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Proceedings
POLICE JURY.

The Police Jury of the Parish of J.afour
che met in the Court House in special ses
sion held on the 10th. day Of July 1879.
Present: p. G. Alleman, President ;
Charles Brown. G. ThlbOdaux, L. Kraemer,
George Watson. James Moran. C. Zeringue,
VALERIE Gnidry, II. Franklin.
Mr.. Franklin appeared after Roll call
meeting held with closed doors but signi-
fed his desire and intention ~ he present
at any deliberations Of the Police Jury held
in public, and he then withdrew.
The Commissioners of Free Holders ap-
pointed to lay out a public Road from the
Bayou LafOurche back to the Vacherie
through the plantation of Matthews and
Selby presented their written report, which
was laid over for further consideration.
The following resolution was introduced
by Mr.. James Moran. Resolved that u com
mittee of three members of the Police Jury
he appointed to examine the Recorders Of
flee Of LafOnrche and ascertain it u public
road had ut any previous time been laid
out through the Mathews and Selhy Planta
ton on: to the Vicherie, anil to take any
actions necessary for q full examination Of
the subject mattsr. to confer with the Road
commissioners and report ut the next ses.
SION of this Body their action. Which
resolution of James Moran duly seconded
Nv tJeOrHe WdCSOu WAS uuiV AuOIbtcu anu
the following persons were named on said
committee. r. G. Allenmn, V. Guidry, and
C. ThibOdaux.
Mr.. James Moran introduced Ordinance
No. 90, 1871.
To prevent persons who died of Yellow
Fever or any other contagious disease from
being removed or disintcrred except be.
tween the LIST. day Of January aud the lst.
day Of February Of each year and then on
ly under the direction and supervision Of
tho Parish Physician, the same was duly
seconded by Charles Brown and unanimous
ly adopted.
l.. Kraemer called up Resolution chang.
ing the Precinct No. . from Dclauucs store
to Louis Lerillcs stOr. which resolution w,Is
voted on ut II previous meeting on the 9th.
If May 1879, and he moved that the saune
be finally adopted. which motion Was duly
secluded by &. ThihWiaux.
The same was duly adopted upon the
calling OF the yeas and nays by the follow
ing vote.
Yeays: P. G. Aleman. James Moran,
| George Watson. Charles Brown, G. Zerin-
que, V. Guidry, c. Thibrdaux, L. Kraemer.
Nays: None.
On melton the Police Jury adjourned till
tomorrow July 18th. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
p. G. ALEMAN. President.
Gro. w. SoUIREs, Secretary.
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After reading the above report aud ordi
nasce Henry Franklin seconded by james
yeas and nays were called on the same
viii the following result.
Yeas i: L. Kremer President protein,
CHARLES Brown, James Moran, VALERIE Gui
dry,C. Thihodaux. George Watson, G. Ze-
rinee, Henry Franklin-Absent and not
voting P. G. Alleman.
There being 8 yeas and no navs, the said
report and ordinance was declared adopt
ed.
OnmOtion the Police Jury adjourned till
the kt Monday in October 1879, at II
O'Clock M.
GEORGE w. SQuires, Secretary.
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Volume Nv.

