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The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
In the Same Old Rut.

The planters of Madison par
lsh have formed an Association.
which they claim will be pro
ductive Of great benefit to that
parish, but which we very much
question. The object Of the As
ISOLATION is to procure laborers
from distant states and a Mr..
Williams of Georgia addressed
the meeting, stating that he
could bring any quantity of ne
gro labor into that parish at a
cost of. $50 for each hand. The
Initiation fee-of the Association
IS liked at So, and each member
will pay an additional charge TO
the Association Of So for each
hand procured.
Of course these gentlemen
may do as they please in the
matter, but in our humble opin-
ion they will only complicate
matters in our State. What we
need to be prosperous, is sub
divided lands those lands TO be
sold or let to industrious white
farmers. Now, we question the
fact that these same gentlemen
who are rich in lands, which
they admit, is not now remull-
Grating them, would give a sin
gle dollar to secure.white fami-
lies as purchasers or tenants,
while they willingly agree to
give 500 or more for each hand
provided that hand is a ne
gro.
Then, everyone has niger on
the brain. 1t is more niger,
more cotton and more debt
Natchitoehes Review.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
Things that I Have Seen.

i have seen a farmer build q
house 80 large that the sheriff
has turned him ont Of doors.
/ have seen d young man sell
a good farm, tnrn merchant and
die in the insane asylum.
{ have seen q young girl mar
~ q man Of dissol,lte habits, and
repent II rs long as she lived.
{ have seen the extravaganza
and folly of children bring their
parents To poverty and want,
and themselves to disgrace.
have seen d prudent, indus
trious wife retrieve the fortune
BIT q family when her husband
pulled at the other end of the
rope.
i have seen d young man who
despised the counsel DE The wise,
and the advice Of the good, end
his career II poverty and wretch
edness.
! have seen q man spend more
iii folly than would support his
family Id comfort and indepen-
dence.
I have seen b man depart from
the truth when candor aud We
racity would have served him q
much better purpose.
have seen d man engage III
d laW suit about 4 frifiing affair
that cost him more IN the end
than would have rooted all the
buildings % his farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

S4SA&Z
ed in his pew at st. Panl's church,
Richmond, he val handed 4 telegram
from Gen. Lee, announcing the latter's
speedy withdrawal from Petersburg
aBaf the consequent necessity for The
evacuation Of the capital, That even
ing, accompanied by his personal staff,
members Of the eabinet and others, he
left By train for Danyille. The latter
place was abandoned IN less than q
week. and after d; conference at Greens
bnrn, N. 6, with Generals Johnson and
Beanregard, in which his hopes of o
timing the wareInet with little encour-
agement, ln went TO Charlotte-f where
he heard Of the death of Mr.. Lincoln.
Mrs Davis had preceded him with a
small escort, and it was just after he
had oyettaken her, while encamped
near ~Irwinsville, Ga, that the whole
party were captured, on May 10, 1865.
President Davis was taken to Fortress
Monroe, where he i kept In eontine
meat for two years. He was indicted
by 4 federal grand jury for treason, but
thesease. never came to trial On May
II. 1867 he was brought before the
court at Richmond on q writ of babeas
corpus and admitted TO bail 10 the
amount Of sIo8.O0e. the first nalae il,
his bail bond being Horace Greeley. A
nofla prosequi was entered BIZ the gov
eypmentiu December, 1863
AfteISris release III 1867. and an en-
thasiastic reception at Riehsapaa, MI
Davis went to New York, then to Can
aaa. sAndsin the GUNNER Of 1868 visited
En- Ind After his discharge ha be
came pFesidentaof 4 life insurance com
nanx in memphis, Tenn
s1n1s Mn. SaraliA Dorsey whose
husband wass Ike herself, an intimate
friend and aamirer nf the ex. president.
b~equeathed him the beautiful residence
al Reansoir. Miss, within sight and
sannd Of the waters Of the gulf. There.
jefferson Davis Inns lived in retirement
and study, retaining to the Inst his keen
insight into men and affairs, his wolr-
drrful memory and his accurate knnwI-
edge of current events
Only once in d long while, when nj
most forced BIZ the people who var.
SHIPPED him to aid in some great charity
or fake part in some celebration III
memory of men or events in the war iii
which he figured III conapienonsiy, did
he cpme firth from his lovely retreat
Some such events were the mngeiIing
Of the Confederate monument, the dedi-
cation Of the Albert sydney Johnston
monument hy Che Army of Tennessee
here, the reception Of the & Liberty
Bell, z en- route TO the New Orleans ex-
position, and d few other sneh occa-
si0laa.
His wife and his daughter were his
constant companions, and were gene
rally beloved 0n their Own account iii
well as their relationship to the illus
tFioHs dead. Mrs. Davis was with her
husband day and night during his last
Illness. Mics Winnie Davis il travelling
in Enropa for her health.
Mr. Davis retained bis erect figure
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
aud aignifed and graceful hearing to

