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The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
Fish Mesmerized by . Snake.

A snake kept By a Zurich naturalist
was fond of entering a small pond and
lying in ambush for goldfish. It seized
its prey by the body, when, very curl
ously, the fish became stiff and ap
parently dead, though it was found to be
uninjured, and if liberated readily swan
away. The naturalist thinks the snake
had hypnotic influence on its-vtctim.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
LOUISIANA

( The New York World declares that
khs Turing Of pauper immigrants to these
shores by agents of the steamship CON-
panies should be stopped. Effective regu-
iation of these companies will mark an
important step toward the solution OF the
immigration problem.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
NEW SHAVING SALOON

HAVING recently buiI and refurnished
U throughout, my Barber Shop, ] arn
now prepared, witt increased facilities, to
serve the public "a first-class style in my
nswq quarters between Brand and Morris fts's.
Shaving, Hair Cutting, shampooing, &C..
lone In the highest style of the art. Civ
Ge q call. Z. A BODEMULLER.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31

l~nCalcuLaDIe, Sd1u
Captain S. I. Kimball,
General S~uperintend-
ent of the United
States Life Saving
Service, to a Nail and
Erpress reporter. The
Superintendent is a
dark haired, well-pre-
served and non-sea-
f~aring-looking man.
He thoroughly I'M
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
DRoPERTY EoR GALE
u OWN Z ROPERTY Tor 0ALE

A CENTRALLY 10 ated and desirable
business stand on Main street, Opelousas,
consisting Of building suitable for residence
and small store, bel e the property next 70
no postofloe. THE property. will pc sold
sagy cheap 9dr cash, or half cash and balance
IN darnaS % salt purchaser. Apply to Mrs.
Enmunh g. Dupre.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
A.. ?. Mcneil,
ARcHiTLcT AND. BUILDER,
oPELo1JsAs, LOUISIANA.

vi oS<aS1
Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur
E;shed for all manner OF buildings, on the
most reasonable terns. Contracts taken for
all kinds OF work, in brick, IRON, st"ne and
wood. III aterial furnished for repairs and
construction if desired. Plantation and
country work attended to with dispatch. Al.
work first class and satisfaction guaranteed
Orders directed to p. 0. Box 81 will receiv
prompt attention. ja5tf
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
C. D. STEWART,

CONTRACTOR, CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Will contract for the erection of buildings
OF all kinds, furnishing all material II desired.
Work done promptly and at reas Enable rates.
Orders through the postofiee given prompt
attention. Estimates and plans furnish d.
Having special facilities for obtaining LUM
BER AT REDUCED RATES, ]. will give my
patrons the benefit of the same.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31
L~IFE-SAVING MEN.
THEY HAVE SAVED 1908 PEOPLE
from THE. SEA.
The Method of Their Operations
Fighting the Waves With Boats
Buoys, Life Lines, Rockets
and the Line Guns.

"The amount of good in the way OF
saving life that the service does Is almost
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31

A Michigan mathematician calculates
that II, 500, 900 people in the United
States have had the grip.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31

IA great show Of canary birds was held
recently in the Crystal Palace, London,
and 1t was a. popular as q csattle show.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-05-31

Female Institute
opr1ousAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA.

.,c Tbs and nast prosrsss s. "nDs pise;pline firm and
sssed On sound PRINCIPLES onnobling and de.
s1oionino character. Honor and self respect
nSon,oied. Methods Of training and culture
borough. The curriculum prepares the
nunil for University or practical lie: Ger
t~ilcates and Diplomas conrsfreo' bulla'ngs
sol;eited. For further particulars apply to
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES, Principal.
Or REV. F. W. LEWIS: First Assistant
Feb -2-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
REAL ESTATE.
Record of the Transfers for
Several Years.
OVER THIRTY-SIX MILLION.
Resume Of the Business for the Past
Twelve Months With
Comparisons.
REAL ESTATE.

