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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07

If the late Legislators and Ad.
ministrators of Louisiana were dila-
pidators of public money, spending
the State money more freely than
their own, we must say that the
present delegates to the Constitu.
tlonal Convention are truly posses
scd by a real spirit of public ccono.
my.
They intend to suppress either
the Secretary OF State or the Super.
intendant of Public Education.
The suppression Of both would be
little more radical.
But if a wise economy is good
and proper, principally for u State
which has been ruined by the dila-
pidations of its Legislators, it would
be improper to economizc on things
Indispensable to life, liberty and
welfare on the people. Such an eco
nomy would be righteousness or
s~clf-sacriticc.
We know we'll that there is no
one in the Convention who is not
deeply aud sincerely devoted to the
interests and education of the reo-
pie, both white and colored: We
know also that if the delegates dis.
agree or may disagree, it is only
on the means, not at all on the
principles: but the idea that a
Board Of Education, without a spe-
cial and responsible man at the
head of the educational department.
"a man of learning, knowledge.
high standing, consideration and
scientific mark-wou!d suffice to
the administration of our public
and national Education, seems not
to be mature enough, oran improve.
mcnt in some way dangerous to our
liberal system of national Educa-
ton.
If the great States and countries
have what the Frenchmrn call an
ministfyc ct M ministrc dc TE,Iuca-
ton. which are no less important in
an enlightened country than un nj
niStfrr ct M ministyr dc la JUStice,
we are duly entitled to a Supcrin.
tendamt in our State.
There should not he I'm economy
of Il few p%icaynncs in the two bran
cl,cS of Education and Justice.
Let us also preserve the Sccreta-
ry of State, who is an indispcnSa-
bic public officer, as it has been
property stated by some very intel
'lscnt and practical delegates.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
LOUISIANAIS
Seance du y6 Mars 1870.

Precedence de NJ. lie DR. Armand
MERCER.
Sur lie rapport du comit6 de con-
cours compose de NM. q. TurpiD,
r. Linet, O. Carriere, r.. Jamonvil-
lie, +. Tujague, G. Roussel, j. DELI.
Orto, Alfred Mcrcier, rAthGnee a
resolu unanimement dc former deux
classes lie concurrents, Pune com.
prenant les hommes, pautre les
femmes.
Chaque classe aura a trailer un
suiet s%epar6ment.
Une medaille dor sera accorde-
au meilleur manuscrit de Tune ct
de lautre ~classe, les deux m6daile
les Giant d'6gale valeur.
Toute personne r6sidant en- 1oni-
siane, ct qni nest PAS mcmbre de
rAth6nGe, est invitee a concourir.
lie concours est ouvcrt d partir
du Ter avril iasqu'au 80 septembre
inclusivement.
Les manucrits doivent etre re-
Gus an plus tard le Ter octobre. lis
seront Gcrits aussi lisiblement que
possible, III papier ecolier reggie,
avcc une marge dun quart de Ia
largeur, ct settlement sur lie recto
ct les Hnncs ills ne d%cvront pas de-
passer % pages.
Chaque manuscrlt Sera Temis sans
nom d'auteur. mails portant nne cpl.
graphic on devise qui sera repro
duite SIR II envelope cachetGe
dnns laquelle lauteur aura ecrit son
nom ct son adresse.
Les deux MANUSCRIPTS c%Ouronnes
scront pubIies dams les comptes-ren-
dus de Patience. On inscrira les
mons DIES laurGats sur MI tableau
GhOnneur atfecte aux cOncOurs an
nucls.
La presentation DIES prix sc fera
pnbliQncment, dams une seance sp6-
ciale. On reunira, pour IL circon-
stance. tous les clements dune fete
l%itteraire.
Les mons dies laureats seront pro-
clamts apres la lecture DIES manus-
crItS.
Les manuscrits dams aucun ces
ne Seront rendus.
Tout candidat qui fera conna;tre
sa devise, s'exposera 4 Gtre mis- hors
dc cOncOurs.
Les sujets choisis sont les sui.
wants, ct devyont Gtre traites Ell
prose.
Pour les Femmcs:
LA TENE LOU1SIANAISE AVANT,D
REMNANT Ell APRES NOTRE
DERNIERE GUERRE.
Pour les hommes.
ELOGE DE BIENVILLE
NJ. B-TonteS les communications
que les concnrrentS pcuvent avoil
a faire doivent ttre adressees AL Sc
cretairc, p. Q. Box 1864.
ARMAND MERCIER,
President
ALFRED MERCER,
Sec.etaire perpetual.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07

