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the xiouo tr. CHARLES DUPATY, EDITOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One copy, one year ................$3 00 One copy, six months............... 1 50 inugle copies .................... 10 Payable invariably in advance. ADVERTISING RATES: Firstinsertion, per square.......... $1 50 Bach subsequent insertion........75 cents. Professional cards [one year]........$12 50 Candidates..................... 12 50 S'All Judicial advertisements must be paid for on the last day of publication, or on the day of sale. it'Comnmunications may be addressed simply "PIosELE, Napoleonville, La." SPECIAL NOTICE. Divine service will be regularly held in Christ Episcopal Church on the first Sun day of every month at 11 O'clock in the morning and 4:30 in the evening, and on the third Sunday at 4:30 P. M. BOBERi' S. STUART, Ap.26-ly. Rector. Crops, Weather &c. The weather is too dry for the cane and corn - the former though still green does not grow as rapidly as it should at this se~sn, and the latter, particular ly that planted late, neads rain badly. -Owing to the bad state ofth. earththe laying by pro oe .is retarded, and the plow in gis ot as deep as it should be. The bayou is falling again, and all hopes are given up of any stisfaoty risee before the W od c4ippers are in de zsd ilaudghe noise of the ax is b taa inbrghont the swamps. S`No withstanding the. above dra8ks the cane bidefair to oe r*11, if the rain in the next two months should be sufficient to bring it forward. The corn crop is magaiflcent, and a poor crop is an exception to the gen eral rule. The health of the par ish is good, though slight colds have been somewhat prevalent. The nights have generally been cool and refreshing, though the the Sun has been quite warm at mid-day the mefcury running as high as 95 degrees for several days. We are informed by Deputy Post-master Louis Corde that the name of the Post-offece here has been changed from Assump tion: P. O. to Napoleonville P. O. by the Department at Wash ington, to take effect on the 1st of July next. All mail matter from and after the 1st proximo should be directed to Napoleon ville P. O. A grand fair will be given for the benefit of the Donaldsonville Ipdependent Brass Bend at the hall of the renowned Ascension Hook and Ladder Co., Dohald sonville, to-day and to-morrow. We trust all the boys of Napo leonville Fire Co. No. 1 and the friends of the noble firemen of Ascension willUattend with well filled purses. The reception of our fire company at their last annual parade will never be eradicated from the memories of our boys. In another column we publish the advertisement of the Bab cock Manufacturing Co. A suc cessful experiment was made by the proprietor of this paper a few days ago with the celebrated Babcok Fire Extinguisher; Mr. Dupaty filled an old flour barrel with the most combustible ma terial at hand, and then ignited the mass. The Babcock was let loose upon the g1ames which were speedily extinguished. He will make a public experiment in a few days, of which due no tice.~i be given,: so that the panter8Ca witnes the efficien c~ at this wondertil invention. CONGRESS. An important struggle hasi been going on for some weeks! in Congress between the Demo-1 cratic majority on one side, and the minority headed by Presi dent Hayes on the other. The Democratic party in pursuance of its policy to restore the gov ernment to its pristine purity, passed several acts to repeal the radical law which in time past enabled that party to over awe, voters by the use of the army under the pretext of maintain-i ing peace at the polls. This is seemingly a very innocent sen tence, yet it has been perverted, and' is susceptible of great abuse by the dominant party. So far the democrats have been foiled each time in their efforts by the veto of the President under va rious pretexts ; some few demo crats are of the opinion that they should adjourn and leave the army unprovided for, unless this law and that embracing the iron-clad oath are repealed. However, the cool advisers of the party have decided not to leave the army unprovided for, though they may not succeed in their efforts to repeal these ob jectidhable statutes. A great.deal of time has been consumed in this struggle, and much bitter feeling excited, but it has served to place the Re publican party in a very unen viable position as the advocates of an intermeddling on the part of the United States in our eleo tions and a want of faith in the ability of the States to maintain the peace at elections. It may be asked why the Re publicans are so anxious to maintain these laws on the sta tute books in opposition to the majority of both branches in Congress-but one answer can be given, their desire to carry the next presidential election