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St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
Death of Captain A. EEeynier.
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News was received yesterday OF The
ueath at Patterson, In, of Captain A
! Meynler. the oldest steamboutman OF
the Bayou Tecl,c trade. Tho deceased
retired from active business seven oil
eight years ago, aud at the time of hi:
aeatil was on n visit to his son, Mr.
! Charles Meynier, the cause OF his deatl
oeing Gropsy OF the heart, with which
disease he had been sufferer only q
few weeks.
| captain Meynier was born in this city
q years ago, and was educated at the
| College OF Orleans. Leaving school he
engaged in the printing business in this
CITY and followed it tor several wears.
lie then turned his attention to steam
boating, commencing in 1885, Mt the
tlme OF Captains Patterson, David Mug
gan, VIM. Creig and Ed. Castillo, IA
nous Old commanders, who have long
since departed for the other shore.
capt: Meynler started out on the liver
Us clerk, but soon became master and
ran on most OF the floating palaces that
piiea the waters of thc Ieche, among
them being the Bertrand, Mundian#,
Miller, Carrier, Della, RGs., and $. ~
Darvey, he being the builder of the lat.
ter boat. He was also on the Rob Roy
and other boats in the Lufonrcile trade,
the Selma i'll the Opei0uSas and layoo
IiVer trade and on the Eaniope in The
Atchatalaya trade. The latter boat lie
was clerk OF at the time she sunk and
In his effort 10 save the money and pa
perS OF the sinking craft he barely es-
capped with his life; as it was, he had
one OF his legs broken and suffered
more or less from the effects for many
years after. He was u very large and
powerfully built mall and Of great cool
ness and courage.
1t Is related that on enc trip Of the
Nanlope, while he was acting as clerk,
the deck crew, comprising a tough set
OF armed men, attempted to force the
captain to land the boat, and to take
possession OF all the cash TO lie found |
IN the office, when he, unaided, stood at
the head OF the stairs and as a man |
came within reach knocked him down |!
with his list, serving half dozen in !
IKE manner and causing the others to !
alter their unlawful intentions.
Captain Meynier was also a very !
agreeable and popular man, and a good |
hnancler. He was three times sent to
the legislature 10y the people OF st. Mar
I'm to represent their interest. He made
st. MartlHsvilie his home for Il number
,f years, and his remains will be sent
here tor interment.
tie married Miss Elina Eprlet, of Cha
'enton. ST. Mary's parish, who survives
him, together with ona daughter and
.wo sons, Mrs. J. G. Bienvenue and
Charles and Arthur Meynier
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
Transfers of Property,
Furnished by 0. H. Terwilliger :
FOR WEEK ENDING OCT. 10, 1889.

John ?. Todd to VIM. McDovell Oct
7th-12a acres in Bayou Chicot settle
ment with improvements, S4oO cash.
Terrence L. Scott to j. Francis Pen
dergrast, Oct. 7th-40 acres near Bayo1
Cnlcot, with improvements, $3.50 cash
Henry l.. Garland to jacob II. Bihm
| get. !tfl-21 44-100 acres near Sacket1
Landing on Bayou Courtablesu, $500
payable IN l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,s, 8 and Il
years.
Samuel Haas to Benjamin c. Wizell
yer, 1th-so acres on Beaver Creek with
improvements, $500 to-wit: $50 cush
balance in ], 2 and years,
United States TO Clara Butler. Oct
9th-patent, NV of NV of Sec. so, " j
OF sW and sW of NV of Sec, 10. r..
:, K. g, 1879 e0-100 acres.
Samuel Haas to Stella CUMMINGS. WI
dow OF Henry Welsh. Oct. 0th-ist. so
acres IN Prairie Hayes, with improve
ments.
Sd, undivided of ca acres on Bavou
Maiiet, $500 to-wit: $500 cash, balance
in |, 2 and years. ''
Marie Iimothe Delafosse to Aueus-
fave Solleau, Oct. 10th-1O acres nenr
Petlte Pasae bridge, $40 cash.
Louis ). Fontenot, Achille j. Fonte-
not, Manuel j. Fontenot and julien J,
if.ontenot, Jr., heirs OF Ouastasie Fuse
ileT, decd, to ODezime j. Fontenot. Oct.
ioen-Tatlncatlon OF sale Of 40 arpents
In Anse aux Pailles.
James I. Stewart to Camille Goaor.
Oct. 10tll-lot and improvements in the
town of OpeIousas. 1864 to-wit: aa5o
cash, balance in monthly installments,
Mary Virginia Cox to jacob Plonsky.
Oct. 10tll-160 acres near Washington
with improvements, $500 to-vit: $500
cash, balance Jan. lst, 1900.
Jean Pierre j. Landreneau TO ,Iosenb
late. Oct. 10th-73 arpents in Little
Prairie Mamoutll, $500 to-wit: S195 on |
Jan. 1st, 1890, balance Jan. 1st, 1901, and |
Jan. 1st, 1902. '''o
:, Adelphlne SaVoye, widow Of jean |
Jay, to Jean Gay, Oct 11th-se of NV
Of Sec. 10, T. 7 9, r. 3 e, $500, payahle
Ian. list, 1891, 1899 and 1893.
Same to Adam Joseph Gay, Oct. fifth
N OF NV / Of Sec. 10, It. s, r. Sc.
$3.50 to-wit: $50 Jan. 1st, 1880, balance
n |, 2. 3, 4, 5, 8, = and 8 years.
Henry l.. Garland to John C. Barrett
let. 12th-47 arpents on Plaauemins
lidge, S525, payable in /, s.3, 4, s, o, 2,
9and 10 years. : >
Same to Isaac Beverly, Oct. 1atb-a3
rpents in Prairie Laurent, $500, Daya-
le in |, 2, 8, 1, 5, 6, Y. s. 0 aud 10 years.
Same to Andre St. Dizier, Oct. 10Th
arpents in Prairie Laurent, $500, pay
BILE ID ], 2, 3, 4, s, 6, 7, s, 8 and 10 years.
MORTGAGES RECORDED.
Custom LaheuT to e. Latreyte. Oct.
)til-judgment for $06.45 Will, legal in
rest from Jan. LIST, 1889. !
Arthur Castille to Olivia Guidry his
ife, Oct. 10tll-W!fe's claim, 1900 -
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
TULANE UNIVERSITY Of l1V'SIAV!
VIM. Preston Johnston, Ii. D.,
President.

