The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19
General Notes.

The Southern Pacific has made a
survey of it's proposed route from New
iberia to Abbeville.
Who got Adams7 The bear, Who
got the bear9 Johnny Fitzpatrick.
johnny is bad man.--B. R. Advo-
cate.
The campaign of hatred, vitupera
tion and mendaity seems to be getting
into a very wobbly condition,-N. o.
City Item.
The grand jury of St. Martin re-
Gently in session, returned only six
true bills, which shows very fiatter
ing decrease of crime in that parish.
An open letter to Mr.. Foster would
now be in order, inviting him to step
down and let Capt. Adams resume his
place at the head of the ticket.-B. r.
Advocate.
An amateur theatrical troupe has
been organized in Welsh. The Cres-
cent says that they will soon put a
drama on the boards that will startle
the natives.
Lake Charles property owners last
week voted to tax themselves one and
one half mills on the dollar on all real
and personal property within the cor
porate limits for water works.
Remember that every vote will count
on the 22d of March, therefore let
every true Democrat do his duty and
cast his vote for that leader Of leaders,
| Samuel Douglas McEnery.
Pointe Coupee republicans have far
ed well at the hands of the various
state nominating conventions, three OF
them having gotten places-Breaux,
Parlange and Yoist.--Ruston Cali
graph.
The Houma Courier says: "When
the Louisiana Lottery pulls up stakes
there will be more lottery tickets sold
in Louisiana than ever before aud the
State will not get one cent of revenue
from the foreign companies either.'
Gen Mcmillan in his speech before
the Warmoth republican convention
paused in his general denunciation o.
democrats to euiogize Murphy j. Fos
ter. Mr.. Foster it the kind of demo
crat the republicans like.-Ruston Cali
| graph.
A hot war is being waged on Sena
Tor Gibson within the lines of the Eos
ter faction, and hints are given out o
an unjustifable attack on his war re
cord. When the 'smoralists'' once
break loose, they do not stop at defama
ton of the character of the object o
their enmity.-N. o. City Item.
j "The honor and manhood of th
| Staten would be in sorry plight. in
deed, if they had no other guardian
than Murphy j. Foster, and his set o
fit followers, who have disgraced no
only themselves but the faithful ad
herents to their cause, in their mad at
tempt to bribe the 'sCity bosses. y
Thibodaux Sentinel.
The virtue of the Fosterites is of tb
strabismical variety. According t
T their theory of honor, the virtue an
integrity of Foster, Kruttschnitl
Stubbs and Rogers, was shown in thei
attempt to bribe the New Orlean
Ward bosses, while the rascality {
Capt. John Fitzpatrick was reveale
by bis refusal to be bribed. IN. {
States.
Hon. John E. Breaux, the candidai
for Governor on the Warmoth ticke
is brother of Justice Joseph 4
Breaux, of the State Supreme Cour
, who, after two years as State SuperiI
tendent of Public Education, was j
1890 appointed. by Gov. Nichols
his present exalted position, which ha
been made vacant by the expiration
the term of Justice Poche.
The MeEnery ticket is forging aheat
gaining ground every day thronghol
the State. AS the hypocrisy and Sc
, fishness of the Fosterites become mo-
and more apparent, the patriotism an
unselfish devotion of Samuel D. M
Emery shine ont more brightly
marked contrast. and people who hs
) heretofore opposed him flock to b
J standard. - Thibodaux Sentinel.
Some of the farmer journals a
9 asking how Candidate Foster (who
claiming their support because Farm
Adams tails his ticket stands on Il
Ocala demands The gentleman
: too busy kicking the dead revenl
9 amendment and dickering with "tl
boysu to answer-at least until aft
the primaries, aud then no one W
care to known. 0. City Item.
The office of tar collector now he
! by the editor of the New Delta W
) one of the many Offices with which i
i pure patriot from the parish of
Mary tried TO bribe the ward leaders
knife McEnery. Aside from the
: fanny of the whole transaction. it is
. flnitely amusing to see the Fosterites
4 the sshonor and the manhood of t
Il Staten-engaged in desperate effort
bunko each other IN. @. States.
III their speeches few nights ago
& Coliseum Square, New Orleans, y
y Falrar took the honorable ground tn
I under the compromise, every Den
: crat was bound to support the nomin
while Mr.. Cafffey took the dishon,
liable position that no one was bound
g vote for the nominee, but only bou
= not to vote against him. MIR. Cafft
I should be ashamed Of himself, to
!. behind even Mr.. Farrar on a point
honor. Alexandria Times.
s. Mr. Foster. enraged by the certain
: of defeat, charged in his speech
: Monroe. yesterday, as reported In
organ, the New Delta, that Mr.. just
McEnery was particeps criminis TO
Burke bond steal. This assault nE
~ the character of an honorable oppon'