St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-06-03
General Notes.

uC COuLIdCJ 1Ok tuC ICN JCSUy lCiit
church at Crowley has been let IL
$500.
Large peach growers in New Jerse
give assurances that the crop this yea
will he abundant.
Seven lives were lost last Wednesda
by the explosion of a generator in a gIu
cose factory in Geneva, III.
Gov. Flower, of New York, has signc
a new antitrust bill, making it a mis-
demeanor to combine to raise the pric
of any of the necessaries of life.
Advices from Japan via Shanghai stat
that the volcano Bandaisan has becom
active, and that widespread disaster ha
been caused by it's eruptions.
The Southern Pacific is the bigges
railroad corporation on earth, its capi
tai stock being one hundred and eigh
teen million dollars.-Attakapa Vindi
Gator.
Attakapas Vindicator: The whisky
trust has gone to pieces, but the ole
stuff retails at the same price. Many o1
our red-nosed readers will, no doubt bs
glad to hear the news.
It is said the Pacific Coast Chinese
| who followed the advice of the Six Com
/ panies and did not register are much
incensed against the leaders for getting
! them into trouble.
A Ayouug woman of Berwick, Pa, col
iected a million stamps on the supposi
tion that she could obtain $500 for them,
and the failure to find purchaser has,
| it is feared, unbalanced her mind.
The sugar season in Cuba is ended ;
the estimated yield of the whole island
is from 100000 to 100000 tons, which
would be a very large decrease from the
average total production.
DR.. Talmage will remain at the head
of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. The float
ing debt has been settled, the unsecured
creditors accepting twenty three cents
on the dollar in settlement of their
claims.
A New York paper says that the chef
(coOk) of the Hotel Waldorf is to re-
ceive $4,000 year for knowing only
one thing. while President Dwight, OF
Yale, receives 5000 for "kDowing it
ALL
A lady of Richmond, Va, has obtain
ed q verdict OF $4,000 against dry
goods firm in Washington, ID. c., for ac-
cusing, OBTAINING and searching her on
the suspicion that she had stolen a sill
yer napkin ring
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., will, it is
said, soon marry DR.. VIM. T. Bull, of
New York. the physician who cured her
of of terrible attack of rheumatism in
Cured just after she secured divorce
from Mr.. Blaine, and as she was about
to go on the stage.
Crowley Signal: 4 mere glance at
the reformation reeded in Louisiana is
sufficient to convince one that the next
session of the Legislature will have
golden opportunity to distinguish itself
Will it embrace the chance thus pre-
sented
No wonder the English Insurance COM
the young Earl of Dudley. They have
placed Il, 100000 (about &6,OOO,O0O) in
surance on bis life, which is said to be
the heaviest insurance on a single life
on record.
The clerk has completed the list of
the next congress, and OF the 365 seats,
there is but one vacancy, which is for
the seat made vacant by the election of
Fl. Cabot Lodge, of Mass, to the SEN
ate. There are 222 Democrats, 1877 Re-
publicans and Third Party, giving the
Democrats clear majority of SO.
An exchange truly says: "The states
man is INTERESTED III tue progress OF Tia
because they are scbonls
IF law and order; the phiIanthron;st
because they care for the needy the
because they avert poyertv
and pauperism the nation, becanse
;hey protect tue Doule, tie fouEGation
If Americas happiness and PROSPERITY" |
The appointment of police Jurors by
,he Governor is not at all in unison |
American republic. The people should
)e permitted to say whom should con-
;titute this important body of their local
government, There is entirely too much |
If this oue-man power in Louisiana for
he well-being and prosperity of the
,tate.-Crowley Signal.
1t is time to purify the ballot. Let
he next legislature pass a law by which
very vote cast shall he counted, and
orrect return made of tie same, The
,egro craze is one of the by-gones. It
S the white Democratic candidate for
avors that feels the injustice Of the
resent law. 1t is him who is now
onnted out. a change is necessary,
nd must finally come.'- Morgan city
review.
The contract for the transfer of the
cherokee Strip to the United States was
igned on Wednesday by Secretary
mitL and Chief Harris and other agents
t the Cherokee nation. For 0,09s,754
cres the Government pays SS,595, ,736,
295, ,756 in cash and the balance in five
quail annual payments, with 4 per cent.
lterest. Bonds will be issued by the
'nited States, for the $S,3O0,OO0 which
I'LL be due them, and the bonds will be
utupon the market.
Very heavy rains have done much
amage i'll Western Pennsylvania and
arts Of Ohio, houses have been car
ed away, mills destroyed, railroad
ridges and TRACKS washed away, and
'affic impeded. Several vessels we're
lrried out on Lake Erie by the high .
aters in the rivers, and Eve persons
ere drowned by the capsizing of q
redger
The Chinese Minister has assured ]
ecretary Gresham that he believes his
OyerDment win take no retaliatory
easures on account of the Geary Act,
nd will do nothing to disturb the pres
1T friendly relations between the two !
ations. Secretary Carlisle says he will !
lforce the Geary law as far as the I
cans at his command will permit.
he worst class of Chinese, and those
ho are illegally in the country in con a
avention of the law of 1884, will no y
,ubt be the first to go.