The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE,
HAYTI-ANOTHER RESURRECTION.

HAYTI-ANoTHER INSTRUCTION.
HAVANA, March 19.-Another ~insurrcc
ton has broken out in Hayti. The picket!
in the southern department are in arm
against the new provisional government
and the partisans ufthe late President Salnav,
are joining them. The government ha
sent rrlnfofce1nents t. the army in tn,
field, and several war steamers have ais,
been dispatched to the South. The BRITISH
and French governments have refused t.
recognize the provisional government n
til it assumes the debt Of the Salna7e ad
nlinistration.
CUBA-JoRDAN's DEFEAT OF PUEBLO.
New YORK, March l9.-An American
tilibuster who was an eve witness of The
battle that ended 80 di,astrously for Gen
Pueblo and so vigorously for Gen Jordan
says The number of Spanish killed anc
wounded exceed d the number CT Cubans
engaged in this battle-a piece of informa
ton which the patrints acquired in part by
having to dlSinter the Spaniards to e-t thei,
clothing. The SpanIaris buried their dead
on the field and retr ated seven mile~ to
tortify themselves in a strong position.
whore they remained for two weeks, with,
out daring to leave their entertainments
for food, which became very scarce.
Their loss included two hundred killed
and buried on tn field and TWO hundred
and twenty-five who died q d were buried
in their refuge.
Gen. Jord IN fought the battle with five
hundred and forty eight men, including ne
gr0es and Chinese, and some of them so
ragged that they had to strip the dead.
De<erters confirm the Srani>h defeat
and place their wounded at about three
hundred. making their total loss exceed
the number of our men engaged in the
battle. Among their dead were one colo
mel and thirty-two officers. Our loss was
two killed and twelve wounded.
1t is Gen. Jordan's testimony that none
fought better in the battle than the negroes
and the C rinese.
CALIFORNIA AND THE HINEsE.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-An interesting
piece of Intelligence comes here from Cali
fornia. The Democ' attic party Of that State.
it will be remembered, achieved power at
the last election mainly on the pledge that
such legislation should be had a. would
PIT and end to Chin"se Immigration. How
to accomplish this has been the snhje t of
f~r'iitless efforts throughout the s Sxion.
Nothing that was proposed seemed likely
to stand the tests of b. courts and the civil
rights law. At last an Ingenious expe1iept
was hit upon, which is believed will sur
vive judicial scrutiny and ACCOMPLISH the
desired end. 1t is known that it i is a part |
of the creed of the Chinese that their ashes
must rest in then native soil, and every
Chinanan who emigrates receives this
stipulation from the company which sends
MIN out. It is carried ont with fidelity.
Now a bill has been introduced in the Cali
Legislature, and will pr,bablv pa $,
the examination and tranSpor
tation of dead bodies. The bill makes no
distinction, but is unqrrStiona'ly aimed at
he Chinese. and wonld affect no other class
This is very pretty legislation
o be Snrc, but it touches the Chinaman in
tender spot, and until he becomes a con
'ert to Chri- tianitv he will ueve~, consent
hat his bones shall rest anywhere but in
}hina. The result will be, that the Chi
lese will avoid California and seek other
where there are no such illiberal res
.rictions.
All TO H JEwS IN RUSSIA.
New YORK, March 2O.-The Jewish Be
levolent society has sent a circular t. the
elites in America, asking contributions
destitute Jews in Russia. It is now
roposed to induce them to settle in the in.
erior If Russia. where the laws are less
evere than on the frontier, and not to en-
their migration to America.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Senate
territorial Committee have undrr discus {
on a bill to consolidate the Indian tribes
nder the form of a territorial government, !
''be called the Territory Of Oklahoma, and 5
BE- bounded as follows: On the north !
Y Kansas, on the west by the eastern
onndary of New Mexico and Texas, on !
he south by the northern boundary Of 4
exas, and on the east by the western r
OF the States of Arka ,sas and T
%issouri. 1t provi 'es for executive and F
dicial officers to be appointed by the {
resident, and a legislative council to con-
st of one member from each tribe or ma {
IN whose p p~ujalion shall not exceed +
re hundred. This is another step in the '
augnration of a peace policy among the L
dian tribes. n
The Feliciana Ledger thus refers to the G
Convention recently held in New Or s
ms !: -
The attempt to bring the Convention to
clare in favor of the formation of a new
third party, then and there, after a live. NJ
d ,cusSion, failed. Tbt Convention did +
t consider that to be the object of their =
or that, even if it was, the repre-
ntation of the Press was sufficiently full
justify such action. 1t appeared to be