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The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07
NO. ~.
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
INURlHC SALE.
ESTATE OF JOHN SPEYEEH AND HIS
WIFE CLARA THANTON, BOTH DECD.
PROBATE DOCKET, rISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

-
By virtue of an order OF the Honorable the
Probate Court. in and for the PARISH Of ST. Fan
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
at the last residence of Ii. II. DcshotclS at
Old Grand Prairie. in the parish OF ST
Landry, on
Wednesday, August ". kSgs,
fhc following described property belonging lo
the estate of John Speyrcr and his wife, both
deceased. late OF the parish Of st. Landry.
to-wit:
1. Tn plantation situaEra al Grand Prairie
Containing sixty arpent5 of prairie land more
or less bounded north by land Of Dominique
Lalanne. south by bay on Petite Passe, east by
EloI NidrinC aud west ny AChllle Glillory
One bay horse, one wagon, one old buggy amt
harness, five head Of gentle horned cattle. one
lot OF field implements, one bcdstcad With
teatherbeu and lot OF bedding, enc arll0ir, one
toilet, one dining table, one cupboard ana one
sldeDoard, one landing iron, one lot household
furniture. one lot CroCkcry and kitchen utcn
sils, one clock and one shot gun.
Terms and Conditions The S1antation pay
able in three equal inStallment5, purchasers Ia
fu1AlSh their three prOmlSSOry notes with two
solvent securities to the satisfaction of the
administrator payable thus TAp first of said
notes on January lst, 1895, the second on Janu
airy 15t, 1896 and the third on January list, 1897,
bearing 8 per cent per annun interest from
January LIST, 1895 until paid and also 10 per cent
attorneys fees and costs in case of suit for
collection, special mortgage aEtt~Vendor's lien
and privilege retained until final payment OF
said notes. The movable property to be sold
thus: All adjudications of five dollars or less
for cash aud all exceeding five dollars payable
on the first of December next, 1891. Pnrchas-
ers to furnish their promissory notes with
security to the satisfaction OF the administrator
and bearing s per cent interest from maturity
until paid, also 10 per cent additional in case
OF suit to enforce payment.
II. II. DESHOTEL,S,
June 30. Administrator
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

First class meals for % cents at Mrs
Clara Perrault's Restaurant.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

It you want anything in the hot wea-
Their goods line, such as Refrigerators,
Ice Cream F~reezers, Water Coolers,
Hammocks. Gasoline Cooking Stoves,
Oil Stoves, &c, go to Hackl's Hard
ware Store Everything cheap there.
Judge Whitaker, the New Orleans
Recorder who was charged with nj
bezzlement, malfeasanee and misfeas-
ance Ill Office. has been acquitted.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

Ben Bloomfield, United States Con-
missioner. attends to Homestead entries
and Final Proofs.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07
ESTATE OF ADAM NJ. DUpgE.

All creditors OF said Estate are hereby mott
fled to file their claims whether ordinary or
privileged for classification within Is days from
this date at my office in the town of Opelousas.
c, +. GARLAND,
Attorney of said Estate.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

A NEW sewing machine can be had
CHEAP by applying at once at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

In your next iseue we will give the
qualifications now required of our legis-
lators, and the great improvement result
ing from the latter method. The bene-
fetal effects of this new departure from
the old order of things are so widespread
and manifold that justice cannot be
done the subject in the space allotted
me hence / desist until next week.
Yours. READER.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

Retienchment and reform, cry the
people. Increased appropriations, re-
ply the observation-disclosures Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-07

the following described property belonging to
the estate of John Spcyrcr and his wife, both
deceased, late OF the parish Of st. Landry.
tO-Urjt Z.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
VACCINATION FOR THE POOR.
Eight Stations Where They Can
Obtain Free Treatment.
Three New Small-Pox Cases in
Brooklyn To-day.

