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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Men.

A correspondent of the n. O. Country
Visitor, writing from Massachusetts,, has
this to say, among other things, about
the Republicans in that State:
"They (the Republicans will do any
thing to carry the election. 1t is la
mentable to notice their disregard OF
every propriety and the tricks they re-
sort to for the sake of retaining their
party in power. Men up here are going
to vote for Garfield, who acknow ledge
the blackness of his record. Their eX-
cuse is, that the principles of the party
are right, and that he will be controlled
by them-the same old song they have
been singing for years"
We make the extract simply to show
the utter rottenness of the Republican
partv. AS it is in Massachusetts, so it
is everywhere else. Though they know
Garfield and Arthur are both dishonest
and corrupt men, yet they intend to vote
for them on account of the "principles
of the party" which they have the bra
zen effrontery to proclaim are right.
What are those principles? The answer
is-Intense hatred Of the South and
Southern people; approval of the Elec-
toral Fraud; favoring Imperialism en-
dorsing bribery and corruption, and
winking at rascality generally.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
How john Sherman and the Eke-
publican Party Raised the
Credit Of asse "Nat:0n.'

Mr.. August Belmont, in his great
sDeecll in New York a few days ago,
shows how John Sherman and the Re
publican party raised the credit OF the
Nation" They sent thieves and adj
yentllrers into the Southern States to
overtax the people, bankrupt towns,
cities and counties; increase by eXtraV-
acance and robbery the State and city
debts; issue worthless bonds, and thus
lepreciate property and render all local
securities worthless. Thus they left no
safe investment for capital i'll the South
and forced 1t into investment III United
States bonds. Measures OF extravaganza
and corruption i'll other portions OF the
Union had a similar effect. And thus
bv a system of persecution, protilgacy
and Capitalization all State and munlci
pal securities were rendered unsafe and
United States bonds became the refuge
of capital and hence rose in value. John
Sherman and the Republican party may
be proud of this work as Mr.. Belmont
describes it, but we and the people say,
heaven save the country from such IL
nanciering and such statesmansbip.-
IN. 0. States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
A Good Point.
IN. @. Democrat


The Hon. Erastus Brooks, in a speech
delivered at Glen Cove, L. l., on Sep
TENDER Is, made an excellent point
against Garfield, and one which it would
seem the Credit Mobilier candidate will
fluid it difficult to whistle down the wind,
as he has attempted to do so many 9TH
ers. Mr.. Brooks said the law provides
that any person who shall take illegal
compensation while acting as Senator or
member of Congress shall be forever
DISQUALIFIED to hold any other office OF
profit or honor under the government OF
the United States, and he held that it
that law were enforced against Gen.
Garfield the Republicans would have to
withdraw him at once from the contest
and put up another candidate.
The proofs of Gariield's acceptance OF
brides in both the Credit Mohilier and
De Col yer s~iniiies are of record; they
are notorious, and can 10 more be hid
den or ignored than can the sun IN
heaven. Why then should not the law
Of the country he has dlsgraeed be en-
forced against him? Why should he,
more than another man, have Immunity
for his gross and glaring violation OF the
law. Why should he not, on the con
trarv, be held pigidly accountable for bis
acts. and be debarred from ever again
holding any office Of profit Or honor,
much less the highest office in the gift
of the people Of the Republic he has
dishonoredf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
Republican Predictions Not
Worth a Cent.

For weeks previous to the Maine cleo
ton, not only the astute Blaine aud his
lieutenants, but the leading Republican
papers in the East and West, boosted
that Maine would certainly 90 Republi-
can by at least twelve or fifteen thou
sand majority. Cruslingly bitter and
notifying to them, however, the tide
unexpectedly set strongly in the oppo-
site direction, and their candidate for
Governor was ingloriously defeated.
They are now counting largely upon
Indiana and Ohio, and predict a big vic
tory in those two States to offset their
defeat in Maine. But they are doomed
to disappointment. Their prediction
will not be realized. Fate is against
them. Plain, common sense has turned
the good people against them. The
Democrats of Indiana and Ohio have
snuffed the victorious breeze from the
pine and lumber State, and are manfully
rebuilding their energies to make the
Republican defeat a signal, disastrous
and crushing one. And they will do it
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
A Great Flood I'm Texas.
A dispatch from San Antonio, date

