The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-04-11

General Notes.

The English Government is still en-
gagged in active preparations for war
Ex-secretary of State Frelinghuysen
is still dangerously i'll. His wife is
getting better.
Gen. Negriei, SO badly wounded ut
the battle of Lang Son, is said to he III
a fair way of recovery.
All armistice is reported to have been
signed between France and China, the
latter having agreed to evacuate
Tonquin.
1t is thought in the City of Mexico,
that President Diaz will soon accede to
the request of San Salvador and declare
| war against Guatemala.
Riel, the haf-breed, who has been
kicking up lively shfndy in the
| Western portion of the Dominion of
Canada, still continues at his devil
| ment, and strong force is being sent
to quiet him down.
! The announcement that Mexico will
declare war against Guatemala and
| Honduras does not Consist with the
| reported death Of Barrios. It would
hardly be "the thing" to wage war
againsta a dead man. If he is, dead, that
ends, for the present at least, the revo-
lutionary movement of which he IS the
''head and 'front.' and Mexico need
worry 10 more about it.
Bartholdi telegraphs that the statue
Of Liberty will leave France about the
sth of May, in the Government trans
port Irere. The deliverance of the
great work of art on Bedloe's Island
about the last of the month may be
expected. The pedestal will not be
ready by that time. Still the World is
doing bravely. It has raised in two
weeks nearly $4,000, or one tenth of
the sum needed.
The Democrats, in the State election,
of Michigan, have carried the day,
electing the head of the ticket by
&c, 1000 majority In Chicago, too, Car
ter Harrison, the popular Mayor, was
reelected The fight in st. Louis was
an exciting and close one, but resulted
in sweeping victory for the Demo
Gratis, who elected all of their candi-
dates but one by good majorities. This
! election redeems st. Louis from Repub-
lican rule and puts the city in line with
the State and Federal Administration.
N. O. States
The long talked of marriage of Mrs.
+ Gen. Tom Thumb and the Count Magri
! took place yesterday in Trinity Church,
New York The ceremony was wit
messed by large lumber of persons,
among them some of the most noted
people of the city. Mrs. Paran Stevens
was there, SO were representatives of
the Belmont, the Astor and Wander
biIf families. Tie liliputian count and
countess now will fulfill their engage
ment with Barnum, after which they
/ will go to Italy, where Prince Magri
owns an'estatc.-N. @. States, sth.
The British Government continues
rapidly arming fast ocean steamships,
as though for important expeditions re-
curing sea transport, and the Russians
arc pushing forward the Strengthening
of the Notifications of kronstadt. OF
the situation il the disputed territory
between Melv ard Httat, little is al
lowed to be known the contradiction
of rumorcd attack BY Afghans from
Penideh upon Russians at Pul-i-Kbisti
possesses little interest, because the
two places are only six miles apart.
Public feeling is again becoming ex-
cited in England, and in Iudia war pre-
parations are prosecuted with enthn-
siasm
fCommanieated,J
HAAsyMLE, La, April I, 1885.
I send you this marning a few Of our
latest local items:
Yesterday between the hours of one
aud bwo p. nj, II began 20 rain; slow
At first: but hy three o'clock it was
coming down ID torrents; tile clouds
seemed to come from every quarter of
the compass the rain continued, at
internaissions pretty much all night.
This morning the fields are flooded
with water, and il will be several days
(eyen provided no more rain falls)
before any plowing can be done. Some
cotton has been planted many farmers
had high hopes Of getting through with
cotton planting this week, but will not
noW--it IS TOO wet for any use, Corn
that il up looks moderately well /; oats
do not look 50 promising, OF at least,
tue oats that have come to my view.