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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-04
REAL ESTATE.
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The Village of DeLand is located very
nearly in the Geographical Center, north
and south, of VoluSia county and almost
exactly in the center of the
Great Orange Belt,
and lies from seventy-five to one hundred
feet higher than the St. Johns river. This
place is about twenty-five miles from the
Atlantic Ocean, and is almost constantly
favored with a tempered
Sea Breeze,
and from its elevation above the river. its
location among the pines, and its isolation
from all standing wdUar, it is peculiarly
adapted to the necessities of invalidS.
This belt of land is about twenty miles
long, and averages about five miles wide;
is gently undulating, and, in our immedi-
ate vicinity, almost billy. Our lands are
Unsurpassed in Fertility
by any pine region in the state, In our
village, which is only. two years old, we
have the finest school building, if not the
Best School
n the county; and also all the regular
religious services common to southern and
northern villages. We have daily mails,
the
Best Store ina the County,
q drug store, weekly paper, blacksmith
and wagon shop, and many other advanta-
ges so uncommon in new settlements. We
have two large boarding houses and can
give as good accommodations as any
FirSt-class Boarding House
IN Jacksonville. Terms, $500 to $500 per
week.
For the information of invalitis we will
add that one of the best physicians in the
state, or i'll any state, is settled here.
We are offering these superb
Lands
to actual settlers, at from ten to twenty
five dollars per acre. Improved property
for sale also. For further particulars call
at or address, J. Y. PARCE,
DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.
II. A DELAND.
FairpOrt. Monroe Co.. NJ Y.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Strangers visiting our town few
weeks ago, on looking at the condition
of our streets would have given as their
opinion, that months would pass before
they would be in o condition to travel
over. Perhaps their opinion would
have been correct, but with such an
efficient mayor as DR.. Jas. Ray is, and
always has been, we are able to stand a
small sized deluge, even if it does last
for forty days and nights, and feel
certain that we will find our streets in
fine condition almost before the over
coat we wore in the last rain has got
dry. Our mayor has done wonders for
our town in the last week and he GER
tainly has, as he deserves, the thanks of
our citizens. While on the subject we
would like to call his Honor's attention
to our market house. A barrel of lime
mixed with its due proportion of water
and gently rubbed on with a brush, the
walls outside and inside, would do more
towards improving the Courthouse
square and the general appearance of
the town, than any one thing we know
of. We know it is only necessary to
point OUT anything to be done which
would add to either the health or I'M
provementof the town, and if the money
is in the treasury it will be performed.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Our parish Democratic convention tC
nominate six delegates to the constitu'
tional convention, met day before yes
terday, and nominated Jos. M. Moore
and w. A. Robertson, both of Opelou-
sas, to represent tie senatorial district
composed Of the parish of st. Landry,
and DR.. E. III. Millard of Grand Coteau,
L. s. Hayard of Big Cane, Paulin Stage
of Old Grand Prairie, and Capt. W.
Burton of Atchafalaya, to represent the
parish. Nineteen names were in nomi-
nation, and Of course the corpses are COM
paratively numerous. The old Scotch
proverb, that " the best laid schemes OF
mice and men ait gang aglee," never
proved truer than in this instance. The
slaughter fell in some quarters where it
was not expected. We feel sorry for
some Of them, and some Of them may
console themselves with the reflection
that their loss may be no loss to their
country which has SO many other able
men to represent it. In fact, it may be
said that st. Landry has supelfuity of
able men and politicians-there are not
enough places for them.
The ticket nominated is really good
one. All of the names composing it
are we'll known. Jos. NJ. Moore and
DR.. W. A. Robertson, belong to the
Opelousas bar, own plantations, and
have before represented the parish in
the legislature of the State; SO, also,
has DR.. e. III. Millard, We believe. T..
g. Hayard is a merchant, we believe,
as well as planter. Capt. Burton is a
planter, and has been in the steamboat
business. Mr.. Stagg is probably the
Youngest man on the ticket, and we be-
lieye is planter. He is brother OF
Louis Stage, who represented tie parish
in the legislature elected in 1915, and OF
Adolphe Stage, our present Assessor.
He is said to possess more than average
ability. .
The convention probably disappointed
many, in selecting betteo ticket than
was expected. There viii probably be
no opposition to it,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
The Sunday Law.

