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which Was u fayOri.e OF dear friend oil
mine many years ago. Will yOu-will
you tell me where you got it 2"
by the best OF all titles, SIR" the old
fiddler answered, drawing himself up
with touch OF artistic pride; II wrote it
myself, words and music BOTH"
Nay, sir,n said Michael sternly, ''you
rob the dead. A dearly loved brother OF
mine wrote that song forty years ago"
well, upon my wOrl!" said the cd
pddler, waxing wroth, then your brother
must have stolen it from me! What
might this precious brothers name be,
pray 2"
IAN honest name, a name am proud
to speak, said MichaeI, firing up in his
turn; Ibis name was Richard Fray"
| The old street musician staggered ms il
he had received blow.
| "What !" he exclaimed, peering eagerly
into the others face: '.then you are nv
brother Michael, for l am Richard
Fray"
Half an hour LITER and the brothers so
long parted, so strangely brought to-
gether, were seated round a roaring fire
In Michael Trays quaint three-cornered
parlOr. Michael's stores had been rail-
sacked for warm, dry clothing for the
wanderers. Drawers long closed yield
ed, wheE opened, "A sweet scent OF lavan-
der, and containing honely skirts and
bOdices, kept still in loving memory OF
little Nell, gave up their treasures for
Lily's benefit. and Richard Trays SNOW.
sodden clothes were replaced by Michael's
choicest coat and sOftest slippers. The
wanderers had done full justice to a
plentiful meal and jug of fragrant punch
now steamed upon the hob and was laid
under frequent contributions, while
Richard Fray told the story of thirty
years wandering, and the brothers found
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
DUREIC SALE.
ESTATE OF BENJAMIN A. SMITH,

By virtue of an order of the Hon. the Probate
Court, of the parish of st. Landry, there will be
sold at public auction, to the highest bidder, by
the undersigned administrator, or any duly
qualified auctiOneer, at the last residence OF the
deceased, near Grand COteau, parish of st. Ian
dry, onTUESDAY, June 18th, 1873, the following
described property belonging to the estate OF
Benjamin A. Smith, deceased, to-wit:
/. One tract of land with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, containing about
three hundred arpents, bounded north by Bayou
BOurbeau, east by land of widow Jean Dugal
south by land of Dr. E. NJ. Millard and west by
lands of the convent of the Sacred Heart and
the st. Charles College.
2. Two hundred acres of land, situated in the
parish of st. Martin, bounded north by James
Means and others, south by H. Smith, east and
west by w. E. Walker.
Also claim against the United States Gov.
ernment, which viii be sold forcash
Terms ANA Ondftions.-One-thir OF the MIR.
chase price to be paid cash ON the day of sale
and the balance in two equal and annual in.
stallments from day OF sale, purchasers to furL
nish their promissory notes, with good solvent
personal security IN s0ldo for the credit portion
payable to the order of purchasers, and TO he
endorsed by them In blank Said notes to hear
eight per cent annual interest from day of sale
and the property to remain specially mortgaged
and the yenders privilege to be retained there
on until full and entire payment of the princf-
pal and interest of the notes given for the pur-
chase price of the same.
The tract of land No. 1, with improvements,
not to be delivered before 1st January, 1879, and
the growing crop thereon reserved.
L. j. GUILBEAU,
May 11-5t Administrator.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
The South and the Presidential
Fraud.
fFrom the New York World. |