Health Commissioner Emery, OF
Brooklyn, announced to-day that eight
Vaccinating stations, where the poor
could receive attention free of charge,
would be opened In various sections of
the city on Monday morning
DIR. Emery also said that other stations
would be opened from time to time. He
was especially anxious to establish a
station in the heart OF the colony of
sweaters in the Brownsville district. The
vaccinating stations will be located at
the following places:
&C, Central DsBensHry 20 Third avenue. open daily
St GATHERINGS Hospital. Bushwick avenue and
Ten Eyck street. open daily from IL A. NJ until
noon.
nushw!ck and Eas. Brooklyn Dlspcnsary. Myrtle
until noon
Young Mems Christian Association Pennsyl-
yania and Liberty avenues. open Tuesdays and
Brooklyn Throat Hospital, Bedford and South
Third streets, open daily from 10 A. NJ. until
noon.
from 10 A. NJ. until p. NJ.
Ninety, nine franklin street. open daily from 2
until p. ".
Southern Dispensary and Hospital. 5i7,i Court
street, open daily from until p. N.
Physicians will be in attendance dur
ing the specified hours to vaccinate all
prisoners who apply. Only three new
cases of smallpox were reported to-day.
The patients were Charles Hewiston,
twenty years old. of 1774 Atlantic avenue;
Willoughby avenue. and Annie Mulhol-
land. twenty-five years old, OF AT Kent
avenue. All were removed to the hos
pital for contagious diseases, at Flatbush
The evening world., 1894-03-10
FEARS FOR WIFE AND CHILD.
Policeman james Mnstcrs's Insane
Naturalization Of Abduction.

James Masters. forty years old a
ratrolman OF the Union Market police
station, became insane at his residence.
4i6 Third avenue, last night. and at
midnight WI taken to Bellevue Hos
pital laboring under the hallucination
that some one was coming to steal his
wife and child. The latter was thirteen
days old yesterday
Just before mi might Masters leaned
out of the window of his home ana blew
his police whistle. Patrolman Stewart
responded, and going into the house
found Masters sitting before a tirepla ce
with pistol in his hand.
They're coming down the chimney"
he cried. "hclp me catch them"
"Who?' asked Stewart.
why the men who are looking for
my wife"
Masterss face was covered with blood
from n wound under his left eye. He
chimney for the imaginary abductors,
The man was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital and placed in the insane pavilion
Under charge OF DR.. Douglass.
At the hospital this morning II was
said that Masters was much better, and
that his rental alteration was only
temporary.
Masters was formerly attached to the
mounted squad in Harlem. Some time
ago he was thrown from his horse.
Shortly after that his mind became un-
balanced and he was placed in n hos
pital. He recovered and was physically
and mentally well until the attack this
morning.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
BROOKLYN NEWS.
||ED THE SAME BANDANNA.
|lud disabled" Voters Used the
Affected" Arm and Hand.
,,.tances of Election Frauds Un-
earthed in Brooklyn.

Mara frauds were discovered by the
ssembIy Committee on Contested Seats
sI,t,np in Brooklyn City Hall to-day In
the case of William Dwyer against Will
lam 7. Plant, his Democratic opponent
in the First Assembly District of Kings
County.
prof. r. w. Raymond, an election
inspector in the Tenth District Of the
First Ward, swore that Jerry Cronin,
the defeated candidate for Supervisor In
the Ward, ran men in to take the dis
ability oath and assisted them despite
1.-The protests of the Republican watchers.
ITen voters came into the polling-place.
witness said. each carrying. his arm In a
'slng made of a bandanna handkerchief.
SThe same handkerchief was used In each
Witness said that each man. was met
Ioutside the polling places and his arm
Sut in the sling. When asked to take off
his hat, each man Invariably used the
Poll Clerk Ayre corroborated Prof.
Raymond. He had seen Cronin tie a
nar's hand in the handkerchief before
the voter entered the polling place
John j. McGinness, clerk to the Super
kisor-at- Large, testified that he had seen
Ia number Of men vote, who had regis
tered from clearinghouse at IL Tillary
street. under false names.
George Richardson, a lodging-house
|habitue, testified that thirtAy-iive men in
who voted the. Democratic ticket, re
|celved 81 each from the proprietor "for
working In the interest of the party
The witness, when asked If he would
sell his vote. replied that he would do
DO without hesitation If he needed
The evening world., 1894-03-10
NEW JERSEY.
ARREST FOLLOWS FAILURE.
The New Jersey Win and Lumber
Company in Trouble.

