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JOSEPH A. Aiken. J.. prominent siAnDoat
man and wharf lessee Of The city. Z 0 his
evening.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-17

New York, November l0.-The Worlds
legislative table makes the senate demo
Gratis, II; republican, Is; assembly, 81 dem
ocrats, 81 republicans, and claims the cleo
ton of the state officers by majority
ranging from 1000 on Purcell's to over TO-.
600 on Maxwell for state treasurer The
Tribune, from adviccs thus far received, es
Inmates Carr's majority at 700 and the sen
ate, it thinks, will stand II democrats to Ii
republicans, and the assembly &C democrats
to 62 republicans. 1t says neither party
has elected the entire state ticket, so far as
incomplete returns.show. Carr, republican,
for secretary Of state, runs ahead of
his ticket in nearly every county, and is
probably elected by about 1000 plurality
over Purcell. Maxwell, democrat for treas
urer, defeated Hustled. republican, by an
estimated majority of 10000 to $1,000 The
figures are insufficient on the rest of the
state ticket to Indicate the result, and each
party claims the election of its ticket by
1000. The official vote will be necessary to
determine the result, and the majority will
probably be only rty few hundred d
carried the legislature by or 10 on joint
ballot. The senate will stand II democratic
to Is republicans, aId the assembly will
probably be composed of G6 democrats and
6Orepublicans. 0nhror two doubtful dis
tricts have not been heard from, but they
will not wipe out the majority even if con-
coded to the republicans. Messrs. Skinner
and Wadsworth, republicans for congress,
to succeed Senators Miller and Lapham, are
elected.
ALBANY, y, Y, November 10-The
Evening Journal claims the election of the
republican state ticket, with the exception
of Hustled for treasurer, by from 10000 to
12000 majority. 1t gives the state senate
assembly by two or thrse majority.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
Licences for Gambling Houses.
IN. O. Letter to Point Coupee Bannerl

IN. O. Letter to Point Coupee Banner]
While on the subject Of crime, it will
not be amiss to mention a question that
r. now occupying considerable share
If the attention of the municipal au-
thorities, namely, the licencing of gam
hing houses. Mayor Shakespeare is an
earnest advocate Of the measure. He
contends that the vice of gambling can
not be suppressed by legal forces, that
nresent laws to that end are entirely in
ADEQUATE, and that the only way to res
trict the nuisance is to impose such q
heavy tax that the bunko and thimble
rio games cannot exist and only the lar
ger keno and faro banks can remain
open. As the case now stands, the
MAYOR says the gambling houses are
regularly blackmailed presumably by
the poiice) and the city derives no in
come from business which is carried
on openly and VIGOROUSLY on several Of
the principal thoroughfares. This view
of the matter has met the concurrence
of the city administrators and the pro-
proprietors of the larger gambling es-
Adjustments. Yesterday meeting
was held at the City Hall between the
parties in interest, barring the public,
and the subject thoroughly discussed.
1t was found upon investigation that no
authority was vested in the council to
license gambling. This unexpected
fact seemed to make the conference
failure, but plan was suggested which
removed the difficulty. The gamblers
proposed to make the city donation
of so much month, which was finally
fixed at $3.50 a month for keno and $1OO
for faro houses. Two gambling house
proprietors promptly paid their rate
agreed upon, and it is understood that
all the principal houses will follow
their example. tits not publicly known
what equivalent the gamblers are to re-
ceive for their money; but it is be-
lieved that the police will be instructed
to raid all the houses that refuse to
cash up, and especially the low dens on
the levee. This settlement with the
gamblers is Of doubtful expediency,
and is certainly indeffensible on the
score Of morality. The result of the
experiment will be watched with inte-
rest. If it closes the numberless little
gambling dives throughout the city,
where hundreds of bows, as we'll as men,
are nightly debauched, it will be fruit
full of some good. 1t is understood that
boys are not to be allowed to play at
the houses that "dOnate" to to the city,
and which, in consequence, will be UNI
der police protection.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
SHERIFF's SALE,
DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ST, LANDRY.
No 1864.
ADRlEN IsELIN FOR USE OF, ETC, VS..
J. B. A. FONTENOT, EDWARD K.
ANDERSON EFT AIS.
SHERIFF,S SALE,

