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St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
Proceedings of the NIa>>-Neet.
ing Held at Church Point,
June 10Th. 1856.

The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Homer BarOusse, afttrwald elect
ed permanent chairman, with Dr ".
| W. LESLEY, Secretary.
The following resolution beiLe Of
! fered by Mr.. j. f. Pclton, was uiar'-
mously adopted
Whereas, On the 18th day of April,
1886, the citizens OF Church Point ward
in mass meeting assembled defined aDd
set forth the lines and boundaries that
would be acceptable to them for the
new proposed parish of Acadia, and
Whereas, The people of kayre
through the executive committee II
Joint session with representatives from
Church Point and Coulee Croche ward,
did shortly afterward agree to and
adopt said lines and boundaries for tue
purpose of securing the support OF
Church Point for the new parish, and
" bereaS, The representatives Of
RaHne have recently and without coz
>nItlng any interested parties EXCEPT
RANnr and opelouSaS agreed to boUL-
diary lines totally different from those
agreed upon heretofore and have thus
violated The understanding and agree
ment had with Church Point and
Whereas, 1t is evident that the pro
posed lues as now agreed upon are II
!
III Rayne and III DpeiDuSas and alto
g( Their ignoring the welfare OF the citl-
ZenS of the parish,
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, BY tie
people of Church Point and vicinity
that the action OF representatives OF the
people of Rayne set forth as above has
released the citizens Of Church Point
from al obligation to support the bill
creating the new parish of Acadia and
, this meeting recommends to the Cit
zenS OF Church Point ward and vicinity
To vote and use their influence to de-
feat the same,
Resolved, That 10 new parish should
be created out OF an established parish
without consulting the community TO
he affected by the lines proposed to be
run and respecting their wishes and III
tcTeSt,
I Therefore BE it Resolved, That we
are determined 70 form any alliance
that will aid rs in defeating the pre-
posed division even Shonld such alliance
jeopardlze certain interests that some
parties have SO much at heart
Be 1t Farther Resolved, That these
resolutions be SEM to the Senate in care
OF Mr.. kavanagt and that he be in
stiucted to Use them as a protest
against the proposed division together
with the petitions sent to Baton Rouge
by the citizens of Church Poiut ward
Resolved that the parish papers ale
respectfully invited to publish these
proceedings.
There being no further business tie
meeting adjourned.
(Signed) HOMER BARou ssE,
w. W. LESLEY. Sec. President
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

o. c. Stealey has gathered for the
Com ior- journal a mass of letters from
various parts of the cou.tty attacking
the administration. One of the lot is
of local interest:
"BAToN ROUGE, La, May 90, 1886. -
Dear Sir: Many thanks for your letter
in answer to mine. | am sorry you
take such cheerless view of the situa-
ton, but all the Democrats here think
about as you do. Major Burke, of the
Times-Democrat, was here il few days
since, and am told he was severe or
the Mugwump administration. Do not
trouble yourself further about Charley.
He is young, and can wait until we get
a good Democratic President; one like
John Griffin Carlisle, of Kentucky.
How do that strike you, old boy ?"
Major Burke is a prominent citizen Of
Louisiana and has played a conspicu-
Gus part in the Democratic councils of
the State; but, in any assault he may
have made on the administration of
Cleveland, he speaks for himself and a
very small and certainly not a repre-
sentative fraction of the party. Mr..
Cleveland has certainly not pleased
everybody, but we venture to say that
his administration, as whole, SO far
has the cordial support of nineteen
twentieths OF the Democracy of Loui-
siana.-States,
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
An Expensive Judiciary.
REMARKS IN THE LEGISLATURE ON TIE
SUBJECT OF THE STATE COURTS.

