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Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

TIE following dispsssk, IN answer
10 Ne one ssst By the commIslss
appointed 10 infmm Geo. Hooker al
- somsaasioa:
wAsssnsso~. ID. G., Jaly n, 20.
II sessPt tbs nsininatiea, and will
hsgin he canvass when Congress
sdtoarns. CHAs. L. HcoxrR.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

The ~. Louis Coavsntica has
donc It's work yell. Gov. Tllslon Is
an asl~ man he oecupiesa position
which Ia many respects Is q tower Of
s,rength; he Is by all the odds the
strongest man the Democrats could
put IN the ssld. Ia. nomination
puts the party In q position Of ed
vantage, and u the panty were equsl
20 the position and able 20 second sss
sAnssa lsader the osuscss wosld b@
exciting spd he result aaesrtssn.
The platform adopted b. tho COZ
veption has elements oi strength. II
msses . sgsare, positive. sharp .ssus
which cannot be lodged or evsdsA
OF escs ped from by any adroh fNah
demonstration. II throws dswn a.
reform glove IN away that compel
The Rspshlieans % s0eeps ths .eknt
Ienge.-tN. Y. Graphic.
Thss speaks one Ut the sb,est ssS
mess issssptisl independent jcsr.sis
In the county. The indeTndc~t
journals are fA~t islliag mao line %
support T'sdss-
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

The following, from the PLiia del.
phla Telegram, q bitter radical
sheSt, ~ a1 open admission that the
Radicals ARE afraid of Tilden, aud
see defeat staring them in the face.
We can see O Ksstly shadow over
spreading their eountsnsnees all
over the land:
There arc some things established
BY the manner of the nomination Of
1ilden which II will he we'll for the
Republican leaders To- take into con
slderation. Ii shows wonderful
powers of organization upon the
part of TilsisR's supporters; again,
Il shows his general popularity in
h's party from Ope end ofthe land
To the other; and IL shows that the
convention. and there ~ere shrVwd
iar-seeing men IN twas fhlly ins-
pressed wlth The belief that Tllden
coald carry his own State Ia the
November contest. lie 10 no mean
enemy, not one whose strength W.
can aford 20 disregard; he may not
be as invulnerAble A. L. Rutherford B.
Hayes, but where shall we attack his
publ'c record or hs~ private lie The
joints in his arInor may he open
somew here, but wherel lie IL BIZ
great odds the strongest candidate
the ~. Louis Convention sould have
selected, and with Hsadrieks upon
the ticket with HE, both New Iors
and Indiana are In peril.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

We hope Congress w,Ii NOT Cd
journ iii November. We eatreat
the House 10 rrmain IN SESSION in
the Presidential election L. over. we
fear that sherman and sheridan and
The Army" will undertake ~
Grants direction, To elec,ioneer &C.
Hayes in the SOuth with the bare
tsst. Grant must elect Hayes, or 40
the thieves In the public service vii
te Ia the States Prisons or starve.
Grant has never abandoned single
thief Yet, and to save the whole lot.
he will do anything 10 elect Hayes.
The public safety demands that Con
gress should not adjourn.-(PhilA-
dslphia Commonwealth.
II u encouraging to hear our
Northern fiieRds thu speak out
boldly Ia behalf Of the South. We
expect The Army" 10 he bounded
on u this fall, bat we are gong Ia
vote fof Tldcn asd Htndriek. or
-busi."
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

ks sammit sentinel gives M
@eooanf o. The negro excarsiOu TO
hsgseli@. AID the speech vf Henry
BIaeknIah, the negro postmaster at
Brookhasen IN which he used the
ieiloSing languages
-PcIlos citizens aud fcIIow-wo.
mes. III soil Of Aissis-ippiis red With
the bls,c.a of innoseat colOred men,
and tfseit bones are bleaching on q
hundred selds, because they wer
eelcsed = pen and Republicans.
The Plorcd people di.c,aims.l
the Responsibility OF hs remarks,
and PUN y him of the stand. This
10 anoths o. Grants swes, scented
appoiatesA.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

Editors CLARION. Please state
that The teachers attending tho con-
vention here on tho lpth, viii be &c.
turned rec on the vcksburp and
MeriaiAn road. Tue ". O., IA. n.
q @. r. r. win asli roana IMP tickets
81 discount Of 10 per cent. The
other roads decline any abatement
OF cnrrent rates. Truly yours,
THos. \. GATuRlaHr,
State Supt., etc.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

