davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

Saturday, February 2sih, 1892,
at II o'clock a. m. the following described prop
erty, to-Wlt:
The undivided one-tifth Of the following two
tracts Of land, to-wit:
LIST. A certain tract of land near the town OF
OpelOusas III the parish of st. Landry, bounded
OH the north by land of E. d. Estlette, on the
east by the Camp Hamilton plantation, on the
south by land of Mrs. Amedee Martel, and Oh
the west by land of Simeon Birotte, containing
thirty superficial arpents, more or less, with the
improvements thereon.
cd. certain piece of land on the bayou Ma
RE Croquant, or Little Teche, parish of st. Ian
dry, having about five arpents front on said ba
you and depth of about twenty-five arpents
bounded on the lower side by land formerly be.
longing to the late DR.. George Hill on the rear
side by land formerly belonging to the late Thos
81. Lewis, and the upper side by land for
merly belonging to Thos. Wait, being known as
the Nugent tract.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash. T. s. FONTENOT,
lan236t Sheriff.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

Baton Rouge Advocate: The New Delta's
verbatim report of Murphy Fosters Monroe
speech makes him say that :" the caucus dem
ooratic convention) which met in Pixies Hall
is full admission that McEnery had majority
of all the delegations, for the records shows he
had a majority of the disputed delegations, also.
Therefore, by Murphy Fosters own admission,
McEncry is the majority candidate of the dem
ocratlc party for governor, and he and his con-
spirators We're the boilers. Everybody knows
State House ringsters would deny it to the bit
end
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
RICE.

La. Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, Feb. 49,
The clean rice market is active, while rough
ing are from warehouses where they can be
easily held.
The influence of the trust would result in this
condition of affairs as to prices and demand, so
far as clean and rough rice are concerned.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
THE COUNTRY ROAD QUESTION
Texas Farm and Ranch,

IeXuS FIRTH anu hdHCIl.
An exchange thinks that what we need in
road making is system and scientific methods
We need that, but we also need thorough be-
lief kindled in the minds of property owners
that money put into good permanent roads is a
paying investment, and that aside from the
thousands Of advantages, property will increase
sufficiently to several times pay the taxes re-
quired for building and repairing The fact is,
that the only question to solve in connection
of good roads is how to raise sufficient money
The only way to raise the money is to tax the
people, and the only way to make the people
willing to tax themselves is to convince them
that it will pay them. Hence the necessity for
agitation and education on the subject.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
KNIGHTS OF PYIHIAS.

JEFFERSON DAVIS LODGE No. 9S meets
% on the LIST and Sd Wednesday of each month
at o'clock p. III. Visiting knights are cOrtli
ally invited to attend.
I. S. ISACkS, G. e.
J. l.. CAIN. X. of r. & S. Oc1Dtf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
SUGAR.


Louisiana Planter, Fed. I3
The market generally shows for this week no
new features, and prices and conditions are
about the same as the week before.
Receipts are very small, and are goods OF
lower grade, owing to there being only second
sugars at present to be worked up in our vari-
Gus sugar houses.
Cuban sugar houses are in full blast and their
ton with Louisiana goods.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
Saturday, February 27tgl, 1892,

at II o'clock a. IN, the following described prop
erty, tO-Wit:
The undivided one-ttfth of the following two
tracts of land, tO-wit:
LIST. A certain tract of land near the town of
Opeiousas, IN the parish of ST. Landry, bounded
on the north by land Of +. ID. EST cite, on the
east by the CauIp Hamilton plantation on the
south by land of Mrs. AmGdGe Martel, and on
the west by land of Simeon Blrotte, containing
thirty superficial arpents, more or less, with the
improvements thereon
Cd. certain piece OF land on the bayou Ma
RE Croquant, or Little Teche, parish OF st. Ian
dry. having about five arpcnts front on said ba-
you and depth Of about twenty-five arpents,
bounded on the lower side h;y land formerly be-
longing to the late DR.. George Hill. on the rear
side by land formerly belOnglng to the late
Thos. H. Lewis, and on the upper side by land
formerly belonging to Thos. Wait, being known
as the Nugent tract.
Terms-CaSh. 7. s. FONTENOT,
jan236t Sheriff
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

