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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
4 Case of Poisoning .
IExes,ange.l

Grimaldi and his wite were occss:cn. ally in the habit otquaueling. At length their feuds assumed very serious aspect, and after communlng together upon thei, most mlseE1ble state of "incompa,ibiliiy of temper" they resolved to destroy themselves, as the only means of reliev- ing themselves from their most miserable condition. h accordance with this ex- ,raordinary re. olution, Mir. Crimaldt pro ceeded to an apo,hecAry's shop in the neighhorhood, and asked for an ounce O, arsenic to poison dcerats" The cutler of simples obsequiously bo wed. and de l:.esed to the devoted Grimaldi the dose that he trusted would emancipate him from all worldly ills. Firm to their pur. pose, the illusuious Punch and Judy swallow ed, in tumhlers of water, each a moiety of the deadly drink" and then embracing, retired-one to tkxis Ky meneal bed in the bedroom, and the other to sofa in the siNing.room, both rooms commune ating, the door between them being left open. The pair of sui
 oides then lay down, tears filling their eyes. A iong and solemn pause ensued. No sound of groans, no sigh of anguish was heard; all was sill as night At last. wearied out with expectation, Grimaidi raised his head from the pillow, and in the deepest possible tone of voice, cried out, Mrs. Gumaldi, are you dead, my loveT upon which Mrs. Grimaldi, in the highest possible squeak, replied, |" No, yet, Mir. Grimaldi." At the end of another halt-hour it became Mrs. Grim aldi's turn to be anxious as to the success of the potion, and she. hearing nothing in the next room, raised herself in the bed, and said in her squeak, "Mr. Crimaldi, my dear, are you deadr To which the grufi reply was. No, Mrs Grimaldi, not quite yet" And for two hours these questions and answers went on periodically, till at last, the lady's turn coming again, sine repeated the inquiry in a somewhat more excited exalted tone, and alm os, screamed out, MT. Grimaldi, are you not dead 1'' No, my dear" said Grimaldi, "I am not; nor do think can die tonight, unless it be of starvation. Mrs. GrimaIdi, get op out oi de bed and see for some supper, tor am very hong,y." So ended this taisl performance; the apo,hecary, who had heard of the perpetual picker ings of Punch and Judy in their mtsags, having prudentially given him a small parcel of magnesia, which the unhappy pair had divided between them.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

rank cowardice to retreat from . foEt mounting but six old-fasAioned cannon and already knocked into a dirt-heap, buk that was the result The Ari1ona outmafched the fort in the weight and range of aex guns, and could have taken such position as would have kepe the conSeder&tes under fire with 10 chance ss return it. But no such movement was made. She could have prevented the conSederates from possessing themselves of the two gunboats. but the idea vas to get back to New Orleans. She withdrew, followed by the vell-armed Granite State. and a couple of confederate steamers came down the river and took possession of the surrendered crafts. They secured I5o prisoners, sixteen 6ne cannon. a large quantity of stores and ammunition, and the Sachem was soon repaired and added to their strength. There were three prisoners to one guard, and had there been any one to lead a break for liberty most of them would have made their escape.
 Here were from I2 900 to $ 900 in- fantry, four gunboats and twenty or thirty transports driven off by less than fifty men. An expedition costing hum dreds of thousands of dollars and weeks of hard work vas rendered buriesque. A lodgment at Sabine would have gwen the union fsrces the key of half of two confederate states.
 Taken in all particulars, stranger en- gagement never occurred n war. The defenders of the fort were called the :" Jef. Davis Guards" and their bravery was eventually rewarded by a silver medal to each man, suitably inscribed, and many of the rank and file were pro- noted from the ranks.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