MI. Bossier recently in the Legisa
ture offered the following concurrent
resolution:
Whereas, year after year the appro-
priations ct the General Assembly have
exceeded the revenues by many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, and
til, re seeming to be no remedy for this
at the present rate of taxation, and be
cause OF the necessity of meeting and
providing for the immense interest of
the $50 called State debt therefore
be it.
EesoIced, BY the House of Reprtsen-
tatlveS, the Senate cOncurrng. That
a special joint committee OF five %,
thee from the House and two from the
| Senate, be appointed by the Speaker of
the House and President Of the Senate,
which Joint committee shall as early as
possible report an amendment OF
amendments to the Constitution by
which the judiciary system of this
State may be decreased and Its eNpen-
stS ieSSencu.
Mr.. Bos>itr moved to suspend the
rules 10 consider the motion ut tins
time. He SAID: 1t Is Il matter OF tle-
qurnt discussion, both Oh the floor OF
the House and of the Senate, III the
NtIllIiI iiitt l'olJ. III We iloStA hil'i 'ti
the street that the judiciary SYSTEM of
this State is a brilliant failure; that
there is not d State IN the | mon where
it costs so much proportlonably and
Wheie 50 little is accomplished for the
money expended. 1t is Il notorious fact
that litigation in the City of New Oh
leans, owing to the stamp act, has I'M
medately fallen oft, and that one-half
the Judge allotted to that city could,
under any circumstances, easily do the
work, and that the same is lncOnteSfa-
bly, true OF the country parishes. Too
much money for the work done is the
cry, and that there should be an in
crease of jurisdiction allotted t" the
various district judges, which would
i thereby save immense sums yearly to
the State-at least 100000, at a rough
estimate. Yesterday the House, IN It's
new bonn desire for reform, started to
build from the top instead of the bot
tom. This resolution is designed to
reverse this novel system and com
mence from below OF from the bottom
to lay the foundation. If our desire to
reform is honest, aud we find in our
zeal that we should commence with our
charitable institutions, the Charity
Hospital. the Institute for the Blind,
the Deaf and the Dumb, the educatlon-
al interests. the Insane AS1 um, the
militia. surely we should be more than
willing to regulate one Of the most ex-
traordinaiy and expensive Injuries
which this State has INDUCED III since
the war. and which, in the depleted
condition of our treasury, the necessity
of meeting the interest on bogus
State debt, fastened on Us. and forced
down our throatS at the last election, Is
simply suicidal
The resolution was passed unanl-
mOuSly.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
\. .. PicaNnlIe.

The concurrent resolution OF Senator
Jones, raising IL committee to lnvestl-
gate and suggest to the General As
stmbly, ut its next session, "sOme
method less inhuman and more III ac-
cord with the dictates of civilization for
the execution of criminals" than
stranguiatlon.
Mr.. Murphy, of Orleans, moved to
indefinitely postpone the resolution.
He said: "There is too much protec-
ton for criminals already Now it is
proposed to give them an easier way of
diving. Never mind what the Cover
nor saws about it. We know what it
is for men to go out and shoot down
other people. Hanging is too easy
punishment for them. move the in
definite postponement OF the resolu-
ton"
Mr.. Henry, of Orleans, said he did
not believe man should be punished
cruelty because he had committed a
crime. He thought no harm would be
done by adopting the resolution.
Mr.. Murphy said the idea OF the
resolution was to shift IA responsibility
on a committee. If the officials did not
not be in power. The House should sit
down on the resolution.
Mr.. Newsom urged that the resolu
ton WAS step in the direction of
abolishirg capital punishment. 1t was
his opinion that nlurderers should be
hung, and he did not think the punish
ment could be made easier, as the pain
was chiefly mental.
Mr.. AIlain said he could not vote for
a measure abolisl,ing capitol punish
ment. There ought to be more crimi-
nails hung than are.
Mr.. Murphy's motion to indefinitely
postpone was adopted.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
Conn unicdfcd.

PLAuUEMlNE RIDGE, June 90, 1886.
Editor DEMOCRATS:
One of the most destructive storms
of wind and rain known for some years
visited this section last Friday, evening
blasting the hopes OF many. an energet-.
ic farmer by laying waste his crops of
cotton and corn which prior to that
time were as fine as could be found in
any section OF the parish. We are in
formed by old and responsible parties
that the corn crop is damaged fully one
half. The wind RACED it to the ground
and in that condition it remained until
scalded to death by the blistering rays
of the sun. Some crops are entirely
blasted. On the plantation of Mr.
Courville forty acres of corn are not
expected to produce one barrel. But of
course that IS an unusually heavy dam
age the cause of which was the flowing
of a small stream through his farm
which inundated thecrop to the denth of
from three to four feet The cotton is also
considerably damaged and the harvest
will not be near so large as was antici-
pated but thai has time to recover from
its present unpromising condition and
surprise the now dOwnhearted farmer,
that is il the rains cease now and suita-
BILE weather prevails in future but we
think that il the prediction OF forty
days rain is fulfilled there will not be
corn enough made in the neighborhood
to winter one creole pony, saying moth
ing of cotton. But let us hope for sun
shine always looking Oh the bright side
of every picture. At this writing many
are working despite the heavy shower
of yesterday. May their perseverance
be duly rewarded. F. Nj. S.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
The Railroads.
Lafayette Advertiser.