We can easily understand that our
esteemed cotemporary, the Sun, may be
embarrassed in the work of bringing
about a thorough, searching and i'm
partial investigation Of the frauds
which, as we believe, were committed
in Florida and Louisiana at the time of
the Presidential election in 1876. For
our esteemed contemporary in NOvem-
Der ~of that year laid down fully and
earnestly the doctrine, never accepted
by the World, that there is no power
which can go behind the certificates Of
q State given to certain persons as
Presidential electors, And as the Sun
neither is nor claims to be a Democratic
journal we have no reason Of course to
expect that it will do justice to the mo-
tiyes or the conduct of the great body
of the Democratic voters of the Union.
But 1T seems to us nevertheless that
even from the point of view of such a
Republican as Senator Conkling, with
whom we understand the Sun to agree
in his views as to the status and charac-
ter of the present Republican Admins
tratlon, it is very far from just to charge
the Democratic masses of the South, as
the Sun now does, with treason to the
country and with a delibeIate desire to
which !" tie Southern armies were un--
able to over" throw" because the South
has shown itself willing to recognize
the administrator of President Hayes
as lawful authority. Mr.. Charles
Francis Adams-Who can hardly be
thought to be sympathizer with those
whom the Sun Vehemently denounees
as Southern rebels now yelept Demo-
cratsR-has recently expressed his con-
vietion thot no assault ought now to be
made upon the title of President Hayes,
and if We are not mistaken a member
of his family has even gone so far as to
accept a Federal Office under the exist
ing Administration. The World has
brought out prominently before the
country the fact that Senator Conkling
has been in possession, ever since the
Presidential election in 1875, of infor-
nation which leads him freely to de-
nounce the President and the Admins
tration as guilty accomplices either be-
fore or after The fact in the frauds
through which the Hayes electors in
Florida and Louisiana obtained those
State certificates which the Sun elabo-
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
Compliment to Hon. i. iii.
ACklen.
From tha T okn Tba ,-1ac EoJ,n I

| From the Lake Charles Echo
We have watched, with particular
interest and pleasure, the course of our
Representative in Congress-, the Hon.
J. II. Acklen since he secured his seat
from which he was so fraudulently
kept until recently.
Through the disinterested, persistent
and untiring exertions of Gen. L. Sew
| ell, who was thoroughly conversant
with all the facts of the case, Mr.. Ack-
len was made to understand just how
matters stood, and no sooner was he
seated, than we find him taking active
| and prompt steps to relieve us of the
foul expressions and inquitous persecu-
tions that we have been subjected to
for twelve long months. Twelve
months that have covered more actual
losses, more. real pecuniary distress,
more privation of the necessaries of
life. and more wanton, protligate and
arrogant disregard of the vested rights
| OF citizens, than was experienced in
this parish during the four years of the
late war.
To his efforts do we owe the presence
OF Messrs. Adams and Hale, special
ton of things here, and to report them
as they find them. And we cannot but
hope, after witnessing, for one week
their patient, pains taking and search,
ing inquiry into subjects brought before
them, that they mean what they saw.
1t anything wrong has been done To
lind 1t out and, when found, to report it.
Joseph ii. Acklen, in the name Of the
people of-the parish of CalcasieW. we
thank you for the chivalrie manner in
which you have espoused our canse !.
and we feel that though you are power,
less to have restitution made for the
property wrongfully, and by force
Wrested from us; although YOU cannot
obliterate the anguish Of the anxious
fathers In seeing taken from them the
sole means by which they were to fnr-
nlsh bread TO their helpless wives and
famlshlng children; although you can
not wipe out the harsh feelings engen-
dered by the more harsh accusations
and tyrannical exaetions of an unscrn-
plIous Government Agent, you can and
VIII, when the record is laid before YOU,
demand that Congress take action in
thls matter. We feel that in you we
nave q champion Sana pear ct sans re-
proche,g who has the ability to find out
where the responsibility lies for all
nerve to see that the offender is brought
to the bar of public justice.
For twelve long months have we been
trying. without avail, to get some re-
cognition of our rights as American
citizens from the Dictator, M. A. Carter.
For eleven months have we been try
ing, without avail to get some relief
through the Federal courts, and now as
a last resort, we appeal through you to
the highest tribunal in the land, to the
House Of Representatives of the people
| of the United States.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25

SOUTHERN FARMING.-How to ruin a
farmer and his farm-Plant the farm in
cotton and corn, year after year, burn
all the stalks and trash, never put back
anything which grows on the land, let
all the manure go to waste in unsightly
heaps, nloW hill-sides about two inches
deep, so as to wash away the dirt and
give you a ctean field. Do all these
things get in debt all You can, drink
lots. lots OF f bust as head, chew two plugs a
week OF nat tobacco. visit the race track,
saloon and ten-pin, alley every chance,
then waste as much time as possible In
other ways, and II you and your farm
are not ruined, consult the devil for
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
Returning Prosperity.
fNew York Herald