had passed the 6rss mcasAs of her msarn. ing in convent, when Tehasdo. hoping to bend her to bis will eneseAted to speak with her at the grase. The face of the foreigner had been ever displeasing o hef, bat since the death of all these most dear tO her it had become odioaa (as dough she had . presumption of kis guilt and her reply was meas decisive in the negative, Tehaldo, beyond Aim. self with rage attempted eo wsuad her through the graee, and succeeded; the obscuFsty of the place prevented his
 movement being observed. On her re- turn 10 her room, the maiden felt pSsn in her breast, and unccvering it, she
 tound it spotted with . single drop cf blood. The pain increased, the sarxeoas who hastened to her as sistance taught by the past-wassed no time in con.
 lecture, but, cutting deep into the wounded p art, extracted the needle before any mortal mischief had commenced,
 and saved the lite of the lady. The ssate irQuisstion use d every means to discover the hand which dealt these ,nsidious and irresistible blows. The visit of Tebaldo to the convent caused suspicion to fall heavily upon him. His house 9as care fully searched, the infamous invention
 discovered, and he perished on the gibbes.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Liquid Persuasion.
Evansville Argus.1


 The evil of people treating each Othel is becoming more and more pronounced each succeeding year. IL is the familiar come have a drink with me" which causes so much drunkenness, crime and misery. Dear reader, if you ever were ir the habit of taking a glass now and then you we'll know tue temptations that bese, man in his daily walks through life Did you ever swear off-not exactly swear of-but just quit drinking for awhile. If so do you remember how you wandered into the bar-room and called for a cigar or a bottle of soda, or a lem. onade? You do? We'll then, of course you know what trials there are for one to go through. The man that quits drink. ing means we'll and nine cases out of ten he is just as honest in his resolutions as It is possible for mortal man to be. He wanders aimlessly about not knowing what to do with himself. He smokes and smokes until he becomes nervous. He wanders into a bar-room for the express purpose of procuring lemonade. Once inside, who should be standing there but his old friend. Brown, and he is imme- diately invited to take a drink. He tell. Brown that he is not drinking anything
 What !" says Brown, not dIinkingS
 "No, sir, l am going to lei it alone fol awhile"
 "Pshaw, come take toddy with me you look blue" But he refuses and Brown gives him look which seems to mean: "l pity you old boy, indeed do." Bu. he answers mo-" and thus probably ends the first invitation.
 Next he meets Smith, with whom he has been on spree many time. Smith invites him to take a drop, but he tells him he is not drinking. Smith laughs al him, and says, "Why, you don, r~esn to tell me you have really quit drinking "' He answers in the affirmative, and Smith makes all manner of fun of him by taunts, sneers, and light and Hippant re- marks, until he becomes thoroughly dis gusted, and ends it all by saying, Well, give me drink of liquor, also just this one, and no more will drink" Yet he does drink, and he gets full, and he for gets all about his good resolutions |; he thinks of nothing but liquor; he awskes the following morning with head on him that resembles one of the eld-fash toned plum buildings: he looks at him. self in the glass, and wonders how it all happened. He must nov take a couple to brace up on, and then he is going to quit, sure enough. Does he stop3 We'll, no, he does not But why comment further? As long as people keep up this pernicious habit of treating each other just so long will drunkenness prevail to an alarming extent. There will be drunkards as long as there is liquor Those who have fastened the habit on themselves will cease only at the grave
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
A Shy Man.
lExchange.l

William Haxlitt, the treuchant critic and ou.-and-out spokesman of unpopulas opinions, was very shy man. He en- tered room as one afraid of being ar- rested by constable. Shutting side long to the nearest chair, he dropped down upon one corner of it, and bis ha, and eyes upon the floor.
 After saying, no matter what the weather might De, "lt's fine day" he would sit silent and self absorbed, unless the conversation pleased him. then ge, up suddenly with . Well, good-morn- ing 1" and bluuder out.
 George Ticknor, the Bostoni an, found him living in the very house in which Milron dictated Paradise Lost" and occupying the room where the poet kept the organ on which he loved to play. It was an enormous room, but furnished only with a table, three chairs, and an old picture.
 The most interesting thing that the Boston gentleman saw, except the occu. pant himself, was the whiiewashed walls Haxlitt had used them as a common place book, writing on them in pencil scraps of brilliant thoughts, hali-lines of poetry, and refcScaces
 Hsziist usually wrote with the breakfast things on the table, znd there they re- maained until he vent out, ss four or i've o'clock, to dinner. His pen was more to him than a mechanical instrument; ii was also the intellectual wand by which he called up thoughis and opinions, and clothed them in appropriate language.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
The Key of Death.
Public Opinion.I

