The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-08-29

son, Qeceasoo.
Attention is called to the advertise
.,ant If Milmo g. Stokoe, lumber deal
nrs la To he found in this issue. MIR. +. >.
Tnmminas 9 is in charge of the yard here,
and is confident of his ability TO give
satisfaction to all callers.
Another alarm of fire this week On
Tuesday shortly after noon the roof OF
mr.. r. Mornhinveg's kitchea was ans
eovered to be on fire, bat the names
ware extinguished before the engines
eould reach the spot.
The card of Mr.. Louis A. Godefroy,
commission merchant, No. IS Decatur
sfreet, New Orleans, appears in another
colnmn. MIR. Godefroy is we'll and ia
vnrahly known throughout this section,
bas had long experience in business,
md ma We think our friends could not en-
trnst the sale of their produce to safer
n better, hands.
"a meeting of Louisiana lawyers was
haId Al Alexandria last Monday. They
forned a Country Bar Association, with
m following officers: Don. Gallery, OF
q a. Mary. president; E. North Cullom,
"a AyoyeIIes, and j. w. Burgess, OF
Fasf Baton Rouge, vice-presidents; J.
n Wickliffe, of Grant, secretary ana ..
G P Greyes. of East Baton Rouge, treas
urer. The membership now numbers
about thirty.
The committee appointed by the
meeting Of merchants held here on the
l0th inst. has issued circular to the
merchants and shippers of this and ad
Joining parishes, advising them OF It's
readiness to report upon the best means
81 securing reasonable rates OF trans
nortation to New Orleans, aud inviting
them to attend general meeting of
merchants. TO be held at Washington
on Monday, September 9TH, when it is
nronosed to take final action IN the mat
far. We trust that every merchant IN
0pelougas and Washington, at least,
win be present or represented by proxy,
sand that vigorous and decisive steps VIII
la adopted, locking to an abatement OF
the depicting, exhausting drain upon
fhe conntry,s resources which, it would
aeem. will go on indefinitely unless put
stop to BY the people themselves, OF
/ BY those among them who control tue
shipment OF it's produce and supplies.
4 Unity of action, as we stated the othef
day. will assuredly accomplish the much
10 be desired object.
The Peekskill Democrat says there
ssare Democrats and Democrats, and
tha hest are those who have been Dem
ocrats the longest and the most Demo
cratic. Every one who was Democrat,
when it cost something to be Demo
crat, has q better claim on the admins
tration than those whorecently sscaught
on.n-W atkins Democrat.
Tn Go this date the sscanght on" chaps
seern to be the only ones wanted By the
administration. Those who have been
the worst enemies of the Democratic
party and iii principles all their ilves
seem to be preferred In the service @
the government to true and faithfn
/ Democrats. Illustrations are furnished
eyery week from which we draw thi
inference. Last week the President ap
nointed VIM. b. Webb, u prominen
RepnblicaD lawyer of Washington, T.
be District Commissioner, and MaJo
Lydecker. tlle army representative
tie Commission, Is conspicuous for ll
Republican partisanship. Only one 9
the three Commissioners 10 Democrat
Pan Yam IN. y. j Democrat.
No matter what may be thought 9
Senator Enstis' avowed purpose OF 40
taponizing the Presidents civil servIc
noIlcy. 1t must be confessed that he de
serves praise for bis absolute refusal
bargain for Federal patronage at the ex
pense of surrendering principle. u
opposed the appointment Of Mr. herno
chan to any Federal position because
The last election Mr.. Kernochaii organ
ized iii independent movement ~ th
First Congressional District of Louis
ana. which set np an independent car
4idate for Congress In advance of an
Democratic nomination and continue
Id support the independent candidal
after the regular Democratic organiza
ton had put q nominee I'D the melt
This independent movement, with
view Of defeating tile regular Demt
cratic nominee, courted an alliance WI
The Republican leaders OF the dlstrlc
and compassed an attempt to use ~
publican u. S. Marshals Of the polls, afl
applied 10 d Republican Federal Judg
for an order to strike from the IiaEa1
registered voters the names OF sOt
bonn 5itge reeid dents and legal Democfa
voters of tile District. Thibodanx SCI
tinel.
81 wiel, vas, would renew this not