The astonishing fact that our exports
during the past year exceed our imports
in value by over $200,000,000 calls at
tention in value by over $500, 200, 900 calls
attention to the other fact that the
country is suffering, not from poverty,
but from plethora OF everything really
valuable, combined with a lack of mark
cts for the disposal of the surplus. A
nation which has more factories, more
machinery, more skilled laborers, more
railroads, more agricultural produce,
more land in cultivation, more animals
to work it and more labor-saying con-
trivances than it ever had before, and
more in proportion to population also
than it ever had, cannot be called poor.
Official figures show that the increase
has been greater in the seven years
since 1870 than In the ten years between
1860 and 1870, which everybody cites as
years of high prosperity. The aggre-
gate quantity of land under cultivation
has increased from 90.000,000 Of acres in
1870 to 100, 100000 inAs77; that is to say,
we have 10000, 600 acres more under the
plow in 1877 than in 1870. The follow
ing table shows the number Of animals
and amount of produce in 1870 and 1877:
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
Henry s. Moss.
TCourier Journal May 5th.J


The unfortunate subject of this notice
died last evening about half-past seven
o'clock. The public can not soon forget
the startling surprise, the appalling
shock, produced few weeks since by
the announcement that Henry S. Moss,
a prominent Main street merchant, was
known to have forged the names Of
many men, some of them his best
friends, to many pieces of commercial
paper. No event for many years has
produced a greater sensation. Mr.. Moss
was native of Glasgow, KY, and had
lived in Louisville quarter OF a CEN
tury. He was we'll born, well raised,
well connected with an extensive kin
dred of most worthy and respected peo-
pie. He had been for years past elected
and reelected to the Board of Alder
men of the city of Louisville. His hold
upon his constituency was their CONT
dence in his integrity and courage. He
possessed none OF the arts OF the dema-
gogue, and his career as alderman was
in advocacy of economy and hostility to
extravaganza and waste of the public
treasure. His standing, both in Louis
vile and his former home, was that of
aman of sensitive honor and courageous
truth. His habits were those OF perfect
sObriety and abstemious simplicity.
That such man, at the age of fifty
eight years, should commit great
crime aturally produced the great
felt by the public few weeks since.
But the case has now assumed an un-
alterable new phase. When all other
friends had fallen away or stood ap-
palled at the enormity of apparent
crime, a faithful wife, warmed by public
denunciation and moved to greater ex-
ertion by her loneliness, declared that
her husband was not dishonest man,
but afflicted with diseased brain that
what seemed to be crime was the irres-
ponsible act of lunatic; that he had
not been sane or responsible for a year
past. She demanded an inquiry, and on
Saturday last it was holden in the JET
ferson Circuit court before Judge jack
son and jury, and it was then estab-
lished and placed of record that Henry
S. Moss was a lunatic, and had been for
a year last past. This Judgment was
based upon the testimony of leading
physicians and learned experts in men
tai diseases, such as Drs. Chipley and
of Cincinnati; Rogers, Hewett
and Bell, of Louisville; and Forbes, of
the Anchorage Asylum. They said his
brain had been long diseased, and that
he was tt len dying Of the malady. AL
ready the cOnsummatiOn has been
In all this sad affair we are
glad we find this one point upon which
we can congratulate his family and
many fosmer friends; that it is now es-
5ablished beyond all dispute-nay, be-
yond all wish to dispute-that Henry s.
Moss leaves an honest and vindicated
name to his posterity-a name over
which they may weep for his misfor-
;unes, butneed not blush nor be ashamed.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
Laws of Mississippi to Suppress
Vice.

