The Opelousas courier., 1891-05-16
General Notes.

mold their next annual convention IN
Ruston, May 25.
There are nOw-the names Of 522 in
mates enrolled on the books of the
State Insane Asylum.
John l.. Sullivan has given 5000 to
the fund to erect monument to the
late Chief Hennessey.
Bismarck is victor. He was elected
to the Reichstag last week by 5000
majority.
Secretary of State Will A. Strong
has been sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment 10 the penitentiary and
fined s420.
Over 5000 crates of straw berries have
been shipped from Hammond this
season up to date. At 80 50 per crate,
this would net the comfortable sum
Of S22.500.
The AbbevilIe and franklin railroad
and the Caffery Central Sugar Factory
have formed a consolidation, and the
construction of the road commenced at
Franklin on Monday.
The biggest orange tree in the State
is located in Terrebonne parish. The
Houma Courier claims that it ia Is feet
! in circumference and 50 feet high. The
yield this year is expected 20 reach
10000 oranges.
Jim Hill, the negro appotntee Of Ben
ny Harrison to the Vickshurg post
mastership. has wisely concluded to
run the Office by proxy aud has ap-
pointed Capt W C Ram as chief as
4 sistant.
It was Dakota editor who wrote:
nThe price Of this paper ia not in
creased by the Mckinley bilEe but we
wish to correct the misapprehension OF
some subscribers who appear to think
+ 1t was placed on the free list.
A poor farm was established in
/ Natehitoches parish. year ago and
\ the Review Gays 1t ia decided sue
cess, about lone-half of the paupers
going to w,Fk for Themselves rather
| than so on &e farm.
Lake Concordia levee at Ferriday's
gave way on the 9th and no attempt
4 has been made to close it. The break
is 90 feet. Several plantations are
submerged and trains on the New Or
!
| A cabin on Mrs. E I. Babington's
place, pear Franklinton, occupied by
/ Clothilde Brown, colored, was destroy
ed BY fire last Tuesday morning. Her
fifteen month old child, which had
been left alone in the building, perish
ed in the flames. This makes six
negro children that have burned to
death in this parish within the past
eighteen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
i N. o. States The States has time
aud again charged that the Anti-Lot-
tery bill was a distinctly Republican
measure; that it was a pet measure OF
the present Republican Administration,
drafted under the auspices of the Presi-
dent aud the Postmaster General and
urged tapon the Republican majority OF
Congress with all the influence of the
administration.
Monroe Telegraph Bulletin The re-
port of the New Orleans grand jury
disclosed a fearfully corrupt state o.
affairs in that city and there is DO won.
der now that the Hennessey aesassini
were not convicted. Evidence was
obtained showing beyond doubt that al
least three Of the jnrymen were brlbed
that officers of the court were tampereo
with and that Detective O'Malley ane
Councillor Lionel Adams were in league
in thwartilsg the ends of justice no
only in the Hennessey but many othe
, cases.
Last Thursday night Mr.. w. S
Whitman. of Lake Charles, heard som'
one trying to break into his house
Seizing his pistol he went to the door
! and on opening it was struck over th'
I. eve and knocked down by barl,
2 negro, who then ran off His son, San
Whitman. and young man nance
Lee McNichols. bnaIder, hearing th
/, disturbance rushed out TO capture tn
T, intruder Mr. Whitman, seeing tw'
figures running aud on account OF th'
!" darkness supposiag them to be hi
2 assailants, fred at each, dangeronsl,
wnnnding McNiehols. and mottalt
9 wonn,ling his son Sam Whitma
!. lived until Tuesday morning, when Il
J. He was only seves sxeen years old, an
was an exceptionally steady youn
9 man. McNichnls ia native Of WASH
ingten, wheie his relatives reside.
The accom- plished editor of the Bate
: Rouge Advocate is not only "well up
. IN profane history but seems to hav
i dabbled somewhat IN scriptural lori
II reference to the battle cry the Ne
!. Delta sent forth throughout the Ian
! over double headed leader the da
3 after the Supreme Court decision, |
: comments thus aWe are rather sn
, prisea that the New Delta selected
: unfortunate o text Of scripture as tt
! 4 rallying cry Of ifs party. It is snl
i Qestive Of defeat, and was used b
: = Sbeba. the son Of Birchi, in his revo
s against David. He blew blast on b
trumpet. and went forth crying, !
u u your tents, O Israel until be hs
er gathered great host Of the disatfectt
al element under bis banner, bnt Il
az mighty men of Judah pursued aft
aI eg him and bis followers, and besiegt
re- them in the stronghold where th'
took refuge for safety. The result "
that Sheba's head was cut OF
le traitors in bis own camp, and throy
y over the wall to Joab, who was Z
% leader Of David's army, and the She
Ve party was utterly defeated Th
Joab exulted he blew blast Oh
q trumpet as the signal of victory,
= tie returns were all in and lie had @
ried the election by large naJorll
Z; and he had Sheba's head to certify
ID, .t rat Neral 81 Dnt1,t he too p1