The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-27
Items of Interest.

The new iron bridge across Bayou Teche at
New Iberia, has been opened for travel.
A broom and brush factory is soon to be
established at Shreveport by Memphis man.
The machinery is now en- route.
The Baton Ronge belt street railway, is
about half completed, and work is steadily
going forward. 1t will be nearly four miles
long in all.
Carmen Sylvia is forty and still beau
tiful. She and the Princess Of Wales, who is
also forty-seven, are two of the prettiest
women in Europe.
A large emigration of negroes from Missis-
sippi to Oklahoma is anticipated. Agents sent
by them to spy out the lands have return
ed with favorable report.
A tract of 800 acres Of land near Baton
Rouge has been purchased by capitalists,
which will be subdivided into tenacre farms
and sold to actual seettlers.
A Confederate reunion will beg held at the
fair grounds, Memphis, on Oct ], when
large muster of the veterans is expected. Inc
railroads offer low special rates to visitors.
The progressive business men Of Monroe
have organized joint stock company with an
authorized capital of 100000, to establish
wholesale grocery store at that place.
A meeting was lately held by leading, eti-
zens of Alexandria looking to the establish
ment of Methodist college at that place.
parish will give 100000 to the institution.
Tn1BoDAUx, La, December 22d, 1889.
1 cannot but cheerfully recommend the use
of Gouaux's Asthmatic Remedies, having had
many opportunities of witnessing their salu
tary effects. III. DANsEREAU, nj. ID. z
Mr.. F. M. Welch, of Iberia parish, has re-
turned from the Iowa State Fair at Des
Moines, where he had a fine exhibit OF sugar
cane cotton rice, corn, potatoes, peas,
oranges, moss and cott0n-seed oilcake. lie
saws he gave information about Louisiana to
at least 100, 900 Northwestern people. lie VIII
| make a similar exhibit at the Sioux City Corn
Palace ,ooo
| Mr.. Il. Gouaux Houma, La.
| Dear Sir: For many years my wife Is snfier,
| inc from that dreadful disease, Asthma, and
| although have called on many doctors none
! proved to relieve her. | tried your remedy,
/ and the first dose she took she rested all
NIGHT. She could not live without this pre-
cious powder and mixture. This is the best
certificate that you can wish
Yours truly, j. b. hERGERoN.
N, @. City Item Now that the postotflce
censorship bill is in operation, what have the
| Anti fanatics accomplished beyond increasing
/ the business of the express companies and
| depriving few worthy postotfiee employees OF
their situation great American principle
has been sacrificed, q dangerous precedent
established with Southern endorsement, vel
not even ripple is caused in the lottery bnsl
ness. The tickets are sold as usual, the ad
vertisements appear in the local press as OF
old. and express company dividends will be
larger until the courts pronounce the bill un
/ democratic.
The murder Of Gen. Barrundia on board al
American vessel is u current theme OF com
ment. "Why is political refugee who hac
4 sought our protection allowed to be shot dewr
on board one of our ships, flying our flag
while two of our men-of-war remained PASSIVE
ohseryers of the outrage and insult to thu
flae?a is the unanswered question. !" Tht
shooting was nothing but vile assassination,
remarks 4 prominent ex-nayal official, ant
does not reflect much credit upon the com
manding officers Of the United States war
ships Ranger and 'Thetis'.
%. City Item The Anti press is laying
much stress on the point that a fair compare
tive average school term is provided in lloul
siana. As the Item has heretofore shown
, this nperaqe is obtained by the lengthy ses
ATOMS in New Orleans and other populous cen
, ters. the result of local taxation. No bench
| sccrues from this "average" to the children
! Of the moor farmers in the several sparsel.
/ populated parishes, where the schools ar
kent open but couple OF months in the yeal
and who are thus seriously Handicapped i
: their life struggle