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come transported anI act, III IL
word You knew how it is yours
self. The youths father would gen
tly reprimand his son at the sd ne
time calessing him with Il COW
hide riding whip. All at once the
youth, that iovin. child would ex
claim in touching accents "VleJo,
deja me me mato." believe 1t
means sold fellow let me alone or
I'll xii! myself.r The atfectionate
and inaulgent father. instead OF
crossing nis son, Immediately
takes his own revolver and says:
eyoma lujo milo Y 81 no tlenes
bastance corage para hacerlo dl-
melo Y 20 mismo to dare la plsto
laza." "Here my son ifyOu have
not courage enough just say so
and I'll do the business for you.'
This acted so much upon Sr Pes
dro that he seized the pistol and
shot himself through the chin,
much to the detriment Of teeth
lips and personal comfort. open
drjO ~ shouts the old man. "Iou
can't shoot at all, hand me that
iron and III do it up brown. ''No
Cracias padre. creo que me voy a
costar." Thank you father,
think I'll go to bed" After the
doctor ceased coming to see the
young mantle never Threatened to
take his own life any more
Monday last was the FGte pa
tronale of our church. Father We
graf from Houma celebrated
High Mass; and the evening ser
vices were performed by Father
Nigroux from st. Mary's and the
aforesaid Father Vegrat. Two su
perb statues Of st. Joseph ant
! the Blessed Virgin were inaug.
rated in the evening, Lockport'S
st Sauveur church is fast becom'
{ ing known for the richness of it
. ornaments.
. . The rice planters are preparin!
. to cut their crops. l hope they
> will all 3LCceed in saving and Sc
= ling tho fruit of their labors.
. CORRESPONDENT.
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TAX OF q MILLS Special

TAX OF . MILLS Special. -
The additional tax OF q mills, as
sessed upon the tax payers Of
Lafourche, for the purpose of IL
%quiiating the Old outstanding
debt OF this parish, has been the
occasion of some severe com
ments. That it would have avoid
ed much Inconvenience to have
deferred this collection of addi-
tional taxes until next year no
one will doubt, and that it gives
a great deal of extra work to the
tax collector and annoyance to
the tax payer, many OF whom
have already settled their taxes,
is very evident also.
The Police Jury enacted an Or
dinance laying this additional tax,
but at the same time requiring
the parish Treasurer to pay the
old. Indebtedness, all of which is
represented by warrants num-
bered and audited, in rotation as
they were audited, commencing
with those first issued and SO on
until all will be paid. This per-
mits no preference to any holder
of these warrants, as the payment
of the oldest warrant i'm prefer
ence to II of a later date can
not be deemed a preference.
The State law of the last SEES
sion of the Legislature, limits
parish taxation to 10 mills Oh the
dollar i'll any one year. This q
mills makes the parish taxes on
the rolls of 1876 ten mills, the le-
gal limit. Had this additional q
mills not been levied, any holder
of warrants could have sued and
obtained judgment against the
parish, and had an additional
levy to meet his claim, collected
!, forthwith, and thereby obtained
a preference over ether creditors
besides adding costs for the tax
!, payers to liquidate. Now, thai
the levy of taxes reaches ter
| mills, no holder Of warrants Cal
obtain a special levy to cove
any judgment he may obtain
but every creditor must wait his
turn. 1t will not require but
couple of years to wipe out tn
old debt, when taxation can b
i reduced, and Lafourche show
proud record.
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t.SWEET FORGET NE NOT

"SWEET FORGET NE NOT.'-
This is the title of new and mag
nicent song with a remarkably
pretty waltz chorus, composed by
"Bobby Newcomb," OF minstrel
fame. 1t Is sun" by PrimroSe'and
West, e lEaveriy's MinstreIs;'De
lehanty.and HengIer,of tho Ebony
Pastors troupe - Adahx Rich
mond, and other first class artists,
al! over the country. This song
viii surely be ADMIRED by every
body. Price 40 cents per copy
can be had any music dealer or
from the publisher.
L. w. HELMICK.
so Vest 4fh st. Gin. o.
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SHEkIFF'S SALES.
CHEksIFF'~ SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ALFRED CROSIER, rs. j. l.. CO.
MEAUX.

