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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26

maisons etaient 81 pres les unes
desautres et,parsuite de la Tongue
secheresse qui regnait, les toitures
ct lie bois de ces maisOns etaient
81 secs qu'ils prenaicnt fen CONNIE
de l'amadou. II ne fallait pas
songer, parconsequent, a sauver
l'ilet dams lequel l'incendie await
pris naissance. Les efforts des
pOmpiers durent Sc tourner vers
les autres blocs. Apres ayoir am
plement jete de reau sur les ba-
tisses de M. Nathan Webster, Qui
etaient DIES le principe les plus
expos6es, ills condnisirent leur
pompe en- face de la rue Jefferson
ct pomperent sur les batiSses de
M. Herman We'll qui Sc trou-
vaient tres EXPOSES ct vers les
quelles lie vent chassait les fam.
mes.
Les pompiers parvinrent, non
sans beaucoup d'efforts ct de
dangers, a circonscrire l'incendie
dams l'ilet on il await eclate. lis
furent meme assez heureux pour
sauver deux maisons daus Get
1let: une appartenant a NJ. ..Pifferi
@et lsautre a NJ. Gouaux.
L'ilet incendie est sltu6 entire
les rues Front, Washington, JET
ferson ct Congress. C'etait un
des plus habites ct des plus com
mercants de Napoleonville; il
comprenait deux magasins de
groceries ct marchandises seches,
|une pharmacie, CONNIE on en-
trouve peu d'aussi bien pourvues
a la campagne, un cafe, une bou-
langerie, une boutique de bar
bier, un entrepot de glace, une
boutique de cordonnier, la loge
des maeons, magnifiqae batisse
en- brique a deux 6tages, ct plu
sieurs residences.
Les pertes occasionn6es pal
l'incendie sont estimees a environ
$25, 900, ct les assurances Sc mon
tent a $6500 settlement. Louis
Pifferi etait assure pour $4,000
Jean Gouaux pour $1,000 ct Jean
Merly pour $1,000. Les heritiers
de FRANCOIS Gaudin ct sa veuve
qui sont les plus fort proprie
taires de ce bloc, n'avaient pas
d'assurance.
Pendant le desastre toute la
population de Napoleonville Ell
des environs s'est dignement con
Iduite ct a noblement aide nos
braves pompiers dams leur peni
BILE besogne. Nous devons lui
rendre cette justice, ct 81 nous
voulions mentionner ceux qui sc
sont distingues par leurs efforts
ct leurs devodement, il nous fau
draft nommer tous ceux on
etaient presents q l'incendie
blancs ct noirs.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26

flammes. LIE feu await pris acci-
dentellement.
LIE lendemain, notre brave ami
Zephirin Montet await sa cuisine
en- feu qni a etc partiellelnent
cOnsumee.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26

II Les abonnes du Pioamier, qui ne
recevraient pas regulierement leurs hume
ros, nous rendront un grand service Ell nous
signalsnt sans delai toute irregularite.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26
LA CONVENTION.

Convention COnstitutionneile a
son Guvre a la Mai.
son d'Etat Sc jouent actuelle
ment les destin6es de la Lonisi
ane.
C'est une lourde tache que de
rebatir de fond en- comble tout
l'edifice constitutional dun
pays, de refaire tout son statut
Immenses sont les talents qu'elle
exige; redoutable, la response
bilite qu'elle impose. Nous con
uaissons des gems aui acceptent
cette tache d'ua cear l6ger ; on
dirait vraiment qu'ils ont dams
leur poche le de,nier boaton de
gaetfes de la Constitution. Nous
en- commissions d'antres qui soni
"a la Convention, non pas pour
faire une Constitution pour t0uS,
mails pour telle GU telie compa.
gnie, tel on tel monopole don't ills
Sc sont charges de detcndre les
privileges. On dirait que PEtat,
pour eux, nest compose que de
100 gu 200 messieurs plus on
moins actionnaires de compa
gnies equivoques, plus ou moins
porteurs de bons v6reux. Eux
satiSfaits, tout lie monde doit 6tre
content !; apres eux, il faut tireI
l'echelle, CONNIE dit lie proverbe.
Ces deux classes de constitu
ants sont tres dangereuses la
premiere, parce gu'elle he doute
de rien, parce quill est tres ia
cile de la faire tomber dams un
piege d'autant plus facile de ~
precipiter qn'elle ne l'apercoit
pas, ct qu'elle tleyient aussi la
proie des politicians vendus a III
parti politique. a une exploita
tion financiere ou commerciale
la seconde parce qu'elle est
composee d'hommes de talents
sur lesquels les intrigants, les
trafquants, les exploiteurs de
monopoles jettent naturellement
les yeux.
Ces deux classes sont toujours
la perte des assemblies I,oliti
Iques, ct c'est d'elles que rassem
bl6e doit avant tout ce defer.
Heureusement la Convention
est recrutee en- majorite de mem
bres eclaIres ct independents qu
sauront entra1ner les premier
dams la bonne vote eft secOuer |,
ljoug redoutable des seconds
Nous ne savons ST nous somme
dams le vrai, mais il nous sembl
que c'est la campagne qui nou
|sauyera.
/ La vile pourra exercer une in
lf1uence bienfaisante dams Ia con
lstitution du pouvoir judiciaire
Ellie possede des avocats de "a
lent qui ont etudie la qoestion e
lpont meme resolue d'avanc
Id'nne maniere satlsfaisante. AT
Ijourd'hui, avant que la Conver
1tion matt com mence ses travauz
nous pouyons affirner que /
cause dn suffrage universal, e
ce qui touche lie judiciaire, es
lperdue. On a assiste a trop d's
|bus, on a etc yictime de trop d
Judgements injustes on insenses
on veut en- tinir, ct l'on a raisor
II faut, sous ce rapport, frappe
fort ct taller dams lie vif. Plu
ld'election de JUICES !
i Mais c'est dams les question
leconomiques que nous compton
sur la campagne. Cest en- will
Ique sont les gros appointements
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26

