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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
WARD OFFICERS.

First Ward-Police Juror, Alonzo Lacey;
Justice of the Peace, Conrad Brandt; Con
stable, Alex Chiasson.
Second Ward-Police Juror. Jasper Spell:
Justice of the Peace, Preston Hoffpauir;
Constable, Andrew Cummings.
Third Ward-Police Juror, Alfred IIehert:
e: Martin; Constables. l.. Hirsch, Thomas
Mouton.
Fourth ward-Poice Juror. Octave Their
lot: Justices of the Peace, L. A. Leblanc, 7.
r. Domergeaux; Constables, Napoleon Me-
lancon, Philias Boudreaux.
Fifth Ward-Police Juror, NJ. Billaud, Jr.;
Justice of the Peace, Sidney Greig; Con
stable, Afcde Leblanc.
Sixth Ward-Police Juror, e. Z. Brown;
Justices of the Peace, Frank Abaeie, o. P.
Guilbeaux; Constables, S1mon.tte Breaux,
Anato1e Cormier.
Seventh Ward-Police Juror, r. c. Lam
dry; Justice of the Peace, Alex Mcaux
Constable, Eustache Comeau.
Eighth Ward-Police Juror, John Whit
tington, Jr.; Justice of the Peace, Charles
Breaux; Constable. Numa Brcaux.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

We invite attention 80 the follow
mercialAppeal of recent date under
the heading "Vain Gathering of the
Cormorants:'
"Who has encouraged their pres
ence this year? Who has held out
any hope to them that they may
again have an opportunity Of bat
tening on the prosperity Of Louis
lana? Are there any Democrats
who are willing TO have their PIES
ence made permanent-a presence
as disgusting to tire sight and smell
as the vultures that perch about the
towers of silence of Bombay, and as
inimical to progress as Kellogg's
army Of boodlers during reconstruct
ton days? If there are such, then
the .niseries of the past have been
in vain and the triumphs of patriot
ism of no effect. IL am Ioing to
vote against you this time" said
one of Gen. Jackson's constituents
to him one day. 81 have been
fighting the battles of the country
that you may have that right" re-
sponded Old Hickory. Democrats
have right, they declare, to prove
recreant to the party which has
brought them out of a condition of
vertual serfdom to an exalted plane;
but we are not ready to concede
that much. There should, in fact,
be an obligation on the part of
every honest man and patriot to
support a movement for his coun-
try's good and antagonize that which
will cripple it's industries, corrupt
its society, destroy its commerce,
make b-ggars of its populace and
put BLACK heels on white necks.'
No greater villains ever scuttled a
ship than those endeavoring and
hoping to get another foothold in
the South. But Louisiana will
guard her own" =. -
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
STATE CONFLICTS.

The voters Of Louisiana will have
an opportunity to say at the election
next April if they are in favor of a
change from the present system of
working the States convicts. One
of the amendments to be voted on
provides that ''No penitentiary con-
vict shall ever be leased or hired to
any person or persons, or corpora
ton, private or public, or quashi-
public, or board. X The
General Assembly may authorize
the employment under State super
vision and the proper officers and
employees of the State, of convicts
on public roads or other public
works, or on convict farms or man.
ufactories owned or controlled by
tire State, or any public levee board
or on any public levee under such
provisions and restrictions as may
be imposed by law"
If this amendment is adopted,
and we have no doubt it will be,
after the expiration of the existing
lease convicts will be made to work
by the State, instead of being hired
out as it is now done. A similar
change in the State Of Mississippi
has demonstrated the wisdom of
such move. Aside from the ques-
ton of humanity, which should be
pre-eminent in legislation of this
kind, the Mississippi plan of work.
ing the convicts under State SUPER
vision is much more profitable, but
a question of money-making should
be secondary in this matter. I'm
der the present system private in
dividuals or corporations lease the
convicts, and of course they do so
not with the intention of running
summer resorts, but for the sole pur-
pose of making all the money they
can, and as most men are chuck
full of humane feeling only when
their pockets are not hurt, the poor
convicts are forced to yield I'M
reasonably large profits to the
lessees.
The State Of Mississippi has ex-
elusive control of he. convicts,
large numb-r of whom are put to
work on farms which have been
purchased by the State. The re-
suits from these farms have been
eminently satisfactory. Reports
show that the net value Of products
rails d on the farms amount to the
handsome sum of $780, The
of convicts at work was
nine hundred, while the State of
Louisiana receives only $4,000 for
the exclusive use Of all her convicts.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

