The Opelousas courier., 1886-05-22


the farmers OF Lincoln parish have
formed themselves into Farmers
Union, something on the order of our
Farmers Club.
The Board of Commissioners of the
Alexandria Charity Hospital state that
it will take $2500 to furnish that in
stitution after the building is compet-
ed, aud $4,000 year to run it,
Baton Rouge Truth: The following
are the occupations of the representa-
tives of the General Assembly: Law
yers, IL; physicians 4; planters A;
merchants 6; clerks l3; cotton sam
piers 4; swampers ! school teachers
!; journalists coopers bookbind-
ers marble cutter |.
B.R. Capitolian Advocate, May 10
Speaker Ogden yesterday announced
the following named members of the
House to act as managers at the i'm
peachment trial of Judge Theo. Fonte-
lieu, now pending before the Senate:
Messrs. Hunter, Pierson, Downing,
Brent, and Randolph.
Donaldsonville Chief: A subscriber
at Galvez post Office, this parish, re-
quests us to say, for the information
aud benefit of farmers and stock own
ers, that common coal oil, applied light
ly with brush or mop, affords harm
less and eficacious protection to horses,
mules, oxen, etc, from the plagne of
gnats.
Gen. Longstreet, although a good
Republican since the war, took part in
the Atlanta ovation to Jefferson Davis
last week in full Confederate uniform.
His reconciliation with Mr.. Davis was
complete and cordial Negro field
hands saluted the train bearing the ex
Confederate Chieftain as he swept from
Montgomery to Atlanta, and white
militia companies marched behind ne
gro bands in doing honor to the old
gentleman. We are long distance
from 1861, after all.-New York World.
MarksvilIe Bulletin: There is a
decided improvement in the agricutur-
al system of this parish. More corn
was planted than heretofore.
Less cotton has been planted. The
pumpkins, the peas, the potatoes, the
vegetables and the spring chickens are
all doing gloriously we'll. and Av"yeles
" marching, double quick step, on the
road to agricultural independence.-Six
fine lamps have been received for the
purpose of illuminating our little town.
To day the Bulletin discards the
patent outside and will hereafter be
published as an all home paper, New
type received and competent and in
telligent printers will enable US to pub
lish such paper as this rich parish de-
serves.
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, at
the dedication of the new Church of the
Holy Cross, in that city, on the 9th
inst, took advantage of the presence of
large number of foreigners and spoke
forcibly on the signs of anareiiism that
have been developed in America He
condemned anarchism, socialism, and
nihiiism as "noxious exotics" which
never could be transplanted to free
/ America" and which would never be
tolerated by the people of the Western
States. He warned his hearers to shun
all such orders "who boldly preach the
gospel of anarchy" aud characterized
the members of such organizations as
''land pirates, preying upon the indus
tly, commerce and trade of the coun-
try" He said "tEeir favorite weap-
on is dynamite and their mission to
destroy rather than to build up" He
counselled loyalty to the government,
obedience to the laws, to avoid forbid
den societies, and ''to do unto others as
they would have others do unto them.
Yesterday the Democratic caucus at
Baton Rouge resolved that the power
of the Governor to appoint police Jurors
was taken on motion of Senator Foster,
and was inspired by a wise considera.
ton for the welfare of many parishes
in this State. Some opposition has beer
made to this power of the Governor, OF
! the ground that it is violatiye of the
right of representation. 1t is question
! if there are not political conditions un.
der which the representative principle
may be carried to point destructive o.
one Of the chief objects of free govern
ment-the protection of property an6
the people against overtaxation The
submission of the election of police ju
rors to the people would, no doubt
work very we'll in some parishes, but il
others it would be next to death blow
to the new growth of prosperity. W.
understand that one Of the strongest
speeches made against the election o
police jurors was made by colore6
man, who recognized the incapacity ol
many of his race, in their present con
dition, to exercise the franchise will
that wisdom that is essential to the pro
motion of the public good.-N.0. State
May 18th.
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