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St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
ORANGE GROWING IN LOUISI-
ANA


The following is what Mr.. James NJ.
Welsh, of Cameron parish, has to say Of
orange growing in Louisiana
Let me say right here, that one or two
acres IN orange trees, properly attended
and cared for, will prove more remuner-
atlve III the end than ten aCles commit
ted to that system which abOunds in
licks and promises, i. e. more promises
than licks.
Taking one acre as basis for our cal
culation, we have GA trees presuming
they have had the advantages of intell-
gent culture and close attention, they
will, at the age Of seven years from
planting, afford sufficient fruit for do
mestic purposes. At ten years old they
will average from 400 to 600 oranges
each, at Is years from 1900 to 1000, at
90 years from 5000 to 5000 per tree At
80 years the tree is supposed to be at
maturity and will yield all the way from
5000 to 1000 fruits. Taking the orchard
fruits equal to $4,000 oranges at S5 per
10OO equal to 1926. GA trees at 90 years
will average 5000 fruit per tree. 81 by
5000 equals 10000 oranges at S. per
1000 equals 5000. At30 years GA trees
by 5000 fruits equals 100000 at S5 per
1000 would equal $1,000. OF course, un-
forseen contingencies, sl.ch as partial
injury from cold, protracted drought,
storms, etc, may slightly vary the re-
suit of the above figures. which cannot
be considered visionary or eXtravagant,
from the fact | have taken So per 1000
as the standard Of valuation, whereas
the ruling price for years has been $40
per 1000.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07


Amendment No. 3.
an those districts composed OF one parish
there shall be not less than six terms of the
District Court each year
''In all other districts there shall be in each
parish not less than four TENS of the District
Court each year, except Ill the parishes of Cam
eron, Franklin and Vernon, in which there shall
not be less than two terms of the District Court
each year"
Until provided by law, the terms of the Dis
trict Court in each parish shall be fixed by rule
of said court, which shall not be changed with
out notice by publication ut least thirty days
prior to such change.
''There shall be in each parish not less than
two jury terms each year, at which a grand
jury shall be empannelcd, except in the par
ishes of Cameron, Franklin and Vernon, in
which there shall not be less than one Jury
term each year, at which grand jury shall be
empanneed."
.At other jury terms the General Assembly
shall provide for special .juries, when necess;s-
ry for the trial of criminal cases."
Joint Resolution No. rs, of the Regular Session
Of 1886.
Amendment Nod.
Article ls0-.'The New Basin Canal and Shell
Road and Their appnrtenances shall not be
leased nor alienated.'
Joint Resolution No. ss. of the Regular Session
Of 1886.
Amendment No. S.
Article G2-ssTHat in the event of the death, or
from whatever cause the office of Lieutenant
Governor shall become vacant, then, and in
that event the President pro teH,porc of the
Senate shall fill the office of Lieutenant Cover
nor, performing all the duties incident to the
Office and receiving its emoluments,"
Joint Resolution No. 90, of the Regular Session
of 1886.
Amendment No. g.
Article 207-''The following property shall be
ex6Fnpt from taxation, and no other, viz: All
public property places of religious worship or
burial, all charitable institutions, all buildings
and property used exclusively for colleges or
other school purposes the real aud personal
estate of any public library. and that of any
other literary association used by or connected
with such library; all books and phlosophi-
cal apparatus, and all paintings and stattiary
OF any company or association kept in a public
hall; provided the property so exempted be
not used or leased for purposes of private or
corporate profit or income. There shall also
be exempt from taxation household property
to the value OF five hundred dollars; there shall
also be exempt from taxation and license for a
period Of twenty years from the adoption of
the Constitution of1879. the capital machinery
and other property employed in the manufac-
turc of textile fabrics, leather, Shoes harness.
saddlery, hats, flour, machinery, agricultural
implements manufacture of ice, fertilizers and
chemicals and furniture and other articles of
wood, marble, or stone, soap, stationery, ink
and paper, boat building and choeol tic !; pro-
vided that not less than five hands are en-
ployed in any one factory
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my signature and attached thereto the
seal OF the State of Louisiana ut the. city of
Baton Rouge, this 18th day of January, A. D.,
1888. OSCAR ARROYO,
Jan p Secretary of State.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
Act No. 43 of the Regular Session of 1884,
Amendment Mol.
TTLANE UNIVERSITY AMENDMENT.

