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St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

By virtue Of an order of the Honorable the
District Court in and for the parish of St. Ian
dry there VII be sold at public sale, to the last
and highest bidder, at the last residence of the
deceased, by the undersigned administrators or
or any duly qualified auetfoneer on
"Wednesday, Oct. 21st, 1883,
the following described property, belonging to
the estate OF Louise Pitre, deceased. to-wit:
list. The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, situated III Prairie Plaisance near
Garr1gues bridge, parish of st. Landry, CON
tanning ninety arpents OF land bounded north
by land of Julien Joseph and Feliefen Pftre
east by land OF Paul Lambert, south by land OF
Mrs. Chr1stoyaI Dupre, and west by Chas n
Pitre and Mrs. ChristOval Dupre together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon.
I'd. A tract OF one hundred and fifteen snper.
fetal arpents OF woodland in the neighborhood
bounded north by land of j. j, Junere and
others, east and south by lands of Mrs. Chris
toval Dupre, and west by --. Of this tract
OF woodland, eighteen arpents will be sold with
the plantation and the balance in lots of 10 ar
penis, according to plat to be exhibited on
day of sale.
Sd. Eight head of gentle horned cattle. one
gentle horse, one buggy and horse, one corn
shelter, one lot of yOkes and chains, one lot of
household and kitchen furniture, bedding and
beds, one lot OF carpenters tools, one branding
iron and other miscellaneous articles
Terms and Conditions The lands to be sold on
a credit OF one, two and three years from day
OF sale, in equal installments, purchasers to
furnish their notes with personal security TO
the satisfaction of the administrator and bear
ing interest at the rate of eight per cent. Der
annllm from maturity until paid and to be-
further secured by special mortgage and ven
doris privilege: purchasers binding themselves
to pay ten per cent. additional for attorneys
fees IN case incurred for collection
Moyables VIII be sold for cash on the spot
The plantation will be delivered on the 1st dIay
OF January, 1886, subject to the right of resi-
dence and occupancy of of an old eOlored man
named Daniel OF the house and lot enclosed
on the corner of the plantation now occupied
by the said Daniel; the use aud ownership of
the said lot and house orest in the purchaser of
the Plantation at the death of the said Daniel.
PAUL j. BAY
sep I9-5t Administrator.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
District Court.

A jury term of the District Court be-
gan last Monday, with one hundred
and fifty-nine cases on the civil docket
and ninety odd on the criminal docket,
besides what the grand jury will add at
this term. The grand jury was organ
lied with Mr.. Eugene Richard as fore
man.
Judgments were rendered in six civil
cases, and the grand jury found thirty
three true bills of Indictment up to
yesterday morning and ignored the
bills in the following cases:
NOT TRUE BILLS.
Geo. Key for perjury.
Adosca Thomas for larceny.
David Millburn for assault with in
tent to kill.
David Aaron for assaulting while ly-
ing in wait.
Ozeme Adam for larceny.
Clara Caruthers for larceny.
E. Murray and j. FL. Levi for selling
liquor without license.
Mel Prud'homme for perjury.
Lucien for disturbing peaceable
assembly.
Mrs. Angelas savoi for assault and
battery.
Oscar Gober for perjury.
Alphonse Green for assault and bat
terry.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

a party in consideration of a mer-
chant making him certain advances
agreed to cultivate crop for him. The
merchant made the advances, and the
other party after working awhile, quit.
Tie grand jury indicted him for OBJ
tanning goods on false pretences. His
lawyer demurred, that while the facts
were true, they did not constitute the
legal crime of false pretence for there
we're no pre-existing facts alleged to
be true that were afterwards discovered
to be false, end that there necessarily
must be false pretences about facts al
legged to be already existing to make q
crime of that nature. The Judge sus-
tanned the demurrer. and the District
Attorney took an appeal TO the Supreme
Court. It is said the proper action was
a civil suit for breach of contract.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

We are pleased TO note decided inn
provement soon to be inaugurated at
the depot. Our shippers have been put
to much trouble on account of limited
platform space, but the lumber is now
on hand and the sound of the hammer
will be soon be heard in the work of
extending the platform, which will
greatly facilitate the business of this
and future cotton seasons at Opelousas.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

AS to schools, Bro Puckette of the
Shreveport Times is quite an authority.
In his last paper he concludes an article
on that subject in this manner: We
confess that the upbuggery of modern
Schooii0m is so universal that it is
difficult to determine what shall be done
for the rising generation. Probably
the sham and wOrthlessness found now
may be product OF the tendencies of
the age il SO the next generation will
grow up a race of intellectual shams
and humbugs.- Alexandria Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
Obituary

