The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-06-23
General Notes.

The Emperor of Germany died on the
morning Of the 18th inst.
On Saturday, May Goth, at Burners
hall, Franklin, fraternal lodge of the
American Legion of Honor was insti-
tuted
n. o. City Item 1t seems easier to
promise, geform than to give it. For
further particulars see legislative pro
ceedings.
The Legislature of New York has
passed bill abolIshing hanging in that
State, and substituting executions by
electricity.
The National Republican Convention
met at Chicago last Tuesday. Up to
Wednesday evening no nominations
| had been made.
Baton Rouge Star: Col. T. G. Sparks,
of Pointe Coupee, is prominently men
toned as q candidate for Congress from
this district this fall.
Thibobaux Sentinel: The session OF
the public schools of the parish has been
| five months this year, instead OF four
and half months rs it was last yeaE'
Ex-United States Marshal S. B. Pack
ard, who is now a resident of Marshall
town, Ia, owns 100 acres of land on
the outskirts of Marshaltown, which he
cultivates.
Col Geo. Moorman is being vigor-
ously urged for State Commissioner of
Immigration. He is President of the
State Immigration Association and ed
Al So,tl
Crowley Signal Messrs. E. J, Coffin,
Herman and F. r. Jaenke, of Jennings,
have contracted with Mr.. w. w. Duson
for the purchase of 677 acres of land on
the Bayou Nez Pique, in the western
part of the parish.
The third annual fair of the Attaka
pas Agricultural and Mechanical Fair
Association of Jeanerette will be held
in that town, commencing on Wednes-
day, Oct 10th, and continuing for the
balance of the week.
The monument erected to mark the
spot where the great Confederate cav
alrvman, Gen. j. E. B. Stuart, fell
mortally wounded, in the Yellow Tav-
ern fight, aaout nine miles from Rich
mond, Va, was dedicated last Monday.
TIE monument is plain granite shaft.
Senator Bill Chaudler's resolution of
lnoulry conforming the credentials OF
Senator Gibsob, of Louisiana, is thought
to point to an all summer investigation
of the Louisiana election, Ann Eliza
. Pinkston is dead, but her soul seems to
be marching on.-Boston Herald, Ind.
Crowley Signal: Mr.. j. O. Ward, OF
Kansas, this week purchased the La
yergne tract, in Prairie Mammouth,
from Rev II. Gellert. The Evangeline
neigIborhood is enjoying quite a little
boom and is fast settling up. This is
largely due to the efforts of the North
ern people already located there.
Donaldsonville Chief: Nearly every
day witnesses an addition to our supply
of street lamps and the good work is to
be kept mp until all the thoroughfares
of the town are we'll lighted at night
We consider this improvement one oi
the most notable and important that
could have been dev ised by our muni.
cipal authorities, and the energy they
have exhibited in effecting it is worthy
! Of all praise.
, Thbodaux Sentinel: The Irish po
9 9 tato crop has been failure to very
: considerable extent. While some farm,
ers have been fortunate enough to re-
ceive good prices for their crops, Others
are making little more than their ex
penses This crop the present season
seems to have been affected with some
sort of disease, which made transporta
ton of it to market difficult and ha
zardOus.
Donaldsonville Chief: The State Sen
2 ate on Tuesday last settled the contes
of Stagg vs.. Duson, adopting the minor
ity report of the committee on privl
leges and elections confirming Senate
i Dnson's title to his seat by the decisiv
Y vote of 81 yeas to ] nays. The Sen
: ate did right and We rejoice to know
# that the effort to deprive Mr.. Dnson o
e the fruits of his well earned victory ha
!, failed. !"
g St. Mary Reviev The widow of th
$ late William H. O'Niel has receives
g through ST. Mary Council ll6l, Ameri
+ can Legion. of Honor, at this place, th
If sum of $4,000, amount of his1 benefit Ger
y tifcate. 1t seems singular that NOR
;. people do not join this order. Ever
II poor man should !. have
If policy, and in case of hi
J, demise the widow and little ones woul
q not be left penniess.
Arcadia Advance The seyentee
Farmers Union members of the Hous
have able assistance i'm the Senate
'e the persons of Hon. H. r. Lott, OF Wei
8, Carroll and G.. G.. Duson of st. Landr
r who are members of the order. Th
~ Union members will take no steps lool
t. ing to the damage of any profession
g calling but they propose to see thi
y some of the laws that are obnoxious
e the agriculturists are repealed, whie
I is rs it should be.
: = Thibodaux Sentinel: On Tuesda
70 the Senate disposed of the contest
= :, Stagg VS.. Duson by adopting, after
= = heated debate, the minority report di
= missing the contest and confirming seI
= ator Dnson in his seat, by vote OF
r. to Ill.
u u We are glad of this determinatlo
=, not because we cared more for the co
ul testee than for the contestant, but b
- =. cause a. majority of our Senators deci
~ ed the case according to well know
~ ~ principles of law.
]. Monroe Bulletin, 13: Mr.. Edward u
q. Neveu yesterday brought in colt
il. worm on a leaf; one of the geaul
a. sort, nearly full grown, that was Sc