St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-10-07

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And want it crisp and neat;
:, THE DEMOCRAT fully meets their..yicw.-
They say it can't he beat
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s The public schools of New Orleau
opened last Monday.
I An excellent French opera t,oupe j
Oh it's way to New Orleans.
Children under - are now admitte,
} to the Worlds Fair for 10 cents.
The public schools in the city of Batnl
. Rouge will open on the 10th those il
the country on NOv.6.
The session Of the Supreme Court, a
Shreveport has been postponed from
October to October 23i next.
The assessment roll OF Plaquemine
parish for 1893 shows an Increase oi
nearly $4,000 over last years valuation
1t is likely that bills providing for the
admission Of all the Territories to state
hood will be reported to the House
soon.
Round trip tickets to Chicago, good
until the 18Th, were advertised in Nav
Orleans for sale on tie 9th, 7th and Stl,
at $3.50.
| War ships of United States, England.
France Germany, Italy, and Portugal
are now at Rio de Janeiro to protect the
interests OF their respective nationai-
ties.
The cholera mortality continues
heavy I'D Russia, Hungary, Galacia, and
certain isolated points, but the danger
OF fresh epidemic this year is fast dis
appearing.
Mobile aud its vicinity suffered con-
siderably from last Sunday night's
storm. Much property was DESTROYED
| and twelve pessous are known to have
| been drowned.
The White Caps of Mississippi, who
are trying to force up the price of cot
ton, burned another gin because the
| owner baled cotton before the price
reached ten cents pound.
The estimated expenses of the Aeri
cultural Department for the next fiscal
year are 1857, 900 less than the appro-
prlatlons for the current year. Secre-
tary Morton is d believer in economy.
The school board of Acadia parish has
ordered $500 worth of new desks and
other kinds Of school furniture for the
schools of that parish This is n step
forward Oh the line Of progress.-Farn-
erville Gazette.
n. O. Daily Item: Tie outlook for
sugar is good. 1t is not likely that any
legislation will be recommended by the
committee on ways aud means that will
prove to be detrimental to the sugar in
dustry Of the couDtry.
On Sunday two boys fell into a we'll
at Hazard, Neb., while trying to rccov-
er ball. The father of Que OF the bows
was lowered into the we'll to rescue
them, but when the three had nearly |
reached the top the rope broke and all |
fell to the bottom and were killed.
The National Liberal Federation has /
issued circular in connection with the |
rejection of the Home Rule bill by the /
House of Lords. 1t says that the cues !
ton OF amending or ending the House |
Of Lords may displace for a while in the |
House of Commons all other subjects of !
reform. |
The trouble between Siam and France
is not over. France does not appear to |
be satisfied with the result of tie late
strained condition between the two
countries, in which Siam lost 80 heavily,
France is still aggressive and it is pre-
dicted that war is likely to he declared
before it is permanently settled.
Every county 10 The northern half of
WISCONSIN has suffered during the past
day the city Of Ashland was threatened
with destruction. So dense are the
clouds OF smoke that navigation on
Lake Michigan is seriously impeded,
and schools cannot be kept open.
4 coal mine has been discovered in
Caleasieu parish. 1t is said the vein
where it crops out of the ground is
six. feet and half thick aud tie quality
is good steamiug coal. With salt mines
in Iberia, marble iD Winn, coal in Cul-
casieu, iron iu Union, what is the mat
ter with Louisiana some day becoming
q great mining State e?-Farmeryille Ca
zette.
n. o. Daily Item: Prize fighting is
the only legalized immortality that
Olackcns the record in New Orleans.
When 1t is realized that this is the only
nonstTous evil known as prize fighting,
the enormity OF the matter presents it.
self. There is nothing in its favor, and I
,here is everything against it.
The Ciowley Signal says that since
Southwest Louisiana, her richness in
natural resources, her productiyeness,
III Nhknp dUu Cttulntt 4
IRE becoming little better known to
,he citizens of the North and West, we
nay expect an exodus tlerefrom that
will not only tiiickly populate South .
Western Louisiana, but other available :
sections of this grand old State.n :
Sheriff Broussard and Sheriff Cade ;
lave issued a call for a convention OF !
heriffs to be held in Lafayette on Oc- !
ober Il. The purpose in view is to or
,anize the sheriffs into au association
lpon the lines of similar organization ,
D Texas and it is expected that most of
he parishes will respond to the call.
With well-disciplined organization it
s expected that the pursuit Of criminals |
will be much more effective than now. {
The Cherokee outlet was opened TO ,
ettiers at noon last Saturday week, aud r
is said that 10000 people Joined in r
he mad rusl' for land. As usual it was :
ound that sooners had managed to steal /
y and occupy all the best locations. y
)lspates and qnarrels were frequent q
nd large number of fatalities are re- n
orted. To make matters worse por- r.
ion OF the strip was swept by prairie /
re. By Sunday hundreds of disap- l.
olnted boomers were leaving the strip. t
We call the attention to the altered
advertisement Of the Columbia Rice
ILL, New York. 1t notes the advisa- c
lllfv af maL in ~ ,Ynnn. so.urnu,on+ ,f u