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St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
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St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01

BURNED TO DEATH.--We learn that a
colored woman living just below town
was burned to death last Sunday night.
She was alone in the house, with the
exception of two little children who
were in the bed, when she fell in tit, to
which she was subject, and partially re-
covering after her clothing had caught
fire, got into the bed, which also took
fire. After being found, she lived long
enough to tell Of the circumstances.
The children were severely burned, but
not dead when rescued.-Amite City
Independent.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01

Wheeling (N. Fa) is excited over
the discovery that, in spite of the re-
Smuggling of a house alleged to be
haunted, there still appears upon the
roof coffin shaped mark. which has
been noticed upon it ever since "a man
murdered his wife aud concealed her
remains in coffin in the loft. For
twenty years the house remained
tenanIess, aud when sold recently a
new roof was put ON, but as stated, the
coffin mark has again appeared.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01

Lampasas Jack, the Texas boy
and barroom evangelist, is preaching
in New Mexico to his fellow men.
Jake dropped to the revival racket a
few months ago, and it pays him we'll
AS he never fails to take up "A collection
at the end of each preach. He at
tracts large crowds to the saloons and
there is some ground for the beilef that
he stands in with the proprietors.-
States.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
Office

n 9 hereby given that application will be made
IL to the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana at its next regular session for the
passage of an act providing for the division OF
parish out of the southwestern portion of the
parish OF st. Landry. AS soan as the line of
division can be aseertained the public will be
notified of its location -
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01

In Texas few days ago condemned
man was previous to the hanging, al
lowed to pass around his hat for contrl-
buttons to defray the expenses OF trans
porting his body for burial to an ad-
joining county and snceeeded IN collect
ing 8a2 from crowd Of 5000 persons.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
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St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
NOTICE

rs Hereby given to the public that an act
will be introduced at the ensuing session of
the legislature, beginning on the second Mon
day Of May, 1886, asking for an appropri alton
to complete the leyee on the southern or right
descending bank ct Bayou Conrtableau from rom
River. apl1T-5t
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
Apl. 24-2t
ORPHAN BOY

UDY SHELBY, dam Ferry. will stand this
ID season on my plantat IN near Mounnville
rerms-TEN DOLLARS in advance. Shelby
was by Mountain Boy dam a Messenger Mare.
Ferry was Bazile, dam Osay Willis.
W. A. ROBERTSON.
Pleasant uill Plantation, April 9, 1886.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
Fos. Sale on. Rent.

yMyHE Pierre Michel Plantation, situated be-
IL tween Washington and Opelousas. one
OF the finest plantations in St. Lanurv. Call on
or address HAGERTY Il HARDY,
&c l2-tf Washington, La.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01

If the coming session of the legisla-
ture will do something to reduce the
criminal expenses of this State they
will earn the gratitude of she tax
payer
There are two many trivial cases oc-
cupyiug the time of judges and jurles
that could be disposed of in some more
simple manner. Cases that are not
high crimes, might be tried by the
iudge without the expense OF selecting
juries.
The Jury system should be remedied.
The present one is expensive, vexa-
tons, if not nonsensical.
What earthly use is there for 10 men
on grand jury, when five or six sensl-
BILE men properly selected would serve
the purposes much better!
Grand iuries should be chosen eX-
pressly as grand jurors. AS 1t IS now
so Jurors are summoned to appear IN
court on1Dpening day.
Sixt$eh of them are selected as mem
befs Of the grand jury, thirty four
generally are dismissed for two or
three days, more often entirely.
Yet these men are called away from
their various pursuits, whilst the tax
PAYERS must pay them their mileage
and per diem.
Let the or nd jurors be summoned
direct and required to appear on the
opening day, let let it go to work. and
the court fix the criminal cases for ju-
ries and have witnesses called for the
second week, when the petit jury would
appear and have som thing to do.
This would reduce the expenses one
third, and would doubtless work more
satisfactorily than at present: At all
events the present plan is cumbersome,
annoying, expensive and should be
changed for a better one. Let the
tinel.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01