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The POLICE Jury, at the meeting of
Feb. a4th, passed the following resolu-
ton: ...--. r..
On motion of Mr.. Haas ...--
Resolved, that the ordinance passed
on the sth of October 1877, closing all
places of business ON Sundays has
worked benefcially throughout this
large majority of the merchants, bust
ness men and citizens of St. Landry
Therefore, it is the sense of this body
that said ordinance was prudent and
wise measure, and this police jury will
not attempt its repeal.
Voting aye-Messrs. Haas, Clark,
Dubuisson, Thachere Young and HaW-
kins.
Voting nay-Messrs. Thompson and
Meche,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Hope Hook and Ladder Company
have had their truck beautifully painted
and thoroughly repaired, Not content
with that, they have even had the door
of their truck house repainted and
ornamented. Our market house would
present quite different appearance if
Opelousas Fire Co. No. 1 would do the
same to their door, and his Honor the
Mayor would have the building white
washed
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Look out for the parade of Hope Hook
and Ladder Company, headed by the
Opelousas Brass Band, on Sunday the
9th inst. We expect the company will
present their usual handsome appear
ance. The Hon. w. A. Robertson will
act as marshal ON the occasion, assisted
by Mr.. Augustus Mayo. A handsome
pair of black horses and harness pre-
sented to the company few weeks ago
by the Hon. w. A. Robertson, will for
the first time be hitched to the truck.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

we observe tldt Ill SOiuc VI INC Io"CI
parishes, the Democrats and Republl-
cans have combined on a common ticket
for delegates to a constitutional con-
ventiop, land one of the articles of agree
ment is that the candidates to be elected
shall vote against any prepayment OF a
poll tax as a right to vote. The idea
with them seems to be that the payment
of such tax before they are allowed to
vote, is q diminution Of the right OF
suffrage. 1t is no such thing, any mere
than is the requirement that every voter
shall register before voting. If he neg
lects or refuses to register, he can not
vote; but the fault is his OVID, and does
not effect his constitutional right to vote.
If the law requires poll tax from all
voters, as is now the case, the payment
of that tax before voting, is no diminu-
ton of the right Of suffrage, any more
than a registration certificate is. We
cannot see any injustice in the perfor-
nance of legal duty, The payment Of
poll tax is a legal duty. Whether
paid before or after voting may be all
the same to the voter; but experience
proves that it is seldom collected, es-
peeially from non-property holding vo-
ters, and the State should provide some
certain mode Of collection. Requiring
the tax to be paid before voting, may
not be absolutely certain but it is about
the best practicable method that has
been mentioned. Part Of the poll tag
goes for support Of the public schools.
All non-property holding voters can
send their children to the public schools;
but they support such schools only by
their poll tax, and as they now pay no
such tax, because it can not be collected
from them, they do not support them
at all. Property owners, in addition
to the taxes on their property, pay or
can be made to pay their poll tax they
have therefore to support the govern
ment and the public schools for the
benefit Of those who will not and cannot
be made to pay their poll tax. There
is no justice in this. In the compromise
we have alluded to, the candidates are
also pledged to "vote for system of
free public schools }" but they want this
system of free public schools" to be
supported entirely by the poll and
property taxes of the property owners,
while the others do the voting and send
to school without even paying o poll
tax. There is certainly no injustice
in requiring a man to comply with
the law he has helped to make and
that is all the payment of poll tax
before voting amounts to. We think no
man should be allowed to hold office,
send his children to public school, or
vote, who does not pay his poll tax
and if he would rather be deprived of
the benefits OF public school than pay
one dollar poll tax, that is, If the major
ity would, let the poll tax and public
schools be abolished together. If the
public schools are not worth the pre-
payment of poll tax, of one dollar each
year, before voting, tits poor concern;
and the alternative of their paying the
annual dollar or losing the schools should
be presented to those patriotic voters
who are SO much concerned about the
st diminution of the right of elective
franchise as at present guaranteed by
the constitution of 1862
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The number of passengers arriving
at New York from abroad for 1878 was
121 1863, of whom 75,347 were foreigners
The increase over 1877 was 20,o11. The
most interesting fact in connection with
these + fgures is this: That 1868 of these
ates Sse to rset ts "eTfEs TEa saes iea =
lands in the West to these Immigrants
have rarely been as heavy as in 1873,
and the immi grafton and settlement in
the West in 1879 is expected to be even
larger than in 1S7S.-[N. O. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Professor Willie, phrenologist, lec-
turer and comic reader, is at Lacombe's
hotel, Opelousas, where he will remain
for several days. His apartment Ia on
the lower story, where all who desire
his chronological services can find him.
Price for examination $1-accompanied
with chart So. The professor comes
well recommended, and is no doubt mas
ter of his profession.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The tax collector, in his report for
1878, shows a collection for the parish of
. $as,0e9.s9, the tax roll calling ior 1884,
556.95. The shortage is composed OF
$6,452.36 delinquent, S766.13 uncollec-
tible, and $1.24s.57 collectors commits
sion, amounting to $s467.06, and being
more than one-fourth or twenty five
per cent Of the tax roll.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

