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FELICIANA SENTINEL. A DEMOCRATIC PAPER. OmOCiAL JQOUIxAL OF V.EST IEbLICIANA -1mZiaXJJoURNAL CITY OF BAYOU SARA PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. S. LAMBERT... PROPRIETOR LO-I ID..O -., EdItor amd Business Manaiger. St. Franclsville, July 20, '78. PROGRAMME OF LITERARY EXER CISES, WHITE PUBLIC SCHOOL ST. FRANCISVILLE, JULY 11TH 1878. Salutatory, Miss Maggio Whicher. "The Sailor." . J. Montgomery. "The twolSquirels," Jchnnie Austen. "Wereyou ne'er a School Boy," Robbie Tempel. ".L'ehiavar," H. Vanderslice. "Children's Wishes," Misses A. Rogil lie, H. Aronstien, A. Lawson and M. Bri ant. CoMPaosrrxoxs. Pieces. Mother's Fool, L. Harris. Wh! I have sighed to rest me, Misses O. Leonard and E. Remondet. Little Dog, R. Town. Tit for Tat, Misses M. Whicher and M. Collins. Somebody's Darling, Miss M. Morgan. A. B. C., Misses E. Briant and E. Rob inson. Little Indians, J. Paine. Six Years Old, T. Rhodes. Just Twenty Years Ago=Song, Misses Frances Rogillio and E. Remondet. Quarrelsome Kitten, Miss A. Lawson. Wonderful Eggs, J. Montgonery and H. Vanderslice. Rock me to Sleep, Miss J. Whicher. Burial, Sir. J. Moore, J. Lombard. Lochiel's Warning, H. Town and A. Aronstien. Arithmetic Lessons, Miss M. Lavergne. Sailing, , H. Vanderslice and J. Mont gomery. Lord Ullin's Daughter, Miss M. Whicher. Dialogue, Between Master Johnnie Austen and Miss E. Briant. Polish Boy, Miss K. Egan. Maid of Athens=Song, Miss O. Leon ard. Tickle me under the Chinu=Song, A. Leonard, Misses Briant, A. Rogillio and A. Carmouche. TO THE PLAITERS OF WEST FELI CIANA. I have received from the Commission er of Agriculture at Washington the following letter, which explains itself. Iwould be pleased to forward the name of any one willing to receive the seeds and report the result of carfully made e-per iments to the Department as required. R.H. RYLAN D. Washington June 11th 1878. Sir. With a view of extending its benefits as widely as possible, this depart ment is desirous of being placed in com mnunication with intelligent farmers in every portion of the Union. Allow me in furtherance of this design to request that you will furnish us with the names and addresses of ten of the most succe. s ful and reliable farmers of your parish who can be depended upon for the care ful cultivation of seeds, which may be sent them for trial, for a faithful report of their experiments ; and foe such facts and suggestions within their experience. as will conduce to the general informa tion of the department, and promote the interest of the agricultural community at large. It is especially desired that these persons may be named solely on account of their fitness to subserve the interest of agriculture, and with no ref erence whatever to politics or other considerations. Very respectfully, WM. G. LEDUC. Commissioner of Agriculture. LOOK OUT FOR THE ECLIPSE. The total eclipse of the sun, which will be visible as a -partial eclipse generally throughout the United States, occurs on the 29th inst., in the afternoon. The Scientific Aminerican says: The line of central eclipse-the region over which the centre of the Bhadow passes-begins in central Asia, Lat. 55 N., Long. 165 W., of Washington, and erosses Behring Strait into Alaska at 65 N. Lat., taking a southeasterly course through British America and the United States. The total phase will be observed -rom various points along the route of the Union Pacific Railroad. The line of totality leaves the United States near Galveston, where the total phase occurs at 4h. 30m. P. M. Our personal appearance is a matter in which our friends and acquantances have a choice whether we shall inflict upon them an exterior uncared for and nnattracotive, a countenance marred by a neglected grizzled beard, or a crown guiltless of covering, half covered, or thatched with white hairs, or whether we shall in deference to our fellows, pay due regard to our own persons, and make them presentablle and acceptable in socie ty* There are many helps for those who desire to do this, and there are none among them moro acceptable than Hall's Hair Renewer and Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers. Both these prepara tions are kept for sale at all our drug stores, and if any of our friends are look ing a little the worse for ware, we advise them to make a note of it.