The terms of Act No. 43, Of the Regular Scs-
sion of 1884, adopted at the session of the Leg
isIature in the year 1884, are hereby ratified
and approved ; and all provisions of the Con
stitution of 1879 repusnant thereto, or in any
way impairing the passage thereof, are hereby
repealed, so far as the operations of said act
are concerned,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07

'.The Genenal Assembly may divide the State
into evee districts and provide for the appoint
mcnt or election OF Levee Commissioners in
said districts, who shall i'll the method or man
ner to be provided by law, have supervision of
the erection, repair and maintenance OF the
levees in said districts TO that effect the Levee
Commissioners may levee a tax not to exceed
ten mills on the taxable property, situated
within the alluvial portions of said district sub
iect to overflow; provided that, in case of ne
cessity, to raise additional funds for the pur-
pose of constructing, preserving and repairing
any levees protecting the lands of the district,
the rate of taxation, herein limited, may be
increased when the rate of such increase and
the necessity and purpose for which it is in-
tended shall have been submitted to vote of the
property taxpayers in such district, paying
taxes for himself, or in any representative ca
pacity, whether resident or nonresident, on
property situated in the aluvial portion of said
district subject to overflow, and IA majority of
those in number and value, voting at such elec-
tion, shall have voted therefor.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07

"A crevasse III Yep0rfed to have occurred
afew days ago On Aae ieyee IN Bossier
parish
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07

5Ruston, La, counts thirty widows and
only six widowers.
The track of the Shreveport and Ar
kansas railroad it is expected will reach
Shreveport about the first of April.
Capt. j. N. Pharr, of st. Mary, has
subscribed $500 towards starting tenn
perance paper in this State.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
PEOMULGATION

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS To THE CON
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF LOUISE
ANA ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN 1854 AND 1856.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
Notice of Election.

The qualified electors of the town of Opelou-
sas are hereby notified that an election will be
helss ut the Courthouse in the town of Opeou-
sas on the first Monday in April next the same
beng the2nd day of said month, for the pur-
pose of electinS seven freeholders members OF
the Board OF Police of the town OF Dpelolsas.
The polls will he opened at $40 o'clock IL. III.
and closed at 4:3o y, M, and will be supervised
by the following commissioners, to-wit: G.
Mayo, w. Il. Cochran and S. G. Price
III. +. ESTORGE.
Pres. Board of Police Town of ODelo,tsas.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
MACHIN.ER

ann AGENT for Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills.
Grlst Mills, Cotton Gins, Cotton Presses and
all Machinery Fittings. Parties wishing ma,
chinery and writing to me at Opeioiisas, VIII
go and take their orders.
feb 11-amo 1 MARTIN CARBON. y
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
Amendment No. 3.

Joint Resolution No. 2S of the Regular Session
of 1886,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
Premiums in Demand.

The demand for the RIVER PRESS
premium continues undated, and every
mail brings to hand an increasing
number OF applications. Space foroid-
our giving complete list of addresses
but the following is partial list o
those to whom premiums have beel
sent during the last few days:
Choteau-Me Messrs. Brown, Hirshberg
schmidt, Truchot, Mitchell, William
son, and others.
CIendenin-M. Foley.
Fort Macleod H. Steadnan
Sun River-M -Messrs. Furnell Rowles
Hirshberg, Traxler, and others.
White Sulphur spgs.-B Tierney
Fort Assinniboine-Lt.H Ell. S. Foster
j. T. Bell W. Bennett, and others.
Lewistown-W. w. Dewitt.
Belleview-Mes essrs. Gray and Miller.
Highwood-M Messrs. Thain, Daniels
Streit, Boyle, Braithwaite, and others
Ubet-S. Bayliss.
Piegan-H. A. Powell.
Fort Conrad-M Messrs. Cockerill and
Miller.
shonkin-Jos. Connolly and Jack
Connolly.
Dupuyer-Messrs. Cartwright & Fag-
erli, and leighton.
Miles City-Wm. Courtenay.
Belknap-Messrs. Bennett and Ober-
king.
Oka-E. K, Fitzgerald.
Cora-G. A. Wells, Geo. Hay.
Belt-Messrs. Nebauer, Edwards, and
Clingan.
Great Falls-M Messrs. Roberts. Wren,
Vanderhof, First Nat Bank, and others.
Helena -Messrs. Walker, and Goff.
Maiden-C. Boissonneault.
Billings-L. FL. Fenske.
Utica-C. NJ. Belden.
Dubuque-T. f. Morgan.
tanford-Messrs. Bower Bros, Scott,
and E. G. Poole.
Bozeman-Messrs. Spieth & Krug, J.
n. Harder.
Fort Benton-Messrs. O'Brien, Ku-
lage, Duntley, Browne, VIM. Rowe,
Bigelow, Smith, Connolly, Pennock,
Roth, Rouse, Morrow, and
others.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
Montana School of Mines.

