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iii. Saturday, Mlarch 8, 1890 ANSWER ,TO "A CHA LL'kG E." Wait rrrntlnext. ,April,t |r. C(arer.'tbh. will bethe time for you $o show your horse's beaut:ifnl name, and that big pile ,of otoney you h3ave b, beok tha:t 'oa o. In the meantime, you may tell the people of the pariah that von publicly backed .,out on the 16th of Iast month, when we oflered you to run against your horse. ,OHnN An.,I F"rr't..L., ALCID: B It`O [IARIu, th-' :salary is v3-5.fJIi which Gro *ver Clhwelnnd receives as a partuer in a New'Yoik IRw firm. Cornis selling in some o4 the north-weetern states and territories nt ten ceats per hudihel, and is also being used as:fuel. The R~vne tsltinl.el .will be en larged in a few weeeks to a .uevea cismene paper. tVoe St. Martin Messenger has -entered npon-its'fith year, -and we i -,opeý it "may continue to. goow ,in • yearsnand value. Ltike"Charles voted last Tatorday: on :the proposal ,to levy a., tax to Serect electric Iiilit and wate.woiks. "The measure was-defeatdei by a' vote ,of abeot'four to ore. It Is reported that -the. people, bf' "Bresua .Bridge intend "to give is " July next, - the excursion' from 'New -Orleans to Galveston. -We hope .they willsacceed in this enterprise. SIt is reported that :the '.Iev. 'f?) SJam o 3onee, "the "oevangetist," 1hss 'retired'from the show businesshaby. 'nag begged the pcople of an ample •-cempetene ,for,- the ,blance tof his -days. HIe has boughta eto'k rarms *ia 'K-entuieky, add ,,ill .hereaftcr !'luxnriat ein" ,rfleii-etfAless ,in. 4he 1hblue.gres region. The Carroll Democrat is on authority-or the statement that His 'Grace, Biskop Fink, of the Leavea. .worth Kansas,; diocese, in a pastorlm ;Ietter to be res. i n shurhels, .for. 'bids the rGa.olies oining the farmers' ,alliance ,beeause it is .a secret organization, ant'has a reli Sgion add thapluin.'of its.o~wn. The decision of Judge Mouton ,tkisa k..is1. the suit of Archbishop Janssens -vs. Wn. Livingston,. which is in favor of defendent, will very seriously complicate the afairs of the church; as ;!it ; dclares that .the Archbishop haano right to col. Jct the rents do. to the hubeelr, a ,the transfer of said chereerto the .Archbishop is illegald ad. nu.---St,. :.]arainsvillo Messenger. The' late grand jury of Madison ,,parish, like Ahat of Tormilion, paid ,pacrtuhwr ,,attention to carrying ,concealed ,epaus. in this con ,nection,'they say ,in. their report..: 'It.has appoased :to us ,$iat..some ztimes #t-r.vial disputes ;have , been dtursed into sorious criminal oo"s:,by thf-faet-that ttie parties ;thereunto tlad at tbhenomeat in thEeir posses mon deadly .wepons. We hope our aotion concernqig oefeaes of this ;nature.,iill briag the low on tlhis subject more explicitly before -the people ald tend the s.ppression .f.uich offeuces. T"hel.ood people of St. L Martin -arse: truly deserivg of sympanptlhy in the tl lorable c.ndition of affairs in thalet parisb. To add. to the ,horrors ofaloug ,natinued sway of flawlessness is the evril of official laxity and intability. District At tornev Voorhees was ao invalid, and .finally resigned when ,he-.aaw he .oould- not attend to his duty. The:,-essenger informs us that .his .successor District Attorney ifT. ,D. Foster, -was recently appointed, -qtli led- tere 'Friday, filled some Sinformations .snd left for 'New. Oirleas. .;Iondey .when court op ,ened he wU. still abseat, and .Judge `Mouton iaaily discharged the jury • ud proceeded with ciyil oes. lDISTRICT cOUBT IN LtWFA. YETTE. Trial of the lMi. Martlin e ula tors Stayed by the Supreme 'Cotnrt. DISTRICT .ATTfORNEY SMEDES CEN MURE( Br-THE POITCEJUR;Y. From the epeciaIl to the Newl Orleatls Picayule, wo glean 'the following item.: LA1r ..ErrRT, La. Feb. 28.