LONG BRANCH, y. j.. March TO-
Experts arc at work on the books ~ the
New Jersey Min and Lumber Company.
for which Senator Henry :. Torhunc, Of
Matawan, was appointed receiver yoster-
day. James CunmQsr, Of brooklyn,
President Of the Company, was arrested
"Wednesday and placed under SSOo bail.
l.. j. Lipmnn, the Secretary and Treas
urer has ieit town, II is said, 10 avoid
arrest.
FIVE years ago PArmentior Bros.
established a lunlbor-vurd here and diti
II good business. In 1871 they sold out to
H. y. ipman AMI Alexander Taylor,
Taylor was formerly Il bull ter in Brook
ness with lipmnn In" iIrm began To ac-
C"pt building contracts. \ large husi-
ness was done, and IN the SAM year the
Company was incorporated. Strange u
than other firms could purchase II
wholesale.
| Recently IT. was rumorcd that the
Company was In financial difficulties.
About six months ago Taylor sold his
| Interest to James tunm"en, also of
lirookNn. who became President of the
Company Eariv this week the Com
pauy failed, liabilities heiIs placed at
Sip,IO and assets S2a,tDO. "''
The first intmation that failure was
impending was ON March |. when the
Company was unable to pay $1,000 due
to Parmentier Bros for some land
sheriff Woollcy was given charge of the
matter, and Wednesday lie arrested
Cunmecn.
4 meeting OF creditors will be held
Thursday, when the report OF the cX-
perts will be read. Two Of tho largest
creditors are said to be the Seaboarl
| York and Ne.son II. buchanan, ci
Asbury Park. s.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
PLAYED HIS FLUTE IN COURT,
Blind sullivan Drunk, but His In
strument Was All Right.

John Sullivan. blind flute player. liv-
ing at $40 East Fortieth street. played
mournful airs on his instrument in the
prisoners box at the Yorkville Police
Court this morning while awaiting his
turn to be arraigned at the bar to
answer a charge of disorderly conduct.
Sullivan is midde-aged. He earns liv-
ing by playing the flute in saloons on
the east side.
He drank considerable yesterday, and
when he entered the saloon of Richard
Farr. at 322 East Twenty-second street,
last night he was considerbiy under the
weather. Farr advised bim to go home,
but Sullivan persisted in his drunken
condition to play the flute. He brought
out the most discordant notes. and Farr
elected him.
Sullivan then kicked in the panel of
the side door OF the saloon and contin-
ued playing the most inharmonious airs.
This brought officer Schoell. of the East
Twenty-second street station, to the
scene. and he arrested Sullivan. who re-
fused to stop even for the officer. He
played all night in his cell and played
In the car on his way to court. Sullivan
was fined 50. He had just that amount
and paid his fine. and his flute was heard
as soon as he left the court.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
THEY USED CHLOROF0RM.
burglars Then Robbed Eccr,vREer
nt Their Leisure.