An estimate of the expenses of the
parish for 1879, was fixed by the police
Jury, at the last meeting at S4,4 400, and
a tax of 144 mills levied on all the taxa
ble property of the parish. except in the
Incorporated towns where mills was
7oyioI
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
March 8
MERIFE,s SALE.
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 2012.
CHARLES FRANCOIS VS.. ALEXANDER
MILLER.

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias, issued
out of the honorable Parish Court, in and
titled suit, and to me directed, will proceed to
sell at public sale, to the highest bidder, at
the Court House of said parish, in the town of
April, 1879, at II o'clock A. M, the following
described property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated on Mallet,
containing eighty superficial arpents, bounded
north by lands of DR.. Todd, south by lands of
widow Madison Young, east by lands of same,
and by lands of Vincent, west by lands of DR..
Todd and by lands of Mccoy.
Terms-Cash.
C. G. DUSON,
inch "a Sheriff Of the Parish OF st, Landry,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The proceedings of the last meeting
of the police jury, fill three columns i'll
the official journal, and is mainly taken
I'D with road and bridge business.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

A meeting of Fire Co. No. 2, will be
held at the Truck House on Saturday
the Sth inst. By order of the Foreman.
EMILE Donate, Secretary.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
Notice +!

By virtue of writ of pluries fieri faciaes to
me directed in the above entitled suit, I will
proceed to sell to the highest bidder on SATUR-
DAY, the 18th day of April, 1879, Mt 10 O'Clock
NJ, at the main entrance to the Courthouse in
the town of Opelousas, parish of st. Landry, La,
the following described property, viz:
A certain tract Of land, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, contain.
ing two hundred arpents more or less, being
part clsared land and part wood land, situated
in the parish of St. Landry, La, about five
miles north west OF the town of Opelousast
bounded south by the public road up from
Opelousas, east by lands of James Powers,
west by lands of Joubert and north by lands of
James Powers, being that portion of land as.
signed to D. P. c. Hill Zone of the defendants
in the above suit by virtue Of a family meeting,
held on the 21st day OF October, 1878, in estate
of Margaret M. HILL deceased, late of parish
of ST. Landry, La, as per plan Of survey made
by Hezekiah Hayes, surveyor, on the--day of
November. 1873, and heifg part Of same lands
held iii undiFision by the heirs of Margaret Nj.
Hill, deceased. and as per order of Court no.
mologating the deliberation Of said family
meeting dated
Seized In the above suit.
merlns-Cash on the spot.
United States Marshal's Office,
New Orleans, 2sth day of Feb, 1878.
JACK WHARTON,
March United States Marshal.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

The next regular meeting of the police
Jury is Monday, April 14th next.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
&LIST OF PRIZES:

APPROPRIATION PRIZES,
Approximate of $500
each for the nine remaining
units of the same ten of the
number drawing the $40, coo
Prize. arc :::::: $4,000
each for tho nina remaining
units of the Same ten of the
number drawing the $4,000
Prize, are ::::;:::..-..-:.: 1850
each for the nine remaining
units of the same ten of the
number drawing the $1,000 e
Prize, arc Observation-Disclosures. GOO
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
Vote for Delegates.

The following is the vote polled at
the Opelousas precinct, for eleven dele
gates to the parish convention, at the
ward election last Saturday:
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

Claims to the amount of about $334O.
so were approved at the last meeting
Of the police jury.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
oPELOUsAs, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1879.

"In Providence we trust''-evcrybody else casl
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
Am UnEseaTtilfuuI Era.