I Il : Z e
DIED-At the residence Of Mr.. D. p.
Latleur, Chataignier, at / o'clock A. NJ,
Saturday, Sept. IL, 1885, JEAN TORNE,
aged 40.
We gave last week an account of Mr..
Torne's injuries sustained at Mr.. La
fieur's mill, and this week have to rec
ord his death and burial. 1t has been a
long time since we have had to an
nounce the demise of SO very useful and
excellent citizen. Mr.. Tonne was a
native of Gascony, France, and has
been resident of Plaisance in this
parish. about seventeen years. He had
in his possession medals of honor and
his discharge from the French army
showing a service of seven years in At
RIGA and containing the certificate of his
commanding officers certifying that he
was a good soldier, and had never re-
ceived a demerit during the whole term
of his enlistment.
The deceased was a machinist and
mill-wright and by industry and honest
thrift had accumulated competency,
though when he came to this parish he.
worked as manual laborer His farm
is model of neatness and order, al
ways giving to the passerby the impress
sion that it was the home of man of
thrift and taste. Truly it was the home
of industry, sobriety, hospitality and
modest worth. But the more excellent
qualities of Mr.. Tonne were best known
to his intimate friends. Having no
children OF his own, he laVished his af-
lection upon the little inmates of the
households which he delighted to visit
when not busily at work, and some pa
thetic incidents could be given, if space
allowed, of the grief of these little ones
at his sufferings and death. Indeed
death has rarely occurred in this COM
munity which caused such poignant
grief among neighbors and friends not
in any way connected by blood or af-
fnity. 1t would be hard, If not impos-
sible, to find man who more complete
~ exemplifed the virtues of friendship.
Time, money, nor personal sacrifice
were counted when his friends needed
him, and while lying upon his bed of
suffering they came to him from all
quarters with messages of sympathy
and offers of attendance and aid. His
wounds were so severe that he could
not be removed to his own home, and
his death took place at the house of a |
friend as we have stated. He had the
hourly attendance and sympathy of his
two most intimate friends, Mr.. Laffeur
and Hon. Z. s. FontenOt. Day and
night these devoted friends watched
by his bedside and ministered to his
sufferings, doing for their friend every
Office tenderly, lovingly. until the spirit
left the torn and mangled body. It
would be melancholy satisfac ION to
his aged parents in France ii they
could know Of these tender offices per-
formed for their son in his adopted
country by friends who loved him as d
kinsman.
Mr.. Tome bore his suffelings like
soldier and met death with the resigna-
ton and hope of Christian. We ten
der to his bereaved widow and aged
parents our sincere sympathy and con-
lolence.
EN-. o. Bee please copy
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

Mr.. P. s. Cummings shipped on last
Sunday the first car load of new seed
for this season and says he will have
another one to go on Saturday. Seed
cotton is commencing to come in pretty
lively, the lumber trade is still lively
with better prospects when weather
holds up.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
NOTICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. !
New Orleans, La, Sept. 10th, 1885. {
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
to make final proof i'll support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk OF Court, at Opelousas, La, on the
14th day of October 1885, viz:
HRPOLHTE THOMAS,
Who made Homestead Entry No. 678l for the
North half of North west quarter Sec. 80 Town
ship south of range east Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Jean Bite F0ntenot, Landry Rougeau. Agri-
cole Jeannis, Ellie Fontenot, ali of st. Landry
PARISH La. c. B. DARRALL,
Sept 19-5t Register
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
DIED

sTAGG-At Whiteyille La, on Saturday Sep
TENDER 18th, 1885 at $3.50 P. NJ. EMILE, son OF
Louis Stage and Laure LatOur. aged five years
eight months and IA days. New Orleans papers
please copy.
GUIDRY-At OpeIousas, La, on Monday Sept.
II, 1885, at 7;20 PM, LEoNcE o. GUIDRT, aged Is
years.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

Hon. A. B. Irion, NJ. c., has our
thanks for copies of the United States
Consular Reports.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

A competent Judge estimates the rice
crop in prairie Mamou, this season, at
thirty thousand barrels.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
MARRIED

PERRAULT-McBRIDE- the residence
of Mir. W. C. Perrault, in Opelousas, on Thurs
day, Sept. 17th 1885, Mr. A. j. PERRAULT to
MRS. CLARA MCBRIDE, nee Rawls.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19

Divine Services at Epiphany P. E.
Church, Rev. C. C. Kramer. Rector, on
Sunday, Sept. Goth, at Pm.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
Methodist Church.

