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Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
Carpets


Tapestry Brussels rs, 82t, 80, 81,
and CLIO. Extra super lngrains Is,
IS and 30 cents. supsr-hns Ingrains
so, 65, 60 and IS cents. Cotton and
wool 81, 35, 37k, 40 and 45. Entry car
pet A wide so, so, Is, IS, 80 and 81.
Stair "a wide 374, 45, go, IS, 70 and rs
cents. 5-S wide 81, 374, 45, 30, so and
624 cents ! yard wide 25, 81 and BY.
Rag carpets 40, As, SO and IS cents.
Hemp Is and 20 cents. Although
these goods have advanced from 10 to
Is per cent. since the lst Of July, these
are the old prices, and Messrs. Kennard
& Co., will continue to sell them at
these prices as long as their present
stock lasts, having bought them pre-
vious to the advance.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
THE RETUnNs.

Success ef The Demsevacy-Wasry
. Sherp1ey, EsQ.s Elected PResi'
dent or cay Csuosil, aad John
Guthrie Olay Treasurer.
The election yesterday resulted in
the full success of the Democratic
ticket, Harry Sharpley being elected
President Of the City Council, and Jno.
Guthrie City Treasurer. The Demo.
Gratis have also elected : majority of
the City Council. The following are
the returns as far as received:
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
Fair and simmer.

The ladies Of the Presbyterian Union
chapel, of Stanton, will have fair and
supper on Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday evenings, the 4th, 9Th and 9Th
inst Tickets 35 cents. Supper from
4 to 10 each evening. Proceeds will be
applied to erecting yard, fence, &c.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
Ate ntlOn .

All persons owing City and School
tax for the year 1878, must pay the
same to the city tax collectors before
Saturday or their names will be pub
lished in the daily newspapers in &C.
coraauce with the provisions Of the law
passed March q, 1877.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
Personal.

Rev. J. W. Ksye, Of St. Andrews P.
E. church, this city, who has been
snsuding several months in Europe, re-
tnrned home last evening. His home
ward trip was made in the "Indiana."
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
Personal.

Prof. p. W. Hochkeppel loft for the
Eastern shore Of Maryland this morn
ing for the purpose Of calling on some
applicants for his school. He will be
absent for two days.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
Special Mention.

D. Reed can be found at the corner Of
Fourth and Market streets, with good
fresh peaches every day.
Smokers, call at the Temple of smok.
ocracy for those unique cent cigars.
Chapman, 4th and Shirley.
Sponges on close margin at the
"cheap" Drug Store, cor. I'd and Mar.
ket streets. Agency for the Celluloid
truss. Never wears out.
"Carry the news to Mary ~ Health
and happiness are found in every box
of "Sellers' Liver Pills"
"Worth their weight in gold" is
what "sellers' Liver Pills are said to
be. If you don't believe it, try them.
Maize Flower Soap, for the toilet and
bath, for sale by Taylor q Fullerton,
Druggists and Apothecaries, 3O2 King
street.
Pile Trusses and Bandages at the
ladies' department of Belts Pharmacy.
Separate entrance No. W. 9th street.
Lady attendant.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03

In the Fifth Ward the vote was tie.-
The nominees are Alvan Allen, Demo-
crat, and Alfred Gawthrop, Republican.
AS the council will decide the matter
Mr.. Allen will of course be the success
full applicant.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03

The ex-Empress Eugenie has just
purchased of Baron Sessler- Herzinger
the Castle of Wasserburg, Upper Styria.
The front contains l22 windows, and
the building is over 400 years old.
Sha will have tho eK.Khsdive of Egypt
as nsighbsr, if he succeeds in buying
of Morit Von-Bartmsnn his castle Of
Prank.
The striking moulders Of the Reading
Hardware Company, at Reading, hav'
ing accepted compromise, will resume
! work today.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
SECOND WARD.

