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The sun., 1891-05-15
Signor Corte's Confessional Case for
Our Government.

Our Government.
It is surely an extraordinary and mex
plicablo confession that Slgnor CoRTE. the
Italian Consul at New Orleans. has made. as
given in yesterdays Sun.
Itcontains allegations which Consul CoRrR
ought to be invited to support with legal
evidence before he takes his departure for
Rome next week
He confesses that. o fow weeks ago, he had
private information concerning certain MUIR
derous projects that italian residents of New
Orleans were prepared to execute.
He did rot ut once communicate this in
formation to the authorities Of tho city, In
order that preparations might be made to
prevent the projected MURDERS It is only
now that he has given II to be known that he
was In possession Of such information.
This Is o serious business. These are as
founding revelations. and Consul CoRrE
should not leave the country just after
making them. They involve questions Of
concern to the American people.
Consul CoRTE says: .,. ...
.Ths DAY aser the iyuships LOT the Italians a. New
dstsyminAtion among certain Of mx oountrymsn 70 k
the Mayor and all those who he'd hama In the batsh
cry, but I restrained thsir handa cSnsrellsd the
furisus men told shsm 70 beware Isaid that any
harm bsesil those gentlemen would Immediately and
uuressrvedy dsnoancs the psrpstraters Of the deed
This nrm stand checked them"
Thus it appears that Consul CoRTE noti-
fled the would-be mprderers that no would
denounce them II they executed their
project: but meanwhile no withheld from
the proper authorities the information that
he possessed Of their designs.
Hs gives the names Of some OF the cit.
The sun., 1891-05-15
Charlotte Temple.

TO ruE EprroR or TnB ,BuN-S,r: The statement ia
your paper Of May 10 does great injustice to the
orr OF worthy ofncsr Of the British army.
Capt.. John Nonresor In active service In America
from 1854 to tho end OF tile War OF the Revolution.
with the exception Of sig months leave Of absence
from November. I76G
Hs married st New York March !, 1894 Frances
fucker made his home In this city and purchased the
present Kandalrs Island In l772 for country His
family Of ten children born In New York. lie
connected by marriage with Or. Auohmuty. the rector
OF Trinity Church
There authority for charging this sstimsbs
tsman with bringing mistress 10 New York In i774.
il 10 to bs regretted that u. Mason In his memoir OF
Mrs Rowson paid attention to the sossipy articles
In the newspaper than 10 the facts In thS Casa
doubt that Nra Rowson ever visited New York
before the publication Of her novel. She was exsd
from Massachusetts, when girl Of TO- and did not
turn 10 the United States TIL the year I7ss N.
The sun., 1891-05-15

wo learn from religious paper that tho
Protestant clergy here disspprove Of the order
just issued BY the German Kaiser that the
Court preachers shall keep their sermons with
in quarter OF An hour. It appears that an
elaborate, woll-reasoned sermon. properly
drawn up and with an impressive application.
whether the sermon be sxtemporanoous or
read from manuscript. requires about an hour
for It's delivery. though there be some preach-
ers who can expound the doctrine OF text
and enforce its lesson In forty minutea Tho
question 10 Q momentous ono for the clergy.
It is also Of interest to the hearers and pow.
holders who have not yet expressed their
vtews or taken vote upon IL.
The sun., 1891-05-15
slr. Cleveland Discovers tho Billion.