and to use all means however unobjectionable and illegal to effect their object. This would be a harsh judgment, were we not authorized to form it by a reference to their course in the past. Power and patronage are very dear to human nature, and although we struggle with all r our might to obtain it, yet if such a thing be possible we struggle still harder to hold what we have gained, and call to our aid all the sharpness of r intellect acquired in past con Sflicts. The Constitution gives the veto power to the President for good and wise purposes, and its exercise often defeats the enact ment of laws which are not suf flciently considered or which are passed under the influence of sudden passion-this was the in tention of the framers of organic law, but recently, for the first time in the history of our gov ernment, we see this intention wholly ignored, and the veto re sorted, to in order to retain among our statutes certain laws, against the will of the majority of the Representatives and Sen ators in Congress. We have been.educated in the belief that our's was a" govern ment in which the majority was to rule, but it seems that the Republicans attach greater im portance to the retention of pow er than to the time honored ax ioms which are the corallariee, of a free and liberal government. Daring the contest which result ed in the seating of Hayes as' President, the Republicans "outI Heroded Herod" in their ex-; treme views of States' rights: but now when it suits their in terest they are unwilling to trust Ithe State with the maintenance iof peach at the polls. Their views -ion the rights.of the State have I all the elasticity of India rub ber, and stretch and conpaet, according to circumstances and their political aspirations. Our form of government is one of experiment, and time and 'experience will suggest changes b in our laws which may 'be gradually introduced; but, on the other hand there are cer tain well defined principles which will not admit of any modifica -tion or repeal without a total ,ichange and destruction of our form of government. One of these is the submission of the military power to the laws as administer ed by civilians; another is the purity of the ballot and its pro tection from the interference of the military arm of government. These well defined truths, estab lished in the mother country af ter a hard and persistent strug gle, have been handed down to us by our Republican fathers as an inheritance to be maintained and honored as long as we at tach any value to our birthright -this iA the secret of our con gressional struggle. VAuNAusM.--We insert a no tice from Mr. James W. Beasley, the devoted father of the lament ed Dr. R. R. Beasley from whose tomb a beautiful porcelain memorial vase, the momnento mo .ri of an effectionate sister, was sacrilegiously abstracted. Of course it was taken for the sake of unworthy gain by -gme rascal incarnate, whose desecra tion of this hollowed tomb could not have been instigated by any other than the most disreputa ble motives, for certainly the brave and generous doctor, who fell a victim to duty, left no ene mies in this community. BURGLARY.--On last Saturday night the store of Mr. Florian Rodrigue was entered by a band of burglars and robbed of goods and valuables to the amount of five hundred dollars. The rascals bored a hole under the building sufficiently large to admit their burglarious bodies, and although Mr. R. who was sleeping in the store heard a faint noise, he on ly attributed it to rats and did not leave his bed. About the same time, a raid was made upon the poultry yard of H. B. Foley, Esq., which was entirely, successful. Mr. Foley has suspicions, and it is hoped that the rogue will be capturea and punished. The repairs upon the public buildings here have at last been commenced, and we are inform ed by Hon. August Bulow, the contractor, that they will be pushed forward expeditiously to Ian early completion. First blood for the Police Jury. It is car reatly reported and generally believed that a petition will be sent to Delegate Bivian Gard ner, to abolish the Police Jury of this parish. He is the right :maq to make the nove on, as it could scarcely be expected that Delegate Bulow would abolish himself as treasurer and secreta ry of the assembled wisdom of this parish. It is to be hoped that Gen. Beauregard will be appointed a Levee Commissioner by the IPresident : his expertence and jfamiliarity with the history and "habits" of our great water course pre-eminently qualify him for the position, CUBA AND EMANCIPATION It appears that the peace on the "ever faitthful isle" is not so securely established as to prevent sudden outbursts and the con sequent destruction of valuable property. This burning of the 1 crops does not seem to affect the amount of sugar made