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ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT.
ist. 13. JCAVAKAGH, Editor.
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vance. The year can be begun at apv time, as •
tii'ty-two numbers of tlie paper make a years,
subscription.
AGENTS OF THE DEMOCRAT:
D. P. Saizan Ban e's Landir
Capt. Sain. Haas
J. J. Hicks
Leopold Godcliaux..
Abraham Richard...
Dr. J. F. Lester
Bayou Cbicot
Ville Plato
r ..Big Cane
Church ville
Petit Prairie
Henry Woodwort.li - • W asbin^ton
Mentor And run— Grand Coteau
Foreman & Dnson Plaquemine Bruleé
Andrew Henry - - • - - - • -Meruieuto
T. C. C hache, re Prud'homme City
Jos Fabaehcr Fabaeher P. O
J. D. Bernard Poupevi e
E. C. Roger .Arnaudville
B. o. Gay .Bayou Bœuf
M.^. Eosteet Lake Charles
The gentlemen above named are, our agents
and as such requested to solicit subscriptions.
M. D. K AVA NAG H.
Editor.
OPELOUSAS, SATURDAY, MAI II, 1878.
Read the uotice in another column of
the Tow n Constable.
In another column will be found the
law card of J ml ye Adolph Baile y.
See advertisement of the Washington,
Opelousas and New Orleans Transpor
tation C ompany, carrying U. S. Mails.
Owing to the crowded scate of our
columns this week, we are unable to
give the full report of the proceedings
before the District Court. They will
be published in our next issue.
Thursday Sheriff Duson arrested and
lodged in jail Joseph Duplechin and
Joi&ph Smith, charged with the murder
of Jules Farbue, in Coulee Croche in
Septem ber, 1876.
Governor Nicholls lias appointed Capt.
W. Burton Levee Comuiissioneer, for
St. Landry. We fully endorse the ap
pointment. No better selection could
have be en made.
Packard Gone .—Packard has been
appointed consul to Liverpool. We sin
cerely trust Hayes will appoint every
other carpet-bagger in this State to some
foreign misfiion. Should he do this we
would willingly condone his action in
taking possession of the high office to
which a nother person was elect ed.
Senator Eüstis .— Louisiana has been
so long misrepresented that it is a pleas
j ure for us to peruse the Congressional
Eecord and find that we again have in
the Senate of the United States one
who is usiug his best endeavors to pro
tect us from the spoliation we have
« been compelled to submit to since the
' war. We, can assure him that every
man in Southwestern Louisiana appre
ciates his services.
Last Sunday night an attempt was
made by some person to burn the coft'ce
house of Emile Pefferkorn in this town.
The êomb of the roof was saturated
• with coal oil and set on fire. Mrs.
Schweinert, who lives in the neighbor
hood discovered the fire and gave the
alarifc in time to save the property.
In another column will be found the
reward of $150, offered by Dr. Ray,
n 1 4. 4! ^ t > i ,. t, 1 * ,
President of the Board of Police for
sufficient evidence to convict, the party |
■or pafties engaged in
lot.
this diobolical
The Courier in its last issue called at
tention to the fact that in our notice
f the first weeks proceedings of the
istrict Court, we omitted to mention
aines 0. Chachere, Clerk of Court and
is officient corps of deputies. The
mission was accidential and uninten
ional on our part and we hope these
eatlemen have so regarded it. Mr,
hachere is one of the most thoroughly
fficient and accomplished Clerks of
ourt we have ever had and has cer
inly shown great judgment in the
lection of his efficient and gentlemanly
puties Major 0. Voorhies and Gilbert
upre.
Samuel M. Hudspeth, who resided in
Iiis parish many years ago, and who
ill be remembered by many of our old
itizens, died at his residence in Frank
in, Simpson county, Kentucky, on the
4th of April. He was about 68 years
Id. The local paper says: "On the
orging of the 14th inst-, the commn
ity was shocked at the announcement
the death of Samuel M. Hudspeth,
ne of our best known and most widely
espeçted citizens. He was a man of
leasing manners, genial disposition and
trict integrity, and his loss is deeply
elt in the community. He leaves a
rge family to mourn his sudden de
arture.'^
Tbc Railroad Decision.
Yesterday was a bright day for Lou
iana, and one J,hat will be marked with
white stone in the future history of
jflie State. The decision of the Supreme
Court in favor of the New Orleans Pa
ific, ordering the issue of the two mil
OD8 of bonds to that road, opens up a
ew era of prosperity to our city and
täte. The universal satisfaction with
Inch the decision was received was a
06t flattering testimonial, but one that
asI entirely deserved, of the popular
niidence that is reposed in Mr. Whee
k and the management of the road,
ndeç whose auspices thesuccessof this
reat enterprise has been reudered pos
ible, and, indeed, may now be regarded
s assured. These gentlemen deserve
reat credit for the energy and perse
erance they have displayed in this
atter uuder serious difficulties, and
bey are entirely deserving of the happy
ruition that is now assured to their
Uterprise and persistence.
Our people will corâiàljy endorse this
xtracfc from the N. O. Democrat of
r ay 7th, assuring us not one but two
nes of road to Texas and New Orleans.
|iere is no doubt but Morgan wjll now
compelled to immediately build his
ad to Orange Texas, and the comple
iou of the N. 0. and Pacific Railroad is
y this decision of the Supreme Court
established fact. Added to this is
e contemplated road of the N
riafe its completion, thereby giving
r parish the empire parish of the
täte, three competing lines to New
rleans and filling our broad prairies
ith people, who will appreciate the
vantages old St. Landry extends to
ose wishing a home of their own, in a
"tion of the country where every man
fully protected by law, and where
ly moderate exertion must be made
secure all the necessaries of life.
exas and Colorado, which this de
isipn will cause redoubled exertions to
suie its ßhmnloHnn
VOLUME 1.
OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, MAY I i, 1878.
