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®t)ibotxrox Sentinel. Journal of the 9thSenatorial P.st'ict .. ..... . . — —— ——. , . Official Journal of' the Parish Lafourche. ok teem'd etnas matter. SrvTlIltliAY JAN. 30, 189' SS«S v --------------------f'lmttee, JSntend at the f'nti Office at Thihmiaui, La. • ' k 1 IN MEMO III AM. FRANCOIS «A.YCl\. The Sentinel regrets to have tout nottnee the death of its venerable founder and propr.etor for more tb.'iti thirty years. Mr. Francois Sancai: w:ts a native of, fiance wtienee he immigrated to L«mj isieim in his early maiiiniod. (*n sett ling in Tl.i bodattx lie pursued the business ol taking photographs or lather daguerreotypes, and at the same time that of portrait p:s in ter. In 1805 aseociattiig himself with the late Ernest Lotto, he established the I'itib odaus Sentinel and from that date to the present time he has been either! ,-w the sole proprietor or co-proprietor of the same paper. ■ During his edilotial career he has always been coneervative in his view anil altlioiigii firm in itis beliefs ht never indulged in atmnosiites or augt v Contests with his euntempot ai ies, maintaining his own ideas in solid and substantial arguments only. He has served, with honor and cted it for many years, as Treasurer of tin Police Jury of tiie Parish, of the Pal ish School Board, and of the (Jot pota tion of the Town ot Thitmdaux, dntiii; which periods, his repot ts to these res peettve bodies \ve*e models ot informa tion, always allowing to tiie fraction of a cent the exact cendition of the finan ces. Mr. Sancati was always a pleas ant social companion, kind and gen erous to his friends, honest and uptight in all business transactions. Of late years, owing to age and his in tirmilies he has been somewhat, of a recluse, seldom leaving his office, save to put take ot Itis meals. For some months past lie has been an invalid, and on the 18l.li ot this month, Dr. Datiseteftu his lifelong physician, after consultation villi other physicians deemed it necessary that ite should go to New Oi leans for surgical aid. The Doctot went with him to the Touro Infirmary where an operation was per formed the next day, out tiie venera ble mail with his infirmities and debil ity could not overcome the tii.il. and one week later peacefully and quietly passed away. His remains were brought to Thibo daux on Wednesday and interred in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Sancart was 71 years of age, amt had no relatives in the United -States, having always remained unmarried. He leaves many friends alto will re member his many excellent traits of character and kindness of disposition as a t icn legacy bequeathed to them by their departed friend. SOME INTERESTING FIGURES. The Manufacturers' liecord gives the full expoits of corn and wheat from all United States ports fur the calendar year of 189t5 which is a wondeiftil showing for the South. We condense from the several tables some lntetest tng figures. The totat exports of coin lor 1895 were 61,469,1369 bushels, and tor 1896, 128,518.437 bushels. The tirst named year Baltimore's exports were 9,645,758; New York's 19,626,817 and those of New Orleans 8,756,776. In 1896 tliev were respictively as fol lows: 26,382,181; 19,100,190 ; 25,292, 502. It will thus be seen that while the respective increase for Baltimore! and New Oileans was 16,700,000 and 16,500,000, f ire actual decrease for New, York was 520,637 bushels. The totat gaiD of the entire country was 67,100, 000 bushels, and of this the South'* share was 61,400,000 The total exports of wheat were, in 1895, 66,361,100 bushels, in 1896, 82, 748,191—a gain of 16,400.000. The gain at Southern ports was, 2.600,000 bush-jls at Baltimore; 3.438,00 bushels at Galveston ; 3,000 000 at New Or leans and a considerable gain at some othei Southern ports. In flour expoits, Baltimore gained 500,010 barrels; Newport News 400, 1 000 barrels au l New Orleans 200,000 barrels. The aggregate increase of all] breat stuffs exported from Southernj ports for 1896 was over SO.OOO.