The Opelousas courier., 1891-11-14
PEIOUsAs. PARISH NOVEMBER H. 1891
General Notes.

Miss Kate Minor, daughter of Hon.
II. G.. Minor, of Terrebonne, one OF the
vice presidents of the Board of Lady
Managers of the Worlds Fair, pro
noses TO exhibit a Creole kitchen and
an Arcadian settlement.
Alexandria Times: The fundamental
principle, the very corner stone OF
democracy is that the majority must
rule. And whenever anyone, for what
ever purpose, deyiates from this nc
cepted doctrine he ceases to be a Demo
crat and should be incontinently turned
ont Of the party.
Complaint is made that owing to the
washings of the sugar houses being
dumped into the Teche in the vicinity
of Franklin, that stream is beginning
to give forth rather unsavory odors.
On account of tho dry season the
water is used for domestic purposes
and it is feared it will create disease
n. O. States: The saints combined
with the farmers at Lafayette and now
it appears that they have taken into
their fold Dominick O'Malley, whose
foul character is known to every man,
woman and child in this community,
1t is the queerest combination that mas
been made this SESSION, or any other
season.
Alexandria Town Talk: There was
born on the Walnut Grove plantation,
near Cheueyvi!le, this parish, on
/ Thursday, Oct. 9th, colored child
that is probably the smallest human
being, perfectly formed. that ever came
into this world i'll Rapides parish. 1t
weighed | + pounds when born, and was
inches long, Its wrist was one inch
in circumference, aud silver dime
/ could not have been put i'll its mouth.
/ The fathers name is Simon Keys and
the mothers name is Eliza Keys. The
midget is doing we'll and is said to be
a handsome colored baby.
The Ants endeavor to weaken Judge
McEnery by the charge that he is the
| lottery candidate He is nothing OF
the kind-he is the choice of the true
blue Democrats of Louisiana without
the least reference to- the lottery. He
is opposed to that institution, but his
friends recognize him as the representa-
tive of white supremacy in the State,
and know that Louisiana never had q
more energetic, public spirited and
intelligent governor, whose every
thought and every act was Tor tht
promotion of her agricultural and
financial interests. As the Times has
said before, if he consents to be can.
didate and is nominated, he will ruf
far ahead Of the amendment. Inc
Nichols faction can mark this predic
tion. Alexandra Times.
The highest conception that Gov
J Nichols ever had of the duties of hi
} high position is the official decapitatior
} of men who refuse to be snbservient tt
his whims and have independents,
} enough to hold his narrow and seihsl
policy in contempt. Although III
administration is now nearing its close
in disgrace even with his own LITTLE
coterie of politicians, he is exhibitin!
} the petty malice Of his nature by re
, moving from office every man who ha
, dared to assert his democratic fealty Il
spite of personal dictation and factlona
! fury, and members of the State centra
} committee in New Orleans are particu
r larly marked for venom and vengence
All, we'll, it is but few months longe
0 at the most. When the next electio
has come and gone, we may have to
lottery for another term or not, and
7 either case we can endure it, but than
{ Heaven next spring ends the caret
:. of Francis T. Nichols as governor
5 Louisiana. Baton Rouge Advocate.