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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08
EXt URSION.
EXt URSION.
T aging CORNER. STONE ATfEi yxy
IL EEsrrSs-
CHESTER.
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1880.

For the accommodation Of the ladies and gentle
men who desire - attend these ceremonies an
EXCURSION TRAIN
viii be run 10 Chester, leaving Richmond at 2:3O
=. NJ. and return In the evening.
JOPPA LODGE. No. 40, Of this city, win partl.
cipaie In the ceremonies, escorted by RICHMOND
CbMNANDERY. No.2, T.
KESSNICHS FULL BAND fboth string AMI
brassl viii furnish music for the ceremonis.
Arrangements Will be made for citizens who are
unable 10 20 over earlier TO over the 4:30 T..
NJ. Train.
Fare, round trip, SOC. my It'd
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LECTURES.

T ECTURE BY
IL REV. HENRY MCDONALD, DID.
on THE
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF IRISH LIFE
FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE IRISH RELIEF SOCIETY,
AT
MOZART HALL, MONDAY, MARCH STH,
at o'clock L. NJ.
Price OF admission. csc. NH AIT
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08

ne" COHEN BROTHERS HAVE NOW
FULLY REPLENISHED nearly every DEPART
meni, and are OFFERING INDICTMENTS that
are not 10 I've met IN many houses in this count "
A call will convince. fe %
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08

ne COHEN BROTHERS ARE NOW
oferiHg The largest and most attractive stock Of
LADIES UNDERWEAR ever offered in this city .
Among them will be T und great many that cam
not 20 sby be made up at the prices they aIe SELL
ilg them for. fe2S
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08
MEETINGS..

MASONIC NOTlCE.-The men, z
wi beIs of Loge Francaisr, No. 53,~A. +. Xxx
and A. NJ. are rogue led 10 atteud a siated/ y
communication of their Lodge ut -. Adams Hall
THIS (MOndayJ EVi MING at O'Clock. By or
der Of The W. NJ. WILLIAM LOVENSTFlN,
NH Sit Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08
MI NEW ARRIVAL OF GOODS
AT
COHEN BROTHERS,
CORNER FOURTH AND BROAD.
SPECIAL ATTRACTION.

4 LARGE STOCK OF GOODS SLIGHTLY DAM
AGED BY WATER.
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16
Tnsolvent Notice.

TINE insolvency Of the estate of Edmund
L Fly. deed having been suggested to the
County Court Clerk on the 18th of sept. 1870.
NOTICES hereby given 70 all who have claims
against said estate to file them on or before
March lst. 1881. or they will be forever barred.
J. W. ALTMAN,
Admir-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

The election last Monday in Maine
resulted, to the surprise Of everybody,
in u victory for the fusiOnists over the
republicans They have elected the
Governor and two congressman GER
tain, and the democrats claim that they
have elected two other congressman. 1t
Is a cheering indication Of the ground
swell Of the people against the frauds
and encouragement of the republican
purity. aud gives US hope of the cleo
ton of Hancock and English by a
rUusing majority.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

T: e following words Of cheer are
from the pen Of an ex>Milan citizen
now living in Missouri, a geitleman
well and favorably known here. We
thspk him for the encouraging note.
The position you are taking on your
state debt question is right. Urge
your Citizens to avoid reputation at
all h.zar,is. do not wish to see the
fair name of my native state disgrace
ed A. 4, will he for all time ifyou re-
pu,lia,e your state debt. Il am proud
nov that | am a native of that grand
ola commonwealth. | look back to
my home with the greatest pride, be-
cause don't believe that Its citizens
will do anything dishonorable knows
ingly or willingly. If they wish in
the eyes of the outside world to be
still regarded as honorable, brave, In
telligent men, let them do their duty
Ey going to the polls on election day
rnd nut an honest ballot in the box
for an honest man TO represent them
in the legislature, for an honest gov
ernor to preside over them, and for an
honest President and for true Union.
Nv ald friend Rankin is the man for
the legislature, the Hon. John. V.
Wright is the man for Governor, and
Major General Winfield Scott Hans
cock is the man for the President.
Lux or, Tennesseeans, that you do
your duty as true men, and you will
never have cause to regretyour course,
no matter what the cost may be to
YOU.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

