St. Landry democrat., 1882-06-24

set of doctors in existence, so that all
their acts are invariably actuated by
spirit of jealousy and rivalry. The
consequence is that the public in gene
raj suffer. An instance OF such jealousy
was manifested some time ago, when
the Board of Health succeeded in lnf1u-
encing the city council into passing an
ordinance establishing city smallpox
hospital in spite of the fact that there
is already. an exclusive small pox hos
pital established by legislative act.
That hospital is the well known Lutz-
enberg or Hayes Hospital owned by
DR.. J. J. Hayes, an eminent physician
and surgeon of this city who has long
been recognized as a standard authorl-
ty on smallpox. The Board Of Health
proposed to erect small shantles. Tor
small pOX patients at a cost OF ABOUT
five thousant dollars a year. and tur-
ther proposed to burn down those shan
ties after the disappearance OF small
poX i'll the city. Five thousand dollars
year would amount to quite a small
sum in the course Of a few years. DR..
Jones, the great book report aud sta
tistic writer, first originated this idea,
which is but a sample OF its many
vague and indescribable notions which
he is endeavoring to palm OFT on an
over-credulous people.
The law abiding people Of this city
ought to congratulate themselves on
| the suppression OF the hOodlum ele-
ment in their midst. The sound OF this
festive creature is no longer heard IN
the neighborhood of Magazine Market
and in the back streets, where once
| their melOdious voices resOunded. The
dog days are now upon us. however,
and it is doubtful if the irrepressible
hoodlum can be kept within the bounds
of law much longer.
1t may not be generally known out
side of a few members of the dental
profession that the Louisiana Dental
| Society,n and the Chronological So
ciety" are frauds and humburgs, news
paper putfs and headlines to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Most OF the
members of these two organizations are
composed of dentists who were ap-
pointed as committee by the original
Louisiana State Dental Society for the
purpose of taking measures for the in
corporation of the Society, but instead
Of Incorporating the society as they
were appointed to do, the said com
mittee formed ring adding to their
numbers dentists not members OF the
Society, and Incorporated themselves
by notarial under the name of ''Louisi-
ana State Dental Society" All but one
member of this so-called Louisiana
State Dental Society" were officers OF
pseudo body. So much for the So
ciety friend.
Paul Tulane a retired merchant of
this city and now q resident Of Prince
ton, New Jersey, has donated for edu-
catiOnal purposes in Louisiana, proper
ty Welding an annual income of over
thirty thousand dollars. The property
composes some thirty store buildings on
the principal streets OF this city. 1t
old Burnside had done likewise they
no doubt would have had Il monument
erected to his memory and his name
endeared in the hearts Of his country
men.
The election Of the Hon. John Fitz-
patrick the leader Of the hoodlum ele-
ment in politics and an eX Republican,
to the Presidency of the Democratic
State Central Committee, must be Bit
ter pill for the aristocracy of the Dem
ocratic party to swallow. The Duden-
heifer, Mahoney, Mealy, and other true
and loyal boys are running the State
Committee this time, gentlemen. Tom
Duffy Of the fourth ward is in too, and
he is a big fish in the Democratic pond
although he does drink with the "coons.' j
Like the city members Of the legisla-
ture, the city members of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee will get
the bulge on the hoosier delegate who
will get left.
Judge Lazarus has so far modified his
future cotton decision on future gam
Cling as to declare that when this spe-
cies of gambling is carried on accord
ing to the rules of the Cotton Exchange
it becomes a valid and binding con-
tract. The question is, since when has
the Cotton Exchange the power to le-
galize gambling? Is it since Lazarus is
on the bench Y
In divorce case pending in the Dis
trict Court the Judge ruled that it was
not good ground for separation
from bed and board to. al
lege that defendant is an habitual
drunkard, when in truth defend
ant was an habitual drunkard
before and at the time of marriage, a
fact which plaintiff was fully cognizant
Of. Defendant might plead that de-
fendant was aware OF that fact before
marriage. EPSILON MI.
This purports to be literal trans.
lation from the German 'Pretty wife
kim said Herr X. to his young neigh: