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, 1877-05-20
HIS POSTAL CARD.


At n o'clock YESTERDAY forenoon n9n wearing
q doaotlu1 look appeared At the stamp clerks vim
dow in the postof1co end asked for postal card
and facilities for writing He WIS long time get
ting ready to put his pen to the card, and he had
only made stroke or two when he called ont:
.:uow do you spell 'Jim:'"
t.Whv J-i-m, OF course, " answered the clerk
stDon't look ~ if 1t was right" said The man. as
he held up the card and scrutinized the word.
..Sure you hareu't made any mistake:"
etander. M How else esn yon spsn tae name,"
looked j.: a:sin :si'n put Jim s:a'nst aay other
name is-t5-. Wen, knock me down II ha.cn.t
{esos9 ie5 asa % now e1 4 rS s r. '
i1e looked around in helpless way. and one OF
the saall crowd anai?y said: .,a .,tr ., ,,4
name Afterwards"
s:so can. want to say to him ttst q. wife Is
aick aaed bis hartford Is bowling around for rent,
and that he'd better come home How Go Jou speu
.r1l write it. answered the clerk.
"He couldn't read your ra'a az aaf
make out word. L.. see: Do want to s'as' of
VII II should say: 'Yon arc wanted to homo to
once. Il It was me-, suggested cat-dr17er who
was after stamp ,,,,,, II.
tt>INQuIdnf Go. s]2heu Iue HAAus tA-AhAuE 0's
heao. II woaldn dare spring the thin. on him
too suddenly, or he'd make fo- Canada The psee M
70 tell him to come home is down here 1t me
bottom.
.Wherc is he:" some one asked.
s.Why, fn-in-1n-why, blister my ears
-why-!"
..TII bet yon've forgotten the place"' shouted
Jim, Jim-J-i-m, Jim. and he's in-in.,
Jim. Jim!t' Easped the ,u.a as he looked around
with an appeal III hi. eyes.
The crowd mentioned twenty different places,
bot he shook his head at each one.
'.lf sou can t think Of MS name. snd cans r.
member his sddresa. how are sou going to SEND the
csrd.' asked the CLERK. ,.,.
That so-how am r" eighed the man. III
Won was me you wouldn't send 1t, would your
81 don't think would. ~
ssThen won't. II his wife can think OF bis
name and the place where be is, she'd better
write it.
When he walked away he carried hiz het In one
hana aud scratched his head with the other, and
muttered: ...--
..J-i-m with great big j. and Blister my ears
With great big b :, and ouzht to have "1ltten
his nan1e down on the door or somewhere LSss
see: J-i-m, and he 8 In in-iu-' and he disap:
pearedup Congress street.
, 1877-05-20

HOW a PICTURE WAS STOLEN.
Lucy Harper writes from Paris: "a very curl
ous theft took plscc the other day, the perpeator
Of which has mot yet been discovered. u. de v,
q well-knowp and wealthy Partisan lawyer who
inhabits a superb hotel on the Boulevard Hauss-
mann, is the po.se.sor Of adue collection OF pct-
urcs bY the old masters He purchased last week,
Mt IN important sale at the Hotel Drouont picture
by Jan Sleen for which he paid 5. 600 francs. Ii
/; probable THAT he was followed BY GONE person
or persons when he went to the Office to lag for
his picture ant tu have it sent home, and that
thus his name and address became snown. At all
events. q few days later Il weli-dressed and
centlemaniy individual called on him one
evenIua. and on being shown into his sslon,
politely begged that ". DE " would csde TO q N
the Jan Steen for The sum Of FOOD fs3.es. Tn
tempted by the prospect OF =, 0u0 f1anc- profit On
hls purchase II. dc y refused. The unknown
eurreated him to yield 10 his wishes. but in win
Tncreupon, raising his cane, the head Of which
must nave been loaded with lead he straes 81. de
V-erch q blow ON the hea Is feljcl him ecasr-
less When he came to himee1f The stranger had
departed taking with him the coveted picture,
while on the table. disposed ~ to meet his eye
ut once. were spread oar sevea notes of !, oOo
francs each. No clew to the pespet.atos of this
Outrage h1e ret been obtained, though M- dev-
has .iyen the police full and m1nats de scr2tion
OF the dress, personal appearance, and bearing Of
his M mysretiuu3 visitor.
, 1877-05-20

