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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
THE PRESS.

There is no question but the press lias
received hard usage at the hands OF the
legislature both during it's first and Sec
oud session. The radicals were OIL one
extreme but the DEMOCRATS have been on
the other-the former were rascally but
shrewd, while the latter have been, we
presume. honest but excessively stupid.
In the name of retrenchlnent and reform
they have cut down rates to the starva-
ton point.
We are very well aware that the argyll
ment could be used that papers are not
compelled to take contracts at these
rates, but this is not Il fair argument.
Newspapers are Designed moro tor the
subservience OF public interests than any
other institution and therefore are deser-
wing of at least Il moderately fair remu-
neration for their labor. No Intelligent,
unpreiudiccd nlaE doubts Tor Il moment
that the crushing out OF carpet-bay goY-
eminent in Louisiana has been OF meal
culable advantage to the taxpayers OF
the State. Nor does he doubt that thls
desirable result has been mainly duo to
the efforts of the democratic press That
press for long years was kept down III
the very dust of poverty through radical
legislature, and it was not an unreason-
| bio hope thai when the tight was won
and the demo Gratis came into power the
| nr.ss would be fostered to Il reasonable
| and legitimate extent. That this hope
has never been realized is fact sadly
felt by every paper in the state. We
have a realizing sense that the Times has
sunk at least $4,000 during the seven
wears it has been run. That it could
have made money by betrayal OF the
| public interest no man not three sod
den ass doubts. And we assume that
every one of our suffering contemporaries
| in the state has a similar record.
Fair wages for honest work IS rule
every honorable and light-minued man
adopts IN the conduct of his private at
fairs. and there is no good reason why
legislative, parish OF municipal bodies
should not adopt the same rule. 1t Il
merchant in Shreveport had a vacant
clerkship for which there were q hall
dozen applicants whose necessities would
virtually force them to accept any wages
the merchant might see fit to offer, is 1t
at all likely that he would put the place
ND TO the lowest bidder and knock 1t
down to the impecunious applicant who
should offer to work for say SlO per
month, when he we'll knew the man could
not live on that amount! Wo THINK
uot.-Shrcvcpor Times.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
TNatcheZ Democrat.

The tremendous power possessed by the
Louisiana Lottery Company is attracting
the attention of prominent newspapers
abroad, although most of those in New
Orleans seem to be under tho control of
that mammoth gambling concern. A Wig
orous fight las been and is still being
made upon this lottery concern by the
New Orleans Democrat, but the immense
profits of this concern enable it to resist
successfully all the attacks of this able
paper The chief OF the lottery company.
Mr.Ehas. T. Howard, by his shrewd man
ipulatons Of the Louisiana Legislature.
has acquired a power hich is likely to-
overshadow that once exercised by War
moth or Kellogg. With the aid of the
press of New Orleans. he has only to gain
that Of the ne!ghboring country parishes
to give him absolute control of the Lou
isiana Legislature.
Lottery dealing has been so generally
recognized as one Of the most dangerous
and demoralizing species OF gambling,
that in nearly all the States of the Union
it is prohibited. There is Il law forbid
ding tho use Of the United States mails
in carrying OH the lottery business, but
from the manner in which the circulars
| and schemes of this peculiar company are
circulated it would seem to be dead
| letter. But the magnitude OF the opera
| tons of the Louisiana State Lottery IL
| beginning to attract the attention OF III
| tluential newspapers outside OF tho State
| in which it is located.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
THE TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERS.
(Melnphis Appeal.)

(McmpllS Appeal
Highway robbers are making things
lively in Texas. Their daring deeds and
exploits bear comparison with those OF
Jack Sheppard, Dick Turpin and other
noted hiShwaymen in their palmiest days:
Trains have been stopped and the en-
press and mail cars plundered some half
dozen times within the past four weeks:
The last of these daring deeds occurred
on Thursday, at Eagle Ford. station chi
the Texas and Pacific Railroad, about
six miles from Dallas. At this point all
armed gang, about Il dozen i'll number
mounted the train, 4 portion of whom,
with pointed pistols, took charge of the
express messenger, mail agent and rail-
road employees, while the balance leis-
urely devoted themselves to plundering
tho express safe and mail bags, and
when they had secured everything OF
value, they quietly drove off in a west
crly direction. After the second train
robbery over there, about three weeks
ago, the Governor, railroad and express
jointly organized u large force for the
purp ose of hunting down the robbers,
and in addition offered Il reward of nine
thousand dollars for their capture and
conviction. But the unterritied high
waymen are still at large, and seem to
he pursuing their villainous career with
increased energy AS the Post Office
Department. is not liable for the loss Of
any money, valuable packages or regis
tered letters sent through the mails, II
great many poor people will no doubt
be made sufferers by these robberies.
The express company, CT course, is liable
for all losses, and those who RENTED
through that channel are all right. We
understand that the express company
has lost immensely by this series of rob-
berries in Texas. Still, every loss was
promptly made good by the company OH
presentation of receipt. NJ. j. OBricn.
general superintendent of tho Southern
and Texas express companies, was in the
city during the past week, and on re-
ceipt of dispatches announcing the rob-
berry at Eagle Ford, he immediately
| left for Texas, with the determination to
| adopt such measures as will bring about
the capture of these daring highway
| men, regardless of the cost and
| trouble incident thereto.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
DISASTROUS TORNADO.

