The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-03
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Try Littell's ce-cold soda water.
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R,;efs printed at this office with neat
naas and dispatch, at the usual rates.
Haok e. Ladder meeting on Monday
ovaninq. Jnly 5th, at 8 O'Clock at usual
nIaee. for Transaction of important busi
ness -
MI is June %, thirty -four acts and
.oneurrent resolutions had been pro- 3
mulpated in the official journal-th
Baton Rouge Capitolian- Advocate
Large piles Of sand are being deposit /
Il alongside the bricks on the Court
House square, and the work of rebuild
lnu the burnt ediice will soon be under
Ed headway.
The impeachment trial of Fontelieu
before the Senate has ended without
verdict. IF impeachment trials cannot
he conducted more expeditionsly aud
less expensiyely than this has been.
then such trials are an absnrdity and a
farce mere scarecr0W.
Our old friend Capt. FL L. Garland
Is one of the happiest men in Opelousas
to-day, Right on the heels of the 'sgood
news from Baton Rongen last Wednes-
aag came the announcement that his
second son, Henry L., Jr., who is "a stu
dent at Manhattan College, New York,
had graduated at the head of bis class
and been awarded three medals ont of
fEe at the commencement exercises
held at.the Academy of Music on June
25tb. Accept our hearty congratnla-
tions, Capt.
at meeting of the Town Council
held last Friday, George Lastrapes was
elected Constable in place of w. M
Johnston, deceased Sydney Hebrard
being at that time aeting constable by
appointment of the Mayor. Victor Las
trapes was elected Assessor and COllec-
ter, which functions had heretofore been
discharged by the deceased Constable.
The action taken on the market quts-
ton n few days before was reconsidered,
and the usual tax of 81 p.r stall was
ordered to be levied.
ExouRsIoN.-Mr. G. A. Thomas of
sf Martinsville called at our Office last
Friday. in tile interest of an excursion
ID New Orleans from Washington, to
leave Iiere after the local train on Tues
flay morning, July I3th, giving excur-
sior,ists two days and three nights III
new Orleans. Price for round trip from
this place is $3.50. The excnraionists
will be present at the French celebra-
lion on July 18th, and can witness the
beautiful display of fire. works Ihe
excursion ii for benefit OF the St. Mar
Einsgiile Benevolent Association. TICK
eGs4are placed for sale ut Young drug
store, Opelonsas.
FIRE III RAYNE. AT abont 3 o'clock
Il. M, on last Wednesday, a fire broke
out III q building owned by Louis 4
Deputy at RaFne, and occupied as
store by Tsaac E Smith, and was burn.
sd To the ground. The house was !
large one and valued nit $500, upof
which there MAS no insurance, Ih'
stock was insured with Black & Morris
eli Opeionsas. The adjoining store
house of j ID. Bernard took fire On
the flames were axtingnisl1ed Wit
slight damage. Mr. r., j, @. Bull rel
from The roof Of Bernardo building aIit
was badly hurt, and Messrs. Manouvrlc
and Tolson were also injured BY falling
fimbers.
WEATHER AND CRoPs Light show
efs have fallen in some portions OF til
parish during the past week, but as
general thing farm work has gone q
without interruption. and with tlyora
bic weather for the next ten days tll
crops will again be cleared Of grass an
the drawbacks of the three weeks raj
viii be pretty we'll overcome by q
vlio we're not already overwheltne
With weeds and grass. The cotton wa
materially checked in its growth Dy ~
excessive rains, much of IL not hayin
been bronabt.to stand OF tiloroughl
plouahed vet. with dry weather an
vigorous aud thorough cultivation. e
plants will yet come out ana MAKE u goo
crops. Notwithstanding the enects
the late storm, the corn crop promlss
20 be abundant, and if no other Dan
ages superyene an ample crop Will !
made The cane and rice crops g
growing we'll and promise generous =
salts. a large area in sweet p0tafo'
is being planted and bountifnl vie
of this important tnber mag be eypec
ed. Onr planters are ail hard at wol
and seem determined to place the
crops in q fine growing condition agaI
THAr BET. In the last issue Of &
Arcus. III noticing our bet of S5, ,O00, g
81 Tie Courthouse question, 1t says
Oar confrere, The sporting editor
the Opel0usaa COURIER, in its last lssu
seems Inclined to inaugurate game
bluff. Of which we have no knowied
and nc time or inclinati0nH TO study g
R our friend will come down 20 'Dra
tacks, and make known biz desire
L bona at7e Bet OH the question at 1881
ne shaII be glad TO pony up any rea
enable amount III current fnnds -
paper ID ours, Z
Well now IL tie House Of Repreael
atiyea lad not 80 sffectually squelclI
EIlat question, We might have won
press, Iypa, Sc, If lhe Argus, becau
III eoising down s0 brass tacks' 81
onld lave pms tlie whole C0ueI
enilff. ossr devil thrown il for la
sgainst Washington getting
PARISH aste before vote Of the Peep
sSN Fssh w6 would have been VI