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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

SEC. %. That the Governor OF the State, i'm
meiliately after the PRONUNCIATION of this act,
shall designate for each parish an attorney
ataw, whose duty it shall be to aid the tax
collector or collectors i'll the parish for which
he is appointed, in the collection of the licenses
provided for by this act, and upon all licenses
and penalties collected through the agency of
said attorney, the delinquent owing the license
shall pay q commission to him OF ten per cent
um calculating same upon the aggregate
amount Of licenses and penalties so collected.
The said attorney shall receive no other con-
pensation. The attorneys so appointed shall
serve only during good behavior, and shall be
liable to he sumnarily removed by the Cover
nor for good and sufficient cause. On the first
day of April of each year the tax collector shall
deliver to the attorneys herein provided for
complete list of all the delinquent license pay
ers together with their location and business,
and the attorneys shall Immediately proceed to
collect the same in accordance with this act.
Each ana every peddler or hawker shall pay
an annual license graded us follows:
When travelling Oh foot five dollars. When
travelling OH horseback ten dollars When
travelling in One-hOrsc vehicle fifteen dollars.
When travelling i'll two horse vehicle, twenty
five dollars.
When travelling on boat, barge or other water
craft. one hundred dollars.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
Report of the Grand Jury On the Par
ish Jail.
To the Honorable the Police Jury of the paris

oAASS
OF ST. Landry.
In the opinion of the Grand Jury the time
has come when the parish OF st. Landry should
erect a new Jail. The present Jail was built
about IS or 40 years ago, since that time, our
population has more than doubled, and though
at the time of its erection amply sufficient for
the needs and wants OF the parish is now totally
Inadequate. 1t is moreover so dllapidated that
il cannot be repaired or kept in proper sanitary
condition for the detention OF prisoners with
ali the care that can he exercised by the jalor
"r sheriff The Grand Jurors would further
call attention to the fact that the erection OF a
new Federal Court III Louisiana holding SEES
sons at Opelousas viii necessarily greatly ~
the next twelve months, as prisoners are liable
to be confined therein under process OF the
United States Courts from any VI the PARISHES
COMPRISING the Western District OF Louisiana.
In addition TO these reasons the Grand Jurors
would call attention to this fact that since 1868
every grand inquest OF this Court has coil-
deu,ned said jail, and though ten or fifteen
Thousand dollars have been spent i'll repairs on
said jail in paying for extra guards and for
ironing and niIOning prisoners, &c SUN the
Jail is unit for the use oi any Gsla a attantnp
to the fact that owing to the crowded condition
of the Insane Asylum OF the state, MANY per-
SONS bereft Of reason ana whose running at
large would be dangerous to the community,
have to be consigned to said Jail and Kept there
in for months and sometimes for years: That
no suitable accommodations can be hau III SAID
Jail for these unfortunates. and that their I'M,
fortunate condition while therein confined
should appeal to the humanity Of all and e.
pecially to you who alone have the power to
come to their relief. That owing to the in
creased revenues OF the parish derived from
taxation the railroads recently constructed and
now in process of construction i'll our parish
our financial condition is such that the erection
of a proper Jail would not seriously effect the
parish treasury. Wherefore the Grand Jurors
request your earnest and careful CONSIDERATION
of this suggestion and request you during the
coming year to make provisions for the cree
ton a new Jail.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. T. MOORE,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
F. FERREOL PERRODIN,
District Attorney 18th Judicial District.
Filed Dec. 10th, 1881 f. s. TAYLOR,
by. Clerk.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry.5
Benjamin F; Meginley, deputy clerk 90. OF tn the
18th Judicial District Court, i'll and Tor the
parish of st. Landry, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is "a true and correct
copy from the original OH file and OF record i'll
my office. 49,.
Witness my hand and seal of office at Ope-
lousas, this 18th day OF December A. d., 1881.
B. F.. MCKINLEY, by. Clerk.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
General Report of the Grand Jury.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,


STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF 81. Lahury A.. +ho,i+r of rho
In the name anu py t n,,'d Turns Of the
State OF oulsahs' tnG uililu 'uina1 y, 49,, ro
State OF Louisiana, duly lmpanhe.e4t; sM Mod
anu chaISeu ~ ~ dor hoo leave To snhmit
o %, Tue Rarrsrl -. ,,anaai repoTt Isl Whereas
notnn mas pee4 t tia 1 u. Gpnd .Inrv which
general report o1 t r,a ass entcmher 10Th 1881
was returneu I ,o a q" NO hettcr than to
whereas sa Of f' sa;d renort relating to
auop. t i,..,,, pi" ~, .r -, '
public Improvements:
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
ia t,,,+ho, recommend that
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

