The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-20
General M otes.
Jay Gould owns 73,T!ls; res of land
in Grant aud Union parishe S.

jay GOul0 OWDS 15, ,F'I res oi lanu
in Grant and Union parishe S.
Just received by j. B. Sandoz & Bro.
"A lot of good gigs, which are offered
cheaper than ever. Go and see them.
Iarksvillc Bulletin. Dir. de NIX
m; ae the trip from Paris, France to
NJ; iksvilte, La, in exactly twelve days.
T'iis is rapid travelling.
. Abbeville Merid dionaI: The rain has
come in abundance and our farmers
are all happy, and we'll they may be,
for the prospects for an abundant crop
are now very tlattering
We notice that those Republican Or
cans which are loudest and fiercest in
their denunciation of Southern "bul-
liesn are the enthusiastic admirers of
Republican backguards and blather-
sixties. Nashville American, Dem.
Beware of drunkenness, lest all men
beware of thee: where drunkenness
reigns, there reason is an exile, virtue
"a stranger, God an enemy, blasphemy
is wit, oaths are rhetoric, and secrets
are procamations. Noah discovered
that in one hour, drunk, he told, which,
sober, he kept secret 600 years.
Judge Thomas Ogerton returned
home this week from Cooper's Well,
Mississippi. Five weeks ago he left
for that place greatly broken down in
health from liver complaint. Our
friend has returned to us not only 10
improved health but completely cured.
-Marksviile Bulletin.
Overheard at a picnic: Darling,
I'm going to let go of your hand for a
minute, but you won't be mad, will
you. darling9 l wouldn't let go till you
did, only some sort of bug is crawling
down my back, and I can't keep my
mind on you and bugs at the sam e
time"
An order from Washington drops
from the rolls of the United States Gus
tomhouse in New Orleans thirty five
EMPLOYEES on the 1st of July. The
knowing ones say thai the object of the
order is to avoid the civil service law
the position of the displaced employees
to be filled with Republicans when
new collector is appointed.
Arcadia Advance The Mississippi
river levees were never in better condi
ton than at present. The people ot
the swamp parishes realize what it is te
have good levees since they have en-
loved immunity from invasion by ioot
for several years. The leyee boards oi
. the several districts are taking steps t,
raise all the ievees several feet hlghe
: to make sure that the father of water
5 will not break his bounds aud invade
) the quiet and prosperous domain of th
, thrifty farmers of the valley.
Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland
; Cabinet abolished the custom establish
ed under Ora 'tof approprtsb:ng depart
ment funds, 20 pay for and maintain
+ hors; s,nl3 Carriages for members. Har
rison's Cabinet is restoring it. Secre
tary Noble has bought one thousand
dollar span of blooded. Kentucky hor
D ses ont of the conting ent fund of tn
Interior Department, and will soon bu
T IL costly carriage at government expens
Il for his personal use All the Republi
cp maguates are exerting themselye
) 10 reduce the surplus.
u What did the Republican party d
: for it's tblack allies" during the la:
eight wears of its power ? A Republ
3 can Supreme Court nulified the Civ
;, Rights Act. Under Republican MAJ
u agemept the Freedman's Bank failu
robbed 4hemAof their savings. I'll
troops were withdrawn from the Sout
and 'le carpet baggers given the of
ces. SThe Republican national organ
: cation was abandoned at the South
l. make bloody shirt capital at the Mort
rs Why should the "black allies, exc
"a themselves for such party?--Ne
~ York World, Dem.