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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

The rail road depot at this place has
become the fashionable resort of our
town people. Not a day passes but
there is somewhat of a crowd
awaiting the arrival of the train, and on
Sundays, the weather permitting, there
Is scarcely standing room on the gale
~ or platform to accommodate the
throng. 1t strikes us, in view Of
this fsct, that il some public-spirited,
go-ahead citizen should erect suitable
building, and convert it into a saloon,
where ice cream, soda water, cakes, &C.,
could be had, he would thrive well.
Our people, as all can testify, are % a
general rule, very liberal in their pat
ronage of these places. We insert this
- a suggestion and hope tnat some one
receiving it in the same light that we
do, will give the matter trial.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

hereby certify that the above statement j
true and correct. w. A. ROBERTSON,

! hereby certify that the aboye statement is
true and correct. W. A. ROBERTSON sao s',ror
Mr.. Hicks presented the following preamble
and resolution, which was adopted, Nessrs.
Meche and Haas voting nay:
Whereas the Grand Juries of the parish OF st:
Landry have for seEies Of years, condemned
our parish Jail and Recommended the building
of new one, and the committee appointed by
the police Jury at its last meeting, having with
the assistance of an architect carefully exam
ined and ascertained the fact that to repair the
old Jail would entail nearly rs heavy an ex-
pense as the e1fstruftiQn Of q new one, there
ately for the parish Of st. Landry, at cost Of
S12,IO twelve thousand dollars and the mate
rial Of the old Jail, said amount to be paid in
three equal annual installments, maturing res
pectivefy January 18th, 1ss2.34, and that
the sum of $1,000 four thousand dollars he and
is hereby appropriated to meet the first INSTALL
ment.
On motion Of MI Young. Messrs. Albert Guild
~ president Of the police jury F. F. Perrodin,
District Attorney, w. A. Robertson, Treasurer
and C. c. Duson, sheriff, we're appointed COM
mittee with full power to contract for the build
and specifications adopted hy the police jury.
and on the terms and conditions set forth in tho
preceding resolution of MT. Hicks, to superin-
completed, in accordance with the terms and
specifications of the contract, and that said
committee be authorized to select a competent
architect to act as member OF said committee
Young having been appointed a committee to
examine the vouchers in the hands Of the
treasurer reported Though their chairman Mr..
Dubuisson, that they had examined and count
ed the vouchers presented by the parish treas
urer amounting to Thirteen thousand five hun
bred and sixty-six and 52I1O0 dollars (S13566. 52l
which amount correspondent with entples in the
cash hook, when Oh motion it was resolved that
the vouchers be cancelled, and that the treasu-
rer have credit for that amount on the books of
the parish, and the vouchers were accordingly
cancelled.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned to meet
on the I'D Monday In April, 1881, it being
the 18th day of that month.
ALBERT GUIDRY, President.
Attest: p. J. LEFEBvRE, Clerk.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
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ceipt OF price. Address
ASH IL ROBBINS,
$50 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. 7.
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
Our Police Jury has at last taken
10 L. i

