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®fct Ibibwluux J&nfiutI,
SATURDAY, MAY 12,1883.
LET
THE DISCUSSION PRO -
CEED.
We have noticed an indication on the
part of not a few of our brethren of the
press, in the country parishes, to disre
gard the fatherly advice of the 'city pa
pers, gratuitously given, in discussing
political affairs of the state, at this par
ticular time. We can see no objection
to such a discussion. The electiou.
as well as the Democratic state
convention, is a long time off it is trne,
and for that very reason we should com
mence to post ourselves. There is a
long hot summer looming up in the
near future, and the time can be profi
tably employed in an exchange of opi
nions on certain measures and men. A
few politicians aud office-seekers have
too often manipulated matters in this
State for thejgood of the people at large
aud a change in that regard is neces
sary, if future prosperity and welfare
of the State is to be considered. The
Democratic majoiity in this State is.so
large that there is no necessity of was
ting time or breath in the discussion ot
Republican measures or of probable
Republican candidates tor any state
office. Scattered all over this state are
men qualified aud deserving of public
position. Men of whom very little
known, because too modest to rush to
the front and. blazon forth their own
virtues or tbeir party services. Those
are-the men now needed. If it could
be done, it might pay large dividends
to have public positions seek out the
proper men to fill them—it might be
tried as an experiment. The contrary
has been the rule. A few "select" aftd
self-constituted guardians and leaders
of the Democratic party get together,
fix up a slate, send out circulars, aud
when delegates come up to the conven
tion it is generally known before the
balloting commences who the winning
men will be. The mass of the voters
live in the country parishes and it is
mainly their home papers avhich in
flnence their actioue. The Echo, as be
fore intimated, has no political ax to
grind, nor have we any pet candidates
for office, but we are a little anxious
to see the people aroused, so that
when a convention is called men can
be found in every parish thoroughly
posted, who will go as delegates, with
out prejudice or partiality, and vote
for the very best men. We do not
pretend to be iuformed better than
others, perhaps less so, but it will be
observed by readers of this paper, as
the discussion proceeds, that we shall
take a hand, wherever our services are
most needed.—.[Lake Charles Echo.
Feminine Logic to the Front.—
She was employed on a daily newspa
per. She conceived the idea of making
a little pleasure trip, and proceeded to
ascertain the sentiment regarding it
from the collective editorial wisdom
She consulted the meteorological edj
tor. the astronomical editor, the ship
ping editor, the mining editor, the as
. trological editor, the culture editor, the
political editor prophecy editor, the cri
tical editor, the go-as-you-please edi
tor, and the cnt-up-all-the-morning ex
changes-before-anybody-else-sees-'em
editor. The unanimous verdict was
one of unqualified approval and nndis
guised satisfaction. The atmosphere
grew strangely cheerful. She felt that
this enthosisstic acquiescencefwith her
project was the reverse of complimen
tary, and with trne feminine logie she
resolved to stay at home—.Boston
Traveller.
A Clevbb Couplet.— Mrs. Joseph
Gales once gave a dinner at Eckington
to Nathaniel P. Willis, who was one of
her special friends t he sat beside a
sprightly niece of hers and the two he
came very lively. A Mr. ^Campbell sat
beside the hostess, and was very devo
ted in his attentions to her. This,
however, did not-so absorb the aunt as
to prevent her frost watching the flirts
tion going on between Mr. Willis and
her nieoe. She frowned and sent re
proving glances down the table until
the yonng lady seised pencil and paper
and hurriedly wrote and sent to her
ahnt the following lines:
Deer aunt—why seek nay acts to trammel»
Zoo >train at my Nat and swallow your Camp
Dalle
This clever thrust silenced the aunt
and secured immunity for the yonng
lidy.
GOVERNOR McENERY'S
STATEMENT.
The Capitolian-Advocate of the 1st,
instant contains a lengthy statement
from Gov. S. D. McEnery in which he
disclaims all connection with the so
called laud grab. No one lias serious
ly accused the Governor of complicity
in this matter nr blamed him for the ex
istence of the present contract eutered
into by Governor Wiltz and John
MeEuery for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of Act. 23 of 1880.
It appears to us, therefore, that Gover
nor MoEnery by posing as a much
abused individual, is seeking to turn
public attention from the rascalities of
his brother John by arousing a little
sympathy in his own behalf. He
places the responsibility on the dead
shoulders of his predecessor, but gene
rously endeavoi". to jusiify Wiltz for
the manner in which he made the con
tract. Tins fact nevertheless remains ;
the contract was made and it has resnl
ted rather disastrously to the depleted
trensurv of a ring-ridden State. It was
made in violation of the very act it
helped to force, and it lias been illegal
ever since the signatures gave it a sig
nificance. This truth will remain to
mock us, and touching allusions to the
'•eternal sleep" of one of the signers
cannot blind ns to the harm it has done
Lonisiana or check the impetus given
to dishonesty by permitting public sor
vants of the people to divert money
from the proper channels and rob the
treasury under sanctiou of the law.
