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The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

CONSOLIDATED
BY virtue of writ of fl. ia. to me directed
by the Hon. B. A. Martel lst Justice of the
Peace in and for the Parish of st. Landry, to
satisfy Judgments rendered in the above Gu"
titled suits. l will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the plantation of j. B. Zacharie,
near Opelousas, on WEDNESDAY, April
y, 1886, at II o'clock IN, the following de-
scribed property, viz:
] roam horse, % head of hogs, lot sugar
cane, corn mill.
Seized in the above entitled suits.
Terms-Cash
j. B. ZACHAR1E,
Mar. 27, 1886. Const. 1st ward
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

Col. a, T. Fairies, Assistant Adjutant
General of the State Militia, was in
town on Monday, and In company with
Capt. E. s. Taylor gave us pleasant
call. The Col. is making tour of the
State for the purpose of ascertaining
the actual condition and needs of the
militia, and to encourage the formation
Of military companies 10 the various
sections where none exist.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

4 Washington made gallant effort to
get the new Courthouse built there, but
fhe Police Jury in its Wednesday 3
session voted down the proposition.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

Ii "out of sorts F." with headache, stomach
disorder, torpid liver, pain in back or side,
constipation, etc, neglect may be fatal. One
A few doses restore to new health and vigor.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
W. C. Johnson VS.. Pierre Robertson.

BY virtue of a writ of fl ia. to me directed
by the Hon. C. Clay, Justice of the Peace
in and for the 4th ward of the parish, of st.
Landry, to satisfy IL Judgment rendered in
at public auction, at the store of Jos. Camy,
i'll Leonville, on WEDNESDA Y, March 81,
1886, at IL o'clock M, the following described
property, viz;
One creole horse, about 20 barrels vi corn in
shuck
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash ALEXIS MOREAU,
March 90 'S6. Constable 18th ward.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
OPELOUsAS:

Grabs, oysters and fish at Vilaseca's
every FRIDAY and Sunday.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

TEE coNFEDRRATE STATES RANGERS
0Gesvs and on-eommissioaed officers:
William III Spencer. Captain;
n S Prud homme, 1st Lieutenant;
Louis Prud' 'homme, .Ir., I'd :.
E D seaton, I'd Junior q
Nat g Davis, Ensign;
A Perrodin, 1ss Sergeant;
Jos G Lebleu, I'd
Isaac Ryan, Sd
Paul Lambert, 9TH :,
J T Mouille 5th g
James Mckinney. lst Corporal
Isaac Reeves. cd
Wm L Hutchins, Sd =
Henry Miller, 4th
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
Destruction Of the Courthouse.

At about i:30 O'Clock on last Monday
morning, the stiffness of the darkness
was broken by the alarm of FIRE. aud
tiremen and citizens rushed ont Of bed
for the scene of danger 1t prnsed to
bt' onr Court hnildlng, and wlcn dis
covered the disastrous flames wae
leaping in fearful flames from The
ground floor and windows of the Tax
Collectors office. The tiires. Fire Com
panies and Hook & Ladder Company
were quickly on hand, besides t, large
number of citizens, and used eyery
effort to suppress the destroying Gle
ment But the fearful progress The
firr had already made on The inner
wooden flooring, walls and ceiling, with
the difficulty of procuring water
promptly and in sufficient quantity,
made their heroic efforts unavailing.
Besides this, several thousand metallic
cartridges of the Opelousas Guards
which were deposited in the Supreme
Court Office in the second story, began
TO explode and somewhat paralyzed the
work OF saving the books and records
iu the adjacent offices. It was soon
manifest that the building was doomed,
and as higL wind was blowing the
burning cinders OH. many buildings
near the east and southeast part nf the
square, the fire department. aud citizens
had to direct their attention to prevent
the communication of fire to The solid
mass of buildings on the contiguous
blocks. Lacombe's hotel, stable, and
some other buildings caught. but the
flames were suppressed before any
damage was done. The burning Gin
ders were blown distance of two or
three blocks away and threatened ii
large number of buildings with con
flagration. Nothing but the prompt,
tude aud efficient work of iremen and
citizens prevented general and disas-
! trous fire. Most fortunately there was
but little money in the tax collectors
Office. Only few days before Sheriff
Duson had made IA settlement with the
State Treasurer and deposited $4,000
of the State money in the branch de-
posit of the State National Bank at
New Orleans. He also had settled with
the Parish Treasurer up tn the 10th
inst The safe in the tax collector IS
office was IL very old one and the in-
tense heat Of the fire burned large holes
entirely through it. Il contained $3.50
in gold, $I5f.60 in silver which was
but slightly damaged. The following
amounts in paper money We're destroy
ed, to-wit: $4,000 poll tax $4,000
State lice ses; s250.O0 State wal
rants, and $94.U0 III State warrants, and
some valuable papers Every thing in
tlR-sassessor's office and supreme court
Office, including about half OF the Opel
onsas Guards breecil loading muskets
and several thousand cartridges, and
the most Of he record Of the sheriff
office were entirely destroyed By the
fire Tile contents of the safe of the
parish treasurer were but little damag-
ed, tile papers being only slightly
scorci,ed The origin of the fire is IN
known, but is supposed to be the work
of an inceudiary either from the motive
nf robbery or to destroy important
records of the Court As none of the
safes wrie tampered with. it is believed
that the latter incentive prompted the
act, il il was the work of ineetdiarisin
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

