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St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09

The how! of the defeated Radicals
and independents over the conduct of
the election ut the Washington poll is
simply ritliculous.
The impetiimeut to voters, If any there
was, was caused 10y the fact that the
negroes, massine themselves in solid
columns mt III early hour, blocked up
all tue approaches to the ballot box and
held tht. ground until near3 o'clock r.
NJ, when the commissioners began to
allow alternate voting.
The Radicals are SO accustomed to
practice fraud, violence, intimidation,
aud ballot box stuffiug, that they are
over ready TO charge these things against
their opponents whenever they are
beaten. Que of the commissioners, and
the clerk at that poll, were appointed at
the suggestion and request OF Eibert
Gantt, defeated candidate for the Police
Jury, and the leader of the Radicals at
Washington. ...
Both these gentlemen, publicly de-
clare, that the election was conducted
fairly aud in strict accordance with the
law.
The Radicals have lost their strung
hold, tlie head quarters of Anderson =
first lieutenant aud chief wirepnller,
e. CAN'T, and their al,use Of the officers
at the election, il simply howl over
the fall of tlaeir great leader. t
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09
AGENTS. OF THE DEMOCRAT:

min ,,art,enen above named are our agents
and as such requested to solicit subscriptions
NJ. D. EAVANAGH,
Editor
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09
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* HERHF F,s SALE.
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
-.,.;- No. 1901. ... a.
JOHN J. BEAUCH AMP, ExR, VS.. AUSTIN
LACoMBE EFT AIS -s"

BY yir+ue of atwrit Of fieri faeias. issued
Mt OF the honorable Parish Court. in and
'nr the P'trisllof st. Landry. In t,r, above gu
ell at: public sale, to the highest bidder, a,
rhe Cssa't Fl ,ase of sald parish. In the town o.
)l,,ln',sas, on 3.BATURDAY,' 9. the 7th day If
December, 1873. at II O'einek 4. ~, the following
lescs1hed property. tl-wit:
Ii Fwtslnts situated In the town of Opelou-
AIS. bounded north ny Jefferson str ct. sn,,th
nv. Franklin street. east by Vine street and
west b. lands belonging to Elhert CAN'T,
Q. One Int 1f ground situated In the town of
hHionsas bounded snutl bv vi . street. west
~ rairs,ah. and east by lots belonging to Mrs.
tray and being No: 20 AMI 81 of process verbal
Of sale Of estne OF Charles Thompson, deceased.
Terns-Cash
%. C. c. DUsON.
oct1s Sheriff of the Parish of ct. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09
NOTICE or ADMINISTRATORS
Probate COURT, PARISH OFSr. .EDRY
NJ. 1899.
ESTATE OF ACHItLE sAvO1s.

EoTATF OF AJHlLLE SAVOlE.
W,eTtas, Cyprien II. Savoie of the pa :
:sh N ST. Landry has applied b, his petit
ii II 10 he appointed administrator of the
estate OF Ach'ile savoie, deceased late Of tine
parish Of ST. Landry.
Therefore. ANY person intending to make op
position t" sand appointment. VIII tit ;he salut
1T writing Iii my office in the TOWN at OelGlsi.s,
within ten days from the present nt.tce.
JAMES u. CiAClERE, Clerk.
nov 2 ed3
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09
March 31st. 1877-tf J
THE SUN MUTUAL FIRE BNsGsR.

,ANCE COMPANY OF NEW oRLEAHs.s
One of the Oldest and staunchest Compa.saes
in the South.
Risks on sugar Houses, Gin Houshs, stfsres
and Dwellings taken at the Lowest Couastry
Rates. ,...s,. t.,t .t....
JAMES DAY, President,
II. CARPENTER, Sec'y.
WILLIS PRESCOTT. Agent,
Washington. In.
LOUISIANA EQUITABLE LRPG
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW oRLE4 gs.
The only Company in Louisiana shat shas
compiled with tho act of the LeglslitnIts In.
troduerd and sustained by the St. LaNdrY
Senators requiring Reserve Fund f0r SaeS
Policy Holder. This Company has paid toy the
Families Of Policy Holders over
$3s5,000
during the past eight years.
SAMUEL NJ, TODD. President,
ROBT. W. OGDEN. Vice PreSident.
ANDREW PATTON, I'd Vice President,
WIN. HENDERSON, Secretary, Z
-'- WILLIS PRESCOTT, Agent:
feb s-tf =! Washington. -.
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wv. w! CLARK K........................P .PresNseDs
u. TYLER. .-.-,.-....Se Secretary and Treasurer
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09