for 4 export, and the continuance of slavery makes it a decided rival to Louisiana in the production of sugar. Occasionally we see that the abolition of slavery is a subject of discussion in the Cortes and Sintimations are put forth that emancipation will come in the course of time. To all this there is one serious objection with the i Spanish government, one which is likely to exercise due weight for many years to come. Spain derives a large revenue from Cuba, and in the present shat tered state of her finances she is not in a condition to dispense with these millions. If the Span ish government were satisfied that the same revenues could be secured by a change of her labor system, emancipation would! take place at an early day. This is the business of the abolition ists of the Bank's order, and we trust their'zeal in behalf of the poor benighted slave will soon take that direction. The persistent and dogged zeal of the abolitionists when di rected to the destruction of our property was accounted for on humanitarian principles, yet we are led to doubt the truth of this allegation when we see the utter indifference of these zealots to the welfare of the same race on islands not very remote, and whose condition is,.by general oonsent, reckoned to be greatly inferior to that of the colored people in the South. -Again, when we see the efforts of these same zealots to disturb our labor system by seducing the colored people from their homes at a 1 great sacrifice of their worldly I comforts, we are compelled to 3 doubt the sincerity of a large f portion of those'who made war s against us to carry out their ob 4 ject in the first place, and the r pretexts which they now advan ce for the continuance of their ,interference. One of the first peinciples" of 1 business and christianity, is that each one should attend to his I own affairs unless called on for I assistance, and we commend in s all charity this well settled doc g trine to those of our fellow citi i zens who are not satisfied unless i they can introduce a finger into their neighbor's pie. The levee bill, so fraught with importance to our State, has passed the United States Senate with an amendment increasing the number of commissioners from five to seven, and has been 'returned to the House for its approval. Mr. S. Dreyfus, who is stop ping at Dupaty's House, has been appointed by the celebra led Prof. L. Albert of Paris, sole agent for the United States for the sale of the Diamond Pebble Glass lately patented in Paris, the same having received the highest premium at the last Ex position for being the best glass that has ever been invented for the eye. Mr. Dreyfus has met with un precedented success in the sale of his Diamond Pebble Glass, all of which have given the ut most satisfaction. His address is No. 48. Euterpe St., New Or leans. THE N. O. DEMOCRAT. This paper has changed own ers, and what is more important for the public has undergone a great change for the better in its editorial matter. Now it has become quite conservative and bids fair to undo some of the effects of the evil doctrines dis seminated by its former owners. Success to the new managers. and may the paper continue to represent the Democracy of the State in substance as well as in name. Internal Improvements. Our neighbor, the Thibodaux Sentinel, tells us of the great im provement in business which has followed the connection of the town with Morgon's R. R. by' means of the new branch. We are happy to hear it and hope to have a railroad in our parish some of these days. We have had a disastrous fire, which has proved very destructive to the business portion of our town, yet it has been attended with a de-ý cided improvement to its front, as some good buildings are rap-1 idly taking the place of those destroyed. The improvement in Thibodaux has not been restrict ed to its volume of business, but has extended to the columns of the Sentinel, which are now more numerous and contain a great increase of reading matter. A considerable row was crea ted in our town on Tuesday last by Willis Blanchard and Joseph Adams, who made an assault on Deputy Sheriff John Wiliiams with pistol and shot gun. Some previous difficulty, the merits of which we could not precisely as certain. In justice we suspend any expression of opinion until the affair is judicially investtga ted. Fire arms being dispensed with; the affair was converted into a fist lnd skull battle ter minating without any serious re sults. Charges were made before Judge Carver, against Blanchard and Adams, for assault with dan gerous weapons with intent to commit murder. The parties were put under bonds to appear before that functionary to-day to answer the complaint. NAPOLEON. - The tragical death of the Prince Imperial seems to touch sympathetic chords in every heart. If it