Democrats, can you bolt the nomi-
nees of our grand old party after
the glorious news from Maine?
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

If the people of Tennessee want to
escape radical rule and the paying Of
the whole debt without inquiry, they
had better vote for Wright and state
edit candidates for the legislature.
" ilson's boilers stand no shadow of a
chance Of securing majority; but
they may allow the radicals to slip in
if they persist in their course. Stand
up for your party and the regular
ticket from top to bottom. That is
our only salvation.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

Maine buried the bloody shirt last
Monday. :
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

We are happy to announce to our
friends over the state that Wright is
fast gaining ground in this section,
and We think he will carry nearly every
county in West Tennessee, notwith>
standing the efforts of the repudiatOrs
and republicans combined.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

Rev. DR.. S. w. Moore, one of the
most prominent Methodist ministers
in West Tennessee, died in Haywood
county recently. His funeral was
preached in Brownsville. Nearly
every store in the town was closed.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

The gubenatorial canvass is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, if we can rely
on what we hear. Wright is fast
gaining ground, and it is thought he
will be triumphantly elected.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

j. II. Nicely has been appointed
Garfield and Arthur elector for tie
eighth congressional district. Our
man, Hon. A. e. Hawkins, will use
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-16

Hon. John F. House, one of our
ablest congressman, was renOminated
by reclamation in Nashville last Sat-
urtlay.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
Result Of the Election i'm Hnaii-
ana, Ohio, and West Virginia.

The result of the election in Indiana
disappoints everybody here. We had
expected something better from that
State, after the numerous assurances
given by such men as English, Hen
bricks, Voorhees,, eX-GOv. Williams, and
others. But money is a powerful lever
in carrying elections against the better
augment and convictions of the people !;
and the upshot is, that Indiana has elect
ed Republican Governor by about 5000
majority. The Democrats, however,
have swept the field for the other State
Offices, or at least IL majority of them.
The Republicans elect majority of the
Congressman, as also members of the
Legislature. There have been large Re-
publican gains nearly all over the State,
as compared with the vote OF 1876.
In Ohio, the result was not altogether
xpected-though not by so great a
majority as $4,000. The same means
were used by the Republicans in Ohio
in carrying the State-i. e., money with
out limit or stint.
West Virginia has gone Democratic
by upwards Of $4,000 majority.
There is one hope left us in regard to
the two former States-and that is, that
many who voted the Republican ticket
will be found on the side of Hancock on
the I'd Of November.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
Cash DOWn--NO More Doubtful
Contracts!


The Press Convention at Baton Rouge
has done one very good thing, by re-
questing all publishers throughout the
State to refuse contracts for advertising
upon any other basis than cash. All
members of the press were requested to
abandon the custom of publishing po-
litical advertisements free, and to de-
mand proper compensation therefor.
Ii these requests are complied with,
there will be very little trouble, if any,
in successfully conducting newspapers
in the rural districts of Louisiana. The
credit system has worked untold injury
to the country press, and must be, hence
forth, rigidly abandoned. No paper can
live that tolerates the abominable credit
business. This is absolutely and posi-
lively so. AS for dead headism" and
"free political advertisements" all we
have to say is, that they are simply fes-
tering sores upon the business prosperity
OF the country press. 1t is really Won
der to lis why it is that the country news
papers have not long ago adopted the
undertaking rule OF the city press in this
respect. No advertisements, OF what
ever character, or political notices, are
ever inserted in the city papers on any
other terms than cash down, and we can
see no good reason why the same rule
should not be enforced 10y the country
press throughout the State.
The most important thing Of all, how
ever, was not passed upon by the Con-
vention. We have reference to what
are called illegal advertisements
To our notion, Il binding resolution
should have been adopted, requiring
this class of advertisements to be paid
for in advance, IN cre,y instance, and
making it a humiliating penalty for the
| least infraction of the same. There is
more money lost to printers from the
non payment of illegal advertisements
than from all other sources put together.
Sales of property are advertised, and
often re-advertised, petitions for letters
of administration, tableaux of distribu-
ton, homologation notices, etc, etc,
and not one red cent of the printers
fees hardly ever finds its way into the
printing office. 1t is a monstrous abuse
and abomination, and one that should
have been taken in hand, and properly
handled, by the Press Convention. We
regret it was not done.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Proclamation

