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St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
Madison Election.
HOW THE McENERITEs IMPORTED VoT-
ERs-sTOCkING THE GAME.
THE MASS MEETING ON THE 18th.


The Madison Journal of Saturday
says of the primary election: Alta mass
meeting OF citizens called for the pur-
pose OF selecting delegates to the State
Convention to assemble at Baton Rouge
on the 18th of December next, the meet
ing was called to order by the chairman
Of the Parish Executive Committee,
and upon a motion to elect permanent
chairman it was proposed by the friends
of Ogden that test as to the right of
vote should be made by each voter as
he voted giving his name and place OF
residence in the parish. The reason for
this was that there were number OF
men present unknown to the Oldest and
best informed citizens of the parish, and
who were believed by them to have no
right to vote or participate in the pro-
ceedings of the meeting; but who were
believed to have been brought here by
the use of Howard's lottery money for
the purpose of packing and overrnnning
our mass meeting OF citizens. This
proposition to test the right to vote and
ascertain the identity of each man yot-
ing was at first agreed to by Mr.. Geo.
C. Waddell and Mr.. Geo. w. Montgom-
cry and some other prominent leaders
of the McEnery element; but others in
n n \
IerIered ana persuaaeg WltndraWai oI
the consenI OF the McEnery men, Cneh
Iney az reIuseu 20 agree 20 Inc PROPOSE
alon !, 10 :, TEST tne rlgnG OF eacn voter.
Inc McLnely men Lnen aetenptea 20
eject u clalInan WlIIiOut test, ana tiils
wa was !, resisted SIS Dy lne ugaen men: one OF
me McEnery men PuI tiie mot,on; not
W .ag Tue chaiiman OF the Exec
utlve Comhlttee was ~ Lne chalr, ana,
as - Well known, was tne proper ana
only one VINO naa Ine flgnt TO put the
NOTION =. ana anna great noise ana con-
fusion attempted 70 proceed IN TINS II
regular way 70 organize snd read reso-
intlons, etc. Wnlie this was beng done
me CHAIRMAN OF tne Executlve Commit.
zee renamed 10 tile CHAIR until the great
noise anu CONFUSION snoslded. Ii the
meantime some OF the McEnery men
declared the meeting adjourned and
WI WitndreW TO the other sue OF the street.
me CHAIRMAN stated me OBJECT OF the
meetlng, ana lnose VINO had not With
drawn =, pFoceedea 20 organize the meet
ing. Inc vote Tor permanent CHAIR
man man, was taken ap oy ballot, each voter
Maa a4 ~ anu noI hnuMn =, was lnGer-
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
The TricksIers at Work.

Editor De,Soto Democrat. have di-
rect information to the effect that the
wIre-pullers in the interest of McEnery,
the lottery and corruption are at work
in this parish. Their proposition and
purpose is to get mp rival delegation
and defeat the will of the people by re-
sorting to every means to carry the del
egates from this parish. see it recently
charged in your paper that they tried to
bride the press, and to my knowledge
money is being used in DeSoto parish
to secure the support of certain indiyid-
uals whom they suppose have personal
influence. Their object is to have two
mass meetings in this parish, and send
two sets of delegates to Baton Rouge,
with the hope Of dividing the delega-
ton. Our Central Committee have a
responsible duty to perform, and they
must see that the regular mass meeting
called by them is conducted fairly, and
then certify to their credentials. The
lottery is spending money with a liberal
hand, and they ale buying support even
in Desoto parish, where corrupt poll
tics has never before known. | urge
every hard listed farmer to attend the
meeting and send a delegation to Baton
Rouge that will oppose McEnery in
every particular. Don't be deceived,
but remember that the Bible says:
For a gift doth blind the eyes Of the
wise and pervert the words Of the
DESoTo.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice 10 Settlers.
Lands Granted by Act Of Congress
of March 3, 1871, to New Or
leans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg Railroad Company, KNOWN
as Backbone Road

This grant having been assigned to
the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany, and the title to the lands so grant
ed having been duly vested in the New
Orleans Pacific Railway Company, by
proper action of the authorities of the
United States
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
state Politics.