Is hereby given to my friends and tho
public III general that l have ceased to l,a-
We any connection with the LOUISIANA
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY Of New-Orleans, having resigned
my position of General County Agent of
said Company since the 2sth. Of January
last. 1879.
All Policy Holders are hereby notified
that settlements for premiums must be
made by them at the Office of the Compa
ny in the City of New-Orleans.
JUST COMES
Donaldsonville, La, February 9th. 1879.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
AA5uAr Msws

So speaks the Washington
Post:
"William Lloyd Garrison dicdIlast
Saturday night in New York. Thus
ended til" lifcot Il man who through
forty years of active public cxls-
trnce was more thoroughly idcnti-
fed than any other man with the
great antislavcry struggle. He Was,
in fact. the head and front of that
offending. His career began with
the organization of the Colonial.
ton Society. which looked 10 the
establishment of Il black rcpuhli,
IN the coast of Africa. and ended
With the emancipation proclama.
llon. Mr.. Garrison was an cNtrc-
mist and an aggressive retormcr
Of the pnrcst type. No other anti,
slavery agitatOr evermade so single
handed Il fight. His first, last and
only argument was the moral enor-
nifty Of slavery the only plank in
his political platform was its i'm
mediate and unconditional aholi-
ton. Mr.. Garrison was born at
Newburyport, Mass, December T..
1904, and to the teachings of his
mother. II woman of IA strength
OF character, is doubtless due
thing of that deep religious faith
which was a strong element in his
character. \ short apprenticeship in
the shoe shops of Lynn was, tortH-
natcly, a failure, and at the age Of
thirteen he took up the types. that
Were hcnccforth his weapons, and
became so good Il practical printer
that in later life he frequently
'''set up his articles without first
writing them. He was connected
with various newspapers, none of
which were permanent. His uncom.
promising Radicalism soon swept
him beyond all liberation of the
idea OF gradual cmancipation, and
Oh, Of sympathy with other abo-
litionists. In 1881 he set up, in Dor.
rowcd type, with his own hands,
the first copy Of the Libe,utor,
which was published continuously
for thirty.tive years. He establish.
ed his paper in the North, rather
than the South, because, to quote
his own words, he found in New
England 'contcmpt more bitter,
opposition more stubborn, and apa-
thy more frozen than among slave
holders themselves" In 1882 he
was elected president OF the newly
organized anti,slavcry society.
which position he held for thirty
years. No man ever had a better
right to the name of agitator. Tn
der the pressure Of his OWL relent-
less logic he reused the spirit Of
the populace to mob violence on
more than one occasion: he gave
up his adherence to the Union. de-
claring that there was no longer
any real Union, making that issue
the rallying cry Of the Libcrntor,
and proving his faith by neither
seeking office nor voting. and retu.
sing in any way to c~ountenencc a
constitution stained, as he termed
It, with an irreparabic wrong. When
slavery was abolished, he felt that
his life work was accomplished. and
has since taken little part in public
life, though his interest in the nc.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07

The Board of Health having. by
a majority of it's members, reques.
ted the Governor to modify the
quarantine proclamation, the fol.
lowing letter was sent to His Elk.
%cellcncy:
NEW ORLEANS. juno T.. 1879
To His cxccllcncy Francis r. Nichols,
Governor OF Louisiana:
Sir--1 M directed to inform YOU of HE
following action. taken, by til. Board of
Health at a full meeting held last night.
offered by Mr.. Marks:
Resolved. That the Governor be rco,1cs-
ted to modify his proclamation establish
ing quarantine against certain ports. 81
that the period of detention shall be DAG
hours, instead of twenty days fur all YES
sells arriving from ports subject to the CON
ditions Of said proclamation.
The above resolution was ndput,l. MI
the members but one voting in the attir.
native.
Very respectfully. etc.
5. $. HEERICK. Secretary
DR.. Hcrrick also informed the
Governor that the 24O hours detrn
ton at quarantine is to commence
from the moment of the vessels ar.
rival at the station.
The amended proclamation is tc
be published to-day in the otlic,a,
journal.
DIR. Chopin and Col. IIarlee
were appointed committee to re
present the Board of Health al
the meeting of the National Boart
of Health to he held at Washing
ton on Saturday, the scventh ms
tant. They leave this evening via
the Mobile road.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07

