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PORTLAND COMPANY.
ANNUAE MEETING,

FEyHE stockholders of the Portland Company are
d hereby notified that the annual meeting OF this
corporation will be held at the Office of the company
at their works, on Tuesday. the 22d day of May at
O'Clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes
viz:
1st-To act on the report of the Directors and
Treasurer
2d-To choose Directors for the ensuring year.
3d-To amend article 9th. of the bylaws.
before the meeting, RUFUS D. BEAN, Clerk.
Portland, May 7th, 1877. mySFTStd
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all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
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We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
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TWENTY years ago the use of iron in build
ing ships of war did not exist in the British
navy, except in a few cases in which it had
been tried and condemned. The whole ca
reer of ironclad ships is comprised within
that time. Now no ship is built of wood.
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SOMETHING must be done to stop our CEN
tenarians from dying off so rapidly, or there
will be none left to add dignity to our Fourth
of July celebrations or keep alive the memo
ry of our late centennial.
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A CORRESPONDENT shows that the blue
glass theory is not new one, by these lines
from old Dan Chaucer:
"(Quod tho Creside) vol ye done thing
And ye Herewith shall stint all his disease,
Haue here and bere him this blewe ring"
-TrciIus-R 2d
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In the Crimean war the standing line was
"Sebastopol not taken yet" Is it now to be
"Kars not taken yet?'
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RUSSIAN successes in Armenia greatly
strengthen the war feeling in England. The
old jealousy of Russia revives. The old fear
that English interests in the East may be
endangered fills the public mind. The atti-
tude to-day is one of unfriendlness to Russia,
with disposition towards war at the first
sign of an aggressive purpose.
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First Glass Boarding House For
&nsas

TIHE furniture lease and good will of an old estab
Il lshed boarding house, located on Congress St.,
near the City Hall. Every thing new last summer.
The house IS now full of good paying boarders This
is a rare opportunity for lady to make $500 to
JOHN G. PROCTER,
my7dtf 90 Exchange street.
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The above POOR fellow
has for the past year been
travelling i'm Europe for
his health, and finally at
the URGENT REQUEST
of his most INTIMATE
FRIENDS was induced to
return to the bosom of his
(pOliticaD family. For a
number of years he has
worn to his disgust @ &c.
100000 SUIT which he
now intends to dispose of
to the State Attorney i'm ex-
change for liberty.
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EDUCATIONAL.
An Educated Lady

(NAPABLE of teaching the usual English Bran
" ches, with Music, French and Plating, offers
a home. Address
my1ld3t# sIMMEDIATE,'' Press Office.
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SOMETHING NEW {!

VyHIS is truly Of the most useful inventions of
IL this inventive age. Where this Alarm is placed
it is utterly impossible for Fire to pass its incpent
stage and get beyond control.
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THE SUN.
1878. NEW YORK. 1873.

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subscriptions, THE sun would remind its
friends and wellwishes everywhere. that
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ton and support. Upon its record for the
past ten years it relies for a continuance of
the hearty sympathy and generous co opera
ton which have hitherto been extended to
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ing the new of the day, 1t also contains a
la urge amount of literary and miscellaneous
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the Canadas, and beyond. Ninety thousand
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Tor, and friend. Its news, editorial, agricultu
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italy a Journal for the family and the fire.
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New AND FANCY GOODs-Mrs.
-Binnings, corner o. jackson
and Thibodaux Streets, has inst
opened a magnificent assortment
of fancy goods, adapted to the
holiday season which is now APP
preaching. .
Everything that customers may
desire cab be found displayed
npon her counter. BY assistance
OF Santa Cans whom Mrs. Bin
ningS, met in New Orleans a sp!en
did assortment of Christmas pres.
ents has been selected suited tC
the wants of the little ones, who.
now tllatD Dan Rice has come and
gone, look forward with open eyes
and anXions hearts, for the arri
val OF Christmas as the Mex
bright and happy day Of the clio
sing year.
Mrs Binnings deservescredit fOl
the energy and taste with which
she endeavors to supply her Gus
toners with the goods peculiar t,
her line Of business, and can nov
show a stock surprising all pre-
ViOuS ones she has ever eX
hlbited.
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THE WEEKLY THIBoDAUx SENTINEL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1877.

