The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-09-29
"Reminiscences

"BELL, CHENEY SPRINGS. - These
springs were sold, at public auction, on
Saturday last, LIST inst, to Messrs. j. j.
Beanchamp, of Opelousas, and Joseph
Daisle. fills, of this parish, for the small
sum of $6lOO Messrs. Beauchamp and
Daigle are two intelligent and indus
trious young men, &c.
To look at ''Uncle Jerry now, OH"
would hardly think thai he ever was
young
In the same issue we read I:
EIGHTH OF JANUARY, 1915 !--Once
more We come to celebrate the ever
memorable day, when the She wolf OF
the Old World was driven out of our
land by the hunters of the South West.
This day, 38 years ago, England was
taught that Orleans, with her broad,
glittering belt of sand and bales OF cot
ton, was more terrible than rock-bu
cities. She was taught that her vain
tit.e of Arbitress of Nations and Ruler
of the Waves was as false as the hypo-
critical motto in her leopard's clutches,
God and My Right"
The same issue contains the returns
of the election held throughout the
State on fhe 9th Of Dec, 1852, by
which it appears that in Orleans Borde-
lon, Wing, of St Landry, for Governor,
.Iceived 1914 votes, and Hebert, DEM
of Iberville, 55O7. Bordelon's majority
in st. Landry was 328, he having re-
ceiyed $50 votes to 528 for H6bert He
bert was elected. The Wings elected
all four Representatives from st. Lam
dry, Messrs. Jonathan Harris, Hypolite
Chretien, John E. King and Augustin
Guillory defeating the Democratic can
didates, Messrs. Benz. r. CAN'T, Pla--
eide D. Guilbeau, Jos. E. Andrus and
Sol. B. Harman. The Wings also elect
ed their Senators for the district COM
posed of St. Landry and Calcasieu,
Messrs. Achille Dupre and I. Nj. An
derson defeating Mr.. Elisha Andrus and
DR.. E. Nj. Millard, Dems. Of these, nil
are dead except Messrs. Harman and
Dupr6
Another item f, ON the same issue is
of interest, as showing that Prohibition
is u new issue in Louisiana
ga vote was taken in New Orleans,
on the 9th of last month, for granting
or refusing licenses to grog shops, &c.
1t resulted as follows: For granting Ii
censes 506l votes, for refusing licenses
1882. Majority for granting 2029.'
Just following this we read:
1--WE call the attention of the public
to sale of l3 likeE, slaves, which will
take place in Crane Prairie, on Monday
next &c.
| The first number of the COURIER,
dated Dec. II, 1852, contains the pro-
ceedings of convention of the Wings
Of the parish, held Dec. 4 for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the
House and Senate. These proceedings
are signed by DR.. John A. Taylor, as
President, and S. D. Allis, Enoch Gar
diner and Alb. Deiean, rs Secretaries.
Tt also contains the proceedings of a
Democratic Mass Meeting held on Dec.
6 for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the same offices, and these are
signed by Dr.. j. B. Lee, as President,
and Henry l.. Garland, as Secretary.
Of these, Mr. Garland is the only sur
vivor.
tn the same number appeared the an
nouncements of the following candi-
dates for Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, viz: Edward Simon of St
Martin, Thos. Hardeman Lewis of St
Landry, and Cornelius Voorhies of st
Martin.
From the proceedings of the Police
Jury published in that issue we fine
that that body consisted of nineteer
members and that John p Hudson Wat
President and Guy H. Bell clerk.
| The judicial advertisements i'll thai
issue show that A. Garrignes WIS the,
clerk of Court and Harrison Roger
Sheriff, Mr.. R9gers only survives.
There also appear the cards OF Gar
land & Lastrapes Ia. l.. Garland AM
Louis Lastrapes), attorneys at law
Cannon & Robin (Feneion Cannon ant
Theodose S. Robin), attorneys at law
Joseph Gibbs, carriage and blacksmith
shop; Daniel sheu5le, tailor; Caas. n
Ealer and Aristide Renaud, jewellers
T. B. Coomber, painter; j. j. Beau
champ, billiard SALOON John Melon
aid, surveyor Mrs. Pigeon, milliner
c. A. Genin, merchant; Robt. Bengue
rel, autioneer Courtois & Didiel
! "cooks and pastry cooks; School fo
Young Ladies, superintended By Mis-
Bercier; Union Hotel, kept by Christie
pher Steel; "Opelousas Academy, fol
meriy franklin College, by Rev. Thos
Rand, Jr.; and School for Young La
dies, 'ssuperintended by Mrs. Ranan
(born Traber) The g Washingto
!, Drug Store y was advertised 6y s. I
!. !, Allis, at ''the store lately occupied b
3 DR.. Hardy. next to the store of T.
: Anderson e. co..; Goldman e. kau
: man, merchants, of Washington, adve
: tisea goods g ander cost" while the
: neighbors, Myer g. Alexanders, calIe
! their store Wholesale and Reta
Establishment for Bargains" t.
Watkins, of the same town, announce
ii that he had 'sjast reopened, corner
q Main and Carfiere streets, new al
# elegant satldfery shop )" and "the GOO
n safe steamer Anna, Johnston, Master
j. was advertised to leave Washingtt
,, every Saturday at 9 a. NJ. and New O
d leans every Wednesday ut IL NJ.
k E Gerard & Co. and Gourdaiu
u Kerr, commission merchants, New 0
J. leans; Prof Dempster, principal of
It school in st. MartinsviIle; the s
q Charles College, Grand Coteau; al
Il Thomas Murrels, of the same villag
j. who announced that he had rented t
blacksmith shop of Alexis Lagiie, al
had cards in this issue. In the saT
he issue James d. Israel and Hilaire d
nt essarts were announced as caudidal
le for town constable, and Charles Thorn
R. son, iailor, advertised that he had