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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30

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plant against the City ana Suburban railway.
tried a meeting of council April II and con
tlnued The petition received and case
against railway set for hearing at next regu-
Petition OF sundry produce dealers to have
law in regard to licenses for dealers strictly
enforced, as their business is injured by non.
licensed dealers. Referred 10 the mayor.
Petition of Mrs. Wimford Pitts by A. s.
Way, asking city to have lot purchased by
her No. q Swolville ward, surveyed and
turned over TO her. Referred to committee on
city lots.
Petition Of Mrs ]. H. Suits, asking council
10 reconsider petition for remuneration for
articles destroyed by order Of health authori-
ties. Referred 20 committee on health, and
cemetery and finance.
Petition OF ID. G. Purse asking 70 have water
main extended from west SIDE OF Savannah
Florida and Western railways tracks to
PaulSen street, and that amount paid for lay
ing pipes be refunded when property be
comes taxable. Referred TO the committee
of the whole.
Petition OF e. I. okarma for permission to
erect tootblack stand in front Of HIS stores on
Broughton, Bull, Barnard and Whitaker
streets without paying extra license. Re
ferfed TO his honor the mayor.
Petition Of Il. u. Kohler asking TO have
dead tree in front Of his residence removed.
as the same is menace to life. Referred to
committee on streets and lanes.
Petition OF krouskoh, for Krouskon Millin-
cry Company. asking TO be allowed to make
on finance.
A communication was received from J. c.
Rowland, president Of the Volcanic Paving
Company. notifying council OF the expiration
OF time for keeping paving on Brouphton
street and Liberty street In repair by his com
pany. Communication filed with papers upon
same subject now under consideration
Petition Of Mrs. G. w. Curtis for remuner.
alton for articles destroyed by order Of health
authorities. Referred TO committee on health
and cemetery and finance.
Petition OF w. c. Gray, agent. asking that
license granted him 10 retail liquor at 207 st.
Julian street be transferred 20 southwest cor
ner Harris and East Broad street Referred
10 committee of the whole.
Petition OF w. =. G. Bulloch, asking that
assessment be reduced 10 5000 Referred 20
committee on finance.
Petition Of Mrs. Alice Smith, asking 10
have error in assessment OF her property, lot
30 South Oglethorpe ward. corrected Re
ferred TO committee on assessments.
Petition OF Mary JOsephs asking that 5000
paid for relaying OF belgian blocks after max
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30

BY Finance Committee
Resolved, That the city treasurer is hereby
instructed not TO issue, for the present, tax
executions against parties who are in arrears,
only for taxes for the first quarter OF 1894.
Adopted.
BY Committee on Health and Cemetery
Whereas, The contemplated improvements
at quarantine station have been delayed up
10 this time, on account OF unavoidable
causes and,
Whereas. The prosecution of this work dur
ing the close quarantine season would prora-
bly, be attended with some danger to the
public health from the constant cOmmunica-
tion between the city and quarantine station
and.
Whereas. There is not a clear understand
ing al the present time as to how long these
wharVes would be permitted % remain by the
United states government therefore be u
Resolved, That action in the matter be de-
ferred until October or later, when the work
can procc I'd without delay
Adopted, and bids advertised for ordered
TO be returned unopened.
APPEAL CASES.
The appeal OF J. A. Harn from the decision
of the committee on assessments was dis
missed.
The appeal Of j S. Howkins. by G. 2 Cam.
from the decision Of the committee on assess
ments as TO valuation Of properly in Dale
ward. vas heard and value Of each lot re-
ducod 500.
The appeal OF Gee T. Cam from the de-
cision OF the committee on assessments as TO
the valuation Of property In Dale ward, was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30

Chairman Commitfe.

Chairman Commlttee on ACCOUNTS
Report received and accounts as per SEIZED
ule annexed were passed for payment.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
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dams ce journal, bien qu'elles dussent nous ap-
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mande ~persOnnelle du sheriff GU de ses deputies
au ONE de la Specification des ordres de
saisie.
Ceux qui pr6ferent soutenir on patroniser
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lions q tout autre journal, quel gull soft.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

