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St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25

ii. +. Hodge, Cambridge, Mich, says:
] have been afflicted with Asthma for
years, al "Only Lung Pad " gave me
immediate relief. | can recommend it
as the greatest remedy ever produced.
See advertisement.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25

Get your musical instruments etc,
from Philip Werlein, l35 Canal street,
New Orleans.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY and
Agricultural l. Mechanical College.
The next session of this Institution begins
January Sd. 1851,

January Sd. 1851,
and closes July 18th, 1881
IujLI. INSTRUCTION Rf An ABLE aSR
u experienced faculty in the llsllal collegiate
studies. Cadets will have choice of four courses
-Cla- steal, Scientific, Agricultural and Mechah-
ical. No tuition fee is charged. There is an
annual fee of five dollars. Total charges for
Board. etc, in the University, nineteen dollars
per month.
Cadets, upon enteriHsstho University, before
being assigned to quarters or classes. and every
three months thereafter. shall present to the
President the Treasurer's receipt for three
months fees IN advance. Cadets shall he re,
o,IiTed In nurcl,asc their own text books, and
must provide themselves with uniform and
undcrctothing. -
For further information address.
WM PRESTON JOHNSTON.
President.
R.+an PONCE La Dec. 25-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Sale Cheap.

A lot of sliOemakcr's tools and lasts Will he
sold very cheap, if taken at once.
AunIy to EMILE PEFFERkORN.
Dec. o5-tf Opclousas.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25

The weather this week has been cold,
with sunshine and clouds.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25

MFR. Edmund Maurin of New Orleans
is authorized to act as general agent
and representative of the ST. LANDRY
DEMOCRAT, to solicit advel tisemcnts
and subscriptions and receipt for pay
ment thereof.
Our District Court adioured last
Thursday. .
We wish all our readers Il merry and
happy Christmas.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
CHERIFF'S SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 1896.
GEORGE K. FISLAY Il co. vs.. a. NJ.
MAYO.

BY virtue OF Il writ Of fieri faciaS issued
out OF the honorable District Court. in and for
the parish of ST. Landry, in the above entitled
suit, and to medirected. IMill proceed t" sell at
public auction. to the highest bidder at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the TOWN of Ope-
ruary, 1881 at IL o'clock 4. W., the following
described property. to-wit:
-Four lois of ground with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in the town of
Opelousa~. parish Of St Landry. bounded on
the north by south street. south by Cherry
street, east by Liberty street. and west by
Railroad street, being same property acquired
hy defendant hy inheritance from Size A. Mixer,
deceased wife Of Claudius Mayo, his mother
Terlns-Cash.
"~ G. G. DUSON,
Es,@t- : Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry.
naearpI,rr i 7lHas n
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25
LOCAL ITEMS.

oprLoUsAs, SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1850.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25


Last week there was communication
in our neigibor the Courier, stating
that colored man named Isam Argyle,
residing on bayou Waxia. had gone
hunting, and had not returned -four
DAYS afterwards, though his dogs re-
turned the next day. Since then his
body was found in said bayou, and his
horse grazing near by. No marks OF
violence were OH him, and the natural
presumption was that he got drowned
in attempting to Grass.
THE CIRCUS Is CoMING.-We are 10
receipt of letter from Mr. Glenn. Davis,
agent of Thof9tan's Circus and Menag-
erie, which failed To reach here last
month on account of the bad weather,
stating that it will open the new season
with performance at Alexandria on
Christmas, to-day, and at Simmsport
on the 9Th inst, and thai 1t Riil be at
Washington and Opelousas the hrst
week in January. Due notice will be
given OF the particular day. It is said
that this circus has many HeW features
and ATTRACTIONS, and is the best one that
has visited these parts for many years.
We publish to-day several articles
in regard to railsoads==oi,S from the
New York Graphic, cmbodying the
opinions of Judge Black, one from the
New Orleans Times, and one from the
Lafayette Advertiser. We give SO much
spaec To tilem OH account of the imr
peFtancc of the subject TO people liv-
iac along lines Of railroad. We have
two roads in our parish, and our people
should always DO we'll informed in re-
gard to them for at no distant day
they may be element IN our State poll
ties,
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25

