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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-08
Pnrksr's fIourIng Miii.

AZ yet this grand enterprise Is not in
operation, more time in the trausporat.
ton OF its splendid machinery being
necessitated, owing to its great bulk NJ
well as quantity. Colonel w. s, Parker,
It's founder has spent over $40 600 in its
construction and equipment making
tia mammoth aud SNOWY building
In its running there will be required II
force Of fifteen to twenty men, all of
whom come from the most trust
worthy grade of mechanics.
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2, J.SIxoN. E. 0ERE
NIXON 81 GERE,
Artesian Boring Contractors
q. NIXON.
n. A. OERE
BELLENILLE, III.

Having several years experience IN the
OIL ltegiOns of the Fast we are prepared to
drill wells any required depth, through earth
or rock.
REFER TO
Office OF Mines, Metals and Arts; Collier
White Lead Co., cor, Tenth street and Clark
avenue, ~. Louis; Meyer & Guye, Flour and
Commission Dealers, ll6 aud llS south Main
street, " Louis.
OUTFITS Of tools supplied at the shortest no
tice, either for rope or rod sink Ing. sepl2- I'm
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a religious sect called the Or.

A religious sect called the Or.
der Of Penitents exists in
New Mexico, the chief doctrine
OF which is that sins can only be
condoned by bodily sufferings. In
Lent they punish themselves, the
leaders hearing confessions and
prescribing penalties. Flagella
ton Is commanded in mal.y III.
stances, and the Denver Neacs DIES
crlOes one occasion as follows !:
"A hfer, priest, aud image-b bearer
emerged first, followed by the Pc
Mltents, each one carrying a whip.
These whips were made from the
dried leaves of the soap weed.
with each step each penitent
struck himself with the whip
across the naked back. The blows
were very regular-'ight, left,
right, left-and in a few moments
the w%hip-lashes were crimson
with blood. For three miles these
selt-torturers walked and whip.
ped themselves, though toward
the last they were too weak from
pain and loss of blood to WELD
the scourges with any force"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-05-06
NO. 81

OnDkNhXySI W. 4"
Amending Ordinance No. q. relating to the
Market House and vending within the
limits of the Town.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Trustees
of the Town of Thibodanx, That section 6
Of Ordinance No; % approved January 'th
1867. be amended SO MS ~ read. That no ar
ticle OF marketing whatever shall be ped
uled or hawked about the Town, but shall
be offered for sale ut the market, except
those that are herein specially excepted,
viz oysters, milk, and butter. may be sold
within the limits of the Town without
charge. That fish, tovl, game-eggs, melons,
fruits, and meats of any kind and vegeta-
bles may be hawked and peddled in the
streets Of the Town after 7 o'clock, A. NJ,
from April LIST to September Both inclusive.
and after s o'clock A NJ. from October LIST to
March 3lst inclusive provided, that before
offering for sale any of the articles above
mentioned in the streets OF the TOwp after
the hours above specified those wishing the
offer them for sale about the streets shall to
first pay the charge assessed according to
Section 9Th of this Ordinance No. u to the
market master or shall be subject to be fined
nance No. q, n n n
Section BE it further ordained, etc,
that any person who shall within the limits
of the Town sell or deliver any prohibited
article previous to the hour fixed and pre-
viOus to having paid the charge thereon
shall be subject to u fine which shall not ex-
coed Two dollars and Fifty cents t$2jO) and
the articles thus otfel ed for sale shall be
confiscated and forwith offered at public
auction for sale by the market-master at
the Market House to the highest bidder for
the use aud bentfit of the Town, and said
market-master shall Immediately a over
to the Town Treasurer the amOun realized
by him after deducting therefrom his
charge.
(Signcd) S. T. GRISAMO1E. Mayor
(Signcd/ p. L. PORTO, Clerk.
NOTICEy
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AN oriental traveller describes this busy
scene, witnessed on historic shores. "Our
steamer landed on a beach which was the
port Of Antioch, where the disciples were
first called Christians. There was no town
at the waters edge, nj people, no wharf.
The passengers and the merchandise were
put ashore in lighters, which ran up into
the sand. A troop of camels with their dri'
vers, lay on the beach, ready to transport
the goods into the interior Among the arti-
cles landed were boxes marked DIR. j. C.
AVER & Co, LOWELL, MASS, U. S. A.
showing that they contained medicines and
whence they came These with other goods
were hoisted on the backs of camels, tor
transportation to Antioch. Thus the skill
Of the West sends zach its remedies to heal
maladies rf populations that inhabit
eastern shores, whence our spiritual
mamma anne = irdosr VI Chronicle.
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No. o2