(KK) bushels of grain. The total value of all breadstuff ex ported for 1896 was $170,027,595, a gain of $54,500,000 over 1895. Of this gain the South had $27,300,000, namely, Baltimore, $10,800,000; New port News $2,500,000; Norfolk and Portsmouth, $8,000,000 ; Galveston, $3,700,000; New Orleans, $7,300,000. —State*. TUB TORREY BANKRUPTCY^ i BILL. } Thi* well known measure of public j ituporfmieo which ha* been before the; ( lumst* of rejueseotatb'cn and the pen ^dtple mi long, is now before I lie Senate of the Uniteil States. There, in com a substitute has been offered, ' ? utl Hmr* i» 80,l; '' 'M>piellension that £ it nn^ht difrplnce the original measure 4 . *. Little is known ot the merits ot this new bill, but it would seem to have no raison d'etre, for the Toner bill has Vlomuso generally approved and t>n «^dorsed by the press, tin* commercial fe bodies and business men of the ci.uu ee• i > , that there can lie no valid reason j^for retiming to pass it. except that iV the opinion of grave (?) senators thete ^ is no need of a general bankruptcy law in the country. Hut the adoption $ot u substitute bv the senate would In gfn recognition of the need of such a law. {guild, at the same time, a setting up by •sSeiintor* of their own opinion of the pjn.attei nv<-i mu! against the business psenseofihe counlry as expressed by Sbotli the debtor and the ereditor class ges — the only classes to be affected by lhe proposed I gislafion. For our part, wo believe a general bankruptcy law would redound to she uenn»I good, us it would establish an uniform practice in matters of insn! vMticy throughout the United State-, and t litis lumi-li business men engaged in '.nterstiito coinmeice some guide by "'iiiclt they may be enabled to avoid some of the breakers, at least, wiij.di encompass modern commercial life. bviotts twasons, tiie Torrey lii!l should be enacted into law without delav. IVORS A SPECIFIC DUTY /A- t l ( A. L 1 1 1 . r . v v ...... I lie New i ork Commercial Lullctii; gone of tiie best posted papers in the ffcnnntrv on t:u iff matters, tematkr in this connection : "The Kr piioiican member* of the ways and means committee do not see their win clear to make sugar free tio:i! any country, eitliei upon levonue or protective groumis' They hope to obrsin from sugar a latger revenue than under the existing ad valorem rate. They will do this by imposing a specific duty which will yield cer tain returns, whatever mat be the fluctuations of sugar in foreign mar kets. Tiiis specific duty cannot be sacrificed in any case without dimin ishing the piotectiu wft clt I lie commit tee desire to extend to the sugar cane growers of Louisiana and the beet growers of Kansas and NehrasI Some element, of piotectimi a* well revenue will be preserved if the maxi mum duty on sugar is tipou the basis >t 2 cents a pound and tiie minimum, fot the benefit of reciprocity countries is 1 cent per pound. These nlay not be the exact figures selected as the ba sis for computing the duties by the polariscopic test, but they are likely to be very near them. The Louisiana growers realize that they inu*t seek ihetr protection through a duty rather than a bounty, hue they will uot be satisfied to see the duty entirely with drawn from the sugar of ant foteigu country. There is understood to hr some feeling among the New York im porters in favor of continuing the ad valorem duties which are now in force It is stated that sugar, like wool, is sold publicly in certain great markets where the price is announced, and is not subject ol fraudulent manipulation The ad valorem duty is considered, from this standpoint, more satisfacto ry than the specific rate, such as lead to charges and countercharges regard ing the polariscopic test under the act of 1883. }TAKES IT ALL RACK HER DYING BED. ON unfortunate creatures like her have either not had the grace of final Io the "Daily .States" ot January 22nd., the following despatch from