Van Stone & Crosby, Wholesale and
Retail Druggists, Toledo, Ohio, says /:
We have sold large Quantities of the
Excelsior Kidney Pad, and have been
surprised at the unvarying satisfaction
given 10y them. See advertisement.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-12-25
c. B. AndruS'
OPELOJ - A = i.

big supply all kinds family fancy groceries, Wines IL
fish, butter cheese candies and everything. else that
Holidays also rccackcS candles
rockets and toys of description Everything will be
CHEAP, CHEAP CHEAP lie clear once.
BE call OIL him. before buying elsewhere His goods
and reslna he will not be mdersod
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.
TIE OFFICIAL FIGURES
Complete Returns of Tues
days Elections.
A SAND BANK ACCIDENT
The Attempt TO Buy Delaware--The
Mystery of BIeyet's Disappear
anCe Solved 80 Chairman
Cannon's Address,
A PECULIAR CASE OF OUTRAGE
A PECULIAR CIsE.
a Contractor Charged with giOiat-
ing IL Eittlc GstrI.

a Contractor Charged With giOIHt-
ing II E.ittle GtrI.
One of tho most ungccountabl4 occur
rences took place last evening in the act
of man named William Guthrie, who
deliberately violated the person OF little
girl. daughter of Robert Davidson OF No
614 Church street Whether Guthrie was
in his right senses or not, or, in other
words, whether he was drunk or sober, is
not known, hut the act was committed in
a house adj lining that of MIR. Davidson
aud the girl was somewhat injured, The
deed wes committed about o'clock in
the evening.
TAe parents discovered what had been
done short tue thereafter and a warrant
was gotten out for Guthrie and placed in
the hands Of Sergeant Jones, who came
up with him on Spruce streat. Guthrie
ran and the officer gave chase thinking
to bring him to q stand Jones fired his
pistol into the ground, but this did not
Lave the intended effect, for Guthrie drew
piJtol which he carried himself and fired
four shots at Jones and officer Thomas
who was aiding III the pursuit, none OF the
balls taking effect.
The officers fired several more SLOTS
after the fugitive and by this time several
citizens had joined in the chase, while
Guthrie was running in the direction of
Eleventh stteet bridge. He got over the
bridge and disappeared, and could not be
found, although several houses in that
region were searched. Sergeant Jones is
still at work On the case.
Guthrie is about 30 years of age, car
penter by trade and has built several
houses in the eastern part of the city. He
has two or three in COURSE of construction
at present, with which his escapade will
doubtless interfere. He boarded On Sixth
street near Spruce; had been married but
has separated from his wife.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
Il COW.IHDLY BLOIFa
A IDrunkcn Hsuffiau's Assault ON a
Newspaper Man.

About o'clock last Thursday evening
~. E. +. ia kson, of the Sunday Mirror,
went into the Swan Hotel, where he boards,
for supper. AS he passed through the
bar-roon, two persons, one of whom is
named Edsard Farley, and who wGs in
toxicated, were at the bar, and Farley was
trying to ''cheek it for drink. Espying
jackson, with whom he never had any
more acquaintance than to speak to him
on tho street. he demanded to know If he
(Farley) wasn't square" Thus sccosted,
the gentlemen replied that he knew of
nothing to the contrary, but remarked to
the proprietor, as he passed on, that he
had better not let him have any liquor, as
he was intoxicated already.
This eLraged the noble Farley, who
caught jackson by the lapels of his coat
and pushed him into the street. The lat
ter endeayored 10y pesceable means to
release himself from the grasp of his
antagonist, whom he could easily have
knocked down had he been SO disposed.
Finally, after wardiug off two blows aimed
at him by Farley, he released himself and
started away, whereupon the latter
stealthily followed and dealt him blow
ia the back, which placed the knight of
the pencil h07s de c0m6at
He was momentarily stunned by the
fall, and, on arising, found that the valiant
Farley had I'd.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
Complete Returns OF New Castle,
Kent and Sussex.


