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West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
NEWSHAM'S DIRTY WORK,

We were amused whilo walking down
one of tho Streets Of Bayou Sara a few
days since, at the peculiar tactics of a
little dog that lay in our way, smoothing
on one of the banquets. At our approach
he awoke from his stun b crs, met us half
way in the most friendly manner, but
having gained the inside of ~ safe cnclos-
IRE, where he felt perfectly secure from
any attack we might make. opened II
most furious fusiladc of barks and snarls,
rantinG and tearing up and down the
fence, inviting q conflict from which he
felt sure he could sustain no harm. This
example ofvalor is Of q sample not alto
gether peculiar, it seems, to DIM beasts
Recent experience teaches us that it is
sometimes indulged in by that species of
beasts whom the Almighty, in carrying
out His inscrutable designs, has endowed
with modicum of intellect, and who,
by some misapplication of the term, pass
among us under the misnomer of men.
True to his propensity for welding the
towards weapon, the poisoned shaft zeal
umny, that trcacheronsly seeks 10 stab
[ wv hSp''s"Sfoif 90 ShS ttC.Sth, III Ntcl'tNS
| with the character of the cur of low de-
gree, NewSham hes him off TO Il place OF
| comparative safety and opens tho Walls
! of his vitnperation upon one OF our best
citizens and officials. We have the "doc-
| nments" for what we say; let the Hon(?)
j. +. attempt to contradict them If he
dare.
! A few weeks since, in the town of DON
! aldsonville, Newsham asserted that .:it j:
| well known il, West I'cliciana, that u.
| \. Weber WAS killed by Nh. j. }. Ba1ro W
Sheriff OF the PARISH and this too in
the face of his own sworn testimony be
fore the Coroncr's Inquest, that he had
! not even the slightest suspicion of who
| was concerned in the deed, and of the
evidence of Gov. Wick-itlc aud DR.. bed
rick, well known to him, that Mr. Bar
Tow, was with them. in the formers of
IL ce, when the fatal shots We're fired.
If it were possible to make Ncwsbam
more contemplate in the eyes of this
| community than tic already is, it seems 10
lis this last diSrcputabic feat would ac-
| complish it As it is his cpidermis escapes
! the furrowing it richly deserves, but we
! opine his steps in West Feliciana will
hereafter be few and far between. Where
i'll West Feliciana is fortunate.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

ATTEMPTED .MuRDER.-The course of
true love seems to have been diverted
considerably from that smooth and placid
1cw in which we have been ), ont to pic
ture it, between husband and wife, in the
case of Mace johnson and his better
half Emma. Ii seems that some irlecon-
~cilable difference arose between the dus
ky pair, on Friday the Goth instant, ut
their home on Mr.. Gordon A. Smiths
plantation, and in consequence of serious
threats uttered by Mace, Emma thought
1T the part of prudence to forsake her
home and betake herself to the protection
of her mother, living OH Mr.. Cl,as. Al.
Barrow's place. She had not been there
long when Mace advanced upon her, and
slnobservea, fired at her from Il fence not
znore than sic feet distant, with shos
gun loaded with slugs, inlicting painful,
though remarkable to say, not dangerous
wounds in the back OF the head. john
sson fled Immediately, and up TO The pres
cent writing has managed to eyade AZ
rest
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

A BOLD THEFT--On the morning Of
rthe 18th instant, when The clerks entered
,the store Of Messrs Freyhan & Co., it was
evident that thieves had visited the cs-
Establishment during the night and had
made away with articles Of merchandise
the exact value of which could not he
;.,scertained, bue which is estimated ~
from SIS 10 500. 1t was evident that
the thieves or all accomplish had opera
lied from within as the doors We're not
c'orced, but were opened by removing the
inner fastcnings. Circumstances pointing
strongly to Major Moore, Van Rollins
:;,nd Irvine Dixon. the too former coIored
men and the latter q colorcd boy, an af1i-
&!avit was sworn out against them by Mr..
IL. Wolf, and the former and latter We're
;trrestcd, Rollins SO far evading search.
Tho accused We're brought before the
Parish Court on 81 preliminary eXamina-
ion. The boy Dixon turned States e.
idence and gave, in substance, the fol-
lowing testimony: II was told BY Mai.
Moore to get iato Messrs Freyhaa q Cos
s,tore by dark and open the door when
he should knock. JSot into thestore be
fore it YVES locked M and hid myself un-
rsler IT, counter behind some goods. Islept
some during tie III ght, before Moore came
iepened the door Cor Them. having to get
up on the gross bar to remove the upper
bolts. When I opened the door Major
Moore aud Van Rolli1s came in. Van
had Il" ''lavy six" OH him. Moore had no
weapon on him that 1 could see. As
soon rs they came in they told Inc they
were through with NE, and l went home.
L left Moore and Rollins i'll the store"
Among the goods taken were sash rib
bons, linen lawns, corduroys, shoes, hosic-
sEy &c. besides abeut three dollars
in currency from the cash drawer, sup
posed to amount in All, to bewtecn sew
.enty five and one hundred dollars.
In default Of eight hundred dollars bond
Moore was incnreerated in the parish
prison, where he now languishes, await
ing trial before the NoveInberterm 70 the
District Court :. The The boy Dixon is also
held in safe keeping as u witness for the
State.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
OUR NEW ORLEANS LETTER.

