The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-12
General Notes.

Colored men of Rossier are to send
delegation to the American Exposition
to represent their interests.
The Police Jury of Avoyelles has ap-
propriated 800 for the best pamphlet
showing the resources and advantages
of that parish.
Over 5000 people have been drowned
and villages submerged in Jessore, Cal
cutta, by IL cyclone and 124I square
miles in the Moorslledabad and Hudded
districts devasted.
The United States Consul at Samoa
reports that in that region the ocean
has thrown up M island two miles long
and two hundred aud City feet high,
directly in the track of vessels bound
to OF from California.
Charlotte Wicklife, O. negress of
Louisville, who died on Wednesday at
the age of III years, claimed to have
handed George Washington q cup of
water at the battle Of Yorktown. She
left sixty grandchildren.
Edna Payne, a colored women aged
20 years. disappeared last Saturday IN
Grand Pointe, aud few days later her
body was discovered at the edge of the
wood near DR.. Walkers place. The
presumption Is that she was murdered
because she was u state witness in q
case of burglary in St. Landry, in which
several colored men were Implicated
st. Martin Reveille. Dec. 5.
There is an institution which is work
ing we'll in some parts of Switzerland,
the so-called Reiseverein. OF "Travel
Club" Each member pays subscrip-
tion nf about franc 90 centimes a
week, or something more, and in June
or July he receives Cheap circular
ticket, enabling him to make Il pleasure
and business tour to France or Italy.
In Basic there are many such clubs,
which have been in existence for some
years, aud they make arrangements for
the cheap boarding, as we'll rs the cheap
travelling, of their members. In the two
important matters of free schooling and
local seIf-government, Switzerland
stands far ahead of the rest of Europe,
A. F. Lazier, editor Of the Panhandle
Texan, was arrested on tho charge OF
forgery about II month ago, OH the eve
Of Ills marriage to IA young lady residing
at Gainesville, in that State, and locked
up in JUL at Fort Worth. There be
was permitted to remain until few
DAYS ago, when an examination by the
officials disclosed the mans Innocence
of the charge, and he was released,
When Lazier got out of the Jail doors
he was met by Annie L. HELEN, or Mrs
A. r. Lazier, the prisoners former
wife, who had been divorced from him
in Virginia With her was Lazier's lit
tie son, six years old, and the meeting
was an affecting one. The former wife
had seen in the newspaper dispatches
/ of her former husbands troubles, and
! had as soon as possible come to his us.
sistance. After some conversation the
/ past acts were forgiven, q marriage
/ license was obtained and the iong-es.
/ tranged couple were reunited. N. q
| Times Democrat.
] This, from a Northern paper, al
/ though Democratic, is Il very strong au6
/ truthful statement uf the case. It twoulG
| be we'll if Republicans who are con,
stantly decrying the solid South" coult
I be made to understand the cause OF this
I soiidity as we'll rs the Albany Argus
does, and 30 modify their treatment O
the Southern people as will make it un-
necessary TO continue their unity agains1
the Republican party. Tue Argus say
1 that the clements which constitute q
solid South aud antagonlstic to the he
publican party, are banded together II
tue very natural aud reasonable theory
! oil self -defense. It will take more,
ous Northern contemporary says, that
one geueratiou to forget the outfageou
rule Of carpet baggers, ignorant ne
groes, converted FROM plantation hand
into legislators and judges aud bruta
scallawags, who represented the dreg
of the white population. The suffer
Ings of the people OF the South durlu.
that period Of reconstruction were sucl
as to make them dred mud abhor th
party responsible for the rule Of tyrant
and robbers, aud tbat party, ever sine
tile South tsgained control OF its owl
atfairs, has let 10 opportunity pass 9
insulting, abusing aud threatening th
emanclpated people with anothef tast
Of Republicans rule Tie solid suutl
whites aud negroes, is formed OF q CON
lnunity of Interests, aud the coilstal
aud rapid increase Of prosperity AL
Deace Iii that section makes that COM
inunity stronger and more uDyieidiug.