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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09
THE OUTLET SYSTEM.

Two or three mOnths ago Q ere
vase occurred in front of Four
nier's place, in Bayou Lafourche
twelve miles below Thibodaux.
The water in the Bayou fell, iu the
neighborhood of the break about
three feet. In front Of Thibodaux
it tell 20 inches, at Napoleonville,
sc miles above the crevasse the de
cline was oQiy 5 orr inches.
Within "a hours after the ere
vase the water began to. rise, and
very soon recovered all it's decline
at Napoleonville, and ut Thibodaux
it rose to within less than 8 inches
of its previous height and SO remain
ed until the river fall reached that
point. The Bayou then slowly fell
until it had declined nearly two
feet.
On Monday last the Fourier
crevasse was closed. The water
Immediately rose in that vicinity
about two feet. Iu front of Thibo
daux the rise was 6 or Z inches.
Here the rise, just IL miles
above the crevasse WAS barely QUE
third what it was near by. From
this it is easily to be seen that the
closing of the breach did not affect
the water in the Bayou for u dis
lance of 90 miles. Below the out
let, the fall Of three feet was main
tanned whilst the crevasse ran.
The effect of the outlet was felt
all the way below to the Gulf
above, it was perceptible but q few
miles.
This is a plain fact showing how
little good All outlet in any stream
will do the people living above it.
1t is "a practical example. There
is no theory about it. 1t has been
proven here twenty times in as
many years, and in no INSTANCE has
its effect been otherwise.
Let the enthusiastic Cowden
open an outlet into Lake Borgne
as he desires to do. 1t will relieve
the lcvees below for a few years
until tue deposits in the river bed
below will destroy the capacity of
transportation to an extent equal
to the relief afforded by tue Lake
Borgne outlet. when the mouth of
the river will be moved that much
further up and the waters will at
tain the same elevation above New
Orleans that they now have.
Let such An outlet be made, it
will have no more effect upon the
river above .Donaldsonville than
would a mule drinking out of that
stream.
Outlets for the time being would
relieve lands below them, and for a
short distance above, but would
have no effect in a rise coming
down from above.
When Cowden stands up be
fore an audience and says
that an outlet into Lake Borgne
would relieve the Mississippi river
as high up as Vicksburgh he has a
faith in the credulity Of his hearers,
that properly applied would re
move the Rocky Mountains into the
sea.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

Our old friend and commander
Col. Alfred Roman, takes NJ. Quad
to task for saying in his admirable
description of the Battle of Shiloh.
that the battle was lost to the Con
federates onthe first days fight, be
cause Gen. Beauregard stopped the
fight when Gen. johnson fell amid
the shouts of victory.
If Col. Roman, in his forthcoming
book can satisfy his readers, that
M. Quad's assertion il wrong, it
will afford y great satisfaction to
many q Confederate soldier, who
witnessed a great victory slip out
Of their hands, in a manner that
was mysterious and unaocountable.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

-Messrs. st. Martin & Guise
have formed . partnership for the
purpose Of erecting and repairing
lightning rods in the Laiourche
and Attakapas country.
Nj. st. Martin is q son Of Victor
st. Martin Of Donaldsonville, who
was killed in the late war in Virgi
mia, and of whom we have pleasant
memories in our early days. We
trust that the young gentlemen
will meet with success.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

The Editors OF the New Or
leans papers are spicy chaps. They
like to Gull news out of the coun
try papers and pass them off for
original discoveries.
The latest effort in this line was
the Times Democrat of last Mon
day. When it headed a column of
news as follows:
1.-THE Thibodaux Bridge is ap
preaching completion"
This is pretty smart, considering
that the Thibodaux Bridge has
been in use for rs years.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

KIcxsHAWs.-Tha 0iersw Of.
81. Martinsvills u May Is, did not
contain . single line Of editorial.
A 10000. 10000 heiress named
Anna Richard, has bsen travelling
in Louisiana, claiming all the pro
perry that attracts her attention.
She has been in Alexandra and Ma
chitoches, almost scared the Edi
tors in those two places out of
their wits by claiming all the val
liable property about th0se two
cities. Can not some bachelor edi
tor marry her, and help her to take
care of her propertyi
The Mobilians are happy because
they won the first prize in Nashville.
The New Orleans boys are not
happy because they did net win the
first prize in Nashville. 1t takes
very little to make some people hap
ny; it don't take much to make
sonne people unhappy.
Military men should drill at.home
and they will always win the prizes.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09
1883 = Spring and Summer I'M
LEON G0DCnAux.
Cl0thier and Furnishei
81, So & IS Canal Sired.
NEW ORLEANN ss

