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St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

ethics and systems of morals, have pre-
vailed. Hence, the ancient common
wealths undertook to govern the con-
duct of the people by public authority,
on the ground that the States interest
in the bodily and mental training and
discipline, was paramount to the per-
sonal freedom of its subjects. Concede
the position of the Ants, and grant
what they are besieging Congress for,
and any one with the power of reason
ing may see that ere long the churches
may again set up the dogma of the right
of spiritual domination. They have al
ready trampled the Constitution under
foot, they have paraIyzed the express
companies; they now seek the enact
ment of national Sunday law. and oil
may end 10 national railways, national
telegraphs and telephones, q national
establishment of morals-and after all
said and done, how far may they pro-
mote them7 Will they be pure and ac
knowledge if they succeed7 AS we
have already remarked, there is no
standard of morals for every class and
condition of the people. All this ado,
is no more nor less than an attempt of
some, to impose their opinions as rule
of conduct for others. As is always the
case, the effort is made and supported
by small Infusion of the best, and a
large injection of the worst feelings of
human nature.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
AN ORDINANCE

Amending Section seven t7) of an ordinance
adopted by the Board of Police of the Town
OF OpelOusas, La, February 25th, 1889 des-
ignaing and providing for public market
in said town; providing for the police and
maintenance of the same, and providing for
the public health by regulating the butch
cry and sale OF fresh meats, fish, game etc.
within the corporate limits of said town
Be it ordained by the Board of Police OF the
To,cn of OpclouSaS, La, That Section seven (O
of AN ordinance adopted by the Board of Po-
lice of said town, February 25th, 1889, entitled
IAN ordinance designating and providing for a
public market Ill the town OF Opelousas La:
providing for the police and maintenance of
the same, and providing for the public health
by regulating the hntchery and sale of fresh
meats, fresh fish, game. etc, within the corpo-
rate limits Of the town of Opeousas," be and is
hereby amended and re-enacted SO as to read as
follows, to wit:
That ior the purpose of policing and keeping
in a good sanitary coalition. and of maintain
place, market Hnu>c, and The stalls, stands
blocks &c, therein eacu AMI every person rx-
posing for sale, or cling therein any fresh
meats, fresh fish, crabs, game, ETC.. shall p4y a
daily rent or charge OF one dollar; provided,
that each person may use or occupy two stalls
or stands contiguous to each other.
BE it further Ordained etc.. That this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after its first
pun tlcaIlun i'll the official papers of the Board
of Police.
ROBERT CHACHERE,
President Board of Police,
". r. COCHRAN. Town of Opelousas
Clerk Board of Police,
Town OF Upelousas.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Cause and Effect.

The evils which afflict the country are
the joint production of all classes and
all parties. They have been prod uced
by over-banking on wrong system !;
over-trading and over-spending on tick;
everlasting, over er-driving, for the sake
of appearance over-borrowing, for
purposes of speculation - in salted
stocks over-eating of unnecessary del.
icacies; over-drinking of costly wines ;
over-playing in the gambling futures,
without hard, productive work.
Industry, in the useful occupations of
life, is the solid and only reliable found
alton of society-the cornerstone and
crowning glory of civilization.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Unfortunate Homicide.

Late yesterday afternoon, I'd inst,
our old respected fellow citizen D. P.
Saizan, residing and doing business at
Port Barre, in this parish, shot and
killed j. P. Close, also a citizen of St.
Landry. We learn from credible sour
ces that there had existed an unfriepdly
feeling between these gentlemen for
some time; that deceased had threat
ened the life of Mr.. Saizan, who 10 now
an old man; that this fact had been
made known to him and that yesterday
evening deceased drove up to the store
of Mr.. Saizan who acted upon the threats
and shot him.
The affair is the more unfortunate, as
the deceased was the nephew by mar
riage of Mr.. s. Mr.. S. has surrendered
himself, and preliminary trial will be
held as soon as the witnesses can be
brought in by the usual summons.
The families of both parties have the
sympathies of the community.
There are no doubt facts attending
the unfortunate affair with which we
are unacquainted, and which the pre-
llminary examination will discover.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Quite a Change.