Here it was little better. Quite
lumber Of drunken and dissolute indi
|duals surrounded the window. Up
? O'clock there had been no disturb
ices. At that hour 27f. votes we. Q
piled.
WESTERN DIsTRlCT-THIRD WARD.
There were no real outbreaks Of vio-
nee at these polls, but no regard
hatever was paid to the challenge o:
piers by the Republicans. 1t seemed
have been settled beforehand that
tax receipts were to be demanded
any challenge regarded, unless
one challenged was a Republican.
epeaters were brought in carriages
pd voted in spite Of the challenges
the Republicans, the inspector in
Instance putting the votes into the
Px so quickly that he forgot to get the
ines Of The men, and they had to be
Ned back for the purpose Of naming
(emselves.
tus. O'Donnel, a boot black, though
p Of age, is said to have voted here,
the First Ward, in the West District
the Fifth Ward, and in the Eighth
Rrd. Betwesn s and o'clock Sar-
Pant Dolan drove up with man who
"a Just before voted at the polls at
IN and Madison streets, and swore
'he Republican who challenged the
an's vote, he assured the Inspector
at he knew HIM to be Democrat,
10 his vote was taken. Some present
40 saw the man vote at another poll
a the Sergeant that they saw him
P'e the same man at another poll.
~ Sergeant called them d-d liars
- threatened one man with arrest.
FOURTH WARD. :.
IN the lower precinct Of SAis ward
e1e were three or four slight muses.;
10 no serious result. The vote at
O'Clock, was 1877. Later in the A.
noon q drunken man named Fox
ated considerable disturbance !; but
as forcibly reminded by Thomas
'kefssa that he must dssist, picked
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03

DR.. Balls Baltimore Pills are the
sovereign remedy for Dyspepsia and all
digestive disorders.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
LETTER FROM DELAWARE CITY.

EHcuSsion, to the FOrt-Dancfng
In the Shadow Of tho GUNS
City Fathers Active Gunning
Season Begun-Popularity OF tho
Republican.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
THE HISTORIC NINTH.
TENTH WARD.
As on previous occasions the faithful

As on previous occasions the lalth1ul
turned out zen masse." They ~
NAMED very docile however; kept in
obeyance no doubt by the stout figures
and determined fronts of officers Payne
and Gibbons. Officer Payne brought
in young man named Elijah Green for
disorderly conduct.
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03

VXYANTED.-A good woman for cooking
anoa. ADply At Tol French st. a3-8ts
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
FIRST WARD.

In the First Ward at four O'Clock
pings were quiet. The interest mani
(sted was slight, the vote being one
dad
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03

VTyANTED.-A few good men to sell an
w article needed In every home, some
thing new. Call or address Patent" 2l9
w. Seventh street. 9-3-2*
Daily Republican., 1879-09-03

VIVIAN ED.-A girl. Apply at 500 West
w Seventh street. 9S3t"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
The Crack Journalist.
tRlackwOod's Magazine. !

tHlackwoods Magazille.l
The crack Journalist ought to he
" good all round.'' Hc may have to
write at the shortest notice on any one
Of the widest possible range of su bjccts.
He must have any amount of informa-
ton at his finger ends, for hunting a
fact through books of reference not
only wastes valuable time, but throws
YOU out of the easy swing of compost
tion. He need not have strongly pro-
nounced cUnyictions--in fact, he had
better go about his work with Il
thoroughly judicial temperament; but
he shonld be q master of the close and
lucid reasoning that leads smoothly up
10 a seemingly sound conclusion. lie
ought to have 1.-THE sort Of pcttifog
eing intimacy with dates, names, and
trtiiug matters of fact,' that Sir Arthur
Wardour so strongly objected to in the
Antiunary. He should have a sense OF
humor, grim or playful, that will come
at call, even if be has taken up the pen
with an effort or is laboring against the
grain ItiS all dhe better. Of course, II
he has these brilliant gifts of epigram
and stinginr satire that belonged to the
late Mr.. Albany FonhlanGnc; with a
knack of memory for appropriate anec-
dotes, and the art Of adapting them to
point his arguments. Happy illustra-
ton is, Of course, eminently useful,
though he should be able to resist the
journalistic temptation Of dragging
stock metaphors in by the head and
shoulders. and then riding them to
death. We should be glad to know,
for example, how often the loathsome
diagnosis of the complicated disease Of
the Sick Man Of the East has been Ia
boriously worked out during the last
few years, in all its sickenins staleness
Of detail and the Emperor Nicholas,
who is said to have been the first to
suggest it, will have to answer for that
crime to history as for many others.
OF course, the model leader-wrltcr
should have an iron physique, or at
least a constitution that will always
respond to his calls on it, although the
spirit may be fretting the body to de
cay. lie has to turn the night into day,
10 sup aud breakfast ut abnormal hours,
ana prolong the dull strain on his brain
mower when nature has long been cray
ing for repose The willing horse is
too often spurred to Il breakdown, and
then the difficulty is to replace him.
'@Or it is one or two Of its best men
that make the backbone of a journal.
They are but vaguely appreciated by
the public while they are alive, although
the average subscribers may begin to
be tlimly conscious of Il loss-say within
a month or couple Of months Of their
departure.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
If Essc Colonies Of
Italian Bees
FOR SALE.
Feb, 1-tr Apply at this Office.
sHsOsSCg :!

