New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
NEW ORLEANS.
TIE ELECTION A FOREGONE CONCLUSION
NEW YORK YACHT.

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| NEw-ORIEANs April 1S.-As election day APP
nroaches the political excitement il snbsidng The
factions however. are not idle. The general opinion
j. thai tho parish Democracy have made mistakes
| enough TO elect tho regular ticket, and that
! the success of the latter is certain. The
! result OF tho election IN the city having been
popularity agreed upon and the success of tho
! Democratic State ticket being regarded rs a
foregone conclusion public interest is centrng the
! struggle over the proposed debt amendment to the
| state Constitution. The Constitutional Convention
of1S79 in il, settlement Of the debt fixed the interest
at two per cent for five years three per cent for f
! teen years nnd four per cent for tho remaining
! twenty years the bonds representing the debt
have 70 run. The three per cent interest begins in
/ January next. The proposed ordinance continued
the two per cent interest for five years more from
! January next and fixes four por cent the rate
! thereafter The opponents OF the measure declare
themselves certain that it will he beaten, and they
/ point out that the country press Is unanimously
! against it, that prominent Democrat, IN the par
ishc, are pronounced in their opposition to it, and
that souc of the candidate, the Democratic State
ticket spoke aga INST IT in the The friends
Of the ordinance arc confident that il viii pass
They claim that It ~ a Democratic measure en-
bodied in the Republican platform. 1t is Il fact that
the passage Of tho amendment is one OF the pauhs
dinance point out that all the Democratic tickets in
this city and in many Of the country parishes and
the Republican tickets issued will Ice printed for the
ordinance aud they calculate that at least twenty
per cent of tho tickets printed. for and against
which are voted will DO deposited printed
express no preference. and therefore not count
Much money j. being bet Oh the result.
Every public building aud many private resi-
denccs in the city are flying the Pythian nag. Tho
Supreme Lodge OF the World knights Of Py thias.
meets in this city on April % aud commandcr.es
from al the large cities in the Union have signifcd
their intention Of attending. Ii is thought that
there will be from twelve to fifteen thousand visit
ing knights in the city next week, and tho local
communicates are making grand preparations for
their entertainment. Tho Lodge is expected to be
in sion ten days and arrangements have been per
fected for some entertainment on each day. Among
other things there will DO a banquet, parade of
uniformed divisions. competitive drill aud on the
night of April % two grand balls. Governor
McEucry, who is an eminent Pythian, viii formally
welcome the visitors.
The Red Gross relief boat Matte Belle. with
Miss Clara Barton and her corps of assist
ants aboard. reached the landing IN front OF
this city Friday evening. The boat had
visited the ONeIlOwed district between New-oTleanS
aud Natchcz and relieved the wants Of the sufferers
distributing medicine furniture and forage for
stock Among Miss BartOn's assistants are several
wealthy young lHdieS.
The Yacht Ranger Of New-Yoll arrived at tho
west end Of Lake pOnchartrain Thursday aItor
voyage by easy stages. during which the coast Of
Florida was visited. The yacht had a. passengers
John A. Morris her owner, and /. h. Johnson ot
Long Island. The yacht will remain III these waters
about six weeks, when sho will again sail Tor New
York,