Our Police Jury has at last taken
steps to do something that has already
been neglected too long-have a new Jail
built. A twelve thousand dollar build
ing has been ordered, to be paid for in
three equal ann ualinstallments The old
jail.is nuisance, and has been one for a
long time. 1t is not secure, and certain
prisoners have always to be sent to
New Orleans for safe keeping, at con-
siderable expense to tho parish. A
large amount OF money has been spent
by the parish for Jail guards, because of
tho insecurity of the building. In fact
tho money that has been spent on this
account, with the Jail tax that was col
lacsed CT G. levied several years ago,
would have built new Jail. A parish
of over forty thousand population like
this 10 bound to have good prison, and
the present old rattle-trap is no prison
at all if shackles and hand-cuffs are not
used. The parish is nearly out of debt |;
taxation is lighter than it has been for
many years more money for taxes is
collected than ever before, on account
of the great increase in taxable proper
ty, and the promptness with which
taxes are collected therefore the Po-
lice Jury selected the most favorable
time to supply an absolute necessity in
the shape Of prison. Plans were sub
mlitted to the Jury for building jails at
from $500 up to $4,000; but the best
is always the cheapest" and they wisely
decided to have the best. The building
ID to be of brick, and have two stories,
about forty feet front, and forty-six
deep, with two rooms in front down
stairs, with passage or entrance be-
tween them, one for the iailor, and the
other for ordinary prisoners in the
rear of these will be three steel cells,
with pass ways around and between
them to accommodate about fifteen
prisoners. Up stairs will be two rooms,
one for female prisoners, when there
are such, and the other for insane
persons, etc. A St. Louis Company are
to build it, and it is to be completed
and delivered in sixty days from the
time of the execution of the contract, OF
by the first Of next June.
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Oscar A. Rice, who was internal Rev
enue Collector for the end District at
Baton Rouge in 1877, was lately. arrest
ed in Boston, Mass, charged with en-
bezzling $4,000 of the Governments
money. We wonder if he 10 not the same
fellow who cheated us out of an adver-
Using bill. We make no charge, how
eyer.-[Narksville Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

If you want "Kendall's Treatise on
the Horse and his Diseases" the beauti-
New Orleans Democrat Almanac for
1881, the New Orleans Weekly Democrat
for one year, and the ST. LANDRY DEM
oCRAT for one year, send three dollars
and your post office address to this Of
fee and all four of these publications
will be mailed to you.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
AGENTS for the Democrat.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Edmund Maurin of New Orleans
is authorized to act rs general agent
and representative Of the ST. LANDRY
DEMOCRAT, to solicit advertisements
and subscriptions and receipt for pay
Rent thereof.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Mr.. S. r. Walker has opened livery
stable at the old stand on Court street,
in the rear of Mrs. Baileys hotel, and
near Judge Martel's law Office, where
horses, hacks, buggies, ETC., will be
hired, and horses fed, at the most reas-
sonable rates.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Samuel II. Irwin, of Ute Creek, Col
fax Co., New Mexico, says Tho "Only
Lung Pad" has done more for my wife
than all the gallons of Cod Liver Oil,
French or American, she has taken, or
all the doctors medicines she has used.
See advertisement.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

w. f. Miller, of Bellvue, Ohio, says
have been troubled with Asthma and
received no relief until procured your
"Only Lung Pad" can recommend it
to any one having the asthma. See ad-
yertisement.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

The most noted men of modern times
have publicly attested to the value OF
Ayers Cherry Pectoral as a cure for
coughs and colds.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Ninety per cent of the taxes levied on
this parish for the year 1880, has been
collected and collection still goes on.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Cotton shippers should read the ad-
yertisement Of Messrs, Carriere & Che
nier, and R. S. Wilkins, warehouse
keeneIs at Washington.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

We call attention to the ADVERTISE
mont Of Mr.. Joseph Bloch, offering
for sale plantations, lands. and
town lots. on advantageous terms.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

proceed at once to make title in due form and all
payment of the amOunt OF money niu; anu nourta
ia evidence as prima faee valid titles, and upon
which the purchasers shall he put INTO lsed :,
date possession of the property thus 10Th
Witness my official signature Oh thls 'ne 11'A
day of February, A. D. 1881. ,,no~
Sheriff and Tax Collector, ST. Landry PARISH
Feb. -.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Owing to a pressure of advertising
and Job work, We are compelled to neg
lect the reading department Of the pa
per.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

The good weather this week has
made our streets dusty except in the
mud-holes, and is making the fruit trees
bloom.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
Fer Safe,
ON VERY LIBERAL TERMS.

One plantation III Bellevue, one plantation
at Couee Croche one plantation on lhe lecll.
near Balrrys Landing, two tracts OF laho le,.l
Pntlpeyille, i'll close proximity TO Tue 1cAan
pailrOad. Desirable building lots in and near
the town OF Opeiouas. ~
/ will sell the above mentioned properties oh
the following conditions One-htth ftsIi,
fOur-tifhs in four equal yearly lhStallilii u .
without interest. j. bi"'h'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
nIER .

