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St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

No better illustration of the differ
ence between home rule aud the rule
of the carpet baeger" can he found
than is presented in the appended table,
being comparative exhibition of the
legislative expenses during Radical and
Democratic rule in South Carolina:
In 1901 these amounted to $694,297 ;
in 1912, to $1.341, ,255 IS; in 1928, to
$s3s,es3; in 1924, to $6s7, ,s51. The Sc
ton. The. session OF 1877, under Demo-
cratic rule cost $77.119. Compared by
items, the Republican session .ot 1912
shows, in the matter of salaries, beside
the Democratic session OF 1877, as fol
lows:.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

We callspecial attention of our readers
to act No. "a of the Legislature. Itwa.
approved by the Governor on the 18th
March and took effect at once. 1t was
a matter of serious doubt whether the
Police Jury had the right to enact the
Sunday law, which it passed last Octa-
Der. The effect Of act "a is to remove
this doubt and to give the Police jury
the necessary authority to totally pro-
hibit thelsale, barter or exchange Of in-
toxIcating liquors or merclandize ON
Sunday, either in the Incorporated towns
or In the parish at large. The Police
Jury we hope at it's first session will re-
enact the ordinance now existing to
make it conform to act 81, and when
the Grand Jury meets, we want them
TO see that it is enforced TO the letter.
Under the provisions Of act s4 violation
OF any ordinance passed and duly pro-
mulgated by the Police Jury ID cons;d-
cred misdemeanor, punishable bv i'm.
prisonment in the parish iail and hv
Tine TO be fixed by the Police ,Jnrv.
We are in favor of q Sunday law. The
ordinance PASSED last October has serva.1
greatly TO diminish crimes in the parish,
and consequently to decrease the er.
penses Of criminal prosecutions. Two
more such jnries as We had here Last
fall. q Sunday law rigidly enforced and
. system working petty thieves ana
rognes On the public road viii about
put 40 end TO crime in st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

See advertisement of T. Miller An
derson in another column. He is pre-
pared to furnish good brick in any num-
Der desired. A good brick yard in this
vicinity has long been a great desidera-
tum. This Mr.. Anderson has supplied ;
and we hope he will receive liberal
patronage from the public.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
6 ME RIFFS SAFE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARI3H OF SIT. LANDRY
No 12672
JAMES NJ. BOWLING vs.. ALEXANDER p
CHACHERE.

by virtue OF an ortter of seizure and sale
issued ont OF the honorable District Court.
Ill ana Tor the Parish of st. Landry, in the ahoye
entitled suit, and to me directed, / will proceed
10 sell at public auction, to the highest bidder.
at the court House, st. Landry parish, in the
town OF Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 18th dav
or March, 1878. at II o'clock A. NJ, the fol-
lowing described property. to-wit:
A certain lot OF ground situated in the town
or opeiousas in said p irish, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon,
bounced o. east d south by property of John
u. King, north ~ Landry street and west by
nayon Iesson, cing same property purchased
ny Alexander q. Chaehere from James 0. Cha
sshere, as per act passed before Archie P. Will
ilanls, Notary Public, on the l4th day of April
A. D., 1873, and duly recorded in recorders
once OF the parish of st. Landry In alienation
book No. 2, page 238.
Terms-TO be sold on credit of twelve
months, purchaser furnishing bond and security
according 70 law, and paying all costs and
taxes IN cash.
G. C. DUSON,
mch % Sheriff of the Parish of St. Landry
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

One OF the best thingsin the world to
Boys have always been so plenty that
they are not half appreciated.
A boy is willing to do any amount of
work If it is called play.
The feeling OF hoy toward pump
kln-plee has never been properly con-
sidered.
A boy furnishes half the entertain
ment, and fakes two thirds of the
scnlding Of the family circle.
tt ia impossible to say at what age a
boy becomes conscious that his trou-
sers legs are too short, and is anxious
about the part of his hAir.
In fac: boy is a bard subject to get
a moral from.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

SUDDEN DEATH.-The widow of the
late DR.. Allen Bridges was found dead
in her bed ON Wednesday morning. 1t
seems she was on the eve of returning
to Mississippi, and had made prepara-
tions to start early Wednesday morning.
When called she did not answer and OH
entering the room she was found dead
and cold. An inquest was held by
Judge Taylor, but we have not learned
the finding of the jury. ' In the midst
of life we are in DEATH"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