the end.
God spared him long life as an exam
pie to the mon who con after him, and
TO allow his life to become its " win.
dication. He lived to see q returning
of justice assert itself among
those who we're once bitter i'm hatred.
And he cannot have failed TO read the
signs of the times Alright and knew, s'as
he stood by the border land, that his
place in history will be true to his spot
less life al he lived it. and friend and
foe alike will send him down among
the generations to come, MS he was and
is, a great and Stainless man.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
Vindication Of the State.

The final report of tho Grand
Jury made to Judge Mari, on
the late treasury robberies, con-
tains The following noteworthy
paragraph
In Diminishing this matter we
congratulate the citizens of the
State, that. after the most far
Teaching and painstaking inqui-
III, we have failed utterly To dis
cover any evidence tending to
snbstantiate the rasIIy express
d theory that there Was collu-
sion between the Treasurer and
lis fellow-oficers. The credit
DI the State is unimpaired-in
act State c0nsols have appre-
lafed materially since our spe-
alal feport-and the honor Of
paF Stale officials il untarnished,
Inimpeachable.
This conclusion of the grand
aFF, composed as IL was from
he ranks of the best classes of
9ar community, and Of Repub-
cans and Democrats, III ex-
semely gratifying 10 tie people
Louisiana, while it IS d sting
ne Febnke to those unprincipled
artisan sheets, whose argn-
a1ents are defamation and whose
hetoric is blackguaFaism, and
Fhlcl have attempted to make
be stealings of Burke the Occa
i'm to besrnirch the character
T ofr people and State. There
exes when the late Treasurer
gigantic scheme of robbery was
fst brought Ia light some men
mo were anxious I'd asperse the
aracteR of every man who had
political association with
ae cEiEainal. But IL was 80
tear tllat lie alone was the cul-
ns that these little ISLANDERS
are speedily slleneed. The
5kana Jury report is ali thor
agh Z vinaication of all the
Ate administration. III Id ii 4
rEible aud final condemnation
the real sWindlen-N. q.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
FOR SALE.

1.-TWO PLANTATIONS situated about tour
miles southeast of opelousas-one con-
tanning seventy arpents and the other con
tanning fifty arpents, adjoining each other,
with buildings and improvements.
Also thirty-nine arpents of woodland in
same neighborhood.
Also a tract of six arpents in Bellevue,
three miles from Opeiousas, and one of four
in same nelghborhood.
Also several tracts of land ia various sec
tions of the parish, containing from thirty to
fifty arpents each.
Also 800 three hundred aud twentyI ar
pents of swamp land situated on Bayou Cour.
tableau.
Also 120 arpents of rice land in Plaqusmine.
THEODORE CHACHERE.
Opelousas, Oct. 5, 1889 SIN.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
FOR RENT.

A FARM of thirty acres of excellent land,
IA with dwelling house, kitchen, corn crib,
and good laborer's cabin, situated two miles
southwest of 0pelousas, will be rented for a
share of the crop for the ensuing year, 1880.
There are s or 10 acres of very rioh lowiand
suitable for raising rice. Lessee mnst furnish
his own team and farm implements. Posses
sion given on the LIST November prex. Apply
to JOHN nj. TAYLOR,
Oct. 5.-tf Church Point, Acadia. La.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14
Jefferson Davis is Dead.