Apropos of work. group OF Con-
gressmen were chatting few days
ago, when allusion was made to the
popular idea that men in legislative
positions work little and get good pay.
Mr.. Scott, the wealthiest Member in
the House. spoke up: / have worked
harder since became a Congressman ,
said he, than ever before in my life.
get to work every day that / am in
Washington at eight o'clock in the
morning, and l seldom get to bed be-
fore midnight, and my work is not
quite done them The Democratic
millionaire added that he had no ex-
pectation of having to work like that
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
Notice.

YEyHE next regular meeting of the Central
Il ST. Landry Protective Livestock Associa-
ton viii be held at Opelousas on the first Thurs
day OF May, it being the 9th day OF that
at 10 o'clock a. III.
fine of S1.oo will be imposed for non-atten-
dance.
JOHN N. WARE,
Apl 24-2t Secretary.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
NOTICE

us HEREBY given that application will be
Ill made to the General Assembly Of the. state
of Louisiana, at the next regular session for the
passage of an Act providing for the division of
the parish OF ST. Landry by making a new par.
ish out Of the northern portion of the parish OF
elles. April Aim.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

J.. From Our Regular Correspondent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12

Carver yelled ana unrecognzed goes to Seweli lot
council. Sewell himself IL always agreeable
bright and suggestive. There are many flashes of
WIT and turns of unexpected fun: Perhaps Mt
Howells means to do with Lemuel in another book
what he has failed to do here. For in tho last
chapter being apparently tired Of the whole busi-
ness, he drops it overwhelmingly, after fashion
that q the marriage which ey entuaIly took place
was not that of Lemuel and Status" Though how
the union came about ust he left for some future
cnrious to note whittier Mr. Howes's theories are
bearing him cannot do better than compare the
proaaic and depressing realism of The minister's
Charge with the imaginative, sympathetic,
dainty treatment of actual life in "The Lady OF
the Aroostook and The Undiscovered Country"
After such q comparison there will be no dfnsnlty
in deciding whether Mr. Howslls touches his Nigh
water mark here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12


merely seeing Pope. but also to make it a point
To converse freely with the general officers and
learn their individual opinions,
AT this interview Hslleclx gave Mcclellan
bal order to take charge OF Washington and its
defences, but expressly forbade him to exercise
any control over the active troops under General
Pope. Hallec<s statement TO the Committee on
the Conduct OF the War that Mcclellan was inst
ructed "tO take immediate command Of all the
troops in and about Washington" as soon as he
arrived at Alexandria is certainly incorrect Mr.
Prime contradicts with great yehemence story told
on the authority of General Burnside that before
acccpting the defence Of Washington Mcclellan
besitated made conditions. and was urged. IL
Is an improbable story, for it Is at variance with
all that we have seen of McClellans conduct and
disposition during these trying scenes but Hal
lecl's verbal order of the LIST OF September seems
morning. about 2 O'Clock. Halleck and the Presi.
dent came together to McClellan's house
The President informed me that Col Kelton had
returned and represented the condition of Affairs
~ much worse than l had stated to Halleck ON
the previous day that there were $4,000 stray.
glers the roads that the army was entirely
dofested and falling hack to Washington In con.
fusion. lie then said that he regarded Washing
ton rs lost. and asked me II would under the
circumstances, e. Q favor to him. resume command
md do the best that could be done.
Without 0ne moments hesitation. and without
making any conditions whatever. | at once said
thst would accept the command and would stake
ny life that would save the city. Both the Pres
ident and Halleck again asserted that ii was I'm
po0tbb to ssve tho city, and repeated my firm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-12

Professor Dowdens new and elaborate Life OF Percy
yssbe Shelley ust published by Messrs kegon Pa'l
Co. contains number of Of the poet which nave
not hitherto the light. Here Is pretty sonnet
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23
THE GREAT STATU :.

