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<li)c vtljiboimu* Sentinel
SATURDAY, MAli. 20,18S6.
Journal oJ (he 9tli* Aeniitorinl Dlmriri
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Miiraca jua/ 6. made tor It In JlJtW 1 Olios.
The Educational Bill passed the
Senate by a majority of 3 to 1.
It is not healthy to be a member
of Congtess." Two Representative
and one Senator have died the pres
ent session.
It looks as if the Hawaiian Trea
ty, that admits sugar free of dutv
on the Pacific, will be abrogated
this sessiou of Congress.
Hon. Michael Hahn, who diet!
last Sunday night, in Washington
D. C. was buried yesterday in New
Orleans.
A vote in the House of Represen
tatives on the silver question dis
closed a large majority in favor of
free coinage.
The politicians of the Terrebonne
and St. Mary Judicial District have
put on their war paint, aud make
Rome howl all the day long.
The strike on the Southern Pa
cific Railroad, and those depending
on it, is perhaps the biggest one
that has been seen in this country.
It has already lasted for more
than two weeks, aud no termiua
tiou is visible yet.
Call at Dansercau & Bonrgeois'Dntg
Store for Creole Female Touic woman'
beat friend.
Ford and Murphy were hung on
yesterday week. They both took
Belladonna, to poison themselves,
the night previous, but did not
have quite enough.
Thus ended one of the greatest
sensations in Louisiana.
. Let it rest in peace.
The War on the President con
tinnes. Edmunds fired off his big
gun. Its effect has been success
folly crushed out by Pugh and Ken
na.
The President is perfectly calm.
The American people want a Presi
dent in the White House, not a
tool for bulldozing Senators.
Whilst the debate was going on
in the Senate, last Wednesday, in
the war on the President, Beck of
Kentucky took a short pole aud
stirred op the lion of Vermont, Ed
munds, who switched his tail and
rosied manfully, but finally hid
himself away iu the robes of Sena
torial dignity. Edmonds took on
a mighty big load when he opened
upon the President, a load that he
will be glad to get rid of.
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A MODERN KING
Way up in Northern Louisiana,
in that legion watered by the beau
tifnl Washita, the voters, in their
wisdom, have elected a man to rep !
resent them in Congress. This was, j
according to all the rules of Gun
ter, correct, but when they sent a
man to Congress to represent every
body else, they innocently imposed !
a contract upon their Repiesenta
tive, that was a little too heavy to
be borne. It is a consolatios how
ever, to know that their honorable
member of Congress is not aware
of the stupidity—or rather the stu
peuduousnessot the contract, that,
he is carrying over the back of his
neck, a la mode Chinese.
Bowing to the name of King, the
Hon. gentleman imagines his rank
aud position to be similar to his re
gal cognomen.
The other day the committee on
the revision of the tariff', gave air
dieuce to representatives of ihe su
gar aud rice interests, in order that
they might express their opinions
and expound their views, upon this
question, all important, to them
selves and their constituents.
In this delegation were Senators
| Eustis, and Gibson. Representa
j tives Gay, St. Martin, llahn, and
| Irion, and a number of able and in
telligent sugar and rice growers,
all of whom knew practically the
wants anil needs of sugar and rice
planters. But the distinguished
Representative from the Washita
country, whose constituents do not
grow a stalk of sugar caue or a
grain of rice, attended the said con
sultatiou aud was the .first one to
jump up and deliver what he doubt
less imagined was a learued and
eloquent exposition of the two great
agricultural interests in question.
For 34 minutes the houorable gen
tleinan dilated upon sugar cane, ;in
an effort te explain to the commit
tee the difference between sugar
cane of lower Louisiana, and wild
cane that grows spontaneously up
on the banks of the Washita, and
which is now used principally for
fishing rods, and emblems of author
ity by school teachers, and in which
his constituents formerly hunted
the bear and the wolf, but who con
tent themselves now with an occa
sional molly cotton tail or a rac
coon, chased from their lairs iu the
dense thickets. For 25 minutes he
expounded the rice question, try
ing to beat into the heads of the
committee that the rice grown on
the Lafourche and the lower Missis
sippi was quite a different vegeta
ble from the cockle burr that grows
iu upper Louisiana, and ornaments
the tleece of thu sheep and the
manes and tails of the horses of his
constituents.