NO. City Item, Dec. O..
Words are inadequate to express the
feelings that pervade the South to-day.
Jefferson Davis is dead. The great
leader in the most glorious epoel, of
Southern history, our sublime exem-
plar in years naturalization and sorrow,
the martyr who suffered with heroic
fortitude the prosecutions intended for
bis people, Jefferson Davis, the illustfi-
ous type of a cause that was %consecrat-
cd by the best blood of the South, has
laid down his cross TO receive a crown.
Freed from its earthly shackles his soul
il now Mt rest with Lee and Jackson,
and with the spirits of bis d~auDtless le-
gions that preceded him through the
portals of the grave.
A soldier of three wars, q statesman
through half A century, Jefferson Davis
was simple and modest 10 his triumphs
and royal in his sorrow. The South
admired him III victory. and loved and
honored him In defeat.
Mr.. Davis was d man of wonderful
energy, splendid intelligence, intense
conviction and exalted patriotism, and
npon all the traits of his noble manhood
was shed the lustre of Il Christian char
acter.
The soath nlonrils his less to day as
Il mother werping for her first horn.
Monuments will speak to coming gen
erations of his fame, but 4 more price
less homage than. can be rendered by
statues of marble and bronze, are the
tears of his sorfowing people.
Jonas Jacobs has Il full line of school
books to be used In the public schools ;
also states, pencils, paper, pens. ink,
and school supplies of every kind. Give
him a call and inspect lis stock.
The investigation of the warrants
paid by Ex-Treasufer Burke during his
administration has been completed and
shows na Irregularities
j.. Meyers & Co. have just received
i large consignment of white and gray
blankets which they will sell ut n
half the usual prices.
just Observation-Disclosures lot of Gigs,
+ QnUnsoa raprsnaac 9 81 atill lnrar
prices than ever ct j. B. Sandoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

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The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

Jonas Jacobs has Il full line Of school
hooks to be used in the public schools ;
also states, pencils, paper, pens. ink,
and school supplies Of every kind. Give
him a call and inspect lis stock.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

The investigation of the warrants
paid by Ex-Treasufer Burke during his
administration has been completed and
shows no Irregularities.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

j. Meyers & Co. have just received
d large consignment of white and gray
blankets which they will sell ut one
half the usual prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

y e ostt IT'S
The MhHsr Bros. Cutlery Co.. Meridsn, Cam.
MANUFACTURERS or
Steel Pens, Ink Erassrs and Pocket Cutlss7.
For sale at Littells Drugstore and by Jonas
jacobs, statienar. Oct. Sly.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-14

just Observation-Disclosures lot of Gigs,
Bnggies, Carriages, &C.. at still lower
prices than ever at j. B. Sandoz.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
A TOWN IN ASHES.
Serpent River, Ontario, Almost Wiped
llIII Ivy "A C1,nu,.r..iiIr-

Serpent River, Ontario, Almost Wiped
Out by Confiagration.
Fire broke out in Cooks lumber yard at
Serpent River, Ont. while a heavy north
west wind was blowing. which extended
the flames 10 the docks and warehouses OF
this extensive firm, and soon the whole
town was ailre. There were forty buildings
In the town. general stores and dwelling
houses. Fifty million feet of lumber. this
years cut was consumed The loss is esii-
mated at $500, 900. The vicinity is strewn with
household goods and homeless families for
acres. The steamer Africa and schooner
Marquis which were loading at the
docks. pulled out into the lake and are
safe. When the fire was extinguished there
were few buildings and the sawmil saved
bnt no lumber. Cook Brothers. proprietors
of the industries. had the finest fire pro-
lection on their premises Of any firm in that
section. but the strong wind spread the fire
rapidly. The stock was insured for about
half the loss. There are about 200 people
homeless. and temporary structures are
being erected TO louise them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
Foreign Notes.

Cholerais raging in Bagdad and the sur
rounding country.
New evidencs is being received daily OF
Turkish atrocities I'm Crete.
Gladstone scored "A victory in tho Buck
inghamshire contest
London is suffering from an epidemic OF
strikes. no less than dozen trades having
gone out.
Boulanger's enemies say he is coward
because he failed TO carry out his project
for a landing on the coast OF France.
The Cars presence Mt Berlin was not
characterized by enthusiasm. while the
court dinner is said TO have been a dismal
affair.
Noel. Guettner. and poppa. committee
men OF the Silesian striking miners. have
been sentenced to three years penal servi-
tude for rioting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
FEARS or MONETARY PRESSURE.
Loss of Gold by the Great Foreign Banks
Crops Large and Business Heavy.
n Nun A, 70 - vaalIx ravIau Of troda