-The ct'i irin;r promrationrr. began last Motilay in the dlistrict court, has so far rosultelt in three conict-ions for tihe state-two negwos for ste.litg, and a white man for assault and. hat tery. Thle court has now under considera tion tihe St.'iMartinsrile regulator case, wherein a dozen men, are 'implieated .for-intertbfrence at - numuicipal;eloction in May ;last. It will! be remembered that the accused were indicted bvy-tihe grand jury last fall,.but with. conserii Of tthe state the indictments were l quashed by judge Edwards. eubse qtmnt4y Attorney 8medeks 1iked bills of lnformation against.all the parties eoneeraed, inakig- fout .: separate gharges.agaiMt eatia of the accused. . Wednesday the matter came up for trial. ' efeitlants were -represented by Judge. 'onrad - l)bailon, :"F±ix Voorhies and, Heon. i.d'.O'Br'sin.'C. Rl. Mouton, Esq., made a motion,.o .quash theiadicmnents, an'diaftcr htir ing arguments pro and con- the judge took ~the matter ,under advisement until, yesterlay' moreing, when' he overruledlheruetlon. ri'he stater then demanded- .a severance, weich was opposed by ,the defence with great vigor, but. the court.decided to allow,.a severance in the case of Ehas. Voeor hies.. Alcide' Voorhies and 'Pierre Olivier, who-are to be-if'ift togei&er. These cases, which promise a long and Istter-.atwiggle, rcame near being settled i . a'. aii.cab'lrle - In ner ..tbihi evening. An agreement was reachet whereby the accused -s8hmld appear before comt, pbaadgtilty.atWd be sen tenced'e a aomiual fine. "It is 'learned that a-majority ' counsel for. defence were in favor. O" such a..c t summation, but owing to..the strenuous opposition: of one.or two the'pran miscarried. SAll the -regulator -captaiins of'" the' -paris.,werein ,consultation to-day in . egard - to the -compromise' intended.. istrIctAttermey,-Smedss is, assisted--in the prosecalt.io. of tee regulates cases iyJ. (l.ýibbs. Esq ,,of Lake Charles, *Shd his alns'dy d tineglaikhed -himself ibr his signat- ability. --The trial: of 4'inrre 'Olivier, 'Ohas. Voorhies and "Alcide, Voorhies, for interference at the. municipal election last May, began this morning, but up to a late hour this evening not a single juror has been obtained, the whole timse having ben occupied by- counsel in objections, chal:enges and legal sparring. generally. Large crowds •i .nti1 -.'at d'auc. ,.taicma .-.-The pmsoeeiliiigs :in ':e case' -.'the 1 state vs ,C8ha&sV. oorlies, Aldid'e Olivier and Pierre Olivier have been stayedby writ of prohibition from the supreme court served upon Judge Edwards ,tod4ay. The ;prohibitory order was obtained by the .,efense ona wri, of certiorari. taketnitast Saturday, it is supposed upon the gio.is- that the judge erred in rtfu»ng counsi attendance' of witnesses outside-the parish' limits, and ,that the municipal election interrupted was-not legat by reason of'there being po ;teglly :jncor porated municipality. It is -atleged that the' town- of Lafayette, by reason efccertakn ameaiments to its zarter, has forfeitedits legal' existence aid +sensqently tke election: in questiwn was void and' Ofro effect. The matter Will beJheld in a abev 'nce;until -nat "'ý'nday, ' when the supreme courtwill decide fwtlly upon the 'writ .fcertiourari. The '-piee jury -to.iay -adopted a resolution censun .DigiI)istriet Attoraoy Sme4es for hisre¢~te aaess.in suna- I ning. witnesses before :~ot, .thus ..en tailing great ,sxpeneo' to • ho .parish. The .rlutfIen further states' that if this.'laraetic 'is not '`diseenti~eed the: attor~ey.Wlll be calrled upon -st resign. i This seems rather a .uarsh + measure," but the expense