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National Republican., 1880-09-30

A SMART. active white girl. to do chnmherwork
n and walt on table. Apply at liza Twelfth 81
ty
National Republican., 1880-09-30
WANTED-NELP.

A SCOTCH or English woman, to keep house for q
n wLIowpr and three BOYS; no small children;
wages moderate; answer soon. Address q ID A. Re.
se]Q
National Republican., 1880-09-30
suB-TREAsuRY BALANCES.
Baltimore Markets.

Gold ............. S7SC59
Currency. ncy...................... 57Ol
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

would end tomorrow, some in fact
would prepare fire proof musins an(
laces, that the great final cont1a grafton
might spare their adorable costumes
for like Pope's Narcissa
| "One would not sure be frightful When one:
dead"
OF course we know by heart all the
arguments against undue extravaganza
in dress. How it ruins husbands, and
destroys the molal responsibilities of
families, how the love Of dress becomes
a poison which sacrifices to its gratiti-
cation the truth, the virtue and useful
ness of many lives. All these things
are mere truisms which every body has
heard SO often that they make no
impression. But the most prominent
and growing evil of modern extrava-
gance, is the check it has given to mar
riage. The most unobservant reader
must have noticed the steady
decline of the marriage list. We have
one wedding now, when we had twenty
ten or fifteen years ago, and in these
exceptional cases the parties are gener-
ally in good circumstances.
A poor young man with moderate
income would consider himself mad if
he dared to take a wife. Her dress
alone would swallow up all his earnings
and how few young girls are willing to
give up those luxuries of the toilette
which modern society demands Of its
votaries. In fact he does not require
the sacrifice and prefers his bachelor
hood. The extravaganza of dress has
itself against domestic life, and
SO IN every community you now see
marked majority of single women and
men. Women who in i; different state
and with no artificial wants would have
made as good "housemothersn as their
of honored memory. |
Men who having no homes, and |
10 domestic ties, spend their incomes
n vicious pleasures always saying, |
however, "well when I'm rich enough to .
)ay her millinery bills I'll take a
wife" We don't pretend to say with
whom the fault lies. We simply point to
acts that are patent to every observan |
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
The Extravaganza of A m erican
Women.

It seems conceded by foreign nations
that the American women are the most
extravagant of their sex. Partisan
shop-keepers understand this so well
that any expensive and unsaleable
article is docketed pour les -imertcaines,
and the higher it is, the more certain is
the American to purchase it. The
woman of fashion will spend double
her income if she can, in dress, and her
American servant is not behind hand
for all her wages go for the same pur-
pese. The Partisan, shrugs his
shoulders and says:
''But what would you have9 These
women have no rank, but they have
beauty. They must distinguish them
selves in something, and when you
have no alistocracy, and Republic has
passed beyond the stage Of honest sim
plicity, what remains to woman but
dsess. She cannot compete with the
ancestry of duchess, but she can out
dress her, and she does"
And so to-day the American woman
is the best and most costly dressed
woman on the continent, and plumes
herself on it. Impecunious sons of
noble houses accept her robes as an
advertisement of princely fortunes and
condescend unto her sometimes to the
point Of exchanging their titles for her
money, Several instances have been
reported lately where the bitter was bit,
and the magnificent trousseau of the
lady was her sole "dot," to the horror of
the duped bridegroom.
We rather enjoy these little mistakes.
So many real American heiresses have
been gobbled up by titled adventulers,
that it amuses us to see the tables
turned now and then. We don't pro-
pose either to lecture upon the i'll effects
OF the extravaganza of onr women. Bless
you they'd spend money and beaHtify
themselves il they knew that the world
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

lemonade, after partaking of which we
sauntered towards the rail road depot
to gladden. our sight with a view of the
train as it came in. While waiting
we saw the forces at work on the Ope-
lousas branch and actually saw the cars
running on it. We saw the train arrive,
and witnessed the disembarking of
passengers, after which we wended our
way back to the stable and after order
ing our horses: taking farewell
lemonade with onrconfrcre, and getting
a promise from him to spend a day with
us this month, we began our nights
journey to Opelo,isas arriving at half
past eleven, feeling very tired, but
pleased with a day spent in the most
delightful manner.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

