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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14
P4ROIsSEs.
IBERIE.

II est question, dit PEtoile GIbe-
RE, de construife strois on quatre
.sucreries, centrales dams notre vol
sinage, une ala Nouvelle Ib6rie, une
autre sur Pancienne habitation
PEBBLES, une autre a la Fausse
Pointc, ct nne tres probablement q
Petite Anse. Nous leur predisons 4
toutes un success colossal. Tant qua
celle de. rhabitation PEBBLES, c'est
fait, les autres etant jusqu'a un GER
tain point encore 1: I'6tat de projet,
mais serieux, nous nous abstenons
de particulariser, mails promotions
AMOS lecteurs de les tenir au courant
anssit6t qu'l y aura certitude. Que
le traite avec lie Mexique soft reh-
voy6 aux calendes, ct ayant peu le
cotton sera une r6colte oubliee par
mi nous, ce qui, mons rayouons, ne
nous d6solera nullement, 'atterdu
qu'au prix actuel celu qui lie .cultiye
non-seulement ny gaggue pas de
reau a bo;re, mails encore sc RUNE
de jour Ell jour. ,
La petite yerole, Git le. Journal
IIbeyie, semsle Gtre TN peu .moins
dangeurense ct .diminue dams toni
lie pays. Dieu merci que dams notre
r~aroisse@ nous n'ayons, jusqu'a. pre-
! sent, pas Ell le.suiet de nous plain
: tire lie cette maladie. Nous Ell avons
, eu, CONNIE dams pressure toutes les
, paroisses, Tdeux on trois-cas, mais,
maintenant, pas an seul existe.
D'apres lies nouveiies que nous
recevons de nos habftafits, les can.
mes .sont assez ay~ancees, principa.
lement les souches ; lie plant, dams
certains ~entEroits on la plantation a
etc fate de. honne heure, mcntre
aussi sd Terdure..
=. ST. N1AEEZN >.
Nous liseaas dams Fe5sereete,v.et
st. lfartiauii!e: LIE printenis sem
bic, deeidement, ayoir.prisl e DIES
sus SUI Tll;yers Quoique nous avon:
Ell un froid assez piquant lnnQ
dernier, &c qelfa,bsancQtp contra
RE nos pisnteuis.
T. Ietat s%anitaire dc notre paroiss'
est satisfaisrnt ct il ny a que bier
peu de slecas. Qaanta lat petite:ye
role qui est .aa Coteaa, nous n'el
Eayons mssentendu paEler csttcsse
Emsise stnous s9fimes Qelte:s:'
rcroire que notre paroisse sera bien
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14
CorR.-La COur de District es

CouR.-La Cour de District est
session depuis quinze jours.
Pendant la premiere semaime,
urt lie rapport du Grand Jury, il
" q ell que deux petites aftaires
ciminelles qui ont paru. Eun DIES
.rusas a etc acquitte ct rautre a
he trouye coupable. Cette semaine,
uardi dernier, a paru Paffaire de
william Toliver accuse d'avoir tue
m nomm6 Griffin, il y a environ
.huit mois, a la suite dune difficulte
mryenue i propos dune piastre
~ deux. L'avocat de district, Il.
A. OSullivan, a habillement con-
duit la poursuite ct les avocats de
rsccuse, NM. Billiu ct Badeaux,
FONT non moins habillement defen.
du. A dix heures du sOir, les .jures
M sont retires dams la sale de de-
Eberations ct une heure pres, en-
yiron, lis rentraient en- cour avec
IN verdict de coupable sans peine
capitale.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14
LOCALES.

coryE-Si vous voulez bien
porter, faites emplette dune
de bois de Quassia, ct, tous
mathis, en- yous levant, avalez
que vous Y aurez prealable-
- ridee. C'est un preventif ex-
amt contre toute sorte de mala-
r~ On. pent sc procurer Get us.
rilesa la pharmacie JOS. 7. Thi.
leaux.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14

rAycLusION.- Commencement a
avis de convocation les deux
Enpagnies- de pompiers ThiJodauz
/ ct Home Hook and Ladder No.
q sontsreunies lundi soir ct sont
riyees la conclusion de proceder
Il construction de la waste sale
|rcetee depuis longtemps. I'm CO.
|.;tk special a etc nomm6 ct Sc co.
|rifS prend deja les measures neces-
,sires pour que les travaux com
sencent dams lie plus bref delai.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14

