The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-10-24
General Notes.


England has ordered 10000 men of
the Madras army for an attack on
Burmah.
The T. S. Treasury has received $5,-
000, 900 in gold and S26, 900, 900 in sill
YER from over. crowded sub-treasuries.
After last Sundays second ballots
the French Chamber of Deputies is ex-
pected to stand 200 Monarchists to 384
Republican Radicals.
A preacher in Ohio said the other
day: "The Democratic party road
leads to hell, and that of the Republi-
can party to damnation."
Then, nothing is left for those who
want to be saved but to "take to de
woods"
The city council of Lake Charles has
purchased No. 5Silsby Steam Eugiue
for $2, $50, same size and price as the
one we want for this place. The cleo
tion to vote fve-mill tax for this pur-
pose is to be held next Saturday at the
court house.-Morgan City Review.
The most distinguished of the Cath
Ollie clergy in America, Cardinal John
McCloskey, has been gathered to his
fathers. He was native of Brooklyn.
N Y, and from his earliest years mani
tested strong relish for knowledge,
and rapidly rose to the highest dignity
of the church,
Capitolian- Advocate Our reporter
was informed yesterday by Auditor
Steele that the promptness of tax col
lectofs in accounting for collections of
licenses has enabled the State Treasur-
er 10 promptly retire each month, all
constitutional warrants drawn against
the general fund of 1885.
The mugwump, We have reason to
believe, is very fond of Office. He
takes one when lie can get it, and he is
very much given 10 extending his ad
vice to a President whom he ouly help
| ed in casual way to elect He is a
very obtrusiye, supercilioas and domi-
neering ~sort of a citizen New York
| World, Dem.
One night last week one of the coach
es attached to Il passenger train going
west on the Texas g. Pacific Road,
dropped a couple of wheels between
Boyce and Alexandria. It was some
time before the accident was discovered,
and the train hHd to back up and re-
cover the wheels, an hours time being
lost. No damage done- AlexandIia
Town Talk, Doth.
The native government of Burtnail is
Il blot on the civilization of the l9t!,
century England has long since re
lieyed the King Of BurnaIi Of the great
er part of his dominion, and now il be-
comes Il necessity to lay heavy hands
on the remainder-the which En-
gland will promptly seize ut the point
Of the bayonet. England Is, without
doubt, far reaching aud ever ready fn,
land grab City It.ul
Since last Monday, the cotton seed
oil factory has been running day and
night. 4 great quantity Of cotton is
also ginned duly in the cotton mill
The machinery Of the factory is tlit,
latest improved, very powerful aud
running like a charm. The owners OF
the GOTTEN seed mill are still receiving
large quantities of cottnsl and cotton
seed St. Martin Reveille, Oct H.
4 glance ut the register III the Unit.
ed States Land Office shows that nearly
If not quite all Of the hitherto uiloecu-
pied land in Louisiana has been banght
up by Western spec,ilftafs for it,
spiendid timber growth. 4 good l,or-
tion Of ii, however, will be- settled ul
by Swedes and other eInigtants. and
made TO yield goodly crops Of corn, cot
ton, rice and sugar.-T Times Democrat.
James Willis, a colored tenant on
the plantation af Jas. A. Ware; killed Il
three hundred pound bear in the real
of said plantation Tuesday morning
iaet at 4 o'clock This is the one hun.
dred and fifteenth bear killed By Willie
since 1868. A hind quarter of the ami.
4 na,sl was brought to our town Oh tlie
day BIO Was killed, aud round steaks
cut therefrom aud presented to tic
Sheriff and other court and parochla
officers. -Iberville South.
Mr. j. G. Morrison, State agent o
Immigration of Louisiana, whose head
quarters are ut 1877 Broad street, New
York, having been commissioned by
our State 10 furnish information ans
advice 10 parties proposing 70 settle il
this section, has issued a,l interesting
and attractive circular, d copy Of which
Is before us, setting forth the specia
advantages offered By Louisiana t'
farmers and laborers. The circular
while necessarily condensed, is exceed
ingly we'll digested, and reflects credi
upon the compiler. Times Democrat.
Our reporter went out pheasant hunt
ilg this week, promising q, send y
some game on bis return We don
know whether he has returned Or not
Ls -. ~, trnr.vv t},af yyes have nat seel