In the collection of curiosities preserved in the arsenal of Venice. there is key of which the following singular tradition is related: About the year 600 one of those dangerous men, in whom extraor dinary talent is only the fearful source oi crime and wickedness beyond that of or- dinary men, came to establish himself as a merchant or trader in Venice. The stranger, whose name was Tebaldo. be- came enamored of the daughter of an ancient hoGse, already affianced to another. He demanded her hand in marriage, and was, Of course, rejected. Enraged at this, he studied how to be re- venged. Profoundly skilled in the mechanical arts, he allowed himself DO rest until he had invented the most for midable weapon which csuid be imAg- ined. This was a key of large size, the handle of which was % constructed thEt it could be turned round with little diff culty when turned it discovered spring, which, on pressure, launched from the other end . reedle or lancet of such
 subtle 6neness that it entered into the flesh and buried itself there without leav. ing external trace. TebaIdo waited in disguise at the door of the church in which the maiden whom he loved vas about to receive the nuptiaI bsnedicfiop. The assassin sent the slender steel un- perceived into the bridegroom. The wounded man had no suspiciop of in- jury, but seized with sudden and sharp pain in the midst of the ceremony, he tainted, and was carried to his rouse, amid the lamentations of the bridal party. Vain vas all the skill of the physicians, who could not devise the cause of this strznge iilness and in a fe~ days he died Tebaldo again demanded the hand Of the msidea from her parents, and received a second refusal. They, too, pe1ished misersbiy in few days. The alarm which these deaths-wh'ch appeared almost miraculous-occasioned excited the utmo H vigilance of the mag issTssss and =ses, sa close examination of the bodies, the small instrument was fsund in the gangrened flesh, terror was universal; eyery one feared for his ovn life. The maiden thus cruelty orphaned
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
A Physicians Evidence.

People, as general thing, endorse a medicine according to the effect produced upon individuals, but a remedy to be o universal good, must cure in all similar instances hence, the evidence of physi- clan is of paramount importance in sum. ming up the salutary and curative advan tages of remedy when largely used by the people. In this respect, Mans6eld's Magic Arnica Iniment is supported by an astonishing array of evidence, and among others, Dr. T. Harbors, ot Magen- ia, Ark, says In almost every house find your preparations, especially the Magic Arnica Lniment.' Ihave noticed it's effects in cases of rheumatism and neuralgia. and it acts in truly a magical way, GIVING ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS REIIEF
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
eyoo Reward.

The former proprietor of Dr. Sage's Catanh Remedy, for years made stand ing, public offer in all Americas news. papers of $500 ieward for case of cztarrh that he could not cure. The present pro- prietory have renewed this offer. All the druggists sell this Remedy, togcthsr with the "Douehe," and all other appliances advised to be used in connection with it. No cassxh patient is longer able to say ~I cannot be cured" You get ssoo In case of failure.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

ssss Structure of the ureskra in its worst forms speedily cured by our new and improved methods Pamphlet, ref esences and terms, two three-cent stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa- ton, 663 Main Street, BuffAlo, NY.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

"What do you think of my new dress Hubby7 lsnt it the handsomest one you ever sawT
 "Yes, ccsf>=s i. :.; lace ere. e-e.Y, thing, in fact"- Boskos BHdTsf.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
Not . Hebrew.

