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MO FAILURE KNOWN /

1N ss#4als re-
There il ~ s.ssa VI. aseord where DIR
Morris Syrup Of Tar, Wild Cherry aud
Horehound hns fsiiei TO give satisfaction.
On the other hard wherever thss hssn
used by our people IN severe colds,
eoug q asthma. bronchitis Group.
whooping-congh and consumption, thes
enthusiastic in its praise Contain
ing no opium or Other dangerous drug,
il does not constipans and il safe to al
minister in all conditiais Of health
This 10 an important ANNOUNCEMENT, aud
The suffering are advised to heed Il
Ttialsize, 10 cts; largo sizes, 90 css. sad
One Dollar. ~ $50 y
Sold by j. w. Walker, Il. q. w.
liams h Bro, and M. A. Hnodgraae.
Also Agents Tor Prof. P~rksr's pica4-
ant Worm Syrup, which Ia surs death y
worms, pleasant to take, and requires no
physic. a
Price 25 cents Tiy Il.
May 2.lydeow. ssn
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Wonderful Success.

tits reported that BoscnEE's GERMAN
SYnUP has, since its introduction 10 The
United Safes, reached the immense
sale Of 10000 dozes per year. Over
5000 Druggists have ordered this mes
icine direct from the Factory at Wood
bury, N. ] and not ono has reported >
single failure but every letter speaks
OF its astonishing success on curing
severe Coughs, Colds settled on tbs
Breast Consnmpticp, or any disease Ok
Throat and Lungs. We advise any
person that has any predispostion 10
weak Lungs, to go to their Druggists
j. L. w. Baker or e.. G. Williams and
get this Medicine, or inqnirc about X
Regular size rs cents; sample Bottle,
10 cents. Two doses will relieve any
case Don't neglect your cpugh.
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A newly married pair we're d

A newly married pair we're on
their way 10 N, W YORK from Buf-
ftlo on the cars one night last week
when the husband took from his
pocket roll ofbrOwn paper, which
no bride snal ched and threw out
Of the window. remarking "You
said you'd quit chewing tobacco
when [ married you I" As gently
as he could under the circusnstaG-
ces the husband remarked that
the brown paper contained hot to-
bacco but 500 bits. M
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Mr., Surgeon is ap; at illustra-
ton, as the following shows: "A
raw countryman having brought
his gun to the gunsmith for re-
pairs, the latter having examined
it, said: Your gun is in a very
worn-out, ruinous, good-for-noth-
ing condition. what sort of re-
pairing do you want for itY'
"Well' said the man, ~ don't see
as | can do with anything less
than new ock lock and barrel;
that ought to set it up again.
why" said The smith, ''you had
better havea new gun altogether"
"Ah,' was the reply, 81 never
thought of that; and it strikes me-
that's just what / do want A
new stock. lock and barrel why
that's about equal to a new gun,
that's abOnt what | will have"
Just the sort of repairing mans
nature requires. The old nature
cast aside as a complete wreck and
good for nothing and ~, new one
impaired.
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Icicles hang in profusion on the
old water wheel.
The young folks are anxious for a
good sleighing snow.
Our neighborhood is generally very
healthy.
Partridge shooting is about over
At least not much Of it is done by
sportsmen now.
Visions Of roast turkey ,mince pie,
sweet cakes, &C., now fit through
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baltimore Produce Market.
BALTIMpRE.Dec. Is.

BALTIMORE Dec. Is.
FLoUR-Ioward st. and Western
Super $4.50a4.50 so. ExtraS5. 00a5. rs, Fa-
mily S5.55a7.75. ---- City Mills
Super Sf 50ai rs, City Mill Low and
Mid. Fx. 81 25a6 l0. City Mills Rio
brands Extra S. 25af Is.
WHAT -Sonthanl Red 81 i5al AZ.
southern Amber, ST 3sal ~; White
81 25ll 40: Pennsylvania red 81 4As
] - We tern red 81 40stl II.
CoaN--southern White, 5ea5s /,
yalls W 55a58 western mixed
5Sa59f' steamer 81 cents.
Oars. - Western mixed O0a40
Western White, 49,: Soutkrrf,
inferior -; Southern good tn
prime, $4,000 cents.
RYE. Prime Southern T3 cents
ives ern 20 cents $3.50
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COAL! CoAL.rsDAEs coal