From what we have said in regard
to determinations and unjust rules OF
the Morgan Railroad, we would not
have it understood that we are opposed
| to railroads or any other public enter
prise where managed with due regard
to the interests of the public and the
owners of such roads. But on the
contrary, we appreciate the benefits of
such enterprise if justly managed.
The management of the Morgan
Railroad seem never To have found out
that there was any other railroad in the
world. 1t the management knew that
there were other railroads and that all
other roads adopt the rule of collecting
freight on delivery OF goods, and that
all other roads carry freight by weight
| Instead OF by measurement, they would
doubtless adopt the same rules and be
governed by the same general rates of
charges. This course would no donbt
satisfy the majority of the public who
are patrons OF the road. BY adopting
these rules to begin with, but little
would be said abont determinations.
Let them lay aside their deep sea garb
and wear a regular railroad suit.
Louisiana is about as popnlous to the
square mile as Texas or Mississippi and
would be as much inclined 10 travel on
railroads as the people of those States
it the rates were the SAME. When
Texas established three-cent rate
per mile the roads howled fIantically
that it would ruin them and that it
would stop all railroad building in the
State. Instead of this they have con
stantly increased their mileage. New
roads have been built and business has
steadily increased.
The same wild howl goes up now
from the Louisiana railroads. when the
Legislature OF the State proposes to
extend guardian hand over her peo-
pie.
1t railroads are able to pay the high
officials from ten thousand to twenty
thousand dollars per year for their SER
vices, we think they certainly coEld
afford TO carry people at three cents
per mile, and in addition give the
members of the Legislature free
pass.
Apropos of the above subject, we
quote from the Morgan City Review
The statement of the Louisiana and
Texas Railroad and Steamship Com
pany, for the year ending Dec. 81 last,
showed Gross earnings. S4,232 ,O1S;
operating expenses, secs, 542; other
charges, $S44, 469; net surplus, S75S, 007.
By this you will see that this Com
pany is making very little-only frac-
ton over three-quarters of million OF
dollars clear profit for the year 1885.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
Am End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years my doctors told me would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampu-
tated. used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck
LENS Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WELL"
Electric Bitters are sold fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25
per boz by NJ. Z. Young & Co.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
The Flood.

From private letter from Chlcot,
June ed, to gentleman OF this place.
we make the following extracts:
"You have probably heard about the
heavy rains and terrible overflow. Ev-
erything has been, and is now under
water, and there is no way to get to
Bayou Buut, as there is not a bridge
left anywhere in this section OF country.
Such disastrous flood | have never
seen before, and old people, seventy
yeals old and upwards, say they never
saw the wator SO high. 1t is in some
places twelve feet higher than 1t was
ever known TO be. have been out on
Cocodrie, helping to get people aud
stock out to a place OF safety. on
have no idea of the numbers OF dead
stock and hogs floating around. The
crops are entirely lost, and fences and
some buildings swept away 10y the flood.
We have had no mail until this morning,
and got it by sending part or the way
! by land aud part by boat. | can tell you
that it is heartlending to see people III
such distressing condition. | cannot
| begin to describe it on paper. 1t Is ter
rible to SEE women and children clylnG
to be helped out of the WateiS- No one
even SAW such Il Hood come III such Il
short time. In sir hoH1s Bay on Bn'ut.
! Elm Bayou. Black Lake. Cuc"dIIt. Co.
codlie Lake and Little Cncodrle were all
under one sheet OF water; NcrNthlng
swept away aad not one slnGle bridge
! left anywhere 10 this section OF country
! and even in the pine woods they are
badly damaged. Although am writing
! this letter have no idea | will get if to
Haasville. My brothers place this side
of Bayou BTuf was also under water !;
and l can hear nothing particularly
from Bayou Bruf.
Il have just learned, since commen-
cling this letter that at Lloyd's Bridge
everything is under water, and the
planters have lost nearly all their crops,
all their hogs, and great number OF
| stock. This S terrible, and there is no
! telling when or where it will end. as 1t
is still raining hele. From my brother 5
place, as far as have heard from on
| CocodIie. Elm Bayou. Black Lake, all
around Dos>man :, the crops are entire
ly lost. a great deal of stock and all the
hogs.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
Proceedings of the Board of
Police. Town OF Opelousa>-
TUESnAY. June 22d. IS..

