The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-11-06
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General N otes.

New Iberia Enterprise: Ihe Salt
Mine has passed into the hands of u te
ceiver, appointed by Judge of the
United States Circuit Court, and who
took charge few days ago Work
was not interrupted in consequence,
and still continues
The lower chute of Old river, around
Tarnbul's Island, from the Mississippi
to tile head Of the Atchafalaya, the only
route fot steamboats, going from the
Mississippi to the Ouaehita, Red and
Atcllafaiaya rivers, is BOW 81 low that
Il crane can walk across ii without vet
ting a feather, and in many places q
hoy can throw a stone across It.
OF the 4O5 Senator's. members and
Territorial delegates who compose Con-
gress, ~ are Methndists, 63 Baptists,
I AL Episcopalians, 81 Presbyterians, 36
Catholics, Is Unitarians, eight Luther
mus. 10 Christian Campbellites and two
Quakcrs, making total Of 2S3 vii" are
actively connected with some church
organization. This leaves 1875 who
either never belonged to any church on.
have drifted out of such association
Exchange
AS Congress did not decree the for
feiture of railread nneafntd land grants,
this result il snughtto be. obtained by
action on .ists part Of the Interior De-
partmeni That Department is sup
posed to possess, aud is being pressed
to enforce, its right to declare forfeiture e
of unsarne,i grants when the forfeited
/ chart for the ulbniit part of the route
has not been filed within 4 prescribed
time, This would be simple method
OF forfeiture, and ii is to be hoped that
I the Department will see its way to
adopting it, IN. @ States.
Capitolian- Advocate Last week
the Capitolian- Advocate noted The fact
that d lady, whose namt had not been
made public had donated 100000 IL
tile Tulane University at New Orleans
The following extract from the New
York World gives the ilame of tue lady
4 and other interesting particulars
s.The gift Of 300, 900 TO the Tulane
University, New Orleans, for the par-
pose of establishing college for the
higher education Of white girls and
Young white women was Civ EN- by Mrs
Warren Newcemb, q wealthy widow ei
this city, we'll known for her many
deeds of henevolence She has be
slowed it almost without conditions
Mrs. Newcomb is a native Of Kentucky
hut for many years resided in New Or.
leans, where she has many relatives
and large circle af friends Sans
years ago silt. lost All otiiy daughter
for that Mrs. Nswcoiii relited fraif
society and devoted herself ensiteiy Il
works of beneyolcnce. This last tl.,..is
! ton is intended to lie Il memorial af he
daughter.
In reply to the request 0f the Cit.
Item for some Democratic paper t.
: draw comparison between Demoeratl
,, and Republican rule, the Shreveport
,, Times says
We have a State government to-aa.
, that I'M comparison with the Warmafll
Kellogg aud Packard regime is as th
!, sun at noon day to the darkness of tlf
I night. Ignoring for the present th
corruption, tile jobs and the swindle
: of the Radical era, our State goveri,
ment costs the people less to-day aha
then, and our debt is not being aug
mented every day to oyerwhelm futnr
!. generations. And taxes to-day af
! yastly less than in the decade of Rad
:, calism. In 1873 Natchitoches paris
;, : paid seventy nine mills on the dollar
!, show us such a rate any where In fll
7 State to-day. In 1879 Red River pa
!. isll paid sixty two mills; show us an,
: : thing approaching it in 1886. NJ
= Democratic and Radical rule cannot b
y compared. We have defects still, bl
= they are not TO be named in connectio
with the governmental burdens of Il
s days OF robberism. Our contemporai
must 60 elsewhere for parallels.
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at Geo. w Moriarty, gunsnlith, Bell
II vue street. calls the attention of sport
10 men to his gun, pistol and ammnnitie
81 department, which he has jnst open.
es III connection with his regular repairil
IA business. He has complete assoi
"a meglt of breecll and nlnzzIe loading gur
S. pistols, all kinds of paper and metal
q cartridges for gnns, pistols and rifles
+. every nuke and gnagc, wads, nowd,
q shot, caps, primers, etc. Repairing
j first. class style and guaranteed She
ia loaded. Bottom prices assured.
III III For dyspepsia and liver eomplai
81 you have printed guarantee on eve
ce bottle 81 shiIoll's Vifalizer. Nnes
Ifs sss fs1ra. At M. r. Young ~ Go.