The Opelousas courier., 1886-11-13
The December Term of Court.

The December term of the District
Court for this parish was fixed us ii
Jury term, IN an order daily published
and promulgated BY Judge HutlspetI,
on the 9Th of December last, Ms can be
seen by notice posted in the Court
room, by reference to the minutes of
Court and to our files. Tile law, sec
ton 5 of Act Al Of 1877, requires the
Jury Commissioners, no less than SO
days prior to the meeting of every jury
term OF the District Court, To meet at
the Clerks Office and draw jury for
the term lists of which shall be pub
lIshed in The official Journal of the par
ish. The drawing of the jury was for
gotten by the parties required to draw
i, until some l2 or Is days after The
expiration of the time fixed by law,
l G.. SO days prior to Dec. Ist, the time
liked for the beginning of The winter
jury term Of Court.
This omission to draw the jury and
publish the lists as required by law ut
least 30 days before Dec LIST, is fatal
and we have no donbt but that on the
first day of the term the entire panel
will be quasheti and set aside and hence
there will be no jury for December,
We regard this as Il most fortunate
thing for all concerned Owing to the
great distance from the building now
used as Il Courthouse to the Jail and
Clerks Office, the trial Of criminal cases
is constantly delayed and leads to great
delays aud vexation in almost every
case called, thereby not only delaying
trials, hut greatly enhancing tie ex-
penses and costs besides it il bat rta-
sonable to presume TINT IN December
We will not only have cold but vet
weather, and plenty of it and every
one who has attended Court ;.t Ptt,n-
ain's Hall kneWs how disagrerable he
house is Iii cold weather. As a result
witnesses and jurois coming in on wet
days, When the weather is cold, would
be compelled to remain inside the
Courfhanse greater part of every day
will. damp clothes and no facilities fer
keeping the room warm aud thus
.ieapardize their lives as we'll as these
;uf the attorneys anil officers of Court
Sometime in january the new Court
Iiohse will be ready fni. use, and we
venture the assertion that hen more
| business can he transacted iii one day
than can now be attended to at Perrn-
din's Hall in tWA. I,iadditiun TO this,
there is now no money to pay witnesses
and .jnrors; aud besides there are hui
few cases now pending, ia which par
ties are not entitled to bail, and for The
few that cannot lse bails.tl arrangements
css.s he made u make them comfortable
iii our pafisl, Jail until the campl.ti",r
Of the new Courthouse
Personal e Mr.. Geo. X. Bradford,
of Rayne, editor af thu Aeatlia Sentinel,
Mr.. Gardiner aud sister, and Messrs.
Barry and GaiIbeau, of Grand Coteau,
attended ile third animal bali Of The
OpeloHsas Social Club on Wednesday
evening last.
Mr. Geo. @. Elnis, of Washington,
purchased ille aid residence of nj the
Monf.il, atar tlle l;,ilroad depot, Jl,tlge
succession sale. of Lastie3 Dupie, last
week, and Will remove TO 0nelnlsas
with bis family.
Mr. f. Godchaux, nf Big Cane, Was
in town on Monday and paid MS an APP
preciatsd visit.
Dr. r. Chachere, of Plaqntlniue
Ridge, called aI ofr Office last Thursday
and rot MS to do Il little .jol, of printing
op glass for him. Although somewhat
out Of our line, il was done promptly
and to his entire satisfaction Moral /:
when you want any printing dane, al-
ways call at the CoURIER printing
office Do not take it for granted that
we can't do it and send yoin orders
away to Cincinnati norelsewllei.,.
Miss Havarti, Of Big GANG, Miss Me-
Naughton, Of Canada, Misses Dimmick
and Smith and Mr.. Jno MI Ware. Of
Bellevue, and DR.. E. DAILY, of Port
Barre, lent the frightening iufnenc. Ut
their presence to tht big ball last
Wednesday night NJ tsse saci:.l Glab
Hall
Mr. j. 8. Martsl left here last Sunday
with number af labnrers whom, he had
engaged III assist hi fakil,g off tie cane
crop on tie Boswoftll plantation, III st
MARY parish. Mr. Jne. n. Avery, af
Iseria, and others, also took consider
able nnmbei down on u sin,itar mission
the same day
The following letter explains itself:
MAYORS OFFIcE, Orange, Tex. I
Noveinbers9, 1886
Messrs G. w. Hudspetli and G. Masa,
Opeionsas La.
Gentlemen have the honor Il, ;le=
knowledge the receipt Of SIS conttibut-
ed by the citizens af your city, through
yonr hands, for the beiefitof the JnltH-
sons Bayou sufferers. ;snd5on commit
tee u III take pleasure lid distributing il
fo tlae best advantage for these storm
stricken people That your generons
citizens may never have topass through
such an oraeal is the sincere wisl, of
Z these recipie ents, Who are joined by
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