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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
Old HickOryss Bluff Way.

Long years after the capture Of Stony
Point, when Andrew, JACKSON was
President, a visitor at the White House
remarked that the Postmaster III his
own town {who "held over''} was an
enemy to the President-had even been
heard to call him ga scoundrcl'-and
urged the remova1of the i'll hammered
officer.
"What sort Of a person Is he in
anired the President.
The visitor admitted that tho Post
master was an aged and honorable
man, and incidentally remarked that
he was one Of the Survivors OF the bat
tie Of stony Point 81
aWhat" said the President. rising
from his chair. "Was he really with
Anthony Wayne at Stony Point -
lille certainly was" replied the visi-
tor.
"Well, then said Old Hickory. "oy
the etelnal| i.e has I, perfect ri silt to
call me . scoundrel every day in the
week, anA 70 be postmaster during bis
natural life,"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
1AfgRlallistasa.
IN
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LONION, Oct. S-Sir Frederick ROuCrtS
telcgraphs from Charasiab, on the sixth
instant, at 8 o'clock in the evening, that
the Afghans advanced from Cabul III
force, and there was heavy lighting all
day. The Afghan position WAS carried
and twelve guns captured. The British
loss was about eighty killed and wound
ed. Gen. Roberts hoped to nc able t.
maj eli close to Cibul to- day, Tuesday.
LONDON, Oct. S.-CIen. Roberts, in his
dispatch dated Charasiab, October G.
says: Accommodating parties sent out
on all roads leading to Cabul, at day
break this morning, reported the enemy
advancing in great force from the
direction of the city. These parties
had to return soon afterwalrl. =
high range of hill intervening be-
tween Charasiab and Cabnl was crowd
ed with troops and people from the city
while parties OF Ghilseas appeared on
| the hills running along both TANKS OF
the camp, and the reports were received
| that the road to Zahib abal was tlrongel
Along this road Mcpherson was advan-
| cling with a large convoy OF stores and
ammunition. Warning was sent to Nc
| Pherson and some assistance in cavalry
| 1t was absolutely necessary to carry
I the heights in front before evening
Baker was entrusted with this difficult
duty, which he completed in IA adinira
bic manner. lie sent ~ party, under
Major White, OF the Ninety second
Hishlanders, consisting of a wing Of
; that regiment, three guns Of the Eight
Battery, Third Higrade, Royal Artillery;
| 100 of the Twenty third Pioneers, and
two sQuadrons OF the fifth Puniaub cav
airy, to advance to the right of Il gorge
After an obstinate resistance AIaiol
White succeeded ii arriving the enemy
Oft Tic main hills and later in the day he
! captured twelve guns Our loss here was
! four killed and nine wounded.
; Baker, with the Seventy second High
| landers, a wing of the Fifth GhooyE1 s
! 100 Of the FIFTH Pun.iaub InfantIry. tlt
remainder of the Twenty-tht.iir d Pioneers
four guns Of n" u" . Mountain Battery
, aud clvht uattling guns, made Il turning
/ movement to the left, and was soon hot
ly engaged. He reports that the adj
vance Of the troops was made to his
! entire satisfaction. lhe height, after
night, was carried in gallant style. Oul
| loss was as follows: Capt. Young, Pun
jaub Infantry; Lieut.. Ferguson, Sew
enty-second IIighlanders, and DR.. Dun
| can, Twenty third Pioneers, woun-
ded, and about seventy men killed and
wounded,
The enemy's loss is unknown, but
must have been considerable. They
fled in great confusion and lost two
standards.
We have strong pickets posted, as
large numbers Of Ghilsea's are still in
the neighborhood, but hope Tomorrow
to be able to march within a short dis
lance of Cabul.
The Ameer states that the palace of
Bala IIissar is no longer in the posses
sion of people he can trust.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
a strange &saO story.

The woman, who thirty years ago
was the acknowledged belle OF Halifax,
is now residing in or near Boston.
Halifax is still proud Of the beauty of
which slle was the pOssesSo,. One most
promising young man blew his brains
out with pistol because he could not
induce her to marry him. Other young
men We're about crazy over her, but the
one OF her own choice treated her as
hautiiy as she treated her admirers, aud
she lett the city and came to Boston.
Here she was married to Il NFassachu-
sets man who became Mormon and
took her to Salt Lake City. Not long
since she returned to this city, wrinkled
and haggard, looking more like a poor
Indian sqlaw than like the proud beau
ty whom her friends had known.
Fifteen years ago her husband had
taken another wife, and from that time
she had been the miserable drudge of
the household, suffering constantly
from abuse and fearing that size would
be killed as the readiest means Of get
ting her out of the way. She had
managed to make her condition known
to friends in this State, and they had
provided her with the means Of getting
away from the city OF denominations,
and with them she is now living, Il
mere wreck, the victim, first of pride,
aud then of that degrading system
which is the disgrace Of our country.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
The Cause OF the Trouble.


