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St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04
The Sunday Question.
Alexandria Expr ess.

There is secular side to this question
as we'll as a Theological one. With
the latter we do not propose to deal.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court of the State has determined that
Police Jury cannot exercise the grant
of power made by the Legislature to
suspend secular business on Sunday.
This on the ground that the Legislature
cannot SO delegate its functions.
| Some time since the Grand Lodge of
the Good Templars of the State passed
resolutions instructing their Executive
Committee to circulate for signatures a
Memorial to the Legislature to enact
general law prohibiting the sale of
Intoxicating liquors on Sunday, and
this they are now doing. This will
but in wider way. Evidently then
the subject is to be brought to the at
tention of the Legislature and the
people Of the State should come to some
determination about it in order that
their representatives may properly ex-
press their voice.
A study OF the nature OF man demon
strates an inherent necessity in him for
a periodic rest day and that a seventh
day period is the best for his physical
nature.
Experiments have been tried with
other periods. By the MULTIPLICATION of
holidays the period has at times been
made q shorter one, and the French re-
volutionists ordained period of ten
days. These experiments have been
all conceded failures. 1t has been found
that i'll the shortened period men could
not accomplish the ordinary and neces-
sary works of life, and that the length
ened period produces too great tax on
his vital powers.
The good of the people. speaking en-
tirely in secular way, requires sew
eDth day rest.
1t is an open question however, which
OF the seven days OF the week shall be
adopted
There are bodies of men, many of
them large and respectable in numbers,
that for religious reasons practice an
abstinence 6om labor, on one day of
the seven and others different day.
The stateman in a country such as
ours cannot enter on consideration of
the theological questions involved in
the discussion. He can regret that he
does not find general consent to the
observance of one diinite day. Lack
ing such general consent he must adopt
for the purpose of legislation that day
adopted by the consent Of the greatest
number, thereby meaning no disrepect
whatever to the opinions OF convictions
of the minority.
This should be well understood by all.
Concessions should be made on both
sides and a general agreement arrived
at among all the people and the legisla-
tors instructed as to the result of such
deliberations.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

. Ihe Nichols Supreme Cont rendered
names ~ =. SUSTAINING the Sunday ordi-
supreme Court have raror s 'e that
decision, on the grounds, firsf .hat the the
act OF the Legislature anthor;. ; 'na no, ;
Jur'es to pass Sunday laws violates the
constitutional provision in tho fact That
.here is more in the title Of said sct than
.s detailed in the body of the bill :
second, that while the legislature NAV
nave the right to pass sundav laws
.ney cannot delegate that right to other
oooies' If the police juries anthor;zed
' py the legislature, have no right to for
old the sale of whisky on SUNDAYS,
"hae right have part of the residents of
d ward-a subdivision of a parasitic
prevent e the sale of whisky all the week
and Sunday tool
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

The projected Alexandria, Monroe &
Little Rock Railroad meets with much
favor. We have had occasion to speak
OF it before, and the more we think of
it the more we are convinced of its
nnequaled Importance to this section.
From the West we will get "hog and
hominy," and from Jew Orleans we
must get sugar and coffee. The ends of
the road will be in a smoke-house and
sugar mill. The eepvenieaee of the
thing is admitted and the saving in the
way of freights will be immense. If
there is any undertaking or improve
ment in which this country can take a
haRd with profit all round, it seems to
rs that it is now before them.-[Monroe
Bulletin. " "
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER BERw1cK's
Bait has hitherto been enormously
announced that work had been COM
menced on the structure to span Ber-
wick's Bay, at Morgan City; but we
learn that all preparations have been
made, and work will soon be begun.
This is indeed great undertaking, for
the Bay is not only about a mile wide
but eighty feet deep. 1t has, by some
bility to safely build q bridge at that
cate that almost everything is possible
to modern engineering skill. We hone
for success for it will greatly facilitate
trayel and commerce, but presume it
will take nearly q year to complete the
work.-[Sugar-Bow
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Jay Gould was born in New York in
1885, His father was a farmer and
keeper of small store. Young Gould
begun business life by inventing a
mouse trap; then he was clerk in a
store; then surveyor; then a tanner.
After this he began operations in Wall
street. 1t is now estimated that he is
worth from sixty to eighty-ive millions
OF dollars. The causes of his wonderful
success are these: he has always been
devoted to business; he never smoked,
drank, nor gambled; his great intellect
and correct judgment prevented his
making mistakes,
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Stanley Mathews has been confirmed
~ ~ cno SENATE as one of the judges of
S"o United States Supreme Court, the
majority of the Democratic Senators
ro''ns ior him, and the majority of the
Nopoolicans Senators against him. He
is SAID to be in favor of the railroad
i,nes' monopolies, ETC., and we we're of
tne opinion that the Democrats con-
s'uered him politically very crooked {;
oa' 'he Democrats are responsible for
lis oelng a Supreme Judge; and it may
be that the same reasons operated on
!hem that directed Gen. Mahone's course
In the Senate. After throwing stones
at him, they should have voted against
Mathews confirmation.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