NUMBER 17.
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State Central Committee.
We call the attention of every Demo
crat in St. Landry to the report of the
proceedings of the State Central Com
mittee of the Democratic Conservative
Party, held in New Orleans on the 1st
May. From our representatives on the
committee we learn that there was a
much larger attendance of country
members than usual, that the utmost
harmony prevailed, and that notwith
standing the clamors of disappointed
politicians and the wide spread dissat
isfaction that some of them have at
tempted to convince us existed, no one
had the temerity to attempt to attack
in any manner the administration of
Nicholls and Wiltz in any department,
on the contrary the committee repre
senting every element in the State op
posed to Radicalism, were disposed to
sink all minor issues, and postpone until
some more favorable day the question
as to who should be the leader of the
party iu the State.
In other words it was distinctly rec
ognized that in the coming campaign
unity was of more consequence than at
any other time since the war, and that
unity must be perserved even should
some local politicians suffer thereby.
The last resolution passed by the com
mittee and which was intended only
for St. Landry means this: that the
Democratic party of this State mean
in the future to have but one Democra
tic party in St. Landry, that in that
party the minority must submit to the
majority and that no more of the dis
graceful scenes of former years must be
repeated. The people need have no
fear that Col. Patton will not carry out
the trust imposed on hiui, we can assure
them that he will do so, impartially and
rigidly, and while we trust and believe
his interposition will not be necessary
and that the few politicians, who have
been keeping up our divisions, will be
by our own people invited to keep quiet
this time, we can and do without
hesitation say to the people of the par
ish that this year there will be but one
Democratic party In St. Laudry, and
that no one need hope for admittance
to the Baton Rouge Convention on the
1st Monday of August ou a half vote.
Official.
state central committee.
Rooms Statu Central Committee,
Democratic Conservative Party of Louisiana
New Orleans, May 1,1878,
The committee met this day, at 7:30
p. m., pursuant to call, Col. I. W. Pat
tou, president, in the chair, and a quorum
present.
The following gentlemen presented
their credentials as delegates, and on
| motion it was ordered that they be rec
ogiiized as members of this committee
• Will A. Strong, parish of Winn ; I 1 . P.
Poche, parish of St. James ; Charles
Brusle, parish of Iberville; J. S. Young,
parish of Claiborne.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the following proxies were read
and accepted :
L. A. Sandoz, representing J, I. Gar
diner, of St. Landry, on a half-vote;
Joseph Lemle, representing F. P. Stubbs
of Ouachita parish : W. J. Briscoe, re
presenting J. C. Goldman, of Tensas
parish ; C. H. Munford, representing H
V. McCane, of Grant parish
On motion it was
Resolved, That the vote on the hold
ing of the convention be taken in the
following order :
1. As to the time of holding said con
vention.
2. As to the place of meeting of said
convention.
3. As to the ratio of apportionment
for representation in said convention.
The following resolutions were read
and adopted :
Besolved, That the convention of the
Democratic-Conservative party of Lou
isiana be held on the first Monday of
August, 1878.
Besolved, That a convention of the
Democratic-Conservative party of Lou
isiana be held at Baton Rouge for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
State Treasurer and. m embers of Con
gress for the various congressional dis
tricts of this State.
jResolved, That the apportionment of
representation in said convention shall
be one delegate for each two hundred
votes cast for the Democratic-Conser
vative candidate for Governor in 1876,
and each fractional number less than
200 and exceeding 100 shall be entitled
to one delegate. »
Besolved, That inasmuch as in certain
oarislies dissensions existed during the
iast campaign, whereby opposing fac
tions nominated double sets of officers
which resulted jh the loss of several
members of the Legislature ; and inas
much as these dissensions if continued
will seriously jeopardize the Democratic
prospects in certain localities, that the
President of the State Central Com
mittee be and he is hereby authorized
to call a convention and make all nec
essary arrangements for the holding of
the primaries in anv parish, or ward of
the city of New Orleans, in which the
antagonistic factions refuse to unite In
a convention, within forty days of the
holding of the State convention.
On motion the committee then ad
journed.
Phillip Power, Jr ., Secretary.
P* J. S ülliv an , Assistant S ecretary.
The Convention advocates have come
down from their high horse very ma
terially. They now say they had no
idea of condemning thé Government of
Nicholls. The little meeting in Mon
roe opened their eyes somewhat. Whilst
there are so many voters in Louisiana
who Oppose a convention at present
they favor one atlhe close of the pres
ent administration. P
When papers denounce the members
of the Supreme Court, who are as able
dignified and learned gentlemen, as
Louisiana possesses, and proclaim that
a decision whinh thaw K«— . . ai '
famods and MandaloW^hus'endeavor
ing to bring into contempt the resnect
winch people should have for W P aud
till#* p .A11 T>frts than n«\A #l « «i. t _ * .
fl , * Co « r ^ they need'not be ^urnrised
the masses of the neonÎAnf
it the masses of the people of Louisiana
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.^EThibo
Sent Before the Superior Crtmt,
Kal Court .—The case of The State vs
J. R. Lawless, for the murder of Win
Gibson on the morninr " "
me up befoi
Q a prelimii
exhaustive testimony in the
wioson on the morning of the first nf
terdavorf 6 Up v ef ° re Ja . dge Smith yes
terday on a preliminary hearing. After
heating exhaustive ttatimonl in the
f rr«. the accnMed was sent before
» i S om " ÖT Crlmi11 ", 1 Court, 3?
slaughter^ 0n a cllatge of
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District Court*
Friday May 3d, 1878, Court met pur
suant to adjournment. The following
business was transacted during the Mon
day hour : 1999, appeal docket, argument
of motion for new trial resumed, and
morning hour having expired, case left
open to be resumed Saturday morning.
The trial of the criminal docket was
resumed : State vs. A. Lagrange (a col
ored man) No. 1847, for petty larceny,
was called, tried by jury and acquitted.
