The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-01-29

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payment of their proper income tax, accruing
and to accrue for and during, and up to the
end of the year 1870, arid that the assess
ment and collection ofahv such tax accru-
ing in the year 1870, and remaining un-
paid on the Isl day Of January, 1871, may.
under the existing prosisions of the law,
be made In the said last II sntoned year.
Mississippi.
JACKSON, Mss Jan. 1.-THE Leghla-
ture yesterday elected to the United States
Senate Gem Aicorn tor the long term, COM"
nlencing March, ! 1874, and Major Gen.
Anes for the shortlsterm, commencing
March. 1870. q =. .....
The Legislature was engaged today
! ba11otin;g ffr i Senator for the u%ncxpired
term ending March, 1871, but no choice
has as yet been made. 1t is thought thnt
H. R ReFels, a colered man, will be ebec-
ted. .n. -.,.y,'. o..
g., The Chinese. .45.
JACKSON, Jan, a9.-The eminent mis-
sionary, Paul Bagley, lectured here last
night, upon an invitation of the Legislature.
The subject was ON the Chinese. He
showed the utter immortality of their thar
acter, and that by the fifteenth amendment
they would soon become citizens and by
the Bnrlingame treaty they are guaranteed
in their whole idol worship. lie declared
that their introduction aud idolatry would
be the dregs of suffering upon the country,
Virginia Politics.. S..
RICHMOND, Jan. l9.-The representatives
of both the Republican and Conservative
parties have united in preparations for a
public demonstration On the day of the
States admission into the Union. A joint
committee has applied to the Washington
authorities for the loan of cannon for firing
~salutes, and the application has been gran
ted. 5s a... = .ri e..
Gen. Candy to-day directed James c.
Taylor the Attorney General. of the State,
elected last summer, to assume the duties
of that office. His disabilities have been
removed by Congress.
- ~ / Missouri.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 19.--Pierre .Chouteau
and ex Senator Green are dead. q
Missouri has adopted the fifteenth
amendment. e. r. -r II ..'+ o,.
PARIS, Jan. 19.--Traupman was execu-
ted this morning. His last words were
loudly spoken, and were II persist | have
accomplices."'
1t is now certain that Prince Bonapartc
Will be tried at Versailles by the same high
court that will try Prince Mu,at for strik-
ing a magistrate recently. ''-.'
-s"". Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, Noon.-SBTATE.
Rhode Island presents ted Congress with the
statue of Gen. Nathaniel Green, which Will
be unveiled Today. Senator Anthony is
delivering the eulogy. .r
HousE-A petition has been received
signed by 20o0 citizens Of Utah, asking for
a state Government. ~
! .'' Mississippi.
JAcKsoN, Miss, Jan. 2O.-The Legisla:
t,ire TO 1day elected Fl. r. Revcls, a colored
ulan,, to the United States Senate for the
unexpired' term, ending March, 1874.
Revels is a native of North Carolina was
educated in Indiana and Ohio, is of free
birth. and is forty-Sesen years of ags. lie
is a minister OF the African Methodist
I h,urch,, is Of very light color, and wou 4
scarcely be recognized as a colored nan. d
The Legislature adopted a memorial re,
o%uesting Congress to remove che disabil,-
tiles of all the peoplet of Mississippi, and
Entrusted the memorial to Senator Reses
for presentation -iLs4n,F. ,.,..
The Legislature adjourned to meet the
second Tuesday after the ad!rissi"n of the
State into the Union.
7 MTszico.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 20.-Mexican adyi-
ces have been received wa Mazatlan, which
state the country is unsettled, and ~revolu-
tons i~trspundtns in several States. The
hatred a tne MeXicans for ]foreigncrs Is
manifested IN numerous Instances. Losada
had raised an Independent Standard at
Tepic and called u convention kp the 10Th
of .Jaruary 10 frame laws for tireSiate.
The Mexican steamer brings 1888, 900
treasure from Mazatlan. u
The tracks Of tiis Uni n ard Central
Railroads, except in one instance, have
been free from SNOW this winter. s'f
Ehe heads of the Chine~e companies
have decided to. make ~enother effort against
the importation Of women. 4 large, number
of dissolute Chinese "omen were arrested
last night at the instance Of the COMPANIES.
The mater will come before the courts to-
morrow. go So" -. *''ff - i'fi. E.
The Chinese quarters at San Jose were
burned yesterday, leaving 1000 Chinese
Ihouselesse et,t- j.. .. 7, .l..4 ~ Ha
H. -" ~ Nh Europe. a-l,,.r !. u,
PARIS, Jam s20.-The new cable in the
interest of che French and American Cablr
Company has been successfully laid be-
tu cen Franee and England. h. r.. j.. E.
Deputy Raspoil is not, dead. There is
much Indignation expressed at the unknown
author Of The hyax.
The Belgian journals have been seized
on the frontier. = ''2%. a. : e..
The Ministry have declared their linten
ton of prppusing that all press offences
shall be tried, before a jury but as the
proposition is not yet a law, RocheSort viii
not have The privilege Of a Jury. , ".
The, Radical journals charge the Gov.
eminent With presSing Rooc6efort's CASE
for the purpose Of avoiding the proposed
law. za"t7@;1p"t H." d. '-'>"@ 49, .7H'n1
RsmG, Jan, 30. --sGardinas Antohelli has
tissued an address to the French Embas,
sailors, stating. that the Pope will never.
hesitate to, maintain the rights of the
church as usual, to those of the state. N
MADRID, Jan. D.-Serious disturbances
1 at Baltanas. The municipal authorities
were attacked by a mob. The troops iu--
~terfered and qhelled the riot. aout.A "ast..
Prince Enrique DeBourbon publicly
accuses Gen. Prim of having cons ifed
with. Quesn Isabella. His s'ate'nsnts are
: Bsrnns, Jan. 20 q. The Steamship Frank
i fort, from rom New Orleans. has arrived t'''.''
LONDON Jan, 0.-Adsices from Rio de
Jansiro to- tteaS st ut have been received
President Lopez had appeared agamiin the
ftld with 5Oooawhites and l5,0oo Indians.
and q fun corps of staff Officers. sse- l5Hg Z,
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