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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-05-12
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House in the City
BIZ C. E. GIRARDEY, -AUCTIONEER,
OFFICE NO. 81 CAMP STREET.
SATURDAY MAY THE 96TH. 1877,
At IL o'clock NJ. III the
St. Charles Auction Exchange
Will be sold at
PUBLIC AUCTION ,
The following described Properties:
1st.-A one story frame house, 6 rooms, lot
30 by $50, on Dryadcs Street, wood
side. between Washington and 9th,
rented formerly at $50, at present at
$l5, in advance, to prompt tenants.
2nd.-56l acres Of land in Assumption par
ish on the line Of st. James, in Town
ship Is S. r., Is f., Sec. Sc, surround.
cd by plantations on every side, and
especially valuable for timber.
3rd.-1G acres of land in Iberyille parish,
in Township 3 s. r., 10 E., Sec. IS
Within or ] mile Of Bayon Maringouin,
principally cane land Of the best quail
ity, and superior Tor raising cotton.
Plans, with full description at G. E. Gi,
rardey's.
Terms: Half cash, balance in one and
two years with tbs usual conditions.
Acts Of sale before w. II. Seymour n. q.
AZ purchasers expense.
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FEsTIVAL.-Our friends Martin,
Blaize, Bourgeois and many others,
who are good democrats and hon
est colored men, have proved by
their patriotic festival OF saturday
last that they do not believe, as
some fools still believe, in the pos
sihility of being put again into bon
dage or slavery.
The roar of their patriotic canoon
was heard all day. Good humor,
harmony and enthousiasm prevailed.
1t is possible that there are some
citizens who are discontinued, pro-
badly the office-seekers or office
suckers, and we have already heard
a certain radical politician styling
himself a great economist, attempt
to prove to some fellows of his kind,
that Nichols is the direct and posi-
tive cause of the high price offlour;
but our friends Martin, Blaize and
others are very jubilant over the
government of Nichols. and they
consider radical politicians as mere
Turks specializing on Eastern Cues
ton and OH the fanaticism of the
bachi bouz0uks of st. James.
Martin, Blaize, Bourgeois and
others r right.
Nichols is an honorable man, and
Nichols will be All honest, just and
faithful governor of the people Of
Louisiana.
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Avis aux Planteurs Sucricrs.

J'ai Honneur d'aunoncer a mes amis
de Ia campngne ct IL habitants %s''cr'ers
en- general que ;e s"is maintenant Ell me-
surs4Ml m'occ"per d'affaires CONNIE
szRcfeur de r,cre ct DIES nffi.ire> de Com
mission. sur nue grande eclt'Ie. ct je
m'empres-e de leur offrir mes services.
\ Des ayances liberaIes seront faites sur
les recoltes.
Tonte correspondence recevra reronse
immediate.
LEON GODCHAUX.
81 ct SO Rue du Canal,
II fe1 observation-disclosures.
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Short Paragraphs.

JuDGEsH1P.-Judge Marks of the
Fourth Judicial District, a person:
age Of mark, has wisely decided
that NJ. Winchester and NJ. Cohen
cannot be legally at the same time
Parish Attorneys.
This is a just decision.
But NJ. Cohen feels that Judge
Marks would have done better and
have been more judicious 10y decid.
ing in favor OF NJ. Cohen.
NJ. Cohen is the only qpe of his
opinion.
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Parish Of st. James.