Proclamation
BY THE SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY, FOR THE ELECTION OF PREsI.
DENTAL ELECTORS AND REPRESENTA-.
TIVE IN CONGRESS.
In obedience to the proclamation of Hon. S
d. McEnery, Lieutenant Governor and Acting
Governor of the Stat of Louisiana. an election
will be held on TUESDAY, the second day OF
| the month of November, A. D., 1880 lit being the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in said
monthly at the different polling places in each
ward of this parish from seven o'clock in the
forenoon until six O'Clock in the afternoon, for
the purpose OF clecting by general ticket eight
Electors of President and Vice President, two
of whom shall be for the State at large, and
SIX for the several Electoral districts of the
State, t0-wit:
One Elcctor for the First District, composed
OF the parishes Of Plaqre1nlncS and st. Bernard
and OF the third fourth. fifth sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and fifteenth wards of the city
OF New Orleans.
One Elcctor for 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.
One Elector for the Third District, composed
of the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Cal
| casien, Cameron, Iberville, Lafayette, La
fourche, st. Martin st. Marry, Tcrrebonnc,
One EIector for the Fourth District, com
posed OF the parishes of Bienvillc, Bossier,
Caddo, DeSoto, Grant, Natchitoches, Red River,
Vernon, Webster, VIM and Sabine.
One ElectOr for the Fifth District, composed
of the parishes of C0ncorlia, Caldwell Clai-
borne, Catalonia, East Carroll, West Carroll,
Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, More
house, Ouachita Richl;ld, Tensas and Union.
One Elector for the Sixth District composed
of the parishes OF Avoycllcs, East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge, East Fcliciana, West Fell
cana, Livingston, POinte Coupec, st. Helena,
st. Landry, st. psmnany, TanSpahoa and
Washington
And also for one Representative i'll Congress
to represent the State of Louisiana i'll the
Forty-scvcnth Congress of the United States.
for the, term OF two years, to date from the
fourth day of March, 1881, from the Sixth Con-
grcssiOnal District, composed Of the parishes OF
Avoyeles, Point Coupee, East Baton Rouge,
West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana West Fell
ciana st. Landry, Washington, st. Helena, ST.
Tammany and Tangipaloa.
And do hereby direct all Commissioners aud
other officers, to hold said election at the differ
cnt polling places and make due returns there
of in the manner and form provided for by
existing laws
Witness my hand and signature, officially, this
18th day of September, 1880
G. G. DUSON,
Sheriff of ST. Landry Parish La.
Sept. 25
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

We venture We can point out whole
host of men who don't actually know
who the Governor of Louisiana is to-
day. Better can't be expected, though,
as long as men refuse to take the papers
and inform Observation-Disclosures Rural
Times.
IT'S a great pity that this is true, but
nevertheless it is q lamentable fact that
people who can read are living among
us who are as profoundly ignorant of
what is going on in the world, outside
their own circle of observation, as if
they lived in the interior of Africa.
They do not even know that such infor-
nation is obtained from the newspapers.
We are informed thatan intelligent cfti-
zen of this parish asked, in crowd the
other day. when the nomination Of pre-
sidential candidates would be made
[Ricnland Beacon.
We don't exactly know how it is here
in St. Landry, but hope it is not quite so
bad as above stated, though we must
confess we were rather startled the
other evening upon hearing one Of our
intelligent ruralites exclaim that he
didn't care d-n about regestefatin',
for Yarmouth couldn't he elected Pre-
sident nohow,n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

