The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-02-25
Items OF Interest.

oSCh IoAShS w WIN
The man who moves down ife's path and
finds it strewn with sweet surprises is he who
knows just how it's done, who keeps store
and advertises. q
Both Blaine and Phil Sheridan positively
decline to allow their names to be used in con-
nection with the Presidency by the coming
Republican Convention.
Mr.. Blanchard is getting greedy. He will
be a caadidate for the lower house of Con
gress at tie November election, and is also
cand idate fop United States Senator.
The NatcLitocnes Review thinks it would
be the proper and graceful thing for Gen.
Nichols to place Gov. MeEnery on the Su-
preme Bench in case the vacancy is not dilled
before his election.
Abbeville Meridional: Oysters wepe selling
at 75c hundred this week.-Eght thousand
dollars is the amount in the school treasury.
The Town Council has purchased two new
road scrapers, and they are doing some very
good work on the streets
Alexandria Democrat Alexandria needs
building association worse than anything else
we know of. Why don't the monied men here
combine aud start one? There's big oney IN
such an enterprise; a number of towns in
Louisiana, much smaller than ours, boast OF
an institution of this kind.
Bienville New Era: Warmoth, who sent
out pickpockets from New Orleans to stuff,
ballot boxes in 1870, is nice man to- talk
about fair elections, and not heipg. cheated
out of his votes at the next election. we
have pretty good memory, and therefore,
have not forgotten the events of his admins
tration.O
Shreveport Times The Nichols press men
tion the fact that the two Republican papers
the Donaldsonville Chief and Morgan City
Free Press-tbat supported Gov. MeEnery,
are now supporting the Democratic ticket but
fail to note that the Republican papers that
supported Gen. Nichols will 4ow support the
Republicandicket. 90
Iberville South Notwithstanding the stub
born fight made against it by Messra. Gay,
Lagau, Wilkinson and, Robertson, Congress
men from this State, it now seems TO be al
most certain that the duty on sugar will be
reduced 10 or I2 per cent. This will be sad
blow at our principal industry, but there ap-
pears to be no way to avoid it.
Thibodaux Sentinel Our municipal author
tiles are still engaged in laying wooden side
walks along the streets of the town. which
are yet nnprovded in that respective have
| noticed several new street lamps at various
portions of the town-The Mayor requests
the citizens OF the town to meet tomorrow,
ut o'clock p. M, at the Town Hall; to take
steps tow ards the purchase at q new steam
fire engine.
| The De Soto Democrat, iii reply 10 state
| ment of its Shreveport namesake that '' every
| Democra Gus now Nichols man." says:
| We lsg again to differ with Brother Puck
t-tte, for the sound Democracy of this State
are supporting Gen. Nichols under protest
and not from choice, However, we venture
the asserti~p that e1lery Nichols man is not a
| Democrat, f.ramany of them are mugwumps
and party boltt p.
| Shreveport Democrat: The st. Landry
Democrat a reform organ, is furiously engag-
| ed paving the earth and throwing dirt high
in the air because the State Convention unan-
| imously indorsed the wise, patriotic and con-
| servative administration of Gov. McEnery.
Most fortunately for the State large major
/ ity of the convention was composed of Demo
Gratis and sensible men instead of shallow
minded partisans and wild fanatics.
| Bienville New Era: While we are gratifed
to learn that Major K. A. Burke our State
Treasurer, will be able to turn over the Office
to his successor in perfect order and with a
4 perfectly clear record, we are not at all sur
| prised, for he has always enjoyed our perfect
confidence as an officer, as well as our esteem
and admiration as public spirited, philan-
thropic, intelligent and useful citizen. Fol-
public spirit, pluck, energy and intelligence
E. A. Burke has few equals and no superior.
Shreveport Times: It is rather amusing tc
| read some of the ponderous effusions which
emanate from the brains of a few editors OF
Nichols papers in this State. These squibs
like darts fired at random, fall harmless al
the feet of the McEnery men, who have, as
good Democrats, buckled on their armor tt
fight the battle for the Democratic ticket But
these brainy editors are nothing unless heard
| and bark to be noticed. The fight is on and
the McEnery men lead the van against the
Republican hosts, the enemies of Louisiana
N. o. Times Democrat: The appearance o.
Editor Bentley, of the Donaldsonville Chic
at the Republican State Convention in thit
city, excited some surprise, because he hat
previously stated that he would support thu
Cfata tinlxnt Mp Rantlay W
plains his position by saying that he is still
Republican in national politics, and hi
mission to New Orleans was TO assist in thu
selection of delegates to the Republican Ma
tional convention But Mr.. Bentley will Civ,
an earnest support to Gen. Nichols.
Bienyille New Era: The neighboring states
Texas especially, appreciate the situation, ant
they are sending out thousands of copies o
their newspapers, maps and circulars discrip
tive of their country and setting forth its ad
vantages, while our people are sitting idle
thinking that people ought to know that W.
have as good a country as the sun ever shont
upon without ever being informed of the fact
The newspapers are at work to secure immi
grafton, but thy cannot succeed without th
co operation of the people. Will the peopl
help them Win they assist in extending
, cordial invitation to people who are leavin
: the blizzard cursed Northwest to stop in on
delightful country, where there are no bli;
, yards and where generous soil yields a
!, abundant harvest every year
) Congress is agtating the change of inaugl
ration day from March 4th, to April 30tl
, | The effect of the change gould be to prolou
, the short session of Congress two months an
have the inaugural festivities in the season
: blooming flowers, rather than q tempest
4 March winds. Representative Grain OF Texf
9 has introduced and will warmly advocate
: joint resolution looking toward Constitl
!. tional amendment to change the time. of tt
i meeting of Congress from tho first Monda
/ in December to the first Monday in JanuaI
and fixing the close of the term of Congrei
to be the 3ls6 day of December instead
the 4th of March, as now. This amendmen
if adopted, would cure what would seem to ]
Q serious defects in the system of represent
: ton A Representative elected in Hoyembe
e would take bis seat the first Monday IN Jan
Q ary succeeding and bis term would expire d
}, cembcr 3lst two years laJer.-W adoDor
e MEL News.
y Point Coupee Bauner Gradually rebukt
I. are coming in against the Reform element
= the late State convention for some of the
7 high handed and unwarranted acts. Gra
parish has just rebuked two OF these acts
the most emphatic manner. The Reforme
9 by caucns vote In opposition TO the report
1 the committee on credentials determined
u admit the defeated Reform delegates, WI
g John G. Wickliff. Reform candidate for Jude
v at their head Grant parish has since no
]. Democratic primary election for Judge, al
p defeated Wiekliife, by IN overwhelming %
Y iority.
The Roformers of the State convention :
rogated to themselves the appointment OF =
= members af the State committee instead
y y leaving the appointments to the various ps
= = ishcs. to whom the right Of appointment
II Il lonped Grant parish has held mass Go
! yenfion since then and passed the folloWi
,f resolution