In the years gone by, before our vast
prairies were settled upon, and before
the plow-share began to turn up the
turf and the rains to watt it into the
ponds to fill them, it was rarely the
case there was not water enough for the
multiplied thousands of cattle that
browsed on the wastes of land. But of
late years, these lands have been taken
up, fences have been made, the glebe
has been annually turned up and the
loose soil has been drifted into very
many, if not all, of the old ponds. 1t
often happens now that there is not
water enough for the cattle, and this
must continue to become still more no.
ticeable and real.
The people should act In anticipation
Of this and have wells bored in suffi-
cient numbers. Place cheap but eff
cient wind mills over them, and let the
winds draw the water for these helpless
animals. Living as they do, often suf-
fering for water, and rarely if ever get
ting clean and pure water to drink, they
become lean, fevered, and finally perish
in large numbers, thereby causing far
moro loes to their owners than a COM
bined effort would cost them to meet
their necessities as we have stated.
The people are, in very many in
stances, using the milk drawn from
cows thus ill-treated, suffering, sicken-
ing and neglected, and as a matter of
course, it cannot be either nourishing
or health producing.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

ExcURsloN.-An excursion will leave
Opelousas, on the Morgan road, next
Wednesday, January 9TH, for New Or
leans, returning on Sunday the llth,
giving three foil days in the city, at the
very low rate of $3.50 for the round
trip. Here is splendid chance to take
delightful trip at very little expense,
and as the excursion is given und der the
auspices of the Literary and Gymuas.
tic Association of Breaux Bridge, it is
a guarantee that the affair will be man
aged first class aud no pains will be
spared to make the excursion a success.
For particulars, see posters.
All aboard for New Orleans next
Wednesday.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Tc the Public,


With this number of the ST. LANDRY
DEMOCRAT, my editorial labors termi-
nate.
The reasons are uDimportant to the
public, or | would give them. The pa
per falls in good and reliable hands, and
earnestly bespeak liberal patronage
for Mr.. L. A. Sandoz, who henceforth
will manage and conduct it, in all it's
departments. take this method of re-
turning thanks to the Press throughout
the State for the cordial greetings ex-
tended me as an Editor, and now wish
ing one aud all happy aud prosperous
New Year, vacate the tripod.
E. NORTH CULLoM.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
News Items.

Berlin has population of !, ,574, ,4S5.
England has $4,000 women printers.
A Mormon exodus to Mexico is re.
ported.
Sixty tin deposits have been discover
ed in Texas.
A 100000 fire occurred at Troy, Ala.
bama, on December 26.
Pineapple juice is a simple and sue.
cessful remedy for diphtheria.
| The poet Whittier celebrated his SSrd
birthday on December II.
Spain has adopted retaliatory tariff
| measures against the United States.
In 1890 railway construction in the
United States amounted to SITS miles.
Countefeits of the Koch consumption
cure are already on the medical market.
Mr.. John A. Morris has purchased
Cote Blanche Island for $85, 900.
Sharp earthquake shocks were felt at
Knoxville and other points in Tennessee
last week
Two hundred lives were lost by the
recent burning of the steamship Shan
gbia, near Nanking.
Mrs. Zenon Broussard, a venerable
and esteemed lady of Lafayette parish,
died recently, aged 50 years.
Kansas immigrants are still coming to
the promised land" of Calcasieu. A
large party reached Lake Arthur at a.
recent date.
The indebtness of V. g. A. Meyer will
be settled at fifty cents on the dollar,
payable IN one, two and three years.
Louisiana Review.
A Chinese newspaper is one of the Ia
test journalistic ventures in New York.
1t is edited by Wong Ching Foo, and is
published 10 the genuine funny little
Chinese zigzags.
The steamship Trave recently brought
a cargo of 5000 canaries from Germany
to the United States. This is considered
the largest shipment of sweet songsters
on record.
Miss Kate Drexel will take her final
VOWS as Catholic nun i'm February.
Her fortune of $9O0OOOO, by this step,
goes to the religious order Of the Sisters
of the Most Holy Sacrament.
Judge Henry B. Brown, of Detroit,
has been appointed Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
vice Samuel F. Miller, deceased. Judge
Brown is fine lawyer, and emineDtIy
worthy of his high position.
It is said that London boasts of $4,000
newspaper women and twenty two press
clubs where the fair pencil-pusbers meet
to lunch and gossip. The School of
journalism graduates some 200 students
q term. 1t is unfortunate to note that
few are eminently successful and the
salaries are lamentably small.
President Harrison has issued his
Worlds Fair proclamation. The great
exhibition will open ON May 1, 1893, and
will continue until the latter part of
October. All of the nations of the
world are invited to take part in this
memorable celebration of the discovery
of America.
Baton Rouge Advocate: The jeans
pants factory at the Louisiana State
penitentiary is now in operation. There
are twelve sewing machines, buttoners
and butt0nhole machines in operation.
When the men will have arrived at an
ordinary rate of proficiency they will be
able to make fifteen pair of pants a
piece per day.
Louisiana Review Seven prisoners
were released from the Shreveport Jail
on December "a by Mayor Vinson, who
gave them liberty as a Christmas pres
ent. On Christmas day nice dinner
was prepared for them by the city off,
cials. Verify, the season of "peace on
earth, good will toward men," bears
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

