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Virgins Earthquake.

This extraordinary phenomenon
that was going to upset Louisiana
and many Other places, too hume
rnn> to menti, II, WAS fxed for last
"Wednesday, September 90.
OF con,St, everybody WAS o.: the
alert a" that morning. About twt
O'Clock A. VI. lumhliu2 noise was
heard in the distance and the faith
full bryan to n en- their doors apd
prepared to Irar into the streets, tut
that was not the earthquake ; that
Was Il freight train passing along
MUrgan's Railroad about 3 mites
Oft.
Again at 4 o'clock A. VI. another
runh'Iu., rolling. prrmonitlOn of
an earthquake was head il tue dis
tancr '"at gradually became loud
er aud louder that again startled
'hr watchers TO their feet aud their
doors. But that Was t,ol an earth
quake ; that vas tn sound OF the
Market men hurrying to the Market
places.
All went along smoothly until
nine O'clock. The clerks in the
StOr \ had their chairs and boxes
on the sidewalks, rra,iy TO jump at
II moments warming. Every one
WAS cooking calm and peaceful as
u summer morning out OF the right
eye, whilst the eft ear WAS cooked
up ready to catch any S 'n"l tina,
might pass along. Soon, a noise
was heard in the distance, different
from the previous "ne~. First, it
Was >m' 9th and gentle. then it was
rough and grating, again it was
scarcely perc-ptibl', then it WAS
roaring aud turbulent.
AS an alligator slips quietly Oft il
log, "n winch he is summing himself,
into the lake. when an enemy APP
rroachrs. SO III" fellows gently SLIT
down from their Seats on The emI,
~ boxes, aud, with left foot for.
ward, ,'uepue.l for any emergency.
But that was not 4" earthquake:
it was the echoes and ,r--chur> OF
the Republican convention Tat
was ten. held in II anna, as they
passed through the Tree tops.
And that ended Wiggin>' earth
qn"kr.
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NOTICE..

Donaldsonville. La. Sept. 9th. 1886.
In accordance with the resoluti on adopted
by the Congressional Executive Committee
at Franklin on Saturday the 25th inst. l have
a pointed the following gentlemen to com,
pose the Campaign Committee:
Hon | D.. Moore. OF Latourche.
Hon. JOS. 4 BrpauX. oil lhe ria.
Hon NJ. j. Foster. of It. Mary.
Hon. &. a. Bruele. oi lherVille.
4. n. SIMS.
Chairman DenHocratia Congressional. ENecn-
i've, Comm5tftc.
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If Virgins had prophesipd that
a cold wave would have passed
over Louisiana on Sept. %, instead
of an earthquake. he would be con
sidered very wise man instead of
a contemplate fool. Some news
paper, 60 50 far as to deDounce
him AS a liar. Such is fame.
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On FRIDAY and Friday night,
September "A, there was il ram fal!
in ThlhOdaux OF l.9O inches which
was the first rain here since. the first
day of August, Il period of 81 days
, There We're two or three intrrmp
date showers that barely lad the
dust.
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The sugar cane is improving nn
der the int1npncr ct The late rains,
but it has had too unfa, CRADLE a
SEASON 10 recover from tn. set. back
to which it has been subjected.
Rolling will not commence, to any
great extent, before November l..
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Leon Drrxier AMI >ut arrived "A
few days ago, from s.. Ions. with
a fine drnte OF mules and h rises.
Mr.. ID. reports business To be re
viving rapidly In the West. All
manufactures are busy and have
all the work they can do.
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NO Ef4E..
Tax Collectors Office.

Saturday, September 18th. 1856
Notice IL hereby gwen to tax PAYERS and
al .fhrIS wtlaln It may. III any manner. con
Germ that TIL . lax R"it o lie Town of Fltii,o
danX Tor the year lN>ti has been filed il the
otirr OF the Clerk of Count ex-otiirin Eccorti-
err f Mortgages in and for the Parish Of Ia
fourchc ana Il copy thereof Il livclcl IL nie
the III lcfsigneti tue taxes a. assessed ON
said holl for slil year ale now due am! will
hrconr Delinquent on tue .}i>i day OF Decem
Der. l>So. from which dtv Hey viii ,.raw III
teItst AT the rate OF EIGHT per cent ncr an
mum M il recovered N accordance with Ar
ticle 10 of the Constitution
JOACHIM AUSLET.
Co lector.
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The following ministers have been
appointed by The Lafourche Dis
trict Conference of the colOred NJ.
E. Church for the present year, III
Thibodaux circuit
q, w. Lacy. Pastor in Charge.
Local Preachers Il. n, Williams,
E. b. Christian, Weslv Turner,
Mrs, Joe. Leblanc and Joe Viii
Jams.
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A Card.