We do not charge Governor McEnery
with any part of this disagreeable busi
ness, but he has hardly displayed a
proper watchfulness over his subordi
nates in the land office. If when he
came into office, this ''question had pas
sed beyond the power of the Governor
to determine.-' he might still have used
his position aud authority to have the
matter investigated and the contract
set aside. No, the sin of omission is
there, and thongh the Governor's state
ment betrays repentance, it does not
show perfect innocence.
Girls first. —■'•The best husband I
ever met." says a living writer, ''came
out of a family where the mother, a
most heroic and self denying woman.
laid down the absolute law, 'Girls first*
—snot iu any authority, but first to bs
thought of as to protection and tender
ness. Consequently the chivalrous
care which these lads were taught to
show to their own sisters naturally ex
tended itself to all women. They grew
np true geutlemeu—gentlemen gene
rous, unexacting.* oourteous of speech,
and kind of heart. In them was the
protecting strength of manhood, which
scorns to use its strength except for
protection ; the proud houesty of .man
hood, which infinitely prefers
being lovingly and openly resisted to
being 'twisted round one's finger,' as
mean men are twisted, and mean wo
men will always be found ready to do
it, but which I think all honest men
and brave women would not merely
dislike, bnt utterly despise."
#
Anecdotes of Adam Bailey. —Adam
Bailey, an ecceatric old farmer of Hen -
niker, N. H , was noted for his jokes
and shrewdness in repartee.
Once, while walking home from the
%ounty fair, he met a a man whom he
asked for a "chaw o' terbacker." The
stranger drew from his pocket nearly a
whole plug of tobacco and handed it
over. Bailey took it, aod slowly turn
ing it over io his hand, inquired:
"Does it make any difference where I
bite this
"Certainly not." was the reply.
"Wal, then," said old Bailey, "I
guess I'll bite it ter hum " and eoolly
potting it in hia pocket, continued his
way homeward.
On one occasion he visited a neighbor
ing city. As it was seldom he left
home, he had his eyes open for novel
ties, and dul considerable gazing about.
While passing through a street lined
with factories, many of the operatives
neticing his odd appearance, |pnt their
heads oat of the windows, one inquiring
at the same time if he knew where he
was.
"No," was the quick reply j "but I
shonid think I was in|a slaughter-house
so many calves' heads bangin' round.''
One should never give a good pur
pose time to cool, nor allow labor and
obligations to ran up a score of debts
and then cleg one's heels with dims.
These things should all be kept ahead
like a drove of sheep, or else they will
loiter and bang behind, mnch to the
plague of the overseer.
Mournful eftect of slang : Mrs. Love
aople bought a new dress. It was
poult de soie of a delicate grass-green.
To match the dresa she had a pair of
boots. They were also poult do soie of
a delicate grass-green. Inspired with
the idea of pleasing her husband, she
daiutily lifted the hem of her garment
and displayed a foot worthy ot Cinder
elli). "What do you think of that,
dearf" she tenderly asked her liege
lord. "Immense!" innnceutly respond
ed the paitner of her life.
THE STATE OP LOUISIANA.
20th. District Court, Lafourche.
Susan Me Masters versus Fortune
Sole.
T his case having been regular
ly taken up and tried ou the petition and
the amended petition and the law and the evi
deuce being in favor of the plaintiff an«l
against the defendant and justifying this
judgment.
ft is ordered adjudged and decreed that
Susan Me.Maslers «iu have judgment and re
cover of her husband Fortune Solet. the sum
ot Four hundred aud six and 50(100 Dollars
with live per cent interest from February 14,
188:1 and all costs of suit.
It is iurtlicr ordered that ber general tacit
and legal mortgage on all of his immovable
property be recognized as valid and binding
to secure the said amount from the 25tb. of
July 1876.
It is further ordered that the said Mrs. For
tune Solet he and she is hereby declared sepa
rate in property from ber said husband and
that she is hereby granted the administration
i>f ber separate paraphernal pro|ierty. It is
further ordered that the community of ac
i|uets and gains heretofore existing betweeu
them bo and the same is dissolved and that
her reuuiieiatiou of the same be aud the same
is accepted.
Done read aud signed in open Court at Thib
odaux, this 21th. dav of April 1883.
(Signed) ARTHUR V. KNOBLOGH.
Judge 20th. Judicial District,
kilcd April 2ith, 1883.
(Signed) J. F. ALLAIN,
Deputy Clerk.
A true copy:
Test: Clerk's Office Parish of La
tourcbe. this 27th. April 1883
J. F. ALLAIN, Deputy Clerk.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
20th. Judicial District Court, Par
isb of Lafourche.
Successions of Valerie Vicknair and
wife Adele Vicknair both decea
sed No. 1115 Probates.