IKensucky State Journai.l @Who is the 6ne-looking young lady visiting at Warmers, Jack" Don know her name" She's Hebrew, isn't she7" @No; she's Shebgew."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

A careless composit0r resembles a sea cook inasmuch as they both make "pi in the gailey.-LysS Union.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

aDoes eur constant chatter disturb you ?" asked lady of iellow-passengu on a train going west. No, ma'am have been married onto thirty years-"- Sex<ea No ) Disfakch.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13
4 Book Like c Tree

Why is book ike tree7 It n full of leaves. Dr. Bigger Huckieberry Cor dial leaves the bowels in their natural condition, and does not after checking them, constipe.e, as many medicines do. Send two-cent stamp to Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga, for Riddle Book.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

@Going to see the serpent " h Boston ese for going on s spree.--faisaasss- fAia Cal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-13

Garry home to your delicate wife bot tie of Browns Iron Tonic.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-21

stances or to the character of the
victim, one Of the gravest Of Of
lenses, as well against society as
against morals = against society,
which ceases if private war is allow
ed to revive against morals be-
cause their first law is self-restraint
under provocation. Even in the
very few cases where the moral law
has not been broken the social law
has, and acquittal should be accom-
panied by the fullest recognition of
that fact. The publicists must help
the people out Of their moral mud
die, or, so far from seeing society
advance, we shall see itrelapse into
the old savagery, when insult was
avenged by assassination and men
cared nothing for life if only they
might have full revenge. The re-
spect for human life, if it increases
at all, does not.increase fast enough
to protect civilization without the
aid both Of the law and of opinion,
the latter of which, in the decay of
certain punishment for murder,
tends to become faccid. IF it is a
trife to kill a man because you have
only him to eat, what is it to kill
him because his wealth would make
whole families happy ?-the very
creed of the prisoners. We never
remember before to have seen so
much or such widespread evidence
Of the instruction of sympathy
London Spectator.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-21
SOUND VIEWS.
Keep Within ''Repnblican sinn-
pllcity.''

PRicitys"
Foreign Ministers of sense resid-
ing at Washington are more apt to-
be amused than impressed by at
tempts to ape the extravaganza of
European courts. They know per-
fectly well that the pay of the Sec
rotary of State does not warrant
him in spending as freely in social
designations as the officials Of cor
responding rank in Europe who
have enormous salaries and palatial
residences rent-free. IF bad pre-
cedent has grown up at Washington
which restricts the offer of the first
place in the Cabinet to rich man
only it is high time the precedent
were set aside.
We leave the supposition Of Sena-
tor Bayard's case out of the ques-
ton. It might easily happen that
the ablest and purest man of his
party, under given administration,
would be unable to take the Office
for which he was best fitted, because
he had not the means to keep up
the costly inequalities of his wealthy
predecessors. This would be a
great misfortune, which every Amer
lean is interested in averting. It
has often been suggested that the
salary of the Secretary of State
should be largely increased and an
official residence provided for him,
in order to meet those social de-
mands which are said to be binding
upon him. To this plan there are
sound objections. tt would be the
first step toward a general increase
Of salaries, which is not desirable.
If one Cabinet officer receives such
favor, his peers and associates
would make equal claims to it.
They might all feel obliged to play
the host literally, in order to sup
port the dignity of their Office, as
the phrase goes. If the Secretary
of State secures handsome allow
ances in order to stand we'll with
the diplomatic circle, our ministers
abroad Of the second and third class
would be logically entitled to an in
crease of pay also. The American
representatives at London, Paris,
Berlin and st. Petersburg receive
ST., 500 a year, and say they are
not able to lay mp any money out
of (which we doubt. Other min
listers have salaries of $4,000, $10,-
600 and $500, and these might
claim with more reason that the
paw is insufficient for the social re-
quirements of their position. If So
called republican simplicity in our
intercourse with foreign powers is
to be publicly renowned in Wash
ington, and ostentatious extrava-
gance substituted for it, then the
scale Of diplomatic salaries must be
raised all around. It is best not to
make the beginning.
Should Senator Bayard be called
to and accept the Office of Secretary
Of State, no man whose good opin-
ion is worth haviag either foreigner
or native would think less of
him because he kept the expenses of
his place strictly within the limit Of
his pay, if that should be necessary
for him. On the contrary, he would |
be more highly respected if he set
the example of judicious economy,
and put an end to the pernicious
notion that the Secretary of State |
must be a rich man.-Journal OF
Commerce.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-31