He is the only party acquitted at this
term. He was tried on two indictments.
In neither case did the State make out
its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The following criminal cases were then
continued, viz : No. 1860,1851,1798,1850,
1801. The State vs. Amos Hall, colored,
for obtaining goods under false pre
tences, was then called, tried by jury
and convicted, after which there being
no further criminal business the petty
jury was discharged, having been in
session only five days.
Saturday May 4th, Court met as usual
at 9 o'clock. During the morning hour
the following business was transacted :
12692, default confirmed. 12559, default
confirmed. 1783, State vs. Jules Rich
ard, motion for new trial filed, tried,
argued and new trial granted. He was
indicted for larceny of a calf. The
only proof adduced against him was
that he had branded it. A new trial
Was granted, on the authority of the
State vs. Todd Johnson, 29th an
nual. 1855, State vs. Amos Hall, for
obtaining goods under false pretences,
motion for new trial filed, tried, argued
and taken under advisement. 1899, ap
peal docket, argument of motion for
new trial, resumed, closed and new
trial refused.
No. 12674, supplemental petition for
new trial and motion for new trial, tried,
argued and taken under advisement,
after which court adjourned until Mon
day at 9 i o'clock a. m.
Monday morning Court met at 9£
o'clock. No. 12679, answer filed. No.
12678, Judge presiding recused, case re
ferred to Jno. N. Ogden, Esq., who was
sworn as judge ad, hoc. 12645, jury case
fixed for the 10th inst., by consent. 12550
continued. 12635, fixed for Tuesday
the 7th. 12646, jury case fixed for
Tuesday the 7th. 12660, continued.
1864, State vs. Dave Frame, for petty
larceny, arraigned, plead not guilty and
prayed for trial by jury. 1855, State vs.
Amos Hall, colored, for obtaining goods
under false pretences, new trial granted.
Court then took a recess until 3o'clock,
at which time it proceeded to pass sen
tence on the following parties, con
victed during the previous week :
1845, State vs Hypolite Ardoin, (white,)
carrying concealed weapons, fined $5.00
and costs, and in default of payment of
fine and costs ten days in parish jail.
1849, State vs. Philemon Brasseur et
als., (white,) assault and bettfcry, fined
$5.00 and costs, and in default of pay
ment of same ten days in parish jail.
1859, State vs. Joseph Figurant, (white)
cow stealing, sentenced to work on
public roads and public works of the
parish for two years.
1854, State vs. Cyrus Guidry (white,)
horse stealing, recommended to extreme
mercy 18 months in penitentiary,
1815, State vs. G. Jeannis (white) petty
larceny, 30 days on the public roads and
public works of the parish.
1708, State vs, Milton Smith (col.,)
petty larceny six months on pubJiG
roads and public works.
1859, State vs. Alfred Damas (col.,)
petty larceny, two years on the public
roads and works of the parish.
1863, State vs. Thos. Gibson (col.,)
petty larceny, nine months on the public
roads and works of the parish.
1848, State vs. Julien Sam (col.,) petty
larceny, thirty days on the public roads
and works of the parish,
1842, State vs. Sam Dooms and Joe
Thomas (col.,) petty larceny.* Sam
Dooms twelve months on public roads.
Joe Thomas four months on same.
1858, State vs. Abe Doyel (col.,) petty
larceny five days in parish jail.
1856, State vs. Arthur Turner (col.,)
carrying concealed weapons, fined $5.00
and costs, and in default thereof ten
days in parish jail.
1843, State vs. Alfred Cook (col.,)
horse stealing four years and six months
in the penitentiary,
184£, State vs. Joe WiHiatns and Sam
Dooms (col.,) petty larceny. Joe Wil
liams fifteen months on the public roads.
Samuel Dooms fifteen months to date
and take effect at expiration of sentence
in No. 1842.
1811, State vs. Ben Beauchamp (col.,)
petty larceny State penitentiary for
eighteen months.
1846, State vs. Gervais Doucet (col.,)
petty larceny four months on the public
roads and public works.
Court then adjourned until Tuesday
the 7th at 9i o'clock.
Tuesday morning Court met pursuant
to adjournment. 12683, default. 12646,
judgement as in case of non suit. 1^635,
case re^xe,d for IJfoflday. next, 12649,
continued, 1980, appeal docket con
tinued. 1859 and 1898, cimulated, ease
tried, argued and taken actvise
m " men adjourned until Wed
nesday at o'clock ^
There is no talk yet of removing the
New Orleans Custom house to Baton
Rouge, on account of its corrupt man
agement here. The Legislature, though,
is^a'different matter.—[Picayune.
Perhaps not, but there is considerable
talk about the removal of the State cap
ital to Baton Rouge.—[Advocate.
And the " talk " increases from day.
The New Orleans papers may rave and
rant over the question of removal, but
it is all "sound and fury, signifying
nothing." When the vote is taken in
the fall, it will " pan out " rich in favor
of Baton Rouge. Every indication in
the country points that way and we will
once more have the Capitol on the bluffs
of good old Bed Stick.—[Sugar Planter.
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WcddcdL Life.
advice to a newly married
man from an expe
rienced bene
dict.
fFrom the New York Sun.]
:
Friend : It is to be presumed
that you have chosen a wife after ma
ture reflection, and not alone from sel
fish impulses. Nevertheless, do not
imagine that you can possibly have
foreseen all the duties, responsibilities,
and even trials to which married life
may render you liable. In your inti
mate relationship and companionship
you and your wife will appear to teacli
other in an entirely new lieht. You
will find defects in her, and s.ie in you,
which can only be properly met by oue
course, and that is, mutual conciliation.
Strive to see which can excercise the
greatest leniency toward each other.
