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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-06-16

The compositor has made us exag-
seyate a little in eur account OF that
Grand Bayou fishing party, given in
II last issue. Speaking of the num-
Der of fishes caught. we had written
$500 perches apiece" and III unscru-
pulous devil, in Il spirit OF utter reck-
lsssness, characteristic of his tribe, set
it down 800, thus making our state
ment look suspicious OH its face. We
hone our readers will excuse this trl-
fin. mistake, the like of which is not
likely to occur in the future. as we
have soundly lectured our devil upon
his ~carelessness and unconsciOnable
disregard of. truth.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-06-16

In another column will be found
the business card of Coulon g. Faquet,
real estate agents and collectors, a
new firm composed Of Messrs. H. n.
Coulon and o. Faquet, two of oul
well known and esteemed fellOw-citi-
Zens.
We advise u readers who may
have lands or town lots for sale, OF
who may wish to purchase Il home, to
place their business i'll the hands OF
this firm. and we have no doubt they
will receive entire satisfaction.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
lie Vote Noir.
Meschaceb6.

Mesehac6b6.
Le repr6sentant Oates de PAL
ALBANIA a dome lieu a beaucoup
de discussion dams la capjtale
en- d6clarant que lie parti r6pu-
blicain ne romprait point l'unit6
du Sud sans enleyer lie droit de
vote aux noirs. Scion lui, 81
Pom pouvait priver les noirs DIES
privileges de la citoyennet6, il
en- resulterait I'm avantage ge-
neral. Les blancs du Sud dife-
rent de vnes sur beaucoup de
questions, mais la presence du
negre citoyen menacant leurs in
terets communs les force a sc
grouper dams lie meme parti, ct
Cant que lie citoyen noir sera de-
want eux ills ne peuvent Sc di-
wiser sur les questions politiques
sans perdre leuprespect person
mel ct le respect ct la confance
de lears voisinS. Lors senle-
ment que lie noir sera 6limin6 de
la politique lie peuple du Sud
pourra penser ct voter scion ses
convictions ct alors settlement
un parti republican, pourra exis-
ter dams le Sud. La democratic
au Sud Sc compose d'anciens
wings ct de d6mocrates qui Sc
diviseront des que lie negre ne
paraftra plus aux polls. Les pri-
vil6ges d'6lecteur confer6s an
Negro ne lui ont etc d'aucun be-
an6fice pratique, tandis qu'ils ont
servi d irriter lie blanc. 81 on
leur enleyait ces privileges, DIES
relations plus amicales regne-
raient entire les deux races. Rien
ne contribuerait plus a leur pro-
gres mat6riel, intellectual ct
moral, ct ce serait le bien du
pays.
lie projet d'appliquer l'6prenve
de rinstruction au suffrage du
Sud CONNIE ellie est applique
dams le Massachusetts est favo-
rablement accueilli par les re-
publicains ct les democrates, ct
ces derniers pensent que co SCI
raft le moyen d'eloigner le Negro
de la politique jusqu'a ce quill
soft qualifi6 d user du droit de
vote. Les republicans, de leur
cote, sont enclins aaccpter cette
proposition qui reduirait le re-
presentation des etats du Sud
dams la college electoral ct dams
le congress.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
Ie Nom dun Metal.

Une 6~tymologie c~urieuse est
attribute a Dantimoine. Basile
Valentin, ayant donn6 q des
norcs DIES composes antimoniaux,
5 Wit engraisser lie voulut
noursuivre son 6tude en-. utili-
SAINT les fr6res du convent; les
moines, sujetsade pexperience,
seraient morris /: d'on le nom de
90 metal que Moliere, qui n'6tait
pas moline, await en- 81 pietre es-
time.
Or compterait plut6t combien
enpn printemps,
Gueneau OF l'antimoine ont
fait MOURN de gems.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
LA Croissance des Ongles.

