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St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

BY special arrangement, some dozen
or more New York preachers chose, last
Sunday, the same subject for their SER
mons-the tenement system. New York
suffers more from this than any city of
the world; neither London, Paris, or
even Lyons, are as deusely crowded as
the lower portion of that CITY, The
population of the seventeenth ward of
New York avcra yes 305 to the acre; of
the eleventh ward, 326, and in some
portions of the latter ward, $50 to the
acre, or 100000 to the square mile. In
one block there are tifty-two houses
averaging from fifty to ninety persons
to the house, and containing a total
population Of over two thousand. A
large majority of these people, of course,
live in interior rooms, entirely without
windows, and therefore without light
Or air. 10 one case room, perhaps
fifteen feet square, was found in which
les of each family being chalked on the
floor. Another dwelling place was dis
covered where the high tide forced the
water and filth up through the floor and
obliged the inmates to get Oh chairs and
tables until the tide went down. The
result of this system is vice, suffering
and disease, The 100000 persons living
in the tenement houses contributed
1880 to the mortality list, and the
100000 living in single houses only 800
that is, the death-rate in the tenement
district was more than double that in
the rest Of the city. 1t was shown also
that OF the 10000 cases OF serious i'll
ness which occurred in New York du-
ring the past year, three-fourths took
place in tenement houses.-[N. 0. Dem
Ocrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The Morehouse Clarion says "the
man who is too mean to subscribe, for
his home paper, apd goes about bor-
rowing his neighbours, is just mean
enough to cook his dinner on the smoke
of neighbours chimney, in order to
save fuel.n
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

M. Grevy, as President of the French
Republic, will get 100000 a year as
salary and $4,000 for household ex-
penses,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
The legislature and The Right
to Vote.
New Orleans Democrat. ]

To tie Editor of the Democrat:
Two important reforms, i'll no way
repugnant to the spirit OF our lnstltu-
tions, ought to be made in the leglsla-
tive department. and election laws OF
the State. 1t should be ordained that
the General Assembly shall consist Of
q Senate and House, the former to be
composed Of members owning real estate
in Louisiana and the latter of members
not necessarily such. AS the Lcgisa-
ture is now constituted, the property
holders of the State are not properly
represented, whereas the rent paying
portion of the community can in no
manner complain OF improper repre-
sentation. Under the present consti-
tuition it has hcen found impossible to
introduce in either branch of the AS
sembiy any measure tending to improve
the laws affecting real property in this
State. With Il fair division Of the Leg
islature, in the manner just suggested,
one branch thereof would be a check
upon the other and no abuse in the en-
actmcnt of property laws would be
practicable; bat, as the constitution
now oTdains, there exists no restrainst
at all upon the Unbrldlcd ambition of
house renting, Representative and Sen
ators to legislatc i'll their exclusive be-
half.
The next step to be made in the di-
rcctiOn OF reconstruction and reform
concerns the right to vote. The subject
of universal suffrage is one upon which
much may be commented. Suffice it
here to say that, far from impairing
ones right to vote, it would conduce to
the better exercise Of that right il it
was burdened with additional requisites.
| 1t is natural right, true; but it is also
one which can be limited, and the ex-
ercse of which can be delayed and post
poned until certain qualifications shall
have been acquired. The law says no
man shall vote unless he is twenty -one
years of age. II the law can impose
such condition upon such a natural
right, it follows that it may plausbIy
| impose more. No man should be al
| lowed to vote at any election unless he
has shown, first, that he is a citizen, and
| is twcnty-one years of age secondly,
that he is able to read the ticket he in
tends to cast as his vote; thirdly, that
he has paid say the sum of half dollar
to defray the expenses to be incurred
for the holding Of the election at which
he votes and, finally, unless at the
time of voting he is not under the in
t1uence OF liquor.
Better laws would so be enacted and
less cheating would be perpetrated at
the polls, and less disinterestedness, in
difference, ignorance and bribery would
be displayed. Respectfully yours, etc,
Vol POPULI.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
.N.Ol6ce to tile Public!

