St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-28
News Items,

u by the sugar planters.
:. The yearly salary of Chauncey
II DepeW is 100000.
y The wart must 90 when rubbed wi
u onion dipped in salt.
Congress will adjourn next Tuesda
March Sd, at midnight.
The estimated cost of the Chauta,
qua Tabernacle at RustOn is $4,000.
4 The pension bill, ,appropriating S13O
100000, was passed by the Senate.
The German Reichstag has refuse
to repeal the restrictions Oh America
pork.
a sash, door and blind factory is
new industry IN contemplation at Alex
anurla.
The Natchitoches Ice company
building is completed aud ready for til,
machinery.
The Tennessee Legislature has appro
prlated Sj5,OOO for Confederate Sol
dlels' Home.
One of the largest sawmills at Lake
Charles runs at night, and is brilliantly
| lISHteu Dy electricity,
The police jury of Iberia parish has
| ordered an iron fence to be put IN
around the court house.
Annexation to and reciprocity with
| tile United States are much discussed in
| different parts OF Cauada
The United States steamer TallapOosa.
now cruising on the South Atlantic sta
ton, Is soon to be condemned and sold.
An olive oil factory, to cost $3.50 900,
lncluulng the acreage, is about to be
Quilt at Los Guilcos, Sonoma county,
Cal.
The Nlta leyee, since it has been fas-
clned. Is regarded as being strong
enough to give protection to planra-
tions behind it.
The St. Martinville murderer, Sonny
Mendoza, who killed Mrs. Mary Case.
has. been sentenced to life term iu the
Penltentlaly.
a New Orleans man presented FitZ-
simmons with purse of $500, he having
won $1,000 on the Dempsey Fitzsim-
mons fight.
An experienced sugar planter of st.
Martin parish says the Calcasieu lands
are superior to those of the Teche for
the culture of cane.
The combined armies and navies of
France, Germany aud Russia number
lo,4o5, ,l64 men, and cost 110,23S,630
pounds sterling year.
The total coinage at United States
Mlnts tor January reached Sc, sos. 1876 20 |
OF which S2,12O,0O0 was gold, 1868. .936 |
silver, and Sl34, 500 nickel.
The parish of Winn is out of debt and |
has money IN the treasury to pay all |
parochlal expenses as they are incurr-
ed. Parish taxation has been reduced |
to eight mills.
A Washington special says it is be-
to look as though the resolution
mpeachlng Judge BOarman would not
be considered by the House owing to
he lack of time. ~
An amphlblous bicycle has been in
rented and tested which will run IN
and or water. 1t will make ranid sneed
III land, and from three to five miles nor
lOur on smooth water.
Lafayette parish is undertaking q
most important reform. 1t has resolv-
a TO submit for the suffrage of the peo-
ne an ordnance levylng special tax
or road aud drainage purposes.
The town of Alexandria is exultant
Yer the prospect of 100000 sugar re-
merry to be built there before next sea-
on. Most of the money will be fnr-
lshed by Eastern capitalists.
The police jury of st. Mary parish has
mployed road overseer, at S75 ner
lonth, to keep the highways in order
ie Will be furnished with mules. plows.
crapers, ETC., at public expense.
Jimmie Crook, the boy preacher, aged
has begun series of meetings
Annlston, Ala. His language is elo-
uent and forcible, and would do credit
an OLD and experienced minister.
A Chicago man named Todd has in-
ented cotton picker, which, it is said.
orks to perfection. If be can lust
uarantee 1t not to run the cotton off at
light and sell it, it will be an un0uali-
ed success.-Ex.
The new house purchased in London
=, Mrs. Mackay, is one of the most
alatlal In the kingdom. The marble
atlrcase alone cost 100000 and all the
'oms have been fitted up in the most
agnifcent manner,
The friends of Gov. Hill point with t,
le exultation to his pro-silver speech u
otore the Jefferson Club in New York v
st September, and declare that it puts
N several laps ahead in the race for
e presidential nomination. W W
A Washington telegram of the Cad
VS.: i;
Washington's birthday was appropri- OF
ely celebrated here to-day by a parade
civic and military ORGANIZATIONS 10
hich passed in review before Presi- Ii
mt Harrison.
Mr.. Cleveland has set at rest the re- -
'rts that he would not be candidate
a statement to the effect that he has
'ver said anything in public or in nri-
tie that would lead the people to be-
we that he was seeking a renomina- ns
ID, and is satisfied that whatever Ills 10 70
lends do will be for the best interest OF
the party. OIL
The st. James Courier criticises Gov W,
cholls for making the State execntive nc
ice an anti-lottery recruiting bu- W.
au," and says that such methods are w
by all fair-minded men ii.
a country where liberty Of tboneht of of
all public questions has never been y.
asidered a crime or the criterion of phh
ness for public office. pa
DeSoto Democrat As will be seen bv
Q proceedings of the police inrv
at body has passed an ordinance an
orizing the sheriff to hire ONT on nnh.
works the prisoners who are serving
t sentences in the Jail. This shonld ]
ye been done long ago, as by this nas
9ans they can. be made self -snnstain- t.