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The member from Washita was
eloquent,{profound, intense, terrific.
The Senators, Representatives
and planters from the sugar aud
rice districts set with eyes open,
mouths distended, in awe and as
tonishment at the logic of this new
champion of their peculiar interests.
Never had they heard the great
question presented in such a unique
manner in all their own lives.
As an evidence of the profundity
of the logic of the learned Washita
Representative, Mr. Morrison, chair
man of the committee immediately
turned to the delegation and said:
"Now you sugar men can have a
chance . n
The bewildered free trader from
the prairies of Illinois, wanted more
"sugar ia his," right away.
After Eustis, Gibson aud the
sugar growers present had explaiu
ed the object of their visit to the
committee as best they ;could, the
committee found themselves badly
befoggled, and informed tbe delega
tiou that their ideas did not coin
cide with the Hou. J. Floyd King
of the wild cane and cockle-burr
district. It was really sad to think
that their views were not in unison
with those of the eloquent pleader
who had opened the discussion.
Did it not look somewhat pre
sumptions that men who had lived
and grown up iu the rice aud su
gar cane fields, to contradict the as
sertions of the .distinguished [mem
ber from upper Louisiana, who did
not know a sugar c.uie from a wild
cane, who could not distinguish a
grain of rice from a pumpkin seed !
And was it not a little coo! in Mr.
j Gay to remark that '-he did not
care what King said."
Mr. Gay spoke probably without
j reflection. He is an elderly geutie
j man, has been an extensive sugar
grower for 40 years, aud should
have known that an orator is gene
rally more eloquent when speaking
upon subjects of which he knows
nothing, than others are upon ques
tions that they have made the
study of their natural lives.
On second thought Mr. Gay will
probably comprehend, this fact and
apologize to his colleague from
Washita.
(Jatheriue Cole iu one of her ad
mirable letters says, that some ad
mirers of the houorable member
tioiu Washita say that he resent
bles Napoleon Bonaparte, and of
ten call him by the name Napoleon.
King undoubtedly resembles Napo
leon in size of body, but in brains
and capacity of intellect ho resetn
bles the petit caporal about as much
as jack rabbit resembles the late
Jumbo 5 as much as a white mouse
resembles a lion of the jungles.
The constituents of J. Floyd
King should remind their Represen
tative that people who get too
smart, die young. It would be sad
to have them mourning over the
grave of this brilliant genius that
is now shining so brightly, and
whose departure would leave the
worlu iu darkness, and gloom.
The death of Major Heniy St.
Paul recalls a story that a friend
used to relate in helium times. St.
Paul was a mau of infinite wit aud
au interminable jester. So much
was he under the control of a spirit
of fun aud amusement, that he suf
tered no occasion to pass without
that faculty of his mind grasping
and using it.
St. Paul was a State Senator
when Moutou was Lieutenant Gov
eruor, aud, of course, presiding ofli
cer Of the Senate.
In the Senate also was Mr. Hy
atus w hose forte was to speak on
one or both sides of every question
that came before ihat body.
The Lieuteuaut Governor, had
called upon one or another of the
Senators to oocupy his chair tern
porarily, until St. Paul discovered
that he was the only Senator who
had not been honored with a re
quest of the Lieutenant Governor
to occupy that position, aud, feel
ing sensitive about it, one day ad
dressed the Governor.
"How is it, Governor, that I am
never asked to occupy your chair.
I believe that I am the only Sena
tor whom you have uotcalled upon."
The Lieutenant Governor answer
ed:
"Well, St. Paul, the fact is, I
have never called upon you to pre
side because I was certain that
you would commit some folly."
"Well, try me once, and I will
show you with what dignity I can
preside.' 7
"All right I will do so."
The next day, Mouton, invited
St. Paul to preside, for a time.
Some question was under discus
sion that drew forth strains of elo
quence Irom Senators. Hyams,
was seated quietly at his desk, but
said nothing.
Finally some Senator arose and
offered some resolution of no mo
ment, and which generally would
have passed without objection.