Jacob Ehrhardt Of Washington. is my duly
appointed deputy for the parish of st, Landry.
GEORGE PULFORD,
Coroner for ST. Landry.
Opelousas, jan. 18th 1875.
ANY person requiring my services, will hnd
me at my coffee house in Washington.
JACOB EHRHARDT,
ian 1s-tf Deputy Coroner.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
LOUISIANA EQUITABLE LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS.
The only Company in Louisiana that has
complied with the act Of the Legislature in
troduced and sustained by the st. Landry
Senators, requiring q Reserve Fund Tor each
Policy Holder. This Company has paid to the
Families OF Policy Holders over
$4,000
during the past eight years.
SAMUEL NJ. TODD, President,
ROBT. W. OGDEN, Vice President,
ANDREW PATTON, ID Vice President.
VIM HENDERSON. Secretary,
WILLIS PRESCOTT, Agent,
feb 9-tf Washington, La.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
ESTATE OF SAMUEL WILLIAMS, DECEAS.
ED, LATE OF DENTON CO., TEXAS

By virtue Of an order of the honorable Par.
lsh Court. of the Parish of st. Landry. there
will be sold at public auction. TO the highest bid
der, by the undersigned cx-oflico auctionccr, Mt
the Courthouse i'll the town Of Opclousas mar
sh OF 81. Landry. on TUESDAY, April LIST,
1879, the following described property, belong
longing to the estate of Samuel Williams. de-
ceased. late of Denton Co., Texas, to-wt:
A tract of land containing about 100 acres.
situated i'll Bellevue. parish of St. Landry.
being section 80 township south range east,
divided into four lots as represented by plat
made by H. Hays; the sad lots will be sold
separately Oh the following
Terms and Condi,ions.-Half cash and half in
one year, the purchaser to give his promissory
note, signed and endorsed by himself, payable
to his own order, i'll twelve months from the
day OF sale, the said note % be secured by special
mortgage and vendors privilege, which will be
retained Oh the property sold.
G. G. DUSON,
Sheriff and Ex-Otficio Auctioneer,
March Lot
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
MISCELLANEOUS,
SCHe9L FOR YOUNG LADIES

SCH09L FOR YOUNG LADIES',
l Will open my school for the education of
young ladies, on Monday, 4th of September
IP!oxl' IN my dwelling at Opcousas. intend
1hls institution to lie permanent, and will en-
usaNnr 10 meet the wants OF this community, by
anordlng facilities for a thorough education
TERMS:
tuition IN primary branches per month 8 90
1 TUITION III Academic " ' 90
French, u so
Music with use of piano, 90
Drawing, daily lcssons), 90
Palntlng, tri-weckly lessons, i" 90
Vocal music gratis
BOARD, " - co
washing, per dozen, TX
All dues payable monthly in advance
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES.
August 10, 1a16-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Southern California is producing every
year more and more semi-tropical fruit.
Oranges are raised in such abundance
that it is thought in a few years the
market will be so Overstocked as to
lender their raising unren!umerative. In
the region around Los Angeles every
land owner and settler is so desirols to
have organge groves, that dwellings are
surrounded, and even the roads are Dor
dered with them, In anticipation Of an
excess Of the fruit, cultivators of the
soil are beginning to plant walnut and
almond trees in its stead. Not much
success has been had as yet with ban
anas, in consequence OF Injury in young
trees by occasional night frosts, out this
trouble will, it is thought, soon be REM
edied. 1t is expected that pines will
flourish ere long, so that there will be
plenty Of figs, almonds, olives, pines,
lemons and oranges in the Golden
State.-[N. 9. Aenoerat,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