We notice among our exchanges sew
eral grave articles on the increased
diseases of the world. Certain unheath-
full atmospheric conditions seem to
prevail in different quarters, and if We
were scourged by the yellow fever last
summer we do not see that other por-
tions of the globe have been more
fortunate. The plague in Russia, that
most fatal of all known maladies, has
thrown all Europe into a panic. The
cholera is sweeping through some por-
tions of Asia. We hear Of the Black
Tongue in India where the people are
suffering from famine, and if England
has none of these diseases she has a
rampant communism in her midst which
is worse than plague, pestllence, and
famine as far as the stability Of her
institutions is concerned.
In the history of the world we find
certain times and reasons marked by
pestilential conditions. Science was
then too muchin its infancy to inves-
tigate these phenomenal eras. We
doubt even now whether it can throw
any light on the causes of their re-
currence.
One singular fact, the appearance of
Asiatic Leprosy in our country cannot
be explained by any medical hypothesis.
There are numerous cases in California,
and we have heard of several in this
State. Why we should have this special
oriental malady in Western countries,
where the climate, the soil, the habits of
the people are totally different from the
East, where the malady originated, is a
problem hard to solve. We will have
to fall back on the theory that as our
globe moves through space it encounters
at certain periods noxious vapors, detri-
mental to human life.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08
NEW ADVERTISER
District COeEa's of fNe T1esScI
States.

District COsga's of fNe E3sssces
States.
IN BANKRUPTCY, No. 1862.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AS ASSIGNEE,
In the matter of f. Phillips and Fl. 1ibcr-
man individually, and as members
of the firm of E. Phillips.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of his
appointment as assignee of the above estates,
adjudged bankrupts on their own petition. All
persons indebted to them will save costs by
making immediate payment to me.
". a. ROBERTSON,
Asst gnee.
Opelousas, La, Feb. 18th, 1879.
~. sas C0Seszi2e,
CARPENTER, UNDERTAKEN & BUILDER,
Ope1ousas, La.
Work done well, quickly, and cheap.
feb S-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-08

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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

Blue nshing-when you don't catch any
| thlng.-BdHtm0re EUery Saturday.
| No pushee, no shovec, no pullee, allie sameo
go like hclle," was the Chuaman's first excla-
nation uponseeingan automatic elevator.
| AT social gathering a few days since the
following toast was proposed and drank In
ascending the hill Of prosperity may we never
meet u friend"
He called her the 'lovcly barred girl of At.
tica," and the compositor very naturally put
it in print tho lively hired girl in the attic"
-SteHJeHrHe Herald.
CLAY was first used in making pottery"
We thought IL was first used in making Adam,
1t was very thoughtful of some persons to
| make pottery before the first man" was made.
-NorriSio,en Herald.
1T was n very mean man who slipped his
hand between the heads of u young man and
young lady In tho front seat as the train en-.
tered y tunnel. lie said altcrward the young
mans beard w9s very stiff, but the pressure on
| the other side of his hand felt like the tips of
| fur tie.-OH city Derrick.
FooTE, the great wit, shot many an arrow
that remained quiveriug in the wound for
long time. When some one, with bad taste,
raised a laugh against him on the subject of his
| lameness he turned on the intruder and said
sharply why do you attack my weakest
pa Did l ever say anything about your
head p
will the angels come down for mo Win a
chariot aud horses when die ~ asked little
boy of his Sunday teacher, 81 guess so,
II you are d real good boy" said tho teacher.
The little fellows eyes sparklcd with anticipa-
! tlSn rs he eagerly exclaimed, And, oh do
you think they'll let me set on the front seat
| aud driven
| A YOUNG man dressed in tho height of fusion,
with poetic turn of mind, was driving along
| Il I'M nod md Al. a
which skirted the highway, said, "Oh, how L
would like to lave my heated head in those
| cooling waters!" An Irishman, overhearing
the exclamation Immediately replied, "Bedad,
you might lave it there and it wouldn't sink
REV. DIR. VAN DYKE, of Brooklyn, was ono
| day taking friend from Scotland to see the
| Bloomingd0le Lunatic Asylum but, passing
the Stock Exchange in Wall street on their
| way, he took him to the door to look in. The
man, who thought they had got to their desti-
| nation, stood behind the doctor, and staring
| eagerly over his shoulders at the brokers, ex-
| claimed, with surprise, not unmingled with
| awe: ls't safe, mon? They're all looseW
"HERE we have the great Egyptian Won
der, captured in the wlds of South Africa,
with loss of 5000 men and an expenditure
Of $i0,000,000 of treasure !" exclaimed the
Snowman, shaking his whip in threatening
manner ut stuffed hide in glass case
Don't go too close" said mother to her
son " it might seize you" Have no fears,
madam, for the safety Of your offspring" OBJ
served tho Snowman, oloquently; " for does
not the good book teach us that wonders will
never cease? Pass rapidly on to the next
cage and view tho living skeleton, OF the man
who married his mothcr.in-law."
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-08
Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, Nd, October 7.


