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A D*rOCRATIO PAUER1 Omm&J@* A& orROU SBae. S.r iVEzRY SATURDAY. ; ~TLa BRRT... PROPRIETOR J7Vo.D . a 771rasfp .....:. wear. ,.U. s* a ...... F ....... Pfusler. "~!leSvle_ Sep.. ,. 'TT TUmIA,.Ia., Sept. 1, 1877. Bapron S8u inuL. It was a grand eception that was tendered to Mr. Ovide Bell of the famous steamer R. E. Lee, on Wednesday evening last upon the oeoasdon of his coming among aus for the purpose of spending a short time with his friends of the neigh borhood and wirth whom be is so greet a favrite. The Violet Club and band aocompanied by twenty five ladies and gentlemen met him at the landing of the old veteran, our.revered and rdspected friend Capt. Deloach. As the ".Monarch" of the water touched the bank the band struck up "Home Sweet Homen.and after the cordial greet. inU that welcomed him was accom. plished, the Club and guests formed in line and marched to the store of Capt D)eloach where they partook of some excellent pw4kA that had been prepared by our black-eyed friend John who knows so well how to get up things in "style," and who is ever ready to meet and extend a hearty wel come. to his friends. At night a grand ball was given at Trudeao Ball which was indeed a gloriously successful and enjoyable affair. The ball was gorgeously decked in 'garlands of beauty rare," ever green and violet boquets abounding au rich profusion. In the centre was suspended a floral crown which boro in violet, the legend, " Wel come. to Ovide Bell Violet Social Club." At midnight the supper hall was thrown open and about 40 ladies and gentlemen proceeded to partake of a bountiful and mosti excellent repast which was gotten up in a manner to do credit to all concerned. After supper dancing was resumed and continued until daylight when the sad words of parting were spoken and all left for home highly satisfied with the night's pleasures and enjoyments. Yours, TUNICA. WOODS.- At her residence in Jackson,. La., on Thursday, Au gust 23d., 1877, Mrs. WMe. H. WOODs, eldest daughter of the late Col. Thos. H. Oswald, aged 56 years. The deceased had long been a resident of this Parish, near Lau rel Hill. Four years ago she buried her husband, and was left with the responsibility of nine chil dreni and feeling the great necessi ty of educating her younger chil dren; she moved to Jackson where they could have the advantages of schools but alas, alas! children, thy mother is gone, and few moth ers were ever as indulgent and yet so careful to set forth a christian's example, not only before her fami% ly, but to all those that were aronud her. Her christian character was exemplified most thoroughly in a triumphant death. Death to her had lost its sting and the grave its victory. Nine children and nine brothers and sisters are left behind, and may they all emulate her ex ,ample and may their last end be like hers. D. S. O. An old saying (and not altogether an untrue one) is, "a penysaved is two earn ed" according to this two saved is four earned, ana in purchasing an organ if youecansave $50 it is as good as $100 earned, which would go a great way to wards the purchase; you can do this by buying the Star Parlor Organ. See ad verisment m another column, and send for circular and prico list. Snlsible Advice.-You are as ked every day through the columns of news papers and by your Druggists to use something for your Dyspepra and Liver. Complaint that you know nothing about you get discouraged spending money with but little success. Now togive you satisfaetoiy proof that Green's Augst *lo oer will cure you of Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with all effects, such as soar stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costivens, palpitable of the Heant, Heart burn, Water-brash,'Fullness at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Ton gue, Indigestion, swimming of the head, oa spirits, &c., we ask you to go to your Druggiset and get a