4 dispatch from San Antonio, dated
Sept. "a, says:
az gentleman of this city, just return
cd from FRO Town, gives tie following
particulars of terribly destructive food
at that place Il few days ago. NO ram
fell in Frio county, but heavy rains
passed over the country at the head OF
Frio river, fifteen miles above Flio
Town. The waters having joined, came
down to Frio Town, sweeping every
thing away. Large cypress trees grow
ing in the canyons and creek beds were
torn up and washed away. vt EIlo
Town the waters rose sixty feet. Inc
river is estimated to have been over
three miles wide. The rise was very
rapid, being fifteen feet in fifteen MN
utes. The water came down III rolls,
sweeping over the town, thing that
has occurred only once before in the
history of the place. People were forced
to fly for their lives to the bills. leay1ns
clothing and provisions all behind. The
water ran over the whole town. All the
houses were submerged from six inches
to six and eight feet. Much stock was
drowned. Many miles of pasture fence
! were washed away. No one was drown
ed at Frio Town. The body of a Next
can woman was seen floating down
stream. The damage was very great.
Its extent has not yet been learned
| This sudden Use of water reminds us
of a tradition we heard related at San
| Antonio, in 1S45, about the entire de-
struction of that town sometime III the
latter part OF the seventeenth century.
| 1t is said that in the space OF a few mill
utes, on a certain night, the San Anto-,
Mo river rose to the enormous height OF
forty five or fifty feet, swept away all
the houses, and destroyed all the inhab-
/ itants, numbering several thousands.
! The immediate or remote cause OF this
terrible visitation never was found out.
1t could not have been produced 10y
rains, for not drop of water had fallen
within radius Of seventy-fve or one
hundred miles around for upwards OF
six months preceding the dire calamity
Besides this, and what makes 1t Still
more mysterious, is the fact that the
San Antonio river heads just four miles
above the town of that name, and al
the country, above that, is one continuou;
elevated plateau stretching for miles il
the direction Of Austin, on the Colorado
river. 1t was the custom years ago
with the old Mexican inhabitants of Sal
Antonio, to observe the anniversary o
the fatal night, which they called "noch'
trista.n Whether that custom prevail
vet. we know not. The doors of thei
church were thrown open, mass cele
brated with great solemnity, and fer
vent prayers offered up invoking Dlvin
protection against a recurrence OF tn
horrid catastrophe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
The Solid South.


Senator Wade Hampton made Il very
GOOD point with regard to the solid South
in his New York speech on last Thurs
lay night. He wanted to know why the
Republicans did not see as much danger
in the solid South, when it was absolute
Nv solid for the Republican party, as they
do now, when it is solidly Democratic.
Not MANY years ago every Southern
state was Republican, and all the OIL
cials. both State and national, were Re
nuhlicaus. If it is dangerous for any
section OF the country to he united in
support of any political party, the dan
ger was the same when the South was
Republican as it is now when it is Dem
ocratic. 1t doesn't appear, however,
that the Republican party had any fears
that the country would be ruined ~ q
Republican solid South, and it is diff
cult to see why that party should pre-
dict the destruction Of tile country and
ether terrible evils because the solid
South has become Democratic. AS Sen
ator Hampton says, the south IS not
solid against the Union, the Constitution
or the North. 1t is solid only against
the Republican party. If the South
we're solid because Of its adherence to
some principle or policy that was hostile
to the constitution or the interests of the
North, or that threatened to disturb the
peace and prosperity Of the country, the
Republican party would have some
cause for attempting to excite alarm
about the solid South. But the South is
not advocating or supporting anything
that is iuimical to any other section or
the country. The Southern people, III
their object and aims, are III sympathy
with very large portion of the people
of the North. In their views relative to
the matter in which the government
should be administered they are in har-
mony with the majority OF the people OF
the country us shown by the popular
vote of 1876, and as will be shown il
| 1880. The cutlery of the Republicans
therefore, about the solid South, is made
for political effect.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
How Northern Papers Get Up
Their Articles.