"Mr. Taywnthr-tIist in.&I see, said
an old shopper to the clerk i'll atten
dance. = s.slrf 81 IFCgBg II h l.. a
"Sn'm. he's at home tn day."
81 suppose. le's got ntstltttg new"
ayes, IN, he has he's got pne,lnipuia.
.You iaoisstsay vi; Whit are yol get
ting yard for inpni;. nOw,f
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09
g1'ssa. .YssxOsa,

Still continues the tn,iertaker's husinAsef In
,lelUnsas. AL will h. thankful tor pasrs,aas .
VI, hts inc WHY 3<-tN
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09
ovr,nr,,, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER o, 1873.
Tine Battle is Fought and the
Victory WON.

In spite of the l"nd boasts ot ka'tl-
calls. white and black, in spite of the
expenditure of IL large campaign fund,
vrung from the employees OF the
Custom House and dispensed broad
cast throughout this parish 10y Louis
Desn,arAis cashier of that public office
aud hencl man in CHIEF ut Returning
Board Anderson, and Lastly, in 'tisplfe
of false friends and political Arn"lds
i'm our own ranks, the time honoured
and iuvinceble Democracy, the glorious
Democracy of St. Landry, has met the
foe aud won Il victory that will give iier
u commanding voice III the futn'e
couuciis of the party in this State. lh'
body. soui aud spirit of Ra'llcallSm, i'll
this variSh, dies with the d'S@fac"t"'
and signal defeat 0t itS great let'ttr.
and with If, il buried, polirAl m"n=rri-
ism in NIL tue varinuS forms it l,as as
sunr,l in St. Lrndry. Let all the
people, great and small rejoice! And
let III. cuinred element, the dnpcS or
selfisl, office seekers, who have followed
their lead like dumh driven cattle !"
learn this less.st; that they cani"t con
trol the .listinies of this State OF parish
by leagueing themselves together ~
solid pIlalaux under such leadeIs as
they have followed lie,e.
Another valuable lesson has "en
,ausl, oar own party-in union there IS
strength. The GO iventi"n principle has
signally and permanently ytriumphe'l; and
now let no aspiring or amblfl"us "ffre
seeker, JIM this parish, dream that ht ran
successfully oppose his petty and selfish
personal or political influence, against
SO great and s0lid an organization.
We are i,roud of the great old party.
1t in an honor to he IL member OF it, and
its high mission is to install Il National
Democratic administration in the year
1880. St. Landry has done her whole
duty in the, preparation for the great
battle that ia then to take place.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-09

DUBLEC SALE.
P..OBATE COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

We are informed that the Commission.
ers paid $75 for making the fill at the
Lupher bridge in Pike township, and
that it took two men with team one
and half or two days to do the work.
The contract was let without competition
to the firm who had the monopoly of
building all the small bridges in that
township, and who were carefully pro-
tected in that monopoly by the stupen-
dous failure of the Commissioners to ad-
vertise for proposals. We have heard
enough of this matter Of letting small
contracts to convince us that the $29 900
oVerdraft of county funds, or large part
of it, is due to extraordinary mishanage-
ment on the part of the County Commits
sioners.-RepositOry.
Now, ",Ue are informed" and credibly
and reliably informed, chat the Com
missioners paid" ten dollars for making
the fill at the Lupher bridge in Pike
township" Such lying "is wholly due
to mismanagement on the part Of the"
stranger editors in not wishing and try
ing to ascertain the truth in such case
made and provided.
If the John Sherman men of the Re.
pository will post themselves on the law,
they will learn that the county fund and
bridge fund are kept separate; and by
examining the reports they will learn
that the county overdraft is largely ow-
ing to the Court and other expenses,
with which the Commissioners have no
control. One item, for example, the past
year is-taxes refunded $4,390.59, the
most of this being refunded to the rail-
roads on the order of the Republican
Auditor of State The last Legislature,
Republican as it was, passed an act de-
priving him Of this power, and lodging it
in board. To this item, add Court ex-
penses, $26,949.49; election, assessors
coroner's, taking insane to asylums,
school examiners, &C., SIS, 1872 25-making
in these three items over hirty-seven thou
sand dollars the past year. This in great
measure accounts for the overdraft of the
county fund and this is the way it has
been running for several years pact
The "seventy-ive dollars for making
the fill at the Lupher BRIDGE" is not all
lie, like the old woman's soap. We are
glad to credit the John Sherman editor
with ten dollars worth Of truth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

