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THE CLARION. OPELOUSAS, MAY 2, 1896. St. Landry Clarion Co., Lim., Props. RAYMOND BREAUX, EdAltor and itusiners Manager. Subscription: $1 Per Year. Entered at the Post-Ofice at Opelousas, La., as second class matter. THE SITUA TION. That the State is on the verge of a critical epoch if nothing is done to thwart it can not be con cealed, and it would be wrong to conceal it. The Pharrcampaign was opened under auspices of threats and cries of fraud ; fraud was cried in the very first speeches of the combine orators, which showed plainer than it could be told that the whole thing was a diabolically concocted scheme to throw the State back into the hands of the Republicans whether the combine was really elected or not. That plan is being followed out. The finishing touches on the neo farious plot were, according to pro gramme, put on on election day. The disreputable managers of the combine, who are none others than ex-convict O'Malley and the no torious scoundrel Warmoth, impor ted from Texas and other points a lot of mercenaries and hirelings, who were sent to Foster parishes to manufacture evidence in the in terest of Pharr, and doubtless they performed the duties for which they were employed satisfactorily. In severl places the indignant pop ulace escorted these thugs out of town astride a bucking fence-rail, and various other conveyances of a like pattern. And it is on the report (doubtless prepared beforehand) of these hired tools that the Republican campaign managers have issued their edict that Pharr was elected Governor of Louisiana, but was defrauded by means of ballot-box stuffing and false counting, and the organ of the combine declares that "there will be men in Baton Rouge to see that Pharr is seated." All these ominous clouds it is hoped will disperse before the as sembling of the legislature. Wise counselors in the Republican party must frown down this conspiracy to oust a duly elected officer to in stall an ignominously defeated aspirant. There are many good white men who followed Captain Pharr's standard, and we can not believe that these men will coun tenance for a moment the pur suance of such a fruitless and dis astrous course; fruitless because the people who elected Gov. Foster will see that he is seated even if it is necessary to lay down their lives in doing so; disastrous because the precipitation of this State into a civil war would spread ruin and devastation everywhere, would wreck commerce, paralyze labor, check immigration, cripple busi ness, render families homeless, would create widows, orphans, and countless woes and devastations that would haunt and pursue the diabolical conspirators like huge phantoms to their graves. We be lieve that the honest, conscientious adherents of Captain Pharr will foresee the dreadful consequences of such a step and will tell the selfish and conscienceless leaders that they must halt. As for old 1Pharr himself he is beyond redemp tion. Like Trilby in the hands of the demon Svangala, lie is so com pletely under the influence of War moth and O'Malley he will second them in any move they make. But if the worse comes to the worse, we entertain no fears as to the result. Gov. Foster was elected by a large majority, and both branches of the general assembly are with him. The Democracy has single and alone achieved a glor ious victory over a combination of four distinct parties, and now that the victory is won the people will not allow spollsmen to step in and snatch it away. Shotguns won't do it. Winchesters won't do it. Gat tling guns won't do it. Because the Democracy has met the oppos ition with the ballot and whipped them, and if it is necessary to meet them with the leaden bullet in order to enjoy that victory, it is ready, and the result will be the sanme as with the ballot. BEGINNING EARLY. Repeatedly during the campaign just closed the States warned the misguided or disgruntled demo crats who deserted to the republi can party, that they were pursuing a course likely to bring a great calamity upon the state and em broil us in civil tumults. Before many days they will curse the day that they betrayed the party and their state. The work of embroil ing us in dissensions and civil commotion has already begun. From the first days of the can vass Pharr and his faction began claiming the election and shouting that the democrats were going to count him out by fraud. The news of the nominations had scarcely spread through the state, when Pharr began to howl fraud and to claim the election. This was clear and indubitable evidence that the republicans intended