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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07
Respectueusement,
II. HOFFMAN,,
Foreman du Grand Jury.
RAPPORT sur les AT.
faireS du Bureau de
'eX.COlleCieur
de Taxes.

A rHon. Grand Jury de Ia paroisse Lafour-
che. maimtenant en- session pour le te'ne de
JUN de rHon. Co,r du 15n,c District Jit
diciaire.
MM.--Vos Experts sur les affaires
du bureau du Colleoteur dc Taxes rappor-
TENT
Que, par le livres de caisse do. Crosier,
destin6 la collection des Taxes de parois-
Sc, lis ont trOuve que le mOntant total per-
Gu par lui pour les taxes courantes de pa
rOisse pourl aimee 1875 est de-. 81 IT'S 70
sur lesquelles il "a paye au Tre-
SOrler dc ParOisse. 765 ~
Laissant une Balance due de....S 10 All
Que lie montant total des taxes fortaits
de paroisse' collectees par lui du 20 avril
1876, au - fevrier 1877, sont de-. $3.50 l3
sur lesquelles il paye au Treso-
rler Gle parOisse. e.-......-....-.-.. SS9 10
Quill requ pour les taxes cOurantes
de 1885, la somme de- $34 70
montant quill a verse au Tresor de La pa
roisse.
Vos experts rapportent de plus que nj
le livre de caisse des taxes d'Etat, nj les
Souches des recus d'Etat ayant etc pro
duits, Inalgre les demandes reiterees faites
o. CrOsier ct nOnObstant les divers or
drcs de cour qui lui ordonnait de lesproduire
Eli consequence vOs experts, pour parve-
mir etablir la dette sur les taxes d'Etat
Sc sont vus obliges de SO servir de son livre
! de caisse destine la collection des taxes de
| parOisse ct CONNIE ces deux taxes sOnt per
cues en- meme temps nous sommes arri
| YES, en- faisant Ia proposition. au r6sultat
| suivaHt
! LIE mOntant de Passessment sur lequel y.
| CrOsier q percu les taxes de parOisse pour
lannee 1875, est de 81 .a55, ,l41 qui, a l44
mills, taux des taxes d'Etat pour rannee
1873, dOnne. Observation-Disclosures. e22,549.ad
sur lesquelles il paye au Treso
rler d 'Etat. -.....-----. ,alo.o6
| COMMISSION. Sl3 ~ o,i32Oo
Balance due par o. Crosier $t4,4l7.E
Que le mOntant des taxes for -
faites d'Etat colleotees est de- 2,34.6S
ct que sur ce montant il a pay6
au Tresorier d'Etat sa commits
sion incluse. ...-............ l,5l9.79
Laissant une balance due par ---
lui de. $S54.S9
Quill collecte en- taxes couran -=-
tes d'Etat pour 1876 ........... $lOO.77l
ct quill pay6. y6.-.-..--..-....... 10000
Laissant une balance due par
lul de. l00.7I
Vos Experts disent quill mont ell aucur
moyen de constater lie montant du Poll Td5
collects, mais il savent que les taxes d'E
tat pour Pannee 1875 ont etc payees pal
0S contribuables males, ,votants de la paroi
Sc Lafourche ct tous passibles du Poll Tax
Ainsi 77S contribuables 81 90 $77S.00
J Paye au TresOrier dEtat.. AS
Commissicn.. 2.5
Laissant une balance due de. 1850
, $778.00 1850
"
Vos Experts ne peuvent pas dire combie
de licenses d'Etat ont etc collect6es, mai
lis trouv"nt quill a dams cette paroiss
129 personnes qui ont paye ou qui sont apte
apayer une license d 'Etat de $i5, GOA go IN
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07

Nous trouvons quill q Is personnes su-
jettes payer des licences de paroisse. for
mant un total de $3O5,00 qui apres lie livre
de caisse du Collecteur ne les ont pas
payees.
En- consequence, nous suggerons que vo-
tire Honorable Corps prenne des measures
Get egard. 81 ces personnes ont paye le col
lecteur doit cette somme en- plus, ct 81 elles
mont pas etc paye, elles devrait etre con-
traintes 4 lie faire.
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KIP & RUCH.
Moulin a Riz Perseverance.

tTous les Prix deternes aux Foires de IF
tat de la Louisiana pour P6calage du rte,
dcpuis lS6Sjusqua aujOurd'hni.
Nos. 8. 10. II ct Ii, rue des Champs Elyset
en- face dc la place du vieux Depot, 3me
Distsict.
NOUVELLE ORLEANS.
Nettoye 42Q Aarils par jour.
LES SACS SliNT FOURNIS GRATIS.
Prix.
No.
JNO N. WALSH, Agent
Oct II IA
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07
Avis aux Planteurs sucriers

