The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-07-18
General Notes.

The Hennessey monument fund now
amounts to 1000.
Ex-Treasurer Bardsley Of Philadel-
phia has been sentenced to fifteen
years imprisonment.
The national editorial association
met at st. Paul, Minn., July ID. Louisi.
ana sent a full delegation.
Louisiana will have about 100 Of
fetal sugar weighmasters under the
sugar bounty act.
New Orleans grandly celebrated the
4th. The observance Of this "day Of
days" was more general in this state
this year than usual
Lightning struck and wrecked the
building occupied by the Westlake
News. Editor McClanahan and Mrs.
Kinnard were shocked and Mr.. Kin
nard was knocked senseless.
During rainstorm at Plaquemine
on Monday, fish fell two or three inches
in length, and were placed on exhibi-
tion in many of the business houses.
They were probably picked up with
some small pond by the cyclone which
ragged in some parts of the State.
Acadia Sentinel: The town was
treated to quite novel thing last Mon
day evening. 1t was wedding couple
from the country, promenading the
streets on foot, accompanied by the
brass band, not counting the horn, cow
bells and old tin can. 1t was daisy
| turn -out.
Lafayette Advertiser: We are glad
to know that Capt C. G.. Pickett, of
Washington, La, has rented the hotel
on the corner of Vermillion and Madi-
son streets, opposite Delahoussaye's
bakery, and will open hotel there on
the lst of August. The place will be
| thoroughly repaired, renovated and
neatly furnished.
| New Iberia Enterprise The storm
| that swept over the State last Monday
morning, was very severe in the vicini-
ty of Carencro, Lafayette parish. The
down and Mrs. Benton killed. The
house of Mr.. Joseph Broussard was
blown from one side of the stream to
the other.
Baton Rouge Advocate: The Board
of Control of the Louisiana State peni-
tentiary met Tuesday evening, aud il
was resolved to commence the repairs
on the penitentiary and premises as
soon as they are instructed to start by
Maj. S. L. james, lessee, who, under
the lease contract is required to make
all necessary repairs, under the super
| vision of the Board of Control.
/ Baton Rouge Advocate The Alex
/ andria Times makes the pertinent in
quiry whether the candidacy of Mr.
Adams for governor is subject to the
action of the democratic State conven.
tion. This is point which ought to
be settled definitely before the cam,
paign proceeds too far. We presume
it is, and take it for granted that he
proposes to head the anti-lottory tick
ct, and "carry their flag to victory il
the next State fghtn inside the demo
I.cratic party and not outside of it
4 However, under the circumstances, al
explicit announcement on the subjec
will be in order before the delegation
are chosen.
/ New Iberia Enterprise 1t is yer,
evident from the lack of attendance al
the anti-lottery meetings held in thil
parish, under the guise of the Farmers
Alliance, that the people are not ID
mood to be disturbed and precipitatet
into hot political contest months il
advance Of the election. Their ex
perience in the last State campaigl
and the fruitless result of that contes
is yet fresh in their minds, and the.
will not again be deceived. They vii
let the hot wave roll by and enter th
contest coolly and determined to shak
off the bosses who have the self-con
, ceit to believe that public affairs can
not be managed independent of thei
leadership.