given in their honor, owing it Is said to the e1-
press wish OF the Emperor himself ami only few
,uner- parties have diversified the busy round Of
sighl-.ee ng and nvesisstou to wnIchh his Imperial
Majesty e1otes himself with the energy and fresh
frst European tonr. The other day he visited the
Eoole Cent,ale in the Kue de ThoEisny, and was
present at lecture on = Mechanics delivered by
II. Tresc.. Arm chairs were placed for the I'M
peral party, bnt his Majesty refused to occupy the
one slotted to HIM declaring that b. mad come q.
student merely. 80 be went and took his p,ace on
mate more than one visit Of this nature TO the edu-
cstiuu8l establishments OF PaFls- -:
, 1877-05-20

Tbe freight capacity OF the road ts nov g
ployed. and the variety Of freight recef'
sent Ea8 uere1 20 large. ::
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
TRY YOUR LUCK!

n order to introduce our large and
l. handsome Literary and Family pa
per TIE oUVENIR, containing light large
pages, and 40 columns of choice reading
matter, we will send it on trial six months
for only 60 cents, and to every subscriber
we will send, free of extra cost, our NAM
MOTH PREMIUM PACKET containing
II sheets of good Note Paper, II good
Envelopes, l Pencil, Penholder, 2 Steel
Pens, Celebrated Golden Fountain Pen
writes half an hour at one filiing,-1
Blank Book, l Card Photograph of a
beautiful woman and splendid prize of
Iewelry. All the above articles in an ell
egant Packet and a tirst-ciass literary pa
per for only 60 cents. Try it. Yom are
sure to get more goods than you ever
bought before for the money, and nav
draw prize worth five times the the
price of both paper and premium. Send
us club of five subscribers and we will
send you an extra copy for six month and
an extra Packet. Postage stamps taken
as cash. Agents wanted to sell pictures
ard take SUI scriptions. So to s. per day
easily made. Catalogue of pictures free.
Address w. M. BIJRPOW
Junel6.4t. zoo Main St., Bristol, Tenn.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
OBITUARY..

| DIED-In the town of Bayou Sara, La,
| on Saturday, June 9th, 1877, HENRIET-
Ia SCOTT, aged 81 years.
! Few persons have passed away in Bayou
Sara, from the scenes of an active business
| life, who were more widely known than
Henrietta. For upwards of thirty five
years she had been worthy, useful and
| influential citizen. Her history is in
! structive as showing how success and a
high position can be won by correct hab-
it's, industry, economy and perseverance,.
She was born a slave, and was the pro-
perty of Maj. Alexander Dunn, of East
Feliciana. Her progressive spirit was
too active to allow her to remain long in
servitude, and from her generous and in
dulgent owner she soon procured her
! emancipation, and made her home in
Bayou Sara where she had many friends,
and lived ''sans repr0che." 1t may be truly
said of her that she was one ofthe noblest
specimens of her race. Her philanthropy
ic spirit as ever on the alert to anchor
ate the condition of her color and to cul-
tivate the best and kindliest relations
with the white people. She was d de-
voted member of the colored Methodist
Church and was instrumental, by her in
fluence and liberal donations, in having
| the pretty little church erected in this
place, which will serve as a lasting non
ument to hel memory for her zeal in tie
cause OF religion.
1t had been her custom for many years,
on New Years day, to call together her
| numerous friends and banquet them upon
| the best the land could produce and send
! them home with her blessings for a hap
, Ply and prosperous new year. And now
| the silver chord is loosed, the golden
| bowl is broken and the heart that beat
so warmly is still in death.
| Her generous soul has sunk to rest
| from the disturbing scenes Of this life, to
appear with brighter etfulgence in the
beautiful land Of the blest.
| at singeth low in every heart,
We hear it each and all;
A song of those who answer not,
However We may call
They throng the silence of the breast,
We see them as of yore-
The kind, the true, the brave, the good,
Who walk with us no more.
IT'S hard to take the burden up,
When these have laid it down;
| They frightened all the joy of life,
| They softened every trown;
But, oh IT'S good to think of them
When we are tempted sore!
Thanks be to God that such have been,
Although they are no more," p.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
GENERAL GEORGE A. SHERIDAN.

Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan, who
arrived in our midst yesterday,
was appointed by the Post Of
fee Department to repair
to East and West Fell
ciana to inquire into the cir>
cumstarces attending the ques-
ton of the occupancy Of the
Offices respectively at Clinton
and st. Francisville.
He is the very man for the
position. None more fitted for
the occasion could have BEEN
selected. Well acquainted
with the character, wants and
necessities Of our people pos
sessed Of a keen perception
and appreciation Of the bear
ing o. the circumstances as
applied to the localities inter-
ested ; with a generous,
straightforward, heightened in
dependence of character and
sense Of justice, combined with
a corteousness of manner for
which he has become signal
lied, we feel no hesitancy in
proclaiming our conviction
that the cause Of justice. which
in this instance is identical
with that of the people, will
be presented in it's proper
light at Washington and such
recommendations and repres
entations as will inure to the
interest and benefit Of the peo-
pile, and are consistent with
truth, be forwarded to the
proper authority.
This is all we ask and Gen.
Sheridan is not the man TO
deny the request. We feel
good cause to congratulate not
only ourselves but the citizens
Of our sister Parish upon the
admirable choice in sending
Gen. Sheridan among us.
The people will meet him
in that spirit of amity which
will accord so perfectly with
the spirit in which, we feel
satisfied, he comes to our
midst.
We feel, under these cir
cumstances, no misgivings as
to the complete, satisfactory
and permanent solution and
arrangement of the Post Office
question.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
Is YOUR LIFE JTORTH 10 CENTS ?

Sickness prevails every where, and every
body complains of some disease during
their life. When sick, the object is to
get well; now to say plainly that no per-
son in this world that is suffering with
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and it's
effects, such as Indigestion, Costiveness,
Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Heart
Burn, palpitation of the Heart, Depressed
Spirits, Biliousness, ETC., can take
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER without get
ting relief and cure. If you doubt this
go to your Druggist, and get Sample
Bottle for 10 cents and try it. Regular size
rs cents. Two doses will relieve you.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

Our coteous young friend Thos
McCrindell goes to New Orleans
to take a position in the Office o!
the St. James Hotel which is be-
ing renovated preparatory to open,
ing on the LIST proximo. Tom has
hosts of friends here whom his pres
ence will attract 10 that ever pop
ular resort. Success to tt ee Tom.
We call the special attention
of the public to the fact that we
make no charge for inserting
notices of deaths in the SENTINEL
and that we will be obliged to our
friends throughout the Parish for
reporting the same to US. Obit-
uaries, tributes of respect, resolu-
tons etc. we charge for at regular
adver Using rates.
ERRATUM.- In the Police Jury
proceedings published last week +,
we made an error in regard to the
amount appropriated to furnish the
Inspector with weights and meas
ures. 1t should read SIS instead of
$3.50 as printed,
The INFANTICIDE CAsE.-On
Thursday last the case of Jennie
Floyd and Nancy Floyd charged
with the murder Of an infant was
brought for trial before the 7th
Judicial District Court. The State
failed to sustain the allegations Of
the indictment, in its inability TO
establish the fact that the infan,
came into the world alice. The
Court instructed the jury to return
the verdict mot guilty. without
retiring from the box, which being
done the accused were discharged
and set al liberty.
THE PAsTIMEs This new Social
and Dramatic Association, we
have been informed, will ere long
present their friends with a rare
treat in the shape of a dramatic
perfol nance ct Firemen's Hall, in
Bayou Sara, due notice Of which
will doubtless be given through
the columns of this journal. At
present we wish the members of
the PAsTIMEs unqualified success
in their praiSeworthy efforts 10 add
to the recreation and amusement of
the community.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

