The Opelousas courier., 1893-06-24
General Notes.

Every paper in the State is discussing
the assessment question This is ii
very important question and should be
thoroughly discussed and the opinion
of all given weight st. Mary Banner.
What has gone with the scheme for
building a railroad from some point
on the Mississippi river down through
Opelousas, Church Point, Crowley and
on to the Mermentau9 1t was probably
all talk.-Crowley Signal.
The revolution in Honduras has
petered out, and the reins of govern
ment have fallen into the grasp of
Gen. Vasquez. The firery little re
public is now on the verge of war with
Nicaragua.
The west bound passenger train kill
ed six head of cattle belonging to Gov
ernor Foster and one for Mr.. Winn
Rice on last Saturday night. Frossn
| this one wonld Judge that the S. P. had
gone into the wholesale butchery bnsi
ness.-St. Mary Banner.
Rayne has caught the water works
fever and will vote on a special five
mill tive-year tax for the putting in
of system for fire protection and
street sprinkling purposes. This is a
good move and we hope to see it
carried through. Crowley Signal
The investigation of the Ford theatre
accident at Washington has developed
the fact that fearful responsibility
rests upon the authorities who were in
charge Of the building, The building
had been condemned and it shonld
have been 3acated long before the
dreadful accident appenel.-Monroe
Telegraph Bulletin
Last Tuesday morning Mr. II. L.
Worrel sold the contents of his barber
shop to Mr.. I'M. Lightley, for the con
siderHtion Of $50. Mr.. Lightley got
( these fixtures for less than one half of
first cost, and has secured the services
of frst-class tonsor to manage the
shop Lake Charles Commercial.
The Unanimity with which the press
and people of the State are demanding
that the Legislature at its next session
inaugurate reform system in many of
the laws of the State, is without par
allel unless it be upon the question of
hoN tAltAC tiichO" Wy
that body at some of it's passed sessions
Crowley Signal.
Two thousand Red River, Atchafa-
laya and Bayou Boeuf Ievec bonds were
sold at the New Orleans Stock Ex-
change last week Mt 921 cents on the
dollar. It is mighty nice thing to
have good levees, bnt pretty hard to
have a big debt standing for twenty
years against the parishes of Rapids,
Avoyelles and St. Landry Alexan-
dria Town Talk.
The Columbian stamps are really
steel engravings and form the third
special issue of stamps in the country.
The first of these was a fifteen cent
stamp representing the landing of Col
umbus, which was issued in 1869, and
the second commemorated the 1876
Centennial by souvenir envelope,
with shield shaped three cent stamp
in the corner, having at the top the
figures l776 and at the bottom 1876
Times-Democrat.
Our energetic young Ievee Governor
has first rate opportunity to-day to
make good use of some of that $780,
900 surplus we heard so much about
some time ago. The Father of Waters
assisted by the festive little crawfish
has given him the opportunity of his
life by sending destructive water
through one of our best levees right
under the shadow of the State Capitol.
We feel sure he will not fail to be on
hand.-B. r. Capital Item.
Miss Meada Duson, l2-year old
daughter of Hon. C. c. Duson of Opel
ousas, who is visiting at Capt E, A
Pharr's home, had narrow escape
from serious injury if not loss of hel
life, on Wednesday night last. She
was sleeping on the second floor and in
her sleep walked out of the window
which comes down to the floor and fell
to the ground. distance of eighteen
feet. She fortunately escaped injury,
Iberia Enterprise.
The German voters yesterday SAT
down on Emperor William and his
army bill with "a dull and sickeniug
thud, which will no donbt cause the
young man to experience THAT TIED
feeling" and disabuse his mind of the
idea that "the will of the Kaiser is
the law of the people" The heavy
gains made by the Socialist Democrats
proved to be great surprise to the
government. Their sweeping victory
in Berlin shows how great is the oppo-
sition to the army bill. which WAS the
issue of the campaign IN. 0. States.
It does not follow hy any means tI.at
because there is a strong sentiment pre-
vailing in the State in favor of divest-
ing the governor of at least a portion
of his appointing power, it is prompted
by political opposition to Governor
Foster. It is the principle of one
man power" that 1t is aimed at to
strike down, and desire to see all
Democrats have an equal show in the
matter of Office that prompts the maye
ment. There will be strong fnctional
differences and unjust determinations
between Democrats as long as the one
man power is retained. Mansfield
Democrat Journal
The New Orleans Daily Item, one OF
the brightest afternoon papers, in
speaking of the work of the Amend,
ments Commission, declares in favor OF
Constitutional Convention. Right
yon are, brother Item. The present
Constitution of this State has been SO
patched and amended that it bears a
strong resemblance to !" Joseph's coat
of many colors." At best the work OF
\ the commission will be additional
patch work, which the capricious and