The secret of happiness iu married life
is mutual confidence. Trust one
another. Have no secrets from one
another. By all means, never call in a
third party to interfere in any way in
any family jars. You will be more
than human if you and your wife can
always perfectly agree, but, while you
cannot prevent differences, you can pre
vent any evil consequences arising from
them. If you have trouble keep it to
yourself and wife. Compromise will
secure you undoubted hapiness. By all
means never allow a quarrel to last
over night. There is mischief in brood
ing and pouting. Don't be ashamed of
yielding when you are sure you are in
the right. There is no sacrifice or self
denial in yielding only when you are in
the wrong. You must consult your
wife's whims and caprices as well as
her reasonable desires. Mankind is
generally governed by the passions ;
not by the reason. There is no excuse
for trampling upon a wife's desires be
cause you think them unreasonable.
Women have at times the privilege of
being unreasonable.
Avoid personal habits which are
offensive to your wife; or, if you can
not avoid them altogether, avoid them
in her presence. Keep clear of your
wife's relations, and have her keep
clear of yours, in all business matters
f possible. If eithei of you should
form antipathies to the relations of the
other, those antipathies must be con
sulted, and if not removed, must be
respected, or else your family jars will
be numerous and irreconcilable.
Let your married life begin with sys
tematic fraugality. Devote a specific
proportion of your income to the future
of your family. Year savings will in
this way augment almost imperceptibly,
and place you above asking favors.
Live within your means, and nobody
w ill know how much you have ahead :
but the moment you borrow a cent peo
ple know how poor you are.
Got it while you are young. The du
ties of a house and family come sopn
enough. Take it easy while you may
in your early married life.
Be patient, and wait and watch and—
pray. Just previous to the birth of
your first child you will possibly find
your wife fretful, cross, peevish, pouty,
and troublesome, just as many good,
kind, amiable, and loving women have
been before her, If such should be the
case, don't get mad, don't expostulate,
don't rebuke or reproach her. The best
thing you cart do is to grin and bear it.
The first smile of the baby will stop it
and pay for all you have endured.
Don't think yourself immaculate and
set yourself up as a pattern for your
wife. If she wants to go to church and
you don't, remember that it may not do
you any harm to go to church. Don't
scold your wile, and don't beat your
children, if you have any. Teach your
children by example. Be a copy for
them. Excuse them for such of your
faits as they inherit. Don't bequeath
them a hasty temper and then whip
them for it. Don't gossip before them
and punish them for gossipping. Don't
prevent them from romping or having
minds of their own. Don't frighten
them With ghost stories. Don't lie to
them. Don't neglect to give them any
thing you promise them—even punish
ment. Don't forget that you were a
child once, and do as you would have
had others do to you.
Don't get crazy if you have a few
buttons off your shirts. Remember all
the time that you are a poor, weak mor
tal, liable to err, and in all probability
no more perfect than your wife.
Bathe often, look after your health,
and never go home drunk.
Yours. John.
<1
Stolen money takes wings. The fate
of the, fortunes accumulated by Tweed
and Brigham Young may, perhaps,
teach this moral. Tweed, leaves, so
his secretary asserts, a fortune of $2500,
not one-thirtieth of the amount that he
possessed when he gave up an honest
life to become a public plunderer. Brig
ham was more fortunate; he, at least,
hung on to Ithe money that he stole
from the Mormon Church until his
death. He foudly bejieved when he
died that he left Iiis lafge family «'ell
provided for. It has turned out quite
the opposite. The Mormon Church has
been investigating its books, and finds,
notwithstanding the fact that Brigham
refused to keep any accounts between
himself and the Church, so as better to
prey oq it, that the estate of the dead
Prophet is indebted to the Church of
the Latter Day Saints for over $1,000,000,
being its full value. Moreover, the
trustees of the estate have been re
ligiously bulldozed by the Mormons,
and have made preparations to surren
der all the old man's property at once.
The Young children are fighting this
proposed plan as best they can; but
there seems to be but little hope for
them. After Brigham's estate has paid
for the old man's peculations, the chil
dren will have scarcely $10,000 left to
divide between them, and as there are
some thirty or forty of them, theye will
not be much left tö each child!
Here,'at least, are two stolen fortunes
that have taken wings a nd flown away.
Where Religion Failed in the
Hour of Need .—At night old Gumbo
was accustomed to retire to his lonely
cabin to light his tallow candle aud pore
over a dog-eared, dilapidated Bible,
and, a« he read, he would orief in
terval« ^'useanu devoutly exclaim with
tearful, upraised eyes : "Oh! cum the
good angel of the Lor' au' take poor
Gumbo home to rest." It happened of
a dark night, when by the light of his
tallow dip he wa§ intently studying his
Bible, there came three solemp, meas
ured raps on the cabin door. Gumbo
heard and grew pale with fear, and im
mediately, with a spasmodic jerk, blew
out the light and demanded to know
" Who am dat knocking at, dis ar'door? "
when a dismal, sepulchral voice an
swered : " The good angel of the Lord
has come to take poor Gumbo up to
rest." When tremblingly with super
stitious fear, believing that the good
angel of the Lord was really standing
at the door he answers : " I kno's dat
niggah Gumbo, but dat ar' Gumbo ar'
jes dan gone ded dese fo' years ! Yes,
he am ! he jes dun gone dea dese four
years,"
One Square and Fair Liar.
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" He was the orfulestliar I ever seen,"
said Cooley O'Leary, as we returned
from his friend's funeral. 'Why, he
told me once that he lived on a small
island in the Pacific Ocean on which
there was a volcano. Aud he said that
there was an active demand out in that
region for watermelons, so he went into
the business of raising them. And he
said, one year his whole crop failed ex
cept one melon, and that kept on grow
ing at lÄich a fearful rate that it crowded
him off the lowland and up the side
of the. volcano which generated steam
and caused an explosion which blew up
the whole concern to atoms, and shot
him four hundred miles out to sea,
where he was picked up by a whaler.
He used to tell that the one great mis
take of his life was that he didn't drive
a plug in the crater of the crater of
that volcano so as to make it water
tight, and then slice open the water
melon aud come sailing on the half
shell.