The completion of the Texas and
gap of only 800 miles between that point
and Ell Paso. Sixty miles have been
completed since the visit Of our reporter
to Tie Colorado a few weeks since, a
sss s6saa Of WISE We gs eg aRsasss 9
great rapidity and the anc1mRleted line
has no heavy work on it; With cor
SNssponaaing acyitK he \; ;od E on the
trcue Grs rans r r r9n FROM 10t SeR g
leans to San Francisco in the early fall
shreveport Standard.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

A marriage was lately performed be-
tween two colored persons at the
Catholic Church of this town the
denouemeat Of which was quite strange.
Immediately aftof leaving the church
and Ehs civ gl the eGng{paaGn
woaId-be iiege lord that she did ala not not
want him for q husband and to 20 to
his home alone. He demonstrated but
ali in vain. Every effort since to effect
. reconciliation has proven futile
[Marksville Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

T. & P. ExTENsIoN.-The extension
of the Texas and Pacific Railway has
reached Big Springs, in Howard county,
Texas, a point 500 miles west of Shreve-
port. Trains will commence running to
that point at once. Big Springs prom
Uses to be the principal new town on the
line. 1t is stated that stockpens, ma
chimes shops, ETC., are to be erected by
the railroad company there, instead of
at Colorado City, as at first contem-
plated. Track-laying to the Pecos river
is reported progressing Satisfactorily
lShreveport Stapdaed.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

The absence of any clergyman. priest,
or rabbi at Lord Beaconsfield's death
bed seems to have seriously disturbed
the Irish papers. One of them, the
Dublin Nation, says: Priest or parson,
book or prayer, cross or crescent, SYM
Dol or sign of faith, there was nothing
to tell whether the dying man thought
of Moses or Mohammed or Christ"
For all that, in the hour of dissolution,
his soul may have been with the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moses
himself, when he died, had no priests,
parsons, crosses, nor crescents about
him-his priest was bis Creator.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04
A Desperate Killed i'm an
ARRAY.
Especial telegram to the N. o. Timesl

LAKE CHARLES, La, May 80, 1881.
A shooting ARRAY occurred this morn
ing about ten miles southeast of this
place between Marks Granger, better
known as Kibbe, and Homer Lotignop,
in which the former was almost instantly
killed. The circumstances are as fol-
lows: Granger had threatened to kill
Lovignan, and when they met this
morning Kibbe commenced the row
which resulted as above. Lovignan
has gone to Lake Charles to deliver
himself mp to the authorities.
Kibbe had the reputation of being a
the principal in a murder committed
near his place some years ago. He also
killed a negro about two years ago, for
which he was tried and barely escaped
conviction. He leaves a wife and six
children.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

WoMAN's WIsDoM.-"She insists that
it is more importance, that her family
shall be kept in full health than that
she should have all the fashionable
dresses and styles of the times. She
therefore sees to it, that each member
Of her family is supplied with enough
Hop Bitters, at the first appearance Of
any symptoms Of any i'll health, to prs
vent q fit Of sickness with it's attendant
expense, care and anxiety: All women
way.n-[ New Haven Palladium.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Some farmers fight green grass all
the summer to make cotton enough to
buy dry grass in the spring. They don't
do as well as the old Georgian did. He
soWed oats for forty years and always
got his seed back and made the straw
clear.-[Bossier Banner.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