La croissance des ongles EST
6yalu6e a un peu mOins dune
demi-ligne par semaine on deux
polices par aimee. Cette crois-
sanceest subordonnee All regime
do Iii nutrition ; pendant une
maladie GU I'm je1ne, ellie est re-
tardee /; ellie est beaucoup plus
marquee pendant l'6t6 que Phi
ct nest pas egale pour tous
les merits. On a observe que
rongIeessp doigt du milieu Sc
d6velopp6 beaucoup plus vite
que cefui dnaUonce, ceIui du PEE
tit doigt ayalfa le plus lent de-
velOppement.
Les avis sont partages quaint
D Ia rapidite de croissance DIES.
ougles de rune on de fautre
main; quelques naturalistes ont
m8me pr6tendu quill n'existe
aucune difference. D'apres le
degr6 dc croissance que nous
avons indiqu6, il fault environ
quatre mois pour le d6veloppe-
meRt complet dun ongle; dams
ces es Unions, IN homme de
solxansssm1 ans aurait renou-
vel6 20 ARis tous ses ongles.
I'm preAant I'm demi-pouce
CONNIE meyenne de longueur
des ongles, chaque doigt allrait
81 pendant u vie dn septuag6-
naire an d6veloppement de IO5
pUuces, soft une croissance to-
tale do 87A pieds d'ongles pour
los dOigts des deux mains.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

lie president Elm Harrison q
choisi CONNIE son secr6taire in
time NJ. 3. w. Halford, r6dac-
teur due journal Indianapolis.
On assure que ga politique d re-
gard du Sud consistera dams le
choix dc bons republicans pour
remplir les fonctions pnbliques
on d'hommes qui sympathisent
ayec le parti republican, sur les
questions nationales, laissant de
cote lacanaille blanche ct rigno-
rance noire.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
w. 7. MUMFORD, Manager.
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lie proclaim President.

Benjamin Harrison, qul occu-
pera lie fauteuil de la pr6sidence
lie 4 mars proclaim, est lie petit
fills de William Henry Harrison,
qui fut lie neuvieme president
de la r6publique americana.
Treize autres presidents auront
occup6 la Maison BlanckuA ntre
lui ct son grandpere. Parl6gg--
I'm peu de sa genealogie. dis
de ses ancetres directs a 6tforres-
DIES plus chauds partissn Of y9ilE,
vier Cromwell ct sigc ,ne J,95' son
nom l'acte de la co.turiainatioG.
d mort de Charles Ter d'Anglef
terre. Lorsque, F1s tayiiIn1
Charles Ii monta sur re t1rfaaef,,
Harrison, fut arr6t6 ct penteu.
C'est a cette 6poque que es
Harrison quitterent pAngleterle
pour emigrer en- Am6rique. Ia
s'installerent en- Virginie. =
Pendant la revolution, Par
riere-grand-pere de Benjamin
Harrison, portant le meme nom
que lui, prit la direction DIES at
flares publiques CONNIE membre
de la Chambre de Virginie; il
tut I'M des signataires de la de-
claratien de Independence ct,
CONNIE gouverneur de Virginie,
il ratifia racte de la Constitution
federale.
D'autre part, on 6tablit sans
peine que lie president elu a du
sang indien dams les veines, car
il descend de la princesse Poca-
hontas, d'apres lie tableau gene
alogique qui suit: En- avril
1914, Pocahontas 6pousait John
Rolfe ct de ce marriage naquit
un fills unique, Thomas Rolfe.
qui epousa Jane Poythfess ct
en- cut une file, Jane Rolfe,
Celle-ci Sc maria en- 1876 avec
lie colonel Robert Boiling ct cette
union ne produisit 6galement
qu'un seul enfant, un garcon,
John Boiling, qui fut colonel
dams l'arm6e anglaise ct MEM
bre de la chambre DIES bourgeois
de la Virginie. II epousa Mary
Kennon ct cut avec ellie un fills
ct cinq files. Une de ces files,
Jane, devint la femme du colo
mel Richard Randolph, de Our
les, ct leur union fut benie par
la naissance de cling gareons ct
de quatre files. Tn de ces fills,
Richard Randolph, epousa Nan
cey Meade ct fut lie pere de
treize enfants-quatre garcons
ct neuf files. Une de celles-ci
Susan Randolph, dewitt p6pouse
de Benjamin Harrison, l'ancet1l
du nouveau president.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
Les ~enfants.