On Saturday last a difficulty took
place on the race course, near this
town, between a man by the name OF
CouEn Fusillier and Hil,levert Carritre.
Coulin Fusillier drew his pistol to shot
Carriere, but his hand was caught by a
bystander, and while attempting to get
the pistol away it was discharged,
killing man by the name of Cortez,
who was standing behind Fusillier
The stories are very conflicting as to
what occurred afterwards. From all
We can gather, it seems that FuSillier
as soon as he saw what he had done
drew his knife and attempted to run
through the crowd. Several shots were
fired at him by the crowd, four of which
struck him, three of which would have
proved mortal, killing him instantan
eously. But one man has been identified
as concerned in the killing of Fusillier,
to-wit: Sosthene Harpin, young man
from Vermillion parish, who was ar
rested upon the affidavit of A. ?.
Williams, deputy sheriff, and is now
confined in Jail. The verdict Of the
coroner's jury was to the effect that
"Coulin Fusillier came to his death by
pistol shots from the hands of Sosthene
Harpin and some unknown parties"
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
Proceedings of the Board of Police of
the Town of OpcIousas.
thursday. ADl.i1 1911

THURSDAY, April 18th, 1880.
The Board met pursuant to a call of the
President.
Present: DR.. James Ray, President: Mcssrs.
Z. Mayo, P. j. Lefcbvre, W. G. Bell Emile
Donate and c. n. Ealer.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The President appointed Messrs Mayo Ealer
and Donate a committee to examine the YOU
cheis paid by the Treasurer. whcrcupon the
sud committee reported that they had found
the amount OF warrants paid up to this day to
to be corrcc- and had cancelled the same.
On motion the report was approved and the
committee discharged.
The President appointed Mcssrs. Mayo Lc-
1chVrc ana Bell committee on claims, where
upon the said committee reported favorably
upon the following claims, viz:
ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT for advertising
printing blanks, &c, from Feb 15 1873
to Sept. lG, 1878. S74 0O
Same from Feb. 15 1879 to July 90 1879. so 80
Clnts NJ thompson for removing dead
animals from Oct, 1879 to Feb. 1880 1s 90
". o. Posey stationery and drugs &C.,, -
c. G. Duson Jail fees. II 40
John f. King legal services rendered. . 27 80
Dr Dr Inompson I son medical services rendered. 90
Mt: Pleasant Mills lumber so 90
~ MI Ealer opposed the payment of the Mt
Pieasant Mills bill; Shereupon vote was
taken upon the opposition of MI Ealer, with
the following result: voting yea, Messrs. Mayo,
Voting nay. Mr. Eaer.
Opposition OF Mr.. EaIer lost and bill ordered
to be paid.
On motion the board adjourndd to- meet on
friday 10th inst, for the purpose of making 4
final settlement with the Treasurer and Col
lector of the Town.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: o. VOORHEES,, Clerk
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
Our Police Jury.

III accordance With the DrOVlSlOnS OF
act No. 81 OF the legislature, approved
5 March 18th, 1880, it seems Gov. Wilt
has reappointed the Police Jurors cleo
ted in this parish in 1878, except for this
ward in which he has appointed Aueuste
Perrodin vice j. J. Thompson, and in
the Waxia ward, Z. w. Sylvester vice
&. T. Hawkins.
| The passage of act No. 81 seems to
have greatly annoyed our neighbor the
Courier. Whilst the act was under
discussion and consideration in the leg
lslature, the Courier treated its readers
to lesson lis to the constitutionaity of
the proposed act, which, however,
passed the Senate by an almost unani-
nous vote, and was concurred in by the
House by a very large majority. Sub
sequent to its passage, the Courier
again pitched into the law, and in its
last issue again indulges in a fling at
our "considerate legislator who made
the appointive Police Jury Bill,n and
lntlmatcs they We're actuated in so
doing, by the fear that the people would
not take the necessary interest in this
purely local election. Was this the
motive which actuated the legislature
i'll passing this bill? We think not.
No election was ordered for police
jurors Oh the I'd of December last, in
the proclamation of the Governor OF
dering the election for the ratification
of the constitution, &c. Whether the
omission was Intentional or not, such
was the case. All other officer State
and paroclial were elected. Article 1o1.
Constitution Of 1879, says: Until other
wise provided by law, the general State
election shall be held once in every four
years on the Tuesday next following
the third Monday in April.h Article 1872
says: 'Puochial and the municipal elec
tons IN the cities Of Nem Orleans and |
Shreveport, shall be held on the same doy
as the general elections, and not ottener
than once IN four gears" Under these
constitutional provisions the legislature
could not order an election next fall |
for Police Juries, nor at any time sub
previous to the Tuesday next
following the third Monday in April,
1884. Hence the alternative was pre-
sented either to continue the present
Police Jurors In Office, in all the parishes
in the State, until the Tuesday next
following the third Monday in April,
1884, or by legislative enactment to
make them appointiye by the governor
until the next general election. The
legislature adopted the latter alterna-
i've, and by act 81 made them appoin-
i've. In so doing we think our legisla-
:ors did act considerably, and not only
but properly and legiti-
nately. They deprived the people of
10 right, as there could under no cir
have been an election until
more than four years to come after
passage of act 81. So far as We are
we had good Police Jury,
as good as our new one will ,
,e, but how many other Parishes can
ay as much We fully agree with the t
Courier when it says the legislators |
lad done but little, and that that little t
vas not of al approved quality, but at Y
he same time let rs not blame them, I
vhen they do right and act in strict
ccordance with the Constitution, as c
hey evidently did in passing act 81. 7
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
ain Providence we trust'-cvcrybody else ca
The new process of sun printing hi

