The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1894-03-10
General Notes.

Lake Charles has new steam laun-
dry.
The North Louisiana Agricultural as
Five of the six Wamsutta Mills at
New Bedford, Mass, started on full
time on Monday.
The fight for ballot reform is on IN
Louisiana and there will be no lot up
until it wins-B. r. Capital Item.
The recent snow storm in Kansas and
the Indian Territory has caused great
suffering among the range cattle, and
many have died of starvation.
The Iowa Legislature has passed IL
bill requiring the American flag to be
displayed on every school house in Iowa
during the school sessions.
News comes from Hawaii that the re-
cent troubles in that island have been
settled. Would it not be well enough
to advise congress of this fact IN. o.
Free Press.
At the annual meet of the League of
American Wheelmen, the word white
was inserted in the constitution and
colored men are no longer eligible to
membership.
1t is said that there is in process of
formation combination whereby Hill
and Hogg are to become the Democratic
nominees for president and vicepresi-
dent in 1896.
Anybody can tell that Gladstone has
nothing of the American politician in
his composition. He voluntarily let go
of a twenty five thousand dollar year
job.-N o. Free Press.
The liberal party in England has
commenced war oD the House of
Lords. 1t can have but one ending. In
a few years there will be no House of
Lords.-N. 0. Free Press.
The democracy of Sabine parish met
adopted resolutions instructing their
Representatives to vote against Caffery
for United States SenatOr.-B. K. Capt.
tai Item.
In Vienna, Feb. 81, twenty one meet
ings of workingmen were held to de-
mand universal suffrage. Thirty meet
ings were held in various parts Of lower
Austria, ten in MOravia, and fifteen in
Boheria, with the same object.
Corbett has demonstrated his ability
to not only knock out Mitchell, the pu-
glist, and the governor of the same
name, but he has also done the same
job for the law and order league of
Jacksonville. He has been acquitted.
Representative Catchings, of the
Rules Committee, has introduced pro-
posed change in the rules of the House,
providing for a deduction from the sal
aries of members who are pre- sent and
fail to vote upon a call of the yeas and
nays.
The Vatican announces that 90 Schis-
matte Bishops OF Syria have returned
to the Catholic Church, and others are
expected to follow their example short
ly. The action of the bishops is said to
be result of the Eucharist Congress in
Jerusalem.
be trying just how fast it can set the
seal of political death on itself. If it
keeps on the road it has started it will
not be long before the English nation
will have very aristocratic corpse on
hand.-N. O. Free Press.
A petition is being circulated in
Georgetown, Col. which calls upon the
silver producing States to secede from
Uut Roucldl kON anu tOlu tuo
Republic of Mexico. Mayor Parker,
whose name heads the petition, says it
will be circulated in every mining camp
in the West.
Hon. Charles j. Boatner the brainy
North Louisiana Congressman, is quiet
ly saving wood and saying nothing.
He has his eyes open, however, and
some fine morning our State will wake
up to the realization of the fact that
it will be Governor Charles j. Boatner
st. Mary Banner.
A dispatch received from Rio de Jan
eiro, Feb. 20, reported the sinking of
the rebel war ship Jupiter in Rio Bay,
the 22d A she'll exploded in her boiler
room and set fire to her powder maga-
zine, which also blew up and sank her.
Her entire crew persisted and adjacent
vessels were injured by flying splinters.
One night last week desperate char
acter named Mitchell fired upon a man
named Yorke, with whom he had feud,
in a crowded railroad station at Houston,
Tex. The result was that Yorke and
two other men were killed and two wo-
men and child were seriously wound
ed
IC AdAoulAbO SoucU say Q tLub UuICS
Levy, the great cornetst, is dead
beat. He stopped at the best hotel in
Thibodaux, lived high and refused to
pay his board, claiming that he was
"broke." The Comet touches him up
warmly and says, he fell into the gut
ter on his way to the opera house and
became at war with his manager and
the world in general"
The fate of the Wilson bill still seems
uncertain. There has developed to it
so much unexpected opposition in the
senate that the sub committee of the fl
nance committee, to which it was refer
red, seems to be afraid to report it to the
full committee, and for some days there
have been repeated hearings" on the
bill, although it was announced several
days ago that the sub committee was
ready to report.-N. O. Free Press
Jos. Bloch will astonisli you in low
prices. He carries full line of dry
goods, groceries, boots, shoes, etc, and
is selling them to suit the hard times.