The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-09-06
GenerI Notes.

: Mo 90 apuoHC ueUA was decreased
Ss, 100000 in Augbst.
The loss to Lafoul We sugar crops b,
tue Jamison and Das Is crevasses is esti
mated at thirty per Tent.
New Iberia is still hsing rigidly pa
! trolied by special polite and the Cit.
zens' Protective Union.3
me debt of the United States is eoua
TO $3O for each of the Inhabitants. In
Britain $I09. y
Rumors Of the Franco-German ALI.
ance are strengthened by the statement
that German residents of China have
oeen placed under French protection.
The present outlook of stIe wheat
crop is so promising that the more san
gulne are estimating the yield at $780,.
oOo,ooo bushels, against 100000
last year.
Thirteen nations entered the Polar
Congress, and established eight or nine
scientific stations within the Arctic
Circle. The work of Greely has been
OF more value to science than that OF
any other party.
We notice that dual mass meetings
were held at Amite City last Saturday
anu resulted in the selection of two del
egations to represent the parish of Tan
gipahoa IL the Congressional District
Convention, to meet in this city on the
lOtli inst. Baton Rouge Capitolian-
Advocate.
The Davis creyasse will be closed.
The State finds that it has the money
to do it. The work will be Immediate
iy commenced. Ii is most fortunate
that the planters, impoverished by the
overflow, will not have to be called on.
IN. @. States.
The Sugar Bowl estimates the short
age of the Louisiana rice crop of 1884
at twenty per cent-this loss incurred
by the Davis creyasse and by low water
during the irrigating season. The de-
crease in the probable sugar yield is
estimated to be at least twenty five per
cent. IN. O. City Item.
On Friday last there we're no less
than three hangings in this State for
murder. Willie Williams alias Frenchy,
colored, was hung at franklin, La, for
shooting and killing another negro
named Burgess. A negro named Ber-
rey johnson was hung at Shreveport for
numbering his wife, and Josh Bergman
colored, was hung at Natchitoches for
numbering a negro man.
Courbet has finished operations on
Min river, and will be decorated. Ja-
pan claims sovereignty over the Loo
Clloo Islands, and wants to pick quar-
rel with China or somebody. Five
hundred French troops have been or
dered from Cochin China, to Kelung.
Hamburg merchants have petitioned
Bismarck to protect treaty ports. China
appears determined to fight.
According to the report of the Nation
al Cotton Exchange, G. Ell. Parker, Esq,
secretary, the cotton crop prospect was
reduced seven points during the month
OF August, it being now eighty against
eighty y-seven in July. Serious losses
have been oecasioned by shedding and
rust. Dry weather greatly reduced the
probability III Texas The rainfall
during August was very small. Worms
have done but little damage. Picking
through most of the of the cotton belt
will become general about the middle
of this month";. O. City Item
On Thursday last we had an appre-
ciated visit from Mr.. P. ]. Mcmahon,
Of Tangipahoa parish. Mr.. Mcmahon
il d candidate for the Democratic nom-
ination for Congress from this District.
We found him to be a very pleasant
and agreeable gentleman. He is an in
telligent aud practical engineer aud
machinist. AT one time he was in the
employ of John Grossly and Sons, of
England, and he has had much expe-
rience with sugar machinery. Mr.. Nc
AIahon, who is just in the prime of life--
forty -three-marrie one of the fair
daughters Of Pointe Coupee, Miss Gus
sic Swain, and can therefore, to some
extent, be considered an adopted son
of Pointe Coupee. OF course we ex-
plained to Mr.. Mcmahon that VIC had
already expressed a preference for Col.
e. G. Sparks as a candidate for this
District but we can now add that
should Mr.. Mcmahon get the nomlra-
tion. we feel assured that the interests
of tile District will be IN good hands.
PoiDte Coupee Banner.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Plalt-
er lectures tile CIInton Watchman as
follows. Some of our sorehead con-
temporaries might read it and profit
Suggestion first. Always observe
The rule that made Davy Crockett fa-