O'AI LHONNEUR DANNONCER A
mes amis de la campagne ct aux planteurs
sucriers Ell general que je suis maintenant
en- mesure de m'oecuper d'afaires comme
Eaeteur de Sucre ct des affaires de Commits
sisn. sur une grande echelle, ct je mem
presse de leur offrir ines services,
Des avances liberales sur les rGcoltes re
ronr faites aux conditions les plus avanta
geuses.
Les correspondence de Ia campagne sont
sollicite.
LEON GODCHAUX.
81 Z SO rue du Canal, Nile Orleans.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07
Official.
TOWN COUNCIL.

The Town Council of the Town Of Thibo-
daux met in their Hall in regular session.
Tuesday. July 3rd 1877. at 8 o'clock P. M.
Present IS. T. GrisamOre, Mayor ; and
the following Trustees j. L.. AucOin, NJ. A.
I.egendre. F. Samoan L. Keefe and p. A..
AuciOn.
Absent 20. Naquin.
The minutes of the previous regular and
special sessions were read, and approved
as recorded.
The following Collectors report for the
month ending this day, was read and
on motion duly seconded the same was ac-
cepted.
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$778.O0 1880

Vos Experts ne peuvent pas dire combien
de licenses d'Etat ont etc collect6es, mais
ills trouv"nt quill va dams cette paroisse
a payer une license 'Etat de $f5,0Oa $50 90.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

dollar salary, wouldn't think it worth
while to make that five dollars; but the
other works at night and makes that ex-
ira money. Gradually people get to
know him as a man who is always ready
for work, who never refuses because the
pay is light; and one and another, who
have an uneasy feeling that, driven by the
hard times they have not paid him as we'll
as they ought, introduce him to better
paying people and gradually he gets more
and more.
There are women who, having children
to support, or husbands to help, put their
pride in the dust and stand upon it-their
foolish pride, mean, not their good hon.
est pride of independence. That foolish
pride sQuirms and twists and sometimes
almost gets up, but-how the brave w0m-
an stamps on it! She will sew or read,
write or keep boarders. If you ask such
one what she considers her work worth,
her answer comes promptly, "What it
will bring" She sets no value on her.
self, as far as money is concerned, nor
does she feel bound to pursue one beaten
track. One week she corrects profit
happened a proof-reader was sick, and
somebody, knowing she would jump at
any chance of work, let her know of the
opening. The next week she is at her
sewing machine-a friends eyes are weak,
and she happened to say she was looking
for a seamstress. At once our heroine
(for are not such heroinesO stamped on
her pride, which squirmed horribly, and
said, Remember, she was your brides
maid, and doesn't know how very poor
you are. You'd pretend you kno~ Of a
seamstress" Down came the foot, and
the words were spoken bravely eff l may
take the work home, l shall be very glad
to do it," Another time there is sudden
sickness, and a nurse is required. She
goes; and so, gradually, she acquires a
reputation for intense earnestness in full
filling her duty-that of earning money
for her children-and, one thing leading
to another, she learns how to support her
family comfortably and with ease. Hope
Ledyard, in the Churchman.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

bee line for the house, and soon my knock
brought q woman to the door, who looked
more frightened than was, at my ex-
cited appearance. 1t was useless to ask
for sperm oil-the only sort we use--so
cried out:
"'For Gods sake, give me some straw.
"She seemed to realize the position,
and quickly brought bundle. Feeling
in my pocket I found three matches, and,
grabbing the straw, made my way back
to the track.
"Laying the straw between the rails,
I struck a match and showed it into the
bundle. 1t flickered an instant, and then
went out. felt and found the straw
damp.
"Just then a dull, faint, rumbling
sound came down on the wind, and |
knew she was coming-the train would
soon be there.
~ struck the second match, and it
touched off the straw. A blaze, little
smoke, and it was dark again, and, raising
my eyes, saw the headlight of the ap-
preaching train away in the distance.
But trains don't crawl, and the buzzing
along the rail told me to he lively. The
red light was burning but family; five
minutes more and it would 60 out. For
an instant l stood paralyzed, when a
shrill scream from the engine brought me
to my senses, and I saw that inside Of
two minutes she would be there.
"Seizing the lantern with one hand, l
struck the last match, and, bending down,
laid it carefully inside the straw, and then
dashed forward, waving the red light.
The glare from the headlight shone down
the track, and the engineer saw me, but
did not notice the red light-the sudden
waving had put it out -only screeching
he came straight on. When the train was
almost on me jumped one side, and,
singing the lantern over my head, dashed
it into the cab. The engineer saw the
lamp as it broke on the floor, and, seeing
the red glass and battered lantern, whis-
tied the danger signal and tried to check
up.
Looking down the track, I almost
screamed from excitement. The last
match had found dry spot, and the
straw was blazing up brightly. The
train came to stand-still. She was
saved; that's all remember.
"The next l knew l was in the bag
gage-car. They said they found me lying
by the train in dead faint, and--excuse
me, we are going to stop now"
''Stamford!" he sung out. The train
stopped, and the writer went home, salts
fed that a brakeman's life is an exciting
one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31
The Beauties of Ireland.