The election inspectors of this county
met in ths Court house, at New Castle,
Thursday AZ Board of Canvass to
officially determine aud count the votes
cast Tue sday week. The Board was called
together at noon, but one hour was lost in
waiting for Joseph McCafierty, the Tenth
ward Inspector, and Gardner L. Jsnison,
the New CASTLE Inspector, had then to be
sent for before the business could go on.
When the Second ward was called on
William II. Lee offered to read the returns
at the request of the Inspector, Dennis j.
Gallagher. This gave rise to short dis
pute as to the right of au inspector to
deputize any one TO read his returns, dur
ing which Gallagher, who had drunk de-
oidedly too much, called Henry II. Haw-
kiDs liar, breach of parliamentary de-
corum which Hawkins did not see fit to
resent.
When the Eighth ward return was read
it showed an omission of the number of
votes cast for Lynch. A motion was made
10 open the ballot box and get the dupli-
cate return Before the motion was put
William H. Quinn arose and began to
speak. The attention of Sheriff Pyle,
who presided at the meeting, being called
to the fact that Quinn was only an
assistant inspector and had no standing in
the Board, he was directed to sit down.
Austin V. Gaynor then moved that the
ward be thrown out, Quinn adding; "rhat
is the motion l was aoout to make Z"
Considerable confusion ensued, several
United States supervisors and assistant
inspectors adding their voices to the din,
when the point of order was made that no
one but inspectors had right to voice
or vote, and motion was made and
passed that none but inspectors be allowed
inside the railing. The assistants and
others were therefore ordered out, but
little attention was paid to the order
After consulting with several members
of the bar, Sheriff Pyle decided to open
the ballot box of the Eighth ward and
examine the other return. This also was
found to be defective, but one return sup
piled the omissions of the other, and the
count Was proceeded with.
Following is the official vote Of the State
as returned by the Boards of Canvass for
the respective counties:
THE STATE.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11

Solon Robinson, well known as a.writer
of agricultural and other works, died at
his home, in Jacksonville, Fla, on the
morning of election day. Mr.. Robinson
made his reputation as writer for the
New York Tribune, to which he oontribu.
ted up to the very day of his death. His
through knowledge OF all that pertains to
the cultivation made by the soil made him
an authority on these matters, aud his
opinion was sought by people in all parts
of the country. His book, "Hot Corn"
pictured the vices of the lower strata of
New York existence, and when published
nearly 80 years ago, achieved great popu
larity end an enormous sale. For the last
10 years Mr.. Robinson mas been engaged
in farming, near Jacksonville. He was
born in 1907, in Connecticut, and in early
life emigrated to what was then the far
West, namely, Ohio. This not being far
enough, he afterwards went to Indiana
He was one of the original writer's for the
Tribune and was valued and choice
friend of Horace Greeley. His death
makes another inroad into the rapidly
thinning membership of the little coterie
of tried and trusted friends who wrote for
the Tribune in its early days.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
No Old Maids or widows.