An old saying (and not altogether an
untrue one) is, ga penysaved is two earn
edo according to this two saved is four
earned, and in purchasing an organ if
you can save $50 it is as good as 500
earned, which would goa great way to-
wards the purchase; you can do this by
buying the Star Parlor Organ. See ad-
vertisment in another column, and send
for circular and price list. ly.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
CREEDMOOR.
VRESINSKY VS.. THE CITY OF BAYOU
SARA.

One of the objects fmy present visit to
Bayou Sara was to collect a balance of
some sixty odd dollars, justly due me by
the town of Bayou Sara, on my salary as
Mayor of that place. The Council refus-
ed to pay me, and 1 hereby announce to
the people that / intend to sue the cor
pOration and have put my claim in the
hands of Messrs. Wicklitfe q Fisher for
that purpose. l.. VRESINSKY.
May 26th '77.-1m,
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

DIR. Townsend
ygenated All
purify the BID
One-t the
that any ot'rA
remedy can. |
because to d
OXygenateti y
goes direct d
Lungs and
through the
and comes ind
contact with
blood asst /, 4
INTO the Lul,
he action d
heart. All the
in onr veins I'd
to the heart
four minutes \
blood is good
forced from
heart to the
and the more
i it,n iu ~" sI ,l,s
v nn '"n n,,r; tr' /
iIaa, ,uu,t',,1
Dam "on,a. ' III
I ,nat Vii w;th . nj
n ,an i; in All
!" an,.f,a =" ,'s
h !, Tr' ' ooaIuasSiir,l
T Hl,"1' r., oI ,,e n
a D,'o .to ~ IL II y
- nort n
I,I,S -; - -.
49,! 49,
.t..n,' .ho.,I
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
a SWWMAa

WE GUARANTEE
to cure coughs, Colds
Diptheria, Pneumo-
mia, Neuralgia, and
nearly all other Sc
we're attacks when
all other remedies
fail.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

Why! because
ma Is Il contn
o f t h G Brup
Tubes, causedl
Illumination aaa
tation of the
nlenlbraneliai
Bronchial Tul
Use Oxygenal
us we winditu
we will wan
Cure. We hayj
ed cases of VI
standing.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
TRIAL OF JAMES V. WHITE.