Inc next Annual Session Of High sehool fol,
leSe, ana or the II. Sophie Newcolnb Memorial
SSo!iese TOT young women, will begin Tuesday
Gcioeer LIST. Entrance examination on Mon,
oay, September 30th. AVN
. nlgn sch3ol Course 3years. College Course
r.s, ets: Al departments supplied with labo-
azores Ia, and other aids to practical ipstruction
, nHe MANUAL Training. department is well sun.
plieu Mlln apparatus for wood working. black
1naahhlng, forging brazing and soliciting and
Ialaliei ollesc Courses lead to the degrees NJ
- bachelor or Arts or Bachelor Of sc;enee Thsra
IS pfactlcai course in Electrical Engineerine
instruction. ~ a'ea Jee'
g. inc H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial colsyo
and letters. ~ 49, eI'ehce
l., special courses In Art and Literature, Thsra
~ l, ~ Acaaeuical Department which prepare.
s.!uenls Tor the College. College course s1nS
per snnum Preparatory course Of two YEARS sio'
IT. Inc y LAY, Law Department opens November 18th
n. -. Miller, Dean. Medical Department nna,,s
oGsooer lst, Stanford +. Chall!t, N. d H.nn
FOR genera! catalogues, address "n
WV. o. ROGERS.
Secretary Of the Tulane Iniyersi,v
@A"s JOIN New Orleans ~
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
Bucklen's Arnica Salve

The best saive in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fee
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
btains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cnres Piles, or no pay re-
qired. 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
95 cents per box. For sale by F. L. Bal
Low
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
D. rs Prizes, amounting to...sf,O5a 500
AGENTS WANTED EyEEYWHrpc~
sEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BAyk.

7,,..a.-o. ,,-:.,-.,, New Orleans, La.
ddfcss registered letters containing cnrre,.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
The Verdict Unanimous

w. D. Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind, ties.
titles . can recommend Electrict Bit
tiers as the very best remedy. Every bot
tie sold has given relief in every case,
One man took six bottles, and was cured
OF Rheumatism Of 10 years. standiue.' 8
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellyille, O.,
atirms: "The best selling medicine
have ever handled in my 90 years. ex-
perlence, is Electric Bitters.' Thousands
Of others have added their testimony, SO
that the verdict is unanimous that Flee
trlct EitteIs do cure all diseases of the
Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a half
dollar bottle at F. E. Bailey's Drug
store. 8
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19
WV THE ODELL ~
H. \ PIE "RETER

