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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01
THE MEETING OF THE EIECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE.

-
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of this parish met here last Satur-
day, pursuant to call, and appointed
twenty-eight delegates to cast the
fourteen votes of Lafourche in the
coming Congressional Convention at
New iberia. As it is conceded by all
that the Democracy Of Lafourche is
practically unanimous for the renomi-
nation of the Hon. E. j. Gay, it was
thought advisable by the committee to
save the people, at this opportune time,
from the trouble and worry of another
primary election, or a series OF ward
or mass meetings for the selection of
delegates. The people have had Of
late a surfeit Of political excitement,
meetings, elections and conventions,
and to have imposed upon them an
other primary election in the wake of
the late disastrous storm, which has
Frustrated the agricultural interests Of
the parish, and at . time when our
rice growers are struggling hard to
harvest the remnant of crop spared
them by Providence, would have, to
say the least, revealed very little on
cern for the peoples misfortune. In
November comes the presidential and
congressional elections, both of great
Importance to the people who will
then have their duty as citizens to
discharge, and Sufficient for the day
is the evil thereof"
The action of the committee, thus
-sparing the community Of the trouble
and worry always incident to primary
elections, even when there is no. real
contest before the people, must be re
garded as highly commendable.
The committee has also manifested
its wisdom in including the eighteen
gentlemen elected as delegates at the
last primary election among the dele
gates selected to represent the parish
at the coming convention. 1t will be
remembered that the outgoing Execu-
tive Committee, assuming a power
which it did not possess, did, o the
eve Of the expiration of it's tenure,
provide for the election of delegates tn
represent the parish in all Democratic
conventions for the (then) next fou'
years. In other words, it attempted
to forstall the action of the prescn,
committee and to shear it of its legiti'
mate authority as the lawful organ q
the Democracy of Lafourche.
The action of the old committee was
to say the least, undemocratic. 1t wal
certainly unlawful and without tn,
color of right; for the moment we adj
init the right Of an outgoing commit
tee to prescribe rules and regulation
and the appointment of delegates TO
q period extending beyond the tim,
for which it was itself created, tn
committee cannot be restricted az t,
the length of time for which it ma,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01

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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01

The sheriff of Catahoula parish was
shot by three brothers of the Holloman
family, of Harrisonburg, aud riddled
with thirteen balls. He was brought
to New Orleans and conveyed to the
Charity Hospital. The only wonder
is how he could have survived under
such a fearful leaden rain.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01

(~~) In testimony whereof, witness my
Ills. hand and the impress Of the seal Of
(~~)my Office, At fhibodaux. this 9th
day Of Aug. 1855.
J w. KNOBLOCH,
% Clerk Of Court.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01

The man who said there is no such
word as 'fail" is correct. It has been
toned down into "ass.gnment.n
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01

For the second week Of said court, begin.
ming on Monday, Oct. IS, 1855, a. follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
ness, gambling and prostitution-the

ness, gambling and prostitution-the
curses of Christian lands"
Mr.. Simmons said that such words com.
ing not from unbeIiever, but from a
Christian canon of the Church of Eng
land, while not lessening our esteem of
Christianity or of the missionaries who
are ready to give their lives for
It's extension, should make us
more charitable toward other re-
ligions. The heathen can teach good
lessons even to Christians. All agree
that the great heather religions teach
temperance better than Christian lands.
Sir Charles Trevelyan said to abstain
from intoxicating liquors is cardinal
point Of both the Mohammedan and
Hindu religion in India. Intelligent
writers admit that England has harmed
heather races far more by giving them
drink than she has helped them by
all her missionaries. Archdeacon
yeffreys, a missionary to the East
Indies. said long ago: sFor one really
converted Christian as fruit of mis-
slonary labor, the drinking practices of
England have made thousand drunk
ards" 1t is time we saw that any
heathens who practice temperance, JUS
tice and brotherhood, are quite as good
as Christians who fail in these things.
Virtue is virtue all the same, whether
1T be in PrOtestants or Catholics: and
goodness is religion all the same,
whether it be in Christians, heretieS, or
heathenS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
LITERARY GRADUATES.

