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LADIES GOODS.

MADAME j. p. PALMER
IMPORTER OF FASHION
llo7 STREET. NORTHWEST
With increased facilities for the importation Of Special
sna HATS far to psw sn
r;siS H5SSFTs MADE TO SIMPLE cos
NJ. WILLIAM
FRENCH BONNETS AND ENGLISH ROUND HATS.
FINE MILLINERY GOODS.
REAL LACES. DRESS TRIMMINGa
FINE NECKwEAR, PARASoLS
AND SPRING WRAPS.
7 Cite Trevise Paris eo7 Pennsylvania avenue APPS
MISS ANNIE K. HUMPHREY,
Makes osssEs d STREET + st
and guarantees a PsRfs5 q ana TpRfGt
French Hand made GndsrciothinS Me1sno unaerw.a
pa,s and l nnsst Imported si Hosiery Hos err
French Corsets and Bustles.
ssn ,SS s and 81 Sor.s. i's HIS own
NIL French. German snd Spanish spoken marie
f9G Fs2 cSsG H.pN b ggIRSe
p: Three Patents and Five Medals from ExpOsitons n
<1I1S. Lyons and vienna.
Manufacturer and importer OF
HUMAN HAIR AND FINE HAIR WORK
Ladies fine Hair Cutting and Hair Dressing
Hair dyed and shalnpooed III u nrst class mauuse
WIGS to order.
ds SO: FIFTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
MISS E x. MELLON,
MODESTO
Has removed from Baltimore to No n d street south
east where she will make to order Dresses Costumes
II every Grade With her long in the art Of
Dressuakng she guarantees perfect satisfaction in lit
and style. feb2-6m
ANTON F1sHErs
Chemical Dry Cleaning Establishment
No. G6 G street northwest
THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE.
ladies' and Gentlenens Garments also. Velvet ana
Plush Coaks Grape Wells. Iaces Gloves etc. are per-
iectly cleaned by this Superior process
LADIES, EVENING DRESSES A SPECIALITY
Sentlemens Clothes Cleaned by this Process viii not
loee their original shape and Spots guaranteed
to be removed efectualy. Price 81 30 and Sl7b par
suit. III
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HOUSEFURNISHINGS.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
VApon Srovrs
sbs ,t in the sH make
all prices Call and examine our stock before purchas-
I s IT q
ONE minute coFFEG PoTs still on exhibition.
VS.. jerks CO.
apis ~ I'll stree. northxx.
A PEnrEcr LIGHT
THE RED sc" OIL.
MADE EXPRESSLY FOR FAMILY USE
troIeu Of which it is the Heart and viii stand iirs
ty and odorless which with its great purity insures
hence Is the housthod fasorts SAFETY
THE RED "C~ OIL
Has never caused an accident
Requires special lamp burner or wick but can be
used in any Kerosene Lamp. with ordinary burner and
wick. and students lamp.
Wholesale and Retail by
J. W. SCHAEFER
1920 7TH STREET NORTHWEST apl2
New Goops.
Just received, many new and desirable goodsfn
DECORATED POTTERY AND PORCELAIN,
Suitable for Wedding Presents Our usual large stock
OF staple goods is complete.
FINE CUT, ENGRAVED AND MOULDED GLASS
WARE IN GREAT VARIETY
TRIPLE PLATED WARE FROM BEST MAKERS
EDDY REFRIGERAToRs
NJ. W. BEVERIDGE,
mh29 No. 1909 Pennsylvania Avenua
WArEn FnrErs.
LACE CURTAIN STRETCHERs
CARPET SWEEPERS.
CHINA, GLASS AND CROCKERY
KITCHEN UTENSILS, and full assortment of HOUSE.
furnishing Goods. at low prices.
GEO WATTa
tAB S14 7th st.. 5 doors above Penn ava
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A YERs CATHARTIC PILLS ARE SUITED TO
every Being rcoated they are easy take
and though mild and pleasant action are thorough
and searching in effect Their efficacy in all disorders
OF the stomach aud bowels is certified to by eminent
physicians prominent clergymen and many Of best
citizena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-21

We hsye 3ust received large lot of 1akec HNA
WOOD: also feah mined COAL Of superior QuA1ty tos
domestic usa al q which we o0er - 1owoS naak8s1
yateR
~ 0aspgc0on o. our stock
STEPHENSON Bro
MIA ssr.t wharf snd l2th Ct and Pa svN
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p A B A 8 o L 3.