Parish of st. James.
{ Richard Simms.
Renresentatiyes....) Vincent Dickinson
Parish Jn1sse-----S. F: S S.r
Parish Attdrney.-----J. Il. winchester,
Clerk of Court.....--.E +. L. Fisher,
Recorder Louis Dugas.
Treasurer Henry Feite!.
Tax Collector ---.--..E. c. Mire,
Sheriff Victor Miles,
Coroner Jules Leblanc,
Parish Physician--------
Supervisor of Regis
Official Journal-------LE LOUIslASA1s,
Secretary of the Police
JurN.----..----.A. W. Thompson.
roI1 q: JUEoRs.-Henry Johnson, Pres
idcnt:' James Davis. Alfred M're, Jacob L
D%ornberger apd Richard A. Harrison.
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-NO" tuuU thC S'SHO lu>Ss'o"S
which have agitatel the country,
tor the last five months have been
decided, and Hayes is to be ouT
President for four years, and Mich
oils our Governor;-now that OUT
parish officers are all installed i'll
their respective places, and 10 more
favors or sinecureS L left to be
distributed by the government;-let
us look around and see what can
be done for the benefit and well
being Of the voters-the masses,
the people. That which should in
terest every citizen in the communi-
ty is the education Of the rising gen
Grafton. For the last fifteen years.
the people of this parish have had
no schools worthy OF the name. And
now that we have il reform govern
ment, | trust that we will make an
| effort to reform our school system
and that the new Directors will give
us schools that will be an honor to
the parish, and give all the previlegc
to>enjoy the ben2Yits without ''dis-
tinction of race, Color D. previous
condition."
In order to do this, II Of the
most important duties of the board
will be the selection of competent
Teachers.
Let us have no more politi,
clans or courtizans to instruct our
children, nor those who S our
schools for their own benefit, and
not for the benefit OF the scholars.
Let every Teacher be examined
by a competent committee who feel
themselves individually responsible
for the certificate they may sign,
School Directors by accepting the
office have become the agents of the
people. They have come under lega]
and moral obligations, not merely
to discharge the duties OF their of
fee with fidelity, and according t.
the full measure OF their presen,
knowledge and ability, but they
have engaged to make themselves
acquainted with the nature OF these
duties, and by reflection study read
ing, Investigation to qualify them
selves for such an administration Q
the law as will produce the creates
amountofgood. Ins}lort, the schoo
kDirectors should provide themselve:
with an affirmative answer in cas'
the candidates for Teachers, int
whose qualifications they inquire
should retort the inquiry as to thei
qualifications.
We have hada surfeit of politica
and ignorant school Directors VIII
have squandered thousands OF dol
lars of the peoples money witlou
benefit to the cause of education
The tax paying part of the commu
nifty have been entirely ignored:
We now have a superintendent
of education who is a gentleman
and 4 scholar, and whom the peopl
respect and honor, and il the ne,
board Of Directors do their dut.
faithfully and f%earlessly, we hop
soon to see schools established i
st. James that all can PATRONS
and delight to honor.
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-"Goyernor Nichols has made

-"Governor Nichols has made a
pledge which We hope. will be re-
peated by all the other appointing
powers of our new State aud city
governments, namely, to GUST pre-
cipitately all lax, inefficient and
dishonest officials. This rule is es-
pecially necessary TO he applied to
the organization OF all the Offices
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OFFICIAL.
A OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of St. James,

We the undersigned, Samuel F. Siskron,
Parish Judge, Victor Miles, Sheriff aud Ed
ward T. Fisher, Clerk of the Fourth judi
icial District Court of the State of Louisi-
ana, in and for the Parish of St. James,
together with John Kerrigan and John X.
Gallup, two qualified electors of said Par
ish, did this 3rd day Of My, 1877, meet ac
lcording to Law in the Court House Of the
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PARISH aforesaid, for the purpose o1 0Ia"-
ing to,1y-elght names to serve as blal'd
and Petite Jurors, at the next regular tel1n
OF the Fourth Judicial District Court, to
begin on the fourth day of June, 1877; an.l
one of us, to wit: Victor Miles. sheriff
aforesaid, under the direction of the above
named Parish Judge and Elcctorsdid draw
from a box containing names Of electors
not exempted by law, forty-eight names
OF ballots, and +. L. Fisher clerk, as each
name was drawn as aforesaid did enter the
same upon a list for Recorder 4 the Sheriff
aforesaid, deposited the ballots so drawn
in a sepcrate box as follows, to wit:
Garrison William, Nelson Hymel.
Ozeme Borden, Thomas Streck,
Marcclin ArceneauX, Alfred AMedcr,
Jack Butler, Raphael Cele>tin,
Lorauce Pierce. John L. Yrinn,
Joul Witfer, Abram Privct,
WASHINGTON Brown, Andrew Wallace
Harrison Johnson, Joe. Hymas.
Adam Miles. Joseph II. Young,
}. b. Brignac, Isaac Pascal.
Willie No1ford, Geo. w. hoidlhs77,
William Jackson, Edward Howard,
| Toussain, Wells. Jean Pierre Gable,
Clarde Remaudet. A. -. Ephl1arl,
Joseph Ockman,- William W ashlngtof ,
Gilbert HehH~ John Robinson.
| Phillip ,John. William Seldom,
Charles Miles, Adam Bnttee,
Robert Hanson, John FARES,
| Paul Davis, Alick Ferguson,
| Clearance Pembrooks Ben Green,
sanb, Bernard, N"ltair Ealcour.
/ iaicois Testant, Florian James,
Taylor Simon, Henry Murphy.
Drawn up at the Court House, IN the
| Parish of st. james, this 4th day OF Mag,
4. d., 1877.
(Signed) +. I. FISHER. OK.
(Siyned) $. +. SlSkRO\.
Judge of the Parish Court of st. james,
(Sir,lcd) VICTOR MILES,
Sheriff.
(signe1) JNO. r. GALLUP,
| (Si.ned) JOHN KERRIGAN,
A true copy, Clerks Office, Parish OF st.
James. this 4th day of May, ISL.
L. T. FISHER,
Clerk of the ith Judicial District Court N
| and for the Parish of st. James.
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Special Notice to Merchants.

TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, !
Parish of st. James. May II, 1877. !
The Merchants Of this Parish are hereb.
notified to call at my officer for the pay
ment of their STATE LICENSES, within
one week from date under penalty OF be
ing proceeded with according to law.
f.. C. MIRE,
State and Parish Tax Collector.
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AssEssoR.-Our friend j. Dor
nier, who is a very good Gaulois,
has been appointed assessor for the
Parish of st. James.
A merreile, friend Dornier.
The appointment Of NJ. Dornier
will give general satisfaction.
Dornier est an gaillard qui ma pas
peu,' a ses peines.
JA1L.-In tho night Of Sunday to
Monday, when the honest people
were sleeping, and politicians work
ing politics, the guests of parish
Jail, three in number, one murderer
with two thieves, thought proper
to escape without telling N. Miles
that his soup was not palatable
enough.
The fist and elbow have easily
pierced this handbook of a Jail.
Liberty is a good thing, indeed,
and when a man is in Jail, he has
the irrepressfble right Of escaping.
One of the three guests Of the
jailor has unhappi'y been caught,
being a simple pig-tl,ief; but the
two others are still at large.
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JURY.-As will be seen in ano-
ther column by Il notice Of the clerk
of Court, the jury for the session OF
the District Court commencing Ju-
ne 4th. 1877, has been drawn.
Fate, as usual, has been
absolutely correct and strictly just.
1t is always sors alearnm that Brl-
doye, Judge in the country OF ha
belais, the great french Jester, con.
sidered as the most proper way OF
fooling men.
POLICE JURY--ln accordance
with an Act past by the last Lesis-
lature increasing the number Of the
Police jury from five to ten, Gov
ernor Nichols has appointed as
such: j. Waguespacl., Desire LIE
Blanc, J. \. Druilhet, Livain Bonr-
geois, Ursin BouhreauX and ). Is.
Ferchuud, the last in place OF
NJ. j. Z. Dornberger. who has been
| wise enough to resign.
Very well.
And the people of St. James sin
cerly hope that the needed reforms
will soon be accomplished, and that
the office OF sergeant alarms, III
sprctorS of public roads or muddy
| crowtish'. holes. etc, will be aboI-
islcd without hesitation. Economy
and honesty shall be the motto OF
ournew Or reconstructed police jury.
NJ. MARks.-As will be seen by the
herein published decision, NJ. II. O.
Maller, first Judge in ASCENSION,
has declared NJ. NJ. Marks,h Bach
elor of Laws. duly, legally, lesiti-
mately and on good titles elected
District Judge.
The rehearing of the case, the
10th instant, has probably found
| NJ. II. .. Maher immutable and un-
shaked.
Very we'll.
But NJ. II. 0. Maher, as Judge,
| is no more infallible than the Pope.
And the Supreme Court will de
eide the case for the greatest glory
! of God.
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SCHOOL BoARD.-Then new School
Board OF the Parish will meet to-
day, at 10 o'clock A. N. at the Court
House.
Messrs. J. Gentil, DR.. o. Gaudet,
]. L. Gaulet, j. n. Thibodeaux, d.
L. Bourgeois, P. Martin, T. Dugas,
A. w. Thompson and John Dicker.
son are composing the new Board.
These gentlemen will do their
duty.
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SATURDAY, MAY II, 1877.
Official Directory.
FOurth Judicial District.

comprising the Parishes OF Ascension
st. James, st. John the Baptist and st.
Charles.
District Morris MARKS
District Attorney u. Eafliaft.
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OLD SCHOOL BOARD.--The old
Board have met.
Hear the last song of the dying
swan.
President Vincent DickersOn will
sing no more the little song of the
little boy going to school.
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To the Taxpayers
Parish-Of st. James.

