The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-10-04
General Notes.

Postmaster General Gresham has
qualified as Secretary of the Treasury.
Southwestern Texas has at last had
heavy rain, which did great deal of
good to the crops.
The revolution in Peru is now report
ed ended, and Iglesias in undisputed
possession of the government.
Miss G. j. Welton, wealthy young
lady of New York City, perished in
snow stom, while ascending Long Peak,
Colorado.
tits said that the Capitol of the Unit
ed States is nnquestionably the finest
and largest building of the kind on the
face of the earth.
The estimated loss caused by the
burning of the Northeastern Railroad
bridge over lake Pontchartrain is $175,-
900. 1t will be repaired without de-
lay.
There is an immense demand on the
National Democratic headquarters for
the Mulligan letters. They are being
studied in every part of ss,e country.
The figures showing the ravages. of
the cholera at Naples are terrible.
Since its outbreak there have been lO,-
523 cases, and $685. deaths in the city.
The proportion of deaths is enormous.
Salt water fish, founders, speckled
trout, jack fish, sheephead, ETC., may
now be seen in our market. They are
caught in the waters of Berwick's bay.
st. Mary Review.
Judge A. B. Irion spent last Tuesday
in our city. He had just returned from
Bayou Sara, where he had addressed
the people of West Feliciana the day
previous. Baton Rouge Truth.
The long drouth was terminated last
Wednesday night by a glorious rain,
which lasted about two hours. Cisterns
were replenished and the general health
of the country will be improved. State
Central Express, Alexandria, La.
Washington Territory has two China
men who are entitled to vote. They
are Shoe Fly and Andrew johnson, who
were born at Walla Walla, and are,
therefore, native citizens.
Not one of the thousand lightning
rods at present upon onr buildings is OF
any use, says Prof. Trowbridge in
| Science, for the simple reason that the
rods are not led into the moist ground
and therefore offer great resistance
| to the passage of an electrical discharge,
| The dissatisfied Republican faction
| last Wednesday nominated H. A Mar
tinet, of ST. Martin, for candidate to the
forty-ninth Congress. He peremptorily
declined the nomination, and a motion
/ was therenpon offered to endorse Hon.
e. j. Gay, the Democratic candidate,
which prevailed amid shouts of enthu-
siasm. New iberia Star.
! Once when Nj. Theirs was visiting
/ in London, he wrote to Mr.. Ellice, whe
was at that time Chancellor of the Ex.
cheauer, a note to the following effect
s.Dear Ellice, I wish to become thorough
/ ly acquainted with the financial system
! Of England When can You spare me
five minutes ~
Judge Irion, Col Stone and Other
/ speakers addressed large audiences O
i people at West Baton Rouge last Satur
| day st. Francisyille last Monday anG
Clinton last Thursday The greatest
enthusiasm prevails in this distric
and large aud handsome majority fol-
j Cleveland and Hendricks and Judge
1 Irion is All assured fact Marksyills
Bulletin.
By order of acting Postmaster Gen
4 eral Hatton, on aud after Oct. all th'
/ principal postoffices and their branches
4 viii be kept open to the public TO
tile issue and paymentof money orders
/ for the receipt Of matter intended TO
registration and for the delivery of reg
i istered matter, until 6 p, NJ. every da,
except Sunday and legal holidays.
At last, after aglronth that was IN
T precedentef in lower Louisiana TO
{, many years, rain fell on Wednesday
Sept. "a. On July 90 there was a rail-
I fall of 160 inches. On Wednesday
Il the rain fall was one inch. Betweel
those dates the rain fall was not NOR
q than inch On Thursday rain also fell
Il This did some good to the crops tina
were suffering greatly Thibodeau
Sentinel.
n. q. Staass Most Of the eleetion
"a for State officers viii take place Noyem
her 4, tlle day of the presidential elee
lion. Georgia will elect Governo
81 Legislature oil October 4. Til
BBsnIy important October elections, how
& .yer, ARE those of Ohio and West Vii
& llia.on Tuesday. October Ia, whe
siO will elect minor State officers M
s gressInen and West Virginia 4 GOV
oa kor and other State officers. All th
81 afes will elect presidential electors Q
slAlasss s5lay. November 4. The chose
eieeiefs will meet at their respectiv
Seas Capitols en Wednesday, Decen
per and cast their ballots for Pres
dens ind vide President direct.
SE o
que sourthouse square has presente
o llVkl appearance for several da5
past There is a heavy criminal doeA
et, aansnn ia them some important murd,
cases aard felonies, which keep the on
eefs =. y sase ,sse court, jury, and members
the paI life busy and bold many pc
sons ~ s ~ endance ais witnesses.
Doup.sisss there will be number
U con nVic1's'nA before the calendar is clea
ed.
MI Aa Lastrapes, Supervisor
Regfsbf atis'a ii making a tour of d
parish, ,sIaring all non registers
8 voters: II one come of age or "
8 do 90 pIsN.sS p.a,s 10 the November ele
ton shouia gister, and all perso
have \ ID their req gea ses,asrses aarreesa. IAo \
9 notice ii anot y 4 Il eolom,, aim e
i, We noslce sp. l' SaaIne Of G. G. Sway
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