TOPEKA. April ia tornado struck
Cottonwood station, OH the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fc railroad, about four
o'clock Saturday afternoon, the thlr-
tenth. The Cottonwood hotel and sew
eral buildings were blown down. Mrs.
Miller was killed, and her husband and
four children were dangerously hurt
Mrs Walter and two children, Fred
Smith, wife and three children, John
Merit, Lizzie Merritt and Mrs. Matthew
were seriously hurt. AT jacobs creek
Mrs. Boge had her leg badly broken. At
Phenis creek Edward Davis's youngest
child was dangerously hurt; Mrs Osborn,
Mrs. Kate Ross, living on Dry Creek, Sc
riously, perhaps fatally hurt. The storm
reached Emporia about halfpast four o.
clock. Sodcns mill was badly Damaged
and the root of the normal school build
ing injured. But little damage was donc
in the center of the city. In the country
the destruction of property was great.
Houses and barns were torn to Fragments
and trees were torn up. Ten loaded cars
were blown from the track at Cotton
wood station.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
Uritfcn for the Sentinel.
"THE SOLDIERS GRAVE"

\ pleasant vale, between two hills
Beneath Il summers sky,
And near the bank Of P little rill
Mcandering slowly bye,
A mound of earth the grass grown green
A headboard old and gray,
Raised by some comrades hand to mark
The SPOT where u soldier lay.
looked around with awe struck eye
And Thought OF battles fought,
OF conflicts raging fierce and long,
And victories dearly bought;
Of bold and brilliant charges made
Then gazed on the mound,
AT last he is at rest" thought 1
Beneath this spot of ground.
Uupon the board ID letters rude
This Epitaph read;
" Il Louisiana Soldier lies
Here numbered with the dead,
He fought with Stonewall and his men.
Than he,-none were more bravo
His soul is free; his body rests
Within this quiet grave"
T could but stand beside the mound
In rcverie to pause,
The same sad tale,-retold' thought 1
IA martyr to the cause"
Some loved ones III that distant home
Must have looked for him in vain
His form lies mid Virginia's hills
He'll ne'er return again.
II. L. CHAMBERS.
St. Francisville, April 18th, 1873.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
IN THE COUNTRY.
(Corrcspondence of the Picayune.)

(Corrcspondence of the Picayune.)
New IBERIA, April IA, 1873.
About - o'clock last Friday night the
cotton gi:. and sugar-House on the plan
tatiou of MIR. J. ID. Olivier, five miles be-
low New Iberia, were fired and entirely
DESTROYED. The incendiary, celorcd
ex-preacher named Isaac, was discovered
torch in hand, going toward the stable
to set it on fire, when he was arrested
The people in the neighborhood as
sembled en- n,asse, Saturday morning, ana
executed him near the scene OF his last
crime.
Before his execution, some doubts hav-,
ing been expressed regarding his sanity
in view of the wholesale destruction con-
templated and heretofore executed by
him. he was examined by several physi
CLANS who pronounced him perfectly
sane. but imbued with n deep feeling OF
hatred and revenge toward both white
and black. He confessed his guilt IN tho
nresent case, and only regretted he had
not completed his work by burning the
stable and dwelling of Mr.. Olivier; also
tho co,ored church in New Iberia, from
which lie had been expelled. He also
confessed having set on fire five sugar
bouses on Bayou Teche last fall-one OF
which, Mr.. Fay's, was entirely destroyed,
the others having been eXtinguishei by
the officers and crew Of the steamer Mary
Jrvis
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27