TUESDAY, j llle I'D, 1856
The Board met pursuant to Il call OF tEa
President. present H. f. Estor-e. President,
Geo Pulforti. NJ. Green. c. NJ. Til 'mp>ul, L. &.
Sandoz. Jos. Lasallc, and Y. Lastrapts.
On notion OF Mr.. Green.
Resolved. That the report of the com
mittce appointed at the last meeting o. the
Board, relative 10 market dues be rejected.
Voting aye, Nessls. Green, Las>;tlle and
Thompson.
Voting, nay. Me>srs. Pulford. Sandoz and
Lastrapes-it being a tie vote the President
voted aye.
On motion of Mr.. E'ulford.
Resolved. That hereafter there he NO further
market dues collected
On motion Of Mr.. SandoZ.
Resolved. That the ordinance compelling
meat To be sold in the market honse be re
pealed.
The Board adjourned subject TO call.
Attest Fl. f. ESTORGE.
c. MAYO. Clerk. President
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

re the alliance of thirty Randall
Tites out of III Democrats, with the
Republicans to defeat a bill for the re-
dnction of taxation and the emanelpa-
ton Of American commerce, makes the
defeat of that bill a Democratic tri-
umph, as our contemporaries appear to
hold. then Benedict Arnold's desertion
to the British made the British cause
the cause of American Independence
States.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
FINAL TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF ANTOINE Liable. sr.
No 454e
PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

Whereas. Homere BarrolSse. OF the Parish
of st. Landry, administrator OF the estate Of
Antoine Liable. ST.. has filed final tableau of
said estate, accompanied by his petition pray
ing for the homologaton of same.
And whereas. the prayer OF said petition has
been granted by order OF court bearing date
June 10th 1886.
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to All
persons Interested to make opposition 10 said
tabeau, III writing. in my office in the town OF
OpeIousas. within the time required by law.
why the said tableau should not be hoEuolog@-
ted and confirmed.
JAMES O. CHACHERE.
Time oe-of Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

Mr.. d. S. EawnrS of Garland Station
on Bayou Buut, in a letter of 24th
inst, to Judge HuoSpeth, reports that
nearly all the land on Bayou Bmuf
and Cocodlie, from Cheneyville down
to the junction of these TWO bayous
three miles above ashington, WAS
under water during the late rains. He
estimates that ut his mothers place on
tie Bayou the water was three feet III
front and six feet in the rear higher
than it was in 1882. The water has
only left out on the west side of Bayou
{Brnf) a strip of land about two acres
wide. On Mas place out OF 200 acres
under fence there are about 60 acres
out, aud it gets worse as You go down
the Bayou. Nearly the entire crop on
west side of Bayou. from CLeneyville,
is gone There is no crop worth
speaking of left out. on either Ma $, or
yours, OF Morris or Jacobs places-the
water covered everything but a little
ridge in front.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

The crops in this section have been
greatly damaged by the rains, but
the corn suffered mostly from the
winds-nearly all was blown down
fiat, and great deal was broken
Farmers estimate the damage to their
corn at ne-fourth, one-third, and
some at ene-half. Before the bad
weather set in the corn crop was very
promising. But when we read the ac
counts of the damage done by the
flood, ia the Bayou BGuf and Cocodrie
country above here, we ought to feel
thankful that our section suffered no
more.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

The Rev. K. H. Prosser will preach
at the Church of the Epiphany, to-
morrow, at ID o'clock, A. N.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

