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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

According to the Chicago News, there
were $100,000 stored in the safe of one
of the hotels of that city to be distri-
buted among the aldermen Immediate
" after the ordinance granting the
right Of way to the Evanston railway
became a law. The mayors veto Of the
ordinance, however, stands in thGsway
of the distribution, and it may be some
time before the swag is apportioned.--
Estates.
That is about the way good many
bills are passed through Congress and
the State legislatures, to plumber the
public domain and grant monopolies ;
and that is about the way many men
get rich, who were elected to serve the
people on small pay.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

There are some " sovereigns" in
America who most strenuously object
to the interviewer. On the contrary,
the folks who are called kings in Eu-
rope are taking very kindly to him.
The kings Of Spain, Italy and Bulgaria,
the crown prince of Germany and the
sultan of Turkey have been interview
ed recently.-[States.
The interviewer is a product of
American journalism. The " sover-
eigns' here are getting tired of him.
In Europe he is novelty and is there
fore favorably received. The kings
there do not want to be behind the
Americans, and therefore they want to
be interviewed, on the same principal
that the negroes of the South, just af-
ter the war, wanted to be sued SO as to
appear in court Of 5lstice-it put
them on an equality with white folks.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Two drunkards tried to commit sui
eide in New Orleans, the other day.
One, with delirium tremens, cut his
throat seriously; another took rough
on rats" but an emetic saved him.
This is an improvement; most drunk
ards, when they have the killing ma
MIA, try to kill some one else. If the
numbering drunkards would take to
killing themselves, the world would
be the gamer by it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The Democrats Florida expe-
dition has explored the Everglades, and
will now we understand hunt for the
Florida volcano. This volcano, or sup
posed one, has never been reached; it is
surrounded by swamps that have never
been crossed, and the constant smoke
that goes up from the same spot has
led to the belief that there is a volcano
there.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05
A Tragedy i'm Pickens County,
,s. S. C.
Especial to The Times-Demccrat. j

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 28.-In Pick
ems county to-day two boys, brothers..
named Simons were out rabbit hunting.
One of them fred at a rabbit as it ran
out of a bush, but missed his aim and
shot his brother in the head, killing
him instantly.
According to the Thibodaux Sentinel
the same accident happened few days,
ago, in Lafourche, except that both the
rabbit and boy were killed.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Frank B. Sherwin has been sentenced
at Albany to the penitentiary for two
years and to a fine of $500 for contempt
of court in the case of the State of
New York VS. Cashier Phelps defalca-
ton.
Contempt of court must be one of the
greatest crimes man can be guilty of
in New York.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05


Russian finances are said to be going
from bad to worse, and, il a crash is to
be avoided, the Car must give his per-
mission for another big loan. The
revenue has failed this year by some
thing like 20,00O,000 roubles, while, on
the other hand, heRxpenditures show
an increase of over 17,000,O00. The
difference to Russian credit is thus a
little over 28, 000,0 900, or nearly G3,000,000
sterling. It is said that this deficit is
the greatest ever exhibited in Russia
in time OF peace.
How can it be otherwise when the
government is run almost exclusively
for the benefit of the few !? The great
mass Of the people, who do all the Ia
Dor and fill the ranks of the army,
barely subsist; the Gear and the mobiles
have all the profits, and not having
enough to satisfy their extravaganza
have to borrow more. The Cars coro-
nation last gear was piece Of folly for
an embarrassed monarch, as it cost an
immense sum. A reduction of the ex-
penses of the Cars government, would
avoid the necessity of borrowing; but
there is certain to be no such reduction.
and taxation will have to be increased
TO meet the increased Indebtedness.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

