The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-01-07

Items of Interest.


There are said to be only four horses in
Alaska, three at juneau and one at Sitka.
The Senate Committee on Education has
ordered O favorable report on the Blair edu-
cation biil
Maurice Bernhardt, son of the actress Sarah
Bernhardt, is to marry Princess Virginie Clio
thilde Jablonwsky great grand daughter of
Lueien Bonaparte.
Theirs was elected President of France at
seventy four years of age, MacMahon at six
ty-fve, and Grevy at seventy-two, while M.
forty.
The Charleston News and Courier urges
that the South should manufacture every
pound of cotton grown on its fields, and thus
derive the whole profit from its principal agri-
cultural product.
The Lafayette Advertiser, taking a retros-
pective glance, comes to the conclusion that
there has been a shrinkage all around this
9eason in everything except the hustle. There
is no pereeptible dimunition in its dimension
1t is stated that Pope Leos jubilee gifts in
clude $4,000 chasubles, 10000 cups, 5000 cru
cifxes and a great quantity of other ecclesi
asticai properties, which will be exhibited
Their value is estimated at $l5,0OO,0 900.
Eayne Signal Every body asks, SIS Crow
ley booming2" Yes, Crowley is booming.
There are in course of erection at this writing
S6fCn anu ny uckG NVch SiA VI
eight more will be commenced. Crowley Is
bound to BOOM
Canvas back ducks bring 80 Il pair at
wholesale in the Cincinnati markets, the
ducks averaging six or seven pounds per pair.
They are shipped West from Baltimore.
where they are shot in and around Chesa-
| peake bay.
! At West Chester, Penn, the color line has
| been drawn with q vengeance. The price OF
| hac haa pniral frant IN tn IL a
drink and beer from to 10 cents glass when
| sold to colored people Whites get drinks Ut
the old prices.
Senator Sherman is preparing TO make a de
termined opposition 10 the confirmation OF
| Mr.. Lamar to the vacant seat on tho Supreme
Bench The fight will DC made in the Repub-
lican caucus, and the opposition VIII therefore
| be a caucus measure.
Rayne Signal The result of last Tuesday
election can scarcely be considered surprise
and vet to many was little short of an enigma
= At all events Mr.. Lewis is judge OF the
18th judicial district, for the present. That
will suffice. The future will, without doubt
take care OF itself.
NO. Chronicle: Quite number of coun
ties in Texas are working together aud organ
iZing local Immigration societies Our fertile
country parishes should take similar action
Nothing is calculated to do Louisiana more
| good than to settle her rich lands with q Thrift
ty class OF agflcultufai peopie, anu LUIS Cd
be done if the proper effort is made.
Rayne Signal: Next week the Signal Office
will be removed to Crowley, the parish sea
of Acadia. From that place it will be issuat
as the 'sCrowley Signal.n In making THU
move the paper will add much TO its value a:
the official journal of the parish. Issued as i
will be, in close proximity to all the parish
records, it VIII be able to keep its reader
thoroughly conversant in all matters of utter
est touching affairs of public concern.
} The receipts of the government from al
sources during the past mouth were S29 ,325,
285, and the expenditures $l0, ,40O, co., leaVln.
net gain of receipts over expenditures 0
$I8,924, SOB.
Out of this gain, however, must be pai'
about $500, 900 for interest upon tho publi
debt, which will leave the actual surplus TO
} December SIS, ,425, ,603.
The public debt was also reduced during
the month to the amount of Sis, ,250, 900.
For the entire calendar year of Of 1857 tn
debt was diminished by $ll7,0l6,Oo0, the lare
est reductions being made in June and Nov
ember, when the payments on that accom-
aggregated sic, ,S52, 600 and SIG 1893 600 respee
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