New ORLEANS july 25th 1S!7.
DEAR EDITOR:
Permit me to present you to
2,adame Gossip. widow; Mad
anne Gossip, Mons. lie Editor. Now
talk to each others mutual content.
Whata deserving couple they would
make! Madame, spening the day in
visiting, taking ''items," Monsieur,
awaiting her at home (atter having
refreshed himself upon a cold sup
per,) to put those items" in print
But, until Monsieur becomes more
ardcnt and attentive, [ shall exert
all my energies to thwart so posi-
bic an aaaour. But pause until
Monsieur docs give material evi"
dence Of his love affair shall appro-
pirate the privilege Of being the
fortunate recipient Of Madames
choice morsels Of gossip,
Madame Gossip permit me ! We
now commence our quest and ! ain
led by madame, who is now taking
me from the jocund scenes Of
Canal st., down through
the moving masses Of human
beings in exchange alley un-
til we enter st. Louis st. and
see by the State-Housc clock that
it wants just two minutes to four
o'clock. Where are We going 2
This neighborhood in CT doUant
times favored suspiciously Of as
sassination and usurpation and riot
GUS Impulses. Why we arc enter
ing the Statc>House by the ROYAL
St. admi,tancc. Madame stop! I
,ciW not mix in with this crowd Of
Babel>confusion. But madame is
impelliug me forward, and for fear
of offending I concede, and with a
smile that even Hcbe would not
have scorned-and all the while
there is raging in my breast such
feeling that even the Erinayes
might have considered worthy OF
their acceptance. But madame
has taken me aside, pushed me into
a corner and given me to understand
that the people We sec are not ma
terializcd spirits Of the time Of Ba-
bells erection, but that they are
the modern gods, who are wor~
and who (but not 6isinter-
worship in return.
Lam treasured and madame, up
on many conditions, is going to
point out to me come Of the sou dis
ant honorable politicians. l am de-
lighted and slap Madame on the
shoulder who is not very much of,
tended.
Near the foot Of the massive
stairway, leading to the upper floor
stands our eminent defaulter, Burch,
a negro, who is now under bona
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
NOTICE.

The Fcliciana Female Collegiate insti-
tute, formerly at Jackson La, will be
opened on Wednesday 26th September
1877, mt Alton Villa, on the w. +. Il. Il.
six miles from Bayou Sala La, under the
direction of Mrs. V. u. Howell Miss
Virginia Catlctt,) Principal. For terms
and other information, address Mrs. V.
u. Howell, Bayou Sara, La.
July H. 17,2m.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

An old saying (and not stogether All
untrue ene) is, "a Rsspy saved is. two earn
hd' according to this two saved is four
~carned, and in purchasing an organ if
you can save $50 it is as good as 500
earned, which would so !. great way to
wards the purchase; you can do this by
buying the Star Parlor Organ. See adj
verismentsi IN another column, ana sedy
orcirculaaf and price list.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
T. D. ELDER W. A. ELDER
GLDEE 81 CO.,
EIEE T. LIRE I.NSER.iNCE .iGEyTs
VgOoGyIiic. NlsSi,SIpDi.
T. J. ELDER

Represent the following First Clas
Companies:
L. =. Branch Liverpool and Londoua,a
Globe, assets over $500, oO3. Pianten
OF jackson, Miss, Assets over s2AOM.
phouiN. of iirooI<lyn. Assets over 50 40
900. Home, Of New York, Assets oyq,
6,t0i,ou0. Manhattan, OF New York, A.
sets over SJu1.GG0. Hanover. OF Ner
York, Assets over 81 ,6dt.00 New o.
leans lHs. Association, cash assets oye,
So. 900. Piedmont and Arlington Liz
Insurance Co, Richmond Va. =, 1900
Also agents for East ~ West Felician,
Parishes of the Royal Canadian ms. Ca
OF Montreal Capital S6,OOO0Up.
Rates Generally lower. and srcnrity]
more tangible than in New Orleans Nh
tual Companies.
Correspondence solicited from ncist.
boring Counties and Parishes. and an,
desired NJ1ImafioH moSi chccJuiIy girsa
We give particular attention to the InI
surauce OF Churches, dwellings aud|
farm property for Il tcrtn OF years anil
now otter $1,000 policies for 3 years at tb
low rate Of so. Gin House instHaac
speciality.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

