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St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

In a New England village a Baptist
preacher was discoursing from the
text: "In those days came John the
baptist preaching in the wilderness of
Jadea... Warming up he said: "Oh
now like to read these words in the
blessed Bible. Yon don't read any
where IN it about John the Methodist,
nor about, John the Presbyterian, nor
about John the Episcopalian, nor
ahont John the Congregationalist
But 1T is John the Bapcist! Oh how
| like to read thatr'
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
LSsin. and living.

Forever the sun is pouring it's gold
On a hundred worlds that beg and borrow:
his warmth he Snuanders on submits cold
HIS wealth on the homes of want and sorrow
10 WITHHOLD his largencSs of precious light
is TO Dury himself III eternal night.
10 give
Is to live.
The Hover shines not for itself at all
Its joy is the Joy it freely diffuses;
Of beauty and balm it is prodigal
Ana 1t lives i'll the light it freely loses.
No choice for the rose but glory or doom
10 eXlale or smother, TO Wither or bloom
To deny
Is to die.
Tie seas lend silVery rays to the land.
Inc itnu lis sapphire streams to the ocean:
Ihe heart sends blood To the brain of command
The brain to the heart its lightning motion:
ana over and ever we yield our breath
Till the mlrrOW is dry and images death.
To live
Is to give.
he IS dead whose hand is not open wide
TO help the need of ii human brother:
He who doubles the length OF life-lun. ride
VINO gives his fortunate place TO another.
And Thousand million lives are his
Who carries the world in his sympatlics.
To deny
Is to die.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
l. A. E. T..
Take Notice.

1. That the order of the Postmaster
General against the delivery Of its mails
| is rescindea.
2. That this is the only Lottery not
declared fraudulent by the Government.
3. That this is the only Lottery ever
voted on and indorsed by the people of
their State.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The follow
ing Is Postmaster General Keys letter
to the postmasters at New Orleans and
New York:
On the 18th day of November, 1872, I
issued an order addressed to you for
order to NJ. A. Dauphin, or NJ. A. Dau-
phln, Secretary, or NJ. A. Dauphin, p.
Q. Box G92 and 392 Broadway, New
ork, and the retnrn OF all registered
letters addressed to them to the post
masters at whose offices they were
mailed
This party having brought suit yajnst
me to cnjoin the performance of this
order, and having appealed the same to
the Supreme Court OF the United States.
;nd having this day presented certi-
flcate OF the Governor and State officers
OF the State OF Louisiana, that he has
complied with all the legal requirements
OF that State, and other evidence, and
not being satisfied from the evidence
submitted to me that said NJ. A. Dan
phln is engaged in conducting a scheme
or device for obtaining moneys through
the mails by means OF false and fraudu
lent pretences, representations and
promises, | hereby authorize and direct
the suspension of said order so far as
relates to said Dauphin until the case
shall have been heard and determined
by the Supreme Court of the United
States.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

Mother Cat tea table)-"Jack, who
helped yon to these three tarts ~ Jack
(ayed sevem-"The Lord ?n "Why,
what do you mean Jack ~ Jack
well, | helped myself, but father said
Yesterday that the Lord helps those
who help themselves
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

The World looks upon the matte,
IN very different way, and frankly
and aptly sums up the whole third
tenn clamor in two sentences 1.-THE
real difficulty is not with the third d-term
Il Is with the present candidate for the
thsrd-term.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

Tie Governor has appointed the
judges for the supreme court: Bermu-
dez Of Orleans, chief justice, Fenner OF
Orleans, Poche Of St. James, Levy of
Natchitoches, and Todd of Morehouse,
associate justices. The new supreme
judges went into Office on the first
instant.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

A young New Yorker was introduced
to Bosom girl, and before they were
acquainted thirty minutes, she got SO
spooney that she had called him an as
terolepls, Sllurian placoid and cartil-
aglnons vertebrate. He returned to
New York by the midnight train.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