The Governor has appointed Jonathan
L. Morris, a notary public for this
parish.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
Notice

I have this day appointed W. W.
Duson, of Rayne, La, my agent, to
take charge of all lands in st. Lam
dry, Lafayette and Vermillion
parishes, and he is hereby autho-
rized to prosecute parties deprecat-
ing on same, and will rent lands.
And I hereby revoke all p wers
given to any other agent.
WINSTON JONES.
Opelousas, La, Aug. Is 1885 tt.
Referring to the above I beg leave
to-day that [ have charge of most
of the Coopwood lands and all Of
the Winston Jones and Winston
lands which include the J. J. Smith,
locations I am prepared and au-
thorized to sell or rent the same,
according to locality. Parties re-
siding on or using any part of said
lands are requested to come for
ward and arrange with me for leave
or they will be dealt with as the law
directs. Any one using timber on
said lands will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. Fine lands
for sale in large or small lots and
on best of terms. Write for circu-
lar.
W. W. DUsON,
Rayne La.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
w. w. DUSON,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,

RAYNE. LA.
A TTENDs TO SELLING LANDS,
"A Purchasing lands,
Homesteading lands,
Perfeeting titles to lands,
Sea- ching Records for lands,
And paying taxes for CrIi-resldents. daft
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
DURLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF DELLA WEBB.
No, 1921

No, 1921
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
JUDICIAL ADVERTEsEmENTs.
DURLHC SALE.
ESTATE OF LOUISE PITRE.

No. 1854
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-19
PATENTS ~ oBTA ~ a lH t n

PATENTS e 9BgA Business and n t IN
q. s. Patent Office attended. to for MODERATE
FEES. Our office is 0ppOsitefhe U. s. Patent
Office, and we can obtain patents in less time
than those remote from Washington.
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as
TO patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless We Obtain Patent.
When patent Is granted a drawing OF your in
EentiOn, with claims, yonF name and address,
will be published in the United States Patent
And the only one that publishes this free.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the supt
of Money Order Div. and to officials OF the u
s. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms,
and references TO actual clients in your own
State or county, write to Il
q. "A. SNOW Iz Co..
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D, C.
nor 24-f
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STATE NEWS AND VIEWS.

DIR. w. a. Robertson has bought
the Washington Argus, and an
nounces that il will DO conducted as
an antl:ring Democratic Journal.
The sugar house of the Dry Bros,
six miles below NapoleonyiIlo, was
destroyed by Gre, occaSioned 10y A
sparks from the bagasse chimn, y.
The Houma Manufacturing Co,
having suspended operations for
Two months, intends to resume work
on or about the first OF January
next IeIrebonne Times.
President Cleveland has promul-
gated his message. The Very thing
that interests his State and ma4y
others is MOI even referred TO, that
OF improving he Mississippi hiyer.
The Mississippi Valley voted for
Cleveland, but he has forgotten il.
Isl. Mary Review.
The river and bayou are again
falling and unless the present rate
OF decline is soon arrested the
steamboats, will he unable to run in
the Lafourche. Flatboatmen are
pleased with the outlook and are
preparing for a resumption OF their
business DonaldSouville Chief.
Unless theie is a change for the
better, Natcllitoches will have to
have'an addition To its police force.
As it is now, lady can scarcely
pass up Front street ON Saturday
or sunday, without bein. shocked
by Indecent or prOlane ianguage
from some drunken negro. One
ohieer Is scarcely enough to keep
them qmet.-l Dem. Review.
IrampS IN large rambers are
appearing i'll town. Several towns
IN Louisiana haYe enacted oriiaan-
ces To put such characters to WORK
on the streets. he result is they
are MOI bothered much By them.
Baton Rouge sheutd adopt some
plan oil chat kind, otherwise the
citizens VIII De turmrn Ell 10 death
by this spices OF mankind.-I Capt.
tolian Advocate.
Unqueslionably, the prohibition
senthHeut is rapidly Increasing
throughout Insecurity, the passive
Indifference when previously OBJ
tanned being nov succeeded by feel
ings o. active sympathy. Aud the
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j. G. TRlCHF,
Secretary Police Jury

The cotton crop in this vicinity
has 10y its outcome quite surprised
the farmers; where it was supposed
that there would be q yield OF about
d half, three-quarters OF the crop
has been gathered Ascension
DemGerat.
Jack Frost woys winding sheet
last Wednesday night for The lin
eerinG vestigeS OF bloom and YER.
dare. Boreas roared and howl0d
clustered and until Thursday morn
ing ice clusts sealed his rude breath
with caImness.- lbcrvilie Demp-
C AT.
Owing to the splendid weather
We have had thas far, G, inding in
all quarters of the parish has pro
g eased satt factorily up to the
present time, the ouly drawback
being several annoying break dow rs
on some places. All reports uuite
il agreeing that the yield has been
Unprecedented Free Press.
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Police jury.
Proceedings Of their Last Meetin
HAHNvILLE, st.Oharles Parish, !

