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FELICIANA SENTINEL.
A TERRIBLE LETTER.
LNew York Timet.J
A great deal of discussion has
arisen sinrco Mrs. Stuart committed
suicide, as to the nature of four
letters left by her and written just
before she took poison. Tlle mnos:
strenuous efforts have been made
by the friends of the deceased to
cuptress these epistles, and Coron
or Woltman has refused to make
them public. It has been learned,
however, that three of these letters
were to relatives,. and merely sta
ted that she had determined to live
no longer, bade ltcm farewell, and
asked their pardon for her deter,
mination. The fourth letter was
addressed to her husband. It was
couched in mild and affectionate
language, but was absolutely terri
ble in its contents. It called the
attention of Mr. Stuart to their
wedding six months ago; It refer
red to the homes they had left to go
through the world together. It re
minded him of the blessing , happi
ness and prospects they had started
out with, and recalled the good
reasons the bride had to look for
ward to the future with the most
sanguine expectations. It spoke of
their vows- hers to love, horor
and obey him, and his-to love,
cherish and support her. It said
that if ever a woman went honestly
and lovingly to a husband, she went
so to him, and if ever a woman had
been a true anrd effectionate wife,
she hand been one. It then, in pain
ful language, showed how the
change had come over her dream,
and how she bad seen the rich web
of her fancy gradually drop from
her full and glowing ideal until it
left the mere skeleton of her hopes,
an unbearable, ghastly reminder of
what they had been and to what
they were reduced. It pictured in
the language of youthful despair the
gradual sinking of her husband into
the lower of the vice of drink, un
til he became absolutely lost to him
self and to her, and became .cold,
selfish-, repellant, cruel and finally
intolerable And then, it said, all
this being so, absolutely so, un
changeably so, site had no wish to
live any. longer-her every houe
wis gone, and she would follow
th, m. Shie said she could not help
it-itshe asked his pardon for her
determnination-told him that she
still loved him, bade him farewell,
and their took her life.
THE LARGEST SNAKE IN AMERICA'
[Shreveport (Ln.)Times.
We were yesterday informed by
Mr. smith living on Quapaw Ba
you, that while he and his son Wil
liam. aged about thirteen years,
were out in the woods on Monday
afternoon last, driving up their cat
tle, their attention was attracted
by the bleating of a calf some dis
tance fiom them. Thinking proba
bly that the poor animal had hog
ged, they started to its assistance.
They had none but a short distance
down the bayou when they discov
ercd a yearling, in the coils of a
huge snake, the body of which was
suspended from the limb of a black
gum tree about twenty feet froum
the ground, and which projected
from the bank immediately over
the water. Mr. Smith and his son
were almost terror-stricken at the
sight, and stood speechless for sev
eral momnentn, unconscious y watch
ing the movements qf the huge rep
tile as hl entwined himself arou: d
the already dead body of the year.
ling, and at every coil of the snake
they could hear the bones of the
call break.
./1ter ceiling itself around the
lifeless form of the yearling and
crushing every bone in its body.
thie serpent let loose its hold Irom
the tree and aropped down along
s:de its victim, and bgan licking
it all over, preparatory, it is sup
posed, to swallowing. About this
time Mr. Smith recovered his sen
ses, and, after watching the mnon
ster snake oFen its capacious mouth
severnl times, he fired on it with
his rifle, striking it near the head,
anid was quickly followed hy hIis
soi, who discharged a double-bar
reled gun loaded with buck-shot.
B,th reloaded us quick as possible
and again iired on his snakesi.ip.
In the moantiume the reptile had
coiled itself into a huge mass, and
was making a hissing sound that
could be heard lully one hIundred
yards, and was protruding his for
ked tongue several feet. After
discharging about a dozen volleys
each, Mr. Smithl and his son sutc
ceeded iti disipatchiirg onre of the
largest snakes ever seen in louis,
inna, and, piobnhly, North .tqmeri
ca. It measured thirty-one feet ii,
length, and the. b>dy measured,
ten feet f om tie head, thirty inc!er
in circ,:mference, and about the
centre of the body forty-two ioches.
It has a egular succession of soots
black anid yel;w, alternating, ex
tending from his head to his tail,
wlhile either side is a deep purple.