Both the McEnery and Ogden factions
have elected delegates to the State con-
vention from Madison parish.
Ouachita parish, McEnery's home, is
for him ofcourse.
st. Tammany has elected three dele
gates for McEnery.
East Feliciana has elected her nine
delegates all for Nichols.
The Natchitoches Review says: There
is little doubt that large portion of
the State press is being bought up, in
the interest of the gigantic rings which
have grown rich with their ill-gotten
gains
Each faction in the parish of. Madison
has elected twelve delegates to the
Democratic convention. The Times
Democrat, in the interest of the admin
istration, publishes statements going
to show that the Democratic mass meet
ing called to elect delegates was COM
posed entirely of white men, and that
the entire registered white vote of the
parish is only 256, and that 15s votes
were for the McEnery delegates. This
makes the Democratic party Of the par
isl purely white party and we know
that the blacks are naturally Republic
cans. St. Landry has thousands ofreg-
istered white voters, and is entitled to
but eighteen delegates in the State con-
vention, while Madison with two hum
dred and fifty six registered white votes
has twelve. ThisloO very unfair to
us. 1t beats Warmoth. denominations
in Democratic conventions are to be Sc
cured in this way, the sooner the party
disbands the better. Such methods will
make it stink in the nostrils of honest
men.
Mr.. Matt Mccain of Vim parish,
agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, spent a couple of days in Col
fax this week. He reports that his peo-
pie stand shoulder to shoulder with the
people of Grant in opposition to the
of S. D. McEnery for Gov
ernor.-Colfax Chronicle.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
oct27-6t
EXCHANGE.

A PAIR of splendid Poland China pigs four
"A months old, weighing abont so pounds
each, will exchange for two good sized meat
hogs. First come, first served.
nov f7-5t TT. HOUGH.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
OBTAINED, and all
Il IA NlV IL - other business in the

u. s. Patent Office attendeditp for MODERATE
FEES. Our Office is opposite the U, s. Patent
Office, and we can obtain patents in less time
than those remote from Washington.
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as
to patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless We Obtain Patent.
When patent is granted drawing OF your in
vention, with claims, yOnr name and address,
will be published in the Unfrgd States Patent
Office Gazette a paper Of immense circulation.
And the only one that publishes this free.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the Supt.
of Money Order Div. and to officials of the o..
s. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms
and references to actual clients in your own
State Or county, write to
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. G.
nov 24-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24

y 4 ~. T +.
The Sugar Bowl states that Hon. II.
l.. Garland is gaining popularity as a
candidate for governor. 1t the ring
slate is smashed at Baton Rouge his
chances will be first rate. All the anti
administration elements could easily
unite upon him together with thy most
conservative McEnery men. Upon tile
supposition that Nichols will not be a
candidate, Henry l.. Garland is the
man to give satisfaction to all factions
and shades Of the party, because he is
the partisan Of none, and is emphati-
cally no mans man. He is a dark
horse that can be entered ON short no.
tice and win the race. The first inn
portant step is the united and jealous
support Of his own delegation, and to
insure that end the convention should
instruct its delegates in unqualified
terms. st. Landry has good running
chance to secure the first prize at Ba-
ton Rouge. Let her claims be boldly
made and boldly maintained.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24

+ - Z -
The New Orleans Picayune, of the
18th inst, has official dispatches from
Madison parish, showing that the re-
ports in the Times Democrat, avering
that McEnery was the choice of the peo-
pie for Governor, is willful mis-state-
ment of facts. The kilograms received
p the frhe2ynne az eb sgnea ny r.
and by r. T. Scott, Chairman Aof the
Democratic Parish Executive Commit
tee Of Madison-and by such well known
Democrats as Messrs. A. w. Crandell,
VIM. Kelley, S. B. McCleIlan, A. C. Glib
son and j. T. McClellan.-We publish
the telegram received by the Ogden
campaign committee on our first page,
but for want of space, are obliged to
leave out the resolutions at the mass
meeting. Gen. Fred N. Ogden is the
choice of the people of Madison for
Governor.-AleraRdria 1oacn Tall.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
FOR GOVERNOR:
FRANCIS Z. NICHOLAS
OF ASCENSION. @a
OF ASCENSION.