La legislature a fni par s'accorder
SUI uu amendment a la constitution
qui reggie la question du suffrage. Aux
termes de Get amendment, vote par la
majorite de rigueur DIES deux tiers de la
chambre ct DIES deux tiers du senat, ou-
tire les qualities qu'exige actuellement Ia
constitution, il faudra etre natif du pays
on citoyen naturalist pour pouvoir 70
ter. Aujourd'hui, le premier stranger
venu, en- declarant quill a l%'intention de
Sc faire naturaliser un jour, a lie droit
de suffrage. Ce nest pas tout: pour
etre electeur, d'apres l'amendement
propose, il faudrait encore SAVIOR lire
ct 6crire dams so langue maternelle GU
poss6der une propri6te impossible dune
valeur d'au moins 5000. C'est le seul
moyen que nou ayons de nous d6bar-
rasser dune masse d'electeurs~ ignorants
ct y6naux, ct il est reasonable de sup
poser que les 6lectedrs intelligents-
les blancs Standardization Get
amendment a runanimitf.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
AROUND THE EMPIRE PARISH.
Eunice.

Eunlce.
July 10, 1894.
Crops are good. Fine rain on Thurs
day. y
Dr.. Duson and wife and Miss 8 Meta
and Lola Duson visited "The Ranch"
on Monday. They left to-day for Opel
ousas.
Mr.. Garvin and his corps Of men left
for Houston to-day. After completing
the railroad grading and side switches
they cut two thousand feet of canal,
making a thorough drain for the town.
Hon. Martin Carron will open a lum-
Der yard on the LIST Of August, having
secured two lots for that purpose.
The foundation for the hotel is being
laid by Contractor Schadel, of Crowley.
DIR. Jones is preparing to build his
drug store on the corner OF Park Avenue
and Second street.
A livery stable is being built on the
corner of First and Oak streets.
Hon. c. c. Duson is having an office
built on the corner of Park Avenue and
Fifth street.
Mr.. Jesse Beard, of Crowley, was up
this week for several days completing
the survey of the town.
Mr.. Lednux's market house is nearly
completed on the corner of Fourth and
"uuI iItttN
Mr.. Gus Fu>ilIei has moved his goods
to his new stone Oh Park Avenue.
Mr.. Theodore Savnir is moving his
gin ana s,lst mill 10 the northeast cor
ner nf town.
Girls Rupert has finished planting his
rice and is running his saw mill until
harvest time.
The old man will go to New Iberia
Saturday to take his marriage annjver-
sary dinner with his wife. He will be
back Monday ready for work.
Louis Andrus and Rodney Duson have
had very little time for crushing the
girls" us the "old man." keeps them
too busy.
People come every day wanting to
buy lots. Messrs. Nit Wilkins and Eli
sha ADdrus were out here last week.
Dennis Cannon was out for Il day.
Yours, OCCIDENT.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
Robertson on Rice.

The following letter from Congress-
man Robertson explains itself and
shows that our representative was quick
to grasp the situation:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July Is, 1894.
j. Meyer, Esq, Opelou1s, La.
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to
acknowledge receipt of your favor of
July 7tb, enclosing a set of resolutions
passed at a Mass Meeting held at Opel
ousas, protesting against the reduction
of a tariff on rice in the schedule as
finally passed by the Senate. l am
thoroughly familiar with the great i'm
portance of this question to the people
of st. Landry and Acadia parishes.
/ feel that the work which we accom-
plished in securing the adoption of the
House schedule was greatly to the
interest of the rice planters, under the
circumstances which existed.
The fight against the schedule was
made in the senate by and through the
rice millers OF New York, who were
attempting by the reduction of the
duties on unclean rice to import into
this country from China and Japan,
unc!ean rice, which should they succeed
in accomplishing their object would
literally bring ruin to the rice planters
of the state. l have been earnestly at
work and now feel hat when the Con-
ference makes a report to the House,
that the rates put in the Wilson Bill
will be restored and finally adopted by
the two Houses.
am familiar with the subject, having
made it IA study-I have seen the de-
velopement of the industry in Acadia
and St. Landry, the wide expanse of
Improbable prairie lands over which
roamed the Attakapas ponies and the
wild cattle has been through the instru-
mentality of the rice industry, trans
formed into fertile fields which should
render by a proper treatment at the
hands Of the government, profitable re-
turns to all living in your section. l
am truly aroused and alive to the dan
gers of the situation, and you may say
to those interested that l will leave
nothing undone in my efforts to secure
for them the most favorable treatment
at the hands of the government.
l shall be glad to hear from you or
any interested upon the subject at any
time and you will not call upon me in
vain for any assistance | can render
your Representative.
Yours truly,
S. M. ROBERTSON.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
La Peste en- Chine.