AnimpoMs, Mil., was published : "Mrs Mary M. White, nee Windsor, who is said to be in adyingcondition, has made a statement before a notary public in which she refutes all she has said about the Catholic church and the life of nuns. It will be t eiuem bered that Miss Windsor created quite a sensation years ago by posing as an escaped nun, and attempting to lecture on the life of a uan in the Catholic ehurch anil her escape." The experience of Mrs White is the experience of every other alleged "escaped nun"; the only difference consisting in the fact that other repentance or the opportunity of making death retractions of their in famous lies. The New York Mail and Express remarks: "With the oulcropciog of suggestions of a currency commission, tar iff - commission, a census comrnis Ksion, and what not, there is just a "trace of a likelihood that the coiumis Ssion business .nay be overdone. Tiiis one of the infant industries that Ishoald not bo developed hastily." Don't 1st anyone persuade you to take anything else instead of Simmons Liver Regulator. Some merchants will try to do this but not for your good. They do it to make a little profit on something which is of as in ferior quality, though you must pay just as much for the had as for the good. Bo sure to take Simmons Liver Regulator, and mrthiug else. Look for tho Bed Z on every package. A PLEASANT OCCASION. Last Sunday »»« n red letter day Id jtlie history of St. Charles Branch 33fL [Catholic Knights of America, for, on! that day the installation of officers for, [the year IS97 toon place. The Knights] [determined to ndd to the attractive' [ness of that ceremony tin additional! ^feature this \ ear, for they invited the, Hon. ,lames David Coleman, Fast So pteme President of the Order to dcliv-j jet a let-title, at St. Joseph's Hull, in the afternoon Owing to th* ptevilence of the grippe in tin) community and the want] ,<d proper anmiuiiceii,ell's, the ittteti' [dance was not as large a* it ought to! have been, but, taking all things into consideration, there assembled about; live bundled persons in Sr. Joseph's] Hall, at half past three o'clock in thej afternoon to hem the distinguished' orator deliver his address. 'Hie; Knights ttiaidied in a body, about] sixty strong from their Hull, over the Me\ er Drug Store to the church, whet they attended benediction. After the services in the chureh, all repaired to] St. Joseph's Hal! where Mr. Thomas*inaidv A. Badenn.v, State President introduc-lit cd the speaker of the day, in a few ap-*the j|u opi i.ite remarks. The disitotnse of Mr. Coleman was about an hour and twenty-five minutesgefloi Iiu duration, but it was *<> eloquent. Cent* rtaiuing and instructive, that no (one found if. too long. Several per-?? ^ r Isons, in fact, found it too short, ' .........* ........ o ...... is very complimentary to the speaker.]*measure, 1'ho speech cave a rapid sketch of thegTin iiso of the Older and the leasons toi * tor i*s organization, and contained K-imejfe strong appeals to those who are eligi * hie. to affiliate with the organization.S The orator showed the muletial h.- d ! spiritual advantages ot the Onlf r, a o demonstrated that the concern of thef organization wait not only to provide?ptiatioti ♦or the widows and orphans, but to offer up prayers for the repose jwiil be to lead to many accessions |th« ranks ot St. Uhatles Branch, which now on its rolls seventy-nine mem | bus with three applications penning, j The ceremonies of the installation f officers t"ok place in the Hall of the Brunch, where a number of invited guests participated with the members in that interesting function. Mr. Cele nian was the installing officer and very acceptably did he discharge that duty. He bad a good void to say to each of licet, and mingled pleasantry of the most delicate kind with the set iousnes.s of his charge to each officer installed. Mr. Coleman won golden opinions from »H who were present, and the wish was expressed on every hand, that he would honor the Branch with