The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-19

Catholic brethren in wishing ''peace to
his ashes.n
MARRIED-At the Catholic Church in Opc-
lotISaS, on Tuesday morning, June 18TH. 1897
by Rev. Father EnGbcrink, MIR. JAMES H.
HOUSTON, JR., and Miss CALLIE L. CALLIiIAN.
The bride il one of Port Ba,Te's fair
est and most accomplished young la
dies whose rare attnitiHrnts and many
virtues justly entltle her to "A place
in the galaxy of that noble w"manhoOd
Tor which ST. Landry has been so IoUg
and conspicuonsly noted. For the
COURIER's bri ght and charming cores
pondent we tespeak Il life full nf CON
geniality and choicest blessings, and
though her loss from these cOlunns
in that particular role will he keenIy
felt, we entertain the hope, knowing
that she will soon he Il resident of Ope-
l"usas, that her bright contributions
will continue to adorn some depart
ment and gladden. the hearts of our
many readers.
tfhe groom is one of our most en-
ergetic and thorough young business
men whose constant attention to the
details of the different occupations in
Whitl, he has engaged entities him not
only to the pusiic's confidence. but
should in the future secure for him the
good will and assistance Of all our peO-
pie. Knowing him from his childhood, +,
we feel justified i'm believing that tho
bride could not place her destiny in bet
ter hands aud that he whose luck il has
been to secure IL coveted prtke, will find
in her the realization Of HS longest
hopes for happiness in the 9-ApH gal
state.
Notwithstanding the fact ahat the
hour was uDannonnced, IL cotfGderallE
crowd witnessed the marriage -
were at tho depot who showered .fem
with rice as they took the noon, ,1prain
for Galveston, Texas. a
Notwithstanding the fact that Sena-
tor Sam McEncry is getting to be
quite an old man, the fact is palpable
that he is emitting Il very big "swat!,"
IN Legislative, affairs in Washington.
For instance, when the Senate Finance
Committee, in dealing with the sugar
schedule, returned to adgaloren rates
and framed II scheme nutDriously in the
interest of the trnst, Senator McEnery
made II vigorous kick against the
change. Things became SD hot tor the
trusts trusted Senators that they
were finally compelled to aban-
don their original schedule and prac-
ticalIy return TO the DINGHY rates. Be-
fore doing so, however, Senator ALI
sou, who has recently had charge of the
tariff bill in the absence OF Senator AL
drich, consulted Judge McEuery and
learned from him that the bill as re-
amended was satisfactory.-West Ba-
ton Rouge Sugar Planter.
With the present issHe the MERID
IoNEL enters upon the fortyfirst VOL
ume. 1t is one of the oldest papers of
the State, and with the exception OF the
Opeiousas Courier, can claim the dis
tlnction OF being the oldest paper in the
Attakapas. Thanking our friends one
and all for the patronage in the past, we
set forward OF the journey journalistic
with clear conscience and heart full
of lope.-Abbeviile MeridiOnel.
1t is the sincere hope of the COURIER
that our venerable and esteemed con-
temporary may be accorded many more
years Of usefulness in the field of jour
nalism, and that its labors may l,e
justly appreciated.
Dear reader, if you don't see what You
want, look through our advertising col
umns and you may find some enterpris
ing merchant who believes in letting
the world know that he is up and doing
and ready for business. There are some
such individuals left yet, and they de-
serve your patronage, because they try
to save you the trouble Of hunting for
what you need they tell you where to
come and getit.
The tournament, at the Iberia Park,
on Thursdayelast, under the auspices OF
the Ladies' Afd Society, proved very
enjoyable affair. The successful knight
was Mr.. G.. Z. Colgiu. but as he did not
wish to avail himself OF the privilege Of
crOwniDg the queen, Joe Davis en-
loved that distinction and conferred
the honor upon Miss Mimi Robertson.
Lake Charles is a newspaper city
right. We now have in the city proper
seven weeklies, two monthlies and two
dailies. The first issue OF the daily
American appeared last Thursday, and
to say the least Of it it is all right and
chuck full of telegraphic and local
news. We wish them success.-Lake
Charles Commercial.
For SALE.-A peddling hack, in first
class condition; made to order. Apply
to Fred L. SaDdoz.
A nice lot of fresh dry goods, dress
goods, hats, shoes, notions, etc, just re-
ceived by Fred. L. Sandoz. Cheap.