HAHNvILLE, st. Charles Parish,
Monday, Dee. Ia, 1855. !
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment; were present, Messrs.
Brou, LeBreton, and ST. Martin;
absent, Hon. }. i. Boutte, Presi-
dent, aud MIR. L. SarpS.
On motion of Mr.. st. Martin, Mr..
Brou was appointed President pro
TEN.
The minutes of meetings held on
October 9th and December 7th 1885,
were read and on motion OF Mr.. LIE
Breton duly seconded, the same
were approved.
MIR. LeBreton offered the follow
ing resolution which Was unani-
mously adopted, viz:
Whereas, the Davis Levee i'll this
Parish. for the space Of some three
hundred feet is in dangerous and
precaiious condition, continually
sinking, and threatening repeti-
ton OF the disastrous overflow OF
1884, unparalleled IN its dire effects
iii the annals of the State.
And whereas, the Texas & Pacific
and Morgan'S Railroad Companies,
the City of New Orleans, and the
River Parishes from the jetties to
the town OF D0naldsunEiile and tue
Parishes Of Lafourche and Assump
ton, are substantially Interested i'll
the safety of said Davis Levee.
Be it resolved; that the sum Of
one thousand dollars be and the
same is hereby appro priated, as the
contribution of the Parish Of st.
Charles, in this emergency, out OF
the funds of the year 1856, to be
drawn on the warrant OF the Presi-
dent of the Police Jury, aud to DO
expended and disbursed under the
supervision of the committee here
matter designated.
Be it further resolved; that COM
mittse of three be appointed by The
chair to confer With the above au-
thorities, and the said committee
are authorized to disburse sail
appropriation, whenever the above
mentioned Railroad Companies, or
either of them, shall agree to co
operate, i'll securing said Davis
Levee~ and agree to furnish sub
stantidl aid 10 attain said purpose,
financially or otherwise.
Be it further resolved; that copies
of this Resolution be forwarded to
His ExCellency Governor 5. ID. Nc
Emery, to the Railroads and Super
intendents, the Mayor OF the City,
the Board OF State Engineers, and
the Presidents of the Police james
of the Parishes Interested, and ,heiI
earnest attention, cooperation AND
contribution are respectfully ufged
i'll aid OF this imperative and ieces
sary work, as "time aud nde wal
for no man."
BE itfUltier Resolved; that cop G,
of this Resolution be sent 70 a.;
T1meS Democrat aud PjcayuNe o.
publication, and the country pa, rrs
are requested loleprodnce the s;t le
In compliance with the aboY,
resolution the char appointed ol
said c0mmi tee, Mes-rs. j. Il. Boutte
Il. LeBretn aud Z. u. 81. Marti.r
On motion OF MIR. II t. Martin, tht
jury adjourned to Monday Januat J
4th 1856.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
NEWS ITEMS.


