The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-10-05
General Notes.

st. Martin Messenger Cotton in seed
is still selling in town at $50 per thous
and pounds. Mr. Geo. W. Bancker
and made % barrels of fine syrup which
!te shipped to New Orleans Monday.
New York Stn, The effort to place
the congressional elections nnder the
exclusive control of Fedeial authorities
is meeting viii, the opposition OF
thoughtful and patriotic men within
the Republican ranks as we'll as in the
Democratic party.
st. MavtinvilIe. Messenger The fight
which is going on between the bakers
of this town makes the people laugh.
Thirty 16- 6-ounce loavcs is what you get
for dollar. The poor people now eat
bread and take rest on hominy.
Washington Advocate Mr. A. P Nc
Neil, of Opeiousas, who had the contract
to enlarge the Catholic Church of Wash
ington. completed the work Saturday
last This gentleman has showed his
ability as Il contractor, for the work ac
complished is fine and tasty in every
respect. The church now looks nobby.
Monroe Bulletin, Oct. 9: The cotton
exchanges OF most of the Southern cities
have refused to endorse the action OF
the cotton convention recently held ut
New Orleans which adopted the "A and
l6 ponnd tare rule and the farmers will
have TO fight the fight to a finish single
handed with the jnte combine.
Capt Sch!ey, who commands the new
steel cruiser, Baltimore praBounces his
vessel the fastest afloat. Dariug trial
tip of about I75 miles IeHentiy, she de-
velpped unusual power and speed, max
ing over twenty miles al hour and
showing note than 10000 horse power,
the contract calling for only 5000.
New Yuik Star: Almost seven mil
lion bales of cotton is the record of the
South for the last crop year The out
come uf the present season promises to
be even larger. What is more eucour-
aging is the rapid increase of cotton
manufactures 10 the South. Southern
mills consume about one-quarter OF The
cottou employed in manufactures in
this country. s
Crowley Signal: Mr.. Marx Lazaro, u
prominent merchant and influential
citizen of Vile Plate, st. Landry parish,
spent Wednesday last in the village.
He came to bring his son and that of
Mr.. II. Fl. Deshotel, also highly res
peeted gentleman of that vicinity, to
Acadia College. He gave us the en-
couraging information that number
of students from his neighbothood were
preparing to come.
New liberia Enterprise A rivalry has
sprung mp between cotton gin men of
this parish, which is apparently to the
advantage ofcotton growers. The Gus
tom is to gin the cotton for the seed,
but where the rivalry has sprung up,
the gin men take the seed and in return
gin the planters cotton, furnish the
bagging and ties and give him $3 cash.
There is competition also in the buying
of cotton in seed. While S25 per 1000
pounds Is considered Il fair price, many
of the gin men are paying $50, $3l and
$32.
Arcadia Advance: Hon Gabriel
Montegnt, now superintendent of the
United States Mint at New Orleans,
will soon go into the mercantile busi-
ness at Houma, La. The Advance
wishes him much success wherever he
may plant his standard. He is at TX
cellent. accomplished gentleman aatl
his career as superintendent ofthe mint
has been credit to the Cleveland adj
ADMINISTRATION and to the people OF Lou
Isiana, OF whom he is a trne represen-
tative.
Lafayette Advertiser: The Lafayette
Canning Co. is still canning okra, which
il has been doing for some weeks past.
This company has labored under extra
ordinary disadvantages this its first
year, the long droutb, followed by con-
tinnous rains, cutting off their tomato
supply at least two-tbirds. But the
same causes were disastrous to other
canning factories, and the price of CAP
ned goods is going up. Since it began
TO can okra it has fetrenched somewhat
upon its losses, and will wind up the
season IN much better shape than could
have been hoped for at one time. They
will have few preparatory expenses
next year, and have assurances from
onr farmers to furnish NIL lie okra
lwhici, is a sure crop) that they ran
handle With II good tomato season
next year the company have excellent
prospects, ard will come out ahead
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