"He would lie. He said that once he
was cast away on an ice berg, with no
baggage but a pair of skates and a fish
ing pole. But he skated around until
he came across a dead whale frozen
into the ice. So he took off' his shirt it
was night for six months that year up
there—tore it iuto strips for a wick,
run the strips through the bamboo rod,
stuck the rod into the fat of the whale,
and lit the other end. He saiil it
burned splendidly, and the, iceberg re
flected the light so strongly that it was
bright as day for forty miles around
and one vessel ran into the iceberg
thinking it was a light house. He said
he sold the iceberg to the captain for
$15,000 and the captain split it up and
took it home aud made 200 per cent,
profit disposing of it to ice companies.
"Lie? Well, sir, he beat any man I
ever came across. Told me that once
out iu Nevada a mountain lion attacked
him, with his mouth wide open. He
had presence of mind enough to grab
it by the tongue and pull. The lion
roared with pain, but he did his level
best pulling, aud pretty soon the tongue
began to give and the tail to shorten,
and directly out they came, the tail and
the tongue in one confinons string, lie
said he had 'em at home aud he, showed
'cm tit me, but my belief is they were
only three or four cowhides and à bull's j
tail dovetailed together.
"He was astonishing as truth crusher. I
Said he served ou a gunboat du ring the |
war which was very siuali and light, I
while the mortar on the deck was very
large and heavy, and he said the first
time they tried to tire a fifteeii-iiu It
shell it remained stationary, while the
recoil was .so great that it fired the gun
boat for miles up the stream and landed
it in a tree. He. was a liar, but he's
dead. I reckon he'll ketch if."
There was no doubt about it ; Mr.
O'Leary was very successful as a con
structor of energetic works of fic
tion.—[Chicago Times.
Uncle Remus on Kdncation,
[From tlie Atlanta Constitutum ]
As Uncle Remus came up Whitehall
Street yesterday he met, a little colored
boy carrying a slate and a number of
books. Some words passed between
them, but their exact purport will pro
bably never be known. They were un
pleasant, for the attention of a wander
ing policeman was called to the matter
by hearing the old man bawl out:
" Don't you come foolin' long'er me,
nigger. Youer flippin' yo' sass> at de
wrong color. You kin go roun' here an'
sass dese white people, and maybe
dey'll stan? it, but w'eil you come a
slingin' yo'jaw at a man w'at wuz gray
w'en de t'ahmin' days giu out, you bet*
ter go an' git yo' hide greazed "
" What's the matter, old man ?" asked
<1 sympathizing policeman.
" Nothin,' boss, 'cep'in' I ain't gwiuter
hav' no nigger cliillun a lioopin' an' a
holleiiu' at me when I'm gwiue 'long de
streets."
" Oh, well—school children—you know
how they are." v
" Dat's what make I say what I duz.
Dey betteç be home pickin' up chips.
What a nigger gwinter to larn out'n
books? I kin take a bar'l stave an'
fling mo' sense inter a nigger ju one
minute dan all de school betwixt dis
an' do State of Midgigin. Don't talk,
honey ! Wid one bar'l stave I kin fa'rly
lif' de vail er ignunce."
"Then you don't believe in educa
tion ?"
"Hits de ruination er dis country.
Look at my gal. De oie 'ouiàn sent 'er
ter school ias' year an' now we dassent
hardly ax 'er fer ter carry de washin'
home. She done got beyant 'er bizness.
I 'aint larnt nuthin' in books, en vit I
kin count all de money I gits. No use
a talkin,' boss. Put a spellin' book IR a
nigger's hands, en right den en dar you
loozea a plow hand. I dotie had de
spe'rçnee uv it."
CANDIDATES.
For Sheriff.
Mr. Editor:— You will please announce my
name as a candidate for re-election to the office
of Sheriff of St. Landry, at the election in
November next. Subject to the nomination of
the Democratic Convention,
C. C. DUSON.
Lilt Letter»
Remaining in the Post Office at Opelousas, La.,
May 1st, 1878, and if not taken out before
June 1st, 1878, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington D. C.
Cappel mrs S C
Crossley mrs Jane
François Teresa
Freeman Jno
Juiius Richard
Lamelle Lize
Lambert Florida
Lartique Octaye
Lewi# mrs Anü
Ledoux Onezime
May Jerry
Melvin L H
Moss Mearram
Myers D F
Pomney mrg Julia
Beed mnj M 4
Schwartz A
Smith t S
CHAS. m. THOMPSON, P. M.
Proceedings of the Police Jf«ry.
0PEL0U3A8, May 6tll, 1878.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Present: R. H. Littell, President; a.
Guidry, D. P. Saizan, G. T. Hawkins, e. Du
buisson. fi. Haas, F. Savoy and B. e. Clark.
The minutes of the laat meeting were read
and approved. "
..P 1 } uiotion of Mr- Savoy, Resolved, that
Rlishi* Buudroati, Road Overseer, be and is here
by authorized to assist with his road hands
the working of the road through Taylors lane!
To the Hon. Police Jury of the Parish of St
Landry : 1
The undersigned, appointed your committee,
under resolution of 14th inst,, " to confer with a
lake committee, delegate^ by the Police Jury of
the parish of Lafayette, to make an estimate,
« T , „ « Une between the parishes
of Laudry and Lafayette, and to report thereon,"
have the honor to subm it the following •
Tbat our conference has been had near the
old bridge, and upon examination found the
old structure so thoroughly dilapidated and
decayed, as to be incapable of reparation to in
sure safety, economy and usefulness; and there,
fore recommend an entire new bridge, erected
on its site. Tliat in as much as the said bridge
is the connecting; link of the two parishes, and
on the great maU route, which traverses the
country, it should be built with the view to
safety, durability and strength, and thus we
recommend that the proposed new structure be
elected at lea>t twenty feet longer than the
;!V making it 420 iVe! in length, that it be
I likewise h; gin r h y one and it half or two feet
and const rut ted ith the, best cypress lumber,
i anu ot a ,sj/,c und dimensions tu uieet our sue
«fieations.
