The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-12-11

issue $4,000, 0D0 currency as an additions
s. loan to the Government.
y The Topeka fire DESTROYED the record c
t. the Land Office and the journals of tn
House Of Representatives.
Is A Letter from Guizot.
II PARIS, Dec. IN. Guizot has write,
a letter to a mcmbeSpf the French Corp
LegiSlatif on p%oliticaT affairs. lie advise!
e the msmbcrs to support q parlianehtr,
= empire.
s From Washington-Durant-Admissi
Of Virginia-Ths Message.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4f-Internal revenue
receipts to day, over $77gO, 900.
{ Thomas J.. Durant positiv " declines
{ the %circui, judgeship. The contest is now
' between Judge Erskine, of Georgia, and
Judge Wood, of Alabama, with thu
chances in favor of Judge Erskinr.
10 avoid the usual theft and premature
publication of reports occurring to the
, Presidents message, it will, on this occa-
sion, be read from the manuscript.
The friends Of Amos 7. Alderman as
sert his chances are the best for the cir
cult judgeship of the Fifth District.
A delegation Of Virginia Grant Rrpub-
l~icans, representing the boilers from the
recent Republican, State Convention, thirty
strong, are here. They have met with
great encouragement from the leading Re-.
publican members of Congress, and feel
sanguine of the succe s of their mission
the early ad isslon of Virginia.
A gentleman who is interested in the
full restoration of the Southern States, re-
ports that the feeling of Congress is quite
favorable. They say the South need fear
no further proscriptIve Legislation.
The effective strength of the Federal
army is thirty-four thousand, though the
paper force is tifty-two thousand. Gen.
Sherman submits IA plan for enlistng forty
two thousand, of whom two thirds shall
be in active service; below this number
Sherman thinks reduction unsafe.
Secretary Belknap's report says: "The
railway companies to which the military
materials OF the Quartermaster's Depart
ment was sold on credit at the end of the
war Incurred a debt originally of 1851,
400 the interest accumulattng has in
creased this amount to s. 5000, 900, abou,
one half of which has been paid but
some Of these roads being in default, and
showing no disposition to meet their obi
cations, suit has been lately ordered to be
brought against them"
Forty-F'irst Congress First Days Pro-
ceedings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Tin the House of
Representatives to. day, Mr.. Farnsworth,
Of Illinois, introduced a resolution for the
Immediate restoration of Virginia. which
reso lution was, after some skirlnishing. on
motion of Mr.. Stokes, of Tennessee, referred
10 the Reconstructl"n Committee.
lhls action is regarded as untavorable to
the admission of Virginia
The case of Sherrod box, from Alabama,
was referred to the Comm tee or Elections,
ana resolutions referring the credentials
Of the Mississippi and Virginia members to
the COMMITTEE on Elections.
In the Senate, Mr.. Stewart introduced
a resolution providing for tn removal of
pottica disabilities, upon the ratification
OF the nteentl, amendment.
a OH 70 enforce a republic n Govern
mem IN Georgia was postponed until Wed ,
nesday next.
MS bill requires that Georgia ratify the
fifteenth amendment. A close count rem. ,
ders oeorg:as ratification necessary to the ,
adoption Of tAe amendment.
That part of the Presidents MESSAGE
urging an additional legislation for Georgia =
ete'teo mico APPLAUSE, and the part urg-
ing virginia early admission was received /
IN sl,ehce' IL is arprehendcd that thu |
oo"tflerh conservatives have Lecn over. +
sanguine. /
Election in Texas. =
JEFFEEs,S, Texas, Dec. G.-Thc vote has L
just oeen o'nt~d, and the returns are in q
from Bowl and davies counties.
In the Tree counties Davi. heat IIamil :,
ton hl2 vos. Gralt"n is over 1000 ahead =
tor Consres, one-half the white, did mot
vote.
The i"s',tire and county officers arc =.
Radical IN t~htconnty and Bowie county, @
and ConSerVttcs in Davies county. a
All votes arfor the constitution, y
AUSTIN, Lex, Dec 6-Tne constitution /:
mas bccu cared almost unanimously. '
Hamilton Is e'ecd by a large majority, and
one third OF the >ters were not out. n
The Leg'staturwill ratif, the fifteenth d
amendment GEO. W. PAscuAL. o
Alaban Legislature. D d
M"~NTeoAEKI, al, Dec. 6.-In the Leg
stature, the day ". consumed in reading II
bills. a,
The city dection ,r Mayor, Clerk and te
Aldermen pissed ofuietly. Mayor Glass 81
COCK, the pRsent inpmbent. Republican,
was r~e-electd by ef majority. All the n
Aldermen rpresentin the Glasscock ticket q
were also elected. fany Conservatives lie
voted ior Gsscock, arr nearly 400 failed
to, vote at a Two nero Aldermen were g.
elected. &C
Miscellaneous
WAsH1SoN, Dec. 6.-Secretary Bout Il
wells view are clearly adopted by the es
Presidents essage.
Several limitations we're sent to the IS
Senate OF tse who had been appointed OF
du: ing the cess. 4 t..1| Sc
Thdessage in England, &c
LONDON &C. 1.-THE message of the
preS'oent unpublished this morning. co
The PalSaU Gazette says, in reference OIL
to The A'aba claims, that the Americans b.
are ready teeept an apology in lieu of la
damages. D England cannot do more D.
than she hatready done. 10
otton in Egypt. to
A delegati of Manchester work,pe7 had vii
an interviewith the V;ceroy of Egypt, sit
who assuredem he was making extern
>lve preparans to increase The cotton lie
crop ofEgyr raj
Airs In France. IT,. rE r.;
PARIS, De.-The ministry have re-
signed. . " in,
The Corps islatir discussed the coup do
d'etat of 1ot Rorhefor,'s Recommendation me
was particula severe. ., 49, cui
The Nonit announces an imnortan,
meeting of Thistle Council when all the
ministers Unassigned. -o.: 5-1 7
Observation-Disclosures proceedings. -
WAsHIsGTo,ec.. Tn thu Senate to-
day a bib Wfntroduced re arding the Co
international EDITION of 1871 $500 ,.