II tile purchase money for the san
Juan mining region has not yet been
paid to the Indians, the cause of the
present outbreak il not far to seek.
This rich mineral region was purchased
treaty. About $50. 900 was, it is un-
derstood, t" have been paid by the
government to the tribe; payments to
be made in several annual installments
in such articles as the Indians shohld
desire. The advantage the government
gained in the transaction was about
, what IL man would have who should
purchase block bounded by Fifth and
Madison avenues for ~lW The Indians
moved out of the region, and the whites
speedily took possession nevertheless,
the government did not pay the money.
1t was not the fault OF the admins
tration at all congress cut out the ap-
preparation from the estimates. 1t was
in the hnmor for refusing to pay any
thing where payments could not hc
enforced, and the unfortunate Indians
were the first sufferers, as usual. This
I was" economy" which the country will
now have to pay for in Il very different
way. The Indians became cNasperated,
seeing that they had given up their
land and were not to get their money.
! In 1915 they were anNiouSlN expecting
it, and eagerly inquirins Of al "Wash-
iDyton Americans who came their
way why it was not paid. Though very
much dissatisfied and irritable, the tribe
WAS not hostile iii any sense. There
] were no hostile ties at that time except
! il small band of rencgades and outlaws,
under Big Head. wlB lived in the desert
region about the Sierra La Sal Noun
tains, and made it exceedingly lively
for one OF the Hayden surveying parties
! they caught down there that summer
! All the Indians at the Los PinOs and
! White River Agencies are quite friendly.
Pinos Utcs, and now one Of those con-
i ce1ncd in the recent outbreak, was then
living quietly at the agency.
! Douglas, the chief ut White River,
was highly spoken OF at that time even
+. Ivy the frOntcrSmen. OuraN, the head
chief at Los PinoS, and one of the Wi>cst
and most sagacinus of the red men,
warned the government repeatedly that
the tribe was getting so irritable at the
bad faith observed that he feared there
would be trouble at last. His own life
at that time was 50 much in danger
from his known friendship for the
whites that he never lett his hou>,
without his pistols. The surveying
parties found the one topic uppelnoSt
in the minds of the Indians WIS the
expected money payments. When are
we to get our money!" was the frs,
inquiry of Il party OF ties who came uE
in the night with one of these parties
on one OF the vast pateaus OF this wild
region. 1t is asserted that the money
all the trouble at the agency may bt
put down to the irltability and SENSE
of wrong which the bad faith of the
government has fostered.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT.
nprroUsas, SATURDAY.. OCTOBER Is, 1879.
Perfumes as Educators.

We do our hest in these columns to
keen our readers az courant of all the
extraordinary discoveries of the age.
Aswe live in q small inland town, aud
not exactly in the full tide of advanced
scientific thought, we find somewhat OF
the marvellous in 4 good many things
presented to our inexperienced ideas.
The doctrine OF theory of petritactlon
was hard enough to swallow, but here
comes DR.. Piero Fabris Of Vienna with
y theory which sounds like an April
fool il it wasn't October.
DR.. Fabris has in his studies, made a
speciality Of pcrfumes-(all these half
cracked scientists make speciality Of
somethiug.)
Well, having IL speciality, it became
him to push it to the EXTREMIST limits OF
possibility. He insists that the nose is
rs good all educator as any other organ-
in fact rather bctter-and that impress
sions received through the nose are
communicated more powerfully to the
brain. So the learned professor cx-
periments. He takes class of seventy
five young girls between ten and fifteen
years of age. He devides them into SIX
classes and keeps these classes in Sly
rooms in on atmosphere STEPPED il
different perfumes.
After six months trial he gives The
result of his experiment. The musk
class we're all plump, languid and soot
natured, though too lazy to be neat
He says that uuder the musk trcatrnen
the most scraggy, spltetul vicious ole
maid can become serene and plump.
The rose class grew thin, prudisll ant
spiteful. They told falsehoods too
whopping ores. Geranium developed
independent spirit and q tendency +
free thinking. The DR.. proposes max
ing hybrid girl by a mixture Of gera
MUM and violet,
The violet class were charming, gentle
amiable and devont, though rattle
feeble. As for the patchonli girls the
were awful. They kicked up rows an
made the neighborhood such a nuisanc
by their ways and the odor that the mo
broke in the doctors studio and made
general smash up OF every thing. III
Gliding the girls themselves.
Now we present this discovery TO on
readers, that each may judge for them
selves what it is worth. If there al
any young men i'll Opelousas, who al
in search of perfect wife, with certai
qualities, let them choose among thes
classes, and send al order to Prof. Pier
E'abris, at Vienna. He can dobtles
manufacture one to suit the most ia:
tidious taste.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