GRANDE FOIRE.-C'est samedi
proclaim cue dot avoir lieu au
Fsemea's Fair Grounds, la grande
fire dcnnee sous les auspices dies
Young Hens Bencro1eat association
/. Of Lcjonrche. Cette association qui
date depths bientot vingt annees,
"a en- un debut tres dittcile mails
] grace a la rcesevGrance das officers
qui composaient son bureau ct 4 Ia
bonnie volonte du petit nomhre de
I. membfps d'alors. ellie a surmont6
ltous les obstacles. Aujourd'hui, ellie
tent lesprenier rang parini nos So
cietes de bienfaisances. Ses finances
prosperent eft lie nomhre DIES mem-
bres angmepte toujours. ST ellie
,s'est decide adonner una foire, c'est
dams le but de venir plus eficace:
,ment en- aide. d SEES maledes ct 4 ses
aaeeessiteqx. .Ainsi nous aENpns con
iance dams sol spcces;car to"t lie
monte, plusea froias i~ntsresse 4 sa
n%6u$siitte. Sc fsra IN devon d'al'er
.jamrde divers Agreements que pre-
sentaa 80 1dG' G,bl5A& osj Ii,
grace a I'aotiyit6x St Ia sasacitf
du comit6 clsSrgede Reorganization
de cette foire.
La rtlstG.pleteadalt qne les au-
! tori,9ss n iInicipales yeulent empe--
seaer les excursieaistes venant de la
sN6hVte1fIe* orleans, d'efi1t,reaf@aa Thibe>
saas'-ita:2 q cen est sans
fondement.
III IN
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14
L. PHILIP %CAILLOUET,
Notary Public,

Respectfully informs the public that he
is fully prepared to attend to the sale and
purchase of real estate. Parties having
snch property to dispose OF viii! find it to
their advantage to confer with him..
: He is also agent for"rhc Western Assu-
rance Company of Toronto" Canada,
with a Southern Department at Columbus,
MiSs-anl ready to write for all risks
against fire.
Office: Market street, Thibodaux, La.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14

-ss --s@@azsaasss ~,
kt8t dElivr6e de cette maladie.
TERREBoN1eE.
LA6tat sanitaire de u rhuisse NJ
laisse fien a desirer, dit le Courrie,
de Hosma. Les habitants ont ap.
pris avec plaisir sFouverture des
coolies publiques qui etaient fermees
depuis plusieurs mois. Mr.. Fl. C.
JOLIET a envoy6 au bureau du CoMr.
r'er six oignons supcrbes, peasant
plus dune livre chacun.
VERMILLION.
LIE Pere Mecbault, dit lie Mer;di.
onal d'Abbeville, est parti la Sc
maine apres Paques pour contrac-
ter defnitivement pour la nouvelle
6glise. II y a de collecte, actuelle.
ment, a peu pres, $1,000 joignez
a celia un autre bazaar, CONNIE il a
deja etc sugger6 dams nos COLONIES,
ct bient6t lie chifre de $1,000 sera
atteint.
ST. JACQUES.
lie Foyer Creole rapporte que Nine
De Porter a deja plusieurs milliers
de vers q sole qui commencent a
monter dams les macettes pour fler.
Hannee derniere, ajoute lie meme
journal, NJ. William Shlager a pris
soin de marquer le niveau DIES plus
hautes eaux de la grande CRUZ du
printemps sur lie saule Qui Sc trouve
en- face de notre Office. Aujourd'hui
il sen fault de 4 pouces que lie hi.
yeau soft depasse. C'estr dire COM
bien le feuye dot inspirer de Grain
ties dams toute la basse vall6e.
Les habitants veillent sur les
points falDteS.
La levee en- face Phabitation de
NM. Ross s. Mccain a dd Gtre con-
solid@e. Une centaine d'hommes Y
ont travaille la semaine derniere.
Dimanche matin,sl s'est form6
une crevasse dams la levee de la
propriete du Dr.. Oscar. Gaudet sur
la rive droite. Get accident, occa,
sionn6 par une dale aNriz ma pas
eu de NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., grace
4 pactivite deployee par la popula.
ton de cette cote. Des lie soir, nous
apprenions que Ia breehe etait fer.
NEE. .t.. =. Or
On travaille Ell ee moment a re,
parer la leyee des.la .Maison de
Cour. II etait temps, car il n'en
restait bient6t plus:que la motto
sur toute la longeur. Noh-seulement
toutes les terres rapport6es avaient
disparu, CONNIE nous s:pavons dit
mails la palissade Ell planches, con.
struite du cote de la leree de NJ
Shexnaildre, avait.6te mise en- pie
ces par les vagues. g.ps
ST. JEAN BAPTIsTE.
LIE MeschacebS, du Z mars, rap
porte ce qui suit a
LIE fieuve est plein jusqu'aus
bords ct depasse les plus hantes
marques quill ait jamais atteintes
ct dependant il tend encore a Ia
hausse. II serait beau sill n'6tait
pour les pauyTes habitants eche
lopes sur SEES rives ct proteges con
tire sses: empietements parue 81 fai
bles digues, une menace constante
I'm sujet d'alarme continued. Ces
digues qui le contiennentn'ont rier
de commun avec celles de Ia Ho}
lande ct il suf1it dun m6chant cou1
de temps pour qu'elles soient bala
ydes ct que nous soyons litres a L
merci DIES hots. C'est terrible a pen
! ser.
Les riVerains alarm6s font leu
. possible pour eviter une catastro
PIKE, solidfient lerrs ley6es, les ex
haussent, mettent DIES ffaisciies e
!: s'aitient du mieux Gnils peuyerl
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14
Thibodau1 Foundry!
L. r PROPRIETOR.

