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A Town In One Block.

IT the block on West Thirtieth street
between Sixth and Seventh avenue
was suddenly set down in the middle
OF a huge uncultivated prairie, it
wonld not be long before it would have
a railway station aud figure in all the
guide books and maps as a very i'm
portant place, Indeed.
This block has all the necessary add
Juncts Of a thriving city, and it needn't
care a rap what happens around the
corner or anywhere else. Besides an
army of people and scores of hi. build
lnSs. it has Il pablo school, il police
station. two undertakerS, two doctors,
Two drug stores, a bakery, two laun-
dries, an employment bureau, two gro
cerieS, a meat market, Il branch of the
Public Works Department., u mission
house, il church, Il lire engine house,
an insurance patrol, three barber
shops, a wheelwright, ~ cabinetmaker,
a shoemaker, three livery stables, IA
tailor, a cigar manufacturer, i board
ing house, i dressmaker, Il coal ward.
an express Office and several saloons.
York Sun.
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message to this anomaly as well rs
the pressing necessity of adopting
some speedy measures to protect the
oyster industry, and suggested a rem
edy. But u lawmakers took no ac-
ton whatever in the premises.
Our sheriff has done all in his power
to collect the tax provided by the law.
Ut course, if the fishermen interested
would inform our law-Otficers of any
lntractiOn OF the law much could be
done, even without 4 commissioner, to
protect the oyster beds Of the coast.
We had expected our present Execu-
tive to appoint IA commissioner for
this second district. Application was
made to him by Il wortay citizen of
lower Lafourche, but we regret to say
that the Governor could not see his
way clear to making the appointment
The matter should be agitated in or
der to secure the of our people,
ana our representatives and senator
should be requested to take the neces-
sary steps to secure the appointment
OF the commissioners contemplated by
the law and assure the enforcement If
the law.
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Southern News.

Leslie key,a wealthy young farmer
residing near darlington, Ky, was
shot ard instantly killed a few DAYS
since by the accidental DISCHARGE OF a
pistol in the hands of Perrin Vance,
Il friend, who IL, the time was showing
him how the weapon worked.
Theresa Chev.el, in religion Mother
Theresa, Superior OF the rider of
Notie Dame de Mount Carmel. died ut
the convent OF the order in New Or
leans, a few days ago, at the age of
elghty-two years. Mother Theresa was
born III Tours, France, in 1906.
Fourteen prisoners succeeded in
emitting their way out of the ti,ird
story of the Hamilton County CTenn.)
,lail, Il few days ago, and making .he;r
eS'lnr. They cut Oft SiX-incll rods
and then made a rope Of the blankets
~ t'lr.r cots and ,lld down to the
ground. Seven Of the prisoners CON
hil"d III their department were all
that were lett vino aid not make Il
break for liberty. The delivery WIS
discovered by VIM. Johnson, ii trusty
prisoner, WHO gave the alarm. Officers
were immediately sent in every direc-
tion. ut up to last not a
single one of the fugitives had been
captured.
City Marshal Mcmahon Of Vicksburr.
Miss, shot \. q. Clay and Newton
Do"iah, Il few nights ago, while they
were attempting to break into the
jan iof TIE purpose of Operating il
prisoner named Green, charged viii,
liquor selling. They had neariy
succeeded i'll b~reaiu. Il door down
"hell the marshal fred. Both men
"err badly wounded.
Ai!s. Couch. Il widow. who was to
nave been married ut Macon. Ga, :;
ic" days ago, was cruelty beaten the
hlsil' before the expected wedding hy
an unknown person. She was aroused
y u noise III the room, and before She
S"''tt cr.N out was seized by the throat
ana binttlly kicked and beaten until
Si" was selseiess. 1t WAS inpn.siblr
to recognize her assailant in the dark
At South Boston, Va, a few DAVIS
ago, tipe large tobacco factory of j. W.
f-aSi'y WIS burned. The factory was
occupied by Norman & Evans. and
contained Il stock If old tobacco val
utd ut $4,000. 1t was feared at one
time that the whole town would no
destroyed and Danville was asked for
assistance, but the flames were finally
extinyuislled.
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We notc with pleasure the appoint
nient BY the Governor of Mr.. John
Webrc, Dr.. as assessor of our si.t.r
parish OF Assumption. Mr.. Wcbre is
the present incumbent Of that Office
and We feel assured that his reappoint-
nnent will give general satisfaction in
his parish. He is an efficient official
a cultured ard popular gentleman
ana we congratulate his Excellcnc, on
his selection.
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The law of New York for the exc.
ctflon OF death sentences hy tlac.
trlclty went into effect at milnin}t
on Dec. 81. Any person who Ei,,n,
a fellow being after midnight on Mon
day night last in that State. ana 49,,
vlctcd Of murder in the first dact,..
is to be killed in State prison bv .Iee-
trio shock.
Under the new law. the judge sci,
Nv" dates, a week apart. and on II dtv
within that week the murderer n,,.t
h' Killed. A judge Of tie snprpu,t.
'"tif, the district attorney. the sheriff,
Nv" physlcialiS, twelve reputable e;fi-
|hHS, Two ~cieFS.ynien, and seven dcpft-
sheritfs may de present. The h,a,.
must be buried in the prison ~-ravev,tti
and consumed BY ruick.imr. S,,e
iigl"us exercises will be parnfft..l
we the body The newspapers AZ.
by the law to p%ullis,, nv
account of the execution tryona no
OF the tact that il ;tml
place, but the chances are that il, this
respect thelaw will be openly violated
1t the outset.-Dialy 4drocae. !
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In a letter to the Tariff Reform cIuh
read at its banquet in Boston on i re-
cen occasion, the President used this
courageous language:
"in the track Or reforln.n he saws.
ARE often found the dead hopes of
pioneers and the despair of those who
1ail N the march. But there viii be
neither despair nor dead hopes in the
path OF tariff reform. nor shall its
pioneers fail to reach the he;ol,ts.
Holding fast their faith and
rejecting every alluling overture auI
every deceptive compromise which
would bctia, their sacred trust. the
themselves shall regain and restore
the ,patrimony Of their countrymen
freed from the trespass Of graspiny en-
cr."aehment and safety secured by tin.
genius OF American justice and equa
ity.'
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
2oih Jndlcfal Dl~j.Ict Court. Par.
ISll of La'Onrrhp.
Sic csS'on Of DetseriNe F1yet and
Commnnity. 40. 124J.
YrDbdfes.