In the October number of the Ameri-
can Review, CLARENCE KING bewails
the fact our American college gradu-
ates are wholly unrepresented in the
field of literary triumphs. 1t is singu-
lar fact that of those who have achieved
distinction in American literature,
comparatively few even scratched their
backs against college walls. and none
of them are graduates. Mr.. KING need
not bemoan this as fact belonging Pc
cullarly to the literary history of this
country. 1t is true of the world over.
Some of the best English writers were
graduates of English colleges and uni
versiIies, but it was not true OF
those who gained the most popu-
larity The authors who attain most
celebrity are usually those who study
men, and not books. The average col
lege curriculum units person for
popular literature. The first business
of literary culture is to implant and
nurture that fresh. discriminating SELL
sitiycness of soul, without which no
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
TWO CRACK SCUiLERS,
Who Will Soon Meet on the Pc
1OmaC.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-John TEEN
er, the present championship sculler of
America, and O'Connor, the aquatic
wonder of Canada, are now in Washing
ton preparing for the race Nov. 2S.
.O'COnner is powerful man, in fact,
one of the largest of professional scul-
lers as far as weight goes. His move
mentS are somewhat after the Cook
STYLE" only there is more vim put in
the recovery, but all the time he is put
ting in the hardest sort of work. In
comparison Teemer will eclipse O'Con-
nor with the public, as he pulls in the
style familiar to all freQuenters of boat
houses, there being dash and jump
about it that catches the spectators.
Hamm, Teemer's partner in the double
souls, is with him to look after his in
terests. O'COnnor is in charge of Lee.
the well-known sculler. Whoever wins
the race is TO go to Australia to meet
Kemp, the worlds champion, on the
Parameta river, in the hope of bringing
back the title to this country. Mr.. st.
John, the millionaire of St. Louis, is eX-
pected this week in order TO look over
the field, as it is his money that backs
the winner on his trip to Australia.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
ADDRESSED TO YOUNG MEN.
Rev. ID. j. BurriJl Gives Them a
Decidedly Interesting Talk.

At Westminster church last evening
Rev. D. j. Burrill preached from John
H., 14-17, to young men. st. John, said
he, was an old man; he had outlived
twelve emperOrs; within his memory
the foundations of paganism had been
shaken, and the Christian religion had
grown from beginning as insignificant
as cloud like mans hand into an
overshadowing power. The aged apostle
would have taken part in the rapidly
moving events of the time, but his years
forbade. He may, however, encourage
the young men to prove worthy OF their
high privileges. There is a touch of
pathos in the words of this centenarian:
Il write unto you young men because
we are StrOng.'
The first element in the strength of
Young manhood is a creed. 1.-The word
of God abideth in you," says the apostle.
The divine voice is heard in nature and
in Scripture, and by its utterances we
arrive at definite knowledge of spir
itual truth. Happy is the young man
who hearkenS when the Lord speaks.
ana SO formulateS belief as to the great
verities of the eternal world.
The second element in the strength of
young man is superiority to the power
of evil. .'Ye have overcome the wicked
one.' This ''wicked one" is elsewhere
called "the prince of this world" His
prime purpose respecting men is to en-
thrall them by making them thoroughly
citizens of this world, blind to the act
uaIities of eternity and careless of their
spiritual good. He draws us by three
fold eord-''the lust of the eyes" or
covetousness; ''thes lust of the flesh,"
or sensuality, and ''thei pride of life,"
or satisfaction with the honors and
pleasures of the world that passeth
away" Alas, for the youth who allows
himself to be made captive i'll this way.
The third element of young mans
strength is noble purpose. The high
est aim, as here presented by the aged
apostle, is Ito do the will of God.' The
divine will is make the world better and
mems lives purer and happier, and he
who co-operates with God in this en-
deavor is employed in the highest pos
sible pursuit. This is duty. He that
does his duty 'sabideth forever" He
may die bat his influence will continue
to live. Men may call him dead, but in
better and happier world he will be
alive and well forever.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
Spiritual Emulation.
Chicago Tribune.