GREEN LAND HOME, July 3d. 1879:
This is to inform the public that forbid any
one from passing through or entering my pas
ture or my field without 1t written PERMISSION.
N>A h' 3. A MARTEL.
July j. tt
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
A Ghost Story.
A QUEER BIT HARMLESS NOCTURNAL
VISITOR.
Ir,oudcn Truth. October .d.l

In these DAYS, when ghost lore seems
TO be fast vanishing into space, it may
interest some of my readers TO hear the
following story as II WAS told me by the
individual concerned. Il rising diploma
fist. in 4 pleasant continental town that
| EonDpned to visit. You will re
mcmhcr.o he said, "tilut on my return
here after my marriage we took a small
house in one of the principal streets,
not by any means al old building, or IN
any way different from the ordinary
run of houses of the same size.
"Jt so happened that after we had
settled ourselves ! was obliged to be
away in England, leaving my wife here
alone. On my return she mentioned
to me that she had dreamed four or tive
times running the same dream, and that
it always took place when she had been
in bed about an hour. She was not III
the least nervous about it, nor gave me
the smallest hint that she suspected
ANYTHING out Of the common. About
three days after our Conversations, we
we're dressing for dinner, and the door
leading from my dressing-room to my
wifc's room was open, when she called
out to me: :.
"!s it not curious, Zee! exactly as /
there was some one in the room with
mee Are you still drcssings' ! replied
that had never left my room. That
night, shortly after going to bed, | dis
;juctly saw u little Old man. with blonde
ceaGyc beard come into our bedroom,
and walk through into my drcSSlng-
room. The fire was burning brightly
at the time, as also Il rush light at the
further end Of the room. | jumprd
u,ljckIv ont Of bed and came behind the
figure, which was standing at my dress
ingtable, and was perfectly visible from
our room, saying:
"' Come, have gotyOu nov! Asy"u
know, am q pretty strong g-mlnded IN
tIiyidlal, and have never had much leah
ing toward 'spiritual fancies,' even
when medium has held most Of the
SPECTATORS entranced by his performa'-
cts: but ! confess had 3 bad moment
when the figure, instead Of giving me a
crack Oh the head or begging for mercy,
adopted the more unusual course OF
vanishing altogether. | S;,ld nothing
TO nay wife about the affair; but the
next evening at very nearly the same
time, in walked the figure again and
stood in the doorway, between the two
rooms, looking at lis.
AZ woke my wife, and we both had a
.,4ftjur ND after him, and in about two
minutes he walked lcsurely through
the doorway ont of sight. pcrsohaily
sneaking, | don't care a rap bow often
the gentleman comes. Ny wife also is
ayerso to leaving a comfortable house
On account OF what she is pleased to
term a bosey, SO we have never moved;
and from time TO time our old friend
appears and goes through the same
performance. r :,,
al have made inquiries from neigh
boring shopkeepeTs, and from my uGs-
crintion they at once recognized the
figure ! saw as the former owner OF my
house, who died some ten OF twelve
Years ago. | reproduce the story il?
almost The identical words my FRIEND
used, and leave it to my readers to- ex'
plain away OF believe i'll it, as tue fancy
takes them.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
WORapan'S Strategy.

"Jack," said IL pretty girl to her small
brother the other day, 81 want you to
do something tor me--tllat's II good
fellow
"What is it 2" yrowlesl Jack, who is
the brother of the period.
"Why, you know that wig and mus
tachc YOU used in tlcatricals ?"
"Wcll? ;"
"Well, won't yon Just put them on
and go to the concert tonight! Gus
and | will bc there, and want Yen to
stare at me the whole evening through
your glasses"
"What You want me to do that ,"
"ieS; and as we come ont you must
stand in the door and try to slip NE Il
note and take care that Gus sees you,
too
"Well, | dcclare!"
"Bccause, you see, Jack, Gus likes
me, know but then ic is awful SLOW,
and he's we'll OIL, and lots of other girls
are after him, ald--and he's got to bc
hurried up little, as it Wrr".'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
His Pride xausHsspEcd.

\ Young attorney, who lately passed
4he bar of Detroit, was Dragging Of the
brilliant PROSPECTS before him, wien a, an
old denizen Of Justice Alley remaTked: !:
"Yes, you will get along. Judge IL
was spcaking in your praise the other
day o. -. ~
limb. well, always thought | stood
pretty solid with the old man. WORDS
of praise from him mean something
What did he say?"
"He said you had already made your
mari; in the world" -,
Ibid he? Well, III show my gratitude
if live long enough, Then he had lls
eye on me, ELI Please tell me how Ire
said Id made my mark.
Lets see," unused the iuryman, as
he scratched his head. well, now,
I CAN'T recoIect whether he said it was
in the ,alld OF on the ice +; but the next
time see him III have pencil handy
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
Hist EclaerS
MISCELLANEOUS.
Notice OF Election.