N4Twill buy the CDELL TYPEWRITER.
@4S Warranted to do as good work "a sny
500 machine. "' ""'
ri, 1T continues slMPi1GITY with DCRABIL-
lT1-SPEED. EASE OF OPERATIOENwanr.
longer without cost Of repairs than any other
machine, has no ink ribbon to bother tho ops-
rdtof. II Is neat, substantial, nickel plated
Lake printing press, it produces Sharp, Clean,
I @sol &c, Manuscript Two TO ten copies can be
mace al one writing. Editors, lawyers, minis-
ness men, &c. cannot make a better investment
ior So Any intelligent person in week can
become GOOD OPERATOR, or Il RAPID ONE in
two months
$1,000 offered any operator who can do bet
ter work with a Type Writer than that pre-
oueed by tie ODELL. 70 Reliable Agents
and statesmen Wanted. Spscial indnccments to
Dealers; For Pamphlet;-gy4sing endorsements,
&c, address the
ODELL TYPE WRITER CO.,
Aug 10 THE R0OKERY, Chicago, Ills.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19

- Nc" orleans, La.
hhhEhBER That The only genuine Louisianx
Stale Lottery Iickcls issued upGcr the Stats
enGitef' ar, r"c"2hlzed by tie highest Courts.
are lh'aFI;thIy signed by II. A. Daunhip. Prrai
! cent, ehdor~stt by Generals Beaurcgard and
| tarly, SupcrVleols ct tie drawings. and gu.r
ahtted by National Banks of New Oriesnss "a
genuine ''h'i' arc
All eo-oaied "slpplcinents," "Origlpal Litt1.
hguts!ann or other limitations with un lsyyfuf
use % ne Lotlsiaia State Lottery Compahz,s
name. ny persons unknown, under assuneS "
hci!ci9ns iants, arc attempts to deceive Tho
piiollc ny 1aiEc prctenscs, offering no cuarentes
whatsoever. nv o""t 'eS
remember thai one DOLLAR is the Erica a,
the smallest part or fraction of a ticket issneS
IN any dra"lnS. Anything in orr name. ofrered
die. Avn VI i" enAn1
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19

We have In our Office No. { Victor
safe, which IS capacieus enough for any
ordinary business. Our delinquents are
coming up with such rnsI, that We
shall soon be obliged 10 secure more
extended receptacle for our ready cash.
Any one Wishing to secure d good safe
ae low figures. can be accommodated III
this office.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-19

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh ia sold by F
L. Bailey Druggist. Price 80 cents.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16

THE situation at Wichita with res
pect to the execution of the hurry law
is this: A firm there, who have been
acting as agents or brokers for liquor
houses in Missouri have been taking
orders in Wichita for liquor from Joint
lists and others, and when the stuff ar
rived, delivered it to purchasers. That
under the law, is all right. The police
claim, however, that the agents have
shipped in car loads of whisky and
beer, which they afterwards sell to
whoever wants it. This, the police
claim, is not all right, and is viola
tion of the law. The brokers have
been arrested and test case will be
made. Concerning this matter, police
Commissioner Mathewson of that CITY
says-and it is a rather queer speech.
too, to come from a man specially ap-
pointed as guardian of the law. Bat
he says:
let us have it enforced to the letter.
and If we can't enforce it, why let,
throw up the sponge and quit. / am
not prohibitiOnist. for think it the
most damnable law that was ever
enacted, but believe in enforcing
the law to that point that even its
most ardent admirers will grow sick of
it.. The people keep bowling against
this law, yet they vote for men to rep
resent them IN the legislature and the
senate who keep screwing down the
thumb-screw and keep the fools yelling
still louder, now l propose to give them
their I'LL of it, i want this lay riOidfv
enforced, and then It win probably be
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s0WF TAR7FF Ideas.

