St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-10-21


And want it crisp and neat;
THE DEMOCRAT fully meets their views
They say it cant be beat.
II A bill abolishing slavery has bee
passed in Bolivia, South America.
Il The President of Guatemala has de
declared himself Dictator aud disperse
Congress.
Chas. Gounod, the eminent Frenc
composer, died at Paris on the 18th
> aged =.
An English nobleman, lately deceased
, left his horse trainer $4,000, his cool
$4,000 and bis chaplain $1,000.
The Russian tars were received will
| genuine French enthusiasm at Toulol
last week and at Paris on the 18th.
According. to Treasury statement
: just Issued the per capita circulation oil
money IN this country is S25.29.
Marshal MacMahon, ex-presdent OF
France and a soldier of great distinc-
ton, died near Paris on tie 18th, aged
IS.
The Foreign Affairs Committee has
ordered reported the McCrcary bill ex-
tending for six months the time in
which Chinese may register in this
country.
Fifteen persons were drowned in q
terrific storm which extended over q
wide area Of the South Atlantic coast
on the 18th and 18th, aud much property
was destroyed.
The Tucker bill repeating the FEEDER
81 election law has been passed by the
House without amendment, by vote of
200 ayes to 1O1 nays. The vote was
strictly party one.
Lloyd's shipping report shows that
| during the past twelve months the
| United States has surpassed all other
nations in the amount of new steamship
| tonnage registered
The 25th anniversary of the conse-
Grafton of Cardinal Gibbons was cele-
brated at Baltimore Oil the 18th with
imposing ceremonies. Nearly every
Archbishop in America was present.
On July /, 1898, there were 966,O12 pen
sioners on the rolls. On September |
there were only 964 39s, showing a net
decrease of 1904 pensioners. This is
the first net decrease since the war.
Rich land Beacon News: The press
throughout the state are agreed upon
one point. That, is, that prize fighting
should be put down. Let tho fight 90
on until our legislators will be forced to
take action.
The Mexican Congress has authorized
PRESIDENT DlaZ to reform the Postal |
laws. A reduction from ten to five cents |
for interior postage is expected. The |
postal charge to tho United States is |
Fl va half fhn ta Of
charged for domestic postage |
During the years 1991-92 nearly 500 |
American locomotives were exported to
ba, Sc; Mexico, "a ; Chilli, % Japan, - |
and an American locomotive hauls the
train from Joppa to Jerusalem.
The purchases OF silver for the first
three months of the current fiscal year
amount to S,S22,O08 ounces, and cost So
419,0O3; the average price being nearly
seventy four cents. During July and
August S,7S7,e54 ounces were exported
The Louisiana Slerifts' Co. Operative
Association was organized at Lafayette
last Saturday by the election of G. t.
Cade, OF Iberia, as president, Vic Maui
berret, of Orleans, as secretary, and LA.
Broussard, of Lafayette, as treasurer
Twenty nine Sheritfs were present in
person or by proxy.
When the Worlds Fair is over all the
beautiful white buildings will be torn
down and sold for junk. They will
soon be advertised and knocked down
% the highest bidder. 1t is not expect
I'd that they will bring over $1,O0O,000
md the largest and most expensive
are worth the least.
Three years ago William Brown of
Lost Creek, Pa, walked down noun
ain path to the Philadelphia and Read
ng Railroad tracks just in time to have
lis leg cut Oft by passing train. A few
weeks ago lie was on the same noun
ain, walked down the same path, and, ,
It the spot of his former misfortune, he :
ripped and fell and had his remaining {
eg taken off by the same train. {
The convention signed between
France and Siam provides that the I
French shall only evacuate Chatabon c
yhen they are perfectly satisfied with 9
he way the Slamese are carrying out
heir obligations under the treaty. 1t
9 the general opinion that the French
ave no intention of ever evacuating
he place, but will seek pretexts of all
,inds in order to continue their occu-
,atiOn. J
At the meeting of the London Coal :!
Exchange, Oct. 4, further advance of !
ne shilling per ton was made in the 7
rice of coal. Coal for household pur- {
oses is now selling at upward of forty !,
billings per ton. The shortage of coal I
J becoming worse and worse in nearly I
very coal center in the kingdom. I
impson, Spence & Co., Of London, II
ave chartered a steamer to bring a a
argo of coal from Philadelphia. This l
, an unprecedented occurrence. G
Says St. Louis weather prophet: I
The indications are for severe win S
er. The corn shucks are unusually
lick, some having as many as sixteen
lyers the squirrels are lay ing in lnrg-
r supply of corn and nuts than usual,
nd the geese have already begun to mi :,
rate. The last sign is the most rei- -
bic. All the others may fail, but when le e
le annual migration of the geese be- 2,
ins in October, look out for an early q
nd severe winter. ..
The molten lava of Vesuvius gave hot is
lrial to whole cities. EARTHQUAKES i,
yelling capitals have caused the death s
dense populations, but it may be b.
oubted If in the history of the human
mily disaster 80 complete has fallen
oon a sparsely populated district as r.
at in the region Of the Gulf of Mexico r
Vept by the recent hurricane. Save 8.
r. the pnnrmnUs loss nf proyorfv ho ~.