We call the attention of shippers and
others, to the advertisement of the
Washington, Opelousas and New Or
leans Transportation Co. The Com
pany have two boats, the Bertha and
the Fanchon one leaving Washington
for New Orleans every Wednesday, aud
the other every Saturday.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
American Exports of Furniture,
Collins, etc. .
dublin farmers Gazette, |

we are indebted to our ingenious
brothers at the other side of the Allan
f!e for u vast variety of yankee no.
tIons, in the shape Of Inventions, They
have supplied us with machines far
sewing, washing. knife cleaning, egg
heating, cinder sitting, apple pairing,
window cleaning, and many Others,
II, from nut crackers to quartz crushers,
naese we have utilized and appreciated.
put 70 Is not only in patented inven-
Ions efat our American cousins have
grown up between Europe and America,
which must sooner or later, be felt in
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

An Indian woman, who has been con-
fined in the parish Jail for about il year,
died in that institution on Tuesday
She had been picked up in Pine Prairie
ina starving condition, and was unknwn
in that section, and never had sufficient
intelligence to tell her name or history.
Sheriff DusOn made several ineffectual
applications to have her admitted to the
ASYLUM at jackson. She died stranger
in her native land. u,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
mo. 49,

No. 49,
An act to amend and re-enact section S
of act No. a. of regular session uf 1877.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana, IN General assembly con-
uened, That section 8 of act No. a of
regular session OF 1877 be amended and
re-enacted to read as follows: 'That
it shall be the duty of each person drawn
and summoned to attend as a juror
punctually and for the time for which
he is So drawn and the District Judge
shal have the right to enforce said at
tendance 10y fine Oh the delinquent
juror OF not more than one hundred
dollars or imprisonment in the parish
Jail for not more than seven days, or
both, in his discretion. The Jurors who
attend and serve shall be entitled 10 de-
nand and receive from the Parish
Treasury one dollar and fifty cents per
diem for each days actual attendance
upon the court, and the further sum of
five cents for every mile he shall nee
esSarliy travel in going to said r.n:. r..,:. and
.,."lniug nome ; provided, that the mile
age in no case shalt be allowed u juror
for more than once going to and return
ing from the court during the term, and
he several clerks of the districts courts
shall, on the demand of each of such
Jurors ut the close Of his term of service,
lssne to him Il certificate of attendance
for the amount to which he may he ell
titled.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect on and after
its passage, and all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with the same be and
are hereby repealed.
" (Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
(signedl LOUIS A. W1LTz.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved March /, 1878.
(Signed) FRANCIS L. NICHOLS,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

The Legislature has passed an act
ordering the State Engineer to survey
Bayou Teche, and report to the next
General Assembly the cost of locking
the same and rendering it navigable
with Bayou Courtableau. See the act
in another column. We shall have
something TO say of this act hereafter.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

A little boy asked his mother to talk
to him, and say something funny.
"How can 7" she asked don't you1
see l am busy baking these pies Y
"W+ll, you might say, Charlie, won't
you have pie? That would be funny
! for YOU"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
OPELoUsAs. SATURDAY, MARCH 90, 1873,

In order to vote at the coming town
election, new registration certificates
will be required those Of 1876, and for
mer years will not do. Attend to the
matter before it ia too late.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

We have received the present of a
dried Red fish, from r. S. Wilkins,
Washington, La. He has about thou
sand pounds of the same at the extreme
lY low price of five cents per pound.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
HERaFFss SALE.
PARISH COURT, PARISH of ST. LANDRY,
No. a5s.
LONATHANL. L. MORRIS vs. WIN. r. HUGHES.

