The Opelousas courier., 1886-02-06
oPELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST LANDRY La FEBRUARY s.
General Notes.

oDoW ISI1 t6n, lnei1es deep at FOrI
Smith, Ark, Tuesday.
A gang of expert burglars are work
ing in Thibodaux, La
The Nihilists have again threatened
the life of the Gear
Shreveport was visited by $4,000
| fire last Monday
The Grant Monument Association
has no travelling agebts They warn
the public
People who ..went South for the win
teri this year have found it.--Burling.
ton Free Press
Sherman and Logan are the leading
contestants for the next Republican
Presidential nomination.
Tho Gear of Russia has issued an Of
der expelling all Prussians from Russia.
They number 100000.
Lieutenant Greedy, Of Arctic fame,
will visit the Exposition soon and lee.
tnre on his voyage.
Senator Gibson has Introduced bill
to erect n public building at Morgan
City to cost 5000. 900.
It is understood that the House will
act fayorably on the bill to send yell
low fever commission to South America.
Mr.. Blair has introduced bill into
the Senate providing for constitution-
al amendment extending the right Of
suffrage TO women.
The treaty of peace between France
and Madagascar has heen concluded
The French have the best If tIle bar
gain, being free of the laws of the
country, and in return are 70 assist III
ifs civilization.
We hope there is no foundation for
the ,umor that Secretary Bayard pro-
poses to resign from the Cabinet Few
men possess in a higher degree the
public confidence, and his unimpeaclled
character il a tower OF strength TO the
administration. IN. @ Chronicle.
Again Secretary Rayard is plunged
in grief. His wife died Of congestion Of
the brain, yesterday morning, brought
on BY the shock nf the sudden death af
her daughter two weeks ago. Again
the honored statesman has the aytnpa-
/ thy Of the country. NJ @. Cbronicle,
| Feb L.
Contrast Lafayette of to-day with
that of 1880 and what change IL pre-
scented! Then there was not house
/! III the Moufon addition; now IL would
tire you to count them all. Then there
were only a few hundred people; ,aw
there are between two and three than
saud Lafayette Advertiser.
The Bnst0n Record, backed by the
Herald. is in favor of Ben@Bntler repre-
senting Massachusetts at the Exposi-
I ton Interstate Tournament to be held
lin this city. Faith it wnuld he d goodly
sight TO see the doughty Ben, mounted
upon fiary steed, tilting for the hand
! of come huxonl New England widow T..
| N. q. Times Democrat.
A Washington specini TO the Times
/ Democrat, dated Feb. q says that Mr..
| Cav has introduced bill ftn improve
| the mouth Of the Calcasieu river and
/ establish navigabIe channel in the
river ais far rs Lake Charles. . The bill
calls fpr m appropriation Of $30, 600
and llas been referred To the rivers aud
llarbors committee. Competent ehgin
GERS have reported 10 favai of the
measure.
Jas. McCahe and party of 4 dozen or
more leave for Louisiana 10 norrnw,
Thursday afternoon Egberf White,
Pred Butler and w. G. Dicker, Of Far
I ragut, are members Of the party. Mr.
i Winney, DC Blanchard. two parties
from Shamhangh, aud others whose
names we will give dn our next form
the party. They will be rendered a
reception aE 0pelnusaF. Shenandoah
IIowal Post, Jan. ~
Tie Exposition grows in fasar each
day. Visitors come and ge satisfied
All suspicion that IL might be i bank
rurt failure instead of d glorious vildi
cation OF our spirit of self help Is leav
ing the minds of the most critical The
management has Topped of items 81
Expenditure, and broHgHl The enterprise
Z to i safe basis The cits police on
duty is proper MD % 1t. The crowd
BIT the French Opera House foF iii
benefit last night, and the on. plel,ar-
ing 10 go to the grounds next Sunday,
are cheering signs. O. Chronicle
Esb. 2.