The new process of sun printing has
been employed (probably for the tirs'
time in book illustration,) i'll giving a
handsome portrait of the late General
j. B. Hood as IL frontispiecc to his great
book on the war, which was the result
of some four years preparation. The
book is beautifully prepared with clear
new type, best of paper, fine illustra-
tions, and not unworthy Of the studio OF
the historical student or the boudoir of
the fashionable lady. The entire pro-
ceeds of the book are devoted to
"The Hood Orphan Memorial FUND.-
for the education and support of the
ten little orphan babes Of General Hood,
and the publisher is General G.. I.
Beauregard, Z. o. address, New Orleans
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
A Trip TO Vcrm:lIiOnvilHe.

! On Tuesday morning we accepted an
invitation from A. p. Williams, deputy
sheriff, to accompany him to Nermillon-
vile, where he was going to turn over
to the railroad, five convicts at the
penitentiary camp. We arrived safely
at the camp, and after taking receipt
for prisoners, accompanied the captain
in charge to look at the convicts at
work. There were about one hundred
and fifty, all Of whom were comfor-
tably dressed, and looked as if we'll
cared for. We saw about twenty in
the crowd who were sent from this
parish. They did not seem to be worked
hard, and one and all agreed that if
they behaved themselves that they
| found no difficulty in getting along
we'll with the officers. Our time was
| limited, so after thanking the officers
for their courtesy and refusing their
kind Invitation to spend the night in
their camp we started once more for
Vermilionville, which was about two
miles lIulu tI6 tatnH.
We arrived in Vermlionvile at 8
| o'clock and after putting up our horses at
T. Hebert Jr's. stable, mammoth estab-
lishment in southwestern Louisiana, we
sauntered over to the Dora hotel where
we were Hospitality met by Mr.. Neveau,
the gentlemanly and courteous proprIe-
tor of the hotel, who invited us into the
dining room, where the fatigues of
of our drive were soon forgotten over
the luxurious repast that our host set
before us. The Dora hotel is one of
the best kept and managed country
hotels it has been our good fortune to
visit lately, and the proprietor is one Of
the most genial, polite and affable gen
tleman that ever took charge of a |
hungry and tired traveller. He has an
able assistant in the person of his
charming lady, who seems to under
stand the art Of pleasing both the ladies
and gentlemen who visit his estab-
lishment. To the public we recon-
mend the house, and to both proprietor |
and lady we return our thanks for |
hospitality, wishing both success
After cup of coffee we returned to the
livery stable and were shown over the
same 10y the proprietor, I. Hebert, Esq. |
The building is not only one of the
largest, il not the largest in southwest
ern Louisiana, and the proprietor seems
to have furnished it with every conven-
ience for the comfort of the animals
put under his care. He has the best
stocked stable in horses, buggies and
hacks outside of New Orleans, and his
prices are such as to defy competition.
We conld easily devote several columns
in telling in print the. many things we
observed, and in giving complete des-
cription of this deseryedly popular
esta ablishment. Last but not least we
called to see our confrere j. j. Bailey,
editor of the Lafayette Advertiser.
We found him in his sanctum, busy at
work but in few seconds the pen WAS
laid down, the paste pot turned over,
the scissors thrown out of the window,
and we were shaking hands as only
editors know how to shake. After half
an hours chat over harp times, general
news &C., we adjourned for a glass of
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
The Leyee System.