If the great body of the Democratic
party, who have no pecuniary interest
jim the public offices, but who are great
~ interested in good government, which
they are heavily taxed to support-if
they expect to have this good govern
lnent, they must exert themselves and
see that none but good men are elected
at the primaries to represent them in
the parish convention; in order that
good men may be nominated for the
parish offices, ond especially for the leg
islature, as there can be no good gov
eminent with a corrupt legislature and
that good delegates may represent them
in the State convention, which will give
them a good or bad State government
according to the character of the major
ity of the delegates who compose it.
The majority Of the Democratic party
in this parish are opposed to the present
State government; they desire a change,
and want delegates sent to Baton Rouge
who will do their best to have others
than the present incumbents nominated
for State Offices. They may be tricked
by artful politicians, and be disappoint-
ed but at this time in the political his
tory Of st. Landry, they should know
the character of every politician and
put no trust in such.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24

The Steamboat S. H. Parisot, consid-
cred one of, if not the finest, on the riv-
er, was burned a few miles above
Natchez last Sunday morning. She had
aboard great many passengers, 1854
bales of cotton, 1896 sacks of oil cake,
261 sacks of seed, 80 barrels Of oil and
IS kegs Of powder. The cargo and boat
we're total loss. No person was burn
ed, and only one drowned who needless
liz jumped overheard. Boat and cargo
were valued at $3.50, 900.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24

Some are greatly concerned as to how
the State can get clear Of the lottery.
A natural way would be for nobody
to buy the tickets, when it would die a
natural death but as ministers of the
gospel and other pious people buy lot
terry tickets, no hope lies in this direc-
tion. But one who seems to be posted
in legislative morality, thinks the best
way to destroy it is to rob it, and the
way to rob it is to increase the member
ship of the legislature indefinitely till
the object is accomplished-that when
the lottery's corruption purse was not
big enough for the unlimited demands
upon it, the Institution would collapse.
One thing is certain, the lottery can not
corrupt the State government, if the
Democratic party well elect officers to
administer the government whe can
not be corrupted by lottery money.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24

In the contest about to take place the
people will be met with many obstacles.
Combined against them are the prac-
tical politicians, who have made the
science of wirepulling and political
trickery the study Of their lives. These
men have unlimited command of money
which they will use without stint. Ev-
cry effort will be made to stife the
voice of the people.
A failure to attend the primaries and
mass meetings, by the Democratic vo-
tiers will insure defeat for the people
and victory for the rings.
It behooves every citizen to act as il
he knew the contest depended on his
individual vote.-East Feliciana Watch
man.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24

We publish a very clear statement
from the Madison Journal, Of the mass
meeting held in that parish on the 10Th
inst. It will be seen that there is some
hand praeticing Warmoth's tricks, in
behalf of the administration. 1t re-
mains to be seen if the intelligent
whites of the Democratic party will sub
init to this hand, as the ignorant freed
men did to tie hand of Warmoth.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-24
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
DUBLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF FLoRIAN OLIVIER.

s4 No. 4472,
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03
The Open Saloon on sunday.
TeNas Melhodlsi Aavocnte.

- IeNas Methodist Advocate,
Fort Worth Is at present greatly ap-
rated over the question OF "open sa-
looms on sunday" The authorities
are divided on the enforcement of the
state law.
The good citizens Of Fort Worth
ought to congratulate themselves in
having two such worthy and efficient
officers as Attorney Swayne and Re.
eoftler Fields; especially SO, in these
days OF uneNanpled laXily on the part
OF executives and officials.
We feel safe In asserting that these
gentlemen have, in the present strtg.
gle, the sympathy aud hearty cooper
alton of all we'll disposed citizens.
THE open saloon on Sunday ought
not 10 assume the character OF a
debalable question with men
Whose plain duty Is 10 enforce
"a statutory enactment, t,xpedency
and personal gain should always
give place 10 the higher and no.
bier motives OF right end tgw,
The friends oi open saloons on the
sabbath have offered che following
reasons IN justification of their posi-
tion.
/. All saloops are not closed on
sunday, The dives and low "grog-
eriesN keep back doors open.
:. Many lay ina supply ON sat
nrday night and drink to excess on
Sunday.
.. Alen get eNtrandryp on SUNDAYS.
gooyer 70 Dallas, and thus give Dallas
chance 70 "d0wnn Fort WoI.h.
4 No one has any business inter-
tering With saloons or the personal
rights o. others; IL only makes men
worse, c'e,. and SO on al ipEaaUna, atl
a0uSedm.
These and many other reasons OF a
IKE character are offered as a plea for
The violation Of the sunday closing
Inw.u
TO answer The FIRST argument IL il
only necessary 10 say, that the power
able 10 enforce this law in one instance
~ equally able 10 do SO ia all eases.
In The secoAd there is wall over
the exc, ssive drinking ON SUNDAY by
means OF bottles, elc. Who Is it COM
plains let me ask. The saloon MN
Why it seems To me that these white
apronedn gentry should rejoice If they
can dispose Of such extra large gnanti-
ties Of "pizenN on Saturdays and thus
be relieved of Sunday duty behind the
oar, Saloon keepers ought not Ia
kick. They ought TO cheer for
James W.Aswayne.
In replying to the third, we rather
iFeake7. Tor We never like TO hear OF
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03
The Dressed Meat Trade.
From the Texas Live Stock Jon, nal.