A New England detective recently
spent six weeks among the tramps, and
has made his report. By this report it
seems it is rarely one desires work. He
says:
During all the time we we're engaged
in tramping we made it our business, at
the suggestion of the chief detective, to
ascertain whether it was the lack of EN-.
ployment that caused these people to be-
come wanderers and vagrants. Of the
entire number with whom we conVersed
we found but two who did not scout the
idea of going to work for the purpose of
earning an honest livelihood, and we
very much doubt ifthesO two were ready
to engage in any laborious employ
ment."
When the riots broke out in Pittsburgh
last July, the detective states there was
a movement at once among the New
England tramps to get to Pennsylvania.
Turmoil and lawlessness was their oppor-
tunity for plunder.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

U. 8 SENATOR Howe has submitted a
billto that body, providing that wherever
any person or persons shall conspire to.
getherito obstruCt or hinder by force, VII
olence, threats or intimidation free and
customary ktransit of persons, baggage
and merchandise passing by railway or
water from one State or territory into
another, such offence shall be deemed a
misdemeanor against the United States,
and persons found guilty thereof, on con-
viction, shall be punished by fine of
$500 and one years imprisonment; that
whenever any person shall compel any
railway employee engaged in the trans.
portation of interstate commerce to
abondon his duty, they shall, on convic-
tion thereof, be fined not exceeding $500
nor less than $500, and be imprisoned
mot less than year nor more than tivS
years., i. 45.--,- =
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

We are doing our best to counteract
the efforts of the lying John Sherman
Repository, under its new management,
and SO far the Stark County DEMOCRAT
has done it pretty successfully, judging
by what we hear. Last weeks Repository
was devoted to ellis" at culverts and
bridges, and as usual, spoke without
knowledge, and without the fear of the
father of lies, for he keeps on good terms
with his children.
One "fll, :" the Repository was inform
ed, cost seventy-five dollars" when in
fact it cost ten dollars-$1O worth oftruth
in seventy-fve was pretty good. An
other "fill" at Dan Yant's, in Pike town
ship, was let at $36, really $36.70-to the
lowest bidder, and goodly number of
bidders present. Commissioner Raber
sent word to the neighborhood the week
before, so that there might be bidders.
OF course such small jobs are not adver-
tised anywhere, and never were, but the
Commissioners invariably estimate the
bill, and calculate about what it should
cost, 80 that no advantage shall be taken
by any one.
The Repository, however, in this case
insinuates that Commissioner Raber de-
sired to let some firm" (Which the Rep.
don't name), have the job at $3.50, and
the only bit of evidence it gives, is that,
the bidding was started in sporting
way at that figure. The job, as we say,
was let at $3.50, but the Repository would
like to convict our Commissioners on
what they did not do, showing the truth
is not what that John Sherman set want.
The man who draws inferences 80 far
fetched, and endeavors to Criminate and
condemn, not on the facts, but on as
sumptions the facts don't justify, is Ell
ther knave or fool. That is our opin-
ion of such Repository galoOt "fills." If
this is the way the John Sherman, Nc.
Kinley editor from Washington is going
to "fll" the bill, we would not start bid
of $3.50 ON the old concern-even in
sport.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
DEMOCRATIC DELINQUENCLES.

The only case of true reform on the
part of a Democratic official on record, is
that ofthe Treasurer of Stark county, who
was forced, through inCompetenCy, to va
cate his Office, and place in full charge
the Republican ex Treasurer, who found
his books in a deplorable condition. We
understand the Democratic Auditors
are even in worse shape. This should
serve as warning to tie voters of CO.
lumbiana county. Democratic nominees
are generally nothing more than political
hucksters and renegades, who, if elected,
could not transact the business required
of them, and only seek to steal a living
off the tax payer.-NceU Lisbon Buckeye
State.
Horace Greeley once noticed an evil
tongued goose of blaCkguard with
"You lie. you villain, you lie p
This was very expressive in Greeley,
and perhaps the shortest and most effec-
tual way he could answer the fool knave.
Of course, the slanderer of the Buckeye
knows nothing ofhis own personal know
ledge of our county Auditors and ccun-
ty Treasurer's Offices, and if he had any
manhood he would state his authority.
His aim, doubtless, is to aid the SANDER
GUS John Sherman-M Mckinley organ here,
But Democratic nominees are gener-
ally nothing more than political huck-
sters and renegades, &C., and only seek
to steal living off the tax payer" "
There, surely, is the boiled down es-
sence of John Sherman, Belknap, Bah
cock "loyaltyW W
The County Commissioners of Colum'
biana and Stark have been the authori'
ties to appropriate for the Children's
Home, near Mt. Union, and the relation
chip has been peculiarly manifested on
the part of the Columbiana authorities
political hucksters p "steal a living,
etc, Well, it is whispered that the Stark
county authorities have been instrument
tai in preventing thousands of lavish ex
penditures at the Children's Home From
all we can gather, Columbiana county
under the present radical management
will fully compare as to "huCksters," &c
But, they are faithful unto John Sher
man and all the frauds; Beknap, "Boss'
Shepherd, and Babcock stealings inClu
ded. We state this much fo the beneti
of the Buckeye State and all c cerned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
NERS.AND VARIETY.