The ACTION Of the Democracy Of Wagu
8, in permitting the free participation of
colored Democrats in the primary con-
vention, can not be too highly COM
mended. In some portions of our parish
a tactioEs opposition to the admission Of
coloreu Democrats has been exhibited,
but this, we are happy to say. was done
only in the interest OF individuals, and
not from systematic departure from
the we'll established policy OF the party.
The general exclusion of this class of
voters would not VplY he impolltlc ana
nagrant violation of our pledges made
hefot0tare,-l NatchitoeAes flRdleatQr,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

az aua not satisfied with you, said a
fine trained dog to a hard-headed ram.
"Bah!n exclaimed the ram, "whine
nots' Because answered the fine
trained dog, 81 wanted lamb Allan
to Constitution.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

An Iowa paper tells the story of q
lady who tooE her child into cemetery
for the first Gne. and upon showing
him the marble figure of q lamb upon
% grave, was appalled, to hear him cx-
claim. II suppose an old sheep is
buried there"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

A little girl down in Maine was listen
iny with much interest to the story of
Jonah. Wien the question was asked
"What should You suppose would be
the first thing JoSall would do after the
great fish threw him upon the Land p
she answered promptly. :" SUD fink he'd
20 home quick as lie eoulta and get
cleaned up"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

Have you got any tonnage" asked
our affected friend Jones. ono, sir; re-
turned the grocery man, mot by a dam
sitc. I haven't, but there is lots Of cheese
i'm the shOp.7
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

4 Boston druggist sold an ounce of
laudanum to boy who brought writ
ten order for the tincture of rhubarb,
and the widow of the man killed by the
blundef has obtained verdict Of S52os
damages.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

The biggest fool in the world is dead.
He told his mother in-law abe lied. She
did il With her little skillet.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
List Letters

Rcmairn" in the Posi- Office at Opelollsss, I'd,
October 18th, 1872. and if not taken o,st before
October ?7th. 1879. will he sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington d. G.
Butler Nat!ldc miss I;tntllc Camille mrs
Brown Jacob NJ j + r kaugean
FriiOt EliciO " II Ramsey
King Temperance tool, Ed.car Nane
l.cdc N;tlcntin Edgar Nanignc
CHAS. NJ THOMPSON, L. NJ.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
The Vote for Governor.

The following was the vote for Gov
oruor, in the RECEIPT convention at
Baton Rouge:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
Fighting the Indians.

4 LIVELY ENCOUNTER AT MILK RIVER
THE INDIANS FIRMLY 1NTRENCHkh.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

East Feliciana casts its nine votes for
Hon. r. B. Lyons.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18

rHI VOICE OF THE IOIJsI,Ht bt Wac.
EACl IN CONVENTInN-DECLAE ATInN
OF THIN'II'Li.>.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-18
Pine Island GNNNO,

FOE SUGAR CANE AND ALL QUICK
GROWING CROPS.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
CHILL AND THE ALLIES,

PANAMA. Nov. Al, the long expected inva.
son of Peru by the Chllian forces ~ ~ laat
all accomplished fact. On Sunday, Novem-
Der D, u Ehilian fleet Of sixteen sal appeared
of rsagua opened upon and silenced the
battery OF the ala.se on tho heighta hehind the
town and covered the landing of q largo body
of Chilian trnCls. An ohstlnate resistance
was made To the landing, and many were
killed but this Bolivian forces, who garrs-
sonntl tho town, tinally ratreataa tn San Her
narlo, leaving PlRngua IN thu hands ~ hho
Ghilians, Subsequently, the Hnivlans cen
tInuad thelF retreat 10 Pera Grande, seven
teen miles from luulaue, whore tho allied
forces expect to make stand.
Tho 0hilians are said to number l2,Oeo well
armed and Observation-Disclosures mon. the
flower of the Chiliap army. Tho allies nuns
her 1000. aud II properly handled IN the rough
country back of Iuuquc, while tho Chtlans
are advancing should be able 10 beat tho tn-
vaders Off. they arc under command of
Cen Ruendla. all officer who has seen some
serylce The Chilians, who are commanded
by Gen. Exola. had at last accounts pene-
trated the country to Santa Catalina, march
of day and haf from tho position OF tho
alies The Peruvian column Of t3en. Pradot
Daaca are thought to be advancing from Arica
and Taann directly Ill the roar nf tho Ghilians.
battle must take place
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
THE sBNAT COMMITTEE,
Back from the Iatties and Work W
be Resumed To-day.