A short time ago it was announced that
a school of mines would be established in
connection with the College of Montana.
1t gives Us great pleasure to announce
that the enterprise has met with prompt
and sufficient encouragement to insure
success Our esteemed contemporary the
Deer Lodge New Northwest says: with
degree Of unanimity we have never seen
elualed, and with and earnestness worthy
Of the admirable cause and the favorable
auspices and the talents Of the Professors
who have enlisted for the work, the press
OF Montana has approved and encouraged
the project Of the establishment OF the
School of Mines by the college OF Montana.
In two weeks from the time the project
was first published iii this paper, with
the statement that ten students were re-
quired before it should finally be deter
mined upon, twelve scholarships were
taken. and the school was formally opened
January 5, 188s,With that number present
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
A Big Copper Sale.

BUTTE, Mont. January 15.-To-day a
big copper sale was consummated, the
Boston Consolidated Copper company
purchasing Clark's smelter and Clark's
Colusa mines. The price paid was 1,OOO
600. Mr. Clark, in connection with large
syndicate will erect, early in the spring,
large lead and refining words at Butte for
the purpose Of treating the lead ores of
Coeur d'Alene country. 1t is the coldest
weather of many years here. The ther-
mometer was sixty degrees below zero
here this morning-St Paul Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
Married.

In Weare, Mich, Wednesday evening
January 4, 1888, by Rev. e. H. Teall, Mr..
James G. Benjamin to Miss Ophelia NJ.
Carr, both of Weare.
This is one OF those happy events every
body rejoices TO see. HE has done we'll"
"She has done we'll, ""Both have done we'll"
is the universal comment. Mr.. Benjamin
is young man of promise, who spending
his early days in Weare, beneath the
shadow OF the parent tree, arrives at man
hood and striking out for himself soon be-
comes an efficient and successful dentist.
Then taking Horace Greeley's advice, goes
west and locates IN Montana where he
builds up fine paying business, comes
back for the "girl he left behind" !" and like
all romances the conclusion is happy
one. The bride is the daughter of Andrew
Carr, a successful farmer and Weare's
popular Supervisor. She is possessed of
many lovely, estimable traits of character
and will make James G. faithful, loving
helpmeet. The ceremony was performed
IN the presence of few invited guests and
relatives. Ii good luck follows we'll wishes
this couple will be truly blessed. The
News unites with the host of friends in
extending congratulations. The presents
were numerous and fne.-News, Weare
Michigan.
DR.. J. G. Benjamin took up his per
manent residence in Fort Benton last year,
and quickly won the respect and esteem
of our citizens, becoming socially great
favorite with all classes, and in his pro-
fession proving himself one of the most
reliable and skilfull dentists that ever
praeticed in our midst. When he left for
the east it was supposed that he went
merely for the purpose of attending pro-
fessional lectures, but it seems that there
were other lectures that he was longing
Tor that can only be secured by committing
Wewill venture the assertion
that all the curtain lectures" that Doc.
gets will be pleasant ones. In behalf of
he citizens Of Fort Benton the RIVER
Press extends a hearty welcome to the
happy couple, and wishes them a long,
lappy and prosperous married life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01