Southern negroes resort to the law on
the most frivolous pretexts.
A man in a Nevada mill was bored
through by twoNinch auger that was
run by machinery,
George GLADDEN. has been sentenced to
ninety-nine years in the Texas State
Penitentiary for the crime of murder.
A novel attempt at suicide was that of
a Houston woman who knocked hole
in a window pane and sawed her neck
over the ragged glass.
Sirloin steak at five cents per pound
and fine fat turkeys at twenty-five cents
each are among the latest quotations in
Mason county Texas.
Ex-Governor Washburn has given his
residence and grounds situated at Madi>
son, Wis. valued at 500 ooo,to the State,
for the establishment of an Industrial re-
formatory school for girls.
Two school boys, Frank Aldridge and
John Smith, both aged about thirteen
years, engaged in fight at New Harmos
ny, Indiana, on Wednesday. When Smith
stabbed Aldridge FIVE times, instantly
killing him.
Spurgeon thinks there is such place
as the "demnition dowNwows," and that
the world is drifting toward it when cler-
gymen are not afraid to profess princi>
pies which formerly only the most daring
atheist had the temerity to avOw,
The late Andrew Johnson's Greehville
home is now occupied by a young lawyer
who married Miss Stover,t the Presidents
grand daughter. She was one of the
children at the White House during the
Johnson administration, and was the only
person in the room withthe ex President
when he was strickenwith paralysis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
COLUABLANA AND STARK.


The assault of the radical organ at New
Lisbon upoa our County Commissioners,
and the expenditures of Stark county,
we properly exposed last week, and
showed up the utter falsehood in the
statements of the Buckeye State. This
attack was made for double purpose, to
aid the Repository to condemn this coun-
ty, and also at the same time glorify the
Republican Commissioners (who need
it) of Columbiana county.
This has induced us to investigate
little, the State Auditors report and
other documents, and we find that Stark
has nothing to fear from a comparison
with Columbiana. Our neighboring
county we find to be one Of the best tax
ed counties in the State, and as far as we
can see, receives comparatively little
benefit therefrom. Indeed, we do not
see what they do in Columbiana county
with the large amounts they raise, While
Stark is one of the best-or the very
best, iron bridged counties in the State,
or country Columbiana county is poorly
bridged, and poor wooden things at that,
and comparatively few ofthem.
We are aware that this statement will
not suit the strangers who are now run.
ming the Repository, and whose mission
seems to be to SANDER our county, and
libel men Of character and standing.
They may think this is the way to re.
elect Congressman Mckinley, and to
serve their other masters, John Sherman
and his man Hayes but they may in
time discover their mistake, and see
what smart fools they have been
Columbiana county has been heavier
taxed for county purposes during the
last three years than Stark. While our
yearly rates for the past three years make
3 $40 mills, Columbiana's foot up $40
mills. Ours includes, too, special levy
added under special act of the Legisla-
ture, and unless the Columbiana Commits
sioners had similar authority, they ex-
ceeded their authority under the general
statute.
The collections in Columbiana for these
three years for county purposes foot up
800, ,263.9 .95; in Stark for the same, $l26-
4795l. Taking our respective popula-
tions from the census of 1870, as a divi.
sor, and we find Columbiana, during
these three years, collected $262 pei
head while in Stark we collected $2.4C
per head, making % cents more per head
collected in Columbiana than Stark Had
we the present populations it would show
a greater difference. Let the Repository
and Buckeye esmoke this as an opiate.
The Buckeye State has taken great lib.
erty with Stark county affairs, and claims
superior ability and good management
for the Columbiana Commissioners. The
relationship or co-partnership of the two
counties in the Children's Home, does
not exhibit the superiority claimed. We
find no fault with the relationship, but in
all this the Stark county authorities will
compare with our neighbors, The Buck
eye State, in rushing to the assistance ol
the Repository, should keep the facts in
view, and not lie so abominably.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