terms as may be agreed upon. But, of
course, [ must not be understood as
saying that it will be in the power of
the convention to take away any of the
rights of the bondholders, either Of the
State or the city, which may be claimed
to result from any contract made with
either, and which the courts may sustain,
because State constitution or an OF
dinance of convention would be a
claw "within the meaning Of the con-
stitution of the United States. But at
the same time the State bondhOlders
would occupy a different position from
that Of the city bondhoider, which |
will discuss at another time.
FOTITY
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The Chinese bill now before the Presi-
dent for signature, and about which the
people of the Pacific slope appear to be
much excited, will not have as much
effect in preventing the increase Of our
Chinese population as the recent move
ment among the yellow men themselves.
They seem to be abandoning " the land
Of the free" Of their own accord, and
pretty rapidly too. Statistics show that
in 1878 the number of Chinese arriving
at the port of San Francisco was only
1866. During the same time the number
which left the port for their own country
was not less than 484d. In the light of
4hese figures the fear Of a Moneolian
inundation appears very like bug
bear. The question seems to be setting
itself without the help of. any legisla-
ton. Therefore, the threatened veto OF
the Chinese immigration bill does not
assume the proportions OF national
calamity.-[N. 0. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Our special Washington dispatch this
morning brings us the news that the
House yesterday refused to accept the
clause in the postotfice appropriation
bill substituting the Brazilian steamship
line. We are Informed that Foster of
Ohio and Hale OF Maine voted for the
appropriation with our Southern mem
bers, but that Bragg Of Wisconsin and
the Democratic members from New
England and the North generally man
aged to beat it. We had known for
some time that the coffee importers of
New Y ork and Baltimore were bitterly
opposed to extending any aid to New
Orleans, knowing that, all things being
equal, New Orleans enjoyed large adj
vantages over all other ports as the
receiving point OF the coffee trade in
this country. We presumed, therefore,
that New York and Baltimore would
bring 10 bear all the influence they
could control for the purpose Of having
the Brazilian mail subsidy stricken out,
thereby depriving New Orleans Of the
opportunity of building up a trade with
South America. Our fears have, appar-
entity, been realized, and we now re-
ccive the information that Mr. Bragg Of
Wisconsin, backed by the Randall Dem
ocrats and persuaded " by the coffee
importing rings of the East have sue
ceeded in beating in the Democratic
House the little crumb Of help which
had been thrown to us by the Republic.
can Senate We can digest the moral
at our leisure.-[N. 0. Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
WNUBLEC SALE.
ESTATE OF T. n. BUTLER.

PROBATE COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The New York Herald prints an in
teresting statement showing .the some
what remarkable fact that $10,00O,000
worth of foreign rags are brought into
this country every year. The most
startling suggestion connected with this
statement, however, is that Russia and
Asia Minor send US the bulk Of this
enormous supply of worn-out under
garments. The fact is recalled that
rags once carried the plague into Mar
settles, and it thereupon becomes at
once evident that this country is in
danger from the same source Of con-
tamination. The CosSael{ who took
the handsome shawl from the dead
Turk and presented it to his lady love,
killed her and twenty five OF her friends
in two hours. The shawl carried the
plague. 1t may be that the dilapidated
shirt of Russian beggar, when the
beggar himself has died of the plague,
is packed in bale, sent down to Odessa,
shipped through the Black Sea and the
Mediterranean to Smyrna or Trieste,
and thence out of the Straits and so
across the Atlantic, to beccmean article
of commerce in this country. This is a
subject worthy the attention Of the
congressional committee On epidemic
diseases.-tN. @. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
JUDICIAL ADVERTHsENEEN
EHUBEEC SALE.

i
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The day OF leliverance from Repub-
lican rnle in Congress is at hand, and
throughout our bonndless continent few
tears will be shed in consequence thereof.
As the smoke of battle clears away it
will be well for the people Of the South
to consider how much Of the fruits OF
the victory will be theirs: They can,
unfortunately, but too we'll remember
how thoroughly they were victimized
during the long succession OF Republican
Administrations and to them the i'm
purtant question now is-will the Dem
ocracv Of the country he disposed to do
us iustice7 From the outgivings thus
far they can lay but little OF tlattering
junction. to their souls. Through the
weak kneed acquiescence of high Dem
ocratic politicians the conservative sEc-
cesses in three Of the Southern States
were nullifed and the Presidential fraud
was successfully accomplished aud
since then the demand for justice to the
| South-in the restoration OF an illegally
collected cotton taX-in an equitable
distribution of subsidies to post routes
aud railway lines, and in the reconstluc-
| ton of our broken leyees, has found its
| bitterest opponents in the ranks of
Democratic congressman, This is a
matter that our people must see to for
themselves. They must take measures
| for the advancement Of their own in
terests, and force their representatives
to do them justice.-[N. 0. City Item.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