Tho Senate Committee and party who atartcd
on Friday morning returned from the trip yea
terday In tho beat of Hpirits. and much pleased
with the excursion,
On the way down visit waa paid to Mr.. ker-
noehnn'a place and Magnolia plantation. at
both of which they were received and enter
tained Ill u meet hnHritnhle manner. Friday
night d ball was given ~ Pilot TOWN In nonor
az tho aScursiontata. and the pleasures or tho
evening were participated in by all, the honor
able members of the committee Joining Ia tho
dance and aiding in quite lively style TO Keep
the ball rolling,
Saturday morning n run was made through
the Jettics from tho gulf tho boat during tho
night having gonc through one of lhe other
passes and run out some miles NJ sah. Inc work
III the jatias wins inspected and Pilot Town
wna again visited. md II mass meeting WnH M nMaml
there nddrrasea being made by Senator H.ll.
Senator Vance and Hon. i. i. kernochan. Ihe
bow of the boat, ut the conclusion OF the meet.
ing was turned un stream. and after atop nj
the Maunsel White place, Magnolia. NIT kerno.
phania place aud Puinta-a la Hache. the city was
reached
At ponte-a Ia Haehe there was ,nlsn-a maas ,i,,
meeting which WAS addl eased nv Senator tilll,
Senator Vance Meaars. jas. H. Randall clerk ot
the committee and john y. Tully. chairman "
the Democratic State Central COMMITTEES,
Tho committee resumes tts work tina morn
inr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24

the, Maalssppl to the Atehafalaya, and a
Misasaippl Into the Atnhafanya To- keep the
,atter np to Within faw inches M ah z, ha level q
draining lower He'd amoat dry, as at present
mud thus improv.s p the low water navigation OF
that stream.
Our plan Of cutting q deep channel also de-
fines and lays on the banks for our bayou. tho
mud dries the grass and willows soon appear
and In az short n time AZ 1t will take 20 do tho
work of either ef tho plans proposed py tho
through. We now have well defined bankH.
grass and willows where we iredaed through
blind" mud lake two fenra ago.
9. But what advantage Will your bayou give
your
A-RunnIng Old river all the way through. ~
We propose. will give seCurlng current Wh1en
will carry of its sediment. instead Of The slug
through wide Old river
Q.-But VIII you never have any deposit Oh
seuiment ip your bayou
Alt might sometimes happen that when
the MssIaeippl and He'd are nt the came level
there would he aome dopoait. but when either
Of them would fall The current would start in or
the BE- wSnS ~ ws
here BY tho day cheap, The cost 81 doing tho
work my way woul BE- % rsnn % ,, ies agalnstt t,at
of ting hire would not be. near M much as the
cost oi keepipg tho engineer works In repair
after they are built.
permanent relief How long WILL It tast2
Yon aee, deep water from the mississippi to the
Atehafalaya does away with oil the trouble thaf
deep water can BE- secured before The next low v
day'a Interruption 10 navigation then. The
cost Of occurring and maintaining this desn
wnter will DO 40 little as to almost seen. absurq
when compared with the cost Of other proposed
nlAna.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
Havana Markets,

HAVANA, Nov. 9s.-Sugar-L Little doing In CON
sequence Of The sns,oty Of ,ahpplna grades.
market is bare Of snitabla claasos and aaota-
iona are nominal Few nontrpats have been
entered lnao on account os tho excessive pro
tenalona or rlnnters. One contraot waa made
at Matansas Tor 400 hogallaada Mt q y reals, gold,
per arronp, on the haais Of good raaning.
Owing 10 northern winds prevailing during the
iaat few days, the cane ia fully seasoned and the
gathering of the crop will commence fmme
dlately. Stock Ia warehouse eA Havana and
Matangaa At ono boxes atp 90 bags and 70ea hide.
Hareipta. none exports Of the week 1900 boxea,
5000 baga and 42sp hhiH. including 200 boxes. all
bags aud hhda TO tho United Sstes. Tobacco
nrm. With much demand for the United States,
Kemtdioe Rllers 4soaeat2oo, god. per awt, nar, :
lido faera AlnoG3450o. fnalla Rbaip a|lara 46nn %
Gaoo BpRpish gold aaaNp2apA- Exchange na6.
on the United Btates, 80 days. gold 1'smaa pre-
miuia: short alght do a'stpas premium: on
London 1aiacaisA premium, on Paris AphAl,
nj rEIninm.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
General Foreign Notas.
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