BIr. Cleveland Discovers tho Billion.
Nothing In the world gives The SUN great
or pleasure than to commend the Hon.
GROVER CLEVELAND whenever that gentle
man manages to get his somewhat pinguid
intellect into correct focus upon the political
situation. It docs not happen oftop, and the
Joy Is therefore the greater.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is sound and straight and
Democratic in his comments at Buffalo upon
the extravaganza Of the Republican Con-
gress recently adjourned. His position on
this subject Is morally and logically and
politically impregnable When he in
sists that "the most threatening fig
nre which to-day stands In the way
Of the safety Of our Government and the
happiness Of our people is reckless and
wicked extravagance In our public expendi-
tures." who is going to get up and say, mo.
Mr.. CLEVELAND, you nre mistaken; have
you forgotten the protective tariff" When
he affirms with solemnity that vpublic ex-
travagance is deadly. dangerous thing"
that "frugality and economy are honor
able" and that "the virtue and watchful-
ness Of the people are the surest safeguards
against abuses In their Government" no
Democrat will speak counter to his propo-
sihons. When no borrows from these
columns the deadliest missile now known to
political warfare. and hurls the Billion at the
enemy. 1t surely is not The Sun that will
bid him stay his hand.
Mr.. CLEVELAND is unquestionabiy on the
right track, although 1t has taken him some
time to get there.
Tho peculiar thing about this statesmans
sudden awakening to the real issue Of the
day Is the fact that he seems to suppose
that every other Democrat has been asleep
also up to date. TO his denunciation Of the
unparalleled extravagance OF tho Billion
Congress he imparts all OF the Importance
Of an original discovery. He apparently be.
usvss that at Buifslo on May ~. 1901. and
BY himself, the attention OF the people was
for the hrst time adequately directed to the
recklessness and waste OF the Republican
Fifty-frst Congress and It's criminal indif-
ference to the cointry's good. Hewaves his
sword and cries Come on!" when IN reality
he 10 long way behind the amDulancPs and
even the mule train.
There Is consequently something almost
comical In the apprehension which Mr..
o1Svs1A1p cxpresssd St Bunsio thst the
vstsss os The unitsd States are not sun.
The sun., 1891-05-15
Prof Bryce on the New Orleans Lynehiag.
Prom the Tev FORK Tribune

Prom the .TeW FORK Tribune
Prot Bryce discusses the legal and constitutional
aspects OF tas susr. and lays down tss proposition
that the Government not responsible directly for ths
Of private persona but only for neglect is
part. He supposss In order to simplify the argument
that the ynehing had happened In the District Of Co.
lumbia, and says; "E Grand jury refused 70 dad Z
bill petit jEy soquttsa the prisonsrs the Gov
srnmsnt could do no more. Ib powsrs would bs *.
haustsd. 30 would the powers Of the srtish 0ovsrn-
msut In like case" In neither Jurisdiction would
there b. In ths abssnos Of sfneiaI neglect . elsm
axsiust the 0ovssnnsntfos outyasss By SietsrA
He diseussss the rights arising ~ y alleged they
DO asiss, ess Of the trssjy Of lsTL and comes "a
practically the same ooneiusion He saya Mr. Blaine
SAID that Italians cannot BE- II better position than
American citizens Of another sts'e He adopts she
contention that hay when she made the treaty
be held 10 have had notice Of the Limitations upen tile
treaty making powes o; The United States, OF their
Constitutes and In particular OF that provision wh ch
leaves the Administration OF criminal Justice the sep
arAts states He holds the other hama that the de-
fsets Of onhciL procedure are answer 70 the cen
plants OF . foreign 0ovsramsnt "K the denial OF
justice is paipaSIs and the sseus foreign Gov
srhnsns may treat grave breach Of iatssnstieasi
yshts, ysssiety, sven ~ eAsus bsil"
The sun., 1891-05-15
Els,s's Numerous Grandparents.


Elsie Chsse daughter Of Charles and Clara Chase of
Yarmouth has more srAndiA,hsrs and ersndmothsrs
Twins. gtvs below tLs names
Edward ana Mary Chase. grandfather and grand.
motnss
CIsres and Emma ELLA grandfather and grand.
Nh.rss and Jane Eus srsstsrsadfsthsr and great.
arandm0thsr.
JeiTy and cerdslia Chase. srsstsrAndfa,hsr and
: Matthews And Ruth 4 Gray. srsss Rrandfsshsr ana
ayeas gran dmsthsr.
=. .Adalue Nckevson. great Rrest 9rend dmethar
Jerry WALKER GreAtgreAt era udfAther
Thi: u veIy able; six gyandfathsrs and sig
has no equal In this country.
The sun., 1891-05-15

~ hsss that Nrs To,npk!ns objects to dsvotipR her
pin money 70 dressing the baby"
"Yss; II sssma there va, slight divergence Of opin.
ION between Mr.. and Mrs Tompsina she understood
that II wss 70 10 diamond Pin money and he safety
piu,"
The sun., 1891-05-15
The Ck.plaln Gave Back tAe C=-ss

