The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
Ete1nlS OF Interest.

The new Governor will enter upon the dis
charge of his duties on the third Monday of
May, prox.
Terrebonne Advocate Less than a$lS, 900
covered the amount OF insurance on nearly
5000 900 lost in the Houma fire.
Farmers should remember that head work
saves q great deal of hand work, and it sys-
tematically performed relieves the routine OF
life of some of its dullness.
Abbeville Meridional: A party, several in
number, arrived here last Thursday evening
from Mississippi, via New Iberia, who will
maa-q Vermilion parish their future home.
NO. City Item, Jan. 8: At noon to-day q
salute of 100 guns was fired at the head OF
Canal street by detachment from the Wash
ington Artillery, the occasion being the ami
versary of the Battle of New Orleans.
N. o. Chronicles Tobacco culture is a
new industry about to be started in south
western Louisiana. Samples raised have been
pronounced very fine by experts, and cigar
factory will soon begin operations at Lake
Charles.
Belva Lock wood thinks if Blaine aud Cleve-
land are to be renominated so ought she. Tho
Equal Rights party, which nominated = her III
1884 has merged into the Industrial Reform
party, which will meet in New York on WASH
ington's birthday.
Uncle Sans total debt, principal and inter-
est, is S.. .69I 1860 705, aud deducting his assets
and assuming the population to be 60 1000 900,
it would take about $40 apiece from US all II
we were disposed to chip in and set the old
man squarely on his feet again
Washington Post, Dem: Both parties are
pledged to revise the tariff in spirit of fair
ness to all interests, and the existence OF st
constantly increasing surplus is only one OF
the many reasons why such revision should
be honest aud on the line of relief
A large excursion party is to leave Balt
more on a train of Pullman cars for Florida
on the 23d instant The excursionists will be
taken to all the points of interest In the state
and back to Baltimore for 500. This amount
includes expenses OF every kind.
Bienville New Era Large numbers of emf
grants have passed through our parish this
| fall aud winter, en- route for Cateasieu and
Acadia. from the Northwest We could have
| like influx of immigration by little effort
So much for advertising the country. Oh
that we had u few Watkins and Knapps, tc
assist the few public spirited men we have.
| Crowley Signal: Last Friday afternoon
work was commenced on the new Signal build
| ing. Saturday work was interrupted by rain
| but by Wednesday noon the building, 24x36
| was complete and ready to move into. Oul
| new quarters are comfortable and we art
ready to receive callers. This is a specimen
| of Crowley enterprise.
| N. o. States The display of esteem for hi:
| Holiness, Leo XIII, on the occasion of his Iu
bilee, is one that is founded on genuine de
serts, and Is honorable alike to the reciplen
and to the givers No recent occupant OF thu
| HOLY See has been more successful in uphold
ing the dignity OF the Church and extending
| it's inn, ,scnce. nor have the relations of th
| Vatican with other powers been ever conduct
| cd with firmer ADLER, and more cOncillator.
hand than by Pope Leo XIII.
| NO. City Item: The terms of all the JUS
tices ot;the SUI eme Court began on the frs
Monday>s April, 1880, to continue for twelve
| ten, eight, TX aud four years. respectively
Tho six and Fa,ur year terms have expired ant
been renewed by appointments for twelv
years each. The eight year term (Justic
Todd's), will expire on the first Monday o
April next, and as the vacancy will occur dun
ing his ineumbency it may be considered b
Gov. McEnery to be his duty to fill it.
The next Justice to go out will be Judg
Poche in April, 1890, and the Chief Justice il
1892 Gov McEnory's successor will doubt
less anpoint both of these officials as the tw
terms expire within the four years ensnin
the installation of the Governor.
Capitolian-Advocate: The people OF TIL
town of Crowley celebrated their first ann
yersary ON the 5th inst. One year ago, wher
that place now stands was wild and yacan
prairie; to-day it is a fourishing town of seN
aral hundred inhabitants, with prosperous bl
sipess houses and comfortable homes Anon
its citizens are people from nearly every Stat
in the Union but principally from the Mort
and West The headquarters of the jubIle
was at the Crowley House, IL verp largo an
eommodous building. In one room OF TT
building was u large party enjoying the plea
ure of a grand bali. Other parlors we're file
with merry throngs enjoying music and soci
converse. A fine display of fireworks was OF
of the attractions.