The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08
General Notes.

Point Coupee Democrat: ?. j. Nc
Mahon, of Louisiana, will run a motor
car of his own invention, at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago. This invention will
enable cars to run at a cost OF only Que
cent mile.
B. R. Advocate The New Delta
says this is "a white mans fight"
Then call off Tetts, who is bidding for
the vote of the negro alliance, and
others of your side who are bidding for
the African vote.
1t is said that 495 men who bore the
title of general in the Confederate
service only 1S4 are left. G. l..
Beauregard is the sole survivor OF those
who held the highest rank, that OF full
general.
The city council of Naw Orleans have
voted in favor of paid fire depart
ment, and have appropriated the sum
of $I55, 900 for perfecting their plant.
aud $247 900 per year for the main
tepance of the service.
A State bank has been organized in
Lafayette, the principal stockholders
being Messrs. N. B. and A. j. Moss,
Judge G. DeBaillon and Geo. L. Nc
Clnre, the latter being an eastern
capitalist. The capital stock is S25, 900.
A new building will be erected at a
cost of 10000.
The fight between the Harrison
crowd and the Blaine machine politi-
clans is now we'll on and it promises to
be very pretty one Blaine has the
popularity but Harrison controls the
/ federal patronage, which should insure
to him the delegates of the Southern
states-a very good starter.
Seven -eights of the Georgia legisla-
ture are Alliance men. They hold regu-
lar caucuses which are secret, but have
given out for publication series Of
resolutions adopted in caucus earnestly
urging the farmers of that and Other
/ Southern States to next year reduce
their acreage in cotton.
The special board of engineers ap.
/ pointed to examine into and report on
the adyisability of constructing loch
4 at the head of Bayou Plaquemine favol
the scheme and will recommend It'll
adoption to the authorities at Wash
i ipgton. If this lock is constructed, 6
similar one will no doubt be put at tht
head of Bayou Lafourche.
Telegraph Bulletin: The reunion o
the Confederate veterans at Homer wa'
the most enthusiastic since its organic
alton in North Louisiana. There wert
from 1000 to s, 900 people present. Th'
next annual reunion will be held iE
i this city at date yet to be fixed ant
Monroe will have to hump" herself tt
equal the reception given the veteran
by the people Of Homer.
B. r. Advocate The New Delta say
that "the democratic State convention
| is going to pass upon this lottery ques
ton, put an anti-lottery plank in th
platform and require every body calm
themselves democrats to get on tina
plank or put themselves out of th
party Very well. But when Adam
lis the antl-lottery candidate for gov
ernor. he will stand on platform
Ialready made to order, anti-lottery
the core, and there will be no need {
any tinkering with democratic doctrine
Il
9, ST. MartinsyiIle Messenger: If th
! complications keep on multiplying unit
the campaign is fairly open it will !
difficult for a person to know what ;
:. lis, where he is or with who he j
; Regulator, Lottery, Anti-Lotter.
Democracy and other combinations al
the complications which the people vi
i have to deal with. But in our opinic
/ the greatest trouble will be the polit
clans, as they will regard, as in Il
past, party principles for nothing, al
i'll will join the party or faction that "
t promote their chances for getting 9
fees. As it is matter to be settled
the white people, all kind Of tricks "
e undoubtedly be tried by the politicia
to blind the people.