rhlb01aHx, La.
HAVING purchased the above and well
IL known establishment, takes great pleas
ure in announcing to the planters that he
mas rehtteI the Foundry and Machine
Shop. and Is now prepared to do any work
III his line. with ncStness aud dispatch.
STEAM ENGINES,
SUGAR MILLS,
DRAINING WHEELS,
Shall TING Gnd GEARING,
CASTINGS
of all descriptions made to order
Agent for Knowles Steam Pumps
and Judson Governors,
ALL KINDS OF
Brass Castings,
such As
GUAGE COCKS.
CYLINDER and PUMP COCKS.
GLOBE valves, etc., elc.,
made toorder and furnished at the shortest
notice.
Having refitted the blacksmith ehop.
lie CAN do all kinds Of work in that line.
i'll the best manner and With dispatch.
He resnecttuily soliriis a continuance of
the former patronage extended to this es
tablishlnent.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-04-14

meme on Y passait sans Sc douter
|,de rien. Mails q neuf heures ellie
etait emportee. par peau. Deux
coupes pratiquees on ne salt trop
pourquoi dams pancienne levee ont
etc comblees ct lie danger a etc con:
jure.
Dimanche soir, une autre crevas-
Sc sc produisait sur rhabitation G.
Jaubert & Co., dams une levee tres
fable erigee pour la protection du
magasin de NJ. Edouard Tran. La
levee principale Gtait coupee IL
une assez large 6tendue. La repa-
ration a etc faite promptement,
mails non avant que NJ. Tran, don't
lie magasin s'est trouve monde, matt
subj quelques pertes.
ST. LANDRY.
La r6colte de fruits promet d'6tre
abondante cette aimee. LIE premier
mails qui a etc SEINE a une tres bon
ne apparence. II y a fort peu de
planteurs qui ont commence a plan
ter lie cotOn..
ST. MARY.
/. II y a ell quarante-six cas- de pc
tite verole q Berwick qui ont cohte
d Ia paroisse, pour en- prendre soin,
deux cent cinquante piastres.
La cour du 19me district judici-
aire, actuellement en- session d
Franklin, a plusieurs affaires crimi-
nelles d juger.
ASSUMPTION.
Tous les prisonniers trouves cou-
pables a la derniere session de Ia
Cour de. District, siegeant a Napo-
leonville, ont etc transportes au
%p6nitencier de Baton Rouge. Gus
taye Harris, alias Yank, accuse
d'avoir tue lie jeune Garret, a etc
log6 dams Ia ge6le de Donaldson
vile jusqu'au proclaim terme de la
Cour.
lie Pionnier Ge rAssumption dit
que Teau a beaucoup monte dams
rinterieur ct OF craint fort qu'elle
n'arriye bient6t gu point qu'elle
await atteint rannee derniere. Aus
81 les habitants de cette region sc
preparent-ils a demenager. Les rive
rains du bayou doivent, autant que
possible, bien les accueillir ct sou
lager leur infortune. C'est leur de-
yoir.
Jeudi matin, lie 5, vers quatre
heures, Ia levee de rextremite su-
perieure de Dotre village menaeant
de s'effronder ct laissant deja pas
ser une certaine quantite d'eau on
a some palarme. Quelques citoyens
devoues ayant aussit6t repondu a
pappel, on a pu, apres quelques
heures d'ouvrage, arr6ter reau ct
boucher complement la breche.
C'est la seconde fois que Ia levee
cede en- Get endroit. &c qui fait Sd
faiblesse c'est qua plusieurs repri-
ses on rayait coupee pour prendre
de Ia terre SUI Ia batture qui Sc
| trouve en- avant. Sans doute Ia cou-
pc aura etc ensuite NAL bouclee.
:. PoINTE CoUPEE.
Dun bout 4 rautre de notre pa
roisse, dit lie Baaaer, la population
est dams Ia plus grande anxiete. lie
moindre accident peut proyoquer
Punctuation des champs ct lies re-
sidences.
La.lev6e DIES enyirons du quai en-
face du Bayou Sara est, dit-on, EN-
tres mauvais etat. L'eau en- a eEta-
me Ia base ct lui a enleye uEe gran
de partie Gle SD solidit6 +; le moment
est critique.
La partie de la levee Scott qui
traverse lie lac, continue & baisser.
lie general Movers chi 8 I'entreDri.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-11
Riot Among LabOrers.

