The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-03-09
Items OF Interest.

AT the recent sale at estate OF EtDeft Gantt
ut Crowley, 900 acres of land were bought
by the Southwestern Louisiana Land Com
Pany.
Sugar Bowl and Far M journal: Our sister
town Of Lafayette is pushing ahead of us
They have organized IA Canuery Co, and Il
lwo-$t"ry building. to cost 81 ,6S, is HOW being
erected for lhe works.
Sugar-Bowl and Farm Journal: Immi
grants are rapidly settling in our adjoining
parish Of Fermillon, and those active deni
zens of Prrry's Bridge have started to organ
ize "a Fair Association.
English crpital is being largely invested III
the South. 4 London dispatch states that
last week, in that city 100000 shares oi
joint stock were registered, chiefly fer the de
veiopement of mines iii the South.
In New York museum they have IL man
on exhibition, who had up to the Oath ult
tasted sixty-five days and proposed to contin
nc it for. an indefinite period DR.. Tanner has
lost his laurels as the champion faster.
Breaux Bridge Union, I'd Several West
ern families with ten or twelve carts loaded
with furniture passed through this town on
Tuesday last, on their way to Stephanie Plan
tation, their future home.
Around the little town of Hammond, La.
there are about 200 acretain Strawberries, the
average earnings from which are $2O0per acre
Vegetables for shipment are also raised IN
large quantities, shipments of which have al
ready begun.
Breaux Bridge Union: st. Martin is agita
ting the question of establishing High
School Mr.. F. NJ. Welch, the Land Agent
offers to donate a1iot for that purpose, and to
sui scribe 500 90. Mr.. Edouard sillan; throws
in a 5000 bill for the same purpose.
Doualdsonvile Chief: Assistant State En-
sinee1 'yerr who has just made an inspection
of the evees between Simmsport, AvoEelles
parish, and New Orleans, reports them III a
splendid condition and far stronger than they
have been at this season for mauy years.
1t is not generally known that all mail mat
ter addressed to Julia d. Grant, Sarah Polk
and Lucretia r. Garfield is transmitted
through tho mails free of charge. No stamps
or signature on the envelope. addressed to
these three named is required for their safe
delivery.
Miss Mary L. Buoth, editor of Harpers Ba.
Ear. died at her residence in New York, ut s
oclok 2. Nj. ON March 5th. Ever since she
was girl she has been distinguished i'll the
world Of letters. Iu 1867 she became editor
of Harper's Bazaar and received handsome
remuneration for her services.
The citizens of Lake Charles held railroad
meeting last week, at which resolutions were
pissed declaring "a north and south road ne
cessary 10 its prosperity, urging the people to
unite in the construction of the. Kansas City
Watkins and Gulf road and eomplimenting
the pressssor the active work it had done iu
that direcIion.-Bienvile New Era.
Mr.. j. r. Jolley, editor of the Morgan City
Review and late Republican candidate fol
Congress from the Third Louisiana District
says: Stop kicking Let us settle down
and use every effort to advance the material
Interests of Louisiana. Immigrants are ar
irving every day, and they don't want to lis
ten to the political gossip; they come to work
In q few years these new eomers will settle
the negro question by etF@tivating the land
themselves"
N. o. City Item: The gislator who will
get II bill passed entoreinsgthe prompt trla
of offenders against the law will receive the
Items backing TO any office for which he
desires to run. The criminal G1axpensei ac
count is needlessly large, and very m ueh more
than people can afford-at least in Orleans
parish This is true as regards both grave
aud MINOR offenses, the laws delay" not only
piliDg up costs for the State to pay but Oft
times with the result oil defeating justice.
newspaper and q newspaper editor thai
people don't talk about, and sometimes abuse
are rather poor concerns. The men and bust
ness that an editor feels it duty TO Gefend
at risk of making enemies of another class
are often the very first to show their ingrati
tude. The editor who expects to receive
much of charity or gratitude will soon fint
ana do What he conse;entionaly thinks r;ehf
witbont REGARD to frawns and smiles.-Ex
.s'.
Deoolo Demoerat FolioWlhg out tne sng
geseaons el Lne otaee a. assocla1 lo5
seyerai u lne ieaoins plan.eTS sa VI TINS paEisl
WIN pus ~ up .helI coston ~ IVY pouuu pale' ~
tnis ialI, anu seseIai oi tneLa nave alIeau9
III, maaoe m los sn1 ness:saly ~ DRESSES
| Iengthwise with three strands of wire, ant
the bale put into cotton sacklafterit is takel
from the press. We believe that it will b,
! only question OF time, when jute bagging a
| cotton wrapper will be unknown. We wisl
| them success.
! nonaldaon vile fh;ef. Mapar pngb has re
| .a;ye5 snnn,har of canmun;cat;ops IN ras
nonse to tba adyertisements for seaIed nrono
| saIs 10 furnish the form 900 900 bricks fo
nayino nurnoses Amour the ietters address
e1 to fbe MAYOR ia nne from an artificial ston
| mannfaeturing eompany urging a a trial of thei
/ material in l;eu of brick. and Claiming that i
| il more durable and better in every way. be
/ sides BEING quite as cheap. This matter vii
+ he looked into before final arrapgements ar
I made for commencing fhe work Of lanauetf
| construction.
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