The Opelousas courier., 1873-09-27

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1873.
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The wife of Prince Bismark died on the 23d.
The pecan crop in this section viii be an
abundant one. ,.y9s.#
+ The Dengste has about run it's course in
opelousas, and We all consider ourselves very
Iucky at having got off so cheaply thus far.
Only two deadhs have occurred in town since
thelstinst, neither Of which can be attributed
to tile Dengt6, much less to the yellow fever,
of which there has not been a case in town.
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We understand that Mr.. G. Ell. Morgan, one
Of the most prominent sugar planters of our
parish. whose plantation is situated on Bayou
Conrtableau win begin grinding next Mon
day. The weather has not been unfavorable
of late for the cane, and we hope and believe
that the yield will be larger than was expected
six weeks or q month ago.
Attention il called to The notice published
by MI. r. j. Lefebvre, our Postmaster, to the
effect that he. will henceforth keep on hand,
for sale, at the Postotfie all the best and most
prominent newspapers; periodicals and maya
zines of the day, American and European.
This ID q cominendable idea and it should be
literally encouraged
C0ttsn picking is now briskly going on in
our parish. bnt the most sanguine do not esti-
mate the Yield at over half crop, while some
put il down 1T one-third or one-fourth, not
Nifhstanding the fact that, since the caterpil-
iaEs finished their ravages about the latter
part ef August -the weather has been very
propitious. s'he corn is almost all garnered,
and amounts to about q good half crop.
Owing to the great financial panic. the low
water In the Geurtableau, the bar at the Lit
tie Devil, The advent oil Il little newcomer in
the editorial homestead and various other
reasons in fact, d combination Of fortuitous
circumstances the CoUR1GE appears to-day
On half sheet. AS We do not anticipate an
early recurrence of such s.trying coincidencesr
we can safely promise our readers that the
sC0uErER viii not appear at half mast again
soon Nh.
KeIlogg's official organs all over the State
are now reaping q rich and abundant harvest.
Thes are nearly all filled with advertisements
of tax collectors sales, and have consequently
but little or no reading matter to offer their
patrons. But their owners do not care a rush
for that 50 long as they are filing their peck
ets With greenbacks, at the expense Of the
poor devils bose property has been seized, to
be sacrificed under the hammer. A pretty ac-
c,lFate idea Of the state Of affairs may be hs.d
BY examining the columns Of our neighbor,
the Journal.
y THE yellow fever still RACES at Shreveport,
La. and at last adv vices was spreading in the
suburbs and attacking acelimated persons and
bIaeks. III isssaid that IL the population was
equal to tlaal Of New Orleans, the deaths
would foot up d thousand day. The scourge
nlnst have nearly run its course, however, as
the city il almost entirely depopuIated, and
there ii very little material lett to work on.
The destitut on and consequent suffering are
very great. ut liberal subscriptions have been
forvarded fsF cities and individuals in every
section of tile country North, sonth, East
and West.
1t The same ELL disease has lately broken out
iii VIeksburt, Mise, and Is still IN Memphis,
Tenn, though not In an epidemic form.
NJ Jss 80 5s
Y Our Jewish fellow-citizens celebrated the
advent Of taeir New Year on Monday and
Tuasaav iass. 23d and 23d iilsts., BIZ reioicingt
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