--North. Str, Dcmville, Vt. DR. Harter's Fever and Agie Specific is endorsed by all physicans, and pro scribed by them in their practice. For sale by all Druggiblt. Fon A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN TION.-The following parishes, through the action oftheir respective mass-meet ings, have already instructed theirdele gates to favor the movement for a con stitutional convention, at the same time fully endorsing the administration of Gov. Nicholls. Though not definitely so expressed in every irntance, it is under stood that this endorsement of the State Administration by these several parishes which have instructed their delegates in favor of the convention, is in support of the understanding that the convention is not to distuib the State Governwent,as at present constituted. This is a just and wise provision-a course which we trust will be adopted by our mass meet ing to-day:-Pointe Coupee, East Felici ana, Avoyelles, Bienvilla, Caddo, Carroll, Claiborne, ' Concordia, DeSoto, Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Teusas and Webster One parish only, Onachita, has declar ed against the convention., while four have left their delegates entirely un instrucod. The fact that the parishes declaring for a convention have in every instance endorsed the administration of Gov. Nicholls, destroys the chief, aurl we may say only argument urged by the oppo nents of a convention. It effectually does away with the ridiculous and un founded assertion so frequently made by the enemies of the convention, that the convention men, as a body, had in view, as a primary object, the destruction of the Nieholl's government. The tre ob ject of the 'convention advocates is the regeneration of the organic law, and for this end we hope to see West Feliciana range herself to-day beside her sister parishes. Let her appear right on the record. THE HOTTEST DAY FOB A HUNDRED YEARS. FoirrY DEATHS IN ST. LOLrs FROmr SUN STROKE IN ONE DAY. New York, July 16- l'he iHer ald, St. Louis special says that yesterday became historic in St. Louis and will be known as the hoitest day ever experienced in that latitude. The day was one of terror. Forty adults "were killed by sunstioke, prominent citizens were prostrated in their stores, and many favor an cntire suspension of business until cooler weather. The scenes at the .Siorgue are never to be forgotten. J/t noon there were fifteen 'co.p.(s in the Morgue. Two hoises of Underta ker Coffee fell deed in the stre-tes while conveying the bhdies of two victims to the cemetery, and Un dertaker Withers lost thr-ee hor ses in the same service. Among the bodies laid out in the Morgue was that of John Pha len, once a member cf the City Council, and one of the most bril liant young men in the city. He had been picked up in the street dead from the effect of sunsti-oke Dr. Herman Vooister, ex-coroner, and the m.st noted athlete in St. Louis, if not west of the Mississip pi, fell unconscious and expired shortly afterwards. SAt 8 o'clock last night twenty six bodies were in the Morgue, and dispite the utmost care that had been taken, the. stench was awful and pervaded the atmosphere for blocks away. Fifteen of the bod ies were boxed for burial an-] the others were on ice. Most of the victims were of the poor and labor ing classes, and many were