to claim the state and to seek to grasp it if pos sible by violence whether their ticket was elected or not. The election is over, and the dem ocratic ticket has been elected by a very considerable majority; and yet the Pharr people are claiming a victory and declaring that Pharr has been fairly elected and will take his seat. We are told that large numbers of the infamous Pinkerton police were employed and distributed throughout the state as spies, and that these hirel ing scoundrels have detected far reaching fraud. If this story is true, no doubt the Pinkertons will testify just as they are hired to do, and a vigorous attempt will be made to seat the old swamper. Wherever the Pinkertons have set their feet they have left a story of outrage and oppression and a trail of blood. They are capable of any trickery or any amount of lying that they may be paid to do. They invaded Pennsylvania and shot working men down by the dozens. They have come into this state in two instances and porpetrated violations of the law that should have sent them to jail, and now we are told that they have been called in by the republicans to concoct begus testimony to excuse or just ify an effort to upset an election and possibly provoke riot and bloodshed. They constitute an organized force of ruffians, who are ready and are frequently called upon by cor porations and oppressive monopo lies to subjugate employes; to vio late the laws and rights of the states in a manner that the Feder al goverment would not venture to attempt. But this scheme of villainy will not succeed. Neither the Pinker tons nor all the armed negroes and toughs that old Pharr can rally to his standard can succeed in over throwing a Louisiana election, or in preventing the re-inauguration of Gov. Foster and the organiza tion of the democratic legislature that has been fairly elected. The scheme is only interesting as showing that under ex-Gov. Warmoth, with Pharr as a figure head, an effort is to be made simi lar to those successfully practiced in the old carpet-bag regime and which resulted in violence all over the state, and which twice resulted in the organization of two separate state governments, which dis graced the state and ruined its business and industrial interests. Here we have at the beginning, as we said above, an effort to re vive the old radical era, and it will be followed up until the con spirators and criminals are smitten to death. A good deal has been said in this campaign about shotguns and Win chesters, started by Capt. Pharr in St. Landry, who, when he first made the threat, had the scheme in mind of manufacturing fraudu lent evidence, if defeated, to seize the gubernatorial chair by vio lehce. If the scheme is pursued the shotgun-talk will surely mate rlalize in a very pronounced and determined shape.-New Orleans States. UNFOUNDED CHARGES. The charge being made by the Pharr people that Gov. Foster was elected by the negro vote of the state is absolutely baseless, and is bui, an attempt to prejudice the white people against the Governor and make it possible for them to allow this hungry pack of wolves to capture the reins of government by force, and regardless of the re turns. True the white vote was divided to a greater extent than we thought possible in a state where the people had had such a bitter experience of republican rule, but that does not justify the assertion that Pharr received a majority of the white votes. Most of the so-called white parishes which Pharr carried would have given the democratic ticket a handsome majority had not the solid negro vote come in as the balance of power. Our esteemed contemporary, the Baton Rouge Advocate, shows this false charge to be untrue. It says: The attempt being made by the supporters of Pharr and his follow ers to claim that his large vote was not due Jo the votes of the negroes is too palpable. In Assumption where the negroes outnumber the whites many times, Pharr polled a large majority. The same is true of Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, East Baton Rouge, Grant, Iberia, Richland, St. Charles, St. Landry, St. Mary, Terrobonne, Vermilion and West Carroll. In addition to this every negro in the white par ishes of the State walked up and voted with the populites and re publicans for Pharr. In New Or leans the League contends that the Pharr vote of that city, amounting to more than 20,000 votes, was cast principally by negroes. With the exception of parishes like Concor dia, Tensas, Madison and a few others where the labor is controlled by democratic planters, it may be safely asserted that with the few est exceptions