D'apres une depeche recue de Hong
Kong par lie Colonial Ofice,"i il y Gu
10 30 JUN 1900 d6ces, y compris les SOL
dats anglais.
Les autorites chinoises ont interdit
rabattage DIES pores ct meme la p6che
du poisson. r
Des professions, brilliant des parfun,s,
SO deroulent jour ct mutt dams les rues,
ct dams chaque maison on brittle DIES
petards, du bois de santal ct des ba-
guettes de bois parfum6 pour ecarter le
feau.
L'epidemie semble attaquernonseule-
ment les habitants, mais meme les
strangers qui ne font que passer. On a
trouv6 dams les rues des gems morris
dams leurs chaises a porteurs,
II a grande disette de cercueils, ct
les lubricants de bieres travaillent jour
ct mutt pour sufire a la demande.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
They Want Names.


The Russell Art Publishing CO., of
928 Arch ST., Philadelphia, desire the
names and address of a few people in
every town who are interested in works
of art, and to secure them they offer to
send free, Cupid Guides the Boat" a
superbly executed water color picture,
size 10 K Is inches, suitable for framing,
and sixteen other pictures same size, in
colors, to any n sending them at once
the names and address of ten persons
(admirers of fine pictures) together with
six two-cent stamps to cover expense of
mailing, etc. The regular price of
these pictures is $1.00, bus they can all
ing the NJ and stamps promptly.
NoTE.-The editor of this. paper has
already received copies of above pic
lures and considers them really Gems
of Art
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
lie Pape ct la Russie.

Sill faut Ell croire lie correspondent
ROMAN de ia Nouvelle Presse Libre, de
Vienne, Leon XIII auralt, en- le rece-
want, adresse a NJ. Iswolski, lie nouveau
ministre resident de Russie aupres du
Saint Siege, les paroles suivantes en-
langue francaise:
advancement qui s%'accomplit %aujour-
dhui remplit de joie mon cnur. Depuis
% annees le v9n lie plus cher du Saint
Siege a etc de voir Sc retablir ses rela-
tions ~interrompues avec lie grand
empire du Nord. Avant de MOURN ,je
puts done a~ssister a la realisation de
ce y9u, ct je remercie Sa Majestic
rempereur d'avoir donn6 par Ia a ses
sujets catalogues une preuve nouvelle
de sa haute ct profonde bienveillance."
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

Veut-on savoir a quelle somme s'ele-
vent, cette aimee, les recettes de la
Propagation de la Fol dams les dioceses
du monde catholique?
LIE produit total des ofrandes, en- y
comprenant 10000 francs envoy6s par
PADgleterre ct recus settlement apres
Ia cl6ture des complies, est de 6,675,622
IF. rs.
La France, en- y comprenant la catho-
lique Alsace-L Lorraine, figure dams ce
chifre pour 4,428,66l fr., soft plus des
deux tiers.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
Jubil6 de IEglise Catholique a Chatai-
gnier.