Pursuant to Il proclamation OF His fsycclcnvv
Jicut Governor Louis \, Witt. uctinr Ioy,r-
nor of the State Of Iousianl bearing dair the
3l-t ,lav Of Juiv, 4. u. 1879, all the qualified
electors OF the parish Of ST. landry are her. bv
notified that All election will be held on
TrrSnAy tho ss dsr os DrCpvprp 1S-o
'"s "a ~! VI YEN ''''"'"' i''0'
ior the purpose OF taxing thr sense OF Inc @n"a
people o, lh'> STATE IA regard 10 mo adoption
or reJcciloil Vi Ihe Htatc constitution recently
1rHined nI tue lh'" c"hSt'tutlonai convention
ann for the purpose ol elccihS-
governor;
Llout: Governor;
secretary VI N'a'c'
An Attorney 'rchrfaii
4 stare A,nl!t"t nl iuhiic hccnulilH;
- chiei ~ '',l'.e''a =" @ llt , ,',
Two senators 10 represent tie l2th Senatorial
DlsulCL,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25

TRUE WoRDs.-The world would
improve in intelligence, civilization and
morality ten times more rapidly it chill
dren would obey their parents accord
ing to the divine injunction, for there
are no parents so low in the scale of
humanity but desire that their offspring
shall rise to a higher place in the worlds
estimation than they occupy themses-
YES. Rnt the chief obstacle in the way
of the worlds progress is found IN
children who do not properly estimate
the value of their parents experience,
taeir disinterestea advice and love.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25

WORTHLESS Somehow or
other all the famous beauties known III
history and in modern newspapers have
begun or ended with a loss OF reputa-
ton. Between Helen of Troy and Mrs.
TIangtry there is long list Of Greek,
Roman, Italian, French, German, Eng
lish and other women famous as beau
ties, 1lct one of whom deserved particle
of the respect due to a good American
girl or matroD WHO keeps out OF the
newspapers, as any woman can do when
she chooses. Lola Montez was a pro-
fessional beauty from Europe WHO
visited America. Nobody. here could
discover her beauty, but it had been
worshiped by a king Of most ancient
and heroic lineage. Mrs. Roushy was an
English professional beauty who had
achieved cenquests which made her, a
heroine of the London society journals.
But she had little success in America,
where prettier and better women abound.
Her beauty was fatal to her character,
aud led to excess that killed her at an
age when really beautiful and, good
woman ought to be at her stage OF per-
fectinn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
Proceedings OF tlac Board OF Police of
tlac Town of OpcIousa>.

NEDSESDAl, August 21-t. lH79.
The Board met pursuant to ii call Of the
President.
Present: DR.. James Ray, President; McSSr1.
F.. Donate, {. Mayo. +. j. I.rfrbvlr, {. \. Ealcr
". Il. Bell and Victor I.astrap"a.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion Of Mr. Lcfthvrr, Resolved. that
the account of George PulrUri, coroner for tie
auD Of five dollars. Tor pror"s> verbal Of inquest
held on body of Clinton kichard be and is
hereby approved.
On motion, Resolved, that taking into con
sdcrrtiOn the present price nf beef.
Be it ordained by HE Board of Police NJ the
town OF Ols'lousas. that the resolution relating
to public markets, passed on the 3Oth day o1
May, 1878, hu amended SO as To read:
THAT from the first of June to the thiriieth
Of November OF each year, meat of the cow
kind shall he sold for not luorc than eight
ceuts per pound"
On nution, Resolved, that the account Of c.
Mlyn, age1,,. for the SUM of twenty-five 25lloU
ts22 So dollars, for medicines. disinfcctants,
stationery, &C.. be and is hereby approved.
On motion the Board adjourned.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: 0. VOORHEES,, Clerk.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25

AGE AND YoUTu.-There is dignity
in age which should command respect.
The inspired Book says: he hoary
head is q crown OF glory" and yet old
age is often spoken OF slightlnGly, and
treated disrespectfnlly. This is greatly
to be deplored, both because the younger
folks lose so much of the benefit which
they might receive from the varied ex.,
perience of those who have preceded
Them in the painful and dangerous
journey Of life, and because the elder
ones are deprived of the sweet COM
panionship Of those who could, if they
would, do so much to brighten their
waning years. There is no more har-
months, helpful friendship than when
the old and young walk together in
loving confidence. True, the younger
must be patient with the infirlnitles and
cconserVatisms of age, as it, in turn,
needs to be tolerant with the impetu-
osity and enthusiasm OF youth.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
$3O,OOO!

