The Opelousas courier., 1885-02-14
General Notes. d

q provinces. sFT0WInS ulsceulsDl8 VIII
not unlikely lead 10 labor iiots. PAis
country is stiit the best of of any.
| The people of Berne continue much
I exercised over the Anarchist threats to
| blow up the Federal palace in revenge
| for che faprsssive measures recently
adopted by tie Swiss gorerInient
! Cremation is gaining ground even in
/ the Massachusetts Legislature, a body
by no uleaas noted for, seadines to de-
part fram the narros1 paths Of tie faith
ers, or to subordinate prejudice to rea-
son and . bill to incorporate a crema-
tion society has been favorably report
ed. Thescremation idea seems, indeed,
| to be rapidly gaining advocates through
ont the country. 1frholera should visit
the land the coming summer, this form
of aepulture might easily become a sau.
itary necessity n. O., City Item,
Il IS plain that the Republicans in
Congress are, by their dtlatory course,
striving to nsCessitata. The holding of an
extra session of Congress-, thinking, no
doubt, that.they can make come poiiti.
cal capital out of ii; and annoy and har-
rass the administration of Mr.. Cleve'
Land IN. O: States,
Chicago and the country for sixty
miles around continue to-be the scene
of a very severe blizzard, which was
preceded By d great snow storm. The
snow has blocked up all the railroads
leading into Chicago, and many stock
trains have been showed in on the va.
rions roads, and II they are not speedily
relieved there will be An immense loss
of cattle. Thirteen cars of sheep ont on
railroad a few miles from Chicago
were found frozen TO dSath. Yesterday
the cold was intense all through the
northeast-N. o. States, Feb. II.
Khartonm has fallen. The telegraph
describes the massacre that followed its
capture as most fearful and atrocioas,
rivaliDg the horrible scenes that attend
ed the sepoy mutiny in India, The
panic-strieken Egyptiana were captur-
ed in their flight and put to death with
the most fendish tertures Some were
transh1ed with spears aud left to bleed
TO death Most of the victims were
mutiIafed ID the most horrible manner !;
their eyes we're gouged out, their noses
slit and their tongues torn out By the
roots In many cases the mutilated
parts Of the victims bodies were thrust
/ into their mouths while they we're still
living. The massacre included many
non-combatants, and the Egyptian wo-
men we're subjected 90 the most shame.
ful indignities. aa1ofe than a hundred
women md young girl@ we're given over
! to 81 Mahai,s followers TO he used as
slaves After tbs slaughter many
Arabs were seen rushing around the
streets with cue heads Of tile Egg yptians
impaled upon their spears.
So vast il the area covered by the
Exposition buildings, and SO varied,
extensive aud magnificent are the ex-
hibits, that the visitor, on entering the
grounds, is utterly hewildered and at o
loss where to go 81 what to see, and
Z wanders on here and theirs Like one in q
gorgeous and shifting dream, antil vea-
ried out be takes the return eai without
.llaYing seen any thing yery definite and
1 ii thout any clear idea of what the Ey.
position il. It Is safe to cay, that moi
more than one.tenth Of the visitors see
moro ID one days unguided ramblingt
than one-tenth Of what they ought te
see aud conld see if inteIligently guided
This suggeats to 10 that the Exposition
offers aD excellent field for d new oc.
cnpatiop, in pursuing which quite !
number of the, af present, respectable
I. unemployed, who arc forced con
staDtIy to tax their friends for littls
aid To scare away the wolf, Z nigh
make themselves self staining. Il !
number Of these were to thoroughly
study the geography Of the Exposition
fansiliarize themselves with all its mos
interesting localities aud exhibits ami
shen establish guides stand Of o6ic'
and tender their services ID guides anl