Dimanche dernier il y await
foule a Napol6onyille. On vcnait
assister an double spectacle de
Paseension dun ballon, dams la
journee, ct, lie soir, q la represen-
tation de la troupe de Leon don
nee au b6nefice de la compagnie
des pompiers. Cette representa-
tion a rapporte D pen pres Gin
quante piastres a la eompagnie.
Par lie temps qui court, ct .vu la
position pecunisre de cette orga-
nisation, ce montant fera grand
bien q la caisse des pompiers.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26
CONDITIONS DE D'ABoNNEMEFT
pRIX DIES ANNoNcEs

Un carre de dix lignes, Ire insertion 81 so
Chaque insertion suivante. rs cents.
Cartes de Profession, par an. $12 SO
Annonces de Candidature -. II so
ETout avis judiciaire devra etre paye
lie dernier jour de Ia publication ou lie jour
de la yente.
II Pour lettres, journaux, echanges, &c.
addressez au ''PIoNNIER," Napoleonville,
Line.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26

Un de nos amis possede un va.
let de chambre honn6te, devoue,
intelligent, mais, helas Baptiste
fait des stations prolongees chez
leimarchand de wins du coin, ct
en- revient guelquefois 6fa6cha.
Apres une de ces petites fetes,
son maftre Sc decide d le congo
dier ct CONNIE Baptiste lui re-
presente combien il lui est de-
voue, ct qu'au besoin il Sc jette-
rata Peau pour lui.
-Qu'est-ce que ca me fait, re.
pond notre ami impatient; je he
me noie jamais, ct yous buvez
tout le temps !
+ En- visite dans l'appartement
dun malade:
-Vous ayez beaucoup souffert,
mon pauvre ami ?
-Je le crois bien. une pneu.
monte.
EFT d'on diable celia at-il pa
venir
-Helas j'ai cherche le mot
dams un dictionnaire. Ca Went
ttu gree.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-04-26

NJ. Sylvestre Mire, accuse de
complicite dams lie crime commits
par Jules Mire, son cousin, a
comparu samedi dernier devant
le jnge de paroisse. Les temoi.
gnages ayant etabli dune mamie
re convainquante que ce n'etait
pas lni qui await rempli dams Get.
te affaire 10 role du pr6tendu juge
White, CONNIE on Zen await &C
cuse, il a etc honorablement de-
charge de toute poursuite. =
Quant a Jules, l'accuse principal
on ne salt pas encore on il est, et
nous ne croyons meme pas que
personne s'occupe de le chercher
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

1T Is to be hoped, however the
elections In May and September
may 20, that San Francisco shall
have at least one daily newspaper
besides the Alta that will dare to
speak its mind. The rivalry be-
tween the Chronicle and Call for
the favor Of the Sand Lot is some.
thing indescribably sickening. The
Post is o little better. 1t would
plainly like to use the Working
mems organization as a cat's-paw
to pull the political chestnuts out
Of the fire for the Republican
party, but 1t is evidently in a state
Of profound doubt. The practical
editor Of the Argonaut offers sug-
zestion that we should not be sur.
prised to see carried out some day,
viz, that the merchants and bust.
ness men of San Francisco, who
give these newspapers the business
which supports them, should take
the bull by the horns and establish
. paper Of their own from which
adulation or mention of certain
robustious politicians could be
rigidIy excluded.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
Love and Pigeons.