NEWARK, y. j.. March l0.-Thleves
visited the residence of William Hecr-
wager. at Hilton, some time during last
night and completely ransackcd the
house. carrying away all the articles
of value in the place.
They did not get much money. but
the bureaus were completely stripped
jewelry and the dining room of silver.
The .urglars gained an entrance
through a rear window by forcing the
catch, and they then went to the, upper
floor. There were three people sleeping
In the hous Mr. and Mrs. HceTwager
occupying the front room, and Miss
Annie IIcilers one OF the rear ones.
The thieves took handkerchlefs and
saturatug them with chloroform placed
one over the face NJ each sleeper, and
then went about their work without fear
of interruption. From Mr.. Heerwager' =
trousers poCk It's s25 was taken, and
from the bureau two gold watches.
From another room other watches and
jewels were taken. The handkerchiefs
which had contained the Chloroform
were found on the floor Of the bed
rooms this morning. There Is no clue TO
the burglars.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
JAMES MALLEY'S LAST SPREE.
Found Dead with Five Empty
Whiskey Bottles by His Side.
Grief Over His Brothers. Death
Wrecked His Life. .,...

James Mallcy, thirty-Hvc years old,
was found dead in his bed tails morning
at 2jl Eighth avenue, whcIc he had n
furnished room. Two months ago he
was in Bellevue Hospital. being treated
for alcoholism. Last "Wednesday he went
on a spree, and last night he was In a
helpless state of in:oxication.
When his body was discovered this
morning there were five empty wh,skey
bottles by his side
Mallcys brother was killed In a COLI
sion on the Pennsylvania Railroad two
years ago. He began to drink heavily
after his brothers death. which was
always in his mind lie carried his
brothers death certificate in his pocket
all the time, ana would be heard every
night crying Ike child over his broth
ers death.
Four bank books were found In the
room. They showed that Mailey had
s., ,5OJ in bank.
1t In not known whether Malley has
any relatives in the city.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
AN ANARCHIST ON ITALY.
Looks for Bomb Outrngcs, hut No
Revolution.


LONDON, March lO-The Morning
publishes an interview with NJ. Malato,
the Anarchist leader, who has recently
returned from Sicily. Malato declares
that the troubles In Sicily were the out
come of distress among the inhabitants
rather than tn. result OF AnarChist!c
teachings. lie says that the Anarchists
tried hard to foment general revolt.
but failed.
Malato said he did not believe that
civil war was likely to break out in
Italy, yet he would not be surprised II
Thursdays outrage In Rome proved TO
be the beginning of a long series of
similar outrages. and although per-
sonally he deprecated indiscrimnate at
tacks upon the general public. he did
not see how such individual attacks
could be prevented
He declared that the Anarchist propa-
ganda had a sood foothold in the
Italian army. and that many regiments
would join in revolution II ever there
should be one.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
JAMES DALE IS NOW CHIEF.
After 25 Years of Service He
Heads the Fire Department.
Ringsters Tried In Vain to Prevent
His Meritcd Promotion.

Fire Commissioner Wurstcr OF Brook
lyn, to-day promoted Assistant Chief
Engineer James Dale to be chief Engin-
eer in place of Thomas +. Nevins, re-
signed The salary is 5000 u year.
Chief Dale has been in the Depart
ment for over twenty-five years. He
was formerly in the New York Fire De-
partmcnt, but resigned to accept n posi-
tion ms foreman in the days of the old
Volunteer Department When the rcgu-
lar department was organized he was
taken in as fireman. and he has since
held every rank up to the new place as
Chief Engineer
When ex-Chief Engineer Nevins re-
signed II was said that Commissioner
Ennis wanted to appoint Dale. The Will
louGhby street ring" however. favored
another candidate. Commissioner Ennis
refused to cast Dale aside, and left office
on Feb. l without naming Nevins's sue
cessor.
Commissioner Wurster refused to I'll
the vacancy until he had become familiar
with the affair o fthe Department. He
has learned that Dale was entitled to the
place by reason OF his seniority In point
of service, and Is also well qualified to
discharge the duties imposed upon him.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
.sEMMLER IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
He Has a Wife, but Mrs. Hoffman
Thought He Would Marry Her.
She Has a Husband, but Believed
His Dcsertion Freed Her.