XAxAA W JAN1IC '. " HILL
Wednesdays session of the 9TH
Judicial District Court was begun
with the trial of James V. White
charged with the murder of George
Thompson alias George !, artin. in
this parish in the year 1869. i,
will be remembered that the killing
Of Thompson was the occasion Of
great excitement at the time, and
it was generally believed that
public opinion inclined very heavi
ly to the detriment Of the accused
at the time of his arrai gnment at
the bar of the Court on Wednes-
day the 9th instant. It was upon
this view of the case that the ac-
cused moved for change ofuea,ue
"a related in our issue OF last week.
which motion the court overruled,
and the case came up for trial on
Wednesday last as stated above.
The trial consumed about five
hours. L. j. Ducote EsGr., Dist.
Atty. and Mr.. W. W. Leake, Par
ish Atty, represented the State,
with Messrs. G. l.. Fisher, o.
Provosty and Robt: Semple as
counsel for the accused. The Jury
after hearing the evidence and ar
guments retired, and after an alb
eence of something over half an
hour, returned an unqualified verdict
of ''murder as charged in the in
dictment."
Counsel for the accused gave no.
tice of their intention of fling a
motion for new trial, which was
done on Thursday. This motion
represents that the accused was not
tried by twelve good aud lawful
Jurors as contemplated by the laws
OF Louisiana. That one Of the Ju-
rors, Moses Kemper, COL. was
asleep during the taking of a part
Of the evidence and during the ar
gument by counsel, and that said
behavior on the part of said juror,
renders tho uerdict null and void
and of no effect and theG follows
the petition that Tor the reasons a
above set forth, the accused be
granted a pew trial.
Evidence was taken and argu-
ment heard on the motion at IL
O'Clock Thursday morning.
This morning Judge Yoist over
ruled the motion for new trial.
bills of exceptions were
fled by Mr.. Fisher of counsel for
the accused, and an appeal taken,
made 'returnable according to law,
SENTENCES. This morning IN
the 18th Judicial District Court,
Judge Y DIST passed sentence N the
following cases as given below
York Smith--Cutting with intent
to kill. Six months in the Parish
prison the prisoner to pay his own
board at $40 per month, in default
OF which, one additional months
Imprisonment to be added for eve
ry months failure to pay.
Anderson Davis-W oundipg with
intent to kill. Six months in the
penitentiary at hard labor.
Lee West--Lacceny. One year
in the penitentiary at hard labor.
Jas. V. White--Mnrder. Hang
ing upon such day as the Governor
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
CATARRH /!
BRONCHITIS

ALL PIERS o N S
that read this are i'll
vited to send for our
large and beautifully
illustrated p ape +,
sent FREQ to any ad-
dress.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
G A L i ]. O

There are unprincipled persons ID /
ton and elsewhere that are putting
BOGUS LIQUID and trying to p
OIL as My TREATMENT, or Oxyse
Air, and claiming it to be like m
None genuine unless the words
1OWNSEND'S ONYGENATEDAlkI
BLOWN IN BOTTLE AND PORTAL
LABEL. IMarch17.H-
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

Can he cured.
because we
cured huadn
cases, some Of
being given o
Gle by all phys
of other scho
practice. Com
ton is a disc, |
the Airpassas
over twO-thI
the cases are d
by Catarrh.
pnnrlnfaa ae
Won will cou|
season
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
DAINTING.
VIM. II. MAGEARLE.

st. Francisville, La,
Offers his Professional services to the
public as house and ornamental painter
Prices low for CASH, and work guaran
eed. july 6, '7b.1y-
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
T For the Vest FeHciana Senfincl.
NOTHING BUT LEAVES.

From earthly bowers.
come, as have oft before, to bind
Ny flOwery sheaves,
When 10 amid the withered waste find
"Nothing but leaves"
IT'S thus through life: God gave rare
flowers to me,
OF perfect mould
Aye, gave me more in His Infinity
Than could hold;
And SO watched them one by one depart,
And memory grieves
That must gather to my desert heart
''Nothing but leaves"
IT'S well; God gave and took in love
What He Himself had given; ;
Transplanted my fair flowers from earth
above,
To bloom in Heaven.
And thus through all it's mute life, length
ened hours,
My heart still cleaves
To the last remnant of it's withercd flowers,
"Nothing but leaves
My spirit sighed for honors--so sought
For envied fame;
l knew she could not bring me anght
Beside Il name.
But still higher climbed and reached to
grasp
The laural wreaths,
When To-! held within my frightened
clasp
sNothing but leaves"
buy
My soul from sin;
AS if earth's gold and gems could satisfy
The life within.
All heavy, heavy weighs the glittering
My brow receives;
| And so l fling the worthless bauble
"Nothing but leaves"
| A painful wreath from Pleasures gilded
bow ers,
My brow adOrns;
| Gin my eagerness to clasp the tlowers,)
Forgot the thorns.
| Fair is the crown, Though filled with
| scorpion stings,)
| That Pleasure weaves;
And what are all her boasted offerings!
| ''NotLing but leaves
Ont of the depths of my souls great reed,
| prayed once more;
l asked that Love my weary steps might
| For ever more.
| won this greatest triumph that the hu-
| man heart
! On earth achieves,
And found cen Love concealed a poisoned
dart
| "Nothing but leaves"
o, earth! with all your honor, wreaths
| and show,
Can We not give
Something to satisfy the heart belows
| Something to liver
Can We not protfer aught from out your
| store
! That ne'er deceives
Or shall we seek and find forever more,
| Nothing but leaves ~
My heart be patient; through all suffering
| Be calm and mute;
Believe from all thou'st sown in tears
| shall spring
| Lies perfect fruit;
And when the Angel Reaper comes to bind
Loves scattered sheaves,
In Gods garner, thou no more shalt find
Nothing but leaves"
| An old saying (and not altogether an
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
Address all letters as hcretOtos|
b. f. TOWN SIN D, MI
122 High Street, Providence, X