SampleBottle of Green's AAgst Flower for 10 cents and try will relieve yon. I"Brigham Young was father of 56 dhildredl and left 17 wives, 16 sons and 28 daughters. His will aims to make an equitable division of the property, some *1,000,000, largely in real estate, between wives and children, with nopreference to any. HISTORY OF COTTON. Of the earliest history of oot ton we know but very little. . Four hundred years before = Christ, Herodotus wrote : 'There is a plant in India which produces wool finer and better than that of sheep, and a the natives make their clothes of it.' This was cotton of course; in fact, there is no q. uestion about it, for Alexan der soon after brought it into Persia, Arabia and Egypt. So you see, we have positive proof that cotton was grown and used for the same purpose it as now used about twenty of three hundred years ago. n Eighteen hundred years ago *e calico was being manufactured it from cotton, so history tells - lus. Possibly it was not call 'o ed calico, the histories do not ,b post us on that point-they , merely mention it as a 'cloth n, constructed of wool that grew id on plants, and embellished in +" a rude fashion with a tantastic representation of flowers.' ,et Most writers mention cot .. ton as*native to India, but we ed look upon this as mere guess re work. Columbus found cot eI ton in Hayti, and Cortez found cotton 'cloth of fine and firm texture' in common use ge among the original Mexicans; ay all of which naturally leads 1- to the conclusion that cotton was as much a native of the ly New World as the Old. It is he not at all reasonable to sup in pose that these early Ameri or- cans introduced their cotton og from India. About the year 1400 the el. manufacture of cotton cloth al began in Europe. At first it er was decidedly an up-hill busi. rt ness, being bitterly persecut d ed at every hand. For 200 en years the weavers were forced all to conduct their operations in Dg secret. It was woven mixed til with wool, on a hand loom, in of a slow and tedious manner. he The persecution was based upon the grounds that cloth was to be made of either wool or hair, and that, as this veg etable fibre was niether wool nor hair, its introduction was n simply an adulteration, and g. hence a fraud. ºte The first cotton grown in 56 what. is now known as the United States, was introduced a into Georgia from Barbadoes, U. about the middle of the seven teenth century; but its culti il. vation did not become general ii. until over a hundred years il- after. re In 1730, a Mr, Wyatt, of of England, worked the first th. cotton made into cloth or ,ot thread by machinery. In 1741 is the English people were fairly i' interesting themselves in the ud matter, and a report publish a ed in 1741 shows the imports or of raw cotton for that year to its have amounted to 1,900,000 ne pounds. The first cotton id, spinning-mill was erected Sat Birmningham, in England, in 1742. In 1761, Arkwright (afterwards knighted), obtain ed the first patent for spinn Sing machinery. It spun but a r.single thread. but in 1767 u James Hargrove invented and Spatented a new machine that Sspun eight threads instead of one. In 1775 the power loom ed was invented. In the same s- year it was discovered that chlorine could be employed nt in bleaching cotton. In 17.9C Sthe cultivation of Sea Island utcotton began in the United States. In the same year was a erected at Pawtucket, Rhode o Island, the first Americau Scotton mill, In 1792 the firsl ,t cotton gin was invented ii try Georgia, by Eli Whitney. Ur to that tame the aeed hac s been separated from the lini 12 by hand picking. an The first power loom work' u ing cotton in the United State, to was started at Waltham, Mass in 1805. From that day or to the present there has been in this country, with a brief interruption during the late war,' a steady increase in a both production and manu : facture. The production; hcs ' been confined to the South, I of course, while the manufac I ture has, up to late years a been mainly confined to the f North. A change in the la D bor system of the Southern - States is now bidding fail' to o work a change in our people, 0 causing them to turn their e attention more to manu n facturing and machinery. e This fact, associated with the - advantages for manufacturing presented by- our . section, :o will in a few years to come, d most likely, make us em is phatically the cotton States. In other words it will carry At the manufacture of cotton Y almost exclusively to the re h gion where the cotton is W produced.