Les enfants. Is
Ell bien b6be, qu'as-tHour-
pris aujourd'hui a P6colegen p
oh petite map1T1,wn beau
coup de bellies chest.
-Voyonsfy for FRY
-AinsiAe watery a parl6 d'A.
dam ctr %machineris on nous a dill
qu,,smrsshe &c : aide.
De establol? )so
ands odais je Mt sails pas, maman
aerefnous a pap6 de la sterre e'
W. la prentice femme; dams
irous les cas-, unique je sails, c'est
que la merfes,E Eve vendait DIES
pommes. esy
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
Tribute Of Respect.
Extract from Minutes Of District CqEr

Extract from Minutes Of District CqErt.l
THURSDAY, DEC. 6tg 1888.
The Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present the Hon. E. L. Lewis,
presiding Judge.
Whereas it is reported to the Court
that Arthur j. Perrault, a Deputy, and
Minute Clerk of this Court, has died,
and is about to Be buried and where,
members OF the Bar, held the deceased
in high esteem ; and whereas, these
companions of the deceased wish to
show to his family, his friends, and the
world, q manifestation for him ; there
fore it is moved by Henry l.. Garland,
Esq, and ordered, that this Court now
adjourn, and do now attend the funeral
of our deceased friend and officer.
A true extract,
C. M. THOMPSON,
Clerk 18th Jud. Dist. Court.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

Variations sur Ia temperature.
Un Gascop ct un Marseillais Sc "a
content REINFORCEMENT leurs voyages,
cent fois plus extraordinaires que ceux
de Jules Verne.
| Moi, dit Gle Gascon, je suis allie
Cans. un pays iii il faisait 81 chSud, que
Els poules y pondaient des eufs durs!
VET moi, rench6rit le Marseillais,
c'est encore blen plus fort. ii faisait
tellement froid dams les pays OH je suis
ale, que les poules ny pondaient que
des Guf d la neige!
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

Les $1,4OO vol6s lie mois der
nier dams lie transient de l'H0tel
de- onnaie de la Nouvelle-O Or
leans a Washington ont etc re-
trouv6s a Bowling Green, KY
LIE voleur qui 6tait I'm novice,
a tout avou6 ct CONNIE recon-
pense a la vertu, Pom ne vent
mas dire son nom.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

On motion Of Mr.. Durio it was resolved, that
the Police Jury send out the Parish Surveyor to
mark out the line between Mr.. Elisha Andrus
and Major Wilson, SO as to locate the public
road, which runs between the above mentioned
lands, provided the costs OF surveying does not
tee appointed to confer with Messrs. Wilson and
Andrus be present at the survey and report.
On EotiOD of Mr.. Bihm, it was resolved, that
the road formerly running through Mr.. VIII
Kin's Lands be made to run between lands of
MesErs Cann0f and wilkins, and that Messrs. I.
r. Guidry, w. d. Cannsa and Homer Bourgeois
be appointed q committee to lay out said road,
provided the same be done ins accordance to
Sec. 8 of road ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, the report of the
COMMITTEES to lay out a road connecting Church
Point and Grand Coteau roads was accepted,
and the same committee was appointed to con-
fer with MesSrs. a.. Ware and Theodore Savoie
relative TO theroad running between their res
pective lands.
an additional appropriation of twenty dollars
be made to enable Mr.. John Camy to build the
two bridges on road leading from COulon's
bridge to Intersection of ArnaudYille road at
pLudger Lastrapes'.
= On motion OF Mt. Bihm the Police Jury adj
journed to $3.50 o'clock p. N.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at $3.50 O'Clock.
Present !: e. NJ. B0agni, President, C. 7. Bihm
8. Haas, F. stagg, I'D BOSNIAN, Ell. Durio and
p. Robin.
on motion it was resolved, that the following
is the estimate exhibiting the various items Of
year 1889, and that the said estimate be pub
iished for 1907 thirty days before the amount of
the tax be xed and determined, as the law re-
QI1iTGS
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