Cant. Martin Vanburen Bates Of Ohio,
IA seven feet eleven and one-half in
ches high, and weighs 47s pounds; his
wife is seven feet eleven inches high,
and weighs 413 pounds. Their bed
room, bed, doorway, ETC., are all large
in proportion; their carriage or wagon,
drawn by six horses, monopolizes an
ordinary road. and when they take a
drive ordinary people have to clear
the track There are giants OH the
earth in these days.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
NOTICE..

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS La.
November 2sth, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following 7 Y,
TO make final proof in support of his claim, ana
that said proof will be made before the Jha .sn
or Clerk of Court at Opelousas La, ON tns an
of January 1882, viz: Henry RIDER =, I ! .
stead No 6226, for the N Ell section 4 i 81, =
", Louisiana Meridian, and names the ., 1ol,
lowing as his witnesses, viz: v: v. vs a "
Jervie Fontenot, d. Deplechain,. ST., anu ~
Deplechain, Jr, of st. Landry parish Il;
Dec, 17-5t 1eSA's''
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
THE LICENSE LAW.

The following sections from the license law
passed at the late extra session OF ulc leSisll-
ture, are published for public infornntion
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

Dec. 17-5t
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

OpELoUsAs, La, Jan. 10th, 1882.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Present: Messrs. Albert Guidry, Presl-
dent: D. Meche T. A. Hicks, L. Dubuisson,
sam. Haas, L. Young, T. C. Chachere, A. Per
rodin B. E. Clark.
The reading of the minutes OF the last meet
ing were dispensensed with.
AN ORDINANCE.
To assess and levy the amount OF taxes to be
collected for the services and expenses OF the
current year, and to make appropriations for
that purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, it was ordained
That the sum of 1888 $50 OO) Thirthy-thre thous-
and, nine -hnndred and fifty dollars be and the
same is hereby assessed and levied as the
amount of taxes to be collected for the services
the said sum be appropriated as follows:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
NOTICE..

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
November 2sth, 1881. }
Notice is hereby given that the folloWiin as
named settler has filed notice OF his lntehtioii
to make final proof in support OF MS ciaiil,
that said proof will be made before the :Inase
or Clerk Of Court at Opelousas, LID, on the ath
of January. 1884, Ernestage Gullory, m nony "
tead No 5s43, for the WI OF section 81 W
Louisiana Meridian, and names the 1oIioMln5
as his witnesses: v. v. Veillon, Jerv1e tohtGn'
OF, D. Deplechain, ST.. aud d. Depleehah' 'i'-
u ''' A''@-i>.' f''.- GEO. BALDEI.
poe ri Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

The ASSESSMENT QUEsTIoN.-In New
Orleans the assessment question was
discussed in an unofficial way yester-
day by Mayor Shakespeare and several
of the Council members. The Mayor
stated that there was great deal of
property in the city which was assessed
at a figure 15 or 90 per cent. less than
it should be, and if the proper assess
ments were made on all the property in
the city the taxes would be less 1t APP
pears from what the Times Democrat
reporter learned that all property valued
at $4,000 or $1,000 is fully assessed. and.
that the poorer class of people are the
sufferers in consequence. A great deal
of property which the owners refuse to
sell at lower figure than $4,000 or
10000, has assessments on it amount
ing to from $4,000 to $4,000. -[Times-
Democrat.
In the country, or at least in this
parish, very few taxpayers own more
than $4,000 or $4,000 worth of property,
and most OF them a great deal less !.
therefore the under assessment of large
property owners prevails to a greater
extent in the city than in the country,
because more Of that class are there.
The outcTy against the country, on ac-
CONT Of. low assessments, in proportion
to tile city, is therefore mistake.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