l"Little Johnny" in the Port JeryIs
Journal.
= My sister says no man wich
shoots pidgin-matches shall mary
her; but no man wude want to
marry her, l guess, as long as the
pidgin-shootin' held out, cos that
wude be fun enuff. Wen she said
it, her ynng man got red like
beat, but didn't say nothin'. Mex
day he asst my Uncle Ned did he
kno eDybOdy wich wud like to bi
jam-up good shotgun. Uncle Ned
he said: "Ide like to bi it my own
self if it was a pidgin gun, but L
guess it ain't, cos it has cum nifty
nj spilin n match.n Some pigdins
carry letters, same as the Postoffice;
and one time. when my SISTERS
yung man went away, he cot one Of
our pigdins and took it along for to
fetch back a letter to her, Jest for a
fiier. Mex day, whenever that
girl heard the dore bel ring, she
was jest wild, cos she thought 1t
was her letter cum, for her idee
was that the pidgin wude leave it
at the Postoffice for to be delivered
by the letter carriers. But, when
my mother .tole her the pidgin
must come thru the winder, She
went and thru up every winder in
the hous, and it was cole day, and
Frankly, that's the baby, took cole
and come NIFTY near peterin' out.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

The English agitator, Wellock,
is very frank in his statements as
to why he supports the new Consti-
tuition. Hear him:
1t has been a problem with some
why Wellock did not come out be-
fore for the new Constitution. A
General has got to think before
rushing into battle. One man
came to me and said: "How is il
that you go in for the new Consti-
tuition when, if it had only been
adopted two years since, when
Kearney and you were in prison,
you would have had to lie there
twelve months waiting for an in.
dictment by q Grand Jury ?n
told him that was one of the reas-
ons l indorsed it, because Dhen the
Workingnaen get into poWer a0e aoitl
Keep our enemies in jait ,Oaiting for
an indictment by the Grand Jury.
In addition to these amiable as.
pirations Wellock desires to see
general ruth and ruin. Mark his
choler:
The clause in the new Constitu-
tion making bank directors re-
sponsible for every loss, will cause
the wealthy magnates to withdraw
from the business; the banks will
collapse, and the laboring classes
will then see that they have hither.
to paid for all losses. And this was
one of his motives in supporting
the new Constitution.
There's candor for you, at all
events.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
The Man with a Glass Eye.
Rocky Mountain News.

Rocky Mountain News.
AS train on the Kansas Pacific
pulled away from the Sixteenth
street depot few mornings since "a
tall, angular specimen of humanity
took seat opposite lady passen.
ger, and to all appearances was in
tently engaged In studying her
face. At first the lady treated the
rudeness with good-natured indif-
ference. But at last it began to tell
on her nerves. 1t was q peculiar
and astonishing piece of fimpudencs.
He apparently had the faculty
of looking two ways at once.
One of his eyes was restless, excit-
ed and roved in all directions. The
other, fixed and stony, fastened on
her with an undertaking stare
She turned her head away, but it
intercepted her vision. She tried
to hide behind paper, but she
could feel that cruel eye piercing
through the screen and creep.
ing with a stony look over oil her
features. 1t seemed to be picking
them up one by one and examining
them with care. The thing be.
came unendufable and she cried
out to him fiercely:
"Sir, why do you look at me so
persistently?"
"Me, madam! Why, bless my
soul, / have not been looking at
you"
"You have, sii; for half an hour
or more your eye has been abso-
lutely riveted on my face"
II beg your pardon, madam; but
it's this eye, is it not?" lifting his
finger to his left optic.
Eyes, sir; it's that eye."
"Well, madam, that eye wont do
you any harm. 1t generally
looks any way it pleases. 1t
gives me a good deal of trouble.
A great many PEOPLE complain OF
it. AT first | thought they were
making fun of Inc, but I've found
out differently now. Ive been
knocked down two or three times
for the impertinence of that eye.
would leave it out altogether but
for the looks of the thing. It's a
glass eye, madam-only q glass
eye. l hope you'll excuse it. But,
upon my soul, Pm not surprised
that even q glass eye should feel
Interested in go pretty a woman"
and he brought his other eye to
bear upon her in undisguised admi-
ration.
The lady laughingly accepted the
explanation, and the rest of the
journey was passed very pleasantly
TO both of them.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
Senatorial Beverages.