Mr. mithl has no idea what kini
of a snake it is bhut thinks it must
he of the boa constrictor spec es.
No doubt this snake has for many
years inhabited that section of coan
try and depredated upon the young
calves and animals that came within
its reach. The skin of this huge
snake has been preserved, and will
he sent to Shreveport and put on
exhibition.
PLAY TIME.
Don't try to reduce the child nco
to order by scolding them. Let
them play-give them a chance to
work off some of their superabun
dant energy. Don't be too much
afraid of water. Roll up your lit
tle girl's sleeves, pin a thick towel,
or better still a square of flannel in
front of her dress, and let her wash
dolly's clothes. Have a basin which
will not upset easily, and teach the
children to blow bubbles. Let them
sail boats in the bathtub. Teach
them not to get wet while doing so,
but do not magnify a wetting into
a crime. It is not getting wet, but
staving so, that does the mischief,
end clothes may-be changed.
We know one sensible mo'her
whose small boy found in the hy
drant, as so many small bos0 do, a
magnet whose actractions to pun
ishment could outweigh. She made
him a waterproof suit-bought him
rnbbet, boots, and thus protected
let him play, only requiring that
these clothes should be put on be
fore playingia the water. No cold
were taken, and no harm was dote
thereafter. Constant repression
does more harm than good. Hush
and stop, may be said all day long,
and produce nothing save ill tem
per. The secret of managing chil
dren successfully is to teach them
to amuse themselves. A busy child
is always happy and scdom naugh-.
ty.
NIORALITIE.S OF GAMBLING.
[Brooklyn Eagle.]
The fact is that the proprietary
gambler, like Morrissey, is, in tht.
sense of the term, no gambler at all.
He simply provides the means for
other men to gamble without tak
ing any risk himself. ard he receives
hiA profits with precisely the same
certainty that the broker has or the
merchant who sells on commission.
He provides a tab!e.and implements
If it is faro, his business is to take
and pay bets made betwcen the
players, reserving to himself the
profits of 'splits' which recur wi h
a certainty that is marked with a
fixed percentage. His risk is a
most nothing, his certainty of gain
fixed.
There are few live men who have
not at some time bet money. The
practice of gaming in a small way
is almost as common in a communi
ty as that of eating. All cla-ses,
except a few conscientiously sttict.
play the national game of poker.
No disgrace or reproach is implied
in it. We do not arune that pro
viding a gambling house, as Mor
rissey does. is not reprehensible. iit
is highly so. The !aw forbids it
and the Hon. John is called (right
ful names because he breaks the
law, and does it openly. Yet pee
pie who thus charaeterize hint
should remember that after all it is
not Morrissey who breaks the law,
but the metn who patronize his hon-e,
and in obedience to the demands of
whom his house is open.
The writer has secen at one time
in Mcrrisseys gambling houne three
clergymen, interested spectators of
the game of faro. They thought
thley wese incognito. One was a
professorin a well-known college.
Another the principal of a larg.
secninary. A third was and is the
pastor of a thriving church. Thry
were not-there simply for the pur
pose of learning the iacts of what
they would denounce. They re
mained too long and exhibited too
kceu an interest in the game aid
the excitement. Their namcs shall
be kept a sacred secret. But by
their uresence there, through mo
tives of curiosity, they wore parta
kers with the proprietoa in break
ing the law.
TO T1E REfCUE.
(N. O. City Item.)
Now that the ladies haEnve
taken up the New Orleans Pa
cific Railway question it is
bound to become an assured
success. The meeting held
yesterday, at the St. Charles
Hotel, vwas merely prelimirna
ry; another one wvill be held
at the same place on Friday
next at 11 a. min., at which ar
rangements for a soliciting
committee will be perfectccr,
and the sensible and solid la
dies of the land will set out in
earnest on their grand mission
of redemption. When by
precept and example they
show their interest in the en
terprise, and place their hands.
as it were, upon the mane ,of
the iron horse, his glad shout
of triumph will soon be heard I
in his travels Texas.ward.
COULD NOT TELL A LIE.
Not long ago, on an Eng
lish steamer, four days out
from Liverpool, a small boy
was found hid away behind
the cargo. He had neither
father nor mother, brother l
nor sister, friend nor protec
tor, among either passengers
or crew. Who was he?