Here is an excellent criticism upon
the manner in which articles abusive OF
the South are manufactured by some OF
the Northern Radical press:
Scene in Northern newspaper office
Chief to assistant: Quacksnapper,
want YOU to work up good thing about
that New Orleans fever report. OF
course, there's 10 fever the,e-it's all a
lie: but we must teach those darned
Southern chaps a lesson-damage them
a little, you know. And, by the way, |
guess you'd better try your hand on
another Southern outrage just to keep
our people fired up-lay the scene around
lazoo this time they're h-ll down
there"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

DR.. Darrall has made his peace with
all the disreputab!e odds and ends Of
his party in the Third Congressional
District, and now imagines he has
clear sailing for Washington. This
depends upon how much money this
worthy worshipper Of kellogg can put
into the canvass. He can get votes
very low, if he has the money; any
where from ten cents to q dollar and Il
half will buy the vote of every man
Darral expects to support him. We
really believe that fifteen cents is a
good price for the vote of any man who
would support for Congress such poor
stick as Darrall.-St. Tammany Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
Country Merchants Should Pur-
chase Their Supplies ian
New Orleans.

The following sensible remarks we
clip from that excellent paper, the New
Orleans Country Visitor. They are GER
tainly worthy the serious consideration
of country merchants:
Country merchants should bear in
mind that they should examine our mer-
chants stock and compare prices before
going farther and faring worse Our
merchants have purchased enormous
stocks and are daily receiving accessions
by steamship and rail. They are pre-
pared to discount St. Louis prices, and
freights to any given point will be much
less than from any Western town. The
Western merchant will give reasonable
credit to any country trader whose
ratings are satisfactory, but should he,
from any cause, be unable to pay at ma
turity, the sheriff interviews him instan-
ter, and closes him up. The New Or
leans merchant grants an extension, or
settles with him at heavy discount, to
enable him to get on his feet again:
This item should be seriously considered
and receive due weight"
What is said about the Western mer-
chant has been verified time and again
throughout this State. Patronize those
at home who have always shown spirit
Of fairness and liberality.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

INDIAN ATRoCITIEs.-A special dis
patch from Sherman, Texas, dated Sept.
IS, says:
"a frightful account of Indian atroci-
ty on the line of New Mexico is fnrn-
ished gentleman by the name of Hop
son, Of this city, by his brother. sojourn-
ing at Silver City, N. M. The letter
states that collisions between the United
States troops and the red devils are of
daily occurrence, and that general In
dian war is imminent. The writer says
that every prisoner taken by the Indians
is tied to a stake and burned. This
practice is carried on even during the
progress of a battle"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

The New Orleans Democrat, of the
Goth, thus comments upon the New York
Democratic convention held Oh the 2sth:
at was the quietest held in the State
for wears. Perfect harmony prevailed.
It was at once a love-feast and a har-
binger of victory. Party unity in New
York means party success, and the solid
front presented at Saratoga by the De-
mOcrats of the Empire State cannot fail
to inspire Democrats throughout the
country with renewed confidence. 1t
gives q fresh impulse to the Hancock
boom, and, in fact, renders it irresist-
ihln
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

The Republican papers daily assure
the public that the country never was
more prosperous. Then how does it
come that the country is full Of strikes,
and that even in goodly Ohio the sol
diers are guarding the coal mines, to pre-
vent their destruction by the miners,
who refuse to work for wages that will
not support them? No country is flour
ishing, when the men who toll for their
bread are shot down to keep the peace
[St. Tammany Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

The Z. w. Railroad has handled
nearly 800 car loads of freight in the
last fifteen days. All available rolling
stock is in use and Col. Adams has gone
Nerth to purchase more. Two sleeping
coaches are in use and more are being
built for the winter trade. The railroad
telegraph wire is completed from Or
ange to Lake Charles, and is being put
up from Vermilionvilie this way.
Trains are on time, aud the eating
houses are doing a large business
Lake Charles Echo.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
A Washington special to the Picayunc