The shipment of dressed neatly The
PEAKS Continental Meat Company of
Victoria 10 New Orleans has created
quite a ripple of excitement and no
little jealousy on the part of interested
parties IN me Crescent City. The
Slaughter House Company of New
Orleans Is especially loud in declaim-
iHs against TINS new enterprise, claim
ing that Il only has the interest and
health OF the citizens Mt heart. The
arguments OF the New Orleans S!auyh-
Ter House men, however, are rather
transparent and rather have the effect
OF convincing the people that their OBJ
lects are TO perpetuate great and
gnndlng monopoly than that they
wish To protect the peoples Interest.
The people of all the cities are clam.
oring for cheap meat and they deserve
to get meat as cheap as it can be
placed before them legitiuately. and If
TINS Texas company can furnish the
natives OF the Crescent City with
cheaper meat than the Slaughter IIous j
company of that city can, we are az
the opinion that the slaughter house
ring viii find il heavy iob To
convince The citizens That they
should not patronize that party
nom whom they can get tie
best returns for their money, Now il
Is entirely useless for this New Or
leans monopoly 10 kick against The
pricks and make all this STIR because
this Victoria company has lead the
way IN introducing Texas dressed
meat into the market, for the good
work has only begun. The Victoria
iirm is now only shipping sixty-flve
beeyes, 100 sheep aud thirty.tive !
calves per day-a pretty good showing !
nor u new finn, but in the near future .
the people of all the great cities viii
ENJOY u great boon in the way of
cheap meat shipped in refrigerator
ears nom Texas, At present there is
only one Strengthening and Shipping
establishment in this state, but ere
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03
y. SCH wv ARTZ Sc co
IClothiers, Tailors and Gents Furnishers
Corner Houston Streets

twelve months have rolled around
Fort Worth viii be daily shipping
tons of beef and mutton and other
cities III the state will be doing
likewise. This Victoria concern Is
only the vanguard of the great army
OF refrigerator shippers which
VIII come 10 bless the pea.
pie of the great cities b.
giving them cheaper meat. The ger,-
tlemen of the Texas Continental Meat
Company deserve great credit for theic
daring enterprise in leading the way
IN business which is destined to be OF
iucalaulable good TO the masses which
we hope may be very profitable TO
themselves, but this company cannot
hope TO supply the big demand that
they have created for Texas dressed
meats, and there is room for many
more such enterprlsing firms. Speak,
ing whereof we know we can assure
the slaughter house corporation Of
New Orleans, that il they do persist
IN trying 10 exclude Texas dressed
meats from their markets that they
VIII have great many more such in
situations as that at Victoria TO con.
tend against, and perhaps very much
larger ones. "The voice of the peorle
Is the voice Of God,n and the peonle
are elamoring for cheaper iaeat.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03

Dallas getting away with the Fort.
But then it seems not Il little odd to
near men talk about bottles and eX-
ce.sive supplies" then in the next
breath tell Of the multitudes that pay
two or three dsllars fare in going to
Dallas to get what they want" Bet
ter lay it out ON supplies
The fourth, or nonintcrference argu-
ment is decrepit with age. Ywas
Cain who said Am | my brothers
keeperH' The welfare aud highest in
terest OF the race requires that we look
not every man on his own things but
also on the things Of others. Self-pre-
servatlon is based on this interference.
Human law says to unbiidled passion
and lust thus far and no fariherr
Against these and all other argu-
ments of the saloon, we oppose:
|. The Fourth Commandment.
>. The sunday closing law.
8. The interest and comfort of all
good citizens who observe religious
worship on the Sabbath.
4. Saloons have no rights ever other
business houses and ought to close.
D. Barkeepers need rest ON SUNDAYS
and we would cheerfully grant them
one perpetual Sabbath.
We appeal to the humanity of these
men in behalf If their overworked
clerks. Give them rest.
We appeal in behalf of the poor
drunkard that you give him one day
to sober up.
We appeal in behalf of wives
mothers and prattling babes that you
grant them the poor boon OF that hus.
bands and fathers company for ut
least one day in seven.
But we have no hope that any of
these appeals Will be needed. Sin
never rests. The Devil never takes u
vacation. The saloon is the only bust
ness house that norer closes the same
day II opens, Fairly and late, week day
and sunday 1t is shining the downward
path for the feet of the unwary. 1t
counts its victims 10y the thousands.
yet cries fer more. 1t leve,s IN the
haunts of shame, dcspoiis youth of
beauty and virtue, hands the poison Ia
the suicide and whets the dagger rf
the murderer; yet strangest OF al
otherwise honorable men will plead
Tor its presence and grant it place
among us, b.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03
PURSUED By TIE FuRIEs.
A Murderer Whipped BY His Own Fear
Into Strange Confession.


