The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-18

IS conducted On both sides in the wholesale
butchery of Prisoners. He alludess to the
reported isste of Cuban bonds tse
cdTupt purposes, and thinks it a mate
for serious consideration, and intimates
very plainly that the object of the Cuhsrs
is not to fight their own battles. but f. aas
Americans to fight their battles for tbem
lie says he can see nothing in the present
condition of affairs in Cuba to Justify the
onaed States Government in recognizino
oell1gerent rights to the insurgents. He
leaves the question in all its bearing to the
decision OF the war making power.
Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad,
WASHINGTON, D! c., June 13,-Sry.rr
The majority of subcommittee Of tba
Senate on Memphis and Ell Paso Railroad
made report concluding as follows 49,
the last examination that we b.,o w."
able to make of the facts and the ,ou. a.
lexas' our conclusions are that the Mem.
phis and Ell Paso Railroad Company is an
existing corporation with the right Of vav
across the State ofTexas, and that it haze .
valid land grant of sixteen sections ~
the mile, to be selected out of tbs
public lands Of Texas, without any specia}
reservation. F
Washington. News
- WASHINGTON, June 13.-InternaI reven,,s
receipts to-day over 81, 0OO, OGO.
Two negroes who were apnointa5 y,
West Point, have been rejected for nhvs;0
cal and intellectual ineficiency.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Senate
passed the apportionment bill with amend.
ments m%aking..the total number of Congress
men 800. The States entitled to an in.
creased number for the next Congress- shaIt
elect them at large. The bill goes to the
House for concurrence.
The Senate is considering the bill paving
Southern loyalists for property taken byy
4uartermasters and comissaries.
Southern Pacific Railroad.
GALVESTON, Texas, June ia special
dispatch from Austin, dated to-day, (13th(
states that the Southern Pacific Railroad bill
passed the'Senate to-day by a vote of 81
to 5. 1t is thought it will pass the House.
and receive theNGovernor's signature this
week.
The bill grants SIC, 900 to the mile. and
is the most popular bill before the Legisla..
ture.
Cinnamon for Alabama.
New YORK, june ia dispatch from
Cheyenne says five car loads of Cinnamon
passed over the Pacific Road en- route for
Alabama.
Europe.
PARIS, June 13.-The following dispatch
from Rome, dated Saturday, was received
The discussion ofthe infallibity dogma
continues in the Ecumenical Council.
During a debate Dupanloup theoretically
combatted an exaggera.ion of the rights o
f the Pope.
Scventy-two fathers have signifed their
intention to speak against the infallibility
dogma ; of these fifteen are French %prelates.
LISBON, June ~13.-Advices received from
the Argentine Republic announce the de.
feat of the insurgents in q sharp battle
near Montevideo.
,, Cuba.
HAVANA, June 13.--Several foreigners
heretofore arrested and released, have been
rearrested for attending q Masonic lodge
some months since. Cause unknown.
Captain General DeRodas reports further
successes over the rebels.
The police have arrested q number o
t foreign residents, who attended the meet.
t ing of a Masonic lodge three months ago.
6 1t will be remembered that the law forbid
l ding the meetings of secret societies was
put in force at flat time, the meeting brok.
! en- up, and all attendening it were thrown
into Jail; but the foreign members were
, subsequently released by order of Captain
General DeRodas. The reason for the re
arrests, so long after the event is unknown
Dispatches from Captain Generals head
quarters at Puerto Principe, say that ColMor
: tana has captured q rebel forrson the Maxine
River, killing eighteen of the enemy.
4 detachment under Col. Voigel shot
Z several rebels, among them their leader
Capt. ChioIana, in command of a party
of loyal guerrillas, reports IS rebels killed
; and Is taken prisoners in the San Manguii
= = mountains
- The Spanish gnnboat Neptune has cap
y tured important correspondence addressed
I to Cespedes ard other rebel officers.
The Spanish steamer Vigia, offCaya Qua
jabo, captured five boats filed with the
: families of insurgents. 81
! Senior Lerda, rebel Minister of Wa, died
recently of fsver.