There is no line Of business xls1
competition is more act;ce, or ~
'judicious buying Is more impost
than the trade an
Goods for Hens Wear.
Consumers are critical IN erevyr
ticular as to Quality, Style and
and the profits Of Cloth,ers and a
Ors are so reduced that the Merek91
ch0 does not exert himseH to
TIE best S0uycesy 5appsy
MndersOM and his JMsiaess eaptm
by his more WatcAfMl and able oon
titOy.
We haze made It ON. BsssjMo
to meet this necessity, and no -
IN the trade possesses equal ability
handle
GOODS At o COST
Our meU kno,cn facilities Jbv
posing Vgoods IN large qxastitie e
able as to operate directly with So
factMrers, and to pxrchase piecs -
at a much loscer basis Of cot -!
usual. This gircs rs conknan1 =
the best and most respoxsibk ta1l|
sauiRg losses that sciM other olG1 q
business houses mast be corere6 e.
extra profit. i
Country Orders Solicited
u Samples and isstvxetioss
SELF measuring sent on application,
Of charge. CPL
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09
Assessment Noticeys
Office State and Parish Assaa.o,
Ths1.rJ~-

Office State and Parish Asssa.o,
I~hibodaax, June Sths. n
l hereby give notice that the listinC n
real and personal property IL nov -,
aud the sad assessment list viii h 49,
ut my office for Thirty Days fto1 ~ ~
rection Of any grievance. Slou1 =.
payer n the Assessor fail to agrve - =
uation. the said taxpayer has : risht e -
o be made q duplicate list, to which i
subscribe under oath, to Be- admisi
on first Monday in July when Vim -
board of reviewers aud arbitration. - 49,
will be referred the assessment it, r.!
parish for the settlement Of anv -
grievances. No assessment can h. i..:ss
BY the board. without giving notice r. ~
tax payer.
r. r. MCBRIDE.
Ass essor Parish Of LaSss~S
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

"A man by the name of Wat
kins has purchased about 400, 600
acres of vacant land in the Parish
Of Calcasieu, thus placing more
than SlOO, 5000 in the Treasury to
the credit of the Levee Fund.
McEnery didn't work any of his
scrip in in that transaction.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

The Observer Of st. Martins
vile is jubilant at the prospect of q
cotton mandatory being built in
that town.
Well, he may rejoice. Nothing
will have . better influence to
wards enhancing the prosperity of
that ancient town than q manufac
tory of that kind.
There should be one in every
town in the cotton growing dis
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

The DonaldsOnville Chief has
lately come ont with a bran new
dress and looks as charming as a 1G
year old girl.
The Chief merits success and
from. all appearances it is winning
it.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09
JUNE g, 1883.
J. PRESIDENT:
OF NEW YORK.

Thomas NJ. Weightman, who
was %favorably known in the La
fourche country some % years ago,
died a few days ago at his home
near Centreville La.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

Rev. John Philson of the Epis
c0pal Church died in New Orleans
on last Sunday night, of aroplexy.
he was Rector Of st. Johnss
Church Thibodaux, for q few
mouths, some twelve years ago.
He was . man possessed of much
%eloquence and was noted % q 1ine
reader.
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-Plaquemine Lodge No. 81, /.
O. O. F. was organized on tho eve
ming Of Juno 2, 1883, at Plaque
mine, Parish Of Iberville. s
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

Kentucky protects wanton wives by bereav
ing virtuo1s ones, and noisily proclaiims it rs
Justice. Unless q woman protects herself,
law and assasgnatiOn are of little avail. But
clap trap is cheap, and the ignorant and un
thinking readily take it for currency.-City
Item.
= Notwithstanding that, Phil
Thompson did exactly right in xii
ling Davis, and the jury that &C
quilted him did precisely right.
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-Sante Fe is going to celebrate
the 3OOth. anniversary Of it's settle
ment, this summer.
All of the original settlers are
invited to attend and take seats on
the platform.
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The Ascension Democrat has
increased in size and 10 fast going
to tho front Of interesting and use
full weekliees in Louisiana.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

The Sentinel conglatulates
Bro. Bryan Of the Iberville South
on his recovery from . severe i'll
ness. +a af .rr
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

A few more Book agents are
wanted in Lafourche.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-09

Mrs.. Thomas Supple who resid
ed in Thibodaux about 1859-6O
died in Donalds0nville q fow days
ago.
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MAssAA
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-10
E San Francisco Ktens

Robert Hague, colored man. yester.
day shet and killed a white woman
named Mary Ann Riley, through jeal-
ousy.
Lieutenant Colonel Bryant Of the
Eighth Infantry, Commander at Angel
l land, has been relieved of the com
mand and ordered to Dericia, t, await
trial On charges preferred against him.
Major Burt assumes command of the
post.
Shortly before noon yesterday q re-
port reached here of an ext l'sion near
San Pablo Bay. Nothing definite could
be learned regarding It, but the explo:
sion was supposed t. have b.en caused
by the order ID destruction 1T two watts
Of giycerins at the Safety Nitro-Glyce'
1ins Works.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-10
ADOPTS THE HIGH
LICENSE SYSTEM.
A HEAVY SUIT FOR FALSE
IMPRISONMENT.
GENERAL NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
sserr,ck Closes His speech.