Tho teachers of the Guinn Academy, return
thanks to the generous people OF Thiboda TX
and vicinity for their liberal patronage and
support ut the entertainments given in Fire
mems Hall, bS them, on september 9th and
18th, 1886.
Tne gross receipts were $l6s.55, giving q
net proceed of 4l2S. s..
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On last Wednesday, morning
there was Il cold wave passed here.
the fist one for many, many
mouths. The mercury dropped
down to &C degrees.
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The Jewish New Year was cele
bra,-,l IN due form by the Israclit-S
in ThibOd INK.
The stores were closed and every
thing conducted in orthodox style.
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lhe water in the Bayou remains
stationary, enough generally TO en-
aDle fl ,rtuatS to navigate, with no
prospects OF any rise for some time
to come.
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NOTICE.

TO HOLDERS OF CLAIMS 'GAINsT THE
PARISH.
There ia money in the Parish Treasury to
pay. within thirty days. on presentation of
warrants properly ia ued. the claims duly
approved and register ed from No. &c t. No.
S9 inclusiveN
F. SAMOAN,
Parish Treasurer
Ti,iboda"x, Sept. 25th, 1885.
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vblbooout -,cs;!,;,el
SATURDAY., OCT = 1856.
LOCAL NEWS.

From the amount of goods lately
received by the merchants here.
one would judge that the prospects
for a good Fail trade are fine.
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Hi POLICE JURY.

O'I't. w lCCO- WIN Nle>SIS No'lItbn.
GrlSanore, Srely, Kraem r. Fui>r,
Chelamit AMI Moran present.
A number III cla'm> were read
aud presented t." tls. Committee on
Claims.
Petition from ri,iz-u> of Dram
age Di>iric' M / Tor the uw,r
~ cut "a certain drainage cat,,i,
was rrt,trri to the ,'un. ul,ire on
Drainage.
Peti'ioE of ,nr cltlz-nS of the
10Th Ward III reference. TO lev+eS
~ that Wat.!, Wis ,,tc,Ip,i to the
Committee on Roads aud L+>res.
Petition OF cl'izeu> il reference
t Oa new dirt hh;ge across ill.,.
Baratalia canal at Luuuueville Was
read.
Louis Lconaui-., blind citiZen-
50 Years Old, peti,ioned the Jnry
Tor aid.
Trra>ureI's report was read and
leieFIed TO prnitc committees.
Liabilities of the Parish $3S64 81
Assets, $Il36O.94
The President lated that he had
m"'lr necessary arrangements TO
>rcnic right Of way tol Bayou Blue
roa'i; that Eleven Ievees-about
100 ores lOns-n,r now beng con
~trncted by the State ; that the
Lc>r' O%'tlinaucr PASSED at the last
session is or cah br mad a good
and useful law: that this jury has
repaired or r. huilt every bridge in
Tie Parish, III the las, few tars,
except the one OH bayou LOgnon,
which il now dangerous and nn
safe. Some Yeas ago this Jury
uied to gel concert of action to
.lralI the swamp lands in tn IL liln
ITS, without avail but -tfulls
>iI"u"i not be stopped +; and suy
grS,s that 4 committee of Interest
ell ci'izens be- named to contcr with
other parishes on this Important
subject, and concluded by congra
l"Iatlng the jury that Tor this year
the entire Parish has been free
fiom overflow.
Mr.. S+rly said that a bridge over
bayou LOiynnn was very nrcrs
sary. Mr.. K,aemrr said that the
Road Inspectors would be heie to
morrow and would give the neces
sary information on that subject.
Special committee, to examine
TreaSnrer's books aud vouchers,
made a report.
The President stated that he
had Teen named on a Committee to
draft an Ordinance on Levees to bt
presented to the people to be vo
ted upon, and had not done any
thing, aud asked the Committee tt
be excused for any action in thai
direction at present, which was
. granted.
;, Five dollars per mouth was dons
ted to Louis Leonard, from Charity
Fund.
Mr.. Kraemer reported that til,
two Goodman bridges near Ran
| ponpon needed more repairs thar
were reported some of the sleeper:
were rotten and had to be renew. d
} that he had Il bid OF $4,000. whicl
was above the limit that he ha,
, contracted to have the bridge
I'made for 10000, which We're nov
completed. Mr.. Kraemrr's actioI
was approved, and the Jury a,
!, journed till next day.
, The entertainments given by thu
teachers aud nnpilS of the Gnio1
| Academy on Friday aud Satntda,
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N IRlE,t.-On >t,usitv. Sept "A, Is b,
at The Residence oi the brides parents. No.
457 Cal.i street. by the Rev Father Moore,
Claude VI. Smith TO Eva c. Gauth, eaux
Both of New Orleans.
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FOR SALE.