CEiCttSO IIlDuuCs
at affords me unbounded delight and
awakens my liveliest gratitude, breth-
ren," said a Sunday school superintend-
ent from Minneapolis at recent con-
vention, ''to be able to report that the
Sunday schools of our denomination
have received 246 accessions during the
year in Minneapolis"
Il am indeed glad to hear such cheer
ing news" observed st. Paul dele
gate. land | am truly thankful that
can report the work in our own city
to have been no less gratifying. Our
aceessionS for the year number PIT"
Il am rejoiced to hear such a pleas
ing report from our sister city," said the
first speaker. land am informed by a
brother at my elbow that / have mis-
stated the number a moment ago when
/ said 246. The increase in our schools
has been 249."
''NothiDg gives me more pleasure"
rejoined the st. Paul brother. s'than to
hear that the good work in our Twin
City is going forward at such rate;
and while am OH the floor / will state
that one of our secretaries has Just now
called my attention to the fact that l
made slight error in giving our Access
sions as247. He says there were go"
Il am deeply grateful, Mr.. Chair
man." began the Minneapolis delegate,
with some asperity, that our enterpriS-
ing suburb Oh the south has"
A motion to adjourn was hastily put
and carried.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
THE HEATHEN.
They Are Not Such Unbeiievers in
God After All.

=. Fl. NJ. Simmons discourse at the First
Unitarian church was occasioned by
Canon Taylor's article in the last Fort
nightly Review on '.The Great Mission
airy Failure" According to the canon'S
figures, it would take over $4,000 years
for Professionalism to convert the heather
aud Moslems at the present rate, even
!if their numbers were not increasing.
But he argues they are increasing at
such rate that it would take 1873 years
to convert the increase of a single year.
On account of this increase. the
Damon says. that with all the
missionary effort there are 10000. 900
more heatilenS and MoslemS in the
world to-day than a year ago; and he
calls the present missionary contest
with heathenism, like the tortoise rae
ing with railway train, the longer the
race continues the farther the tortoise
is left behind. He also claims that
many converts relapse, so that i'll places
the number OF native Christians is de-
creasing, and he says that in many
places no converts are made at all. He
lays this failure" largely to the lack
of that self-renunciation in Protestant
missionaries which is found in the Cath
olic. But even the converts that
are gained Canen Taylor seems
to think little, if any, bet
ter than Moslems, and in his
paper year ago he praised Moham-
.medism at the expense of Christianity.
He then said that in Africa islam has
done more for civilization than Christ
ianity," and that islam is the most
powerful total abstinen association in
the world.v He SAID: TN some re-
spects M0slem morality is better than
our own; Islam has abolished drunken
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12

man is master of art. This lesson can
only be acquired in natures school,
That fine and perfect style of ancient
literature of classical pattern which
forms the basis Of college study came
from nature and the practice of ones
own art. The popular writer's Of to-
day are those who have learned the art
of literature just as HOMER and VIRGIL
learned it, by mingling with men and
by commencing with nature. College
teaching is devoted to the analysis of
the art OF others without imparting the
knowledge of its origin. Another diff
Guilty in the way of the literary grad
rate to prevent him from attaining dis
tinction is that he has devoted the best
years of his life to study Of dead
languages, and yet has curious lack
of acquaintance with that fine old form
of speech, the English language. Peo-
pie who read books these days want
them written in tongue with which
they are familiar, and IN language so
plain that no time need be lost in hunt
ing up its meaning. With the excep-
ton of the Bible, there has never been
book which has had so many readers
as JOHN BuNYAN's Pilgrims Prog
ress, and yet there is scarcely word
in it containing over two syllableS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
MONOPOLY mn TT.

