The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-04

batting the bill to abolish religious CORPORA
tlons. Sigror Yenosta, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, speaking in support of the bill, said
Italy was not compelled to observe the obIiga-
tlons of mortMain by which these bodies ex-
isted bus vt the same time should leave the
Generals of religious orders the means OF
keeping up their communications with the
Catholic world. Italy, in abolishing the tenn
poral power, had contributed to the progress
of the century, but she must refrain from
attacking spiritual powers.
1t is rumored that the Legitimists and Or
leanists have combined in a movement for the
overthrow of President Theirs, and that thev
have sent RochefoucauId to Vienna to ask the
Count DeChambord to authorize the Legitim-
! lists to nominate D'Aumale for President in
| place of Theirs.
~-tussian successe es are reported in Central
Asia. In a recent battle, % Turcomans were
killed AMI 3, 700 camels captured.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
-Messrs. Perry and Ashton, together with
Mr.. Jenckes, of Rhode Island lately ,associa-
ted with them as counsel for the government.
having obtained all the necessary information
from tie books of the Union Pacific Railroad
company and the Credit0 BIobilier, have sub
st,antially completed bill in equity against
these organizations, to be filed in accordance
with the act of the late session of Congress
Mr.. Ashton has submitted to Attorney Gener-
al Williams a draft of the paper. 1t has not
yet been determined where the suit shall DO |
brought, but Philadelphia and Boston are |
mentioned in that connection.
The New York Tribune says negotiations .
are IN progress for the absorption of the Pa /
cifc & Atlantic Telegraph company by the
Western Union company.
There is no hope after all that the Allan
tic Ocean cable monopoly can be broken up by
the Newfoundland government. The mono
poly is threatened, however, in otherquarters.
A press cable has been proposed, and the New
York Cotton Exchange has passed resolutions
III favor of a new cable, and has promised to
take its stock.
Con John C. Fremont is very anxious to
make some arrangement whereby he may be
relieved from the sentence Of the French
courts.
The prospects are that, after an exchange
/
Postmaster-General will be able to secure a
treaty with France reducing the postage to s
cents. The present rate il about a cents to
France direct ]
-lhe amount of legal-tender notes out t
standing is being gradually decreased, and it {
is believed at the treasury department by the
1st Of juno they will be reduced to the max
imum of 1856, 600, 900
The Third Assistant Postmaster General S
has sent requisitidh on the manufacturers
2, SAG. 900 postal cards, The post-of1lce de-
ssues an advertisement soliciting r
for one years supply of post-ofice
and registered package envelopes estimating =,
the former at 800 99O, and the Latter at 4,0O)-
REQ. a
In June, 1872, just before embarking en- G
his voyage of exploration, Captain C. F. Hall 9
deposited with Leggett and Storm, hotel -.
Keepers of New York, package marked q c.
+. Hall, care Of Mr.. Henry Grinneil.'' It was
10 be kept in their safe, with directions that, c
Il anything happened to him, it was to be de- t
Yered to GrinneH The instructions were 1
carried out, and, on opening the package,
9rinnell found that it contained three books, :
comprising valuable memoranda, in the form
If journal, kept l'y Captain Hall when on L
he King Williams Land expedition, in search 4
# Sir John Franklin. There are also notes Y
# various Arctic explorations, from which he +
writing book. The journals :,
ontain much important information relative
0 the Arctic regions known only to Captain
IaIl q
The late Chief Justice Chase left a will tl
aiming Gov. II. D. Hooke sole executor. No b
INVENTORY has been made Of his estate, which, W
fter few bequests to be divided between u
is children, Mrs. sprague and Mrs. Hoyt.