The Fair and Concert of Sheriff
Miles. at L"ng-Nicw. for the benefit
of Il future Benevolent Society, have
iizzlru on account rain.
Hon. Dcmas was lot there.
Hon. Dick was not there.
And many others, honorable or
not, were not there.
But Hon. Dick, who had promised
to come and to taste the chickens
and gombo of the feast, could not
leave Orleans on account OF
his lndISprnsability as member OF
several Important Committees. +.
Dick is now studying a speech
which will astonlsll the Convention
and rank him amongst the greatest
orators of the day.
But if the rain of saturday and
sunday has disappointed NJ. Miles
and his friends. the planters of SIT.
garcanc, corn and rice have enjoy.
ell it us a blessing of heaven.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
AVIS ATITBLIC

Est par les prf>cntes donnt 4 mes amis
ct au public en- general que ,i'ai crs>i ton.
ties mes relations avrc la LOUISIANA
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY de la NouvellcOrltans. ayant ,c-
nnnct il ma position d'aycnt general dc Ia
dite c%ompa.nie pour les calnpayncs drpuis
lie - ianvicr 1879.
Les dttcnteurs de Policies sout par les
p%rescntcs notifies que les rtylcmrntS pour
les primes doivcnt 6trr fats par cnN an
bureau de In ComVagnic dansla VILE dc Ii
Nouvtlle-Orl6ans.
Just COMES.
Donallsonviilc, Lne.. ) icvricr ir,2.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS,

Having received special instruc.
tons from the State Auditor for
the collection of Levee Taxes, I will
proceed at once to the collection of
said taxes, which are as follows:
Second District, including the left
bank Of the parish a tax Of 8 mills
on the dollar on all taxable prop
erty.
Third District, including the rigth
bank Of the parish a tax of two
and a half mills on all taxable
property.
p. {. MIRE,
Tax Collector.
st. james Parish, April Sd. 1870.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
A~-N
Aat| s4 IENDRE

Tn dcmi arpent de terre sur qua
trc.vingtS de protonaeur, avcc mai.
son neuvr ct residence, magasin on
store gnrni. druX cabanes on mai
s%onncttcS. mruhlrs. cuvc. hangar.
ma@a>in Il mails, p%igcnnnirrs. deuN
c%harrctteS !; RESORTS, troiS chcvauX.
trois vachcS. etc.
La proprittG est situ6c i st. JAG
qucs. rive gauclle. i environ 50
miles de In NouveIlc-O Orleans.
Conditions convenahles.
S'adreSscr sur les licuX i Me. We.
X. LEVY, on il Me. We. r. LEVY,
Convent p. O.
st. Jacques, Is mai, 1879.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
1ao Ea P@Dnlaa
Attorney md Councillor at Law.

OTFIcE:-At his residence, near the
Court House, Parish Of st. James, Con
vent p. O.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF SAINT JAMES.
MARCO GINANOVICH,
vs.. NJ 637.
MRS. JOSEIIIIINE FORTIER.
- WIFE OF
ALFRED FORTIER, & Ais.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale to me directed, by the above
named Honorable Court, in the
above entitled and numbered suit.
| will offer for sale at public auc.
ton, on the premises,
On Saturday, the 2lst dny Of
June, 1879, at Elcren
O'clOrk Il. NJ.
The following described property,
towit:
\ certain sugar plantation, situa.
ted in the parish of st. James,
on The right bank of the Missis-
sippi river, known as the erich.
bend plantations" at about SIX.
ty.onc miles above the city Of
New Orleans, composed,
First: OF Nine arpents and some
toises front on said river, by
%seventy-two arpents, more or
less, in depth opening six de.
GrecS, and measuring one thou
sand superficial arpcnts: boun.
ded above by the property be.
longing to MeSSrs. Charles and
Alfred Roman. and below by
that of Mr.. Jean Baptistc Can.
treble. and,
Second: of another portion or tract
OF land, situated in the rear OF
the plantation above described.
containing seven hundred and
twelve and jGl1oO acres in Su.
perticial extent. together with
the sugar house. steam engine
and mill, dwelling and other
buildings and improvements
thereon and thereto belonging !:
and also.
Twenty (2Ol mules.
SlN 81 carts.
Nine t9) two-horsc plows.
-Four 90 e,horse plows.
One 81 rattoon shaver, and
y lot OF spades and hoes.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
The whole to be sold in block, for
cash in L. S. Currency.
VICTOR MILES.
Sheriff.
Shcritf's office. Parish of ST. James,
April 22d, 1879.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
NOTICE.

Mr.. Solomon Cohn having left for Euro.
pc, lin, appointed me his lawful agent and
attorney in fact for all business connected
with his country Store in the Parish of st.
James.
HlPpOLITE KAHN.
April 10th. 1879.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
NOTICE.