Twelve Months Bond issued out of the
honorable District Court in and for the
parish OF st. Landry, in the above entitled
at public sale to the highest bidder at the
Courthouse in the town Of Opelousas, parish OF
st. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 4th day of
Sane, isSi, 1t II o'clock A. NJ, the following
!. certain tract OF land improved as cotton
plantation with all the buildings and Improve
ments thereon, situated in the parish of st.
hundred and ninety three acres, bounded on
the north by land belonging to the estate of
Damonville Delean, deceased, east by land
Hoyt, south by land formerly belonging to Mrs.
s. NJ. Billiard now to Thos. J.. Clark and west
by land OF Jean Bite. Roy, deceased
!, 2: a tract OF two arpents OF wood land,
Lamorandier now to - west by Little Bayou
and east by land formerly belonging to WIN.
Knox now to the heirs and widow of said
Knox.
8. A tract of land situated near Washington
in the parish Of st. Landry and fronting on the
road leading from Opelousas to Washington,
the Bayou Carron or Teche, containing sixty
two and 85l1O0 arpents, bounded ON one side by
land Of Mrs. Vanhille and on the other side by
land of Francois Louis Pitre and designated as
lots number and on plat filed with the
sale Of the said land from Mrs. Rice Garland to
Mrs. Michel Prud'homme by act before Yves
D'avy, Recorder, dated April 4th, 1853, saving
and excepting that portion Of said land sold to
Benjamin Woodwork by said Jean Bite. Fon-
tenot on the 21st of May, 1877, by act before
A. P. Williams, notary public, described as
follows: A certain tract of land together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon,
containing thirty-fve arpents, situated about
one mile south of the town OF Washington,
land of purchaser, east by vendor and west by
said road
4. A Judgment of the District Court of St.
Landry, No. 12849 of files of said Court, entitled
Ann E. Offutt, widow, VS.. Henry L. Garland
for the sum Of two hundred and forty dollars
with five per cent interest from 18th August,
$780, MAJ. .a.u.
Terms-Cash.
G. G. DUSON,
Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

CONFIDENCE OE THE FRENCH IN THE
FINANCIAL HONOR. OF THEIR COUNTRY.
The perfect confidence of the French
peasantry in the financial honor and
stability of the republic is shown by the
extent to which they appear as subscri-
bers to the government obligations. In
1870 there were 4,38O.933 holders of
rentes among the French people. The
number increases with every fresh is
sue, and will soon be nearly equal to
the number Of owners of the soil, which
is now divided among 100000 free
holders. At the same time the number
and amount of savings banks deposits
in France is annually increasing. 10
1872 there were fifty-six depositors in
savings banks to every 1000 inhabitants
and the average deposit was 141f per
capita of the population. In 1877 the
number of depositors had risen to 70
per thousand, and the average deposit
to 23af per capita.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

Internal Revenue Collector Marks is
on the war-path, and is after those mer-
chants and others in the country par
ishes who send drafts to this city
without the two-cent internal revenue
stamp attached.
The collector is daily in receipt of
drafts in payment of the special tax
Of dealers in liquor and tobacco, and
on large majority of those which
reach him there are no stamps. The
absence is no doubt attributed to care
lessness or ignorance, but the law makes
the H issuing Of ID draft s Without the stamp
clares that he intends hereafter to
strictly enforce the law.-[N. o. Demo-
crat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

The most beautiful sentiment in any
play is this, from Sergeant Talford's
Ion" The young scion of the fated
house of Argos, when about to yield up
his life sacrifice to fate, at the altar,
is asked by the Clemanthe, "Shall we
meet again ~ and responds have
asked that dreadful question of the
hills that look eternal-of the clear
streams that flow forever-of the stars
among whose fields of azure my raised
spirits have walked in glory. All are
dunn dumb; BIT las as | gaze upon thy living
that can not wholly perish. We shall
meet again, Clemanthe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
DUBLIC SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARIsH OF ST LANDRY
No. 1921,
ESTATE OF LOUISE FR1ror nrcpAsr7

