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St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

WRITES To THE OUACHITA TELEGRAPH
ON THE SUBJECT OF INCARCERATION
A FERVENT APPEAL.
Telegraph of Thursday.

Telegraph of Thursday.
For the first time in our management
of ii newspaper we print communica-
ton without the real name of the wri-
ter accompanying it. Why we make
this solitary departure from rule hith
erto inhexible, the heartbnrsts Of our
correspondent sufficiently account for !:
SHREVEPORT, La, June Is, 1886.
Col. c. w. McCranie, Editor Ouachita Telegraph
Dear Sir: In yesterdays issue Of our
daily Times there is an extract from
your pen upon the subjest of miscege--
nation, for which |, as mother, feel
irresistably impelled to thank you.
| Yours is the first voice SO far as | have
been able to see, raised in cOndemna-
tion of this black crime this fearful
evil. this hydra-headed monster that is
polluting our fair land from border to
border, from centre to circumference.
Oh, sir, have waited and listened for
so long, for some one brave enough to
sneak out in denunciation of this grow
ING evil, which, it not abolished, or ar
rested, will in the not far distant future,
make of this proud southland mongrel
nation. | have two fair sons, honorable
upright and virtuOus, and of whom any
mother might we'll be proud, and ! de
sire to keep them SO bnt, in the face
Of such fearful temptati,As, such wan
topness and lewdness, as is exhibited
by the cOlored females so boldly and
audaciously upon our streets, in out
houses and every where, how is it posi-
BILE for one poor weak woman, although
fred with love and devotion for hel
children. to stem the tide Of evil tc
help thom resist successfully the temp
tations to which they are exposed ?
cannot do it, we cannot do 1T (fer have
no doubt there are many other mothers
as deeply interested as myself, without
the strong arm of the law to aid us
| Therefore, beg that as you have begun
YOU will continue to agitate this matter
until the press of the whole Ssate, nay
the whole South, will join in bitter de.
| nunclation of this widespread evil--ar
evil which is robbing the mother, wives
and daughters of honor and respect
and which will engulf the whole coun.
try in ruin, unless something can be
done to stop it.
Again thank you. honor the lofty
courage and virtue which have inspired
you to attack this blight upon the fail
| escutcheon of our southland, and | fer.
vently pray that success may attenC
your efforts to suppress it.
! A MOTHER AND A PATRIOT.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
Communicated.
OrELOusAs, La, July list, 1886


Mr.. EDITOR:
1t seems strange to us, that the young
men of Opelousas have not united
themselves into some kind of an organl-
cation for mutual moral and mental
culture. We have number OF young
men in our town who could not, for the
want OF time and proper means, gain
perfect education when young, and
are, therefore, sadly in need of some
kind of society or club in which they
can improve their much neglected
education. New Iberia and Rayne
both have we'll organized, well conduc-
ted Literary society and the citizens
of these respective towns have reason
to be proud of this best evidence OF
energy and determination to improve
on the part Ct the young men. Is 1t on
account of want of energy and desire
to learn, that such organization have
| heretofore fail to elicit the least bit of
interest Several attempts have been
made to organize Literary society
| in our town, but all have been miserab
ly unsuccessful. Ii it is not for want
of energy, perseverance and ability.
! Why can we not organize one?
81 haven't time,7 or have never been
in a debating society, and therefore
know nothing of them" can not be
offered as reasonable excuses for any
body, who has the desire to learn. The
object of organizing a debating club in
Opelonsas is not for men who know all
about debates and the mOdus Opeldnd
of such IA club, but it is to give the
young men All opportunity to learn tC
think, and to think correctly to place
within their reach, a source from which
information, upon any subject, may be
drawn. 1t is place where, if a boy
take an interest in it, his whole ambl.
tious nature is aroused; he strives tt
overcome his opponent, aud i'll prepar-
ing for such, he naturally seeks suci
literature as bears upon the subject fol
discussion, and thereby augments blk
store OF knowledge Oy aSSOclatlng t1t
thoughts of others, and bringing then
to bear upon the question Tor debate
1t is Il place where every membe
learns how to conduct public meeting
and gains fair insight to pallamentar,
usage. Then if there is ne reason
F why we should not have one, and i
there is a pressing reason why w
+ If it is worth trying, it is worth doing
Those who desire to become member
will please leave or send their name
, to the DEMOCRAT Office where they vii
f be duly notified as to the place O
meeting &c. Yours,
PYTHIAS.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
A Blot Or the Fair Name Of the
State.
Shreveport Times.