An investigation has shown that the
large number Of burglaries, garrotings,
and pocket-picking committed in New
Orleans, last week, was mainly done by
tramps, and orders have been issued to
fill up the jaiIs with them. Tramps are
a growth of our much Wanted ciyiliza-
ton, and they ought to be protected.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Napoleon Joseph Perche, Archbishop
of the Diocese of New Orleans, died on
the 9th ult., aged nearly 70 years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The New Orleans city government
has levied tax of five dollars on each
telephone poll in that city, while the
telegraph poles are exempt. This kind
of uniformity in taxation, seems to be
nne-sided.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The century plant, which takes 100
years to ripen in the North, takes but
twelve years to maturein California and
takes only five years in Mexico.
SO it is century plant only in a
northern climate.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

AS an offset to the remark of a Chi
eago paper, that no Republican candI-
date for Presidant, nominated at that
city has ever been defeated, IT. Louis
contemporary recalls the fact that two
of them have been assassinated. States,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Hon. A. T. Pugh of Assumption died
on the 27th ult.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The horde Of tramps that recently
reached New Orleans, caused the police
Jail keeper to call for hundred pairs Of
blankets, etc, in order to accommodate
those assigned to his keeping. Why
should not the tramps visiti New Or
leans in mid winter, when they are so
well taken care Of ? Just put them to
hard work, and they will give the city a
wide berth next winter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The platform adopted by the Dem
ocracy at Baton Rouge, is down on con-
vict labor competing against free labor.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
agrees to this, Tin the cases OF railroad
building, farming, cotton picking, lum-
bering, etc. y but it thinks levee build
ing ought to be excepted, as free labor
cannot be depended on to build them.
We fail to see any difference in build
ing a railroad embankment, or in build
ing a leyee, either, in fact or in princl-
pie. The individual or corporation who
has control of the work has perfect
right to employ the labor thatsuits them
best, and TO interfere with this right
through popular OF party clamor is sim
ply demagoguery. tits very often, even
in small undertakings, to obtain enough
free labor even at fair wages-free la
Dor is sometimes little too free to be
depended on. But the convict labor be-
longs to the State, and the State can
properly use it on the levees; but it
seems to be part OF the policy OF the
powers that run the State government
that this convict labor shall be hired
out for very little, and then hired by
the State to build the levees at a high
price. II the convicts were to work di-
rectly for the State, their labor would
cost only their food and clothing and
the wages of the guards. The Lottery
is not the only power behind the State
government; the penitentiary ring, the
fiscal agency, the slaughter house and
other monopolies. and the owners of the
public debt, all have interests against
the interests of the great body of tax
payers, and their united strength will
control the government against the lat
ter, unless they rebel en- masse. How is
it that so many men in both the nation
al andgState government, holding only
representative positions with merely
nominal pay, have gotten rich, if these
governments are not managed more Tor
the benefit of the few than for the
many?
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

During the late unpleasantness a
Federal soldier aimed at hog in @
Southern corn field, an hit contraband
who was stealing roasting ears. The
darkey has forwarded to his congress-
man claim for, a pension, when mas
been duly placed on file.-States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

When a man fails at every other
kind OF business, he can become a
politician.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