RASOLS.
Our department for PARASOLS is greatly enlarged
and displaying all the novelties for street and
carriage wear. plain and trimmed. and with unique
handles.
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WOOD AND COAL.

Oces: 1114PA ave., J2S Pa. ave, 10th and
Depot and Mill 9th street and Potomac river. feb6-6m
Co1u WooDu
JOHNSON BROTHERS
wHARvEs AND RAILROAD YARD.
Twelfth and Water streets southwest
BRANCH YARDS AND oFFIOKa
1202 street northwest:
1915 It'll street northwest:
1740 Pennsylvania avenue northvssk
il12 9th street northwest;
Corner Sd and streets northwest:
22l keunxylvanls avenue southeast
LARGEST PRIVATE RAILROAD YARD SOUTHO
NEW YORK; also EXTENSIVE WHARVES, giving Is
unsurpassed facilities 1or tbs economic handling oe
FUEL OF all kinda
COAL DELIVERED ON CARS DIRECT FROM THE
MINIS INTO OUR YARD
We desl only in best qualities Of ANTHRACITE and
BITUAlNOUS COAL
An kinds of WOOD. etthsria thesttck o. prspered;,
order at our factory.
CLEAN COAL. Full. WEIGHT AND 4ASU g..
nisfeS Oepl3
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Nortcs-N you are In want OF wall papers, win
NV sadeS- cornices, picture frames pictures 90
20 stcfaoHs. a.s 7th street, or call at the branch
s-ofe am picture gallery All 9TH street, for steel
Snsras lhSs- paintings, Oieographs, artotype en-
kraslnSs and the largest stock OF plush frames
uoo1e, gold and natural wood picture rioudings in
glass w. Il veerho.f, $40 and al TN street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-21

IHE RELIEF OF FALLEN WOMES.-The ~ASSo-
ck1tI1n Tor Works OF Mercy" announce TO those
interested In its work that IL now has full posses
sloh OI the house recently purchased for refuge
tof odtctst women Any donations OF furniture or
IousthOid Use VIII he most thankfully received at
ne nome, 2fts street northwest It IS specially
oesliod That contributions be sent during the
present week Ii possible
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WASHINGTON FISH MGRKEr.-SOid by r. A.
Golden agenL-i2.0O0 shad from $13 10 SIS per hun
nfed: 10000 herring, from So 10 s. per tnous-
and 20 lunches nsh, from I0c TO 6Oc. per bunch.
inspector OF Marine Products Gwynn Harris re-
ports arrivals OF fish to-day follows: 1 456 her.
ing 5S4e Shad- 40 punches rock fish, Iii punches
white perch, and .E3 t.iiiorS
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FURNITURE SALE.-Messrs Duncanson Bros,
auct1Oneers, will sell tomorrow morning at their
salesrooms, commencing at ten O'Clock, q large
assortment OF ParlOr and Chamber suites
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New SroRki
J.. Y. sHARP's ToMArora
IN GLASS;
SARDINES IA Cs,sn
MOIR'S SOUPS, in Cslana
IRISH FIGS, In Heavy syruH
FRESH FIGS, in Cordial
LOUISIANA ORANGES, In Heavy Syrm
FRESH PINEAPPLE I'm olaea
SWEET P1CkIED PEAChES Ia Ola
RASPBERRY VINEGAR
ESTRAGoN VINEGAR
- TARRASON vINR0AA
ITALIAN MACARONI
GRATED PARMESAN CHEE6E IN 0lsR
SPAGHETTI,
LOAF SUGAR in Cones.
SPANISH OLIVES,
CRESCENT OLIVES
ANCHOvIHs in Oh,
OLIVES FARCIES.
CALVES FEET JELLY, in 0laaa
LEMON PASTE FOR Plea
CHILL COLOROw SAUCE
Chilli COLORADO
SHREWSBURY TOMATO CATOUI
DRIED MUSHROOMa
TRUFFLES. in Glasa
GRO MIXED COFFEE, IN Glass Ven I1nAl
ROSE LIME JUICE
VIENNA SUGAR WAFERG
CARLSBAD WATERS.
SUGAR WATERS lAssorsed 1Av0D
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Letter PROM Mrs. HENRY WARD BEKcnER.-

