The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-20

sumed the editorial control of the
Shreveport Times.
If the South continues to grow as it
has done during the last twenty five
years, the North will have to look out
for its boasted industrial supremacy.
New York Herald.
The trial of Riel, the leader of the
recent rebellion of Canadian half breeds,
is to begin at Regina the latter part of
June. The plea of insanity, will be
urged in his defence.
| The name of the new British Pre-
mief is Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne
Cecil, and his other names are Marquis
of Salisbury, Earl of Salisbury, Viscount
Cranbourne, Baron Cecil and Baron
Ogle.
Admiral Lacombie, of the French war
steamer Flore, now in Newport harbor,
received instructions ,on Sunday to
proceed to New York at 6 O'Clock last
night with his ship, to participate in
the Bartholdi statue ceremonies.
To settle the question whether the
E. in Gen. Lees name was for Edmund
Eabr Edward, Col Peyton Wise, Of Rich
mond, wrote to Gen. Gusts Lee, Gen.
Lees eldest son. To this Gen. Custis
Lee responds that his fathers name
was Robert Edward Lee, aud the parties
to the dispute concede that this settles
the matter
The colored voters of Virginia who
have deserted from the camp of Malone
and are joining the Democratic ranks
were told by Malone and his followers
last fall that if the Democratic party
came in power the negroes would be
"pnt back in slavery" The negroes
have discovered that they are not put
back Tt is only Malone who has been
Eset back New York World, Dem.
Whenever it gets little dull at Beau
voir Hon. Jefferson Davis utters great
truth about the loss of reverence and
/. knowledge of the Constitution, and
permits it to be published For about
one month thereafter Mr. Davis is
highly amused at the capering of truly
loyal editors who never read the Con-
stitutioa in their lives, and don't care
half as much for it as they do for Il nasty
bit of scandal Augusta Chronicle
It is stated that cholera is reported
westward along the Mediterranean.
There are several cases in Teuri, Ali
cante and Cartegena Twelve thou
sand persons left Madrid during the
past week in consequences of the cholera
scare. Tho exodus is increasing. At
Castellon. on Sunday, ia new cases of
! cholera and thirty six deaths were
reported, and at Cartegena 2l4 cases
and sixty deaths were reported. The
people have become very much alarm
ed
Philadelphia, June Is. The Board Of
Health has received letter from the
United States consul at Marseilles, say
ing that the Italian bark Orsola had
cleared with a bill of health, wool laden,
for Philadelphia, and that it was snb-
sequently discovered that two or three
cases of sporadic cholera had occurred
at Marseilles previous to her departure
The consul did not believe the vessel
infected, but sent the letter that all
necessary precautions might be taken.
> Washington, June Is. The following
is. nm extract from 4 dispatch received
at the State Department from United
States CONSUL Maughawaint, at Naples,
In regard TO the Importation of DID
rags:
81 feel that such inportations are
not free from danger, and especially 50
when that merchandise can be traced
as coming from Naples, even indirectly.
I'm this city (Naplesl rags are stored just
ID those quarters Of the city where the
cholera was most severe last year"
Portland, Ne, June l5.-A hearing
was held here to-day before Judge Vir-
gin on the petition of the International
Express company for an order to com
pei the Grand Trunk Railway to carry
messengers and freight between Port
land and Lewiston. The railway bad
refused to carry express matters, aud
said lit could do its own expressing.
The court granted che order, holding
that d railway connot discriminate in
favor of itself. It can do express work,
but must grant the same privileges te
others.
] The Democrats want the offices, bui
they do not blame any Republican Office.
holders for partisan activity, provided
his conduct as an official has been sat
isfactory They want his Office
They think it is right Dem
ocrat should I'll II, but they also wan
The offices of Republican oficeholdera
if any such there be, who have neyel
manifested any partisan activit,
whatever. Out of Difference to the mug
wumps good deal of humbug has beel
put into this matter, yet il is always
best to speak the truth.-Nev Yorl
j Sun, Ind
FINE IRIsH PoTAToEs Our old frient
Fheodule Daigle, Of Church Point, ha
certainly raised the champion Irish po
! tato crop Of the season. He plante'
! only seven rows, two acres in length
and after using potatoes for bis faniI
4 Of ten OF twelve persons for aevera
weeks, he dug the crop few days ago
which gave tile enormous yield OF thir
!. ty-two barrels of large sized potatoes