When Fred Douglass first met Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, to talk over a
plan for lettering the condition OF the
colored people, she proposed a college
to begin with, but he convinced her
that shops to teach them how to earn
their living would be of greater prac-
teal value. If this State instead Of
making appropriations for Mrs. Stoves
plan, would adopt Fred Douglas plan,
the results would be better. We noticed
recently in a city paper, that a young
colored man, an applicant for the tea
chership of a public school, who had
attended two universities, could not
answer three simple questions in geo.
graphy, and stated that no such ques-
tions were asked at the universities.
Many enter colleges and universities
who are shamefully ignorant OF the
elementary branches of a common
school education they pretend to study
greek, latin, the higher mathematics,
ETC., when they can neither spell nor
write ordinary English correctly. They
begin at the top and never come down,
but float there like other trash. The
university system at the public expense,
ought to be abolished. Does the State
support university for femalesg And
yet beinglthe weaker, they need assis-
lance more than the males. If boy
has much in him, and thirsts after
knowledge, he will find way to go to
college, with a good solid English
education to back him. When the
State furnishes good common school
education, it has done its entire duty.
The State has no right to give to one
or few what it cannot give to all; and
if it could give collegiate education
to all, the country would be ruined
for everybody would have collegiate
education, and would be doctors, law
yers, preachers, editors, politicians and
loafers; there would be no body to
work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

The Methodist Church at Eagle
Bridge, N. Y, is divided on the ques-
ton OF accepting as a gift the money
raised by ball. The pastor has de-
clined the donation, but some OF the
members argue that, as the church did
not promote or countenance the ball,
there would be no improperly in TAX
ing the proceeds.-[New York Sun.
Some churches have rules and regula-
tions more stringent than the bible re-
quires; yet they VIGOROUSLY retain
members who violate them, because
they are rich and contribute to keep up
the clurch-inrp plain English, their
membership g, bought. "The wages
of sin is death" The church says
balls and dancing lead to hell, yet the
money raised at a ball is acceptable to
it. There may be no sin in balls; but
preaching that there is, and at the same
time accepting the wages of sin earned
at balls, is very inconsistent and is
enough to bring damnation on the
churches that do it. Mammon is the
god OF such churches.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

The Louisiana Capitolian published
AT Baton Rouge, is now the official jour
nal of the State of Louisiana, elected
at a recent session of the printing
hoard
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
VIEWS DEPOT.

NEW ORLEANS DAILIEs, ILLUSTRATED
IN Literary, Police, and Fashionable Weekliess
Monthly Literary and Fashionable Magazines.
Seaside aud other Library publications. A full
line of pens, inks and stationery. Agent for
all newspapers and other publications in the
United States. At the Postotfice, Opelousas.
Oct. 22-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
Dscesiis1s for Sale.

GOOD DWELLING CONTAINING SIX
IA rooms and kitchen, situated ut the corner
of Court and Cherry streets, Opelousas, are for
sale For particulars apply at this office, or to-
Sent. ron. I. S. RICHARD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
GENERAL LEGISLATION.

fFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIDUNE.l
ALBANY, March 7.-Assemblyman Roosevelt
had the bill increasing the salaries OF policemen and fire.
men in New-York to ~ 200 yearly rcoommitted to the
Committee Cities to-day. He states that he read the
editorial I'm THE TRIBUNE calling attention to the hasty
action OF the Committee Cities IN approving such an
important bill without warning the authorities Of New
York and then Determined to give those authorities a
chance to he heard lie has secured hearing for the
city officials and such citizens Of New-York as
may choose TO come before the committee Wednes-
day, Merch 10, at y. The b If it should become a
law would Increase the expenses of NewYork $4,000
yearly hearing will be given Commissioner
ThompsOus 81 100000 Aqueduct hill and The Aque-
duct bill OF the Council OF Political Reform the
day Persons who may desire to advocate the abolition
of te present turbulent Board of Park Commissioners
and The substitution OF Commissioner will be heard
Oh Thursday March Is. at $3.50 p. m.
The Assembly Committee on Cttes Is reporting bills
with reckless speed. To-day f reported favorably As
ties of New-York BrooRyn and Buffalo not to pay la
borers employed by them less than y. Every year s
communlstc measure Is brought here but not until this
year has Committee Cities had the audacity to re-
port fiyOribly upon it.
The Assembly debated for two hours this morning Mr..
Catlins bill for the protection OF poor people wBo buy
furniture or sewing machines the "nsalment plan"
The bill provides If they fail make all The payments at
them by the seller Of the article before he She shall
claim IT, Nearly all the members from New-Y York had
word say about the bill, All In favor or II
crpt Mr. Brecn He convinced thai II II became a
law would inure poor furniture dealers The other
members described the sucTngs Of the poor who after
making many payments articles had them seized by
dealers and lost their instruments. The bill was ordered
to q third reading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
ELECTIONS N NEW-YORK ST4TE.

