The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-07-22
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yer, of several hundred weight, are
extracted.
Washington, July 13.-The dupli-
cate originals of a convention, es-
tablishing an. exchange of postal
money-orders between the United
States and England, have just been
received. .
1t has been executed OH the part
of England, and now awaits the sig
nature of the Postmaster General
and the President. Each order is
limited to G10 when issued on Eng
land, andto $50 when issued ON the
United States.
Mr.. Mcdonald, superintendent OF
the m~oney-order system, who con-
Guided this convention, has gone to
Berlin, for a similar convention be-
tween Germany and the United
States.
The work of reducing the assist
ant assessors, in accordance with the
intention of the Commissioner to les
sen the expenses of assessing and
collecting the internal revenue, has
already commenced in Texas. There
is to be a reduction in the First Dis
trict from seven to four assistant
assessors.
Washington, July 14.-No more
applications for soldiers discharges
will be entertained, as the army is
now reduced to 10000 men.
1t is stated eighty per cent. Of the
bids for mail contracts Southwest
have turned out straw. Parties here
protest againsta new advertisement,
claiming that the awards should be
made to the next lowest bidder.
Vienna, July 15.-The govern
ment has formally ratified the ma
turalization treaty with the United
States.
Havana, July 15.-The Voz de
Cuba announces that several sedl-
tious attempts have been made at
Porto Rico, and the authorities have
the matter in hand. Otherwise the
island is quiet.
Madrid, July 15.-There has been
an excited debate for two days in the
Cortes upon the colonial policy. A
motion submitted by the opposition,
looking to a vigorous prosecution OF
the war to prevent the loss OF Cuba,
was discussed, and also the PROPOSE
ton made by Gen. Sickles for the
sale of Cuba to the United States,
and it was resolved to keep the
island at any cost.
Prim's murderer has been arrested.
Washington, July 16.-The July
returns of the statistical division of
the Department of Agriculture show
a. marked increase in the acreage OF
corn, amounting to fullthree millions
of acres, of which two millions are
due to the determination of the
Cotton States to supply themselves
with bread and meat. Lit is assumed
that the area in corn equals forty
two millions of acres, or more than
half of the total acreage of all titled
crops. The only States failing to
increase their area in cor are New
York, the New England States and
the Pacific States.
San Francisco, July 16.-GOld
plains, as rich as those of California
or Australia, have been found in
Sonora, Mexico, attracting thou
sands.
Chicago, July 1.-THE turning of
the channel of the Chicago River
toward the Mississippi is already
regarded as a success.
Nashville, Tenn, July 17.-Gold
mines have been discovered in Mon
rec county.
Boston, July 17.--Gen. b. E.
Butler has announced himself as a
candidate for Governor of Massa-
chusetts.
London, July lit is officially
announced that Asiatic cholera has
appeared in several placesin Poland.
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FRENCH BRANDY.-It may per-
haps have a good effect upon those
knowing ones who imagine and en-
deayor to make others believe that
bIlCy dIc SICdt CUNnlu1SSCulS III D1dli-
dy, to mention that from the figures
of the internal revenue bureau it is
ascertained that out of 263, 900 gal
Ions of brandy in the country, only
100000 gallons are made from fruits,
the rest being compounded from
various spirits. Many is the appa-
gently appreciative smack of the
lips that follows the sip of brandy,
and the knowing ones talk of the
delicate .feseaf that they imagine
tickles the fancy of their highly sen.
sitives palates, when, most generally,
the liquor has never been favored
with the flavor of any fruit. 1t is
sad toshake these men in their long
lived belief, but the truth must be
told and it il hoped with a benefit
to ghe drinkers of brandy.
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MAKING BUTTER.-The Ravenna
(Ohio) Democrat puts ON record the
following new style of butter max
ing IA few days since, Mrs. Mary
Nj. Hughes put about a quart OF
cream in a cloth bag, and buried it