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St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
proceeding. of she police Jury.
OPELoUsAs, La, July 18th, 1884.


The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present A. PerrOdin, Z. Du5n1sson'
8. Haas L. Young. T. G. Chachere and b. Il.
Clark. Mr. Perrodin in the chair.
The Police Jury set as board OF reviewers,
to adjust assessments, and proceeded with that
work.
The Police Jury adjourned to meet on Tues
day the 18th inst at 10 a. IN.
Tuesday, July 18TH 1884.
menf. present A. Guidry, president, A. Per
ronin, Il. Dnbuisson, S. Haas, L. Young y.
rhachere, and B. e. Clark.
GU motion of Mr.. Young, Resolved, whereas
the Exposition Association of this PaTlsh nave
failed to carry out its purpose, that the appro-
priation made in April last to assist saao asso-
station be revoked.
Mr., Haas moves that the resolution OF MT:
Young be laid over until the next meetlng OF OF
the Police Jury. Carried, Messrs. Perfoolh
and Young voting no.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, Resolved thaG
the Police Jury do now adjourn ss2se dle.
Attest ALBERT GU1Dh ;,
P. J. TEEEBVRE, Clerk. PRESIDENT
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
DR.. Pavy and His wife.

5
A Mayville, Mo-, special to the Chi
wife of DR.. Octave Pavy, of the Gr9eiy
party have found dead, has been resid-
lei. Nj. Richardson, pastor of the Baptist
conducted a school for young ladies
and given music lessons. Mrs. PAW is
q fighly-accomplished lady, about so
years of age. She is the only daughter
Of the Rev. DIR. M. Stone, q Baptist d.
vine, who now lives in Omaha. They
married at New Orleans WHEREVER faith
or resided at that time, about six years
ago. DE-. Payy was Frenchman by
birth. He studied at one time witt, Dr..
j. NJ. Allen, of Liberty, Clay County,
No., and afterwards graduated at d
medical college in st. Lop:s. He was
practising his profession at East Caron-
delet, ILL.,, at the time ne was rendered
and naturalist to the Greedy party. DIR.
of Polar ex leditions, having read aud
quite youthful days up. The very day
on which the relief party found his
comrades off Cape Sabine, the 22d of
June, was his birthday, and that day he
would have been 40 years of age. Mrs.
Payy had received no tidings of her
husband for four years. At times she
INDUCED in the hope that he was still
alive and yet the news Of his death was
no great surprise, although she received
it with deep sorrow.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

OPELoUsAs, July 18th, 1884.
Mr.. Lefebvre, Clerk of the Police Jury called
the roll, when the following members were
present
Albert Guidry, Auguste Perrodin, D. P. Sal
zan, S. W. w. Taylor, Z. Dubuisson, Sam. Haas
Louis Young, T. c, Chachere and 3. E. Clark
all present.
The Police Jury then proceeded to organize
by eleGting their officers.
Mr.. Clark put in nomination Mr. Albert
Guidry for president, all members noting "for
except Mr.. Perrodln, who did not VOTE MI
Guidry was elected president.
MI. Haas put in nomination Mr.. P. J. Lefeb-
vre for Clerk, all voting For except Messrs
PenOdin and Young, who did not vote. MI.
LefebVre was elected clerk.
Mr.. Chachere put in nomination MI. W. a.
Robertson for treasurer, all voting FOR eX.
cept Mr. Perrodin, who did not vote and Mt.
Young who voted sNo." Mr. Robertson was
elected treasurer
On motion of Mr.. DubuIsson. resolved that
the salaries of the officers OF the Police Jury
remain the same as heretofore, viz:
For Clerk and eX-Ofiiclo auditor. --.-. $3.50 90
For treasurer. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500 w
For Attorney. Observation-Disclosures 800 90
For Physician. Observation-Disclosures $50 90
all voting stFor'' except Mr. Young as regards
the salaries of the Treasurer and Attorney.
On motion OF Mr.. Young, Resolved that the
appropriation which was made by the Police
Jury, of $500 90 in February last for the pur-
pose OF purchasing q suitable lot of ground for
the erection of a market and engine house be
suspended until the next meeting.
Resolved, lndCs whereas HI. w. NJ. 1uOHp-
son, coroner of the parish of st. Landry, has
offered to accept salary of nine hundred dol
lars, 5000, per annEm in lieu of all fees as cor
oneT, that his proposition be accepted and that
in lieu of all fees as coroner, the salary OF DR..
W. NJ. Thompson as coroner be fixed at Nine
Hundred Dollars, $500 90 per annum. Carried,
Messrs. PerrOdn and SaiZan voting mo"
Messrs. A. Guidry, A. PerrOdin, u. P. SaiZan
and i. Young were appointed a committee to
accept from Mr.. F. L. Pitre, assessor, the tax
roll for the year 1884, when completed.
On motion of Mr.. Young, Resolved that the
President of the Police Jury be authorized to
adyertize for (1Ol ten days for the official print
ing of the parish of st. Landry, for one year
from the 1st of October. 1884, said printing to
consist of all legal notices and proceedings of
the Police Jury, to be published in some paper
now published in the parish, at a stipulated
price per year, with the privilege of the Police
Jury to renew said contract for two or more
years. said contract to be adjudicated to the
lowest responsible bidder, the Police Jury re-
serving the right to reject any and all bids said
bids to be addressed to the president of the
police jury, in sealed envelopes, marked bids
for public printing
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
the I'd Monday in October it being the 18th
day of that month.
Attest ALBERT GUIDRY,
P. J. LEFEBvRE, Clerk. President.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02