I We have the honor herewith to submit to
( v»»iir cousiderotion a detailed bill of lumber,
« amount .>:*0f>3 feet and of proper dimensions,
I ressary for the work, the same furnished at
our request by a competent builder, and we
have no hesitation in declaring our acceptance
of it to insure a good stable, durable ami nec
essary bridge.
It is further agreed and understood between
our commissions from the two parishes inter
ested, that the amount shall be equally divided
between them, that is, each of the parishes of
St. Landry and Lafayette shall pay one-half of
the entire costs and expenses.
And we earnestly recommend that in as much
as tue old bridge is already entirely impracti
cable, and the passage is only made by anv
means whilst the waters of the Bayou are low,
and that our mail facilities must cease, for the
time being, during any ordinary flood, that
such actions be immediately taken by your
Hon. Jury, as to give to the public, at the
earliest possible moment, the usual facilities
of transit, and ensure a safe conduct to the
United States mail.
And we beg further to remark, that the tim
bers of the old bridge are so broken and deeayed
(nor are they of correct dimensions,) that we
deem unlit for further use, and recommend
that some disposition be made of them by pub
lic sale or otherwise as the Police Jurv may
determine. Respectfully submitted,
RBY, )
ED. M.MTLL ARD (
L. DARBY,
ED. M. MILLARD, \ St. Landry.
j
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RBY, )
ED. M.MTLL ARD (
L. DARBY,
ED. M. MILLARD, \ St. Landry.
ALRKRT GUIDKY, )
TTTEODULE HKBERT, )
'Jïl^î.yrNCKNT, S Lafayette.
I RNEST POT I i R, $
Ou motion of Mr. Saizan, Resolved that the
sum of eight hundred dollars or so much there
of as may he necessary, be aud is hereby appro
priated out of the Internal Improvement Fund
oi the current year, to assist in rebuilding Car
onero bridge, and that the same committee be
appointed to represent the parish of St. Laudry,
in the sale and supervision of said bridge.
O11 motion of Mr. Clark, Resolved, that the
above committee be authorized to take charge
of the lumber of the old bridge and turn over
the same, to any Iioad Overseer, for the use of
the public roads.
On motion of Mr. Guidry, Resolved, that the
Hth magistrates ward be changed so as to in
clude the same iu the 1st Police Jury ward.
Voting aye: Messrs. Guidry and Hawkins,
voting nay: Messrs. Savoy, Saizan, Dubuis
sou. H as and Clark,
On motion of Mr. Hawkins, Resolved, that
whereas witnesses before the Grand Jury not
being paid for their attendance, that, they are
hereby authorized to cross aud ferry or toll
bridge free, on the presentation of theirsupona:
to the keper of the toll bridge or ferry.
The following ordinance was submitted read
and unanimously adopted :
AN ORDINANCE
To carry into effect an act entitled an act rela
tive to crimes and offences, authorizingjudgt s
m certain ca«es, to sentence convicts to work
011 the public works and rends or in work
houses. and delegating the power to parochial
and municipal authorities to pass tlie ordi
nances necessary to enforce the same, ap
proved 23d February, 1S7«:
1 '"''liiiueil I- That, whenever any person
shall be sentenced by virtue, of the act of the
(it'llcivil Ysscmbly .it Louisiana, above entitled
to work on the public works, roads or streets oî
t. ie parish ot St. Landry, such person shall
work on the public roads, bridges, streets or
other public, works of this parish.
• S , ; i: c ' said person shall be and remain
m the custody oi tue Sheriff of St. Landry or ot
one of lus icga ly appointed deputies, ami shall
work as shall oe directed by the 1 olice Jurv
under the stipervi 1011 aud direction of such
public works.
Sec. 3. That such persons sha^l not b.- put to
work bei ore sunrise nor shall thev be continued
to \y::;v alter sunset, nor sh ill they be wölke«;
lore i ban ten hours on any day
Siät:. 1. Thac during the term for which such
perçons shall be sentenced, they shall be Pro
vided with proper food and rniin-nt urd lodg
ing aud medical art, ndance, by the Sheriff at
the, expense ot the parish
Skc. 5. That the sheriff shall make to the
1 olice Jury, monthly statements of the expen
ses so incurred, also monthly statement of the
number of convicts subject to work under this
ordinance, also monthly statemeut of the work
wliicu has been performed during the procced
îug month.
Sec. 6. That tlie
j Sec. 6. That tlie Sheriff shall have right to
I ii^e such compulsory procès to pu force perfor
i n rail ce of the work by such convicts, as are
< rnployed by the officers and employees of the
State penitentiary.
Sec. 7- That the Sheriff shall be entitled iu
£Ä e ±-,?- ! liU ' S p .'; r Uu -Y U) ' each deputy,
not exceeding two. whont no mav emulov to
superintend said convicts while at work
SEC. 8. Tila t tlieir Sheriff shall be. allowed tlie
same for feeding said convicts as he is allowed
for prisoners iu jail.
Sec. 9. That this ordinance take effect from
and after its passage.
On motion of Mr. Guidry, Resolved, that the
' lerk oi the Police Jury be and is hereby au
thorized to purchase tlie necessary tools, on the
requisition of the Sheriff, to work the convicts
oil the public roads.
On motion of Mr. Savoy, Resolved, that the
Clerk of the Police Jury be and is hereby au
thorized to have the necessary repairs made in
the recorders office, and that the sum of fifty
dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary
be and is hereby appropriated payable out of
any money in the treasury, not otherwise ap
propriated, to pay for the same.