New York Herald
The Esqmmaux are polygnmists, 10 dis
iinction whatever being placed upon the
number of wives man shall have. ]
have never, however, known of any in-
stance of one having more than two ut
time. This is very common, however,
especially among the Iwilliks and Kinne-
patoos, where there is surplus of women.
At least half of their married men have
two wives. Every women is married as
soon rs she arrives ut marriageable age,
snd whenever man dies his wife is taken
by some one else, no that with them old
maids and widows are unknown.
Instances Of polygamy are not so com
mon among The Natchillik Nation, for the
reason, it is said by the tribes in their
vicinity, that they have a custom that pre-
vents the accumulation of women to be
taken care of Their neighbors say that
they kill their female babes as soon as
born. The first is usually allowed 10 live,
and one other may stand some chance, but
that ends the matter. | cannot vouch
for The truth OF the assertion from my
personal knowlege. ! can only say that
th.re are more unmarried young men
among the Netchiiliks and Ookjooliks
whom we met than in any other tribe, and
children there were plenty of boys and
but few girls. 1 understand that the
mothers often would be willing to rear
their daughters, but the fathers, who have
supreme control in their families, insist
upon getting rid of useless mouths and
choke their infant babes to death, the
mothers readily acquiescipg. Equeesik,
one of our hunters on the sledse journey,
who is himself Netchilik, denies this
charge of female Herodism. He told me
that it used to be the custom with his
people, or some of them at any rate, but
that they do not do SO any more. l know
he has two daughters, one of whom was
born within few days march of Depot
Island, on our return trip, and has no son.
The custom of giving away their chill
dren is very common among all the tribes,
and young wife who loses her first. born
has seldom any difficulty in getting a sub.
stitute from some one better supplied
Infants are never weaned. / have seer
children four and five years old, playing
outdoors, stop once in a while to run in tc
their mothers and cry until they received
their milk.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
Fest Gf Merit.

1HhtAbtIH bblTHdl.
Edmund Kean once heard stage car
penter thus settle the pretensions of
impersonatora of Hamlet. You may talk
of Henderson and Kemble and this new
man." said the carpenter, "but give me
Bannister's Hamlet. He was always done
30 minutes sooner than any of em !" Self
interest is sad warper of the Judgment,
and devises very strange tests. Going
over the graveyard of the "Old Meeting"
at Birmingham, with the clerk. Joshua
Vernal asked him who was the greatest
man lying buried there. This is he"
answered Mackay, pointing to grave; 81
get IS. year for keeping it in order"
''But what was he? "What did he do ?"
inquired the incredulous Joshua. "Why,"
said the clerk, she invented the holeing of
thimbles" Vernal thereupon pointed to
the grave of O distinguished scholar as
being that of the greatest man there; but
the clerk pooh-poohed the preposterous
suggestion, saying, mo such thing
only get paltry shilling for that grave. "
His test of greatness was purely profes
sional one, like that of Norwich barber
who confidentially told the mayor he did
not think much of ''this British Associa-
tion nine out of ten of them don't shave
at all, and the others shave themselves. :"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
GARFIELD,s sGOLD-HEADED CANE
He Makes IL Short Speech, Gi0rify-
ing American Institutions.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 4 The gold d-headed
cane voted to Gen. Garfield in the contest
at the Cleveland Cathedral fair was
formally presented to him at Mentor to-
day by Father Thorpe. Gen. Gariield's
reply to the presentation speech WAS as
follows:
Father Thorpe. | receive this beautiful
cane from the people whom you represent,
grateful, not merely TINT they chose me as
the recipient, but for the fact that the spirit
behind the church was in line with the liber-
ties OF this country. | receive ii as II token
of respect from the people of my native
county, who have in many ways shown me
their confidence and regard You have
offered 1t as significant symbol. |
accept il with the meaning you have given il.
The head Of gold may not unity represent
the true and solid basis of our national
specie. and the strength and stability
and beauty Of the wood that supports it,
tine strength and symmetry of our iustitl-
tons. | believe it is said that the Patriarch
Jacob wUrshiped leaning on the top of his
staif. Our institutions are safe so long as our
people and government are found leaning
upon the staff of solid worth and of public
and private virtue. ] accept this all the more
gladly because it comes across one of the lines
that divide us reigiously for i'll our country
man may adopt whatever religion he
chooses or no religion if he prefers. The
religion of our people is left to their volun-
tary choice, and not to the control of human
law.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
PERSONAL.