To day commences the fifteenth
volume of the SENTINEL. For
long years it has worried along
with it's head barely above water,
but it has gradually grown III
size until it now compares favor
ably with any country paper IN
the State.
During all the dark days OF
Radicalism, with the State aud
parochial authorities. using their
powers to crush it out, it never
failed to make its regular weekly
visit to it's numerous readers, and
also through IT, fearful epidemic
of 1878 it never failed a single
issue.
The SENTINEL has been the
advocate OF the interests OF the
whole people, it has never been
found al vOcating doctrines or
ideas which would DO advanta>
geous to the few t. the detrl-
ment of the many.
Its columns have ever been
open to the discussion OF such
questions as may have been OF in,
terest to its readers.
The future of the SENTINEL
will be devoted to the promotion
of the prosperity of the people OF
the State and LafOurche in par
ticular, to the elevation OF the
standard of morality, to the su'
premacy of law, and to the speedy
and prompt trial and punishment
of law breakers.
The question of drainage is one
of the most important subjects
that can interest this portion o
the State. The continuation o
these great works will find an al
vOcate in the SENTINEL in tue fl
tule as its commencement ha'
had in the past.
During the present campaign
it will advise the con firmati0n o
the new Constitution and will a,
vocate for it's first set of officer
men who are known for their hOl
esty, honor, integrity and virtue
and will find no good words t.
smooth over past crimes ant
wrongs inflicted upon the peopl,
of this state 10y the usurping val
:. abonds that were toisted over on
heads by the military power Q
9 the United States.
i Now with a political future
0 bright and promising, the SENT
MEL wishes good health and pro
perity to all.
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What Are We To Do

This question is the one now
that worries the fanatics and
freedom shriekers OF the North
who got up the Exodus excite
ment.
Everybody knows that hatred
of the southern people, is the
prime cause of this movement.
Now when the fact is becoming
known that a large majority of
the southern people are jubilant
at the prospect of the exodus and
the further fact that people in
many parts Of the north and west
are becoming enraged at the
prospect of having thousands of
paupers thrown into their midst,
they suddenly begin to inquire
"What are VT to dOf'
Conway, the school fund thief.
and a few other vagabonds of his
stripe, who wOnld give one half
the money they could steal or
beg to injure the south through,
pure meanness, finds their game
suddenly blocked, aud brought
to an abrupt close.
Since the discovery is made
that any exodus they may induce
is not going to make the south
ern people angry, but that it will
make three.fOnrths of the people
throw up their hats with joy and
gladness, Conway and his gang
of scamps lose all heart in the
enterprise.
Could they injure the south, it
would make no difference to them
how many colOred people they
could coax away up in the Kansas
prairies to freeze and starve.
Their own develish venom would
be gratified, no matter if it dot
ted the prairies of Kansas with
graves of poor leluded colored
immigrants.
IhlS wholesale destruction OF
the cOlOred race would amount to
nothing at all, provided the,
conld cause any damage to the
south, but that being Impossible
they find themselves in a guam
Diary from which it Is difficult tt
extricate themselves.
But they have nevertheless pm,
in motion a ball that will coatinu,
to roll onward. every revolution
of which will bring prosperity
peace, tranquility and wealth Il
the south, the exact reverse O
what was intended. when thes,
pestilent agitators and vagabond'
will learn that the bitter Otter
gets bit.
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tiers Of the press were admitted
to witness the execution, but the
sheriff states that the woman, up
to the last, displayed remarkable
composure, aud that her death
was apparently painless and a
very speedy one. Immediately
after the execution the cOrOner's
Jury Was ,mpaneled to view the
body, which was then Invested Of
all the clothing save a single gar
ment, and buried in a shallow
grave within the prison yard and
covered with quicklime.
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England.
The Hanging Of the M"rderess,
Catherine Webster.