On Wednesday morning last carpen
ters were at work making the scoffold
for the execution of Robert Robertson
who was condemned to be hung Oh
Friday 2d inst. The scatfold was in a
few hours oil completion on Thursday
evening when deputy sheriff A. 2.
Williams, who had charge of the sheriff s
Office during the absence of Sheriff
Duson, received the following telegram
New ORLEANS, Ap-'il 1st, 1850.
Postpone until further orders execution of
sentence Oh Robert Robertson, fixed for to-
morrow, April I'd. -s.s
LOUIS A. WILTz,
Governor OF La.
When Mr.. Williams received the
telegram he was about unlocking the
jail door to allow Robertson's wife to
take her last farewell of her husband.
She was not informed OF the respite
until the cell door was opened, and she
was crying with her arms around her
husband. On the deputy informing the
prisoner that he had been respited, he
bore it very calmly, remarking at the
time that he had always felt satisfied
that God Almighty would not allow any
innocent man to be hung, but that if
such was his fate he was prepared to
meet his doom. He has never for
moment, even when the gallows was
being erected and his measure taken
for his coffin, evinced the least fear of
death or ceased to deny his guilt when
spoken to on the subject Of the killing.
His face is pleasant one, and lie has
borne his imprisonment with cheerful
ness, never complaining Of the hard ship |
he has had to undergo.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

Laura with novel; D-aOh, If this tale
We're only true and | were the heroine p
kate-"What! with her persecution.
her misery T. Laura-"Ah, but then.
after all.n
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

4 AND Office at New Orleans, La, March 26
IL 1880. Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice of his
intention, at the clerks office i'll the the parish
OF st. Landry, La. Oil the 30th day Of April,
claim, and secure final entry thereof at the
expiration of thirty days from the date of this
notice, viz: SoliStane Ben Alahamer, of St
Landry parish, La, who made homestead appli-
cation No. 4l3l for the $ E of Sec II T4SR2W
" Dist. La, and names the following as his
witnesses, VIZ: Don Louis VictOriane Narcise
Bcllard, j. ID. Hascrty and P L. Fontenot all of
St. Landry parish, La.
WM. N. BURWELL,
April 3d-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
THE PEOPLES TICKET

BOARD OF POLICE TOWN OF OPELOTsAs
GEORGE PULFORD,
JOSEPH BLOCH,
LEODORE SKINNER,
EMILE PEFFERKORN,
SIMIEN BIROTTE,
JULIEN CLAUDE,
EMILE DONATE.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

The spring term of our district court
begins next Monday.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
s. BLOCH,
J. BLOCH,
& IGA AG

Referring to the above card, I take pleasure
III announcing to my friends and the public
that will continue in my own name and for
my own account, the business of the late firm,
]. BLOCH.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
OPELoCsss, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1850.

"In Providence we trnst''-every body elae cash
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
Notice :,

will hold my office opened in the town of
Opelousas in the Courthouse on Monday the
5th OF April, 1880, to register the qualified
voters OF the corporation who have not pre-
VlOusly registered.
ADOLPHE stage,
April 3 Assessor.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
Notice

OPELoUsAs, March 10Th, 1880,
The firm of Bloch Il Isaac il this day dissolved
by mutual consent. Joseph Bloch, alone, will
attend to its liquidation.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03
OPELOUSAS.
Corner of Court and Landry SIS,

The undersigned has opened n first class
family grocery opposite the Court House. He
mas on hand every variety of GROCERIES,
cohsistIng OF Flour Pork, Bacon, Corn Beef
Of all qualities and kinds, Hardware CUTLERY.
canned Fruits and Vegetables, Segars and
Tobacco OF the finest brands. and in fact every
thins tllat otght to be in first class Family
Grocery. My prices are as low as any merchant
III opelousas can sell for and not starve Give
me call and If can't satisfy you don't come
again. Slo
WILSON M. PRICE,
c. Mayo's old stand Opposite Courtho use.
August 23
St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-03

The following is the body of the re-
Gently enacted law relative to police
juries:
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
Tho Spring Elections.

Mr. EDIToR:-In yesterdays PRESS l no
iced an item in reference to election in the
town of Denmark, which was claimed for the
Fusionists by Wednesdays Argus, but which
is emphatically declared to have gone Republi-
can by the writer of said item. Having GALE
fully read the article in the Argus headed
"Spring Elections" we are prepared to believe
that the statement therein made in regard to
Denmark, is but one of many errors The ar
ticle in question gives the results o. the town
elections as figured up by the Auburn Chroni-
Gle man, and is certainly masterpiece in its
way. He says: "Over two-thirds of towns in
Maine gave Greenback. or Fusion maiorities
this spring. 4 The towns received
so far are as follows" Here he enumerates
one hundred and twenty-one towns, inserting
the names of the following towns twice: Bux-
ton, Bradford, Cambridge. Charleston, Exeter,
Guilford, jackson, Kingfeld, Levant, New
burg, Palermo, Parkman, Porter, Searsport,
Standish and Warren, while that of Detroit
appears three times. This looks little like
repeating.
We were not aware that al, the towns had
held their elections, but as the writer in the
Chronicle uses the past tense we presume they
have. Now as he says over two-thirds of the
towns gave Greenback or Fusion majorities,
and gives the names of hundred and twenty
one. the number of those heard from claimed
by the Fusionists, he must either intend to
convey the idea that hundred and twenty
one are over two-thirds of the total number of
towns in the State, or that large number of
towns not at that time heard from gave Green
back or Fusion maiorities. AS one hundred
and twenty-one is considerably less than half
the total number Of towns in Maine, and as
claiming towns from which no returns have
been received is doubtful way of reckoning,
we are compelled to believe that the Chronicle
arithmetic man counted his chickens before
they were hatched. RES.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
Bargains in Carpets.