Cotton quiet Mlddling, lO@lOHc.
Flour strong active and unchanged. Howard
street and Western supertine g. 25@4 Isl do extra
25@i 10; do extra, S595 IS: do family So 506D7 do
Rio brands, So 1907 Patapsco family, 81 go
Wheat-SOuthern higher and active; Western
quiet Southern red 81 356nl 40; do ambeE 81 420
1 i6; No. Maryland, 81 3S@l 40; No. 9 Western
winter red spot, and October, 81 3S@1 3Sl5 Nov
ember, 81 3SI(Dl $50; December 81 396i 30ll
Corn-Southern steady, with light receipts; West
ern dull and easier. Southern white and yellow
60c; Western mixed spot, and October, 59a59l!c
November, 5995019c December 56956l3c steamer
no Offering
Oats firm. Southern, 40641c; Western white, $50
40c; do mixed, 3G@39c; Pennsylvania, 3Sai0c.
Rye higher, S0@S5c.
Hay steady. Prime to choice Pennsylvania aud
Maryland, Sl5@Dl6 per ton.
Provisions higher, with active jobbing demand,
Mess pork, SO 10. Bulk meNts-Loose shoulders
33@4c clear rib sides, GHG6J4c do packed, N
and &c. Bacon shoulders nc; clear RIB sides 7c
Hams, ll@1ll6c. Lard, &c.
Butter steady. Prime to choice Western packed,
13@l6c.
Eggs quiet, at l6c.
Petroleum--Crude, nominal refined &C.
Coffee strong and higher Rio cargoes, 1870
1910,
Sugar steady. A soft, s5s@s7Sc.
Whisky firm at 81 TO-
Freights to Liverpool per steamer higher Cot.
ton, I'd; flour, - Cd; grain, Cd.
Receipts-Flour, zoos bbls; wheat, 10000 Blu;
corn, $500 bu; oats, 1900 bu rye, 1000,
hipments-Wheat, 205 900 bu; corn, 26,S00 bu
Sales--Wheat, 72S, 100 bu; corn, 10000 bu.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-08
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
M0NETARY M4TTERS IN NEW YORK
AND SIN FRANCISCO.
Now York Money Marriott.


New YORK. October Z, 1870.
The exports of domestic products for the week
so.
Money active to. day ut Coz per cent. Foreign
exchange dull and weak at lSlG4SiA for long and
dS23I@lS3lI for short,
Government bonds firm.
State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds irregular The largest transactions
continued In Erie seconds new consolidated wnlCh
advanced ~ to SO, and later declined to SAYS Erie
seconds, per cent. funded, sold vt S21zd olI4gS2
against S2I at the close yesterday. Inc Other
changes were as follows: An advance OF y per
GENT in Iron Mountain second incomes; "a ~
Rome, W0tertown &Ogdensburg iirsts consolldated
~ In Morris & Essex hHts consolidated i per
rent in Chesapeake Il Ohio currency skies ana
pho Mississippi seconds in q O. " l. ., SEC 9,
Louis iirsts preferred income; y IN Hannibal "
st. Joseph eights, convertible, and Kansas Texas
ieconds, aud u in Jersey Central convertible as
9rsts consolidated asscntcd and c. C. l. G. irsts
Trust Company certificates asScnted.
The stock market was very active throughout the
day. In the carly dealings buoyant feeling pre-
vailed, and prices advanced u to 81 per cent
During the afternoon the speculation was irregu-
lar and toward the close, under sharp pressure TO
tel there was decline Of "a TO per cent, the lat
ter Erie, which, after advancing from I'll 10 H. sold
down to 40. Pacific Mail was also notice0bly weak,
and after selling up from 325i to $50 dropped TO
BlH closing at 81 ~ Chesapeake Il Ohio iirss pre-
terrcd rose from l734 to 20t4, closing at 1917. The
total sales aggregated i54 900 shares, Of which 19g,
600 were Erie, 1900 Lake Shore, 1900 North
western, $4,000 ST. Paul 1900 Wabash, 900 Della
ware, Lackawanna Il Western, 6,OOO New Jersey
Central, 5000 G. G. Il l. c., $4,000 Hannibal Il 81.
Joseph, 2l,0O0 Ohio & Mississippi 5000 Western
Union, 1900 Pacific Mail, 900 ST. Louis, Kansas
City u Northern, 1900 Iron Mountain, 1900 Kan
sas e Texas, 10000 Northern Pacific and 1900
Chesapeake Il Ohio.
The following wero the closing quo!aa..!!c Sc,