Charles Semmler was held in the Lee
Avenue Court. williamsburg to-day. on
charge OF larceny. preferred by Mrs.
Maggie Hoffman. who lives at 1924 East
Eighth street, this city.
Semmler was arraigned In the same
court few days ago on charge of
abandoning his wife, but Justice Goetting
paroled him for a week so that he could
get work
Mrs. Hoffman was deserted. by her
husband seven years ago, and last Sum-
mer she met Semmler, with whom she
fell in love. The woman is ignorant on
law matters. and was told by friends
that when a wife has been deserted for
seven years she is free to marry again
She believed this and prepared to marry
Semmler on March /, the day she be-
lieved she would be free.
1t Is alleged that Semmler disappeared
a day or so before the time set for the
wedding. taking with him two trunks
containing wearing apparel and jewelry
belonging to the prospective bride Since
then, she says. she has asked him for
her property on several occasions. but
has been refused.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
STUDENT ADMITS A FAKE.
Iowa Collcginn Invented an OUT
rage story to Escape u Contest.

WEST UNION. Ia. March 1O.-D. A.
Costigan. a student at the University at
Fayette, alleged to have been sand
bagged and dragged out of town Tues
day night. has made full confession.
In writing, exonerating. every one but
himself. To avoid taking part in the
oratorical contest. Costigan besmearcd
his clothes with mud, ,daubed his face
with blood, and, by means of a small
syringe, injected fluid under the skin
above the eye SO that the eye appeared
swelled as II struck by a club.
He reappeared at his room at Il
that unknown men had knocked him
down. carrying him four miles in the
country. The matter was Investigated
by the college officers. but no clue could
be obtained. Costigan's actions excited
suspicion, and finally his roommate te
charged Kim with completely in the
matter.
Costigan then admitted that he had
planned the whole affair to escape the
contest and create a sensation. Costi-
gan Is about twenty-five years OF age.
He was a candidate for County Superin-
tendent of Schools in Clayton County
last Fall. He has left the University.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
PASSION PLAYERS SORRY.
They Declare They Had Only the
Purest of Motives.

LONG ISLAND CITY. March 1o.-The
Grand Jury Is not in session to-day.
The four participants In "The Passion
Play" at Winfield were therefore ar
raigned before District-Attorney Noble
In his office.
They were Anthony Schmitt, who i'm
personated Jesus Christ: Peter Ham
|mer, who took the part of Judas Is
CARROT; Miss Mary Kelly, the Blessed
Virgin Mary, and Miss Barbara Becker.
who acted as one of the angels at the
tomb of Christ.
District-Attorney Noble questioned
khem closely regarding the play. They
all assured him they had appeared in
the play with the purest of motives, and
they supposed 1t was all right. because
the Sisters connected with the church
were instrumental in getting up the
Iplay.
Schmitt cannot speak English. He
spoke through an interpreter. He was
profuse ir his expressions of regret
.and his promises not to appear in THE
Passion Play" in Queens County again.
District-Attorney Noble lectured them
severely, and scared them half out of
their wits. He told them he should ex-
act from them bond not to attempt
the reproduction Of the play.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
BENNETT SHOT HIMSELF.
Els Dead Body Found in His Room
In NYiIIiamsburg.

Coroner Creamer will hold an inquest
hte this afternoon in the case Of Orange
7. Bennett, who committed suicide in
Williamsburg. some time between
Wednesday and last night.
Bennett was asseventy-eight years old. and
occupied a furnished room at 34S South
First street. He had been in poor health,
and on Monday said to his landlord.
Herman Saunders
IF at any time you do not see me,
break In the door of my room. and give
my body Christian burial
Since Wednesday no one had seen Ben
nett, and last night the door of his
room was broken In. The old man was
FOUND lying on his bed with a revolver
" his hand, and two bullet wounds in
ms mead, he having shot himself in the
The evening world., 1894-03-10
MAY EXPEL FISHER.
Consolidated Exchange OmciaIs
Considering His Case.