Pursuant to al u-ticr au,l decree of III,
ABOVE entitled court and in o,tdtenre to !,
c't'iiii">l'h 10 i.r dirrci. ct in he above en-.
hiieh and nrInherrl SucrcsS on. | Will otf,.,
t"r sale L putiic II 4ctluu pursuant TO law
I" the last and hi hest bidder, ,n the nr,-
hireI sithtfttt IN 1tis parish. on the rich,
bank OF bay II lituu,rl a. .lhoat II mil
below The town thihol,nx ON
+, SAT- i'tAl. JANUARY 10. 1889,
bctwern the nonr~ oi II o, iock 4 m. ana d,
"rlo'k p N Tie following describe mo.
perry, To wit:
hE l. fSrNTE.
/. = 'eridia trt"1 ~ land. >;trat Il in III.
= IRISH "i I.trur he, Oh thc ri.lir bank al
- Yen L"toatche. at about II miles h.,uw
ia" t""n OF '"th"dauN. met>uuie. | aren't
mo- = or less ttot bv - arpeut, il, DENT, L.
tween parallel iires boundrd above Nv I,,d.
81 fhul AuIn and y" ow Nv .ands of Nirtnr
Morvait with all tlc buildings and imnroyr-
merits thereon
bf'hI t'e stinr rron'rtv II red from
fu.eh" LaGatn on Oct. 4. 1853. /. b, No >.
u 90. -
Z A certain tact OF Ind situated j., the
parish OF l-li"urcir. an iil, right bank OF
''t'h'i i.9i"arci;e. Il utoui II mi rs brf,v ,h..
Town l ! 'iio'iarE ui ] arpent< NOR. or les
iiont on haS"n '4atourcl,r, Ivy forty ar,,ent-
more OF less N depth. boun.lrd on The u.,rer
,iL- ~ lanfs OF Paul Aatin md on the Iwer
lie by Lands ot Widow Jnse,h u,l,i,ou
3. cert,.n ,,..t -,
,a,,sb ~ '" ''hu. SITUATED IN the
,rn,, T "'"|' "' Tue right bank of
.aid bay"u am, II """ 'oo,'t 10 araen's from
of Ihibolnux ,na.Sn "',ns "-io~ the fowr
arncnt t,n'', t.' ","s"i'ns 'nrfe-4uaIferS OF an
ahrnva h.. =" - % n'lrn,s IN depth. bounded
sn1 ~ ,""ns" Emile i'"sclair and below
",i:.,'it'n' v. i'las "i nve'ien Bourgeois.
l.n,L yt,n ".'ho irtt iront by the whole
l;.n ~ "'iof'S ON me nrrer llHe of I've
- h,,""iHenis an IN ir"tit of the above tract
"dSou Lhfouirht; and also three eiubthn
,ha "ir-h' III s'rcrhcit> ut the ba> on. is
i.n tP', '"i"tf ~ saiu t:N"ileu 'iour.ecj-'
'on-ing "a WIN All the nights thereto b.
fTrn, j.iJn,a ~ same pr'oerty acquired
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Since our last issue we received tn,
following note from Judge Beattic,
which explains itself:
TO the Editor of the SENTINEL
four issue of the 9th instant. in com
mentlng on the mass meeting of Sat
nrda,y. Dec. %, 1888, reports that ..:il
three of these speakers expressed their
opinion that the officers had done their
full duty in the premises" AS | was
one OF the speakers named. please do
me the favor to correct this. | ex-
pressed no such opinion. Very re-
spectfnlIy, YOU Obedient servant.
1AYLnR BEATTIE.
We publish the above with pleasure.
as we would be loath TO misrepresept
any one, much less one who occupies
Il high Judicial position; but in Justice
to ourself we wish to state that we
acted in good faith, and understood
the distinguished Judges remarks,
taken as Il whole, to mean what we
stated I'D our report Of the mass meet
ing.
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SATURDAY, JAN. &c. 1889.

