The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-09

erect q sou, 600 hotel ut Alexandra.
Mr. Joseph Dnhon was killed by be
ing ran over by Il train at Mermentau
on the Goth ult.
lIon. w II. Pipes, ex State Treasu-
rer, died on the ist inst, at his home
near Clinton. East Feiiciana, of heart
failure.
The State Superintendent Of Educa-
ton has issued II call for a convention
Of Parish Superintendents to meet at
Ruston. La, next Monday. July llth.
Ifleturning Board John S. Young's
fingers are not callous he must now
feel what a burning process it is to pull
chestnuts ont of the fire for the delecta
tion of others.-Item.
Boys who go to public entertainments
and keep up a constant whistle to the
annoyance of others should be taught
better ut home, or unceremoniously
elected from such places. -Attakapas
Vindicator.
Mr.. Blaine was so badly beaten in
the Republican convention; that his
followers intend to use their teams for
Cleveland, whom they claim is above
"little things" in point of Harrison pol
itics.
Mr.. Thomas shannon, Jr., of Nor
gan City, won the cadetship in the
| Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. in the
late competitive examination, held in
| Thibodaux, in which he was the only
participant.
Jim Grow ear cases are becoming
quite numerous of late. Several arrests
have recently been made on the various
| railroads, and it seems the darkie8 in
many instances, violate the law merely
for the purpose of being arrested -
| Attakapas Vindicator.
a wise exchange says; The con
| stant drop of water wears away the
| hardest stone the constant gnaW of
| Tawser wears away the toughest bone;
/ the constant wooing lover carries oft
the maid, aud the constant advertiser
is the one who gets he trade.
The 6 English Estate swiudle still
continues to flourish in England in
spite of repeated exposures aud of the
| warnings that have been sent out from
! th United States legation in London.
| NJ warning, EU"eger, says the Phlia'
| delphi, Record, will ever hiye any
effect on Iinnlan etedulity or cupidity.
since, the heavy foods of rain the
mosquitos have become so bad that
they run the stock almost crazy ut
night. They are of the Arkansas va
riety, large, vicious and that carry
hrickAats under their wings to whet
their bills on When they present
| their bills they collect blood with u
| shylock voracIty aud ''dont you forget
it
The public schools have come TO a
close in st. Mary and education among
the poorpr classes has done the same.
They will stalt again when the chill
dren will have forgotten what they
learned at the last session, unless their
cases are taken in hand by their pa
rents, who are in many instances, in
capable themselves -Attakapas Vindi-
Gator.
The character of the campaign that
Great Britain is now enjoying will no
doubt cause the English people to
cease criticizing the ones We have in
this country, Politics must be hot in
England when they hit the nose of
such ii man as Gladstone with hunk
of ginger cake, and pelt Joseph Chau,
berlain with rotten cabbage heads.-N.
0. States.
Texas is making the most extensive
preparations of all the Southern States
for representation at the Worlds fair.
Tile people of the Lone Star Empire
have already provided for fund oi
1925, 900, and they propose to Increase
this amount to s. ,000, 900 to be used ~
behalf If Texas. Not dollar of this
amount comes from the State treasury,
but it is all to be raised through pri-
! vate enterprise.
Ex-senator ingalls, remarks thai
Cleyeland's strength is inexplicable tc
him Naturally a man who believes
that the Decalogne is out of place IL
, politics and that political honesty is ar
ssitridescent dream connot understand
why an honest man should succeed III
winning political honors. The distin
guished Kansan must get closer to tht
! people to find it ont.-St Louis Post
, Dispatch, Dem.
In the language of the. poet, tbs
: Adgoeatn is hot as hi because some
, three or four friends and supporters o
t Gov. McEnery were lucky enough e
} get elected to circuit judgeships, AM
: points to it as an evidence that bar
3 mony is only skin deep If the Ad
vocate or any one else supposed tina
9 tbe- recent surrender of the regnl:,
! democratic organization into the baud'
of the Foster faction &Tried with it
nledge that no McEpery man woul'
asnire to position, it is badly mistaken
|, B. r. Capital Item.
John s. Young counted out Hon.
w. Sutherlin aud deprived him OF th
legitimate fruits of his regular Demo
cratic nomination for the Attorney
o Generalship of the State; and nov
after few turns of the great wheel 6
time. the Hon. E w Sutherlin defeat
the despicable juggler with the right
Of the people for tile circuit jndgeshlp
e towards which the aforesaid juggie
E had set his gaze with longing eye
i This il retribntive justice, indeed
&. Tbihedaux Sentinel
Z The emphatic rejection by the legis
latute for a judgeship of John
Young, The ,'odd man. of the return
Vt ing Beard DISTINGUISHING plot leave
q al, II fSt T.