The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1904-03-05
A Glimpse of Opelousas and
Washington 81 Years Ago.

In the OpelOusaS COURIER OF
Jan. 8, 1853, we read the fohNw-
ing: X
"BElL-CHENEY SPRrNGs-These
springs were sold at public auc-
tion on Saturday last, 1st inst. ,
to Messrs. J. J. Beauchamp, of
Opelousas. and Joseph Daigle,
fills, of this parish, for the small
sum of $4,000. Messrs. Beau
champ and Daigle are two intelli-
gent and industrious young men, "
etc.
In the same issue we read:
"E1eHTH OF JANUARY, 1875
Once more we come to celebrate
the ever memorable day, when
the she-wolf of the Old World
was driven out of our land by the
hunters of the Southwest. This
day, 80 years ago, England was
taught that Orleans, with her
broad, glitterlng belt of sand and
bales of cotton, was more terrible
than rock-built cities. She was
taught that her vain title of
Arbitress of Nations and Ruler
of the Waves was as false as the
hypocritical motto in her leopard
clutches, God and My Right. -
The same issue contains the re-
turns of the election held through
out the State on the 9th of De-
cember, 1852, by which it appears
that in Orleans Bordelon, Wing,
of St. Landry, for Governor, re-
ceived 4244 votes, and Hebert,
Democrat, of Iberville, 5507. Bor-
delon's majority in St. Landry was
528, he having received 856 votes
to 528 for Hebert, who was cleo
ted. The Wings elected all four
Representatives from st. Landry,
Messrs. Jonathan Harris, Hypo-
lite Chretien, John E. King and
Augustin Guillory defeating the
Democratic candidates, Messrs.
BENZ. r. CAN'T, Placide D. Gull
beau. Jos. E. Andrus and Sol. B.
Harman. The Wings also elected
their Senators for the district
composed Of St. Landry and Cal
casieu, Messrs. Achille Dupre and
T. M. Anderson defeating Mr..
Elisha Andrus and DR.. E. NJ.
Millard. Democrats.
Another item from the same
issue Is of interest, as showing
that Prohibition is no new issue
| in Louisiana:
"A vote was taken in New Or
leans on the 9th of last month
for granting or refusing licenses
to grog shops, etc. It resulted as
follows: For granting licenses
5061 votes; for refusing licenses
3032. Majority for granting was
1929"
just following this we read:
eve call the attention of the
public to a sale of 13 likely slaves,
| which will take place in Grand
Prairie on Monday next etc.
The first number of the CoUR-
Ter, dated Dec. IL, 1852, contains
the proceedings Of a convention
fof the Wings Of the parish, held
Dec. 4, for the purpose of nomi.
mating candidates for the House
and Senate. These proceedings
are signed by DR.. John A. Taylor
as President, and S. D. Allis.
Enoch Gardiner and Alb. Dejear
as Secretaries. It also contains
the proceedings of a Democratic
mass meeting held on Dec. 6, fol
the purpose Of nominating candl-
| dates for the same offices, ano
these are signed by Dr.. j. B. Lee
as President, and Henry L. Gar.
land as Secretary. Of these Mr..
Garland is the only survivor.
In the same number appeared
the announcements Of the follow
ing candidates for Associate Jus.
tiee of the Supreme Court, viz.
| Edward Simon of ST. Martin, T
Hardeman Lewis of st. Landry,
and Cornelius Voorhies Of St.
Martin.
From the proceedings of the
| Police Jury published in that is.
sue we find that that that body
consisted Of nineteen members
and that John p. Hudson was
President and Guy Fl. Bell clerk
The judicial advertisements il
that issue show that A. Garrigues
/ was then clerk Of court and Har.
rison Rogers sheriff.
There also appear the cards OF
Garland 8 Lastrapes (H. e. Gar.
Hand and Louis Lastrapes), at
/ torneys-at-law; Cannon & Robin
/ (Fenelon Cannon and Thkpdoe
is. Robin1 attorneys-at-law; Jos
Gibbs, carriage and blacksmith
/ shop; Daniel Sheuble, tailor; G
IN. Ealer and Aristide Renaud
/ jewellers; T. B. Coomber, painter
j. J. Beauchamp, billiard saloon
/ John Mcdonald, surveyor; Mrs
! Pigeon, milliner; G. A. Genin
i merchant; Robt. Benguerel, auc
tioneer; Courtois & Didier, cook
and pastry cooks; School fo
4 Young Ladies. sslperintended b,