THANKs-To Major Mckinley for a
bound volume, being volume one of the
report of the Silver Commission, created
under joint resolution, and of which
Mr.. Jones of Nevada was chairman.
Also, for number seventeen of the Cons
gressional Record, containing the Sen
ate proceedings and eulogies to the
memory of the late Senator Morton, and
the able financial speech of Mr.. Blair of
the House.
TIE news from Washington is that
William E. Chsndler's letter exposing
Mr.. Hayes's fraudulent title as President
had the effect to prevent the appoint
ment of Governor Packard as Collector
at New Orleans, Mr.. Hayes not daring to
appoint him, and so prove the truth of
the conspiracy as charged by Chandler.
General Williamson, Minister to Central
America, was accordingly appointed Col.
lector, and Packard is to get his place, or
some other. Another instance of the
tortuoSity of fraud
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

Gov. HUBBARD, of Texas, has con-
tributed another chapter to the history Of
the Mexican border troubles, in the way
of a long letter to President Hayes. The
Governor is evidently dissatisfied with
the tendency of public and official opin>
ion on the subject, and, although he pro-
fesses no desire for war with Mexico, he
thinks Texas needs protection for the
future and indemnity for the past depre-
dations,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

DEMOCRATS universally over the State
feel we'll pleased at the election of Mr..
Pendleton to the United States Senate. -
The whole thing was harmoniously and
happily done, and no one need feel, nor
does feel, aggrieved Every Democrat,
in and out of Ohio, may rejoice at the Sc
lection of such man as Mr.. Pendleton.
We are glad to see that our Democratic
brethren of the Press who preferred some
one Of the other gentlemen, express
themselves handsomely Stthe result.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
4 MURDER IN LHTCAGO,

Chicago, Jan. 2I.-Hugh Mcconnell,
who, while returning with his niece Sat.
urday evening from visit to a relative,
was set upon by two roughs and stabbed
in the abdomen, died this morning. The
attack was entirely unprovoked and
causeless, and although the desperadoes
did the foul deed in a treqented and pops
ulous section of the city they escaped un-
til this morning when they were captur-
ed and identified as Patrick Sherry and
Jerry ConleY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
CIRCUMS7AN7LAL EVIDENCE.

St. Louis, Jan. 1S.-John Ables was to
have been hanged at Carthage, Mo-, to.
day for murder but at a late hour last
night he was respited one month by
Governor Phelps, at the request of pro-
minent citizens of Carthage, it being al.
legged that new evidence of the prisoners
innocence have come to light. Ables's
conviction was on circumstantial evil
dence alone, He has maintained his in
nocence throughout, and now it is belieV-
he will be able to prove it,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

THE CoNTENTs--0f this weeks DEMO
Graf on the inside are: End page-Sen.
ator Voorhees, on Finance, and New
Hampshire Democratic State Platform
3rd page Biography of Senator Pendle-
ton, and other articles; 9th page-Es-
cape from the Indians, Impeaching
Hayes's title, and variety 9TH page
Choice Poetry, foreign news, and other
interesting variety.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

A GOOD mary level headed people in
this city have about the correct idea of
the motive of that awful exposure of the
doings ofthe Commissioners. Exposurel
oh, pshaw l-AaSsillon Independent.
The Independent properly expresses the
whole thing in-"oh, pshawp The
'level headed people in" Stark county
have generally reached "a correct idea
of the motive" &c.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

THE Republican journals are fearful
that this Democratic Legislature are go.
ing to reorganize the public institutions
of the State on Democratic basis with
Democratic officials. 1t would be sad |
But then the Republicans never hest.
tated under similar circumstances.
To hurry up and fly around
And do Just 20.
And quickly, drive the Democrats-
To jump Jim Crow
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24

For several days Sulieman Pasha's
army was not heard from, as the Rus
SLAMS had got between him and Adria-
nople The news now is, he has been
driven into the Rhodope mountains after
three days fighting and with a loss Of
1000 killed, 5000 prisoners and 40 guns.
The question is, will he escape with
force to help defend Constantinople.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
SRERMAN'S REQUEST FOR $4,000
CUT DOWN TO$6OOO.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-An examina>
ton of the needs of the Treasury De-
partment, with some knowledge of the
fact that the idleness Of Treasury clerks
has made it necessary to repeat the order
against the reading Of books and papers
during office hours, has led the commit
tee to reduce Secretary Sherman's re-
quest for $50, 900 on behalf of temporary
clerks in the Treasury Department to
az nm