The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-11-12
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Election RetaFns.
Out Of over $500 registered voters in This
parish; it is estimated that only about 24eO
voted on election day. The parish. will give
a.larg,e Democratic majority on The State tick,
ct, Daigle viii probably have a majority for
the State Senate, and win be elected'in the
District. Tatman and Chachere of the Con-
servatiHes ticket and Durio and Darby OF the
Convention ticket.rfor Representatives, are
certainly elected, Garrigues is elected Par
ish Judge. It can .notsbe decided who is cleo.
ted Sheriff until all taesbexes are counted
tte chances are IN favor of Hayes. eros
chevreuiI, Grand Coteau and Plaquemine
Rrulae Voted solidly for him; while a small
vote was poTled at Washington. Waxia and
Old Grand Prairie, and none at Vile Plate,
the ~strong-holds Of Stage, on account Of yel.
low fever prevailing in those sections. Had
an ordinary vote been polled at these places
stagg would have been elected BY a large
majority. b a t sIa3s Fl -
gUpsso Friday morning only the votes polled
at Opelousas, Washington, Gros Cheyreuil'
Grand Ceteau and Queue Tortue had been
counted-they show the following aggregate:
For Auditor-Allen Jumei, 997 ; James
Graham, a8I.5 35H R3A"@
For Treasnrer-James ID. Blair, s9s 4 An.
tome Dubuclet, 279. s Mp .5
n For Ceagresse--A. Bailey, s0s; G. b
For stsle ssnate,-wm. osatt, 51s; F.
Daigie, z22.
For Representativess-C d. Tatman. All
Willis Prescott 493; Jno. II. Smith ABB
Theogene Chachere 4ss; 3. r. CAN'T 2s3
James Webb 157; Al. T. Durio 691; L
Darby $50: James Donovan SIC; M. ID
Kavanagh 562; j.. G.. Mills --
For Parish Judge JK.s Dixon 1906 Al
Garrigues 7s6.
For sherif-Louis Stage $50; r. o
Hayes TAO.
For coroner,-Jacob Eilrhardt 500; & F
Bufr;- WfK. Hofnsby 679.s @3
For The amendments making defauiters in
eIiigible toofice 1888.
=, For the amendment Of the ninety-ninth ar
ticie Of the constitution 1888. @a#
Retain article fifty ef the constitution 941
Abrogate and stricken cut article Fifty O.
the constitution 333I awas ksF
For the amendmsnt4 restricting the Stats
debt to twenty-five million dollars 1879.
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STATE ELEcr1oS-We learn from New
orleans papers u The 9Th INST, that The
city or New Orleans and parish went Re
publican by about 5000 majority and
that She parishes Of East Baton Rouge, Con.
caordia, East Felicianss Tangipahoa, st
Tammany, st Bernard, 81. Mary, Ter
borne, St. Charles, P~laquemines, ouachita,
Morshouse. and Caldwell give Republican
majorities, and West Baton Rouge, La
fourche and Jackson parishes, give Demo
cratic majorisies
III We, learn from private sources that the
Parishes or Lafayette, Vermiliion and
Iberia give Democratic majorities.
The Republicans claim the State by .
large majority.
POPuIation Of Large CIfie..
The population ofSan Francisco is i6o,-
500, including 10000 Chinese.
The population ef Philadelphia is s57,
1Ta. sE
1.-The populatiohlof Now York city is 926,
$40. F ii
4 The population Of Cincinnati is 2ls, GOO.
The population Of New Orleans is 1884,.
SIS, according to he census. tits claimed
THAT the real population IS about 2a5,o 600.
Observation-Disclosures
DAY aor MouaNIssa ron err. LEE.-A
Richmond dispatch Of the 9th ut, says:
The Hollywood Cemetery Association
passed q resolution recommending the
fourth Sunday Of November. as q day of
mourning throughout the South for Gen.
IT
'aCAlsrar q BEEIs Carpenters and Cts.
tern Builders, are experienced and skillful
workmen, and charge moderately. We
have had work done by them and cheer
fully recommend them, They reside in
Qpelousas.
bsss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SAn.-We publish this week notices of
both the marriage and death Of Mr. Eu-
gene Z. Ward. He was married on the
list inst, and died on the eth, Of yellow
sever. a .og
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We had aicIangem the weather Tues
day night, from warm to cool, accompa-
MEG with some wind and only a sprinkle
DR. rairY. Asas sszsy st8
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0Yleaas---We received this morning,
through the courtesy Of Mr. Gain, baggage
master on the New Orleans, Mobile and
Ghattanaoga Railrean, 8 package Of the
New Orleans papers sof yesterday, and, as
they came by the first through train, they
are an agreeable confirmation of the impor-
tant fact that We are dc last nj direct com.
munication BY railroad with our delightful
sister city, and that the means of seeing
more Of eaeh other Is now within the reach
iaf the Gulf and Crescent eities.-[Mobile