every negro in the State voted for Pharr. The at tempt to juggle with the figures to make it appear that Pharr had any very extensive vote outside the negroes, populites and sugar teat republicans will not stand the test of facts which are accessible to every intelligent man in the State. A CONSTITUTIONA-L CONV EEN TION. It should now be sufficiently manifest that a constitutional con vention is the only power that can or will establish the reforms abso lutely demanded in this state, and all right-thinking people should join in the call for the assembling of such a sovereign body. The only question is as to the most suitable time for holding the con vention. We are of the opinion that it ought to be held at as late a day as practicable in order to give time to heal as far as possible the divisions now existing among the white voters of the state, and bring about some unanimity of sentiment as to the reforms to be adopted, and to obviate the oppo sition of the various parochial and district officers recently elected throughout the state, who might fear the shortening of their terms of office by an early convention. "If there is a constitutional con vontiou held in this State it would surprise nobody if the capitol shoulld be removed from Baton Rouge. There is a resentful feel ing all over the state against the manner in which the democrats in East Baton Rouge conducted their fight and endangered the state ticket, and Baton Rouge would have few friends to stand by her." -N. O. States. The democrats of the state are indeed disgusted with the political conduct of East Baton Rouge and will gladly take ad vantage of any opportunity to ex press their disapproval of her con duct.-Iberville South. And in view of the noble fight of north Louisiana for the perpetua tion of democracy and white rule, it would be but meet and proper that the capitol should be given to a north Louisiana town. If You Want FRESH DRUGS (Patent Medicines.) Co to McBride's. As desperate a set of blackguards I and scoundrels as ever lived out side a penitentiary will follow the negro candidate for governor to Baton Rouge and attempt to wrest this government from the white i people. It may be necessary for Louisiana to.maintain her rights at the point of bayonets, and a call " for volunteers may be issued. Let the white people of the State hold " themselves in readiness. Negro rule was overthrown with shot guns; a return to it will be pre vented at any and all hazards. The " contemplated robbery will never be submitted to as long as there is a true Caucasian left in the State. -Iberville South. A western paper says that a bashful country damsel went into a store in a neighboring town re cently, carrying some live chick ens. The fowls had their feet tied to prevent their escape, and the young woman placed them on the counter. The clerk who waited upon her is noted for his polite manners, but he is not always grammatical, and he smilingly asked: "Are you sure they will lay there?" "Oh, no, sir," she stammered, 'they're all roosters." The Legislature stands as fol lows: Senate: Democrats 26, Republi cans 5, Populists 2, Independents 3. Democratic majority 16. House: Democrats 67, Populists 16, Republicans 9, Independents 3, doubtful 3. Democratic major ity 33. How will Foster be counted out by the Legislature? St. Landry parish was lost to the democrats. The white supremacy party after a noble fight went down before the powerful black vote. Lecompte Messenger. Thanks, Bro. Taylor. And allow us to congratulate the people of Rapides on their gallant and suc cessful fight for democracy and white supremacy. We were defeated in the judicial and parochial fight here, and take our defeat like little men. Why don't the Pharrites in this parish take their drubbing in the state with equal grace? No use kick ing. It'll do no good. The St. Tam many Farmer struck up the right tune when it said: Louisiana will republican go, When Shanghai roosters cease to grow. 27,000 majority for Foster is not to be sneezed at. Foster Is our next Governor, Gwi'in' Plharr Away! AIR-"OLD CABIN HOME." My name am Cap'n PHARR, Au' I'm gwine to leabe you now. To my Ole SALT RIBBER Home I am a gwi'in'. An' I'll take my ole bazzoo, An' I'll sing dis little song, Way down in my Ole SALT RIBBER Hlome I Dere we will be a band ob brud-dud-ers. KLEINPETER, too, an' me an all de odderd. An' on a big ole PICKETT, I'll1 hang de REP.