Exit Nichols, Foster. stubbs. Parker, Gallery,
Kruttchnitt, Rogers, Johnny Wiekliffe and all
such rabid disruptionsts, when such patriots
as McEnery, Jeffries, White Randolph, Bell,
Currie, Young, Hicks and others come to the
front with harmony inscribed upon their ban
ner,-New Iberia Enterprise.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

War between nations is costly spolt Even
meagre preparations for war soon dig huge
hole into nations treasury. 1t is estimated
that the threatened outbreak between the
United States and Chill will cost our govern
ment about S5,000,800; and she did not make
much warlike preparations either.-Farmer-
vile Gazette.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

WANTED-Some good live person to
take hold of the DEMOCRAT subscrip-
ton list and work it up. Good pay to
the right man.
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
GHE2sEFF'S SALE.
ROBERT H. CHAFFE
VS..
WILLIAM F. ANDERSON.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

By virtue of a writ of tleri facias issued
out of the Thirteenth Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of st. Landry, in
the above entitled and numbered suit and to me
directed, will proceed to sell at the principal
front door of the Court house, in the town of
Opelousas, parish of st. Landry, on
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

So great are the demands for platinum for
scientific uses that its value has b3en raised to
three quarters that of gold 1t now costs $50
a pound, or eleven times as much as silver,
whereas three ears ago it was worth only $50.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
GHERaFE,s SALE.
GODEFROY DUPRE, ADMINISTRATOR, q
Vs.
ONEZIME IAFLEUR
No. 1885.
DISTRICT COURT, ST. LANDRY PARISH,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

| DISTRICT COURT, ST. LANDRY PARISH,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
By virtue of an order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the Thirteenth Judicial District
Court in and for the parish Of st. Landry, State
of Louisiana, ill the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed, I
will proceed to sell at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, at the prin-
cpal door of the Courthouse Of said parish,
in the town of Opel0usas, on
Saturday, March 9Th, 1892,
the following described property, to-wit:
certain tract Or parcel of land, with GIN
house, gin-stand, engine (steaml, and all apper-
tanning thereto; said land being situated in
Plaisance Prairie, i'll the parish and State afore
said, being bounded north and east by lands of
Frank ]. D'Avy, south by Grand Prairie and
Opelousas road, measuring one arpent front Oh
Grand Prairie and Opelousas road, and two ar
penis in depth on Vile Plate and Opelousas
road, containing two arpents, being the same
property purchased on 18th January, 1856, by
Onezime Lafleur from Lucien DuprG, as appears
OF record in Book s No g. folio 429 Recorde', "A
office.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash
T. s. FoNTE,lOT,
Jan3O-6t Sheriff.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
g EaEEsHFE,s SALE.
HaEEsHFE's SALE.
L Il A. SCHARFF
VS.
CHARLES b. ANDERSON
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
No. 1925.

By virtue Of writ of tieri facias issued
out OF the Hon. the Thirteenth Judicial District
Court OF the State of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish OF st. Landry, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, and to me directed, have seiz-
Ell and will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front door
of the Court House. in the town Of Opelousas
in St. Landry parish on
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
Saturday, March 5til, 1902,

at II o'clock a H., the following described pro-
perty, to-wit:
The undivided one-fifth of the following two
tracts of land tO-wit:
l. A certain piece of land near the town Of
OpeOusas, parish of 81. Landry, containing
about thirty superficial arpents, bounded north
by land OF E. D. Estiette, on the east by the
Camp Hamilton plantation, on the south by
land,of Mrs. Amedee Martel, on the west by
land Of Simeon Bilotte, together with the ine-
provements thereon.
O. A tract of land known as the Neuge Mt
tract on the Bayou Marie Croquant, or tits
Teche, parish of st. Landry, having ahov fye
arpents front on said bayou and about 'wenty-
two arpents in depth, bounded on ne lower
side by.land formerly belonging to t'ne late DR..
belonging to the late Thomas II. Lewis. and on,
the upper side by land formerly belonging to
Thomas Wait.
Seized in the above entitlc'. suit.
Terms-Cash. I. Is. FONTENOT
Jan 30-Gt Sheriff.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,