BROOKLYN. y. T., March %, 1854
nave used AllcOck'S Plasters for some years for
M seH ana family, and, IS Tar as able, for the
Lilly sufferers who come TO US for assistance, and
nave found them genuine relief for most OF the
sunes ana pains which flesh Is heir 10. have used
ALutks Plasters Tor ali Kind OF lamenesS and
a. 81 dte pain, and, by frequent experiments, find
TILT IiieS can control many cases not noticed IL
!ooT clrcularS MRS. Il W. BEECHYR
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TIE law school OF the Georgetown University Is
70 De congratulated upon the addition 70 the fac
u!ty on James e. Payne. esq. leading member OF
Iie oar. Col Payne delivers the first lecture In
Dis course on tomorrow ecnng ate O'Clock, In the
i3ai lecture aall OF the handsome new building OF
the law school, corner OF 9Th and streets north
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-21

commence The season tonight with a very strong
iiI-the entire opera or "ooDnambuIa" and the
Iyurth ACT vi "Ir0F t0re'-intrOducing the entire
double company In the cast. Sales Tor ..Nignou"
ana TIE other operas are large, and the season will
oouDteSs Dc very brilliant. Several large s.opera
parties have secured seats, and the interest
among society people Is very nattering TO Miss
Abbott
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
Public Printing.

Act 40 of the General Assembly of
1877 requires that all public printing
shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
provided the bids do not exceed pres
cribed rate. The present administra-
tion is required to publish the proposed
amendment to tho constitution. I'm
der a legal interpretation of the above
act, proposal should have been submit
ted and bids received from the papers
of each parish to do this work. This
was not done by the Governor; nor bv
the Board of Public Printing in Union
Parish, nor in any part of the State as
as far as we can learn. But the work
was given wherever a McEnery organ
could be found in preference to submit
ting it to bidders and awarding it to the
papers whose bid should be the lowest
as Sec l of the above act requires. This
duty imposed upon the Governor and
the Board under Act 40, it it had been
observed, would doubtless have saved
the State at least One-half the amount
that will have to be paid for the print
ing now being done by the favorites of
the administration, who stand in need
OF the crumbs falling from the masters
table.-The Gazette.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23

Nor PATENTED.-One Of our quon-
dam friends passed our Office few days
since, carrying in his hand bottle Of
very common appearance containing a
liquid OF equally common appearance,
which be informed us was nothing more
than very much used LiUcr Regulator.
We did not try it and cannot vouch for
the correctness of the above but are
very much inclined to believe it was
some of Pixies Magnolia. However he
Informed us that any further particulars
concerning it could be had by applying
at any of our groceries with an empty
bottle and twenty-five cents.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
Election Law.
s
Farnlervtlle Gazette.

