The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-06-20

General N otes.

A man living near Carencro owns a
hog that weighs 1000 pounds.
A negro died recently on the South
down plantation who was said to be
127 years old.
The police jury of Ascension parish
have reduced parochial taxes from ten
to nine mills, without curtaiIing appro-
priations.
Rev. Sam Smalls is short $4,000 in
his account with the Ogden (Utah)
Methodist University. There is no.
thing small about Sam.
The burglar proof bank is an obsolete
superfuity. What is really needed
nowadays is vault which is proof
against the bank president and cashier.
The Calcasieu Sugar Company,
Limited, has bought thirty acres of
land in the Calcasieu Prairie, two and
a half miles from Lake Charles, and is
now erecting there central sugar
factory.
Ex-senator Ingalls,, in newspaper
article over his own signature, practic-
ally admits that it was Wall street
gold that carried Indiana and New
York in 1888, and warns his party that
the same method will not do for 1892.
Iberville South: The new Sun
Vapor Lamps recently contracted for
by the town were placed in position
Monday and lighted for the first time
that night The lights are clear and
brilliant and are decided improve
ment over the old ones.
st. Bernard Voice: Charbon," a
very serious and contagious malady
among cattle, particularly among
mules and horses, is prevalent IN this
neighborhood. Several mules died from
he disease in the past three or four
days.
In mentioning the presentation by
Queen Victoria of an elephant to the
Sultan of Morocco, the Houston Post
ventures the opinion that her majesty
has, in the baccarat scandal, another
elephant on her hands that she would
like to give away to somebody.
Alexandria Daily Times 1t is to be
deplored that those opposed to the lot
tery have so little faith in the strength
of their cause as to feel called upon to
bolster it up by denunciation OF those
who are as honest as themselves but
think differently. Such course bodies
i'll for peaceful settlement of the ques-
tion at issue and for future harmony IN
the Democratic party. Moreover the
purity and infallibility of the man who
proclalms from the housetops IL am
hollier than thou may we'll be
questioned.
The lavish appropriations made by
the last Republican Congress have so
effectually reduced the surplus in the
Treasury, that the Secretary is consi-
dering the advisability of extending
the redemption of the $4,000, 900 A
Der cent bonds falling due in Septem-
ber, upon the payment of an interest OF
IL per cent. 1t seems that the pay
ment of the whole of these bonds
would show the bottom of Uncle Sans
exchequer and delay the payment
of the pensions, a thing that the
Republican party can't afford to do on
the eve of presidential campaign.
At an anti-lottery meeting at Homer,
Claiborne parish, the following among
other resolutions were adopted
ts.That we, the people of Claiborne
parish, do hereby solemnly pledge our
selves to, from and after this date,
withdraw, our patronage from every
and any man, class and business, who
refuse to align themselves against the
proposed lottery amendment"
Now, supposing the lottery men
pledge themselves to boycott the antls
and they have an equal right to do
| so-what will be the result upon society
throughout the State ?"
Sir John Mcdonald. premier Of
Canada, died on the 9th inst, aged n
wears. He had been at the head Of
| Canadian affairs for the past quarter OF
a century and did more than any other
/ man to hold the Dominion to the
| British crowd and his loss to England
is severely felt. He looked upon com
plete reciprocity with the United State;
with suspicion and its defeat in the
recent Canadian election was directly
attributed to him. Perhaps the Creates
work. however, was the building of ths
Canadian Pacific railroad, which is lefi
as the monument of his energy, genius
and greatness.
/ Baton Rouge Advocate: The courts
of the State have been and still are a
open to the prosecution of all the case
of bribery SO glibly charged against tn
opposition by the anti-lotteryites a
they are for the exposure and punish
ment of the same crime committed b.
others. There are grand juries in al
the parishes and no intimidation Q
witnesses, who are free to tell all the.
know of each and every case. Thes
facts being true and well known, it j
singular that the first two persons Q
public prominence to be pilloried fo
bFibe- taking are two members OF th
anti ti-lottery league-two accusers an
not two of the accused.
N. O. Daily States 1t appears tha
the whereabouts of the statue of Jeffer
son Davis, which was to have bee
delivered in time for the unveiling
the monument to the Confederate dea
at jackson, is not known. The ladIe
of jackson were advised a month 9
, more ago that the statue had bee
shipped by the artist from LeghorI
but since then nothing has been hear
of it. There is good reason to believ'
/ hoxuavar that If the matter ia invest