The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-16
EfeRMS OF Interest.

Headache. Sold by Theo. Posey, Opelonsas.
Rev. H n. MeTyeire, Senior Bishop of the
Methodist Church South, died at Nashville,
Tenn, on Feb 18th.
Prepare for the accidents and diseases OF
the New Year Buy a bottle of DR.. Tichenor's
Antiseptic Sold by Druggists.
Capt. John Ericsson. the, great inventor
and engineer, died in New York on Friday,
March 3, in the Seth year of his age.
Judge John A. Campbell, the eminent Sou
thern jurist, died at his residence in Balti-
more on Tuesday evening, aged 78.
DR.. Tichenor's Autiseptic never fails to z ve
satisfaction when used according to directions,
i'll Uses of wounds, burns or collie. Sold by
Theo. Posey, Opelousas
AbbevilIe MeridionaI Lake eArthur will
soon have the finest hotel in the State west of
New Orleans. 1t will do flourshing busi-
ness as q winter resort.
Louis Claire, John Gibson aud WIN. Fee
han, recently convicted of the murder Of Hon
Pat Mealey, have been granted new trial by
the Supreme Court.
Arcadia Advance: Our farmers aeem to be
in dead earnest about making big crop this
year. Large quantities of fertilizers are be
ing hauled out from town nearly every day.
Capt. F. w. Dawson, of the News and Con-
rier one of the best known southern journal
lists, was killed in Charleston OIL Tuesday eve
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deep and widespread regret.
The Lafayette Canning Company recently
organized at Lafayette, has adopted plan
for their factory and have purchased Laid
ing site. They will plant and culeyate sew
enty-ive arpents of vegetables.
/ Baton Rouge Advocate, March l2: TIE
corps Of cadets at the University was further
augmented yesterday by the arrival of ten
new men. This makes the number now at the
/ 80 I1oT.k hr1r Ira1 arH pfV
! Sir Julian Pauncefoot, who will he British
! Minister at Washington, is fine looking
man, six feet two inches tall, black.eyed,
/ heavy browed aud bald-headed. He has a
! charming wife and daughter.
/ The pumber of convicts in the State peni'
tentiary, at the present time, Is Sly, OF which
i lao are white men, two are white Women Dol
are negro men, and &c are negro Vsomen. All
of these except 80 are ON the ieyees OF the
State. @
! Bunkie Blade: One of the most prosperous
towns in Central Louisiana, is Melville, stu
ated at the Atchafalaya Gro sing OF the 1. q
/ P. r. R. Lumber and fish are Melville spe
cialtes, aud she ships both all over the coun
try. ..s.5.
The Howard Memorial Library at New Or
leans was formally opened to the pubic or
the 4th inst. 1t was founded by Miss Annie
Howard in memory of her father, the late Mr.
Charles T. Howard, and will be one OF tht
largest and greatest public libraries in ths
country.
Some unidentified philosopher remarks tha
1T is the,newly rich that make displays. u
is thC-,apefe1at has just sprung into notice
that hurrahs about its circulation. 1t 10 tht
wol1an who for the FIRST time owns Lace
shawl, who tells you what it cost"
1t is toe early vet 10 say exactly how muet
in1ueu~e Mr.. r arrisnn will have with th'
coming Blaine administration. Mr. Blaine II
we'll known TO be very positive and resolut'
quite o pull" with hiin.-Boston Globe.
President lincoln said Il never went t.
school more than six months IN my life ant
studied and mastered the six books of Euelit
since / have been member Of Congress-. L
is a certain fact that our greatest men Wer
4 self-made We mentiou this for our youni
men who think there is no chance for them
Exchange
Natchez Banner: Construction work on th
Kansas City and Gulf railroad is to begin II
April, the contracts having been let for ina
norton between Kansas City and Fort Smith
The road is projected TO the Gulf and will rul
either to Sabine Pass, Yermillicn Bay or Bel
wiek's Bay, probably the last named harboI
Alexandria is looked upon as the most favor
able point for crossing Red river.
ST. Martin Reyeille Around the pedesta
of the statue OF the Rev. Father Jan III iron
of the Catholic Church OF this town, qua1
II tity of vegetable soil has been piled mp wit
the view of ornamenting, with variety o
} growing flowers, this monument, erected D
the people of this parish to the memory
that yenerated priest We would like Go Sc
this square enclosed and planted IN ornameI
ral trees, that would add much to the beauf
of that fine church which was almost bnil
with the money of the old pastor.