The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-10-17
VOL. XXXIII.

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Official Journal Of the Parish Of St: Landry.
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BIZ
LEONCE & L. A. .SANDOz.
OPELOUsAS:
SATURDAY. ): OCTOBER II, 1885.
The Republicans elected their State
ticket in Ohio last Tuesday The Leg
islature is claimed by both parties.
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DR.. L. Hadden who was stricken with
paralysis a few days ago, we are glad
to learn is now improving. He has re.
covered his speech, but his right side is
still seriously affected.
Cotton will doubtless come in pretty
briskly before many more days. The
planters have been so busy picking that
they could scarcely lose the time to haul
any to the gins,
We acknowledge the receipt of COM
plimentary tickets of invitation to the
dramatic entertainment, given under
the auspices of the ladies of the Episco-
Dal church, on Thursday evening last.
st Perrodin Hall.
The New Orleans Chronicle says that
the Morgan Railroad is the only road
entering that city that has refused to
extend courtesies to the agents of the
Exposition, who are compelled to travel
ever the country in their work of gath
sripg exhibits.
More cotton than usual for this season
was sold on our streets during the past
week. For the sake Of he farmers, it
ID to be hoped that t.. will be rise
from the present low ). ice Of the staple,
The crop in St. Landf will scarcely
reach two thirds yieik
a lady fully compete t to fiil the po
sition of teacher of mu e, OF governess,
and would be willing take situation
aB h0usekeeper or com anion to lady,
and is a good needlev bman, desires a
situation. Anyone neeSiing the services
Of such person can geffnrtller particu-
lars by applying at this Office.
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A few days ago two men NAMED --
P6ron aud - Fontenot had diff
Guilty in Chataignier. P6ron it is said
dangerously stabbed Fontrnot in the
side, and feeling remorse about at
tempting to take the life of his whilom
friend, he made an attempt to destroy
his own life by cutting his throat. He
severed the windpipe and is said to be
10 very precarious condition. Fonte-
not is reported to be doing well with
fair hopes of recovery.
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While the American Exposition is
booming in its grand preparations for
the coming winter, and many parishes
are enthusiastically awakened to the
Importance of making an exhibit oi
their Industries and resources at the
sarne, St. Landry parish is to be left
ont, the police Jury having failed to
make any appropriation for the purpose
The proceedings of the last meeting OF
that body will be found in another c.'l
column.
We are in receipt of note from Col
VIM. Preston Johnston, President oi
tha Tulane University at New Orleans,
requesting us to state "that by an ACT
Of the Legislature each State Senator
oF Representative has the right to nom
mate from the bona fie residents of the
parish or district, d student with free
scholarship In the high school or college
0f Tulane University z Any further
information on the subject ear be OBJ
fained by addressing the Secretary o.
Tho University.
In the case of the State of Loulsians
ys. solomon Williams, colored, tried
Tor murder aud sentenced to death, al
the present term of the District Court
tue attorneys moved ID arrest of judg.
nisnt on the ground that the indictment
was Insufficient under Article l046 81
the Revised Statutes, not charging the
deed to have been willfully done
Noses Cain, tried for murder and sen.
fenced for life, appealed on the same
grounds. These appeals will be tried
5y the Supreme Court. soou to sit a'
Shreveport.
ANOTHER GlS AcoIDEET.-Mr Andre
MHllet, residing on bayou Teche, had
she misfortune of getting his arm brok
~ and seriously mangled by the glr
saws q few days ago, while endsavoriDg
seunclog the saws. Il appears he had
his shirt sleeves rolled up TO bis elbows
and By como strange fatality the saws
caught the sleeve Of his right arm and
before he could extricate it drew it into
lae saRs. We hope that he will mol
luse tue limb and that be will speedily
Eeeover from the accident.
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DR.. VIM. Patti, the great naturalist
and botanist, called the Wonder Doctor
has arrived In Opelousas and taken
quarters at Frank the Bakers, his Office
and teut being located on Main street
opposite Lastrapes' grocery store. The
Doctor treats great number of chroni,
diseases with domestic herbs solely, anG
slams To have restored to health thous
anis Of sufferers whose cases were de
elared hopeless and incurable BY emf
SEt physicians and practitioners al
nFsr the land. He will lecture on th'
NEreak tf,-uirht and invites The DeODle Il