NOTICE.-UaS. Land Office, New Orleans
LIZ La, Nov. l2, 18Ss.-Notice is hereby given
that the follewing-named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will lie
made before the Judge or, in his absence, the
Clerk of the District Court, at Opelousas, La,
on Thursday, January 10th, 1888, viz:
beam ID. Miller,
who made Homestead Entry No. 1892,
for the N L j! Sec. 80, TIP 6, S r ! e, Lou
isiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and %cultiva-
ton of, said land, viz: Onezip Ledoux and
Auguste Ledoux, Of St Landry parish, La,
Louis M. Couryille of st. Landry parish, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER,
Dec. |, 'S8. st. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

The report OF committee to examine Court
d~iscarged.
On motion OF Mr.. Dossman, it was resolved
that Messrs. ". Bourdin, c. ID. Stewart, Isaac
Judge =. q. Lewis with the President of
the Police Jury as chairman be appointed a
committee to examine and ascertain costs to
reDair Court House root, frame OF same ana the
afews-to contraction the repairing of the above
and the aforesaid committee be appointed a
building committee to supervise andreceive the
same.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, the report of the
committee to view or lay out o road from
Wable's bridge to M0ntgOmmery's station was
accepted and the committee discharged.-Re-
port was that said road was ffnpracficable.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until 8
o'clock Dec. 18th 1888.
e. M. BOAGNI,
President.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

Tascott, l'assassin du million
naire Smell, court toujours, ct 81
bien qu'on offre a%ujourd'hui $780,
600 a qui l'apprehendera d'ici a
uuRtre mois.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

LIE gouverneur Jackson du
Maryland a fixe au 20 fevrier
1889 pexecution dun criminel
or, CONNIE Pan qui Went nest
pas bissextile celia fait rire lie
condamne. L'erreur Went dun
almanac de rannee courante.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

L'Union de Pont Breaux : lie
elise Catalogue de ce village,
va etre bientot g%randiose. LIE
Rev. P. Borias Went de passer
uu contrat avec Mr.. Aug. De
grez de Lafayetso-nour lie bois
de construction. L'6dlnce saint
va etre allonge de As pieds, ct
sera dote de deux allies don't cha
cune aura % pieds cares.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
Public School Notice.

gTyHE Public Schools throughout the parish
will be closed on December 21st and will
remain closed until January 9TH.
LAURENT DUPRE,
President Parish School Board.
Opelousas, Dec. Is, 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

We do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Quarterly Drawings of The Louisiana State
Lottery Company, and in person manage and
control the Drawings themselves, and that the
SAINT are conducted with honesty fairness, and
in good faith toward all parties, and We author.
ize the Company TO use this certificate, with
fac-similes of our signatures attached, in its ad-
vertisemenfs."
G.T BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY,
Commissioner
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

Les Indiens commettent des
atrocities terribles au PeDu lie
cure de MSyaco a 6teassomme a
coups de baton ct sa vieille mere
ayant voulu ~intervenir aete de-
capitee, ainsi qu'une autre fem
me qui voulait la proteger, puts
les trois cadavres ont etc jetes d
peau. A Lapaza, une 6mente a
&clate dams laquelle 1877 hon.
mes, femmes ct enfants ont etc
tues.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

lie JUICE Mari, de la cour cri-
minelle dOrleans, a pronounce
samedi la sentence de Claire ct
de Gibson, les assassins de Pa
trick Mealey, les condamnant
ohacun au penitencier pour lie
reste de leurs jours. James Do
ran, qui a aussi commits IN incur
tire, s'est entendu condamner a
yinrt ans de travaux forces.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