The reports received from the town
of Sisterville, in Tyler county, w. Va,
state that terrible railroad riot is in
progress there. 1t appears that about
a dozen negroes aud large number of
Italians were at work on new rail- DAD
being built in that neighborhood.
While the negroes were blasting rock
a blast exploded prematurely and killed
two of the Italians, and wounded three
others of their number. One Of the two
men who were killed had three broth
ers among the Italian laborers, and
after their first paroxysm of grief was
over, they became lnfuriated at the col
ored men who had fired the blast, de-
claring that they had warned the labor
ers of their own race and left the Ital
ians to their peril This feeling spread
among their countrymen until finally an
attack was made by one of them on
colored laborer. The latter drew
razor to defend himself. The Italian
gave a peculiar cry in his native tongue,
and instantly the whole force made
rush for the colored men. A desperate
encounter ensued, and the Italians,
armed with revolvers, stilettos and
picks, drove the colored men from the
field The colored men fled into Sister.
vile, and it was within the borders of
that peaceful village that the bloodiest
part of the affray occurred. Many were
driven into the river by their pursuers,
aud though several were rescued blythe
villagers in boats, it is supposed that
number were drowned. Halt a dozen
have been severely wounded. No dead
bodies have been found, although the
Italians assert that they killed several
of those engaged in blasting, and are
determined to massacre the rest unless
the colored men are discharged.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-11
ION A MEXICAN MUSTANG -

The above is the suggestive title of a
new book written by Alex. E. Sweet and
j. Annoy Knox, the humorous editors Of
the famous Texas SDtings, now the most
widely quoted journal in the United
States, The book is large 700 page vol
ume, illustrated with nearly 300 original
illustrations. This book is not collection
Of witticisms without connection, but is a
continuous narrative descriptive of the
peculiarities, characteristics and atrocities
OF some of the quaintest people in some of
the queerest corners in the United States.
Although Drumming over with hamor and
sparkling with wit, it is more than vol
ume OF wit and humor. 1t contains vast
quantity of valuable information regard
ing Texas and Mexico, their resources
and industries, the manners, customs and
habits of their people, etc. The publish
erS, Thaycr, Merriam d Co., Cos Arch
street, Philadelphia, may well be proud
Of the handsome manner in which they
have turned out the book. 1t will be sold
only by subscription. The publishers
want agents in every township in the
country, to whom they are prepared to
offer liberal inducements. They will send
circulars, instructions and sample pages
free on application by letter, or complete
outfit for canvassers for 81. AS all the
world has laughed at the humorous writ
ing Of the editors Of 1'eras Siftings, almost
every one who can read will want copy
of their book. 1t will therefore be bo-
nanZa to agents, who will make money
rapidly by selling it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-11
Voudooism in West Virginia.

Simon Ferguson, an illiterate colored
coal miner in the Campbell coal mining
regions, Processes to be voujoo doc
tor, aud claims to have treated twenty
patients, casting out the devil in each
case. He was SLOWED to prescribe for
Mrs. Eliza Williams, who, he said, was
possessed by the devil, His prescrip-
ton consisted of polk-root, smartgrass
aud iron weed, to which he added grass
hoppers, angle worms, grub-worms, flies
and other insects. This. being mixed,
was placed in a quart bottle, get in hot
water and stepped for some time. The
quantity taken was wineglssstul every
four hours. Several doses were taken
of the obnoxious decoction. Ferguson
also required that tobacco snuff be
blown up the patients nostrils from
pipe. The woman became SO much
worse that doctor was sent for. Fer
guson's diet for the patient was mack.
erel just as taken out OF brine, unwashed
and unsoaked.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-11
"NIurder. Will OUT