-POP. ticket, Way down in my Ole SALT RIBBER Home ! -St. Tammany Farmer. Police Jury Proceedings. OPELOUSAS, La., April 8, 1896. The police jury met at 12:30 p. m, pur suant to adjournment. Present: Mr. E. H. McGee, president; Messrs. Clopton, E. T. Lafleur, Quebe deau, Evans and Dupre. On motion of Mr. Dupre the police ju ry adjourned till 2.30 p. m. EVENING SESSION. The police jury met at 2:30 p.m. Present: Mr. E. H. McGee, president; Messrs. Courtney, Guidry, Clopton, R Lafleur, E. T. Lafleur, Quebedeau, Ev ans and Dupre. On motion of Mr. E. T. Lafleur the re port of the committee appointed to sell contract to repair bridge on bayou de Cannes near D. A. Quirk's was received, committee discharged and C. D.Quirk ordered credited with $35 out of inter nal improvement funds, 7th ward. On motion of Dr. Clopton the petition of citizens of Big Cane, praying for a new bridge across Collins' ditch, was granted, and $50 wasappropriated out of internal improvement .funds, 4th ward, to do said work, and J. E. O'Quinn, A. Reiber and W. Jackson appointed a committee to let out said contract. On motion of Mr. Courtney the peti tion of citizens of Beaver creek, pray ing for a public road, was taken from the table. On motion of Mr. Courtney a commit tee, composed of B. Henry 1. L. Fonte not, Adam Guillorv, A. M. Godwin, O. L. Fontenot, J. M. `Bond and J. H. Cole, be appointed to lay out said road and re port at next regular meeting. On motion of Mr. Guidry the follow ing were appointed road overseers: Polite Miller, from Polite Miller to Alfred Jean. Henry Clay, from Richard's to Emile Chevis' northwest corner. Gerome Meche, instead of Ernest Brasseur, resigned. On motion of Dr. Clopton Frank An derson was appointed road overseer from bayou Current to Melville in lieu of Bergeron Humphreys, who refused to serve. On motion of Mr. Evans Bussy Nezat was appointed road overseer from Morn hinveg's store to Wy ble's bridge. On motion of Mr. E.T. Latileur the fol lowing were appointed road overseers Homer Ledeau, from Godwin's old place to MeMillain's gully on wardline. Jules Adam Guillory, in place of Ce lestin Fontenot, resigned, from Laurent Dossmann to the gully of Point aux Pins, Mamou. Louis Andereau, instead of Ely Fon tenot, resigned, from Point aux Pins bridge to l roisin Fontenot. Zenon Ardoin, f6nm corner of Sallo mon Gaubert and Conway, thence from Point Grand Louis to Point Duralde public road. On motion of Mr. R. Lafleur Messrs. Francois Guillory, Carel Wolff and Ovig nac Carriere were appointed a commit tee to ascertain the probable cost of building a bridge across Gantt's canal, and report at next regular meeting. On motion of Mr. a. Lafleur the sum of $100 was appropriated, out of contin gent funds to aid the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital at New Orleans, La., and the clerk authorized to issue a warrant in favor of said hospital for said amount. On motion of Mr. Dupre the police ju rv adiourned till to-morrow at 9:30 a. im. April 9, 186. The police jury met at 9:30 a. in. Present: Mr. 1". H. McGee, president; Messrs. Courtney, Guidry, Clopton, R. Lafleur E. T. Lafleur, Quebedeau, Ev ans and Dupre. Mr. Evans in the chair. On motion of Mr. McGee the follow ing were appointed road overseers: Lucien Miller, from sections 14 and 15 township 7 south, range 2, east, to Eu gene Miller, connecting with Opelousas and Prud'homme City road, Instead of Allen McCoy, living in Acadia parish. Mack Davis, from Dejean's corner running north to Philemon Brasseur's northwest corner to Church Point road. On motion of Mr. B. T. Lafleur the sum of $35, or as much thereof as may be necessary, was appropriated out of internal improvement funds, 7th ward, to build a bridge oz gully near Dr, A. Lafleur on public toad leading to Cha taigniet, contract to be let out to the lowest bidder, and work done under the supervision of the following committee: Angelas A. Prud'homme, Dr. A. Lafleur and Clement Manuel. On motion of Mr. Courtney the peti tion of citizens of Elm bayou, praying that the road fromp the new bridge on said bayou through the swamp to Fea gle's lane be abandoned, was received and said road abandoned. Mr. McGee in the chair. On motion of Mr. Courtney the report of the committee appointed to lay out a public road was received, committee dis charged and the following road was de clared a public road: Commencing at the Bell-Chenev road between Bell-Che ney springs and the lower Turkey Creek bridge. running east, crossing Caney creek near David Clark's, thence north east through the Lake Cove settlement. intersecting the Chicot and Lloyd road near Joseph Hebert. On motion of Mr. E. T. Laileur the idi ot child of Mr. Bellison Marcantel was placed on the indigent list. On motion of 1rr: Cqurtney Joseph He bert was appointed road overseer from lower Turkey creek bridge on Lake