MEGINLEY-At 'opelousas, Ia., February
14th, 1881, at 10 minutes of IL o'clock, r. NJ,
CEL1NA JOSEPHINE MCKINLEY, daughter OF
". Il. MeginieY and Louisa Chanhere. {
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

If you have any old and defaced pic
lures to copy, Prof. A. Albert will
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Seaside Library for sale at Albert
gallery.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
For Sale.

A dwelling and necessary outhouses-kitchen,
in Opelousas. Apply at this Office. nov tim
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
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trial. and be convinced of their curative powers.
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sent by mail to any part of the United States
or Canada on receipt OF price, or by express,
c. 0, D. Address
ASH Il ROBBINS,
400 FULTON STREET, BROOkLYN, y. 7.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

Have your photographs taken at
Albert's gallery.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
.rOTICE.

AN ADDITIONAL storage OF tWenty1nHYe e
"A cents per bale will be charged Oh every Dale
Of cotton remaining in our warehouses on lno
Isl OF March, 1881 and thereafter we Will cnaaso
twenty-five cents per bale per month Oh every
bale OF cotton received.
CARRIERE & CHENIER,
>ISEco 4. s. WILKINS.
IIrNruarN 1871
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
OPELoESA6. February 14th, 1881,

OPELoUsAs, February 14th, 1881.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjou1 nment.
Present: Albert Guidry, President; AuSuste
Perrodin. +. Dubuisson, Sam. Haas, l.. Young,
B. E. Clark, Thos. A. Hicks and u. Meche.
Tho reading of the minutes Of the last meeting
was dispensed with.
A petition signed by the residents of Wybles
bridge vicinity praying that an appropriation
be made TO build Il new bridge, and also grade
the hill on the north of said bridge. was read,
when on motion Of Mr. Pelrodin, Messrs. john
ROY. Ludger Lastrapes ana Lucen Lastrapes be
and are hereby appointed commute TO ascer-
tain the cost OF building said Wyble's bridge,
and also, separately, the cost OF grading the
at the next niseting of the police Jury.
On motion OF Mr.. Perrodin, Resolved that Mr.
Daiglc, the road Inspector, be and IS hereby
authorized and empowered to make appoint
mcuts to Till vacancies caused by exemption
removal or death of any road overseer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-19

'76, S1e.12.
voul.;u1 Augusts, Ono lot in Grand coteau,
wable, Edmorial, 8 acres wsble'. bridge, adj
jo' ming j. Roy's, taos rs, $500.
Wable, Fsloniss, 10 acres in corporation Of OPP
Ward, S. p, 80 acres Point Prairie and 50 acres
on Dry Bayou, ta'es '7s, ss7.41.
Weightman, Thos; H., 80 1el1oo acres near Bayou
ta'es rs, $3.50. '''
What.ey, Lncretia, 100 acres Prairie Hayes, ad-
Joining s. PrinEle, taos '7s, $l4s2.
Whit. ngton, F. Mrs, 80 acres Chi6ot, adjoining
J. Wilmington, ta'es '75-s, $3.50.
Williams, Cerand, IS acres Prairie Laurent, ad-
joining A. Meuilol, taos 'Ts, S167e.
1855, $s9S.
Williams W. H. eighty acres Prairie Hayes, adj
joining E. Pringle's, ta'es 7s6, $40 90
Wilson, J. e; 31s 42Iloe acres Chicot, being
OF etc. tes o s sl 5r TO- and
acrea Plaquemine, taes '76, SIS o..
Woods, Nanny Mrs, 40 aeres Big. Cane adjoin-
ing John Smiths' ta'es 1916, $50 IS.
| Woods, Philip, acres near Grand COteau, i'd
Joining G Green, ta'es '75-s, $21 50.
| Wyatt. ] H ITO acres Mallett, adjoining stesn
haus, taos 1876, $s7 Ga.
| Young, Alfred, 80 acres Flat Town Prairie, ad-
joining J Guidry, taes 1856, $50 60,
| 1916, ais 81.
f0sRS ainss . atesns ST. S. Ssvs adjoining
Young, Louis and Brother, IS arpents, Mallet
adjoining Mrs johnson, ta'es '766. 1913 80
Young, luther, $40 acres Bayou Boeuf adjoin
ing Payns's, ta'es ..o-6. $l02 90.
| BY virtue Of said authority I will offer said
property fer sale, in its order as above sci
forth, at public auction, at the principal front
| door of the courthouse in which the civil
district court Of said parish is held on the thirt
SATURDAY, the 10th day of March, A. D. 1881
within the hours prescribed by law fer iudicIa
sales, to the highest and last bidder, and with
out appraisement and for cash, which sales viii
! continue thereafter on Monday, and from day
to day until all of said property has been Offered
for sale,
Terms of sale-Extracts from said act i: " Pro
vided, the tax collector shall not receive a bic
fora less amount than the sum necessary II
pay all taxes and licenses that may be due the
State or any political corporation therein, to
getller with all penalties, costs, intsres5 ant
Charges which may be attached tosaid property
The party bidding the highest for any piece 6
property thus offered shall be adiHdged thu
purchaser, and to whom the tax collector shal
, 1881-06-05