While in front Of Petersburg Gen.
Butler received information that his
favorite horse, Almond had
been acciden ally killed by falling
into ravine, say the Boston Her
aid. Upon the departure Of his in
fornant he ordered an Irish servant
to go and skin him.
"What, is Almond Eye dead !?
asked Pat.
"What's that to you? Do as 1
bid } on and ask no questions.
Pat went about his business and
in an hour or two returned
"Well, Pat, where have you been
all this time ?'' sternly demanded
the general.
'Skinnig the horse, yer honor"
"Does 1t take nearly two hours to
perform such an operation
No, yer honor; but then, you see,
it tuck bout half an hour to catch
him." replied Pat.
Gen. Butler cast upon his servant
such a ferocious look that Pat
thought he meditating SHINING an
1rishman in revenge for the death of
his horse.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
NV. PITT KEEL OGG.

~ w. III L n I'LL oCo.
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, the arch enemy
of Louisiana, the enemy of decent
and honest government, the relent-
less foe of white rule; the man who
hates the very words of white ST.
premacy. the inscriptions scoun-
drel who has SO often arrayed the
negroes against the whites, so that
he might be elected to Offices of
trust in order to rob and plumber, is
presently engaged in the nefArious
occupation of massing the negroes
for the purpose of putting John
Pharr in the gubernatorial chair.
Since the establish ment of honest,
white government the old devil has
remained away from this State. COM
ing down only when his services
were needed to arouse the baser
passions of the negroes and to ex-
cite their race pre;udices- He be-
lieves that there is a possibility of
overthrowing Democratic rule and
reinstating Kelloggism, and while
laboring under that belief he has
again appeared in the State which
he has once disgraced by being its
governor. If Messrs. Mccall and
Jim Wilkinson, who have been
charging the Democratic party with
corruption, can not find a more re-
spectacle person than William Pitt
Kellogg to pl-ad their cause, they
had better quit. The idea of Kel
logg talking about corruption and
reform is about the greatest illus
tration of gall ever heard of. Kel-
lcgg posing as a ,eformer! Speak,
ing of Democratic corruption! 1t
is conceded that he is the worst of
all the carpet-baggers, and God
knows they were all bad. He has
not only fostered the rankest gov
ernmental license and robbery dur
ing his term of office. but he has
been the direct cause of the CON-
mission of all the crimes IN the CAL
endar, which were the natural re-
suits Of his inf1ammatorv speeches
to the negroes, the most ignorant of
that race having always considered
him demi-god.
To those of our people who have
been made to believe that the negro
question was used in this campaign
merely as scare-crow to prevent
timid folks from voting for Pha,r,
the candidate of the Republican
and Peoples parties, we will say
that Kellogg has been sent for and
is at his old tricks again. On Sat
urday, the 18th of this month, he
made a speech at Baton Rouge
5000 negroes; Tom Cage and other
negroes made speeches also. After
the speaking the negroes lin>d up
as O. old and paraded the streets of
Baton Rouge. The very fact that
Kellogg has taken the stump for
Pharr should be ample warning to
the Democrats that if they desire to
prevent a recurrence of the horrors
of reconstruction they must support
the Democratic ticket, at the head
of which stands Murphy J. Foster,
the man who has given louisa
four years of clean, white govern
ment.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
TIE CASE .SUBM TED.
HUNTSVILLE, La, Feb, IS IS