Those proposing to buy carpets this spring
will find it for their advantage to consult the
advertisement Of Joel Goldthwat s. Co. This
enterprising house, from their large business
and superior facilities, are doubtless able to
afford good bargains The Boston Journal o
recent date under the heading of ga Model
Carpet Establishment gives the following
sketch of their establishment:
The carpet house of Joel Goldthwait & Co.,
Nos 1853, 165, 1877 and 1863 Washington street,
most complete establishment devoted to the
carpet trade in this country. Its interior is es-
pecially arranged to afford ample light on
every floor. Owing to the large increase in
their business, Messrs. Goldthwait & Co. have
been compelled to secure additional room, and
this they have done by leasing the adjoining
building, Nos. 1853 and 165, and connecting the
same with their own building. By this means
they have secured an area of flooring of TO-
800 feet, or nearly two acres, and even with
this addition they will be cramped for room as
soon as their full stock of foreign importations
is received. Their trade, which is very extern
sive in the wholesale as we'll as retail, can now
be supplied with every grade of carpet, from
the hempen at twenty cents per yard to the
finest Turkish at Sc per yard. This house has
long had the reputation for supplying the needs
of every class of trade, and with the new ad-
dition, the increased facilities for cutting and
sewing carpets, they will be enabled to fill all
orders without delay. The buildings, which
are five stories in height, are fitted with every
possible convenience, and with three eleva-
tors in constant use, the patrons can visit any
part of this establishment without fatigue.
Messrs. Goldthwait & Co. are daily in receipt
of Administers, Wiltons and Brussels carpets,
as well as complete invoices of domestic goods.
We would suggest the ACCESSIBILITY of purchas-
ers in New England, who intend purchasing
carpets this spring, to visit this model estab-
Itch
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
BiddefOrd'S Debt.

The Biddeford Journal says that close ex-
animation of the books of the Biddeford ci ty
treasury with the light thrown on them by
outside testimony goes to show that the late
city government was pocket edition of Gar
celon's State administration. The bottom facts
have not been all reached, but enough has
been disclosed by the examination to show
that there was great deal of crooked work in
the conduct of affairs last years, and some f.
nancial transactions the publication of which
will cause people to stare. When the true con-
dition of things as they were left by the Strout
administration is shown up, as it soon will be,
the increase of the city Indebtedness and ex-
cess of expenditures over the appropriations
will be accounted for The fact is there was
a continual unauthorized raid on the treasury
by the Strout people all through the year, and
another term of such administration of affairs
would have compelled the city to go into bank
ruptcy
Instead of $4,000 as stated last week. the
late government increased the ascertained
debt of the city to about $15, 900 ($14 6O7 92 so
far as the facts have been developed which is
liable to be augmented by further disclosures
Besides this, the appropriations were over
drawn by every department., which by itself
shows there was gross extravaganza, incom-
potency or fraud, or perhaps all three.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
Personal.

