The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
General Notes.

Republicans, third partyites, boilers
and Independents have fallen together
into the acknowledgement Bulletin.
A big slice of the river bank dt the
head of Main street in the town of
Plaquemine slid into the river on the
5th inst.
Governor Peck. the present Demo
cratic governor of Wisconsin who was
reelected Tuesday, is the auther of
"Peck's Bad Boy"
The Planters Oil Co, of Monroe
have set apart large stock yards where
they will fatten 500 head of Texas cat
tie for the st. Louis market.
The total vote of Iberia parish
was 615 of which Cleveland got
572. The question of prohibition was
voted on and received only 5 votes.
President elect Grover Cleveland
has learned the lesson of straight Dem
ocarcy. He is no longer Mugwump
aud will "turn the rascals out this
time.
. The strike in New Orleans is over;
also the Homestead strike, and nobody
is any better off for the trouble, while
. the business of the country is several
million dollars out.
Mr.. Thomas j. Semmes, Hon. j. B.
Eustis and Senator Randall Gibson are
prominent Louisiaiiians mentioned for
appointment in President-elect Cleve-
lands Cabinet.--La. Review.
The attraction last Sunday afternoon
was riding to the sugar refinery on the
dummy, distance of abont 3 miles.
A trip was made every hour and every
trip the car was crowded.--l4ake
Charles Commercial.
The Tolbert band of outlaws was
g closed out" last week near Meridian
Mississippi, in desperate encounter
with sheriff's posse. The father and
two sons were killed, thus ending a
dangerous and lawless family.
They had to vote "a straight Demo
cratic ticket all the way through, before
they could cast vote for the g. Estorge
committee THAT is what we call
straight Democracy. Washington Ar
gus.
The Monroe Evening News, publish
ed at Monroe, La, by the News Pub
lished Company, with John T. Nixon
editor and Jules w Chenry manager,
made it's appearance last week. 1t is q
neat newsy paper and deserves liberal
patronage.
The new postal card with paid reply
has been placed on sale at all first
class postoffiices in the United State
This will be convenience to parties
from whom replies are desired ant
will enable them to answer immediate
ly without expense.
The New Orleans papers almost un
animously accuse Mayor Fitzpatrick o.
being in sympathy with the strikers
and with showing weak and vascil
lating course during the strike. Tht
States and Times Democrat partieu
larry are very bitter and want him i'm
peached.
On the 9Th inst, the Democrats o
st. Landry voted direct for parish com
mitteemen, and the SWORDS, (Fostef
!, candidates were beaten. The Estorg
{ ticket received 572 and the Sword
/, ticket received 478. Aud the ban'
: plays "Ta.r ra- ra boom de ra."-B. 1
: Capital Item.
+, The importation of negroes at Home
stead to work in the Cornegie mills wa
the cause of another riot there yester
day in which several men Were she
and beaten, and the feeling betwee
: the negroes and the whites is so intens
that race war is lekely to be the re
suit. A race war in Pennsylvani
/, would be a novelty.-N. O. States, l.
According to official returns give
!, out by the Republican State committe
of Ohio, the Harrison electors pulle
through on the narrow margin of "a
votes. This is almost as good as
J, Democratic victory, because it show
= that the power of the Republican part
has been broken in the Buckeye Stat
D and that Ohio will be in the Democrat
columns at the next State and Pres
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