! The Arrangements iScing Made for Lisht-
| Ing, Earih"Idi's Statue with ELECTRICITY
The Comm tt"e Presented Win = 'o'tiS
! Electr cal Plant ana Appliances by IA
! ward II. G"n-Crowds Daily Visiting Bed
Ices ISLAND.
| New YORK, Oct. I3.-The work OF lay
ing the foundation for the electrical plant
which is to light the statue Of Liberty
was begun yesterday. The vault in the
northern angle Of the parapct mas been
selected for the engine and noi'"r room.
! The b"mb-proof recess adjoining the
vault Will be useful Tor the dynamo .ua-
chimes and electric plant. \ special
electrical machine and electric. plant.
capable Of operating twenty lamps II 5000
candle power each, has hccn ;'lc- cntcd to
the committee By Pi~>;drHt Edward II.
Golf OF tie American Electric Ni.uufaCt-
uung Company. The hyuumos are be-
ing constructed specially fer HE lamps,
each one OF which has three times TIE.
power OF the ordinary arc l4htS used
about the city. A strongly Insulated
cable will encase the wires which viii
prevent the mass Of iron and l,ronZe in
the statue from disturbing the current Of
electricity. The lamps vii! be self acting
with duplex carbon burners, and SUI
rounded bv globes OF either plain or
ground glass.
The frsl plan of the committee vas To-
have the lights inside of the torch silin-
ing through lenses set in the bronze. 1t
is now decided TO place eight OF the 5000
candle power lamps at equal intervals Oh
the balcony that surrounds the loren, in
the same fashion as those at Hell Gate.
1t is probable that retectorS will be
placed behind each lamp TO intensity the
light -Four of these lamps with com
bined power OF 1900 can les win be
visible from thirty to forty miles distant.
The light will be the first seen by ocean.
steamers approaching New York
at night. In addition to the eight
lights On the torch there Will be lamps
Of equal power at the base OF
the pedestal. These lamps viii be placed
behind the parapcts, out OF view from
the water, for the purpose OF lighting
the outside of the statue. Powerful re-
fectors Will be used TO throw the light
upon all sides of the statue SO that it
will be brilliantly Illuminated from the
top OF the pedestal 10 the to CHI. By Oh
securing the lights at the base OF the
pedeS al. the outlines of the statue Will
be clearly visible on the darkest nights.
The iron case in the interior OF he pcdes-
tai and the pa>sage-waV up through the
statue TO the torch will be lighted by
small incaDdeSCent lamps.
The cost OF the electric plant is about
five or ten thousand dollars, watch is
presented by President Golf, with all the
lamps, wires and necessary apparatus.
The crowds of visitors to Liberty Island
have Increased so recently that the Judd
Field Is unable to carry them all. The
committee have chartered the large side
wheel steamer Florence, which will begin
running to-day. The Jud Field will leave
the wharf next to the barge office on the
even hours and the Florence on the half
hours.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

