The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-03-25
General Notes.
A fire in Donaldsonvile last week
destroying $50, 900 of property.

destroying $500 of property.
Our people are looking to the ex
cursion day with delight. The Both of
next month and from Thibodaux to
Opelousas will be the day and distance.
st. Mary Banner.
When you work against a newspaper
in your own town, you arc working
against a public enterprise which if let
alone, will do yon good. .--Vermilion
Star.
Every town in Louisiana possesses
the requirements for first-class
factory of some kind, and what is
necessary is for them to set forth their
inducements in q proper manner before
the pnblic.-Baton Rouge Advocate.
We are led to believe that the lottery
was no worse than the dealings in
futures, and when the politicians fight
against an issue, they ought to stick to
their principles, and not change their
course, for it leads the public tothink
many things.-N. O. Commercial.
There was a convention held in
Pennsylvania the other day for the
purpose of organizing a new political
party, and the majority Of the dele
gates were preachers and pro-
hibitionists 1t is mistake to sup
pose that all the ~cranks are in the
Peoples party IN. 0. States.
Appeal Avalanche: In all the an.
malls of warfare, ancient or modern, no
more heroic figure appears than that
of Beauregard, when he, assuming the
fearful responsibility, pulled the Ian
yard of the cannon that sounded across
Charleston harbor the opening note of
the war between the states.
Mr. Cleveland's inaugural address is
clear, sound, courageous, truthful,
noble. grand. Every word of it is
pure democratic gospel. It's patriotic
tone is deeper, broader, higher than
the chorus Of ten thousand dema-
gogues. 1t takes in every patriotic
American citizen,-Galveston News
There is block of salt at the depot
in our city, that is destined for the
Worlds Columbian Exposition at
Chicago This block of pure rock
salt was taken from the Salt Mines at
Avery's Island, and measures AKA feet,
by feet long and weighs tons or
10000 pounds ds--Iberia must he repre-
sented at the Fair.-DsiIy Iberian.
The Baton Rouge CapitaI:Item says :
Before the present magnificent sys-
tenn for "xtinguisiing fires was estab-
lished at an annual outlay by the city
of about 81 500, which is supplement-
4 NV, ,.lu Inv 81
tiremen and the citizens, the insurance
rates were less than one half what they
are now, and the property owners are
anxious to know how they have been
benefited by the outlay.
Monroe has raised the Sl25,00O need
ed to build cotton mill there. A few
weeks ago Mr.. w. E Hawkes., of Ben
ington, VT, was in the Parlor City and
proposdd to the business men that il
they would furnish half the capital he
would secure the other halfand $3.50,
600 mill would be the result. Public
spirited citizens took the matter iu
hand and the requisite $125 900 from
Monroe has been signed for. The mill
is to have 10000 spiHdles of the latest
improved fashion.
Although Treasurer Pickett was
nominated on the same licked with the
present State administration there
seems to be settled policy of that side
of tae house to ignore him as complete
~ as if there is no such officer as State
Treasurer. The farmers and industrial
classes throughout the State, who claim
him us a preventative Of their senti-
ments, will very likely make note o
this and in the future demand to know
the reason why lie has been regarded
as noDenity in this State Admins
tation B. R, Capital Item.
/ Gen, T. A. FAIRIES is touring thu
State on military business in his res
ponsible capacity as Inspector Genera
of Louisiana. This estimable anG
popular gentleman and most excellen
soldier has been specially commissioned
! by the Beanregard Monument Associa
! tioh to receive contributions for tina
. patriotic work That Gen. FAIRIES viii
meet with liberal response goes with
ont saying, for loving and true
admirers of Louisiana's greatest soldier
men and women who will take pride il
honoring Beauregard's memory, will b.
found on every foot of her soil.-N. 0
City Item.
A sad aud fatal accident occurred a
the railroad crossing at Olivier station
! i've miles below New Iberia. on tn
/ 10th inst. 1t seems that Mrs. Vincent
her sister, Mrs. Walker, and her littl'
child 5 years of age, Of st. Martins
vile, were driving in closed vehicle
and attempted to cross the track jus
in front of Supt, Owens special trail
which was running at high rate o
speed they probably did not see tn
train, and the engineer claims that b.
could neither alarm the occupants o
the bu ggy or stop the train in time t.
avert the accident. The two womel
i were killed instantly and the child die'
4n few hours. The vehicle was des
troyed and the horse killed also
The parties are colored, highly respect
ed and belonged to family of freemsl
since long before the war -Lafayett
Advertiser.
The old Confederate soldiers shoul
be encouraged in their efforts to secnr
the publication of an impartial an
truthful history Of the Fate war, becaus
the need of such a history is felt in on
public. schools, in the South, where i
majority of cases the histories use
are published 10 the North and so writ
ten as to misrepresent the causes whic
led to the secession of the ,Souther
states.anl to place the Southern pee
rnssihlA Ilphf hnfnl