The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-01-06

paper. Of which he is the principal own
er will be enhanced. Al the same tim lie
will be able to direct all machinery Of BIZ,
party as vigorously as before. and
should he fail Out; with the Governor or
the Mayor, he will be able to criticize and
be able to attack them from behind tie
shield of his paper. and while able to in
tiict serious wounds remain invulnerab!e
under the eoucealing aiA he editorial
we, Anybody who Is that Mr..
kellyfs losing his gr:poa and that
Tamnmany Hall has seen il days, VIII
fad himself sadly mistaSV kk;:s hand
has not yet los; its cunning 49, arin is
strength.
Young NJ. England, I am informed is to
retire from the business manasership and
pnb.isher>hip OF the Uor'd on the lst prox
ilno. Mr.. Speed the present managing
editor OF the paper, is to take hold Of tie
fortunes OF the paper besides retaining his
present position. The Uwd has been max
ing frantic efforts right along to boom it
up but somehow its efforts do not seem
to be productive Of the desired I%esuits. Il
pauiers 20 the society world but only ann
ses by lis erulite pro!onndity on matters
of etiquette and its Intimate familiarity
with the family tree off, every v%isitin.
foreign nobleman. Its turf department,
however is admirably managed by 4 :a,n
nf frrane nv ,,..ip.a Old G,C vlnl,n ~ .fa-
important branch Of sporting literature
The UorM in simnler is the wade mccain
OF every racing man.
At last he has left us, the apostle Of
astheticism. Oscar Wilde came ike a lion
and went like a lamb. but he carried away
with him to his home across the Atlantic,
enough pleasant fmini>cences Of his so
journ in this country in the shape of Auie
rican dollars. His years visit COS, tlis
beniyhted country about $4,000
Last Tuesday was a day of terror in the
CnitNlr States Circuit Court. where Judge
Benef ct. usually one of the most fatheriy
and Aniyn old gentlemen inflicted senten
ces on forgers, swindler's, thieves and 9th
er criminals which were worthy Of the
.\ceyerest days of Recorder Hackett. Among
Rose sentenced was Eugene Landsberg
n0cas doomed to five years imp-ison
at hard labor for perjury. His case
wa 4 peculiar one. He was arrested Oh a
charge of passing counterfeit money. He
cleared himself Of the charge but somehow
managed to arouse the i'll feeling OF Spe
c;al Agent Drummond. While testifying
in his own behalf Landsberg swore shat he
had never bean arrested before i number
Of reporters were present at the examina
ton Drnmmond turned to one Of them
quite a skilfal craftsman. while Lands
berg was testifying Draw his picture
FOR me in that position. won't you"' he
said pointing TO the defendant The re
porter guilelessly did so. Drnminond had
the picture ,nasnifed and photographed
and lad copies of it sent TO the Superin;en
dent of every prison. and reform instisn
ton in the country with the request to |
write him " ether Landsberg had ever.
been an inmate of one Of those ~institn
tions. Not long after 4 reply came from.
the State Prison in Trenton that Lands
had once worn parti colored trousers
in that establishment. A charge @: per
i.:ry was made aud proven anil the poor
fellow had to pay dearly for his pass sn: