The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-03
Miscellaneous News.

Toronto, Canada, May 23.-The
town OF Bradford was almost entire
ly destroyed by fire. Loss over
$500, 900.
Richmond, May 2t.-The, corner
stone of the Monument to the Con
federate dead at lakewood Cemete-
ry, was laid this afternoon. About
ten thousand persons were present.
Rochester,, n. Y, May 24-Dan-
iel Montgomery was convicted to-
day of killing his Wife, The YER
diet was guilty i'll the first degree.
He plead insanity Intellectually.
Panama, May 1S.-The reyolu-
tionists are within three miles of
Panama.
Business suspended. A battle is
expected tomorrow.
Aspinwall, May 1S.-Herrera,
chief of the insurgents, had an in
terview with the Premier Of Car
raso, on board the MontigO, but
they could not come to any agree
ment. The Montigo subsequently
lettfor an unknown destination.
There is great excitement i'll Pa
mama. Cannon are now placed in
the streets. The American Consul
at Panama had requested the Brit
ish steamer Chameleon to seize the
Montigo.
Jackson, Miss, May 25.-The
Yergcr case has come up before the
Distritc Court. The plea of former
jeopardy was o%verruled, the prose
cution insisting that the military
court, under the reconstruction acts,
was unconstitutional. The case.
will be tried a second time on it's
merits.
Santa Fe, May 25.-The whole of
the mountain Apaches in Arizoza
have declared waragainstthe whites.
Cause.-The recent negligence at
Camp Grant.
Richmond, Va, May 2G.-Tlle
ballots inthe city were counted this
morning. They show the Conscrva-
tives have carried the city by 40
majority, and elected 26 out of 30
councilmen. Two of the C%onscrva-
tive councilmen were also voted for
by the Republicans.
Linchburg, May 26.-The Con
servatives carried this city.
Norfolk, Va, May 26.-The Con
servatives have carried the Council.
Twenty townships heard from show
10 material political changes.
AT Petersburg the Republicans
and. Alexandria the Conservatives
have carried three of four wards.
Washington, May 2G.-Advices
from Aspinwall to the 21st inst,
have been received.
The civil war i'll Panama has en-
ded, the conditions of peace have
not transpired.
A frightfitl epidemic is prevailing
at Santander.
Pittston, May PA coal shaft
800 feet deep is burning, supposed
to have been causedb friction ofthe
hosting apparatus. Thirty OF forty
men and the engineer stood at their
posthoisting away till the timbers
supporting the rope broke, while
the carriage was ascending. All i'll
the carriage were certainly killed.
1t is unknown how many are in
the mine. -
Later-There is no hope for thir-
ty-fiye to forty men, who are still
i'll the mine they must either sutfo-
cate OF drown.
Pittsburg, May 2S.-Thirty-eight
men were taken from the mine ;
eighteen are dead.
Pittsburg, May 1S.-At o'clock
this morning twenty-four bodies
were brought up. Six ofthem were
dead and all were insensible. An
drew Mccain, first brought up, was
still alive. Fifteen still in. The
mine probably barricaded in one of
the chambers.
Exploring parties are compelled
to proceed slowly, and are frequent
ly brought out asphyxiated with the
foul gas. 5.as
AT noon thirty-seven were brought
out, eighteen of whom were dead.
One is yet in the mine. AT two
o'clock the last man brought up
alive was found in a distant part.
Ofthe mine.
Pittston, Pa, May 29.-Every
man taken out of the coal pit alive
is in imminent danger. Most of
them can live but a few hours. A
few died this morning. The physi-
clans assert empllatically that not
one can recover.