L q ". ~, tOOS,
between the hours Of II o'clock "a m. and 4
o'clock r. NJ, the following described proper
ty, tO-wIt:
A certain tract of land. s.tnate,l in the par
Ish OF Lafnurchr. on the left bank Of BAYOU
Laiourche. about three miles below the town
OF Ihlbndanx. measuring 2 arpcnts more ar
less front 10y 81 arpent. in depth betu cen
opening 'Ints, rrop"riion.Ily to the opening
OF IL larger tract. of which u forms ,ar..
plus il STRIP OF, land o. the lower line and adj
joining the tract hereinahove described,
measuring one-half arpent more or Lss front
"v "b ut 4 arpents i'll depth, and hein: that
tract of land which is enclosed in the ward
now existing o. the said tract Of land prc.
sent described. and as mere fully apptars
by reference to tue PARTITION mad" i,et ween
Mrs. L'sseps aud CHARLES Francois Gaulr. Of
the whole plantation formerly known as the
Marceiin- plantation. bv act passed cr. 10
1873. lC"n Hk No. ID. ass hoan,led above
by lands now owned by Leo, Claude. AM, be-
low by property 81 Mrs. G.. \. Coign.t. to
gc'her with AL the buildings and improve
nents thereon and the rights. ways and pri-
~vilc.es, less Il ctrtai., tract of land or ,,arceI
OF ground situated IN the parish of Latouichp,
on the left tank OF BAYOU l. ,tnlrche, about
3n lies below the town of lhIl,olaux. meas
urlng about atlent from on sail bayou hy
about = arne0ts more or less in depth. to-
g~thei with AL r'ie buildings aud Improve.
mentS there II and with all the rlgt,ts and
f'' 49, fht t'obF dItt III
the Fear by oiher prop rtv of Mrs. + aucui>
Claude. 1.-THE nonorl and he NV by lands OF
Mr>. Il 4. t%oignet, 1t beng TIVE intention Of
the donor to convey nv this donation her
uweiiipg houS'- amt nutInu>eS oppertuininu
thereto. aud all The i,nd now ENCLOSED rs i
yard ami COMPRISED in she iii ueu>iu = above
gwen, which sditi above described tract was
d"uat d by harcrliuc F.lg nj. widow of
Frances t'aude, to Mis- Mary Less,p,,
daughter OF thlrles Lssep>. as per act
Passed before "uis Philip Cai!lou-t, NO.
AIRY public o. ID : parish, on the 3lsi dty
OF March. ioSI..and duly recorded in Com
r"yancr Book No. -. page 1l3 IT sea of re-
cora III the Clerks office ol this parish.
NOV BLES.
Oac lot Of ilverw,lr, cnmpnsed of Il
sp"ons. Il forks, I teaspoons .ui ,oup
ladt,
Terms and C0stlitio s-The movablrs for
aud the rerl tat. Tor one hall ill.,,
Pit'e Of aim ie:5ton G. -, on the ,tav of
safe ahtt III" r",nHludrr at one. aud iva
yeats 'ie'Ilf. WITH eIgtt lnr c-nt interest
"ftr amt ten y cent attorneys lees
case "' SUIT ur com prom So or aijust meat, /
u ne Represented bt notes in rouI onS 10 suit
f"i'r Ieiltioller ana I e hrlIs. aud srcur~l Nv
''"f gage, WITH Vcurors privib re nntler the
p'cf ne aoH otieH H.do and ali other cun>eryu-
Tory CLAUSES,
=. +. LOItiO, Sheriff
Dec -, 1893
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A Safe Investment.