Loss of Gold by the Great Foreign Banks
Crops Large and Business Heavy.
r. G. Dun * Co. weekly review of trade
says:
The Government crop report was encourage
ing but the loss Of gold by the great foreign
banks-over Il, 100 600 by England - 100000 by
Germany, and - 10000 10y France-was large
enough TO increase apprehension OF monetary
pressure. Large shipments went from London
ences ruled the markets during the week. Crops
are large and business heavy, and the CONNER
cial outlook most favorable but money is com
paratiyely close and there is possibility that
II may be closer yet. Reports do not indi-
cate increasing pressure in the in
terror money markets, and the demand Is
active at all cities reporting. The volume OF
trade is increasing az nearly all interior points
reporting, and this involves II larger demand
for money. This demand indicates a greater
volume Of legitimate business than has ever
been recorded at this season in any previous
year and the heavy railroad earnings-l0 per
cent. above last year for September tell the
same story The government crop report was
rather Il surprise rs IL shifted wheat estimates
from IA fraction over H. 10 1913 bushels per
acre making the probable yield not much be-
low 5OJ,OOOO 90 bushels. The corn report iudi-
Gates the largest crop ever rag ed,
aud the same may be said Of coz on.
With heavy crOlg business in all departments
will be stimulated and at the same time the de-
maud for money will be increased. Pork prod
Icts are not much changed coffee and sugar a
little weaker, oil and the minor metals substan-
TALLY unchanged. Another indication of the
general prosperity is seen in the large sales OF
low at any previous time, and leather, just now
quoted firm, is as low az any time in thirty
five years. The business failures during tho
last seven lays number pa, as compared with
20 last week, and l92 the week previous 70 the
last For The corresponding week last year the
figures 221
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16

THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES ON.
THE YIELD OF GRAIN.

A Better Showing In Regard to Wheat
and Corn go wheat Yield by states -
Dakota's Output of Grain and vege-
tables.
The department of agriculture re-
ports the general percentage OF the
condition of corn at Oh. against
900 month ago; potatoes, 77.9,
against SO. s last October; buckwheat 3d.,
against 921 last year; tobacco. SO.7,
against S5.T in 1888. The preliminary
estimate of yield All acre is u. ) for wheat,
40 for rye, and % for barley.
The last month has been favora BILE for
corn. Slight frost north Of 40 degrees
injured late corn, but the percentage of
damage was generally very small, as the
crop was we'll matured in the third week
of September. Potatoes were injured east
OF the Alleghenies by excess of moisture,
causing rot. In West Verginia and Ohio
similar reports are received. Droug ht
reduced the yield in Michigan, though
the quality is generally good. In the
Mississippi valley the crop is more promis-
ing. In the Rocky Mountain region,
where the area is largely increased. the
season has been unfavorabe.
The returns of yield an acre of wheat
are in thrasher measurement. This report
is preliminary, as the local estimates will
be tested by the record books of the
thrashers now coming in. The present
average for principal States are IL 5
bushels in New York: in Pennsylvania
1873 Ohio 11.6, Michigan l4.7, Indiana
IA. 7, Illinois 16, Wisconsin 14.2 Minnesota
14.6, Iowa 1871. Missouri 10, Kansas 49,
Nebraska ~, Dakota s. 3, California 15.
Winter wheat was injured in many dis
tricts daring harvest and in the stack by
heavy rains and is comparatively light.
grading badly, thus reducing its weight
and value.
Commissioner Of immigration F. Fl.
Hagerty, in the last report of the Dakota
bureau Of immigration. says:
The total acreage of wheat in Dakota
for 1899 was 4. 600, III acres, the yield
was a, 900, 092 bushels, the total acreage
of oats were /, 100, SOP acres, and the yield
81, 369 10S bushels. the total acreage of
corn. .Sl4, 617, and the yield %, $50, 073
bushels; the total acreage of barley. 255,
%69, and the total yield 4, 455, ~ bushels;
the total acreage of rye 19, 754, and the
total yield 301, 10 bushels: =. 033 acres of
buckwheat yielded 2.5f4 bushels IS, 6j6
acres of potatoes yielded 4.03S, 262 BUSH
els: while 403. 314 acres of fax produced
3,2SS, 10 bushels of flax seed -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16

Late Changes In the Several Department
Officials.