The real estate transfers during the
year amounted to $36, ,225, ,746, or about
40 per cent less than in 1888. The
probabilities are that if the amount rep
resented by the transfers under the head
of nominal considerations were known,
the difference would not be SO great.
Last year there were more transfers for
nominal considerations than there were
in 1887, when the total sales amounted
to over $4,000, 900. This is the one d.
vision of the transfers that has held its
own, and it is to be regretted that there
are no means of knowing how much the
actual amount of the transfers was dur
ing the year. The record shows that
there was brisk business during the
spring of the year, but that it decreased
during the summer, and that towards
the close OF the year matters looked con-
siderably better, with indications Of a
lively business next spring. A large
number Of the purchasers during the
year were people who bought for the
purpose of building homes. There was
very little speculation, those who had
invested for that purpose preferring to
hold for an advance to selling during
dull season. Following is resume of
the business of the year, together with
com parison with 1886. 1887 and 1888:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
A California Fruit COLONY.

Riverside, in San Bernardino county.
Southern California, is largely fruit
growing colony. Here are some figures
to show what the people of that beautiful
place are engaged in: The number of
growers is set down at 660. There are
lll3 acres devoted to peaches, II $50
trees: to pears, 1885 acres, IL, 500 trees
apricots, 342 5 acres, 81, ,2S7 trees; apples,
10 3 acres, 1,645 trees; figs, acres, 737
trees; walnuts, 16 acres, 1887 trees
olives, 1874 acres, 1896 trees; prunes, 4
acres, 526 trees; lemons, four years old
and over, 1872 8 acres, IL ,0l2 trees; three
years and under, 35 acres, 1853 trees !;
oranges, four years and over, 3.II0.3
acres, 287 301 trees; three years and
under, 2 0l6 acres, III, 1856 trees. There
are ,6677 acres planted to raisin grapes.
and 5l7 acres to wine grapes; 8 acres to
straw berries, and 2 acres to blackber-
ries. Tne orange trees in nurseries are
summed up as follows: 187,49 trees
ready to plant in 1890; 312, ,6S3 ready to
plant in 1891, and 7l3 900 later on.
South Riverside statistics are as tol-
lows: Peach trees, 1850; pear, 1882;
apricot, 290; walnut, 260; olive, S84;
prunes, l /; lemon. rs; oranges, 1,72O; "a
acres of raisin grapes, and As acres in
wine and other varieties.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
CITY STATISTICS.
The Tax Levy and What 1t
Produced.
THE VALUATIONS OF PROPERTY.
What the Money Raised by Taxes
Was Spent FOr-COm-
parisOns.

Following will be found some very in
teresting tables. The first is state
ment of the tax levy, with comparisons
with a number of years. 1t shows the
total rate and the apportionment to the
different funds, together with the
amounts produced by the levy. The
second table shows the value put upon
the city property by the Tax Collectors
during a series of years. Tt shows
gradual increase, the valuation in 1889
being larger than that OF previous years
The third table is g complete exhibit OF
the moneys expended in the different
departments by months. The figures in
each instance were taken from the city
records, and form complete exhibit OF
the financial condition of the city. An
examination of the table headed "City
EXPENSES" will show that in almost every
instance more money was expended IN
1889 than in 1888, the only exceptions
being in the Fire Department and School
Department. During q portion OF the
wear the amount on hand in some of the
funds was reduced to such an extent that
no demands we're paid, and the result
was that the City Treasurer was called
upon to pay out an enormous amount IN
October. The figures presented are
worthy of serious, study.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
1889.
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
public and Entered Upon During
the Year.