Preston S. Laughton has been appointed
Clerk of the Municipal Court of Lewiston.
Mr.. Howard Owen, formerly city editor of
the Kennebec Journal will be connected with
the Bangor Wing during the coming summer.
Chas. III. Gibbs, Junior Vice Commander of
Seth Williams Post, has been appointed Aide
de-Camp on the staff of the Commander of the
Department of Maine G. A. R.
Messrs. George y. Barrett, John P. Thomas,
Chas. 81. Lamson and Philip j. Larrabee have
been nominated for membership in the Natu-
raj History Society.
Hon. Charles Buffum, of Orono, has been
appointed by the Governor resident trustee of
the State College of Agriculture and Mechan-
ic Arts, in place of Luther S. Moore, of Linn
erick.
Mr.. Henry M. Pishon, late clerk in the office
of Secretary of State, publishes card in the
Augusta Journal, saying that his recent abb
sence at Boston when summoned to appear
before the Hale committee, was accidental,
and that he is ready to appear and testify at
any time. 'g
Apropos of Mr.. Jerome Hopkins letter de-
scribing his visit to Portland, which was
reprinted in recent number of the Press
DR.. Hill says. that far from having spoken of
Mr.. Richard Grant Whites articles upon
Wagner and Liszt in the manner attributed to
him by Mr.. Hopkins, he was not aware that
such articles had ever been written until he
read the amazing letter transferred to our col
umns.
Mrs. Scott Siddons, who expects to return to
the stage, has three new plays and several old
ones, in which to appear in October "Tae
Queen and CARDINAL by Mr.. Raleigh, Cor
deal by Touch," by Mr.. Lee King RENTS
Daughter, "Valeria," "Bella Donna" and
"Scarlet Letter." She goes from here to Prov
idence, thence to New Orleans, and then to
Europe.
Mr.. J. E. Miller, who has recently been APP
pointed by D. Appleton & Co. to manage the
introduction and sale of their American Cyclic
pedia and other subscription publications in
this State is at present located in Portland 80
Exchange street, and will give an opportunity
to any of our citizens who desire to examine
the cyclopGdia at their leisure. In another
column we take occasion to remark upon the
cost and worth Of this library of universal in
formation, more than two hundred sets of
which are in use in this city
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
SacCarappa.

Rev. Mr.. Greene of Lewiston preached at
the Methodist church last Sunday afternoon.
There is a rumor that the paper company al
Cumberland Mills is to build ten tenement
houses during the coming season. This com
pany has already begun work on the founda-
ton of their uew pulp mill.
The closing entertainment, concert by
home talent in the S. L. & G. course was given
Thursday evening in the Congregationalist
church to large and appreciative audience.
The programme consisted of quartettes, vocal
and instrumental solos. Each of the soloists
won deserved encore, and the quartettes re.
ceived merited applause.
On Thursday young lady operative in the
mills of the Westbrook manufacturing com
pany had an arm severely bruised and jam
med by getting it caught in loom.
There will be appropriate Easter exercises
at each of the churches tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
FIRE ALL AROUND.
Blazes at the Grand Trunk Coal Sheds,
Gray's Tannery, East Deering, Cumber-
land, Cape Elizabeth.

Yesterday was noticeable for its fire alarms
which luckily, notwithstanding the high
wind resulted in but small pecuniary loss
About u o'clock, noon, an alarm was pulled
i'll from box IS followed by one from box At,
and intended for the same fire. The flames
came from Gray's tannery, near Libby's cor
ner, and caught from sparks from the CHM
ney. A small hole was burned in the roof, but
the fire-w extinguished with buckets of wa
ter before the engines reached the spot. The
damage was trifing.
AT 1870 o'clock, an alarm came from box 10
and was caused by flames issuing from the
Grand Trunk coal sheds at Fish Point. These
sheds are six hundred feet long and about thlr-
ty broad and consist of wooden pillars which
support wooden roof. The sides are all open.
The sheds are located under the brow Of Mum
joy Hill, with the ocean ON the other side, so
that even if the sheds and contents should be
all consumed there would be little danger Of
iniuring any other property. OF course a great
crowd gathered and the sight of so much coal on
tire,as was blazing in the northerly end of the
shed, presented a fine spectacle. The firemen
worked with will, and had to locate their
steamers on the brow of the embankment, and
lay the hose down the side of the precipice.
Mr.. John Main, agent of the Grand Trunk,
speaks in the highest terms of the way in
which the fire was handled by Chief Little
field, his assistants, and the members of the
department. AS it was only about 100 tons OF
the 1000 stored in the sheds were injured;
loss of about $500, all we'll insured. 1t is sup
posed the fire took from spark from loco
motive, though it may have been spontaneous
combustion.
A spark from locomotive set the grass and
fences on fire near Merrill's shipyard in East
Deering but the flames were extinguished by
the united efforts of the neighbors. Fire was
also set to the grass in Cumberland by the
same means, and in Cape Elizabeth some boys
careiessness did little injury to small patch
of woods.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27