Correspondence N. o. Christian Advocated
Are not these an improvement On the
famous "Blue Laws" of Connecticut;
Mr.. EDITOR: That you and your
readers may know what Mississippi has
done through her laws to suppress vice,
L will briefly refer to some of them:
She has a law which Furnishes any
one who is drunk, or any one who pro-
fanely swears, in a public place, in the
| presence of three or more persons, and
it is made the duty of justices of the
peace to arrest and inflict the punish
ment upon offenders.
Amy officer of the State who is con-
victed of one single act, while under
the effect of Intoxicating liquor shall be
removed from office, which is not un-
common to see practically enforced.
Gaming OF any kind Except horse
racing and shooting matches) is pun
ishable. Public officers who lend pub
lie money to bet are liable to be broken
of their offices. Keeping for sale or
selling lottery tickets, and all gift en-
terprises, are iDdictable. Betting with
a minor is Il felony. Owners OF houses,
and even vacant lots, who permit gam
ing therein or thereon are indictable if
| they do not inform against the offender.
The laws fors retailing liquors are
very stringent. The keeper of a licen-
sed liquor shop is indictable if he per-
mits any riotous or disorder}y conduct,
or sells to a drunken man, or sells to
| minor, or permits drunkenness in his
house and the owner of the house who
permits retailing in it without license is
liable to indictment if he does not in
form against the offender.
The carrying of deadly weapons is
also an offense, and punishable before
Justice of the peace or circuit court.
Selling deadly weapons or cartridges to
drunken men or minors-parents, teach
ers or guardians allowing children, pu-
pills or wards to carry deadly weapons
are contrary to law and punishable.
The laws against vagrancy are also
stringent. All gamblers, all able
persons who have no visible means of
support, all prostitutes, and all keepers
OF houses OF prostitution, and all beg
gars able to work, are by law held to be
vagrants, and punishable as such.
The Sunday laws are equally strin-
gent. No shop or store of any descrip-
tion is allowed to kept open on Sunday,
nor any sales of goods, wares or mer-
chandise allowed on Sunday; nor any
work done on Sunday (unless of charity
or necessity nor hunting with guns, or
hunting with dogs, nor fishing in any
way is allowed on Sunday. Wilfully
disturbing any congregation assembled
for public religious worship, at any
time or place, is also indictable. All
contracts made on Sunday are void, and
cannot be enforced. Speaking or writ
ing words deemed insults, and calculated
to lead to breach of the peace, is in
dictable.
These are few of the many laws of
Mississippi having for their object the
suppression Of vice, the advancement of
morals and the preservation of good
order.
Take it all in all, the criminal code of
Mississippi is not surpassed by any in
the Union. A SUBSCRIBER.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
Official.
THE STATE APPORTIONNIENT.
Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE }
Democratic Conservative Party.
New Orleans Nav ID 1879 \

Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
Democratic Conservative Party.
New Orleans, May IA, 1873. J
AT meeting of the State Central
Committee of the Democratic Conser-
!. vative party, held in New Orleans on
the first May, 1873, the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the convention of the
Dem ocratic- Conservative party of Lou
lslana be held on the first Monday of
August, 1878.
Resotued, That a convention of the
Democratic Conservative party of Lou
islana be held at Baton Rouge for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for
State Treasurer and members OF Con
gress for the various congressional dis
tricts of this State.
ResOlued, That the apportionment of
representation in said convention shall
| be one delegate for each two hundred
votes east for the Democratic Conser-
| vative candidate for Governor in 1875,
and each fractional number less than
| 300 and exceeding 100 shall be entitled
| to one delegate.
Resolred, That inasmuch as in certain
parishes dissensions existed during the
last campaign, whereby opposing fac
tions nominated double sets of officers
which resulted in the loss of several
mem bers of the Legislature and mas
much as these dissensions if continued
will seriously jeopardize the Democratic
prospects in certain localities, that the
president of the State Central Com
mittee be and he is hereby authorized
to call a convention and make all nee
essary arrangements to the holding of
the primaries in any parish, or ward
of the city Of New Orleans, in which
the antagonistic factions refuse to unite
in a convention, within forty days of
the holding of the State convention.
Resolred, That the State Central
Committee recommends the adoption Of
a rule by the convention that the num-
Der of delegates on the floor, represent
ing each parish and ward of the city,
shall not exceed the number of votes to
which such parishes or wards are en-
titled.
In accordance with the first and sec
Ond resolutions, State Convention of
the DEMOCRATIC Conservative party is
hereby called to meet at Baton Rouge
on the First Monday (ffth) of August.
In accordance with the third resolu-
ton the several parishes and wards of
the city of New Orleans shall be entitled
to the following representation, to-wit
ID
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
THE REPUBLICANS IN CAUCUS OVER THE
MATTER.

