
osen. BY this result the Chamber will stand
Do Republicans and 210 Conservatives. OF the
opservstives 112 are said to be Imperielists
bd Sc Moparchiste.
y Though NO Official announcement has been
a,ade Of the faot. it seems to be generally
hnderatood that the present Ministry will re-
$ign Immediately upon the assembling OF the
.bew Chamber, on the 7th inst. MaoMahou
has resolved to accept compromise Ministry
which win be composed of moderate Republic
bans. With q view to come euch agreement
6revy, the head of the Republican party, is
Aow in Paris committing MaoAEahon.
.tlrguished honors from MaoMahon and the
bsding military and civil officers, during the
S. ast ten days.
SPAIN AND CUBA.-Madri6, Oct 80 A royal
scree has been issued granting to soldiers
Ind volunteers, who hsve completed their
Arms of service and settled in Cuba, and to
Asurgents who have aubmitted to the Govern
emit, q portion of the forests belonging to the
~ ate or other land being nStional property.
s6e recipients are to be merely tenants for
rec years, when if the land is properly Guilt
tied, they become absolute owners. They
Ill be exempt from taxation for i've years
be decree gives great satisfaction in Madrid
THE WAR-The tide of battle has con-
nued decidedly in favor of the Russians dur.
BIZ the past ten days, not only at the Seat Of
h lar in Asia bat also in Europe.
= Not otwithstanding that almost Immediately
her his overw helming defeat in the middle
October Mukhtar Pasha was enabled to
nite the remnant of his forces with the army
f lsmail Pssba numbering nearly 4O 600 men,
be hes been compelled to continue his retreat.
During the retreat the Russians captured q
arge number of prisoners and four guns:
dukhtar'e army now occupies the last natural
ne of defenoes east Of Erzeronm upon which
he lain Russian army under Duke Michel is
dvancing. The Rutsiaps are also pushing
be seige of Kars ahead with great vigor:
In European Turkey the position OF the Turks
not bit more encouraging, On the gath Q
Drtion of the Imperial guard under General
Ourks. attacked and captured, after dee-
Brate fight, the Turkish position near GwinJl
ubrik. The forks lost 1000 killed and
ounded, and 5000 prisoners, including a
4sha. besides four cannon and large qoan-
y of arms and ammunition. Great as is the
ss of the Turks in men and material it is
10 position taken from them, as the loss of
is completely shuts up their army of nearly
900 in Plevna. 1t begins to look very
fobable that the Rossians will succeed in
Aeir design of capturing the whole Turkish
my as the French were at Sedan.
There is said to be great CONSERVATION in
pnstantinople over the state OF at attars, and 1t
serves are to be called out at once for active
rviee.
UNITED STATES.
WAsH1NeToN.-Among the new nominations
ade by the President this week are John
Telsh, merchant of Philadelphia, to be Min
ter to England; g. L. Norton, of Louisiana,
upervising Inspector of steamboats, for the
tenth District. and VIM. n. Barwell, Register
the Land Office, New Orleans.
SENATE-Very little has transpired here OF
eneral interest. A disposition is manifest to
0 nothing until after the elections in New
ork, Massachusetts,, etc. next week. The
eath OF Morton and the certainty of having a
Democrat to succeed him considerably increases
Eepublican anxiety about their majority in
he Senate.
On the 31st Burnside introduced a bill
hich, if passed, will admit negroes into all
Pc white regiments of the army.
In executive session Thursday there is said
have been somewhat of an exciting scene
tween Stanley Matthew'S, of Ohio, as repre-
ntiDg Hayes administration, and Conkling
New York. Hayes recently removed all
pnkling's friends from the New York Custom
puse and other Offices and sent to the Senate
confirmation the names of opponents OF
onkliDg to succeed them. As usual the NOM
ations were referred to q committee where
ey have been allowed to remain longer than
ayes and Mathews thought necessary.
sthews consequently demanded why they
ere not reported upon, whereupon Conkling
piled that there was no hurry, the offices be-
& yet held by competent men.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Speaker
andsll has appointed all the standing Com
lttees, his appointments being generally
nsidered good, though no left . number OF
eminent men ont in the cold, giving them
inor petitions. The most Important Com
lttee, that of WAys End Means, is composed
follows: Wood, Chairman, Tucker, SAyler,
o6biDs, Harris of Georgia, Gibson, Phelps,
Sliy' Garfield Burshard, Banks Judge