The weekly messenger. [volume], May 23, 1896, Image 1

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THE WEEKLY MESSENGER.
OFFICIAL JOURNA JUSTICE TO ALL. - *i.oo Per Year, Invariably in Advance.
VOL. XI. ST. MARTINVILLE, LA., SATURDAY MAY 23, 1896. . No. 15.
OUR BUSINESS PLATFORM
FORWARD ! FORWARD I! NEVER TAKE t!
A STEP BACKWARD? di
~ CASH PRICES FOR CASH ONLY s'
The storms of competition go and come, still our stock is C'
increasing in all our lines. We sell cheap and have ONE
PRICE for all costomers.
We do not sell below cost, frst we are not so foolish as to
do that with new stock, and we do not thinks you are foolish ,
enough to believe it when a merchant tell you so. to
We expect a new stock of Wheelwright Material
and Furniture soon, and now carry a full line of Hard
ware, Crockery, Paints, Oils, Furniture etc., etc.
Comne and viit the mtooM a.e. d
T. o. LJa B .
HOTEL DENEOHAUD,
CORNER CARONDELET AND PERDIDO STREETS,
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.
This Hotel Has Just Been Enlarged and Renovated. c
AN ELECTRIC ELEVATOR AND ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS HAVE
BEEN PLACED IN THE BUILDING.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN 'LANS.
TONSORIAL PARLOIR.
SHAVING, hAIR-CUTIING, SEHAMPOOING, Etc.
Done in Artistic Style
Most modern revolving chairs and beet
tools known to the tonsortial art.
FRANCOIS A& OUCVALT, Proprietors.
rinting IN ALL ITS BRANC
AT THIS OFFICE.
B. AUDIBERT.
-DABLI ll.
NAILS, TOOIS,
CUTLERY, DOLTS,
TINWARE. SCREWS.
Uroceries, Liquors, Tobaoo and OClgars.
GZOUQ EASTIN,
DIALS IN '
CGROCERIE8
FINE LIQUORS.
IKeeps BEER, WINE and other i
quors always on ice.
His Liquors are the best !
HIS GROCERIES, THE FRESHEST.
BRIDGE STREET, EAST OF THE BAYOUt
ST. MARTINVILLE. LA.
Separate Cars For The
The Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States yesterday rendered a
decision in which the law of the
State of Louisiana requiring rail.
road companies in the State to
supply separate aches for white
and colored persons, is pronoun
cad to be constitutional.
There was only one dissenting
voice-that of Justic Harlan; cul
and thus is removed the hope of fur
the negro to be allowed to mix ato
freely, while in transit from place
to place, with the Caueasian.
The lower court ruled, in this
ease of Plessy vs. Ferguson, that on
there was no discrimination 12
against the negro if he were aolr. 4 r
ded equal accommodations with 6 t
the white man. Neither law nor
justice required that the same ac
commodations should be furnish.
ed to passengers of the two races
while they were traveling; all that
was needed was that the accom.
modations should be equal-as -
good for a Senegambian as for a
white man in the style or class of
coach in which they respectively
rode.
The supreme tribunal of the
United States having rendered
this decision, the principle of the
"Jim Crow" car is now finally es
tablished in this State; and much
discomfort and irritation will be
saved to white people as they tra
vel in Louisiana.-Times-Demo.
crat.
Town Council.
Special meeting of the Town CeOsell
held this 18th day of May A. D. I
The Council met this day is special
session, His Honor A. V. Fleming. Mayor
presiding and a quorum present.
The object and purpose of this ma.
ting being to consider and ps sp -e
the application of Mrs. Erg. A. Dl
champ, to grant her the right sad privt
lege to build a culvert 1t the diteh aa
Port ftreet. next to her hall beildiag,
" and of erecting posts over the Culvet,
for the purpose of building a galrs to
the building. After due eonslderatlon
sand discussion, the Council, on amoties
of Mr. Eastin. duly seconded by Mr.
Labbe, consent and authorize the appll
cant to build said culvert sad to erect
maid posts, as foresaid. provided the
said posts are not placed more than sle
ven feet distant from the building or
two feet outside of the culvert.
Thereupon on motion duly seconded
the Council adjourned.
"Signed" A. V. Fleming. Mayor.
"Signed" Wi. B. Bastin, Sesetary.
A trne copy.
Attest Wm. B. Eastin. Seretart.
read it as you do this
NOTICE,
Byorder of the Boad of Direteors of
the St. Martinville Building and ILan
Association, the undersigned will ell
8400,
on TUESDAY JUNE 2, 1806 in the Bank
bulding. For all money sold, the pre
ferenee will be given to those buying
for building and improvements.
armuLo GREI. Se'y.
Planters' Store,
L. C. DUCHAMP,
Has always on hand the largest stock of hardware, agri
cultural implements, wheelwright material, furniture, house
furnishing goods, crockery, paints, oils, turpentine', saddlery,
atoves, barbed-wire, stationary, tinware, agate ware, etc, etc.
Lime, cement, sand, coal, salt, charcoal, cant-hooks at
sl.4o, ringdogs, at 12%, Disc cultivators (best in the world)
on terms; agent for the famous DAVIS GASOLINE ENGINE, a
12 year old boy can run it, no pump, no electricity, starts in
4 minutes, barbed wire at $2.40 a hundred pounds in lots of
6 reels.
John Deere's Disc Cultiuators
at $35,00.
L ]ARBTII, F. IOU EAU, ALBERT BIENVEID,
Proidast, Vise-Prwideas, *asi.
*BANK
1 s -.--01--.
ut. ~--or
Does a geeral banking business, loans money and pay the
highest interest on deposits left one year.
*obert Maltin. F. Rstass, At. Blseve.,
W. it. Cdsm T. . ILa-b, S. Dabedic,
B. Amairt, A. Osreas, J. B. Levert.
F. J. Duplain,
Jeweller and Watchmaker.
Jellery of all kinds,
Solid Cold,
Diamonds, Chains,
Earrings, Necklace,
Watches, Etc.
Clocks from $3 up. Sewing Machine from $15 to $30.
AN ILIOANr STOCK TO SILKCT FROM.
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