Cove road to old Wade road. On motion of Mr. Courtney the sum of $85, or as mu.ch thereof as may be ne cessary, was appropai~ted out of titer nal improvemenit funds, 6th ward, to build a 1 ridge on Caney creek on Lake Cove road, contract to be sold to lowest bidder, and work done nuder the super vision of a committee composed of J. C. Causey, Tobe Clark and Win. Carpenter. On motion of Mr. Dupre the following were appointed road overseers: M. R. Wilson, from O. P. Daly's to J. O. Chachere's pasture. Henry Roy, from Royville to Coulee Rouge. On motion of Mr. Dupre the sum of $140 was appropriated out of internal improvement funds, 1st ward, to repair Poplar Grove bridge, contract to be sold to the lowest bidder and work done un der the supervision of a committee com posed of Ozeme Moreau, Arville Rider and A. Valin. On motion of ir. Dupre the report of the committee appointed to clean out parish canal between plantations of Cle ment Hollier and E. E. Harmon was re ceived, committee discharged and E. E. Harmon was credited with $75 out of in ternal improvement funds, 1st ward. On motion of Mr. Dupre the sum of $85 was appropriated out of internal im provement funds, 1st ward, to build a bridge over gully known as Auguste Jim's gully, and that Valery Langlois, Sam Leblanc and Douglas Gillen be ap pointed a committee to sell contract to do said work to the lowest bidder. On motion ofMr. Courtney the repo t of the state veterinary surgeon was r ceived and filed. On motion of Mr. Guidry the petiti of citizens of Coulee Croche, pra for a change of road, was received a the following road declared a public road: From Treville Meche's northeast corner to Honore Meche's northeast cor ner, thence from H. Meche to Jules MIF ler's northwest corner to meet old road. On motion of Mr. Quidry the report of the committee appointed to sell contract to build a bridge near Lonval Domen geau was received. committee dischate ed and James Darby ordered credited with $80 out of internal improvement funds, 2d ward. On motion of Mr. Guidrv the report of the committee appointed to sell con tract to dig a ditch from Mrs. Hill's pub lic road intersecting gully between Caesar Miller and Deogenne Bavoie, was received, committee discharged and Eloi Rivierre was ordered credited with the sum of $20 out of internal improvement funds, 2d ward. On motion of Mr. R. Lafleur be it or dained AN ORDINANCE To regulate the keeping of brothels within the parish of St. Landry. Whereas, by petitions signed by res pectable, numerous and prominent citi zens of the town and vicinity, it has been brought to our notice that a broth el has been established near Opelousas; and, Whereas, brothels or bawdy houses, according to Bouvier's law dictionary, are said to be the common habitations of prostitutes, and have always been re garded as common nuisances in the United States; and that the keepers of them may be fined and imprisoned; and, Whereas, they are denounced by sec tion 908 of the revised statutes of the state of Louisiana; therefore, be it Resolved. and ordained by the police jury of the parish of St. Landry, In vir tue of the powers vested in them by see tion 2743 of the revised statutes et se quentia, as well as in furtherance of sectiou 908 of the revised statutes of the state of Louisiana, that from and after the passage of this ordinance no bawdy house or brothel shall be kept or estab lished within five miles of any incorpo rated town in this parish. Section 2. Be it further ordained, That any person or persons violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished in the samne manner as is pro vided for in section 908 of the revised statutes of the state of Louisiana. Section 3. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage. On motion of Mr. E. T. Lafleur the po lice jury adjourned till 2:30 p. m. EVENING SESSION. The police jury met at 2:30 p. m. Present: Mr. 1. H. McGee, president; Messrs. Courtney, Clopton, R. Lafleur, E. T. Lafleur, Quebedeau and Evans. Dr. Clopton moved that a committee of two be appointed to examine the statement of the Washington State Bank, fiscal agent of the parish of St. Landry. The chair appointed Messrs. Courtney and Evans. The committee appointed to examine the statement of the fiscal agent beg leave to report that they find same cor rect, and recommend that the salary claim of the Washington State Bank, fiscal agent, 1894 business, from Febru ary 8, 1896, to April 8, 1896, be approved for $74.21, payable as per contract for 1891. Also that a warrant be drawn against contingent fund, 1895, favor Washington State Bank for $284.36, coy ering salary of fiscal agent, 1895 busi ness, from February 8, 1896, to April 8, 1896. W. EVANS, H. D. COURTNEY. On motion of Mr. Courtney, the re port of the committee was received and t accepted. 