RAILROAD STRIKE.--Freight trains
have been resumed on the New Orleans
Pacific, but the strike On the Missouri
Pacific still continues, notwithstanding
the mediation and attempted arbitra-
lion of the difficulties by the Governors
of Missouri and Kansas. The railroad
authorities have made some COMES
sions, bnt they are unsatisfactory to the
leaders of the Knights of Labor.
This question between capital and
labor is becoming serious throughout
the whole country, and strikes are gen.
eFaI in almost all branches of industry
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

DrED-In Opelouras, March %, 1886 F. I.
/ NICHOLS PUEFoRD, sou of George Pulford aud
Eve Christman, aged years, months and
II days.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
TONSTABLE'S SALE.

lst Justices Court, Parish of st. Landry
No. 35.
Alfred Barry VS.. Solomon Loeb.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

We publish in another column the
statement OF the town treasurer, handed
in on Thursday, purporting to show the
financial transactions of tlle corpora
tion for the past two years The Col
iector's statement, we presume, will
soon be published. We know of no
good reason why these statements
should not be made np every three
months and published. For this much,
however. we should be Thankful and
we are- very deeply so. We should
have liked to see a more detailed state
meni, however, after having waited so
long for it; but We suppose we are
quite uureasonabie, and that this inor-
iipate thirst for knowledge, this long
ing after the unattainable, as it were, is
nothing but the outgrowth of cap
tious, peevish, fault-fnding disposition,
and ought not to be gratifed d-and
doubtless will not be,
But this statement, short as II ls, et-
fectualIy explodes one OF the campaign
stories we have heard q good deal Of Oh
the streets, viz. that the town was out
Of debt and had seven or eight hundred
dollars In the treasury The treasurer
places the amount at S576.45, and we
know of one of its debts which amounts
to abont SI2s. II. But. as this state
lnent has not been examined and veri-
fed by the Board, it may not be correct
fOf course, we do not mean by this to
cast any reflection on the treasurer, in
whose integrity and bonae fol we have
every confidence.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
Tweny-6ve Years Ago.
THE ST. LANDRY LIGHT GUARDS.

This Company left Washington on
the goth of May, 1861, and was the first
that left this parish, being followed II
few day S.later by the Opelon sas Guards
the roll of which We published last
week The Confederate States Ran
gers" Capt Spencer, was the next to
leave. the roll nf which we also give in
this issue, and includes the names of
thirty-one volunteers from our sister
parish, Catcasien. ..-
These three companies formed part
of the famous Louisiana Brigade COM
mauded by Dick Taylor and Harry
Hays, which immortalized itself under
Stonewall Jackson in his famous and
ever memorable campaigns in the She.
nandoah Valley, Va, Il Brigade which
might justly be styled the pride and
boast of that battle SCARED aud tattered
corps, on which the InVincible Stone
wall placed so much reliance land
never in vain. In the Opelousns CoUR-
Ter of the 18th OF March, 1864, printed
on fine article of wall paper. We find
the following article indicating the high
estimate placed upon that veteran
Brigade in Virginia:
LoUfstANIANs IN LEES ARMY.-The
following just and beautiful compli-
ment to the Louisiana Brigade. under
the command of the gallant Harry Hays,
is contained in an editorial article from
the Richmond Whig:
I'VE must be permitted, however, to
express onr sincere regret at the capture
of a lage portion of Hays Brigade.
Decimated as it was, the niue hundred
remaining Louisiauians were worth
their weight in gold to the army which
had already lost its iuvincible Texans.
There is nothing to show that Hoke's
Brigade did not fight as bravely in the
late affair as that of Hays; but the i'm
perishable record of the latter in the
great campaign iu the Valley aud in all
the mighty battles in Virginia, Mary.
land aud Pennsylvania, bad endeared
it to the whole country aud particular
ly to the people of Virginia. Before
they were trained, the>'L"uisiauians
gave evidence OF the pluck and elan of
the soldier by nature. Their mettle
suou became known, and they were
called on to perform the hardest feats
They were never called in vain. If now
they are lost tn Lees army, We know
mot where the material will be found to
replace them"
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