un known and destined to a quick and unceremonibus burial. The coroner's office was attach. ed to the Morgue all night, the coroner and deputies devoting their time receiving bodies. Many ladies and young people were prostrated in their residences. Horses and mules suffered intensely from the heat. Six street cars on tihe Broad way line were side-tracked because the teams had fallen dead, or were dying. Like casualties oc urred on other lines, and animals ger:cr ally wsreoppressed equally with men. It has been difficult to obtain an authentic list of fatal sunstrokes 'The names of the dead for the day will exceed forty, and besides the.e oce hundred more cases have been treated at the public medical office, and these iorm only a part of hundreds treated at drug stores and private residences throughout the city. According to Prof. Tice, the meteorologist who livcs here, to day is the warmest day this lota tude has ihad for ote thundred years. Our countty press seem to be unanimous in their demand for a Constitut ionl Con,cention. The 'Black Crotk Coe.titutiorn' foisted upon thi Statec ini 1868, was a frtautd up:on thlte elle, and cnow that the eleelive fr:tichise hias 1cen restoed to thel n by the remnovil of the bnyotet rit.e, it - has lcc'ine imperatively a ntater oft duty with them, to uniido tihe infamous work of the past. Great careC should thercforo be observcd, in selectit g de:egates to the npl, onching Baton ltrge Convention, whoseo opinions bhonld be well sounded before they are vested with any authority by their constituencies. Thoreo must not be any discord in this con\ven tion,-.A'. (. Dl/,l. Commnunicated. ] CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS NO.4. Perhaps the best argument in favor of the amendments will be the amendments themselves and I ask of your readers their earnest consideration of each one, with the vote by which each was passed by the House. The vote in the senate was unanimous in their favor. Amendment one is as follows: Repre sentatives shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem ber every two years, and the election shall be completed in one day. The goue eral assembly shall meet on the first Mon day in January 1879 and bi-ennially thereafter, on the first Monday in Janu ary unless a different day be appointed by law and their session shall be held at the seat of government; TLe vote on this amendment stood 93 yeas to 19 nays. Is there a man in West Feliciana who is not in favor of this amendment which s-tves to the tax payers the cost of one legislature every other year? And why should we vote for a constitutional con vention in order to effect this saving which can be done at once by the passage cf this amendment. Amendment two. After the year 1878 the general assembly shall not have pow er to levy in any year for all state pur poses more than one per centum taxation, nor shall any collection of more than one per cenutunm be made in any one year on the actual cash value of all real and per sonal property liable to taxation, except in case of a foreign invasion or in domes tic insurrection, and in that event any additional taxation shall only be for the immediate purpose of repelling inva-ion or suppressing iqsurrectiou. The city of New Orleans shall not levy or collect in any one year more than 1j per cent um taxation on actual cash value of all real and personal property liable to tax ation within its limits, no parish or mu nicipal corporation except the city of New Orleans shall levy or collect in any one year more than one per centum tax - ation upon the actual cash value of all the real and personal property liable to taxation within its limits. The general assembly shall not have the power to is sue any bond, or pledge the faith of the State for any purpose, nor shall it author ize any parish or. ninicipal corporation to