The motion was seconded, but
St. Paul remained silent as a tomb.
The Senator having his ire arous
ed, jumped up and demanded why
the chair had paid no attention to
his motion. St. Panl replied ;
"Hyams has not spoken yet,' 7
when that Senator jumped up, de
mantled to know what was going
ou, cryiug I object, I object. Aud
thus St; Paul proved his ability to
preside over the Seuate with digni
ty aud decorum.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
20th Judicial District Court, Par
ish of Lafourche.
Succession of Joseph D. V. Grays and
Community , No. 2114. For
partition.
Joseph DeGruys rs. Victor in J)c
Gruys ct ah.
Pursuant to an order and decree of the
above Court and in obedience to n commission
to me directed in tbe above entitled and mm
bered succession and community I will offer
for sale at public auction pursuant to law to
the last and highest bidder at tbe Court
House in the Town of Thihodaux. on Satur
day. tbe 20th day of March. 1886 between tbe
bouts of It o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M.
tho following described property belonging
to tbe above succession and community to
effect a partition between the parties herein
mterestedin pursuance of a judgment rentier
ed therein on tbe 12th day of Ootober. 1885,
to-wit :
A certain tract of land situated i» this Par
ish on tho right bank of Bayou Lafourche at
about ten miles below the Town of Thiho
dattx measuring one arpeut ami a half more
or loss front bv forty arpents in depth boiin
ded above by land of Kelicien Foret anti he.
low by land just below described to a dis
tance of ten arpents and thence by land of
Emile Troselair. Together with all tbe
buildings and >■ thereon
Another tr; .a.i.t .toi o-ent to and tie
low the one just described measuring three
quarters of an arpeut trout on the lower line
by three quarters of an arpent in depth also
less six feet on tho lower line hr the whole
depth of saitl hind reserved bv Emile Tros
clair.
Moveable property : 1 bedstead, 2 tables.
I arntoir. 1 clock. I looking glass. I stove. 1
Cross-cut saw. I band saw ; on tbe following
terms and conditions to-wit .'In so far as the
undivided share of plaintiff Joseph DeGruys
I in said property i- concerned to-wit, 92715?oil
ot the whole, one third cash ami the balance
one and two years from date of sale scoured
by special mortgage and vendors lien and
privilege on the undivided share of plaint'll
on the property sold is concerned and the
shale of tho major heirs viz: Victoria l)e
j (it ays wife of Oscar Knrddoeh. Josephine I)e
] Grays wife of Robert Wagenspaek. Augustin
! DeGruys and Victoria DeGruys being
927|5760 each of the whole tor rash'and the
share and portion of the minors Letitia Ali
cia and Irma DeGruys being 25(381 each of
the whole to be sold oil following terms and
conditions viz : moveable for cash and the
landed property and improvements one third
cash and the balance at one and two years
credit from the day ot sale. The purchaser to
furnish notes to his own order and by him on
dorsed in blank tenured by mortgage with
vendoi's lien and privilege on the property
sold under the part de non alirnandn said
note to bear eight per cent pet annum from
their date until fully and finally paid and
the act of stile to stipulate attorney's fees, at
tive per cents on amount recovered in case of
suit being resorted to. to recover amount of
said note or any part or portion thereof
February 13th. 1886.
THEOPHILEJTH1BODAUX,
Sheriff
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
20tli Judicial District Court, Par
ish of Lafourche.
Richard Milliken rs No. 2175,
George C. Taylor.
Take notice That acting under an order of
seizure aud sale emanating from the above cn
titled Court in the above entitled snd num
bered case I have seised anil will offer for
sale at public auction, pursuant to law to the
last aud highest bidder at the Court House
in the town of Thihodaux. on Saturday
March 20th, 1886, b tween the hours of 11
A. M. and 4 o'clock 1*. M. the one
undivided half of the following described
property, belonging to the defendant, viz :
A certain tract of land or sugar plantation
known as the Orange Grove Plantation situa
ted in the Parish of Lafourche ou tho left des
rending bank ot Bayou Lafourche, the dwel
ling being about four miles from Thihodaux
and three miles from said Iiavon situated in
Township 14 South of Kuuge 16 East exeept a
small portion of the tract hereinafter first des
cribetl and composed of the following tracts
viz ••
1st A certain tract of land bounded above
by lands of H N Coition and Itelow by lands
of T Foret * Bros commencing six "arpents
from Bayou Lafourche and running back
Thirty four arpents having a front of one and
a half arpent.