be true, as stated, that his motives in connecting himself with the British army in Zululand was to withdraw frpm the intrigues of political tricksters and were in some degree to compensate the English Governmment for his gratuitous military education, as well as to join his brother officers in all the dangers and trials of war, his conduct was highly hon orable and sheds additional Ins tre upon his illustrious ancestry. We publish the card of Mr. C. J. Tingstrom in the advertising columns. Those who have avail ed themselves of his services as Gun and Locksmith, speak in flattering terms of his work. By reference to his carddhecha racter of the work he is prepar ed to do is more minutely de tailed. His place of business is established on Washington street, between Congress and Philosopher streets. Messrs Pierre and Willie Klopman, both prominent in Do.naldsonville commercial cir cles, arrived here on Thursday last and put up at Dupaty's House. These gentlemen appear in splendid health and spirits, and expressed.themselves highly gratified with the improvements now in progress in our town. SHERIFF SALES. STATE OF LOUISIANA. 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRITr COURT. PARISH OF ASSUMPTIC ~ John K. Jones vs. No. 2101 The Trustees and Congregatior of Mount Zion Church of Napoleon tille, La. By virtue of and in obedience to a writ of fieri facias, issued out of the above court in the above enti tled and numbered case and to me directed, dated June 6, 1878, I have seized and will offer for sale at pub lic auction, at the door of the Court House in Napoleonville, on Saturday, August 2, 1879, commencing at 11 o'clock A. MI, the following property, to wit: A certain lot of ground, situated in the town of Napoleonvitle, front ing on Philosopher street, bounded above or noithwest by Court House street, back or southwest by lands now or formerly of Mrs. A. M. Foley and below or southeast by lands of Sdvdrin Hickman and Philip Jones,. having a front of about one hun dred and nine feet on Philosopher street and running back to, the fence, separating the town lots of the town of Napoleonville from the lands of Mrs. A. M. Foley, being: and having a depth of about one hundred and sixty'feet, together with a certain wooden frame church, building thereon situated, and all other buildings and improvements. thereto attached and belonging. Terms and Conditions: CASH on the day of sale. A. J. ECHEV ERRIA,. Sheriff.; Napoleonville, June 2, 1879. STATE OF LOUISIALNA. PARISH COURT. PARISH OF AssuXP Tiox. Solomon Meyer vs. No. 63' David Wolbrette. Bernard Lehman vs. No. 636' David Wolbrette. By virtue of and in obedience to. two writ of fierifacias, issued out of the above Court in the above enti tied and numbered suits and to me directed, dated the 24th day of. Eebruaryr A. D. 1879, I havk eeized and will offer for sale at public auc tion at the door of the Court House in Napoleonville, to the last and. highest bidder, on Saturday, June 28, 1879, commencing at II o'clock A. M., the. following property, to.wit: lo. All the rights, titles and in terest of David Wolbrette in a, judgment rendered by the 15th, Judicial District Court in.and for the parish of Assumption, on the 14th day of May, 1878,-against Cel estin Dalferes, Jr., for the sum of" six hundred and seventy-three. 351100 dollars, with interest thereon, at the rate of eight per centum per annum from the 25th day of Jan- nuary, 1878, until final payment. 2o. All the rights, titles andin terest of the said David Wolbtetre in a judgment renderedby theHoro. the Parish Court of the parish of" Assumption, on the 30th of April, 1878, against Antoine R. Acostafor the sum of one hundred and thirty- six 871100 dollars, with interest at rate of eight per centum per an num on one hundred and sixteen 921100 dollars from the 25th of Au gust, 1877, and like interest on the balance from January 1st, 1878,. until paid. Terms and Conditions8--CAS . A. J. ECHEVERRIA, Sheriff Napoleonville, June 14, 1878. FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. Taken from the tomb ot R. R. Beasley, in the Episcopal cometary, a white porcelain vase, with marble pedestal, marked "Bro. Rnffin. The above reward will be paid if returned to David Levy's store or this office. J. W. BEASLEY. ' C. T. TIN KSTROM, GUN & LOCKSMITH Napoleonvi 1e, la Repairs Guns, Pistols and Lob ;. Urm brellas, Parasols, Trunks, ete. Light jobing work of all kindiush as keys fit.ted and made, chairs canedkmat tresses made, upholstering, furniture re paired. etc, etc., promptly attended to. Work guaranteed. Give me a call E. VINET, 207 - Canal Sweet - (Near Rampart) NEW ORLEXNS. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Plated Ware Cages, YELLOW AND BROWN WAR1 Crckery, Glass Ware, Chima, Etc. E. VINET. !.P"Please come and exami W.