St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-16
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
The situattOn.
~ Theria sugar-Bowl, Aug.

Now Iberia Sugar-BOWA, aug, q.
Owing to d writ issued by Acting
Chief Justice Poche(upon application of
ex-Judge Fontelieu, we believe,) pro-
hibiting Judge DeBaillon from empa1-
cling a Jury drawn by the commission
ers recently appointed by him, the
Judge will not open court in New Iberia
next Monday as previously announced.
When ex-Judge FentelieU's term of
Office expired it was held by Judge De-
Bailkon that the commissioners serving
under Fontelieu were, like him, divest-
ed of official power. AsJudge DeBail-
Ion. according to Law, has all the poW-I
ers for tine purpose of trying the cleo
ton cases that the Judge OF the2lst j u
dicial D istrict has, he naturally concku-
ded that he was authorised to appolnG, |
after having by decree OF the Supreme
Court, through Justice Poche, at tie
iast session in Opelousas, been instruct
I'D to proceed with the trial of the CON
tested election cases. However, Judge
spoche has ordered diHerently-in effect
at least. We presume that now the ap-
sDointment of commissioners will have
TO be made by Judge Gates. Indeed,
we are informed that, since, Judge
Gates has made these appoint Ments,
and the Commissioners will do nbCless
proceed to act, as they are qUat2hed.
These commissioners hold during the
pleasure (under the terms of tlae law
Of the Judge presiding.
In the controversy over the sherItfal-
ty, as far as Court proceedings have
gone, all that was necessary TO place
Sheriff elect Weary in possosslC IN nof his
office was the acceptance of hEg bond
bv acting Clerk of Court p. H.. &egura.
Upon several occasions this oikioer has
been applied to, but for one cause or
another he would not receive the bond.
Last Friday night Sheriff v eayy, after
several futile efforts to see hln at his
Office, met the Clerk in apu bic saloon
and from him obtained pr Oaa&se OF a
meeting the following day In the
Clerk's Office. Segura falling ITO keep
his appointment, Sheriff We; a2sy obtain
ed a rule from Judge Gates compelling
Seeura to show wherein tn o bend was
not acceptable. On Mond ay morning,
Coroner Minvielle served 81 copy of the
rule at Segura's domicil an left one at
his office-Segura having hat aday left
on the early morning train. On Tues
day the rule was tried in chambers, So
gura being represented by counsel.
Failing to sustain their point, Judge
Gates, upon the sworn statement OF
the respective bondsmen, that they rep
resented the amounts subscribed by
them, upon the bond, excepted same
and ordered it filed.
Sheriff Veszie being now fully quail
fed, made formal demand upon ex-
Sheriff Yiator on ~ ednesday morning
for Dossession of the Office, which was
nositiyely refused. The C00rt- HOUSE
is now in possession of an arnaed mob
principally negroes, headed by Viator
who is apparently more blOed- thirsty
than anxious for q permanent hold OIL
to the public pap.
She State Of affairs has been tel,s
graphed to the Governor sineeEFV edneH
day morning, but being away from Bat
on Rouge at the time, no instructions
have, up to the moment of going tC
press, lFridRy evening" been received
from him.
We learn thatSlfr.s Edw. Simon, attor
ney for FOntelieu, Mestayer s. Co., is en-
deaVOring to obtain, If possible, some
kind of writ from j Justice POehesannull
ingJudgeGate proceedings. If thismis
sion is an unsuccessful one, as rsoon al
the Governor returns to Baton Roug'
it is very probable that he will orde
the militia TO disperse the ViatOT mob
and the political farce will finally ter
inmate in q tragedy.
NEW IRERIA, La, Aug. ga -specia
term was ordered to be held on the It'll
inst, to try the contested cases on th,
merits Judge jDeBaillon will com,
here, bat as the Supreme Court has, b,
writ of prohibition, returnable ia No
yember, restrained him from trying TIN
cases with jury drawn by the com
nissioners appointed by himself, and a
he proposes TO answer the writ in Nov
ember, it is not likely the case will b
tried this term.
Ex-Sheri& Viator still holds posses
sion Of the court house with his mob D
negro hOOdlums in defiance. KeaE
.Fightfully claims to be,sheriff, and it j
likely on Monday, if the court holds
there may DO some complication ant
,6sonflict out of that fact.
New IBERIA, La, Aug. 11.-Jndg
tDeBaillon made no attempt whateve
to hold court here to-day.
Col. FAIRIES asked for the surreRde
of the court house, but w&s refused ii
the same way as was Sheriff Veazie OF
Saturday.
Aiband of thirty disguised men at
tackled Mormon meeting in Levi
6,o1nty, Tennessee, last Sunday fiv'
Mormon elders were killed and wo
man wounded, the leader Of the attack
ing marty was also killed, and also tw'