The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-08-30
General Notes.
Heavy frosts are reported from New
England and New York.

Heavy frosts are reported from New
England and New York.
DR.. j. j. Woodward, prominent
surgeon in the United States army, who
attended President Garfield in his last
illness, is dead.
Hon. Lewis Texada died suddenly
Of heart disease, at his home in Rapides
parish, on the Gath inst He was 67
years old, and was one of Rapides' most
prominent and respected citizens.
The detachment of Washington Ar
tiilery, who went to New Iberia few
days ago, arrived home this morning at
ll:45 o'clock by the Morgan route.-N.
o. States, Aug. %.
The National Democratic Committee
is considering the propriety of eele-
brating Sept. IL with Cleveland mass
meeting all over the land lit being
the ninety seventh anniversary of the
adoption of the Federal Constitution.
Gen. Pope Walker, who was the
first Secretary of War of the Confede-
racy in the Cabinet of President Davis,
died at Huntsville, Ala, on the 2lst
mittee who framed the platform adopt
ed by the recent National Democratic
Convention at Chicago.
The imposing spectacle of three fast
ocean steamers leaving port at the
same time for 3000-m mile race across
the Atlantic was witnessed by the
Queenstowners on the 10th instant.
The steamers all reached New York on
Sunday, the 18th. The Arizona came
in ahead, beating her own time by two
hours and twenty-five minutes. The
Servia and Austral were close upon
her heels.
Within two days the Massachusetts,
Independents have sent ous twenty
five thousand copies of Carl Sehnrzs
speech, and have ordered as many
more. The Blaine men viii begin to
understand before a great while that the
movement of the anti Blaine Republi-
cans is considerable of a shower. And
that isn't all; it not only rains, but il
pours.-Bo Boston Globe, Dem.
Foo Chow now lies helpless under the
guns of the French feet. On Saturday
during the naval engagement, seven
ont of nine Chinese waryesseis were sunk
and the arsenal on shore vIas disman-
tied. The remaining two gnnboats made
good their escape. The French under ad
miral Courbet, it is reported, did notlos'
any vessels. The news of the victor,
comes through French sources, via Par
is. The Europeans in Foo Chow, say
the account, were not disturbed by th
Chinese. IN. O. Times Democrat.
The admirers of Gov. Cleyelan'
among Republicans have never pu
him forward as brilliant man, or on
who would make d great noise In tn
world as a President. but as man VIII
is faithful to the single idea of perform
|, ing to the best of his ability and hon
,, estly the duties of any place to Whic
! he is called Jas . man who when place
in a position Of trust will use it not 70
!, for his own benefit, to get some othe
, place with, to fill his pockets, to gal
! some private end, but who will execut
: the trust for the benefit of those VIII
! have created it, honestly and efficiently
/ New York Evening Post, Rep.
i A special TO the Chicago News froi
J. Sc. Louis Thursday last says John
: Calhoun, grand nephew of the fanou
i statesman, arrived in this eityla. fe
DAYS ago, and to-day he went to th
Convent Of the Good Shepherd, on l7t
9 and Chestnut Street, and recovered b
: wife. from whom he had been separate
I for years. After the separation she Ell
. tered the convent and took the nan
|. of Rosalie. He went TO Texas, b.
J, sighed for his lost wife, and returne
q aud reclaimed her. The wife Q.
1 pressed d desire to again return to h
husband, and another ceremony vi
], performed this morning in the chapel
= The cholera has developed itself
!. southern Europe with its usual slo
i !. pace Its spread has been very graz
!, y ual. It carefully seeks out the sp
= where men have neglected sanitatio
and there spends time enough to tea
z it's terrible lesson. For manv weeks
i has been steadily advancing in Ita
j i until it has now fastened upon Maple
D D 1t did not neglect Switzerland on
= Il way. 1t is severe in it's dealing WI
s Corsica. The bad condition of Tonls
:, a and Marseiiles holds the disease tlel
a a The harbor of Marseilles is a fearf
u !. cesspool, and Toulon is not much be
Ter off The cholera is the sconrge
u the Almighty to punish men for unclea
: illness. N. @. States.