Our readers have doubtless followed
the warfare between the advocates ant
opposers of the leyee system, which
seems fast approaching elimination
On April 2d, Capt. John Cowden, before
the General Assembly of the State o
ton of the different effects Of the levet
and river jetty systems, asserted thai
both those systems are trick OF the
railroad to prevent any honest improve.
ment of the Mississippi.
Without going that length we are
disposed, from the evidence before us
to consider the leyee system, which has
been tried on the Mississippi for 15(
Chief Engineers report says: "The
river banks from its earliest history
have been under the high water grade.
The first levee was commenced with
the founding of New Orleans in 1918,
was 540O feet long, and was ten years in
the course of construction. In 1928,
thirty miles of levee were built by
planters, In 1875, the levees extended
II miles below and 35 miles above New
Orleans. In 1928 they were built as
high up as the mouth of Red river, and
in 1874 they had been extended up as
far as Napoleon"
These river walls cost hundreds of
millions. Private enterprise failing to
carry them on, parish taxation took up
the burthen and ground the people to
the dust. Nor did this costly expert
ment secure the planting interest of
this portion of the Mississippi valley.
The levees caused the river to shoal by
raising its bed and crevases and over
flows was the natural sequence. There
is no safeguard against them through
levees as the late creyasses prove, and a
recent report of the board of engineers
tells us that to close the existing ere
vases will cost S3, 900; that a survey
of the river is necessary, which will
cost 100000 and occupy three years
time; that the present average grade of
the leyees is from six to seven feet too
low, and that if all the outlets be closed,
it will cost 100000 more to raise the
levee high enough to hold the water of
the valley and protect the country from
overflow
Now, levees, according to Capt. Cow
den and even higher authorities, raise
the water and overflow the country,
require fifty millions to start with and
no definite time for completion. The
outlets he proposes and demonstrates
do lower the water, require S250,000, for
satisfactory test, and some ten millions
to carry out the whole plan for river
improvement and security.
The Mississippi is a tyrannical water
sometimes, and we are thankful that
our beautiful parish is out of its reach.
The Highway of Commerce." as its
people call it sometimes turns into a
besom of destruction, and we'd rather
do without its sometime advantages.
The railroad will give this parish the
only thing it lacks, speedy communica-
tion with business centres, and ten years
hence St. Landry will be the most
prosperous, as it is now the most beau-
tiful and healthful section of Louisiana.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

AND Office at New Orleans, L.l April 10.
- 1850. Notice is hereby given that the fol.
iowmg-named settler has flied notice of his
intention to make final proof i'll support of his
claim, before the clerk of the Parish Court OF
A. NJ. and secure nnal entry thereof at the
expiration Of thirty days from the date of this
notice, viz: Louis NJ. lourvile of st. Landry
PARISH VINO made homestead entry No Sc, for
the ~ OF va Sec % I S RI f, and names
inc following us his Witnesses viz: d, Ha%
erty' r.. H. MCGEE, T. {. Chachere and Narius
Army, all of st. Landry parish, La,
A,u;,,-. WM u, BURWELL,
op'n i'-9s Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

The question OF whether or not cities
are bound to have Il irst-cass fire
department, is about to be tested in the
courts OF Indiana. A hotel proprietor
ct Indianapolis has sued that city for
SSi5o,ooO for the loss Of a hotel by fire.
lie alleges that if the fire DEPARTMENT
had been efficient, his hotel would have
been saved.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

Voting in England is carried on some-
what different from what it is in this
country. Voting takes place inside of
a house. Small closets are prepared.
INTO which the voter retres and marks
against the name OF candidate he
proposes to support. He folds his bal
lot, carries it to the receiving officer,
who accepts the ballot if the person is
duly registered. As the names of all
the candidates are on the ticket there is
no ballot stutfing, and no chance to i'm
personate voters, as every man is
identified.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

4 little girl of four years was recently
called as a witness in court, and, in
answer to the question what became of
little girls who told lies, innocently re-
piled that they sent them to bed.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

4 little boy being asked by his teach
er who Washington was, said he was a
great lnjun fighter. 'How do you
know y asked the teacher "Because,n .
replied the lad, che cnt down his fathers
"Cherokee."
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

'The young man who wants to get up
with the sum- remarks the Middletown
Transcript, "must not sit up too late
with the daughter"
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
The Marriages of Great Men.