ALL hAAO1, OECEAcED.
81, ~ virtue Of an order of the honorable Dis
Iii ~, Sourt OF the parish of st. Landry. there
h;da 10 salu at public auction to the highest
nr aa 9y tne sheriff Of the parish of St, Landry
i En any o9ly qualified auctioneer on the prem
mar;sp ~ 80 u y. in the town of Opeiousas
I Raris no OF st; Landry on TUESDAY MAY slst,
100; iooi' tne following described property. belong
tO-Wlt:. o HAno'' oooo1so"'
j., = certain portion or lot of ground contain
ing aDont SIX superficial arpents more or less,
s sha IN the town Of Opelousas, La, with
t Sne nulidlngs and improvements thereon,
01uaaeo north by lots belonging to Mrs Honore
Tavier, south by property Of Gllstave Cahanin.
199e e, west by COulee lesson and east by
Clement Holller and others, being same prop
, ny ACT Of abandonment, passed the oath OF Nav
i ts4a, DeIore Pierre Labyche, notary public, and
peihg original number 1893 Of his acts. :
=. Two Dedsteads three feather beds, three
maCCrasses, one COW, one calf, one lot of silver
ware, one horse cart -
ana tne immovables One-ffth cash, two-fifths
payaoie IN one year, and twO-f1fths payable in
Two years from day of sale; mortgage and
vendors privilege reserved on the same until
payment OF these installments
LUDGER LEMELLE,
Aprn oo-ot Administrator
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH oFsT. LANDRY,
No. l3O57.
vALERIEN LANGLOIs VS.. VIM. C.
JOHNSON

BY virtue of an order Of seizure and sale, issued
out of the honorable District Court, in and for
the parish Of st. Landry, in the above entitled
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse Of said parish, In the town of Ope-
lousas, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of
June, 1881, at IL O'Clock A. M, the following
described property, to-wit:
A portion of a certain plantation situated on
the east side Of Bayou Teehe, parish Of st. Ian
land together with all the building and I'M
provements Thereon having six arpents front
by eighteen in depth, more or less bounded
stelIy ~ south BY onesime Carriere, Jr, and
west by Bayou Teche, being the same property
acquired by Valerien Langlois from his mother
Louisa Roy wife OF Onezime Carriere, Jr., Nov.
2Sth, 1875 and recorded in Alienation Book
No. Q, pages 34s and 3A, recorders office.
Terms-CaSh. .4
c. c. DUsON,
Sheriff of the Parish OF st. Landry.
Nav IA
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

GOLD, Com, BULLION AND SILVER IN
THE UNITED STATES TREAsURY.-There
is now amassed in the walls Of the
treasury department at Washington a
larger amount of gold than was ever
known to be in one place in the history
of modern times, at least, and probably
more than could be authenticated as
existing in q single treasury at any
time before in the world. There is now
about $173, 100000 of gold, coin and
bullion, exclusive of some $50, 100000 of
silver, while the Bank of England has
only about $75, ZOO, 600 in gold.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

The Yazoo Miss, Herald puts forth
the following truthful sentences: EN-
ergy, vim and liberality in trade, and a
free use in printers ink will build up
any mercantile establishment, and
make towns and cities prosperous.
Close-fstedness won't do in this day
and time. Old fogies and skinfints
must take back seats"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

The communication signed "voters,"
calling upon a certain gentleman to be-
come a candidate for sheriff, is respect
fully declined for the reason that the
advertising fee did not accompany it.
We publish all calls upon citizens to
become candidates at the regular rates.
Ns Pascagoula Dem0crat-Star.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

The Irishman had correct apprecia-
ton Of the fitness of things who, being
asked by the Judge, when he applied
for license to sell whisky, if he was Of
good moral character, replied Faith,
good moral character to sell whisky"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

"a New Orleans special of the 9Th to
the Louisville Courier-Journal says:
ssWork will commence Immediately on
Jay Gould's new line from Alexandria,
Louisiana north to Monroe, and thence
to Pine Bluff and Little Rock. The
name Of the Road is the New Orleans,
Pacific and Little Rock railway. The
road will drain the valleys of the Qua
chita and Saline rivers.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

The Tennessee legislature has lady
engrossing clerk, and the susceptible
baidheads OF the assembly swear she is
just the most engrossing of clerks in the
nuSlness.-tSouthern Watchman.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
GHRRIFF,s SALE.
DfsTRICTcoURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 12949.
VINCENT BoAGNI, TEST. Ex., vs. THOMAS
8. BAILEY EFT AIS.