! IRE town OF Sabine, at the mouth OF
| Sabine river, the dividing line between
| Louisiana and Texas, was entirely washed
| away by the terrific storm of the 18th
| Over fifty lives are reported lost out of q
| total population of 2J0.
| The negotiations between the STANDARD
| Oil Company and the propIietors of the
Empire ard American oil retHeries were
| concluded on the 18th hy The former pay.
| ing the latter 81 30 300 for their plants
| ALTHOUGH no order to that effect has
been issued from Washing ton, the impress
| sion at the war department is that Geron-
| imo and his fellow captives viii be re-
| moved from San Antonio, Tex, TO Fort
| Marion, Fla.
AN official statement issued on the 18th
shows that the value Of exports from Ger
many to America during the fiscal yeat
ending III September, was $40, 000,000 more
than for the preceding fiscal year.
THE business failures occurring through,
cut the country during the week ending
un the 18th number, for the United States
100, and for Canada 10, or @ total of 119 as
compared with a total Of 190 last week.
DoNAyIN, who jumped Of tie Brooklyn
bridge, is in Rochester, n. Y, examining
the Genesee Falls, where Sam Patch made
his celebrated leap to death over fifty
years ago. Donavin will erect & platform
and attempt the same leap.
DURING the past thirty days 100 carloads
Of pig iron have been shipped from Chat
ia ann fft f1n
States. The iron men say tna3 the demand
from that section is increasing rapidly.
The steamer Saale, which sailed from
Southampton on the 18th for New York,
has on board E344, 000 il gold.
THE organization known as the Al ri-
cultural Wheel is being formed in every
district of Madison county, Tom The
Wheel has selected firm in every line of
business, and the members arc pledged to
support the "Wheel hoEses.D
ANDREW CLEMENTS, of Voidton, Tenn,
left for parts unknown, on the 18th ac-
companied by lis sister n-Iaw, Miss Ada
Stockdale. He leaves d wife and four
children.
IT is semi officially announced that the
II wing Ai1il i'edloclacy VIII lnuoIse the
nomination of Henry George for mayor OF
New York.
Mas. GREENwELL, a widow aged seventy
years, was devoured by hogs near Mt
Sterling, H., on the 10th.
, MICHAEL HICKS BEACH, Chief Secretary
for Ireland. has returned to London. IL is
stated that his experience in ireland has
convinced aim that exceptional measures
will be necessary to maintain order in the
country before 1857.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23

WHILE the town marshal of fremont,
O., WAS returning from Toledo with g
prisoner named McVicker, the latter
jumped through the car window. The
train was stopped and the prisoner foun.!
to be insensiblc. He was carried to FIRE.
mont and died soon afterward from inter
nal injuries.
THE Treasury Department has decide d
that the items for bleaching and washing
out cotton emhroiterics form part of the
value of goods and are du;iablo under tho
decision in the Oberteuffer case.
REV. AUGUSTUS SrOpForD BROOKE, the
eminent Unitarian preacher, is confined
in an insane ASYLUM in ireland.
THE Sultan of Tul key, il q telegram to
Queen Victoria, pleads i'll health as an ex-
cuse for not showing greater attention to
the Duke of f linburgh or bis recent visit.
AT Byron, Mich, on the 18th, Sam Had
den, a crippled soldier, quarrel ed with his
father. The son, who is hot tempered
fellow, went to the house, secured re-
vol7er and returned to the scene of the
quarrel. Aiming at his father be shot him
five times, every shot striking in u vital
spot.
THE elections in Bulgaria for members
of the great Sobranjs have resulted in tho
return of $50 Government candidates, of
&c members of the Zankoff party and of II
adherents of NJ. Karavelotf
"M1CKEY FREE" the celebrated Apache
Indian scout who has done such good
service to Generals Crook and Miles dur
ing the tedious and hard working cam
paigns those gallant officers have made
in clearing Arizona of tho pestiferous
wretches, has been rewarded by being Or
dered to a station. This Will give him
rest.
IN the Surrogate's Court at W hite
Plains, n. Y, OH the 18Th, the Tilden will
case was again adjourned for ono week,
when Mrs. Whttlessev, the absent niece,
must be present to offer objections, il she
has any, or the will must be admitted to
probate. The delay SO far has been on
her account. She resides in Wisconsin.
and has declined to acknowledge service
of citation.
Observation-Disclosures SHERIDAN had
conference with the President on the 10 h
on the Geronimo matter, and at the con-
clusion he said he was unable to tell how
soon there would he any action on the
subject. Every thing that he had seen
published about the Miles report he char
acterized as speculation Of a rather wild
description.
COMMISSIONER CoLMAT received tele-
gram from Dr.. Salmon, Chi of the Blu
reau of Animal Industry, on the 18th, in
which he stated that the Investigations of
tie past week showed that pleuro- pneu-
monia is widely scattered among the cat
tie of Chicago. He was perfecting ar
rangements to secure quarantine of the
exposed cattle and tho slaughter Of the
diseased ones.
SECRETARY MANNING visited the Treas
ury Department about noon on the 18TH
and remained there for two hours. He
had conferences with Assistant Secretaries
Fairchild and Thompson and few other
officials in regard to the affairs of the de-
partment. He denied himself to general
callers, and gave particular instructions
against the admission Of office seekers.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23
PRAIRIE FIRES.
lOulS.