DARISH COURT, PARISH OF LA
L fourche, No. 722.-By virtue of an or
der OF seizure and sale to me directed in the
above entitled and numbered case, l have
seized and will offer for sale at public auc.
ton pursuant to law, to the last and high
est bidder at the Court House, in the Town
of Tia sbodaux, on "
Saturday, September 10TH, 1877,
between the hours of nso'clock A. NJ, and
a o'clock 2. NJ, the following described
property, to wit .
a portion, of IA lot Of ground situated in
the town of Thib0daux, Parish of LafOur
che, described ON the plan of said town as
being lot No. Il34l one hundred and thirty
four, measuring GOrty-twO and ! feet more
or less front, ON Bourbon street, by a dapth
of one hundred and ninety feet more o.
less. bounded in front CT East by Bourbon
| street, South by lot No. l39. West by a por
ton OF said lot No. 13i, belonging to A Pa
nalle, and North by another portion of sale
lot No. 1874. belonging to the present appear
er, j. b.. Comeaux. Re.
The Same being a part or parcel of tina
portion of lot No. 13l, acquired by mort
gagor from Alexander Pagan, per act be-
fore Louis Jollisant, Deputy Recorder O
Lafourche, on the 25th. day of August, 1873
Terms of sale-Cash on the spot in U. S
Treasurer Notes.
WILLIAM WILTON, Sheriff.
August 11th., 1877.
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The reduction of fees paid by
the State and Parishes was very
plainly perceptible in this Parish
during the last term of court.
The session was IL lengthy one
bnt the expenses were fifty per
cent less titan the former terms
have been for years.
But there IS another grave. or
rGr il the criminal laws that
ought to be corrected at an ear
ly day, The time between sessions
of criminal cCnrts is too long.
Two terms only are hell.in a
year. so that many criminals lie
i'll jail, four to six months await
ing trial.
Every man accused Of crime
is entitled to, and should have a,
speedy trial, II guilty he should
be speedily punished, if Innocent
he shoald;be promptly set atliber
ty. The taxpayers should demand
that criminal courts meet oftener.
at least six times in IA year, in
order that every man demanding
trial should have his case cxamln
ed, and uotkept six months. at IA
heavy expense to the Parish, in
Jail before lie can have a hearing.
Hundreds Of dollars are annual
~ paid by parocl,ial authorities
for board of prisoners, which
would be Eeluced more than
fifty per cent were criminal courts
to sit oftener. This is a very Sc
rions question that the voter
should investigate aud see that
men be sent to Legislature in fu-
tnre, who favor such reduction of
expenses. 1t can be done and as a
new era OF economy in public bur
denS. is being iuaugurated, this
Item should not be forgotten. or
| postponed.
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LetteE. from EOckpOrt.
L%oCKPoCK, La,
AupuSt, g. 1877 1

SA ~
Augustus, 1915
DEAR UNCLE SILAS.-COuld
You not send us ii little cool wea-
ther ? Here we are sitting for
want OF a little fresh air and yet
10 one givctil us. Luckily just as
We are all. about to die the god of
rain whoever he may be sends
US a little shower just enough to
prolOng existence without life.
| wish the clerk of the weather
would make haste and strike a
balance sheet he would find him
self so fearful,y in our debt, that
[ fear he would have to take ad
vantage, of the bankrupt law aud
pay us IS oIo discount. Never
have experienced such a cont
nued hot sweltering summer as
this. The bayou il falling rapidly
aud fear the steamboats, will
soon cease running down this
way. That would be a great pity,
as now our sole comfort is to
warch for the appearance OF
smoke above, the woods and as
soon as it appears to run down to
the levee. There is an old saying
'.see Maple or some other place
and die,s here we say, see the
steamboat and go back home.n
There was an attempted sui
eide at Major Lagarde.S place
last week. One EvariSte Noell
shot hinSeltif il supposed to put
and end to himself, as no one can
see any other sensible reason for
so doing. However he din not
succeed as we'll as i.e hoped, Tor he
Is getting better and oi,is fair 10
recover. This reminds me OF al
other %damphooi, of whom [ was
an eye witness. The affair happen
ed III Brownviile, Texas 4 young
man by the name of. well :
Pedro Gomez wi,Id6sas well
as any other, Was Il believer in
Spiritualism, in fact he wasa pro
lessor but Instead of rapping on
a table and calling ghost from
th@f usual domains. he would
raiAon Il counter aud call for spi-
rlts OF a bottle. AS usual with
such proceedings he would be>
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- The School Board of this
parish is DESTROYS Of obtaining
information in regard to the pro-
PEI locality to establish public
schools, both white aud colored,
and any information upon that
subject transmitted to S. T.