William NJ. Johnston, an old and res
pected citizen, town constable of Ope-
lonsas, aged about - years, died last
Wednesday night, after protracted i'll
ness of organic disease of the heart.
He was a member of Humble Cottage
Lodge, Il. A. NJ, and was Tiier of the
same he was buried by the Fraternity.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
NOTICE OF ADMENHsTRATI0
ESTATE OF SOPHIA WEST.
No. 80
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Whereas, James II. Baldrge and Lucinda
Lewis. his wife, OF the parish OF
st. Landry have applied by their petition to be
appointed dative testamentary executors OF
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 the
town OF Opeiousas, in ten days from the pres
ent notice. JAMES .. CHACHERE.
June 26-2t Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

All the leading newspapers and
periodicals constantly on hand al
John Jacobs newsstand, Main street
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

The bill in regard to the removal OF
the courthouse has passed the Senate by
a vote of 10 to a.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
Notice !!

To THE TRADE.-I will receive one
car load OF assorted meats on Thursday
July 1st., which I will sell at New
Orleans quotations less the freight.
S. II. WALKER,
Agent Armour Packing Company.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

\ colered man named P. Donate, not
considered of very sound mind attempt
ed to swim Bayou Mallet, on horse
back. Thursday last week near the
plantation of E. Boudreau. He was
swept from the horse and drowned; his
body was found the same day.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

We publish the proceedings of Il
mass meeting held at Church Point,
last Saturday, in regard to the proposed
parish OF Acadia.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

Seals for Lodges, Notaries Public,
societies. ETC., ordered by H. Bode-
miller 0pelousas, La, from $500 TO
$1,000, according to size.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
st. Iandrp 1emutrat

CLrsEING RATES. We have made
arrangements by which we are enabled
to offer the St. Landry Democrat in
connection with either of the following
uamed papers, one year, for the price
mentioned:
Home and Farm, Louisville, Ky. S2.1O
Southern CultiyatoT, Atlanta, Ga. 800
Weekly Times-Democrat. n. O. 800
Weekly States, New Orleans, $50
Demorest's Monthly, OashionD 3.25
Weekly Picayune ---.3 90
n. 0. Christian Advocate so
We will receive subscriptions for any
paper published in the United States at
publishers rates
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
OPELOUSAS
Saturday. June 70. 1856.

Our town council has abolished the
market license.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26
Observation-Disclosures.
stories OF ACCOUNT AND TT
ESTATE OF FELIcIASE AGUILLARD.

No 464e. PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT
COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Whereas GustaVe Fusiller, of the parish OF
St. Landry administrator OF the estate of
Feliciane Acuilfarti. deceased. has filed an ac-
count of tntorship of said estate. accompanied
by his petition praying for the holnoiogation OF
same.
And. whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order OF court bearing date
June odd. 1886.
Now therefore notice Is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
account, to file same in writing i'll my office, in
the town of Opelousas. within the time required
by law why the said account should not be ho-
niologated and confirmed.
JAMES O. CHACHERE.
June 2G-2t Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

In view of the facts that some of the
good people of the southern part of this
parish want new parish there, and one
is wanted also in the northern part,
and Washington wants the court house,
and Opelousas wants to hold on to it,
one of our friends of the law has sug-
gested that to accommodate all with
.courthouses, at the same time have but
one set of officers. one courthouse and
one parirh, IA railway be built around
the parish and at certain points across
it, and a courthouse and Jail attached
RECONSTRUCTED on it, after the manner
of Capt. Eads' proposed ship railway /;
which courthouse will visit all parts Of
the parish, to try CASES. BY tins means
nO one will have to travel far to attend
e6art, on TO pay taxes; and parties can
be notified by telegraph to be at the
station where court will be held.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-26

Our Clerk of the District Court, who
il a man of motion and finds ont every
friend who Informed him that a horn
OF one of his COWS was blown off dur
ing the recent storm. He did not state
whether it was the right or the left
horn. nor explain why the wind took
one horn and spared the other; and this
occurrence is mentioned not to make
known that cow had lost a horn, nor
how she lost it, but to show the extreme
violence of the wind. The wind how
ever,llad some consideration, for it took
away only horn, and left the COW.
This may have been one OF the Clerks
own cows, for all we know.