The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-03-10
Items Of Interest.

Heavy snow storms prevailed in the north
and west during the past few days.
The Democratic convention, of the 23d Sclt
atorial District, endorsed Hon. B. F. Jonas
for United States Senator.
Emperor William, of Germany, who is in
his Goth year, is reported to be dying. At
last advices the Crown Prince was better.
Duson is the name of u newly projected
town along the Southern Pacific. at a pont
ten miles west of Lafayette and miles cast
of Rayne.
Crowley Signal: The new court house grad
nally grows into fine looking structure
Workmen have been busy putting in place the
roof stating during the week.
Lafayette Advertiser Tho sale OF Duson
town lots, at the Court House last Saturday,
was well attended, number of buyers from
q distance being present. d large number ot
lots were sold at good prices.
The Building Association will make anoth-
or loan, next Thursday, of 81 900. Last mo
ney was sold to three different parties ne
result of WHICH will be the erection of sew
eral fine resldenceS-New Iberia Sugar-Bowl
w w Duson, manager of the Southwest
ern Louisiana Land Company, has sold over
four thousand acres of Acadia la9d the past
week, most of which went to northern land
seekers.-Crowley Signal
Washington Argus The colored people in
our parish are seemingly taking more inter
est in political affairs 1han their white neigh
bors, as is proved by the registration of voters
which is now going on. Up to date, 700 new
voters have been registered, OF which i79 are
CO Iored and 76 are white.
The following is the seating capacity Of the
eight largest churches of Europe: st. Peter,
Rome, $4,000; Milan Cathedral, $1,000 st
Paul, Rome, $4,000; st. Sophia, Constantine
| pie, 90, 900; Notre Dame, Paris, 81 600; Flor
| ence Cathedral, 10000; Pisa Cathedral, 49,
600; st, Mark, Venice, 1000.
The tariff bill as reported from the Ways
| and Meaps Committee stands no chance OF
being passed in its present shape by the
House of Representatives.. Democrats ana
Republicans are opposed to its partisan lee
lures, II the tariff and revenue are revised
and reduced at all during the present session
| of Congress, the bill will have to be remnd
eled aud modified throughout.
| LAFAYETTE Advertiser: Last Sunday morn
| ing is Lewis Alexandra, IL colored man who
has little market wagon, was driving over
o bridge at the east corner of Crescent Hotel
garden, his mare stuck her foot through 8
! small knot hole in the floor, breaking the leg
! short off above the ankle and necessitaIina
| the killing of the animal. The hole is so snial
| thadi4.1 SIS impossible that hoof could e
J Though it.
| Houma Courier: We lave an astute and IN
scrupulous enemy to fight, whose sole hope n
election must lie in making combinations witt
| local candidates, and we all know how elust
barter and trade cling to the variegatet
| skirts of the free lance In politics. Once Dh'
way is open, the offiee-seeker wi not hesitate
| to sell out the party, whose colors he was ac
| costomed to wear, for he price OF an equiv
| alent in Republican VI es.
| Acadia Sentinel: Ge,% Leon Jastremski has
designated the first of May as the date fol
| holding the press convention at Opelousas
| The citizens of that place have met and ap
| pointed committees to make the necessary
| arrangements for the entertainment OF tHt
guests Opelousas hospitality is proverbl
throughout the State, and we know that the
knights of the quilT' will receive righ
royal welcome at the hands of its citizens.
The success of the high license system il
very well illustrated ib Chicago, where dur
| ing the year 1881 the receipts from license
we're $fS2 ,226. 40, with fee Of $50, while il
1887, with fee Oh $500. the receipts were 81,
| 972, ,621 IL. In tbs latter year thSie were liz
unlicensed places while in the former thefS
were an almost unlimited number il
/ 1882 there was one saloon for l02 persons
while in 1887 there was only one in every 22e
The Bossier Banner gives the following
timely advice, which should be read by ever.
farmer very important reform which til
farmers should institute this year, is to pre-
pare less ground for cultivation, prepare
better. manure it more highly, plant it NOR
carefully and cultivate IL more thoroughly
With that sort of reform on the farms an
genuine tariff reform in the taxes on the ne
cessaries of life, the faces of our agriculture
friends W ill be SUMMER in the closing days G
1888 than eyer before.