-
the Year.
The following from Receiver 1. 81.
Polk, of the United States Land Office,
is statement of the business transacted
during the year:
SIR-With this I beg to hand you a
statement of the business transacted in
this Office during the current year up to
December II, 1889, and from which it
will be seen that the total number OF
acres eold were 161, ,444 Sc, and the
amount of money received therefor, and
also the other various accounts mem
toned in the statement, was sos $50 80.
This includes all the business
that was transacted for the time
mentioned from which the Govern
ment derived a revenue. In addition to
the above transactions there were filed
during the year 1889 3SS affidavits of con
tests; 81 cases were heard in which both
parties appeared, and 70 cases in which
default was made and ex parte testimony
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01

taken; there were more than 100 de-
cisions rendered, some of them in cases
that had been heard during the previous
year. AS will be seen from the forego-
ing, great deal of the work of this Office
is on contest business, and by reference
to our docket we find that there is case
set for every day up to March 2, 1890.
Following is statement of the busi-
ness transacted in the United States Land
Office at Los Angeles during the year
1889:
Acres. Amount.
221 Dre-emDtiOn entries % 062 ~ GAG AQd %
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
CENSUS MARsHAL's REPORT.

1885, 1884, 1882 l8s8 1884 1885 1885, 1857 1885, 1885,
s75 s57s 4os 4275 5O7o 5544 $500 1884 10 800
al 41l 79| 55 So 4oI col 7S 1882 1876
3202 $500 4164 43S0 52S 1854 $3.50 7457 10 692 TO-
102S 122s 1S4 l446l 2S69 2576 2731 3492 1872 506l
1921 zoos $40 24s5 2976 s417 s77 1874 500 7lo1
1856 5lSI 65lI SOIL eli 7e2 TAI ss4 1,o5o 1929
12se 9ss ls16 SOL 1904 1,4O5 141s 164s 4573 2156
l754 Lea 2a4 1875 s479 4111 1850 5445 1886 sl2s
2Si 29l 33l 43I 49 &c ST. l1S 1851 15t
63l 63 6Sl 60 III 81 81 46 39 AZ
SIS Aisle 06$5 92s6 $6 53s5 77$l7 43$s 40
"a % 25 81 % rs % os 2s 81 "a es % So "a
14 oil sa "a 8s "a 2 Isl 26 1 % 4s Is s
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
Ever the same.

AS our thoughts follow close In the
dawn, we are impressed with the same
ness ofthe human lot, which never alters
in the main headings of it's history
hunger and labor, seed time and harvest,
love and eath.-[George Eliot.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
Hard to Bear.

Farmer Hayseed-Doctor, that heifer
O. mine is pretty sick animal.
Doctor-Yes, so | see.
Farmer Hayseed-I'd like to have you
fix her up if you can. You see, doctor,
my wife died two months ago, and it
would be awful hard to lose 'em both in
one year.-[Epoch.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01

The Tariff and Kansas Farmers.
If the tariff has nothing to do with the
price of corn in Kansas-about the only
thing Kansas has to sell-what good is
there in the tariff for Kansas farmers p
Louisville Times.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
LICENSES.

The collecting of licenses during the
year kept one man pretty busy, and q
small in crease is recorded. The follow
ing statement shows the amount col
lected in each month, together with a
comparison With 1887 and 1888:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01

Eight hundred and fifty veterans draw
pensions through this office.
The fees of the Office were reduced
2 per cent. by the last Legislature.
taking effect in April, 1889.
All fees are paid into the county
treasury. The Office nets the county
about 81 800 monthly. Taking into con-
sideration the reduction by the last
Legislature, the business has increased
about 35 per cent. during the year 1889.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01

No. of white children between s
and II years of ge. ...... .....
No. Of negro. Indian and hiuese
children between 5 and II years
Total number of census children.
NO. of children under years of age
No. of children between s and II
years OF age who have attended
public schools during year. ...
No. children between ard II
years of age who have attended
private schools only duri g year.
No. of chi dren between s and II
years OF age who have not attended
school during year. ............
No. Of pupils enrolled in the public
SCHOOLS
No. of teachers employed. .....
Average No. of pupils per teacher.
Cost per capita on total enrolment.
Cost per capita on average enroll
mout. -....... .........s-'.
Cot per capita on average daily
attendance. ...............-...
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-01
COUNTY CLERKS BUSINESS.