On account Of the greav cut Ia
wages on the B. q o. ~. r., and hay-
ing made ample arrangement in large
quantities at reduced figures we
will deliver anywhere i'm corporate
limits, best Piedmont lump coal al
"a. 90 per ton, and $@.45 per haE
ton. Special figur9 in large quaint
ties. Full sceight guaranteed. Call
and see us. FRAZER, BTsE 3P . CO.
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OUs n e,IsstiHsRS


A trained bear has been affording
amusement to the people of Charles
town.
( The fair grounds of the Cumber-
land Agricultural Society are offered
at trustees sale,to take place on JAN
uais 20, 1877.
Mr.. John Savior died at his resi-
dence near Hagerstown, on Monday
last, aged 10 years.
The Williamsport Pilot announces
the death OF Mr.. james c. Ardinger,
son Of Charles Ardinger, Esq. which
occurred in that town on Tuesday,
the 5th.
Mr.. John Newcomer, of Washing
ton, cousty, Nd, died at his resi-
dence near Cearfoss Cross Roads ON
Monday last. aged IS years.
The Sabbath School connected
with the Methodist Protestant
church of Harper's FERRY are max.
ing extensive preparations for free
exhibition during the holidays.
Andrew Hunter, Esq, of Charles :
town, received a severe fall at the
foundation of the old depot at Har-
per's Ferry, on Friday, the effects of
which have confined him to the
house ever since, Z
A Hagerstown correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun, writing under
date of December Sth to that paper,
says that the will of Miss Fanny
Thompson, a well known lady, who
died there Il few weeks ago, WAS adj
mitted to probate on Tuesday, and
letters testamentary granted to Hon.
Daniel Weisel, her executor. She
devises her half interest in a house
on South Potomac street, worth
about $4,000 to her sister for life and
afterwards 10 the trustees of the
Presbyterian Church, the interest to
Ike applied To the payment of the sal
AIRY of the minister of the Church. -
The residue of her property, amount
ing to about ten or twelve thousand
dollars, isl TO be divided between the
Presbyterian boards of domestic mis-
ssons and foreign missions.
A ccl0red prisoner named Chase
made his escape from the Hagers-
town Jail last week. but the Sheriff
overhauled him at Greencastle and
restored him to his old quarters. The
Mol gives the following account OF
the escape from the same prison of u
/ white man, named Thomas Worth
ington
i "Sheriff Mayberry informs as that
the escape was effected on Tuesday
morning before day-break. The pris-
oner had broken off heavy bolt from
4 ItiC uoOi WI uio CtH, WDiCu leu It'll
into the passage between the tier of
cells, and with a heavy piece of iron
had tried to break Il hole in the wall
at the rear of the passage, which he
found impracticable or tso slow. He
then with a saw, which by some sur
reptitious means he got hold of sawed
off three heavy iron bars, an inch
and a quarter thick, in the outer
door of the passage at the rear, and
throwing the door open, escaped into
The yard and scaled the wall. How
he obtained the implements by which
he effected his escape is not yet
known, altht ugh we learn from the
Sheriff that he has obtained clue to
the parties who have been furnishing
the inmates Of the jail with tools, and
that he is following it up with every
prospect of success. He has also
learned that his life has been threat
ened d that there was a combina-
ton among the prisoners to knock
him down with club, which they
had concealed, and thus make their
escape.n
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We have at last been able to make
an arrangement about anthracite
coal, and are now prepared to talk it
on the bottom floor. Come aud see
US before you purchase. We handle
Geo. Tales Red Ash. IT DOES NOT
CLINK1R. None like it,, nAta
FRAZER, BIsHoP & 90.
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the heads Of people who are thinking
of Christmas.
#4 s* Fq@ ass asSE
Those who have ice-houses are now
having them filed with splendid ice
from four to six inches thick.
FARMER.
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A large assortment of Buck, Hef-
.lebower IL Neer, hand made boots
for men, boys and youths !. also, Ia
dies, misses, and childrens' heavy
shoes, every pair warranted, and for
sale only by
III N: DEATRICK.
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BUsfNEs ) LOCi Is.
Az OY-rk ks--aOL.
ea a I'D MEASURE.