Houston, Texas, has obtained some
considerable notoriety of late on account
of the frequent strikes that have occur
red there among the laboring classes.
To head off the strikers, number of
Mexican laborers were imported, but
these, too, have caught up the infection,
and are now on grand strike. They
demand So day-Or no work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

OPELoUsAs, October 11th, 1880.
Present: Albert Guidry, President; Augustc
Pcrrodin. d. Meehe E. Dubusson, Sam. Haas,
L; Young, T. c. Chachere and 3. Z. Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the last meeting
was dispensed with
PETITIONS.
Prairie Mamouth, asking that the change made
in the public road running from Frank Reed s
to 1.andreneau q6 niles in accordance with
resolution passed the 9th Of August last be null
and void, and that the road laid out as reported
April Goth last by the committee appointed on
same be recognized as the public road, was
read
Mr.. Young moved to lay the petition on the
table. Voting yea: Young, Meche and Dubuis-
son. Voting nay: Chachcre, Clark, Haas and
Perrodn; motion lost.
Mr.. Chachere moved that the petition be
accepted, which motion was carried, three
voting yea and four voting nay.
petition signed by numerous residents Of
Bayou Petit Prairie and Dry Bayou, asking
Prairie below the junction with Dry Bayou to
the lower line of Zenon Rideau, which has
been in use by the public since the war, be
recognized and declared a public road, was
read, where upon motion of Mr.. Dubuisson
said road is hereby recognized and declared n
public road, to be worked by the road hands
doing duty on Dry Bayou and same road
0verseer.
A petition signed by about one hundred and
thirty citizens of Opelousas and Washington
asking the Police Jury" to pass an ordinance
submitting to the voters of the parish at the
coming election, the enforcing of the Sunday
IS ordinance as passed by the Police Jury-by
/" voting For or Against the enforcing of the
same" was read, when upon motion the petit
tition was unanimously laid on the table.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The committee appointed ill August last to
hay out public road from John Barnes on the
CaIcasieu line to the upper bridge ON Nez-Pjque
reported that they laid out said road according
to law. when on motion of Mr.. Young the
report was accepted, the road declared q public
road and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed in June last to lay
out y road to begin at Massena Labaye in Little
Mam0uth Prairie and to end at Vile Plate,
reported that they laid out said road according
to law, when on motion of Mr.. Young the report
was accepted, the road declared a public road
and the committee discharged.
The c0MWittee appointed IN April last to lay
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

The split among the Democracy of
Georgia didn't amount to anything, as
Colquitt, the regular nominee for Gov
ernor, beat his opponent, Norwood, up
wards of 10000 votes. This shows the
utter futility Of butting against regu-
lar nominee.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

An idiot, who firmly believes that a
second flood will come next November
to cover the whole face of the earth, is
building an ark at Helena, Arkansas.
The craft will hold fifty persons, with
food for forty days and forty nights, and
he will take passengers at $500 each.
Every other vessel, he explains, will be
wrecked.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

In South Australia, during the month
of July, the cold is said to have been in
tense, and the fall of snow in some parts
the heaviest experienced for the last
twenty years. Wonder if they ever
have any summer weather at all in that
country ?
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
days.

All over the North and West travellers
report the fact that -. A. G.-$339" can
be seen in all the conspicuous places-at
depots, on fences, on sides Of houses, on
telegraph posts, and written with chalk
and pencil in "private" places. 1899"
has completely upset the great Repub-
ican campaign speech maker.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

THE FRENCH OF New YORK FOR
HANCocK.-An immense Hancock Club
of naturalized Frenchmen has just been
formed in New York city. It's numbers
are increasing to thousands. In 1876
they we're nearly all Republicans.
Another big club composed of the
same element is forming in Brooklyn.
Thus it is. The Hancock "boom" is
spreading onward-and still onward!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

A whole family of Benders were ar
rested few days ago at Carrollton, in
this State, on the superstition that they
are the real Kansas Benders, though
they say they are able to prove that they
have been living in Carrollton since
1851, and have never been out of the
State. A clear case of mistaken iden-
tity, all caused by simply having a bad
name.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

