The Opelousas courier., 1882-05-20
state News.

By the subioined it will be seen b q
the relief steamer, Susie b., is once
more on an errand of mercy. We hape
the richest blessings may fall upon her
noble namesake and her gallant hus
band. We clip from the City Item
Upon the bills which border Gaia
houla lake, Gen. York succeeded in
locating some three Thousand men. ws-
men and children, whom he aud his
noble band of assistants had rescued
from their flooded and devastated
homes. Shelterless, except in 80 far
as a few government tents protected
the weaker among these poor refugees
from the elements, and furnished with
only an unvarying diet of the coarsest
kinds of food, ~dysentery aud kiadred
ailments soon developed to an alarm
ing degree, and the suffering and dis
tress became simply heartending. Is
pecially hard did these accumulated
miseries fall upon the women and chill
dren and correspondingly strong did
the tale of their woe stir the %womaniy
sympathies and generous impulses of
that molly generous woman, Mrs. Sue
E. Burke. Instantly, on learning the
facts, she telegraphed to her husband.
Major Z. A. Burke, to buy at her cost
a large supply of soda biscuit, tapioca.
rice. tea, oatmeal, jellies, condensed
milk, coffee. sugar and various other
articles satable for invalids. and ship
them to Trey, where the relief boat
her namesake. the Susie B-was at the
time ordered to proceed aud transport
the much needed food to the sufferers.
A telegram to Mrs Barlow, of the New
York ladies' relief committee. secured
a contribution Of money to be expend-
ed in the same landable work. Thus
by the prompt action of Mrs. Burke
untold human misery will be al!eviat
ed and ayerted.
st. Martinsville Observer. May Is /:
The waters are slowly receding, and
every patch of ground that shows itself.
is immediately fenced in and cultivat
ed. With such determination, aided
by a kind Providence, our planters
may yet make a remnneratiys corn and
Gotten crop. The weather has been
very propitious of late and a little IN
enlargement is felt, though it will take
years to repair the damages caused by
the overflow.
Last week, a fatal accident occurred
near Mr.. Aymar Broussard's place. A
colered woman named Mrs. Augustine
john. with her five children, got into
a light skiff and attempted cross the
bayou I; when suddenly the boat ca
reened and capsized, precipitating the
occupants in the water. The five chill
dren were drowned.
The body of the woman was recover
ed with life nearly extinct; restora-
tiyes were at once applied, with but
slight hope of her restoration.
Lafayette Advertiser. 18th: From a
reliable informant we learn that up to
Wednesday evening last there had been
l8 cases of small pox on Olidon Thibo
deaux's plantation, in st. Martin par
ish. There had been three deaths. all
white. From precautionary measures
taken by the citizens of Breauz's Bridge
it is thought the sconrge will be con
fined to the infected locality.
AFTER THE DRUMMEKs-Under this
heading the East Feliciana Sentinel
has the following short paragraph, te
which we call the attention of the At,
torney of the Tax Collector of this par
ish. The drunlmers coming here shenld
be MAIDS to show their licences; We see
no reason why they should net be
made to comply with the law as other'
do
The Associate Editer of this paper
wlo is by Executive appointment At
terney for the Tax Collector, is aftrl
the drummers with a sharp stick
Every one that comes to Clinton j:
promptly required to either exhibit biz
license, or to show cause why he
should not comply with the law anc
procure the necessary document. Thi,
is right and proper. The license law
it ID said by those learned in legal lore
is not only defective, but also odiou,
in many ways. Be this as it may, tbs
law IL on our statute books. and among
other sections is one relative to drum
mers. Should this section, or othel
sections therein be considered odioa.
or onerons, the best way TO secars !
repeal thereof 10 to set aheut q rigie
enforcement.
II il said that Barnnm proposes tt
charter q couple of steamships mex
April to take his circus to England foI
d period Of tive mouths only. Tht
cost Ut feriiage there and back viii 81
about $4,000. When travelling b.
rail now the circus occupies SIS cars
The car III which Jumbo il conveyed
although swung upon low trucks, toW
ers more than l3 feet above the tracks