The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-10-01
General Notes.

Why did not the Democratic mass
MT citing indorsr the present state ad-
ministration The governor was here
himself and maybe expected it as the
states chief executive. hut nothing
WAS laid about it. Attnkapas Vindica-
Ter.
. l'i:e heait!, authorities rule that
j perfectly fresh oysters are u safe diet
| even in cholera times. In fact all sea
fond, if fresh, is wholesome. The
great caution needful is to keep the
sion,nch in good condition and the
body clean to cook all that is eaten or
drunk after exposure to any possibility
Of germ absorption City Item.
| The Congressional Convention which
tools place ut New Iberia. recognized
only the delegates appointed by the
Dem. Elk. Committee of this parish, of
which Mr.. David Rees is president.
The delegates appointed by the Com
mittee of which Mr.. Jean Domec was
President were not recognized. This
settles this question.-St. Martin Re,
Seille,
A check on the National Treasury for
the sum of Three Hundred and -Four
teen Thousand Fire Hundred Dollars
and Eighty,foar Cents has just been re-
ceiyed by his Excellency, Gov Foster,
under the law authorizing the return of
the amounts collected during the war
as direct taxes. This money belongs
to the individuals who paid the same,
hence we expect to note some lively
scrambling on the part Of these lucky
individuals. Surely if you "thr0w
bread upon the waters it will return
after many days."-B r. Truth.
1t seems to us fundamental
principle Of political honor that no
person aLoufd participate in a primary
unless he Itends to support the plat
form anfr1cantlidates of that party.
Pnh!ie opinion universally condemns
and with perfect justice--any man
whn Uses his vote to Influence the re-
suit "f IL p5imary election and then re-
fusl. Ia abide by and sustain the result
because his own personal wishes were
nnt ronsimmated by that result. By
all rules of political ethics such per
sen is regarded as Il political traitor
| v Ii.
Fa,m+rs rannut be too carefal in
threshing aud sacking their rice to
leave ont all damp, green or mnsty rice
as an" OF two sacks ni this bad
quilt, shipped il sight box ears will
damage he entire lot before it reaches
New Orleans We have advice from
| Commission m-lchants who state that
frequently the whole car load of rice
is damaged and musty op account of
being shipped in car with only one
OF two sacks of bad rice. Therefore,
it l.. TO the personal interest of every
far Savr to ship his rice in good condi-
.iotSSiu order to get its full value in the
market. t. Crowley Signal.
Mas Ada C. Sweet, of Chicago. Pres
i,len. of the Municipal Order League,
madts very sensible speech before the
league the other day. She said: !:
There is no sense in any panic or fear
among the people about the approach
of cholera. Cleanliness of the person
and of all surroundings, adequate food
cooked in every case, water boiled be-
fore use-temperance in eating and
drinking-these are the preventive
forces within the reach of every family.
Women have more than half the re-
sponsibility for the health of the COM
munity at all times, and especially in
times of epidemic. because to their
management or mismanagementi is due
m=aeh of the healthfulness of the homes
in which they and their families live :"
Mr. j. C. M. Robertson was tried last
Saturday before Mr.. L. B. Delhoussaye, e,
acting United States Commissioner
for violation of the anti ti-lottery postal
law, by inadvertently mailing a news
paper with a lottery advertisement to
bis wife, who is away from home.
Whii=. according to the law itself, be
cHnnot be punished, still it is so arbi-
tiarily framed there was no other al
tentative but to bind him over in the
sum ef $3.50 to appear before the .. S.
Court AT Opelousas, where he will have
to so through the formality of a trial.
| The poastmaster at this place dis
claims all responsibility for the arrest
of Mr.. Robertson. 1t was brought "a
bout by local postal inspector who
chanced to be here when Mr.. Robert
son mailed the paper.-Iberia Euter.
prise.
The Republican press is now chuck
| ling aerr what it calls the enormous
| expenditures" of the present Demo-
cratic House Of Congress, and out Of
| these expenditures they are endeavor-
ing to make some political capital TO
offset the record of the billion Congress.
The Democrats, however, smile at
their efforts and call attention to the
fact that among the expenditures of
! the present House, are the sums of
/ $l45, ,000,000 for pensions and over
$l2, ,000, 900 for bounties and subsidies
/ made necessary by the acts of the
Fifty frat or, what is better known as
the Billion Dollar Congress, over
which Tom Reed presided and in
| which the Republicans secured work
ing majority by unseating Democratic
members, who had been fairly elected.
/ States
A Justice o. Peace in Lafayette par
/ ish essayed to collect a one dollar poll
/ tax from colored man. Failed and
pnt 10 bill for some sixty dollars be-
/ fore the school board for expenses in
trying to collect the dollar from one
who had nothing to collect from. The
i bill was laid on the table This is the
same Judge who fined the wrong man
some years ago; Two colored men
were M before him-a fracas affair
4 One had $I4 and the other one had nc
haonef ut all. A cue was given to the
i Judge by one OF the darkies in the fuss
tl,at Lii. nfhnr niger had fha money ta