If every office-seeker could see before
hand that he would not be nominated in
political convention, would conven-
tions still be held for the good of the
party? Not much.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The railroad bridge over the Atchafa-
laya river near Churchville, was finish
ed on Christmas day, and the first train
passed over it on the morning of Dec.
26th.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Dec. 31st, batch Of thirtyfour
tramps were brought before one police
court, in New Orleans, and fined $s5
each or thirty days in the parish pris-
on; and the day before thirty-two
-tramps were arrested and locked up
in one police station. The city is
thronged with them they have come
down from the cold regions Of the
North, to spend the winter, just as
snipe, wild ducks, etc, do.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The blood-spilling accidents that re-
suit from the "reprehensible habit of
carrying concealed weapons" are usual
~ followed by an appeal from the press
for the abiding citizens to suppress
the evil. Suppress the manufacture and
sale of the weapons, and then they can
not be carried. Let the government tax
the manufacture and sale of them so
heavily as to break down the business.
and make it "a penal offence to boot.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The Heaven which the followers of the
religion Of Buddha strive to reach, is
misunderstanding rest, extinction.
The beasts reach the same haven of
rest without an effort.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Senator Butler says, in explanation of
his proposed amendment to the United
States Constitution to insert the word
..natiyityn before the words trace, color
or previous condition of servitude," that
he was in Rhode Island at an election,
and saw a man who had fought gallant
" in the Union army. He was a lieu
tenant-colonel and shot all to pieces.
The senator saw negroes voting, but
the white Union soldier could not, be-
cause he was So unfortunate as TO be
born in Canada. Now continued the
senator, II don't think that is as it
should be.n He expects, however, that
the Republicans will vote against this
amendment. Another queer law in
Rhode Island is that man has to own
1884 worth of real estate in order to
vote.
It is considered political crime il
Louisiana for man to be in favor OF
every voter paying ss1 annually, to
support the public schools for the edu-
cation of poor children.
Colorado, the Denver Tribune says,
has settled population of 100000 and
taxable valuation of $110000000
representing an actual property value
Of 5000, 100000. She is traVersed by
5000 miles of railroad, and in 1882 heI
mines yielded $s6,OO0,000 in gold and
lead.
So, Louisiana is not the only State
where property is assessed below its
supposed actual value. In Colorado
she mines alone yielded in a year near
{ one-fourtb the valuation of all the
assessed property OF the State. We
wonder if they have State equalizin2
assessment board there ?
The adventure of an owl: A Texas
owl mistook q sleeping mans head fol-
chicken and fastened his claws into
his hair. Well, what's the matter
now, old woman ~ exclaimed the as
sailed as he aWoke.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The opposition papers are announcing
that they will support Gov. McEnery,
now be is the nominee of the party.
OF course, what else could they do ?
But he needed their support before the
nomination, not afterwards; the cleo
ton next April is merely legal for
mality, the real election took splace at
Baton Rouge last month.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05
A special dispatch from Washington
to the New Orleans States, says:

For new member Mr.. Lewis has.
been placed on two committees OF great
consequence, that on Manufactures and
Public Lauds. This he fully appre~
ciates and will do his best to aid the.
growing grow manufacturing interest of the.
South and his own State.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The States of Dec. 31st, asks: Chow
many new resolutions made to-mor-
row will be kept" Chief among New
Years resolutions are, we suppose, the
resolution to quit drinking, to not get
drunk during the year. We have al
ways observed that only weak men,
as a rule, indulge in set resolutions,
and they almost invariably violate
them; and with every violation they
become weaker. A man who is strong
to do the right thing needs no reso-
lutions to prevent his doing wrong
to indulge il resolutions is an evil
dence Of moral weakness.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

Brother Bryan of the Lake Charles
Echo, some time since when after visit
to your parish, we said as far as we
could learn it was for Nichols. You ac-
cusod us of being cheeky" in making
this statement you said the Echo rep
resented the sentiment of Calcasieu
parish, and it was for McEnery. After
the election for delegates to the parish
convention, you still claimed the major
ity of them were for McEnery. Well,
Brother Bryan, your parish convention
adopted some pretty strong anti-admin-
istration resolutions, but did not in
sttuct the delegates to the convention +,
nevertheless they voted for Nichols;
aud against McEnery. Now. Brother
Bryan, on which side does the cheek
lie in this matter
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

There is good deal said in certain
quarters about the support Of free
public schools to educate the children
of poor men. Gen. Ogden, it was al
lodged by the administrationists, was
in favor Of taxing every voter s21 a
year to support these schools for the
benefit of the poor, and they urged
all poor men to oppose him for it.
Are they opposed to free public schools
for the poor, or was this hypocrisy?
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05

