The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-10-25
General Notes.

China is experiencing difficulty in
raising money for defense. French COM
manders demand 10000 men and acces-
sories for an advance on Pekin. The
Chinese success at Tam Sin is confirmed.
It is again reported that China offered
5,O00.000 francs to France, through
the American government which was
refused, and that Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen supported the Chinese position.
Again these dispatches must be taken
cum grano sails.
If only one half of the reports that
come to us from every part of this dis.
trict are realized on election day, Kel.
logg will be badly beaten by the color
ed voters alone, without the assistance
of a single Democratic vote. We should
not be surprised that Mr.. Gays majority
in this district will exceed $4,000 The
worst beaten man of the times Is GER
tainly Wm. Pitt Kellogg.-Lake Char
les Commercial.
The REPUBLICANS 0RGANIzIye.-In
speaking yesterday of the chances for a
Republican victory in this State, Gen.
Badger, chairman of the Executive
Committee. said the Republicans were
organized in nearly all the parishes,
aud that applications for tickets were
being received from all sections. He
thinks there will be Republican tickets
voted in all the parishes.-N. O. Plea
yune, Oct. 19.
The express trains of late are making
| fast time. The trains from New Orleans
/ 81 hor 81 md Il iftkaan
minutes, which includes time for trans
fer to Algicrs aud thirty live stoppages-
| two hours aud ten minutes making the
running time four hours aud five min
| utes, or at the rate of about thirty six
miles All hoar. The trains to Houston
travel about forty i've miles per hour. =
Lafayette Advertiser.
Ohio clears thA field aud leaves the
| country free for the final choice between
Blaine and Cleveland The election
/ in that State will change no votes. The
Blaine managers having failed to hold
their own after the greatest efforts that
they coaid possibly pnt out, nave now
/ TO face III opposition which they. have
nowhere yet met aud do 40 with no hope
of reinfOrcements.-New York Times,
| Rep.
| Mr. Gay is making splendid canvass
| in the third district. Popular interest
lis greatly attracted by it. The most
strenuous aud well directed efforts ARE
making for Mr.. Kelloggis defeat, and
the great majority of our people wish
Mr.. Gay and his co-laborers complete
success.-N. O. States.
!
The candidacy of Frank Morey, tIis
Republican nominee, will not in the
least affect the result in the Fifth Con.
gressional District. Tie fight is be.
tween Boatner and King. The Repub-
licans might have secured chance had
they commenced soon enough with q
popular mann. @. States.
Alabama is complaining of unpreee-
dented dfouth. No rain has fallen since
August %. Navigable streams aielowel
than ever before, and navigation is en-
tirely stopped on the Warrior and Tom.
bigbee. Many mills have been com
PEELED TO shnt down for want of water
and even forest trees are dying.
In Ohio, as well as In other States, II
November, it will be Cleveland and
Blaine, foot to foot and point to point
/ We have just reached the interesting
stage of the presidential war.-Cincin.
natl Enquirer, Dem.
The Survey of the La. Central and !
map Of the same, has been made ant
the surveying party is now engaged Il
locating tile line to Baton Rouge La
fayette Advertiser.
The October elections present a fairly
drawn battle in reanlfs. with the pres
tige Of the greater victory with the leas
effort on the side.s Of the tDemocrats.-
Philadelphia Times.
]. Ii the Republican majority in Ohit
gets much lower, the next thing III or
der will be letter from Mr.. Blaine de
nying that he stnmped the State, Phi
ladelphia Times.
Tie body of Rev. Baxter Clegg. VIII,
died lit Lake Providence, La, arrives
at New Orleans Monday evening by Til,
steamboat J.. M. White, and WAS ex
pressed to Texas.
Six Russian officers and two womel
were executed son the 18th ut the 81
Petersburg Cathedral. They wer'
guhfgcu Will uiiIiAistH
There were l66 fresh cases of choleri
and lt)2 deaths III Italy last Saturday
No fresh cases at Genoa.
There were S6 new eases OF choler
! and 45 deatlls IN Italy on Taesday
six deaths af Oran.
One hundred and twenty fresh case
and sixty deaths from eitolera Wer
reported from Italy on Monday.
lit ii now denied TINT the Presidsn
will marry Miss Frelingllnysell.
Six deaths from yellow fever las
week are reported frnln Havana.
Fine Lamps, Chamber Sets, Feafle
Dusters, Splaslirrs, Esg Baaters, M