Large profits are things of the past
So have. concluded ]. X. sandoz & Bro
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
HEREFF,s SALE.
MICHAEL BOWLING
vs..
THOS. C. ANDERSON, ADMIR-, EFT AIS.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

By virtue of writ Of feri facias issued
ont OF the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, in
and for the parish of st. Landry, i'll the above
entitled and numbered suit, and to me direct
ed, will proceed to sell at the principal front
door of the Courthouse i'll the town of Ope-
lOuSas, at IL O'Clock a. H. Oh
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, We gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When shehad Children, she gavethem Cassoria.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
TAKEN UP AS EsTRAYs,

10y the undersigned at Pointe Grand Louis,
ND good size bay mare aged about or s
Visible brand; also a two year-old bay colt.
Have been in ncighborhood for nearly a year.
Owner will prove property, pay charges and
take them away. EMILE REED.
Ian. %. 1S9l-lm.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
PROMPT SETTLEMENTS.

WASHINGTON, JAN'Y. 4, 1892.
MEsSRS CLEMENTS BROS,
Fire Insurance Agents,
Opelousas, La.
Dear Sirs-I Trough your Agency I have re-
ccived check for $4,000 on the Mechanics &
Trader ms. Co. in full payment of Policy of In
sllrance on my property destroyed by fire on
the 27th Nov. 1891.
Accept my thanks for this prompt settlement.
Yours truly, S. c. KAVANAGH
1a9l2t EXecutrX.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

WASHINGTON, LA, JAN. i, 1892
MESsRS. CLEMENTS BROS,
Fire Insurance Agents,
OpelOusas, La.
Dear Sirs-Throus Ii your Agency have re-
ceived a check for S15G0.00 on the Mechanics d
Traders ms. Co. in full payment of Policy of
Insurance on my property destroyed by fire on
the 27th November last.
Accept my thanks for this prompt settlement.
Yours truly,
ias Sun LUCIEN DUPRE.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
Hope Rice Mill,
NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS.
NOT THE LARGEST Rice Mill in the
United States-bus whatever it does
do, it does well.
Address for particulars,
DAN TALMAGE's Sons g. Co.,
New Orleans.
Jan. 16 3m
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
&EaEkszFF's SALE.
JOSEPH DREYFUS VS.. THOMAS NJ. AMBER.
SON.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HE RIFFS SALE.
No. 1874.

BY virtue of Il writ of H. fa. issued out Of the
Thirteenth judicial District Court, in and for
the parish of ST. Landry, in the above entitled
and numbeaed suit and to Inc directed / will
proceed to sell at the principal front door of the
Court House. in the town of OpelOusas, in the
parish of ST, Landry, on
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

a AM applying for communication of sentence
Ill from death to imprlsonre for life in the
State Penitentiary. LUNA MCCARTHY.
Feb. 10, 1892. fl3tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20
ET rs HARD WORK.
4 Glance al the NEake-Tp OF Two Great
Weekly Journals.

What Goes I,,to the Chicago Satodoy Rtade'
md tie " Chicago Ledgel' Each Week
IT is Work, and Not luck.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-20

Ell. e. ESTORGE, Clerk.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27
The Secret of Fine Pastry.

Is wholly in using Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
The only pure Cream Tarte Powder sold the market
Other brands contain either ammonia alum other
adulterant Ammonia alum powders dry out make the
dough too porous leaving bitter taste, etc.
No agency has assisted much toward perfection in
cookery Prices Cream Baking Powder Its ingredients
are simple blended exist chemical pro-
portions after there of either left in
the food Hence there be impurities whatever left in
the finished food No bitter TASTE faint of ammonia but
food raised with Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder partakes
of flavor of the flour and keeps moist and
fresh for days This powder qualities peculiar TO
it alone No other makes such delicious pastry No other
contains the white of eggs
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27
IN CASE THE GRANT Is SURVEYED
FOB SETTLEMENT.