-[Exchange.] LIST OF JURORS, ic STATE OF LOUISIANA. PAnRIs OF WEST YELICIANA, Clerk's Office. re Be it remembered, that on this, the third day of September, A. D. 1877, We, C. M. Barrow, Clerk of the Court, CalvJn Goodman andLaneW. Brandon, qualifled electors and members ef the Jury Com Z mission, did assemble in the Court House d in said Parish and did proceed to draw from the appropriate box, the following 3e names, who are to be summon eed to serve as Jurors at the next term of the District Court, commencing on Mon 1s day the fifth day ofNovembeir, A. D., 1877. in John Lesassier A. C. Gore J. S. Griffin . Marshall Doxey e0 Green Trudblood Chas. Coles is Turner Jackson ,Johnson Seebery Jno. J. Spillman N. B. Riddle p- Marshall Cotton A. T. Gastrell 1 Clay Smith Littleton Jones Frank P. Row Noses Rosenthal in James Rogillio Reuben Ellis Lewis A. Palmer R. H. Johns Daniel Butler Jerry Jenkins 1e Zack Cavalier Theodule Leonard J. V. Hamilton Nat Cheatham th W. . Phares J. O. Bevin it C. B. Smith Priam Stirling Anthony Sheets J. B. Canfield i. Mat. Gilmore Ephrahim Clark Geo. H. Howell Chas. Stirling. Solomon Claiborn Daniel Rettig )O Manuel Reid George Row Jase. M. McPherson Jeff Hamilton .d John W. Leake Edward Baines in James V. Edwards Leonidas Crouch Stephen G. Smith Jr Horace Thornton d L. W. Doherty Wm. Moore in SECOND WEEK. E. Livingston Row Abb Peterson * I D. Cohlin Alex. Carey 3d esse B. Sims Sargent Percy Henry Binning Green Johnson Phil Keeling Ben Franklin 01 Melford Row J. F. Roberts, Sr. Beverly Allen Tolbert Banks g- Conrad Bockel Kemp Mattingly of Owen Lucas S. L. Lavergne Andrew Polk Hugh Connel as Gordan :i. Smith Robt. S. Percy d Thos. Cobb Gee. Luekett Longville Hull W. R. Haile Henry Price Max Fischer Domino Moise N. Green Rhodes In Drawn in the Clerk's office this, the hle 3d. day of September, 1877. L. W. BRANDON. !d CALVIN GOODMAN. g C. M. BARROW, Clerk 7th Judicial Diet. Court. I- Sept. 8th, 1877. PBOCEEDINGS OF THF rs POLICE JURY. of STATE OF LOUISIANA PARIsH OFr WEST FELICIANA September 3rd 1877. )r The Jury met in due form. The fol lowing members present, Answering to 1 their names: Thos. Raynham, J. W. SDederick, J. J. Winn, V. D. Walsh, Chas. E. Decker. andThomas Butlez. Aquorum. te being present the Jury proceeded to Business. The minutes of the preceeding meeting w ere read and adopted. ts Resolved, That a Committee of Two (2) be appointed, to meet the Committee to appointed by the Police Jury of Pointe 100 Coupee, in regard to a ferry between the two parishes Messs. Samuel J. Powell and 3) Thos. Butler were appointed on said d committee. Finance Committee made a verbal re d, port, which was accepted. ht The following bills were handed in by the Finance Committee and approved: . Messrs. Freyhan & Co., for making cul vert &c., $55. J. J. Barrow, for wood as 11 per contract $18. James Barrow for a six months services as Justice of the Peace, $5 . S. D. Hamilton for 18 )7 months' services as Justice of the Peace, Id $15. J. J. Barrow, for repair on Court House bell, $5. Feliciana Sentinel, for atpublishing Police Jury proceedings $11 cf25 ets. A, T. Gastrell for hinges and bolts, $2 25 cts. C. M. Barrow for re pairs on Clerk's Office seal, &c. $5. Feli ciana Sentinel, for publishing Police Jury Ill proceedings, $3 75 cts. Messrs. VWalsh, ne Stewart ,and Sims, were appointed on Committee to ascertain