or tried dirt since. five cannot eat dirt,
how can we swallow fourteen volumes of
the Telegraph
To be more serious, we invite atten-
ton, on the question of constitutional
reform, to what was said by distin-
guished Democrat in the last campaign.
We refer to Gov. McEnery, who, in a
speech made in Monroe, juno 3, 1876.
said:
"The Democratic party did not in
tend to deprive the negro of any of his
rights on the contrary. they would be
protected Their schools would receive
proper attention, and they would re-
ceive their joint benefits out of the
school fund and it was the intention of
the Democratic party to educate them"
What did he mean ? Simply that not
withstand:ng it was our purpose to. SUI
percede the Constitution of 1868 and alb
rogate article 135, wherein mixed schools
are established, yet the colored people
would be protected and provided for in a
new constitution.
At the Baton Rouge Convention in Ju-
", 1876, the Governor developed his
meaning more comprehensively as fol-
lows:
81 predict tonight that under the ad-
ministration of General Frank Nichols
we will have genuine substantial reform
in the State of Louisiana. predict that
under his Observation-Disclosures he is bound
to be elected, that fact was settled the
moment the fiat went forth from this
convention that he was to be the stand
ard bearer of the Democracy-1 say that
under his administration we will have
reform, and we will ertirpate all the
abominable results Of Radicalism IN the
State of louisiana" Tremendous ap-
plause.)
Ertirpate is q powerful and expressive
word, and Gov. McEnery know full we'll
its meaning. There is 10 possible way
of evading the conclusion that to root
ont existing evils was the pledge, and
| to substitute therefor Il new and just
| constitution, and good laws Hereunder
| was the obligation Of that Conven-
ton.
| IfGov. McEnery meant to lop off this
and that of the statutes and strike ont
| this and that OF the articles of the con-
stitution with the option Of emitting the
worst features Of both, then we fail tt
undertand him.
Gov. McEnery meant then, just us he
| will acknowledge now, that every can
diuate for office, every orator Oh the
stump and every gossip OH the corner
pledged himself and is now bound to ust
his influence towards the extirpation o
all the ;lbominable results OF Radical
ism in the state OF Louisiana.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
ARE DEMOCRATS PLEDGED 7
(Ouachita Telegraph.)

The question has arisen, strange to
tell, whether or not Democrats OF this
State are pledged to change OF Constr
tut:on, We have heard defiant chal-
lenges given publicly by Democrats to
the effect that no such issue was over
raised, aud that the framing OF a new
constitution is no part Of the Democrat
ic creed. We thank and bless our stars
that we live and died not few snort
months ago, tor ere we an angel now,
instead of being alive and kicking, we
should be in glory with a pledge resting
unon us to redeem Louisiana from radl-
ca; misrule and to change the organic
law of the State. Living, we see and
recocuize our folly, and confess that our
ignorance has been supreme. We trust
that this point will not be disputed.
To that, at any rate. we stand pledged,
and we know of no In ", or creed, when
forbids any one from acknowledging his
IGNORANCE and being sorry foI it. In the
lirht of recent revelations, we discover
that we have sinned most egreglously'
Hance we apologize. In this confession,
howeycr, we are both cred by the lilies OF
tho Telegraph. Tho situation is
perplexing. How are we to stake back
| column after column of editorial Tor pc
| r;od of some ten or twelve years, favor
ing change of Constitutions we can
NOT eat it all-there is too much OF IT,
| And besides the quantity, must say
that as an article of food we never took
to dirt. Among our earliest acquaint-
onces was a little scrawny. tallow-taced
hov-we see him now-who hada relish
tor dirt. This boy induced us once to
sample his favorite food. He haa eaten
,vboIe mud chimnies in his little life, but
try as much as we could dirt as a DIE,
somehow failed to please our boyish pal
ate. It was valuable lesson and con.
WINGED us that, in spite of all our hones'
and well-meaning, efforts, we could MOI
succeed as u dirt cater, and VIC have new
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
II. GASrRELL,
Bayou Sara, Louisiana,

Bayou Sara, Louisiana,
DEAL II IN
PLOWS, AGRICULTURAL 1MpLE'
mcnts, Brides, Harr"ss, Hardware, Guns
Pistols, Pumps, Pipes, Machine Fittlng s
Cocks, Valves, Castings, Ropes, Hollow
Ware, Wagon and CARING .,oodwork,
Blacl<smith's Materials, Etc, Etc.
TIN .COPPER-ANDS SHEET IRON MAN
q UFACTORY.
Also Agent for the celebrated
"CHARTER OAK" STOVES,
Uric, Garrett & Cottman, Brinley, JAS
II. Hall and other plows, Aliens Horse
Hoes, Woods Moving Machines, Horse
Hay Rakcs, all of which l will -g'iaran,,
tee to sell lower than can be purchased
elsewhere. .--
Gronrers and others will find it to
their advantage to call and examine my
stock and prices before purchasing olse
where.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
,r|HE ADLER HOUSE,
FOR SALE.