BY virtue Of a writ of fieri facias issued
out OF the honorable Parish Court in and for the
Parish OF st: Landry, in the above entitled snft
and to me directed. I will proceed TO sell at
public auction to the highest bidder. at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town Of ope-
lousas. on SATURDAY, the 18th day of March.
1878, at Ii o'clock A. M, the following des-
cribed property, t0-wit:
certain tract Of land situated ON Bayou
Jacque. south by Hill, west by ID. G. Hilland.
said contain twelve hundred acres.
Terms-To be sold ON credit of twelve
months. purchaser furnishing bond and security
according to law. and paying all costs ana
C. C. DUsON,
INCH % sbsriG Of the Parish eg sf. LaadEys
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
List Letters

List Letters
Remaining in the Post Office at Opelousas, La.
March 1st, 1878, ana if not taken out before
April 1st. 1878, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington ID. C.
Andrlls Eley LebeuHff miss Aurelia
BENJAMIN mrs Lucy IO.tin mr Carter
Bertrand mrs Ayenia Louis mrs Turner
Caggv mr. B Lumpkins Manuel
Chinn Geo MalOo Depra
Dupre Lastie Moore miss NJ I.
Draper mrs Z Newman mrs Martha
Dunlmars miss Lucy Richard Ophelia miss
Duplly mrs s f Sharon mrs Julia
F,llgh,lln miss Lucy Shorten miss Alice
Kendall G P Smith ca
HiggInhotham J Stone H
Kennielly 7 w Vable Andre
jackson Sails Walton ThOs
Lambert Floriska Whtted miss Bette
Williams mrs Amelia
CHAS. NJ. THOMPSON, P. NJ.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

An extraordinary birth recently oc-
cured at Manchester, England, where
the wife OF a lab0rer produced q male
enlId and, seventeen days after, twin
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

Every angry man thinks he is right,
and nine out OF ten can see tlatsthey
were wrong when anger coOls. The
tenth man is fool.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23

Louisiana can make cypress shingles
enough to shingle the world,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
The New Orleans Pacific Bill.

THE GOVERNOR SIGNS 1T; BUT REFERS
ITS CONsTITUTIONAL1TY TO THE
COURTS,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
JUDICIAL ADvERTHsEMRN
injecting OF CREDITORS.
ESTATE OF BENJAMIN A. SMITH.
No. S9T6

n A meeting OF the creditors of the estate of
the office OF John F. Smith, Esq, Notary Public
III ana Tor the parish OF ST. Landry, at Grand
ttoteau' on TUESDAY. the 2sd day Of April, 1878,
conditions the real estate OF said estate of Ren.
Jamln A. Smith. deceased shall be sold.
mch 23-ede
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
1912. \ 1877.

The following table shnws the mis-
cellaneous expenditures OF the Legisla-
ture during the same SeasOus:
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-23
sVOliCe of RegSSErNei0as.
.F'0ssce of TOsUss Election,

The qualified electors of the town of One1ou-
sas are hereby notified that an election of seven
members Of the Board Of Police OF said tuwr
VIII be held at Ope nusas on Monday April LIST.
1873. IN polls will be opened at O'Clock A. NJ
on said day and closed at 8 o'clock P. M. and
supervised by three commissioners of election
to he appointed by me, according to the
amended charter of said town
JAMES RAY,
Presid' mt Board Of Police town of Opelousas.
mch CAT
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07
FOREIGN.
Rustchuk and Silistria ..

Berlin, Feb. Ga correspondent ut
the headquarters of the Czarovitch says:
"Three hours before the arrival of the
news of the armistice Russian officer,
with a flag of truce, had started for
Rustchuk to demand its surrender, and
if refused to notify consuls and other
foreigners to leave within twenty-four
hours, when the place would have been
stormed. The conditions of the armis-
tice, as far as they affect this part OF
Bulgaria, are that the Turks give UP
Rustchuk and Silistria, withdrawing
the garrisons to Shumla AMI Yarna.
Seven days are to be allowed for the
retirement of the garrison. On the
eighth day we shall march into Rust.
chuk.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07

are from the fourth or lowest class OF
Chinese class among whom when in
China, the marriage relation is ignored,
and polygamy, prostitution and concu-
binage recognized, if not legalized.
Children and wives are sold into
slavery; the sanctity of oaths is disre-
garded; infanticide, especially of fe-
males, is common and unrebuked; clean
illness is almost unknown, and pagan
ism the only religion.
3. They are mostly brought here
under contracts by which they agree to
pay to certain brokers or to the Six
Companies n large percentage upon
their passage money. When these
Chinese attempt to return home they
are unable to do so unless these Six
Companies give them a permit. The
companies exercise control over them
greater than that of the civil govern
ment. The women, who are without
exception immoral, are brought here
and sold like sheep in shambles.
4. Waving the subject from labor
standpoint. These Chinese live fifty
in one room, 20x20; they have no wives,
no children, and no home, in the sense
in which the word is known Ill Ameri-
ca. Their food is rice. Packed like
sardines, and enjoying none of the COM
forts of home, they live upon ten or
twenty cents per day.
8. The report argues that they are
unfit to become American citizens; that
they disregard oaths, keep up pagan
customs, and that it is impossible to
execute laws over them OF make them
regard sanitary regulations.
6. The chief objection to the Chi
nese is their utter failure to assimilate
with our people and institutions. In
this respect they are unlikeal European
immigrants. They have been in the
country for twenty-seven years and
they are the same to-day as when they
first came, the same in dress, religion,
social habits and political views.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07