'JIENI II NIINI IA-OIII7
March lot
, 1879-01-26

met His Disciples in Galflee. Mark teaches that
It was after this that Jesus met the two Disciples
Oh the way to Emmaus. John teaches that it
was alter Mary had seen Jesus that LIE appeared
IN the room, Mary saw Him in tic morning, :,
tie appeared at tho room mentioned IN the even
ing OF tile SINE day. So thAt, while n. may man
ufacturc contradictions on this subject, he Ger"
tainly cannot find them iD the Bible.
In answering the next objection, am tempt
ed to ask n. whether or not be knows what
contradiction is. Will he risk his reputation for
sense or honesty br claiming that it is a contra
dlctloa between historians when one chooses to
give the name OF but one OF q number of per-
Sons while the other chooses to give the names
because John says Marr Magdalene came to the
sepulchre, Is that denving that the "other
Mary" came also? And when Matthew tells us
that these Two came, does he deny that asa
lone - came, whom Mark inentious! n. cannot
mention the passage OF Scripture in which it is
stated that only one, Or ouly two, or only three,
Or only any other number came to the sepulchre.
da'eue. was there. No one Of them
says SHE was the only one there. Some nell
ton others besides her. No one denies that
ct good logic, Is the contradiction! When say
Sherman marched to the sea, do I deny that
Fitzpatrick and thousands OF others also marched
to the sea! When say saw n. cast his ballot
on clection-day, do deny that saw others do
tic sames Or, to come nearer the point, do
thcrcb; contradict another, who saTs he saw n.
anu H.; or still another. who saw n, and B.,
and A. cast their ballotsa No more is there
any contradiction between the Erau2clists on
the point under discussion I have already
taken up too great space; yet it takes more
words to answer false assertions than tt docs to
make them. will only sa,, the other so-called
contradictions are greater frauds than those we
have exposed; and we hope before N. writes
again be will "search the Scriptures
, 1879-01-26

OF corresponding need and relief. Anv other
Baptist Church wanting nc" recruits can nave
this choice lot Of converts. Although It IS dif-
ticult to ascertain With absolute certainty, tnera
is good reason to believe that they have Deem
baptized number Of times, and there IS 70
doubt OF their willingness to 60 under the va
ter, even in this inciement season, Tor more
clothing aud groceries.
Perhaps the most remarkable Bibie-class IN
shis country is taught at Harrisburg. Pa, by Mr.
james Mccormick The teacher Is about ~
years old, a millionaire, President Of q BANK,
and the financial manager OF large business
concern. His class has been organized aoouE o
twenty-five years and now contains some ooo
members, ot all ages. OF bis pupils he says:
There men In this class who arc by no means
Christians, men who are not even reformed one
OF the worst gamblers in this city Is, and pas neen
for long time regular attendant u the BLUE
class Nothing but sickness would keep him away.
He II oad man and eonfesses it, but there's :
spark Of goodness in his heart which some day may
be famed into hazna- WIZ, sir, there Is to-day
up,stairs woman in my niece's class who lives
with man who is not her husband. She is 4 reg
ular attendant. Some day we hope to make q
thoroughly good woman Of her.
The following figures, showing the relative
strength Of the Suuday-school forces OF the sew
era religious denominations, as compared with
the regular churchgoing population, are con-
dcnsel from the statistical tables Of the U,l:fed
Brethren dinsanac:
, 1879-01-26