nave kept the invention a profound Sc
cret as this is the first intimation that the
public has had of the wonderful ma
chine. Montana has use for a long range
machine ofthat kind aElwe trust that the
inventor will demonstrate it's usefulness
by taking flyer" around the mountain
tops and across the plains. The railroads
will keep running just the same.
The railroad from Missoula up the Bit
ter Root river valley is to be extended as
far south as the west fork of that river,
point Is miles south. This brings
larger scope of agricultural and mining
country tributary to Missoula. The next
move south VIII be to press the road across
the range to Idaho and seize some of the
trade of that section. The largest item of
freight for that branch for some years
will be lvmber, train load Of which
reaches Mlssoula by the valley road every
day
The late city election at Bozeman re-
suited in d vote of 254 for and % against
bonding the city in the sum of S25, 900 for
the purpose of completing what is called
the city hall. The building is to be three
stories high, and built according to the
French Renaissance style Of architecture.
1t is designed to contain rooms for the
use Of the fire engine and firemen, the city
jail, offices for the city officials, and an
elegant little opera. house, all under one
roof. This is certainly a sensible kind of
city hall, one that will prove eminently
useful as we'll as ornamental The granger
town of Bozeman is sensible to the last
The Miles City council has concluded
to get the Journal, published in that city,
to issue of an early spring boom edition
setting forth the advantages of the Vel
loWstone valley in general and Miles City
i'll particular. The Bozeman Chronicle
wisely concludes that this is far better
than the plan pursued in Helena and other
towns where outside papers have written
up the town and departed for pastures
new to repeat the operation. The best
exponent of the resources of a city are it's
own newspapers, and the most telling
articles are those written by it's own citi-
zens. They are more interested in the
work and are better posted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
Assistant Engineer.

Mr.. John Heron has been appointed
principal assistant engineer Of the Mon
tana Central railway, with headquarters
at Helena. He will have general charge
over the engineering Office. Mr.. Heron
has been connected with the Montana
Central railway since the construction Of
the road began and is therefore thorough
ly acquainted with all the parts of the
line and, from his familiarity with all mat
ters relating to the field work, is we'll
qualified to perform the new duties as
signed to him.-Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
New Mexico Cattle all Right.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, January 26.-The
reported losses in live stock in New Mexi-
co on account Of the severe weather is un-
founded. It is true that this has been
one of the hardest winters ever expert
enced in the territory, but not an animal
has perished on any of the ranges from
effects of the weather; and special reports
to the Democrat from all parts of New
Mexico show the cattle everywhere in ex-
cellent condition. New Mexico has ex-
perienced only three cold days this win
ter and then the thermometer did not reg
lister zero, The last ten days it has regis
tered from 40 to so degrees in the shade.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
4 TERRIBLE STORM IN THE EAST.
Everything Showed Under--Railway Trains
Abandoned--A Milk Famine in
Gotham.

New York. January 2.-The Chicago
limited, over the New York Central, ar
rived this morning thirteen hours late.
The st. Louis limited, over the Erie, at
noon was in snow bank one mile east of
Detroit. The snow had drifted badly in
all directions and trains are either aban-
doned or running wild. Three Delaware
and Lackawanna through trains were
showed up all night, but managed to
move this morning Advices tonight are
to the effect that the storm has been
steadily increasing throughout the north
ern part of this state for the past forty
eight hours and is at it's worst tonight.
The temperature is falling, the wind is
blowing gale and the snow is drifting
upon the railroad tracks and country
roads, laying general embargo son get
ting about. The freight blockade both
the Hudson River and New York Central
since Wednesday is the heaviest ever
known. Two thousand loaded cars are
being held awaiting orders to be moved.
OUnoF UnrOugn routes are 10 O6CJof OIL.
The thermometer indicates fifteen de-
grees below zero at some places.
New YORK, January 27.-The storm of
night before last and yesterday was the
most severe in the Mohawk valley. The
New York Central abandoned all it's
trains on the Hudson River division at 6
o'clock last night on account Of a snow
blockade. The wind. which blew at sixty
miles per hour swept the snow across the
track in such quantities that resistance to
it was useless. The snow was no sooner
cleared away by gangs Of laborers than it
covered the tracks again. There were
three passenger trains stalled in the snow
between Albany and New York and fully
a score of freight trains. A milk famine
is threatened, milk trains over many of
the roads being buried in the snow drifts,
with the contents of the cans frozen solid |
Sixty cars loaded with milk are showed in
near Middletown. Milk trains over the
road are the only ones in to-
day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
A Blind Mans Ingenuity.

New York Mail and Express: "Will you
please set my watch right and tell me
what the time is now-it has run DOWN.
The speaker was blind, and he handed a
handsome stem winder to his friend. The
friend put the watch right, told the time
and then handed it back to his blind
friend, saying: ''Of what use is a watch
to you? How can you tell the time?"
''You have just set the watch at 2.15,"
said the blind man, land now it is fully
wound up If wish to know what the
time is this evening I viii rewind the
watch and count each of the clicks as [
turn the key. There are forty-fve clicks
For example. Now, / have found that 8
clicks correspond to 100 minutes, so that
i there are forty-fve clicks it will mean
that eight hours and twenty minutes have
elapsed since the time the watch was set,
making the TINS 1905. I always remem-
Der what the time was when ( wound it
up last, and SO, by little care and calcu-
alton, can always come very near what
he time is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
First Glass Sensational Divorce Suit at
Butte City.

