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Eastin & Bienvenu, Publishers. . JUSTICE TO ALL. $ Sl.oo Ber Year, Invariably in Advance. VOLUME I. ST. IMARTINSVILLE, LA. JANUARY 29th. 1887. NUMBER 49. The Firemen. The Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 will give a theatrical entertalnmenlt on Thursday the 10th of February, for their beneft. They are also passing a list to the mer chants and property hohlers and we hope every o oe will give aeaorling to his: means. The Firemen have jlust purcha sed a larger supply of hose, and it is but too just that the same be paid by those who will be benefitted and those who are interested in a good and efficient fire or ganisation. The fire boys are determined to bring this entertainment to a successful issue and we have not the least doubt that the public in general will give them the support and assistance they so well de serve. A good fire organization is the most important thing in a town. It decreases the rate of insurance on Ftcekand property, and is a protection to the property of every citizen, and it is there fore the duty of every one to help protec ting his own property. Our fire boys are built of the right kind of stuff, and will work this enter talnment to a grand financial success. Local Lights. The Messenger and the Mayflower of Yarmouthport, Maes., one year for $1.35. The Morgansa levee has been comple ted. We are informed by. several planters that the cane seed is in a very precarious condition. Died in the city of New Orleans on Monday the2lth inst, P. 8. Wiltz, at the age of 37 years. Our thanks to Honorable E. J. Gay, fora copy of the Congressional Record. The Ladies and gentlemen are rehear sing the pleees for.the Firemen's enter tainment. Judge J. 3 Mouton left Thursday with his family for New Orleans where they will spend a month or two. The Mikado Social Club of St. Mar tinsvill attended a soiree given at Lo reanville by the Whith Camelia Social Club of that place. The Mikados are highly pleased of the reception given them by the White Camellas. That estimable lady Mrs. Annette Mardis, who has been visiting her many friends here for the last few weeks, re turned to her home in iHouma last Tue - day. Parties wishing a good, plucky, fearless, impartial, indepenlent and en terprising paper, should sulkcribu to the New Orleans Daily City Item. It is one of the liveliest and brightest papers of the State and should be in the house of every planterof this commonwealth. Several young ladies and gentlemen of this town visited New Iberia last Sunday, and were given a nice and enjoyable soi ree by the young people of that town. The young ladies and gentleum : speak in high terms for the courtesy and amiabi lity extended to them by their lberia friends. It is indeed gratifying to see the' good fedaugs' now existing between the peo ple of New Iberia and St. Martinsville. Ourpl tnters are hard at w ri:r prup.r ing their lands for a new crop, and semto determined to make a good and success ful crop. The issue of the Picayune on the 23th. I inst., in honor of its fiftieth anniversary ( was an immense edition of sixteen pages and cuntaine,! a fae-si:nile copy of the first number of the Picayune issued on the 25th. of January 1837. It is most interesting and will be preserved by many as a souvenir of the veteran paper of the State. The Steamer Queen City came up as far as the Keystone plantation last Thurs day, but could not pass the bar at that place and had to unload the freight for this town there. The Scientific American published by to its readers the best and most reliable record of various improvements in ma chinery while the scientific progress of the country can in no way be gleaned so nell as by the regular perusal of its pages. Several persons from this place atten ded a soiree given by Mr. G. W. Fitzhugh at Fansse Pointe, Tuesday, in honor of some young ladies of this town who are spending a few days with the charm ingdanghters of that estimable gentle men. We thank Mr. Fitahugh and his amia ble family for the kind hospitality ten dered as. A project is on foot to build a railroad fronm Jeannerette to Abbeville. A man named Krips was murdered at Vidalia last week by his wife and a man named lite. The Columbus Miss., Poet Offie Was robbed of $50) in money on the evening of the 23rd inst. There's nothing in life nowadays that isn't deadly. A young ma in Louisville died suddenly one day last week after kising his sweetheart. Mr. and Mrs Seth Thompson, of East Bridgewater, are supposed to be the oll est married couple in Massachusetts Jan uary 1 they celebrated the 72d anniversa ry of their marriage. The Duke of Southerland, who is now in Washingo:n, owns 425,000 acres of land ln this country, hesides holding an undisputed titieto a little p.ttci 1 i.