ROCHESTER,, March loving to the inclem-
ency of the weather the vote at the municipal election
which was held here to-day, very light, the princi
paI contest being between the candidates for Mayor.
Cornelius T.. Parsons the Republican candidate was
elected Mayor for the fourth time, which is un-
paralleled in the history Of the city Until saturday
last apparent that John A. Martin, the Demo
cratic candidate, was ahead I'm the canvass, but the
action Mayor Parsons IN the consummaton Of an ad
justment between Cunningham Co. and the striking
oge-makcrs, numbering fully 400 men and control
ling 5000 votes largely contributed to his success The
Common Council win remain Democratic while the Board
OF Education and the Board of Supervisors will be Re
publican. The elections passed OF quietly
AUBURN March 7.--The charter election resulted In
the choice of the entire Republican ticket The Repub
cans also carry the Common Council and the Board Of
supervisors.
OswEGo March 7.-At the charter election to-day
Clark Morrison Dem) was elected Mayor by about 40
majority The Democrats elected five Of the eight Alder
men. The Council will have Democcatic majority
of one Alderman
ELuRA, March AT the charter election to-day, Da
vid b. Hill Dcm.) elected Mayor, over Alexander
Dven GepD the present Mayor. by $50 majority. The
Republicans elected four out OF Aldermen, giving
them eight out of fourteen in the Common Council.
CoHORs, March THE Republicans to-day elected
Alfred Leroy Mayor and two Justices, Assessor, three
Aldermen and four School Commissioners. The Demo
Gratis elected two Aldermen and two School Commits
sOncrs The Republicans elected four or the five super
visOrs.
TROY March 7.-Eectons for town officers held
I'm the sixteen Of Rensselaer, County to-day The
Republicans carried seven towns aud the Democrats
nine The board will stand, including supervisors
already elected in Troy seventeen Democrats to twelve
Republicans.
NEwBURG March Peter Ward Dem) was elected
to-day Mayor of this city by 925 majority, succeeding
Cassidy Dem) The Republicans elected the Recorder
and Treasurer The Common Council stands the same
us last year-vc Democrats to three RepublicanS-and
the Democrats control the Board OF Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
THE SUSPENDED BLINKING FIRM

BosTON, March 7.-At a meeting of the cred
itors OF Charles A. sweet Co., the suspended banking
firm held here to-day, the following statement wa5
made The liabilities Of all sorts amount to S2,s76,l1l,
and the assets estimating Massachusetts, Central bonds
at 30 cents on the dollar, 10 S27750J7 In addition to
this is Mr. Sweets private capital Of S47O0O,w which Is
liable for debts Of the Grm making the total assets
S3222 O57 leaving surplus OF S34j, ,0l6. No detailed
fat OF ere ors or assets was furnished to the press
committee was AZ pointed to arrange for settl!ng the
firms affairs. which viii report on Thursday There
seems NJ doubt OF the payment Of the firms Liabilities In
full and without great delay. The feeling among BANKERS
and brokers here to-day is more condent and no other
,ailurcs prob bic.
The creditors committee consists of James N Beals
President or the Second NaiiOna! Bank, cairman d. X.
Whitney President u n, Suffolk National Bauk and
Samuel AthcrtOn Director OF the NeW-Englan Bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsnINGToN, Tuesday, March 7, 1882.
General Grant is expected at the White House next
week az the guest Of the President
Associate-Justce Miller who was obliged TO leave the
Supreme Court room yesterday account OF sickness
has recovered from the attack and at the court to-
day.
Up to the close of business to-day United States bonds
had been redeemed at the Treasury as fOowsi Under
the 1o5m call $l0G57, 800; 1O6th call Sl7,s57, $50
107th call, Sl,042,l0
Special Agent Foster telegraphs from San Antonio,
Texas that he had succeeded in arresug the third and
Lost member Of the band that robbed the mail coach at
Cuero, Texas last month lie has also recovered the
money.
The President has approved the Immediate Deficiency
bill the act to establish post routes the act Il esab-
sh port OF delivery at Denver, Col, aud the net to
thorze the Secretary OF the Treasury TO furnish I'm
prcons Of the cards OF invitation to the Garfield mem
Orial service.
schaeer the new Austrian Minister, who, in presenting
his credentials delivered the letter Of recall Of his pre-
decessOr BaEon Mayr. Immediately after the presenla
o9 Of ib Baron Tnd fGst Of Hc S received NJ o
The percentages of in the receipts of post Of
fees at the following places for February, 1892
those for the month last year. have been reported
New-York 1Ilg Philadelphia. 20; Boston, l7l2 Bati-
more 32l9 ST. Louis, 10 Chicago, 70 Cincinnati, 10 ;
San Francisco, "a, NewOrleans, |i2.
MI scoville on being asked to-day If he had heard
from General Butler in relation to his taking part In the
Guieau case, replied: 81" have not. have had no ne
gotlations with General Butler and II any have been
had By anyone they have been through John W. Gu
teau. know nothing about IT,"
senor Martinez, the Chilian Minister, says that Lis
latest adyices from his Government dated January 2s
contain no reference TO the protocol alleged 10 have
been drawn up by Mr. Prescott and Mr. Balmaseda the
Cbiljan Minister Of Foreign Andirl. SenOr Martinez
saws that ho has doubt tnat the dispatches correctly
rrnreseut the present status Of TIE relations between
Peru and Bolivia.
The Navy Department IL In receipt Of n communca-
,,on from Rear Admiral Bach, commanding the Pacific
Station dated at Valparaiso, Chill January 2s In which
ne reports that the request Of Walker Blaine he has
ordered to be received board the flagship Pensacola
Of thirteen Japanese Sailors who shpwrecked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-08
MYSTERIOUS MURDER or a WOuAM

