The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-09-25

in favor of the, Eenian prisoners ; the pro
Square, where they were addressed by
Moore, Member of Parliament for Mayo,
and others, urging unconditional pardon, in
in which there was a unanimous concur
renee. Great enthusiasm. No disorders.
European Press On Cuba,
France. and the U. ..
BRUSSELS. Sept. 2O.-The Independence
Beige thinks it improbable that Prim
would ask the good offices of England and
France to prevent recognition of the Gu
bans as brlligerents by the United States,
as the application would certainly fail.
Spanish Journals Indignant ut
ClafTiessdlissess OF the u. 3.
MADRID, Sept. 2l.-City journals are
still violent against the presumed unfricnd-
illness Of the American Government. Some
urge an immediate declaration of war, il
the Cubans are recognised as bclligcrents.
7 The Ministry, after discussing the pro-
priety of returning Sickles' note unanswered
decline to postpone reply until the arrival
of Prim. o
A French Priest Rebels against
aaae Pope
PARIS, Sept. 2l.-The ps rsrs publise..
letter from preacher mons, Father ilsa-
cinthe, addressed to the Father Gendeal
of his order at Rome, announcing the Adm.
Comment of his convent and his ceasing&tc
preach in the Church Of Notre Dame le
Paris. The reason for the step he declRes
to be, that he cannot obey the ordersss Of
the Holy See, and protests, before the PSpe
and Council, against the doctrines and
practices of the Roman Church. He Sjn-
tends that they are not in accordance VIII
the principles Of Christianity.
Sickles Cannot Estimate the
Value of Words.
LONDON, Sept. 2l-The Paris correspon.
dent Of the London Times says the note of
the American Minister to the Spanish
Government in regard to Cuba varies in
tone and conclusions from diplomatic CON-
munications between the Spanish Minister
at Washington and the Government of
the United States. The Diplomatic expe.
cience Of Sickles is limited, and probably !
insufficient to enable him to rightly estimate
the value and effect of his words.
Government, Repudiates the Ac-
ton Of Sickles
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-Specials to the
New York papers tonight say that the
Government repudiat.s S.ckles' action on
the Cuban question.
Mixing WHISTLES lie Rectifying
Commissioner Delano decides that mix.
ing different WHISTLES to reduce their
strength, or reducing their strength by
mixing water, is rectifyins.
Installation Of walker-His First
Appointment
RICHMOND. Sept. 2l.-The first appoint :
ment made by Gov. Walker. after assuming
the duties of his Office, was that of Cap.
tain VIM. F.. Cameron, Editor of the Pc.
tersburg Index, as his Secretary. captain
Cameron was an officer in the late Con.
federate army, and one of the first and
most determined supporters of the Walker !:
Republican ticket in the late political Cam
paign.
Gov. Walker was installed as provision
al Governor at the .Gubernatoral Man ion
to day, at noon, Gen. Candy being present.
Gov. Wells turned over the office to the
new incumbent, who took the iron.clad
Odtti VI OufCe. 1tlcic "tfC NO ceremonies I
or demonstration, save the gatherin; Of a
considerable crowd of white and colorcd
people t" congratulate the new Governor.
who shook hands with them.
in the Methodist Publish
ing Concern
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-The Methodist
Book Concern, No sos Broadway, has lost
hundred Thousand dollars by cor.
and fraud. The deficit was discov-
cred by the Rev. DR.. Lanahan, the new
agent The frauls have been going on for
eight or nine years. Investigation still in
progress.
The alleged f. nd discovered in the Mctho-
Book Co Germ seems TO lie in the fact
DR.. Porter, the former agent, allowed
his son, who was Il paper broker, to charge
heavy commissions on the purchase of pa
per used IN the establishment. IRREGULAR.
are also reported in the bidding depart