The Washington Capital, speak,
ing of Senatorial beverages
says: "Since the restaurant below
has had all liquor eliminated from
it, the Senatars have been forced to
provide for themselves. We had
occasion to see Senator, the other
day, and, sending our name in, we
were invited into the cleak-room.
Our esteemed friend, noting that
we looked weary, proposed drink,
and forthwith began rumaging
through the closets. Pulling out
bottle, he drew the cork, and, Civ
ing it u sniff, said, 'Humph, that's
Ferry's gin" The next bottle
brought out: That's Burnside's
brandy! Another, That's APPLE
jack! Yet another, That's Hoar's
medicated bitters.' Where the
devil is that Whisky? Oh! here
we are.' What jolly set of old
cocks they are!"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

NOTWITHSTANDING the Chroni-
cle's steady assertions that the
Democratic members OF the present
House of Representatives would
only count up 1872, we observe that
one hundred and forty-four Con.
gressmen participated in the DEM
ocratic caucus. The party has a
small but reliable working major
ity over all. The reelection OF
Randall was deserved compliment
to one of the ablest men who ever
sat in the Speakers chair. He has
the metal, at the proper time, for a
very strong Presidential aspirant.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

WE do not know whether the
pamphlet copy of the projected new
Constitution is a revised one or not.
II it is it should be carefully re-re-
vIsed. Our cursory reading of the
document showed us quite num-
ber Of clerical errors. The transit
ton, In sentences with involved
clauses, is frequently made from
the singular to the plural nomina-
tive and vice versa. 1t would be q
mistake to permit these trifiing de-
fects TO disfgure the instrument,
especially should it happen TO be
adopted. A little confusfon of the
kind is almost unavoidable, but
there is ample time for correction.
1t should be made to conform to
The grammatical rule that a NOM
NATIVE and its verb must be in ac-
cord.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
s Angeles.

Ia Los Angeles. Not ore
man in q hundred will
care to undertake the Mojave
desert after having endured the
discomforts of the Colorado with
out rest and cleanup in Los An
geles. Settlement in Arizona from
this tsme on will be large, and the
families Of many of these settlers
will reside in Los Angeles. These
causes will probably for many
years guarantee us a heavy tide of
travel. In afew years it will have
grown sufficiently in magnitude to
compensate us for the teaming and
frontier trade which we formerly
possessed.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
A Disease that Wrecks The System.

Every function is isderanged every nerve
unstrung, every muscle and ;iber weak.
ened by fever and ague. Iti is, in fact, a
disease which, If unchecked, eventually
wrecks the system. In all its types, In
every phase, II is dangerous, destructive,
Stupor, delirium. convulsions, often at
tend 1t, and cause swift dissolution. But
when combatted with Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, Its foothold in the system is
dislodged aud every vestige Of 1t eradl-
Gated. That benign anti-iebrile specific
recognized not only within our own
boundaries, but in tropic lands far be-
yond tn sm, where intermittents and re-
mitte1ts are fearfully prevalent, TO be
sure antidote TO the malarial poison and
a reliable means OF overcoming disorders
Of the stomach, liver and bowels, of
whi ch vitiated torrid atmosphere and
brackish miasma-tainted water are ex.
tremely provocative. All emigrants and
travellers should be supplied with IT,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
THE millions on millions of dol

THE millions on millions Of dol
lars which it will cost to interpret
the new Constitution by the Courts
are something appalling to contem.
plate. There is simply no limit to
the outlay or to the confusion
which would result. We are
amused at the fiippant way in
which some wiseacres speak of the
possible withdrawal of capital from
California. 1t would be a lamenta.
BILE day for this State which should
witness genuine financial panic.
We confess that we regard the
small remnant Of prosperity which
may be found as n result of the agi-
tations of the past two years as
worth saving. We shall not be
much troubled with the article
should the sweeping experiment
formulated in Sacrarr. rr.anto become
our organic law.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

1T is amusing to note, whenever
the Democratic party in Congress
undertakes to rectify grossly unfair
Republican legislation, what a
howl is set up by "ths party OF
great moral IDEAS" These gentle
men understand to q nicely the
profound policy which is involved
In setting up q cry of "stop thief"
BY crying out as II an outrage were
being perpetrated in its repeal, at
tankie. Is Inverted from the fact
that the real outrage was in the
original enactment of a bad law.
All true Democrats hail with pleas
ure the infiexibls determination of
Congress to repeal the Federal elec.
tton laws, under the guIse of which
Republican partizans like Daven.
port were permitted, for years, to
browbeat and persecute Democrats
Our opponents affect to believe that
s-l.o.-poA 1stuinng and other in
sqaIties will be committed by the
Democracy IL these laws are re-
psaled. The fact is that the old
Federal party and the present Re-
publican party were the only polit-
ical organizations in the United
States which have thought it neces.
sary to hedge round the polls with
bayonets. The oppressive laws of
the John Adams regime were re.
pealed in good season, and the time
hes now come to rid the statute
books Of their lineal successors.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