On motion of Mr. Hawkins, Resolved, that
whereas Mr. V. Lastrapes has paid his license
as a retail liquor dealer to tlie United States
State and Corporation, he is hereby al owed to'
open his bar at his race track, on such days as
there are races, except Sundays, without being
required to pay a parish license, and providing
he close his bar in the corporation.
The Treasurer submitted the following state
ment : •
Office of the Parish Treasurer, î
Opelousas La., May 6th, 1878. 5
Statement of amounts received by the Parish
Treasurer from the Tax Collector of the par
ish of St. Landry for all collections since the
20 ill December, 1877, to the 1st of May, 1878 :
Parish taxes of 1871 iß 70
;; ;; <■ ms u 90
' " 1873 2 61
1874 10 86
" " 1875 27 09
' " 1876 gl 36
„ ' ' 1877 1,091 20
Corporation criminal taxes 1877 180 08
Licenses 1878 1 610 00
Total collections <3,644 80
Less 10 per cent for collecting same re
tained by the collector 364 47
Net aui't received from the collector .. $3,280 33
I hereby certify that the above statemeut is
correct. W. A. ROBKRTSON,
„ , Parish Treasurer.
Opelousas La., 6tli May, 1878.
Tte, Police Jur as a committee of the whole
proceeded to examine the claims tiled against
the parish since October, 1877, to date, when the
following olaims were approved :
claims filed ix 1877:
E P Veazie justice peace fees «313 2»
t"TI T, aj l '.' r " " 249 70
J D Curne " " "...
W F Jaeksou " " " . .
W F stakes " " "
S Cart " " <1
JJ Hicks <i « <• " ;
B A Guidry Constable fees .]
Vict Lastrapes " "
M Doucet " '<
J J Smith «• «
T C Willis " «
M Laughley '* « ^
E W Grimm " " *
F D.upre tils « «
a Fohtenot " <•
GFontenot •< •<
J White repairing jail
C Tatman lumber for public road'.
T C Chachere " " « .t '
Mt Pleasant Mills " « ■< » "
J & A Perrodin '< « « « "
C P Smith * " " u '
Blacks hear <s Cason " " » « "
O Mähon " <« « « "
L Nezat •< •• « « "
L Godcliaux cart broke on pub ic road
J Medecis repairing on jail
W F Clopton juroron inquest.
R Garwood " '«
A Dobson w " "
J J Smith " " •«
R Rideau « « "
F M Ganson " " >•
J R Howard " " "
BCazenave " " •>
■ claims filed I n jakpabt, 1878 :
E P Veazie justice peace fees 128 25
ES Taylor " » « .V. 94 so
B A Guidry constable fees 120 30
Vict Lastrapes " h 84 50
G Fontenot '< ". 10 75
T C Willis " " 43 80
F F Perrodiu district attorney fees 322 50
J O Chachere making à transcripts 45 00
J M White making 2 coffins for jail 16 00
Parish Inspector 8 00
L E Littell wood for jail 60 00
Victor Lastrapes ironing prisoners 172 25
Poplor Grove Plantation lumber for pub
lic road 45 90
Deville & Vidrine building bridge 225 00
2 15
17 25
13 00
2 C )
20 60
327 90
203 »5
H 50
3 50
6 40
28 75
7 00
6 00
*0 75
5 00
3 00
12 00
15 00
70 08
57 60
6 60
10 00
38 12
6 09
10 00
7 00
9 00
2 00
2 0J
1 00
2 00
2 0«
4 00
2 00
3 00
cla.ms filled ik february, 1878 :
E P Veazie justice peace fees 113 20
e 8 Taylor ski 75
S Cart " " ■' 2 "0
L Darby " " " .. BS fO
B Woodworth " " " 22 75
G Peck constable fees 79 9»
J H Millspaugh " " 1? 20
Viet ' ast rapes " " 63 SO
13 A Gtii.'ry ■' " 125 1C
E P Veazie, eoronor fees 20 0 >
A Rontai: clerks fees supreme court N O. 30 0:>
Auk Don;
) I. H Sandoz
A s. inl* z
Adolph Doiiato
C Guidry
James .Savers
G Hutler
Jul, ü Dejean
E H <_ahi.iiin
Juror o iiitjueet.
2 00
2 00
•2 00
4 (H)
2 00
2 00
2 "0
2 00
2 (h)
claims fii.eil in" march, 1878 :
EP Veazie justice peace fees
F. s Taylor
i. d.i, 1 1)v " " "...
L Pitre' ■' "
S Cart " " "
A L Luirio " " "
L J Kerr
Z S Fonteriot constable fees
Vict Lastrapes " "
R A Guidry " "
TC Willis " " ;
M Doucet " "
G Peck " "
E Martel " ••
J Quibedeau " "
C Lavergne '* «■
O Warte 1 e parish constable.
Fru se lumber for public road.
Mt Pleasant Milis " " " "
L Skinner making handle for spade
E I veazie coroners fees
J P Smith hauling lumbor
L Aubespin juror on inquest .
A Gouor " " " ' "
C Eange " •• «<
R Lemon " " ■■
J Dçjeau '• " «
T M Doucet " " <•
claims filed in ai-ril, 1878 :
E P Veazie justice peace fees
E 8 Taylor " " ••
W F Jackson
D H Quirk '• " « '
T C Willis constable fees...
Wm Scott " "
Vict Lastrapes " "
J J Smith " "
B A Guidry " "
W F Jackson coroners fees"."".".!".*.'."']""
J O Chachere jurors on inquest.
R H Littell M D examination of bodv" "of
Mrs. Bridges
J Boyer burying pauper
J M White making coffin
P Mol, ton lumber for public road"!
A Menand " " " •<
L Leblahe " " »
W HaU wagon broke on public road .!!!!
j; Winchester ax broke on public road...
V Chachere hauling x w
On motion the Police Jury adjourned uatil
Monday July 8th. 1878.
... . „ „ B. H. LITTELL, President.
