The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-16
SPANISH .AHairs~-The Govern.
ment Generals the Truth

LONDON, Oct I-it Is tnOuGnt the Gov
eminent at Madrid conceal the real stat
of affairs in the provinces. The fat ha
come out that the insurgents evacuate
Reus to evade a premature collision wit
the troops.
Republican deputies have left Madrid t
raise the Northern and Central provinces
and arrangements were to be made for
simultaneous rising in Santander, Fer'eI
.tlava, Lerida, and Huesca. The Repub
licans purposego raise the provinces an,
then attempt a coup de main against Mac
rid. Fresh bands have appeared in tn
province Of Saragossa. The Repnblic ha
been proclaimed in Laguienga and a rislnl
is feared at ValladoIid Deputy Paul, i
is said, was threatened with death if h
did not join the insurgents. The late
are said to be guilty of indiscriminite p'l
lage, vandalism and assassination.
The Cortcs has passed the bill suspen
ding individual rights. The situstIon ii
Spain is bad, but # the army remain
faithful it need not be considered DIES
perate.
MADRID, OFT. THE Republican depu
ties, since t~he&uspcnsion Of constitutions
guarantees during the lnsurrectioH rctus'
to act with thu COrtes,
The insurgents who retrtated from Rem
were defeated, with the loss Of 90 killed
800 wounded and many prisoners. Thu
troops lost % killed. C
Ofici.l advi. es Of combats in Catalonia
Aragon, Old CASTLE and AndalusIa repre-
sent the troops victorious. At Ia Corolin;
anA Grensaa the Republicans destroyed
the barracks and captnr d the civic guard
Reports Of the embarkation Of troops fol
Cuba are contradictory.
Gem. ANnes Threatens t" Garry
the Election by Force
VIcKsBURG, Oct. THE following wa!
sent by telegraph to the PRECEDENT to-day
Gen. Atne<, in an official interview witt
a citizen of this Stale on Monday last. usee
this language: /" intend TO carry the cleo
ton in November against the Dent ticket
i'll have to march my soliiers from pre-
cinct to precinct to effect it," Will suct
action fall within his legitimate oficia
power? The people with a fair expression
of theA ,ublic will in the choice Of Cover
nor, But the consummatior. of the Military
Governors avowed purpose will render thu
election q cheat and a natl nal degradation
(Signed) A. Z. FISK,
Chairman of National Union Republican
State Executive Committee.
Great torn or the North ATTAIN.
sic Coast
JAcksvILLE, N. B., Oct. THE storm
Monday night was very severe. A tida
wave fooded the low grounds, and thou
sands Of cattle were destroyed. The dykes
and the marines are all gone, and tn
bridges throu -ho1t the country have beer
destroyed. Damage inc .lCulable. The
los ia this small parish is estimated at ST.,
900, 900.
BANGOR, Me-, Oct. IA letter from the
telegraph manager at CALI, Ne, says
1" We are in a terrible state here. The
both ways are fiat IN The ground and
with trees and buildings. Tn.
damage to vessels AID buildings is very
great. Eastl,ort is reported to have been
nearly demolished. The water in the Pc
nobscot River has rise, to its highest
spring Tx. The booms are broken, and
million of feet of logs have gone by this
city. A large gang IF men having bee'
sent down after them, it is h"ped tina,
most Of hem will be picked up.
A Captain and Three Men
Washed VcrbOlrd
New ToRK. Get. THE British Bril-
Doctor from Phil delphia for Plymouth,
lost her captain, and three men
| overheard. She also lost her mast>
and the most of her spas.
Of Lx-P' eSident Franklin
Pierce.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S-no n.-Ex- PreSi-
lent frankie Pierce died at concord, n. II
his morning. He was the Only surviving
* President elected directly Ivy the ;,eople.
PRECEDENT Grant proclaims the 18th OF
next as a day Of thanksgiving.
Tn. Traveller Livingstone.
LONDON, Oct. o.-Dr. Livingstone was
;cen fourteen months ago at Lake TangaI,-
Iska, going West. There was no longer
my doubt OF his salty at Zanzibar.
Chances Of Andrew johnson.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-A distinguished
Tennessee lady arrived here direct from
bat State; to whom Mr.. johnson expressed
certainty of his election 10 the Usited
Senate.
The Verge Case.
WASHINGTON. Oct. SIN the Supreme
Court The Yerger case came up. Yerger'S
COUNSEL asked that the case be heard on
next.
uoar asked hat a more remote day be
The court ordered that petition be fled.
nd stated that the day for argument would
&c named on Monday. ~ 60.
sOHO.rd nasa Hanged.
MEMPHIS, Oct. S.-Lewis Givens. colored,
vas hanged here t. day for thu murder of
[oiIn Shaw, last December. He asserted
Us innocence to the last.
w. l.egisl .fure-Fourteenth snd
Fifteenth A mend IN adOp'ed
RICHMOND, Oct. 8.-Both Houses of the
oday ratified the fourteenth
md fifteenth Amendments to the Cons,itu-
ion of he United Stat s.. In the House
here were ony six votes ag inst them, and
"a the Senate only four voted against the
and Two against the fifteenth
one OF thu latter bling a colorrd Repub-
lean Senator. who declined voting because
IL considered the Legislature illegal.
The Legislature, by joint resolution. then
adjourned till October 18Th.
In the House, an amendment was offered
o the bill passing the Fifteenth Amend
nent- making it take effect on and after
he admission Of the State into the Union,
,ut it only received five votes. in the
anne body . resolution was offered that in
Jew of the doubts expressed about the
rgality of this Legislature, it will. after
he admission of the State into the Union,
e.enact the Fourteenth and fifteenth
The resolution was refer
ed. 4-t. .t,...3. +....
In the Senate to-day, before adjourn
aent a resolution was offered pledging the
e-enactment of the Fourteenth and Fit
zenith Amendments after the admission of
he State, and was pending when the Sen
tie adjourned. 1t was opposed by a Con-