GrisamOres Secretary of the
Board, will be appreciated. The
proper organization offree schools
st as to give the privilege Of OBJ
tanning an education to every
child, iSno easy matter, and all
suggestIonsethat friends of public
education may make, will receive
due consideration.
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HON. john Nelson.

This well-knoWn citizen. who
has been il resident of the Parish
of Lafourche in the vicinity OF
Thibodaux for 80 years, died at
the residence Of his son-in-laW W.
d. Burton, on the Acadia planta-
ton, on Frlday evening August
3rd., at Ike age OF 81 years and
months.
The deceased was a native OF
Tennessee, and in his early years
was Il deputy sheriff CT his native
county, but was all his long life
engaged in Agricultural pursuits.
About 1915 he came to this Par
ISL, and in connection with his son
in-law, the late Andrew Donald
son, purchased the sugar planta
ton just above this town on the
opposite bank. The financial
troubles occasioned by the late
war swept away his fortune, as
it did that Of many others, and
the home CT his selection and the
pride OF his years passed away,
like the falling leaves, into others
hands.
On tLe return Of peace, he was
elected to the honorable position
OF State Senator, aud served sew
e.aI sessions in the Legislature
!aboring earnestly to prevent the
spoiler from S%natching away the
good name from, and spreading
ruin and desolation over, Lis
adopted State He served also fOl
several years as % member of tht
Police jury of THIS parish.
But the days OF his piIgrimag
are over, and he has gone to hi
long rest. His family lose a pa
) rent who has ever watched owe
, their Young years with all TIL
solicitude OF a father, societ.
is deprived of Il good citizen, an
his friends lose the familiar greet
ing of = social and congenial CON
panion.
, The good that he has done
all that now remains of the d,
+ ceased, which is Il rich legacy t
his family and his friends
For some time. the strength {
ibis robust frame has been yield
$ ing to the approach of time, an
oblivious of passing events, HI
days and nights were passed
dreamy languor and quiet, S
that when death came, his al
- proach was scarcely perceptibl
His funeral services were held /
tI,o Presbyterian church and Ii
body land in st. Johns cenletel
{ by the side of his wife and chi
I dren, who have long since passe
away to the unknown world.
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Some time ago the SENTINEL
charged Oscar Crosier with being
IL defanlter to the State of about
S1JOO0,OO and to the Parish
school board 100000.
The same day, after the issue
containing the above charges. a
crowd OF his faithful followers,
whom he has driven like so many
sheep, to do his bidding fort
last six years, gathered together
in IL little room not far from the
center of ThlbodauX and amused
themselves making sport of and
ridiculing the SENTINEL's asser-
ton. But the laugh came out Of
the wrong side Of the mouth. Gro
sler, has since paid into the
school treasury the amount duo
10 it, but not until he had kept
the money, paid into his hands
more than six months previous,
illegally, wrohgtully a"a un}nstly
al! that time in order to compel
the teachers OF the,Publlc Schools
who held unpaid warrants to go
to am and take such sums as he
pleased to give them for their
warrants out Of the very sums
paid by tax payers to remunerate
the teachers, thus literally and
actually robbing the teachers OF
every cent that he retained unde,
the pretense of a discount. Not
satisfied with robbing the teachers
of 20 per cent of their salary III
October last, he thus continued
his pillage by retaining ten to
fifty per gent OF their warrants
for six mouths afterwards. Here
is a specimen of honesty and jus.
tice to the school teachers by ont
of Packard's pets.
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- The Terrcbofsse Progress
made its appearance upon our
table this week.
This is y new paper, establish
ell in Houma, Parish of Terre-
bonnie, with A. JOLIET ir as Editor
and ii. L. Michelet as Business
Managers. Both these gentlemen
are natives of Lafourche bnt Mr..
JOLIET has resided most Of his life
In Terrebonne.
There is every reason to sup
pose that newspaper properly
conducted should be successful
III Houma. The Terrebonne peo>
pie are a liberal community. and
take AN interest in home euter.
prises.