A Considerable Increase over For.
mer Years.
Following is statement of the bust.
ness of the County Clerks Office for the
year, together with a comparison with
1887 and 1888. The figures show a cca-
siderable increase in business, and are
nearly double those of 1887:
RECEIPTS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
FINANCE AND COM MERCE
New York Stock Market,

Harriet Il Groesbeck telegraph to e. W.
I'LL Main street, as follows:
NEW YORK. July l2.-TO-day's market
has furnished no variation from the usual
midsummer Saturday experience. Attend
ance of board members was small, trading
very light, and the market as whole abs0-
lutely ieatureless. Prices ruled firm
throughout the short session, but such was
probably due fully as much 10 the absence
Of free sellers as TO the presence Of eager
buyers. If foreign finances become more Ia
yOrable next week, and there are any new
signs Of an eaIly settlement Of our Western
railroad rate war, and evidences OF salts
factory progress toward the prompt enact
ment OF the conference silver bill, the stock
market will most likely respond 10 these en-
cOuraging conditions and prices advance
materially. Hence we suggest that the
three big "ifs" OF the foregoing paragraph
will be important to watch from day 10 day,
in view Of their material influence on specu-
latiOn. The bank statement OF today, with
its gratifying increase in legal reserve,
practically disp0ses of any reasonable prob
ability of stringent money here. Ii was not
generally expected that the increase in re-
serve would be anything like as large as
was shown. and hence in the last few min-
utes before the Exchange closed there was
a decided revival Of bull talk and unmis-
taxable evidences of stronger faith in "A
higher market next week. The fact is, in
our opinion, the weekly bank statement is
oyer-estmated as a reliable indication of
the supply of money IN Wall street. In the
first place, il is well known that the state
ment does not show the actual condition Of
the banks on the day it is issued; and sec
ondly, the statement only processes to show
the condition Of those hawks that are in-
cluded in the clearinghouse Association.
Therefore, while the legal reserve OF the as
ISOLATED banks may be very low, it does not
necessarily follow that other monetary in
situations are c0rfosp0ndingly exhausted.
Ii must be remembered that the National
banks do not hold all the money OF New
York. Think Of the rentage millions that are
deposited in the various savings banks, and
then there are many mammoth trust COM
panies whose deposits to-day aggregate over
two hundred millions Of dollars. Therefore,
even though the associated National banks
should lose every dollar they now hold
above the legal requirement, IL would not
prove that there was 10 money left in Wall
street, OF that .here need be a financial
panic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
A spanish Submarine Boat.

The Madrid correspondent of the London
Times writes: "spain would appear TO
treat her inventors better than most nations.
A naval lieutenant, Isaac Peral. has con-
structed submarine boat moved by cleo
tricity, which, according to the Spanish
Press, is the greatest invention of the age,
an opinion apparently shared by the gov
eminent, as Monday nights Council, on the
proposal OF the Minister Of Marine, confer
red a title Of nobility upon Lieuten-
Ant Peral, and presented him with
a 100000 100000 sterlingl for seq
vices to his country, and as
a testimony olhis cOuRpymen's gratitude.
IL is not stated whether this sum represents
the monetary value Of the patent, but,
without wishing for a moment to detract
from the merit Of Lieutenant Peral, whose
boat may be the most perfect Of its kind, IT
may be pointed out that similar vessels
have existed for many years past in other
countries, fact which the Spanish news
papers seem to forget, or at least to ignore
while heaping almost fulsome eulogy on
Lieutenant Peral, as the inventor OF in
yentOrs.v
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
Rritish Naval Manmavres.

