St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-12-20
OPELOUsAs, LA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1890

Judge Joseph NJ. Moore died in New
Orleans, last Monday, at the residence
of his son-in-law, DR.. Geo. Z. Pratt
and was buried here Tuesday. He hae
suffered severely for eleven months
with some arrangement OF the bladder
or kidneys and nothing but the best
of nursing and medical attention could
have kept him alive SO long, While
death, at any age and in any OF its
forms, is the saddest event OF which
we have any knowledge, it must have
been relief to so great sufferer
The deceased was something over six
ty-fye years OF age. He had been
married twice. His first wife, a
daughter of Mr.. Pierre Wartelle, and
his second, daughter of Judge j. I'll
Overton, were cousins, their mothers
being daughters of the elder Judge
George King. Four children, one son
and three daughters, of the first mar.
'riage, and one daughter of the second
survive him as also his wife. We
have no data, except personal recol-
lections, for a condensed history OF
Judge Moore's life. We believe he
was a native Of this parish. Before
the war and afterwards, till the death
of his partner, he was member of the
law firm of swayze & Moore. He had
been before the war a member of the
Stats legislature. He was successful
in the practice of law. He was a
member Of the State constitutional
convention OF 1879, and was elected by
the legislature following that conven-
tion Judge of the circuit court OF
appeals for this circuit, for the term OF
ten years, which expired not long be-
fore the beginning of his fatal sick
ness. While his death was expected,
even sooner than it came, yet it is al
ways great bereavement when any
especially the head of fani-
ly has departed this life; and we unite
with numerous others in sympathy to
those who have suffered so great a
loss.
The first soiree musicale at the Ope-
lousas Female Institute came off last
Friday night, and the large audience
present showed how entertainments OF
that kind are appreciated. The pro-
gramme was varied and well selected.
We particularly wish to mention the
singing by the Misses Hedrick. Miss
E. Hedrick has clear and melodious
voice, and with proper train
ing she could make q point amongst
professional singers. She sang several
times and delighted everyone. Her
voice has peculiar vibrating tender
ness which, if not oyerdone, is charm
ing. Miss NJ. Hedrick sang In Old
Madrid ;" a lovely romance, and sweet
ly she sang it. Prof. R. Mayer seems
determined not to let our music loving
people starve; he always has some
thing good to bring before his hearers.
All the other performers gave credit to
their already made reputation. The
Misses Dee White and Eva Lawther,
two young ladies of the Institute, did
well on the piano. Miss
J. Crittenden, the principal teacher OF
the institution, recited "Perdita,"
lengthy and beautiful poem taken from
Greek mythology. She represented a
marble statue and looked beautiful
pointing to star, which seemed to
bring her message from her lover.
She delivered the poem very feelingly
and she was warmly applauded. The
sword drill by sixteen lovely amazons
closed the programme and gave gener-
al satisfaction.
The Republican politicians, and the
Lottery-Democratic politicians of this
State, make the same complaint in
if not in farm, against the
Farmers Alliance the former say the
Alliance is an attachment Of the DEM
ocratic party, the latter say it is going
to or trying to break up the Demo-
cratic party. That these complaints
or accusations are practically the same,
is paradox and it is an antithetical
paradox, that both assertions can not
be true. The first paradox is explain
ed thus the Alliance is opposed to
the legal-gold-currency, Mckinley bill,
force bill Republican politicians,
and it is opposed to the Lottery and
Lottery-Democratic politicians. The
other explanation is: if the Repub-
lican politicians speak truth, as the