The principles of the Democratic
party are supposed to be embodied
in the resolutions adopted by the ma
tional convention every four years,
when candidates for president and
vice-p president are nominated; but the
party is very much mixed on the ques-
tions of the tariff, protection, free
trade, etc. Probably the main plank
in all party platforms, though it may
not be expressed, is for the party to
stay in power, or make an effort to
get in power; that is, to hold on to
the offices, or endeavor to get hold of
them. In this State, as there is prac-
tically no Republican party to rail
against, the resolutions Of the party
platform, in regard to State matters,
had to be aimed by one faction at
another, or something " wishy washy"
adopted that would suit any party.
We are of the opinion that snch reso
lutions are of little moment; if the
men elected to Office on the party
platform, choose to violate it or avoid
it they can easily do 50. The best
plan is to elect upright, honest men
to office, and they will need no reso-
lutions to bind them to serve the peo-
pie properly. Notwithstanding the
Democrats have had control Of this
State for six or eight years, and not
withstanding the good resolutions
they have adopted, they have con-
tinued, and increased, some of the
evils inaugurated by their Republican
predecessors. How can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit? How can cor
rupt men execute good resolutions ?
A good party platform amounts to
If corrupt and incompetent
men are elected to Office. The best
platform we have seen is that Of the
New York Sun, which has but one
nlank in it: "Turn the rascals Out.v
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-27
The Problem Solved,

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The railway
problem in the west has finally been
solved. At the adjourned session of
the general managers of all western
and southwestern roads here this af-
ternoon, the initial proposition to
form four pools on the Colorado and
Utah business taking the Missouri
river as the dividing line making
two pools east and two west of that
stream, was finally unanimously
agreed upon. The action of the con-
ference provides that rates shall be
maintained until October b. When
the provided agreement is signed by
the president of the roads of the
pools it will go into effect and re-
main IN force until the close of the
present year. There appears to be
no question but that the pools will
receive the sanction of the presidents
and new combination is already
looked upon as fixed fact. General
freight agents of the lines will mest
to-day to agree upon tariff. The ar
ranging of percentages has been re-
ferred to joseph F. Mckee, as in the
case of the newly framed Nebraska
pool. The commissioners for the
two pools will he named hereafter.
The result achieved Today is natural
ly looked on as complete abandon
ment of the trlpartite agreement. as
the advantages given under that COM
pact to several of the roads are en-
tirely waived. II divests that COM
bination of the powers Of making
western rates beyond the Missouri
river, and the new compact provides
for pooling all the Union Pacific
business.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-27

sheep, and like the people of Gallatir
and Boulder valleys, are continually
importing blooded and thoroughbred
stock. This continued improvement
of the different breeds bring in year
ly a vast increase of money and gives
not only a more healthy tone to the
market but more presentable COM
plexion to every feature of the bust.
ness. This same rule applies to
Boulder valley and its inhabitants
whose farms are models of neatness
are illustrative of what a devotion to
improvement will do among liberal
minded and generous western peo-
pie. I say western for not one IN
two hundred may be ranked as "pil-
grims" or "tender-feet." Education
al matters are closely looked after
and as fast as the children have
gathered in the rudimentary prin-
ciples of an education they are sent
to Helena, Deer Lodge, Salt Lake or
some eastern institution of learning
to pursue the higher branches not
taught in our county Schools"
They are in this part of Montana q
pleasant people to dwell among and
can readily convince one, by precept
alone, so beautifully is 1t illustrated
that this world possesses so few acres
and sorrows that the other world is q
bad place to camp in.
My next will describe few mines
from Indian Greek and other points.
CHANCE.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-27
An Uugrateful Wretch.

