The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-04-25
VOL. XXI.


naciaI journal Of the Parish Of ST. Landry.
f1fIicjaI Journal Of the Parish School Board.
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BY
LEONCE d L. A. SANDOZ.
OPELOUSAs:
SATURDAY, ;: /: APRIL 25, 1885.
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Measles have been and are still pre-
yalent in Washington, and three cases
are reported in Opelousas.
The attention of members of the Cen
trail St. Landry Protective livestock
Association 10 called to notice of the
gecretary in another column.
The prospects are that we will have
4 heavy fruit crop this year.
Vegetables, also, will be abundant,
which will materially diminish the ex-
penses of the table.
Many road overseers were consider
ATE enough to work the public roads
during the dry weather of last week,
and the consequence is that all of these
are in good condition for travel to-day.
Al fearful confagration III the bust
ness centre of Vicksburg Wednesday
night destroyed half a million dollars
worth of property. Several persons
are believed to have perished in the
flames.
Mr.. Leonce E. Littell, Civil Engineer
and Surveyor, has opened an Office
with Messrs. Perrodin e. DuRoy, attor-
news. and offers his professional ser
vices to the public. See his card else
where.
The card of DIR. Homere Chachere,
physician and surgeon, will be found in
another column The DIR. is recent
graduate of the University of Lonisi-
ana, aud starts out with very fiatter-
ing prospects,.
Teal ducks have been selling for
several days, at three for twenty five
eelsts, and in some cases, at five cents
niece. In a few days more the teal
and papabottes will leave Us, whe.
game birds will be very scarce at any
price.
Sixty three of our citizens ayailed
themselves of the excursion on last
Thursday to visit the Exposition. in
New Orleans. 1t is probable that there
will be more than double that number
who will 60 down on the excursion OF
the 29th inst, SO as to be present ON
Louisiana Day,
Mi. JOS. E. Estorge, our deputy post
master, having removed to Washing
ton, where he has taken charge of Mr..
j. r. Robins drugstore, Mr.. Desma-
rails. our postmaster, rendered the ap-
p0intment of deputy postmaster to Mrs
a. Bailey. That lady accepted, and
on Wednesday last entered upon tbs
discharge of the duties of her position.
WAX NEWS. England aud Russia
are still reported as actively preparing
for war. If begins, it will doubtless
Be n tremendous struggle, involving
several European uations before j. vii
be concluded. In the event of il pro
IDnged war, it would be impolitic il
the South to plant heavily in cotton
Ii would he much safer to plant abund
antiy iii breadstuffs, and be sure Of 1
living at home.
Reunembef that Louisiana Day al. .tlis
Exposition is the 30tb inst, and tina
an excursion at $3.50, for the rount
"trip, takes place ON the 29th, returning
on May End. This will doubtless be th,
last excursion. at cheap rates, that vii
cake place before the closing of th'
great Worlds Fair, and every ON
should try and avail themselves of it
and, at least, get d peep at the won
ders to be seen there. Let Louisiani
Day be well attended by all who cal
possibly 60.
GEN. GRANTS CONDITION. The bnl
lstins for the past few days show
steady and marked Improvement u
lhe health of Gen. Grant. If no othe
cOmplicatioas superyene in his case
We are of the op.zs::5a tat be will ye
recover of his present malady ID
bsst Of physicians are sometimes mis-
taken Ia the symptoms of disease, an
we believe that medical Judgment ha
5een In error as to- the actual afiiictio
Of tbs distinguished patient. The pros
pect is that Cen. Grant will recove
from his preselS attacS.
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PERSONAL. Hon. FL. L. Garland an
wife and their daughtsr-in-law, Mrs.
r. Garland, and children, left By Sur
days passenger train for New Orleans
Dr.. r. Chacher6 and wife, of Plaque
nine Ridge, and DIR. q. T.. Young an
family, Of Vile Plate, were anon
ths exeursionists who left here 9
Thursday morning for -four days' sc
jonfn In the Crescent City.
Judge Geo. wv. Hudspeth and famll.
our senior editor, and Messrs. w
Rafranlt, Gus. z. FOntenot, R0bt. Chi
eheT6 and j. Frankel are in New o.
lsans, seeing the sights at the giei
Worlds Exposition.
WEATHER NoTEs. After a lapse
about two weeks the clouds gathere
and the rain descended in torrents o
last Monday evening, followed by occi
sional showers on Tuesday and Wet
needay From the present outlook v
will probably have frequent shove
for the next few days, which admol
ishes our planters to be wide awake
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