The following resolution oAsr.l yest .r,lsy
BY Mr.. Grissmore Was taken up and adopted
unanimously.
B~ it Resolved that y coinnit'~~ of 3 Of
whom en- shall b" +, member Of this body BE-
appointed Whose dasy it viii BE- T.. examine
the records in both departments OF the t.lrrk's
Office Ut this Parish and ascertain and vrp,rt
to this Jury what work will bo nreeAsxry to
replace those records in proper preservation
ana the probable cost Of he SANS.
Emile Il. Leblanc j. w. Knnbloch and H.
n. C"ai"n were sppsintrti OH said COMMITTEES
and requested to report to morrow it possi
BILE ~
Owing to tho absence Of Nr. W, the wa nom
Der from Dist. No. Z cUusideration Of mcuori
al received yesterday of 6 mmiss,oner, Of
drainage Dist. ! q G relative to til. extension
OF Their district, Was deferred till next roy
ular re- sion.
Mr.. Grisamore seconded nv Mr.. Kr.-mor.
offered the following resolution, aud tb, s,ms
wa una nim0nsly adopted.
Rcsol we'd that til" Pr. siient of th. poG..
Jury be authorized t. send u printed copy Of
the reportof the commits 'on.rs of drainage dia
tflct No 6 to the Po'iceJuriea Of the P,r,snes
OF st. james, st. JoLn. st Charles A.snmp
ton and Ascension, and request them to an
point q Representative Of their respective bod
lea to meet and cunirr with IL Commemorative
Of this Jury and the said commissioners AZ
some date 10 he fiseh hereafter. and thai
said pri-s are requested t- notify this jury
Of their action in the premises.
The President aud Committee on public
buildings were authorised to sell the old lum
Der AID pickcts left fro,n tho repairs of the
Jail fence.
The Jury thea Adjourned till 10 o'clock A.
, II. n. COuLON. President.
r. Il. LEBLANC.
Secretary,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-31

The Jury resumed it session at 9 O'Clock
P. NJ.
Present: Mr. Coulon President, Messrs
Grisamore, Seely. Eclse, DelaRne Kraemer,
Moran and Cheramie.
Absent Mr.. Mathews.
The minutes of yesterdays session were
read and approved.
The President announced that the election
of officers was now in order.
For President H.. n. Coulon was nonina
ted and he being the only nominee was cleo
ted by reclamation.
For Secretary P. f Leblanc was nomiua
ted and he being the only nominee was elec
ted by reclamation. :
For Treasurer +. Samoan was nominated
and he being the only nominee was elected
by reclamation.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-31
p. E. LEBLANC,
Secretary.
Wednesday Oct, Z 1885.

Wednesday Oct. Z 1885,
The Police Jury of the Parish Of Latourche
met this day at l0l o'clock A. n p~ursuant to
Adjournment Of yesterday.
Present Mr.. Coulon, President, and
Messrs Seely, Folse. Delauue, Kramer Moran,
and Cheramie.s
Absent ; Mr.. Mathews.
The Committee on claims not being pre-
pared to report asked for y recess until 2
o'clock p. N.
The jury accordingly took . recess until Q
O'Clock r. M
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-31

Az recommended therein, the jury took nm
der consideration, the marked petition A com
planning of the gates on the Orange Grove and
Caillouet Plantations etc.
After discussion, OF motion of Mr., Krae
D.er action on the same was postponed until
next regular session when it was understood
the matter would be definitely settled and
the clerk instructed to notify Messrs Tay
lor and Co. aud Caillouet and sons to Thai
effect.
As regards petition marked +. b, from real
dents Of Longueyille representing the bad
condition of the Penouille Levee, on motion
Of Mr.. Seely seconded by Mr.. Delaune, the
President was instructed to urge the leyee
board the necessity of having said levee re-
paired as the Parish was powerless, the
Levee Board was the only source FROM
which relief might be hoped for.
The following ordinance offered vests, day
by Mr. Seely was taken up and passed by the
following vote.
Yeas Couion, Grisamore, Seely. False, De
lauEe. kraemer, Moran and Cheramie.
BE it ordained By the Police Jury in regu-
lar session convened
That apublic ferry be established acress
Bayou IAfourche at or near Angelica store
about 6 miles above the Town Of Ihibodsux.