T,oNnoN, Nov. 2a The services ~ EhilIip
Gallan. Literal member III fariamont for
pundalkin, for tho defense Of the Sligo prls-
onera. have been deallned.
A large meeting af lrshmea and Irish sym
pathsens WAS held ut New -Pyne on
Saturday, Meeti3gs We're also held ap sun
day at Teeda and at Manchester, where only
900 persona wnro present. ana at 8irlaingham
whe,s the hall was crowded, Al all Of them
resoaatona ware passed protesting againat
tho asrests Of Havitt. DAILY and Riten
Oae of tho greatest demonstrations that
ever occurred Ii, Nave was held ah Swinfurti
on Sunday Nearly 10000 farmers were
preaent, Mr.. Parnoll made speeoh in sup
port or d resolution. which was ashp'nd, CON
Giamning the action of the government.
LONDON, Nnv a. IA hspatrl from Cape
Town dated tho twenty. fourth instant aays
Sir Garnet Wolsaey hsa determined TO storm
Cbjef Gecoeoeni's stronghold. The situation
In Tranavaal Ia less threatening
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMlS'
SION.
En- Route for New Orleans What is Pro-
posed To b Done Between st.
Louis and This City,

Sr Louis Nov. %. The Mississippi River
Commission finished their business here this
forenoon and left on the United States steamer
Con. Barnnrd for New Orleans. They will
make an inspection Of the river en- route and
that their observations may bee ~ complete
IA possible they will only travel during. day
light, lying BY whenever night overtakrs
them. They will meet the new surveying
party they ordered into the field last Thurs
day to survey the west bank of the river be-
low Helena, at Memphis on the twenty
seventh and give them definite instructions
"a to their duties at Memphis Vicksburg.
Natchez and other cities on the river. They
viii invite river pilots, local engineers and
others to give their views On tn, SUBJECT Or
river improvements. They will probably
reach New Orleans about December y, ana
will then go down to the Gulf.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
CITY ECHOES.

John Harsehein Ike was locked up IN the
Seventh Station, charged with carrying con-
eeaed weapon.
James Mcbride charged with assault and bat:
terry on Mary Knopp, was lodged In the Second
Precinct Station.
John Guider. charged by his mother with
being u juvenile vagrant. was locked up In the
Second Precinct Station.
Richard Forbes was locked up In the Central
Station charged with carrying loaded revol-
yer concealed about his person.
Paul Baptiste charged with attempting to
GREAT q n riot was arrested on the levee and
locked np in the Harbor Station.
The chimney OF MS. Garrison's house. on
Bouny street between AliX and Eliza. took lire
at O'Clock Saturday morning. No damage.
Ed DuRgan was locked up In the Central
Station, charged with being drunk. disturbing
the peace and assault aud battery on the officer
W. O. Brooks. alias W. G. Clark. recorded as a
thief by occupation, on the books OF the Central
Station, stands charged by Geo. T.. Simon with
forgery.
Geo. Gompert was locked no in the Central
Station charged from Information received,
wlth Violating section 32l8 of the Revised Stat
utes OF 1876.
| Jas. Carroll. for fighting and disturbing the
| peace rescuing prisoner and carrying a con-
| eealed weapon, to wit. razor. was lodged in
/ the Central Station
s. P Simone. policeman. was arrested at the
| registration flee and locked up In the Central
Station, charged by ex-,Chief OF Police W. 7;
| Loan with violating section 1918 of the Revised
| Statutes of 1876
A, Cain and G. w. Blackwell. clerks by oec1
patton, were arrested at the corner of Gravite
and st, Charles streets. and locked up H.,
Central Station charged with declining tdlmeho3l m
1ao Ano'o VA 4ern "
ard. b.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.

Last evening n number Of Catholic eentlemen
met ut tho school-room of st, Patriek's parieh
lor tho purpose Of perfeeting the work innugu-
rated On the preceding sunday. With this pur-
pose permanent organization was entered
ioto. with The following result: President. VIM.
Conway: fret Vice president. 7. ID. Dimttry;
second Vice president, Robt. o. Davey: third
vice president ID. X. whitaker: treasurer md
spiritual director Rt. Raw. Mons. Allen: +, cord
Ing secretary w, r. Richardson: financial sec
retary Frank johnson. Jr
After the trananction Of soma routine busi-
ness the meeting adjourned tin Sunday nexts