St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-30
General Notes,
Philadelphia was visited by ni!lion-
dollar fire on Wednesday night.

lhfiauelphla was visited by q billion
dollar fire on Wednesday night.
ANARCHISTS are blowing up houses il
Par!s with dynamite, and the city j:
wild with terror.
Several ships, loaded with provisions
| nave been sent from this country +.
feed the starving Russians
The Mississippi river is dangerously
nigh, and If any Of the levees give
way we Will have another overflow.
William Aston, American millionaire
Che was said to be worth fifty or sixty
mllllons), died in Paris a few days ago.
LOUIS kossutll was ninety years old
on Thursday. 1t Is long since the old
nero won Ills fame is the great HuDga-
rlan leader.
he grand review an,i parade of cx-
Federal soldiers, shortly 10 take place
IN Washington, promises to be a huge
affair. 1t is said that $4,000 old soldiers
will be in line.
Telegraph Bulletin: Fosters election
means the triumph Of fraud, the success
| OF Irregular methods and irdependcnt
action, the death OF party discipline.
Hon. Il. H. Mari, Judge of one Of the
Criminal District Courts Of New Or
leans, mysiellousiy disappeared on cleo
ton day, and DO trace OF hjs wllcrea-
bouts has yet been discovered.
The Electoral College Of 1892 contains
4t4 votes, OF these 233 arc absolutely
necessary TO a choice. The man who
can get them Is the man who should be
nominated Ivy the Democrats. That il
all Of it.
If Wyoming gives her electrical vote
10 lla WHINING Candidate Text fall, he
VIII nave the distinction of being the
first president elected by the aid of
womcn's votes. In Wyoming tie Votes
OF women count for os much as those of
men.
n. Q. City Item: McEnery's frieuds
have yet the proud satisfaction of know
ing that, lett to the white Democratic
vote, he would have to be counted as
the Governor eject. He yet remains,
therefore, the embodiment of the white
supremacy idea.
n. .. City Item: The straight Demo
cracy OF st. Landry, while lamentjng
the defeat OF their State standard bear
er, seem particularly delighted over de- |
teating District Judge Z. T. Lewis. The |
udge was the handspring Of the Foster
in the parish, but he seems
somehow to have got misplaced in the |
count, though several associates on his |
ticket made the landing.7
B. K. Advocate: If Chairman Younp's
rule should be followed in determining
the result of the late election by throws
ing out precincts and parishes in any
degree tainted with fraud or the suS-
plclon OF lllegality or irregularjty, there
would be little left Of The returns out
'l!de OF New OrleaDs aud few southern
But that rule has served its
purpose and will not be applied to the
lew conditions.
Hayes became President of the United
states through the partisan ruling of ]
he Electoral Commission, and he has {
etlred into. private life followed by the |
of all honorable men. Foster |
ccepted the award of the Young Re- t
urnlng Board, which counted out Nc 1
merry, the CHOICE Of the majority Of the
Democrats Of the State. Foster wilLrz-t
ire from the GoyernGSlssin1iIif5 With I the
~" -. .s., : MS record of having accept :
d nomination not belonging to him
Sentinel
Thibolaux Sentinel: When Nichols
vas elected four years ago, both fac
ions OF the Democratic party Joined in
the victory achieved at the
oils, for he was the recognized party
eader. On this OCCASION the minority
action or the Democratic party, whose
'ader was twice repudiated at the pri-
larIes are alone in their enjoyment of
victory which belongs OF right to the
pposing candidate. The majority are
efeated, but their honor is unstaiDed
nd they still feel that they were in the
ght. :
Secretary Blaine has decided to send
I interesting exhibit to the Worlds
ar at Chicago. 1t will consist of the
lglnai Declaration of Independence, ;
e constitution of the United States.
e Articles Of Federation, the famous
'otest of the Philadelphia Carpenters
Dmpany to King George III, and other
,cuments which are the heirlooms of 5
e country itself, OF our national his ;
ry: These will not be shown by fac s
mile, but by originals. They will he :
lpped in steel Baskets and guarded ;
soldiers while en- route and at the 5
il. {
n. 0. States: The high water in 5
lyou Lafourche is alarming the plan 5
IS along that stream, owing to the 5
avN strain to which the levces are 81
Injected. The terrible rains have not :
1y washed and softened the Ieyecs. s
t also increased the flood water until :
is now within eleven inches of the :
CHEST water mark known. One or St
o breaks have already occurred but 5
'tunately they were closed before any sc
lons harm was done. It the water
ltlnues to rise, however, there is sure 81
be several disastrous crayasses, des-
e the vigilance OF the planters. 5
It. Louis Republic: Raising more cot 8
than any other State, and finding it 81
profitable, Texas is now going in )
big hogs. Among the weighty ;
kers recently discovered by Texas -
ntry editors there are many over 400 -
!nds in heft and one which pulls the CO.
les with $50 pounds of material for
on, lard and sausages. Of hogs q
Ching from 10 pounds up the num-
s are rapidly multiplying every wear.
imating five 200 pound hogs aseouai
bale of cotton, and remembering
t Texas spends millions Of dollars
ny year for meat imported from
er states the possibilities of the new
arturo seem immense. fin,
he United States government has mil
0red international comfy with Italy I'm
granting an Indemnity Of $4,000 to nod
families OF Italian subjects killed in pe''
New Orleans parish prison riot last lor
:. This is without prejudice to the turI
Tor damages against the city al non
Iy brought in the courts. The n''
ted States government has thus re- s.
Ell itself from a very embarrassing and
complication, and we i'm A.,
e that there are very few who will "'sl