There seems to be a good deal of
difference of opinion here as to how
the case of the Las Vegas grant
would stand If Secretary Noble should
order it surveyed and thrown open
to settlement, some persons claim ing
that settlers would take great risks
in taking up the land and others
that the government would have to
protect those who settled on the
grant, if opened as public land.
From a gentleman who is we'll
posted en- the general questions of
the case we get the following; The
opening Of the Maxwell land grant
to settlement at one time is not a
parallel case, as at the time that
grant was opened to settlement it
bad been patented and sold to inno-
cent purchasers, who knew nothing
as to the question Of the validity of
the patent, and the land commas
sioner had no right to open the land
to settlement after the patent had
been issued. In this case, too, it
was not the secretary of the interior.
who made the ruling, but the com
missioner of the land office, a party
who does not rank as high as the
secretary by good deal.
A case that is nearly parallel with
the Las Vegas grant is the Nolan
grant at Wagon Mound. In this
case the secretary decided that the
grant was public land, and at pres
ent there has been found no way to
get the decision reversed. Settlers
have gone on the land and settled and
are still there.
But suppose that after the grant
had been settled upon the courts
should decide that the grantees had
good and valid title to the land,
what could the government do ex-
cept protect the settlers, as it has
done in numerous cases before. There
are many "scrips" for land filing for
sale to-day, in the country, and they
all originated in the governments
giving to parties, who had lost land |
through its action, "foats" IN place
Of that which they had lost. In
nearly every case we think the scrip |
holders got more out of their claims
than if they had kept the original
land.
In the case of the Las Vegas grant
what would prevent the government
from doing the same by the grantees
in case the courts should decide
against the government? In the
the growth of the city
would not be stopped by the large
amount of unoccupied land around
{.
We do not know whether the de-
,ision would apply to this case or
Tot, but the United States supreme
,ourt recently decided that the ruling
If the treasury department IN all
cases is final and can
lot be reversed by the courts.
Whether it holds the same views on
he interior departments ruling on
and questions is something we have
lot heard yet.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27
AN EXPRESS GUARD.

The American Express company
carries large amounts of money daily
between New York, Boston and Chi
cage, over the Michigan Central
road, and the company, jointly with
the railroad company, has lately in
augurated system of protection for
the fast express trains which carry
these moneys. Only a few nights
ago one of these trains had $5,000,-
900 of bullion in transit, and it is sci
dom that one of these trains does
not carry half a million dollars. On
these trains, of which there are two
each way daily, are carried guards.
The guards place is supposed to be
in the express car, but under the in
structions he passes through the cars
in the rear after stop has been
made, and also examines platforms
to see that no person is aboard who
is likely to prove a train robber.
Passenger conductors are also ex-
pected to report to this detective any
person who may board the train on
whom rests any suspicion. The Off
Gals of the road show as much in
terest i'll properly protecting these
trains as does the express company.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27
THE GRAVES CASE.

As things look now DIR. Graves
will be granted new trial, at least
his attorneys think so. They claim
that Judge Rising was in error in
his instruction to the jury which con-
yicted the doctor. In the instruc-
tons given by Judge Rising in be-
half of the state is found the follow
ing: THAT the law requiring you
to be satisfied of the defendants
guilt beyond reasonable doubt, in
order to warrant a conviction, does
not require that you should be salts
fed beyond a reasonable doubt of
each link in tie chain of circum-
stances relied upon to establish the
defendants guilt"
In these instructions is found the
error on account of which the
supreme court must reverse the judg.
ment in the case or reverse a
former decision of itself which has
stood as the law since 1886.
The case in which the supreme
court has decided that the lower
court errs in giving instructions such
as those given by Judge Rising is
that of Glare ct al. VS.. the People.
The plaintiffs in error, the defend
ants in the lower court, were charged
with "remoying and concealing ore
with intent to defraud the owner
The evidence upon which
a conviction was obtained was
"wholly circumstantial." The prin-
cipal assignment of error was that
the court erred in instructing the
jury as follows:
"That the rule requiring that the
jury be satisfied of the defendants
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, in
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