incurred,in criminal prosecution of late has been ,very great. One ifstance is called where over 100 witnesses +were .,summoned from a neighboring parih .'for the purpose of testifyingu;in a case of misdermean.r, costing, the. parish $130 or more for cititois .aone. (The State."Board..f 'Pardoans are, grindttg.ont pardons almost-4s fast' and as 'eeklessly as they did ,under: the M6Jcery, regime. ,Amng thei horde,.turnad loose last 'wetk, we fisd AnthoyMartini,, oonvjicted in' Ortleans p.rish of issuing false re gistration -papers and -enteneed to ve years., Pardon:.rec-mmended by "Ju'dge'Marr, the Attorney Gen-. e~al :rand iLieutensat .Governor. =This fonul conspirator against the 'libertiUs"of the people "was caughti redhandeald in. the crime, convicted .after. a.,vgorons effort.and{ ho should certaialy haveserved his time out. All -.men .who ;atempt to tanper with the ballotand pollute hibis ark of the covenant, ttheuld lb severely dealt with. 'Too many men to~day think less of swindling in an elec tion than~cheating at cards. They are a disgrace to the politics ,of the State, and should ornament the pen. itentiary. The recent apporticnmernit of school fn~ts does not give general Istiafaetioi, as se'eral parihkes are evi'fent1y getting more fhan their honest share of the money. 'rhe division of the ,tuods is based on the theory tlhat the sohool lchild ren in Louisiana- have increased 12 per cent. in teq .years. iUnion .and East Carroll and Natthitocltes Iar ishes: have certainly --not grown fourfold.. rapid'y as the rest of the State during thedecade. Paint Coupee frefold as-fast, or Catahoulsa nihrfold. ·'Only a few daysago 'we I read aleter from the assoarsor of Catahoula, stating that. the increase claimned.r that ,parish wa ,.incor Irect and over.esti iated, and that he had not made retur.us"of that num ber of chldreun. As tlhis hias not been denid, it- would now apliear Sthat uome one in the ofice of Stlhe Superintendent of i'ublic iEducatioin is resposible; for this imposition: and inustice tl~iat-benefits a few par. ishes at the'expense of others. Freuoaving Fence Posts. In building a fence around eur young orclhard, several years .ago, wme tried'many plus,6or proeer.ving the posts. .Having occasian1te re k.move thle f.att thlii.einter we noted the condIition of the host, as fol Maws: 'Thoseset with no prepara.= ti..n werie decayed an inch, or 'snore iathiakaese; those ,eeated .with a" wash of lime werebetter preserved blt- were -srioasly attacked by, -orms- taos. poets ,coated :with hot, tsr-.were' perfeetly soaund ai hen.rst patt i, the grounrd; those paiated -with petrleum and ,.kero seaeewere equally . iand and as. goad,:as new., .In the futtre ,e shall treat all posts in the following manner before setting: Let the posts get- thoroughly dry and then, with a pan of cheap kerosene and a whitewash brush' give . the lower third of the post, the pert to go into the ground,, two or tree good application. of the oil, letting it .soak: ia rwell each. tiaze. Post. so treated .will not be troubled by worms or ipsects of any kiod, ltma will resist' decay to .a rena ck able deree:; .,,This we 4nad to be the simplest, easiest, cheapest and beet .mothod o ,presesration.-A.gri.ul. urist. SH$Hi'L B.EACH, MMi~rl 41th, . -.diter MEIUDI$INAL. SNearlyy two months-ago a petition was presentedlto Mme ,police jury, .by the -fariers allianee.of ithis ,-iarish, asking for a phange in tJhe fence .aw,, so as-to eaoniorm wfl'b.tLe large Isj rity~ of keneos nw in, the-parish, -saipeti-i Zionr4iad athe weanimous ,.sipOrt of the paish allianoe.,; and ~hs be" . in dorserhywauyi.ijens Rf rthe,.ar~ish who 'o-not belong to -ttie alJiance. 