many more visits on^tlteir installation days. Much of the. entertainment of tiie occasion was due to the delightful mu sic of the Heme Circle Orchestra. The execution of the Orchestra was so good tit if ii called forth highly eulogistic tvmniks fioui the installing officer, who is an excellent judge ot the celes tial art. i lock port ne ifs [From our regular correspondent] Tiie anniversary of Washington's birthday will be celebrated at the Lockport Public school by a meeting of the public school teachers of this parish, who will be requested to pre pare papers to be read that day—this might be a timely warning to them ; by the parish Superintendent aud other oratois of prominence who will also be requested to make addresses on that occasion. To conclude the celebration, at night a concert will be given by the pupils of the school. Iu connection with this celebration the school Association resolved, at its last meeting, to have a fair beginning day or two aftet, Saturday and Sunday, if weather permit. The As sociation is sparing no pains to enter tain their guests, on that occasion with matter interesting tittd instruc tive. The number of pupil now entolled at school is 97. The death of Mrs. C. W. Davis oc curred last week alter live long years of confinement to bed lrom palsy The deceased was 70 years old. She was the mother nf our esteemed towns man, U. G. Davis, and of Fred Davis now of St. Mary's ptt islt. There were several weddings here lately, and many to take place in the near future, judging from the batch published every Sunday. To name them all without doing injustice to some would be a matter hard to ac complish. CASTOHIA. Ibfct ■fail* fi tutor*/ Shorthand School.— In our issue today will be found the advertisement of the Watson Shorthand School, 235 Morgan street. New Orleans, La. Mr Wat so n is a practical and experienced stenographer, and received his tuition from t Fie late W. II. Bold its. a, fatuous stenographer, of Baltimore Md, Mr Watson teaches shorthand by cor respondence on an improved plau, and charges the small fee of $1 per month in advance until the student is thoroughly competent. As stenogra phers aie always in demaud at good wages many nf our readers will avail themselves of tins opportunity to become stenographers at such little* CO#t. . LOUISIANA DELEGATION DIS PLEASED. 'Special to Tile Times-Democrat. Washington, Jan. 24.—It would jputliug it very mildly to sav rliat an members of the Louisiana delegation are much displeased over the treat-?pi meat-wlttch inis been accorded by the accredited agent of die com-; mercial bodies ot New Orleans in l!*«'<•* matter of securing government aid tne closing of Fas i a Lout re crevassa.? One of i ha memhei a of the delegation,..... u giving e< ressioa to his views to ilgii 1 , s .ol f|iii e frankly : "1 he Louisiana delegation is very [wiWc over the i rtense which has been [made by a good in my people that i<4n-x*» committees which have beenS went up here foj v iiiotis purposes liuvcg nrecoiiipiished a't ' ..I has been ftccotn i' pli.-li desired mittces have achieved a great deal it {ftheir ptoper n -'leie. util have tieeti great uHsi>ta' ce t delegation. ,! ey |b\ a jugful. To ti.os - who are on the . . , 0 . . . d by the State i • bimgitig rtbout^aaut. d legishttion. Wh-e these com-| 1 ' ™ m -*' r * '•* v »H.| : " •ct • f the iVt is luiowr. that in connection wiin]> work peiformed in the last t,issiou|,,f ts pur forth by tho delegation. jwlio lalmiiil night and day to cany ftlie bill saved it front defeat. Every Jntetnlicr of the delegation, in both which^Hotises, worked faithfully for this, Jiownid securing the bounty appi*ipri-|.\i,,» i>'F "' notiiitig sh irt of the persona g , ........ .................. . 3 vet the idea seems to prevail] cartain circles, that the reprosenta-j lives si*nt here achieved all 'he results. yet the idea seems to pievail|M.n.s, Lapt. Bryant, who ignores delegation, and net* ns if thevfsje this occui tencc, nowj t vei "Followin', comes whole deles . ...... . . c =, ? when, as a matter of f ict, that appro £ .......tly be pa*s<-o by and al*o|through the < fforts of tn it delegation,i of.