Half Tickets 81.
LIST OF PRIZES:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
For Sale.

On liberal terms one second hand eight horse
power engine, one gin stand and two corn nillis'
I'LL in good running order, Apply 70 tils .'i-
dersigned. Pkut@l i9A'AI'
August a-3m
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
T'Eac Platform

TIE VOICE OF THE LOUISIANA DEtIOC-
EACY IN CONVENTION-DECLAR
OF PRINCIPLES.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-25
l. A. 8. j..
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
To win Il Fortune!
GRAND MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1879.
At New Orlcans,,
Tuesday, November AA', 1873.
THE LOUISIANA
State Lottery
COMPANY

This Institution was regularly
Incorporated by tile Legislature of
the State Tor Educational and
Charitable purposes in 1868, with d
Capital Of ~, 1,doo,ooo, to which it
has since added a reserve fund OF
*3j0,oOO. Its Grand Single Num-
ber Distribution will take place
Monthly, on the second Tuesday.
sS4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12
Taken from the Street.

Many a boy is ruined by bad com
pany, who might have been saved by
attention and Hearty sympathy-kind
and hearty sympathy. A kind look at
the right moment may shape an entire
life. Nearly a century ago a warm
hearted Irish minister stopped in a
village street to watch a group of boys
play marbles.
L0De of them, dirty and ragged,
amused him by his ready wit. The
minister talked with the boy, and in
vited him to his house. In spite Of
his dirt and rags, he felt drawn to him
by admiration of his brightness. The
boy had not been to school, and the
minister agreed to give him private
lessons. Progress was so rapid that
he was soon sent to a neighboring
school, and held his own with the best
scholars.
Many years after, the boy, grown t
manhood and recognized as a brilliant
lawyer and leader in parliament, tounC
one day an old gentleman in his room
He recognized at once the friend O
his boyhood, and rushing to his arms
said:
This room is yours; you gave m,
all these things; you made a nan 0
me-
The minister listened with deligh
to the brilliant conversation of hi
protege, but his tears flowed freely il
the evening as he sat .entranced by tn,
eloQuence Of Curran in the house o
commons. He felt that boys werI
worth saving.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12
They Couldn't Make Him Speak.

AMCl OOtAAOM AhnnC AhAAAA DRCuAs
From the Providence Journal.l
They had a dime supper in the
n~eighborhood of Pawtucket, con-
ceived and carried out by the ladies.
The conditions of this novel supper
were these: For every word spoken
by the gentlemen at the supper-table
a forfeit of ten cents was
imposed but, on the other hand
(as duties are always compensated
with rights and restrictions with priv
ileges) it was agreed that whoever
could weather the whole supper, sub
hitting to all queries, surprises and
ingenious questions without replying,
should be entitled to it gratuitously
Many and often were the articles and
s~ubterfuges resorted to by the ladies
in attendance to entrap the unguarded,
and one after another stout and dis
Greet men went down before the con-
slant volley of artful interrogations,
At last all fell out and paid the dime
penalty save one individual queer
chap whom nobody seemed to. know.
He attended strictly to business and
passed unheeded the jokes, jibes and
challenges. They quizzed him, but
all in vain. He wrestled with turkey
and grappled with goose. He bailed
out the cranberry sauce with an un-
swerving hand, and he ate celery as the
scriptural vegetarian ate grass and
finally, when he had finished bis fifth
piece of pie, he whipped out a pocket
slate and wrote on it in a large and
legible hand, Il am deaf and dumb
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-12

Denver Tribune.l
Not the least important thing is tC
familiarize ones self with the dialect.
of the State, which are getting to be
widely used and a knowledge of which
is essential to understand an editoria.
in a Colorado newspaper. A friend
accosted me one day as follows: 81
say, Tom, are you going to the round
up at Major BIS tonight? Going to
have a 'way-up' time. The pretty
Miss H will be there. They saw
Jim D. has got her 'corraled,." Ii
you wish to express the demise of a
friend you would say in southern Col
orado that he'd gone over the
range :" it would be more elegant to
say that he'd passed in his chips.
while in northern Colorado nothing
would be so expressive as "he's
struck bedrock at last" Cow puncher.
mule skinner and bull whacker each
expresses honorable callings. while
pot singer, hash driver and grub
ohoker refer to the chefs dc cuisine in
the more retired portions of the
State. If you try to sell a horse, the
first question will be, Does he buck?"
A prospector starting out will pack
his burrO :" j. G., load his provisions
on a small species of donkey.