The CSucsnatu Esqairer, the
sbless Democratic Journal In the
West, which has made the advocacy
Of greenbaeks . speciality, has given
up ITS bcstilities to Tilden, snd
warmly supports the tsskss somina-
ted at n; Isoals-Exehange.
Thus, one by one, the leading
papers Of the ec~ntry ttat have
heretofore oppcssa GOV. Tilden are
fAlling into line, 10 bepd their sid In
bic ssectioo. This slowing 10 the fscs
thsa Mr.. Tilden 10 Q Statesman be-
yossd reposch, and . true sod
lried reforDss, who b not seeking
personal gain, bot the welfare ei the
rsuntsy.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

The members Of the Central Com
mistee, appointed by the Historical
soesety Of Ccpiah county, are hsrs.
ny notified On attend q
meeting ID the Court house,
on Monday The 18th instant
q 10 o'clock q. IN, ibr the purpose
a organising and appointing sub
committees. w. II. uALKY,
Chairman Central Committee.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

AreusrA. July a--six negroe.
killed and three wounded one white
man killed and three wounded. Tue
negroes retFestesi from the buliding
into adjoining hoases and cellers.
fifteen 90 twenty were csltarsd
and the balance escaped inio The
'ogii' try.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15
HON. c. {. HOOKER,
Of Kinds.
ssass EisefersaI T.ekss.

EivcaOp State az Large.
A. VI West. Ethelbcrt BARK sdale.
ElefeTE
F,rst I,isiriof J. N. Acker.
Secohd Disfrict-N. 4. Faulkner.
Third D.strtci-w. ". Helm.
FoHrfA District W. II. Hardy.
FJtL Robert y. Miller.
SiTfL DiaTict-Nsiren Cowan.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15
eco. Csss n. IsssAev .vssss-

The District Convention h~ld in
on last Tuesday nominated
by reclamation, Gen. U,as X. took.
sr, for Cosgress from this the fsfth
Congressional District. We have
had no doabt bat that Gen. Hooker
~eald be The Nominee. but the bare
possibility sf the nomination o. an
ether has sass-,l as uneasiness. ior
although th-re arr many able men
In the district, there 10 not ese who
ls rs well qualified for the dishn.
ga'<hsd position ~ Is Cleo. Hooker.
We have known him from our earl
est s'yhoof, and be has always been
the same consistent, able. noble
hearted, hosest statesman. lie !.
Acknowledged 70 Cohgress 20 be one
Of the most f,rible speakers and
wise,t statesmen In that honorahls
body. He haa received more CON
plimes,s from the press and pabli,
nsa of the Nevth than any oths,
Southern CONGRESSMAN. Ne is 81
ways ai his pos, of dnty aud he
never loses mn opportunity TO liil
his eloquent voice In hehaf Of the
down .tro'isleb South. We are p~esd
tina, the Convention has stsl,lesl u.
10 keep his Basae At oaE mas, head
aAd ~s fsSl safe VI saying that oh
Copiah will roll M an oVerwhelm
ing majority for him THE fall.
TILDES AND TuE GERAAss-Tb,
New York Zeitung, q journal thai
has u larger circulation than all III,
German papers in the country, ha,
THE to.say of hr. TIlden, and IL,
uttsrances may he fairly acceptet
as an indication of the DRIFT Of Ger
nan sentiment
Our sympsthies in the approach
ing struggle ARE with Samuel J
Tilden, not because but no,with
standing he is tho nominee Of tb,
R-aoerallc party. IL u not by hol
los phrases Lut by weighiy deed,
that Tilden has proved himself tbs
representative 81 reform. But what
u iayesg lie IL the nominee OF Q
party which tlaims demnIty for
eight Year. Of m'sgovernment on
the strength Of its gVvat services in
the pa-s, whieh demands the coma.
assoe ofths people without offer.
ing guarantees iOT the future, for II
has as good Ne thrown on one side
the only practical reiofmer Ia lis
ranks, Benjamin Bristow. IL words
express thoughts, vhcn tha Repabli.
can party In is entirety IL identified
with GFantism, otherwase 10 eoald
not, la IL platform, have offered the
warrnest thanks Ia the National
Administration and particularly "a
President Grant, for ahenorahle
falfillment ofpledges." Under en-
lsiing circumstances, the V.etry Of
the Republican candidate coaii Only
be desirable II the opposition, ia its
nominations aud declaration Of prIn
eipIes, offered something absolutely
surse; and this - not ;he ease.
Tihlen aud Hendricks are quite ~
honorable, and nj lcs-s ~ issporsaal
men rs hays and Wheeser, and -
for the two platforms, the Democrat
&c, o. which reform is the beginning
and ths end has many advantages
ever the Republican.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