\
During The last week, we were asked
for our construction of the election Law
OF 1882 and particularly upon the fol
lowing points:
LIST. To constitute legal ballot must
all names be printed upon the ticket
end. Ii a printed name be scratched
and another written instead of it. will
such ticket be legal7
These questions are answered in a
late number of the NatchitOcbes Re-
view from which we take the follow
ing:
Sec. 4 Of Act 1O1 Of 1889, provides as
follows: THAT all the names of per
sons voted for shall be printed on one
ticket or ballot of white paper of uni
form size and quality, to be furnished
by the Secretary Of State at a charge Of
i've per centum over and above the ac-
tual cost of said paper, and the names
OF persons voted for, and the office for
which they are voted, shall be accurate
ly specified &c, &c.
The act does not say that the names
OF the persons voted for shall be print
ed on8the, tickets ,rheu they are furnish
ed; nor do we believe any such con-
structIon was intended by the law max
ers. Il says that their names shall be
printed ON certain kind of paper of
uniform size and quality to be furnish
ed by the Secretary of State. We think
That this latter phrase, to be furnished
both in logical and grammatical sense,
refers to the paper on which the names
are printed and not the names. Nor do
We think that it is even necessary that
,he names should be printed.n
1t follows, if it is not necessary that
he names be printed, IN ease then are.
hey can be scratched and other names
substituted by writing them. This is q
Common sense rule.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
Facts Worth knowing.

Every man has $40 bones. Except the
minstrel end man, who has 244.
Inc lungs contain one hundred and
seventy live million cells. This is what
makes man practical Joker.
A man breathes about twenty times
minute-that is unless, he ia fat, or is
walking away from tailor with bill.
mans average weight is $40 pounds
except when he has to wait for his wife
to change her necktie. Then it's forty
minutes.
The brain Of man is twice as big as
that OF any other animal. That is why
really noble dog has so much respect
for nine-spot man.
A mans brain weighs three and half
pounds. A Woman's somewhat lighter.
but finer quality. That is what enables
her to taste lard in her neighbours pas
try.
The heart in its normal condition
beats seventy-fve times minute, but
when young man meets young lady
at party and steps tremblingly mp to
pToffer an escort home, the number Of
beats--heart beats-instantly mounts up
to 1852 in the shade.
The average number OF teeth is thir-
ty-tW0, but when one of them is de-
creplt, and in the dark it runs on to an
mbuscade raisin seed in a piece of
wedding cake, a man is apt to fancy
that ne has only one tooth at the most
and that II is three feet square. Rock
land Courier.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
Inventor Ericsson.
New York Letter to Philadelpiab Tim

New York Letter to Philadelphia Times.
Here lives old Ericsson, who made
the screw and monitor, and is making
the solar engine to boil the SUMS fire
and save coal. He is past eighty
years old. He saved this country
from being butted down at sea and
the blockade opened and McClellan's
army, captured. He weighs in a
moral and useful scale about 5000 900
Vanderbilts, Goulds. and Keenes pnt
together. Nobody knows much about
him, because he has some knowledge
and self respect. Forty-six years he
has lived here. and every great ship
you see is his monument. One Of
those monuments built on the Della
ware sank few days ago and swal-
lowed up hundred people as if they
had been condemned and executed on
the galloWs trap. Yet, shipwrecks do
not make as good reading as they
once did, when we were a seafaring
nation.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23


AS was stated in the last issue of
the Sentinel, the Jury in the Mansfield
murder suit, had rendered a verdict Of
Guilty without capital punishment,
against Ben Jenkins and one of mot
guilty against Ned. This verdict was
one of general satisfaction, but when
the Jury elongated their ears sufficient
ly the next day, TO ask the pardon of
a man whom they had just found guilty,
of one OF the most brutal, unknown,
and bloody murders that was ever com,
mitted inLouisiana they lost all respect
that sensible men may have entertained
for them on account of the verdict
they had found against a man who
had cody and deliberately murdered
his friend, and tried to excuse his actby
more basely trying to ruin the charac-
ter and good name of an innocent girl.
-Thibodaux Sentinel.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
The New NeighbOrs Across
the Way.
Philadelphia Republic.