Andre Lastrapes
Pat f McC ornick
Aquila Mcdaniel. jr
Dnprs Marcantel
Maxile Marcantei
j Dc Miller
Alfred Morgan
Joseph Moreau
James Moyie
Lewis Nugent
H w Newton
John Norton
Edward O'Hafa
Nelson ID Orent
Robert r Pierce
Albert M Pishen
Octave Prud 'homu1e
James Ragan
James Reeves
Joseph Richard
Michael Ryan,
Jno G Reichenhacl
Frank Romerkirchen
Pat Scanlin
VIM Scutten
Peter Sherry
G 4 Strange
Thos q Stringg
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
ENR SALE.

N9 III good second hand PIANO,
thoroughly repaired lately. Price $500:
Apply at this office. 25tt
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSEUNED UFFItH
Captain, N Offut, Jr
1st Lieutenant, j C Hickman,
I'd Lieutenant, Fl Balm Richie,
Junior I'd Lieutenant. S u McCaulley,
Ensign, A Desbrest,
Orderly Sergeant, L A cormier,
I'd Sergeant, 2 Scott,
81. Sergeant, J o Trainor,
4th Sergeant, A L Metiyier,
5th Sergeant, G P Gordon,
lst Corporal, E j Going,
I'd Corporal, O'Reilly,
Sd Corporal, A Pfeii,
4th Corporal, ? M Drinkard,
5th Corporal, D A Fitch,
A Winkler, hoDorary member.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
STATEMENT OF THE TOWN TREASURER.
Joseph Lassaiie, Town Treasurer,
In Acct. with the Town OF Opelousas.
RECEIPTS

. From April TO- 1884, to March 25, 1885,.
DR..
To amt. reed for town taxes. $31l4 %
" ii '' IS market dues. 1862 0O
" g q licenses ...-.-----. 2447 00
Z" I" 50 g fines imposed 49,. 237 so
So cash g from ex.Tr. A, d. Chachere Is
Total receipts. -..-.--..--...s7o6s 90
DISBURSEMENTS
Frem April 10, 1884, TO March 25 1885,
CIR.
By amt. pd. town officers, salaries. $20l2 IS
u IS for contingent expenses. 5I3 Is
!" !" " internal impr'yem'ts. 1864 y
6 '' g old existing debit 82l 81
'' g to indigents- --.......... l75 90
e cash on hand March 25, 1885,. SIG As
Total tlisbursem'ts. & cash on hand. .S7063 go
OPEtoUsAs, La, March 25th, 1886.
I, Joseph Lassalle, Treasurer, Town of OPP
elousas, do hereby certify that the above
statement is true and correct.
JOSEPH LASSALLE,
mch27tf Town Treasurer.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

FINE PIcTUREs We take pleasure in
directing the attention Of our readers TO
the advertisement of Mr. F. Bromowicz
10 another cnlnmn. That Mr.. B. is a
frat class artist ia amply demonstrated
by the samples of work to be. seen at
his gallery, near Jacobs store indeed
it is seldom that such splendid work
can be- had outside Of the large cities,
and as Mr.. B.'s stay here will be limit
ID !, mud his prices very moderate, We
adgise all needing ii good likeness to
give him an early call. He is prepared
totake photographs III every style, alst,
eFaypn and pastel work. Old pictures
copied and renewed iii an artistic tnail-
uer.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

The election for new Board of Po-
lire iii Town Council for 0pelonsas
e0nles oR iii The 9TH prox., and some Of
pnr substantial citizens are asking
themselves If this is not an opportane
moment for inaugnrating more demo. !.
ASatic--i..e less autocratic system q
cbnducting -eur municipal afiairs, and
one more c0nsonant with saund bnss-
nees principles than has ATTAINED for
auite number af years. We under.
stand that d ticket il being formed will,
this object as the dominant idea OF it's
framera as well as Of its personnel -an
idea which must cnmmena itself. to
every law abiding and leyel-headed
citizen in the coinmnnity--'sild we
would be more than pleased to see such
ticket elected
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

GERMAN CARE On last Monday,
Mr.. Henry I'll Clay a fisherman living
ON bayou Darbonne, near the Coursa-
bleau, caught ii agenuine German Carp,
about 80 inches iii length, aud weighing
pounds, out of the Big Raw Bayou,
one af the tributaries of The Coueta
bles,ll. The fish was sold to MI. John
ME Mornllinveg of 0pelousas M
Wednesday morning for the small SUM
sof twenty Five cents. Some three OF
four years ago, Capt. ], Nj. Taylor sent
&, Tie Fish Commissioner at Washing
ton City md procured German Carp
for several OI our citizens, two Of
whom, living east of town on tribnta-
ries of the above streams, lost their
carp by fresllets breaking the dams and
oyerfIowing their ponds where the fish
were placed for propagation. II such
Is an explanation, and the fact OF q
carp having been caught of such q large
size, NE may expect to sac an
abundance OF this excellent species OF
fish In those bayeus in few years
more. IL ii said tlaat the fenale carp
begins to spawn at two years old, and
lays thousands Of eggs at each spring
season,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27

STOLEN HIDES, For some tine past
our large cattle owners have been miss
ing stock, and many carcasses of
skinned animals found in Prairie HAYS
and nther places induced the losers of
cattle to sue ont search warrants TO find
mt where the hides we're sold. Since
tuesday last 48 hides have been found
If, possession pf dealers in 0pelonsas
aS with brands of g, Genarar and 10 Of
Achille, Godefrny and LAstle nlpre.
Many have been st,id IN Jennings,
Rayile, and different country stores,
fsI1f1 lila losers are under the impression
chat large numbers, probably fhnn-
sands. have been inst iii the space 81
slle Inst two or three months, nearly all
0t which were killed solely fsi their
hides. The search ia still going arl aud
Will be kept iii, with due vigilance 20
algrdges If possible, tile criminal parties
#Iio dill sfealiIg tiih iiiiaea oR Ut dead
eaSEle Asisl iii numerous instances kliiiilg
bhs stock simply I'D pNTlcin the skins.
III W. arn lipt very much mistaken there
N An ordinance of The Police jury re-
qairinR alI purchasers of hides to keep
record of aIl the brands and ear
FassFks. and tha names of tlle parties
n0in whom they we're bought as 9 pro.
lssslion frbH Ellis kind of larceny 4
saT6 III n6s andh afl ordinance ~ force
IA Legislature hae given Police Jnrles
as NaltoEity to make such Legislation,
It should be done without further
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
TCOEspLIDATED.l |

Solomon Loeb VS.. Alfred Barry.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
.TONSTABLE'S SALE.

4th Justices Court, Parish of st. Landry
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
NOTICE OF TABLEAU.

March 81, 1886.
The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-27
THE CONFEDERATE STATES RANGERS,

Victor Aubespin, f. m. c
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.
CONGRESSIONAL,

AMONG the bills introduced in the Senate on
the 2lst were the following: BY Mr.. Cullom.
to provide for the establishment of a
postal telegraph; by Mr.. Logan, to in
crease the efficiency of the army; to equal
ize counties of soldiers, etc.; by MIR. Coke,
to establish q National live stock highway.
Bills were favorably reported to govern pros
%ecutione for polVgany and to establish a uni
form system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States. Adjourned until january o..
In the House one thousand and four bills
were introduced, including the following: BY
Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.l, for the relief OF Fitz
homestead settlers within railway limits; by
Commissioners OF Interstate Commerce.; by
Mr.. Townsllend ll.,, to organize n Territorial
government in Indian Territory: by MI. Hol-
man Und.l. to limit the disposition of the pub
lie lands adapted to agriculture to actual set.
tiers; to forfeit certain uncarned land grants;
by Mr.. Viewer NOwa), for the establishment Of
a postal telegraph; by MIR. Murphy uowa),
for the construction Of the Hennepin Canal;
by Mr.. Frederick NowM, to enable
the people of Dakota to form a
constitution; by MIR. McCreary tKyl, for the
creation of Il Department of Agriculture; by
MI. Wait Comm, to suspend the coinage of
the silver dollar; by Mr.. Weaver lowah for
the free aud unrestricted coinage OF the sill
yer dollar; to create the Territory Of OklabO.
ma: by Mr.. Thomas lliJ, proposing. a Consti-
'tutional amendment prohibiting prolygamy in
the United States: by Mr.. Matson dnd,J, pro.
viding for the election of postmasters by the
people. Adjourned to January s.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
ANOTHER MINE DISASTER.