ceived the friendly grasp of his
hand, and formed the acqnain-
lance OF him who has passed
away forever.
1t was among the FIRST friends
ships formed by tue writer, when
he came, a youth and a stranger
seeking a home in the land OF su
gar cane and the orange, a friend
ship that never was interrupted
but has abided and grown in
strength, even in many political
contests in which both parties
entered with all their energy, on
opposite sides.
One by one those early friend
ships, linking ones memory to
the years gone by, have been Sc
vercd>friendships which were SO
welcome to one far from his ma
tive home, until death with his
ineXorable scythe, has but few
mole visits to make when, as the
leaves of Autumn, al | will be
fallen and those who now look
on sadly and sorrowfully, will |be
with those who have gone before
them.
May the survivors so live as t(
leave as rich Il legacy of honor
and usefulness as have thei'
trle&ls whom fate has alread,
carried away.
Desire Leblanc is dead. A
three score years the days CT hi
pilgrimage Gil earth are number
ed. Let the faults aud errors O
his lite he buried III the Oblivion
of the tomb and fade away frou
the memory of man as his mo.ta
remains join their kindred dust
/ the good deeds done and kin
words spoken are sufficient TO
the memory to dwell upon and I
, Gail the virtues of a good man.
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ma tide occupied as a residence
by the debtor having a family
depending on him for support, |
Tkat when ne ceased to occupy !
it as a residence. or when he
ceased to have any one depend
ing on him for support, The ex-
emption should terminate. In
other words, that the mortgage
should not be held null and void
aud Of nOlegal effect,b but that the
means to enforce it by process of
law should merely be suspended
until such time is the debtor no
longer needed the property as a
no mestead for himself and Deepen
dents.
We are inclined to adopt the
reasoning Of the minority of the
Court.,as being the correct view
of the law Of homestead. The po-
licy OF the law is to furnish Il bar
rler to the improyidence aud pro-
digality of the head Jf the family.
1t steps in to the assistance of
those VINO can not help themsel-
YES aud kindly tells them [ will
protect yon, and secure you
against beng thrown homeless
and h~ouseless upon the charity of
the heart.ess world by exempting
from seizure your roOf-tree as
long as it shelters you.
But the law does not say that
when the homestead is abandon
, ed and is no longer needed fol-
the shelter of the family, this ex
emptiOn from seizure shall still
operate. To give the law this con.
struction smacks rather too much
OF judicial legislation. We mucl
| tear that our Supreme Court has
through an over-weenlng defe
, renee. to the principle OF stare de
cisis, allowed itself to trench
upon the province Of the law-ma
=. 1er. -
j., AT all events, there is no doub
that the construction placed upol
the law Of homestead of lat,
years bv the Supreme Court call
!, for the Intervention of the legisl;
ture to. correct the evils which a
:, tend its execution. 1t viii be ne
!. cessary to remodel it in such
y manner as to make it operat
= i'll favor of the debtor, but no
: ruinously against the creditor. i
e fact, there has already been to-
much legislation to protect til
y debtor class ; 1t is time that tn
q Legislature should realize that tn
S creditor class have some right
J. which onsht y he'pIotected an
, respected. MORDAX.
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Official.
Jury Proceedings
EXTRA SESSION.

TH!BODAuX, La.
November 18th 1877.
The Police Jury of the Parish OF Lafour-
che, met this day ut the Court-House, at II
O'Clock A. NJ.
Present. j. NJ. Howell, President L. F..
Schneider James Moran S. Gaiiano /;
George Sinclair Charles Brown S. Folse +;
ID. Forest.-Absent. E. Roger Seldom Ba-
zile.
On motion of George Sinclair, the read
in OF the minutes of the previous meeting
was dispensed with. -;
On motion of l.. +. Schneider. seconded
by Georges Sinclair, the Ordinance No. los,
relative to sthe propable expenses of the
parish for the fiscal year 1873, was unani
mously adopted,
A communication from l.. G. ALBERT rela
tive to the repairs on Court House was re
ceivcd and laid on the table.
The numbers of the Police Jury in com
mittee of the whole, passed npon the fol-
lowing claims,
L. A. Webre, Sergent-at-arms....---.25. $500
William Wilton do o.--.........lI .661
j. I. Ragan as Corne "a 30
L. A. s>ebre for Court Court Honse)i7.S 80
1876
De motion of George Sinclair, the sum of
Seventy eight 76s dollars was appropriated
20 pay the same.
On motion of L. F. Schneider, resolved
that the Road Inspector of District No. %,
tJames Moran) be instructed to notify the
owner e.. s. Mathews OF the Mathews plan
tation to repair his road at once and in de-
fault OF the same that the Road Inspector
n Parish Attorney be authorized to en-
force the Road Law with all the penalties
against said Z. S. Mathews, and the planta
ton aforesaid. Adopted unanimously.
On motion the Police Jury Adjourned to
the next regular meeting December Is.
1877,
. j. NJ. HOWELL,
AttesC President.
GEO. w. SouIREs.
Secretary.
POLICE JURY PARISH OF L~AFOURCHE.)
November i9, 1877.
The following Resolution, was adopted
at the meeting held On the LIST October
1877.
Hesoirea,-That a select Committee of
seven he appointed by the President of the
Police jury to suggest to the next Legisla-
ture OF the State such amendments and al
terafions on the General Road and Levee
Laws as they MAY deem necessary and par
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ticnlarly to meet the necessities of this pa
IRISH on those subjects, and that they re-
port their action to the Governor at the
next meeting of the Legislature.
In accordance with the above the Presi-
dent appointed the following named gentle
men on that Committee. T. l.. Winder,
Chairman J. S. Goode ). S. Perkins c.
Lagarde John Billiu r. II. Allen J. NJ.
Howell, by request a meeting Of above
committee was called for Monday tie 3rd
day of December, 1877. -
GEO. W. SQUIREs,
Secretary.
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10 St--BOfRn,
20 RaceRand,
30 kOckpOI.t,
40 Y3Aarano.sS.