II had rather n remarka able experience while
hs 81 Y he usion one
What was 1t p"
"I>lad been working and talking to the boys
cards 10 tho camp over to me. The noxt day
they were paid of. Tho following day I was
Two Jumps or sugar on ono corner. md about
half tho money In the camp sprexd out"
-" They wore betting OH which lump OF sugar
q hy would first light, aud NIL the money on the
BLANKET changed hands on the result"
What did you aay to the b"ys2"
Il said: Hero. boys. come get your cards. >"
The sun., 1891-05-15
4. Happened In the M.s.ur.
Prom the Indtandpollg ~

Prom The IndIandpoII yvwrsaL
"You sss II was this way. The lAdis.FubRer
man struck the ossified man ard broke him"
"What did he strike him foer
out the India-rubber man was bsunsSd.
The sun., 1891-05-15
Mr.. Mills Goes Fishing.

Excepting several large nshinx parisA in honor
to and another given By the Hon. Roger q. Mills
the past there has been almost dsarth Of social
mat:sra In CorsicanA
The sun., 1891-05-15
ArIsteerssy a.d Egg Diet

n ET0M the AFcNIS0H Glo6e
ssl:ss !. =. ss:a sa.y u. - :%sl s.ts:tss =
The sun., 1891-05-15
The Tsw. May Have Iahsbit.nts sso..


From hs 2utboH0n Neto era.
Bostick is the only town. the only railroad
centre that We know OF that Is without q single
tphabitRnt We. learn that one OF our best
citizens will move thero soon.
The sun., 1891-05-15
Opening tho Georgia PlenIe Season.

DR.. Fambroagh OF Poston. o tooth CARPENTER
was In town the first of the week. He came tc
repair tho molars Of some OF our citizens 10,
the Licnic dinner Friday.
The sun., 1891-05-15
Legislator. Aaueur. Tor tA. Cireu...

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Harrisburg. May i3 3-Barnum's Cireus Destroyed the
slcsncy OF the LesslAtrrs TO- day suoh an sxtsst
that thought wise adjourn the house this svsu.
ipx 10 permit tho members TO 70 TO the SHOW,
The sun., 1891-05-15

Must this smoke raSp tho throat and rcd
den tho eye OF the Orient and the Occldent in-
vited to celebrate COLUMBUS, Chicago. and
the Republican party In 1898? Must these
MISUNDERSTANDING noises knock out the
tympan, and these moro than Chinese
odors mako indignant the nose Of civiliza-
ton? 1t is time for Chicago to reform, to
swear of smoking. to devote herself to de-
odorlzatlon and dislnfection. II not. What
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Italy has cooled down until she is MS
quiet as a whole flock of lambs. After
carrSinga chip on her shoulder a few
days, for some bold fellow to knock it
oft, she lowered the chip and Clipped
it into the fire.
Italy has found that the old saving
that ''second thoughts are always the
best" has discovered that her defence
and fuss about a few midnight assas-
sins acknowledgements ears to a very
unpleasant length, and at this time
she is as calm and gentle as the blue
Mediterraen sea that spreads out be
fore her vision, on a quiet summer
day
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SCHOOL CONVENTION.

nv
Su,a,r c -
si'ha' composed OF H.. ii. Brown, IL.
i. Terry, Baptist, $. S. Prentiss, Rev.
w. II. Waters. Episcopalian, T. s
T,1rooe .1ohr T podd p,os+vtori,,
H. : 'i"oNIt' d. "fatit' H. H. "th"
er, Methodist, Announce the Fifth
State Sunday school convention will
be hcla in Carondrl4t street Netbo-
,;.
c;raJ 1+,.... Ill u. -.
1A'' 71D' ~ '"o ivy % we" VI
iea'iS on lheSday. Nediie"day, and
Thursday. May 5, & and Z, 1891, 1T
which Church All DeIeoate, will re-
VITA III ,r,;,.,1 III ,h. ,..n
ga"
"iit'ee'
The citizens Of New Orleans extend
Through The Executive Committee. N
hearty invitation to the Convention
of this wear. ana Mn cordially well
come 10 Their Christian homes, Pas
tors and 5. :. Workers throuohont the
State.
Tho Execut;va La.a o.aa
.rr+r arrNrl !, rn"iIn ~ Wy"
dnaI;rg via, sllh;aats ".Li.ho 80 ti,,
nynsnnf t;n,a o.>a. II, hn.5 ~
tnntion and ,araf,I "N ,"a ~
~S.rr,,d ,I,n xr,,r.aa, III II.
nat,,.t : : W., a|5 fai"'
present them before the comjna Can
yeution. The Committee are hauuvto
say that their cndenvors iIf this ios-
prct have met with the most oane,ous
response.
The consideration of npri,,,,,
N-ntl,~ hos MN, t,'Il ii"iai3
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John Marsh Avery.
Box 1856 n. 0. Louisiana.

