The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-07-27
General Notes.


ing and loan association.
Tom Bowling, colored, was to have
been hanged at Baton Rouge yesterday.
Mai +, 4 Bulke, with his wife and
snt,, are spending the summer in En-
rope
Gov Nichols has issued his proca
nation fixing the election in the Third
congressional district fol- September :
Alexandria Democrats The State Bap
tist Convention will meet at Lake Char
les, Calcasieu parish. the "a of August
w w. Edwards, Of Vermiiion, has
been appointed Judge OF the 25th judi
cial district, vice Judge Debaillon, re-
signed.
Miss Lille Robertson, sister of Con-
gresham RoheIts tson. was married at
Baton Rouge, on July 10th, TO Col. j..
NJ. SherrOuse.
s.Pointe Coupne Banner The valuation
& property in the parish of St. James
shows an increase OF one hundred thou
sand dollars over last year.
n. O. Picayune, 23d: There were last
week ten fatal cases of insulation in the
city, mds'' in the average of years than
will generally occur during an entire
summer.
- Abheville Meridional In East Baton
Rouge the police jury sitting as board
of reviewers raised great many assess
ments, particularly in the city of Baton
Rouge.
DeSoto Democrat We are informed
by Col. d. NJ. HeliOt, our assessor, that
the assessment roll for this parish, for
this year, will exceed that of last year
100000 or more.
Bienville Advance The assessment
on real estate in Claiborne parish for
1889 is S25O,000 in excess of last year.
Bien7ille's increase is tritie less than
that, we believe,
Thibodaux Sentinel: The police jury
has fixed the parish tax at mills-a
reduction of one half mill Oh last year
The rolls show an increase OF some
$500 over last years assessment,
a. aston Caligraph The police jury
OF Iberville parish has raised the assess
ment this year of lO2 property holders.
That is the on ~ way to get an honest
assessment in many of the parishes of
Louisiana.
The State of Arkansas is to have a
- Confederate Soldiers Home," to be
located at Little, Rock. The sum of
$4,000 has beer. raised already, and
the work of solico 'ng subscriptions has
hardly commenced.
Morgan City Review: Capt Phalrs
new sugar house for diffusion on Glen
wild plantation is now Completed, ll2
feet 10y So it is three stories high, of
brick. slate roof, and is qnite hand
some structure.
Monroe Bulletin: The Times Demo
crat estimates that the assessments in
Louisiana this year will show an in
crease of 800, 900. This will go a
long way toward closing mp the deficit
and reducing taxation.
The Farmers State Union will meet
the first days of next monh IN Alexan-
dria. Some action will be taken at
this meeting looking to The building o.
a cotton factory in Louisiana. Monroe
and Alexandria are bidding high for it.
Washington Advocate: We entirely
endorse the work now being done by
the Police Jury and take occasion to ex
press our belief that the future verdict
of our people will be, {" we'll DONE" /"
that member who first conceived it and
those who have assisted in carrying it
through.
Rustou Caligraph: Ii does not tag'oea
very keen observer to see that Senator
James B. Eusti, ,fof Louisiana is rapidly
coming to the front as one of the lead
ing orators and thinkers of the United
States. The Senator is a native born
and HE long Louisianiau and Lonisi-
ana is proud of him.