P URSUANT TO AN ORDER AND DE
cree of the above Court and to a Com
mission to me directed in the above entitled
aud numbered successions I will offer for sale
at public auction pursuant to law to the last
and highest bidder on the premises situated
in said parish left bank of Bayou Lafourche
at about four miles above the Town of Tbibo
daux on SATURDAY the 12th. dav of MAY
1883, between the hours of II o'clock A. M.
and 4 o'clock P. M. all the following deserib
ed movable property belonging to the above
successions, to-wit:
Six mules, Two horses. Six Cows and Cal
ves. 3 mule cart. 1 anvil, 4 plows, 2 harrows,
1 lot old harness, one lot of corn, 1 lot poker
chips, 2 watches, 1 gun, 12 chairs, 7 quilts 2
J >i Hows. 1 bed and bedding, 1 ariuoir. I clock,
. i*. ur< ! au ' * W!U,h •t»nd. bowl and pitcher
3 Rockers, 3 tables. 12 silver spoons and forks,
2 revolvers, 1 lamp, 1 lot ofiempty bottles, See.
&c.. as will more fully ap.iear in the invento
ry on file in my office for refereuce.
Terms and Conditions of sale Cash on the
spot in United States Treasury Notes.
April 28th, 1883.
THEOPHILE THIBODAUX,
NOTICE.
Estimate of the probable expenses of the Par
ish of Lafourche for the vear beginning
January 1st. 1883.
Salary of Officers........... 1900 00
Police Jurors per diem & m 500 00
Road aud Levee Inspectors. 1C00 00
Grand and Petit Jurors..... 2500 00
Witnesses in criminal cases 800 00
Sheriff's fees............... 800 00
Conviction fees............ 400 00
Transportation ot Convicts. 500 00
Jnstice Peace it Con. fees.. 800 00
Boarding prisoners.......... W00 00
Coroner's fees.............. 50000
Assessor's tees............. 600 00
Collector's fees............. 900 00
Incidental Expenses........ 1500 00
Chanty Expenses........... 500 00
Imp. Bdg. K. it Lev. expea. 2000 00
School Fund................G000 00
$23,000.00 23.000.00
[Signed] S. T. GBISAMORE,
President,
Police Jury of Lafourche.
Certified:
J. F. Alla ix. Secretary.
B. T. BLAKE,
Attorney at Law,
Will practice in the Cenrta of Lafourche
Terrebonne and Assumption.
Will attend also to all Notarial business in
trusted to him.
Office on Green St. near the Court House,
THIBODAUX La.,*
BRIDGE HOUSE
MAIN STREET,
(bet. Jackson end St Philip Streets.)
Thlbodmax,
Thin new establishment, under the —nnrs
ment of U. Asema, proprietor, is kept in too
best style; the prices are moderate and the
waiter* are polite and attentive.
Oet-14-8
U. HOFFMANN,
Cabinet Maker
—AND
REPAIRER ,
Hain Street, bet 8t-Philip and Jackson 8ta
THIBODAUX, LA.
Ct URN 1 TUBE manufactured, and rapair
A ed to at the shortest notice 23oo-76
CROCKERY
W. n. 8HEPA11D & Co.,
49 Camp Street, New Orleans.
Wholesale and Retail
Crockery, China and Glass.
Speda 11 ty - - Hotel n .. Speciality
STEAMBOATS AND
General Housekeeping
Supplies.
ASSORTED CRATES
For Country Stores, alwaye on hand.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR AMERICAN CHINA.
Full Dinner Sets...........$10, $16, $14. $15
Full Tea Sets.....................$5, $6, $7.40
Chamlier Sets.....$2.50, $3.50. $4.50, $6, $7.60
Refrigerators, lee Cream Freezers. Watei
Coolers. Bathing Tubs, Plated Knives.
* Forks and Spoous.
WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD
sept-2-82-ly.
ItyjaltjoWnti
THE BEST ON EARTH. ^
These celebrated 8tovee will
ROAST. BAKE and HEAT IRONS
In leas time and with LESS FUEL
than any other vapor Cook Stove
made.
1 Be sure and buy the Dangler
Non-Explosive Vapor Cook Stove.
DangferVarar Stove & Rfifinini Cs.
CLEVELAND, OHIO. U
ram Sax* bt Oca ham.
Lyall & Da vidson,
| Established in 1827.
WILLIAM S. DAVIDSON,
Practical Slater.
110 Carondelet St. Neic Orleans.
WTILL BE PLEASED TO TAKE OR
yv ders for Country Work. Either
plain or Fancy Roofing and at the lowest
possible rate. Refers to J. DAVIDSON A
CO., or ALEXANDER HILL,
dee-20-1 y. 11V Carondalet Street.
Fritz -J ahneke,
[Pat. for La]
Mchllllnger ArtlffcialSton
Pavement,
-Dealer Iir
North River and German Flags
Curb Stone and Portland Cement.
Nos. 208 and 210 DELORD STREET,
Bztween Baronne
deo-20-ly.
and Carondelet Street
JOHN W. TROTTER,
Copper, Tin and Sheet Iren
Worker.
St Philip St between Thibodaux and Main
Thibodanx, La.,
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COOK AND HEATING STOVES.
. —Also agent for the—
Favorite and Excelsior
Stores.
Particular attention given to and
Guttering.
J. S. GOODE,
Attorney at Law
THIBODAUX,
Parish of Lafourche, Louisiana.
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