The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-01-19
Items of Interest.

There will be sixteen Republican represen-
tatives in the next Congress from the South
ern States
Senator Blair of New Hampshire favors the
annexation of Canada, even il we have to
fight for it.
E Shreveport has had big fire which des
troyed nearly one-fourth of q block in the
heart of the city.
This great nation is now ruled by the con-
stitution of the United States and the Bell
Telephone Company.-Ex.
The law of New York for the execution of
death sentences by electricity went into ef-
feet at midnight on Dec. 81.
1t is reported from Norway, that since the
removal Of the tax on whisky, insanity has
increased SO per cent, and idiocy $50 per cent.
The seats in Congress of Col S. NJ Robert
son and Col. C. j. Boatner, of the 9th and 5th
Louisiana districts, respectively, will be con-
tested.
A Chicago clergyman married three couples
on the cars, the other day. He has refused
to allow himself to be patented as a car cou-
pier, however.
High license is Working SO we'll in Pennsyl
vania that the liquor dealers and the third
party Prohibitionists are said to be taking
steps to have it repealed.
> Governor Nichols has offered reward for
{he arrest and conviction of the party who
murdered Miss Becker at circus near Sims
port, Avoyelles parish, short time ago.
The population of the Territories is now
about as follows: Wyoming, $4,000, Utah,
Washington, l67 600; Alaska, $4,000.
1t is announced that James G.. Blaine, Jr.
has begun term of apprenticeship in the
repair shops of the Maine Central Railroad,
with ths aim ultimately of becoming me-
chanical engineer.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter, the
Crowley Signal and the Breaux's Bridge Un-
ion are emphatic in the expression Of their
opinion that Gov. Nichols has failed to re-
deem certain pledges made to the people in
regard TO his administration.
The legislature of Georgia adopted spe-
cial school bill for the city of Macon, provid-
ing that white children only should get the
benefits of the revenue collected for taxes
paid by white People, leaving the colored
children the small amount of taxes collected
on property belonging to eolored people. Gov
public policy, and violating the spirit of both
state and federal constitutions.
The New Orleans million dollar hotel will
surely be built. The company has been form
ed under the name of the Pontehatrain Ho-
tel Company, Limited The officers of it are
Ambroise A. Maginnis, President, Joseph
Bowling, Vice President Chas. T. Logan,
Secretary, Philip Tompson. Trsasurer.-Alex.
andria Democrat.
Philip Thompson was an Opelousas boy and
has subscribed $4,000 i'll the enterprise.
The large Nelson tract of land, three miles
below New IBERIA lately owned by the Citi-
zens Bank of New Orleans, has been sold to
o party Of New Workers, who propose to sub,
divide it into forty and eighty-acre tracts and
resell to colony of farmers from the State of
New York. It is probable that the same
party will also purchase the adjoining Olivier
tract and also dispose of it in the same man.
ner. w
The are many persons living here who
elisg to the absurd belief that the miser is
idly that the man who boards up his money
and refuses to give cent of it for absolute
necessities, is aa better fnancier than the
banker or merchant who wisely invests it.
There is no better way to "boom" real estate
than to ''booni" the city in which it ls by inn
proving it and putting is in complete order
Every day the attractions and advantages
Of the South to the small farmer become more
apparent and with the growth of a more en-.
lightened political sentiment, the numbd of
Northern aud Western men seeking homes-n
the sunny land will rapidly increase Let
this good work go on for dozen years mere,
and the beginning of the new century will
see the dawn of new era for the South and
for the whole c0untry.-Philadelphi Tele-
gram, Rep
W The Presidential Electors, elected last Mo-
yember, met at the capitals of their respec-
tive States last Monday and formally voted
for President and Vice President of the Unit
ed States. Although majority of the people
who voted cast their ballots for Cleveland,
yet majority Of the Electors voted for Har-
rison and he will be President after the 4th
of March Hon. E. A. O'Sullivan, of Lafour-
che wa, selected as the messenger to carry
tho vote of Louisiana to Washington.
We learn from Judge Harris that Northern
capitalists have purchased 1000 acres of land
in the southwestern portion of this parish,
aud that they will put q force OF hands to
work at once, to cut all the oak, ash and hiek-
ory timber thereon, for the purpose of ship
ping it North. They propose to build tram
way from tha land to the Mansfield junction.
Thus our people can soon enjoy the luxury Of
an ak or hoe handle made in Cincinnati, out
of timber grown in DeSoto.-DeSoto Demo-
crat.
Leuisiana Review Ii our Louisiana land
owners will not consent to sell their lands at
reasonable prices they eannot expect home
seekers to settle among them. This is plain
proposition, and in view of O condition of af-
fairs of this kind in Caddo parish, the Shreve-
port Times has the following sensible remarks
to make:
they have more land than they can cultivate
or have any use for any purpose whatever,
except to sell.
The farmers already more or less burdened
with debt must pay tax annually on lana
that is unrennmeratiye and which is OF little
value as capital, because there 10 surplus
with no demand. Money invested in too many
idle acres is like dormant capital, doing no
good. and in some instances much harm, by
keeping the farmer and his family poor. They
have lands which nobody IN this section
wants What do they intend to do with their
idle land Subdiyide it, sell or rent IN tracts,
or keep it all together awaiting long rise in
price The farmers have it in their power to
create u lively demand for land
The annual statement of the New Iberia
Building Association makes the following
showing: The receipts during the year
amounted to $11 ,052. 80; disbursements $iO,-
| 1862. Total assets, $l6.55605i liabilities,
$iss 90. leaving ~ net profits Of S5.0507O, which
subdiyiaed among the stockholders IN the
| proportion of the amounts paid In by each se-
| ries. gives net profit on each share as fel-
lows: Series A, b, c, and y, instruments q
paid up from Jan. lat, 1889, $s.V9 series =,
mt nm from July lat, $2.27; Series Ct, paid up
1 from Oct. lst, 52c. The installments on shares
! ieipg Csc per share per week, amount to SI3
| wear and 5000 is the gain on that amount
| during the year. These are the advantages
4 of the Association to small investors. Ihe
advantages to those wishing to secure homes
/ has been practically demonstrated by Ghoae
4 who have accomplished their purpose during
the existence of the Association, numbering
4 seventeen, and who have not hesltated Go
| borrow at premiums ranging all the way fTom
% to A2 per cent By participating IN sne
profits equally with the non-DofEowsas; liz
] reduced and in the course of eight years tine
average time required for the maturity OF
/ stockl the actual rate of interest PAID is very