Extensive and Destructive Prairie Fires il.
the Indian Terri tory-NIiilons of Acres
of Grazing Lands Turned to Black and
Barren Wastes.
SHERMAN, Tex, Oct. I4-Parties in
from the Indian Territory re port the most
extensive and destructive prairie fires
raging ever known in that section. The
kiDdling of the fires is 4 mystery, but it
is regarded rs certain that they are OF
malicious origin Millions Of acres OF
the finest grazing lands in the country.
which 4 few days ago were covered with
the heaviest and richest OF grass, are
now desolate, black, barren wastes. The
area hurEed over extends from Einita on
the north to Muskogee on the south and
on either side of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad as far as the eve can see.
LARGE numbers OF cattle have been
burned 10 death near Pryor creek, and
many telegraph poles burned almost in
two.
When the fires were first started about
four days ago, the inhabitants Of the
sparSely settled region attempted 10 sub
due the flames, but were unable to do so.
The matter of origin is o be investigated
by the Indian agent at Vfnita. Many
ueTuS Oh cattle nave Deen deprived Oh
susienance on their natural range, and
will have to be driven elsewhere to avoid
starving. One theory as to the origin OF
the fires is that they were set by sparks
from railroad engines, but this is hardly
tenable, as they are too numerous,
and have made too clean IL
sweep, not stopping for the large
streams or heavy strips of timber, but
the country between them ali being
burned alike, showing that fires were ig-
nted between the streams and timber
belts. Another theory is that they are
the result of carelessness by employees
burning up old tics taken from the roads
in making repairs, as the companies do
not allow any old ties to remain un-
burned. All through the terri DRY, in the
country tributary TO the railroads, i'm
mense quantities of hay have been stack
ed, both in baIed and INHALED shape,
reaching up into the millions of tons.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23

The State Department has received
brief dispatch from the American Consul
General at Halifax confirm atory Of the
reports touching the recent seizure by
Canadian customs officers of the Ameri-
can schooner Marion Grimes at Shelburne,
N s.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23

AMONG the persons who grasped the
hand Of the President on the 18th, at the
public reception, were several typical
Enelishmen, who seemed highly delighted
to meet Mr.. Cleveland. and who created
seme merriment by their peculiar actions
and manners.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23
Dead Man Should Have But One Wife.

Dead Man Should Have But One Wife.
READING, Pa, Oct. l3.-Samuel w.
pauley left his wife and children at Allen
town to be a soldier in the Mexican war
After the war ended the usual letters
failed to arrive, and Mrs. Pauley con-
Guided that her husband had been killed.
Pauley, however, settled in Womel>dnrff,
this county, married and gradually drew
about him little family. He prospered,
and in a few years accumulated It
snug fortune. In all these years
he never held communication with
his Allentown wife. He became old, and
finally died in 1881, aged seventy years.
Letters of administration were granted
to his son-in.aw, Joseph Uei@in@cr.
Unexpectedly, Judith Pau!ey, of Lehigh
county, has Just turned up, and the
process of settling up the estate has
been brought to sudden stop. She was
married to Pauley some fifty years ago.
She is now nearly seventy years Old and
asks that letters be granted to her 10 The
end that she may receive the ben I'll. 6:
the eS tate.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23

Totally destroyed by the water Of the
Sabine river on the night of the 18th.
Sixty-fvr lives are known to have been
lost. A hotel with fifteen or twenty guests
was swept out into the bay and all were
lest