Our valued contemporary, the Natchi
toches Review, is edited by a man who
calls a spade Il spade. He is strong and
able, and all honor to the editorial fra
ternity in the State. In the last issue
of the Review We find the following
paragraphs:
"In 1884 there were, on average, about
$50 convicts in the State penitentiary !;
of which l1S died during the year, or
about one out of seven, What a hor-
rible place the State penitentiary must
be-
Have our readers ever paused to
think what this statement means? 1t
means that sentence to Sereh years IN
DriSOnment in the State Pemtemi01y is
equirolcm to capital punishmen : 1t
means that the same rate OF mortality
applied to Shreveport would give us
1850 deaths per year, and that every
man, woman and child now in the city
limits would be wiped off the face OF
he earth within seven years 1t
means that the mortality is something
frighttul to contemplated blot on the
fair name OF the State-a damnlng re-
proach to every man who by his vote
allows this iniquity to longer continue
Is it not a reproach to the people OF
unchecked, and that the private con
tractor can continue to hold lease un,
der which such abuses have grown up I
And yet the Legislature of the State
of Louisiana practically declared or
Tuesday last that this damnable bust
ness shall be allowed to go on, because
a sacred contract must not be Violated
Private contractors telling the repre-
sentatives of free people that they
shall not take away from them tina
control over human beings which an
nually consigns one out Of seven to tilt
grave, There can be no law to per
petuate such abuses as this; but /
there chance to be such, the sooner the
people are rid of it, the better. A sa
cred contract sending 11S convlcts on
of $50 to the tomb every twelve months
Is there no man in the Legislature
bold enough to rise and say that there
is no sacredness about such a contrac
as this?
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

The Legislature tells us that a Police
jury elected by the people is not tit to
manage the financial affairs Of the par
ish; yet this same Legislature makes
appropriations in excess of the reve-
nues, and gets the State deeper and
deeper into debt. This is a clear case
of the kettle calling the pot black
taking it for granted that police jury
elected by the people is no better than
the Legislature-which can hardly be
possible.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

LATEST NEWSPAPER POSTAL Law
The latest postal law decision is to
the effect that publishers OF newspa-
pers can under the law, arrest any
man for fraud who takes a paper and
refuses to pay for it. Under the law
it is dangerous trick for man to
allow his subscription to run on for
six months or more unpaid and then
tell the postmaster to mark it Gre
fused" or send the editor word to
sion the paper, and then refuse to
paw for it.-Farmerville Gazette.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

Mrs. Dorcas Moody, colored lady OF
this town, cooks, milks and feeds the
COWS. She likes for the cows to have
plenty to eat. In the same crib was
feed for the horses, and feed for the
cows she was inclined to take from
the horses, to give to the cows. When
lectured on the subject, she said she
thought she had been very "eco-onkle'
teconomicaD in feeding the cows.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
st. gauarv 2emo&tat

CLUBBING RATES. We have made
arran gements by which we are enabled
to offer the St. Landry Democrat in
connection with either of the following
named papers, one year, for the price
mentioned:
Home and farm, Louisville, Ky. $40
Sonthern ls,ltivator, Atlanta, Ga. 800
Waeklv Times-Democrat, N. O. 800
Weekly States, New Orleans, $50
Demorest's Monthly, (Fashion) 3s5
Weekly Eoicayune .-.3 90
n @. Christian Advocate. ..------ 3.5t
We will receive subscriptions for any
paper published in the United States at
publishers rates
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

A large quantity Of sand has been
hauled to the courthouse site this week,
and we are informed that lot OF tools,
three hundred barrels of sand and sew
eral car loads of brick will be here in a
day or two. The old walls have been
removed nearly to tn, surface OF the
ground and the work OF rebuilding
will probably begin next week.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
A Creole Duel.