Where did he come from? '
Wherte going ? Only nine
years old ; the poor little
stranger, with ragged clothes
but a beautiful face, full of
innocence and truth. Of course
he was carried before the first
mate.
"Mow came you to steal a
passage on board this ship ?"
asked the mate, sharply.
"My stepfather put me in,"
answered the boy ; "'he said
he could iot afford to keep me
or pay my passage to Halifax,
where my aunt lives. I want
to go to my aunt."
The mate did not believe
the story. He had often been
deceived by stowaways. Al
most every ship finds, one or
two days out at sea, men or
boys concealed among the car
go, who try to get a passage
across the water without pay
ing for it. And thi" is often
troublesome and expensive.
The mate suspected some of
the sailors had a hand in the
boy's escape, and treated him
pretty roiigtly. Day after
day he was questioned about
his coming, and it was always
the same story-nothing more,
nothing less. At last the 1
mate got out of patience. a~1
mates will, and seizinig him by
the collar told him unle s he
confessed the truth ini ten min
utes he would hang him on
the yard arm, a frinhtr'ul
tbr.-at inleed.
Poor child, with not a friend
to stand by him ! Around him
were passengers and sailors
of the midday watch, and he
fore him the stern officer,
with his watch in his hand.
counting the tick, tick tick, of
the minutes as they swiftly
went. There he stood, pale
and sorowfil, his heard erect,
and tears in his eves ; but r
afr'aid ?-no, not a bit !
Eight minutes were alteady
gone.
"Only two minutes more to
live," cried the mate. '"Speak
the truth and save your life,
boy !"
"May I pray ?" asked the
child, looking up into the hard
man's face.
The officer nodded his head,
but said nothirg. The brave
boy knelt down on deck, and
with hands clasped and eyes
raised to heaven, epeeated the
Lord's prayer, and prayed the
dear Lord Jesus to take him
home to heaven, He could
die ; but lie-never ! Ali eyes
were turned towards him, and
sobs broke from stern hearts.
The mate could hold out no
longer, He sprang to the
bey told him hlie believed his
story, every word of it. A
nobler sight never took place
on a ship's deck than this-a
poor, untfriended child, will;ng
to face death for truth's sake.
He could die ; but lie-never !
God bless him ! And the rest
of the voyage, you may well
think he had friends enough.
Nobody owned him before;
everybody was ready to do
him a kindness. And every
body who reads this will be
strengthened to do right,come
what will, by the noble con
(duct of this dear child.
EDYX IN W.
WHITEMAN.
PROPRIETOIR OF W IIARI I:OAT;
LOU. SVILL E,.
RECEIVING. FOR.WRIING
AND
AND
GENERAL STEAMBOAT AGENT
REGULAR N. O. & BAYOU
SARA:
PASSENGER PACKET.
'The Fine Side-W'heel Steamuer
0U ACIITA BELLI1
.t..C. LIBANO,........ MATER.
J. 1. MO-OP,......... CLERK.
Leaves New Orleans
Erery VWedncsda!r and Salturday at . P. .11..
FOR BAYOU -ARA & COAS1 LANDING
RF;rLURNING 1)OWN.
MONDAY'- TNlP
Leaves BP yot, .-ara .- -. ....... 10 A. IM.
S W aterloo................ 11 '
" hlermit ge...............-----"
'" rt . t ll son ............. 11' P. M.
S 'an1:.a........... .. '
S Allen Depot ............ -
Baton I .onge."
" ]litoli Il ge ............... ...
l aiyo i lti a ..............`7
" lDonahlsoni ville..... -........10
T'I'H'sDAY EVENING.
Leaves Baytoii S ral ............. I. ":.
laterloo. ...... ..
" ll ott Ilu'soi- .............. I
L t C uI n ..III L..... ..... . ... -1.I
SAllen iDepot ............1. I
FRIDAY MOI1NING .
fLeiaves Baltoll l:onil. ....... --7 A .
I, F tavo oii.ln. l............)...
Ri-t itii'iu iI x - lll-at .... ....i aa .. i. v
'i Do alllso ville_'. .. ... - ...... 12
l'oeans i i. 5.ei i
E. ). WI. W IJ I Nl, 'Aen.
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l'iil l:n'e i-ioui Saa. ion her up l;i
h'ave\' linVllon S ra every tllnda:y :l ,
Ili., reachlln New Orlei:a tia l' dclra , i l,.
s ORei dca-y.
o . 1i'. HIIa<evEM.11, BAgent.