The London News and Chronicle writes
that the british naval manGuvres are 20 be
on a much diminished scale this summer.
This was inevitable, because, fortunately,
we have not so many fine modern ships
rusting in the basins OF cur dock-yards as
formerly. certain number, but as yet
not nearly enough, have been dispatched 20
foreign stations to take the place Of worm
out and obsolete vessels. When are the
Boadicea and the Raleigh TO be relieved
10 say nothing OF lot OF useless small FRI.
There is TO he no naval display at Spi,head.
Dover and portlapa are 70 b. the head
quarters OF tho two squadrons, and IL is
understood the operations will not last more
than three weeks at the outside, think IL
is fair to prophesy that only u languid I'M
terest will be felt In them. Still, Sir
George Tryon is tried man and \ strong,
and may have some new sensation In store
for us, while sir Michael Culme-seymour
may, for all we know, be the coming capa.
bic defender OF our shores,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND, VA. July 12.-N0 offerings
Of tobaccos Mt apGtion on Change today.
Total offerings Df t0bacc0s at suction on
Change for the week ending saturday,
July 18th, isyo, iGl hogsheads. Highest
price obtained for the week was 30 Tor .
package Of sun-curcd tobacco.
Private sales reported 10 the secretary to
day: Wrappers, 30 hogsheads; filters, -
bogsheads; cutters. hogsbead; smokers,
~ hogsheads; dark tobaccos, 3 hOgsheads.
Total 100 hogsheads.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
for the week ending Saturday, July ~, 1890
Wrappers, 100 bogsheads; filters, 362 hogs
heads; cutters, 81 bogsheads; smokers, ~
hogsbeads; scrap, 10 hogsheads; dark to-
baccos, 332 hogsheads; sun cured, hogs
heads; hurley, hogshead. Total, s.4 hogs
heads.
Office Of the tobacco inspector reports To-
day: Inspections Bright, 81 hogsheads;
dark, Is hogsheads. Reinspections-Brig
- hogsheads: dark, 80 h0gsheads.
inspections and reinspecticns for the
week ending Saturday, July II, 1890: In
pections-Bright, soS hogsheads; dark,
i3G hogsheads: Western, hogsheads. Re-
nspections--Brighr, ~ h0gsheads; dark, sc
hogsheads; Western, | hogshead. Total
samplng for the week, l,39s hogsheads.
Farmers, Wilson's, Virginia. Allegheny,
Old Dominion. Myers, Meals, Davenports,
Planters and Merchants, Shelburne's,
Shockoe, Seabcook's and Crenshaw's. ware
houes report to-day: Receipts. l2I hogs-
heads, Is tierces and boxes; deliveries, l2b
hogsheads. 90 tierces and boxes.
same warehouses report for the week end
ing July IL, 1890: Receipts, GA hogsheads;
80 tierces and boxes. Deliveries, $50 hogs
heads: 70 tierces and boxes.
Office Of the collector OF the United States
Internal Revenue reports collections for
the city Of Richmond to-day as follows:
Tax paid on cigars and cigarettes. $S09.I0;
tax paid on t0baccos. S.39S.Si; special.
$3.50; tax paid penalty, s7.2o. Total,
$4.2ii.li.
Office Of the collector of the United States
internal revenue reports collections for the
city Of Richmond Tor the week ending SAT-
urday. July ~, 1890, rs follows: Tax paid
cigars and cigarettes. $40 ,sf6.45; tobaccos,
S2l ,5S9 u; special, $3.50; penalty. N.2o.
Total, 32,j2l.E.
a letter received here to-day from oxford,
y. c., says: 'lOu will hear conflicting re-
ports, but there has been no rain here in
some sections for over four weeks. and the
crops are looking very badly. 1t is very
dry here"
THE Richmond tobacco market was ex-
ceedingly active to-day tor Saturday mar
ket, with heavy sales Of bright wrappers
and cutters.
The market for the past week ives active
and,strong throughout, with heavy sales Of
bright wrappers, bright filters, and dark to-
baccOs. Inspections and reinspections very
light to-day. Inspections for the week, both
Of bright and dark t0baccos, were heavy.
Renspections for the week were light. Re
ceipts and deliveries were about balanced
to-day, but the deliveries for the week ex-
coed the receipts by about thirty-six hogs
heads and seventeen tierces and boxes. In
ternal revenue collections for the city to-
day were very good on plug tobaccos, and
were heavy for the week, especially ON plug
tobaccos. &. Mel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
New York Financial Market.
IHss TaloorunA