DEAR GAzETTE:-You have not
answered my questions and it is evil
dent that you can not or will not.
You begin your argument CO and
end it by saying that the fact that
Jefferson appointed Mr.. Claiborne
governor of Louisiana does not i'm
ply that the latter was Democrat.
Why not be frank, Mr.. Mouton, and
say you believe he was a Demo rat
Mr.. Gresham, at the time OF his
appointment by Mr.. Cleveland, was
a Democrat. In selecting Mr. Gre
sham the president was probably in
huenced by the maxim, "a wise
man sometimes changes his mind; a
fool never.''
1 am content to await your further
reply to my question, but before
Closing this let me say that your at
mpt at argument remind me of
President lincoln's story about the
little steamboat with the 5-foot
boiler and 7-foot whistle. When
the whistle blew the boat stopped.
DO you see the oppositeness of
the story to your case?
Respectfully,
BENZ. F. FLANDERS. In.
!. The Gazette is willing to rest its
side and as Mr.. Flanders appears to
be of the same mind, the case will
go TO the Jury "''a.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
Spencer'S Business College,
Shreveport. La.

Offers tu commercial course for ..... $40.
Necessary books to complete the course 10.
Board and lodging. per month IS
With our superio, course and practical
methods of teaching, our pupils have no
trouble i'll finishing in three months time
For particulars, address,
l.. c. SPENCER, Principal.
or w. A. LERosEN, Secretary.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

When Capt. Pharr accepted the
nomination for governor it was with
the understanding that he would do
no campaign work on Sunday.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
DEMOCRATIC. TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
STATE OFFICERS;
Governor:
MURPHY J. FOSTER,
OF St. Mary.
Lieutenant Governors:
ROBT. S. SNYDER,
OF Tensas.
Secretary of State:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Of Orleans.
State Treasurer:
A. v. FOURNET,
OF St. Martin.
State Auditor:
w. w. HEARD,
Attorney General:
M. J. CUNNINGHAM,
OF Natchitoches.
Superintendent of Public Education:
PROF. J. v. CALHOUN,
Of Orleans.
DISTRICT OFFICERS:
Judge:
JULIAN MOUTOc-.
District Attorney:
MINOS T. GORDY.
PARISH OFFICERS:
Representative:
10. BROUSSARD.
Clerk of Court:
E. G. VOORHEES,.
Sheriff:
l. A. BROUSSARD.
Coroner:
DR.. a. r. TRAHAN.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

The United States raise mo e to-
bacco than any other country on the
globe. British India comes next,
producing nearly as much.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
D. Y. Gardebled
PHARMA
and
DruQS. Patent Medicines.

Druggists Sundres, Fine Purfumery
Toilet Soaps, Cigars, Tobacco, etc. Sta
tonery, School Books, Paints and Oils
Prescriptions carefully compounded at all
houIs of the day and night. Everything o
be found in first class drugstore.
~Next to Falk's Opera House.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22

The disgusting 81 ectacle of 600
negroes par: ding the streets and
yelling themselves hoarse for a mig
ger politician is enough to make
self-respecting white .,citizens hang
their heads in shame. And this is
what the nigger-dickering that has
been conducted by a few white poll
ticians has brought matters to at
last. Serious trouble between the
races is bound to result from such
methods and when it does come on
the blame will be laid at the door
of the white politicians where it
properly belongs. The streets were
full of drunken staggering negroes
all Saturday afternoon, and before
this proceeds much further no lady
will De safe on the streets unpro-
tected. This condition of affairs
will not be tolerated by the w, ties
of this city and it is we'll for those
interested to take warning before it
becomes too late.-Baton Rouge
Advocate.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-22
NEGROES ORGANLZ/WG.

