The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-02-18
Items of Interest.

Mr.. Jules Mestayer died in New Iberia on
the 18th.
David r. Loeke, better known as Petroleum
V. Nasty, died at Toledo, O., on the 10Th.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland will
leave Washington next Tuesday for a flying
trip to Florida They will visit the subzIro-
pical Exposition at Jacksonville
The Phil Sheridan boom for the Presidency
is assuming respectable proportions and 1t is
not at all Improbable that s. Little Phil will
turn up as the winning dark horse in the Ke-
publican race for the nominations.
Alexandria Democrat: We are glad to SEQ
that tfe City Council has ordered the build
ing of four tanks, in different parts Of the
town for the use of the steam engine. Such
a move should have been made long ago.
The Democrat also says: Mrs. Sonntag, OF
Bismarck, is reported to be the mother OF
triplets-two girls and boy.
No inducement can be found strong enough
to make the Louisiana Democrat forget the
wrongs inflicted by the carpet-bag and scala
wag Republicans on his State when they were
upheld by bayonets. Such wrongs are not
soon forgotten, and it is folly for any one to
suppose they have been rgiven.-Gaiveston
News, Dem.
The Louisiana Republicans have selected
sixteen delegates to represent the Pelican
State in the National Republican convention.
1t is said that three of them are tor Blame
and thirteen for Doodle. That is, the delega-
the way the money goes, pop goes the weasel.
st. Paul Globe, Dem.
NO City Item: immigration is thRtalk all
over the State, and all industrious classes as
we'll as and-owners feel the Importance of the
movement. Every new family located, every
new acre titled, is promoter of trade and the
mechanic arts. Land is rising IN value IN
most parishes and in good demand, our neigh
Dor, St. Tammany, enjoying an especially ac'
tive market.
Rolla Ryan, we'll known in Opelousas, died
at Trinity, Tex, on January 8th. The Waco
Advance says of him: His death was caused
by dissipation. Rolla was genius and was
less than thirty years of age. He was born in
Washington county, Texas, and his fame had
become national. His death-wrought oy the
liquor traffic in which our State and admins
tration are partners-will be generally regret
ted. We know him well. His aspiration was
to make his Grip Scott into regular play
and lead troupe. Alas poor Yorick
special from Washington dated January
3lst, says: The Times Democrat correspou-
dent to-day had a conversation with Congress
mau Stevenson, of Wisconsin, about ms pur.
chase of $4,000 acres of pine land. situated
about twenty miles from Alexandria. Mr..
Stevenson said that the land in question was
on the Kisatehe bayou, around Boyce. and
that he contemplated buying about 5O0.O0o
acres more in the same neighborhood. Du-
ring the last year he has bought in Mississip-
pi and Louisiana about 900 600 acres, He has
made the purchases with the Wow of getting
out the timber, which he will not commence
to do fdlta year or so. Mr.. Stevenson ls a
yerv wealthy man, and in his Southern
, ENTERPRISE he is backed up by 0 number OF
rich neighbors He has just sent an agent
to Louisiuna to look up desirable tracts.
Major w Fl HI 4er, United States Engineer
statiouetia,rt Ne& Orleans, has reported to
the rivers at. = harbOrs committee OF the ma.
tonal House If Representatives IN favor OF
prosecuting the following works of public inn
provement in Louisiana: Mouth OF Bayou
Plaauemine, with view to it's connection
with the Mississippi river locks, also Bayou
Plaauemine and other connecting streams, to
form the best route to Grand Lake; Bayou
Teche from st. Martinsville to Port Barre, and
BAYOU Lafourche with view to constructing
a lock and dam" The following works he
condemns as unworthy of prosecution "Ba-
YOU Rouge; Bayou Terrebonne to Houma !;
BAYOU Vermilion from Abbeyille to the rail-
road bridge; mouth of Calcasieu river to Cal
sieu Pass
Capitolian- Advocate: Not all our people
have a vivid recollection of Gov. Warmoth's 8
administration, and then, too, there are those
who are apt to believe public pledges as ably
and plausibly set before them, as are those
contained in Gev. Warmoth's letter. Hence,
it behooyes those Democrats for whom Dem
ocratic ascendency is a paramount consldera-
ton, to take every precaution to connGeract
the maneuvres of the willy antagonist that
will lead the Republican party in this cam
paign. t,,o ao, >
factional contest have engendered, be summar,
iiy laid aside, to the end that united front
be presented to an antagonist whose craftl
ness and resources it would be folly to under
value.