The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-17
A Weekly Retrospect Of Events
From Appletons' Journal.

March 19.-Advices from Japan: En-
nomotO appointed minister plenipOten-
tiary to Russia. The leaders of the op-
position party have attacked the adj
ministration in violent terms, and pro-
posed the establishment of a national
Legislature by a memorial to the mikadO.
The reply was, that the establishment
of Il Parliament was already decided
upon! t@ ~: 1..s.
Report that the questions between
Peru and China, relative to the cody
trade, will be referred to Russia for az
bitration. gees; *a-. ,Hl -aa@ .
Death, at Bridgeport, Conn.,, of David
5. Edwards, Medical Director of the Uni
ted States Navy; aged seventy nine
years.
March 20.-Adviees from Spain: Re-
port that General Palaeios (Carlist) is
marching toward Madrid with twelve
thousand men, after defeating q repub-
hcan column, under Collejo, near Ming
lanilla. Capture of an outlying fort at
Bilbao by Carlists. .Fr fs- p
Rise and overflow of the Thames at
London; Lambeth and Rotherhithe
inundated considerable damage done
to property; several children and a num-
Der of horses drowned. .
The Emperor of Austria appoints Herr
Ditto president of the new Hungarian
ministry.
March 21.-Advices from Cuba: Col
onel Belisario Peralta and sixteen of his
men killed by Spanish troops. Resigna-
ton of Senior Villamil, Intendente of
Havana. Senior Manos appointed his
successors. ..r ~ (
Death, at Philadelphia, of st. George
Tucker Campbell, a distinguished mem
Der OF the bar; aged sixty years. Death,
by assassination, at Forest City, Ark,
OF Judge John w. Fox, of the Eleventh
Judicial District.
March 22.-Advices from Mexico: A
Catholic mob attacked the Protestant
chapel at Puebla,-M March It'll, and stoned
the pastor, Rev. Antonio Corrall.-The
State of Yucatan entirely disorganized
by the revolution.-The Topic Indians
continue their depredations have twice
defeated the government troops /; re-en-
foreement have been dispatched.
Baron Schwartz-Senborn gazetted
Austrian minister to Washington.
Death, at Washington, of Judge Lewis
Dent, brother-ln-laW of PresidentG Grant;
aged fifty years.
Death, at Genoa, of Countess Banner,
morganatie widow of the late King of
Denmark, Frederick VII; aged sixty
years. -
March 23.-Twenty-fftll anniversary
OF the accession of King Victor Emman-
uel to the throne of Sardinia celebrated
throughout Italy.
Serious disturbance reported at Co
wan, Mich, caused by the efforts of RATS
mel to destroy dams on Flat River.
Disastrous fire at Elgin, Ill. Several
blocks burned. ll atf ga
Pullman ~palace-cars introduced i'm
England; hailed by the press with great
enthusiasm, a4,
March A.-Adyices from Spain: Car
lists firing the streets OF Bilbao by mean
of incendiary shells. Capture of the
suburb Abba by the ~besiegers.
Don Jose de la Goneha, successor of
Captain-General J0vellar at Havana,
receives the title of. Governor-Ge General
of the Antilles, with unlimited powers.
General Burriel late Governor of San
tiago de Cuba, to be made feld-marshal.
Large saw-nill burned at Philadel-
.phia. Large fire at Elmira, N. Y; many
buildings burned. Explosion OF d Mis-
sissippi towsboat; eight men killed. and
four wounded. 4.@
Fight. at Florence, Arizona, between
Major Randall and Apache Indians;
eleven warriors killed r.5F1.sa
Death, at Beverly, Mass, Of Rev. jam
es Tracy, d. d.. aged eighty.
March 25.-Carlists ront q small force
of republicans, under Colonel Rouille,
at Tordera. ,i# &
Fire at Morrisania, N. Y..;sa mother
and three children burned to death.
Reports from Cuba Of i battle, near
Puerto Principe, between Armmian's
brigade and the united rebel forces I'M
der Maxine Gomez.