Baptist. 10
THE REV. G. c. loM1alEH, D. p, Pi.EACHES
Uis sonth rark.av i n,,d Thirty y-hrst-.t. ~"
m a aysanE GR + e o t cens2a
morning ind evening in the Second chuf:h, Morgan
TIE REV JOSEPH RowLEY WILL PREACH
morning and evening In North Star Church, Division
THE Rev ! = nyHnoE WILL nkEAeM =: ,;e1,a, MORN
Ing and evening in the University flace Ceurcit-
THE REV e. pERR1N WILL PREACH MORN
lng and evening In Western Avenue Church.
THE nEy. W i. Parker WILL ~, rHEAGi = .ch
morning and cveuin: in oi'vet Church F"urth-av:
g1ss n nsy sS evening l. III dhab
ssS 5,sBox Is Ha 7sas
rnE ltEy Mr. MEYER WILL rMEAGM SaG1h MonS- ,,oH:;
dixie ana HuEon-sts.
GOSPEL T. TIE J. JStS6; 81 THE
TIE, REV. J. E. HAMILTON Will PREACH
morning md evening at tho church dearborn anu
TME REV. D. b. auSN PnEAcnEs MORNING. IN:
GzaeR1 oF hs
TlE MEy End T. b .S g. E. cSutcs
'seW Va sssaS and
METHODIST.
THE REV. L. MCLEAN PhEACHEs THIS
murnne and tho Rev. D. Church thts evening at the
Fultun Street Church. corner Artesian-nV'
THE REV. T. R. srRoBniDGE WILL HREAGil l
in Inc norntne and the KsvJ " Gaidrs1 W In tne
esenns n fa1k rs1ns ShaIsn l
F1fst GhaFch, Corner tiark and washioston-sts sub
ss ss' ana esehs sac fS
IngersuIl."
TiIE Ey noBEnr 2 sIErnAhp n1 r1EAcIlEs
subecss MeTnne, Xbandant EntEapes tato o ba ne
, 1881-06-05
IL ApftIET

DIVISE SERVICES WILL lie HELD
IL to-day In the Chicago Churches " the follow
Ing ministers: i .>>s
, 1881-06-05