THE CITY OYSTER SALOON
is the place To get your Oyster
put up in any style that you wish
and Blondel q Alburtis will y,
gl2nd 10 see any of their old
friends. Give the boys a call
BIondeis Bs~ement, aag
Cor QUEEN ana Martin stss
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I Custom made boots; Custom
made shoes Ladies calf, hand sewed
shoes, ali warranted, at ID. M. Shat
fer & Bro. [o31
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Large stock--sll new goods
bought cheap and win be sold cheap
lat Kapp's corner. az.
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With steam power, fast presses,
new type, experienced workmen and
every variety Of blank stock, the In
DEPENDENT steam job rooms is pre-
pared to turn out, on short notice,
every description of job printing at
city prices. Leave your orders.
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Wedding invitations and cards,
ball cards and invitations, visiting
cards, and all kinds of fine job print
ing handsomely executed at tie IN
DEPENDENT steam job rooms.
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JUsT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. let of
Buck Hefiebower 81 Neer's Mems
handmade pegged Kip Brogan 81
every pair warranted and sold cheap
by. va m III. N. DEATRICK.
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Full linsey, Revsey's Tweeds, Cas-
inetts, Casimeres, Cloths, Jeans,
Doeskins. Cheaper than the cheapest
at d. w. Shaker u Bros. Oct 81.
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Call and see the best hand made
boot in the town, every pair warrar-
ted, and sold cheap for cash, at
DEATRICK'S.
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ToEsl ToEs F! ToEsg bearey's ce.-
ebrated protection toe shoes for chit
dren, very cheap, at
o14,wl GETTINGEe &HoKE.
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Call and buy pair of Buck, Hefle-
bower 81 Neer's Farmers Calf Boots
all handmade and every pair war
ranted. For sale only by ~, ,i.-
III. N. DEATRICK. !,
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,T,aUE MERIT WILL WIZ.

Afew years since the proprietors 81.
DR. Morris' Syrup Of Tar, Wild Cherry
md Ilorchouad introduced IL here. Il:
was not pnffai, but sold ON It's merits.
Our people soon found IL to be reliable,
and ALREADY It has became the most sra,sas
aud popular pulmonary remedy in tho
market 1t quickly cures the wr<
coughs. cnlds, Group, bronchitis asthuus
and incipient consumption. Nothing acts
80 nicely In whaopine cough, and il Is .,
pleasant that children readily take H..
Containing no opium or other dangerous
ding, it is MS safe as IL 10 sars Tshei
siz, 10 Cts; large sizes, 50 cts and Onc.
Dollar. eg..ssN ssst.s,4 ss
Sold By. j. w. Walker, e. @. W.
liams g Bro, aud NJ. A.. Snodgrass.
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Mems plow shoes, every pair war;
ranted as represented, and sold very
cheap for cash by @Aslt4r i,ia
\ bill II v DC ATRICK
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I Nice Fresh Butter, Is cents per
pound, at City Grocery, Buxton Is
old stand. fo30tf.
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Virgin Milk and Glycerine is an
excellent article for chapped hands,
For sale at tile German Drug Store.
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Dried cherries, corn, peaches, and
apples, at City Grocery, Buxton's old
stand 0e az fo30,t
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Fresh Eggs, 20 cts.at City Grocery,
Buxton's old stand. Lo30, If
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I Also Agents for Prof. Parkers' Pleas.
ant Worm Syrup, which never fal&
Pleasant to take and requires no physic.
Price 20 cents. siHt
Mays, 'Is7o, deoaway
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Mems stitch downs, an excellent
article, cheap, at
o14,wl GETTINGER II HoKEis.
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se WEDN EsDAY, Dec. IS.
In the United States Senate the
resolution authorizing the COM
xaittee on elections and privileges
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OASHMEKES,
s, ROMAN CLOTHS,
Aarsra rNNv~r i.