We clip the following from the
Wood River NeWs-Miner. AS 1t
speaks of two Butte men their friends
might be interested in it: We are
Informed that Mr.. w. H. Patterson
and his partner, Mr.. Marshal, OF
Butte, Montana, passing through to
California-on their way picked up
a tramp on Snake River, and hauled
him here, says the Boise Democrat,
when they camped OF the river
bank near this city last Monday
evening. The tramp came over to
the city that night and got full of
whisky. The next moEning he went
back to the camp woke up Marshal
and wanted him to take him on
further. On being told that
they were not to leave that day, he
left. ON getting up and looking
about, they found that the tramp
had taken their shot gun, lot OF
bread, butter and tobacco. Search
was made for him, bat he has not
beea found. It has transpired that
this thief proposed to a party in this
city to arm themselves, go to the
camp and murder and rob Messrs.
Marshall and Patterson, as ne salo
thew were we'll fixed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-27
views OF COmmissloner Of R.,y..,

WASHINGTON, Sept. A.-Mr. Pick
Glell, OF the Railroad Bureau of the
Interlor Department., has lust re-
turned from his regular tour of in
spection and examination of the ar
counts OF the Pacific railroads. He
was accompanied by a civil engineer
ana ne has brought back an Immense
aIhonnt OF data, from which will be
prepared the annual report of the
commissioner of Railroads, No
ngures could be obtained from Mr..
flcRerell, but in a general converse
tlon about the condition of the roads
he admitted they were not now earn
ing as much as they did last wear.
Ihls ne ascribed to competition and
consequent reduction of rates, but the
condition of the roads is fairly healthy
and the business done is legitimate
and increasing, although the Central
and Union Pacific have both passed
dividends, Pickerell considers them
1alrly, paying properties. There
are. however, in his opinion too
many railroads in the west for
the population and until the country
grows more they cannot pay very
big interest. Concerning the Union
Pacific, Mr.. Pickerell says the main
line is earning over ST., 500 per mile.
The consolidated system of 1920
Il, lies is paying more than operating
expenses and dividends of branch
lines aggregating 1900 miles, are a
drag. However, many of them are
not paying expenses, and should
branch lines not pick up, or should
they continue to absorb the earnings
of the maiu line the Union Pacific
can at any time, as a matter of pol
icy, drop them and can dispose of
them by sale. It may be considered
wiser, on the other hand, to keep
them in order to ward off opposition.
The Union Pacific proper Is good
The lines from Omaha to
Ogden, Kansas City to Denver and
from Denver to the Pacific are all |
doing well.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-27
PrOfe SsOr BOrra's COnce1t

Prof. Borra's concert last night
was a great musical treat. Besides
being grand performer on the violin
and earning the hearty appreciation
of all the audience on that score, he
enlisted in his service the best musical
talent in Butte-notably the Alice
band, whose performance won round
after round of applause. Mr.. Neil,
on the clarionet, showed what sweet
music is, and was called before the
house again to recognize the fruits of
bis success. Mrs. Beahrer did more
than her share in making the even
ing success, playing with bold
ness and dash that is the result only
of long years of careful training.
The members of the chorus acquitted
themselves in manner which
showed Professor Bora to be fine
teacher. The gems of the evening
were undoubtedly the songs of Mrs.
"Nightingale Mexicano," Mrs. Will
cox had ample scope for exhibiting
her fine voice. Clear as a n1ghtin-
gales rang out the trills, and the
perfect way in which this difficult
song was rendered showed the result
of careful training under the best
masters.
Her encore song, ROBIN Adair, was
perhaps the performance most ap-
preeiated The old quaint words
and the sweet music sung with such
pathos fairly entranced the house
and right heartily was the singer
cheered and cheered again when the
last notes died away. Miss Wilcox
called ou the programme "Her
Daughter" we'll earned the rich COM
plimeEt. Her first effort "My Pretty
Jane" was performed with 4 &C.
quetry Of manner which with her
clear notes won vocterous applause
not to mention handsome bouquet.
In her encore song the "Merry Zin-
CARA, ''she displayed her voice to full
advantage. She is to be congratu-
lated on this her first appearance
and the wish is general that we may
soon have the pleasure of hearing
her again.