The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-03-25


Teche and Vermiion Thelephone
line to Washington, last Satur-
day, thus connecting with New Iberia
tho following points: Abbevllle, Rose
Hill, Jennerette, Loreauville, st. Mar
tinsville, St. John plantation, Bnlliard-
vile, Breaux Bridge Huron platation,
Arnaudyille, Frozard, Grand Coteau,
Sunset Opelousas and Washington.
The Great Southern Telephone Co., of
New Orleans are now extending their
line from Franklin to Jeanerette and
have aquired from Mr.. Hogsett his line
between here and Jeanerette, and will
eventually, as we said last week, erect
a continuous line to New Orleans,
either direct along the Southern Paci-
tic Railroad, or by way of bayou La
fonrche to Donaldsonville, and there
tapping their line which is already in
operation, Mr., Hogsett will have con
troll of all the territory west and north
OF New Iberia, while the Great South
eIn will operate south of New Iberia.
Mr.. Hogsett will soon run his line to
Lafayette and out from Washington to
Vile Platte.-Iberia Enterprise.
The appointment of Gen. Wade
Hampton to be Commissioner of rail
roads will be received with hearty ap-
proval by the people of the South, and
also by those of the North who admire
chivalry and hanor A few days ago
the Nashville American expressed the
hope that President Cleveland would
in recognition of Gen. Hampton's servi
ces to his county as a mem her of the
United States, appoint him to some hon
| orable position under the government,
paper as the Chicago Inter Ocean com
| menting on the article of the American
said, "We of the North endorse the
| sentiment'n A man of such purity OF
character and sweeness Of manner as
Gen. Hampton commands the admira
ton and esteem of his political oppo-
nents, and Democrats and Republicans
alike will rejoice to hear that President
Cleveland has called him to lucrative
| and responsible office.-N. O. States,
Pursuant to the statute concerning
the assessment of railroads, telegraph
and telephone lines--Act No. 90, OF
l888-the commissioners appointed by
the police juries, under the provisions
of this act, will meet at the times and
places herein designated, to wit:
The commissioners for the parishes o.
Avoyelles, Ascension, Assumption, Caddo, De
| Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Felciana Iber
| Vile, Jefferson, Natchitochos, Pointe Coupee
Rapides, Sabine, St Charles, ST. James, st
John, st. Landry, West Baton Rouge ant
| West Feliciana will meet at Donaldsonvillt
on Wednesday, April 49, 1893, for the purpose
| of assessing the tracks of the railroads know
as the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, Texa
and Pacific and Louisiana Central, and al
telegraph and telephone lines running
through their respective parishes.
The commissioners for the parishes %
Avoyelles Acadia, Assumption, Calcasieu
Iberia, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, Rap
ides, St. Landry, St Charles, st, Mary, st
Martin and Terrebone will meet at Lafayette
Lafayette parish, on Friday, April 81, 1893
for the purpose of assessing the tracks of tn
railroads known as Morgan's Louisiana ans
Texas, Louisiana Western and Morgan
branch road, running from Lafayette to Alex
andria. and all telegraph and telephone line
running through their respective parishes.
A New York special of w ednesda,
SAYS: Rev. DR., W. S, Rainsford
rector of st, Georges Episcopal Church
stirred up hornets nest by his declara
ton at st. Chrysostom's Chapel las