Attest: C, Mayo, Clerk.
. 91 00
. 69 f, 0
. 28 05
. 31 Ü0
. 10 00
15 00
. 37 25
13 0O
58 00
109 00
9 10
26 00
33 60
4 20
i 75
14 50
245 60
12 50
163 50
1 25
10 00
9 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
3 00
2 00
151 M
62 65
18 00
21 28
15 48
4 80
48 30
19 70
130 75
26 00
10 00
15 00
6 00
8 00
5 00
3 75
5 00
5 00
2 CO
2 00
Proceeding» ot ibr Board of Police of
the Town of Opelounan,
u i . Wednesday, May stli, 1878.
rhe Board met pursuant to a call of the Presi
\r Present: Dr. James Ray. President- C.
• layo, Win G Bell. P. J. Lcfebvre, Victor Las'
'rapes Emile Donato and Chas. N. Ealer
I he minutes of the last meeting was read and
approved
The Assessor having presented the assess
ment roll of the town of Opelousas tor tlie year
1878, the same was received and the Assessor
'-'d to publish the same eeording tolaw
Ihe President reported that, on the night of
ihefithmst., '■ night of the tire" taut he had
temporarily appointed aud commissioned a
special ni-'ht watchman, at tie- r»'e i>f $ 0 do
per month, subject to the appraval.it the Board,
whe on motion ol Mr. Maya», Reso ve. . that
the Boarii appro^ temporarily, the action of
tlie 1 resident in making said appointment
On motion of Mr. Mayo, i esolved, that a
premium of $5 00 shall be awarded to" the Fire
Company , y. nk-ii shall be the first to arrive ar a
tlie. ociMiTing iu tlie town ot Opelousas.
< >n motion t e Board adjourned to meet on
Monday the 13th iust . a* 4 o'clock e m.
\ei 0 t r, ■>. JAMES RAY, Presided.
Attest: O. Voorhies, Clerk
to
,J* JEW AI)V EKTISEFHENTN.
HONEY
AT
Cents i* Grallon.
lO 0«±nt* a Half
S20 Cents a Bottle,
One pound jars furnished at 10 CENTS each
and tilled for 10 CENTS.
Apply to j. w . JACKSON,
May 11 tf
Opelousas.
Adolph Bailey,
4TTOKNEY A.T LAW,
opelousas la.
May 11 -tf
Jl m otire !
The owners of Privies within the corporate
^,° , tt r., tOWn of Opelousas are hereby
notified that the same must be properly cleaned
and disinfected within ten days from the nub
UcaUon of this notice, otherwise the penalties
of the law thereto attached will bostnetly en
vr' e C - M - THOMPSON,
May 11—2t Town Constable.
JVotice!
The law partnership heretofore existing be
twecn the undersigned, under the style of
Garland & Dupre,"has been this day dissolved
bj inntual consent.
May ll-tf
HENRY L. GARLAND.
LAURENT DUPRE.
rjlhe washington, opeloijsaii
and
NEW ORLEANS TRANSPORTATION CO.,
Carrying II. 8. mail«,
PANCHON,
H. H. BROAD, Master Theo. Jobin , Clerk,
leaves New Orleans every Tuesday 5 p. m
Leaves Washington every Saturday 10 a. m.
MINNIE,
Leaves Washington exery Wednesday 6 A M..
connecting at Red River Landing with steamer
Nat< hez.
Steamer Minnie will carry mail and passen
gers only. May u-tf
J%'otice to Taxpayers.
The assessment roll ot the town of Onelousas
is now ready for examii ation and correction,
and will remain exhibited for twenty (20) day»
fiom date, at my office, post office buildiug.
,, „ P. J. LEFEBVRK,
way ll-tf Town Assessor.
$150 JXtward.
I am hereby authorized by merchants and
other responsible eltiaeus of the town of Ope
lousas to offer the Hbove reward for the apprt
hension, with fcuffieient evidence to convict, of
nuiît'"«,? wr ? u, t , ie8 w1 "» were engaged a few
ni„hts since, in the attempt to burn the bi ild
'"Î ®°. w occupied by Emile Peffcrkom. as a
coffee uouse. JAMEb ray
P May il-t? 0ard ° f Police town wt Opelousas.
judicial advertimkuiektn.
public sale.
ESTATE OF BENJAMIN A. 8MITH.
By virtue of an order of the Hon. the Frobafc
Court, of the parish of St. Landry, there will iter
sold at public auction, to the highest bidder, by
the undersigned administrator, or any duly
qualified auctioneer, at the last residence of th#
deceased, near Grand Coteau, parish of St. Lan
dry, on TUESDAY, June 11th, 1878. the following
described property belonging to the estate of
Benjamin A. Smith, deceased, to-wit:
1. One tract of land with a 1 the building»
aud improvements thereou, containing about
three hundredarpents, bounded north by Bayou
Bourbeau, east by land of widow Jean Dugal,
south by laud of Dr. E. M. Millard and west by
lauds or the convent of the Sacred Heart and
the St. I Charles College.
2. Two hundred acres of land, situated iu the
parish of St. Martin, bounded north by Jaiiieg
Means and others, south by H. Smith, east and
west by W- E. Walker.
Terms aud Conditions.— One-third of the pur
chase price to be paid easil on the day of sale
and the balance ia two equal and annual in
stallments from day of sale, purchasers to fur
nish their promissory notes, with good solvent
personal security in aolido, for the credit portion,
payable to the order of purchasers, and to be
endorsed by them m blank. Said notes to bear
eight ptir cent anuual interest from day of sale
and the property to remain socially mort aired
and the vendors privilege to be retained there
ou until lull and entire payment of the princi
pal and interest of the noies given for the pur
chase priee of the same.
The tract of land No. 1, with improvements;
no t to be delivered before 1st Jan nary, 1879, and
the growing crop thereon reserved.
L. J. GUILBEAU,
May ll-5t Administrator.