In 1864 New York syndicate sent
a man, whose name cannot now be re-
called, TO Matamoras, Ohio, little town
about thirty-fve miles below Wheeling,
w. Va, to prospect for oil land. He
came with fine Team and had about
him $4,000 in greeubacks. He went
from Matamoras to Archer's Fork, a
short distance above, and stopped with
a man named Ward, whom he took into
his employ. He and Ward prospected
about the country for time, when
he suddenly disappeared. His team re-
manned at Wards, but that individual
said he had absconded with his employ
er's funds and had left him the team in
payment for his services. This story
was secuted, but there was no evidence
of other facts and it, therefore, had to
be accepted. Soon afterward Wards
circumstances underwenta great change.
He was poor man and owned small
and sterile farm, which he disposed of
aud moved to Matamoras, where he
purchased hotel property aud branched
out amazingly. About three years ago
Ward, while walking into the yard from
the house, threw his hands up, and ex-
claiming, ooh, my Gcd!" dropped dead.
With his death all talk Of the disappear
ance of the New Yorker ended until i,
was brought back in thrilling way re-
Gently.
James West, good-for-naught about
Matamoras, who had suddenly come
into possession of money long time
ago, was taken down with an illness
which proved to DE fatal. Finding his
end approaching he said: 81 have a ter,
rible disclosure to make; send for min.
lister" The minister came and West
poured out the long-hidden mystery
concerning the stranger. Ward had
come to West and told him of the pros
pector's money and how easily they
might obtain it. The two men decided
to murder him and took into their con-
idence a man named Kirkbride,
butcher in Matamoras. The three way
laid the stranger Que dark night at
Archer's Forks, and while Ward and
West held him Kirkbride cut his throat
with butcher. knife. They then rob-
bed him of his jewelry and about twenty
thousand dollars in money. On one
finger was gold ring which fitted So
tightly they could not remove it, aud
they therefore decided to allow it to re-
main. They buried the body under a
manure pile for few days, then drag
ged it up and threw it in a we'll on
Wards place and filed up the well.
Ward gave out that the well had caved
in, in order to cover the crime. The
three divided the money equally and
kept their mouths shut.
West said, in conclusion, they might
find the skeleton in the well and could
identify it by the gold ring. Shortly
after making this confession West died.
The disclosure created the most intense
CONSERVATION and excitement in Mata-
moras, though no prompt measures
were taken TO institute the search sug-
gested. Kirkbride was there, and de-
MED and ridculed the story; but after
some little time had passed the filled up
we'll was looked for, found and searched,
and the excavation brought to light u
skeleton, with a gold ring clingine to
the bony finger. At this the town went
wild and Kirkbride was placed under
arrest to answer the charge.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-11
NEW GOODS
At II. GEEA? STORE At vHinSvIils,
Eyilla Post Office

take pleasure In announcing 10 the public
and my customers that have Just returned from
the city with a full stock ot Spring and Summer
Goods, WI n must and will he sold at prices Ia
please all My stock consists of Caiic>c', Cot
tons Sheetings Cassmeres. Cashmere, Cotton
adcS, Linens, Lawns, White Dress Good, &c
Nv Notions are 4 well selected stock at gents
ard Ladies' Neckwear Ho-irry, gents nnc and
coarse SLirts and Overall; best make of CorsetS,
Umbrellas, all colnrs paper and linen window
blirds. A foil aud complete stock vi ladies'.
mems aud childrcu's foe and coarse Shoes; alsn
keep NJ. y. Spahr'S handmade Shoes. Straw
Mattings, Rig Carpets, Ingram Carpets, nice
lugrail Serge Carpet floor aud table o.l Cloth.
cheap BedsIeads Chairs, Rocking LhIirs, ~.
Mems and Boys WC-l aud Straw Hats la atund-
auce. Qnoenswarc, rrnwarc and Hardware, iul
stock and low puces shovels Tor plows, nails,
hinges OF all kinds. 4 Mise line Of Groceries, al
low prices; Mackcrel, fresh aud sailed Potomac
Herring; tnll line OF Drugs; Tobacco aud C!-
CARS At tie reduced rales; School B"oks, such as
are used In our public Schools; Dried Fruits,
Bacon aud Lard kept on hand. We will consider
Il pleasure IN show you through our stock.
After six years experience M this place We feel
that We know something OF the wants and need.
OF the people Ia this vicinity. take all kinds al
country produce and pay full market value.
thank all for past LIBERAL patronage, and hope
10y fair dealing 10 merit continuance OF the
same. | am your Obcdicnuy,
y. s. J. srRIDER.