Senator John ". Avery died, in
New Orleans on April 9, 1891 at the
residence Of his brother-in-law w. Z.
Johnson. after an illness of several
months, a victim Of that fatal malady,
Bright's desease of The kidneys.
The deceased was a man, social.
charitable, kind, and in all respects.
noble. To know him was 10 admire
and respect him. A friend to every
man, he was beloved 10y every one
WHO had the pleasure to meet him.
His heart bore no malice. harbored
40 illwill, his hand was the open hand
that ever gave The warm grasp Of Il
true and loyal friend.
Whilst but a youth he joined the
Confederate forces in New Iberia in
1862, and was Aid-de-camp to the
lamented and heroic Mouton until he
fell, at the head of his victorious brig.
AIDE, at Mansfield, subsequently, he
served on the staff of Gen. Dick Tay-
Tor and others, until hostilities ceased.
Gentle as a citizen, he was equally
brave and valiant as a soldier.
Four years ago he was selected hv
his friends, as a candidate for the
State Senate, and was elected by a
large majority, being the first senator
elected on the Democratic ticket for
many years in that District.
He was a faithful and active, mem
Der of the senate and occupied p,omi-
nent position in that body. In the
prime Of life he has yielded to the
demands of the Great Destroyer, and
gone down to his grave, leaving for
his family and friends, only pleasant
memories and the record of the life Of
4 good true, noble and honorable man.
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The Waters.

Since the last issue of the SENTINEL
there has not been much change to
note in the outlook from the rivers.
But sad changes are visible on the
east side Of Bayou Lafourcle. There
were slight hopes that the Choupic
settlement might escape, but it seems
that they are suffering the anne fate
that every interior settlement and
ridge m that side Of the bayou has
experienced aud be submerged hy the
rising waters.
The plantations fronting on the La
fourche bayou, that have protection
levces are vet intact, but those who
have not, are being gradually sub
merged, the water already covering
acres Of land that are usually culti-
Eated IN rice, corn and sugar aHe
Many small p~roprietors, remembering
the expense Of fighting the water from
the Davis crevasse, surrender 1t dis
cretlon, 7 permit the enemy to take
possession at his leisure.
The rise appeaIs to be about two
inches i'll q hours, and nowlark abant
q to 30 inches Of reaching the point
attained by the Davis Crevasse.
At Donaldsonville, during the lasr
week the river has not varied a half
inch, at this point there has been q
fall of about one inch, the water in
front Of ThibodauX, being at ISL feet.
In the Mississippi river there las
been a decided decline at Vicksburch
that will be probably be seen further
down shortly. The great river is evi-
IDENTITY deciding to fall, but whether
that decline will come soon enough to
prevent any further disasters from the
Alnes cIevasse remains to be. Of
course. few inches fall would stop
che rise ID the back water.
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Some time ago three empty coal
boats got on a %frolic, about Napoleon
vile, broke loose from their mornings
and, started down the bayou. They
smashed the ferry boat at Labadie-
vile, broke the ropes at the Pugh
post office ferry, and then two of them
went into the ~crevasse, whilst the
third n vas undecided whether to
follow OF not, and lodged with one
end in the ~crevasse and the other
resting Oh the levee below.
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At the next meeting of the United
States senate, Senators ingalls,. Spoon
er, Evarts, Farwell, and Edmonds.
among the ablest and most talented
leaders ofthe Republicans will be at
home, resting in their family halls,
whilst Hill, Palmer, Villas, and Gordon
leaders of the Democracy will occupy
their seats. The heavy weights are
getting on the other end of tie
''teeterr board.
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The dredge boat is steadily advan-
cling in the canal it is cutting. and will
ere many weeks reach the Bayou
Quatre Cypress, at which point the
greatest part of the enterprise that
will drain the west side of the Lafonr,
che will be completed.
The dleadging and claiming Of that
bayou can be done rapidly, as ONLY
logs and trash will be in the way. which
will not demand much dredging. This
completed the west side of the Lafour-
che will be II Of the most fertile and
lovely stretches of country in Loui-
siana. Under difficulties that seemed
almost insurmountable the citizens
have kept steadily at work, allowing
nothing to stop them, until the con-
SUMMATION, so much desired will soon
be attained.
This work will also drain the east
side of the bayou L'Eau Blue, also and
greatly improve and increase the value
Of that ridge.
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President Harrison is making i trim
III the southern country in which he
gives New Orleans the 60 by. Tie
President is Il very pious man. there
IS no doubt Of that, because he say 50
himself, and of course, could not as
soclate with people of New Orleans
who have seen fit to kill a few murders
and assassins. But when he returns TO
his native State of Indiana, he will
shake hands and prayer meetings with
mel WHO pull women out Of their
beds, strip off their clothes. tie them
to trees, and whip them nearly to
death.
10 XIII an assassin is awful. but
when the whitecaps whip some poor
woman it is IN act of piety for men Of
Harrlson's stripe. Well, the people o
Louisiana can stand the absence of the
present President without losing any
sleep.
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SATURDAY. MAY Is. 1891.