It is puzzling to students of political
economy and the rule of parties how it
is that, where there are about ten mil
lion votes polled in great nation like
this, New York, Pennsylvania or Ohio
usually settle the destiny and make mp
the successful issue on national election
days.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

The dress-parade of Hancock's grand
army of voters in New York on the 18th
inst, ought to be sufficient to satisfy
the blue-nosed, thin FLOODED Republi-
cans that the Democrats Of that city
mean business this time, and that 10000
or $4,000 men-every one of them De-
mocrat-are ready to march to Wash
ington, il needs be, to see the Inaugural
ton of their candidate.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
list Of Jurors.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry. )

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry
Be if known that we, the undersigned MEN,
berS of the Jury Commission, did, on this, the
2d day of September, A. d. 1880, meet at the
Clerks office in the town of Opc0usas. parish
of st. Landry, for the purpose OF drawing q
ury for the regular term of the District Court
of the 18th Judicial District, under section S,
act A, of the regular session Of 1877 and all the
members being present, Diont Durio, one of
said members. drew from the general vcnire
box, one at time, the names of the following
fifty persons to compose the grand and petit
Jurors for the LIST week of said Court. commen-
cling Monday. November LIST. 1880. Il list of whom
was then and there kept by the Clerk of Court
James O. Chachcre: and i'll our judgment Il
jury being required for the second, third and
fourth weeks OF the term, We then and there
proceeded rs III drawing the first fifty Jurors
to draw thirty additional names to serve as
petit jurors for the ID week; thirty additional
names to serve as petit jurors for the Sd week,
and thirty additional names to serve as petit
Jurors for the 4th 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. in separate
envelopes, and sealed and endorsed the same
with the week for which they We're respectively
drawn. which said envelopes containing said
names, were then and there placed in a jury
box, provided for the purpose, which after
depOSitng said names therein as aforesaid, was
sealed and locked by us, and placed in the Gus
tody Of the Clerk of Court for use at the next
term If
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

Gen. Waddel said, among other telling
things in his great speech in New York
on the 18th inst: "The great question is
whether the people propose to live to-
gether in fraternal friendship, or wheth-
er they will teach their children to hate
each other" That is it. The gospel of
hate is terrible legacy to leave to pos
terity. There is future disintegration,
blood, and the downfall of civil and con-
stitutiOnal liberty in sectionalism.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
CaEcaSieu Parish.
Total

The most important thing in this
statement is the fact that the railroad is
the biggest item in it. 1t will be seen
that the value of the railroad, without
any rolling stock, is greater than all the
real estate and Improvements, including
all the saw-mills, rice-mill, plantation
and farm implements, and town prop
erty in that large parish. Even the vast
amount of live stock in the parish falls
below the railroad in value.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16
The Supreme Court is now in session
at Shreveport-all the Judges present.

Col. Fred, Grant, son of the no longer
"silent man," has pronounced in favor
of Hancock, decency, and honesty.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

The national debt shows decrease of
$8,974, 891 So during the month of Sep
TENDER. This is a tolerably good show
ing, considering the vast raidings upon
the public treasury to carry recent State
elections. Look out for considerable
Shortage" for October, as money has
been pouring into Indiana and Ohio by
the bagful!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

A contemporary remarks that since
the Republicans of Virginia have begun
to show activity, Malone, the leader of
the regulators, has stated that il at any
time he shall become convinced that
Hancock is in danger of losing the cleo
1oral vote of the State, he will withdraw
his ticket in favor Of the regular Demo
cratic nominees. We hope so. Malone
would prove rccreant to every principle
Of national interest were be to act 9th
erVise,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-10-16

A STRANGE SpRING.-There is in Hart
county, Kentucky, what is known as
the "Sun-down Spring. The water of
this spring flows necessarily during the
day, in stream the size of mans arm,
but as tho sun nears the western horizon
il grows perceptibly less, makes a pecu-
liar sound heard at distance of fifty
feet, and then, just to the minute the
sun sets, stops running. This phenome-
ma occurs daily.