Four CHARTERS with nice and strong cop
per coil, all in good order also, l tank. 3
syrup tanks, } juice tanks. knowle'' pumps
q ID Is wooden sugar coolers. All cheap for
cash. FkLICIEN TOCPS.
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Creole Female Tonic remove suppress
sion, cures prolapsus uteri or fall OF the
womb. and invigorateS the female organs
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We regret to learn that the veneer
able Andre Carroll, so we'll known
to people here for the fine oysters
and oranges he brought to our
market. died at his residence on
lower Lafourche.
He was a good citizen and an
honorable mau, whose memory Will
I'VE long among among his friends.
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The closing nall given by the
Elite Club, on September 10Th,
1886, in Flremrn'S Hall. proved to
be ore that was both attractive and
pleasant, as have Ueen all those.
heretofore given by that club of
misses and youths.
Most OF The members are now
away ut school. aud rot until the
Winter winds have passed away
will they he heard from again in
the circles of the gay and mirthful.
, 1886-08-03

l am amazed and indignant at the
revelations made in our courts of the
domestic life of people far removed from
the ignorant and baser classes of society.
The domestic life of the coarse and ILL
bred car hardly furnish worse examples
of the bad treatment of wives thar those
given in court by men who live in fine
houses, and outside of their families are
supposed to be very nice, respectable,
and ornaments of society. Wives all
trembling and in tears tell to the courts
the awful misery and Indebtedness, tho
foul indignity and violence with which
for years they have been treated by their
husbands. What is the cause of all this
rushing to the divorce courts to break
the chains too heavy to wear? Are
American husbands losing hat famous
polite tenderness and consideration for
women that has characterized themf
Are the mean pastimes and brutal appe-
titles taking possession of the better
classes? Else why is it that the divorce
mill is kept OF grinding away in all the
states but South Carolina?-Dr. NJ. w.
Willis in Globe Democrat.
, 1886-08-03
A MEAL IN MEXICO.

Red Beans. Black LoAves and Tropical
-Fruit-PuIque In a "Pigskin."
Our r~efreshment was speedily served
upon a w~ell-scoured table, to which the
addition of a cloth would have been al
homogeneous s%uperfuity, and the menu
was as follows: Stewed f~rejoles (red
beans), with our choice as to seasoning
whether we would pour rancid goats
milk over them, or molasses from the
Chinese sugar-cane; small, black loaves
of mexican bread-that would have
mad excellent cannon balls-of course
without butter, which does not grow"
in this country; water-cresses and fresh
olive oil, from which we compounded a
salad fit for an emperor's table; wild
honey and stewed apricots; and a bushel
OF ripe tamarinds, pomegranates, figs
and mangoes, arranged in their own
green leaves, as the poorest of these peo-
pie have a tasteful. habit of doing.
The inevitable pul1gs was at hand in a
pig5kin bottle" (which retains the per-
feet shape of the animal, minus head and
tall, and gurgled an approving note,
alarmingly like life, while its contents
were being emptied into IL mugs.
These so-called "pigskins" are really the
undressed hides of sheep with the woolly
side turned in. Nothing else is consid-
cred so good for holding the popular bev-
erage-though we are told that a
skin of small size costs not less
than $3.50, and lasts little more
than a month, as the constant fermen-
tation going on inside soon eats the WOO
off In fhfo Volcanic ro,,pfrv f1a frax
eler must eschew water, or suffer serious
consequences; good claret or Spanish
wines are not always ~obtainable outside
the larger cities, and one must drink
something besides the bitter Mexican
coffee; therefore we long ago made up
u minds to pulque-the cheap and
healthy drink of the natives-and pulque
it is, every day of our lives at dinner.
l confess, however, that it required
considerable effort to educate ourselves
up to it. and was only accomplished by
resolutely fixing our thoughts upon that
glorious product of the years-the CEN
fury plant-from whence it came, and
by repeatedly assuring n another that
the thick, white nasty liquid resembles
home buttermilk-though we knew it to
be an outrageous libel on northern dali
ries. But, even now, Betsy and | INT
times amuse ourselves in leisure moments
striving to compute the quantity of
sheeps'-wool which we must have alb
sorbed in course of the last two years,
since the contents of each alleged pig
skin contains n good deal of tin "solu-
tion," so to speakl-Fannie b. Ward in
Boston Transcript.
, 1886-08-03

