St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-11

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TO the tract in controversy was in thu
4 State of Louisiana at date of selection
by virtue of the outstanding certifca
tion for the benefit of the New Orleans
Opelousas and Great Western Railroad
Company.
ARGUMENT The land in controver
sy was restored to the public domain
| by the Act of July IA, 1870, and the
outstanding certifcation thereby null
lifted. p. A. McKNIGHT,
Attorney for R'y Co.
Last Saturday while cart drawn by
two oxen, with a colord driver, was
crossing the bridge at Lasalle's store,
Narcisse Richard, also eolored, drew up
in a sulky, close to the ditch by the
sidewalk, to let the cart pass. The dri-
1 yer OF the cart, with plenty of room en-
his right for another wagon to pass,
deliberately drove against the sulky
and turned it over into the ditch. The
horse became frightened and ran tow
ards Mr.. J. M. Whites lot, dragging
Richard whose legs were hitched in the
sulky. The horse turned to plunge in
to the bayou or go along the narrow
uneven strip of land between the bay
OH and the fence, when Mr.. White for
tunately caught fhe bride, and with
out doubt saved Richards life. The
sulky was broken. We have frequent
ly noticed the disposition OF some wa
gon drivers to push lighter vehicles
out of the road and the police jury
should enact an ordinance enjoining
drivers to keep to the right side of the
road, under penalty.
Political nomenclature is becoming
numerous and complex. Besides Dem
ocrats and Republicans, there are anti
Lottery Democrats and anti-Lottery
Republicans "a few Of them, Farmers
Union Democrats and Farmers Union
Republicans, Farmers Union anti
Lottery Democrats and Farmers Union
Lottery Democrats "a few of them,)
and the most curious political pheno-
menon is, there are some anti-nigger
Republicans. The politician who
brings order out of this political chaos,
and secures victory, will deserve a
monument of-brass. John A. Morris
may do it, for he has contributed
mostly to make chaos.
The time for another distribution of
offices is approaching, and the political
pot begins to boil. Caleasieu has two
Democratic committees; and this
parish is not politically certain just
now about anything, except that pros
pectiye candidates are numerous as
the leaves that strewed the vale of
Valambrosa.
After passing the winter in the North
the beautiful and accomplished Miss
Adah Hollingsworth is now at her
home in Shreveport and at the re-
quest of our musick-loying people she
has consented to sing here ON the night
of the 18th inst, and give half of the
gross proceeds to the Catholic church.
We can safely promise her a large
house on her return here.
The Parish Farmers Union was held
1t Bellevue Thursday and Friday of
ast week at the time of going to
press, the proceedings had not reached
rs.
The African Methodists are about
% build a church in Opelousas, to be
ocated in the southwestern part of
own.
The A-tak-a-pa Family and Planta-
ion Remedies for sale by all Druggists.
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The police jury will meet next Mon
lay.
Happy Ho0siers. 2
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
lille, Ind. writes: Electric Bitters |
las done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel /
ng arising from Kidney and Liver s
rouble.'' John Leslie, farmer and i
tockman, Of same place, SAYS: "Find I
electric Bitters to be the best Kidney I
nd Liver medicine, made me feel like I
new man" j. w. Gardner, hard /
rare merchant, same town, says {
electric Bitters is just the thing for a
nan who is all run down and don't i