issue any bond or create any debt; provided, that this shall not prohibit the issue of new bonds in exchange for old bonds, when the debt or rate of interest is not increased. This amendment pass ed the House by a vote of 102 yeas to 4 nays. It received almost the unanimous vote of those present, four Republicans alone voting against a measure which at once controls the legislature and prevents ex travigances, relieves the people from the burden of high taxation, anId prevents inl thle future, a repetition of those evils which have so long oppressed our people. This amendment if adopted will be the supreme law coutroling the next legisla ture. Then why wait for a convention which may not see fit to place this among the articles of the new colstitntion. You do not know what a convention will do. You may hope and believe that they will act wisely, but no human being can pos sibly know beforehand what sort of a constitution will be made. Do not trust thelln to a convention or wait for a coin vention. Theo:natter is in your own hands. You have but to vote for this amend moent, and the law is made which a con. vention would not dare repeal. R. II. R. INSTALLATION. At a meeting of Bayou Sara Lodge No. 162, I. O. B.. B. held on Sunday July 14th 1878 the follow ing officers elect were installed to serve this term: President I. Pollatsek. Vice President M. Goldman. Recording .ect'y M. Lehman, Financial Sect'y Jacob Michel. 'Treasurer H. Picard. Lecturer L. D. Cohn. Monitor Lazard Weil. Asst. Monitor Adolph Baer. Warden M. Rosenthal. Guardian M. Alexander. BAYOU SARA FIRE CO. No. 1. At the regular meetinp of this company, hield on the 13th inst-, the following officers were elected for thIe ensuing year : F. M. Mumford President, John Tad'ock Vice do, B. T. White Foreman, James Wells Ist assistant, Chas. Spencer- 2d do, F. E. Powell Secretary, P. J. Maguire Treasurer, R. !I. Clay Janator. All in the above list except the Vice President are old officers re elketCled. At a regular meeting of the Ed win Forrest Amateur Dramatic As sociation on the 15th inst., the fo; lowing officers were elected for the ensuing term: President Win. HIomerich. Vice President W. D. Rogillio. Secretary Max Sommers. Treasurer Jo. G. Maggure. Manager E. 1I. hockel. Asst. Manager Pius Levy. Financial Sect'y Gus Brown. -Under head of new advertisemenuts 3ec the oiie offciinu, $23 reward. HAYES'S GUILTY KNOWL EDGE. From the Jackson Clarion. That Hayes himself had a guil ty knowledge of the crime after its commission, if nct belore, no doubt can possibly exist. The Florida case is a repetition of the same story of fraud, forgery and perjury, and it is upon this rotten superstructure that- the .Jdminis' tIation of R. B, Haves is shiver ing. Nothing can save it nor re deem it from lasting infamy. It is a mark for the finger of scorn. and before its term expiie,, their will be none so eager as its own friends to bury it out of public view. CARl) 1? THANKS. The officers and members of the Edwin Forrest Amateur Dramatic Association, dcerire to return their heartfelt thanks to the young ladies who so nobly assisted then in their respective roles in making the performances of the 4th and 9th inst., a grand success. To the ladies who con tributed and assisted at the refreshment tables, and to all their friends and the public in geneial for the many kind fa vors rondered them. july20-7--lit. A CARD. A report haying been put in circnla tion to the effect that my candidacy in the contest for the Shrievalty is in the interest of another candidate for the same office, I desire to say to my fellow citizens that I am running, subject to the convention, in my indiridual interests alone, and that any reports to the contra ry are unfounded in fact, un warranted and malicious. A. B. BIRIANT. jnly20-78-2t4 VE I AD VE2I TISEMEI TS. FELICI.IRN. COLLEGI.RTE