The following officers of Opelousas
Council No. 46s, A. l.. H., were installed
last night:
E. Latreyte, Commander; H. E. Es-
forge, Vice Commander Solomon Loeb,
Orator; Isaac Roos, Chaplain; W. A..
Sandoz, Secretary; Julius Meyers,
Treasurer L. A. Sandoz, Collector; 2.
T. Cary, Guide; r. Mornhinyeg, Var
den David Roos, Sentry.
Trustees-David Roos, r. Mornhin-
veg and L. A. Sandoz.
Joseph Bloch was elected as Repre-
sentative to the Grand Council and L.
A. Sandoz as Alternate.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Justice I!

How many tedious, vexatious and ru-
inous law suits might be avoided if the
parties concerned would patiently ex-
anime the facts with calm deliberation
and impartiality, instead of yielding to
the blindness of interest and the i'm
pulses of passion, which frequently re-
suit in hatred and bloodshed. Let q
careful search after truth and q real
love of justice dominate, and many &C.
rious evils may be avoided.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

The Assumption Jail has sheltered on
unfortunate insane inmate since last
Septem Der, as there is "no room at
Jackson" In reference to tbis case the
Pioneer pertinently remarks "What
exists here exists in a large number Of
parishes in this State. Would it be
more dishonorable to our State and par
ishes to have these poor ylnfortuna ates
comfortably situated by lottery money,
than to have them ekeiDg out their exis-
criminalsSD
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

The trial of Nellie O'Neal, Bob O'Neal
and Alex. Terrell, for the killing of Levi
Miles, in a bulldozing foray, in East
Baton Rouge, resulted in their convic-
tiyn for manslaughter. The authorities
of the parish displayed commendable
determination and efficiency in bring
sing the culprits to justice and in this
were earnestly sustained by public SEN
timent. The people of East Baton
Rouge realize the injury that lawless-
ness will do to their efforts to attract
immigration to their magnificent lands
and they are determined to put it down
and to protect the Deaceable and indus
Brious laborer.-Louisiana Review.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

The probabilities are that the Sene te
Committee on Apportionment will fix
the number Of Representatives at S56,
as agreed upon by the House, or at $50.
which would give an additional Repre-
sentative to New York, Arkansas and
Minnesota, States having large uD repre-
sented fractions, upon the basis of a
membership of 356 in the House.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
SPECIAL NOTICE 70 SUBSCRIBERS

NXTE ARE about to revise our subscription
w list, aud in case we should drop the name
Of any subscriber through error, We would res
that we may rectify the mistake at once. There
are number Of names on our books who are
delinquent for several years and they are res
pectfully requested to call aud settle, or, make
satisfactory arrangements for continueing their
RubscriptiOnS.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
A Nice Present

Will be given to every one that gets
l dozen Cabinet Photographs at my
Gallery before Jan. 18th, 1891. Be sure
and come before that date as that ia the
last day that we expect to take mega
tives at this place.
A. L. BARNETT,
OpelOusas, La.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Don't Forget

That if you want good PHOTOGRAPH,
the place to get it is at Barnett's, and it
must be taken before the 18th of Jan.
1891. Remember that there ia a vaIua-
bic prize with every dozen Cabinets.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

Senator Edmond de Lafayette, the
st of bis distinguished name, died in
aris recently, aged ~ years. Senator
81 Lafayette spent the winter of 1947-
in New Orleans.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

A battle with the Indians under Big
foot in the early part Of the week re-
nited in the death of some $50 Indians
nd so Federal scouts and soldiers.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

Resolved, 1nrher, That we reiterate our
earnest reprobation of the injudicious, hurtful
and unbusiness like practice of doing public
printing below legal rates and for less than
the rates exacted of private individuals, and
that any paper taking any public printing by
offering bonus or performing such work free
of charge shall be refused the courtesy of ex.
change by the papers of the associate IL, OR
otherwise dealt with as the association may
decide; provided, that any paper belonging to
this association, which may be thrown in COM
petition for public printing with one not
member and thus not obligated to obey our
rules, shall be considered exempt from the op-
GRAFTON of this regulation. Resolved, That
the newspapers of the State be requested to
print the last preceding resolution at the head
of the first column of the editorial page, for at
t one issnre, to the end that the purport
..oreof may be known to the publishers of
newspapers not represented at this meeting.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
JUDICIAL. .ADVERTGsEME MENTS,

