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


1t is expected that the sentence of
Riel, the Canadian rebel, will be com
muted to imprisonment for life.
The cholera continues its ravages in
Spain; has reappeared in Marseilles,
and several eases are reported in Paris,
France.
Riel, the Canadian insurgent, has
been convicted, and sentenced to be
hanged on the 18th of September, at
Regina.
All mail for Central and South Ameri-
ca, refused by San Francisco steamers,
is now sent overland to New York and
New Orleans for distribution
During the early part of the week q
gang of men were busily engaged put
ting mp Mr.. Watkins telephone wire,
which is to extend from Lake Charles
to his immense rice farm in Cameron
parish. h.-Lake Charles Echo.
During the thunderstorm of last
Thursday lightning fell in three places
in the town of Breaux's Bridge. In front
of the store of Mr.. Valerien Martin,
and in the street, it fell, and made a
large size hole IN the ground. 1t struck
an old outhouse near the residence of
Mr.. A. Domengeaux, and struck and
killed a. calf ut Mr. Rees' place. st.
Martin Reyeille, August ].
Calcasieu will raise the largest orange
crop this year that has been gathered
in this parish for many years. In form
er years our orange crop was a
of Il hat
since the visitation of the insects, some
eight years ago, it has been tagging,
but we are informed the present pros
poets throughout the entire parish in
dicate a large yield this season.-Lake
Charles Echo.
Mrs. Grants wish that leading Con.
federate officer should act as pail bearer
at Gen. Grants funeral does credit to
her heart and mind, and is worthy of
special praise. Such an act will go far
toward the complete healing Of the
woand> Inflicted during our bitter fra
tricidal strife and kept open oil too long.
In striking contrast with this genuine
evidence of good feeling on the part of
the dead chieftain. stands out the hos
tile attitude assumed by many citizens
of Philadelphia during the recent drill
of volunteer soldiers III that city, against
the companies from the South. 1t would
seem as if the whole country, North,
and South, outside the Quaker City, had
agreed TO forget and forgive all past
differences and injuries, and just why
so much bitterness should still linger
upon the banks of the Schuylkifl we are
af Il laos tn nndaratnnd
The Capitolian Advocate has deter
mined to pat the Democracy of this
State on their guard against the long
laid scheme to ensnare them into an in
dependent movement having for its OBJ
iect the election of combination OF
politicians to the various Offices in the
gift of the people. Systematic fnult-
finding, villification and misIepresenta-
ton, are the methods that this cabal
have adopted to effect their purposes.
They have succeeded by these means
. i'm poisoning the Presidents mind
against the men who stood by him most
faithfully in the presidential campaign
Encouraged by their success at Wash
ington, they are employing the same
means to capture the State. The Cap
itolian- Advocate, at all times straight
Democratic paper, will not be made to
swerye from the line of duty by taunts
or Misrepresentation of its motives,
nor by the fusilade of the pop guns ol
Reform" B. R. Capitofian- Advocate
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