IS one which is guaranteed to bring
You satisfactory results, or in case o,
itiiuie . return of purchase price. On
'i,I> SIIe p!aE You can bny from our
advertised druggist IL bottle of DR..
hinSs New discovery for Consume
ti"i. 1t is guaranteed 10 bring relief
II every case, when used for any atfcc-
non "f Throat, Lungs or Chest. such
aS Consumption. Inflammation Of
Lungs b~ronchitis, Asthma, Whooping
cough tIoup, ETC., etc. 1t is pleasant
ana agreeable to taste, perfectly safe.
amt can always he depended upon.
lrlai bottles free at ThIbodaux Druc
Store. -
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'tNtiE STAR PLANTATION OIL u,vu.
Go. '' the lett bank Of tho NV;NtL
>>'Fp rive. """nl i3 miles allow. Nov ~
'ttrs' '"r t'if'Sh of -. JOHN the B,n,;o.tr
'"" ",'",n.'; the ",r-rr."' and "r~rr.
class ri'nH- %"r,irr. with imnle sa.d nrst
INST ant second years ~iu,blr tor n. M,
crop Artdt "n plsntstiun ~rtn "A'
-c.. g.. \. LANAUy
""N''%H ~ Decatur s., New Orj.,n.
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lhere seems to be i certain fatality
pursuing steamboats, plying the Mis-
sissippi aud its tributaries. Almost
every Gay since the beginning of the
year has brought us some h~cartrendinc
news OF some terrible ri.er disaster
with tiightful losses of human life.
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AMUSEMENTS.

FIREMEN's HALL.
Jan. 14-''The Black Flag
Doors omen ut I: curtain rises at 8.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1889.
NIR OYSTERS.

In another column we publish q
communication from Mr.. c. J.. Barker,
our efficient Recorder. relative to the
constant drafts on our oyster beds
along the gulf coast. If Mr.. Bankers
Information be correct-and there is
nc reason to doubt its absolute relia-
bility-tien it will be readily per
ceived tlat our oyster industry is Sc
rious!y Eclaced with speedy and total
dest uctlon. Such Il possible result is
greatly to be unprecedented and every
possible effort should be made to avert
it.
As Faithfully remarked by our cor
respondent. maHy poor but honest
fishermen depend almost entirely upon
the o>tyer Industry Il earn IL liveli-
hood, and to deprive them Of this
meals would subject them to serious
h% dsilips. Aside from this considera-
ton we should 10 lose sight of the
fact ,iat our people have become
great consumers of the delicious hi
valves, and almost every one in the
community would be Il sufferer from
tie annihilation OF the industry. or
even from any cause that would tend
to greatly enhance the price OF oysters.
1t viii then be readily seen that
every one i'll Il parish is directly in
terested i'll the protection and encour-
agement Of Il oyster industry. There
would seem to be no room here for dis
senslon. There may possibly arise
some difference of opinion when we
come to discuss the modes of protect
ing and preserving our oysters. Some
may think one plan best and others
may advocate q Numerically opposite
system.
Bat for the present we had better
content ourselves with giving ~ thor
onsi' trial of the law adopted in 1856.
1t Is a law suggested by and PASSED !
through the Influence of Hon. II. n.
Conlon, one of our ex-Rcpresentatiyes.
and one which has not yet had a .sir
trial. We believe it to b. we'll culcu-
lated /" protect our oyster beds and To
encourage the oyster Industry. Our
people f:om lower Lafourche have
heard much about this law. 1t was
much talked and written about du,inr
the las DemoeIatic gubernatoral
contest; but, unfortunately, it was
maiIgncd and misrepiesented bv some
Or olitica! purl oses. But now that
the political excitement has subsidized.
ma even the politicians have returned
10 their sober senses, a united cte,,rt
mould ne made to have the law u... in
execution.
The law provides for the appoint
nent OF 'oyster commissioners for f;
district, whose special duty il ; .
20 have the law enforced, It is diff =.
'ult to pat the law >into execution +:
Without these commissioners. The law |
provides for the payment of .
heir salary out of the funds derived I
rem the enforcement of the very law q
sself which it is their duty to have en-. s
orced. If We remember Alright ex- I
McEnery called the attention NJ I
be present legislature in his OUTGOING a
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sliE STATE OF LOUISIANA
!! .'gdicia' District Conrt-Par.
i~h of Lafou.che.
sa,T.*S'4n Of huceline Falgout,
H'do@0 n fruncois Goade. 10.
1865 Proba;es.