London, July 29.-Catherine
Webster was executed at Wands-
worth Jail today for the murder
Of her mistress, at Richmond.
Wandsworth Jail is on the Surrey
side of the Thames, five miles
southwest of Lon don. The muir
der of Mrs. Thomas was one of
the most remarkable crimes on
record. Mrs. Thomas was a Wild
ow, in comfortable circumstances,
residing at Richmond, quite alone
save for the company ut her ser
want. The latter became infatuat.
ell with a married man named
Church. and conceived the idea
OF numbering her mistress, posses
sing herself Of her property, aud
after d~ssl.osing ct it, going to
America vfa the pr" Geeds, accom-
paiued by this maa.. She carried
out her part with gteat del;bera
ton, and murdered aer mistress
by strangling her to death on a
Sunday afternoon early i'll the
month Of March. She dragged
the body of her victim to the
cellar Of the house, where she
disrobed it and by aid of a saw
aud AK cut it in pieces. She wrap
ped the fragments up, placed
them i'll a wooden box, which she
managed to convey to the river
and throw over the bridge, <Nhe
fragments were found AMI identi
fed some time after the murder
was committed. In the mean
time Miss Webster, in connection
with her paramour, Church, had
sold most Of the property Of the
murdered woman, and the two
were on the point of removing the
remainder of the furniture, when
some suspicious of neighbors
were excited aud Miss Webster
became alarmed. She went tt
Ireland, where soon after she was
arrested. Upon her arrest she
declared that she was not thu
murderer, but that Church, dur
ing her absence from the house
had entered it and killed Mrs
Thomas, and upon her return tel
ritied her into aiding him in mu
tilating and disposing of the body
This story upon investigation
proved false. Church was dis
charged from custody and thu
woman tried and convicted before
Chief Justice DENIM. The execr
ton to-day was conducted with
the utmost privacy, no being al
lowed to be present save tht
sheriff, Surgeon Chapman,a few
officers OF the prison and Mar
wood, the excutiouer. No repo,
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Calomel relieves: BLACK DRkUGH
cures.
For sale by JOS. T. Thibodeaux.

Fol- sale by JOS. T. Thibodeaux.
The present hot weather has
succeeded in stirring mp consider
able bad blood between some of
our brother journalists. Friend
CosgIove has been going for Nc
Cranie of the OMchita Telegraph,
Morgan OF the Carroll COMserra-
Hce, and the Cousllatta Citizen
man with a vengeance. In fact
he appears to be exceedingly
torrid and lost all reason and
courtesy tor we find him ludulg
ing in such pet vituperatives as
''liar" "coward" s'scallawag', &C.,
t. an alarming extent. Then, Iii
more, Ryan and Grisamore must
get excited over the railroad and
go to pulling each others wool.
Hyams is about the only one of
our cOnfreres who preserves his
equanimity. Quietly seated be
meath the shade Of a monarch
oak, with a bottle of choice old
Rye, he makes occasional Obser
vatiOns through its medium and
laments that humanity is 50 per
verse; MeridiOnui.
-That1l do pretty we'll for an
editor who complains that every
time a man builds IA house in his
town, another house falls down
People like those never get into d
hubbub, but take quietly to
Hyams who sits under his own
fig tree, never says a word, good
or bad about anybody, and who
could not be induced to smile al
the funniest joke the Abbevillt
e1itOr ever clipped out of another
paper. oh. no, God save us
from such quiet, sleepy, folks al
Hyams and Addison.
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me Eminent Civil Ser.
vice Reform.

MI. Evarts is spending a good
deal of his time on the beautiful
banks of the Connecticut river ut
Windsor, enjoying the society of
his herds and haycocks and of
Brother Stoughton, the titular
American Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlenipOteutiary at
the Court of St. Petersburg.
Mr.. KEY is inspecting the post
Offices in Long island Sound and
Narragansett Bay, and the politi-
cal mail service on the adjacent
shores.
Taking a more practical and
profitable view Of public affairs,
MIR. Sherman is stamping Maine
fol MI. Blaine in July, on the un.
derstandiug that Blaine is to
stump Ohio in September, and
thereby help elect Foster Cover
nor in October.
Mr.. Thompson is improving his
knowledge Of naval science by
navigating the marshes Of the
Wabash, all the while keeping
his weather eve upon the chances
of securing Il Sherman delegation
from Indiana to the next National
Convention.
;. Nobody should be surprised at
this, for none OF these function
aries ever intended that their
sort of civil service reform should
apply to ofticehOlders whose sala.
ries rose above a thousand or
twelve hundred dollars Il year.
They supposed that the sole oh
: ject of the sonOrOus orders issued
now aud then from the White
House on this subject was to com
pei the clerks, inspectors, and
other small fellows under Govern
meDt pay to bone down theil
work six days in the week ant
six hours in the day while theil
{ superiors were perambulating thu
country, shifting the sea breeses
' packing conventions, drawing
4 their fat salaries, and otherwise
|, making money.
But we are now informed tina
Mr.. Carl Schurz. that the Origi
nal inventor of civil service re
torn of the patented description
y is soon to show in 4 striking maj
t ner how fraudulent tho who'll
] thing is. 1t is asserted that Ii,
is at this moment domiciled in ON
D Of the clefts of the mountains u
= Pennsylvania, preparing II polit
cal speech which he is to delive
at a half dozen places in Obi
during the pending campaign il
that Stately. Y. Sun. .
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No. l31.