Bien que plus dun mois Sc
soft d6ja 6coul6 depuis l'election,
on ne connaft pas encore exacte-
ment la composition de la pro-
chaine chambre DIES represen-
tants, grace a la lenteur que
mettent les rapports a parvenir
de- ccrtains endroits isol6s ct an
peu de difference du vote dams
certains districts. En-. eous cas-,
il paraft assure que la majorit6,
dun cote on de l'autre, ne sera
guere de plus dune voix.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

NOTICE.-U. s. Land Office, New Orleans,
IN La, Nov. Z, lS8S.-NOtice is hereby given
that the following-named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and hat said proof will be
made before the Judge, or in his absence, the
Clerk of the District Court, at Opelousas, La,
Oh Monday, December 81, 1888, viz:
privaG Fruit ellie,
who made Homestead Entry No. 6lS3 for the
5 e I, Sec 30, TIP 2, S r / East, Louisiana
Meridian.
his continuous residence upon, and %cultiva-
ton of, said land, viz: Jos. HILBERT. Flour
nay Hebert, Hypolite johnson, Addison John
son, aI5of st. Landry Pa, La.
THOMAS j. BUTLER.
Nov. 81, SS, Ct. . Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
TO Town

gNyHE attention of the taxpayers of the
Il town of Opelousas is called to the fact
that their taxes are now due aud must be
paid on or before Dec. 3lst in order to avoid
costs.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
Acting Collector, Town of Opelousas.
Dee. Is. 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

L'Unioh ss Pont Breaux
Depuis une aimee lie Pont
Bre6ux a fait des progress i'm
menses; sd population s'est ac-
crue consid6rablement, ct a
Pheure actuelle il y a uneIdou-
zaine de maisons en- vote de con-
sstruction, ct Pom parle d,y con-
struire nombre d'autres dams I'm
avenir rapproch6.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
will pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana
State Lotteries which may be presented at oul
counters.
r. M. WALMSLEY.
Pres. La. Nat. Bank.
P. LANAUX, )
Pres. State Nat. Bank.
A. BALDWIN.
Pres. N. 0 Nat. Bank.
CARL KOHN.
Pres. Union Nat. Bank.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
Notice to Taxpayers

thereby give notice to all persons concerned
that the Roll of 1888 has been delivered to me
and that ! am prepared to collect all State,
Parish, Corporation Criminal, Levee and Poll
Taxes for the year 1888.
Persons owing taxes on motables only will
become delinquents on and after October LIST
next, and persons owning real estate will be-
come %delinauents unless the taxes on same
are paid prior to January LIST, 1889.
Come and pay your taxes in TIME, to avoid
me the unpleasant duty of adding costs
thereto.
T. S. FONTENOT,
Sheriff and ex. officiU Tax Collector,
septl5tf Parish of st. Landry.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-12-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
OpELousAs, La, Dec. 10th 1888.