Nous autres, habitants des Opelou-
'sas, nous nous fgurons quill ny a rien
de bean CONNIE notre village. C'est
que nou n'avons pas va la campagne!
Ceux qui, CONNIE nous, ont pris lie che
min de Chataignier, Dimanche dernier,
ont pm constater gull y a dams ce pays
des jours ~agr6ables ct bien gals.
Le Reverend Pere Clark, p~asteur de
rEglise Catholique, a fet6 grandement
le vingt-cinquieme %anniversaire de la
foundation dc Ia paroisse. Aide de la
sOci6te des Danes d'Autel qui se s0nt
montr6es dun d6vouement i%nconceva-
BILE. il await organise nm Picnic. Des
le Samedi soir, les tables 6taient dres-
sees, le ieu de base ball instalI6, tout
annoncait qulque chose de beau! Et la
iourn6e du Dimanche, cr0yez lie, a com.
bic les appearances de la veille.
LIE matin, deux messes ont etc dites.
Apres Ia seconde, n foule qu'on ne
TAFT point accoutum6 a voir, 90 pressait
dams la cour de l'Eglise. Bien des vieux
amis qui ne s'6taient point entretenus
ensemble depuis longtemps, Sc serial
emit Ia main. Les figures 6taient frafches
ct 6panouies. On n~'entendait parler que
du Picnic. Et nne demi heure apres,
toute cette belle assemble await gagn6
le bois.
Pendant ce temps, nos jeunes gems
dn base ball, ct plnsieurs families des
Opelousas, en- tout, plus de quinze vol
tnres, s~illonnaient la route de Chatai-
gnier. A 9heures le Picnic 6tait anime.
Pres de 700 personnes 6taient Ia, allant
ct venant, cansant, rant, prenant part
aux divers jeux, on admirant les jon-
eurs.
LIE Reverend Pare Clark, henreux de
se voir ent0ur6 dune multitude ri joy
euse ct 81 empress6e, recevait les sym
pathies de tons. lapel quill await fait
Ases paroissiens await etc bien ~accueilli;
les brebis montraient par des actes.
combien Giles sont unies q leur Pasteur.
Que d'int6ret dams le jeu de base ball!
Nos jeunes gems SO sont vraiment ST.
gnal6s par leur adresse! Puts est venu
10 Raqnette, jen amusant d faire rire IN
mort. Nous ne commissions point la
RaQuette, mails nous demandons an P6re
Clark de ne pas roublier dams le pro-
gramme de ga prochaine fSte.
Les enfants 90 balancent; les hommes
parlent chaudement, 6chaDgeant lenrs
id6ss sur Ia fameuse question de la pro-
hibition; les ladies SO procurement avec
lenrs b6b6s; les jeuDes gens-A Pombre
de ces ch6nes 81 frais, font la cour, pre-
parant de joyenses noces pour rautom-
ne proclaim. Jamais Mons n'auri0ns pu
croire tronver tant d'agr6ment a Cha
taignier.
Une course improvis6e termine le pic
MIC, puts chacun sen retourne, le coeur
content. formant d6ja des projects pour
revenir an premier appel. 1T vons, qui
maven point joni dc notre bonhsur,
oous yous iHvitons d prendre part aux
sl0tes de Chataignier-vous ponvez Sire
assnfes d'etrs pleinement satisfaits.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

A despatch from Lyons, June 80. says
that the assassin at last has confessed
the hideous plot Of which Garnet was
the victim. He told the magistrate.
with considerable pride, that he was
only the instrument of execution.
Seven Anarchists, Italians and French
men, met at Cette and passed sentence
OF death On the President, because he
refused mercy to valiant and Henri.
Their names were put in a hat, and
that of Santo Caesario was drawn.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
HaaSville.

July 18th, 1894.
Our lovely section of country has
been blessed with rain in the past week
or so. Crop prospects have greatly i'm
proved. Fields of corn, cotton and
cane all look fresh and green.
Mr.. Pat. MCGOWAN of Ope!ousas, on
his way home from Marksville where
he has been engaged for some time do
ing the brick work on the new court
house, gave us a pleasant call on the
nth inst.
Mrs. Elodie j. C. Wright of HaasviIle,
was visiting in Washington this week.
Mrs. U. G%radenigo spent a pleasant
day this week as the guest of Mrs.
James La1eur, at Haas Station.
Mrs. Chas. d. Stewart, of Opelousas,
after a pleasant stay of two or three
weeks in Marksville returned home on
the 18th inst.
ILLINOIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

The body Of the late President Sadi
Carnot was deposited in the Pantheon,
July |. by the side of the remains of his
grandfather, Lazare Carnot, "the Or
ganizer of Victory"
The funeral was n Of the most
remarkable civic and military displays
Paris ever beheld. The body was
escorted to the tomb by civic and
military dignitaries. M. Casimir- Perier
accompanied the procession, although
he had received four letters threaten
ing bis life, and although bis doing so
was contrary. to usage. The services
which were held at Notre Dame we're
most impressive. At the Pantheon,
Premier Dupuy pronounced a most
touching eulogy. Nine great cars were
loaded with wreaths and flowers. It is
estimated that 100000 people lined the
way to the Pantheon. Every known
Anarchist in Paris was locked up in the
early morning. Nine. Carnot remained
at the palace, and attended a private
requiem mass.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

La cl6ture oficielle de l'exposition
internationale de San Francisco Went
d'avoir lieu par une fate des plus bril-
lantes. L'expositien a Gu un tres joli
success. LIE nombre total des entrees,
depuis lie jour de pouverture, lie "a jan
vier dernier, a etc de 2,140, 154.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

N. @. States: When the rioting at
Chicago was in full blast the English
press declared that only one lesson was
to be drawn from it, and that was the
Republic was a failure. Our
British cousins who so hastily jumped
at this conclusion realize now that they
were mistaken /; that law and order is
on top in this country and that the
government at Washington still lives.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
Specimen Gases.