for one year. that is from January lst 1873
TO Januarylst 1879. Possession will not be
given till January LIST 1878 thus enabling
purchasers one month from dav of sale to
their boats or to make any other
arrangements.
Conditions:
Terms one fourth cash in q. s.. currency
on day of sale the balance of adjudication
to be represented by three promissory
notes of equal amount due and payable
respectively, April LIST 1878. July LIST 1873
and October LIST 1878, to be signed by the
purchaser with approved security resi-.
ding i'll the Parish and worth over and
above all liabilities, in property subject to
seizure. double the mount of the credit
instruments.
The failure to pay punctually any of the
credit instalmeuts shall ipso tdcto operate d
forfeiture of the lease and also Il forfeiture
to the Parish of the unpaid notes as liqui
dated damages and the lease shall be re
sold to the highest bidder after five days
public advertisement, for cash on the spot
in HOWELL.
President Police Jury
Parish of Lafourche.
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Reno ration. rot Esrostr3ts0.2.

h"(AAS Lhpa n VSska2zaDkA
Did any unteeble human being ever be.
come strong under the operation Of power.
full catlatics N slli. ant. : 1t is sometimes
necessary to regulate the bowels. but that
can not be done by active ~pur.ation, which
Xhausts the vital forces and serves no
,~ood'purpose whatever. The onIy true way
To promote health and vigur, which are es-
sential to regularity Of the organic tunc,
tons, is to ~invigorate, discipline and purify
the system at the same line. The extraorli
nary efficacy OF Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers in eases Of digestion, assimilation, Sc
erection and discarge, Is universally admit
ted. Appetite, good digestion, ii regular ha
bit nj body, active circulation of the blood,
and purity of all the animal fluids are in
duced by this superb tonic and corrective.
Ii has no equals, moreover, as a preventive
OF chilis and fever, and other types OF ma
iarial disease. 70 enliSrants and travellers
it is particularly serviceaule as ID medicinal
safeguard.
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w had a dream, last night, which off
fered from Byron'S in this. that it was
all dream. We dreamed that we were
seated in an EASY Chair engaged in
penning II short article wherein, with
smiling face and grateful heart, we &C
lnowledged the receipt Of a present
courteOusly sent us by one of our sub
scribers, whose sugar mill has been in
full blast for nearly IL fortnight. Tx
gift was a tin bucket of cutie. No hint
Observation-Disclosures Seatinel N0r. l3
1875.
1--WE had a dream, one day this week
which differed from Byron's in this
that it was all a dream. We dreamed We
were seatedin our easy chair, penning /;
short article, wherein, with smiling face
and grateful heart, we thanked a sub
scriber of onrs, whsse sugar-horise ha.
been in full blast the past five weeks
for a small tin bucket of cute sent IL
No hint Observation-Disclosures Prsgres
Non. II, 1877. - ~
Strange how similar the idea!
of Editors run, when they ar,
longing for "cuite > two years G
time and twenty miles ofdiStanct
has no visible effect, on Editor
in search of sweet things.
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Office Corporation Tax Collector of the
Town of Thibodaux Nov. 2lst 1877. Delin
queut TAXPAYERS. TAKE notice that in accor
dance with Act No. 80 extra session of tie
Legislature OF the State of Louisiana. APP
proved and adopted April Goth 1877, I will
proceed to sell at auction, for cash and
without the benefit of appraisement at the
Court House in the Town OF -Nhibodaux
on Monday December 3rd 1877, and from
day to day thereafter the property of the
above named delinquent Taxpayers upon
which the above amounts of taxes are due
said property will be offered for sale in the
order in which it appears in the above lists.
No djndication of said property will
made unless the IBID in the same shall
equal all State, Parish and municipal Taxes
due on the same together with the costs of
sale.
THEOPHILE THIBODAUX,
Corporation Tax Collector of the Town
of ThibodauX.
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Notice to Subscribers.
T~HIBODAUX. LA.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER oath. ISL
Lost or Stolen.