The Taxpayers and Merchants of the
Parish of st. James are hereby notified to
call at my office at the Court House, to pay
their Taxes aud Licenses.
Office open from 8 A. NJ. to 3 P. NJ.
Z. c. MIRE, Tax Collector.
st. James Parish, May 2nd., 1577.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-05-12

Seventh Senatorial District.
Comprising tho Parishes OF Ascension
and St. James.
S+,t. senator Pierre Landry.
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Aux Contribuablcs
Paroisse St. Jacques.

Les Contribuables ct les Marchands de
Ia Paroisse St. Jacques sont prizes de Sc
rcndre 4 mon Bureau, 4 Ia Maison de Conr,
pour y payer leurs Taxes ct lelrs Licenses.
E. G. MIRE, P~erceptenr.
Paroisse St. Jacques. 2 mai 1877. ea.s
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LiquidNtion

A DIES prix sans prGc6Aents dams les cam-
pagncs
Son STOCK sc compose dun grand
assortment tie
MARCHANDISES SECHES.
BONNETTERiE. MERCERIE, &c,
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N. B.-A partir de &C jour tout lie STOCK
sera positive1nent vendu ans egard au prix
contant. surtout les marchandises stches,
atm d'etfectuer rapidement la L~IQU1pATloN.
81 av. III
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Depuis plusieurs ann6es J. Teissier
n'achete SEES marchandises que pour du
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08
& Wonderful Institution.

About twenty years ago a surgeon, 0u
realizing the great army of over 200 900
deformed people in the United States, dc
barred from so much enjoyment and use
fulness, and realizing the inadequate means
offered for their reliet, and the fact that
every day was adding to this host of sut
ferers, he determined to revolutioniZe. as
far as possible, the old mode of treatment
of such cases by casting aside the cruel
torture of the bllsters, setons, cauteries,
red-hot irons. bleeding, salvation, and
heroic medication, and inaugurate more
rational, humane, and certain method OF
cure.
The twenty years, with nearly million
Of dollars, have been expended in Invent
| ing apparatus, machinery, and appliances.
aud founding institutions Tor their cure.
| Over 10000 greatful hearts rejoice to-
day IN the cures made by the National
Surg cal institute. with its four great di.
visions at Philadelphia, Indianapolis, At
lanta. and San Francisco. Surgeon gen
erals of other nations, aud the foreign
commissions at the centennial, paid it hom-
age, and gave it the most eul0gistlc cert:h
Gates and commendations.
| 1t exhibited there five times as many
instruments and appliances for the cure o.
diseased joints and deformities OF the hu
man body, as the United States and al
the other nations combined. aud of course
received the highest premium, ditlap,a
aud medal.
All its methods Of cure are rational
scientific. and free from the old tortuTinI
and usages and failures If the psst. fhoe'
who have never visited the iastiiunoD cal
form ID conception u the great advan
taees it possesses over all others who ma
| propose 10 attempt cure without thes
, facilities. To relieve pain and disease
| give motieu TO stiff joints. correct deform
. tiles of all kinds. restore paralyzed limbs
| aud cure piles and fstula, diseases peculia
{ to women, and also diseases peculiar
a men, is its mission.
+ We have learned that on account of tn
S hard times preventing SO many sufferer
visiting the National Surgical institute fc
e relief. two or more of the surgeons hay
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08