Robert Burns married a farm cir
with whom he fell in love while the,
worked together in plowed field.
Milton married the daughter of {
country squire, and lived with her bu1
a short time. He was an austere litera-
~ reciuSe, while she was a rosy, rOmp-
ing country lass, who could not endure
the restraint imposed upon her; so they
separated. Subsequently, however, she
returned, and they lived tolelably hap
/ py.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
| We're cousins, a rare example in the
long line OF English monarchS, where
Ill the marital vows were sacredIy OH
served and sincere affection existed.
| Shakespeare loved and welded a
farmers daughter.
Washington married women with
two children. 1t is enough to say she
was worthy of him; and they lived as
married people should live-in perfect
harmony with each other.
John Adams married the daughter
OF a Presbyterian clergyman. Her
father objected on account OF John
being a lawyer.
John Howard, the great philanthro-
pEt, married his nurse. She was alto
gether beneath him in social life and
lnterlectual capacity, and, besides this,
was 1lfty-tWo years old, while he
was but twenty-five. He wouldn't
take NO." for an answer and they
were married and lived happily until
she died, which occurred two years
afterward
Peter the Great, of Russia, married
a peasent. She made an excellent wife
and sagacious Empress.
humboldt married Il poor girl be-
cause he loved her. Of course they
were happy.
1t Is not generally known that An
drew Jackson married a lady whose
husband was still living. She was an
ah1Iaole woman, and vas most deyout-
ly attached to the old warrior and
statesman,
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

Teach your boys that true lady
may be found in calico quite as fire.
quently as in velvet.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17

l,S19 Prizes, amounting to-. .$1IO,4OO
- Applications for Agencies or
Rates to Clubs should only be made
to the office at New Orleans.
Write, clearly stating full ad-
dress, for further Information, or
send orders to
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-17
PRIZE
$3o,ooo!
100000 TICKETS at Sc Each.
Half Tickets 81.

LIST OF PRIZES
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

SHERIFF's SALE. Quite a lot Of prop
erty levied upon as the personal property
of the Raymond & Ely Company will to-
day be sold at Sheriff sale, at II clock,
to satisfy a Judgment obtained against
that company by John Pascoe. The sale
will embrace a span Of horses, harness,
buggy, safe, office and houschould furni-
ture. -
Dry GooDs, &c.--J. Myers & Bro,
during the past week, have been receiv-
ing from the Eastern market large and
varied assortment of ready made dresses.
ladies hats, calico, prints, and general
line of dry goods. Call early, take q
look through and worry the proprietor
and clerk for while, even if you don't
buy i naa eltt asgod.tw
Peoples MARKET. Gus. Adelman,
notwithstanding the poorness Of beef
cattle. manages to obtain the latest kind
Of beef and veal, and always has on hand
| an assortment of choice bits OF roasts
steaks and sirloins. d 7str II mab a
HAM. LIGHT, who used formerly to b'
a resident of Phoebe and had the contrac
for hauling the Meadow Valley ore to tn
mill in Dry Valley, is now engaged in tn
same business at Tombstone, Arizona, ant
is said to be coming money. n traoT.
THE Alta publishes a statement show
ing the total indebtedness of the Ray
mond & Ely as being $72, 9S3, ro +.
| WILD FLOWERS now decorate the SD
] Of the mountains.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

An amusing incident occurred recently
in Vicksburg. "Old Snow" q notorious
old billy goat, immaculate in color, but
not in character, had the audacity to
present horns at charming young lady
promenading along the street. The lady
brought her fantastic Chinese parasol, OF
many colors, to bear ON the brutal brute,
but the brute bluffed her out. There
upon gentleman, with characteristic
Southern gallantry, came to the rescue,
saying, "Miss, just hand me your par.
asol, and I'll scare the life out Of that
villainous goat" Old billy wouldn't
scare worth a cuss. He went squarely
through the bright fabric, and with its
ribs dangling about his shoulders he pop
ped his head with vigor several times
under the gentleman's coat.tail, and in
duced him to step off lively, looking for 8
man who would sell him a parasol or
credit. ug .as5 AZ ,lai4