Gov. Stone having asked Attorney
General Harris opinion in egard To
,hs Rsgissraiion Law, a. 10 whether
the president Of the t%@rl 20 alone
90 each pF~inet and register the
voters. or does the hoard got The
sttorney replies in lengthy letter
10 which the iollo wing is tho CLOSING
paragraph
IL the Legislature had intended
that one messbes shoalsi discharge
ali the isspostsnt da,ies Of regi-t m.
ton, 10 voald doubtless have sald So
In plan words. sm u the OPINION
that, while the prssidsnt Of the
bolul has his dat,ss yell defined,
drHF 4 hleh he aieae h competent
- Izhffe~sn yet they ean alone he
pxrierxsed While the board IL in see.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

Ihs btek<l snsolence Of sherman,
llks th< t<Hsl oatrages Of banditti
hhsrts1anErs Disgusting the people
With TIE Army" Sherman takes
dsl1E4 N lnsaltisg ,hs white race
IN NJ sostA- In . late speech he
lhssstsned them with Ws bayonets.
In . public eommanicstson q short
tine sgo 10 declared himself for
hayesi 50 sshs Array" under Sher.
man and SAssidan 10 10 bea force IN
tho 0raaqtse eanvAss. We do hope
Congrsss WI - down the pay Of
these ukli<n.wvanis till they have
70 wosk ~ k>ir hvsng like the col
dsers Who - 200 kept out Of en-
plcynen1 - Ne Radical negro par.
y, sad - DpIisy sad legislAtios in
the ke4>e1k mate, We arc satsS-
q - - 1rH rs, the workers, the
isbersrs r ! >pckAain Of the coan-
~ win lx Iappsoys of making
49, 1a6f1l <suts In the army
vesk - t. living, ssd iffhey are
- - pelisi<truD and % party work
u tbsH l~1~3 Rs Array" and try
2 t.asc 80 II smrss---csz.nA
-, 6.r7.ssss>. r S1..v;,...
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

Lo' the reof Isaisa rs. . sharp
euss. As soon as he learned that
Phil Vas advancing ON thu sssses Of
Mississippi, Alabama, Lo<siaiana,
and Aarkansas, he took cot HE
little Ratchet and raised the scalp Of
severeai hundred boysin blue. Phil
b mo, afraid TO rids roagh-shod
over the people OF the South, but he
snds u difiicult 10 manage . band
fnl Of Indians. Il
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

IlssL Cof U>nry q. Nerrinaa,
" InfAsiry, rpomoeed from Major
of sash. srd<rs> TO the Department
Of the South.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

From De following facts, given
BY the Uie~ ~. W Observer, q
jsurssl shseh knows whereof ID
speaks, n vii be seen that Gov
Tilden. iatwo years time, has rciac
ed the sAses Of New York ose-half .
Lees uAn two years ago Samuel
y. Tildsa was elected Governor al
New Yosk. II was the year after
the psnie ! The people fell poor and
tkey dsa.sssdsd Q reduction 10 tho
axponsss " fke Government The
t9Hm ~ Is5s we're tIeyooo, oo0
H. tnxa Ms 1879 are 5000, 900.
III y - kambas, no sham. no
- rv<wo<3 about that. II In one
Substantial facts which
- - <&<et, nhd iRhassee the
y&1xsnenz = every cinzea Of every
epmmpsi II u he State, Cor every
mss q - fNyer.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

How N n AT rHK NoRTH. New
York dispstaA Of last SATURDAY
-sysG m
-Four shikircn, Katy. James, Mary.
aud Frank Rooney-aged rvspee-
lively ., II, 5 and 3 years-were
found starving today IA u Washing
tonstrst tenement house. Father
dead, mother sent 10 pgisoh Monday
las, tor assault and battery. They
we're tak.'n charge ofby the society
FOR prevention u cruelty to chiIdrea.
Notwithstanding hundreds Of eases
Of this k'~i, the people had TO paw
$4,000 for carriage hire for Belk-
maps Department, aud are making
m'llionairs Of Radical office holders.
High tsxstion and corrupt politi-
clans are erisg'ng the people to
starvation aud bankrupting the ma
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

ln the Congressional Distinct Con-
vensioa Of the Second District, held
last Saturday at Oxford, G. II. Man-
Ming, Of Marshal, vas nominated
10 succeed Col Lamar. u vas m
exciting time. Col. n. had twenty
votes Against eighteen for W. X.
Fitizerald.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