WASHINGTON, June 9.-Nerrick con.
cludel his address to the Star-route
Jury as follows: "The people, regard
sas Of party, will pay an everlasting
tribute to the Administration that has
had the high moral courage to punish
corruption in members of it own politi-
cal household" He demanded FRI M the
Jury verdict Of guilty against ali the
defendants not q verdict based upon
sympathy, but upon fact, and evidence
and law. He demanded this verdict IN
behalf of the people OF the United
STATS, whore public treasury these de-
PENDANTS had robbed. He demanded
this verdict in vindication of the officlal
trusts which defendants had disregsrded
had spurned with contempt. He de.
m .nded this verdict in v;ndicat'on Of
the truth aud honor and virtue of the
American people, which these men had
stained and blackened. BY a verdict
of guilty that injury to virtue and truth
and honor might be redeemed, and that,
toe, by a jury taken frou, the people,
showing their appreciation OF the virtue
that had been outraged and the honor
tina. had been disreeardeh.
Merrick thanked the Court and jury
for their patient attention and took his
seat. An attempt at applause WAS
checked by the Court, who asked it
boti sides were prepared to submit
their prayers. After short discussion
unset on both sides agreed to submit
theic prayers in season to secure
their publication in the next issue
Of the record. II was decided
20 limit the argument to Monday,
the time t. be equally divided between
the prosecution and defense. The at
| tendance Of the jury being unnecessary
during the argument on the prayers.
they were excused until Tuesday and
the Court adjourned until this morning.
In bad Oder.
BOSTON, June 9.-The correspondent
Of. the Pilot cables the following from
Rome "The Pope TO- day refused to
receive E-riaeton, the Agent of the
English government. who had asked an
audience. This may indicate com.
IL to change in Irish policy. Errington
is in atsoluts disgrace with the Vatican.
The recent letter from the Pope t. the
Irish bishops, it is said, was intended
to be secret. Errington had copy be.
fore the Irish bishops received theirs,
and he communicated it to the English
government. The English party in
Rome, which has been very influential
at the Vatican, is in dismay at the
Pope's emphatic refusal to give audi.
cnce to Errinetou. Il is reported that
Errington will ut once leave Rome for
England.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-10
necessarily follows that, such

necessarily follows that, such
taking would be unjust and ep-
pressive to present owners, ac-
cording 10 every test established
by society to protect the rights
of man. E0Werer argent the ne
cessity, ho'cerer beneficial to soci-
ETY., the confscation Of fond caa-
not be defended on the score Of
justice. # society aoouid dppro-
pirate to Itself Mat aohich now
belongs to its members, and a0itich
they hare acquired according to
its established la,cs GJd atsages, 1t
caHnct justly do so actthout COM
pe1,sGtio'a.
ROBT. M. CLARKE.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-06-10

but sspon man upon :ocsct and
economic advantages, upon an
proue0,snts (; upon The amount Of
labor directly or indirectly iacog'-
porctsd in The soil. 1t isalSo shown
that land values Huctuate, ad-
vance or recede rs population
increases, Or dininishes as
trade facilities become better, or
verse; as Improvements are
made, Or destroyed. Nor is the
Value Of land, due to the COM
mon effort, in the comprehensive
sense in which Henry George
uses that term. To a limited
extent undoubtedly, the MEM
bers of each neighbarhoed, by
associating themselves and Gem
biaing their fortunes. have ira-
proved their situations, benefit
ted their condition and en-
HANGED the value of their pro-
perry. But these only who aid
in producing this advantage are
entitled to share its benefits, and
they do share and generally in
the exact ratio Of their contribu-
ton. In what sense do the citi-
zens of San Francisco directly
contribute to the value Of land
in New York? And is not the
indirect advantage they gain
the equivalent Of the benefit
they confer: In what manner
do the poor add to the wealth OF
London er Paris? Is there any
balance so sensitive that it could
be weighed ? Do they not rather
share IN the blessings a0kich Others
create?
That the advantages resulting
from improvements made, or Ia
bor expended on land, are great
er to some individuals than to
others, must be confessed; hut
this is inevitable in any form of
society and is due to causes
which human laws are power
less to correct, and would in no
degree be o.,viated by the land
system proposed by Henry
George. But it ID no more true
| Of land than chattels. Whoever
possesses a tool, or machine, or any
| work of art, owns some natural
| substance improved by labor,
and enhanced in value by the
| demand for its use, which not
the owner but society creates.
Its value, like that of land, de-
ponds in part upon its natural
qualities; bat chiefly upon the
amount of labor stored in it, and
the uses to which it may be put
to satisfy the needs or pleasures,
or crafty the whims, or tastes
of society. The demand for its
use is mainly created and its
value greatly augmented by
others than the owner.
! The principle is still more
strongly applicable to domestic
animals. These, man in no
sense creates, and they are not
less the common gift than land.
Shall man be permitted to sub
|jugate the beasts and appro-
pirate their increase and the
fruits of their labor, and be de-
MED the right to take the soil,
increase its productiveness and
appropriate the result to his
separate use? But it is needless
to prolong this discussion. If as
1 have argued land values are
created by the act Of man, to
take it from the individual and
give it TO the public is plainly
unjust, measured even by the
standard erected by Henry
George, for 1t s00uld' be the con-
fscatios Of UaL,es sclich labor
has created; it sOould rob labor Q,
the fruits Of toll.
| But if l am mistaken, if my
deductions are illogical never.
theless, If the value of land can
lbe taken to the public use, 1t
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-23
Another Girl Lights the Fire and Will
Die.