4 @. X. HARDWOOD b wing ssso -iatcd him
self with Mr. Knapp. as salesman, would
be piersed to see oil ofhis old friends and
acquaintances.
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sGountry produce lakenin exchange for
goods. @l pee. o, 1870.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-10-21

ELECTIONs.-Les relieves elec.
toraux de pOhiO ct de l'Indiana.
bien que contenant encore quel-
ques lacunes, ne laissent aucun
donte sur pexactitude des pre-
miers supputations. LsOhio reste
finalement republican ct lIndia-
ma democratic. La Virginie Occi.
dentale tranche sur le tout avec
uue splendide majorite demo-
cratique de 1900 voix. Dsapres
les progress toujours croissants lie
la democratic on consid6re CONNIE
certaine r6iectiOn de Tilden. Sur
les lS5 votes electoraux quill faut
pour assurer sa nomination, les
j0urnaux du Nord lui donnent
1876 votes avec Ia chance dsarri>
yer 4 217.
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Voyez done quel enorme intluen
ce lie Sud dOit au vote des negres 4!

Voyez done quel 6norme intiuen
ce lie Sud dOit au vote des negres
Ce vote a tellement augmente
sa representation qu'avec l'aide
dc New York, du Connecticut ct
de la California, par exemple, il
peut controller la legislation, elire
le President ct administer le gou
yernement a son gre. LIE reste des
Etats Unis peut siffler. LIE Sud
uni ct les trOis Etats ci>dessus
NOMINEES seront le gouvernement
dams tOute l'acceptiOn du mot.
Et celia nest pas du goht du
Nord, tout prouve que la perspec
tive pepOuvante; F.; aussi quels ef-
forts ne tente.t>il pas pour conser
yer New York au partl republi
cain!
Les citoyens prevoyants du Sud
on ceux qui sont consid6res com.
me tells proclament que reflex
cepte l'Ostracisme des hOmmes de
cOuIeur - ne saurait empacher
leur section de tenir les r6nes du
gouvernement ills sont persua
des que ce sera la grande ques
ton qul agitera le pays: que le
NOrd lnsistera sur la n6cessit6
d'enlever aux negre lie droit de
suffrage afin que le Sud matt
pas Ia direction des destiu6es du
pays
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La presente aimee electorate
sera Pune des plus m6morables
de Phistoire des Etats- Unis. ct
la plus i'nportante depuis la pre-
miere election de Lincoln en- 1860.
La guerre a amen6 a la t6te des
affaires une puissance qui a fait
son euvre. Puts. CONNIE toutes
les chooses qui mont plus de raj
son d'etre, cette puissance s'est
corrompue ct tombe actuellemrnt
en- dissolution. II faut done r6or-
gamer l'autOrit6 pubIlque, ct
Greer de tontes pieces un nouveau
gouvernement, qui rende au PAYS
infecte jusqu'a Ia mo9lle dn venin
de Ia corruption, sa puret6, son
lustre ct "a prosperit6. Mais pour
celia il faut une reaction puissan.
te, energique, CONNIE dams les af
fections malignes Oh toutes les
forces vitales ne sont pds de
trop pour rejeter de l'Organisme
les element qui le vicient. Csest
le moment ponr tout le monde de
faire son devoir, pour quiconque
Est citoyen american d'apporter
le tribut de son vote q la gu6ri
son de la nation, ct pour ceux
lui, dams les temps ordiuaires,
s'abstlennent par inertie on par
esprit de neutralite, de sortir de
eur role d'observateurs "silen-
,leux" pour dire leur mot dams le
verdict solennel que le pays va
DronOncer.
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DECEs.-Nous avons le regret
d'annOncer la mort dun honOra
ble citOyen ct dun vrai patriotic,
le capitaine U. L. Blanchard, dece
de, apres une conrte maladie, le
10 OctObre, 4 Rage lie Sc ans. LIE
deftnt, travailleur :nfatigable, s'e
TAFT acquis non settlement Pes
time de notre population ct celie
lie la pa roisse Assumption. mais
encore celle de tOus ceux qui
rOnt c.,nnu. COnformement & ses
dernieres volontes, ses depouilIes
mortuelles ont etc inhumees au
cimitiere de l'eglise parroissiale
de Presumption au milleu d'uu
nombrenx concOurs d'amis ct de
commissioners.
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VOTANTs ATTENTION Lat
tentlon des votants de la parois.
SO LafOuIche est demandee are
gard de l'enregistrement.
Ce bureau actuellement ouvert
a Thibodanx resteca ell operation
dams cette place jusqu'au 8 septem
bre inclusivement.
Du IL AL Ii septembre inclusi
vement, chez Laurant Cherami.
Les IA ct 15 septembre a Ia re
sidence de Clark Head.
LIE 16 septembre chez L. .Lerille.
Les Is ct 10 sept. a Lockport.
La 20 ct 81 sept a la Vacherie.
Les % ct % septembre, au ma.
gasin de A. Cugno.
Les 25 ct 26 septembre, au ma
gasin de BibOlet.
Les 81 ct % septembre, an ma.
gasin lie Lemuel Thibodaux.
Les % ct 80 septembre, a la
Maison de Cour, a Thibodaux.
Les 2 ct 3 Octobre, chez John.
son, Chackbay. all pont du grand
Bayou.
Les 4 ct 5 octobre, au magasin
d'Abel Lasseigne.
Les 6 ct Z octobre, au magasin
d'Hilaire Clement.
A ThibOdaux du 9 au % oct.
Les certificats de 1874 sOnt va.
lables, ceux qui ont perdu le leur
peuvent obtenir I'LL duplicate. Les
leunes gems ayant atteint l'age de
II ans peuvent Sc faire enregis-
trer.
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THIBODAUX, I've, SAMEDl 21 OCTOBRE 1876.