1 1r. Courtney in the chair. On motion of Dr. Clopton, the police jury went in committee of the whole for the purpose of passing on claims. Mr. Courtney in the chair. The committee of the whole having risen reported through their chairman Mr. Courtney, that they had examined the following claims and found them correct: Scott & Scott, spades and shovels, 4th ward ....................... 15 00 Preston Reynolds, building bridge 4th ward................... 12 00 J W Bailey, work and material on Washington bridge, 4th ward .. 535 Telismar Richard, for lumber, &c, 3d w ard........................... 46 00 G Dekerlegand, for lumber, &c, 3d ward.. 47 25 Zernot & Bailey, repair'g bridges, &c, 1 and 5 ward ................. 200 00 Robt Milstead, cleaning parish,. canal, 1 ward ................ , 14 50 Town of Melville, burying pa - per ............................. 800 CJ Jourdan, recovering body of pauper ........................... 5 00 Chachere & Tatman, pencils...... 50 Gilma Sonnier, repairing bridge, 1 ward .... .... ............. 2750 D Roos & Sons, coal.. ........ 180 00 D Roos & Sons, nails, &c, 1 ward.. 12 90 Alex Burleigh, broken spades and shovels, 2d ward........... 5 25 Jas Bertrand, sharpening spades and shovels, 1 ward ............1 50 Jas Bertrand, repairing bridges, y out of land 7 ward....... 3 50 Arestide Baugh, spikes, &c, 2nd ward .106 Albert Burleigh, hauling lumber, 2 ward 1 00 Gihens & Nicholson, lumber, 3d w ard ............................. 9612 A Currie Co, Limited, lumber, 7th ward........................ 900 Sam Haas, spikes, 6 ward......... 30 B Bloomfield, salary as assistant registrar.......................... 299 10 J T Stewart, lumber, 8 ward...... 9 18 St. Landry Clarion, printing...... 120 50 A Hackl, one scraper, e&c, 8th ward .......... 6 80 A V Saucier, mileage in attempt ing to serve notice............ 6 00 I White & Skiles, lumber, 1 ward.. 39 Chachere & Tatman, spades, sho vels,&c,l1 ward............... 8710 J Lassalle, spikes, 8 ward......... 2 00 Paul Stagg, nails, 5 ward......... 3 76 C T Cade, summons, mileage, &c.. 70 Dr J P'Saizan, expert testimony.. 10 00 Chachere & Tatman, sundries for jail ............................... 5850 T S Fontenot, feeding prisoners and turn key fees, &c, from Feb. 12 to April 8,1896 .............. 714 10 H Bodemuller, stationery........ 4 25 EC Quirk, burying pauper...... 800 J Lassi-Tle, spades 7ward......... 5 70 Dr I E Shute, medicine for prison ers. ............................. 220 Jas Bertrand, repairing bridges, 1 ward ........................5 o00 J T Stewart, lumber, 1 ward...... 225 Iward...... 08 64 White & Skiles, lumber,l1 ward... 1 50 J Lassalle, sundries for. ail....... 30 05 J " ,spikes,8war ............. 160 J " ,spikes, 8warn . .. T0 J W Roy juror o ipqust...... 6 00 J Lassalle, spikes,8 ward......... i 76 E T Lafleur, spikes and spades, &c, 7 ward......... 14 70 T McC Hyman, costs in saluit State of Louisiana vs Azema Celestin 6 80 T McC Hyman, costs in stilt State of Louisiana vs Maxile B Fon tenot.................. ..... .. .. 625 T McC Hyman, costs in suit State of Louisiana vs William and Jean Baptiste Chevis........... 4 70 T McC Iyman, costs in suit State of Louisiana vs Charles Pain... 4 80 T McC Hyman, costs in suit State of Louisiana vs Evariste Belaire Fontenot...................... 4 85 T McC Hyman, costs in suit State of Louisiana vs Eugene Fonte not.......................... 500 T McC Hyman, costs tin suit State of Louisiana vs polite Jim...... 4 30 Southern Stationery Co, Limited, 12 books..................... 12 00 Southern Stationery Co, I;imited, 2 books ........1725 E F Dupre, lumber, 1 ward........ 39 50 ar , repairing bridge, one ward ........................... 5 00 Sam Haas,spades, 6 ward......... 2 50 6 . ....... 250 " " nails 6 ".. 5 00 S lime, &c, 6 ward... 8 75 HD Courtney, assistance to vet erinary surgeon............... 5 50 E C Grfltith, killing and burning 2 horses....................... 1000 Alfred Deville, repairing bridge and Inmber, 6 ward............. 20 50 Higginbotham, 1 glandered horse killed .................. .... .. 2500 Higginbotham, disinfecting prem ises .........................150 S H Staples, expenses from Baton Rouge to Chicot and return..... 13 00 Jos Bloeh, ehaims,~tEftor assessor's office ............. - ....... 7 00 O VBarr, witness clerk 10days..' 64 00 LE Littell, surveying land, 8 ward . ................ 