BUTTE, January 27.-The complaint of
Mrs. Ike Morehouse for divorce, which
was filed to-day, alleges very unhappy
experience for bride of three months,
their marriage having taken place October
10Th, 1887 She says Morehouse told her
the first week after the wedding he did
not love her, but preferred the society and
embraces of one Clara Winters, a prosti-
tute, whom he always spoke of as his dar-
ling. He applied vile names to his wife,
threatened to kill her several times; once
with a loaded revolver; another time with
an axe; called her an old pelican; ordered
her to leave; beat and kicked her and
sWore if she didn't he would cut her heart
out. In addition to the charges of inhu-
man treatment, adultery with various
women is alleged, and particularly with
Miss Winters, whom she saw enter the
Morehouse residence on last THURSDAY
night, while Mr.. Morehouse supposed the
plaintiff had gone east, she having SO pre-
tended for the purpose of entrapping him
best. Besides the divorce she asks for
her proper share Of his property as ali
mony. Morehouse owns an interest in
three gambling houses, one here one in
Anaconda, and one in Helena; also 5000
sheep, ten fine trotters, thoroughbreds
and other horses, besides $4,000 in cash
and bonds. The total value Of his prop
erty is between 100000 and $4,000. In
chambers at Deer Lodge yesterday,
Judge Galbraith ordered the arrest and
detention OF Morehouse till he furnished
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
Lost on a Contract.

SAN Francisco, January is. The San
francisco Bridge company assigned yes
terday with liabilities estimated at $780,
600 and assets 100000. The failure was
caused by loss OF money on contract to
improve the streets of the city, crossing
the arms OF San Francisco bay.
This company had an agent here to bid
on the contract to put up the Fort Ben
ton bridge. Tt was the lowest bidder for
the superstructure Of the wagon bridge at
Great Falls, and secured the contract. TT
is to be hoped that the failure will not de
lay the fulfilment OF the contract.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
REIGN OF TERROR IN HAVANA.
The High Handed Proceedings of the Cap
tain General and His Officials Likely
to Cause an Tnsurrection.

New YORK, January 25.-A Key West
special says: During the last ten days
Havana has been in perfect turmoil and
on the verge Of mob violence. The trou-
BILE is caused by the unscrupulous acts of
Captain General Mareno and his officials.
Although Marino has been in Office only
three months his administration is reek-
ing with crimes of every description. The
government tax is short $4,000; the local
board Of aldermen have gobbled $4,000;
the Cardenas tax officer is short $1,000,
and every Office of trust is honey -combed
with fraud. Two weeks ago the indig-
nant citizens made vain appeals to Marino
for protection. A mass meeting was held,
but Marino ordered armed guards about
the gathering and prevented the speakers
from addressing the people. The Ell Pro
gresso, a mercantile newspaper, denounced
Marino's acts and yesterday the paper was
by order Of the despot. When
Marino learned that several mer-
chants we're sending cablegrams of pro-
test to the home government, he placed
an armed guard about the cable Office.
On Sunday there we're twelve murders;
one highway robbery and four stabbing
ARRAYS in Havana and Cardenas. A spe-
cial from Havana last night said that the
situation is becoming more alarming every
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
Another Train Robber Caught.

Ell PAso, Tex, January GA dispatch
from Chihuahua says the force Of troops
who have been securing the country
southwest Of Chihuahua in quest Of the
Mopula train robbers, have come in with
another, making three captured. The
dispatch states that in the robbers pos
session were found four of the horses on
which the bandits escaped, and quite a
sum of money in the original Wells, Far
go packages.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-01
A Young Girl Outraged in Butte.

BUTTE, January ga diabolical out
rage upon a young Welsh girl several
nights ago came to light to-day. She was
a new arrivalin the camp and found work
at third-rate boarding house. At night
three men entered her room and ravished
her. More would have followed had she
not tainted The Williams fearing she
would die, made hasty retreat and have
not yet been apprehended.