Physicians wishing to locate in
town or city in this business, can Y
nished with territory and our illusa
papers for advertising the same, y!
dressing as above.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
w. NJ. PARK, NJ. D.,
Late of the

MCCLELLAND Z. s.
A. Hospital, Phila-
dclphia, Pa, who has
been SO successful
througho t n G W
England in the cure
of Cancers and Tu-
mors, takes charge of
this department..
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
CONSUMPTION.

DYSPEPSIA WE
cure. Liver and Kid
ney complaints are
etfectuaiiy reached
by OXySenated Air.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
OUR AGENTS.

The following parties are our duly au-
thorized agents:
F. NJ. Mnmford, Bayou Sara.
E. w. Whiteman,
A. T. Gastren,
G. Bockel,
NJ. s. A. Fischer,
c. L. Fisher, st. Francisville.
I'D. Austen,
J. A. PLANT, West Feliciana.
Also the President of each Ward Club
in the Parish.
E. c. Kiblinger, Jackson,
DIR. T. S. Jones,
DR.. j. w. Jones,
Joseph Wolf, Port Hudson.
James Hyce,
W.D. Lounden,
Capt. w. B. Porter, Young's Station.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

CURED " ITUOUT
cutting or drawing
blood, with very lit
tie or no pain. Any
person troubled with
Cancer and Tumors
will please write for
testimonials Il c :,
from patients cured.
We warrant a perfect
cure.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
c. u r e 81

Why' for TN
reason as giva
bo y, The b.
al Tubes are r
conductors to
air to the p
n g n C e In6s
must go direct
seat of the dil
and if you WIN
low our dire,
we guarant.I
CURE Broncbi1
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-13
District Court.

The District Court met on Saturday,
January 9th. 1877. and transacted the
following business:
Estate of Earl Hamilton. deceased; the
petition for the sale of real estate filed
aud set for hearing on the 5th day Of
February, 1877. Notice ordered pub.
lished in tho "Pioche RECORD" az re-
quired by law,
A return of the account OF the sales of
personal property was presented. ordered
confirmed aud approved. and declared
valid.
State OF Nevada vs.. A. W. Maxwell;
defendant discharged.
J. 81. Rice, assignee, vs.. the Magnet
Mining Company; continued until the
February setting Of the calendar.
Steinhart, Coleman Bros. and Neu-
stadter Bros. vs.. Jos. Rich; demurrer
ovsrruled and ten days given to answer.
Lucy Aun Kincaide vs.. Seth Kincaide
decree Of divorce granted according to
petition.
Sarah A. Deitze vs.. Henry Deitze; de-
cree of divorce granted.
Court adjourned until Monday, Jsnu-
ary 9th. at 10A.x.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Gerraus Va. Grover ct al; A. B. Hunt
added as attorney for plaintiff.
Jno. Mcdonald vs. Ike Hinzman
ordered to be re-installed upon the oalen.
dar, and A. B. Hunt added rs attorney
of record for the defendant.
Chaa Matfhava "a Goo n Johnafnn