The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-09

oleted the coinage of $4,000 eagles
.$900,00O).
Shreveport is asking for an appropri
alton of $l0,800 to complete her Chari-
y Hospital.
There are seven candidates for State
of immigration. The of
ice pays $4,000 year.
The impression is now general III
w Washington that the Blair Educational
Bill will be defeated.
Representative Martin, of st. Landry,
has introduced "an act to compel COM
pukory education"
All manufacturers in Louisiana are
exempt from State and municipal taxa
tion by organic law until 1899.
Senator Demas colored, has intro
duced bill to amend the constitution
so as to allow women to vote.
Gen. P. III. Sheridan, the ranking
officer of the United States army, is
dangerously i'll at Washington.
Senator Strickland has prepared and
will introduce bill to make it a crime
for any State, parish or municipal Off
Ger to get drunk.-Capitolian Advocate.
The bill for the erection of public
building at Monroe, La, has passed the
u. S. Senate, amended to make it cost
$75, 900 instead of 800, 900.
The Natchitoches Review is strongly
in favor of the appointment OF Col. Geo.
Moorman, President of the State lmmI-
grafton Association, as Commissioner OF
immigration.
w. F. McClanahan has published
5his valedictory as editor of the Amerl-
can, at Lake Charles, to assume the ed
itership of paper soon to be establish
ed at Orange, Texas.
Pointe Coupee Banner: One OF our
ueighbors, Mr.. H. C. Patin, planted one
barrel of potatoes this season and real
ICED therefrom % barrels of magnificent
potatoes. We wonder what. .ours West
ern friends would say to this.
Alexandria Town Talk Mr.. B. f.
Perley, ginwright, will leave next week
for St. Landry and Avoyelles parishes,
to file gin saws and repair stands. He
does work on gin stands in workman
like manner at reasonable prices.
Thibodanx Sentinel; Judging from
the temper of many of our legislators,
the Circuit Court system will have to
90. No fifth wheel is wanted to the
chariot of Justice; it only serves to i'm
pede the progress of our Jurisprudence
W.B.R. Sugar Planter: 1t is thought
that with little engineering an amend
ment to the Constitution will pass boil
Houses of the General Assembly, and
be submitted to the people at the mex
Egeneral election, abolishing the Circul
Court system.
MarksvilIe Review: We are inform
ed that a meeting of the citizens o
Ayoyelles, Rapides and St. Landry vii
be held at Bunkie on the 9th inst, II
order to take steps in regard to the crea
ton of new parish to be composed Q
part of each of the above parishes.
! Marksville Bulletin: A letter receiv
ed from Mr.. M. L. Swords, chairman Q
the st. Landry committee, Informs u
that there will be meeting of citizen
qf st. Landry, Avoyelles, and Rapide
a.Bunkie, this parish, on the 9th 9
; June, for tho purpose of taking steps t
form new parish.
Ruston Caligraph: A scheme ha
been organized in the House committe
ON Education to kill the Blair Educa
tional Bill by inaction. 1t is said ths
.. the House will pass the bill If the CON
mittee would make favorable repol
, on it. but that the President would mo-
surely veto it, and it is not desired
hamper him in the present campalg
with the veto of so popular measur
The Hatch bill, creating an exect
tiyn$ department to be known as Il
j department of agricultnre-wlth 81
Iarged powers and duties over the pr
/ sent one-under the supervision al
0 control of Secretary of Agricultnr
!. nassed the lower House of Congress- 4
: a vote of 233 yeas to l3 nays. 1t al
D transfers the weather service OF Il
: United States signal service burei
n from the war department to the depai
ment of agriculture.
n NO. City Item, June A: Hon. ~
. ferson Davis received numerous Gale
at his residence, Beauyoir, Miss, u
= terday. who paid him reyerent tribu
!, az esteem upon having just accomplls
!. ed his eigbtieth year. CongratuIa'
r. ry messages by wire and by mail poi
ed in during 1e day, and the hou
4 was filed with fragrant flowers a
: tender souvenirs from friends. L
"a ex-President of the Confederacy ege
: excellent health, and is as erect as 9
of tlfo stately pines of his Mlsslssil
home.
r. Marksyille Bulletin: In every sect
W of the South there are yearly reuni'
err of the surviving Confederate soidit
he Knowing this fact, and appreclat
e. the good done by such reunions.
"a members of the different commands
n this place, have concluded to cal
ld general meeting of all the Confedef
ye veterans of the parish to take place
n. Marksyille on the 4th of July next.
grand picnic will be prepared for
occcasion, and the services OF bI
o. baud will be secured.
a. Let all those who can come.
IS, them, id these days of blessed pei
u come together, and now that the
nd memories of the war are forgotten,
id, over the incidents that occurred "