inI>"aht To sn ei'lrr and decree of tho
"n',, t" court %.f IN obai enee 10 5,
e"''sN'"h I" me directed in the abov.
'it,ii.i and numbered s,cre.siou !
VIZ "h'r '"r safe at public auction. n,,rs,a,,
'"ia%' !" The last nit highest bidder at -
."".'""n,e IN The town .. lhibodaux. in s,id
PARISH oi LafourcIie, on sa"'
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NEW ORLEANS. November q. Iss,

Ne" 'hLtAN>- NOvember y, 1883.
Mr.. r. Gonaux, Houma, LID
Dear ir-Our sales of yoar celebrated
As'lih' lscmeuies are increasing daily, aud
"lth ~ if"isa satisfaction.
- Lfo>. co.. A. & ~ Camp S..7S
"r't'rh office for 9ouauN's Remedies,
lt'atLr street, up affairs. Cali for samples
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-14
OF The Inflated Town.

Mr.. Grouse, proprietor OF the South
Park Fishing Club Hotel, thus de-
scribes the scenes after the Cone
maugh dam broke in Pennsylvania.
When the dam of Conemaugh Lake
broke the water seemed to leap, scarce
ly touching the ground. 1t bounded
down the valley crashing and roaring,
and carrying everything before it. For
mile its front seemed like a solid wall
twenty feet high. The warning given
the stricken city was sent from South
Fork Village by Freight Agent De
ebert. When the great wall that
held the body of water began to crum-
bic at the top he sent message, beg
ging the people Of JohnstOwn for Gods
sake take to the hills. He reports no
serious accidents at South Fork.
Richard Davis ran to Prospect Hill
when the water rose. As to Dechert's
message, he says just such has been
sent down at each flood since the lake
was made. The warning had so often
proved useless that little attention
was paid to it this time. Il cannot
describe the mad rush, he said" At
first it looked like dust. That must
have been spray. Icould see houses fall
like child's play-blocks set on edge in
row. As it came nearer / could see
houses totter for a moment then rise.
and the next moment be crushed like
shells against each other"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-14

IT is gratifying to learn that from
all over the country come responses TO
the call for assistance for the sufferers
OF the frighful disaster at Johnstown.
The ruin to families, caused by the
death OF fathers, mothers and children,
cannot be repaired. But there is
much physical suffering to those that
arc LETT behind, which we are glad to
know is being alleviated. The only
disasters recorded in history, that
are comparable in magnitude to the
JOhnstown visitation, are the lava del.
uge OF Herculaneum and Pompeii,
the earthquake at Lisbon and the
bursting of the dykes in Holland. No
other event in history gives authentic
accounts which have resulted in such
dire calamity. There have been bait les
in which loss of life has been greater.
No fire, plague, pestilence or famine
has ever wrought so much woe in so
brief space OF time among so small a
population. Not even the terrible
march of the angel who slew all of the
first born OF Egypt, approximate
the horror of the .Johnstown flood.
The Angel is said to have taken but one
from each house. The flood took well
nigh half of the souls that were in the
line of its current.