The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-23
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mexico

Mexico.
C1Tr OF MEXICO, April 4, via Havana,
April 12.-The National Congress opened
onsthe lstlof April. Pres't Juarez, in his
message, recommends the Tehuantepec Ship
Canal. The Treasurer's report is a sad ex-
hibit of the financial condition of the coun-
try. Senior Romero Iotommends the recon
sideration Of the free zone question.
Cadena and other rebel chiefs a"re0still in
the field, but with reduced forces No re-
cent engagements reported. Placido Vega,
with an army, threStens Mazatlan, and the
Government has IL troops there. The ef-
forts made in California to assist him are
known here.
The Earthquake at Guayaquil.
From the New York Post, April 81
The new brought by the Panama steam
er today includes a report from GuayaQuil
which will interest all who have noticed the
remarkable natural phenomena of the last
few years-phenomena which have given
rise to much serious consideration anon
scientific people. and to more wild and i'm
probable speculation. In Guayaquil, be-
tween Point Passado and Point Eenada, a
peculiar vuleanic movement has taken place.
In a space of two leagues the surface of the
earth undulated slowly, and great chasms
and deep circular excavations were opened.
A new lagoon was found, and between the
shore and the sea there appeared a large
sized hill.
During all this fearful commotion, the
hills along the coast were observed to be in
a state of unrest, and large land slides took
place, carrying with them rocks and trees.
For four days this agitation continued, the
undulations being from west to east. The
precise date of these phenomena is not Civ
en-, but they must have taken place early in
the month of March. 1t would seem from
this that the sthroes of the earth, which a
year or two ago, sent desolation and death
through some of the most populous districts
of South America, are not yet wholly spent.
The Cuban Question in Spain.
Especial to New York Herald
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The latest off,
cial advices from Minister Sickles predicted
a stormy time in Spain. Gen Sickles, it is
said, expressed the belief that events were
rapidly progressing to a crisis and that some
important movement either on the part of
Prim OF his opponents must soon be made.
Semi-oficial information is to the effect that
in the midst of all the troubles Prim and
Sicklcs found time to talk about Cuban af-
fairs and the chances of some agreement
with the United States for the purchase of
the ''ever faithful isle" Prim is said to
have bluntly told Gen. Sickles that the per-
manent s%ubjugation of Cuba by Spain was
not considered probable, and that he HIM
self stood ready at any proper opportunity
to come to an understanding with the Uni
ted States, but that at the present time,
while Spain was troubled at home BY inter.
nal dissensions, and while the Cubans con-
tinued to defy II ct arms the power of the
mother country, the serious opening of ne.
gotiations for the purchase of the island
must be regarded as impracticable. This
is simply a repetition of the assurances and
declarations made by the Spanish authori-
ties to Gen. Sickles shortly after his arrival
in Madrid.
Is Hydrophobia Contagious ?
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 1O.-Mrs. Solo,
mon Haley, of this city. is lying dangerous
ly i'll from the effects of ~hydrophobia. Her
husband died on the Odd ult. from the same
disease, having been bitten by a rabid dog
five years previously. The wife had been
a constant attendant on her husband du-
ring his illness, and is supposed to have be.
come inoculated with the virus by handling
the clothes which had been used in reno
wing the saliva from his mouth. The hopes
OF her recovery are not strong.
Political Disabilities.
WAsHISGroN. April l4-At a recent
meeting of the House Committee on Disab-
~ilitics, Gen. Ames expressed himself in
favor of removing political disabilities on
the most liberal scale As Judge Robert
son, of South Carolina, is absent, Gen.
Ames will Tomorrow report the bill, now
nearly ready, which embraces from two to
three thousand names. The list comprises
many influential citizens of the South, but
one of the members of Congress, or of the
and navy who resigned to promote
secession. 1t is supposed the bill will pass
without any serious opposition in the Sen
ate. The talk is of a general amnesty bill,
to be reported by Mr.. Robertson after his
with the exception of certain class.
cs to be specified.
g. The Income Tax.
This measure was discussed by the Ways
and Means Committee today, and the
Senate substitute for the original House
resolution was declared to mean no more,
after all that had been said, than the one
the committee agreed upon and the House
subsequently passed. which is to the effect
that the law must be construed to mean
that this tax must be assessed for the year
1870. The committee debated the general
question of the tax, and there was an ex-
of opinion against renewing it with
the year 1871, but no vote was taken. A
will be made in tn. committee
to fix the tax at two and a half per cent.