THEY WILL PREPARE AN ADDRESS. TO
THE COUNTRY-THE RESOLUTIONS
CHARACTERIZED AS MIsCHIEV-
Gus AND REVOLUTIONARY.
New YORK, May ia Washington
special to the Evening Post says: At a
quarter to 3 o'clock the Republican
members were still in caucus. A COM
nlttee was appointed to prepare an ad-
dress to the country, which will be
made public tonight. 1t alludes to Mr..
Potter's resolutions as very mischeviOus,
and the first step in a cunningly pre-
pared movement to unseat President
Hayes, aud to revive the passions which
existed throughout the country for sew
eral months after the presidential cleo
ton.
The speakers in the caucus have all
taken the ground that Democratic lead
ers have resolved to get President
Banks characterized the movement by
Mr.. Potter as revolutionary.
THE WISE MAN OF THE HERALD AIRS
HIS VIEWS.
New YORK, May 15.-The Herald
says: Mr.. Potter's resolution still hangs
fire, and if he should ever succeed in
getting it passed, it will be so tight a
squeeze as will deprive it of all moral
effect.
AS a piece of strategy this resolution
is a blunder IN every way, and from
parliamentary blunders on the floor of
the House, it rises into an immense
Democratic blunder, to begin a move
ment which reunites the Republican
party.
TIo D,,rbl;oaa, ,oo
scOlding at the President and quarrell-
resolution brings them into a compact
phalanx.
This foolish attack on Mr.. Hayes title
rallies the Republican party to his de-
fense, and is the greatest boon which
could have been conferred on a Presi-
dent who has so long been at logger
heads with his own party.
HON. A. H. STEPHEN ON THE POTTER
RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Hon. Alex. Fl.
Stephens, who is absent from the House
on account Of illness, has addressed a
letter to Hon. Clarkson n. Potter, ad-
vlslng him not to move the previous
question upon adoption of the resolu-
tiOns of investigation, and to allow them
not only to be discussed, but to accept
all the amendments that may be offered
by the Republicans.
Mr.. Stephens is not opposed to the
fullest investigation of the electoral
frauds charged in the Potter resolutions,
but is OF the opinion that such ihvesti-
cation should have the largest possible
scope.
THE DEMOCRATS UNITED IN SUPPORT OF
TIE pnTTIp pEcOI 1rr1ONc
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25
What are the Representatives
of the Democratic Party
i'm this Parish Doing!

We have since our first issue been
advocating the organization of some
action on the part of our executive
committees, which would insure a call
for all Democrats in the parish to meet
in convention.
We trust before our next issue some
action will be taken by the committees.
The Democrats of st. Landry demand
and intend to have this year one con-
vention composed not Of rival politi-
clans, but of delegates fairly elected
from the entire Democracy of the parish.
We trust both committees will unite
and carry out their wishes, and thus
prevent a recurrence of the disasters of
the last campaign.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-05-25

We had the pleasure of meeting in
our town, during the present week, Hon.
Robt. M. Lusher, State Superintende Mt
of Public Education. Mr.. Lusher is
making personal inspection of the
schools throughout the entire State.
He carefully examined the books of the
President, Secretary and Treasurer of
the School Board, and those schools
now in session. He expressed himself
as we'll satisfied with the energetic
efforts made by our officers in behalf of
the public schools of the parish and
last but not least as agent of the Pea
body fund made an appropriation to
one school from that fund and promised
similar appropriations to all graded
schools in the parish with all average
daily attendance Of over one hundred
pupils. Mr.. Lusher left us On Wednes-
day on the steamer Minnie for Simms-
port, from WHICH point he will con-
tinue his inspection through the Nor
ern parishes.