London, Feb. ct is true that Eng
lish sentiment grows warlike since the
war is over. Austria frets uneasily
over the eastern situation, watching
timidly with one eye to see what Ger
many intends to do. Russia masses
her troops in readiness for whatever
effort to stay her progress England and
Austria may possibly venture. Turkey
pursues the policy of mastery inactiyi-
ty, except so far as she completes the
details of peace arrangement with her
conqueror, evidently indifferent now
whether or not it suits the powers who
failed to respond to her cries for help
when it might have saved her. The
situation is not critical and it is not
believed that the war must be renewed
on broader scale. The proposed
Vienna conference meets only to con-
slider terms already fully arranged be-
tween the conquerer and the conquered,
and supported by immense armies now
already in the field, where such ar
thrown by the aggressive. Unless Ber-
lin gives the signal to the contrary,
which is highly improbable, these ac-
complished facts will be respected, and
the powers which failed to sustain the
Ottoman Empire will not fight to re-
vive and reconstruct its now lifeless
remains. None should be deceived by
diplomatic bluster, which thinking men
here understand and despise.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07

1t is not sufficiently known that almost all
substaI ces have the property Of absorbing
moisture from the atmosphere. Linen is re-
.narkable for this property the same may be
said of feathers, and in less degree of
wool; hence the difficulty of keeping the
bed dry, unless 1t is constantly used or ex-
posed to warmth from fire. Merely cover.
ing a bed up with blankets and counterpart
will no more keep it dry than O pane Of
glass will keep out light: the atmosphere
moisture will pass through every wover
fabric. Damp beds, unfortunately, are
generally found in the spare or visitors
room hence the perSors often most welcome
in house suffer from this terrible evil
Spare beds should never have anything but
q slight coverlet 20 keep them clean, and il
should be put upon them when not in actual
use. People often fancy that damp is only
in the sheets but it is in all the other clothes
bed will he much driCr By itself than with
blankets and cnuntcrpanes upon it. Every
spare room that is at all likely to be uscG
by visitors should have a good fire in it e.;
least every third or <onrth day during tn.
winter, and the bed should be well turned
In tho interval blankets and counterpaues
lhould be dried and folded mp hot and PCT
away till wanted; If they are left oper
upon bed they quickly absorb damp which
e..rnot be quickly dried out 1t is cruel and
iugenerous 10 put visitor friend to sleer
n fircless sold room. with damp clothes
to cover him, whom little coal would have
made all healthy and comfortable. 1t is a
Pood and simple plan to keep beds dry to
change thc,n from one room to another
every week, so that all may be more or less
in Csc
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07

London, Feb. 6.-However pacific
matters may be on the surface, it is GER
tain that England is arming and max
ing every possible preparation for war.
The force at Woolwich arsenal is more
than doubled, and enormous quantities
of supplies are being transferred to the
docks and loaded on ships with great
rapidity. Conservative members assert
that the crisis in the Oriental situation
is yet to be reached, and there is al
imminent possibility that the area of
war may be vastly extended.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07

London, Feb. 6.-Russia is concen-
trating force of two hundred thousand
men in Rumelia, and the reserves are
being organized on n colossal scale. 1t
is thought if Russia meant peace she
would not continue such extended prep
arations.
1t is known that Denmark and Swe-
den are both, as rapidly as possible, in
creasing their armaments and placing
themselves on war footing. 1t is
also feared there may be some under
standing between Russia, Germany and
Italy, whose purpose is believed to b
hostile to English interests.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07
Cannon's congenial Job.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Delegate Can
non, of Utah, has been requested TO
prepare formal charges against the past
and present federal officials in that ter
ritory, for the purpose of having them
thoroughly investigated by the House
committee on Expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice. Very serious
charges against U. 5. Marshal Nelson
and the late District Attorney, How,
ard, have been submitted, and one OF
two members of the committee say they
are satisfied that drag-net thrown into
Salt Lake city will bring to light a
large amount of official corruption.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07