OobklinR can now give his entire atten-
tion to his Rhode Island row.
Justice Clifford, it is stated, will never
again take up his public duties.
Tue Dlchess Of Montrose recently won
el6,0o0 by fortunate ventures on the turf.
The Boston Post remarks; Beltzhoover
is reelected to Congress. We mention it
foI fear the Tribune has not heard of it.
General Bob Toombs will erect in
Georgia a cotton factory at cost of
$500, 900.
Vera Sassulitsch, the Russian Nihilist,
is on the editorial stah of the Paris
COMnlUne
The widow of General Albert Sidney
Johnston, who fell in the battle of Shiloh
is now living in San Francisco.
Archbishop Feehen, appointed by the
Pope TO succeed Bishop Foley, of Chicago,
will be installed on the 2lst inst.
John Bright is called the Byron of poll
tics because he is always of the opposition
and defiant aud scornful but aristocratc.
Barpum, the Snowman, says the Ameri-
can people like to he humbueged. The
elections seem to indicate that the old man
is right
in the rooms of the New York press club
on the 18th inst, his eighty third birth
day.
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, of the
Queens Bench, is in London seriously III
and unable TO attend to the business of
the court.
memorial to the late Prince Louis
Napoleon will soon be set up on Ohisel-
hurst Commons. Il is runic cross of
gray RraDlte, twenty seven feet high.
Msckly, the Nevada millionaire, likes to
be passenger in stage coach and hear
people call him ''that stiDgy old fence
picket who ought to be made to divide
Mr.. Edwin Booth said OF the Passion
Play" at Obersmmergau "If the auditor
be pious the impression made on him is no
doubt elevating and reyerential. Viewed
as stage performance it does not amount
to much
Ex-Governor Sprsgue still holds the
fort at Oanonchet. A Brooklyn lawyer
called on Mr.. Sprague the day other and
demanded Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague's
wearing apparel, but didn't get any
thing.
Col. William P. Johnston, son of
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, has left
Lexington, Va, for Baton Rouge, where
he will at once enter upon his duties as
President of the State University of
Louisiana.
The widow of ex-President Fillmore is
dangerously i'll at her home in Buffalo.
About week age she received severe
stroke of paralysis which rendered power
less one side of her body and very nearly
deprived her of the faculty of speech.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-11
a FIRGINI1 HANGING.
Execution OF Albert Mitchell nj
Louisa Court House-A Curious
Story of (,riuue.

LOUISA CoURT HOUSE, VA Nov. 5.-A.
Albert Mitchell, colored, was executed
here to-day in the jail-yard for the muir
der Of Charles X. Walton, white in March,
1879. Aside from the court officers and
the representatives of the press, but few
spectators were present, and there was no
crowd outside the jail, M at former execu-
tions. The crime for which Mitchell
suffered death was fastened upon him III a
curious manner. On the night of March
9th 1879, the store of Charles X. Walton,
at fanceyVille, Louisa county. was de
stroyed 10y ire. and the body OF MIR.
Walton was found in the ruins,
the head crushed in, and presenting
evidence that murder had been
committed before the building had been
fired. Walton had always worn heavy
gold ring, and seaich was made for ii in
the ashes of the fire In the place where the
eharred remains of his body were found
Suddenly negro, named Bill Talley, who
was helping in the search, held up the
ring saying, there it is; found itl' 1t
was st once recognized by Walton's friends
and the significant circumstance that it
showed no signs of ever having been in
the fire attracted attention. Talley WAS
arrested, and then confessed that Mitchell
had given him the ring the day
after the fire, and that he did not know
it was Walton's until he heard it talked
about. He then got scared and endeav-
ored to get rid of 1t in the way described.
Mitchell had just beensmarried, and search
upon his promises disclosed broken pickle
jars and cans that had come from Walton's
stock. Mitchell WAS arrested, and made
full confession. He had been engaged to
he married, and lacked the means to
supply bridal feast up to his ideas of
proper style. Taking his axe, he went to
the store late on the night of the murder,
and az soon as he was let in
he hewed Walton down. He then
filled sack with cakes, crackers,
pickles, candy, cheese, nuts, Bologna
sausages and such other things that struck
his fancy; broke open the money drawer
and took its contents, despoiled Walton's
body of all valuables, and then spread coal
oil about and set fire to the building. The
next day he got out license and was
married. The feast was one OF the most
sumptuous the colored population had
ever known on such an occasion. 1t was
certainly expensive, for 1t cost two men
their lives.