TO the Policy Holders Of the Louisiana
Equitable Life Insurance Company:
Won are hereby notified that JUST CO.
Il MES is not authorized to collect pre-
1niuins for said Company.
ME. CLAY COURIER of P%laquemine. has
been duly appointed Agent to solicit aprli
cations and make all Collections for the
Company.
Policy Holders will please mako a note
of the change. AND. PATTON
i29,-l3t.l Sec'y pro TEN.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
A y u Lie.

NJ. GEO. A. COLOMB Doctcnr DeDti,te.
de ret"ur de Philadelphia, OF, il a tttmin6
les ttudcs neccssaires Il sd profession, in
forme SEES alIis, SEES commissioners ct lc
public quill s'est tiSe a st. Jacques dune
tac"n pcrnancntc, sur f%habi,ation de NJ.
{. Cololab, ct quill sc met i la disposition
dc ccuNIni youdront bicn l'knnortrde lcur
cohllahc'e 23 mars, 3m
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
MAY Z .1s79.
Official Directory.
Fourth Judicial District.

comprising the Parishes Of Ascension,
st. James, St. John the Baptist and st.
Charles.
District Judgc.......-.-...H Henry Dntfel,
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07

POLICE JURY.
President, X. A. Harrison.
Secretary, Emile }. Lairlc;
Members, Elplltgc rochG. j. a. Bonr-
grois, DGsirs Leblanc, Henry johnson, L.
Schepp aud Il. Simms.
SCHOOL BOARD.
President. J. Gentil:
Secretary. J. Louis Gaulrt:
Members. Jules Jacob. Marcelin Tircnit.
TlIrl-sph"rr Dugas. Jos. tohn. l.. Villa
aso, Alfred Plaisuncc, Alfred Mir-.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-06-07
Seventh Senatorial District.

Comprising the Parishes of Ascension
and ST. James.
State Senator Pierre Landry.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18
POLITICS AND BUSINESS.

That the material condition of Coun.
try is greatly affected by violent political
excitement, is shown clearly by a study
of the yearly revenues of France. In
1871, when France was freed from Ger
man occupation, an increased taxation
of $40 100000 was found necessary to
pay the German war fund. The first
year of the new taxation, the receipts OF
the government were exactly what they
were calculated; the second year, 1878
however thanks to the improved condi.
ton of the country, they exceeded the
expected revenues by $l7 500 600. The
following year, WAS the year of the reac-
ton. Theirs resigned, and, for short
time, the country was at white heat of
political excitement. Finally quiet was
restored, and Mcmahon elected Presi.
dent. The effect of the political excite
ment was shown in the fact that instead
of surplus, there was deficit that year
of 81 100000. The next year saw polit.
iCal peace again, and an increase of $2S.
O00000 in the revenues; 1876 still fur
theE Increase Of 81, 200 900. In 1877, the
political heat caused by the action OF
the Brogie ministry, produced another
deficit. Last year, with the definite tri-
umph ofthe Republic, the revenues again
sprang up, and exceeded the estimates
bG SIS 100000, and the estimates Of the
current year are much larger.-Boston
Herald
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18

Horatio Seymour said recently: "when see
tottering graybeards, about the edge of the grave
engaged in a scramble for place and power, l am
reminded of Holbeins Dance Of Death have
morbid horror of such picture, and I shall
never be found making one In such cotillion'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18

As the spling r'formers seem anx's to ad'pt
HmethOd Of sp'ling words whit us'g any letrs
tall wh'not try smother style s'mthing aftr
thmanner Of the c'mmercl, "D'r sr," and "Yrs
trly." TwOnld develop cors'pond'ts ing'nu'ty.-
Burlington HdBkeye.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18

None of us wish to change our identity for that
Of another yet we are never satisfied with our.
selves. The unknown has always a charm, and
unless blinded by miserable vanity, we know our.
selves too well to appreciate our special eharac.
teristies at very high rate.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