Only IS cents Tor the esmpaien.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15


TIld~a 70 zoe % asach the esadi.
d.se OF the party - the eApd~iA,s Of
people, ana hs nomination u espeei-
ally sieashc&nl at the tfsnmph Of the
popslar win stSyeffss partisan ma
ehise. The &nsnorsaie party do
serves NECESSITIES Cor having shown
nj The last ausisse molaeBi, by hs
adepuos Of q seund platform and i,s
nomiaatian 90 D distinguished re-
former. Q dispcssbon 10 interpret
Alright and Go Aieil the wishes OF =
IsaJ orsy ftlse people. That Is n
good deal nsorv ihan csn be SAID Of
the repatilsas party. The two par
tssan orxauixs.ie0s will remain, as
they have hssn ln the past, danger.
oa- pohfisaf Instruments. The dii.
iervbce between them, however. rests
~ thls; that the one, trusting ior its
strength W 10 supremacy, ignored
the popular demand Tor thorough re
form, whsress the other, by grand
vlr,ory ovex self. nas answered tina,
delnaEd in the nosi striking manner
-fstaais Ze.tang.
Carl ScAarx may lead . faction
OF the Gsraan element Of the coan-
try, but andesetsdly the zei,ung Il
the voiy-AU<i elessep,, and 1t can
carry mere Eetrs with n than any
other Sournal 10 New York.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15
OHssos.-A late dispatch ssys

Z ~ s~s~ s~f~ssa Sfes
The straight Democratic majority
In thu Oregon Legislature h large
enough TO send . Democratic sena-
tar 70 WaAhingtos without any
trouble. Recent reports were 10
the eject that tho Independents
held - kalAnos Of power, bat ths
LAST Drk1iean papers received from
the ackncwiedge q clear d.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

ssb.erihe Ior the Drwocs.r.
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A Mile. X.
MON vEU DU JOUR DE Ian,

ALge du Paradis, file de vinet ans,
2uS fit languir d'amour plus de vrnrt-cino
amants,
Dis moi pourquoi ton ceur, a leurs vpux
trOp rebelle
Sc retrlsa tOujOurs all doux titre de Belle !?
Jusqu'ici rien he put enf1ammer ton ardeur;
l. Amour fut impuissant 4 subjuguer ton
cHur.
Est-il done fait dun roc insensib,e a la
famine?
Non. .Tu connais trop bien lie fond du
Genre Human.
Pour faire a la legere un present de ia
main
Tu sails que de TAmour la famine est passa-
gare:
QI. lamie aujourdhui, demain est etran
gere,
Et que peu de mortels favoris6s des cieux
Conservent de FAmour lie tresor precieux.
VOLTA pourquoi ton, cBur plus brilliant que
Iaurore
dore,
Tu Grains de te tromper ct d'enchainer tes
Al destin malheureux de fatales amours.
Du haut de ia grandeur, assise sur ton
Ou chacun tour a tour ct t'exalte ct te prone,
Tu jcttes tes pieds des regards satisfaits
Tu repands sur les items tes dDns ct tes
bienfalts.
Mais ton anne tranquille au milieu des hom-
images.
Brave farement les clameurs des orages.
C'est le Phare sublime AL sein du flpt amer
Eclairant de ses feux les fureurs de la mer.
Et dams la sOmbre mutt le navire en- detres-
Sc,
Tourne un regard d'espoir vers ces mura
forteresse
Qni dOit dono partager ton sublime destins
Nul de nous ne lie salt; cest un secret divin.
Mails viendra le moment on ton ceur en- de-
lire
Vibrera sous Iamour, CONNIE une sainte
Tyre
Et secrira cfest hi!
0 snblimes accents
Puissent-ils s'echapper au milien de tes.
chants.
Cest lie vpu de mon c9ur pour la nOuvelle
ann6e
SOnhaits de nOuvel AL sont mode surannee;
Mais lie vHu que jeforme est un vGu serieux
I'm sincere souhait que Pom adresse aux
cieux
LOUIS TksSON.
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Informations Locales.