GRACE CHURCH BssSEr1r.-r proposed
entertainment. by the Pastime Dramatic
association was unavoidably postponed,
son account of tho unEavorabIe. weather,
from Wednesday last, 10 Monday evening
iS0th instant, at which time it will be
given with their programme supplement-
ga with additional 'attractions. The
Lamar Cornet and String Band OF Wood
vile, will be in attendance, Tickets
may be procured at THO principal stores.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

w opPS1As ahu StNC al aCCoubb vi
the Baton Rouge school funds he
sequestered. 1t is rumorcd in po-
litical circles that his wife, {widow
Of the late Lieut.. Gov. DUNN will
raise sufficient money TO liquidate
his Indebtedness. We trust she
succeeds for the benefit of the State.
Near this criterion Of Republicans
ism stand Anderson and ,ex-Gov.
Wells two modern gods Of morality;
they arc also under bond to give
reasons why the returns from Yer o
non parish during the Presidential
election, were misrepresented, ana
counted wrongly, in favor of their
own particular gang.
Gov. Wells during his examination
in Washington SAID : "The people
Of Louisiana have treated me like a
dog" Poor fellow such treatment
must be consistent with his ideas Of
hospitality, for he is back among
US again ; but we intend 10 use q
little coercion, and compel him to
show how he and his crew have
treated Louisiana the unanimous
opinion Of which il exempliied in
| the courts Of justice, will give ex-
Gov. Wells a change Of residence
from the kennels OF II. 0. to the
cells Of Baton Rouge.
Our ex Auditor Johnson has left
| for cooler scenes during the sum
| mer. Several weeks residence in
the Parish prison among his COM
rades Of the inferior class did not
materially add to the building up
Of Ills constitution that tile effect
| Of his imprisonment will help to re-
move some OF the rottenness from
the States constitution, there is lit
tie doubt, and then Louisiana will
breathe more freely. The books Of
his Office have not, up to the Drc>
sent time, been found, and the gen.
eral surmise is that they have been
burned and aChy? the innocent
Veritas wonderiagiy inquiries, and
we also marvel at the little eXe
Auditors reticence. He should
not hide his light beneath q hay
stack, for, some day the candle will
burn low and the last, fitiul spark
will blaze afresh and ignite O pro-
truding straw and then the hay
stack will be consumed. Typical
Of the cx- Auditors works and
(honest y disclosures will bc the
charred hay as it is left to the mer-
cy of every passing breeze. That
illegal body, the so-called Return
ing Board and their Illicit dealings
will be fully investigated, and the
guilty ones be compelled TO stand
trial before the bar Of justice and,
if justice is done and there is no
executive ciemency, why, We will
repair to the quay the afternoon
when the gang are, at the States
expense, to &c e1cursioncd up to
Baton Rouge, and be one of the
many who will have assumed upon
their cou1tenances the feeling Of
the people in regard to them ; and,
when the packet backs out into the
stream, carrying the gang OF dis
pairing prisoners,-mcn who once
stood exalted in the estimation OF
heir country -men-their mistor-
tunes brought upon them by avarice
and dishonesty, will not cause the
emenation OF one sigh Of regret al
Justices stern mandate.
"Madame, Madame Gossip, come,.
let US go. I will not remain here
longer come Madame turns upon
me with an annihilating look, but l
am implacable, and recall by my
determination to quit the State
II ouse that [ am not Of the gontler
sex. With q sigh Madame leads
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
NoNTROSS HoUSC
Biloxi, Mississippi.
The Montross House is now open for tb.
reception of guests. A'

Tho undersigned respectfully inform.
his friends and the travelling public ua U'
orally that The house has been thoronoh
ly renovated. rciitted, ana improvement,
made to suit til" most eXacting. No min,
or expense will be spared to keep tIs
MontroSs louise npto It's usual staniam.'
first class III every respect. Terms mod.
crate. Special rates to families and Dot.
.muncnt guests.
kilograms or letters for rooms pro,nutlv
attended TO. r'
Meals furnished to excursionists atN
T.. j. MoSrRoss,
Proprietor
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
Sensible Advice.-You are aslc