NITED STATES MAIL ST,].\MAI
S'?/A rpa The lnnl ilieent 'll asenre "
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T. P1. LEAT:V IIERS ............l' (':il i.
,. F . I 'S .............. ...... ('h rkt
Willl pass U o rI S:ln". on heºl"r ll pWirl
trip. every' Suilaiv lmorllil . :i o o' thwk.,
lietlrning, will leave L.tvni S ra' 1verc
'lursdi)'. at 7, C. i onn.. ralhin , N \ (,
leas betfiore d,1rk the s1ia e lay.
E. 11. I-HITEMI.N, Aglent.
AND DEALER IN
AND
Cor. PrinLcipal & Levee C ts., Bayou Sara
PAGENT OF TITlel
Sewing Machine Companies,
AND
L LEWIS & COMPANT'S
13HIA TION MIETALIC
B BURIA.L CASES
PIROPIHETOR OF TIIE
SB.YOU S.,qR./ 1 WOODVILLt !
'IELEG:A P'E- LINET
T' tlEE, METDALS, A NI) 'fH,1J, D)TPLOMASI!
TIl.:Il NEI:W lHO'I'.\1tI HIOOK LO('K--STITC'I'CI SEWVING MACHIINES
'il: .-'T.%NltAl~I) AlA('IINEi 01" TIlE WORILD:
COMI'AI ., ,& \\ lligt#N'- (EN'T'INNI,\L AWARDS WVITI[ it_
AWAI)AS TO AN~Y OTll: SEWING MACHINE (COMPANy.
FýOMr T-I El oXFFICIA.L REPORT =
- w.:I ns H' IiII'. 'Li:I: "{ l ls'1 X
1. :A 1cl "1o( iiploma In tit "T1lh New Wheeler ~& Wilson Sewing it.,
chine," for the ftillowing retnoull. A Lok.
Stitch Se'illg Machine, utlSlllu.1 inth!
ill( worklitanstilp of its parts, 11ntd1 petsees,.
ill ... grat oiriginalily, great It lapta ,ilit. o.
ililrlt.ii kIiltldsl' ,work, 11th11 ol cloth Illi
leather, h1,e:mlv of slitehl.eanltrn rapidity
of Ill4tiol:n, an c plllll ' tenessl l of displa
i. A leldaul 1uitu Ililomia for "Thle New
el.ch rt &. "'Vil ~ ',vewing l tlcihi:w" for I.e
II h.r, tr--SI .. EllOIIl QI'AL. I'TyY 'o
VO0K IN LEATHERIII SEW IN(.'
:hi I'::iouru'.-W\II'EEI.ER & WILSON'8
.l '1 IN<; MACHINE NI:I'II)IL.EWOIR.K_
.- \ s'l., h Ili. -l:y8 of Need' l-Worlk exeelle
ul IIpn the W\\Vhtlihr .. Wilson Se.wing lMalnd
iise.). i.nite in dsligi and.i1 linish, Ireilthe
Slightust g.ulz' to I h ei' I tu! uvI leather.
I igu titres of .Jlldge.]
LI'EWIS Z. BASs,
II ,n tii ,il-C. I[ltoll Royunie, La., GcI:Ni'RAT, AGENT
I:lst m.1ld tWet. l, F jelici:an, ]'ointc'e Cusplt'ee, Ihcrt ille, East &. West lltoll Rouug
land StI. II'h'lat Parishles, or
.J. B. COLE, Canvasser,
Bayou Sara, La., or Post Oifc Builuling, Baton Rouge, La.
Needie, for all Machines sent by mail at fifty cents per
dozen. All kind- of Macnines repaired.