OPELoUsAs, La, Dec. 10th 1888.
The Police Jury met at 1880 o'clock.
Present: E. nj. Boagni, President, L. j. DOss-
man, P. Robin, C. T. Bihm, Fl. .Durio, s. Haas
and +. Stage.
Thu proceedings of the last meetingGwere
read and adopted. "
ON motion Of Mr.. Stage, Resolved, that the
report of the committee to supervise and re
cefve the bridge at Washington, built by the
''King's Iron Manufacturing Co., of e fveland,
Ohio,n be accepted and the committee discharg
ed, and that the sum Of f$5600l Five thousand
and six hundred dollars be placed to the credit
of the Kings Iron Manufacturing Co. accord
ing to contract.
On motion Of Mr.. Stage, Resolved, that Mr.
sosshene Pitre be employed as guardian OF the
Washington iron bridge, and his duty shall be
to open and shut said bridge when necessary
and keep the piers free from drift. His salary
to be fixed at Fifty dollars per annum to date
from the 4th Dec. 1888. MFR. stagg as chairman
on committee to sell old 1umbsr OF Washington
bridge, reported that said lumber had been sold
to Carrel Wolf for the sum of tS75l seventy five
dollars cash.
The following amounts were received from
commissioner of unbranded stock:
E D Pitre al IS
600. los ,y- nat IN ~
Evening journal., 1888-09-15
COMMITTEES oE LADIES.
Beautif@l Maidens who VIII be Walt
rcsses ut The rnir.

an Of the managers Of the Provident
Society. which is to have charge Of the
restaurant at the horticultural Fair next
week, are expected to assist in making
the restaurant a success. They will be
assisted by the following aids. Misses
Alice Pusey, Fannie Pusey, May Clark
Bessie Clark. Josephine Belts. Emily
Warner, Alice Burr Eliza Burr. Bessie
jackson, Marie jackson. Belle Wales
Blanch Weldin. Greta Nields and elsie
Heebner. Others will probably be added
TO this list. These young ladies', dressed
in becoming costumes. win wait on the
tables and serve the delicious bill of fare
TO be prepared
The Proyident Society requests all do
nations to be sent TO the Opera House
and not TO Sl7 West street. The man
ayers Of the society will be prepared to
receive donations at the Opera House on
Monday morning They can be sent on
Monday, Tuesday. "Wednesday or Thurs.
day
Tho following ladies' have consented to
act on the cut flower committee for the
exhibition. The list has not been com
plotted yet. Mrs. T. Gardiner Littell.
Mrs. A. Draper, Miss Wales, Miss
Lydia harrington, Miss Ridgely, Mrs.
General Wilson, Miss Cummns, Miss
Bissell and Mrs. A. 4. A. Torbert Of Mil.
ford
The proscenium boxes are to be trans
formed into booths for the sale Of con
tectionery and cut flowers A special
committee has been appointed to take
charge Of this department consisting Of
Mrs. Tilghman Johnston Mrs. Austin
Harrington, Mrs William Bolts. and
Misses Johnston, Candy, May Candy,
Knight, Lewis and Johnson Mrs. Caleb
Churchman IL chairman of the regular
ladies floral committee.
Evening journal., 1888-09-15
KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
That Is Dir. PowderIy's Advice 10 the
knights Of Labor.

- AtfH1At
In two-column article in this week ]
journal Of United Labor, General Master
Workman Powderly says in reference to
the Knights Of Labor and the coming
election.
Now Of all times in the history Of the
order should the command land IL goes
out with all the force of command
steady along the line-he obeyed. Where
an officer drops from his post let man
take his place. When an officer goes over
to political party let him 20 and stay
there, but none need follow.
''The order was not founded to min.
lister to the wants Of parties whom votes
were required. 1t WAS not founded to
work upon the passions Of men 1t was
not founded to be used MS q football to be
kicked by every dsgruntled member who
could not work his own points against
the wishes Of the majority It was not
founded to serve the ends Of men who
would destroy the last yestire Of civil
government. Ii was founded to
teach the masses TO look Tor and
secure the very best fruits Of
civil government and ta restrnin
rather than foment the passions Of men.
Those who assert that the order has done
no good have read the signs If the times
through mud bespattered glasses, and
have not properly interpreted the work Of
the past ten years
This order. by unanimous vote.
pledged itself to stand by its general
master workman when it voted On i'll
special call The time has come 10 ful
fll your pledge. and he asks You To stand
firmly, not BY him. but by the order itself
letting those who will 20 to political
party or anarchist group