Into a Strange Confession.
Sheriff Cunningham, OF SAN Joa-
.guin county, arrived here this after
noon from rulare county with John
lintine, alias GIOVANNI. intine, who
stands indicted ia this county for the
murder of Marguerite Troi, nine miles
east OF Cation the night of February
-, 1852, She was his sister-in. law, 80
u was understood, He had been In
Gait and returned drunk; had fight
with her husband, samuel, about the
child Of Lin,ine; went away, got a
musket and retained To lroi. The
woman opened the door when Lintine
khocksd. He immediately shot and
Killed her and fled, These are tAe cir
cpnstanees biieiiy narrated He WIS
seen opce 10y the officers of Galt the
next day They pursued him and he
ilred two shots at them and escaped.
lie then wandered south. Sheriff
cunningham notified the Tulare off
,ers some time ago that the murderer
vas probably in that county, and
made one trip there TO see man who
leen arrested on suspicion. Linline
lad been herding sheep In the noun
aims for several months, but his
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03
crime seem to have weighed upon his

mind.
One day recently he went to a house
anu III conversation with the people
informed them that he had murdered
woman near Stockton fifteen month;
ago and that the sheriff was after him.
While engaged in this conversation a
loud clap of thunder was heard, and
M. M, excited man shouted: "Tnere j.
me sheriii's buggy nowW He also de
eiared that a number Of poles near hv
was an army of sheriffs. TREMBLING.
with terror, he then ran until overtak7
en- and arrested. He was then taken
10 Nisaii& to be examined for insanity.
he soon became caim and the iudico-
uons OF insanity passed away. Sheriff
MARITIME concluded that il was Lintine
and notified Sheriff Cunningham,
Mno WIN the husband of the muir
uered woman, arrived there and iden-
tlhed the prisoner. He now seems
perfectly sane. ''''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03

Last Saturday night disgraeeful
scene occurred in Hamilton. Four
young men, after filling upon whiskey,
rode to the tent of an unprotected
woman for indecent purposes aud
kicked up great deal Of fuss, cursing
and firing OF their pistols, to tie great
annoyance and scandal OF the neigh
bors, Deputy Sheriff Meadows, hear
ing the noise, started in pursuit, and
pushed the peace-disturlers so close
that they mounted their horses and
ran for dear life, one of them losing
his hat. Meadows fired at them tw ice,
and five shots were fired in return.
He recognized three OF them, and
Monday two of the youngest ones,
mere boys, were arrested, after some
trouble, and one Of them was fined SIS
on two charge carrying a pistol and
disorderly conduct The other one
was fined -. The other two will be
dealt with similarly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03

San Antonio Light Frank Scott.
better known us Rattlesnakc Bill, who
lives in Newcombville. is in trouble
not on account Of Eliza, but of his
game chicken 1t was real beauty
ami had such spirit that Frank woald
not have taken SlO0 bill for it, III,
bird, having yanquished all oth,,
birds, looked around aud, like
the great Alexander. sighed
Fer other worlds to con
quer. His other world came in the
form Of an engine, ms he got on the
railroad track and crowed. The en-
gineer rang his bell, threw water on
the bird, but he fought the engine un-
vi the cow-caicher struck him an I'M
lucky blow and sent him to the chick
ems parad!se-if they have one. Frank
now weeps for his chicken, and wants
the company to dry his tears by pay
ing its value.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-03
Cure That Cold.

;, DO not suffer your Lungs TO become
uiseaseu by allowing cold 10 continue
~lehout an effort TO cure 1t. Thousands
maye oied premature deaths, the vie
Sini OF Consumption, by simply neg
Dk; WM. HALLS BALSAM for
lle lC NGS will cure Gods. Courhs
anu consumption surer and quicker
han any other remedy. 1t acts m.
most iike magic in many cases, and in
u " rs effect, though slow, is sure
AZ persisted IN according TO directions