Depot, 104 READE STR.,..ET, : vr York.
nuc· ~1 S7--le
over $200,000, we will send as beiow, 20 Pieces, all warranted Gold-platl,
for 1.OO. 1 pair Gold Stone Sleeve ButtLes; 1 .air E,ngraved lI
Buttons; 1set Pointed Studs; 1 set Amethyst Studs; 1 Weddlng Ping; 1 I.
a i, " 1 ha_ d nFinger Ring; 1 Amethysts ,te
BARGAIN raved i fli en 1
marked " Friendship;" Amethyst Stone Scarf Pin, Inlaid with Gold; I
Silvered Hat Pin; 1 set Ladies' Jet and Gold Pin and Drop3; 1 Misses' set Ji
and Gold; 1 Ladics' Jet Set, Ornamented; 1 set iancsome Rosebud Ia
l V Drops; 1 Gcnts' Elegant Lake George Diamond Sted; 1
Cardinal Red Read Iecklace; 1 pair Ladies' Ameth$
Stone Ear Drops, Inlaid with Gold; 1 Ladies' Ornamented Jet Brooch; I
Fancy Scarf Ring and Elegant Watch Chain. TAKE YOUR CHOICE, Till
ENTIRE LOT OF IO PIECES, SENT POST PAID FOR 01.00 0
ANY 8 PIECES YOU CHOOSE FOR IO CENTS. NOW IS THE TIll
TO MAKE ;i ONEY. THESE CAN EASILI
OFFERED B- RE'AiLED AT $1 00.
NOTICES OF THE PR'SS.
Oun cotomp' rary, the BoToton ?,1+i. eak.i v-ry highly of" both advertis er nd loods, m beIf;
honorablehi , in i idealt, ng, omil reli k'le iu hii l giids, a corumnendation w,'e heartily enIore.
Louis fDisptati. fl'¢e. 7. il71i.
i 'The hr t i thrloeIthli reiliile iII in eveire re,'pect.--lsttn (flbe. Oct. 25,s' 176.
1Hi reputationt fr hI , ni " f'ir dealing, uand ihuraility it unequaled by any advertiserli ý1
city.--. . DaC 'o, D. , 41.
Advertis more il elt cheapenr tha 'any man in New York.-erald, April 13, 1877.
F. STOCKMAN, 27 Bond Street, N. t
F. S~TOCKMAN, 27 Bond Sttreett, N. Y.
GOUNTER,PLATFORM WAGON &TRACK
LTHE BEST ARE_-&---7
--~THE CHEAPEST
~ARVHM SAFE ýSCALEeaj
265 BR9OADWA Y A'. Y.
72/ CHES TNUT S?.PH/LA. PA.
1/T SENECA ST. CLEVE. 17.
SQiTA RPt: DEAL SALOON
AN 1 BILLIARD 1ROOM.
B. T. 111 BUITE, Pra11) pui('I.
Tee ('old Atirtra. fltti tlv'iivs oil linitd.
Cigarsv~.
.A uiitntlttntii 1'rce Inlil. Ii spreald every
I:ul iy lililitlg. Ai i~:",Lid to the is
1:11 LIMltt iil iii it lS~lci~liti IiihjiiiiI litle.
class isaloontt.
`1.:"ML FiORD), 31. 1).
]Dru=rgiSt&( Chew
'ý,lil L." No 5 PrincipalSt
l3i von Sa:ra La.
I)I ;T ..Ic Iaci;,cP , C(hcnicale, Fi
I 'olle, Snap:, I'ancr hir an
Tooth B? ushe-, Combs,
le'!fatne'y and Fancy
Toilet Articles,,
Shsouldor
and (10 sden 'ccds,
Pre Vi'.e arnd Liquors.
for Medwlicail purl o1es. paintb,
tfi r Vrrci-hcs, I)ve-stuI'·. Qi,
L'ieui ed ('il. Lard oil, Neat,&,!
Co it (IN, Coal oil, Carbon oil.
Lanmp. and Iarnp1 trimnmilrj 0r
all de.ciiptiola'. Feens. I n ktg
Pei c ! Matesntc. Papyer. Sheet
SIu-iC, Bl3o k Books, Pocks;
Cut Ir}. L-~L:IZOrs, flnzor St
- U icai IL-u1tnlcfl , the stow'
d a r d pa tent ncdieio"s
&e. & c.. a fresh and
complete assOrt
incr ti of all
of which articles. constanti e
hand.
, l'ý Ph sicians prescriPi
S1 lY ('CiI;1OUrided at all hoar"
}' 1 ogles stomarr
3 ýASIIIONABLIELIOOT& ShMOE
it Ii Lyou Sara, Lai