In the preceding statement, CAL
AvarAs county stands the highest
and Alameda the lowest.
II the new Constitution is rati-
ned BY the people, the rate Of tax
alton will be very materially re-
duCed. This will result from the
decrease in the cost of maintaining
the State government and from the
greatly increased volume of taxa
Bile property brought out from its
hiding places and put upon the as.
sessment rolls. f. Call.
IT will be seen by the foregoing
that though we are pretty heavily
taxed in Los-Aneeles, we are much
bstter off than many of our neigh.
bors. The severe financial pres
sure from which this region has
suffered for the past three year,
= our valuations look high;
lot, In the county at large, they
are really quite low, and the return
Of better times will fiud taxpayers
Inclined to regard themselves as
bei1g In as good plight as any
Californians. 1t is impossible,
however, to restrain thrill of envy
at the thorough showing of Ala
MEDIA county which has about
our own population, but whose
near neighborhood to San Francis.
90 gives her high valuations which
lower the nominal rate. AS mat.
ter Of fact we doubt if ..,;ja v,s;t q
-ae.er spreads any NOR
consternation In Los Angeles thar
In Alameda county.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
Pretty Mouths

Should have pretty teeth In tn EN-, but 1t
teeth discolored and decaying through
neglect. This disfiguring defect should
be repaired without delay, by using fra
grant SOZODONT, which rem owes every
particle of tartar from the teeth and rem
ders them snowy white. This admirable
aid TO beauty is perfectly harmless and
exhales a most delightful aroma and Is
in every respect preferable to the ordi-
nary tooth pastes and powders. Try IL
and see for yourself
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

TRAVEL has been picking up
ssnsibly in Los Angeles of late, and
We are inclined to think that this
Will be the case for long time to
oome. The passenger movement
to and from Arizona is steadily on
the increase, and when the railway
IL completed to connection with
some Eastern road 1t Is safe to say
lhat every one will lay over day
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

OWING to an annoying blunder
we yesterday, in an editorial,
placed in the mouth of Rhoderick
Dhu the words really spoken by
James Fitz James. In the haste
incident to running a daily paper
one has frequently to meet these
little notifications.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

chiefs of Mescalero Indians in Chi
huahua.
The Mexicans consider the Amer
lean military on the northern side
insufficient in comparison with the
large force of Mexicans sustained
at considerable expense.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

The following dispatch received here from Mr.. M. Nor
ton, explains ITSELF
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5th.
NJ NORTON, Los Angeles: Utter and complete demor-
azaton of the market in consequence of the failure of
Messrs. Godchaux Bros and several Of the largest retail
houses in the city. Sell balance of bankrupt stock any
sacrifice, in order to make for immense quantity
of goods bought here prices Unprecedented in the his
tory of trade. [Sgned] M. NORTON.
In obedience the above instructions, will sell the
balance of the Great Bankrupt Stock Greater Sacrifice
than ever, make for the NEW STOCK
just arrived and which comprises the and latest
styles in all lines of goods purchased in San Francisco and
through agents in New York such prices will en-
able us to sell way below former figures.
We ask only that intending purchasers of DRY GOODS
FANCY GooDs HOSIERY, CLOTHING Doors SHOES AND
FURNISHING GooDs into whose hands this paper comes,
should patiently read ts column and then make it their
business to call and examine the goods advertised
is useless give Price Lists which often look very
entcing paper but which, examination of the goods
advertised, prove to be dear at any price.
pS9We can only say once more, COME AND SEE
US, WE PROMISE TO SURPRISE YOU!
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19

Cleopatra is said to have been in
the habit of drinking wine in
which pearls had been dissolved.
An old barbarian like her may
have preferred that kind of sweet
ening, but after a series of exhaust.
i've experiments We are free to con-
fess that we would rather take
sugar in ours.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-19
4os Smgeles 9trala.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 10. 1879.
herald Steam Printing House.

{ The Herald steam Printing House is
~ surpassed By any Job Printing office
~ The Pacific Coast, outside of San Fran
10. in ABILITIES for doing job work.
~ prices, good work and expedition
<nag ~ relied upon at this office.