A Washington special to the Picayunc,
dated the 2Sth September, says:
s'NIr. Barnum, chairman Of the Nation
al Democratic Committee, goes toni ght
to Indiana. The anxiety in respect to
the October elections is intense. The
Republicans are raising very large sums
of money for Ohio and Indiana. but APP
pear to be uneasy in respect to Ohio and
discouraged as to Indiana. The impor-
tation of negroes by the Republicans
continues and may lead to conflict. The
betting in Indiana is said to be on the
side of Democrats, who give odds. In
this city ashington) the sporting men
say that they cannot find anybody ready
to bet against Hancock"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

BY THE SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY, FOR THE ELECTION OF PRESI-
DENTAL ELECTORS AND REPRESENTA-
TIVE IN CONGRESS.
In obedience to tie proclamation OF Hon. >.
D. McEneiy, Lieutenant Governor ana ActihS
Governor OF the stat OF Louisiana, an clectlon
will be held on TUESDAY, the second day of
the montl. OF November, A. D., 1880 it being the
Tuesday next after the first Monday III saiu
month"; at tie different polling places III each
ward Of this parish, from seven O'Clock III the
forenoon until six O'Clock i'll the afternoon, for
the purpose of elccting by general ticket eight
Electors of President and Vice President, two
of whom shall be for the State at large, ana
six for the several Electoral districts of the
State, to-wit:
One Elector for the First District, composed
of the parishes of plaAuemlnes and st. bernard,
and OF the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and fifteenth wards OF the city
OF New Orleans.
One Elector tor the Second District, composed
of the first, second, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, fourteenth and seventeenth wards
OF the city of New orleans, and OF the parishes
of Jefferson st. Charles, st. John the Baptist
and st. James,
of the parishes of Ascension Assumption, Cal
caseu Cameron, Iberylle, Lafayette, Lat
fourche, st. Martin, st. Marry, TcTeb0ilne,
VerInilion and Iberia.
One Elector for tile Fourth District, com
posed of the parishes of Bienvile, Bosser,
Caldo. DeSoto, Grant, Natchitoches, Red River,
Vernon, Webster, Vim and Sabine.
Ore Elector for the Fifth District. composed
of the parishes of Concordja, Caldwell, Clai-
borne Catahoula, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, More
house, ou;lcllita, Richland, Tensas and Union.
One EEectof for the Sixth District, composed
of the parishes of Av0yelles, East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge, East EeGGiana West Fell
ciana, Livingston Pointe Coupee, ST. Helena,
st. Landry, st. Taiilmany, Tangipahoa and
Washington.
And also for one Representative in Congress
to represent the State of Louisiana i'll the
Forty seventh Congress of the United States,
for the term of two years. to date from the
fourth day of March, 1881, from the Sixth Con,
gressioiiai District, composed OF the parishes OF
Avoyelles, Point Coniec, East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge, East Feiicfalia, Mas, Fell
ciaia, st. Landry, Washington, st. Helena, st
Tamlnany and Tangipahoa.
And do hereby direct all commissioners and
other officers to hold said election ut the differ
ent polling places, aud make due returns there
of in the manner and form provided for by
existing laws.
Witness my hand and signature, officially, tlis
| 18th day of September, 1880.
| C. c. DUSON,
Sheriff Of st, Landry Parish, La.
| Sept. 81
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

The failure Of Blaine and his co
workers in Maine to fulfill at the polls
their pledges during the late canvass
has aroused a general distrust in Repub-
lican circles everywhere. It's the wide
difference between the present result in
Maine and what it has been in previous
presidential years that stupefies them,
and sends chill OF apprehension
through the ranks of the party all oyer
the country.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

An immense swarm Of grasshoppers
bounced upon cotton field near Jacks
boro, Texas, few days ago, and CONF.
pletely demolished it-devouring even
the cotton stalks. The air was SO thick
with them, TINT the sun became, al times,
perfectly ebscnrcd, They came from a
northern direction.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

Jay Gould is building barges to trans
port $780, 900 bushels OF grain weekly to
New Orleans.-[Ex.
Where is he building those barges,
and from what point does he propose to
transport the grain
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

