The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-12-04

Onachita Teicgtaph Gov, McEnerS's
ambition is Il, ht, Governor ngain, mud
he thinks he can beat Nichols
Charles Francis A.lam& son of The
late President Johu Quincy Adams,
died a, Nov 2lss. nj his reside.te in
Boston IN his eightietl, year.
Ouachita Telegraph: Gov. MeEnea
has no inclination for seat on the Su-
preme Cont bench, aud is willing 10
wait another turn of the wheel before:
attempting te reach the Senate, but he
! ii working like o beaver TO be Governor
again.
] A petition signed by eighty eight clt-
i izens of New Orleans has been present
/ ed to Attorney General Cunningham,
pray lug him to take proceedings before
the Supreme Court for the removal from
Office Of Judge Henry E. Lazarus for
nonfeasauee and malfeasance in Office,
and that official has complied Herewith.
/ Poiute Coupee Banner. Nov. 25
! Cotton picking is about over, aud the
crop iu many places has not averaged
4 a half bale per acre.--Mr. John Bou.
dreau finished grinding on Tuesday,
the 23d inst, making i8 hogsheads off
of III arpents of cane The cane of Mr..
Arcade Major, ON the Island, has so
far, surpassed any we have yet heard
of this season in the parish, being IL
hogslleads of sugar from FIVE arpents Of
cane.
Onaclita Telegraph: In one sense,
Senator Wade Hampton is the unluck
lest man living. He is very fond of
hunting, but he hardly ever goes unless
he meets with some serious accident.
Several years ago lie was out driving
and mule threw him and broke his
leg. A few days ago while engaged in
the same sport his gun went off and
killed The horse he was riding. The
horse f,,H on the Senator, piDning him
to the earth. and it VAS several hours
heftrs he suereeded in extricatipg him
self
Tins Dsmac,at A machine de-.
signed fnl tht, purpose Of cutting and
topping sugar cane, invented and man
nfaeitlyd BY Messrs. E. s. B Holmes,
IF Rnffaln, n Y. was shipped to Don
il,lsthyiile last week and given ii trial
oi, Mrssts Lellman's Peytavin planta-
tir,, last Wednesday The result of
The experiment was unsatisfactory, as
the nvnlving knives dragged and tore
.he ciile stalks, aud the machine be-
came so clogged after moving about
fifteen feet up Il caue-row that it was
witl. difficulty pulled out sgain. One
of the Messrs. Holmes was present, su-
perintentling the tlial aud has declared
his intention of effecting such. altera
tions in the apparatus as will, in his
,piaiou, inake il /, success. An ap
patatas that aili reduce the expense
and accelerate the waik of cutting cane
would ,,tuse of iucsiiinable value to
planters aud do much toward bright
eiling the future prospects OF the de-
pressed sugar industry of the State.
Baton Rouge Cal:iialiau advocate :
President Cleveland. we are glad to
note, has refused 10 rrinstate Mr. w. A,
Stone, the Republican, United States
District Attorney III Pennsylvania, who
thought him so deboanaire that he
would permit him 10 act. the part of the
stick so often llsetl to break the head of
It's owner In hls letter of refusal, the
President gives strong hint that he is
becoming disabused of the political
fancy that q Democratic administration
can be successfully operated Nth Re-
publican assistants. If he will go "A
step farther in tile direction he has TAX
ell aud make his administration thor
oughly Democratic, he viii soon see
his party reform lis lines for /. spirited
forward movement in 1883, Following
il tile conclusion of Mr.. Cleyelaud's
letter
mi. stone and Others of like eiisposi.
finn are not to suppose that party lines
arc SO far obliteSated that the admins
tration af the government is to bt
trusted, ii, places high or low. to those
who aggtessisely and constantly en-.
dearnr unfairly to destroy the conf.
tleaee of the people IN the party re,
sIs,llsiblt fo, such administration.
While vicious partisan methods
should iri ht alew.d for partisan pur.
ptases TO ,ics. fatle or inlutc the public
service, il il my belief that .,oshine
tends ST, much To discFttlit our efforts
iii the interest Of such service, II trca
fairly and generously the official in
cnmbency Of political opponents, a
conduct such AS is here disclosed.
..The people If this country eertainl.
do not rraaire the best results of ad
nlinistrative eiideavors to be reaches
witli.ssieIl ngeucies as these.
'Upon.il full consideration of all
!, have before NE, an, constrained +
decline the application Of Mr.. Stone fo
bis reinstatement.
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