NOTaCE OF TARLEAU,
ESTATE OF EUGENE RICHARD. DECD,
No 5O&5.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
Whereas Doralise Rich#r,i, Of the parish Of
ST Landry. natural tu!rlx ill tEe above entitled
estate, has filed Il ta'leau of classification of
debts of said estate accompanied b.. her petition
praying Tor the h''lnolugauon Of the same:
And whereas the prayer OF said petition has
date January Cd 1891.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby gwen to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tabeau. to file the same in writing in nv Office
ill the town OF Opelousas, within the time re-
qulred by law, why the said tableau should NOT
be hOmolOgated and confirmed
CHARLES M. THOMPSON
Jan o-At Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
notice.!

NOTICE.!
"LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans La,
Dec 9Th. 1890. {
Notice is hereby given that the Following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make hual proof in support OF his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Judge or Clerk OF the District Court, at Opel
ousas, La, OH Monday. January l9th, 1891, viz
ERNEST FRUGE, JR,
who made Homestead Entry No. 10634 for the
west Z. OF Southeast and East of Southwest
/, Section 2l, Up. 6, South Range West. Loui-
siana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land viz:
Ernest Langley, Raymond Deferain, Alexan.
der Miller, Durell Miller, all of st. Landry
Parish, La. -
CHAS. C. PALFREY.
Dec. Is. St. Register.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-27
PERSONAL NOTES.

DIR. L. L. Whitaker, is in the city. from
Elmendorf; =. -Lss:. 49, ;-- D.
MIR. Frank Rennert leaves today for
Baltimore, Md, where he goes to accept
position.
ON. P. Kelly. the we'll: known railroad
man is in the city again.
G.. M. Aubrey, prominent citizen of
Seguin. is in the city. ~ sT
]. A. Owens and family are at the
Mahncke from Galveston. ~S
Capt. E.:U. Cook, of MuScatine, Iowa,
is at the Mahncke.
DR.. R. E. Starkweather, of Chicago, is
at the Menger.
Editor S. w. Smith, of the Kerrville
News, is in the city.
reB. A. Bates. a prOmident ranchman of
BateSville. Texas, is ia town.
Judge Bivens of Pearsall, is in town
visiting his friend A. II. Pollard, day
clerk of the Central.
Mr.. Dick Bryant expects to go TO New
York within few days to visit rela-
tiveS.
Mr. Geo. J. F. Schmidt has gone to New
Orleans to attend the meeting Of the
American Pharmaceutical association.
Mrs. W. r. Ketchum, sister of Mr.. J.
A. Appler, who has been on Visit TO
him during the winter, left on the 6 p. m.
|. & G. n. train Saturday for her home
in st. Louis. Mr.. Appler'S daughter,
Julia, accompanied Mrs, Ketchum.
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MINISTER'S MEETING.
Resolutions of Respect-The Rabbi
Not In It.

There was a good attendance of the
meeting of the Ministers association in
the Y. NJ. &. A. rooms this morning, and
some important business was transacted.
The usual papers were read, work as
signed, and program for the week mapped
out A committee of three. Revs. w. g..
baltimore. w. w. PinSOn, and F., l.. Bar
rett. was appointed to draft suitable reSo-
buttons on the death of the late Rev. DR..
J. w. Neil, of the First Presbyterian
church.
During the session DR.. JacO' IN,
the Jewish rabbi, made some no
lions. seconds and voted occasion
ally. when one of the ministers raised
the question as to the ra obi'S right t. 10
so. Considerable discussion arose over
the question as TO Rabbi JacobSOn'S
membership i'm the association, anu it
was finally decided that in as much as the
required signatures for men,
berShip. and as the rabbi had never
signed the constitution, he was not a
member. That settled the question and
Rabbi jacobson, realizing that he was
not in it, left The association meets
again next Monday
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Tobacco Lifters. q ~ I