The Christmas goObler's day OF
usefulness il near at hand.
The Banner thinks Lake Provi
dence ought to have an oil mill.
Make the little ones happy by
buying for them Christmas toys.
French ducks are selling at 10
cents each On the streets of Opelou
sas.
The iron business is booming
again both ia Alabama and Penn,
sylvania.
~ in the allotment Of seats in the
House, Representative Hahn drew a
good seat.
BENZ. T. Butler has announced
that he will run for Congress in his
district at next election.
The N. o, States and the printer's
UHi0n have compromised, the States
to employ union printers only.
Buy your goods from MERCHANTS
who advertise in the HER AID.
a five burner Sunlight Gas Ma
chine can heabought reasonable by
applying at this office.
We can supply G9uStables and
Justices Of the Peace With all needed
blanks on short noticeand atreason.
able figures. Give rs your orders.
Ws have on hand a full assert.
! mtnt of sewing machine articles,
such rs needles, straps, shu,tles,
ell, sts-s-for sale at the postoffice.
sixty million people speak the
German language, il is stated, 49,
OOO,0OO the French and100, 900, 600
tile English.
Our citizens will always find it
to their interest to trade with the
merchants who advertise in the
local paper. A liberal advertiser
10 invariably liberal dealer.
Two colored men, convicted OF
burglary, were hanged ut Charlotte,
N. O., on the 9th instant. In North
Carolina law murder, arson, rape
and burglary are capital crimes.
Four Newark, N. j., children bit
ten BY q rabid dog, were sent to
Paris to be treated by the celebra-
ted Pasteur, by his process of
incubation as a preventive efhydro-
phcbia.
The angel of life comes to the
rescue OF Ford aud Murphy the con
damued murderers again, just as
they had apparently reached the
threshold OF death. The Governor
has granted another respite to The
condemned men, and the Board of
Pard0ns will again be called upon
to take further action in the case.
The remains of the millionaire
William III. Vanderbilt, was laid
away ID d plain metallic coffin last
Friday week, at S6ateu island N. Y,
without agiaHd display or flourish
of trumpets, Notwithstanding he
was said to have been the richest
man in the world, The religious
ceremony was touching and impress
i've, bringing forth the good quail
ties Of the deceased, as u charitable
man, aud good father and his thor
engh business capacity. His eldest
son, Cornelius viii place him and
no doubt manage the affairs with
tue same ability as his father did,
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osTRIog
The Manner in n
fornia In
asHnllni -

raj years hY OF NEW ORLEANS.
'alifornial
"Got.eMith censure, but with re-
! i'll have we seen our contempt
III The Daily States, yield its manly
tlhht on behalf of the independence
~ labor.
II, however, has had to surrender;
ard with this victory Of tyranny
over journeymen printers, it may be
truly said, that, IN New Orleans al
least, the individual rights of both
the employee and the employed
have been obliterated.
AS is known, some months ago
the managers of the States employed
workmen from another State. lm-
mediately on their arrival in New
Orleaas thsy were violently attacked
by some of the resident workmen.
The managers Of the States, as
duty to strangers whom they had
invited TO the city, and as Ties
employers, sought to protect them;
and, on appeal to the the Criminal
Court, the aggresors were convicted,
and, in tile sentence Of the preSid
ing jndge, were told, that, in this
country, including Louisiana, every
citizen had the right to claim pro-
lection of the law while seeking, by
his labor, All honest living.
The grounds asserted as a right
for the wrong done, were that the
wronged workmen were strangers
to the city, and had refused to join
a typographical association, q
branch of the Trades Union. To
accomplish this object, the nemhers
Of the typographical association
not only attacked the laborers who
had met with their displeasure, but,
also, attempted by course of ac
ton termed the boycott, to compel
the StateS to discharge these, their,
employees. For q while the States
alike III it's duty of honor to these
workmen, and Independence i'll the
exercise of its own legal and moral
rights, inanfully resisted the boycott;
and, in this course, met with the
approval of all right thinking per-
sons. Yet the demoralized and
cowed condition OF tho people OF
New Orleans is such. that0ur con
temporary had to rcbeat from the
contest, surrender to the Trades
Union, and bind itself to employ nc
workman, with one exception, who
had not surrendered his individual
independence, by joining the Trades
Union, and, thereby, subject him
self, golens volens, to the rule of the
order
i As to the rights Of all classes to
torganize into associations, whether
religions, political, professional or
mechanical, and to form rules ap
Iplicable and binding on the mem
bers, as also the possible beneii 8
therefrom, the HERALD does not at
all question. The right, however
of such organization to question, or
Cypress, the independent individual
rights OF others III their rights OF
conscience, of possession or oflabol
and Of employment, it earnestly OBJ
Ijects to, as, in morals aud law
uRjustifable, and, ultimately injnri
GUS to the members of the associa'
tions themselves.
/ Under such a condition of affairs,
l0f which this matter OF the States is
bnt an Illustration, it is not sur
prising, that the former prosperity,
OF New OrIeansis departing; through
diminished trade, decrease in value
OF property, and forced idleness oil
suffering labor.
| -------ses aelss-al~-------->------
| A FINE CROP.
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JOHN RODRIGUEZ,
DEALER In
Sowing I'VE o chimes
NEEDLES, OIL, PARTS, &c.

Agent for the GENUlNEINPROvED
SINGER SEWING MACHINES,
,or ths parishes OF ST, Charles and
st. John the Baptist,
OFFICE, EDGARD, ssT JOHN. La.