Another horrible fatality, caused by
pouring oil on the fire, occurred night be-
fore last in stockyard hollow, just east Of
Fulton. Louise Shaffer, a seven-year-old
daughter of F. Shaffer, a dairyman, I'M
dertook to light the fire, and finding the
task not easy, had recourse to the fatal
kerosene can. She took up the can and
poured the oil on the fame. Next moment
there was flash and report and the girl,
wrapped in fame from head to foot, was
screaming about the house. No help was at
hand, and not until the last vestige Of
clothing was burned from her body, did
the flames die out The unfortunate girl
was frightfully burned. Nothing but one
hand and one foot was left untouched by
the flames and her body was fairly baked.
DIR. Stifel was called out from this city and
did all in his power TO alleviate her suf-
ferings. Last night at latest accounts she
was hanging between life and death, and
the physician had no hope of her recovery.
When will the frightful array Of these
burnings be lesson to girls? Not q day
passes but in some locality q horrid catas-
tropbe of this kind occurs. Could q girl
but witness the agony Of one Of these suf'
ferers. she would never pour oil upon the
troubled fire, though it never lighted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-23
MILL AND NINE.
A Column Of Industrial lnf0rma-
tl0n.
Miscellaneous Local Notes = The New
Kimberly Mine : Coal Matters in
This State = General
Coal News.

Bells foundry is on full force and are
turning out some very 6ne stoves.
The Top mill Is running full force, moth.
ing of special note having transpired yes.
terday.
The La Belle mill purchased few days
ago 100 tons Of pig metal from the Belmont
mill company.
Geo. Hungarian, Sr., the miner who
was hurt in tn e Riverside coal works few
days ago, was getting along nicely yester-
day.
The contractor engaged in putting up the
iron structure az the La Belle mill, Is doing
his utmost to hasten the completion of this
building.
The work of putting up the new tele-
graph rail at the La Belle mill, is being
pushed along as rapidly as possible, aud
will be completed this week.
Twelve boiling furnaces were at work at
the La Belle mill, yesterday, and il is
doubtful if any more of them will be start
ed before the first Of next week.
Wilson & Dunlevy's cooper shops at North
End, are working along steadily. Only one
half Of their coopers are engaged at these
works, the others are working at Benwood.
Work at the Belmont mill is running
along as usual, everything in first class
style. The factory is turning out large
quantities of nails since the increase Of
nail machines.
The packing boys at the Belmont mill
struck for an advance OF 25 cents 8 week,
Wednesday, and after few hours time,
resumed work, whether at the advance or
not cannot be stated.
Workmen were engaged in lowering the
newly laid track of the p. w. & Ky. roat
near the Belmont mill this week. 1t seems
that the track was laid too high to suit
the trestle work already constructed hence
the road bed has to be lowered to conform
with il.
An erroneous impression has gotten
abroad to the effect that the officers OF the
Amalgamated Association would be elected
at the Scale Convention in Pittsburgh,
which meets on the 7th OF April. Vice
President Thompson stated yesterday that
the officers would not be elected until the
regular yearly meeting in August next.
The Belmont blast furnace finished the
working up of the present stock of ma
terial yesterday morning and was shut
down. Workmen were engaged during the
afternoon in taking out the fire. The COM
pany has, at present, enough pig metal on
hand to run their industry until the first
of June and in all probability the furnace
will not be started up again until the lat
ter part of May.