:DONALDsONvILLE, La, Feb. Io.-(SPe-
cial.)-About 800 young c1!ored RePubll.
evening for the purpose of organizing a Col
ored Republican Club. 1t was organized and
named the Young Mems Republican Club
Of Ascension, with Bernard Kelly presi-
dent aud Ed Cuedry as secretary. Resolu-
tons were adopted indorsing Captain ]. N.
Pharr for governor and the ticket he leads. -
- The above was published in the
City Item of the nth instant.
"Three hundred young colored Re-
publicans" means in plain language
800 young niggers. 1t can be seen
from the foregoing special that, they
have banded themselves together
for the purpose of defeating Foster
and electing Pharr, the candidate of
the Republican and Peoples par
ties. The Donaldsonville coons
have named their organization 'tThe
Young Mems Republican Club, "
which, under the leadership Of Kel-
logg and Cage, will help to over
throw white government SO that Mr..
Mccall and Mr.. Warmoth might be
able TO persuade the National Re-
publican party that it must give
them a bounty on sugar. The 800
young bucks who have just made
their entrance into Louisiana poll
tics are not after bounty, but they
are after political and social recog-
milton. They have been told that
when the Republican party was in
power in this State members of their
race were elected to high positions;
that Dunn, a negro barber, was
lieutenant-governor; that Pinchback
held the same office, and that a
white man in those days was as good
as Niger if he behaved himself.
No one who kn'>ws the negro will
doubt for an instant that the mo-
tive Of the 800 "young colored Re-
publicans" in organizing is political
equality, and knowing that as long
as Democracy rules this State they
will remain in the background, they
have taken kellogg's advice to sup
port the ticket headed by Pharr.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-11-07

SuhunX trains.
On Sundayilns viii leave Hillen Station at 80
q. III. anu ~ NJ, Westminster LIP a. m. 4.I6 p.
m, arriving Union Bridge at ll.45 a. m and 45O
p. IN. Leaveueeyille Cs5a m and Union Rridpe
az $40 a. m 35S p. m, Westminster 7.22 a. m
anu 4;53 2. nrriving at Hiilen Station at BIO n.
Frederick Eston Pennsylvania K. R. daily ex-
ceRt sunday Trains for Frederick leave Bruce
vlie at s:5osl and l040 a. m and $40 and 6.25
T.. m Tra4for Taneytowu, Littlestown and
Columbia leg Bruceville 9.44 a. IN. and 5 AS D. m
through TIPS for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points ON Raliore and Harrisburg Division leave
baitlmore, dE, except Sunday, at 7.22 a. m and
80 ,,a +; m Ingh cars for Gettysburg and inter
nieuiate poinieave Baltimore also daily except
Sunday. at IDA m
PasSengersr and from Cherry Run williams
port I. " anintermediaIe points, from and for
s' lions east tiagerstown, change at Hagerstown,
ElnmitsburR. X. Trains East will leave EN-
mtsburg daflexcept Sundays at 7.50 and 1000 a
m ana 2o9 q $50 p. m, arriving at Rocky Ridge,
AZ SzO ana 10 a. IN. and 3.25 and s. 90 D. m
Trans west il leave Rocky Ridge, daily, except.
sundays, at and 1910 a. m. and 3.3l and 63i ,.
4.01 and 7.0lm. ~ - 49, ''''''
orders lot ggage calls can be left at Ticket
oihee, No. 2&ast Baltimore street, Baltimore.
j. NJ. HOOD, General Manager.
octio ~ GRIswoLD. Gen'L. Passenger Agent.
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r W. SKUNK.
Leading Harness and Turf
Goods House.
SO East Main St., Westminster, Md.
w. SKUNK,


Carries n full line of HARNESS and
SADDLERY of all kinds, from the best to
the cheapest. Having bought my stock of
ROBES and BLANKETS direct from the
factory, l am in position to give the con N,
sumner the benefit of ROCK BOTTOM
PRICES for cash. We name in part as fol-
lows: Buffalo Robes, Galloway, Hudson Bay
Wolf, Black Bear, Siberian Dog and Scandi;
nayian Goat Robes, Fine Plush and Wool
Lap Robes of all kinds and prices. We have
the largest and finest assortment of HORSE
BLANKETS ever shown in this county, from
the finest A Fleece down to the lowest grade
of New Hampshire Don't forget out leading
brands of CONDITION POWDER. Call
and see us and if we don't convince you that
we can save YOU money we will be awfully
disappointed. Small favors thankfully re-
ceived and larger ones in proportion.
Respectfully
sen - j. W. SKUNK.
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BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAE &
ID ATLANTIC RAILWAYO.
Water and Rail Routes to Ocean City and apoints
on the Chesapeake Bay.
In effect Monday, September sth, 1S
FOR HEALTH. FOR PLEASUR
FOR BUSINESS.