INJSTITUTE. AFTON VILLA, WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA. The twenty-ninth session of this Insti tution will conumence on MoInday, Sep tember, 16th, with a full and able corps of experienced teachers. Pupils will have the benefit pf a thor ough and careful instruction in a conlort able homne. For I urther information address A1RS. V. Z. 11O)VELL, Principal, F. F. C. Institute, lBayou Sara, La. july0O-78-6m. - $25 R.EW., l1). .Stolen, on the night of the 9th inst.. a hay mare, about 14} h:tands high, col Ilrn:ark, on left shotlder, no white about her, about 9 or 10 years old, short, heavy tail, racks atlll paces well, pigeon toed and was shod oni front fiet only high withers; has saddle marks. I will pay the albove, reward fort' the tllapprehten sion of the theit and ret lUll of the aniail. C. hloclel, July 2(0-7-3-4t. Bayou tlulra. NO)TICE OF 1 STRIAY. Taken lp Iby Jefl. Lee, on the list lday of.l ly l,8 , nit the l:,, itlatioi lof ir. It. It. ilaile, near Laurel Hill, A BAY MAiAE, age not known, lit branls. Shlie is alliont 14 hands high. Appraised this 13i:h day of July 18774, by I. S. Towles and BI. S. Percy, to be worth ini ec sh :t30. C. E. PI'ERCY, .1. 1'. July-20-78. -ith 'Ward. LEGACl NOUTICE. State of Louisialna, Parish of West Felimaia. 1Parish Court. Notice is hereby givein, that A. Levy, adnilistrator of the succession of iih.In mniut Freelalld, Islac and Mary 1'. Free land, deceased, has filed a final Lacount and tableau ofdistribultionl of tthe assets belonging to said successionls, ndlltl unless legal opposition is filed tliito within ten dlays, the same will be hollolllogated C. M. ItA1hlitfo, julyl3-78. Clerk. BROOKS' I)ItUG Si'tR')lI. Persons wanting Mledicinle at nigiht will always find lne at mly residellce. O D. BROOKS. lB ROOK'S Chill &, Fever cure, (;Gtarilr - tled. At O. 1). Th:ooks. ALLEN'S Fly Brick. Thie deaidliest, fly poison. At Brooks. NO iiore lamp explosions-B-urn In ssuraice Oil. At Brooks. TAINEDI) Glass and 1)ecalhuntanic S Pictures. At Brooks. BRIOWN and white splits, for faney B work. At, Brooks. 1ERFUIMERY and soaps; all kinds. L At Brooks. B UIST'IS Garden seed; noew crop. LAt. Brooks. 1 MPORTED orange" flower :tln roso water. At Brooks. ( ANARY and lietmp seed, for Birds. L/ At Brooks. C IGARS. smoking and chewing tobac co. At lBr.oks. 'FINE whiskey, MvEwetn's ale nd clar 1 et wine. At lrooks. BROOK S Chilul andi Fever cure, hias nevtr Itfilei . At Brooks. TjŽN(GLISI coostking (da ; The best. At Brooks. pAINTS, Oils Varnishes Oand Brushes. At Brooks. G- IVE lie trial, before purchasing L e clsewhere. Brooks. ALL goods guaranteed Fresh lnd Pure. -i At Brooks. C iILL and F'ever cured, or mIoneay ro "tnuded. At Brooks. )RICES the same, for Rich andl Poor At Brooks, JOS. B. WOLFE & CO., COTTON'" F.ACTORS 59 Cnroudelet Street, NEW OIlI.EANlv, LA. General Agents tot DANIEL PRATT,S IMPROVED " REVOLVING BEAD" COTTON CIN. PATENT I)D .ItY 15, 1873, Pa ice redulced to $4,00 per saw, THIS GIN lnas been in use for the past five seasons, and several recent. impr.ove ments havo been addted. It obviates all friction at the cnds of the cotton box, prevents the roll from braaking, wail gives LARGER YIELI) OF LINT IRHOM THE SAME AMOUNT OF SEED THAN ANY OTIIHIER GININN USE. 'Tle lievol viug Htead lightens the drift, and ecauses the gin tY, rlltm faister with less drivit:g power, thlls dcling a great deal eotaire work within the samei time, while econo mnizing steam or animal power, than any other gin. The seed being ginned very close, tihe length of the staple is intcreas ed. producing cotton on this ieciallt t of"a greater market. v:alue. This inmproved valule, giv'aaen by letngthl of stalte, with ex tra proleductinl, of lint, added to increas ed alolnllt t of wrolk*dollne, tlaore thlan co\ ers the cost of the gill in every 100 bales grined. Testimonial:s sent by mail on applicatio.. Agent for the Revolving ic:lu Gtiln Junle 29th 1S78-mru. [ENIRY C. KAUFMAN, St. Francisville, La. GROCERY AND SALOON. A Full and Cuomplete Stock of FrI'sh Fancily and Fntlcy Groceries, leer, Fine Wines, Liquors and Confirl-ions Cont stanltly o,! hnltldt, anlt for sale at tilhe low est. market rates. junegil-?