We know, of course, that Ireland is
called the emerald ISLE" and that the
color of the emerald is green, but never
had it entered our 10 agination that there
was any where in the world to be seen
such verdure as charms the eye to look
upon, in the rural districts of Ireland
The slopes, the knobs, the dells, the fields
Of young grain, over which the breezes
creep like playful spirits of the beautiful {;
the pastures, dotted over with sheep of
the purest wool, the hillsides, rising up
into mist-shrouded mountains, are all COW
cred with thick carpets of smooth, velvet
green. But Ireland should also be called
the "Flowery ISLE" There is not spot
in Ireland where blessed nature can find
an excuse for putting flower, but she has
one-not only in the gardens and in the
meadows, but upon the very walls and
the crags of the sea, from the great
blooming rhododendrons, down to the
smallest foweret that modestly peeps
forth from its grassy cover. The Irish
furze, so richly yellow, covers all places
that might otherwise be bare or barren !;
the silk-worm delights everywhere, from
thousands of trees, to "drop its web OF
gold;" the blooming hawthorn, with the
sweet-scented pink, and especially the
white variety adorns the landscapes and
the gardens; wall flowers of every hue
and variety, Chamber to hide the harsh
ness of the mural supports; the beetled
cliffs of the North Lea are fringed and
softened with lovely flowers, and if you
kneel anywhere almost on the yielding,
velvety carpet, you will find little, we'll
nigh invisible fowerets, red, blue and
yellow. wrought into the very wool and
texture. Ireland ought to be called the
Beautiful Ise. The ,pirit of the beauti-
full hovers over and touches to living
loneliness every pont. Springs and
brooks, containing water as clear as crys-
tai, are very frequent and serve greatly
to heighten the delight of the admiring
traveller.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

SAFETY TRAIN LEHTs.-A flashing
light that indicates The speed and dis
lance of train, and shows whether it is
at rest or in motion, las been introduced
as rear light on fieight trains. 1t is
formed of two lights--one red and one
white-and designed 20 be placed one on
each side of the rear 0aboose) car, SO that
they may be seen in both directions on
the line. A simple dsvice for hiding the
lights at intervals is sffixed to each lamp
so that it may be msde to clash" or al
ternately appear or disappear, and by
suitable gearing this is connected with
one of the axles of he car. While the
Car is at rest the lights are steadily visi-
bic, when the train mDves the lights fash
once for each revolution Of the wheels,
and thus its movement and actual speed
can be easily estimned as far a. the
lights can be seen. Another advantage
results from the fact hat the white light
is visible at greater distance than the
red. The engineer Of . following train
may from this keep within the limit of
safe distance BY heping the flashing
red light dim or quts obscure, and by
coming 10 . stop the moment the fash-
ing runs Glow or st4s and the lights
become Axsd aid saslily visible.
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w alter Lilies.

Wandered once through garden bowers
All gemmed with jasmine and with sprays
OF coral buds, while gorgeous flowers
Bent DER the leafstrewn fragrant ways;
Yet none were fair, their heavy SCENT
Their brilliant bloom confused the mind;
Ny heart kept asking, as went,
For something of purer kind.
A bush of roses, full and grand,
Held me to view its burden sweet,
While an unseen but blessed hand
Laid fair offering at my feet
Soft trailing buds, half hid in green,
With glistening jewels overweight
The beauty that my mind had seen,
The pureuess that my heart had sought!
Fresh water lilies, dainty white,
All cleaning through veil of dew;
They seemed vision to my sight,
Yet breathed language that knew.
Through many day these lilies bright
Have waited fragrance DER my way;
And in the darkness of the night
Their whiteness makes it yet seem day.
Oh, may the hand that gave them me
Be ever laid on what is fair,
And seeking naught but purity,
Yet be alert to do and dare!
And may the lilies of this life
Within its reach forever bloom,
And hardships, sorrow, toll and strife
Remain beyond in midnight gloom!
Home Journal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