+, y.tV.arLIGATIoNs.--If the thousands
i SIsst low nave their rest and comfort
IIS;9s nay oy complication of liver and
remedy remedy COMPLAINTS Ednat ,y would give natures
would be speedily cured II acts .a u,
Doth organs at the same time and ti.e, w
fore completely fills the bill for a ner-
Iecs remedy. If you have lame hack
; anu aisordered kidneys use it at once
non won's neglect them.-IMirror and Far.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

The decoration of Confederate graves
by Northerners is rapidly becoming an
every day occurrence. A touching in
cident of this kind was a visit Of the
Boston Commandery of Knights Temp
lar of Boston to the Stonewall jackson
monument in Richmond, Va, the other
day, and the placing of wreath of
rare flowers at its base.-[N. 0. Demo-
crat.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

The Supreme Court of this State have
rendered decision under article III OF
the present constitution, that default
ter to the State, parish, or school board
cannot hold public office,
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

A company has been organized and
board of directors appointed, for the
purpose Of cutting canal at Charenton
in st. Mary, from Grand Lake into the
Teche. AS the two bodies of water
come very near together there, making
the canal will not he difficult.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Amos S. Collins, for several years
editor of the Louisiana State Register at
Carrollton, this State, died suddenly of
hemorrhage Of the lungs, at Cincinnati,
Ohio, on May 18th, in the 10th year of
his age.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

1t is estimated that $2O,OOO,OOO are
expended annually for the maintenance
of criminals and paupers in the United
States.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

The Houma Courier says ice there is
retailing at "24 cents per pound" and
"great reduction on large sales."
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Broussard, Donat. Eighty acres of land sit
uated at Point Lyons, bounded north by
public land, south by P. Broussard. east by
p. BpoHssard and west by Mrs Auguste
BroHssard; with improvements thereon.
Amount of State and parish taxes for the
year 1878 three dollars and three cents
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Brlgnac, Cyrus. Ninety-twO acres of land
north by 8. L. Fontenot, east by Cyprien L.
FontenOt, south by Jos. A. Soileau and
west by j. B. Vidrine; with improvements
thereon. Twenty-four acres of wood land,
boundaries not given. State and parish
taxes f0r the year 1877, seventeen dollars
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Bpntte, Y. Six hundred and forty acres of wild
aed west. by bayou Nez-pique, south by
Miller and east by Joseph Langley. Amount
OF State and parish taxBs for tlle year 1875,
ten dollars and seYenty.fOur cents.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Bourque, Mrs. Joseph Augustine. One hun.
dred and twenty acres OF prairie land sit,
yated in prairie Basse of Grand Coteau
bo4nded north by A. savoie,- south by
bayou Carener6, east by David Meche and
west by Hypolite Meche with improve
ments thereon. State and parish taxes for
the years 1877 and 1878, thirty dollars and
fifty-three cents
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Fontenot, Mrs. Philippe. Forty acres of land
situated at Little Prairie MamoutI. boun-
dcd north by Gerand 2. Fontenot. east by
Arscne Vldrine, south by Joachim Ortego
and west by public land; eighty acres of
woodland bounded north by Joachim Orte-
and west by public land. Amount of State
apd parish taxes for the year 1877, seven
dollars and eighty-four cents.
Fontenot, William. Forty acres of land sit
uated IN prairie MamOuth: with the i'm
provemepts thereon. Amount of State and
and thirty-eight cents.
Fream, John. One hundred and sixty acres of
ihnn sltuateo at Polnte-aux-Loups, boun-
darles unknown; with the improvements
thefeon. Amount of State and parish taxes
LOT the year 1877, four dollars and ninety
Two cents.
Fruse d. Guidry. One hundred and seventy
SIX acres os land situated at MermentaI,
bounded north by public land, cast by J. j.
and Mast up south SOU. by Bayou Plaqemne
state and parish taxes for the years 1877
anu 1878, tive dollars and ten cents.
freshman, George H. Eighty acres of land
sit4ated at Big Cane, hnunded north by T.
ward, east by Buffers land south by
ftickett,s land and west by Mrs. McCaulcy's.
amount of State and parish taxes for the
year 1875 thirteen dollars and twenty cents
fontenot, Mrs. Delphine One lot of ground
ss dt &c IN the town of Washington, being
lot NO. 46 OF said town. Amount of State
and parish taxes for the year 1878. one
dollar and ten cents.
Fontenot, Pierre Jean Pierre Raptistc. Thirty
Two acres OF land situated at FaUuetaiuuc
bounded north by Xavier Soileau, east nv
y Wsst nv saancler south by public land and
and parish taxes for the year 1874. fomr
uoildfs anu nllety-Hve cents
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

