The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-26
General Notes.
The melancholy days have come,
He drops the silent tear;
He's shelling out for Christmas gifts

The Avery Salt Mines now ship
about $50 tons of salt daily.
Atlanta is contesting the result of the
prohibition election in the United
States Courts
The election foi President III tI.,.
French Republic viii he held Oh the,
2Sth inst.
Chas, Kaufman, aged 46 years. of
Franklin, N j., who was bitten hy IL
rabid dog on Nov 81, has sailed fp,
Paris to consult NJ. Pasteur,
DR. W. A. Robertson has bought the
Washington Argus, which will soon lm.
started as n regular Democratic paper.
Abbeville Meridional.
Mr.. Lucius d. Campbell, well known
here, and Miss Firth, of Evergreen.
were married at the latter named place
on Thursday Alexandria Democrat.
Ii all other workers and business men
are combining for mutual advantage
and protection, we see no reason why
the farmers should not do so.-Waco
Examiner.
The cotton planters of Pointe Coupee
parish are to hold IA meeting at an early
day for the purpose OF taking into con-
slderatlon the erection OF cotton seed
oil mill at some point iu that parish
The saints Of Utah have gazed upon
the United States batteries and wept.
They are Innocent babes. We have an
idea that Greenland wonld suit the
saints. They need freezing.
York Journal, Ind.
One thousand and four bills were IN
troduced in the United States House of
Representatives on the 2lst, when it
adjourned to January 5th, 1886, with
the understanding the call was to be
resumed Oh that date.
Mr.. G. A. Hooper, of Pineviile, the
wonderful cancer physician. has just
returned from Sabine and Natchitnches
parish, where lie has successfully treat
ed number of persons afflicted with
cancer He has so much business THAT
he is rarely at home, SO if there is any
one in the parish needing his services,
they should call at once.-Alexandria
Town Talk.
General Dabney II Many, who was
confederate major general, concludes
!, warm tribute, in the Richmond State,
20 the late General George B. McClel-
Ian lib follows: .All Vitginians bear
witness that wherever his flag flew
manly warfare reared his honest front. !
M word or act of harshness to the vie
/ tins of war who fell within his powe.
] has ever been attributable to him, and
! no discourtesy t0 woman furnishes his
bright shield, for lies was II soldier with
out fear aud without reproach.
There IS some talk of creating d new
parish III southwestern Louisiana, by
carving off ii slice from each of the
pafishes of St. Landry, Vtrmilinn and
Calcasieu, and making Raynestlie par
isl site There is territory enough,
we learn, for the project, hut the anes
ti0n would be, il iliereis snfficieney Of
population comprised III these three
slices, if nlade into u parish, to main
tain itself as u parish without taxing
file people who would come within its
limits too heavily TO do 50 p Ahheviile
Meridional.
The sulphur mines will soon be re-
vived under the management of Capt
j. A.. Giant By Il company Df capital
lists. There in now about $iOU,DDU
worth of machinery and implements on
hand, and lis much more will 0e added.
Southern capital and Southern men
and enterprise will be interested in
developing the great strata of over lOO
feet Of pure sulphur, which the FIRST
boriugs proved are to be met with at
400 feet below the surface. There can
be but little doubt as to ultimate sue
cess.
Senator Hoar was prompt in intro
lncing his old bill of last season relat-
ing to the presidential succession. The
bin names the Secretary of State aud,
If there is none, the Secretary of the
Treasury Of the existing administration
al the temporary occupants Of the
presidential Office until the vacancy is
iilled by I'D election. The House will
doubtless favor the bill. II ought to
! be promptly passed and sent to the
President. Itis a bill TO guard against
d temporary reversal of the people
Will.-New York World
Tie transfer Of all tie leading FEEDER
Al positions Id Louisiana to the Re
formers has been completed, and with
only two deviations the spirit of Civil
Service Reform has been thoroughly
observed. Democrats who had taken
undue interest Id the Presidential cam
uaien in Louisiana, in favor of Mr.
Cleveland, either BY subscribing money
III by exerting themselves " prevent
The erasgare of the names OF seven
thousand voters from the registration
list in New Orleans, have, very proper
ii, been snnbbed for their display q
offensive partisanship in tile campaign
Cupitolian -Ad vocate.
Some time during tie present month
the French Legislature will have ta
elect a new President of che Republic
The seven years, term of M. Grevy vii
expire on January 30, 1886, and tflt
election must take place not less than
one month before that date. TIKI
exact dsy is to be fixed BIZ the ministry
with the approval of the President and
kIse President of the Senate, and ol
That tlay slle two chambers will meet i
Joint convention and proceed 10 vote
a majority of all the Deputies ans
Senators is required for an election
As fhe Whole number il 684, the win
Ming candidate nlust Lave not less that
443 Votas. It il believed that ". 5TeVl
viii receive moro than this number