The parent stock from which the
pumpkin is supposed to have originated
is the small egg or orange gourd of
Texas and Mexico. The Indian is given
the credit Of the origination, but 1 am
strongly inclined to doubt this, believing,
rather, that it is attributable t. the pre-
ceding race, and that the Indian inherited
It with the rest of the estate. 1t is IN
conceivable that the American Indian
has. or ever has had, sufficient foresight
to take and cultivate such a miserably
unpalatable thing as the egg gourd in the
opinion that it would amount to some
thing in the future.-Cor. Chicago Cur
rent.
, 1886-08-03

AFTER a man has taken up an entry,
upon his wi affidavit corroborated by two
witnesses, he certainly should have a prima
Jacie title, only to be overcome by proof
of fraud, and with the burden of proof, in
such case, on the party seeking cancclla-
ton of the entry. Yet, such was not the
case until a decision of Secretary Lamar
reasscrted a principle Of law by requiring,
in cases reported by special agents, the
agents to establish their allegations before
the entryman can be called upon in de-
Tense. The fact that there has been fraud
In land entries seems to have given rise to
a violent presumption that every entry re-
ported must be considered as fraudulent
until the contrary is proved. No more
oppressive dogma has ever been asserted
by the ~casuists Of tyranny, and the secre-
tary has done well to abolish a rule which
never should have obtained.
, 1886-08-03

There is no agriculture, and never can
be. The soil is shallow and covered with
moss from two to three feet deep, which
holds the snow and ice far into the sum-
mer. Neither vegetables nor cereals can
ever be grown in any part Of Alaska 1t
has no lumber. From Vancouver island
to Sitka there is not a log growing that
is fit for the saw. The poor stunted
pines that cling to the hills are are only
fit for firewood. That it has valuable
minerals has been proved, but is it doubt
full whether the short seasons that work
is possible in will ever allow any ex-
tended development Of its in
that direction. AS a region for pros
pectors it is the most barren, God-for-
saken country that ever a miner put his
foot upon.-Tourist's Letter.
, 1886-08-03

Capt. Coleman, schr, Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and n. Y, had
been troubled with n cough so that he was
unable to sleep, and was induced to try
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t not only gave him instant relief,
but allayed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarly af-
fected and a single dose had the same
happy effect. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
mar household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles of this standard remedy
at w. N. Hunts drug store
, 1886-08-03

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
of want Of weight in the back, loins and
lower part OF the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
Of the kidneys or neighboring organs. At
times, symptoms ofindigcstion are present
fatulency, uneasiness Of the stomach, etc.
A moisture like perspintion, producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
warm, is a common attendant Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once to
the application Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tumon, a~llaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per-
manent cure. Price 50 cents. Address
The DR.: Boeanko Medicine Co., Piqua,
o. Sold by w. N. hunt
, 1886-08-03
UNTO PARADISE.