1 have Jioted -with pleasure yogr,4re qucet etiitriitls is belialf of progress, 1 ha ce been glad; to see you take -the staral you have von many, subject of interest to the-people of Vermilion pariah, and I must coafess my 4lisap pointinent at seeing this suleect .of so much, importance. - entirely negleted by your paper. S'ossiylyvyou do not consider..your tself the epecial ehau pion of the farc mers ,alliances; but please ,re ember that you number alaorg your sob oribers many whobelong to that society and maey ethers who -are 'very much interested in the passage of this amend ment to the fence law. There are many here, r.M Editor, -who helieve.it awtuid be t~e best for 1our parish,to ,~oimpel oswaers of all, stock to either 'keep. them-" in pasture ior herd. l'This would ,prevent thou sandhof doltlm -m atges ,done iby stoekyearly, besides putting the stock •in such a position that the assessor mightiist allofthis.kind of-property, rfor it is an - open secret tkhat onlya isnmlai.roportion of, the cattle on the prairie are taxed. - i t it is not my purpose to advocate -such a measure at present, eu h a -change world be more than some peopte could.stand, they must advance -by degrees, but, the danger is there are so many who stillinsistupon "er rying the stone in one ,sw of tB.e. I bag" they want! to.4o j.st -as their -fathers. did, not ýIiaving -lparsetd that this is an age of atmianoemeut amd -pro ! .et not this jprposed-step be delayed but -t the meeting -of -the police jury next week let all who can come for ward and urge -upon the P.- J. the necessity of pssatng:,at, once this inm port ait~a easut¢. • PROG- ý Nouvelles Locales. Le juri de police ae rdunit mardi prochain. Les compognies de pompiers d'Ab beville n'ont pas cdltbrd Io 4 mars. La conr de district se ticnt L La fayette. Le petit juri a travaill:d .alvec.ardaur wtute cette semaine. Le comite anditoire des rl Idam-s tione .contre :la pareirse se v'uuii. ilundi prochain.na Abbeville. - iL'hebe a pris une teinte jaune de puis quelques jours; elle a Bd at teinte jusgqai Ia racine" par,les,frimaj. Le steameir E." IfT. Barmore eat montsuncertredi dernier avec en bon .Chargesecnt, :il a descendiu mercedl -,soil: r ;..)n-nOuinforfne, lue-sons pen, ;il Fora.ýtabfirpar void du bayoq, uie communication quotidiienne directe avec fit} Hook, par Ie ;,nonyeu 'd'un bateau- vrapeur. ,c seecai tws ,;l propos, si la Chose est.possible.. SIes '~erevisses sont en forte qan-w ti:d dune hes.canaux de.lhampn1~; les. gamins font des parties de l.hcIc ;i u' seevisse depuisqueiquea tetps, et iH se ddlecteui aux fricasa~de et ausx ga.ubos. ".. 'E ijah .Ewing, habitant: du Noat Perry, ,est eatti rodenmenu zon-r alier hI iterdIe Nouvea lexi I que. Le cliuatle ce pays eat tri salubre eatout .poor les personnes affectees doe le, pbhisie. :.Ewing sctiuffre depuis~bien iongtenups d'nne u.ladie des penmons. La 9emeine.dernisre, a, J anerotte. un iscendie deat on ignore'elacaue. a detruit qustre'rdsidences. '" Nota La ponape a vapeur a 4d-inutilek. faute de tuyaax ou de puits -A port&e du foyer de Vincendio. Noas prions nos ci toyens:de. rmarqaer, -avec a t tension, ce dernier detail, car il.pe~it' an de cee joars, noes arriversan sinis tre considerable par :aIs mme. Cause. .e pearezplu l! Le chernin de ftr se fernit~iI eitre Is Nlle'Ibdrie ci Pont Leery, Co~Tfif2 terminluJs,q1i Ic village d'AI*beviflo sun ivrait en core, ,eiais ii tie faut pas,poar.ccla "e'endormnir sur Ie tidj," uia wntraire, ii faut·egir.tt no pas -tro-p mcwpter sur !eeK.C*C.,rL;Z = 4 .CR. t L..qui' e'il vient aera .aeue .bow e hose,. sans doutes epanstouvrtait emtechor .que celui 6e 'Ns oui'cleiJ,1,rie en soil *une. atre. :N'ous aimons asses l'ar