By virtue of ali order of the Hon. the District
Court in and for the parish of St. Landry
there will be sold at public auction to the last
and highest bidder at the last residence OF the
deceased, situated in Mallet, parish OF
ST.. Landry, ON SATURDAY, August
or any duly qualified auctioneer, the follow
ing described property belonging to the estate
OF Francois GuillOry, deceased, tO-wit
1. The plantation where the deceased last
resided, situated at Mallet in the parish OF ST.
Landry measuring thirty arpents, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, bounded
north by Francois Guillory, Jr, south by VI
ger GuillOry, east by Inference Jany and west
by Jean Bite. PapilliOn.
2. The undivided one-half Of twenty arpents-
of wood land situated at Mallet woods, bound
ed north by Auguste Papili0n. south by Ba-~
you MRllet, east by s0sthene Henry and soc
and west by VIM. Deiean.
3. Two cows and calves.
4. Two creole mares.
5. The branding iron.
Terms-CASH,
ELSIDA METEYER,
July 1876 Parliamentary Execntrix.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
No. 1922,
DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.


By virtue of an order of the Hon the District
Court i'll and for tile parish of st. Landry there
will he sold at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, by the undersigned at the last
residence of the deceased in Lower Prairie
Monmouth on WEDNESDAY, August 90,
1884, the following described property, belong
ing to the estate OF DeOraise DeshOtelS, deceas-
ed wife of Julien DOguet, tO-Wit
LIST. A certain tract OF wood and prairie land.
the last residence of deceased situated in the
parish OF st: Landry in Lower Prairie Mann
mouth, consisting OF $50 superficial arpents to-
gether with the buildings and Improvements
thereon, bounded north by public land, south
ny lanu OF unknown owners, east by lands of
Q!Sere Nldrlne and west by lands of Estelle Vi
drine.
2. One pair of oxen, one COW and calf, one,
mare, about forty head of hogs two hundred
ana an nlnety-seyen panels of rail fencing on pub
TIC land III prairie Monmouth for purpose of a
rice neld, about 1fty panels of rail fencing
another rice field, also about two hundred pan
els OF rails ana pieuX fencing ON public land at
same place, two sugar kettles, two griSt-milf
stones. ono wooden OX-cart, one miscellaneous
lot OF household furniture and bedding, crock
efy-Ware and kitchen utensils, one lot of plan
tanOn implements, one single Darrell shot gun
lot OF oX-chains, lot of carpenters TOOLS one lot
OF poultry, and other articles too numerous to-
mention
Terms and cOnditions-The purchase nrice ofs
the lands and immOyables to be payable ins
three equal instruments. as follows, on the 1st
OF January, 1885, LIST of January, 1885, and 1st of
January, 1887 purchasers to furnish their notes
for said inStalmentS with two solvent securities.
to the satisfaction of the admin strator bearing
eight per cent per annum interest from their
respective maturities to be secured by a spe-
cial mortgage and vendors privilege, together
with stipulation by the purchaser, to pay ten
per cent additional as attorneys fees, in case
said notes as also notes for the mOyables have
to be collected by suit.
end. The movable property to be sold, paya-
BILE on the 1st day Of January, 1885, the pur-
chasers OF such property to furnish their notes
with two solvent securities to the satisfaction
OF the administrator, bearing eight per cent per
annum interest from maturity till paid.
CYRIL DOGUET,
July lost. Administrator.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