consented to visit cur city, and will be at
the Harper House, Rock Island, Ills,
March A and 18th, 1877, where we would
advise all needing their attention to be
sure to call and see them. They will have
with them a large stock of machinery, APP
pliances, supporters, apparatus, and rem
edies for treating the afflicted.
No fee for examine ton. aud all who can
not be benefited will be frankly told so,
while those cured will be charged moder-
ately.
CAUTIoN-Do not be deceived by i'm
posters who travel over the country, imi-
tating the National Surgical institute.
They are impostors, and have no institu-
tion at all. Be sure you employ none but
surgeons from this institute. Send TO the
National Surgical institute for circulars
Address either Philadelphia, Penn, or In.
dianapolis, Ind 2
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general satisfaction to the country at large
and is worthier than Grants years ago.
Its composition tests the firm intention
to carry out conservative and conciliatory
policy. Any opposition to Schurz's con-
firmation will be personal, and the Tribune
asserts that he is an abler, wiser. honest
man than any who will oppose him. Any
opposition to Key on the part Of the Demo
Gratis will be, to certain extent, potice
that the southern people are not inclined
meet President Hayes's disposition toward
them in proper spirit and they will be
the sufferers The distribution OF the
various positions is wise and fit.
BDth the Journal and the Post cor mend
warmly the cabinet nominations of President
Hayes and express regret that any move
ment is made to delay their confirmation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08
Washington Gossfr.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-A conference
occurred in the library of the executive
mansion between the president and Evarts,
Schurz and Deveas. 1t appears TO have
been d very serious meeting and the lntima-
tons are that the visitors desired to relieve
the president from any EN- mbarrassBeut by
reason of their selection for cabinet posi-
tons, but it is well understood that the
president is determined concerning his
cabinet appointments and civil service re-
form aud southern matters generally.
The old cabinet will attend the president
to morrow and the usual council will be
held. Sec'y Chandler and Postmaster
General Iyner were both In consultation
with the president to day, the latter con
Cerning some important business regarding
postal service.
Col. Il. G. Corbin, oath Infantry, will
be detailed for duty at the White House in
similar relations to the president as Gen.
| Babcock had 60 President Grant.
Among the visitors to day were mul-
titude OF ladies', many Of whom paid their
respects to Mrs. Hayes
! The Republican senatorial caucus this
morning adopted report on standing
committees The minority gets an lncreas
ed representation Of four instead Of three
out of nine on each non political committee.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, is assigned by
the Republicans to the judiciary commit
tee, and on the committee for revision o.
The laws. The Democratic lists are no
complete. Morrill,, Ferry, Jones Of Ne
vada, Allison aud Dawes are members q
the new finance committee.
Wells, Anderson and Pukin visited tn
president to-day and we're told that thei
business would receive as early considera
ton as possible and business interest
would permit.
The president made his first appoint
ment to-day-W ID. Stone, I. S. atto1ne
for South Carolina.
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LOCAL COLUMN.
CONSERVATIVES TAKE NOTICE

SO&NS ~ 4AA6 n SSES A444S 3uS& &4SA
Every moment of delay makes your cure more
hopeless, and much depends the judicious
choice of a remedy. The amount of testimony in
favor OF DIR. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, as q cure
for Consumption, far exceeds all that can be
brought TO support the pretensions of any other
medicine. See DR.. Schenck's Almanac, containing
the certificates of many persons of the highest re-
spectability, who have beea restored TO health, af
ter being pronounced incurable by physicians
of acknowledged ability. Schenck's PulmoniC
Syrup alone has cured many as these evidences
will show; but the cure is often promoted by the
employment of two other remedies which D.
schenck provides for the purpose. These addi-
tional remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and
Mandrake Pills. By the timely of these medi-
cines, according to directions, DR.. Schenck certi
fes that most anV case OF Consumption may b.
cured.
DR.. Schenck is professionally at his principal Of
dee, corner Sixth and Arch streets, Philadelphia
every Monday, where all letters for advice must b'
addressed.
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EXTRA SESSION or THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, March 7. 7.-SENATE.-The
motion to refer the credentials of MI.
Morgan, from Alabama, to the elections
committee was lost and a resolution that
he be sworn in adopted unanimously and
Mr.. Morgan was sworn in.
Mr.. Wallace called up the motion to
seat Mr.. Grover.
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weather Probabilities.

WASHINGTON, Mar S.--The Signal SeT-
vice observations taken at 10 o'clock this
forenoon indicate the following weather
probabilities for this afternoon and to
night:
Indications for the enorthwest: Diminish
ing northerIy winds, rising barometer.
cooler cloudy weather, possibly clearing
away Thursday night
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A,crasy Man Numbering HisIramil;

BosToN. March -Wm F. Speaknan,
of Oakdale, drunken insane mill opera
tive was arrested this morning while Kill
ing bis wife, who was rescued. The dead
body Of his sister, 20 years old, was fonnd
iu woodshed Hith head and body almost
cut to pieces.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08

New York, March S.-The Post says
We hear on good although not official au
thorIty that the trunk lines have decided
to advance western bound ireights so per
cent on Monday next"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08

For Book BINDING or Ruiing, go to
THE ARGUS Bindery. No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able, Work done quick, Leave orders at
THE ARGUS Counting Room, opposite the
the Post Office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-08
They Want Him in Kentucky.

NEW YORK, March 8-Joe Goss. the
English pugilist, and principal in the
Goss-Alleu prize fight, has been arrested
and held to await the arrival of Kentucky
| nficers