BOSNIAN, Charles. Six hundred acres of land
situated on bayou Crocodile, bounded north
by Jacques LETTERS east by the bayou and
boat called ElenOre one barge called Dinah.
Amount OF parish taxes for the year 1877.
tfty-one dollars and sixty-two cents.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-04

Bourque, widow Augustine. Forty-two acres
of prairie land situated at Grand Coteau,
bounded north by L. Maque, south by V.
arIi with improvements thereon. State
ana parish taxes for the year 1878, eight
dollars and eighty cents.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-05
American Pearls.

With the exception of about three
thousand dollars worth of pearls, which
come from fresh water mussels and are
found all over the INDEPENDENTLY
in the Miami river, Ohio-American
pearls come from the Gulf OF California.
They are as fine as any Oriental pearls,
and are valued rs highly. The fresh
water pearls are almost all small, but
brilliant and somewhat roy ia tint.
About half of the California pearls are
black, aud command better price than
the white pearls Some years ago abo2t
eighty per cehtun, of California pearls
were black, the proportion having
diminished rapidly during the last Ten
years. The biggest pearl ever found in
this country was the celebrated one
found about twenty years ago in New
Jersey pond, and sold to the then EN-
press Eugene.
Oilate, any small and almost worth
less pear have been received from
Texan farmers, who have an exaggerated
notion of their valae. They are yur-
chased more as q matter OF encourage.
ment to the pearl hunters, than any
thing e'se. Some day these hunters
may discover valuable gems and their
custom may be worth something. Those
already found are small, pink, ire
gula' shaped pearls, the tnaioritg of
them not larger than pin head. The
larger they are, the more defective they
are IN shape and color Some OF the
larger ones might be mistaken tor bits
of bone polished up. The only use
to which they can be put is for re-
placing lost pearls in old iawery of no
great value, which is sent for repair.
Sometimes they can be cut into pieces,
and a small piece of fair pear, can be
obtained for ename,ing.
The finest string Of pearls ever
brought to this country, is now in the
possession It Tiffany & Co., of New
York city. 1t consists OF sixty pearl
the largest being about the size Of q
wren egg. Every pearl is perfectly
round and pure in color, and not one is
valued at less than $500. The difference
between real and imitation pearls can
not be told until they are han lied. The
best experienced cannot tell a good imi
tation pearl from the real without
touching it. The weight is deficient in
| imitation pearls, and the surface is dit
ferent to an experier ced hand. They
can only be distinguished by touch and
weight. But every pearl in ballroom
might be false without the best expert
irthe trade suspecting it.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-05
Foreign News.

CHEAT damage has been done In Spain by
heavy floods.
GREECE IS preparing actively for war with
Turkey by rapidly forwarding troops to the
Turkish frontier.
THERE has been a serious riot in the town
of Balinrobe, Ireland. Many Of the houses
were illuminated to commemorate the re-
iocings over the result OF the Irish state trials
Those houses which were not illuminated
were attacked by mob, the windows broken
and the inmates assaulted.
FoRTY-sIx lives have been lost by the
wreck of twelve fishing smacks in the bay OF
Biscay.
A SPECIAL cable dispatch says that the
British government has received information
of plots to destroy the arsenals at Woolwich,
Plymouth and Portsmouth. the Hyde Park
magazine and Windsor castle. and that at all OF
these places the guard has been doubled and a
strong force OF troops detailed to defend them
The following is given as the Chilian con-
ditions OF peace with Peru and Bolivia: The
cession o. Antotagasta to Chill; the surrender
OF the allied feet and the payment of an
indemnity of $780, 600, OC0, whereof Peru shall
assume $40, OOO, 900 and Bolivia $40. 600,
Chill to occupy Callao and work the guano
deposits and copper and saitpeter mines until
full payment Of the indemnity is made.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-05
Anecdotes OF the Stage.

