The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-12-04
Lesseps on the Success Of the Suez

Lesseps On the Success of the suez
Canal.
PAE1s, Nov. 81 -Lesscps, the chief Ell
ginccr Of the Suez Canal, publicly denies
the unfavorable reports regarding the sue,
cess Of that great enterprise. Fifty YES
sells sailed safely through HE CANAL AID
rctu:Lcl.
Land Office IL Monroe.
WA>rINtroN, Nov. 27-TLc order a}ol
i~hiny the Monrne LouiSian") Land office
has been suspend d, and probably will
finally b rcci"dcd.
The West Opposed to Contraction.
Western ncmbcrs*of Congress viii OPP,
pose any contraction Of the currency
They represent that there is Low Il money
famine in the West.
Probable Impeachment.
4 strong impression exists that the Ju-
dietary Committee will rel orl resolutions
Inucach nr judge B~nS'cc'i, Of Alabama.
North Carolina Legislature.
RALEIGH, \. G.. Nov. 26.-\olth Caro-
lima Lcy,>laturc-Ihe House, in Committee
! Of the Whole, commenced investigating The
alleged railroad frauds today, and Will
Stll't l1 t'tIS'IiN NV hIeiH.
The State Trea>,rer, who has issued
all bonds to railroads, has been examined.
/ his Investigation creates considerable cX-
element.
Advices from Spain.
MADRID, Nov. 21.-IilD Government
announces its intention to restore conolltu-
tiolal guarantees.
Philipluu l~lauu adviccS report a for
midtblc lcactloiary conspiracy III Covered.
Many arrests had h,cn made. The chief
Of TIE conspiracy committed suicide upon
learning the conspiracy had been ~ilustra
tad
Spaiu-The Cortes Sustain the Govern
III ut.
MADRID, Noy. 2>.-Ihc Rel publican dep
utivS returned t. the { Wrtrs in Il body.
The 'urtvs defeated the motion t. cen
sure the Government for al bItrnry Use Of
power. The vote $ ood IS to llG.
1t is stated that over 81, 900 troops have
been sent to Cuba
The Purchase of St. Thomas Deferred
CorE>nAGEN, Nov. % The ratification
treaty Tor the sale Of -. Thomas to the
United states is postponed for six months.
Spanish Fleet at New York-Cuba.
NEW NoHk, Nov. 3D. Havana dispatches
published in the Tribune y~e>terd y tcle-
grapiicd here to til" effect that the Spanish
fleet has been ordered to rrndcZ-vo us in
New York harbnr, aud that Grant had
ord, rcd vessels Of Wa" to cruise there, is
commented on by the DiHrt0. i rctutes
the statement that any Spanish fleet re-
cclIcl orders to 20 10 New York, and char
actcrizc> the 5 Dry as all invention Of the
friends OF the Insurgents, and says the
1rhunrS object is to excite the American
people against Spain. The / Wrio advises
its friend, among Americans not to place
anv IT lianct in such rt.luurS, which are
>,H!t,d hy con~liratorS, and Published for
the lnlt pose Of Producing irritation. AGvlcts
from TIN Interior of the island are to the
! fleet that hunger and misery prevail to an
alarming extent. The column under Col.
II lal5o. lately tound a hut in The v~uciutjy #
Palma l)oliuno containing Tie "li.clc>s bod
is uf eight persons who died Of starvation.
The Spanish war steamers hc:e have
zone in dock to1 rep lis, but one being too
lar.e for the dock, the fleet VIII PROBABLY
60 to Philadelphia. Dciamater has filed
Ga. ms tor seized gulbpat> as his own
property, AID make, answer to the libel
that it i not tr'te
The Spanish Government so far has not
intvltvrcu IN the case.
New York Bank Statement.
The bank statement is generally regarded
fuvoraIlt, and changes are unu>la!ly slight,
eAcc(,t in the item Of specie. Banks star
ted tui, week Nlth Il Using in legal tenders.
in consequence Of The disbursement OF
S3,JHU,"tV ly-al tenders on Friday Ivy tx
Treasury, il, layn'"l.t for bonds p"Icha cd
on the plev;ous WeINa~l Y. On >a'ir-
day last the Trca>'1E took tom bank ST.
~, uUU in cU:reucv, 1or Goil sold Or
Tuesday On Tnuus .ay Of this r@,k ,le
Treasury Will 4 ~>?'ir>c S3,J"u,hl in ir-.l
t. .dcls, III aylnvi!t fox legal leaders plIr
chased ON We lnc>Ily aAl Fr.d;v. TIr
Treasury tork from bank $l,21n,Noo in
currency, for god sold On ihn>,lav.
The sale Of gold on Friday does no.
cnuc within 'hc weeks average Of banks.
These figures show that banks should have
gained in their legal tender average, bat
on the contra Y they lose S2,3,23l. The
drain Of currency to the West and South
is estimated at S2,0Do,o>o to $4,000, COO
for the week. This accounts for the d.
crease in the legal tender reserve. This
is also rctIe, ted in The decrease on deposits
in the face Of Il large increase in specie,
while lnanS and legal tenders only show
a Slight falling eff. The banks nouinally
gain $1,000, 600 in their legal reserve Of
specie and legal tender. The bar k state
mrnt last week made the banks appear
poorer than they really We're and tie
statement this week makes them appear
richer than they are from the fact that
legal tender average is a falling off.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 59.-The Ways and
Means Committee are in session, prcpar-
ing q tariff report. which the resolution
of the House, passed last session, requires
shall be ready by the second Monday OF
next session. :
SAN FRASc1sco, Nov. 2o.-The d~ef,lta-
items of Payma>ter W. G. Marcy are csti-
mated at $l4o,U0o.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2G-Boutwell has
directed the continuance Of the present
purchases of bonds and the sales Of gold
through the month of Dccembey.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day nearly
81, 900, 600.
Gen. Breckinrilge is here to attend
his sons wedding, who uarr'es ex-senator
JohnSon's, of Arkansas, daughter.
Mcfarland who shot Richardson has
been dismissed from Assistant Assessor
ship.
The mail contract between the French
Government and the United States will
expire with the year.
There is no new contract pending,
France having refused the terms proposed.
Alexander Delmar, formerly Il director
Of statistics, has become the owner and
editor of tie National inteNiacNccr.
There is a box coming from Paris for
Mrs. Grant, which, Jenkins says, will ell
able her to dress we'll.
A counterfeit oupon Of the first series
of 500, of the 5-2Os of 1862, which passed
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