The Wichita Eagle. as staunch in its
republicanism as any paper in the
state, denounces the extOrtion of the
Irvine trust as the result of the tariff
on Irvine. Our ueighbor, the Republic
can, scouts the idea. and tells the Ea-
gle that the tariff has nothing what
ever to do with the price of Irvine; that
it is only cent pound, and therefore
the merest trif1e. If that be true, and
the tariff on Irvine is such an unim-
portant matter, it will puzzle ordinary
intelligence to understand Of what use
it can be to those who are supposed to
be benefited by it. If it adds nothing
to the price of Irvine what object can
there be in retaining it? If it does not
protect the manufacturer, as it very
certainly does not the farmer, why
continue it? If it does nothing for the
manufacturer, would he bother him
self to see that it was continued?
Hardly. Why then did he go to Wash
ington during the first session of the
last congress and use all the influence
at his command to oppose the removal
of the sariff on Irvine? These inquiries
naturally suggest themselves on read
ing our neighbor's views on the sub
ject. and perhaps can be answered sat
isfactorily to the farmers now as well as
previously to the late election, when the
agricultural communities of this state
were convinced by the arguments in its
favor, and believed that to continue the
tariff would be a direct benefit tc
| themselves.
We doubt very much, if the farmers
could have foreseen that a Irvine trust
would be formed in three or foul
months that would raise the price Of
Irvine to an extortionate figure, wheth
er they would have voted for tariff or
it. The granger may be little simple
but he is far from being such simple
ton as to confer favors on man who
he knows will in a short timeturn upOI
him and rob him; he may be hopeful
and trusttul, but not such secure ass
as to give knowingly, club TO another
wherewith to break his back.
Yet, judged by the result, that seems
to be just what he has done, but no
knowingly. There is tariff of 35 De
cent on Irvine as well as an additional
tariff on the MANILA and sisal grass o
which it is made. 1t may be that if thi
tariff was removed as was proposed il
the last congress, a Irvine trust woul'
still be formed. But we don't know
that, and in intimating as much, tn
Republican is only guessing. 1t 1
probable that if this tariff was removed
foreign competition would compel dc
: nestle manufactures to sell Irvine at
reasonable figure. OF one thing W
can be dead sure, and that is removf
of the tariff on Irvine could not haV
/ made matters any worse for the farmt
D than there are now.
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EDITORIAL BR EvITlEs

KANSAS CITY is growing very rapid
ly. 1t had four suicides in two days
this week.
JAY GOULD announces as a sound,
economic principle, the fact that con-
centration of capital in the hands of a
few is not dangerous symptom. Ger
tainly MOTTO the few.
THAT Missouri Sheriff made sad
botch of that job of hanging Yesterday
But the Bald Knobbers hung all the
same, and that is the principal thing
of an affair of that sort.
NEXT to Sam Jones, Kansas city s
greatest favorite Colonel Gilmore and
his famous band are in the city now
vieing with the Cowboy" base bal
lists for popular recognition and fav,
or.
REPORTS of the monthly decrease in
the number of convicts in the peniten-
tiary come in of late as regularly as
statements of the monthly reductions
of the public debt. The decrease last
month was eleven, leaving 1854 as the
whole number incarcerated.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS of Missouri
contrary to popular expectation signed
the bill prohibiting trading in option!
and futures. AS the governor made 1
fortune in grain and stock gambling
the wonder is all the greater that Ii,
did not veto the bill. Evidently he il
trying to stand in with the grangers.
Sol MILLER does not thinl
much good good can com
from John N. Reynolds, tn
ex-convict evangelist, for the re
son that the man is wholly deprayed.
Does Sol forget the pretty little son
containing the lines while the lam
holds out to burn, etc.
TOUCHING the matter of Ingalls,, eff
fort to take Clicks scalp, the Atchiso
Globe notes the circumstance of Click
having once voted for Ingalls, for lieu
tenant governor. No matter aboU
that. The wiley senator must stan
we'll with the brethren at whateve
cost. There is that awful Burton TRY
ing to ham-string him in the rear.
A KANSAS CITY paper thinks Pres
dent Harrison committed "a mes
egregious political b under" when b
gave his brother an office. Not if hi
brother is qualified Otherwise b
would be guilty of biandering, no mai
ter who was appointed.
ToLsToI is dead, but not the TolstC
OF fame. Somebody has made mis-
take and apologies are due to the grea
.. novelist for killing him before his tins
But his turn will come e'er long. III
certain that all who live must die
passing through nature to eternity
or words to that effect.
HON. THOMAS RYAN starts for Mex
leo Monday. AS he says himself, til
only preparation he has made for hurl
ing Spanish in glowing periods at th
hidalgos was the taking two lessons
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16

COMPLAINT has been made that
Chauncey Depew did not, in his CEN
tennial grafton, make any reference to
the great services of Tom Paine in the
revolution. OF course everyone knows
that if Mr.. Depew had no other reason
for the omission, the fact that Paine
wrote THE Age of Reason" would suf-
flee. All will not agree that it should
be so. But owing to the popular preju-
dice against Paine, a prejudice that has
perhaps done great injustice to his SER
vices as a patriot, the linking in great
speech of his name with the Venerated
names of Washington, Hamilton, JEFF
ferson and Madison. would mar its
effect by incurriug popular disapproval.
Paine's forcible and unanswerable
logic, his urgent appeals to the people
in pamphlet after pamphlet, to assert
their rights against the encroachments
of the crown, did as much to hasten
the birth of freedom as anything oc.
curing in pre- revolutionary days. He
bore as writer the same relations tt
the war of the revolution that Mrs
Harriet Beecher-Stowe did to the wal
of the rebellion. No one but Paine
could have written Common Sense
and The Crisis" But he wrecked hi
fame and robbed himself of the glory
won by his mastery pen by devotin,
his later years to the work of destroy
ing Christianity. Hence the reason
we hear so little about him or his ser
vices.
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Commercial st.

