The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-12-09

The late elections in the Northern
States have been very disastrous to the
Democratic party. The loss of the State
of New York should be the signal for the
disarmament of the party, which is now
powerless for good. On its ruins will arise
one of the most powerful parties ever
Radicallsm into oblivion in 1872, and num-
Der it also with the things of the past. 1t
is especially incumbent on the Southern
people to demand the dissolution of the
Democratic party. The matter is vital to
US in its results, and affects the Northern
people only in Observation-Disclosures
Times.
Gen. James McCleery, representative in
Congress from this district, died recently
of consumption. The Governor will pro-
badly order an election at once to fill the
vacancy. We learn that G. G. Antoine,
colored. very black of Caddo, and Gen.
J. NJ. Wells, Of Rapides, both Republicans,
are in the field already [Natchitoches
Times.
Caution.-On Sunday last a case of pois.
oning occurred in Pineville, from eating
hogs.head cheese; and our citizens cannot
be too cautious in the use of such things.
On Sunday morning the family of Bill
Taylor, colored, purchased some pounds of
the stuff from a person who keeps a shop
in Pineville, and after eating it were all
taken down with the worst symptoms of
cholera, and but for the prompt medical
assistance rendered by DIR. John Casson,
all would have persisted. An examination
of the meat made by DR.. st. John, shows
no mineral poison, but only a putrifaction
of the meat. 1t is doubtful whether a suffi-
Gent case could be made out against any
of the parties concerned in the sale of the
meat, to convict them of intentional crime,
but there ought to be some Law to make
the last person selling such meat respon-
sibie W. publish this as a warning to
our citizens. -|AteKandria Democrat Nov.
Goth.
The city, fortunately, remains entirely
free from smallpox. In view Of its preya-
lence in Western and Northern cities, and
the danger of cases being brought thence
to this city, vaccination of all unprotected
persons is a reasonable %precaution. The
Board of Health has a limited supply Of
pure, fresh vaccine for the use of physi-
clans. On application TO the Board of
Health, medical men will be supplied, free
of charge, with enough virus, one or two
removals from the cow, to originate a sup
ply for their own future use:--LN. o. Re-
publican, 9th inst.
DR.. C. Ward, of the Iberville South, has
severed his connection with that paper, the
Grst number of which was issued. on the
twenty.sixth of August, 1865, and has
been continued by him since then without
the intermission of a single week. John
H. Shanks and Frederick Veazy succeed
him in the publication of the South. One
of the new publishers is an old line Wing,
and the other is a lifelong Democrat.
Both were confederate soldiers, and start in
the new enterprise without a dollar.-[N.
O. Republican, 9Th inst.
The whole number of deaths in this city
last weak was one hundred and fifteen,
against one hundred and thirty. four the
previous week. Three died of apoplexy,
eighteen Of consumption, none Of yellow
fever, ten Of other f@evers, three Of heart
disease, four of pneumonia, one premature
birth and thirteen still born.-LN. @. Re-
publican 9Th inst.