A duel, not of the French kind, nor
one hampered by the formaiitles OF the
"Code," but a genuine Creole duel Tor
blood and death, took place about 8
o'clock .. NJ, last Monday, some seven
miles west OF Opelousas.
We give the particulars as related TO
us. Adam and Alphonse Keed are
brothers, and their wives are sisters.
Both have children about grown. Ihey
live very near each other, not more than
two hundred yards apart, their resi-
dences being on the same road or lane
They are both good, industrious, thrifty
citizens, and are esteemed by their
neighbOrs.
They have been at enmity with each
other for sometime about a tract OF
thirteen arpents of land; we are not
acquainted with the particulars OF TINS
feud
Last Saturday night Adam Reeds son
and Alphonse Reeds two daughters
were at ball when they became rts-
-ris in dancing, they turned theli
backs, on account of the enmlty be-
tween the families. On Monday morn
ing, when Adam Reed and his son we've
passing along the lane to their work
Alphonse Reed left his pillow, went tt
the lane fence where they were, and
threatened to slap young Reeds jaws
on account of the occurrence at tht
ball ;athe latter informed him that he
was not man enough to fight him, being
quite young, and his father intimatel
TO Alphonse that he had better not slaI
his son. TNhereupon the latter repllet
that the matter would have to be set
tied by burning powder and his prop
osition was accepted.
They did not have seconds, in th'
sense of the Code" but each man hat
his friend for witness, whose duty l
was to see that there was fair fight
1t was arranged that the parties shoult
fight with double barrel shot guns
loaded with buckshot, that they shoult
leave their houses at the given tim
and approach each other in the lane
and begin to fire when they pleased
The witnesses" were in field on TIL
flank, where they could watch the tigll
without being exposed to the shot
When about foIty-tive or fifty yard
apart, the firing began. Alphouse Rec
shot first each emptied both barrels O
his gun, and the shots We're all fire
rapidly. Neither man fell, and Al
phonse Reed was not touched; but a
his first fire he put two shot III Adar
Reeds chest just under the right nipple
and one went III the left side of til
chin and came out at the back corner O
! the lower jaw. His second fire misset
No bone was broken in the jaw. 1t
not known if the shot in the breast en-
tered the cavity, but they ranged roun
and lodged in the back he could fet
them there, but they could not be lie
Gated. He spit no blood, and shove
no signs of inflammation mex
morning; one or the other should hav
happened, if either his lungs, or hi
liver had been touched.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
Rucklen'S Arnica SalVe.

The best Salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, Ulcers, salt rheum, fever.
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains'
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required,
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price 25c'
per box. For sale by M. P. Young &
Co., Opelousas, La.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
Proceedings Of the Board OF
Police. Town OF OpeiOusa>-
TUESDAY, June 22d, 13ef

The Board met pursuant to call OF tho
President present II. E. Estorse. President.
Geo. Pulford. NJ. Green, {. NJ. IN mPsoh Il. Is.
SandoZ JOS. Lasalle, and '. L;tstraHes.
On motion OF Mr.. Green.
Resolved, That the report Of the com
mittee appointed at the last meeting OF inc
Board relative to market dues be rejected
Voting ave, MeSsrs. Green LaSsalle ana
Thompson.
Voting, nay. Messrs. Pulrord. SandoZ ana
Lastrapes-it being "a tio vote the PresldeAs
voted aye.
On motion OF Mr.. Pulford.
Resolved. That hereafter there be no further
market dues collected
On motion OF Mr.. SandOZ.
Resolved, That the ordinance compelling
meat TO be sold in the market house be re-
pealed.
The Board adjourned subject to call.
Attest H. f. ESTORGE.
G. MAYO Clerk President,
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

Public Opinion, South Illustrated
Puck on Wheels, Century for July, n.
Y. Detective Library, Wide Awake,
Seaside Library and Pocket edition,
and Vocal and Instrumental music
books, for sale by John Jacobs, News
dealer, Main street.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

Personal. = Misses Maggie ?. and
Estelle I. Hedrick, who, for the past
two wears, have been attending the OPP
elousas Female Institute, and who grad
mated at the close of the last session,
departed last Tuesday evening for their
home at Floyd, La.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

Opelousas Social Club will give an
entertainment and ball, at Perrodin's
Hall, Thursday evening, July Goth. The
play selected is a good one and will be
we'll presented. Admission, so cts ;
children under 10 years, 25 cts.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
Cotton Gise and Grist Mil.