= NoUvELLE ANNEE.-L'annee
.mil.huit-cent soixante dix >sept.
va bient6t apparaltre sur la terre.
drapee dams une sorte de linceuil
convert de frimas. Que nous
spporte>t-ellea Est-ce la joie, le
bonheur ct la prosp6rit6? Est ce
Ia tristesse, lie deuil des institu>
tons republicans, OH leur gIorifi>
cation Nous ne saurions lie dire.
Mais mons he pOuvonS supposer
que cette jeune repub,ique ne
trouve pas en- elle>m6me assez de
vitalite pour secouer Get atfreux
cauchemar pOlitique qut pese ac>
tuellement sur ellie, assez de force
pour brlser ses entraves, ct assez
de vertu pour recOnStituer son
gouvernement sur les bases de
l'honn6tete ct de la legalite, Nous
souhaitons don't que la nouvelle
annee,fasSe echec au dGpotisms. ct
comble de tous ses bientaits la
masse de nos lecteurs qui. ne
yoyent la prosperit6 ct le bonheur
que dams la justice ct l'equite.
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La question du vote de Fore

La question du vote de FOre
gon continue a faire les frais de
discussions interminables au se>
nat. Inutile d'entrer dams Pinex
trlcable dedale DIES lois, des pre-
ceJents ct des arguments cites de
part ct dautre a l'appui on en-
condemnation de la resolution du
gouverneur Grover. Dams une
seance NJ. Bogy, du Missouri, a
repris la these quill await deja
longnement deveioppee ante
rleurement en- ta,eur de la nomi
nation de NJ. Cronin. II en- est
renu a parler de linstitution
DIES Returning Board. Ces Return
ing Boards, a>t-il dit, sont une
invention mOderne. ii est conce-
de que Tilden a une majorite po-
puJaire de 100000 vOix mails
Hayes pour lui trois Ret..yuinq
Boards, ce qui revient a dire, dams
lie language des cbiffres, qnsun
Returning Board vaut jnste 100,
600 voix.-Mais, a repIique NJ.
: Mitchell de FOregon sill pouvait
mettre son plan a execution, il Sc
rait egal a 100000 voix.-Un Re
turning, Board, repris NJ. Bogy,
anrait etc fort inutile Rober
pierre, du temps de la revolution
franchise. II aurait avantageuse
ment remplac6 la guilIotine. Du
reste. a-t-il ajoute, il est tres heu>
reux que cette question de l.Ora-
gon Sc soft produite, attendn
qu'elle force les senateurs repub
llcains d examiner les chooses com
me elles doivent 6tre. L'Oregon
a mis- a meant la theorie du prinG
tdcle. 81 ellie n'avait pas etc sou
levee, on aurait augumente sans
fin sur PinviolabilltG des relieves
dc la Louisiana ct de la Floridp,
ct le congress n'aurait rien a voir
dams les decisions des Retuyminq
Boards de ces Etats. Maintenant
il est clair que lie congress le
droit ct lie pOuvoir de taire exc |
cutter la vOlonte souveraine du
seuple.
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THIBODAUX, IMM, SAMEDI 80 DECEMBRE 1876