Two young Mexican boys living on
s. Flores street, under IA years of age,
were nabbed in what has been a frequent
practice, the stealing of tobacco from
A. B. Frank g. Co.'S establishment on
Market street. Yesterday afternoon the
two boys were around number Of boxes
of tobacco to be shipped. when they sud
denly disappeared, and with them a box
of chewing tobacco valued at twelve
dollars and a half. The officers were
informed and Officer Easterly neatly
trapped the youngsters as they were at
tempting to dispose of the booty for
twenty FIVE cents. Capt. Shardein took a
humane view of the case and turned the
youthful sinners over to their parents
who administered to them asound thrash
ing.
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Their Thanks,

Mr.Wm. Prescott, of the Mosquito Min
strels, has receiver the following letter of
thanks, which explains itself:
To the Mosquito Club: Dear Sirs-The
ladies of the Protestant Home acknowl-
edge the receipt Of ss6, the result Of the
entertainments given in behalf of the
little folks, under their charge. The man
gers design holding the money as a nucle-
us for building a school room.
While expressing our gratitude to each
and every one OF you gentlemen, we must
compliment your good management. The
endeavOr was a success financially, as well
as in every other respect. With our
Yours, very sincerely Obliged,
DIRECTORS.
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RATIFIED OFF THE RAILS.
Talked by Telegraph, Told by Train
Men and Taken in Transit.

The S. A. z. pay car gladdened the
| hearts of the boys Yesterday.
| Superintendent j. +. France, OF the
| bridge and building department on the
| Southern Pa titic, has resigned, Foreman
| II. Small, of the same department, sue
| ceedS him.
The meeting of the SuperintendentS of
the Southern Pacific, called to meet at
Galveston last week, is over and Superin-
tendentS L. j. McQueeny and r. II. lines
returned to the city.
A train of stock loaded at Maria and
bound for POnca, |. T., passed through
over the S. p. yesterday.
The weekly train of boys over the |. &
q. n. and Southern Pacific for Mexico,
passed through here yesterday.
Chief Clerk Geo. w. Galley of the Sun
set freight office left for Galveston last
night where on April 10Th, he will wed
one of the Island City bellies. He returns
home via Austin next week.
President HutcheSon of the Morgan
line accompanied by General Manager
Kruittschnitt of the S. P. are said to be
on their way to San Antonio, and are eX-
pected to arrive here today. President
Huntington, of the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn will arrive here Wednesday next.
The Southern Pacific pay car will pay
off the men next Wednesday. Conductor
Godfrey and Brakeman Lay will be in
charge of the train.
The l. & G. n. has begun conforming
their coaches to the separate coach law
recently enacted by our State legislature,
and number of coaches have already
been partitioned and labelled For White
Passengers, For Negro Passengers.
The partitions are composed of four pieces
md co Cd hnt
be put in place every third seat, thus Civ
ing the g --latest portion OF the car to that
class needing most room.
Col. w. III. Abel, travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago and Alton road,
at Dallas, paid the railroad
boys call this morning.
Major d. C. Brady, southern passenger
agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul roau, was in the city today.
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Their Picnic.

Joske Brothers large clerical force OF
ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a grand
picnic at Lees Bend of the Salado yester
day, driving out to the same in wagons
Amusements of various kinds were the
order of the day, and a splendid lunch
furnished by the ladies. was hugely en-
joyed. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Joske, Misses Mamie
Mitchell, Black. Alder. Pfefferling, Seffel
Haueisen, Schott. Wagenfuhr, PAUL.
Moritz, Fink, and Messrs. Kuhlmann
Singer. VanderStratten, White, Rips
Fork, Haueisen O'Connor, Bismark, Del
gado, Lewis and Dannenbaum.
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Medal Shoot.

pd Inc to 10y Is the score made 9y the
five pair cay birds, IS and p yards rise:
A. Critzer 20; o. G. GueSsaz IS, L. Sauer
T. J. Jerdin Is, A. Dreiss 9, f. Weiden-
feldt II, +. Gloeckner IA, A. Ohnesorge
10, A. DittmarS. Mr.. A. Critzer won the
medal by 20 birds.
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The Medal Changes.

The San Antonio gun club medal shoot
occurred yesterday afternoon at Riverside
Park. Following lie the total score: Crit
ger 20, Veith 10, Pancoast 10, Barr A,
France Is, Rnthwell IA, Thiele II, Simpson
is, Prescott IL, Stoves %. Phillips Is, Ryan
II, GrOssman ID, Shields 10, Chabot Is,
Taylor l9, Kelley 20, Guessaz l3, Volbrecht
10, Campbell ID.
Mr.. Stoves won the medal from Critzer.