The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-09-22

Washington Dots.

The ea7lai of the summer months has taken
its departure, and the hustle and activity OF
q | isy fall and winter season has commenced
CO.. ton, rice, cotton seed, hides, and the lesser
country products, are coming Ill daily in con
siderable quantities and find ready sale to
n,our local buyers at good prices, who in turn
ship their purchases by boat and rail to New
/; Orleans.
The iudependendent steamer Hornet left
| here on her maiden trip on Friday of last
week, aud landed at New Orleans, 76 bales
cotton, 1872 sacks rice, 1912 sacks ottonseed
and various sundries. This is considered q
! fair showing for an initial trip.
shipment of 100 alligator hides was made
! from this place few days since. Among
them was one measuring II feet i'll length,
near the mouth of the Atchafalaya, and which
is said to be the largest ever seen or heard of
| in this section of country.
/ small steamer used in the local trade at
| West Melville, arrived here on Saturday, and
will be hauled on the ways at Commodore
| Conklng's ship-yard for repairs.
| st. Cyr Derbes has opened up near the de-
! pot, where he will pay the highest cash price
| for cotton, rice, cotton-seed, and all kinds of
country produce. His bald Uranium is a
guarantee that he will give all callers hearty
| welcome and good treatment.
| Miss Blanche Reed, formerly u great favo-
| rite in ouF,tOwn, was married Aug. 30th, at
| Anne, HIS, to Mr.. w. s. Richard, formerly of
the Vandalia Union, We wish the couple a
happy honeymoon and a long continued life
of connubial bliss.
Antoine Pierrel and lady took the train on
Sunday for New Iberia, where they spent the
day among friends.
| E. D. Martin of Lafayette has been visiting
| friends in town and vicinity during the week.
! Miss Gilmore Roy, who has been visiting
relatives at the junction, returned home on
| Friday She was accompanied by Mr.. Geo.
/ p1M MiscD yph n ha ia
| for short time.
| Miss Alice Hinckley, formerly of our town,
but now residing at Arnaudville, is on visit
| to relatives and friends in our midst
Miss NJ. A. Satterfeld of New Iberia, who
has been spending some time among friends
in town. departed for home on Sunday.
The steamer FL. j. Dickey arrived Friday
evening from New Orleans. with small
| freight, and departed ON Saturday evening
| on her return, fairly laden Her cargo OF ar
rival at the Crescent City consisted of 3l9
hales of cotton, $40 sacks of rice, 1882 sacks
| nroduce This line of boats have come in to
STAY, and the list of officers is guarantee
that the best interests of patrons will be con-
| suited and attended to.
The iron work for the new bridge to span
ii q Courtableau at the head of Main street,
has arrived, and, is being unloaded from
the cars. Its weight is 60,300 pounds. The
lumber to be used in it's construction, about
IS 900 feet, is on the ground. 1t was furnish
ed by the Mount Pleasant Mills, and ia of
excellent quality, being sawed from choice
| Atch afalaya logs. Active work on the struc-
tnre will at once be commenced, and in less
than a month, the primitive ferry which has
of late been used in crossing this natural
waterway, will be among the things that
were.
Dr.. G.. A. NJ. Cooke, who has been ''under
the weather for some time past, has once
more put in an appearance on our streets,
much to the pleas5nSe of his numsEous friends.
Capt. M. Kenis6 ~ is pushing the repairs on
the Warren wth,j.sll possible dispatch. and
we may expect this popular steamer in our
trade in couple of weeks.
To allay the anxiety Of those having friends
at Lake Charles we will stade we have an-
| thentic information that the report which
has been SO persistently circulated in our vi
cinity, that yellow fever was raging in that
| town, has no foundation in fact. Not yes
| ige of the dread scourge has made its ap-
| pearance, and the town, as the entire parish,
| Is uDc"mmonly healthy.
| Four bits freight on bale of cotton from
| this place to New Orleans. in lieu OF the old
price of two dollars, is the result of competi-
| ton. With fair crops and low freights, our
| farming friends shonld be happy indeed.