society than it can possibly do good to
the army or to the country, and con-
sidering the changed condition of
things of which have spoken, where
by assertions may be expected to be
less frequent hereafter, l beg you to
take into early and serious account
whether you ought not as matter of
public duty, to now grant complete
amnesty to this great body of men.
Permit me to suggest that if this order
of amnesty is to be issued it should
take effect without requiring the de-
serter to identify himself to the public
and without subjecting him to unne-
cessary expense, and that it might
and ought to be upon condition
simply that he should submit in writ
ing his petition for pardon to the war
department, accompanied by salts
factory evidence OF his identity. and
that upon such petition he should be
discharged as of the date of his deser-
ton, on condition that he forfeit all
claim to pay, bounty. pension, or allow
ances and privileges of any and every
kind on account of military service
rendered by him, with the further
condition that persons discharged
under the provisions of the order
shall not again be enlisted or engaged
| in the United States military or naval
service. Respectfully yours,
| =. B. PLUME, .
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16

THElegislature instructed the direc-
tors of the penitentiary to let the
coal out put of the penitentiSry to the
highest bidder. The new directors
saw, before they had been in Office two
weeks, that this policy was open to
serious objections, but very properly,
they followed the instructions given
them by the legislature and advertised
for bids. The result is what every we'll
informed and sensible man feared.
One of the Leaveuworth coal compan-
les monopolized the out put of the PEN
itentiary mine. In other words, G.. S.
Williams, clerk in the Office of j. A.
Bovard, president of the Riverside
Coal company, put in the highest bid,
and was, of course, awarded the con-
tract. The penitentiary mine has,
heretofore, been something of check
upon the other mines, in regulating the
price of coal and preventing extortion-
ate prices. Hereafter, one of the coal
companies will control its out put, and
| if the coal dealers choose to form a com
bination for high prices, the states
mine will not be in the way.-Atchi
son Champion.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16
to the people to ap-

resubmitted to the people to ap-
peal.
have Just been examining into the
statistics and discovered that a half
million of dollars have been sent out of
this town, within the past year, Tor
beer and liquor. Just think Of it. A
half million dollars paid out and not
single dollar of revenue-sO to speak
coming into the city. People viii buy
this stuff, as the statistics show. and
if they can't get it at home. they will
send abroad for it. Were 1t not Tor
this, that half million dollars would
have remained IN the city and circu-
lated through the business channels
to say nothing about the revenue a
high license would have brought into
the city treasury.
''As an officer of the law, it Is my
duty to see that it is enforced, and
that is just what intend to do. an
going.to settle the question one way OF
the other, whether or not does proh1bl
| tion prohibit"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX and Mrs.
Anterior, two very interesting writer's
of books, such as they are, are engaged
in rather novel and somewhat div
erting controversy carried on through
the newspapers. The point of differ
ence between these two ambitious lit
erary WON III is n1t a. you would nat
urally suppose, a question of the style
or character of their writings. Far
from il. The casus belli is one of
greater import, of more absorbing in
terest, of more direct and personal
concern to the combatants than any
mere question of taste or literary mer-
it. 1t is, plainly stated, question as
to which of them is the more generous.
ly endowed with those physical
charms which make women attractive
to the eye. One accuses the other OF
being sUinted by nature in the region
of the corset and elsewhere, and of be
| ing in fact mere Hath" The othel
retorts through the medium OF
friendly milliner-that her measur
ments are such and such, waist, 81
many inches, bust so many. and uppe
arm Is, and so on throughout. Thi
is new turn, criticism has taken il
literary circles, and one we have n
doubt, that will prove highly interest
ing and diverting to the public.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-16
W0T PETOLANT.

IT would be a mighty good thing for
Kansas if she.boasted large number
more of Democratic newspapers and at
least thirty thousand more democratic
voters.-Wichita Eagle.
Well, now, that is a rum go. How
will the brethren receive this outburst
from the gallant Colonel Murdoch?
but however they take it, the truth OF
the matter is, he is right, whether ne
be sincere or only indulging in bit OF
petulancy poria News.
The depth and breadth OF our earn
nestness at the time were as those of q
riyer-the great Arkansas river, the
bottom OF which no man ever saw ex-
cept when it had run dry. Truth If
truth, whether expressed through petu
lancy or the solemn serenity OF the
oWl.-Eagle.