Mrs. Slinchin put her head over the
fence and thus address her neighbour
who was hanging out her weeks wash
ing:
"A family has moved into the empty
house across the way. Mrs. Clothesline.5
Yes. | know
did you notice their furniture?n
Not particularly.
Two loads, and | wonld't give dol
put EN- down in my kitchen. And the
children. won't allow mine to assoc
ciate with them, you bet. And the
mother! She looks as if she had never
known days lhappine SIS. The father
drinks, | expect. Foo bad that such
people should come into this neighbour
hood. wonder who they are 2n
Il know them.n
DO you ? well, I declare. Who are
they2n
''The mother is my sister, and tile
father is superintendent of the Me-
5hodis5 Sunday school," A painful
pause enSued.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
Interesting TO settlers on Public
Lands.

Whether settler on government
land is trespasser or not, does not de-
pend Oh how many trees he cnts, but on
the bona tide character OF his settlement.
He may make the necessary clearing to
put in q; crop and he may cut and sell
the timber to aid him in so doing, or to
support his family while clearing his
land and raising his crop if, during ali
that time he has bona tide settlement
on the land, and intends to remain
thereon and make the land his own,
and is not making his settlement an
excuse for cutting off the timber, with
the. ultimate purpose of abandoning his
claim Secretary Teller to Commits
sioner Mcfarland, November 81, 1883,
III the matter of James w. Baird. Re-
ported in Copp's Land Owner of JanQ-
airy IS, 1884, page 327.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
Payment of Interest ON state
Bonds DefaDEted.
Farmerville Gazette.

Interest on the Baby Bonds was due
Feb. I. The sum of $21, 900 was neces.
sary to meet this interest and Gov. Nc.
Emery was notified of the default, but
strange to say he took no steps to pro-
tect the credit of the State. When 50
insignificant sum was required,
A writer in the City item not only
| deserVediy censures our Fiscal Agent.
but contrasts the Nichols administra-
ton 10 its action, when large sum was
required, with the contemplate apathy
of our LeVee Governors policy, when a
small amount would have saved the
credit of our State. He says:
This is blow that is felt in more
than one way; the pride of the State
has again been attacked, and indeed
unnecessarily.
The Fiscal Agent has now about
~ ,OOO,OO0 to the credit of the State, and
while this money belongs to various
funds and can not be applied to the
payment OF interest on baby bonds. vet
we have reason to expect, that the bank
would advance it and aid the State in
improving its credit and sustain the
promises made to protect its creditors.
What necessity is there for a Fiscal
Agent it he can not advance few tb0u-
sand dollars? How often has the ac-
ton of the city's Fiscal Agent differed
from that of the States. The Louisi
ana, National Bank has always been
ready to advance much larger amounts
when called upon, and when the city's
condition was far worse than is that of
the State.
The Fiscai Agents past experiences
should have induced him to come for
ward in cheerful and liberal spirit and |
relieve the State of its temporary en- |
barrassment.
During the Nichols administration
the State failed to collect sufficient taxes |
10 pay the interest on consolidated /
.saul and the Fiscal Agent advanced
$4,000; and although the Constitu-
,ional convention found it expedient to
'educe the interest on its bonds, vet it
provided for the full amount
lne the Fiscal Agent, together Nth in
crest thereon"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23

The Republican State Executive
Committee met in New Orleans on
Wednesday last, for the purpose OF con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of calling a
State Convention to nominate a State
ticket to oppose the Democratic ticket
headed by McEnery. The Republican
organ, advocates the calling of said con-
vention and the nomination of ticket,
not of republicans, but of good men, let
them be of whatever party they may,
that can draw to their support, the dis
satisfied democrats, and make the can
vass against the McEnery ticket, uron
the charges made by democrats upon
before the nomination. Such
a ticket would be a strong one, we must
admit, and may result in victory.
Tie above taken from the Natchi-
toches indicator sounds rather uncer-
tain in view of the fact that it is one of
the most violent. administration organs
IN the State.-Meridional.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23

