The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-16

leans, charged with extortion in Office,
was acquitted on Tuesday by Judge
Noise.
The United States Supreme Court has
affirmed the power of State Legisla-
charges.
Fifty-six acts of Congress that reach
ed the President failed to receive his
/, signature before adjournment, and are,
therefore, OF no effect.
IAN inventory Of the effects of q miser,
who died recently neal Centre, Mo-,
shows $35 1000 in cash, deeds for 720
acres of land and So in household effects.
On Monday, Ambrose Smith, a we'll
known attorney OF New Orleans, who
was recently convicted of embezzlement,
was granted a new trial by the Supreme
Court.
Conflicting reports of the instruction
in Cuba are received. The fighting is
all in the interior, and the reports vary
according to the source from whence
they come.
Some of the land owners of Natchi-
toches parish are offering immigrants
places free of rem for a year. This is
a practical method of inducing immi-
grafton that will be successful.
Work has been suspended on the
Government building in way OF con-
struction at Alexandria, on accounted a
crack which has been discovered in one
of the walls. The crack is attributed
to the weak foundation of the building.
Judge Thos. j. Ford, who was impli-
Gated in the murder Of "Cap." Murphy,
in New Orleans, in 1884, was pardoned
on Wednesday by the Governor after
serving about half his term in the peni-
Tertiary. He once took q prominent
part in politics, but now says he will
let politics alone.
The Crowley Signal says: "Any COM
munity that can swap it's politicians for
industrial Or commercial enterprises
will secure the best Of the bargain"
The men who inaugurate and establish
industrial enterprises are worth ten
times as much to q section as the same
number of politicians.
The New York Times claims that the
recent consolidation of numerous rail-
road lines,fm tie South will make the
construction of short connecting lines
inevitable, and with the revival of the
various industries throughout the conn-
try there is bound to be a steadily in-
creasing demand for greater railroad
facilities.
Last Friday II four-year-old girl of
New Castle, Ind, died in commissions
half an hour after eating an orange
which bad been frozen. Indiana physi-
clans say that there have been several
cases throughout the State in which
.rer@r NH he -> 1rk-- Ea1-1~ 800
have exhibited serious symptoms of
poisoning.
Mrs. Atkinson, wife of the governor
of Georgia, has been sent to the insane
asylum. 1t is said that mental strain
during the campaign, in which she
actively aided her husband, brought on
her arrangement, which first took the
form of kleptomania, which caused her
to go into stores and take whatever she
could lay her hands Oh.
1t is quite probable that two i'm
portant railroads will be built through
western Louisiana and work may pos
sibly commence this year. One will be
the line from New Orleans to Dallas,
which will likely cross the Morgan line
at Grand Coteau and the Watkins road
at Oberlin. The other road will likely
be built by the Goulds from Arkansas
to Alexandria,, La, connecting with the
Watkins road.-Ruston Leader.
The people of Alabama boast that
their entire State taxation amounts to
so cents a head of the population. This
is a splendid showing. Our State tax
alton, including licenses, amounts to
about 50 per capita. 1t is possible to
reduce the expenses of every depart
ment of the government in Louisiana
so as to make them correspond with the
expenses of running the State govern
ments ip the great States of Mississippi
and Alabama. The times require pub
lie economy.-Monroe Bulletin.
The State of Georgia is doing a grand
and noble work in providing for the
old, disabled aud infirm Confederate
soldiers, and the widows of deceased
Confederate soldiers. This year tho
State will pay out of it's treasury to
these two classes of people nearly $780,
600; of which sum 100000 will be
paid to the old soldiers !; and $275, 900 to
the widows of dead soldiers. Every
Southern State is taking annually from
it's treasury thousands Of dollars for the
relief Of the veterans of the Lost
Cause."-Sugar Planter.