The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-20

age as they knew at ~, there wonld be
more statesmens n the country Texas
siftings.
The Donaldsonville News has be-
come an evening daily. It seems to be
well supported by the business people
of Donaldsonyille.
The Franklin, La, Bank building is
to be of brick and iron. 30x50, two
stories high, handsomely finished with
glass front, and the price to be paid is
$4,100
The Richmond Planet, newspaper
which is conducted by eolored men, adj
mits that 10000 negroes voluntarily
voted for the Democratic candidate
last year.
The ants have 10 issue now but a
wholesale greed for place and po osition.
The welfare of the democratic party
seems to be nowhere in the race.-At-
takapas Vindicator.
Three negro couples participated in
the reception ball rendered Senator
John Sherman at Washington recently,
who proved unwelcome guests and
were the cause of the breaking up of
the ball.
There is no more pro and anti lot
terry politics now, it is a straight demo-
cracy and office craze, battling hand to
hand. And the republicans are max
ing decidedly the best deal of the lot
Attakapas Vindicator.
On every horse will be found, on the
inside of each foreleg, dry, gray wart
about the size of a silver dollar, appar-
emily of no possible use. When the
weary, overtaxed animal, sweating at
every pore, and covered with foam,
can reach down and rub with his wet
nose this always dry, hard substance,
he is instantly refreshed with an odor
like geraninm.
Some of the biggest dams in the
world are in California. The Mereed
dam is 60 feet high, with capacity of
$500, 100000 gallons, spread over $50
acres. The Sweet Water dam, near
San Diego, is 90 feet high, and has a
capacity of 6,000,000,000 gallons, COW
ering 725 acres, and the Bear Valley
dam is so feet high, with a capacity
Of 10, 600, ,000, 900 gallons, covering D.
$50.
The anti slavery societies of Europe
are talking of an exhibition at the Chi
cago Fair which they think will help
their cause. The proposal is to show all
the instruments used in the capture.
control, and guarding of the slaves.
1t is thought that slave yokes and other
similar instruments as object lessons
will have deeper influence than
speeches or pamphlets. A remarkably
complete collection of this grewsome
material was seen at the African Exhi-
hition in London.
The 'tins'' aud the Office expectants
who have been carrying the banner =
in the boiling column are determined
to be " placed in the new shuttle for
the spoils before they will consent to
a compromise. Well, the Item has no
objection whatever, provided that they
are individually fit and proper persons
for the billets they aspire to. But, by
failing the air 10 simulated patriotic
ardor and in opposing the harmonizing
of the Democratic party, we can assure
them that, beyond the shadow of a
doubt, they are cutting off all hope and
chance to 2 make the landing they are
steering for.''-N. 0. City Item
A year ago the New Orleans New
Delta never missed an opportunity to
refer to ex Gov. Warmoth as a carpet
bagger, lottery boodler, etc. Recently
change has come over the Delta, and
now it mentions the notorious ex- gov
ernor most fraternaliy. The Delta Of
last Thursday contains the following
Governor Warmotll was at bis desk
in the collectors Office yesterday, and
very heartily asserted that he saw
plainly the end of the lottery oeto-
pus.n He said he had carefully watch.
ed the growth Of public sentiment
against the evil and was proud to note
the fact that the better element Oh
the state was arrayed against the lot
terry" and that ii was 4 matter oil
impossibility for ii to exist III the fact
Of the overwhelming sentiment against
it,
| OF course, there is d reason for this
revolution of feeling on the part Of the
Delta, and that reason may be found
In the combination recently formed be-
tween Warmoth and the state house
ring ticket
When John A. Morris first offered to
give $l ,250, 900 per annum for lottery
privilege, the Autis fought to keep the
proposition from going to the people
Failing before the Legislature, they re.
npWad tha affpmnt hpfnra thA Cunran1s