The Opelousas courier., 1886-12-25
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DRAMATIC. The citizens of Opelou-
sas will have the opportunity of enjoy
ing rare treat next Monday and Tues
day nights at Perrodin's Hall, when the
Trone Family Variety Combination will
give two of their admirable performan-
ces. AS this trOup has received the
highest praise wherever they have yis-
tied, and their receipts here are to be
divided with Opelousas Fire Co. No. j,
we hope to see the house packed both
nights. The Firemen will have boun-
tiful supper served after each perform
ance, and ON the 28th the entertainment
will be followed by grand ball under
the auspices of O. F. Co No. / The
admission is only so cents; children 25
cents. Don't fail to be on hand
In train robbery which occurred
near Fort Worth, Texas, few days
ago, it is supposed that two of the rob
bers were Boasso and Sonnier who
made their escape from the penitentiary
at Baton Rouge some weeks ago. The
rumor gained currency from the fact
that the descriptions of two of them
corresponded strikingly to those Of
Boasso and Sonnier, added to the state
ment made by other convicts in the
penitentiary 'sthat Boasso and Sonnier
said that if they succeeded in reaching
Texas, that they would 60 TO train rob-
bing to get start in the woald.n A
posse was in close pursuit of the three
robbers and had traced them into the
Indian nation. Detectives left New
Orleans Immediately on the receipt of
the news to assist in working mp the
case and making arrests if they proved
to be Boasso and Sonnier
/ Personal. DIR. o. p. Daily of Belle
vue gave our Office pleasant call on
last Wednesday morning. He reports
crops pretty we'll gathered in his neigh
borhood, aud that everything is NOV
ing on smoothly there.
Megsrs. c. Nj. Richard of Lake
Charles and E. w. Roy of Rayne, two
Opelousas boys, have been here for sew
eral days and will spend the holiday
with . the old folks at home" We
wish them q joyous time.
| DR.. F. j. Mayer of Scott made fly
ing visit to his old home a few days
ago. He is in fine health and spirits.
Sheriff Duson returned from New
Orleans on Thursday evening. He has
been advertising the embryo town nf
Crowley, situated on the Louisiana
Western r. r., between Rayne and
| Mermentau-yidet the Times Democrat
of the 22d, in which he is reported as
saying:
eve have already spent considerable
money We are advertising in the
press Of New Orleans, Galveston, Hous-
ton aud Dallas, Tex. We are having
10000 lithegraph maps and descriptive
circulars printed. We have built a
bridge costing $1,000, over Plaqaemine
river We have laid off The town
have contracts for building hotel aud
sclleolhouse and large store. aud the
lumber is being delivered. We are
planting trees on streets ; are opening
up lumber and brick yard, and stores
are to be put up by others. We me
more than encouraged by onr proposals
for our lots, and our applications for
these surprise us Col. A. G. Hntchin-
son, as Il mark IF appreciation, has very
courtenusls and kindly removed the
station from Esterwoad 10 our town
The read to and over the new bridge
We have built saves great distance and
"opens UP u very fertile country, ,o7wit:
Prairies Hays, Mammouth. P"inte-aux-
! Loups and the German settlement.
1 In reply TO an editorial 10 the Picay
4 unc, winch contained IN attack on tlt
fiscal agency as q monopoly for el,ici
4 the present State administration is re-
.Isponsiblc, the Capitolian Advocate
gives 4 brief history of that institution.
showing that 1t originated in the kti,
logg funding scheme. Act No. q
| 1874. On the 18th of March, 1877
Gov. Nichols signed and approved Ac
4 No. Sd. Which ratifled the Kellogg fund