/ A.
An ordinance providing for the levying and
coiitr!.oh 0i Il Spcclai Lax Ill the Fourth
II nun "aras' !or i,rainage purposes
on i.oe o'oathea 0ythe foice Jury o.
Me iafssh o. LoJo"rche, That the natural
uranus u VII urand bayou ana other ba-
aous M hat"Tal drains as Will lead the
waters IRON Lake Fields to Bayou Jean La
eioiA: anu which are necessary to be kept
upeu Ill orueg 10 drain all that portion OF
the land lylng on the right Bank Of the
bayou; IRON the line OF Mervi!le Rome
10y /" ioMer me o! Mli!en bernard canal;
auu lying Wi'nln the limits OF the 4th and
'th wards shi.i! oe cleaned out thoroughly,
No az 10 ufaih the lands within said limits,
al Tue expense OF the taxpayers in that pOr
''oi Vi the farish.
oho' re 0'1a,ned. ETC.. That for this
puflms' thcre snail be a special Tax levied
4; an Tue .aSa"ie property lying III SAID
Ds nl at .af ra.e OF one per sent on the
aSsesSea 'ai"atioh Oh SAID property. the said
tHA % ne passed on the assessment Roll of
S"i.'h ',o,"te" ana Heveity-rlfe anu
."c same s'';'ii nc collected IN currency and
III ne SAM manner after Parish TAXES are
collected +" be- paid into the Parish Trcasu-
~ as las, Us collected hy the Tax Collector,
~" 10 ~ styled iaSes Tor Drainage pur-
pos: III shr an ana 'tii wards. and the fund
'I'HiiS from Si,.i speriai TAX shall be apph
Ell. "" nou''
''nel'
1.n, =, o l.. n',; or"4.ne' efe', ina the PresI
' an1ha vi ,n1 rolee jury DE- ana he Is hereby
au'nolizeu 10 appoint one commission resi-
1e.l anu iioiher III SAID District whose
"uiH Sha,i ne TO remove or cause to be re-
Rho.em an o".'f"st'ons IN S'id bayou or
natous =" iS TO i1'rd free passage for the
"",tI from lake I"hg 10 bayon Lacroix,
ai" ! y 'nat thu ne Is authorized to contract
Mr 'nr removal OF sa'd obstructlons or to
amJ ,aoor 10 no the same III the cheapest
" "HL ms. manner possible to superintcnd
san work' WIN 1uil " to carry out the
1"ii intent and force OF this ordinance.
PIC. NE u o;ttG.ned, ETC., That said Tax
wheh coiiecfea shail be subject to the war
raht Vi said commissioner endorsed by the
ies;,ens ot Inc rohce jury. The said Com
missioner shall pay for the work ut it pro-
PRESSES, III such manner us he may deem
IL shall be the duty Of said Com
missioner to lay before the Police Jury ut
the wnrk antl,nr;~o =, 'ne progress OF
paid ont and to whom ou =. ai monies
so to do Inv the Pres;d.nt % ~ eib"rreu
jury.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-05-06

The Republican Parish Con.
yentiOn met here on SATURDAY.
last for the the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the State Con
ventiOns ; as there had been con
siderable feeling between certain
cliques, much disorder was EXPECT
ed; but this evapOrased in a sharp
'squabble over the choice tor tom
pOrary chairman which resulted
in the triumph of the Hon. Tay
LOT Beattie over all opponents.
The rate of representation was
fixed at one delegates for every
nifty Tor traction thereby mem.
bers of clubs, and the Committee
on credentials reported that the
humber Of delegates was so large
~ III excess of the limit thai they
recommended that the chairman
be authorized to appointed the
delegates to- the State Conyen
'tiMis.
a resolution was also introdu-
ced iiid6rsing Taylor Beattie for
the nomination for governor, and
.IA0s.' A. Cage for that Of senator.
The chairman declined the protfer
red honor, thus astounding his
audience with the spectacle of
nnodesty in . republican copven
jon.
sUst,
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NOTICE!

