The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-16

ment Of Admiral Farragut's death in Sat
urday'~ dispatch from Chicago was ar
error. lie was sick of congestive chills
This evenings kilograms that he
is recovering.
The Yerger Gaze
The Yerger case will be heard in the
Supreme Court on Friday, as to the qucs.
ton of Jurisdiction. The Brown case from
Texas, is to abide the decision in the
Yergcr case.
The Case of the PriVateer Cuba
WnAINGToN, N. c., Oct. 1.-The Uni,
ted States revenue cutter McCulIoch ar
rive from Savannah yesterday. and a
United States gunb"at, commander VIII
son, arrived to-day at 2 o'cock. She has
eleven guns.
The case Of the priva'eer Cuba was open.
ed this morning by 'ir. G. p. L"*rey, OF
New York, who appeared with Col. Geo.
Davis. late Attorney General OF the Con
federate States, Judge 0. P. Mears, of
this city, for the Republic of Cuba, by
reading tho commission of Commodore
Higgins as an officer of the Cuban navy,
also a formal protest by him against the
exercise ofjurisdiction by civil courts over
his ship, being a public ship Of war Of a
rccogn zed nation. After stating the
character of the vcss.l commodore IIig-
gins solemny protests. in the nam" and for
the honor of Cuba, against any detention
or interference with his ship. The con
clusion of thu protest is as follows:
"And now having, for the d'gn ty and
honor Of the Republic of Cuba, made
protest Of a jurisdiction over public ships
unknown anon nations, and being willing
and DESTROYS to have the truth known to
all nations and persons, and particularly
to the citizens ofthc United States of Amer
lea, in the manner charged, or any other
maner 4; and | aver that The said vessel is
now in the same condition. in every res
pect, as when she was purchased from the
government of the United States IN the
month of June, 1869, exec t in a few i'm.
material alterations not relating to her
character or use as a war vcss'l and ex :
cept, further, that the sail vessel,
since the said purchase, and while ont of
the limits Of the United States, and more
than twenty days after the departure there
from, and after We had entered a British
port, and hat been there seized by the
public authorities, examined and di,-
charged, and had Gle rcd thcrefr"m ; and
then, and not until then, was sh" sold and
delivered to the Republic of Cuba, and was
fitted ont and armed upon the high seas.
and beyond The jurisdiction of the United
States and Of all other nations.
That all the proc cding- afor>aid is
far from being in di regard Of the right
and dignity ofthe United Sta'cs. and were
conducted in a careful and true respect
the, efor, and under sanction of we'll es
tablished principles of public laws.
(Signed] EDWARD ElGGlSs,
Commodore Cuban Navy, Commander of
Cuban Steamship Cuba.
In order to allow the government time
to produce witnesses, the United States
Commissioner. Ru herCrd, continued the
case until Saturday next, at 1Oi o'clock.
savannah Esection-Demncrat
success
SAVANNAH, Oct. 1l.-The Democratic
vote for Mayor a,d aldermen is ovcrwhel
ming. Out of 400 registered voters the
Democrats will poll 1000, the negroes
generally voting Nth them. Everything
quiet Col. John Scrivcn, the Democratic
randida e. and the entire Democratic board,
is elected by about 5000 majority. The
official vote will not be known until to-mor-
row..
Fillmore mt rllc Commercial
COnventiO"
LOUISVILLE, Oct. ll.-l43 delegates to
the commercial convention registered.
They are mostly firm the South. Fix
President Fillmore held 4 reception at the
courthouse.
Pennsylvania Election
The Republican majority in this city viii
1000 in the State 10, 200.
Result i'm Phnla 'elphia
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l2.-The Twenty
sixth Ward reported IS Republican major
ity. Republican gain 400.
First Wl:d-75O Republican majority.
Republican gain Of $50. 1t is calculated
thai the Republican majority IN this city
will be abort 1000.
Fifth Ward-Heported to have given $50
for Packer. Republican gain of 236.
The First and Second Wards of Pitts
burg show a Democratic gain of $50.
Wet Chester city gave the epublicans
$50 majority. Democratic gain of 81.
In the Twentieth Ward there was a Re-.
publican gain of 623.
Chester City gives a Democratic gain of
Al. East City, Northampton county,
democratic gain is 100.
The best estimates give Philadelphia to
Republicans by 1000 msjority-a
gain f over 1000.
Ohio Election.
CIScINN,TI. Oct. l2.-Weather splendid
and The election is passing off quietly with
prospect of a full vote being poiled. Pen
dleton will take the entire u mocratic
strength but there will he a close contest
in the city ticket. The. Temperance ticket
& Is nothing.
COLUMBUS, Ono, Oct. 12.-Leading Dem
ocrats here concede Pendleton's defeat by
Is, 1000.
Election returns show uniform Democratic
gains, as 'ollowS: Cumn,inSville IS, Lam
caster 26, Chillic"the $50, Marietta Al,
l29. Palnsvjlle $50, New London
81. GAINESVILLE III, Steubensville Is.
Ross county Republican gain, 200.
Unofficial reports state that Hamilton
county gave Pendle,on 1900 majority.
Cleveland City, Republican gain $50.
u. 9. Supreme Courr.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l2.-The Supreme
Court to day considered the cause of Moses
VS.. the Mayor and Aldermen Of
in error to the Supreme Court of
Alabama. The question to be decided here
is: Can the State Of Alabama either directly
or indirectly authorize interference with
the plaintiffs salt, it being imported from
England and brought on as ballast by ships
to Mobile for cotton, and taxed by
State authority. He claims it cannot, &C.
to clauses in the Constitution rela-
tive to commerce. Hon. Jno. A. Campbell.
Of Alabama, appeared for the first time
since be resigned the Judgeship Of this
aud oDopod thn co,co f.,r oppol1npt