The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14


THE OPEHOUsAs JOURNAL.
OPELOUsAS, SATURDAY, JUNE Il, 1873.
LOCAL ITEMS.
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We have received an invitation to at
tend a performance of the Amateur
Dramatic Association Of Grand Coteau,
on the evening of the 18th, inst.
We see that Proctor & CANDLES Ex-
ira Olive Soap is becoming very popular
in our town, its quality we know is SUI
perior, and being nicely perfumed we
are not surprised that consumers prefer
it, and that it has a large sale.
DIVINE sERvICE.-We are requested
to state that there will be divine service,
by Rev. L. Y. Jessup,. at the Episcopal
church, Opelousas, tomorrow, Sunday,
18th inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and at
Washington at 5 o'clock P. NJ.
Hook AND LADDER CoMPANY.-We
. are requested to state thata special meet
ing of Hope Hook and Ladder Company,
No. /, wil1take place at the Truck House,
next Monday evening, 10Th inst, at 6
o'clock, P. F.. It is desired that all the
members be present.
We received recently from C. P. Cor
don, Esq, some undergraduates, grown
by him, which in point of size and quality
are a little ahead of any others we have
seen this year. -Four of them weighed
nearly A. lbs, and theyswere solid clear
through. This is one of the. best potato
growing regions in the south.
Col. bennett lectnred at the Court
house in Opelousas, one evening this
week, on the subject of immigration.
The brief" question prevented our at
tendance; in fact we did not know that
it was to take place, orthathe was in the
place, until it was too late to go. Con-
sequently we can give no report.
In regard to crops, we do not know
what to say. Before the rainy weather
began, the prospects were never better ;
butsas the rain continues every day, and
the end Of that 'tforty days. will not be
until about the middle of July, no one
can tell whether the crops will consist
more of what was planted, than of grass
and weeds, when the food is V
BRIEFs.-We have printed fourteen
briefs for this term of the Supreme
Court, and had a brief time to do it in,
and some of them were not very brief
briefs either. AS we did not expect,
and were not fully prepared for such a
food of brief work, we have been con
siderably over-worked, andconsequent-
~ have given but little time and atten-
tiont to the paper.
It win be seen from theproceedingso of
our town cOuncilthat the Board have re-
commended the appointment of Mr.. K,
H. Bodemuller to fill the vacancy in that
body causedb by the resignation of Mr.,
4. A. King-he having received at the
election the next highest number of
votes after. the elected members. The
appointment would be a good one indie
pendent of this fact, as he is well quail,
fed in every respect for the position.
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.-We have often
heard it said that if it rained-some say
on the eighth of June, and others say on
Whitsunday-We would have rain fol
forty days each successiy edaythereafter
Now the question is, as we had rain al
most every day for four weeks before
that time this year, and rain sometimes
twice a day since, could this inevitable
wet period Of forty days be consistently
cut down d little on this occasion?
The unusually large crowd at Munzes.
heimer's There always is crowd of Gus.
toners there,) within the last five days
betokens his return from a short visittc
New Orleans, and his receipt of a new
and immense stock of family groceries
and provisions. Munzesheimer's rule
and we never knew a merchant who die
not succeed by it's observance, is "Buy
the best and sell the BEST He always
-
has whatever you want in his line, be.
cause, though constantly selling out, h,
is constantly replenishing his stock.
Letter
was picked up, and contained the photo
graph OF the person addressed. He car
have them by coming forward and claim
ing them. He should be careful how HI
drops such Mlets-doar about:
0PELoUsAs, june 9TH. 1873.
MI. -,-Dear Sir: Il is with re
greet that / am forced to address yol
this note, and return TO you the highly
priced photograph that you gave M
long ago, and impressed on me that Yol
We're sincere in your promise. And nov
hearing of your engagement with Mis-
-am compelled to write as follows
and say you are anything but a gentle
tlenaT, as no gentleman would tria
with the affections of a girl, and con
clude by saying that | have no longe
any love for you and consider that 70
are unworthy of any girl. Now,
could say much more to you but e0nsid
crit idle to talk to such q reprobate a
you, and desire that you send me al
my letters and have no communicable
either byletter or verbal with me.
Yours truly. and no more.