JOLIET and Michelet are both
young men, temperate. and ener-
getic two qalities combined VITA,
perseverance,. which will render
almost any one successful. Mr..
Michclet is a practical printer. \
graduate of the SEN~rNEL.
lihe Progress devotes most of
lis columns 10 local Iews and In.
cal Interest, as any country paper
1kouId do.
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When the contested election
cases decided here 10y Judge Beac
tie Ill favor of Wilton and Fal-
gou5 as sheriff and coroner. went
up to the Supreme court was re-
versed.
Judge Ludellng, the man who
stole a railroad, applied for a re-
hearing.
Belov are the decisions on
that application, ~,
BY JUSTICE EGAN
l.. A. Webre VS.. VIM. Wilton-Title to
office of sheriff.-Under the American sys.
TEN, the whole object of election laws is
to secure the great end of CARRYING out the
popular will. The fundamental principle OF
American aud Of Louisiana law is that it
is the casting of the votes unimpeded bv
force or fraud which determines the result
of elections. There is Il difference between
the act of voting and the police provisions
to secure the evidence of the act. Where
the supervisor of registration failed to give
public notice of the polling places Of the
commissioners, issued false and fraudu
lent certificates of registration to voters,
10 appoint FelHHg pldceS where required,
he was guilty OF fraud and the casting OF
such illegal votes, such as those of c~onvicts
and minors, and his failure to strike from
the registration lists the names of voters
who had died, vitiated the election, and
conduct defeated the popular will and
changed the result Of the election. Judge.
ment reversed. and plaintiff declared EMIT
led to the office.
MANNING ONsREHEARING
in all the contested election cases. the
principle is 20 ascertain the will of the ma
jority the vote must be free, the record
and return correct. In every case the cor
.~testant must show that the acts of which
he complains changed the result, If the acts
do not change the result, court will not in
tcriere. In representative government the
fundamental principle is, not the return
but the election that entities q party to of
ice. The return of an election is prima ia.
cie evidence of its LEGALITY, but court may
20 behind it to ascertain the true state OF
facts. Voting Is not an empty form it is
the lever by which the majority raises it.
self TO the summit of government. and
there controls, order, executes. Where
notice was given of the election, but no in
dication OF the polling places vas given ur
til Within t~wenty-four hours Of the eiec.
ton, the election is initiated. and such act.
changed the result. Reh-arirg refused.
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No. SO.
An Ordinance relative to the good Govern
ment of the Town.

An Ordinance relative to the good Govern
ment of the Town.
Sec. l. - BE it ordained BIZ the Mayor and
Trustees Ofthe torn of IhibOdGur IN council
assembled. That no person or persons shall
be permitted to sell ice-cream, liquors,
cakes, fruits, or refreshments of any kind,
within a distance of two full squares Ut any
house, church or building, i'll which is being
held any Fair, Ball, Party or Entertain
ment of any kind, without first obtaining
the written consent OF the person or per-
SONS who have the management of such
Fair, Ball. Party or Entertainment =; pr0rid-
Ell. that this ordinance will have no effect
against persons carrying on any established
business, within the said prescribed limits.
DIS d regular occupation.
SEC. = Be it further ordained. etc. That
no person or persons shall be permitted to
congregate i'll the public streets i'll front OF
any" building III which any Fair, Party,
Ball or other Entertainment is being held,
and who by laughing, singing or other
nlent of the participants, at any such en-
tertainments or places of amusement.
Sec. g. BE it further ordained, etc. That
any one violating this ordinance, shall upon
proof before any court OF competent juris.
dlctiOn, be liable to a tine of not less than
twenty-five t25) dollars, or to imprison-
nlent in the parish Jail for the space Of twen
t -four hours, or to both at the discretion
OF the court.
Sec. 4. - BE it further ordained, etc. That
all laws or parts of avs contrary to the
provision OF this ordinance, shall be and
are hereby repealed.
Approved and adopted. August Z, 1877.
(Signcd} s.. Il. GRkSAMORE.
Mayor.
(SignedJ A. J. PERRIN.
Clerk of Town Council.
A true copy, August Sth. 1877.
A. J. PERRIN,
Clerk of Town Council.
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1t appears from the late news
from the war on the Danube, that
the Turkshave given the Russians
Il .genteel thrashlng and sent
them back III double quick bc>
hind the Balkan Mountains.
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letter from EsOuana.