g@ueaetscderPaillaese, rqni pesure, '"que si on juoreesa do wscre- est dour. deux le soo~t bienr plus- encore." A pres tout, comme kci beaucoup Pont excellents chnssejzrs, aous esons nous fier~k\jeur expdrisnae,,.qui e t; "qu'il ue faut pas ceatpter sur lc -gi bier .,iie l'an tire hors de portee. Cette maxsie serait poeta ,tthe -ici tres applica ,e. Lese 4eix ¶g~ac~s socceselveos de Ia somaine :derni re oint"-it un tort considetrable a touter lee -1dcoItes, Iourtoke.Iess do CaI~aes. --@n a nia beaucwp poor tee sovOhos-quditisieat rafraiehie e t dtchaaucres, , quqa e. one sont d'avis qu'elau..ao t eat-iere. mont peodues, musis ,ioueoa piparts geons pas enri trmeut @ett.obpifnion, Toutefoit, ilhy * dua.0aLet be..euoa Taut qu'an- mstis .gue beauoup do nos habitaets aevientuem6W, sae fiant ssur Ia saison exceptioruiellepnent daotce, it. ost ',`18auzb" ta osvq sera qauiite pour resener ge Vii ttpre tout wtr pea -o.:e : chae. tIla..too, Snous ire paslone pus·, -1,qu nsen ncroyous pas qu'il en nit 0t6 r . en terre. Iee jardine, qui ktaieit de toute beautd, Boat ,azj ;- it mfsdra seiner et planter de -.plns bhoe, en 'somnuiee, eroid inteitpestif, a.tbiluit ,a nd&rt les eep Ienceeabjes Jegitiies, d'uie.rdcolte esoeptionohiej, qu Is raison tempdrke ..a4i it .ii trej dies wes agrie It r . On annenco a c bayou i.afourche. Si In Ldgisiature, Ia semblera vrut faire an, c'est de roppeler .ilie,,e la et auesi de r~guh~risgit. routes publiques de P elke hi.e,.4g;lemhentetfs slur obt, Telte qu'e1le A d'boii, r'est pus prdc oiii de 1a, ee qui'elle dev bLes 8utoritds A da, "oan a peu pres pvdIl fraucaise, lji J1Fqu'P t Ckrat .de pair, dan s avec *dangie anglsw .; ý:ictate,; a t le ·ulifffve . de ,~~i :rranco. Canirdien ne. ta t, cette violaation, drnU-t rien de *ioina :qua I' Etts Uni3. Ce° faita1 loiji Litre inpowihbte. On mgite beaucoup la,.i ia efoinRme dujary. O'wt convrenos indispensable de points dte 1vte 10*8.- reforaer, -enu . mime en texte de oii; nt prmCfrtkImst, HAfudr i uier.q ne1ue pen tes obligeaiitt~r. k servir et en lee p rnistrnt, sating` can I1ouftu1'ils;4'en o M prdiextes ;ftiles,, 0i fabu~ent~pnnir lmr inl6E'8 1'indi idu .qni .qst ea passe Irop racimement I' Lonisiane, wa-eette q et it eat vvr iineflt teintiq pouiee, rua.r.e;de radic Lae 3tiseiasipp-, donne . an assaut formidable asi elks reistent,. surrour prineipau., on iatliet routs louanrgei&- cep : Lont d'do+;rts pour ee . tout Jo rprrriu*. sembie, q'ii y aencore pnrtouf a 1'tsgard d'e plus oinifnrmne et coi u'u.'i 4rnlentai~t. p i lee, :4 luLurdee, quij.esen; tfl o1as.pitrlegent. Noun e '+ur,eeesgji't, err.t~emp,' alteu r lont, fte icitona s ! "ht w. paa~ioji~i di~nesnd ,preiwranelte d'uz. iuio cause de.:crcasses. Lea electiono'. err Al QgleJike peu, rtame bee LI in facwide de firrt empereur, oni ditratfl*e.f tnaiot'e'.de . cbfire. . ci ; cels Vaotan t; plus q c rVa ruael , qu'il ti'a pas mtuit le centraire dpo ised touele pus. a Ia machine o.'est.-daigcrolox; qiigp';a* attetidu quo -leg idees Pont presiiblee; oat peut qa d.eturner, pour na comprimier:: i11ort>,ique. 1 dit en LJouisiane, it `ea do methtencauvIro 1 , 1 liure. ' Kb In baa! Vewg pattes . i, 'Ir "C'eat btie p pai9 q bgtti: zUliC." IE-ifii1t tlhe riUpe do tensI .lay rpfrfrence post 1'E:itp o~ion Univereellit .a -,.aO tion finale, c- r a (Ii: rigarde lo Gouer ral, azara lieu none pen d. le vwoe, pour on contre, ft et iot. Siuiat. CVest kj.ep aris -Chicago, Is vi U0,lo,4 ,lvra "se mettre en. quatt veut arriver a faire ijji morpawPe celqui a dtmom Wfranee. (Vest surtout eI Lionsr qo/il taut faire Nicolet, soil "do plps furl fort," sans cela'en miqaet 1* et.... on paiela cease.,," a nWe pas douter, a prisx PW. 'elephant a ra charge.