The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-11-03
General Notes.

Three men are no" gs trial in Nov
Orleans for the murder of Pat Mealey.
E. A. Blackmar, the we'll known mu
sic publisher, of New Orleans, is dead.
In Pennsylvania each citizen is re.
quired to pay personal tax of fifty
c nts before he can cast his vote.
Yellow fever still continues to pre-.
vail in Jacksonville, Enterprise, Gains.
Vile, Sanderson, and Fernandina, Flor.
ida. The official bulletin for Jackson
vile, alone, up to October 81, gives the
total number of cases as 4156, deaths
354.
The Steamer Warren which left New
Orleans last Wednesday evening for
Washington, owing to the low stage OF
the water could get no further than
the Little Devil. And owing to the
same cause, it is doubtful if the light
draught steamer Minnie which left
Washington to meet the Warren will be
able to find water enough in the Cour-
tableau to make her connection.
Lord Sackville, the British Minister
at Washington, it seems. has been mix
ing himself too much in American poll
tics, by writing letters, &c. President
Cleveland has rebuked him, by inti-
mating that his official presence was no
longeradesired by the Washington gov
ernment. The English Lion has ''shak-
en- its name and roared," but the presi.
dent as usual, is undismayed and knows
what he is doing. He is no mouse.
N. o. States: The Baton Rouge pa
pers announce the departure from that
town of Gen. Leon .Jastremski who pro-
poses to make his home henceforth in
New Orleans. Gen. Jastremski has
been for many years a citizen of Baton
Rouge, where he has been universally
honored and beloved and he will be
cordially welcomed in his new home
here in New Orleans. The Baton Rouge
press in bidding adieu to the General
speak of him in terms not only of es-
TEEN but of affection, and express the
general regret of the people of Baton
Rouge at his departure from their midst,
and also at the loss to Baton Rouge So
ciety of his accomplished wife, one of
the loveliest examplars of Louisiana's
noblest daughters. New Orleans well
comes our esteemed friend to the ranks
of her public-spirited and enterprising
citizens.
N. O. States With the l53 electoral
votes of the solid South, New York's 36,
and Indiana's Is, President Cleveland
will be reelected and New York and
Indiana appear to be safe to the Demo-
Gratis There is, besides, New Jersey
which may absolutely be relied on with
her votes; while Connecticut's S, Cali.
fornia's 8, and Michigan's 13 are, none
Of them, unlikely to be thrown on the
same side. 1t is often said that the vote
of New York State 10 necessary to Dem
ocratic succ6bs aud for % number of
elections pfrit the assertion has been
truea This is not so any longer. 1t is
quite on the cards, from the rosy ap-
pearance of things in the States we
have mentioned, thar the Democrats
could, next Tuesday, give the Repub-
Iicans New York (which by the way
they are not going to do by long odds1
aud stt::nl win. For M:;chi;gaa, Califog-
pia, Connecticut, Indiana and New Jer-
sey, the last two of which are absolute
ly, and the three others reasonably,
sure to the Democrats, foot up between
them so votes and this number added
to the solid l53 would give 2 votes
more than are necessary to election. We
cannot see how the Democrats are to
lose tlse election, in whatever way the
chances are calculated.