John Mccullough, the tragediau, has
been talking with Cleveland Herald
reporter about the stage and plays in
general He thinks "Virginius a
great play, ennobling and elevating in
its influence, but Othello" and kin
Lear" are the grandest plays on the
stage. 81 don't believe that III any
language in any country any author has
ever written such plays as these. Mind
you, they are a great deal harder to
play than those of any other class. AS
they are godlike in their conceptions,
the actor must be godlike to play them,
and elthen1 and make them move-to
feel and talk and att them as Shakes
peare has given him an opportunity 10
do. Mr. Mccullough told pleas
an. story of Forrest, which was as
follows: Forrest was playing Rich
ard, when Catesby came in to sum-
mon him. The actor was so struck
with Forests manner, look and
tone, demanding, "Who goes there p'
that he could only stammer out, "Tis
/, my lord, the earlv village cock, "
while the other words, has thrice done
salutation to the morn,' stuck in his
throat. Forrest got the laugh of the
audience on his side by responding.
"Then why the deuce don't you crown"
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-05
From Washington

A CERTIFICATE of the death of Mrs. Sally
Hunter (colored), lis years old, has been
received by the officials at the health
(, Office in Washington. Mrs Hunter was born
in Westmoreland county, Virginia, in 1866,
belonged to the Washington estate, and was
one of the servants liberated from slavery by
the generals will. She lived in that county
until the war, when she and her children
came to Washington, where she has since
lived. She is supposed to be the last of the
servants OF George Washington.
THERE are now l,247 persons employed by
the census bureau in Washington, OF whom
500 are males and 57S females. There are
also ninety-eight messengers and sixteen
watchmen. The total number of enumerators
employed in taking the census was 1926,
under l5) supervisors.
The excess OF exports OF merchandise over
imports Tor the twelve months ended Decem.
Der 81, 1880, is stated by the chief OF the
bureau OF statistics to be Sl92,S46, 407. For
the previous year the excess OF exports was
$25l, 557 ,029. The excess OF imports of gold
and silver coin and bullion for the twelve
229, S22, and Tor the previous year it was
S5.S77 1922.
Tie quarterly interest on the Eve per cent.
funded loan is due, and checks have been
mailed by Treasurer Glillan for the interest
on the registered bonds. The amount re-
quired to pay the quarterly interest on this
loan is S5,87663S. The total amount oil five
:,
numbers, $40, 100000, and of this amount
about 1914 900 900 arc registered bonds.
The members of the bar of the United
States supreme court adopted resolutions of
respect for Associate Justice Swayne on his re-
tirement from the bench. These resolutions
were presented to the court by Attorney Gen
eral Devens in an address eulogistic OF the
retiring justice. which was responded to by
Chief Justice Waite.
THE House committee on war claims has
agreed to report iavorably bill providing for
the allowance OF certain claims favorably
passed upon and reported by the accounting
officer of the treasury depaltm ent. Nine
hundred and twenty-six claimants are repre-
scented in the BILL the majority of them from
the States OF Kentucky, Tennessee and West
Virginia. The claims vary in amount from
5000 to $4,000, and agg1 egate between
$500, 900 and $500. 0G0.
TIE debt statement for ia nuary contains
the following figures
Decrease o. debt during jan. 81, 382, l67 II
Cash in the treasury ........ 22l. 674 535 O8
Gold certificates. ............ $40 $50 90
Silver certificates. ........-.. 1880, 220 90
Certificates OF deposit out
standing ................. S,63O,0OO 90
Rounding certificates. S67,25o o.
Legai-tenuers outstanding. 346. $751; ,0l6 %
Fractional currency outstand-
my. ...................... $3.50 43S IL