Fine day yesterday and armer: Mercury
lao at sunrise, 800 at noon, 800 at sunset; wind
northwest.
We have received from e. R. Jones, rs
Vaughan street, hens egg of the great size
of 81 inches long, 81 inches in circumference
and weighing 3-4 ounces.
A woman fell at the corner Of Park and
Congress streets last night and cut her arm
badly on the lamp-post. She was almost dead
drunk and was carried to the station.
Mr.. John A. Nichols of England who comes
well endorsed by the press as one of the blest
advocates of temperance, will give an add ress
at Preble chapel tomorrow evening.
The usual solemn Good Friday services were
observed in the Episcopal and Catholic
churches yesterday, and at the First Parish,
Unitarian, and Congress Square, Universalist,
in the evening.
Messrs. C. r. g. L. E. Frost, the well known
carpenters and builders of this city, Fl led pc
titon in insolvency at the Probate office yes
terday forenoon. The amount of their liabil-
tiles are about 1897 900, and their assets $685.
900.
Thursday night four boys between II and IS
years of age, named Haskell of Windham
Taylor of Gardiner, Pressly of Eastport, and
Pho, escaped from the Reform School by
placing board against the wall and climbing
over.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
Good Butter

In the autumn of 1869 a gentleman living in
the northern portion of the county took tub
of butter to the city of L., where he was
offered 40 cts pound. He wanted more and
carried it home, kept it on falling market
until February, 1870, and sent it to the sub.
scriber-limiting him to So cents, which was
above market price. 1 keptit one year and
was ordered to carry it to Cyrus Green's, and
limit him to % cents He kept it two years
and sent it back without instructions. Today
1 have made a sale of it at five cents per
pound good price for butter cleuen gears old.
V. B. B.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
United States District Court

The United States by libel VS.. 2419 sheepskins
Josephus NJ. Murchie claimant. Murchie lives at
St. Stephens, New Brunswick. On January 2, 1880,
he caused 1878 loose sheepskins to be hauled from
his storehouse in St. Stephens to the Custom House
in Calais, where they were counted, weighed and
appraised, and entry of the same was duly made; he
then carted them back to St. Stephens to be shipped
to Eastport: on the third day of January they ar
rived in Eastport in bales, where the Collector
caused the bales to be opened, counted and exam
ined, when there were found to be 2419 sheepskins
and of better quality than those entered, where
fore they seized being forfeited for attempt
to evade the revenue Not finished
w. f. Lunt, U. S. Atty for US.
r. A. Pike-Geo. L. Talbot for claimant.
Court adjourned to March 27.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH %.
THE PRESS

r, May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n. G.
Fessenden, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews, Arm
strong, Cox, Wentworth, Hodsdon. Hayden, W.. p
M iris, corner Exchange and Fore ST.; Welander
Boston K Maine Depot and Chisholm Bros. on all
tr lins that run out of the city.
Saco, OF L. Hodsdon and H. b. Kendrick.
fath of j. o. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn, of Richard Foss.
, Bd.leford, T. NJ. Durham.
- ,Jeersons Bookstore.
Brunswick. B. G. DennisOn and W. H. Marrett.
Richmond, q. A. Beale.
woodford's Corner H. Moody.
Cums rland Mills. A. W. c. Cloudman.
Gorham, j. Irish.
Saccarappa, at the Post Office.
Rockland, O. G. Andrews and +. r. Spear.
.-iDamariscotta, f. W. Dunbar
IEFreeport, W. j. Parker.
Thomaston S. Delano.
vinalhaven, B. Lane.
Waldoboro. G. Bliss.
Wiscasset, Gibbs & Rundle+
Yarmouth G. Z. Coombs.
Auburn, V. X. Foss.
Lisbon, g. E. Judkins.
Hallowel II. H. Allan.
Augusta F. Pierce.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
Superior Court.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.

FRIDAY.-The case of Augustus Wright ct al VS..
BENJAMIN F. Bntler assigned for trial to-day.
1t is an action TO the of 5000 for dredg
ng at Newburyport. Hon. C. W. Goddard, his coun-
sci, moved for continuance on the ground that the
Generals prior engagements called him to Wash
ngton and he desired to be present at the trial of
this case. Hon. Henry B. Cleaves, of counsel for
the plaintiffs, consented to postponement and the
case was reassigned for April 9Th.
The jury excused until Monday To-day Sat
urJay) Downs VS.. Leavitt, Court case will be tried
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-27
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were re-
corded in this county yesterday:
Portland-Benj. Underwood to g. M. Ed.
wards, house and land on Free street.
Standish-John P. Moody to VIM Manches.
ter, Jr., 35 acres of land.
Naples-Wyman L. Cole to Thomas E. Edes
ct al, acre of land.
Casco-George S. Meserve to George A
Meserve, 45 acres of land and buildings.