I believe in an open and sturdy parti-
saDship which secures the legitimate
advantages Of party supremacy; but
am unwilling, knowingly, to give my
which will sacrifice or endanger their
interests Grover Cleveland.
This is a good doctrine; but the prac-
tice too often is that the people were
made for the parties-for tho politicians
who "run" the parties, to prey upon.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

The congressional district convention
to meet at Baton Rouge, on Sept. 10th,
will be composed of eighty members.
being one delegate for every 200 votes
and one for every fraction over a hun
dred cast for McEnery at the recent
selection, to.Wit;
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

The effect OF the riot on Cincinnati
instice is seen in the depleted cells of
HE ian. Within three months over for
fy people have been taken to the peDi-
fentiaTy. Two muTdeTers have been
sentenced to be hanged, two are await
ing sentence, one awaiting life sentence,
ard three for ma nsiaughter. There are
but twenty three prisoners awaiting
trial.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
NO.13736,
DISTRICT COUET, PARISH OFsT. LANDRY

BY virtue of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the honorable District Court, in aD.'
for the parish of st. Landry. in the above enlA-
tied suit, and to me directed, will proceed to-
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the Courthouse OF said parish, in the town,
of Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the I'd dag of
August. 1884, at II o'clock A. ~, the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
certain tract OF land situated in Prairie
Basse, st. Landry parish, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon bounded
north by public road leading from Opelousas,
to Port Barre. south by lands of Mrs. Hypolite
Derbanne, formerly the widow of Emile Rider
west by lands OF Antoine Devillier fills and Ce-
lestin, east by lands belonging to Joseph and
Simon Bloch, as per description in the act an
nexed to plaintiffs petition, and containing
one hundred superficial arpents more or less
and being some property acquired by petition
er from said Alexander Nezat, Junior, by act
before A. P. Williams, notary public, OF date
December, 1879, together with the crops,
growing thereon and the rents due and to be-
come due.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-CASH.
c. C. DUsON,
june 28-6t Sheriff, ST. Landry parish,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
PUBLIC SALE !!
10th school Section

DY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS IN ME
Id vested by law and in pursuance to an Or
der emanating Trom the Hon: 0. 3. steele, Au-
ditor of public accounts fof the State OF Louis
lama will proceed, at the Court House door IN
the town of Opelousas, La, on
Tuesday, August Goth, 1884,
to sell at public auction, through duly, quail
fled auctioneerr the following described prop
The Sixteenth 16l Section, in township eight
Isl south range two ~ west situated IN the par
ish OF St. Landry, La. s.,,.-.
Said property will be sold on the IoHoWlnS
terms and conditions, to-wit:
One-tenth Q-iOl thereof to be paid CASH on
day of sale, the balance i'll nine equal annual
instaIments frGm day of sale, represented by
notes of like amount, bearing, each, eight per
cent yearly interest from date OF sale TIL pad,
10 be executed by purchaser, with personal Sc
cnrIty in solidG-said notes TO be made payable
to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and shall be
secured by special mortgage on the land sold.
In the event OF the purchaser neglectlng or re-
rising TO nav any of these instruments, or in
Forest at maturity, the mortgage shall be forth
with closed AMI the land resold.
The interest on the whole OF the notes to
be paid annually .
The above property will be sold in eighty
acre lots, according to plat which will be ex--
hibited on day of SALE ,,
July Cost Parish treasurer.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

A Paris dispatch says the population
of the town of Village, headed by the
mayor and members of the Council,
drove off and stoned the refugees from
the cholera at Marseilles. Christians
do not always display christian charity
when it is not profitable.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

Louisiana chickens and eggs are very
cheap in New Orleans the former are
quoted at 1926 to $3.50 for grown and
$1.95 to $1.75 for young; eggs from to
10 cents.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

The West Feliciana Sentinel says
there is not resident religious minis
ter, Jew, Mahomedan, Catholic, or Pro-
testant, in that parish.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
Trying TO Whip us Into Line.
Webster Tribune.