-y. MONTIIOSS IHOUSE. 1ILOAI 3JllNSI'I'i'I, Now Ow(pen For tihec Iteceptionl of t .ests. . I IllE lNDl\IERStI(N I:I) TA.K lI l:., S. L tlte ill -untl i ctll ig to hcis rielis anal the trtaveling pibli" gtnartally that hie, is able thisl setason to 4lathi ilre;asettl (mo thll r'l t ;lit a Idditionl a) L :I'l.'(l ll|ll lion to hi.is pthny pnttrins. lII\iu 1:( h.e-d tl1 I1I.1ADY III)VI" liTEl, tl r a inrm of i.:rs, will keep t 11I ill lllhella tiol with I the .\lONTl' S1 I 110 S:E. l;noth holitels have etge thiolroughly rI' ov:4t\e' d 014 re littdti, situatetd diiii.tly t ill h e l t ,ach, tf l'rding, it tin view iii thle Culf ot .Mhxi, and o tl'it Stin* ln'ting, filt hug , ul 01t1ishlnn ofl tiIhe li st thsc-ril,tion. No, tsit.iist. rill hIe 'spared Ito maltk the :,:ollttoss and il ady ;.rgov Hotel-'-s firist-t-as,-s in ea 'ery - ptet. Tris tiasonhi!t. plecial tt. to l":at ili:,smd1t rma i n-" t-111 (u,.w ts. 11tal":' to l':xt t:,iori:.s .1, w1i :1h p'iit i ti , ofs Iat h-hon,-es 1111, f . harge. . .!' . 1'..1. MNt)'iltOtS, l'ropritottr. . vl=t -7t' Ln. "1Ct . 1i. II.\tl.:. N. P. 'lILL.iti'S IAJLE & P1IILLII'S, Ni Jwix AE\ S LANI)IN;, POINTE Cou 'i:Ei, L.\. Naving ni r111iid into it (,'i -l ai- rtl ershi. 'th" the purpose o, tulnductinlg the I)! 1 "(G 0114 '(General .Moreha11mlise hbtsiness at 'aVNew Texs I ailing, ni der lithe alovet Britt, tiunat tnd style, cwt shall opi,11 (wilth in a I, w ilays, alue nllotivei o' ",1ich swill ho given, an entirel1 I"1:ESII :stook of DRUGS, MEDICINES :ui oither Mer chliamlit. 1'hysiciais' p .Stl.i.litions will be -cslef'llvy 11d 4 ll tlll: lilled o llil h1, ts I byIr. Plhillips, late ot Muli- t;,rd'ahs Iru )Pu lp; tll(, ltoy ti" Sarn. "tii-N. I. We will iiv speci:il 0a11ntiol to the stoa;", receivin:. an flouwardiný Wtlald 'eVinitiu t gatllei iIon ii t ie i tru'ests t itolr frituills, iill the u-ewra liraitcehes itt iiir b ut lines-s.. The lIILAELPIIIA / ulal uhe ltlest and llwards. Address, ltt N. ICvetllta Be. FAMILY S l, WING-,U Ac [fN MAXY FISCIIIEI. AUG . - . (.ornaer of 1Pron - streets. BIYPOI U:. .1, AVE CONSTANTLY in,,, 1 at prices conflinlu'bl tiwmes, tfll and complete line goods. Ladies D)ress Goods, er's articles, atdti a general a Inllcy and staplo dry goods. Victoria Lawns, Nainsooks, Swiss Mulls, Piques.l.Bih, op Lawns, Linen Dress Litcnn, ques, Grena dines, Organdy Muslins, Frencl' Percales. Jrish Lin ens, BI3bbinet B Laces and Cu ty. Unbrc- 'arasol., lar las, assorted styles and qualities. Cali cos, Bleached Coll Canibrics, She Childr eLs Ca Gents Cassimeres, Co tt onrades, Jeans. Denims, Tic - ings by thi yard our Ii We invito an inspection of assortment of Ladies, Childreu and B]oys Hosiery, and Kid lo Thread, Gaunntjets, Ties, lib, broideri.s Laces, Ruchings, Co, dies Ready-llmadc Unlder wear, frlulery, Toilet, Articles, and not We have oil hand lso, a fresh selected, st,ck of Clothing, Boo Halts ;nd Cap "lland a general : of gentlemeCt s uIt deCr-wear and l\ goods.tl. )Dealers in Fa':ncy aund Staple ' Provisionslus, westlern l'ode Pln:tation .Sppli,s. Agent the reno\, n cld Siuer uel.wi 3Machine and its vario;:. at ta chnlmuent.S. g .,C'I'1 IL N I) 7"('E.-Wearet, ers of the outsta:lnt ilug claills:iu edtll ness. c tue to e the ]ate litultl FiLer & Co. The, ('it izenlts of East F'eli.iana, (' c'p ', p ,n, 1 Xill\.tsou ('ont lt l ewill findl it to theit inuterest ati ge to peqn u1 p a trade withl , It. dr. t'ro,mu abroad llpromptly, 1sue h ighest market price paid a tolll et I, tilt UNION STET