St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-08-20
General Notes,

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The Confederate veterans of Lafour-
che are forming L. G. V. Camp, at
| ThibOdau3.
The Shreveport Caucasian says that
caterpillars and boil worms have ap-
peared on many places on the river and
on the hills.
The Bank of Thbodaux has declared
its fourth quarterly dividend Of % per
cent, making II per cent dividend for
| the years work.
The first volume of the memoirs of
| kOssuth, upon which the veteran pa
triot has been engaged for tho last
twenty years, is to he published in the
autumn.
Pointe Coupec Banner, Aug. IS: The
caterpillars have made their appearance
here in very large numbers. Paris green
| is being administered to them in un
broken doses.
The Whitney National Bank and the
| Bank of Baton Rouge have been select
moneys, for which privilege they pay
the State $4,000 per annum.
The Police Juries of Iberia and st.
Mary have passed resolutions prohibit
ing the bringing into these parishes of
tttttiC IL olH ANCh OilCouS, "uCiC
ers have become epidemic.
A daughter of Sitting Bull, the Indian
chief, was married last week at ROnd
United States soldier, whose life she
saved when he was attacked by Indians.
The allotment of S600O,0OO recon-
mission for levces in the States of Ar
kansas, Mississippi and Louisiana has
been approved by the War Depart
ment.
The New York Mail and Express pro-
poses that the railroads should carry all
working men who live within 1900 miles
of Chicago to the worlds fair at 81
piece, and undertakes to show that it
could be done at a profit.
N. o. City Item: The Vermillionites
already want their new police jury, re-
Gently appointed by Gov. Foster, re-
moved. They have awarded the parish
printing to the MeridionaI for $3.50,
while the Star offered a bonus of 81.
Lafayette Advertiser, Aug. 13: The
question of establishing central sugar
refinery at this place is being agitated
and it is learned that meeting OF those
interested in the enterprise will Ii kelly
be held to-day, and the movement given
definite form.
The State Board of Audit and Ex-
change held their first meeting last
week. The meeting was for the pur-
pose of carrying into effect Act No. 65
of 1892, which provides for the exchange
of newly printed bonds for valid out
standing bonds of the State. The act
requires that the new issue shall be in
denominations of 500, $500 and $1,000,
same as the old bonds to be exchanged
The new bonds will bear per cent. in
forest and be made payable semi i-annu-
ally at Baton Rouge, New Orleans and
New York.
The Farmers Alliance Convention
which met recently at Monroe elected
the following officers to serve the ensu-
ing year: J. G. Copeland, president; A.
L. F0ntenot, vice president; II. L. Brl-
urer; G. w. Bruce, lecturer; Ambrose
Mouton, assistant lecturer; Pat Dona-
hoe, doorkeeper; n. Fuller, assistant
doorkeeper; T. Il. Wimberly, chaplain
F. r. Carroll, sergeant-at-arms; r. S.
Tannehill, A. B. Cooper, j. w. McFar-
land, national delegates. The new ex-
ecutlve committee is as follows: w. +.
Noteworthy, j. w. Jones, John Pickett,
H. V. Tooke and D. E. johnson.
At last the people have awakened
to the realization of the fact that our
town was not fulfilling its destiny.
They have at last bestirred them
selves and we have the "boom"
on. Every man and boy is talking
"boom talk from early morn till dewy |
eve. The town hall meeting of last
Tuesday evening put a quietus upon
any doubts that may have been enter
tained by disgrunted few as to the |
permanency of the boom" that had |
dropped down among us to awaken our
little town to new life of hustle and |
bustle.-Washington Argus.
The State Alliance, at its meeting in
Monroe, did good thing when it re-
solved to move forward in the cause of |
education. To this end the members of |
the order propose to tax themselves es-
pecialy for schools in addition to the |
school tax already existing. The chief |
cause Of much of the political rascality |
and the success of unscrupulous polti- |
clans can be attributed to the ignorance
of the masses. This act of the farmers
show a high appreciation of the i'm
portance OF preparing citizens for the !
proper exercise of their duties.-Mans-
field Democrat-J Journal.
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