2nd. A tract in the rear of and adjoining
tbe tract just described having a front of two
arpents aud a quarter arpents aud minting
back twenty arpents bounded above hy lands
ot H. X. Coulon and below by lands of ,T.
Foret <fc Bros, in the rear by lands of ven
dor.
3rd. The main body of the plantation com
posed of 1st, The South half of the South
east quarter of section 100 containing 80
acres. 2nd. The Sontb east quarter of sec
tion 105 containing 160 acres. 3rd, TkeSontth
half of section 104 containing 318 33|100 acres.
4th, The North West quarter of section 104
containing 160 acres. 5th. The East halfot
Southwest quarter of section 101 containing
80 acres. 6th, The South half of South-west
quarter ot section 103 containing 84 14(100
acres. 7th, The North half of section 111 con
taining 319 39|100 acres. 8th, A fractional
portion of 110 containing 164 acres. Togeth
er with all the buildings and improvements
tbereon, stock, horses, males and farming
utensils and implements tbereon. Also oue
portable engine 29 moles, 4 wagons, 4 carts,
1 rotary hoe. I cotton seed meal distributer,
2 harrows. 18 ploughs, 1 oorn planter, 1 fluke
5 Matter ploughs, 14 sets double and single
trees, 1 stubble digger, 12 wagon loads of
corn (about], 75 cords of wood (nearly), 1
sugar honss stove and cooking furniture ,35
cane knives,5 spades, 14 sets of harness and
all the seed cane on said plantation.
To pay aud satisfy in cash the sum of One
Thousand and Twenty-three 55(100 Dollars
together with eight per cent per annum
interest thereon from the 3rd day of
May, 1884, till paid and ten per centnm
on the aggregate thereof as attorney's fees
and all costs herein which said amount :s se
cured by mortgage with vendor'sprivilege on
the property above described hy act of sale
and mortgage passed before Albert J. Las
setgne, deputy clerk and ex-offieio Notary
Public of said Parish on the 3rd May, 1884.
February 13tb, 1886.
THEOPHILE THIBODAUX,
Sheriff.
FORHALEkCHKAP.
One good, new Fanner.
One blacksmith Anvil.
One new •* Vies.
On# Sledge Hammer 8 lbs.
Apply to Fritzinger or Ktank Hoffmann.
Marsh 6, 1886.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
20th Judicial District Court, Par
ish of Lafourche.
Thomas L. Winder vs. Ilis Creditors .
So. 219H.
To all whom these presents may con
cern :
: GREETING : That in pursuance of an ertler
of said Coart granted ou the 26th day et
February, 1886, accession of the property of
the said insolvent was mare to his creditors,
and that a meeting ot the s<id creditors will
take place before Louis Pnilip Coillouet, No
tary Public of ssitl Parish, at his office is tho
town of Thihodaux, on the 3rd day ot April,
18X6, beginning at 10 o ripek A. M. for the pur
pose of taking the affairs of the said insol
vent into consideration, the appointment of
syndic Arc., and that in the meantime all
proceedings against the person and proper
ty ot the said i'honns L. Winder be stayed,
lit Testimony whereof.
f -----■ « Witness in\ hand and the impress
■ L.S. ■ ot mv »"al ol ether at Thihodaux,
( -) this 26th dav of February, A. L>. 1886.
J. W. KNtrBLOCH,
D'y Clerk of said Court
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
20th Judicial District Ooiirt, Fin
ish of Lafourche.
Mrs. Thconi.se Macias , wife rs. Pierre
Rousseau, husband. No. 21S9.
This case having been regularly fixed for
trial, was taken up ami tried, and the law
and the evidence being in lavor of plaiulid'
and against the defendant.