cost for building at bridge, in the eleventh Ward. d Resolved, That C. M. Barrow, Clerk of Court be authorized to purchase a S0 record book for for his Office, for the purpose of recording the pro ces-verbrol of the proceedings of the ed Jury Commissioners of this Parish, a_ required by Jury law, said record bool 88 not to exceed in price $10, and that the de Treasurer be authorized to pay the same out of funds of 1875. a esolred, That the Treasurer of the Parish be and he is hereby authorized tc transfer the following amounts of the in several funds of 1874, to the credit ol bridge fund of 1877, to-wit: SCoroner and Jury, 1874. $ 1i ad Medicine for jail " 5 1 Police Jury " 5 Si nt Criminal fund " 15 79 Parish Printing " 28 4i Clerk Police Jury " 105 51 k% Taxes " s tea Total $163 20 as, Petition of Wash Hands was read and the following Committee appointed te Ol estimate the cost o' repairs of bridge on the Smith road: Messrs. Wash Hands and S tehen C. Stirling. Prseport of Chs. L. Fisher, Treasurer, was received, The printing bill of Mrs. E. Weber, fbr 1875--7* was referred to the Finance Com mittee. - There being no further business before the Jury, on motion of Thos. Butler, the Jury adjourned eisie die. J. W. DEDERICW, S G. M. MILLER, Pres't. Clerk. N ew Advertstements AT A BARGAIN. An A. No. 1 second band Sewing Ma chine in perfeet order, for asa very cheap. For particulars apply at the SSENTINEL Olffice. e HENRY ARNAUD'S NEW BARBER SHOP AND HAIR DRESSING SALOON. In Irvine's building in the room lately occupied by John Ring, Bayou Sra, l Louisiana. Sept. 1, '77. ESTRAY NOTICE Taken up by Elie Smothers on Chas E. Percy's place in this parish on the 29th - day of August, 1877, one BAY MARE MULE, supposed to be about 5 years old and marked with Spanish brand, Appraised by George Ogden and Calvin Davis to be worth in cash seventy-five dollars. This 29th day of August, A. D. 1877. CHAS. ,. PERCY Justice of the Peace 8th, ward. Sep. 1,.30d. ee INOTICE n TO PROPERTY HOLDERS AND TAX PAYERS. se The Assessment rolls for State and W Parish Taxes of 1877 are now being ex ig posed for inspection for 30 days at the a Recorder's Office. I will be present on of Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to ,7 meet parties who wish to make altera tions m their assessments. M. W. STEWART, ug.1830d. Assessor. STEAM GIN AND COTTON PRESS. Two ANx A HALF MILES FR OM BAYOU SARA. On the West Feliciana Railroad. 1 S. C. STERLING, PROPRIETOR. Cotton promptly ginned and pressed at customary rates. Special contrac's made with planters. Sept. 1 77. 1m CENTENARY COLLEGE, JACKSON, LOUISIANA. W ILL RESUME its exercises on the 1st Monday in October next with a competent corps of Professors. All the branches of prelparatory and connmmercial schools and first class colleges success fully taught. Tuition in preparatory school $45, and in college classes $65 per. session of forty weeks. Boarding in Steward's Hall $10 per month, and in private families at correspondingly lo rates. For particulars and a catalogue address, C. G. ANDREW:, Aug.18.3m- President. CLUSTER IMPROVED COTTON SEED FOR SALE. he I will sell the above prolific cotton seed, delivered in sacks at Julius Frey han, & Co's., St. Francisville, or at J. F. . Irvine's Bayou Sara, at One Dollar per. bushel. Or delivered on the Forest plan tation, 5 miles from town, at 75 cents per bushel. Sample stalks may be seen at the above mentioned stores and at the Feliciana Sentinel Office. Aug.18,1m. JASPER EDWARDS. FOR SALE CHEAP. The property situated on the top of the Hill in St. Francisville, well improv. ed, consisting of two lots of ground. The l- improvements consist in a 40 x 40 dwell to ing house with large bed rooms, three W down stairs and two upstairs, a dining as. hall, kitchen &c., nearly new and in good a. order. to A building situated at the corner of one nR of said lots facing the main streets which lead into St. Francisville, and measnur (2) ing 55 feet in