The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1895-10-12
General Notes.

ACduIh COiitS6 dG ClUWlcy OptuCu itt
session of 1856 with 112 students.
The first annual conference of the
Epworth League closed its labors last
week in New Orleans.
Gen. VIM. Malone, of Virginia, p gal
liant Confederate soldier, died in Wash
ington City on the 8th
The members of the Arkansas Press
Association will meet in Little Rock on
Oct. 25 and leave in body for Atlanta
to take in the Exposition.
The meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee has been postponed
Instead of assembling on the 22d inst
it will not meet until the Gath.
Louisiana's pretty rooms in the WO-
mans Building at the Atlanta Exposi-
ton were formally thrown open to Wis
tors last Saturday. The exhibits make
Il handsome showing.
The people of Chicago held q rousing
mass meeting last week and adopted re-
solutions sympathizing with the Cuban
patriots and asking the United States
government to recognize their helligerent
rights.
A 100000 model of the Worlds Fair
will be exhibited next week at the At
lanta Exposition. 1t is Il wonderful
product of enterprise and ingenuity,
and will be placed on exhibition at the
Paris Exposition in 1900.
By order of the President, Maj Gen.
Nelson A. Miles assumed command of
the .. S. Army last Saturday, Oct. 5,
vice Lieut.. General Schofeld, retired.
The new commander is not West
| Pointer, but he got there all the
same.'
1t is reported that Secretary Carlisle
has about made up his mind to recon-
mend. in his annual report to Congress,
that 81 barrel be added to the tax on
beer, which, it is estimated, would add
S32, ,OOOO 600 year to the receipts of the
government.
| A fresh massacre of Armeniens Oc-
Cured in the Turkish empire last week.
| The number slain is estimated be ween
100 and 800 persons. The time has
come for the Christian nations to s.op
the horrible butcheries that are too
often occurring in Turkey.
There being surplus in the interest
| tax fund in the State treasury TO the
amount of 100000, the Beard of Liqui-
datiou at its meeting last week has au-
| thorlzed its secretary to advertise for
|
bonds, with the view of retiring these
| obligations to the amount of the surplus.
1t is a singular coincidence that in
South Dakota a week or so ago it was
necessary to close the schools on ac-
count of the intense heat, and two days
later they were closed again because of
the excessive cold. Evidently the ele-
ments would pay no attention to CON-
| v,1rls 10 AL,
What is said to look like the petrifetl
body of man was found on Bayou
Vermillion, in Lafayette parish. last
week, and considerable curiosity was
aroused thereby. Now comes St.
Martin man who says it is nothing but
a statue made by man named Janin
so years ago and buried then in such a
manner as to make its discovery likely
some day, just in order to fool those who
might find it. Others insist that it is
surely the petritied body of human
being. 90
1t is rumored that at the next session
OF the Legislature the people of Lake
Arthur, which is a part of Calcasieu
parish, and Shell Beach and Gueydan OF
Vermilion parish. will apply for char.
ter for IA new parish. 1t is also stated
that 10 the near future the branch of the
Southern Pacific Road at New Iberia
the |. and V. G.. Road, will run a survey
from Abbeville to Gueydan, thence to
She'll Beach, for the benefit Of the peo-
pie of the prairies and surrounding coun.
try. The road from Midland to Guey-
dan will be completed in about three
weeks. The pile driver will begin
work on Wednesday or Thursday owe,
bayou Queue de Tortue. This work
will be ln charge of the bridge master
Of the L. w. divison.-New Orleans
Picayune.