It is said that Bob 1neerso1l is engaged in get
ting up matter on Jobs life for lecture It will
probably boil over with fun.
Oysters arc pulling On their oyeralls In an
ticipatiou OF the coming church festivals. ALL
that is demanded Of them is that they walle
through barrel OF rain water.
Obituary in the Philadelphia R<eo,d: 'sLItt,s
Tommie has gone through all the diseases in
c!dent to children, but was at last called to his
eternal home as jewel for the heavenly
diadem."
There is nothing that ills the soul OF 4 vopno
man With CONSERVATION SO much as to take his
best girl to praycr-meeting, and have the pastor
call upon sour stranger friend for a few re-
marks and pEayer-''
We are surrounded by danger from the crof1,a
to the grave: and the only WONDER as an Irfsn-
man says, is that having our first appearance in
long enough to reach the latter.
The evening p:ayer-meetIngs are better At.
tended By the male sex in this month. There
arc seasons when mans religious conyictione
are so strong that he will not remain awav non
service e7en to help lift store or to put down
carpet.
4 colored preacher in Norwich while ago
ers and sisters, next SUNDAY, The Lore willing.
there will be bapttzing in this place, tlit:
candidates being four adults and three aluit
eresses!"
It's all very nice to talk about ATTENDING
Fraye:-mectirg. But nice coy parlor with =
sofa hardly big enough for TWO catches two-
thirds Of the youug people quicker than a
nrayer-meeting house with whole seat to
themselves
Pat YOUR tru in Him who doeth Ill tbfnv.
vel" said mint :cr to sick man whom ~
was helping t. in at the depot yesre-1sr
- . -: = ',.:. pol :; Ill ms con,nanI,H put IN
, 1879-01-26

THE TEACHERS MEETING YESTERDAY.
] The Sab5ath-School Teachers meeting tu
Farwell Hall ut noon yesterday was attended by
between 500 and GEO people.
After singing {; What Il friend VIC have in
Jesus" prayer was offered by Mr.. ". B. Jacobs,
Ebo asked that thcr might be filed with the
spirit OF God and encouraged and helped in their
| work. Thanks we're returned for the tokens Of
His presence in our midst.
The lesson was in Nehemiah, IT,, 7-1e, and
Mr.. Jacobs said the enemies Of Gods people
didn't care anything about the walls OF Jeru-
salem as long as nothing was done, but when q
man came to cheer aud encourage the Jews
they were wroth; and when God's people
began the work Of restoration their enemies
conspized TO tbwart it. They had to meet the
opposition without, and the discouFagetncnts Of
weal1-hearted friends. Their refuge in their
trouble was God. Nevertheless VIC made our
prayer unto on. God, and set watch against
them dav ard night, because of the1n.''
Dir. EIwe'| seid he would teach the boys the
beauty, the usefulness, the almost necessity OF
Studying the past. 4 thing in the lesson that
interested him was the motive Of Nehemiah; he
sought to relieve his feliow-meu- Perhaps it
was not so much worship OF God as love OF
man, the highest form Of worship. that in
nnenccd him. His mission was building wall.
We were building Que to shut out sin. The
PRAYER aud faith OF old Was good now, but we
did not reed tue old sword. This century had
furnished another onc,-moncy, which, while the
source OF all evil, was the source Of almost all
the good accomplished. Without it, nothing
could be done; with it, almost all the evils
could be sauelctied. We should watch and
pray and use this sword.
Ar. Hobbs made few remarks to show that
Nehemiah was a man of prayer, faith, works,
aud zea!. Christian could not expect to ae-
compissh anything in this world unless he
worked. With all these qualities one would
have success tild gain SALVATION In Christ.
4 teacher spoke OF the practically Of the les
son; Tie boys should be taught to overcome
difficulties.
Another teacher thought uuceasing prayer
was the secret Of SUCCESS. No great work was
ever done without It,
Another remarked that the sword OF the
Splrlt-the Word Of God-was needed.
4 teacher led in prayer, aud then all sang
"iield Not to Temptation,'' with which the
exercises we're closed.