1000 Anatole Fuseller, lnmber,8 ward 4 50 Thcogene Mamaniel, lanber,8ward 6 00 - Taylor & Co., Commission '.' 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Remi Mornhinveg has a full as - sortment, and invites all who wish to satisfy themselves of the great superiority of these glasses over any and all others now in use, to call and examine them at the store of Remi EYE GLAS S ES Mornhinveg, sole agent for Opelousas, La. None genuine unless stamped "Non-Changeable? No Peddlers Supplied. febl EVERY WOMAN S meMaes needs a reliable, monthlr, regulatlin medicine. Only bmha lld the purensdruge sheld be used. If you want the bet, get Dr. Peal's Pennyroyal Pills They mre prompt, .afe and certata In result The aamidn (Dr. Peal.) aever wisae toit. Sent anywhare, 1.00. A.dda PWs Mxsu.=sa C.raeland, O. For Sale at MASON McBRIDE's Drug Store. WheonIs doubt what to ien for 5et sO M potcR ESncyrar Soiy. an Seales Pib. Drainl and full IrjfawuSi~ reu. Mailed for$1.0ok6bodes 5LO'Uits 0..00 orders we ve a gmRtaat to cure or refund tKEia ey. 3Ade For Sale at MASON McIHRIDE'S Druaw Stow.. Mr. McGee in the chair. On motion of Mr. R. Lafleur, the re port of the committee was received and accepted. On motion of Mr. R. Lafleur, the clerk was instructed to draw a warrant in favor of Mr. R. Chachere, Treasurer, for $708.50 covering court orders this day cancelled against grand and petit juror's fund; also a warrant for $225.40 covering court orders this day cancelled against district court witness fund. On motbn of Mr. R. Lafleur, a war rant was ordered drawn against contin gent fund 1896 in favor of. Washington State Bank, fiscal agent, for $8,388.82 covering balance due said fiscal agent in full for 1894 business as per warrants this day cancelled. , On motion of Mr. Guidry, the police jury adjourned till to-morrow at eight a. m. April 10th. The Police Jury met at 8 a. m. Pres ent: Mr. E. if. McGee, President; Messrs. Courtney, R. Lafleur, E. T. La fleur, Quebedeau and Evans. On motion of Mr. E. T. Lafleur, the re port of the committee appointed to change road in Spring Prairie was re ceived, committee discharged, and the following changed road declared a pub lic road as prayed for: to follow old road to Godwin's old mill, from thence leav ing old road leading westward through land of Octave Simon on to D. W. Par nell's crossing on Cany Creek at John son's bridge, east and west through land of Widow C. L. Johnson on the parish line at Cowpen gully. On motion of Mr. E. T. Lafleur, Si meon Johnson was appointed road over seer on old road leading from Nezpique bridge to Parish line at Cowpen gully. Mr. Evans moved that the president of this body appoint a committeeof two, one from the 5th and one from the 6th ward to open the bridges on Crocodile bayou to allow barge of Ike Roos to float down said bayou; provided, the captain of said barge give three days notice to said committee prior to its ar rival at each bridge-motion carried. The chair appointed Messrs. Robt. La fleur and H. D. Courtney. On motion of Mr. Guidry, the follow ing communication was received and ordered spread upon the minutes: OPELOUsAs, La, April 10,1896. To the Honorable President and Mem bers of the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, Louisiana: Gentlemen-Learning that your hon orable body is desirous of building a bridge on bayou Carencro on the front of my St. Joseph plantation, I wish to state that I will donate to the parths to be used as a public road, a strip of land forty feet wide, starting from the pub. lie road which now passes in ftnt4 of the residence on the said place, and un. ning east to the bayou retro, so as to connect the present road with the road to Carencro, which is now on the other aide of the bayou Carenearo, This donation to be perfect as soon as the bridge is built, and without any further act of mine, and to remain in force only as long as the bridge on bayou Carencro shall be maintained fit for public pass age, E. M. BOAGNI. On motion of Mr. Guidry, the sum of $100 was appropriated out of internal improvement fund, 2nd ward, to build a bridge over bayou Carencro -near GulL beau's crossing, and Evariste Savoie Adolphe Prejean and Jules Richard appointed a committee to confer with a like committee of Lafayette parish to sell contract to build said bridge. Mr. Dupre in the chair. Mr. Evans moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to settle with the treasurer. Motion carried. The chair appointed Messrs, Evans, Courtney and E. T. Lafleur, On motion of Mr, Guidry Evariste Sa voie was appointed road overseer from bayou Carencro to public road. The committee appointed to settle with the treasurer