BOsTON. March Mrs. Harriet Bell, a
respectable taOress murdered on Kirkland ST. near
her home, this morning by unknown assassin. Mrs.
Bell left her home about o'clock TO do an errand at
ncighbOring store. Returning, she was followed by
man about fifty years Old about six feet tall, of medium
weight gray hair and gray beard. He wore long
blue overcoat WAS well dressed, and had apparently
been drinking though not to He overlook Mrs.
Bell in front OF her house. and followed her into the
entry Almost Immediately and while Mrs. Bell stood
at the foot of the stairway the stranger drew long
knife and plunged it into the neck Of the woman, who
stood still n moment with the blood pouring out In
great stream and then turned and found her way into
the back paror where she sank into chair screaming
" Am murdered !" Her little daughter hearing her
mothers scream down stairs, aud reached the back
parlor Just In time her mother fall from the chair
and sink upon the 1oor in pool Of blood. On her way
down stairs she the man going out OF the door HIS
back was turned toward her but she the side OF his
face and part of his moustachc He wore big black
moustacne, and a big man. The murder was re-
ported to Police Headquarters and the police were
directed to spare no effort 30 secure the arrest OF the
Mrs. Bcil did not live happily with her husband who
reported 10 have died In NeW,10f On
eSSuctcd o'S and this was believed to have been tho
work brother other relatives Of her husbant VINO
desired that she dhe m9herl should not ENJOY certain
property which the child was 70 have possession oi on
reaching womanhOod. The child was recovered Dy ner
mother Only after most active searoh ana
upon promise that she w0uld - not
claim any portion Of the chd's share According 10
VILLAS story one Fnrclough and her mother sometimes
quaIrrled and he used harsh language When In Bos-
ton he has been I'm the habit OF sleeping In tue
MINER mart of the house. Yesterday, villa says, her
mother washed and irOned some shirts and under
clothing for him. "a he said he was going TO New-Iork
and then to Great Falls I'm the evening lie leit the
house between ana o'clock IN the aI,en09n ana sue
supposcd he had gone TO New-IOfk The Qhcers
found that the valise in which Farclomgh had
packcI his undertaking and linen was still In the
house aud that his employers wero not aware OF MS
proposed VISIT to NcwYork. The description as gwen
by The little girl does not correspond however, MIN a M
of tbc man who committed the murder as gwen ny
Henry Baker Up to Late hour Fairclough had not
Contrary previous reports there are various crci9
stances ndicnt ing that the murderer was wei known 10
tbe dccrase woman, and that he was man with whom
she had Lately ceen seen on the street.
cting-Superintendcnt Thorne yesterday re-
ceiyed the following dispatch from Boston:
Wanted for murder, man about MY years Old SIX
feet Lvh rather SLIM with broad shoulders noustache
ny ycd witS gTay wears an oldfashioned high GROWN
troi,yy ' SAMUEL q. ADAMS.
superintendent Of Police.