The Opelousas courier., 1892-04-23
General Notes.

The cotton seed oil mill at st. Mar
tinsville gives employment to about
fifty people.
The ice companies of the city art
doubling their capacity before the hoe
weather sets I'M. o. Republican.
Sabine is still in the lead in the
counting business. Our Foster friends
certainly ought to feel proud of Sabine
Shreveport has five banks with a
capital of 81 ,000, 900 and is still crying
for more.
We would like to know what the
Fosterites are after now if it is not the
offices N. o.. Herald.
A branch of the Merchants Mercan-
tile Agency of Chicago, has been or
ganized at Lake Charles, of which MIR.
Kaufman is president.
Judge Estilette of Opelousas, was a
visitor in our town this week to attend
business before the District Court
| Abbeville Meridional.
A party of fishermen in Caddo parish
are making about three thousand dol
| lars a month. Twenty or thirty bar
rels of fish are being shipped from
Shreveport each day
The new electric cars to be placed on
the Carrolton street car line will be
double deckers. This will give every
body chance for a tally y-ho ride for a
nickel. These cars will be boon to
| smokers. Orleans Republican
Gen. Alger, as was TO be expected,
has announced himself as a candidate
for the presidential nomination. His
barrel failed to land him before, but
this time he will probably knock the
head out and 60 in for all it's worth. =
Alexandria Times.
The citizens of Jennings are thor
oughly 10 earnest in their determine
| to build rice mill at that place. At
the last meeting it was reported that
nearly $4,000 had been subscribed
i and others promised when the COM
pany was incorporated.
The Alexandria Times says: Colo
mel j. Madison Wells came up from bis
/ plantation on the train last evening
i he SAYS, to consult lawyer with Q
view to bringing suit against the Eos
ter returning board for an infringement
of patent which he calls his "Tilden
Hayes enumerator.
/ A gentleman, who was for q LONE
time resident of Honduras, makes
4 the statement, in the most emphatic
i manner, that ex-Treasurer =. A
/ Bnrke was in New Orleans about fou
months ago, remaining here three day
and that he saw him. Can It be true
N. 0. City Item.
The officials in the Treasury depart
ment are hustIing, and are making
strenuous efforts to have all bount,
claims settled by May. There seem
to be a little too much red tape abon
the law, the observance of whicl
causes a delay which is annoying I
those concerned.
i There will be no row between til
eagle and the lion, because the new
! comes from Washington that condi
tions uuder which Lord Salisbury con
sents to a renewal of the mOdus viven
di for the protection Of the seals in Bel
ring Sea are satisfactory to the Presiden
! and that the controversy will be speed
! ity settled by arbitration IN. 6
i States.
It is notable fact, and one ths
: wise business men should NOT los
{ sight of, that the once famous an
j. wealthy business houses on Cans
street that have been forced out of 81
. istence during the past decade or g
!. are Of the class that did not thin
]. advertising profitab ble.n while the su'
D cessors are of those who have builde
! their fortunes upon advertising Su'
! cess lii the criterion, therefore IN th
Il matter Of z does advertising pay '-
i N. O. City Item.