The New Orleans City Item in cen
sufing the sale last Spring to some
Northern freebooter Of all the public
lands in the parishes of Yermilion, Cal
casien and Cameron-everythin from
the Vermilion Bay to the Sabine River
fails to say what disposition was
made of the proceeds of this brilliant
transaction of our Immaculate "Ieyee
Administrations This enormous body
of land over one million acres. was sold
under very liberal construction of n
very liberal land-law at the ridiculous
ly low price of 121 cents per acre, and
thousands of dollars of this money.
which should have been expended for
the benefit Of the people OF this section.
was frittered away in building levees
for the people OF Arkansas, and the rest
of it was dumped into the Mississinni
levee fund. 1t is not enough that the
hill and upland parishes of this State
should be taxed to build levees which
are of no benefit to them (or any one
else save j. L. James the Penitentjary
lesee) and vast tracts of the public do
main, virtually given away to specula-
tors for the sole purpose of speculation. |
but every dollar that can be raked and |
scraped all over the State is thrown in |
10 the River and the Times Democrat
expects us to applaud the act as a mar
rel of craftsmanship or be read ont of
he party. Truly this is an age of re-
'Orm and Sam McEnery the Prince of
2eformers -Meridional.
!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
TO THE VOTERS OF THE PARISH OF
ST. LANDRY.

am candidate for Representative to the
Lower House of the General Assembly of Loui-
slana at the election in April next
FoRBEARANcE ITSELF SOMETIMES cEAsETH
TO BE VIRTUE
81 since the sad end of the late struggle Doe
Tors OF various Political Schools have pretended
ana assumed to be able to bring fair Louisiana
10 the posltlon she so justly deserves among
our gaia&y OF States. These Doctors have fol-
lowed III their treatmant OF Frustrated Louis-
ana pretty much the course of the ancient
quack Dost0rs, who invariably resorted to the
process OF bleeding no matter how weak their
patlents We're. The policy Of each new admin
lstFatlon seems to have aimed especially to the
tality, its finances
Threatened with new lease of the sauna
doctors who have by their omission or commits
sion, reduced large portion of the people of
tne state 70 starvation and DISQUALIFICATION
ing absolute annihilation shortly, unless
some speedy relief is atfOrded-very little relief
Is TO be expected from source from which We
nave Valnly looked for it for the last many
years.
do not offer myself as one of these Supreme
Doctors, who claim the ability to cure all ills,
nut IL Is notorious fact that many physical
allihents which have bean treated by the most
eminent physicians, and given up as incurable.
simple remedies.
advocate, should you honor me with your man
date, will mention few which consider of
paramount Importance, viz:
Such reform of the school system of the State
as VIII insure its benefit equally to allocaities
ana encourage competent and judicious men to
enroll themselves as teachers.
eneh measures as could tend to the establish
Louisiana. -
and such measures as could tend to the de-
gelopment OF the natural resources of the
state; especially the sugar manufactOry indns-
~, 50 that every farmer in the cane region of
ne state might be enabled to raise it with some
certainty OF being able to dispose OF it to ad-
,antage; ana also measures to attrect the in
'eStment OF other capital in this State.
Unless dead or sick, shall deliver public
ADDRESS and treat more fully of the above meas
!res, ana other kindrid topics IN English and
.rench in the Courthouse at Opelousas, on sun
ay FEBRUARY s4th next, at one O'Clock p. M {;
Q when all the voters, but more particularly
ne farmers and workingmen, are Respectfully
equested to attend
Wishing every yoteE who can attend, to be
resent, pledge myself to utter no words
mich could roughly bruise any one in his par
feelings. Come one Come ALL!
AUREL ARNAUD.
Arnaudyille, La, Feb 1884