Sensible AdvlCc.-fou are asked
every day through the columns OF news
-apers snd by your Druggists TO use
'omething for your Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint that you know nothing about
YOU get discouraged spending money
With. but little success. Nov TO give you
:s,;ttisfactoiy proof that GTecn's august
iIloiper VII cure yon 81. Of, Dyspepsia and
Liver Colnplaintwith all effects, such rs
-sour stornaclty Sick Headache, Habitual
'Gostivens, palpitable of the II can't, Heart
burn, Water-;brash, Fullness at the. pit of
she Stomach, Yellow sky, Coated Ton
.gsle, Indigestion, swimming Of the head,
eow spirits, &c, VIC ask You to. go to
your. Druggist and get q Sample Bottle of
GREEN'S august Ffo'oer for 10 cents and try
!. n q regular size for. IS cents. Two doses
viii relieve yon.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
HALF POUND TURNIP SEED
FREE!
ONE OF. CABBAGE SEED FREE


HAVING arranged with one Of the
l. most extensive seed growers III
unrrica for Il large supply of the best
seed OF This years growth, ut extra low
prices, we propose to give, as u special
rrCrss ann TO every new subscriber 10
OUR sEelne journal for the six
months from July /, 1877, who sends ST.
-, one half pound OF he early fiat dutch
strap icaGTUKNiP SEED. and one ounce
late fiat dutch CABBAGE SEED. Pos
tawc prepaid Oh seeds and paper.
Every Planter and farmer shoHid plant
that much or more OF each OF the above
and this will enable him 10 get thc paper
at the regular yearly rate OF s! 30. hrSidcs
IS cents worth of seed free, Instructions
how 10 plant the tuIuip ana cabbage
mailed With seed when dcSiycd. Send
81 -, and you viii receive the OLDEST
ANA BEST weekly agricultural journal
cts. worth Of the best, freshest and most
desirable seed for Tall planting FREE!
OUR UOlLE JOURNAL IND Rural
SOUTHLAND
i large 16-pH@c Gi-colrunm paper pub
lishcd weekly. It contains everything of
value 20 Southern Agriculture. I'LL tho
latest Photographic News, News from all
the Southern States. the Reports of the
Markets, departments for thc Family
Circle, Young Folks, Domestic Economy,
Valuable Recipes and Manufacturing,
Literary, Foreign, scientific, and Mis-
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and in usefulness and variety of reading
matter is not cXcellea hy any paper in
America. The Fourteenth Volume com
mcnccs July /, ISL. send 81 - and get
ii for six months, together With Is cents
worth Of seeds Free: Aadrcss--
OHT Home ,jOuTHui and RHrGl .SOnih'and,
New Orleans.
State i'll what paper you saw this adj
vcTtiSrmcnt.
july x. Aug. II.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28


ter tho train speeds along and the
cars are noisy with laughter and
merry songs. We feel as if there
| were, after all something to live for,
so conducting to happiness, of a hot,
su!try summer eve is q cool
breeze and merry companion.
Thoughts advance ahead of railroad
time to the lake, and we imagine
the splash of waves, the refreshing
effects of ba,h-that we are sur
plised and feel almost like being
pugnacious when our castle is de-
moIished by the stopping Of the cars
and the merry voices without pro-
claim TO US that we have arrived at
Lake Pom tcha rtrain.
We find as the lake people of all
ages, stations and nations. There
are the votarics of Cupid who have
come out for pleasant tete tefe;
married people who doif the cares
and heat Of the city 90 enjoy an
bonn IN ovo,i,c dre,ns Of delnsion
the old batchcIor who, no doubt, is
here by ''appointmcn| with some.
enhancing dcni>mondc ; the old
maid aryavcd in bright colorcd
attire with ribbons. rouge and cos
,umc new. She has not reliu1uished
IoiI her homes AID is stilt q staunch
ia1ly ofHvmen. The cav and dash~
! inc. hclies with the more reckless,
| beaux-all are out here for enjoy
mont. there are no solemn faces TO
remind Won Of the sierra realities
;,,,oso5 ,ron NC bv ;,nxor,blo dos
| .;or
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West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
SQUARE DEAL SALOON
AND BILLIARD ROOM.
IL. II. yVsEE'TE, Proprietor.