1t is reported this morning that the
officials of the Consolidated Exchange
are considering the question Of expelling
Broker T. II. Fisher, Of T. II. Fisher &
Co., 81 and 81 New street. the member
who was suspended yesterday for doing
business contrary to the rules Of the Ex-
change, and in what is considered an IL
legitimate manner.
The concern has been sending out
advertisements all over the country con-
tanning alluring Inducements to persons
to speculate in the stock market through
the agency of the firm. Promises were
made in the advertisements of immense
profits.
1t is scheme that has been worked
many times before, and Invariably the
brokers failed or the public simply pad
their money in and got no returns. The
members of the firm however, contend
that the business is a perfectly legti-
mate one, and will resist the action of
the Exchange.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
|ONCE ACCUSED OF MURDER.
fonoley, Whose Daughter Robbed
Him, Suspected of killing Jones.

Thomas Monoley appeared before JUS
lice Goetting in the Gates Avenue Court,
Brooklyn, this morning and secured
warrant for the arrest of his daughter,
Maggie Bartholomew, charging her with
grand larceny. Some time ago Monoley
Fold his farm at Islip, l.. !. He was
suspected of numbering Samuel Jones, a
wealthy farmer of Massapequa, l..
Jones, who was a relative of eX-Sena-
2or Floyd Jones, was found dead in
,eL1 Sell on the Monoey farm; Two negroes roe
luted for -he murder, but Monoley felt
he accusation SO much that he decided
m remove to Brooklyn. He went to
j I've with his daughter and son-in-law on
Mountain, near Dresden. street: The
honey received for the farm, $1,000, he
htrusted to the care of his daughter.
Yesterday morning he found his daugh.
ser had disappeared together with sl,026
q his money and all the personal belong
ings of herself and husband. The de-
tsctives Of the Seventeenth Precinct are
BOW investigating the case. Monoley Is
Y and in abject poverty. This morn
hg he was supported in court by two
emcers, being unable to stand alone.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
WAS HE BEATEN TO DEATH?
Dead BODY of Andrew Komnk
Found In WIttcnberg's Bnrn.

WOODBRIDGE. n. j., March lO-An-
drew Komak. Slav. was found dead
in Wittenberg's barn yesterday morn
mig. Seventy dollars In Confederate
money and had papers establishing his
identity were found on his ptrson. ko-
max had applied to Wittenberg for shell
ter twenty-four hours before.
The body was buried by the authori-
ties without loss of time. because. from
the condition of his body, 1t was feared
he had some contagious a. isease
There were many discolorations upon
his body. md these may have. been
caused by n severe beating. No one In
this part OF the country remembers ever
having seen him before.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
POPE HEARD EXPLOSION.
Regarded the Report Of the Domb
ms II sinister Omen.

LONDON. March l0.-A despatch to
the Standard from Rome says that King
Humbert receives frequent reports as to
the condition of the persons injured by
the bomb explosion near the Chamber Of
Deputies. and also as to the investlga-
tions of the police into the authorship
OF the outrage.
The Pope was engaged In writing at
the time OF the explosion. but heard
the noise. and, looking up. inquired
Whats that? j fear some sinister event
has happened" The Pope and also Car
dnal Rampolla. the Pontifical Secretary
OF State. Immediately sent messengers to
make Inquiries.
The evening world., 1894-03-10
ADMITTED HE WAS DRUNK.
DIR. Mnckey Had Trouble with n
Cnbmnn and Is Fined.

DR.. Bruce Mackey. OF 149 East Forty
eighth street. who had trouble with n
cabmsn last night. which resulted In
Mackey being lodged In station-house
over night, was fined $40 by Justice Nc
Mahon. in the jefferson Market Court.
this morning.
You are charged with having been in
toXicated.' said the Justice. "Is the
charge true?"
u am afraid 1t is" answered the pris-
oner who was dressed with scrupulous
neatness, and bore the appearance of a
very refined han. DIR. Mackey said that
he was a Scotchman. had lived in New
York for the past three years and was
practising as a veterinary surgeon.