Terrific Explosion in a Welsh C0lljery-
Seven Hundred Miners Buried in the
Fatal ~Pit-Fifty Known to Have Been
Killed, and Scores Terribly Burned
Efforts at Rescue.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-A dispatch from
Pont-y -Pridd, Wales. reports that a terrible
colliery explosion occurred at the Ferndale
pit, near there, yesterday afternoon, and
that 400 miners are intombed. The explo-
sion occurred in the upper of the two seams.
There We're $50 men in the mine at the
time of the explosion. The majority OF
these were in the lower seam, otherwise
the death-list would have been much larger.
AS it was at least fifty men were killed in
the upper seam and scores were terribly
burned. The injured were carried to places
of safety by their more fortunate compan-
ions who had not been hurt.
Hastily equipped rescue parties are labor
ing in the pit for the relief of the buried
GOLFERS, and it is now hoped that the
greater part of them may be taken out
The explosion was caused by fire
damp, which was ignited from the lamp of
a careless miner. The scenes at the
mouth of the pit are said to be heart
r~ending-the throngs of women who crowd
around the mine slrieking and wailing as
the body of a husband or brother is brought
up by the rescuers. The disaster is said to
De the worst that has taken place in Wales
for years.
The latest dispatches from the pit say
that $50 men have been rescued. Seven are
SO iearfully burned that they may die.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-08
FEAST OF THE A M

A Christmas Tree Takes Fire at tho Coun-
ty Hospital i'll Chicago-A Panic Ensues
Marrow Escape from Serious Injury of
All Present-Many Receive Slight Burns.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-An accident that
stopped just short Of being an appalling
catastrophe happened at the Cook County
Hospital yesterday afternoon. An especial
effort had been made to entertain the pa
tients. A substantial Christmas dinner had
been served to them, and the festivities of
the day We're to have been closed by
q distribution of gifts. A mammoth
Christmas tree had been set up in
the middle OF the amphitheater. The
distribution had hardly begun when sud.
denly the tinder-like tree burst out into a
great cone-shaped flame. A wild panic and
a frantic stampede at once ensued, amid
shrieks and cries of "Fire!" Visitors,
cripples and patients rushed up the steep
steps Of. the amphitheater, and in
the mad struggle for escape it is a
miracle that no one was trampled upon.
The smoke, the cries, the flames and the
cracking tree combined to make a scene of
mad tumu!t. AS the tree burned the Heat
rose, and those who had crowded into the
upper tiers of the amphitheater were the
most severely scorched. A patient in Ward
1 jumped from a window upon a roof he
low and broke two If his fingers. A
woman and a child jumped from another
window to the ground.
Two of the women who jumped from a
window to the ground, a distance of about
twenty-five feet, injured their backs, al
though they fell on mattresses. 1t is not
known yet whether their spines were at
fccted or not. Over ninety persons were
either scorched, bruised or singed.
THREE CHILDREN URNED TO DEATH.
New York, Dec. 26.-Fire started at an
early hour yesterday morning in a two.
story frame dwelling on One Hundred and
Sixty-siXth street, near Kingsbridge Road,
which was owned by Daniel Phelan and
occupied by Patrick Driscoll and his
family. The occupants were in bed.
Patrick Driscoll found his way out
and gave an alarm. When the fire.
men reached the scene the building was in
flames. Soon after the entire structure
was consumed. Mr.. Driscoll, his wife
Mary, and a son named Patrick were seri.
ously burned while escaping. Three, chill.
%dren-John, Julius and Mary, aged re.
spectively seventeen fourteen and seven
yeaEs-were burned to death.