ENFANTEMENT-Les radicanx
de Latourche, ,sentant depuis long
temps les douleurs de lsentanteo
ment, viennent d'ac0ucher dun
candidat a la Legislature. Ce per.
sonnage du nom de Jules S6yei>
gnes serait, sill faut en- croire 70.
plnion publiquc, le plus bel speci
men des celebrities du parti radi.
cal don't le talent depuis huit ans
consiste a chOislr des hom mes in>
connus on trop bien connus.Ouoi-
quii en- soft, Jules Seveignes Sc
trouve aujourd'hui mollement cou
che sur la liste des candidats radi
Gales en- preference a ses freres iu
meaux qui ont Gu lie malheur de
voir le jour avanJ lui ct d'4tre
Dune couleur plus fonc6e que la
sienne.
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Un fils de Fred Douglass. le
rOi des negres am6ricains, conseil
le aux gems de couleurde ne plus
permettre qu'on SO serve dienx
pour tlrer les marrons du feu. lis
dolvent, scion lui, s'unir ct agir
pour leur int6ret cOmmun. Leurs
guides politiques mont aucun
amour pour eux-ils ne veulent
que leurs votes. II pense que les
noirs devraient nommer des can.
didats ct les sOutenir avec le con.
conrs des vrais republicans
blancs. NJ. Douglass croft que le
noir a etc assez longtemps dupe
du parti AL pOuvoir ct lni deman.
de sill va encore se soumettre aux
caprices des meneurs radicaux
blancS.
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RESTAURANT DES QuArRr
SAISONS.