A NAN had placard up-.Cheap
Ladies Shoes for sale here.~ He found
that not woman entered his store. No
wonder; the ladies don't like to b called
cheap-they want to he called dear.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

CLAY county, Texas, hssn't bsr-roou,
and viii sad 1900 bsef cattle 70 mar
kst The year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

A NAN living in Northampton, now up
ward Of 90 years, who has been four times
married, has one son SO years older than
his youngest child, and whose present
wife IL just the sge of his oldest child.
He haas grandchild older than his young
ct child, and two Of his wives havisg
been sisters, one child 10 cousin to hcf
beother. This patriarchal nan did ~
las9 counting aftse two Of HI 500 wuo
nassisd, and has four setD q ehildson.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

IAI, . Loaf \ bstss thaa no bread.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-31

THE womanly woman is not ambitious
of personal display outside the perfect
conduct of her house and her own legit-
innate beauty; she is fond of her home
and of her domestic duties, she respects
her husband, and she takes care Of her
children, whom she looks after, guides,
influences, and educates into noble men
and women. She is not Of the silly sis
terhood who think housekeeping degra-
dation, and who would rather d, the
third-rate work of men than the best Of
that which nature and society have sppor-
toned to themselves.
Richland beacon., 1877-02-10
4 Mcrited Tribute TO the Craft

Senator Tnrlong. of Nicksburc,
delivered an able aud powerful ,peech
in the State Senate of Mississippi
recently, in behalf Of Il new printing
law, which was defeated, no one but
the wise lcgistors Of that State knows
why, in the conclusion of which he
paid the following beautiful and mcr-
tied tribute to printers:
have already referred TO printers
as mechanics. Whatever NAV bc
The rank Of their intellectually. as
compared with other mechanics. they
are, in The sense in which we, a. legiS-
lator>, ar, TO deal with them nothing
more ,ba" nlcci anic> and laborcrs
include especially those nel who toll
at The case. Theirs il truly
A weary he and swift decay
II is needless to speak Of the work
of Hoods wnran in thc."Song of :hu
Shirt" stitch, stitch, sliieb, but it is
the printers click', clicL'. cIick.
When the au;h,d, Of the MAIN.
script which they many times, with
great difficulty dcciphrr, and rentbr
into respectable English. are asleep;
when The head oi the statesman, th.
kcr for fame aad immortality, re-t,
quietly on bis pillow, and dreams Of
wealth. spleudor and love; whca IT,,
rosy dawn is beginning to streak ,llo
Eastern sky, the pripicr is still ,oiliag
on at his ease. He sets many . sick,
full in his sleep. anl reads the proof
in a dream
And. sir, the newspapers hafs
shared with us and with the peepio
generally. the tolls and sacrifices, the
losses and the suilerings of, | trust,
the most stormy and perilous peri,e,
of American history. They have
doubtless also borne their part in 2h-
errors and wrongs that have bee,
commit, d on the one side or or the
other But, sir. it does not Lecc,rr
us, many of whom are iudeb'rd tn
the press at least in larger degree
more than to any other class for The
honors we are now enjoying, to como
here and legiala'e in respect TO them
upon principle not adopted by us i7
respect TO any other clasr Of our COZ.
slituents
Richland beacon., 1877-02-10
Old jefferson Still Ahead

MARRIED by Allen Bivi1s. J. r.,
on Sunday last, ut the residence OF
the brides father, three miles from
Morris Station on the South L. North
road, in this county, Mr. William
Lassiter. late of Georgia, to Miss
Vashti II. Edwards. Mr. Lassiter is
in bis 22nd year and weighs l6O
pounds. and the happy young bride
was ten years and thirteen days old
and weighs just 20 pounds. All
were willing for the ceremony to be
performed. and the neigbborhood was
present in fullest strength. We can
vOucb for the correctness Of the above
statements 10 every particular. We
allow our readers to do the comment
ing on the propriety or improprie'y Of
such performaaces.-Birm. Ind.
If Alabama has no law for the
punishment of adults who participate
in such unnatural affairs, it strikes
Us that the enactment Of such an one
shoald engage the attention of its
present Legislature. If this child
bad any parents they were certainly
unnatural or silly ones to thus sacri6c
her.
Richland beacon., 1877-02-10
How the Secret was Discovered.