^iioth in the Senate and in the HoHse.ehtcnt's ul nothing whatever to do with the ianpropi tat m i which that bill carries,? in much the same strain. to.|wlmt ha* be.-n dm *. will labor assid iMiously for tb* passage of the bill." Other men here. <•! the delegation who were B'-hi exm *sed themselves ' ' ' A Chance to Inspect Warships.— Secretary Herbert, yielding to the re quests of Congre.-smen and Mayor Flower, has ordered Adtniial Bonce send a portion of hi* fleet here to tioipnte in the Matdi Gras festivitiesland and at the same time afford visitors®!* ft on) the interior States an opportuui fy to see some of the crack vessel the new navy. The selection of the! ships which tire to come here will bef left, to Admiral Bunce, tint it is quite, probable that he will pick out representing tho diffeieut types, auchflric ships for instance as tho Texas, of battleship class, the uamored cruiser New York, and the Columbia, the swilt commerce destroyer, with, per haps, the Cushing or some other tor pedo boat. It is to be hoped, howev er, that admiral Bunce will visit the city himself and bring the Indiana, w hich is a battleship of the tirst class. The presence of the warships here will u«'t only serve as one of the attract ions of the Carnival season, bat also delight thousands ot people from the interior States who have rend so much and seen so little of the new navy—States. "I was formerly troubled with tired feeling, but since taking Hood's Sat Kjp.mlla thi* It as till left me and I am feeling very much better. I have re commended Hooa'* Sarsaparilla to my friends'" A. S Kaeun, Box 4*20 Monroe, La, Stood'** Pill* . Stood'** Pill* are the oolv Pills to take with lloo.1V Sarsatwrilla. It is clearly evident to the average reader of the daily papers that the Cuban war correKpoudents who send out columns of rot every tew hours lrom the Florida coast towns, are the most capable, vigorous and thoroughly accomplished gang of liars ou earth. Durum the past two months they have slain Maceo 1500 times and brought, him to life as ofteu. Tiring of this brutal sport, one ot the correspoo deuts, evidently a past-master in the art of mendacity, comes to the front with the announcement that Maceo is m this country recovering from Ins wounds. Ananias, of Biblical fame, wasn't -in it" with the Cuban war correspondents.—The Sugar Planter Be easier, Bro. Hyams; they know not what they »nv. Hk-ht Ihpohts of Suoai;__ The smallest imports of sugar recotded for any month of 1896 is shown by the treasury statistics for December. The total importations of the month were only l.S3,39j, 04 i p o nu d,, valued at $3,691,623, as compared with im^ pot tsoi ;;08,6'J4,399 pounds, valued ift $6,524,904 tor October. The impoits ian as high as 544,106,452 pounds to May, valued at$13,817,477, so that the imports tor December are a little more than a quarter of their maximum during the year.—The S ugar Flanter. Hack lens Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Tuts, Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Eruptions and positively cures Files, or no pay required. It is guar anted to give perfect satisfacion or money refunded. Ft ice 25 cents per b»x- For sal* by Thibodatix Dru* ■Sffll'ti. happily mated. Leon Blum, a worth* estimated t-itviismtin, ' Mr. t>*>jHlum. whs „ |f) jetta Levy, a fair Mr. U iredloei; ponaldsonvtlle. rile "p r ! t l4 ,. P Sunday in the of Donaidsoiiyitl* unable to at tend in I*® vttation of Mr. and Mi* I .. "5 Inide's pu-nt* We fml .wing aeccunt of the * ..... ev.-ttt from (he cm respond,,.. 1 uMttiiie at Doiialdsonviiig. "At the midday hour today Jewish Synagogue Ratlro^ li"* 1 *! -M.'X Heller, „f j,' iea..