º i - land of i,:35,345 acres. The Grand Jury of Iberia parish has returned thirteen true bills against Chs. Fontelien, late cashier of the Merchant's Bank, now defunct, for emlbezlement, a true bill was reported against ex-Judge Theo. Fouteli'u eharqgl with obtaining money under false pretuenses; two true bills were also reported against Albert Fontelien, son of th- Jadzie and' brother of Charles, a practicing lawyer, for em hezzlement. True bills were also re turned against H. F. Duperier. J. C. M. Robertson and I1. Mason, for violating the Sunday law. Evans Forbes, an ex-convict suea J. P. Withuta., of Jackson Miss., for $10,(,Y) d4 Inages for alleged had treatment when a; cou itt leased to Withus. The Jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, and asseseed the damages at $1~l W. A most during robbery was committed on a train on the the Texas Pacific rail road, two miles east of Gorden, Texas, by eight armed and masked men, who plundered the express and United States mail to the anmount of from ton to twenty tlhousa:d dollars, Maskedl hugging parties are coming in to vogue in some parts of Ontario. For 15 cents a man is allowed to hug a girl but he Ls first blindfolded. It is said that scenes of unseemly wrath are some times exldbiteJ when men And that they have been hugging their wives at sche dule rat'es and thus deftr auded to the ex tent of the law. Are our farmers going to plant more cotton this year than last,lf so then don't grumble at the low price of the fleecy staple but take 3 and 5 cents per pound and g", back home next and plant more cotton next year. We do hope the Far rmer's Alliance will teach desired and needed lessons.-Robeliae Reporter. Mrs. Antoinette Cabaleck, of Cleveland Ohio, in a moment of fury killed three of her children, Willie aged 3 months, Antoiqette aged 3 years and Mlamie aged 5 years, and wounded two, Tony an 8 year old girl received a dosen cuts in her left side, and James, aged 13 years re eelved sixteen wounds in his left side. A bloody pair of shears was the instru ment used, After completing her bloody work Mrs Cabaleck hung herself. A New Iberia special to the Picayune says: Three noted cattle thieves, Joe Broux as leader, all colored were arrested below Jesanerette and brought there for safe keeplng and trial. They were ar rested while in possesemio of twenty five head of cattle. Thep are supposed to be members of an organized samd. and lest they should be given assistance in mak ing their escape, they have been chained to the loor in seperate cells. The cattle referred to in the above were recognized as belonging to parties residing in this parish, which have been stolen a few days ago. The neessary warrants will be made against the par tie. The City Item favors the appointment of T. V. Powderly as a commissioner of the inter-State commeree bill and says: We want suceesmful men. Sucese is a very fair criterion of merit, and no one who has not been a good manager of his own affairs should be intrusted with the care of the vast interests which this bill affects. It is hoped that the "business men" whom the President selects will be healthy business men. Not bankrupt merchants, nor unfortunates who have succumbed to the vicisitude of life, whose sympathetic friends are pushing them forward to be provided for. We want first class ability and solid men, and a $::10 salaryought to commend the right sort. In appoinluoents from the industrial classes hard working and practical men like T. V. Powderly .should Ie on the board. A Statisclan claims there Is one di vorce to every four and a half marria ge'. It is thl half marriage that ac count4 for the divorce every time. The ba'f married are wholly misera tale. Grand Bazar and Theatre. At Duelamps Hall, for the benefit of Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, on the 111th of February. First Part. MADAME VKL'VK LARIFLA. PERSONAC Mme. Vve. Larifa -Maitreme d'hotel, Mrs. G. WN Adams, Jannette-Soubrette Mi:s il R. Delalhousays Gratepain--Etudlat Mr. Gab. Gardemal, Mareel-Pelutre Mr. T. J. Lalbe U'n petit negre-Pereonnage m net Mowicn, Comie Song by Itr. Chas. R. Mayer, Second Part TIHE DlAD 8HOT. PgRSONAZ Capt Cannon Mr......... Hestor Timid Mr. C. H. Mayer. Mr. Wiseman Mr. Jamne Simon. Fred Thornton Mr. T.J. Labbe, William, his friend ............... Police Oseers ............... Louisa, niece to Captain Cannon MrsC. B. Mayer Chatter, her maid Miss K. Knight, The opening of the Buasr will take place at 12 m. The curtain will raise at 7p. m. The evening will terminate with a grand ball. SHERIPFFS SAL. STATIr Or LOUISIANA.-PARIns Or SY, MARTIr. 21st Judicial Diste t Court No. 8883. CitiaeM's Bank of Leunlsias Veras J. W. & Jes. Norgru. By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale issued in the above entitled and numa bered suit and to me directed by the lion. 21st. Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of St. Martin dated December 21st 18160. I have ueised and will proceed to sell at publi c auction to the last and highest bidder at the Court House door in the town of St Martins ville between the legal hours on SATURmA the 5th. DAY of FaxRUARn A. D. 1887. It being the first Saturday of said month the following described property to wit: A tract of land In the parish of St. Martin belonging to Joe. Norgre., at Cypress Island, measuring four arpeuts frot more or less, by thirty fourin depth bounded North by lands of heirs of Mrs. V. A. Fournet. 'o»uth by those of Numa Landry, East by those of Martial Bien venu. and west by those of Pierre Ilu lin. Another tract of land in said Par ish. belonging to J. W. A Jog. Norgress adjoiuing tract above described, ('on taining about two boudred anti eighty six superficial alres. bnlunldedl North by lands of heirs of Mrs. V. A. Fournet, South by those of J. Vans Wickle East by those of T. L. Broussard, West by those of J. Norgress above described, together with said lands all imnprovenenta nud buildings thereon erected and thereto belonging. Also one Bradley Cart,l spring wagon, I liacs., 3 Plows, 1 Culti vator, I Potato digger, 2 Rolling Coul ters 4 AmnerIcan Mules, I Horse. Sold to satisfy said above mentioned wilt. Terms and Conditions. CASH. Shertf's oflce this 31st. day of Decem ber A. D. 1180. T. L. BROUSSARD, SheiUff.