fg.ltff3ri nf that Ettta having racn,n,unn. .ind
Hfr sNfnm,,,1 1ror ~ ho cn,r1.tS ~ tt,n 'Ta.
~, H., ,as fHrnoi - ~ ~ fro, ~; 49, &c ii
Wy ~ WIS ioIcetl " ao1geo ms mrs! cio!ce:
placing the Premiership in the Gands Of SIr.
rietl the State Department III lis coat~tail
s.Mr, Toomtx vas. 0tferou the nlacc. Ia
which others believed lin to be well orlaii-
fied.'' Il had been the intention Of the Pres
ident to make Mr.. Toombs Secretary Of the
Treasury on account Of his knowledge on
vas made nm fron Sirs i)nviss ncrsonnl
tno,via.3r rs. IT Tho ,,,n, sa,ec1ati
"AA" o. " ~ .1ei4 e"-'
In describing the great battles of the War.
A., J,,,,;. vr;tov or,nl,;cn11v 11n i, fnrn,t,
~ on.,.a s.a ~ 10 sr;af H. ,.a. on
enormous nrca to cover. and vet reyer LET'S
+1,o o,,,nrt,,It,, ,>.rs ~ r,,,;,,-. . ..;,,,., -,
eatna fa,1an co,ta91ar,,to w. d.',o,,, 49, "
course of the Fcuerals, LII beginning his
h;.+nr,. ~ tbo ,ot,,o1 War In s,ys,
= We now enter upon those torriblo scenes OF
wrong and blood TIT which tho Government OF
the United States, driven TO desperation oy our
straiht of the Constitution, Of National law, of
1ustce, and of humanity.
1,uL1. RUN.
ING patalco VI -hai1asssts' i1appeAls 4io!l ilf.
Davis account, was understood to be crusll~
iug (fefeat before the field WaS cleared. AS
~, 1,":,. 49,, ~, -, ~ t..,
Ing ircsldeht anu MS party hearea tne oatlle
they met fugitlvcs who announced that the
Cnnf..lprato army ,yas leatau, ltwns mt
..s . '1o ~, =. 80 :.
ssl!ltll tel. JOHNSTON WAS le:1cne0 tuat u WAS
asccrtafne1 there had Dppu II victory, OF the
,.,tr,,t ~ tl,a .r.,,u,. ho co,.r.
te.'s ~ u.e eno".5 e,a.... az ..n
.onadrnr nTc,vin'sfv 1nenttome3 a,d fran .A y
statement Of the comnlandcr Of which / will
make some extracts, dashed boldly forward to
sharge; me dem4nstrMn2n 'f ; was i9tnweu 1y the
insr thnrenhott. nf tha enemyss forces main.
tanning their organization and showing dispo-
son Sat 10 % ne ia atd p 'n' Il sec II
quite possible to murk the line uf d fugitivc's
flight Here was n,usket, there cartridge
90, ~ r,ncr d o .trinuad msef ~ h
went Of ali inlpcdiments to speed.
We approached toward the M left OF our . inc
unmstnknbic u and iustic the Conclusion at
the wntchword of On TO ltichmond!" had been
changed % "oh tor "ashlneton!
e n2tes .ae aIse9aeay M VI XIII I . ,luiGsh a.!,;oI,
he discourses bitterly. Tile author insists
ana fairly demonstrates that lie appreciated
4,a i,,,,nrtnnrr nj im1,ptiinfn and virnroI,s
s.,. 49,. ~ ~ ti,n ,.,,a,,,. cn,.;rr.
puAa"lI VI u'e eneane, a"s ~,
: then suggested shat PC snou.1 &c cruore3 ~
pursuit: tuuso ensnca. untH to1 M ,asheu NY
mt u Woal9 u'clate tae 9tuet' ~ vAcG .Ne, uae
, 1881-06-05

hs Wssan IA Aysnus, us,ss Sh'r'' qsE ., % Van Satea.
!, ri1E itW. o. A. BunGssswi1,1, ,pr.cr
fnlnx IN re flst .oh % clnsr MsAGa IN
viz aET. " ALLEN pRFe4.r
sth SIC carch corner Th;rie16e IL rns
,.t. Morning subject: "The paFk EE.e4 ~" ~ ~
(BibG." u II"
UAEroS w. JOHNSON, EDITOR o,,,s
:funsetai, 2renees in the morning at nv ..tar1.
/ frylcs. 'yeutua
, 1881-06-05

Aclass Of girls iu tA st. Louis II
ranged their places ut recitation nschooi ar
selves so that they uight kno"s1ag them
questions would come L enchr, anthtly what
asson tae 4otns5 The psncPa " @ tho
spoiled it by mixing then up. Five DIX, and
pupils sought revenge By telling thea 1,pgry
That he was drunk. He hid no difHctllsnints
ing his total abstinence. aI the plottf, RS.
now apologize or stay away from school,