reported through the chairman, Mr. Evans, that they had examined vouchers in the hands of the treasurer amounting to $2050.64, can celled same and recommended that he be credited with said amount. On motion of Mr. McGee the report of the committee was accepted. Mr. McGee in the chair. On motion of Mr. Guidry the parish mrveyor was instructed to survey a public road commencing at the corner if Robert Smith, Wm. Bringhaus and i, Colomb, runmning between the land if aforesaid parties and Alfred Delorme up the bayou Bourbeux, situated in prai rie Basse, and report to this body at its next regular meeting. On motion of Mr. E. T. Lafleur the minutes were adopted as read, On motion of Mr. R, LaSleur the police fury adjourned till the first Monday of E. H. McGEE, President. ALEx STAGG, Clerk. .eard of Polce- ProceedMgus. OPgoosvas, April 16, I8m6, M-embers presentm C. J. Thompson, resident presiding; IT. D. lareade, A. B. Chachere and Ike Roos. Ikte Roos, acting clerk pro temrn. The Collector and Treasurer make the following reports: Opelousas, April 1, 180. To the President and Members of the, Board of Police: Gentlemen.--I herewith tender you my report of collections for the quarter_ ending March 81, 1880, as follows: Licenses for 181 .................$i 431 581 " " 1805 ................ 280 Taxes " 1805 ........ ......... 7338S " 1894 ................ 9194 Marketrents..................... 188 0 Fines .................... 91 $2584 40 School Tax 1805.................. 8 90 " . 1894.................. 4 .89 Total ................ ..R ..e :p t l9 Respectfully submitted, ARTHIUR DEJEAN Town Tax Collector. Opelousas, L., April 6, 1896. To the President and Members of the Board of Police: Gentlemen.-I herewith tender you my report as treasurer, as follows: For quarter ending March 81,1806. Balance on hand as per last re port ........................ '9 18 Tax 1895 ......................... 73396 " 18 4 . .................... 91 94 License 1895 ................... 2 50 " 1806.................. 148150. Market .................. ....8s 83 Fines .... ..................... .1 Balance school fund as per last report....... $1 071 72' School tax 1894.......... 45 89 1895......... 808 90 $1484 51 School note and inter est enclosed........... 180 00 Bal on hand school fund$ 824 5i Warrants enclosed general ftndt. 5O4 as Balance on hand.................. Respectfully Towni Treasree.. Opelou.as, April 16 1806;. To the President and Members of the Board of Polee: Gentleame~--I herewith make my re prt of n.celected licenses, as follow: For year 18 .................. $ 100. S a 1802 .............. S 18 .......... ...... 4000 " 18019 4. 50 ,. a 180,..... . "...,, g 1o 1 '1.1896.. 1360 09 Total ....... .......... $2 . 16 00 ARTHJUR DEJEAN,. Town Tax Collector. On motion of Larcade it was resolved that the quarterly reports of treasurer and collector be accepted, and that the treasurer have a credit on his books for. two thousand five hundred and forty two and sixty-five one-hundreths, for. money disbursed by him out of the. general fund, and that the warrants, presented by him representing that amount be cancelled. On motion of Larcade it was resolved that the note dated March 1, 1884, and due on March 1, 1895, payable to the. order of T. George Chaehere, as part. compensation for the construction of the St. Landry High School building, be cancelled and destroyed, and that the treasurer have credit on his books outs of the school fund for said note and in terest, amounting to eleven hundred and sixty dollars. In accordance with the foregoluarekso lution, the warrants and school note were burned in open council. On motion this board being fusuetu offeio, adjourned asie die. '. J. THOM PSON, President. IKE 1OO8, Clork pro tem. SHERIFF'S SALL. H. L. GARLAND VS. SAM BnRNSTlr'. No. 1578, 11th Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry, La. By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale is sed out of the Hon. 11th J Pist Court. inand for the parishotf ~Sl4. dry. In the above entitled and numbered suit, and to.. me directed, I have seized and will procee to sell at uubgli auction, to the last and hlghestIldder. at the frontdoor of the coustihose at Opelousas, on Saturday, June 6th, 1890, at 11 o'clock a. m.. the following des cribed property, to-wit: A certain lot of ground with all the buila ings . a. traovbeneents thereon situatedl on Parish and State above sotd oudd of t by Garland'. e, suth lands ofrThomas Duci, east ads of T'omas Dual. now belonging 1art and west by Baton Noea. , con.. iginin two acres, more or-bew. T. 8- 1O!njMNOT, 51as-4t Ibusf. St. Lander pariaht.