BY virtue Of writ of fleri facias, issued
out of the honorable District Court, in and
for the Parish of st. Landry, in the above en-
sell at public sale, to the highest bidder, at
the Court House of said parish, in the town Of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 18th day of
June, 1881, at II o'clock A. NJ, the following
described property, to-wft: -.
A certain lot of ground situated in the town
OF Opelousas, with all the buildings and i'm
proponents thereon known as Hayes Hotel,
The property Of Vendor, east by property occ3
pied by b. A. Martel as law office and west by
property of Lastie Dupre being the same prop
erty purchased at the successional sale of
James g. Hayes, deceased, as appears by order
OF said Judgment.
Terms-Cash.
c. c. DUsoN,
Sheriff Of the Parish Of st. Landry.
Nov l.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
,~> = aCIAL ADvERTHsEmENTs.
SHERIFF's SALE.
MI COURT, PARISH ST. LANDRY
No. 123ss.
- 1Ae L. q JAMES NJ. WILLIAMS. TEST

ont Of f tbe Of writ Of fieri faca, issued
for the Parish the District Court in and
courtbosnasee to the highest bidder 70 at the
lonsas, sAr 81 SAD parish, in the town Of ope,
1881, at Ii o,ciocIo I the 18th day of June,
property. to-wif a. NJ the following described
left ba aGI Of Of land having six arpents front
ded on one SIDE by asas By forty deep. boun
o9seph Melancon now to- Mrsy 9 G1ong n 10
of Barre e n oy lands formerly belonging to estate
Terms-Cash. Leoiahc'
sbor;r c. C. DUsON,
may e aiisn vi 81. Landry.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

1t is amusing to see women, who
have been in the habit of backbiting
each other, meet and kiss as if they
were the dearest of friends.-TP ointe
Coupee Banner.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

Reminiscent: Jones says that the
clouds of his early childhood were no
bigger than a woman's hand, but a
squall always followed them.-[Ex.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

ESTATE OF JAMES K. FOSTER.
Whereas, Leopold GOdchanx of the parish of
st. Landry, administrator of the estate of
James R. Foster, deceased having filed a
tableau of classification of debts and distri-
button OF funds and final account OF admins
petition praying for the homologation OF the
same.
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court, bearing date
April Goth, 1881.
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
opelousas. within the time required by law, why
the said tableau should not be hOmologation and
confirmed. JAMES o. CHACHERE, Clerk.
April 23-kb
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
ADVERTISEMENT.

By virtue of writ of tieri facias issued out
of the honorable the District Court in and for
the parish of St. Landry in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed, will proceed to sell
at public sale to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town of Ope-
lousas, SATURDAY, the 18th day of June, 1881,
at II O'Clock A. NJ, the following described
property to-wit:
tract Of land with the buildings and i'm
movements thereon, situated OH the Bayou
Teche or Marie Croquant in the Parish of st.
Landry, bounded tO-wit: above by lands for
merly belonging to Martin Donate, now to Mrs.
Dubreuil olivier, below by Marian Kaufman,
now Lehman, Abraham e. Co., east by Bayou
Teche, and west by -, containing five hum
bred and fifty arpents more or less, with all the
stock, aratory implements, carts, etc, thereon.
Terms-Cash. G. G. DUSON,
May IA Sheriff OF the Parish of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
NOTICE.
WNalZR6

TEN cords Of ash wood. Apply at this Office
apl %
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28
no! FOR A DIP IN THE GULF,

On Monday, June 9Th, an excursion train
will leave Vermilion Immediately on arrival of
the morning train from Washington, arriving
in Galveston at 7:45 p. NJ. Returning the train
will leave Galveston at A. NJ, Wednesday,
June 9Th, and arrive in Vernlilion at P. M.
Through by Daylight both ways.
None should miss this opportunity of spend
ing day in the Metropolis of Texas, and
seeing the milling industries of Lake Charles
and Orange, the long leafed pine country
and the city of Houston en- route. In order
to prevent crOwding the number of tickets
will be limited, and those intending to 70
should secure their places between June ist
and June 5th, by writing to W. E. Jessup,
Agent L. W. R. R., Vermilion. No tickets will
be sold on the day of the excursion. Fare for
the
ROUND TRIP, ONLY 1928.
J. C. ZIdMER,
May 21-3t Gent Pass. Agent.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-28

~ Q. z. DUSUN,
Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry
April 0
The daily gazette., 1881-04-13