RUSSIA rejects the proposal to hold a
conference in Vienna or any other
great capital, 1t considers the tran
guilty of small town in one of the
minor states and the authority that
would be given to the deliberations by
the presence of the foreign ministers of
the powers necessary for insuring good
and practical results. Moreover Rus
sia believed this would facilitate the
speedy disposal by conference of the
important questions it would have to
deal with in the interest of lasting
peace and of humanity.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07
THE CHINESE coNUNDRUM
Solved by the House Committee.

oolVco py the r1ouSe Sointnittee.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The House
committee on immigration and Labor
have agreed unanimously upon policy
that will check the evils of Chinese i'm
migration upon the Pacific coast. The
committee has prepared joint resolu-
tion, requesting the President to see
what can be done by corresponding with
China and Great Britain, with view
of abrogating the treaty stipulations
permitting unlimited Chinese immigra-
tion. The report supporting the reso-
luton, prepared by Mr.. Willis and ap-
proved by the whole committee, makes
the following suggestions:
l. The statistics of the Custom
House for the past twenty years show
that, dividing said twenty years into
periods of five years each, the average
increase Of said periods is fifty per cent,
estimating the present number of Chi
nese on the Pacific slope at 150, 1000
which is the lowest estimate from any
source. If the above rate Of increase
should continue, by 1880 the number of
Chinese would exceed the native voting
population, together with the irnmigra-
tion from all other sources, over so, 900.
The question therefore is not one of
prospective but Of present Importance,
and demanding immediate legislation
if these immigrants are Objectionable.
= The larger class Of immigrants
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07
THE sHRINKAGE IN CORN.

A Des Moines nowa) correspondent sayn
Farmers are in doubt whether to take
twenty cents for their corn this fall, direct
from the field, or rely upon getting thirty
cents next spring. After corn is dry
enough for cribhing it will shrink about
fifth by next May. Unless well protect.
ed from the vernin they will destroy from
Eve to ten per cent. The interest Of the
money from the sales this fall would be
6vo per cent.
These three items make 'thirty-fve per
cent in shrinkage, depredations and inter
est The Rhrinkage on wheat is about
seven per cent, and depredations of vermin
three per cent. interest five, making alto
gether fifteen per cent, SO that eighty five
cents is better this fall than one-dollar next
June The shrinkage on potatoes is light.
but the loss by frost and rot are heavy, and
II is better to take thirty-three per cent.
less in the fall tl.sa the spring.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07
Tho Highest Bridge.

The Cincinnati papers nrc giving accounts
Of the opening Of tho new Southern Rail.
road from that city to the Kentucky river
where there is said to he the highest rail.
road bridge yet built 1t 10 275 feet high.
having three spans, the middle one 375
feet long, and the other 800 feet each, the
total length being 1,125. There is bridg.
in Switzerland which ia a54 feet high, but
with a span only IA feet long; md one
at Varrugus, in the Andes, 252 feet high.
with spans 145 feet long. Tho liers cf
the Kentucky bridge nre the largest IN
the country, excepting those of the New
York and Brooklyn bridge, the EtoncworI
bciug 1870 by Al feat; and tho base of tn.
iron work III by 2S feet. The frame is al
wrought iron, aud was br:ilt out from the
nbutments toward, the centre of each span
The fastening Of the junction points Wat
accomplished in . novel way. One sun
shiny day having expanded the framework
the connecting bolts wcro fastened, and II
much secured; then n second day of sun
shine having given al the expansion tbs
bridge was capable Of, the bolts were mad.
fast permanently. At tho opening, tn.
other day, the bridge WIS made subject t,
seven severe tests, and stood them all nd
rlirably
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-07
SIANA.


New Orleans, Feb. 6.-In the Ander-
son trial to-day Castellanos argued for
the defense. He held that the crime
charged had not been established; that
the consolidated statement offered in
evidence is not public record, being
not certified by the clerk of the Dis
trict court. Arguments closed tonight.
The charge will be given tomorrow
afternoon.
Wells is still in Jail though his bail
has been reduced to $4,000.