length by 22 in width tee sad building has been used as a store, se is nearly new and in good order. Anoth. he er bualding suited for store or dwelling nd with two large rooms and galery, situateJ id at the end of one of said lots facing the main street measuring 40 x 30, is also new and in good order. All of said property will be sold for the by sum of eighteen hundred dollars, one l: thousand cashand the balance in one yesa ul- with interest; insurance and policy to be as transferred to the vendor hereof. Or fo, tor fifteen hundred dollars cash. he Apply to Samuel J. Powell Esq., Atty 18 at La, or Mrs. E. Weber, St. Francis. e, ville, La., or to Jos. Gondran, Donald. irt sonville La. for Aug.25th,'771m. SCONRAD BOCKEL. sh, San Street, Bayou Sara, La., ug Dealer in Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Ladies' Dress goods, a White Goods, House keep for ers' Articles Clothing, ro- Hats, Caps, Bootsand h Shoes, Hosiery. ok Cutlery, Toi the let Arti me cles. he Notions, Fancy and Family Gro to ceries, SProvisions, Western Produce. 13 Grain, Bagging and Ties and a full line of 79 Plantation Supplies, Hard 42 ware, Glass ware, etc. etc. Also an Extensive and varied assort - meat of everything in the line of 20. Saddlery and Harness. " i Highest market price paid on or cotton. St. LOUIS Univorsity. COB. NlNTh ST., AND WASH NOGTON AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. CL ASSICAL, SCIEJNTIFIC & COMMERCIAL EIDUCATION. HE 49th Session will begin Monday Sept. .3d, 1877. For terms and all further particulars address, REV. JOS. E. KELLER, 8. J., President. Aug.18th.-4t. NOTICE. The Feliciana Female Collegiate Insti tute, formerlyat Jackson La., will be opened on WednesdayytJh ,Selptember 177, at Afton Villa, on the W. F. . R. six miles from Bayou Saoa La,, under the direction of Mrs. V. Z. Howell (Miss Virginia Catlett,) Principal. For terms and-other information, address Mrs. V. Z. Howell, Bayou Sara, La. July,14,'77~,m. FRANKLIN FEMAL E ScoIIE G-E, Holly Springs Mississippi. 1849.......CHARTERED IN.......1849 Location central and universally ac knowledged one of the healthiest in the - South-with full corps of experienced teachers. Terms moderate. Non-secta rian. In every respect a Home Instiun ; tion of the highest order. The 25th an nual session will commence or Monday, the 10th day of September, 1877. For d catalogues and other information address. WV. CLARK. A. M. o President. a Aug, llth'77.-2m. o MILLWOOD COLLEGIATE IN STITUTE, Jackson Louisiana. - fLsHIS Institution for young ladies, will . re-open with a fall faculty, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1877. u A hundred and five dollars will cover all expense of Tuition in English, Board, etc. For particulars send for circulars. Miss MI. McCALMONT Principal. Mrs. L. V. SCHWING, Pri. in Music. Julyl4-2m. it WHITWORTH FEMALE COLLEGE Brookkhers Mississippi, On New Orleans, Jackson & Great North ern Railroad 128 Miles from New Orleans, La., Will Re-open September 26th, 1877 Number of Teachers............. 15 e Number of Pupils ...............223 h Number of boarding Pupils.. ..... 40 ,1 Nmnber of Music Classes ........190 1 All the departments organized. Maps, s- Charts, and Apparatus nI daily use. y Charges are low. 1)ress must be plain. r. No extravagance allowed. Send fobr c'at. Lu alogue. HI. F. JOHNSON. in Augnst 4-2m. President. e MAX FISCIIER. AUGUST FISCIIER D S, W. Corner of Front di Sun Streets. BAYOU SARA, LA. )n y- AVE CONSTANTLY in store for sale te at prices conformable with the na times, full and complete lines of White r goods, Ladies Dress Goods, House-keep. be er's articles, and a general assortment of fancy and staple dry goods: - Victoria Lawns, Nainsooks, Swiss Mulls, Piques, Bish.. of op Lawns, Linen Lawns, v- Dress Linens, Mozambi h ques, Grena ee dines, Organdy ug Muslins, French Percales, Jrish Lin no ens, Bobbinet Bars, ch Laces and Curtains, Parasols, large varie" re, ty. Umbrel :h- las, assorted styles and qualities. Cali he cos, Bleached Cottons, Iso Camrubrics, Sheetings, he Childrens Cassimeres, ne Gents be Cassimeres, ror Cottonados, Jeans, Denims, Tick d n -ligs by the yard or piece. WVe ilnvite an inspection of our large assortmentt of Ladies, Childrens, Meis, - Iand Boys Hosiery, and Lid Gloves, Lisle Thread, Gauntlets, Ties, Ribbons, Em. J. broideries Laces, Ruchings, Corsets, Ln dies Ready-made Under wear, etc., Per. fumery, Toilet, Articles, and notions. Wle have on hand also, a fresh and well selected, stock of Clothing, Boots, Shoee, Hats and Caps and a general assortment of gentlemens under-wear and furnishing goods. Dealers in Fancy and Staple groceries, Provisions, western Produce and Plantation Supplies. Agents for the renowned Singer Sewing - Machine and its various attachmen ts. SPECIAL NOTICE.-We are the own ers of the outstanding claims and indebt. ednesses due to the late firm of Mans Fischer & Co. jO The Citizens of East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, and Wilkinson County, Mise., will find it to their interest and advan2 Of age to open up a trade with us. All or ders fkom abroad promptly, and careftll d filled. tInf1 Highest market price paid for cot ton *4. MUSS MaU Magaine St., between Nsteahez Alley. {' New Orleans: fEN. CBAs. E. SMED] 8 In OlIce--Oaear F. rtid Leake, T. B, MeCrih ", Terra s Only 2 50pel r The undersigned having pun' nexpired lease of Messrs. i 0o., in the above hotel,s;nir sion of the same1 and bi tln fannouncing to his frienrs s n, Io that it will be kept opqt t' innmer for regular and traw~aie nd day boarders on LIBERAL TERIam No pains or expense will be suire the comfort of his giets The hotel will be entirel se efited and refthrnahed dotu at Mer CIAS. U. SM"ED Proper MOwTraosBs I=Co Biloxi, MPissippj, [he Montross House is now a reception of guests. The undersigned respectffull sin friends and the traveling pa rally that the house has eeat y renovated, refitted, and iqpe node to suit the most exaeting ir expense will be spared to i liontross House upto ts usuasil irst class in every respect. TeM grate. Special rates to families. nanent guests. Telegrams or letters for reoosp Ittended to. Meals furnished to exeursicais P. J. Mmnn "* J. ELDER wi. MXDmi a 0o, FIRE 4 LIFE INSURAXCE Al Woodville. Miss'eI Represent the following 1P Campanies: U. S. Branch Liverpool and Ia Globe, assets over $3,652,000. I of Jackson, Miss., Assets overi P•hmnix, of Brooklyn, Assets ova 000. Home, of New York, Ame $6,104,000. Manhattan, of New I sets over $900,000. Hanover, York, Atsets over $1,600,000. I leans Ins. Association, eash ss $525,000. Piedmont and Arlis Insurance Co., Richmond Vs., Also agents for East & West Parishes of the Royal Canadian of Montreal. Capital $6,000,0. Rates Generally lower, sad more tangible than in New O(r tnal Companies. Correspondence solicited fhea boring Counties and Parishe.s, desired iformation most therari We give particular attention Is surance of Churches, Dwells farm property for a term ofi now offer $1000 policies for 3 yes low rate of $20. Gin House II a specialty. E~iFor further particulars a Elder & Co. Woodville, Miiss JOHN D). AUSTEN, St. Franeui ROBERT S. AUSTEN, Jacks LOUIS NAUMbAN, Clinton La., rub. AV, M. . MUMFORD, M.D. DrugrgleIt No 5 Print Bayou Sara I Drugs, Medicines, Chemicel Toilet Soaps, Fancy Bail Tooth Brushes, Co Perfomery and Fao Toilet Articles, Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Grass. and Garden Feeds, Pure Wines and Liqug for Medical purposes. P Oils Varnishes, Dye-stse Linsted oil. Lard oil, 1, foot oil, Coal oil, Car Lamps and lamps trimni all descriptions. Penus, Pencils, Slates. Papert music, Blank Bookst, Cutlery, Razors, Rao Surgical Instruments, tb dard patent medi &c. &c., a fresh Id complete assort' ment of all of which articles. conS hand. i Physicians pree carefully compounded a OUNTER,?PLATEORBL THE BESTA 72/ C1HRTN8// i 117 SENECA SiC Ai