IL est une derniere maunuvre
plus machiavelique que toutes
les autres a, laque!le i! ne serait
pas impossible qu'On ent reconrs.
C'est lie journal lie Public qni a
fait cette decouverte, ct la Ir,-
buae la rapporte en- ces termes:
Supposez que la theorie demo
cratique prevai1Ie, c.est a-,lire
que la :hambre GU le senat ait lie
drOlt de rejeter les votes dun
Etat, ct que la question roule sur
les votes de l'Oregon, de la Caro-
line du Sud ct de la Floride. Au
cllne des deux branches du con
gres ne deci'lerait une question 81
capitale sans la debattre. LIE sc
nat ma pas de reglements limi
tant le d6bat. La discussion de la
miserable affaire Pinchback 4
dure plus de deux semaines. On
ne peut guere s'attendre q ce que
les senateurs republicans puis
sent tinil tout ce qu'ils ont q dire
sur la succession presidentielle
Ell moins de trois Semaines. Mais
les deuX chambres reunies en- con
Ventlon ne peuvent pas commen
Ger a cOmpter les votes avant lie
IA fevrler. 81 elles doivent Sc sc
parer chaque fOis Que lie vote dun
Etat sera mis- en- question, la coa
ventiOn ne peut faire autre
chose que de s'ajonrner de jour
Ell Jour jusqu'a ce qu'une deci-
sion soft prise. Mais en- moins de
trois semaines lie 4 mars sera ar
rive ct alors la pr6sente chambre
cessera dtexister. LIE senat, par
consequent, ma qua prolonger la
discussion un pen plus de deux
SemalneS, ct, le 4 mars arrive, at
tendre rorganisation de la nou-
velle chambre,--convoquee d'a
vance Ell session eXtraOrdinaire
par le president Grant avant que
ses fonctions expirent !; rejeter
POregon ct permettre aux demo
crates de rejeter les trois Etats
du Sud, ct tinalement laisser le
nction tomber entire les mains de
la nouveIle chambre les republi
Gains sont representes dams vingt
Etat, ct les democrates settlement
dams dix sept. Hayes. est eiu en
vlngt qnatre heures, let lie conit
est termine.
i faudrait dire "Hayes est Gu
ct lie tonr est jou6.' !
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! UNCLE Observation-Disclosures
est mort dams lie Maryland lie plus
vieux resident de la vile de West
muster, nn homme de couleur
j nomm6 Nicolas Paroway, mails
generalement dfsign6 SOUS lie sur
nom dOld Uncle Nick. Uncle
Nick, dissent les. correspondances
lie Westminster, etait une des
''hxtures" de Ia vile. II Fhabitait
en- ne salt depuis quand, mais as
surement avant la naissance Dun
membre quelconque des genera
tons encore yivantes. Ii etait We
nu au monde avant Napoleon Ter,
ct lcrs lie la Declaration dinde-
pendance il etair esclave de dix
ans ct await pour fonctions specla
les de serglr d table. Ii almait a
rappeler l'arrivee en- Ameriaue
DIES troupes FRANCHISES venues au
secours de Washington. II await
sonvent porte a boire aux Off
ciers, ct il est rest6 frappe JUS
9n'a son dernier jour de petrange
te de leurs unitOrlnes ct de leur
langage. On ne comprenait pas
un mot de ce qu'ils disaient, r6p6
TAFT il en- tOute occasion.
Quand cut some pheure de laf
reimbursement, Uncle Nick, du
consentement unanime des gems
de sa race habitant Westminster,
tut le. premier 4 aller Sc. faire en-
registrer CONNIE electeur. II etalt
excesslvement fer de ce privilege,
let il ma pas manqu6 une seule
fois de voter. A chaque election
IL allait aux polls dams une vol
ture mise a sa disposition par ses
amis politiques. Lors de la mani
festation pOlitique en- 1872, Uncle
Nick parcourut triomphalement
les rues de Westminster dams une
voiture, d6couverte. II await sur la
tete I'm haut chapeau dit tuyau
de ppele, avec ces mots impIimes
Ell crosses lettre sur le devant 4:
age lie cent six ans, ct pas pour
Greeley ".
Un des fils d'Uncle Nick a etc
tue dams les rangs federaux, pen
dant Ia guerre de secession. II il
etc marie denx iois, ct sa seconde
femme Aunt Gracy, agee de plus
de SO, aus, lui survit.
LIE defunt jonissait dune consi
deration generate, due plus encore
a son honn6tete qua son grand
age. Ses voisins, sans. distinction
de couleur, Sc sont cotises pour
acheter un MAGNITUDE elceuil,et
'Pon a fait q Pencien esclave de
bellies. funerailles, on les blancs
etaient auss; nombreux que les
noirs.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-12-30

DECEs-Mathurln E. Aucoln,
natif de Thibodaux, ct ferblantier
est mort lie 26 decembre apres un
couple lie semaines de mala-
die. LIE defunt etait age de 46 ans
ct 10 mois, ct jodissait de Ia Goa
sideration de ses conritoyens. Ses
fanerailleS ont ell lieu au cimet;e
re de fEglise Catholi4ue st. Jos
seph avec le concours de ses amis
ct des pompiers du departement
DIES incendies don't il a etc nn des
membres exempts apres ell avOir
etc un des membres actifs.
lie meme jour est d6ced6e a IA
miles Ell bas de Thibodaux, a
l'ase de deux ans ct trois mois,
NJ. NJ. Theriot, file d'Alexandre
Theriot ct de Ella Darden.