During the last political State cam
paign, and about the time OF the proc
lamatiOn Of the general election, we
received from the post office an envel-
Ope from the Office of the Secretary OF
State, in which were two circular copies
of the advertisement of the constitution
al amendments with the certificate OF
the Secretary of State. They were also
marked in blue pencil. Having receiv-
Ell them in an official envelope, direct
from the office of the Secretary Of State,
we thought they were sent us for publ
cation and consequently published them
continuously until the election for winch
the State was due US 1928 90, the
the Same work. We admit that we were
little surprised on receiving this mark
of favor from the Secretary, whose 9TH
cial conduct we had criticised, but when
we reflected that the Democrat had OPP
posed the denomination OF the old OIL
cials, we thought he had given us the
Job in good faith.
But 10! after we had published the
proposed amendments the time regulat-
ed by law, and no other paper in the
parish had published them, the Secreta-
~ Of State refuses to pay us, on the
plea that the Tribune was not the paper
designated that the Democrat was the
paper designated, and il a bill from that
office had been presented it would have
been paid. Now how were we to know
the Tribune was not designated. He
acknowledges that he wrote no formal
letters to the various papers, but en-
dorsed on these circulars without sigma
ture, publish till election" Now this
brief endorsement may have been on
the circular that we received, but we do
not now remember seeing such an en-
GOrsement, but the mode OF receiving
them justified us in believing they were
sent for publication.
It is now clear to our mind that they |
were sent to us as sort OF bait to 81
lence us from opposing their infamous |
ring. Seeing that this bait did not have
the desired effect, he now refuses to pay |
us. Does any one imagine for a mo-
ment, that if we had h0isted the Mem
cry flag that we would not have been
paid We think not.
The law requires that one paper in |
each parish should publish the amend
ments. If the Tribune was not desig
mated why did not the Democrat publish
them? They would certainly have
been received by them had they been
sent, and as certainly published had
they been received. It looks to us like
a piece of official malice. We are glad
that they felt our castigatiOns.
We expect to be in at the next polite
al fight and we will not abate one jOt or
title in our denunciationS of the wrongs
by State officials.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
Town PROPERTY FOR SALE.

MY RESIDENCE in opelousas, two-stories
WI with five rooms and hall, brick kitchen and
pantry attached, servants house. eistern, well,
Stable, crib etc, and half square of ground
with tenement house, subdiv1ded into yard,
garden and lots-buildings all new, and OF cy-
press.
PRICE. $35OO-$15oO cash, balanc
u nav o9I7n I2. tt o'i' C. c. DUsoN.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

The recent legislature failed to wipe
out the present Infamous election law
and this ubiquitous measure is left upon
the statute books to enable the ring to
count itself in and amend the constitu-
ton at will. Louisiana needs an cleo
ton law which will give the State "a
free ballot and fair count" some
thing which it has not had under the
present law. A law which permits the
fundamental law of the land to be
amended by fraud is itself worse than
a fraud. But then affairs in this State
are in the ha.nds of desperate, unscru-
pulous, End utterly corrupt machine
one which we fear it will require rev.
olution to overthrow, and so long as
the grip of this machine is maintained
the people need neither look nor hope
for any measure of reform. When the
purity of elections is destroyed and the
ballot box becomes only farce free
Republican government is failure.
How far are we from this condition in
Louisiana Is it any wonder that Radi-
calism has lost something of its Odlum
to the people of the State claiborne
Guardian.
Seditious individual f! Why, Brother
Hulse we are astounded. Have you no
fears of the powers that be II you
persist in promulgating such senti-
ments you'll be shot for treason: Or
what is worse, the ring with headquar-
tiers at New Orleans, will do by you as
they threatened to do by the writer of
this, "spend $4,000 or break you up
in business" for daring to speak the
truth about rings and ring methods.
The ring invested nearly $4,000 in the
newspaper business in Shreveport but
we still live and hope to flourish for
some time to come. But be cautious,
Hulse, be cautious, else some day You
will be wondering where the individual
who established rival newspaper at
Homer got his mon ey.-Shreyeport
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
Wednesday, 9th.

Wednesday, 9th.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present A. Perrodin, 2. Dubuisson' .
The Police Jury continued the revision OF
the assessment the whole day and adjourned
until Monday the 14th inst. o,,-
Attest AUG: FERFODIN,
P. j. LEFEBvRE, Clerk. President Pro Tenn.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
FOR SALE.

The residence known as the Parsonage"
situated in OpelOusas, at the south end of Court
street. For particulars apply TO r,.-
july left. y Ja1keOS'
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
July lost,
GMERIFF's SALE.

VINCENT BoAGNI VS.. ALEXANDRA NE.
Eat, JUNIOR.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present Auguste Perrod II =, O.
Haas, +. Young, E. Dubuisson and T. G. Cha
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
ESTATE OF FRANCOIS GUILLoRY, PERE,
DECEASED.
No. 4433.