The result OF the late presidential
election is anomalous in at least one re-
spect. The tariff was the one issue OF
the campaign, and although the Repub-
licans won on the protective theory, it
is singular fact that their majoritieS
are the iightest in the states where it
was popularity supposed that protection
had the strongest hold. In the New
England states, the center of the manu-
featuring interests, the Republicans lest
on the 1884 vote in almost every state,
while the Democrats show decided gains.
In New York, where the commercial in
terests largely prevail, and which are
naturally to be benefited by free
trade. the Republicans made greater
gains than in all of New Eng
land. We observe New Jersey,
with all it's manufactures, remain
ing loyal to the Democratic doc
triue of tariff reform. The largest Re-
publican gains were in the Western
states, where even the Republican man
ayers conceded that the tariff reform
idea dominated. We fail to find an
explanation of this apparent anomaly,
unless it is traced to some hidden power
which was able to turn the scale at the
critical moment. To one who carefully
watched the progress Of the campaign,
it is not difficult to guess what this
power was, nor how it was managed to
be concealed from public view. 1t was
the power of monopoly, with its won
derful organization, that did the work.
No sooner was CLEVELAND renominated
than the combinations set to work to
compass his defeat. The managers of
these vast concerns knew we'll enough
that they could not appear openly in the
field, for that would have put the voters
on their guard. Their work of organ
ization was done silently, but effective
ly. The campaign was ostensibly
fought on the tariff question, but it was
decided, as the result shows, III another
yyay
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
Trying to Find Out Who He Is.
New York Sur

new OTh Suu
A young man, who gave the name of
Dexter Roosevelt as the only one he had
to offer, went to police headquarters
yesterday in search of information about
his identity. He said that from the best
he knew he was found a waif in the
streets of New York twenty-three years
ago. and was cared for On Randall's
Island for two years. Then, at the age
of fiye,or Whereabouts, he was sent West.
He arrived in his new home labeled
Dexter Roosevelt. He prospered as he
grew up and is now a boss truckman,
we'll off and with home of his own.
But he is not happy unless he finds out
who he is. or at least how lie came by
the name of Roosevelt. He suspects
that somehow he is connected with the
old knickerbocker family of that name.
The police records give him no in
formation. He went to the department
of charities end correction to continue
his search.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
A NEW SCHEME.

The Scheme of the late Capt. EADs
for the construction of ship railway
attracted much attention as one of the
possibilities of modern engineering, but
he died without its accomplishment. A
similar enterprise, of less magnitude, is
reported soon to be constructed, the
first Of its kind in the world. 1t is to
cross Northumberland straits. eighteen
miles in length, to connect the Bay of
Fundy to Bale Verte. and some 500
miles of dangerous sailing between the
Gulf of st. Lawrence and the Atlantic
ports to the south. The contract for
this is reported to have been let in Lon
don. It's cost is estimated at $5.000,000
If it meets eXpec tations, larger enter
prises of the kind will undoubtedly
follow
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
A RISKY RUN.
A Train Crosses a Bridge With
Wheels OFF the Track.

Santa Cruz (Cal) Surf.
RumorS of terrible railroad accident
were brought to this town last evening,
but the truth soon appeared and put a
much milder face on the matter. G..
Hoffman, who was passenger on the
train, states that the train was running
along very rapidly and well until it
reached the eastern side of Woods
Lagoon. Here the engine struck some
cattle, and the engine and cars must
have danced some kind ola Jig OH the
trestlework. being one moment OH the
track and the next off. At any rate the
engine must have stayed on pretty
well, for it hauled all the cars across the
bridge in safety, though it was most re-
markable.
When the train stopped it was found
that the forward trucks of the engine
were both Off the track, the baggage
car was all right, but the last two cars
were off. On examination it was found
that the last car had come all the way
across the bridge entirely off the track.
The marks of the wheels on the ties
were plain, and many of the beams of
the trestle were cut in two. The pas
sengers had severe shaking up, and
many were badly frightened, but none
injured. Two tramps were riding on
the brake-beams, and though their ex-
perience must have been terrible, they
craWled out OF the wreck all right.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
THEY VOTED WRONG.

