The Washington correspondent of the
Houston Post-a Democrat Writhing to a
Democratid gfaper- says there is no denying
two factsi 1. That the Republicans are
much eneduraged over the Irish.defection
frm sti Deinaocricy in the East; 2. That
vWest firgihia 'i i.i danger of voting the
Retioblicati ticket inlOctoler. Theratifica
tion meeting held lust week by Irish citizens
at Clarendon HYal, New York City, is de
scribed as a rousing affair at whicdi the
enthusiasm exhibited forlilairie and Logah
was intense; and the trouble ia"It'lest Viro
ginia is ascribed mainly to the tact that the
Democratic State convention disgraced the
party by its noisy, discordant andfiiiddeent
proceedings. While our friends of the
opposition are laying the flattering untotin
to their souls that Cleveland and Hendricks
may carry New York and Indiana, they
should not forget that States like West Vii
ginia, North Carolina, Virginia and even
Louisiana are 'becoming debatable ground.
BAsE BALL.--The match game between
the Percys of Ashland and Fortiers of Dot
aldsonville, played on the Nolan grounds
last Sunday, was a one-sided affair, the
Percys proving no match for their younger
opponents and falling an easy victim to the
deceptive curves of pitchers Burke and Cas
taigne. We psresent the score by innings:
Fortiers............3 1 1 8 0.5 2 1. -2
Porays ............2.'2 f 0 o0- 0 10 l o-s
Umpire-F. Leroy of Nola s.
lleorer-J. E. Blum of Fuortiers.