About September 18th, my new cotton gin
and grist mill, on the Holland plantation for
merly Parrot place, will be in operation.
Everything, building and material, will be
new. Cotton will be ginned for the seed. or
fifty cent? er hundred pounds OF lint. The
toll for grinding corn will be one-sixth.
r. B. BLANKS.
Aug. %
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

The bill, which had passed the Sen
ate. to change the parish seat OF this
parish from Opelousas to Washington
was called up in the House last We'd
nesday, aad indefinitely postponed.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
N-OTUCE OF FINAL TABLEAI.
ESTATE OF ANTOINE Liable. sr.
No 4540.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

whereas, Homere Barrousse,. OF the PARISH
of st. Landry. administrator Of the estate OF
Antoine Liable. ST. has filed a final tableau OF
said estate, accompanied by his petition pray
ing for the homologation OF same:
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted BY order Of court bearing date
June 18th 1886.
Now therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to sald
Opelousas, within the time required by law.
why the said tableau should not be homoogs~
ted and confirmed.
JAMES O. CHACHERE,
lime 2c-2t Clerk
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

1t was defeated by the detection OF
Democrats. 1t was emocratic meas
ure. and was for the benefit of the peo-
nile. The Democratic party should have
no use for representatives who vote
with the Republicans on a vita, ques-
ton like this.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
OPEIOUSAS:
Saturday, July 3, 1856.

Charles P. Gordon, formerly OF this
parish died at his home in Texas, on
Sunday, June Goth, 1886.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

w. G. Gordon has been appointed
police juror for the fourth ward, in
place of S. W. w. Taylor removed from
the parish.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

Shave off your mustache young man.
some young physicians say summer
don't agree with it and they practice
qrhdt they preach.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
NOTICE OF ADMHNlsTRATI0
ESTATE OF SOPHIA WEST.
No. 80
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST LANDRY.
Whereas, James II. Baldrige and Lucinda
Lewis, his wife. of the parish of
st. Landry, have applied by their petition to BE-
appointed dative testamentary executors OF
the estate of Sophia West, deceased, late of the
parish of st. Landry.
Now therefore notice is hereby given to all
parties interested to make opposition to SAID
appointment in writing, in my office in tho
town of Opelousas, in ten days from the pres
ent notice. JAMES o. CHACHERE,
June 26-2t CLERK.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NOTICE OF ACCOUNT AND TU
| n tOrShin

M 4649. PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT
COURT. PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Whereas Gustave Fusiler, OF the parish OF
ST Landry, administrator of the estate Of
Felciane Aguillard, deceased, has filed an ac-
count of tutorship of said estate. accompanied
by his petition praying for the homologation OF
And, whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order OF court bearing date
June 22d, 1886.
Now, therefore notice Is hereby given to all
versions interested to make opposition to said
account, to file same in writing in my office in
the town of Opelousas, within the time required
by law why the said account should not be no.
molosated and confirmed.
JAMES 0. CHACHERE.
june 262t CLERK.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
FRIDAY, June 25th 1885,.