Relative to proceedings Of Justices of the
Peace and their Documents.
BE 1t ordaised BY The Police Jury Of III
Parish Of Lef0WFche ; That every Justice
Of the Peace upon the examination of any
criminal case, whether the accused are dis
charged or not or whether the party or par
ties are charged with a mislemeanor ol
breach Ut the peace shall upon it's termina
ton transmit the affidavit, warrant and
all OF the documents therein tD the Clerl
Of the Court VI LafOurche without delay
who shall keep q n in his Office.
Certified:
p. G. ALEMAN, President.
GEO. w. SQUlRks. Secretary.
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II. N. SORIA,
CHAS. J. TROUARD.
Important Notice.

VTNhe Policy Holders of the LOUISIANA
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE. Co. Of
New Orleans will please take notice that
L. A. COLOMB Of DOnaldsODville il row
acting as Solicitor and will make eOllec-
lions for this company in the Lafourehe
district.
We call the attention Of those desiring
LIFE INSURANCE. aud the SECURITY offered
under The STATE REGISTRATION LAW to
OUR YEARLY RENEWABLE PLAN, giving
low rates Of premium and q guarantee Of
full protection. For particulars apply 70
AND. PATTON,
Or to Secretary.
l.. A. COLOMB, Agent, DOnallsonville. La
New Orleans, July 5, 1879. GIN
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We know'of no way thot We
can benefit our readers more than
by calling attention to JOhMson,s
An0dyne Linimeat. 1t il the old.
est aud most valuable patent med
icine in the world. Everybody
should keep it in the house. 1t
will check diarrhGa and dysente
~ in one hour.
elf the fountain is pure the
streams will he pure also. So
with the blood. Ii that he pure
tho health is established. Parsons
P~rgatire RHs make new rich
ll"od. and taken one Il night will
charge the blood in the ehtire sys
TEN.
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$500 9 :: !: :: :: !: j; !: T: E: !: 7: I: :: !: :: !: !; :: !: !:

amount stated aboNc.NO one can fail to
make money fast. Az one can d. the
work. You can make pm 50 cts. to $2 III
hour by d~evoting yo~nevenings and spare
time to the business. Nothing like it for
n,akinp ever Osred before. Bust
ness pleasant and strsly honorable. Rea-
der. If You want to COW all abOnt the
best paving bushes before the public,
send MS YOUR address I'd We will ssDd you
full particulars and Rivate terms free;
samples worth s alstfre4; yOn can then
make up your mind ~ yourself. Address
GEORGE STINSON = CO., Portland,
Maine.
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Sherman has been letting of
his sn%pertuOus gas in Maine, hop
ing TO secure that State in the
Convention that dominates a can
didate to succeed the great
Fraud.
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Blaine has Cancelled his en-
gagements to speak to his Repub
lican friends in Ohio, because he
LAS enough tn do to save his own
State from falling into possession
Ut his enemies.
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Don't forget to call and pur.
chase the world removed cable
screw shoes from Simon Baum,
under the Franklin Hotel, corner
of Market and st. Louis Streets,
ThibOdaux LA.
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Capt. Dick Vinson has grown
an ear Of corn, near Shreveport,
which is sixteen inches long and
has sixteen rows of grains Of fifty
three grains to the row..
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SPECIAL NOTICE.-The pub
fisher Of the st. Landry Democrat
prints the following notice in that
paper:
After the I1th day of January
1879, all advertisements inserted
in the st. Landry Democrat. will
have to he paid tor in cash ut the
time of insertion.
The NatchitOches indicator
keeps the following notice stand
ing 1T the head of It's columns:
No Judicial advertisement will
b~ insertetfin tits paper hereafter
unless the Attorney becomes sc
curity for the advertising bill,
WI icI, must he paid on first inser'
ton, OF they will he discontinued
Other papers throughout the
State have adopted similar rules
Owing to the difficulty and in
some cases the impracticabiIity Of
collecting our dues, We find our
selves compelled to do likewise
and hereby give notice that al
judicial advertisements inserted
ia tho ,nuct ha mail
for ut the time Of insertion, o.
satisfactory security given TO
their payment when the service il
performed.
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QUERY ''Wby will men smoke
common tobacco, when they can
buy Marburg Bros. Seal Of North
Car0liNa,' at the same price?"
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Notice.

