The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-10-28
OPELOUsAs, a..
General N Notes.

The City Item asks, "Who is going
to be Governor?" It might find out
by addressing John S. Young, of Caddo.
-Attakapas Vindicator
A newspaper will be established in
Cheneyville about the first of Novem-
Der, to be called the Theoda Menora.
1t will be published by stock com
pany.
Clay Reed, a negro living near
Cheneyville, shot and killed his twelve
year old son on the night of the 18th,
mistaking him for his son-in law,
! whom he intended to kill.
| A State ticket composed wholly of
negro candidates will he put in the
field by the colored people Of Virginia
at the election soon to take place in
the Old Dominion.
The management of the Chicago
Fair has concluded not to close the fair
on the 30th inst, but to keep it open
as long as it will pay. That is good
American sense.
Jno. E. Leet, we'll known character
in Louisiana, during the reconstruction
period, and who once lived here,
taught school and edited the Abbeville
Flag, is now bond and investment
broker in Denver, Colorado, and doing
well.-Abbeville Meridional.
Mr.. T. Jay Lacy, of the Mt. Hope
had display of fruit at the Fair here,
sold out his pears before leaving to
visitors at the Fair at 25 cents each.
They were purchased as curiosities, be-
ign so large.-Alexandria Town Talk;
The appointment by Gov. Foster of
Gen. Badger as one of the representa-
tives of the people of this State to the
Worlds Fair is not one that will be rel
ished by democrats who remember the
l4th of September. No man in Louisi-
ana did more than Badger to keep our
people under the yoke of republican
ppression.-Telegraph- Bulletin.
We have at last arrived at the conclu-
sion that what with gin burnings in
one section, lynching in another, and
general spirit of lawlessness all round,
this country presents more induce
ments to the thrifty emigrant than any
other under ,he sun, and we often won
der why they are not pouring into the
South.-B. r. Truth.
The work of grading on the Midland
Branch is being pushed along. force
of hands crossing Bayou Mallet the
fore part of this week This portion
of the work ought ta he completed be-
fore great while, and it is to be pre-
sumed that the work of laying the
track, which has been suspended for
some time, will be commenced again
shortly.-Crowley Signal.
II 1t is bit strange to sec democratic
members of congress lined mp with
republicans like Czar Reed fighting the
repeal of the odous federal election
law, but such is the case. They are
some of those who favor the uncondi-
tional repeal of the Sherman law, and
they fear to lose republican support for
that measure if they support the repeal
of the election law. Queer democrates,
they.-Telegraph- Bulletin.
The papers are filled with startling
headlines of train robberies, railroad
accidents, drouths, yellow fever, chol-
era, murders and crimson crime every
where. Take all this, in connection
with the panicky condition of the conn
try, the contemplate course of the
United States Senate minority, the in
activity of the majority and it would
require shrewd observer to discern
the silver lining to the clouded sky
Crowley Signal.
Now that Democrats in Washington
appear to begin to understand that if
they want the Democratic party TO
succeed before the people its represen-
tatives must carry ont all pledges
made, there is little chance for the
country's business to revive. It will
take some time, however. to remove
the feeling of nauseating disquiet that
had settled down on the obstinacy nf
the Senate and the unwillingness
evinced by Democrats to obey their
masters-the people.-N. o. City Item.
To making this official report to the
Governor the District Attorney of JEFF
ferson parish significantly remarks that
the recent investigation developed the
startling fact that the three brothers
lynched had done nothing to "justify Z"
such summary punishment. 1t would
be refreshing and interesting to know
when and how that officer could con
clude that lynching is "justifable ="
The presumption is that his official
oath would preclude the idea of justi-
fcation for murder under every and
all circumstances, 1t may not be the
case in Jefferson. however. -Bastrop
Appeal.
The obsequies of Marshal MacMa-
hon, duke of Magenta and ex Presi
dent of France, we're held last Sunday,
at the Church of La Madeleine. The
greatest honors and reverence were
shown to the illustrious soldier aud
patriot and among the floral offerings
sent were wreaths of flowers from En-
poror of Germany, Queen Victoria, the
King of Italy and other crowned heads.
The Russian naval officers attended in
full uniform as also the entire diplomatic
corps. Marshal Canrobert, the noble
old comrade of the dead chieftain, was
prominent figure in the ceremonies.
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