Prohibiti0nists who were induced to
vote for HARRISON may find encour-
agement for their proiibitory policy in
the fact shown by the election returns,
that the liquor interests gave them the
victory they now celebrate. They can
not fail to see evidences of this in the
vote in New York. Gov. Hill was the
faYorite of that element, and he was
elected by an emphatic majority. Mr..
CLEVELAND did not get that vote and
lost the state. In Indiana HARRISON
was strong with the saloons, and their
support gave him the state. Without
these two states he would have been
defeated. Do the men who believe in
Prohibition as political policy see
where they have promoted their cause
by voting for HARRISON?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
TO.DAY's WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov 11.-Indications-For
Wisconsin and Iowa: Warmer, except i'll
extreme Northwestern Iowa: stationary tenn
perature; fair; southwesterly winds. For
minnesota: Fair followed by snow or rain
in northern portions; warmer i'll north
ern portion; stationary temperature Ill
southern portion; southwesterly winds.
For Dakota: Fair, followed i'll northern por-
ton by light rain or snow; slight changes
IN temperature; southwesterly winds.
WEEKLY RAINFALL REPORT.
UNITED STATES SIGNAL OFFICE, ST. PAUL,
Nov. IL, 1SSe.-For the week ending Nov. 8,
1888, no rainfall has been reported from the
rain sheds of the Upper Mississippi river IN
this state and only slight rain from the rain
sheds of the Minnesota river. The stations,
Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Fort Ripley ana
Ortonyille each had no rain. Redwood Fails
had %. Tracy 20 and st. Paul rs inch.
P.F. Lyons. Sergeant Signal Corps.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
LORD sACKyILLE WEST.

Now that the election is over, and the
excitement worn out, all of us arc iD
better frame of mind to take an I'M
preiudiced view of the SACKyILLE
WEST episode. The first and upper
most question is, did Mr.. CLEVELAND
make mistake in his treatment of the
British minister? There are those who
think, and honestly think, that the
president acted rashly. This opinion is
held by many of his own party adj
herents. There are others, even of the
opposite political faith, who insist that
the president was too conservative in
his action. 1t is now pretty we'll deter
mined that the MURcmsoN letter
was decoy, and that the British
minister, without evil intent, fell
into the trap that the Repub-
lican managers had laid for him.
1t was blunder. and Il most egregious
one. and demonstrated Lord SACK
vILLE's unfitness for the high station
he held. The very fact that it was a
biunder, and committed without evil
intent, is urged by some as an eXtenua-
ton of his offense, and it is insisted
that our national dignity would have
been better preserved under the cir
cumstanccS, If the 0ffense had been con-
doned by the administration. From one
standpoint this is fairly reasonable
view to take Of it. Still it must be re-
membered that Minister WEST was
in many respects personally Of
fenSive to the American govern
ment, and his retention at Washing
ton was scarcely less than an insult to
this nation. 1t was hard strain upon
international courtesy for the Washing
ton authorities to endure the presence
at the capital city Of foreign repre-
sentative of such malOdorous private
character. His diplomatic relations en-
titled him to social distinction in the
national capital that he could never
have attained as private individual.
1t was question in the minds Of the
American people whether the wives
and daughters of our public officials
should be compelled by the force of in
ternational courtesy to admit to social
equ ality with themselves people, who
would have been tabpoed in every
respectable community in this land
The MURCHIsoN letter was the first
pretext that the national administration
had for getting rid of foreign repre-
sentative so utterly obnoxious to the
American sense Of decency. So what
ever may have been the excuses the
politicians urged III Lord SACKvILLE' S
behalf, the wives and mothers of
America will rise UP and applaud Mr..
CLEVELAND for the very decisive stand
he took in this matter. The man who,
as private citizen, is not fit to mingle
III respectable society, is not fit to repre-
sent any government on earth.