No. 4433,
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
Net Maid to treasurer

The Police Jury then pr0ceeueU 10 august
such contested assessments as submitted by
the assessor.
on motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Tuesday the Sth at 10 A. NJ.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

The Police Jury continued the revision OF the
assessment the whole day and adjourned until
Wednesday the 9th, at 10 A. M.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
JUDTCHAL ADYERTTsEVTENTs.
EEUBLHC SALE.

ESTATE or DELoRATsE DEsHoTELs,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02
DUBLEO SALE.

G. c. DUSON,
june 28-6t Sheriff ST. Landry parish
St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-02

TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT,
For: all parish taxes collected during the
months of April and May, 1884.
The Dickinson press., 1884-12-20
AIden's Literary Revolution.

john b. Alden's Literary Revolr.
ton, thong, possibly, not making SO
large Il noise in the world us three
nr four years ago when its remark;l-
bic work was new to the public, is
really making more substantial prog
rrss than ever before. \ noticeable
item is the improved quality of the
books issued. Guizot's famous His
tory of France not sold, till recent
ly, for much less than $4,000, is put
forth in eight small octave volumes,
ranking with the handsomest ever is
sued from American printing presses,
including the -i26 full page original
Illustrations, and is sold for 81. 90.
Rawlinson's S celebrated .seven Great
Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern
World" is produced in elegant form,
with all the maps and illustrations.
reduced in price from $500 to ;s2.75.
These are but representatives of an
immense list of standard works, rang
ing in price from two cents to nearly
$4,000. which are set forth in de-
scriptive catalogue of 100 pages, and
which is sent free to every applicant
1t certainly is worth the cost of a
postal card to the publisher. John b.
Alden. 393 Pearl Street. New York.
The Dickinson press., 1884-12-20
BRADLEY CITY,
A New Town in Stark County.

Bradley City, i'll Stark county, Oak
ota territory, is situated on Knife
river. 1t was located on the North
ern Pacific railroad by the Oregon
Colonization Company. chartered UNI
der the law of Dakota territory. 1t
was laid out October Goth, 1884. 1t is
distant west from Bismarck. the capi-
tai of the territory, 20 miles, and
from Dickinson. the county seat. east.
10 miles. The nearest town on the
east is Glenullin, distant 10 miles.
The nearest town on the west is Rich
ardton, distant IL miles.
The surrounding country is rolling
prairie of great fertility, we'll adapted
to agriculture and stock raising.
There is an abundant supply of spring
and river water of excellent quality.
Soft coal Of Il superior quality is
abundant and can he seen i'm MANY
places breaking through the ground
surface. So plenty and accessible is
it that it can be purchased ut the low
price of 10 cents per load. This we
deem great inducement to the set
tier. Most of the crops raised this
year lSS4) were sod crops and vet
one farmer raised 600 bushels of pota.
toes and a fine yield of corn, etc.
Another farmer raised about 7Ou
bushels of wheat and oats. while none
failed to obtain highly satisfactory
results from their agricultural labors.
This region gives promise OF being
one of the finest in the whole North
west. The climate is much milder
and the winds never so strong i'm this
region as in that portion of the North
west lying much further south and
east. This is II we'll known fact and
due to natural causes. But a small
portion of the farming lands are yet
taken. Lands now offered for settle
ment belong to the government and
the y. +. II. r. Co. The Oregon Col
onization company has an agent ut
Bradley who will, whenever applied
to by colonists. give all the Informal
ton desired to those wishing to set
tie or make investments in this vicin-
ity. The agent will keep fresh plats
ut all times of all the lands not taken
or sold.
Every citizen, 81 years old, or the
head of a family Gf his right has not
been use.D is entitled by the laws of
the L. S. to 800 acres of land. At the
present time the town site has just
been plated and already Il telegraph
office, water tank, q general mercllan-
disc store and a place for public en-
tertainment are located there. Plans
and arrangement have been com
menccd for the speedy erection OF a
good hotel, u land Office, Il church.
schoolhouse and many other build.
ings. In early spring it is expected
| that many settlers will come to stay.
The Dickinson press., 1884-12-20
Notice TO Stockmen.

Stock brands will he inserted in the
PRESS for one year for the small sum
Of $l2. exclusive of the cost of the
cut. This is dirt cheap and amy
stocknan. whether his herd is large
or small. can afford the investment.
If it saves only one stray, saying
nothing of range protection. it will
pay over three wears advertising.