MARSHALL Jewell is typical Yankee
smart as chain lightning" ana cuts
as they make 'em, even in Connecticut.
Gov. Jewell. according 20 report, cane
it over the Russians while Minister
to that country. 1t Is said a, pa,-
ter of fact that Gov. Jewell. whilo
Minister in Russia, found out the
secret of the famous Russia leather.
The secret is the result of the use Of
birch bark tar, with which the skins
are dressed in place of tallow and
grease. the latter substances being 81
largely used as food among The lower
classes. This tar, which is carefully
soved As 1t eXudes from the wood
when burned, was first used as q
substitute for wheel grease in Russia,
as it is to this day, and then for the
filling and dressing of skins. BY
system Of careful inquiry, and literally
following his nose during bis visits 10
some rf the great Russian tannerirs
and curriers' shops, Mr. Jewell found
tuio co'Pouuu III great kcttie ItauN
for use, and thus the mys cry was
solved. 1t is not expensive, costing
about $40 a barrel, and he Immediate
" ordered ten barrels and sent them
to various leading leather manufac-
turers in this country with instruc-
lions and the result il that genuine
Russia leather goods are now made
in America. and doubtless will soon
be sold ut nearly fifty per cent. Lel1w
former prices.-Potersoa Press.
Richland beacon., 1877-02-10
Letter from Texas,
Fort WORTH, Jan. 26, Isl,

Fort WORTH, Jan. 26, 1877.
EDITOR BEACON:
According tv promise, | send you a
hasty line. After leaving Richland
we had splendid trip until Sunday
noon, when the rain began to fail in
small showers. About night we
reached the beautiful little Town of
Minden, aud the showers became
more copious, Suggesting the necessity
for sbcller-which we were Fortunate
enough 10 obtain by procuring a negro
cabin near the town. The good wife
aud children camped ou, with Us
every night very comfortably, and the
children especially enjoyed it. But
on Sunday night, at Mindcn, we had
regular Texas norther, the ground
being frozen next morning, which i'm
pressed the necessity upon my mind
of obtaining more comfortable quar-.
ters for the wife and chidrrn. Acting
on this conviction. determined to
drive to Shreveport next day Mon.
day., which | did-30 mir,-Icavins
the other wagons to follow and hey
came in next day.
We remained in Shreveport till
"Wednesday 10 o'clock, when we left
for Fort Worth, on the L. l. L. X. r.,
horses, wagon, baggage and all. We
were fourteen huurs on the way, ar
irving a: midnight; and regret to say.
made the most OF the trip through
Texas to this point " hen We could see
none of il.
rented in Fl. Worth one month,
but did not stay the time out before |
rented a little farm three miles west,
where | am now very busy seeding
the soil. =
f. Worth is one of the mushroom
"cities" Of the South West. The idea
suggested to new conner is that
eve.y citizen came here at Once, all
ran out at once aud said "here's my
place ," aud went to building in the
cheapest and quickest stile. Bu, after
looking around yoa find it is regular
ly laid of in blocks, many of which
are uDoccupied and macy only by a
sbantv. Indeed, the first time |
viewed the "city" from one Of the
many high places around | mentally
exclaimed, "behold the city of shan
ties !" Notwithstanding this, it is
fast, wonderful business place, and
surrounded by country perfectly
in its wonderful re-
sources. l propose to devote my
next to these subjects.
Yours as ever,
J. W. HILL.
Richland beacon., 1877-02-10
Mr.. Butler CANDLES for q Pear.

He had on q Mexican hat and
spurs, and after brief survey of the
fruit. inquired how much a pear cost
Ten cents" replied Mr.. Butler,
the proprietor.
He picked up one and gave it q
kind of a shake, something like a ter
rier does rat, and it was gone.
They air fine. sar,ain," and another
pear soon nestled costly alongside OF
the FIRST. Then he smackhd his lips,
which sounded like q mule drawing
its hoof out Of the mud and impress
sively banded out dime.
"Ten cents more" murmured But.
Ter.
20, no."
20. yes!'
"You had two pears" observed
Butler.
II had one pair. and one pear was
a dime, you said, remarked the rustic
youth; and ! reckon l have played
poker long enough to know something
about pairs. But they was nice |;
darn'd cheap, to"-onIy two for a
dime 7"
You'll do," observed But,ler, with
a sigh.
YES" observed the poor boy, aim
q lonely orphan from the country
what hain't bad no scLoolin'; but
when l put up money on q pair. l
alters knows what the next keard is
gwine to turn up"
That was a cash customer" was
ell Butler said, and be piled up three
more pears for the next fellow.-Sdn
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