between the hours Of II o'cock. a. NJ. and a
o'clock, y. m, the following described proDer-
ty to-wit:
A certain tract Of land situated on the right
descending bank Of BAYOU Latourche IN the
Parish of Latourclir, ut about thirty three
miles below the town of Thihodaux, ,aeasu.
ring nine aipents aore or less front on saia
bayou by IA depth of forty arpents, bounded
above by lands Of Marcellin GuIdroz. and
below by lands Of Bcfthilde eros Torether
with all tile buildings and Improvement
thereon and all the appurtenances thereof
10 pay and satisfy the full and entire snm
OF One Thousand. One Hundred and Six 66-T0t
Dollars, with eight per cant per annum inter
est thereon from the 2Sth January. 1890 untl
palu ana hfe per cent on the arnreeate off
slld prlhclpal and interest as attorneys taas
herein. and on II credit CORRESPONDENCE m
amounts and maturities with the ,e,,,ininn
SIX notes of Sli06.G6 each due respectively 1T
TIE 18th days OF January OF the wears iso3
1888, 1871, 1879. 1916 and 1897 Together wifi,
eight per cent per anGnm interest on each nf
sald notes from the 2Sth day of January Isoo
until paid. which said amounts in princin.l
and interest. attorneys fees and all eosts
herein is secured b an act OF sale and mort.
gage passed before Philip E. Leblanc. then
Notary Public OF said parish of date 2sth day
OF Jaluary 1890.
p. +. LORIO.
ADril llfha 1851
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Tile iate JOHN d. Avery of New
Iberia was the di.coverer oil the
wonderful body of saIt Oh Salt Island
in 1859.
SALT vas becoming scarce in the
Coniedra"r, ana, how to secdre III olu
Of The difficult problems Of flat timo.
1t was known tiat BY digging iato tI!a
earth y Or 20 feet a salty water could
be found from which salt could be
obtained BY evaporation. The youth
was sent by his father, with some
negroes to dig a well for that purpose.
After digging some2O feet in dep,b
without obtaining any water, night
coming on, he ordered the men to die
a spadeful or two in the center Of the
well. In doing this they struck that
cake of solid salt, of which. neither
height depth or width IS vet known
1t furnished salt for the states of
Louisiana. Texas. Arkansas. Missjs-
slppi and Alabama during. the war
II people came hundreds Of miles in
wagons to obtain q supply. tits one of
the wonders Of tho age and will ever
SO remain.