The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-29
miscellaneous News.


Norfolk, Va, April 1S.-The cor
ner stone of a Masonic temple, to be
erected on the corner Of Freemason
and Brewer streets. was laid this
evening by the craft, and the cere.
mony was imposing, and witnessed
by an immense crowd of persons
The Grafton was delivered by W. s.
White, Esq. The exercises of the
day were concluded by a banquet
given in the largest hall in the city,
Lodges from Portsmouth and For
tress Monroe, and many distinguish,
ed individuals from other places,
were present.
Boston, April 18.-An inquest
held over a dead butcher developed
the fact that the deceased and dis
eased cattle were shipped here, and
the butcher died from disease con-
tracted from blood On his person
while dressing a dead OK, the beef
of which was sent to the markets.
The steamer Worcester, three
days out, exploded thirty tubes OF
her boilers. -Four persons were
killed. Three fingered eight days
and three recovered. She had plen.
ty of water and only Twenty-Five
pounds of steam.
Des Moines, Iowa, April sd,
W. Church, City Marshal of New
ton, Iowa, while attempting to ar
rest a negro yesterday, was so bad
ly wounded by the latter that he
died last night.
Kansas City, April PA ter
rible wind with a slight fall of snow
prevailed here to-day.
Emigration westward taxes the
utmost capacity of the road.
San Francisco, April 21.-Lin-
nenhan, convicted OF robbing a
Chinaman, and sent to the State
prison for one year, was released
to-day under a decision Of the Su-
preme Court, that Chinese Astimo-
nv is inadmissible. In the mean
time his wife obtained divorce and
remarked. She also obtained the
custody ofthe property. zimmerman
will now endeavor to have the di-
vorce declared void.
A stage was attacked by the
Apache Indians ON the 10th, 60
miles east of Tucsan, Arizona. The
driver, Mark Robbins, formerly of
Iowa, was killed and horribly mutt
lated, the stage burned, and mail
destroyed
Des Moines, Iowa. April o.
| This section of the State vas visited
by a heavy frost last night. There
will be little fruit this year.
Albany, N. Y, April 22.-Profes-
sor Hough, of the Dudley Observa-
tory, announces the discovery of a
new comet. It was first seen by
Lewis Swift, of Marathon, New
York, on the evening of the 10Th
instant, and reported to Professor
Hough, who, owing to the cloudy
weather, was unable to observe it
until the 18th.
Wheeling, W. Va, April %
Half the town of Pennington, on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
was burned to-day. A drunken
party playing cards in carpenter
shop caused the disaster.
Springfield, April pa nitro
glycerine explosions occurred to-day
at Hoosac Tunnel Four persons
were killed.
Carlisle, Pa, April 22.-The
cavalry barracks here have been
discontinued, after thirty years, ex-
istence.
Hartford, April 22.-The official
canvassers give English thirty-fve
majority. The Legislature. howev-
er, will have final judgment on
some alleged irregularities, which,
if decided in favor of Jewell, will
elect him by ninety majority.
The canvassers give Lieutenant
Governor and Treasurer to the Re-
publieans. The people failed to
elect a Secretary of State or Con-
troller.
New York, April ga Buenos
Ayres letter reports $50 yellow fever
deaths daily.
vicksburg, April 23.-Col. Giles
M. Hillyer, Past Grand Master of
Masons and Sovereign Grand In
spector General of the Thirty-third
Degree for.the State of Mississippi,
died yesterday evening, at half-past
Z o'clock, and.was buried this even
ing with masonic honors.
st. Louis, April PA heavy
frost occurred in this vicinity this
morning, doing much damage to
grapes and strawberries.
Louisville, April 24.-Heavy frost
throughout the State Sunday morn
ing. Fruits of all kinds very Sc
riously injured.
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