THE resume of Mahoneism printed
in another column makes remarkably
interesting reading at this time. II Q
journal from which these suggestive
extracts have been taken is, and has
been for years past, the personal and
official organ of Malone, and nothing
appears In It's editorial columns not in
strict accord with the Readjuster
chiefs settfei views. Further, the
Wbie has not, up to the present hour,
repudiated its recent uiterances OF
shown any sign of q change of con-
viction. In the light of these facts,
the nature of the Cameron German,
Malone alliance stands out in all its
shameful deformity as the monumen-
tatpolitical crime of the age. Mahone's
own deliberate public acts convict him
of having made, for a consideration,
an alliance which, few months ago,
and when appealing for popular sup
port, he could not find words of suf-
ficient force to denounce; and the
men who, in the name of the Republi-
can party, have signed this blighting
compact, have dealt that party and its
cause the severest blow it has ever
received during its life, extending
through stormy period of a quarter
of century.-1etsgrsph.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-13

REPUBLICAN, "BossEs" TO Go UNDER.
The Philadeldhia Telegraph appears
to see the handwriting onahe wall, and
thus predicts the fate that awaits the
BOSSES" Of its party. The. .out-lo for
1t Is certainly anything but encouraging.
"Trenten follows Phila1elphia, Pitts.
burg and the Western cities In giving q
surprise party to he local alleged Re.
publican managers. Hancock and Lud-
low had less than two hundrsa majority
In the New jersey capital, while the
Dem, or tito Mayor-elect had eight hun.
dred majority. And to-day Jersey City
Hoboken and other towns will doubles,
repeat the lesson. which Is that the Re.
publican voter has determined upon q
new departure, ( and that the "Bosses'
must go. Hereafter, especially In mu.
nlcipal politics, honesty and d ness 10 tc
be the test for candidates, and not loud
mouthed and meaningless professions o.
party loyalty, which, being interpreted
mean devotion TO the "machine and Ia
methods"
The daily gazette., 1881-04-13
MONDAY. APRIL rs. 1854.
ANXIOUS FOR MORE v1oT1Ms.-The

ANXIOUS FOR MORE VIcTIMs.-The
Radical Press of Delaware is now
anxious for victims. 1t longs to get
Delaware Democrat within the
clutches of the Federal Government.
1t would be worth more politically to
the Republican party, according to its
prints, to effect the imprisonment of a
Democrat for an offense against the
Federal election laws, than the build
ing of a railroad from one end of the
State to the other. What cares the
Republican press for the people? Its
great object is 10 secure offices and
high pay for party hacks. No one
who listened to the evidence yes
terday, and heard how trifling the
offenses were could fail to be con-
vinced that the basis on which the
charges rested were trivial and worth
loss. The indictments were on eS pGrte
testimony, and secured for purpose.
The Grand Jury was not permitted to
hear evidence for the defense, other
wise there would probably have been
no trial at all of WeIdenman who was
acquitted yesterday of the charge of
assault on Deputy Marshal Wingate
after the jury had been out about ten
minutes. Another case of the same
character was put on trial, in which
Mr.. Cavanaugh is charged with as
saulting Deputy Marshal Wingate.
The District Attorney had hard work
before him as the Court seemed to
think but he is an old lawyer and
knows what is right. He seemed to
hesitate about allowing the evidence
of man of "Blubber Davis's" char
acter to be taken for more than it was
worth. He, therefore, hesitated to
tell "Blubber" not to answer the
truth when asked by the prosecution
Show often he had been convicted of lar
ceny," and stood upon the pillory and
was lashed at New Castle or, whether
he had not been convicted and impri
sosed at Media, Delaware county, Pa,
for housebreaking. These were hard
questions for man to answer before
ajury, and "Blubber'' did not answer.
The Court came promptly to his re-
lief. He had been used as one of the
Deputy U. s. Marshals here at the
election in November and was now
rendering his party what aid he could
for the honor it had bestowed and of
course was entitled to tho protection
that any other convict might have re-
ceiyed. The "Blubber" by the laws
of this State was excluded from
voting but be was of such stuff as
could be hired by great government
TO lntimidate Delaware Democrats
from voting, and no doubt was anx.
ious TO get an opportunity to take
vengeance for having himself been SO
onen put in the pillory and on the post
bs Delaware jurymen.