Entered at the post Office at East Las Vegas
for Transmission as second class mail matter.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

In the January number Of the
Cosmopolitan Magazine, IS an ad.
mirable paper by Prot. Joseph w.
Richards, of Pittsburg, entitled,
aluminium, the Metal of the
Future" As a final deduction he
claims-that this metal, notwithstand-
ing It's abundance, will never be the
universal metal that iron is, but it
will largely supplant copper, tin,
zinc, pewter, britannia metal, brass,
German silver and silver.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

order to warrant conviction, does
not require that the jury should be
satisfied beyond reasonable doubt
of each link in the chain Of circum-
stances relied upon to establish the
defendants guilt"
The supreme court reversed the
judgment in this case on account OF
these Instructions. 1t is expected
that DR.. Graves case will be argued
before the supreme court during the
coming week.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

PERU is anxious to see war be-
tween Chile and the United States
or some other country that would
whip Chile quickly. Peru wants to
recover those two or three valuable
provinces taken from her by Chile
in the war of ten or twelve years
ago.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

CASH in the New York banks is
growing faster than it usually does
at this or any other time of the year.
At all the financial centers money is
plentiful and cheap. This is the
best indication that the Denver, Las
Vegas 81 Ell Paso road will be built
that we have seen.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

THE census bureau in Investigate
ing the matter of irrigation in Mon
tana makes the statement that the
average value of water per acre in
that state is $l6.4l to the farmer
over and above the original cost of
putting it on the land which is placed
at $4.G3; this making the total value
of $500 per acre.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

A report from Santa Barbara, Cal,
says that lack of rain in that section is
causing much suffering to cattle on
the range. 1t is reported that sew
eral hundred head have recently died
from starvation in the upper end of
Santa Barbara county, and it's feared
that the loss of stock will be serious
unless rain soon comes.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

THE United States supreme court
has decided that the ruling Of the
treasury department is final in all
cases on the question Of immigration,
and can not be reversed by the
courts.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

Col. Il. w. Brooks, of Pomona,
recently returned from q prospecting
trip on the Mojave desert and up in
the region around Death Valley. He
travelled over 500 miles alone. He says
the mineral resources of the country
are alone enough to warrant the
building of the proposed railroad
from Salt Lake TO Los Angeles. He
gives details of veins and deposits of
silver opened up by Salt Lake and
other miners which alone would al
most furnish enough traffic for a
road, but at present the ores can not
be profitably handled. Being alone,
with the care of team, in country
inhabited only by few wild beasts,
lizards and stray birds, he did not do
much practical prospecting, but he
saw enough TO convince him that APP
parently worthless and very forbid
ding country is of immense value,
and that the wild beasts and reptiles
will not have exclusive possession
much longer.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

A Mississippi journal is advocating
building dummy railroads on the
plan of four radiating from each
county seat, thus covering the state
with a network of dummy roads,
which, being of the standard gauge,
would act as feeders to the railroads
Of the country. 1t is claimed that
these roads would quadruple farm
values, and by cheapening Of distri-
button make "intensiye" agriculture
everywhere practicable. GA dummy
engine" says the journal, "costs no
more than a four-mulo train, and does
the work of thousand" which is
what rhetoricians call hyperbole.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

THE San Marcial Reporter would
be more than pleased should New
Mexico secure an enabling act at the
present session of congress- but an
ticipates no good luck.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

The Island of Madagascar has
two distinct climates, two classes of
fauna and flora. The island is about
the size of France. Along the coast
it is tropical and malarious, and the
natives are darker and larger than
in the interior. The interior is a
high table land and mountainous.
There the climate is cooler and the
natives smaller and lighter IN color
than on the coast. But in the inte-
rior they are more intelligent and
they rule the island.
Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-27

A car load of ice for the South
eastern Ice Co. will be here tonight.
1t comes from Las Vegas.-Tomb-
stone Prospector.