A certain mortgage mote of the sum of
2i66,66: sigl ed August l6, 1878 by Emllien
Gisciard payable to his own order. and en-
'dorsed by him. "a months after date bear
ing eight percent per annum interest from
date, until final payment. S~inged'and pa
raphed Ne rarietM" by August Cretini,
Notary Public.
The public is warned not to negotiate
for the said note. as payment OF the SAME
las been stopped. JcS. MAUBOULET.
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Notice.

meeting of the Public School Teachers
of the Parish of Lafourche will be held OH
Saturday, November 24th inst. in the Town
of Thibodaux at o'clock P. NJ, for the
purpose of recognising the School Tea
chers Association, and celebrating upon
such subjects. as nay come before them.
JOHN DOLESE,
President.
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PUBLIC SHOOTS There are,
at this present time thirty tree
public schools in operation in the
Parish OF Lafourche with points
for some three or four more. :
1t is very evident that the
amount of money. derived from
present sources will not maintain
the schools nearly as long as they
should be run each year. Every
school should be kept mp ten
months in the year, if the people
desire their children to progress
and acquire a fair and necessary
education before they arrive at
an age that necessity will require
them to quit school and begin
the learning-of some pursuit by
which they can support them-
selves through life. .
There is one and only one lever
that will be powerful! enough to
accomplish this desirable object,
aud that is money. Without mon
ey to pay teachers ho schools will
be taught. The question then is
Fom whence can money be OBJ
tanned. =:
The following is suggested. The
holidays are now approaching,
and several months of long win
ter nights. Let each board of 10.
cal school directors, for each
school unite with the teachers
thereof in inaugurating a series of
entertainments accompanied with
refreshments, suppers etc, The
teacher can have his more adj
vanced pupils to recite speeches.
or readings. or dialogues, and
others. not pnpils can aid if deem
ed expedient; the school houses
could be used for such occasions
and will, besides, affording an
evening of pleasan: amusement
for both children and parents.
rep!enish the treasury. and there
by extend the Duration of the
regular session: of course all
funds thus raised will be used ex
e%iuSively for the benefit of the
school which gets up ;he euter
t,lnment
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1870

-The venerable j. g. Goriy
of Franklin, i'll st. Mary'S Parish
who is Grand Lecturer Of the Ma
sonic order in Louisiana was in
T~hibodauX last week, instrnciiug
the Brethren of tho Lodge OF Mas
SONS in ThibodauX.
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Notice.

OFFICE OF THE THIBoDAUX BRIDGE Co. }
ThibodauG, La. Nor. Gath 1877.
TN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLU-
l. ton passed by the Board of Directors,
1, the undersigned, will sell, at public auc
ton, to the highest bidder. on Monday De.
cen,ber 3rd 1877, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at the
foot of jackson Stree the FARM of the
Bridge for the year 1878.
The purchaser to comply with the exis-
ting regulations.
P. E. LORlO,
President ThibodauA Bridge Co.
nov.24-77 2t.
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No. los.

Relatine to the proPabc Expenses of The pa
IRISH for the fiscal year 1873
BE it or~dained.-By the Police Jury of
the Parish of Lafourche, that in accordance
with Section 2745 of the Revised Statutes
the following be and the same is hereby
adopted as the estimate of the various items
of expenditure for the year 1873.
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Editorials.

Now if you want to make
money easy buy the lease of the
;Thibodaux Bridge for 1878. See
advertisement.
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A d We TISE N e s.
For Sale!

Droperty belonging to Estate of Edward
L Hayes. For further particular, ap
ply to THOMAS A. BADEAUA,
nov.3'77. Attorney at Law.