Late Changes I'm the Several Department
The following appointments have been
announced:
Edward O. Leech, director OF tho mint; NJ
Hummel, gauger, and William H. III. Carry.
storekeeper for the First Ohio District, and
Henry Siebers, gauger for the First Wisconsin
District. Edward o. Lecch, who has been APP
pointed director of the mint was born In Wash
ington In 1850, graduated from Columbia Col
lege in 1869, taking the second honor in his
class. He also graduated in law from
the National University OF the District
and was admitted 10 the bar I'm 1886. Upon the
death OF his father ne appointed in the
Wreasury Department He entered at the low
est grade OF clerkship in 1869, and was trans
ferred 20 the mint bureau in 1873 where he has
served continuously, passing through all the
puter of Bullion, the salary Of which was in
creased by Congress on account of his efficiency
Besides poesessingR thorough knowledge OF the
business OF the minis, Mr.. Leech has had es-
pecial charge OF the preparation Of the money
statistics which have emanated from that bu-
reau, and ia considered the best posted man in
the United States on the coinage systems OF,
meets with general favor in the Treasury De-
partment, being regarded as in the true line OF
civil service reform, promotion for merit" and
in general one of the best appointments made
by the present administration
Cyrus Anderson OF Kans TO be Register of
the Land Office at Oberlin, Kan. Alfred Lund-
vail OF Nebraska, 20 be- Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Neigh, Neb. Charles X. Drake OF
Arizona, 20 be Receiver OF Public Moneys at
agent for the Indians OF the Fort Berthold
apancv I'm Dakota
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
KNIGHTS ELECT OFFICERS.

j. II. =. Goblin, of Pennsylvania, Chosen
Grand Master.
The Grand Encampment Knights Tenn
plars OF the United States in secret session
ut Washington elected The following off,
GERS TO serve during the next three years:
Very Eminent Sir j. T.. +. Goblin OF Pennsyl-
vania, Very Eminent Grand Master; Very Emil
nent Sir Hugh McCurdy of Michigan, Deputy
Grand Master; Very Eminent Sir Warren La
Rue of kentucky Grand Generalissimo Very
Eminent Sir Reuben Hedley Lloyd OF Califor-
mia, Grand Captain General Very Eminent Sir
Henry Batos stoddard OF Texas, Grand Senior
Warden Very Eminent Sir Nicholas Van Slyck
OF Rhode Island, Grand Junior Warden Very
Eminent sir III. Wales Lines OF Connecticut,
Grand Treasurer; Very Eminent Sir William Is.
Isaacs of Virginia, Grand Recorder.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
AFTER THE MILWAUKEE ROAD.
Indicted for Violating the Interstate
Commerce Law.

At ST. Paul, Mimi, the Milwaukee
road has been indicted by the United
States grand jury for violation of
the interstate commerce law and the trial
of the cause will be of the greatest i'm
portance, testing. as il will, the right of
railroads to charge higher rates 10 interior
towns than to st. Paul and Minneapolis
There is also involved in the issue the
question of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars revenue to the railroads. II is said
that Fairbault, at the instance of which
town this indictment was secured, pays to
the railroads the sum of 800, 900 year
freight rates.
The $500" road was not indicted because
there was no case against it. IL had only
shipped one consignment of alcohol at a
low rate and it did not appear that it was
ready to ship oil the alcohol it could
get at the same rate. The trial of the
Milwaukee case will demonstrate the ri ht.
of railroad companies to ignore the long
and short haul clause of the inter State
law in instances where it affects the roads.
reyenue
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
A WORTHLESS NAVY.
That of the Argentine Republic i'm "A Badly
Crippled Condition.

An official report to the Secretary OF War
discloses the fact that 80 per cent. of the
Argentine naval ornaments are quite use
less. Tho report also recommends the
abandonment Of the Remington rifle for
army use This state of things. unfortu-
nately for the republic. forces the admins
tration to go before Congress asking au-
thority for an enormous expenditure.
thereby made necessary. at a time most in
opportune. when the entire press of the
country is aflame with articles demanding
official retrenchment and reform.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
a PaIatial Home in Ruins.

The mans on OF Mr.. Clement Studebaker
at South Bend, Ind. has been destroyed by
fire, entailing a Joss OF $500 900, with but
$4,000 insurance. Mrs, Studebpker saved
her little grandson at the risk of her own
life. and sustained burns and wounds of a
dangerous character. Mr.. Studebaker.
who is With the Pan-American excursion
lists. received news OF the disaster at
Worcester. Mass. and at once started
homeward. 1t was his intention 10 give the
distinguished travellers dinner in the
house that has Just been ruined by the
flames.