The Opelousas courier., 1885-07-18

ashes of the hero and ) ,triot
fought forever to dwell, khere
his soul lowering over lpuisi-
ana's Capitol may inspire, with
his wisdom and his devotion to
her glory and welfare, those who
will be called to preside over her
destinies.-B. r. Capitolian Adj
vocate.
M. Worth. the noted man
miliner, has created a sensation
in Paris by issuing a circular
addressed to all the members of
the Syndicate of Dressmakers of
the metropolis, in which, for
common protection, a list is
printed of all delinquent custom
ers. This 6ste de suspicion COM
prises three categories. Category
A includes all French and for
eign customers utterly insolv-
able. Category b includes all
who, out of pure vanity, order
dresses that they are unable to
pay for. Category G includes
those who, in spite of solid for
tune, tease and worry dress
makers by never paying their
bills until compelled to do SO by
the costly machinery Of the law.
To this au~tocratic degree of the
king of dressmakers is appended
a list of nearly 1000 names,
prima donnas, actresses, prin-
cesses, duchesses, ETC., etc.
Category @, those who can pay
but will not pay, includes many
of the most prominent names in
Europe. In this category there
are twenty-one princesses, nine
duchesses, seventy-three count
esses, eleven actresses, ETC., etc.
The hste suspecte has already
caused the most terrible domes-
tic complications, and promises
at the expiration of the summer
holidays to make the law courts
the place Of ultra fashionable
rendezvous.
Those Southerners who have
exhausted their eulogies and
sympathies upon General Grant
will not be repaid for their great
magnanimity, by a perusal of
the paragraph inhis contribution
to the Century in which he re-
produces the vile SANDER con-
cocted during the heat of the
civil war, by some irresponsible
Northern hummer, respecting
Jefferson Davis attire when
captured in Georgia by Federal
soldiers. There never was a
more baseless fabrication. A
thousand times it has been con-
tradicted and refuted. Its repe-
tition could only proceed from
motives unworthy of a manly
nature, and contemplate in its
object and intent. Jefferson
Davis course in political life
may have drawn upon him the
bitter enmity of sectional and
political foes, but in his whole
career, there was never an act
or word from him which would
Justify an imputation upon his
personal bearing, his masculine
courage and conduct in all EN-
ergencies, and on all occasions.
The publisher and copyist ofGen.
Grants historical contribution
should have erased this ailnsion
and prevented its appearance in
print, at this critical period Of
his condition, of affiiction and
disease, which have elected sc
many respectful and commiser
ating and kindly references ane
sympathies from Southern jour
nails and people.-N. O.. States
One day the North Western
Estates have yisitations from 10
Gusts and worms and chinch
bugs that eat up entire fields o.
the growing crops in a single
might. Another day come tor.
nadoes and cyclones which pa.
similar attention to the dwelling
houses, railways, etc. We Of thu
sSouth enjoy a happy immunit,
from such ills-all save in Texas
La month ago the Lone Star
! cot up d successful revival p
the Noachian deluge; now the,
have produced in true Mosai'
style a plague of frogs. Thos'
frogs are knowing Abeasties.'
, Originating nthe Mexico-Tex
as frontier, they hoped witt
one accord Texas-Ward. TIL
Greasers are frog-eaters, tn