Ice Cold Aurora Beer aiways'on hand.
The Bar is constantly supplied with
choicest brands of wines, Liquors and
Cigars.
A s1,mptuous Free Lunch spread every
Sunday morning. Attached to the es-
tabllshment is II Splendid Billiard Table.
All appointments rs customary i'll first
class Saloon.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
g OF ona d cs,
Jeans, DENNIS, Tick

--inGa by the yard or piece
We invite an inspection Of our largo
assortment OF Ladies', Child.ens. Mems.
and Boys Hosiery, and Kid Gloves, Lisfo
Thread, Ganntfcts, Ties, Ribbons, Em-
bIol1"'i"S Laccs, Ruchings, Corsets, La-
dies N"aHy-lnade Under Wear, etc. Per
iumcry, Toilet, Articles, and notions.
}e have on hand also, Il fresh and well
selected, stock Of Clothing, Boots, Shoes.
Hats amt Caps and Il general assortment
OF g"ntiemcns underwear and furnishing
goods.
Dealers in Fancy and Staple groceries,
Provisions, western Produce and
plantation Supplies. Agents for
tho renowned Singer Sewing
Machine and its various
at tachments.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
WILDWOOD COLLEGIATE In

STITUTE,
Jackson LooSisiGna.
FENIIS Institution for young ladies, will
+ reopen with n full faculty,
SEPTEMBER 18th, 1877
a hundred and five dollars will cOvcr
all expense OF Tuition in English, Board,
etc.
For particulars send for circulars.
Miss NJ. MCCALMONT, Principal.
Mrs. l.. V. SCHWiNG, Prin. in Music.
UIy i-6t,
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

SPECLfL NOTYCE.-Wc arc the own
ers OF tho outstanding claims and indobt-
edncSscs due to the late firm of Mann
Fischer 4 Co.
The Citi&ens Of East Felciana, pointc
CoHpee, and Wilkinson County, Miss,
VIII find it to their interest and advan-
age to open up 4 TRADE with us. All or
ders from abroad promptly, and carefully
filed.
~ Highest market price paid lor cot
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28
A &XAB1.
NJ z r G II II VT Till O e.
PRINCIPAL STREET,
Bayou Sara, La,

Announces to the citizens of West
Feiiciana and nciGhboring Parishes and
Counties, that he has always Oh hand u
complete ana seasonablc stock OF goods,
and that he guarantees perfect salts
faction in fitting, and quaiity OF goods
;iild work. Charges reasonable.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-28

TENUE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
3 on THE
CNi FER.SITT or EOLISiINI,
NEW ORLEANS, La,
Affords unsurpassed Hospital advantages
for the ofstudy Medicine and Surgery, and
for Practical Anatomy.
FEES TIE SAME AS OF ALL EIEsr Glass
SCHOOLS.
Preliminary lectures in the Charity
Hospital BEGIN October Goth. Tho Neg
Jlar Session opens November 18th, 1877.
Send for circulars.
T. G. RICHARDSON, N. d. DEAN.
July n,77.lm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-01-27
LATER FOREIGN NEWS.

By the arrival on Wednesday Of the barkentiue
J. n. FGHiHburE from Portland, o.. and the polite
ness Of Pilot RabOock, we have received q copy Of
the daily OregoniGn Of the 9th January, two days
later than our last advices from San Francisco.
The n. Y. Tribune's Washington special Of Jan.
5 says The possibility Of a failure to complete the
electoral count, and Of q consequent new election
next fall, continues 10 be the leading topic Of talk.
Leading Democrats reiterate their belief that Tilden
is elected and will be inaugurated. but in case Of
any contest they would rather appeal 10 ballots than
bullets. Lamar said be deemed a new election pre-
fersble 10 the inauguration Of two Presidents. Il is
thought by leading Republicans that IL the Repub-
lican and Democratic Senators can unite upon any
method Of adjusting the difficulties, sufficient pres
sure will be brought upon Democrats Of the House
to force them to accept il.
In South Carolina and Louisiana the election
muddle still continues, and both parties are blus-
tering.
Commodore vanderbiIt's last words wsre-"T That
is a good prayer"
The Texas-PsciAc Railroad Bill Is considered likely
to pass Congress.
The latest kilograms are to the effect that the
plenipotentiaries at ConstaDtinople have concluded
TO modify their proposals TO Turkey. Midhat Pasba
appears to be equal to the situation. Jan. 4th, at
the sitting Of the conference, Safeat Pasha read a
statement in support Of the Turkish counter pro-
posals and explaining ia detail the grounds for
opposing certain proposals Of the powers Of Europe.
The plenipotentiares nevertheless endeavored TO
induce the Turks TO accept the proposals on points
which have been rejected by the Porte. When the
conference adjourned il was TO meet again on abe
9th. The Turkish official journals are very war
like. Should there be n FINAL rupture Of the nego-
tiations, Russia Intends to ask the Powers for
authority to enforce the proposals Of the conference
in their name The entire diplomatic corps at
Constantinople have for several days been preparing
to leave the city.