4 LII PERSONS II LDING BONDS OR
"A Warrants issued by the Parish of La
ionrche, lst-tO pay for closing the St-Mary
Pamela Crevasse by virtue of Ordinance
No. q of the Police Jury approved October
~ Isl" It-to pay for closing the Dalferes
Crevasse, by virtue Of Ordinance No. y ap-
proved January Is, 1863 3d-to pay for
closing the Gaude Crevasse, by virtue of
Ordinance No. Al, approved Sept. Z, 1869 /;
Ito repair levees between Lockport and
Joseph Remont's Tlace. by virtue of Ordi.
nance No. A. approved October 10, 1871 !;
and. oth-to pay for closing the Lagarlr
Crevasse. by virtue of Resolution No. SO.
approved December ), 1871, are hereby no.
fitted to present the same to the Parish
Treasurer on or before June 25, 1876, other
wise they will be considered null, and strick
en- from the Parish Books.
5. +. GRISAMORE,
Pres Police Jury, Parish of Lafourche, La
Zap
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A Widely Applicable Remedy,

Few remedies are applicable to such a
wide range of disorders as Hostetter's Sto-
mach Bitters, and this not because it has
special properties adapted to the cure of
each such a pretense wOnld be manifest
ly ~absurd-but on account of it's wonderful.
iy improving effect upon The general tone of
the system, and it's Alternative action upon
the orgaus of nutrition, secretion and dis
charge. Besides its wellknown properties
as a remedy for intermittent and remittent
fevers, dyspepsia, constipation. torpidity of
the liver, general debility, urinary and ute
rine difficulties, it invari. bly proves to be
highl, serviceable in overcoming anomia,
h~ypochOndria. rheumatism, insomnia, aud
many other disorders and disabilities origi-
Mating in poverty Or ilnpurity Of tie blood,
nervous weakness or over xcitcment, or an
imperfect performance of the physical func-
tiOns.
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Approved by the Governor
No. Ol
AnAct

To regulate the manner of making ndver-
tisements in judicial proceedings and sales
of property under judicial process in all
parishes other than that OF Orleans, regu-
lating the price therefor, and directing
the manner and prico at which contracts
should be made by police juries or NUM-
pal corporations, except New Orleans, for
public printing.
Section BE 1t enacted by the Senate
] and House of Representatives. of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That in all parishes other than that of Or
leans, where ad advertisements are required to
be made in relation to judicial proceedings
or i'll the sale OF property under judicial pro
cess, they shall be published in a newspaper
published in the parish in which the judicial
proceedings are carried On, or in which the
sale is TO take place, and if there be no
newspaper published in said parish the ad
vertisements shall be made by posting them
at or on the door Of the courthouse and two
other public places in different parts of the
parish.
Sec. BE it further enacted, etc, That
when there are two or more newspapers
published in the parish the defendant shall
have the right of selecting a newspaper in
which the advertisement is to be made, it
applied for within three days after the no
tice of such proceedings or the seizure made
under the process. 1t the defendant neglect
to select, then the plaintiff shall have the
right to do so, and in default of either plain
tiff or defendant selecting, the sheriff sh I'll
select.
Sec. 39Be it further enacted, etc, That
the costs of such advertisements shall not
exceed the rate of one dollar for every hun
dred words, or fractional part thereof. for
the first insertion. and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion. If such newspaper re-
fuses to publish at the rate herein specified,
they shall be published by posting at. on or
near the door of the courthouse and W
other public places the parish wherein such
publication is to be made.
Sec. 4-Be it further enacted, etc, That
the police iuries and municipal corporations
in all parishes other than that of Orleans
shall not hereafter order public printing of
any kind unless the same is done under con
tract and adjudication to the lowest bidder.
after due public notice given, and the prices
therefor snail not in any case exceed the
price hereinhefOre Fixed for judicial adyer
tisements where applicable, and for other
printing or job work shall in no case exceed
the maximum price which may be allowed
for State printing
See D. BE it further enacted. etc., That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed. and that this act shall
take effect and be in force from and after
the first of January, 1877.
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I'm 1nct TnovIoy