*, ollh iating. .Miss and haudsmm, yoao* 1 . SDomildson vtlie, aid Mr Le,," w „ Jproniutent young inercnaut uf T were nutted m M „^ M . ( . „ f :l " U ' , ' 4 W* ... ... .. ,atge C.HII-,,.. *tne ols. I< lower/* plants, a „d .. "de Usedjn» decorate tk of the synagogue a,l « l(1 idr. at tired lu her cji-obes, entered, followed b* | w ' guild bridesmaids, the picture W1 , eiiHh . iiifr. PlixvAos,, r c |,an ing. Miss Florence Le the Imde. was m ud of \m '1. es Stella Blum «joulii* u ,nd U »y Simeon were bri j^ Mr. Louis Blum was best mi.m the groomsmen \ V ,.ie Mews I'obia*, Arthur Blum, aitd Marks. TT»« ushers )■ ere : p Meyer, \ llalp Loch, Henry James Keefe. The orchestra played tins a mil tell as the Ini.le ettteted tli« edifice, and reutieretl exutiiv't* tlmi,ougtiout the ceremony Mi a * [„. u „„„ U ls C ormetist. a lecepiiou wtw h*U the ceremony at the reside. Sn ide's patents Mr tittd \1™ i Lew, old and hi »„jy * ^ " of the town" tatuaf, violinist; Prof. John P l c »i netist. A leceotiou klu I'especWit ami later w Iters the hi some couple have their home." llie 8 k.N 1 INEl. extends lU [wishes to its young fiieud and flait btide. Ficctric Bitfcffv. Electric Bitter* is a tne!.' ... . season, but peiha m m e retted III tllO Spring, »'(!>* for a a t eralh i loihnigt.id «-\bait-ted fVetin, par-1"'liet. the liver is torpid »>ei tin need felt ofjuitul bilious fevers. } act more sttielv in e.n freeing t! e system fro..... pojsoo poison. Headache, l »l)ipK|Constipaii..... Dizzme Bidets Gul.v til the..... tonic an l : A prompt a»e of tii> • litis often averted long a-i ! No Hie i 'll""- IMIIH) 111 l-iulnttti't freeing t! e system from the e yksi fifty cent* [tic at Thibodiitix Drag Stoif STATE OF LOUIS! 4 V 18th Judicial District Court, :'.tti*!i Lafourche. Succession of Franco! Scum.. 1506, Probate s W HE UK AS, KDWAKHP. kUMiii - the suit! parish Ims mjile to he tunned met iipjiuinUit of theatoresHid estate, Now. therefore, all person- sf*' warned and notified to tile their s~; to the #»id application in writing, v.a clerk of said Court, at lii.ottics mthe ofTbibodaux, ten « at* after tbs first: hereof, otherwise the said applicant*ti! named and appointed ns such adtaimf as required bv law am) ! u aetonlacw law. C '—') Witness my hand and the i:: t L 8 > the s,'ul of my office at Tit I.*., thia the 'JOth day oi ary. A. D. 1897. a I'- F. LF. 6 ENCKK. U'v Clerk ef «a«H" TIIL STATE OF L0UI8IAN 18th Judicial District Court, P i-.lt of Lafourche. Afrs. 11 ai. Erttkine et ah r*. St / Ur bain Toulouse. T ake notice; that actins csd aud by virtue of an order of «siittr> •ale sinanst'itg from the above «»*' Court in the above entirb-d and na>i. - chjw*. 1 have.seized and will offer for public auction puisuant to law to fb* and highest bidder, at the Court be town ofTbibodaux, ou SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5th between the bourn of 11 o'olnek a. Or o'olock p. m , the tollowing dewribei |> erty to-wit: Aceitaiu lot of "round or parcel »! situated iu this parish, on the rieht ba-t the tta.vov I.atiMm he at about four im 1 " 1 low the town of Tliihodflux, meaiwnw f Huudied and Twenty-two !'.*22) {Ml*» between parallel lines by three huacrei i six <») 6 ) feet in depth bounded aho' lauds cow or formerly Wlongiug to . r> mqi-e Dinar, below and in the rear bv - now or formerly beiongim; to James I* lard, and in trout by lands ot parch*** 1 ' bain TntdoueeJ Together with hS . ot Drainage, the rights of way over the" road now cxietiiig on land aud leading ( tho Hsyou (.dbnrciie towards the t»*J wool.,, and ill other rights, '»■ .tv>»»" vilege* ihefetinlo belonging oi iaanf appertaining. Terms and conditions nfeaV. <'**•>• •": and satistv the sum ot (l| Thert# , Hundred dyliars in prtimpal, tog*th* r ai eight per cent per annum interest tli) - from the St'tli of 8 epteuii>er, IS 9 ». till |2J A sum of 10 per ee. t on the a£S t hereof of *aid principal and intrre 1 * 1 temeys tees herein, and ['JJ all cost* "t proceetling,. And which said aforesaid ia secured by act ol Sale **d age. passed before Henry N. ConkD- - 'ubliv of the pariah of Lslourehe»o* ^ borSOtb. 1891. „„ .MMRsBKABL Sheriff of Ufs»'*** Inurj Jdrd, 1897.