The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-16
General Notes.

Dr.. Talmage sailed from San Fran.
cisco or June I, for Honolulu and Aus
tralia.
On Tuesday of last week nearly SOC
employees of the War Department re.
ceiVed notice Of dismissal.
A company. proposes to build a hotel
on lIOn piers in the Atlantic Ocean, ter
miles from the coast of Long Island.
Every member of the general assem-.
or against misceRenation. - IbervIlle
South.
An imposing monument, erected or
Liberty Hill, Richmond, Va. to the
memory OF the Confederate sailors an6
soldiers, was unveiled last week.
Senator Walsh, four Governors and
delegates from every Southern state ex.
cept Louisiana, held an immigration
Congress in Augusta GA, last week.
AT a recent oratorical contest at Mil.
bank, South Dakota, the prize wal cap
tured by Miss Emma Vanderhaded, a
young Sioux Indian girl from the Sis.
set0n agency.
Last week the Jefferson Davis man.
sion in Richmond, Va, was formally
turned over by the city to the Ladies'
Confederate Memorial Library Society
TO be used as a museum for Confederate
relics.
The death of Matador Espartero, in q
bull fight at Madrid, last Sunday, was
discussed In the Chamber. The Carliste
and Republicans gave notice of a joint
resolution demanding that the govern
ment stop bull fighting in Spain.
70 the cases against the city of New
Orleans for damages for the death of
the Italians in the parish prison at the
nands of a mob on March ID, 1891, the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
n0lds that municipalities are not liable
Tor any damages done by mobs or riot
91s assemblages, except for damages
none to property.
a circular signed by 1O5 members Of
t1e House of Commons has been sent
% The editors of the prominent daily
newspapers throughout the United
Alngdom, asking them to cease to de-
mOrailze the people by reporting sensa-
Monal cases OF immortality or brutality
anl 10 other ways appealing to the SEN
Anai nature Of men.
Mr. Peyton's bill providing that in
case OF loss or damage by fire all fire
companies doing business in the State
snail pay to the insured, on the insur-
snce policies, the full amount of the
manage o. loss sustained by or result
LIB from lire, not in excess of such poll
Giee. has passed the lower house of the
Legislature.
Many years ago in Ireland, Thomas
Nevlns, q of the very poorest of lads,
used 70 look with awe and Wonderment
upon fine old Kalleen Castle { the seat
81 tne Earl of Fingal). The lad came
" sols country, and after years of hard
YORK an1assed a large fortune. Now,
9e pas bought the old castle, paying
youvs !O for it, and intends to take his
1smliy over and live in it. He says, too,
S9at ne intends to keep the Stars and
0sfipes floating over it.
fry's "Commonweal Army arrived
1y steamer at Parkersburg, w, Va. on
~ June Sd. Kelly's army landed
~ ~ enevleve, Mo-, on Saturday and
MT nst Tor Cairo on Sunday. Randell,s
S3uscago branch of the army reached
as1iand, O., on Sunday. Out in Cali
t0snia g body Of "Indnstrials captured
ireight train at Pixley, on the South
I'D raclftc Railroad, on Saturday even
s W. pnt on Sunday were driven of by
9 recent visit to Ruston. the town Of
pa0tty homes and pleasant people, shows
~ E .nourlshing state of affairs at the
Il MSS1lslana ~Chantauqua. The managers
hsse, e. airy, octagon-shaped strnc-
in Mil n 49, tle auditorium. Is approach