8. 81. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was troubled
was disordered, his Liver was affected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he
was terribly reduced In flesh and strength.
Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him..
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,, had a
running sore on his leg OF eight years stand
ing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Of Bucklen's Arnica 4alve, and his
leg is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba,
O, had five large Fever sores on his leg, doc
tors said he was incurable. One bottle Elec-
trio Bitters and one box Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him entirely. Sold at F. E. Bailey's
Drug Store.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

The Pullman Company, it is claimed
by some who profess to know, will lot
lose much by the stopping Of the Pull
man cars. They get paid for every car,
whether it stands still or runs forty
miles an hour. They even save the
nient to the company while their repair
shops are closed.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

La loi des elections a etc legerement
retouchee, juste assez pour atre I'M peu
plus m%auvaise qu'elle etait auparavant.
Mais les rings gagneront beaucoup a
ces engagements ct celia sufft.-Mes-
chacebe, de st. jean aptiste.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
NOTICE..

LANE OFFICE AT NEW ORLEAss
June IS, IasA.
Notice Is hereby given that the foToEirs
named settler has filed notice ob his intentSs
to make final proof in support of his claim. ars33
hat said proof will be made before ChsrsJ
NJ. Thompson, Clerk of District Court, Of IN:
lousas. La, on Thursday, Aug. I'd, 1894, via.
JOHN BOND,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1882. for ths
NJ of S WI, N WI of s E3 and s Ell Of n nj N
Section 10, Township 4, south range Q Eest!
Louisiana Meridian.
He anne the following witnesses to proy,|
his continuous residence upon and c~nltiganm|
of, said land, viz: William MeMillen, a. m
Goodwin, Leon johnson, D. W. Parnell, all Of st
Landry Parish, La.
6. Med. BRUMBY,
June 23-Gt. Register
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

Printing Office for sale-consisting of
complete col. newspaper and small job
outfit; only printing Office ia town Of
100 inhabitants. Price low, half cash
balance on time. Address or apply to
the Courier Office, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
ILLINOIS.
Bayou Chicot.

July 18th, 1894.
On Sunday, the 18th, at Vile Plate,
the c. NJ. Thompson Hustlers again
defeated the j. D. Currie B. B. C. by a
ish, who had assembled to listen to
Messrs. T. H. Lewis and Gilbert Dupre
exercise their oratorical powers in be-
half of Prohibition.
The j. D. C.'s are again on the war
path, and in spite of their previous
defeats, have challenged the C. M. It's
for Sunday, July % inst. Game at
Chicot at 2 p. m. BASE BALL.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21
The Election Law.

The Legislature has passed what is
called a new election law. The follow
ing are the most important changes in
the old law which has been re-enacted !:
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
the election at each polling place shall
be presided over by six commissioners
of election, assisted by two clerks of
election, resident and qualified voters
Of the precinct in which they are to act.
The commissioners shall be appointed
not less than ten days prior to the cleo
ton, as hereinafter provided.
Said commissioners of election shall
be selected from opposing parties, pro-
vided there be a sufficient number Of
each political party resident in the sew
eral precincts competent to fill said Of
fees, that each political party shall have
the right to designate one person at
each election precinct, who shall at all
times have"access to the polling booth
for the purpose of witnessing the vot-
ing, as we'll as the marking Of the votes.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That in all the elections, the parish of
Orleans excepted, the Board of Super
visOrs Of Election of each parish shall
consist Of three persons to be appointed,
q by the police jury, n by the clerk
of court and one by the governor, who
shall appoint the commissioners of cleo
ton and designate the polling places in
each election precinct.
That said commissioners of election
shall be selected from opposing political
parties, provided there be a sufficient
number Of each political party resident
of the several precincts competent to
Fill said Offices.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

Those representatives who got mad a
few days ago made a mistake in attack
ing the States. After looking at a bull
bucking against a locomotive while
running so miles an hour. the Irishman
remarked: "Mr. Bull, l admire your
courage, but your judgement is very,
very poor" Well, it's about the same
thing with these legislators. When
Hearsey is quiet the best thing to do,
boys, is to let him alone. Don't wake
him up, for you'll regret Lafayette
Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-21

If ballot box stufing is to be repro-
bated what should be done with those
men in the legislature who lodged the
putting an end to it, and proposed a
cowardly makeshaft law to allow such
villainies to be practiced 9-Theoda In