vuHE LOUISIANA ICE MANUFACrU.
ring Company, ,snow prepared to sup
DIV country consumers with either manu-.
factured or natural Cd! at the rate of Is cts
per 100 lbs. packed aid delivered On hoard
of steamboat or railroad cars.
New Orleans, lst. March 1879.
w. A. BILLAUD,
3nt-ssm 1882. Secretary.
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-Felermeyer is the Sunday
name Of the fool who has just
rolled u wheelbarrow from San
Francisco to New York.
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Notice to Applicant II.
Office Board Of School Directors,
Parish of L:.fnurche.

~lThihWtaux, La, Jniy 18th, 1879. }
All applicadN for situations Us Teachers
in the Public Schools of this Parish, are no
undersigHcd, designating what particular
schOUl il desired. il any. Due notice will
I've given each applicant when and where to
appear before the Board Of Examiners.
5. I. GRSAMORE, Secretary.
iy.86-6t,
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FARMERVlLLE, LA, MAY q, 1879

FARMERVlLLE, LA, NAY q, 1879.
$1,000.
Received from LOUISIANA EQUIrA-
BILE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Check No. 3l8, on the New Orleans Nation
al Bank for $4,000 ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS, in full for all claims under Pol
icy No. 3l67, terminated by the death Of
my brothe, DAVID f. LAUPHEIMEK.
l tender my thanks for the prompt and
liberality in paying my claim in advance
MATILDA LAUPHEIMER.
WITNESSES:
+. SELIG.
WM. r. EMERSON.
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"A Nevada mule was killed
and carefully ~dissected, because
he had swallowed ten twenty dol
lar bills.
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THE YELLOW FEVER. - Thl'

The YELLOW FEVER. - This
dreadful disease continues to
spread throughout Memphis, but
slowly. A large part OF the pop
ulation has left that doomed city,
and encampments are made out
side of the city for the poor who
are unable to 60 away:
Cases have occurred 10 Louis
vile. Philadelphia, New York and
st. Louis, but all were refugees
from Memphis. :,
Whether the disease will
spread to the North, to the South,
to the East or to the West time
only will disclose.
On last Monday a case OF vel
low fever took place i'll New Dr.
leans.
All these combined are calcula-
ted to make the future outlook
but pleasant.
There is abundance of summer
ahead to give the fever time IL
cause terrible ravages should it
open its wings and fly away ovol
the surrounding countries.
1t will probably SEEK new fields
for its fatal work and pass by
most of those places in which il
played such wild havoc.
In this Town and Parish there
never was experienced a bette
condition OF health, there being
no illness of any kind whatever
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QUkRY-Why will people snffer with
Indigestion when BLACK ORAUGHT would
cure them
For sale by JOS. T. TlibOdeaux.