It is therefore onleicd. adjudged and de
creed That the plaintiff Mrs. Theouise Ma
rias. wife of Pierre Ruttss hi. do have judg
ment against ber hu-diand. the said Pierre
Rousseau, dissolving the community of ac
quets and gains that has hitherto existed on
tween her and her said husband, granting to
her an absolute separation of property be
tween her and her said husband, and author
iziug lo r to carry on a separate industry,
separate and npart from her said husband, to
enjoy tbe fruits thereof, aud to administer
the same and nil her futlire property as her
own separate property, a:^l that plaiutitl re
cover all costs of suit.
Thus done, read and signed in open Court,
this sixth day of February, 18sti.
(signed) TAYLOR BEATTIE,
Judge 20th District.
Filed Kebrnary Otb, 1886.
[signed) J. W. KNOBLOCH,
D'y Clerk of said Court.
A true copy:
Test- Clerk's Office, Parish La
fourche, March 1st, 1886.
J. W. KNOBLOCH,
D'y Clerk of said Court.
At irue
TAX SALES.
The State of Louisiana vs. Delin
quent Debtors.
State of Louisiana, Parish of La
fourche.
By virtue of the udthority vested in me by
the Constitution and Laws ot the State of
Louisiana. I will sell nt the priuripal front
door of the Court House, ia which the Civil
District Court ot said Parish is held, within
the legal hours for judicial sales, beginning
at 11 o'clock A. M , on SATURDAY 1 tho 20tS
day of MARCH A. D. 1886, aad continuing
ou Monday and each succeeding day uutU
said sales arc completed, all movable proper:
ty on whieh taxes are uow due to the Stats
of Louisiana aud Parish of Lafourche, to en
force collection of taxes assessed ell movable
property iu the year 1884 A 1885 together with
interest thereon front the31 day of December
1885 until paid anil all costs, l'lie names of
said delinquent tax-payers, tho amount of
the taxes due hy each ou the assessment of
movable property and the property to bo ot
fereil for sale[are as follows, to-wit:
Names. Des. of property. Amt due.
2 35
2 59
385
2 45
2 45
2 35
255
2 35
Augustin Etienne,
Brooks YVoodie
Kalgout Leon
Henry William
Howard Mann
Johnson Roman
Jones Panl
King Jos.
Kennedy John
Lejiine Nelson
Parker Lucinda
Polk Jim
Paine Mortan
Pierce Nathaniel
Robinson Vincent
Robertson Geo
Reed William
Robinson Jim
Squires Peter
Scott Coleman
Shields Tucker
Shelton Rcbt.
Spott .lames Mrs.
Simons Geo. .
Savage Thomas
Taylor George
Toiiver J. Conway
Ward Edward
Washington Alfred
1 horse,
2 lnnleg
1 cow and calf
1 horse
1 horse
1 horso
2 horses
1 mule
I horse
3 mules
I horse
3 03
2 25
2 45
2 55
3 75
2 55
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" " 2 55
.. .. 2 75
1 horso and 1 mule 2 85
1 cow 2 35
1 horse 2 75
" " 2 75
" " 2 45
" " 2 90
1 mule 2 25
1 male and 1 horse 2 90
" burst}' 2 45
2 mares 3 05
Ob said day of sale I will sell such portions
of said properly as eaolt debtor will point out
and in case the debtor shall not point out
snffiaient property I will at once, and with
out d.lay sell the least quantity of Mid prop
erty of any debtor, which any bidder will
buy fer the amount of the taxes, interest and
cost due by said debtor.
Terms of Sale, CASH in U, S. Legal tender
money without appraisement.
Parish of Laiourclie. Feb. 27tli, 188C.
THEOPHILKpTHBNDAUX,
Sheriff St Ex-Offirto Tax-Coliector, Lafourche
RAILROAD EXCHANGE,
JAMBS JIT.
Proprietor.
THlBODikTTX, - - LA.
This favorite resort of pleasure and amuse
ment will be fonnd one of the most agree,abl
places in the town to whilo away
hours iu recreation. Good
lew
hi
CIG&SS
always on hand, and also a Pool aud Hilliard
tables. Kind aud pohte attention given to
every lone.
In connection with his bur, he bus a flrat
class
I18f&wiai8
with respectful und obliging waiters.
Mar-6 86.