THE GRASSHOPPER PEST

Grasshoppers are Matching out in in
Vulnerable myriads on the prairies west
Of the Missouri river now, and unnum-
bered myriads have been Matching out
for quite while. The ground is black
with them. They hang upon the grass
like bees after a swarm. But this is not
surprising, for they hatch out the same
way here every year. have been famil-
lar with them for the past ten years and
see no change in them a. all possibly a
little bigger, for under the laws of evo-
luton they ultimate in the kangaroo.
On the plains they are at home they
are healthy and vigorous. for grass is
their natural food, and as long as they
feed upon grass they thrive: but let
them give up their natural food and for
sake their native land-the arid plains
and go upon our wheat fields and lux
uriate upon the rich, highly concentrat-
ed food of cultivated grain, and disease
sets in, gangreene of the vitals is the re-
suit, and the grasshopper perishes
Three crops of wheat will destroy anv
one invasion. After passing three sum
mers in cultivated fields an epidemic.
worse than dyspepsia. produced by
high living, will carry them off entirely.
and no more viii be heard of them unit,
some one situated like myself on the
frontier will report of their recruiting
camps where they are preparing for an
other raid. 1t is my opinion that the
frontier farms will always be subject to
these desolatory incursions from grass
hoppers: but as the tide of empire rolls
westward the grasshopper will 90 with
II, and finally he viii disappear. and.
like the locust in Egypt, he will only be
terrible to read about. In the meantime
he will continue TO make disastrous
raids TO the east, but the distance that
he can or will go will be limi,ed.-Da-
kotd letter 10 ST. Pdn[ Pioneer. p,,ess
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03

Miss Jessie True, formerly postmistress.
will be married next Sunday at the NJ.
f. Church, to Mr.. Wines. of Emporia,
We wish them great deal Of happi.
ness.
We called ON the landlords daughter
at the Douglass House. Did not meet
Mr.. Rose, but understood he contem-
plated making trip to Ohio and Massa.
chusetts. We wondered what for.
Wise and Zeke seem to be doing well
They have built new store which is a
credit to the place.
Drank lemonade with the editress OF
the Enterprise, and came to eat ice cream
alone.
The boys, McCray and Elgin, seemed
to be happy and said they would come
down for dinner. We told them the
fremont was a popular resort, and
expect they will be over. They were
all the time talking about chicken OF
something TO eat. | hope they will GET
a pnllet or two.
We heard of Prof. Buchler all around
and ] feared the Indian might catch us
but he didn't.
The Davis troupe will be there on the
4th. They anticipate good time, and
invited me over. winfield will ad.
dress the people. May he be crowned
with success. May be wen go, and
may bewe won't. May be we're friends
and may be we are not.
One OF THE BOYS.
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
SILVER MINES IN KANSAS


Professor Nudge in company with
Professor Robert Hay left Lawrence i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
state Teachers Association and went
south to Humboldt in order to explore
the new so-callcd silver mines. These
mines are located about TWENTY-FIVE
miles west of Humboldt. in Woodson
county, near the old tOwnsite of Bel
mont, now known as Silver CITY. They
fonnd the native sandstone changed 10 n
hard flint and quartzite. This meta.
morphism extends one mile in length by
one-half mile wide. About twenty
shafts have been opened from depth
of ten 10 seventy-five feet. One shaft
contained quite a quantity of amethyst
some specimens very fine. This is the
first amethyst found in Kansas. Qaite a
large amount of quartz rock was expos
cd-somc very pure-in fine clear crys-
tails. This me.amorphism of the native
sandstone is rare in Kansas. and gradu-
ally shades into quartzite OF various de-
grecs of hardness and of many colors.
This geological feature is unique and
new in Kansas, and TO say the least j.
very interesting. Professor Nudge con-
templates writing a full and accurate
description Of this deposit for the mex,
meeting of the Kansas Academy of Sci
ence. Professor Nudge left quite a
number of specimens with Professor
Snow, Of this city, to be added to the
University cabinet. The Professor in
forms Us that the excitement is quite
high at Humboldt and at Silver CITY. a-
il is now called. many of the farmers
having gmortgagcdtheir farms for enough
To ruin them should no metal in paving
quantities be found. The specimens
brought away will be thoroughly an
alyzed and we shall look with great
deal of interest for the re.ult.-Low-
renee .joUra0y
The Wichita city eagle., 1879-07-03
THE LAST VETO.

President Hayes vetoed on Monday
the u. S. Marshals bill, which had po-
litical rider. The message was very
short, but it was the last feather TO the
weak hump called the spinal column OF
the Democratic party, and the scene
that followed in the Senate was any
thing but cvcn-tcmpercd. A resolution
to adjourn finally was under discussion,
but when the Democrats proposed not
TO make the necessary appropriations
10 run the US. Marsilals' offices the Re
publicans notified them that an adjourn
ment could not be had until the work
for which the extra session was called
had been completed. So the resolution
TO adjourn went over another day. The
Confederate Brigadiers and the dough-
faces have successfully backed down
from every position taken except on this
one single question of paying L. S.Mar-
shals. To this they must also agree or
be reconvened by proclamation of the
President.