M Il; JOHN BOSiO, PROPRIETAIRE
nr1v;an. 2 ut nLsrAuRANr DEs QUATRE-SAIsoNsl
pagne' alnsi que le pnblic en- generate. M;
a trahsiere son restaurant du No. ISS H..
IL rue 90 Chartres au No. HI de la ,,ama
rue, pres dc St-LOnis. Ii profile de cette oc.
casion pour remercier le public ct soIlic;ta
Ell meme temps Ia continuation de son h;an
Veiilait patronage. II informe en- outre 81.
al.is quill DIES salons particuliers an nrsH re-
mier, CT des chambres meublGes d loner 5 Ia
sehalne ':i ou au mois. Les personnes d. "a
vile eI de "a ca,npagne y trOuveront tour Ia
jus4ua minult. e % txr u1serr JET
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Qui menace les droits des
gems de couleur.

81 les declarations formelles
du parti democratic ne rassurent
pas complement les gems de
cOuleur sur lie maintien de leurs
droits a Ia suite dune victoire de
mocratique, nous les engageons a
mediter la correspondence sui
vante adressee q un journal re-
publican, lie Cincinnati CONNER
cial. lis verront de quel cote peut
surgir pour eux le danger de Sc
voir prives de lexercise des
drOits politiques.
2 octobre 1376.-On nous dit
quill est toujours probable que
des chooses improbables arrive
rOnt. II est une chose certaine--
c'est que les hommes du Sud ne
Sc Cement pas pour declarer que
le proclaim parti qui troublera Ia
politique ct distribuera les ia
veurs na1tYa au Nord ct s'appuie-
"a sur la necissite de priver le
negre du droit de vote. Wade
Hampton, le roi des blancs dams
la Caroline du Sud, est d'oplnion
quill faudra tous les efforts du
Sud uni pour maintenir le suf:
frage n0ir. II predit quill s'6leve-
"a au Nord une organisation puis
sante qui exigera postracisine po-
litique des hommes de couleur,
parce que le privilege don't lis
jouissent actuellement donne Al
Sud un pouvoir tel quill contro
lera blent6t le gouvernemeDt ma
tional. II croft que cette id6e anne
nera la prochaiue grande lutte
ct que les blancs du Sud sont te
nus de defendre lie suffrage noir
anssi energiqnement qu'ils le
ponrrOnt. car s'ils lie perdent, lie
role dn Sud dams le gouverne
,Ient national sera nu!. atteDdu
qn'i! n'aurait alors que quatre-
yingt voix electorales.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-10-21

Nous recevOns du DR.. Sabatier
une communication que nous
nous faisOns un plaisir de repro>
duire. Nous scmmes heurenx dap
prendre que les informations qui
nous avaient etc donnees a regard
de son intention de nous gutter
pour retOurner aux Attakapas est
errOn6e. LIE DOcteur continuera
do resider parmi nous a la grande
satisfaction de sa clientele ct de
Ses nOmbreux amis:
RACELAND, Ii Oct. 1876.
Mr.. CEditeur
"Do1ce felix eris, multos numerabis AMIGOS
Tempora 81 fuerint nebula, solus eris."
a dit le We'll Horace, ct le We'll
Horace a menti. LIE malheur ma
frapp6, ct au lieu d'6tre seul, ct
abandonne, j'ai rencontre des
amis partout sous mes pas. Ces
hOmmes 9u'on dit 81 mechants, 81
ego1stes ;je les al trouves 81 bons,
81 genereux, 81 prodigues. Pen
dant que l'incendie ravageait tout,
ct me laissait a peine lie temps de
sauver ma famille, il fallait voir
CONNIE lis ont accouru vite, ct
quelle t6lnerit6 lis oYt deploy6e,
pour sauver des debris qui ne va.
lait pas un pareil d6uouement. Je
ne puis pas compter les amis que
j'ai rencontres !; leur g6nerosite
est encore plus grande que leur
nOmbre.
Mr.. l'Editeur, je viens vous
prier de les remercier tous pour
moi ;j'ai le c@ur trop gontl6 par
la reconnaissance, pour lie fare
je lie voudrais.-Tenez
celia vaat Ia peine d'eprouver un
aussi grand malheur, pour rencon
lrer d'aussl grands d6vouements.
J'ai l'honneur d'6tre votre de.
yOu6 Serviteur.
E. SABATIER.