FRIDAY, June 25th 1885,.
The Beard met pursuant to call, Present; II.
f. E>tOrge, president, Jos. Lassallt. ' Lay
tlHp"S, L. &. SaHIOz, Geo. Pulturd NJ. Greoh
AID G. VI, Thompson
On motion of Mr.. Pulford, Resolved that
the motion made Ivy at the last meeting OF
tins Board, that - hereafter 10 more market
dues be collected be and is hereby recon-
Sderrd
| On motion Of Mr.. Green, Resolved that the
usual market dues be collected.
ON motion OF Mr.. San0oz, Resolved. IAat TIE
motion made by me at the last meeting or t5
| Board, not compelling meat to he sofa III t+-e
| market house. he and is hereby recnnsldert'..
On motion of Mr.. LasSttlle. Resolved, That
committee of three be appointed to examine
| and report the probable cost OF repairing tho
| market house, and that they be a standing
| committee on the market house, and he 1t tur-
| Their resolved, that butchers ne not required 70
expo sether meet in the market house until 1T
| be repaired.
| The President appointed Messrs. Thompson,
Lassale and Lastrapes as the cou1mlttee.
On motion OF Mr.. Thompson, Resolved. Ihat
| we deeply deplOrO the loss that this Board 1ee!B
at the loss of our late constable and coleet"r,
Vim. N. Johnston, and that we know that We
only repeat the universal expression OF regret
and sorrow at his Demise and tender to as
Dercaved wiaow and disconsolate orphans the
kindest sympathies OF this community
| The President announced that the eiectloh OF
| a constable and collector Was IN ofder
| George Lastrapes and l.. s. Hebrard We're put
in nomination for Constable: Mr. Hebrard re-
ceiVeu three votes and Mr.. l-astrapts lntI
votes and he was declared elected.
l.. B. Sandoz and Victor Lastrapes were put
in nomination for collector. Mr.. Sandoz re-
ceived three votes and Mr.. Lastrapes TOUR
| votes ard he was declared elecced
Messrs. &. NJ. Thompson ana {. Mayo were
appointed committee to get the books tno
papers of the late collector, and turn the sam
over to the present collector.
On motion OF Mr.. Lastrapes, Resolved Ihat
committee OF three with the PRESIDENT az
chairman, be appointed 10 examine and report
the probable cost OF opening EstorSe street
Committee Messrs. Estorge, Lastrapes ana
Thompson.
The Board adjourned subject to call.
Attest: Ii. i, ESIDEGE-
C. MAYO Clerk President.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03

In the Federal House of Representa-
fives, jane nth, the consideration OF
the Morrison tariff bill was defeated by
the following vote:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-05-05


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says Of Gilmore's Aromatic Wine: ~ be-
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A positive cure for yspepsia-Damiana
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LADIES, use Gilmore's Aromatic Wine for
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H. d. Godfrey, Nadeau Block.
REV. L. J. WHITNEY, of Clarkson. N Y.
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WILLIS L. CULVER. of Pavilion, N. Y,
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Block.
THE REV GEO. H. THAYER, of Bourbon
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Ladies' who are troubled with cramps and
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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-05-05
ssEiquid Bread,'-A New and VAL
liable Remedial Agent.

Among the recent great discoveries OF
science the preparation known as
81 quid Bread" is Just now attracting
widespread attention among medical
men and the public generally. 1t is an
absolutely pure extract of malt and has
proved to be the most valuable tonic
and remedial beverage which has yet
been introduced. 1t has a very low
alcoholic basis, less than three per cent.
combined with very high sugar, albumi-
mold and cellulose constituents, the
whole forming a beverage which in a
most remarkable degree builds up the
system, restores the appetite and cures
impaired digestive power. The leading
physicians of this country and Europe
indorse this pr, partition in a most un-
qualified manner and their certificates
show that they consider it one of the
most valuable remedies of the present
age. 1t acts as tonic and mild stimu-
liant, and is complete substitute for
the ordinary alcoholic beverages. 1t
positively cures dyspepsia and restores
vigor in cases of nervous debility as
nothing else can. Liquid Bread" has
been introduced on this Coast and
throughout the country by James A.
Pillsburry, representing David Nichol-
son, the proprietor, st. Louis. Messrs.
+. j. Walton & Co., l6 Requena street,
are the sole agents for Southern Cali
fornia. Messrs. Walton & Co. are also
agents for Nicholson's Old Government
Java coffee.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-05-05

Long Beach News.

Tho Long Beach railroad is in fine
running order, making regular trips as
far as Second street. The operation Of
the road has been seriously delayed by
reason OF the shipment of several car
loads of bad steel rails by the firm in
ST. Louis. Judge Widney, who has had
charge of the construction of the road,
refused to receive or use the rails. The
st. Louis firm sent out an agent to in
spect the rails. When he flushed his
inspection he said he had not one word
of apology to give for the shipment of
such rails, and that he would advise the
st. Louis firm to have the rails reshipped
to st. Louis. Other rails have been Or
dered, and as soon as they arrive the
road will be finished.
On Tuesday and Wednesday next the
cars willnot run, as new engine wheels
with deep fanges will replace the old
ones. Steel car wheels with deep fanges
are now being cast in San Francisco to
put under the passenger cars. When
this is done the road will be in fine con.
dition.