On last Tuesday evening y
crevasse occurred Oh the left bank
OF the Bayou about seven miles
below town. at the BeauvaiS
place, and on Wednesday morn.
ing the break was thirty feet
wide and ten feet deep ; the Ba.
You at this point fell nine inches,
and the quantity of water dis
charged through the crevasse
''hay be imagined from this fact.
We learn that the railroad is at
iecte.i and that Mr.. Morgan in
tends closing the break. We hope
he will have done so by the time
this appears.
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The fair for tho benefit of St.
Joseph'sC Church which opens this
evening will. while devoted to a
1audable purpose, afford a fund of
enjoyment aud amusement to pa.
irons. The ability OF the ladies' of
that congregation in managing
such entertainments il so well
established, that the simple an
'nouncement that this fair is COZ,
Quoted under their auspices is a
guarantee Of its enjoyable nature.
W. hope to see as large an atten
dance as the arrangements merit,
and we cannot wish a greater
success than this.
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NOTICE.

TNHE IMPROVED BARBARIN GAS AP-
PARATCS now working under letters
Patent granted to the undersigned dated
January e, 1876, are now offered to the pub
lie under full guarantee, are entirely South.
ern Invention and Manufacture, have been
in use i'll the States Of Louisiana, Texas aud
Mississippi for the last five years, aud refer
ence is given to persons using them rs will
be shown 10y circulars in the possession of
+. Maronge. who is hereby authorized to
for and put up machines under my
persOnal guarantee.
+. ROBERTS,
No. 2 Triangle Buildings, New-Orleans
Refer to
Z. Arena. ThibOdaux
j. A. Frost, do
Braud & Legendre, do
Us. GoOde, do
l5apl
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Assassination of Senator
Twitcheu.

At Coushatta on Tuesday. last
Senator TW7tchelI and tax col
lectOr King were fired on, the
latter killed and the former NOR
tally wounded by a masked assas
sin, while crossing Red River on
a ferry.
Such ia the brief announcement
by telegraph ; coming from a
northern state it would pass with
ont mach comment ia these times
of widespread lawlessness, but
located in Louisiana it is some
thing more than a mere report
OF a murder ; it is a text from
which volumes of sermons on
southern outrage and Democra.
tic iniquity will be preached !;
true, there is nothing whatever
to fix the crime on that party,
but such a trife as want of evi
dence or lack of truth is no bar
to the eloquence of the disciples
OF the Bloody Shirt. The N. O.
Republican will ring all the chan
GEES on the time honOred tune :;
than will he much generous emu
lation among the country Repub
lican press to claim second place
TO the race OF calunny and abuse.
To the bearers OF the B. S.
Morton and Blaine, the event is
a wlnd-fall Of unexpected proper
tons. The former with a decent
mixture Of grief and virtuous in
dignation in his ingenerons conn
tenance will briefly land the dead,
and long and loudly call for
troops and Investigating commit
tees ; the latter will hold alott
the unsavory garment and de
claim on 18th" rent the envious
unknOacn made" and dpduce from
the killing of a Republican by an
unknown assassin numerous e a
sons why the North should hate
the South. 1t will be the same old
weary story, and if half the inge
nuit.y and industry Were spent in
ferreting out tbeperpetratoraswill
he lavlshed in making political
capital OF his crime he would he
brought to Justice and the honor
and dignity of the State vindi
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Eugene ID. ~Isurguieres.

anu to take him to that bourne from
whence no traveller returns - and,
iiertas, we recognized in the departed
IL useful mcmber OF society, who, ~notwith.
s'aiiuihg he had reached that period of lite
when men generally yield to the intirn,iti,.
of age. and seek ease and retirement. va,
continued to toll with a laudable dcyntiou
to duty !; and,
hcfras, we further recognize in the lie.
ceased an honorable and upright member of
the bar. who. midst all the trials, vexa,ions
ana temptations OF an artuous profession.
ever maintained an un,tisturueI serenity V
aud "wOre the white flower of a blampless
life = and.
Whereas. his career has been one of har-
nl"iiy and beauty i'll all the relations of life,
IDS husband. father. friend and adviser, and
one which all men may be proud OF emula-
ting. Therefore. be it
Hesotced, That We the undersigned, mem
bers Ut 1.-THE Houma bar, while bowling sub.
missivel.y to the Divine will, regard the loss
ut the late Eugene ID. B%urguiercs as a great
calamity. and one which society Will long
continue to feel. BE- it further
Hesofred, Thai by his death the bar of
DONNA has lost a valued member, whose
SSl"fiess Integrity. unrenitting industry and
kindly MANNER. gave him an honorable
place in the profession, and won the regard
OF all who knew him. Be it further
ReSOtrcd, That we hereby extend oursym
pathy and coincidence to the bcreaved mem
bers of his family in this their great ataic-
ton. and sincerely trust that He, who binds
up the wounded Eeart, will pour in upon
them that consolation which He only can
give. lie it further
Resolred, That Il copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to the family and leo published
IN the IHIBoDAux SENTINEL and Ierrebonne
Republican. Be it further
HeSofred, That the chairman of this meet.
ing he, aud he is hereby directed to present
these resolutions to the District Court of
the parish of Terrebonne and to the Parish
Court OF said parish, at the next term of
said Courts, with the request that they be
spread gu the minutes of the same
F.S. GOODE, Chairman.
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Williams will not