IioUMA, La,
August 8. 1877. |

August y, lSII.
LAECENY-On Saturday night
the 4th inst, unknown parties enter
ed the residence Of ~. Loeven>
stein on Roussel ST., and made
away with a gold watch and
chain, and twenty dollars i'll cur
rency. one pair of earrings, one
pair of shoes and several other
articles OF lesser value. TheSneaEs
got i'll through a window and
went out through the front door.
SO we may well say, that they
went in as thieves and came ont
as gentlemen. No arrest have as
yet, been made.
MARRIED-At Bayou Duiarge
on "Wednesday the Sth::inst, ID. &.
David to Miss Eliza Ann Wright
daughter OF the late Holden
Wright.
At Bayoa Lacache, on Wednes
day the Sinst, Janvier Otillio to
Miss Modesto Labat, daughter OF
the late late Narcise Labat.
DIED-On Tuesday, July 81,
1877. Marie U. MELVILLE, wife OF
Jean Dnplan.
The bride of a year is no more
The flower has withered i'll tht
spring time OF life, and It's bea,
ty and freshness are gone. But il
the words of the poet.
'FMais hGlae. Cessons de gcfnir
''Sur IL sort tie III icune spouse:
"Dans lie %troupeau, Iieu salt. choisi
LA breblS que son c'surJ~ 3louse.
"A nous les tleur9. u tot lc eiti
"Ou les douN anges environment !
! "Qu'ils te carreacnt ct te donnent
eta place pres de l'Eternel.
On "Wednesday the Sth inst,nea
Bayou Cane, Aubin Daigle, age
80 years.
BEAT IT-Last week we wer
shown Il watermelon, sent to MI
> A. JOLIET jr., weighing @rty-tT
pounds. Can Lafourche beatthat
REFoRMs-Tigerville, III thi
parish. has an anti tobacco soci
:, ty. and from accounts received
, in a tlourishing condition. Teri
bonnie is taking the lead in II
f forms of all kinds, and wants a
her sister parishes to knew 1t.
FERsoNAL.-The Very Rev
: G. Menard, CT your city, WAS til
n guest of Father Denice Of Lift
q Gallon. His many friends here
were happy to greet him on h
/, arrival.
T. The Rev. J. 4. Poyet, is pa,
is iug afying visit to his friends ;
y Lockport.
observation-disclosures Brown, ii
murderer, and three Or four -oth'
persons for petty ofienses, esca.
ed from the parish log cabin la
night. Brown was slhiMd-cu 4
= and chained. and how he mana;
8 ed to escape rs d mystery we a
) not ready to solve. The priSonei
y here are we'll fed, and doubtle
many individuals taking adva
d tage OF this, commit some pet'
se crime, and save the expenses
" gcinG to Long B!anch or Sara
h. ga The new hctsl which the p;
S, fish is erecting will: perhaps
g vive the business of far off wat
~ ing places. Verjam SGT sapienti.
:; LUCKY-Last Sunday a go
Dr. watch was ratified off, and o
yound friend, Clay Naquin, b
came the happy possessor OF t
prize.
CRoPs-The reports receiv
is from;plantersl throughout the p
10 rish:are encouraging, and we m
e hope for Il rich harvest.
=. Re spectfully
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When you pass the corner OF
st. Philip and Market Streets
call at s. Il. Grisamore's stove de
pot and see the new style cxteh-
sion top cooking stove, the best
family stove now made,
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-"Olio" of Terrebonne brags
OF "a AZ pound watermelon and
wishes to know if Latourclie can
beat that.
Certainly Lafourche can beat
that and go eight pound bet
ter. Is "Olio" satisfied.
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Hunters have right to kill
deer since August LIST, but par
tridges aud quaiis must not be mo
Tested until September 10.
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T~IIIBODAUX. La.
SATURDAY, AUGUST lith 1877.
Locals.
Notice to Teachers

The examination for Teachers in the ruh-
lie schools Of this Parish, will take place IN
Thibodaux, for Males on Monday, and Lii.
dies on Wednesday OF each week. from ana
after this date. For furtheF Information,
apply to 81.
Aug.4'77 Secretary School board.
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CONSUMPTION
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is our faith in them, and also W s~;ll}
you that they are no humbug, We ~
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perfectly satisfied of their cara.s'
If your life is worth saving, aon ~
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