The Opelousas courier., 1892-12-24
General Votes.

Senator Gibson died at Hot Springs
on Thursday Dec. Is, 1892.
The Baton Rouge Gazette has sus
pended publication.
Col. j. w. Fairfax has retired from
the editorial management of the New
Orleans City Item.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
made by the Morehouse Police Jury for
the construction of iron bridges.
Up to the middle of the month the
sugar planters of Louisiana had filed
bounty claims that aggregated $685.
364.
The Louisiana Penitentiary now has
larger number of convicts on its
hands than ever before in the history of
that Institution. They number $50.
Senator Gibson's bill authorizing the
building of bridge across the Missis-
sippi river above New Orleans has
passed the Senate by unanimous vote.
The citizens of Alexandria, La, held
a meeting to take steps to apprehend
the murderers of MIR. Normal White.
Over $500 was quickly raised to prose-
cute the search. Hereafter no vagrants
or tramps will be allowed to remain in
town over twenty-four hours.
Real estate men in Alexandria claim
that since the election of President
Cleveland and a Democratic Congress,
they have received more inquiries from
Northern investors about purchasing
lands in Louisiana, than during six
months before the election.-La.
Builder
The Supreme Court has refused the
application for prohibition prayed for
by Omer A. Plessy against Judge J. w.
Ferguson, of the Criminal District
Court, and under that the law providing
for separate accommodations ON pas
senger trains for white and colored
people was constitutional.
The study of the relations which
have enlisted and are now maintained
between the United States and foreign
countries is very timely in view ofSshe
approaching Worlds Fair. The Chau
tauqua Literary and scientific, Circle
has wisely included this important sub
ject in the course for the present win
ter.
The official retnrns of the vote& for
presidential electors were published by
the Secetery of State in the Baton
Ruge Advocate of the 18th instant
The fusion vote Republican and Pop
ulist) averages about $500 to each
elector, against SO, 500 for the Demo-
cratic electors. The straight out Re-
publicans received an average of less
than 1000, and the straight-out Popu-
lists something less. Surely small
result for much preparation and show
of effort.--City Item,
Prominent among the vast number of
National ills demanding the immediate,
nay urgent action ofcongress, is foreign
immigration. 1t does not require the
eye of a philosopher to see with what
miraculous rapidity this country is
being flooded by the very offscourings
of earth from foreign countries, nor the
vision of a prophet to foretell how the
influx of such class must of needs re-
rult. From one country they bring
communism, from another socialism.
The two elements mingle in our soil
and Anarchism is forming. Foreign
immigration is doing the awful work
Mansfield Democrat-Journal.
The concensus of opinion in Wash
ington is that Mr.. Cleveland will call an
extra session of Congress soon after his
inauguration. The demand for an ex-
ira session has been growing, owing to
the fact that the leaders of the Demo
cratic party are beginning to hear from
the people who want speedy relief from
the taxes which the Republicans have
| imposed on them in the interest of the
protected manufacturers. The people
declared against the protective tariff in
| 1890 and again in 1892, and Mr. Cleve.
land no doubt fully appreciates the fact
that their wishes must be obeyed. l.
| States.
The Shreveport Caucasian says
!" A reform system of election would
naturally disqualify a certain percent,
| age of white men in the State, but the
advantages in the aggregate are toe
manifest to require eiucidation. II
may be said there is nothing under the
sun so good which is perfect, ye
measures of legislation which are de,
signed to benefit the masses and protect
intelligence from the rule of Ignorance
should ever receive the earnest cordia
and hearty support of all members oi
the Legislature governed by desire ts
do their duty fairly, impartially and fol
the promotion of the best interests O.
their State. The people, except the
polical bosses controlling the hoodlum
voters, have been ciamoring for needed
changes in the election law, and viii
insist on the reforms demanded"
It is to be regettea that the city
press -and especially that part of i
which antagonized Gov. Foster in tht
recent compaign--should be so lavisl
in suggestions to his Excellency in tht
matter of naming the successor to ths
eminent Statesman, whose body vii
find its last resting place tomorrow il
the beautiful bluegrass region ef Ken
i lucky. We say it is unfortunate; fol
1 the important and pressing issue of the
hour is not the selection of the maj
whose personal character and menta
attainments fit him for the place, bu
the selection of that man whose effect
i've force at Washington is based upol
a wide and accurate and valuable
knowledge of men and measures at th'
National Capital. Let Gov. Foste
honor that Louisianian who can rescue
sugar from its present peril, and he vii
have done his daty wisely and well
This Ia no time to recognize persona