NEW YORK, July l2.-Money closed easy ut
81 per cent. exchange closed steady posted
rates, s5l@issh; Ia actual rates, asiN
ments closed steady; currency G's ii3.
bid As, coupons l2illl, bid; AIS, do, io3.
bid.
The stock market opened firm at slight
advance over last evenings closing figures
and advanced "a per cent, by II O'clock.
with an exceptional advance OF ~ In. sugar
rehneries. A reaction set ir, notwithstand-
ing the issue Of the bank statement, show
ing an Increase OF over 81, 400, 900 In the sur
plus reserve, and at noon the market closed
dull, but steady, ut slightly better figures
than those Of the opening. Total sales o(
stock to-day, Il, 063 shares.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
soay.ulr of the beatrice Centenary.

The ladies OF Florence are preparing for
a handsome souvenir of the Beatrice Cen
tenary. which has lately been held in their
city, and to which the Queen extended hes
patronage. IL takes the form ot !. large
album, the leaves Of waioh are formed Of
very fine ps.rchmeat, Illuminated In style
on mediesal mIssals, and with views from
the scenes amid which Beatrice and panse
moved. The presentation win be made at
the QuirinaI. deputation Of ladies pro-
ceeding to Rome fog TIE purpose.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13
ROBERT e. LEE.
The Estimate of the southern Leader by
"a Canadian.


- Canadian.
The Week, OF Canada, contains the fol-
lowing interesting article byT. II. Moberly
on Robert L. lee, suggested by the unyeil-
ing Of his statue at Richmond.
On the 18th of May, at Richmond, Va,
the French sculptor Mercie's equestrian
statue of the immortal Lee was unveiled.
The world needs no monument 10 perpetu-
ate the unfading memory of this gentle, no.
BILE, gifted man. so long as this Northern
continent endures, the name, the genius,
and the character Of Lee shall WELD their
potent sway upon the mind Of man, and
long after his puny detractors have crum-
BLEED iutO this duzt. anG ayvngins time mas
blotted out their names and memories from
the records of the past-in each succeeding
age the human heart VIII on such DC
casi0ns respond 10 the sentiment Of the
poet
"The heart ran DER with silent worship Of
the great OF old
r dead but sceptered. soyereigns who still
! q rule our spirits from their urns,"
and pay its need Of homage to Robert f.
The motive which led Lee to share the
fortunes OF his mother State, Virginia, in
the t.em6ndous struggle between North and
south was the great principle of State as
opposed to Federal sovereignty, principle
which had been rocked in the cradle OF the
republic and espoused by some OF her great
est statesmen, such as Madison and Jeher-
son. The legal conflicts between Ontario
and Canada age more than an nblect losson
10 Canadians, 10 prove that the seeds Of this
apple of dscord are being already rooted In
lut land. There is 40 need Of dwelling on
tbs varied toriunes OF tho great war which
a quarter Of a century ago conyulsod the
oOntendlng States. Suffice II TO say, that
the brilliant genius OF the great Captain OF
the South, backed by the indomitable bra
very and tried efficiency Of his armies, put
n tremendous strain upon the vast TO-
sources In men and money OF the North.
And 1t was only when the absolute want o..
food, cIethips, and Other munitions or war
made il i'm pefatiye that Lee issued the his
toric order % his army:
"Headquarters Army Of Northern Vir-