The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-04
. Weekly Retrospect of Events.
From Appletons' journal.

November 8.-Advices from Spain
Carlists firing petroleum-shells into
Irnn. Nine houses burned, and the
town much shattered.
Columbus, KY, reported on fire in two
places, Telegraph-office burned, and all
the telegraph-wires down.
Nov. 7.-Advices from Spain: The
garrison Of Irun REINFORCED by General
! Iona, with eight battalions Of Repub-
licaIhtrOOps.
TM great painting of st. Anthony, by
Murillo, stolen from the cathedral at
Seville.
Terrific storm raging at Montevideo,
| South America. Several vessels driven
ashore, and much damage done on land.
A!ivices from the Gold Coast: A great
gathering Of native chiefs held at Cape
! Coast Castle, October 28th, for the pur-
pose of depressing their views ON slavery
and other questions. King koffee, OF
! Ashantee, wishes trade relations re-
| sumed. The Houssas stationed on the
river Prah pillaging the traders.
Adyices from Japan: The murderer
of Mr.. Haber, the German consul, be-
headed, September goth.
Nov. 8.-The difficulty between China
and Japan amicably settled. China
agrees to pay an indemnity of five hun
dred thousand taels, in consideration Of
which the japanese troops are TO be
Withdrawn from FormO8a.
Elections in the Italian Chamber of
Deputies are in progress, and have so
far resulted in favor of the Right.
A hurricane in Kingston, Jamaica,
causing much damage to the place and
several wrecks i'll the harbOr.
The committee ofSeventy i'll Louisiana
have sent an address TO President Grant
representing peace and order rs assured
nv the last election, aud petitiOning for
the removal of Federal troops.
james Theodore Holly, of port-au-
Prince, consecrated Bishop OF uayti, at
Grace Church, New York.
Nov. 9.-Advices from Madrid that
the Carlists have abandoned the siege
of Irun. Republican successes over the
Carlists, elsewhere, announced.
The revolution in the Argentine states
continues. The insurgents reported to
have been defeated III the province OF
Mendoza.
Negotiations opened for q settlement
of difficulties between the Amcer of
AfgIanistan and his son YAkoOb Khan.
The famine in Asia Minor continues.
The KhGdive OF Egypt has sent com to
the distressed districts.
Advices from South America: DIR.
Cllacaltana, formerly editOr0f FL Conner
clio, appointed minister plenipntentiary
from Peru ia Chill. The Bishops Of
Serena and Conception have cxcOmmu-
uicated the President of Chilli, several
members of the Council, and 4 number
OF senators and deputies.
The German Government has institu-
fed proceedings against the Bishop OF
Paderborn, and lodged an application
for his disposal.
Lone Wolf, the great Klowa war
chief, captured a Fort Cobb, with
several of his band.
Nov. 1O.-Steamer King Leopold, of
Newcastle, foundered at sea, and
twenty lives lost.
Capture of thirty of the leaders in the
outrages perpetrated on the MOntene-
grin Christians in Podgoritza.
The citizens0f Mill River Valley, Mass,
have presented gold medals to George
Cheney and Collins Graves, the heroes
of the reservoir disaster.
Nov. 11.-Advices from Spain: The
Carlists driven from before lrun, and
the Republican troops occupy the posi-
tons held by the besiegers. General
Laserna has entered the city.
Advices from St. Petersburg that the
government has resolved to introduce a
system of compulsory education. Re-
port that Prussia declines the proposal
made by Russia for Il revision of the
boundary-line between the two cOun-
tries.
Intelligence of the death, in London,
of the poet Thomas Miller, aged sixty
eight.