1t is announced that the venerable
Samuel J. Tilden has determined to
make an active personal canvass III his
own State New York; in tue interest OF
Hancock and English.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

At Cincinnati and the upper OHIO they
haven't had any rain Of consequence
since the middle of July last, and they
are suffering as much for the need OF it
as we are, or have been, from having had
too much.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

The folio wing comprise some of the
big cargoes of cotton which have been
carried into New Orleans by STEAMBOATS,
plying the Mississippi river: Charles Z.
Chouteau, SS44 bales; Great Republic,
8at0; James Howard, TITO; r. Z. Lee,
5Y4f; Natclez, 65ll.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

Henry Ramsay, of Dauphin county,
Texas, caught snake with two heads
well developed, four eyes and two
tongues. It was cnriousity, and the
Troy Chief says he sold it to Bafnum
for twenty dollars.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

j. H. Parnell, of Troup county, Ga,
is said to have the largest peach orchard
in the United States. 1t covers twenty
five acres, and the produce oft the pres
ent wear is set down as worth $4,000.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

Governor elect Plaisted, OF Maine, has
entered the Indiana canvass, and is Wig
'orously stumping the State for Hancock
and Ianders.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

Detiege, the murderer Of the two De-
lahoussaye brothers at st. Martinsyllle,
has been refused change OF venue, and
ia now ON trial.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
EiSE of Jurors.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, (
Parrish of ST. Landry.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.)
BE it known that we, the undersigned mem
hers of the Jury Commission, did, Oh TINS, the
81 day of Sentelnner, A. ID. 1880, meet ut the
Clerks Office in the town of Opelousas, parish
of ST Landry, for the purpose OF drawing a
ury for the regular term OF the District Court
of the 18th Judicial District, under section 5,
act a. of the regular session of 1877 and all the
members being present, Dlomtl Durio, one OF
said members drew from the general vcnirc
hox one at Il time, the names Of the following
tif;y persons to compose the grand and petit
jurors for the lst week Of said Court, comlnen-
rinn Monday. November 1St, 1880, Il list of whom
was then and there kept by the Clerk of Court,
Ia,ucs o. Chachcrc; and i'll our Judgment Il
iIry being required for the second, third and
fourth weeks OF the term, we then and there
proceeded us i'll drawing the first fifty jurors,
70 draw thirty additional names to serve as
petit Jurors for the I'd week; thirty additional
names to serve as petit jurors for the Sd week,
and thirty additional names to serve as petit
jurors for the 4til week of the term of SAID
Court; and We, the Clerk and Commissioners,
did then and there place the names drawn as
aforesaid for each separate week, i'll separate
cnyrloues,, and sealed and endorsed the same,
with tie week for which they were respectively
drawn which said envelopes containing sad
names were then and there placed i'll a jury
box provided for the purpose. which after
uepositing said names therein as aforesaid, was
sralct; and locked; by us and placed III the GUS
totly OF the Clerk of Court for use at the next
! for, nf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02
1.,,uorta,st to IJ'ar Cl0isss0ssfs'

The undersigned attorneys are 10" = E,,,nrc,
smin o al ,f for property taken from then
rins the ate Civil war BY the United S atS
Army or Government Asents Irea 'ic a ,n
1ogium.a f "r' inc payment Of sueh claims
Part Part Iey Interested ere should not delay:
O. CHAs. S. RICE. New Orleans ,ll.,, Id Ia
KENNETH BAlLLlo, ol"lousa'' A''
June 5-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

The debt Of the States Of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and
Virginia, at the outset Of reconstruction,
was S76,41 800. During ten years OF
Radical rule the total debt of these
States became S215,21O,1a5.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

One nillion and forty-four thousand
dollars in gold we're received at New
York from Europe on the 9Th Sept.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-02

FULL RETURNS FROM MAINE.-full
and complete returns Of the election for
Governor in Maine are published in the
Portland (Me.) Argus. The vote is the
largest, by several thousands, ever be-
fore polled in the State. 1t stands thus:
Plaisted Dem.) 1899; Davis Rep.)
73,6O5. Plaisted's plurality, 254 votes.