As one bereft, who, gazing on a face
Rose-lipped, rose-cheeked, with violets
for eyes
Wistfully traces in most fond surmise
Each sweet resemblance to n vanished
grace;
Or, seeing one who runs a childish race,
Led by young birds or gilded butterflies.
Chokes down a swelling sob or vainly
tries
To keep his tears in their accustomed
place;
So does the heart-that, lost In ways of
sin,
Follows unconsciously some spiritual
guide
Whose unseen footsteps lead to heaven
and God
Soften and melt II 1t has strength to win
That vale in Paradise whose farther
side
The ghosts of high ambitions long have
trod.
-HC TT TN
, 1886-08-03

THE Chicago Anarchists are now ac-
corded full opportunity for presenting
their side of the case and for explaining
away, if they can, the weight of the testi
mony so effectively accumulated against
them. The prosecution has been con-
Quoted with great skill, and has presented
a mass of evidence which must convince
the jury and convict the prisoners unless
it can be c%ontradicted or the witnesses s,ic-
cessfully impeached.
, 1886-08-03

Quick RELIEr is just what is wanted
in every ease of cramp, collie, or diar-
rh1a. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy remedy relieves the
pain promptly and is a certain cure. A
dose or two is all that is required for any
ordinary case: recommended, guaranteed
and sold by W. N. Hunt.
, 1886-08-03

CONGRESS has not accomplished all it
should have done. even with the houses
divided in political sentiment, but it was
not to be expected that every needed
measure of reform could be Immediately
carried out, even had the utmost harmony
prevailed between the senate and the house
Revolutionary reform is %perilous, and the
abuses accumulated during a quarter
of a century ann he remedied in a
noar
, 1886-08-03

A DlsBEruTABLE piece of partisan
strategy was attempted by two Republi-
can members OF the house yesterday, in
order to inject a stump speech into con-
gressional proceedings on false prctences.
The characteristic resolution was very
properly returned to the statesman by
whom it had been offered. Bakers sense
of propriety remains as monumental as
Butterworth's wit.
, 1886-08-03

WEIsHMEN want home rule, without
the urgent need so manifest in Ireland's
case. Wales has been thoroughly incor-
porated with England and has had ade-
quate representation in parliament for 800
years. That is, the Welsh counties have
been as fairly represented and as Justly
dealt with as the other portions of Eng
Lad
, 1886-08-03

A company has been formed, with
$1,000, 900 capital stock, to dredge the
Carson river, in Nevada, for quicksilver
and a~malgaim. Eighteen miles of the
river bed have been located. 1t is esti-
mated hat 10 per cent. of the bullion
product of the Comstock mines has
flowed as tailings into the Carson river.
and that at least $40, 000, 900 will be re-
covered. Detroit Free Press.
, 1886-08-03

The conferees of the two houses of con-
gress have reached an agreement on the
river and harbor bill, compromising on
modifying the provision for the Henuepin
canal, which has already swallowed 200,
900 acres of government land and is now
to become a permanent waste pipe for the
treasury surplus.
, 1886-08-03

Two PROMINENT Mexican generals,
Naranjo and Trevino, in whose interest
The late attempt at revolution was made,
have sought refuge in the United States.
Trevino has an American wife-a daugh-
ter Of the late Gen. Ord, U. S. A.-and
bears an excellent reputation among the
Americans along the border.
, 1886-08-03

In HALF a dozen states the Prohibi-
tionists have organized in earnest and
nominated tickets which will command a
larger support than in any former year.
In two or three important states, among
them Pennsylvania, the temperance PEG
pie are likely to prove useful in securing
Republican defeat
, 1886-08-03

During the later periods of Roman
history the men and women reclined at
their repast; but the Greeks considered
such a posture %indecorous for females;
their women, therefore, either sat at a
separate table OF upon one end of the
couch on which the men only reclined.
PHILADELPHIA Call.
, 1886-08-03

Charlemange, in 7s9, gave these wise
instructions; Let N open schools to
teach children to read; let, in every mon
astery, in every bishopric, some one
teach psalms, writing, arithmetic, gram
mar, and employ correct copies of holy
books, for often men seeking to pray to
God pray badly on account of the I'M
%faithfulness Of copyists. boston Budget.
, 1886-08-03

Leaves of larch, which had been rolled
into balls-the largest more than a foot
water, have just been exhibited before
the Berne Naturalists' society. Such
balls, free from cementing mud, are
formed in certain Swiss lakes and in
other places are produced from various
plants.-Chicago Herald.
, 1886-08-03

DUTCH Socialists know a weapon worse
than dynamite. They threaten to cut the
dykes and destroy the whole country.
The means once resortcd to by patriots to
avoid the tyranny of a monarch would
thus become an instrument to secure the
triumph of the mob.
, 1886-08-03

New discoveries of gold in Western
Australia, have produced a great sensa-
ton and are attracting such a rush of gold
seekers and adventures of all kinds as
rivals the California excitement Of 40.