THE ono story building on the old
Whiteman property, in Bayou S p,,r
suitable for store house or caplhs. sna-
CHASER to remove building Withln nr oTU
fed time. Can be had 1a4i WatH1isT1EMAN.
Apply to r. W.
Opt.I5, '77-tE.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27

DR.. Hartcr's Iron Tonic is adapted to-
all circumstances sand situations, requires
no change Of diet, particular regimen,
or carc against taking cold. For sale
by all drugyi SITS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17

FELTON, House, Elkton, and who at one
time refused the handsome sum of 5000 for
him. We know OF no more dangerous
crossing than that ut the jail, that large
building completely hiding from view and
drowning the noise nf ali south bound
trains. 1t has been subject of wonder to
MS that more accidents of similar nature
have not taken place at this crossing. The
company, several years ago, were asked by
i number Ui prominent gentlemen of Elk
ton To purchase the buildings on the north
side of the track, then owned by Squire
Foard, for the purpose of tearing them
away and Strengthening the track at that
point, thereby making it easy for persons
going either way to see the approaching
trains; but why they did not do we are
unable to say. But as they have failed
10 do this, they should 10y all means
place 4 Waterman at this most dangerous
place. 4 number of years ago Mr.. Milles.
citizen of Newark, Del. was killed at
this crossing and the company was obliged
to pay a considerable sum to his widow.
The safety of the travelling public demands
some better security for human life at that
dangerous place than the sounding of the
whistle upon an approaching train.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17
County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners met on Tues
day last. Present-Messrs. Cameron, Craw-
ford and CruthcrS.
Ordered. that \. +. Mearns, Collector of
Ninth district, 1873, collect from Mrs.
Whitaker taxes on 81, 900 real, omitted in
the charges, $40 -.
Ordered, that Alexander Jackson, Col
iector Of Seventh district, 1878. collect
from W. II. Cole taxes on 81. so real and
personal, omitted in the levy, $l5.12.
Ordered. that DR.. +. y. Crawford, Col
lector of First district, 1873, collect from
Thomas d. Sullivan tax on 81, li2 personal,
omitted, 50 81; from p. Lloyd taxes on
1868. real and personal. $50; from Dun
can Neasey taxes GA 81, 800 personal. $40 g.;
from Israel Guukie taxes on 81, 600 per,
Soual. $50 -.
Ordered, that Alpheus Crothers, Collec-
tor Of Eighth district, 1878. collect from
Samuel Perry taxes on 81, 40 real. omitted,
50 %: from John Scott taxes on 1910 real,
omitted, $7.Gg.
Outpeusions to the amount OF S35 were
granted.
The following accounts were examined
and passed: C. Il. Foster for cuflins for pau
perS, $50; Town Commissioners of North
East, Si1.S5; Pearson Matthew'S, plank>,
Sl2: L H. C.otherS, bridge at Rowlauds. lille,
SIG 10; A!phcuS CrOthers, Supervisor of
Sth district, SIS: Thomas krauss, Supervi-
sor Of 6th district, $50 -; Samuel Gay,
Supervisor of 9Th district, S1.9J; +. Hester,
Supervisor of the 9th district. Si5; G.. T.
Barnes. Supervisor Of eth district. s. 80:
VIM. Benjamin, Supervisor of 9TH district,
S62 SO; W I!iiam Ben iam;n, 9TH district.
bridge, o.09; Henry Nungcsser, Supcrvi-
sor of 2ud district, 500: \. J. Mctey,
Supervisor 9th district, S23 ~; BENJAMIN
Singles, 18th district, foot log, -; G. ".
Poist, Supervisor of 9Th district, fl4 -:
Vim. Waring, eth district, lumber, 5000:
James McGonigal, Supervisor OF eth dis
trict. 81 u.
The following accounts were examined
ami passed: Mccullough Iron Co.. for tvs
bridges, $l3l OF: r. Finley Rowland. fnr
two bridges, SI2l %: y. 7. Manley, Treas
urer uf aims house, 81, OjS -.
Ordered. that r. II. Crnthers contrac,
with Mr.. James {. Bell for the building OF
u bridge and grading the road in the Stm
district, for the sum of 5000 be paid out
Of thc levy of 1879.
Ordered, that X. II. Crothers contra
FOR the binding Of the stone work aud I'LL
ing OF a bridge over Love Run, near Pny-
ter $ bridge.
Ordered. that a contract be made with
Madison Rowland for the building OF 4
bridge over the run near the farm of !.
Tome. ia the eth district, for "A sum not To
exceed $40.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17
THE CAMP MEETING
TIE RETrKN nr 4 NArINE.
Up County Items.
HUSH MEETING.


