The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-10-19
General Notes.

cases. Bau Tor Lafayette.
There are Ga paupcrs on the pans
roll of Baton Rouge, 81 colored aud
whites.
Richland parish has Appropriated
$3.50 for the support of a cadet at tht
State University, and TcnsaS paris
has given $50 for similar object.
Jennings Reporter: The bridge actos
bayon Nezpiqu6 is at last completed,
being the only pile bridge on the stream
on any other stream in this part Of th
State.
The police jury of AyCyelles parish
has appropriated $500 to the mainte
nance Of two cadets from that paiisl
at the Louisiana State University a
Baton Rouge.
n. 0. City Item: Major Burke. ac
cording to St. Lonis Post Dispatcl
telegram, is still in London aud cou
fined to his room by illness. He look:
ten years older than he did u week ago
but still asserts that he will sail within
a week and disprovo the charges pend,
ing over him.
\. o. States Seven men have been
killed by electric wires in New York
City and fifteen others have been killed
in the State since Sept. !. That is not
Il bad showing tor six weeks, and should
set ut rest any fear there may be that
electricity would fail to do its work in
executions.
1t has heen arranged for the delegates
Ia N nj tn tn1- n
Southern tour in December. The route
will fake in the cities of Nashville, Bir-
nlngham, Chattanooga, Memphis,
Montgomery. Pensacola, Jacksonville,
Mobile and New Orleans
Posey Washington, the colored boy
who killed young Perry at Crowley a
few months ago, was convicted of man
slaughter this week in the District
CGfsSt now in session in that town, A
teles cam to the Times Democrat says
that several important criminal cases
have been tried since Monday, all of
which have resulted in convictions.
Good for Acadia!
The last issue of the Lake Charles
Commercial contains the gratifying an
by the Police Jury Of Calcasieu to ex-
amihe the books of Parish Treasurer
Hutchins have found no such defalea-
tlon or misapPr0priation as had been
reported. They found that a balance
of Sl75l was due the parish, which
Treasurer Hutcllins has declared his
Willingness to pay.
$4,000 worth Of the so, 600 consti.
tntitional bonds illegally outstanding
have been surrendered by Maurice j.
Hart, broker, to the Attorney Gener-
al under II writ Of seqnestration issued
by Il New Orleans Judge. $4,000
worth are alleged to be in the hands
Of IA relative Of Maj Burke, and the
whereabouts Of the other $4,000 are un-
1enown. The Attorney General wants
to sequester all of them.
\ special TO the Picayune from BAYOU
Chicot, dated Oct 16. says Our young
physician, DIR. W. Il. Hawkins, came
very near meeting with u serious acci-
dent on last Saturday He was driving
a pair Of horses sonic eight or ten miles
west OF here accompanied by Hon. Le
once L. LitteIl Of OpciQnsas, when his
horses got scared and started on run.
After going few yards his lines broke,
and the horses taking advantage ran
the harder, running the buggy against
u tSee, throwing The doctor and Mr.. Lit
telf ont. The doctor was not hurt, but
hr. Little was pretty badly bruisedu up.
Gov. Wafmotll took charge of the of
flee Of Collector Of Customs at New Or
leans on the 18th, relieving Hon B. F.
Jonas, who has held the position for
nearly ! years. The City Item says he
''will no douht gricvonsIy disappoint
the ragtag and hobtails, who expect
wholesale removals. and adds:
Collector Jonas has splendid force,
many of whom, including the deputy
collector, anditor and chief clerk, are
For Collector Jonas it may be said
that he has made an excellent record
IN the faithful performance of his duty,
while his uniform courtesy and kind
ness have acquired for him the esteem
and fiiendslED of all with whom he
e9me in contgtt.