The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-07-12
! General Notes.

SOuSlCSo lttS SoUu
session of work. Its debates have been
of high order. The discussions of
the tariff question developed deal of
ability. We have had no such debates
since the reconstruction acts were upon
the tdpis, and nothing ON the impost
laws to compare with them since the
tariff act of James B. Guthrie was un-
der consideration in 1886 The Congress
sional record for this year is a most
valuable book. It shows less of mere
party politics, speeches for the county
of Buncombe, than many of its prede-
cessors. The only blot upon the re-
cord of the session is the defeat of the
Mexican pension bill, rendered impos-
sible of passage by reason of the
stupendous demagoguery of the Republi-
can Senate. IN. O. Daily States.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the sale of lands in the par
ish of Calcasieu aud contiguous parish
es, by the State, to land syndicates,
submitted report at the night session
of Thursday, in which they stated that
considerable lands have been entered
there for 123 cents per acre that are not
subject to overflow, but the quality of
such lands is such as not to justify the
State to go to an expense for their re-
covery. They say that while errors
may have been committed in the sale
of these lands. yet they do not think
there was any intention to defraud the
State -Capitolian Advocate.
Through some trouble in securing
III Sc nov On fh1a In (spn-
tral Railroad, that is to come Lafa-
yette with Baton Rouge, and to pass
about mile above Breaux's ABrldge,
has, for the present, ceased. I bis road
| is destined to pass through ono of the
| most fertile regions of this paeish and
I those rich lands which have be4n lying
| idle for want of quick transport bation of
their products, will be developed to
| their fullest extent and make of that
! ..corner.n what nature has ordained, a
veritable garden spot.-st. Martin OBJ
server.
The assignee of the bankrupts, Grant
+ e. Ward, finds thecondition OF their af-
fairs worse than rumor stated. Their ae-
counts are in inextricable confusion and
crimlnallp imperfect. All their pledges
] were e-hypotheeated, and generally
for larger sums than were advanced by
the firm to depositors and borrowers
/ The business of the concern was fraud
nlent all through. Nothing but the
name of Ulysses S. Grant will save the
members of the partnership from the
penitentiary.-N. O. Daily States.
/ An attempt was made a few days
4 ago by party of colored men at Nor.
| gan City to lynch sick negro who wal
n charged with having some money be,
longing to. a secret society. He wal
{, hung to the limb of tree, and this
u falling to extort confession, the crowe
began to do their work in earnest, bui
, the unfortunate man was cut down ant
defended by one of the party. WheI
an investigation was made OF th'
matter the victim was spirited away
j and foul play is suspected. Ii is no
a believed that he was the guilty party
Congress, under the restraining in
fluence OF Democratic House, has ap
d propriated some $20,0O0, 900 less iron
]. the national treasury than was inclu
ded in the bills of last year. The ag
! grcgate, including reappTopriations
that for pensions alone amount to 500,
600. 900, foots up $3.50, POI ,087, Thi
lis huge, but the country is big, and th
| taxes are on magnificent scale.
! 1t is not.improbably that Judge Tay
: lor Beattie will be asked to run for Cor
! gress again III the Third District, eIthe
: with a regular Republican nomination
! or for a combination of Independel
Republicans and Democrats.N.
Evening Chronicle.
q Plant cane is everywhere reported g.
/ celIent; stubble will average half
d stand. Rice is exceptionally promi
i ing cotton fair, corn below the ave
{ age. That is the report for Louisiar
d to date.-N. O. City Item.
It "A collision between whites and black
i lust outside Mobile on the 4th, reSultt
!. lin one white man being killed ar
n several wounded. Politics at the DO
It tom of it.
lt Sugar cane, which had been submergt
e bv running water in Pointe Coup
e parish for ninety days, came ont perfect
= sound, every eye spronting.
!. ! The river and harbor bill was fns
dly agreed to by both Houses on the 4t
= = 1tappropriates $l3, ,809, 200.
s. The national birthday was very ge
Ii orally celebrated throughout the cou
= try.
it The cholera in France is at a stan
still.
The iron railroad bridge at atshrevept
lg is finished.
e. Mr.. Albert Gosselin Wastried beft
as Judge Overton last Thursday, charg
th with shooting with intent to kill Q
al Yea sy, prisoner who attempted for
y bly to make his escape. Mr. Goss
id was iailor and acting Deputy SheI
ho at the time, and consequently was d
II, charged. Marksville Bulletin.
Of
he A man during lifetime of fifty yea
ny according to a paper recently read
ay fore the Academy of Sciences, Pal
ne sleeps away an aggregate OF 600O da
IL works away the same period, eats az
IL 1000 days, walks away 800 days, is
O. during 500 days, and amuses hims
ng with the remainder of his half cent?
Is. on earth.
nd . as--s-----
les About the usual amount has been
it propriated By Congress. for rivers {
let harbors, but New York, which has
sr- ways had the, lions share, is, SO
I'll speak, crowded out and grumbles
n City Item.