y bush meeting, which has been held in
the grove half mile below Rock Springs.
with some iutermisSions, for more than
week, closed on Monday night. Ii was be
gun rs 4 union meeting 10y the Prcsby-
teriaus and NcthodstS but the former
soon dropped out aud left the field entirely
To the latter. But few conversions were
made, but the meeting WAS considered in
some respects success. An effort was
made to have one afternoon devoted TO
Temperance. but for some cause it failed.
IL il said that th, same grove will be oCcu-
pied in about two weeks by sort of camp
meeting, held 10y the Household of Faith.
under the leadership Of Rev. q. r. Kramer.
GOING WEST.
Mrs. Martha Carter offers her property,
near Rock Springs. for sale, preparatory to
going West. She, with her daughter cX-
poets 10 start i'll October 10 join her sons,
Bcnjamin ii. and Robert Carter, who have
settled in eastern Oregon.
THE CROPS.
William Preston has the brag field of
corn. There are some fine fields of corn
III this section, but a general rule there
will not be a full crop. Wheat is pauniug
out finely. Oats are light.
OCT OF WORK.
The rolling mills of the Mccullough Iron
Company, at Rowlaudsvillc, have long been
closed, and the workmcn are consequently
idle. These worthy people have had no
steady work for a long period, and in their
efforts TO keep the wolf from their doors
they deserve the aid and sympathy Of the
community.
BUSINESS.
kennard & I.ecdom have good stock of
goods in their new store at Rock Springs,
and are doing a fair business for the times
J. J. Bennett continues to keep fine stock
of goods 1t lakewood, alias Mexico. Owing
20 the closing of the mills, store keeping
At Row landsvillu i dull even for these dull
times. At Rising Sun, Z. r. Burlington
and PassmCrc Bros vie with each other in
supplying the wants of that TIN wing com.
munIty. ). VI. Matthew's. now employed
i'll the latter store, talks of joining his fam
lily in Kansas, soon. His many friends
will be panied 10 learn that his health is
not good at present. Jos. y. Tosh, long =
popular merchant At Rowlaudsyile, is now
III business, 4 few miles south of Rising
sun, where he is glad 10 welcome old
friends and new. ". C. Mullen, in addi.
tlon TO carrying on his large farm at Rock
springs, is developing 4 business at his
stone quarrics, on the Dunlap farm. in
Chester county, Pa. The Rising sun Bank
ing Company continues to do a prosperous
business.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17

manners, customs and religious habits Of
the Indians. He is about fifty years of
age and was educated in Connecticut. He
afterwards studied 'aw in the State of New
York, and has spent thirteen years of his
life in Europe. lie is of the opinion that
the Indians are the descendants II those
who were sent 10y King solomon to Ophcr
to obtain material for the establishment
of the temple, and somehow found their
way Ia the Western world. lie is strength
ened i'll this rather strange theory 10y the
fact, as he asserts, that all the aged chiefs he
has met are Free Masons. Though not a
member Of the order oursclf, We have al
ways understood that it originated at the
building of Solomon's temple. and probably
the revereEt gentlcman's theory is the
correct one.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17
I.
Rheumatism,

Time AMI money have been wasted IN
futile cideav"rs 10 uh;ain some rmbruca
ton that would prove cur, for ,hi.
cNcrIciating disease: but all have. flil,,!
oyrcpt kELLEE's ROMAN LIxIMrNr. ana
that has been successful in almost cyc-v
instance where il has been employed
whether such has been OF the iuiln,nmatnrv
orchrunic type In l.umbago and Seattle.
il affords instant relief.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-08-17
Burns aid stalds,

thi- l.im;m"m' h7s proved itself TO he
~ DO. Tic .'"-t rouc.,.,- ever used for
hT-:-- aud >,-lii-. It. q;.ickur-- j. ale
v'a.:m- ia.u @i.-u applied. givr- i, .rca,
S"i,!.'-I;r 0s-. IL otLlr prcuara,ior.s.