John Williams will not re
sumo specie payment for a while
yet, as the rag money he intend
ed to exchange for silver was
violently taken FROM him by Pros
per Hill, Dennis Halten, and Jim
Russ OH the road about two miles
above town. Prosper Hill was ar
rested, charged by the despoiled
John with Highway robbery. but
the other two made their escape.
and have not yet been caught.
Since writing the above the
two other delinquents, Jim Russ
and Dennis Hatten ventured into
town and We're promptly accom-
modated with free lodgings by
Capt, Webre.
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rssxs.uxgs Just published. a new edition of
lEs@a4s.5 DIR. Culverwell's Celc-
ukSs.ssssSss br-Oted ESSAY Oh the radical
c care without mcdicinr) of SfER-
MATORRHEA or Seminal Weakness, Involun-
tary Seminal Losses. I~MPoTENCY, Mental
and Physical Incapacite, Impedimcnts to
Marriage, etc also, CONSUMPTION. ErILEp-
sf and FRS. induced by selfindulgence or
sexual extravaganza, sc.
20 Price, i'll Il sealed envelope, only six
cents.
The celebrated author, in this admirable
Essay. clearly demonstrates. from ii thirty
years successful practice. that the alarmin.
consequences Of self abuse mav he radically
cured without the dangerous use OF internal
medicine "r the application of the klIfi. ::
pointing out Il mode OF Guile at once SiuI,,Ir.
certain. and effrctual, by means OF which,
every sufferer. no matter what his cnntii-
ton may be. may cure himself clIeaply, pri-
vately, and frnlicaHy.
81 This lh.ctnr,. should be in thu. hands
OF every youth and every maj, in the land
Sent mndcr seal. in a plain envelope. to
any address. p"stpaii, on receipt ofsix cents
or two post stamps.
Address the Publishers,
F. BRUGMAN & SON,
IL Ann ST., y. ", z. y Box, 4JS0
l~5apl-ly
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Rain is much needed now. al.
thDngh the crops are not yet suf
feri'tg +; corn especially would be
'lnuch benefited by a shower,
which would put the first plant
ing in condition for the final work
ing. Avery cool wind blew on
Tuesday and many feared hail,
ont we have heard of none in
this vicinity:
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Planters who keep articles
for sale to hands in their employ
should take notice that a special
tax on liquors and tobacco is now
'exacted, and that a penalty of so
per cent oftlie whole amount is
incurred by failure to procure the
special license. AS this regulation
is recent, we publish for the bene
tit of those concerned.
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LESS ANNOYANCE-A cores
pondent recently observed to Won
Banke, the German historian ::
''Well, Professor, | suppose Won
work as hard as ever in your old
age' "Yes,' replied the veteran,
tenderly, eyes, my wife is dead
now, you see, and | have less
annoyance, and can accomplish
more" -AppletOn's Journal.
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A woman writes to say that she
Is tired OF reading about the folly
OF taking story papers. She says
that, as bad as they are, they
don't publish longs things about
horse racing and base ball, and
MI up with things about women in
Washington society, that nobody
KNOWS or cares abOut.-COurier
Journal.
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We learn that Mr.. Morgan is
raising that portion Of the railroad
affected by thecrevasse below, hut
he offers to furnish material to
those interested to close the break.
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The saw-mill Oh the Laurel
Valley plantation was destroyed
by fire Oh last Tuesday morning,
and the fire is, we understand,
supposed to be the work OF an in
'cendiary.