Unexcelled facilities Tor Dotn passenger aif'esh'
traffic
Close connection with the trunk line noa:dsS.
insuring convenience TO the traveller, an9nch
despatch of all freights. -.
Fifteen commodious and handsomely ~ out
steamers. Comfortable State Rooms. Good tslne'
Polite attendance Schedule in effect Oct. 19tlSs6.
Steamers leave Piers 3, 4, ~ and Lignrreet
Wharf, Baltimore, as follows:
Railway Division.-4S0 p. M, daily, excepetnr-
day and Sunday; Saturday only, p. m i9cial-
borne and stations to Ocean City. Relning
leave Ocean City $50 q. m. daily, except stay,
arriving at Baltimore l.20 p. m.
Sunday, for Easton, oxford, Cambridge a1ldnd.
ings to Denton. Returning, leave Denton II
m. daily, except saturday, Cambridge, m;
Oxford 200 D. m; EastOn, $50 p. m, arr1Fl III
Baltimore at a. m.
Wicomico River Line.-5 p. m, every Tueay
Thursday and Saturday, for Wingate's Int
Deals Island and landings to Salisbury. Hern-
ing, leave Salisbury at 80 p. IN: every MpHy,
Wednesday and Friday, arriving in Baltimdrst
a. m.
Wednesday and Friday for Deals Island, andF Id
ings to Seaford, Del. Returning, leave Seaforat
u O'Clock noon Tuesday, Thursday and stmy,
arriving in Baltimore at a. IN.
treat Wieomico and Piankatank River Lie
D. m, every Tuesday and Friday for Great Wee
leo River, Dividing Indian andD ymers Creeks I,t,
port. Returning leave Freeport at a. m. eve
Monday and Thursday, arriving in Baltimore NJ
q. m.
Steamers from South Street Pier:
Pocomoke River Line.-530 p. m, every Tuesdi
and Friday for Cristield, Tangier Island, Onancoc
and landings to Pocomoke City and Snow III
Returning, leave Snow Hill at u. m. Crisiield q
m, every Monday and Thursday, arriving in Ba
more at 6 a. m.
Messongo River Line-5.sO p. M, every MondI
and Thursday for Ford's Crisfeld, Finneys. Cot
bourn Creek. 0naneock, Chesonessex, HuntiI
Creek and Messongo Returning, leave Messonl
every Wednesday and Saturday at a. m, CIR
field p m, arriving in Baltimore at a. m.
Occohannock River Line.-5.S0 p. m, every We
nesdRy and Sunday for Crisfeld, Harborton, Evan
Boggs, Cedar View, Nandua, Concord, Read
Davis, Shields and Rues. Returning, leave Ru
every Thursday and Friday at $50 a. M, Cristiel
p. m, arriving in Baltimore at Il. m.
WILLARD THOMSON, General Manager,
june27 241 South St., Baltimore, Md.
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Having succeeded TO the business of the
late firm of E. o. Grimes 4 Co., the under.
signed solicits the patronage of the firms
former customers and the public generally.
has as complete a stock of
G Fl Oh C Z G R 0CE RIES
as can be found in our city.
CHOICE TEAS, C0FFEES, SYRUPS,
NEW ORLEANS M0LASSES, CANNED
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, CIGARS, TO
BACCO, &C.
The best grades of PATENT PROCESS
and FAMILY FLOUR constantly on hand at
bottom figures. Will pay the Highest Prices
for WHEAT, CORN, RYE, OATS, and all
kinds of Country Produce.
Agent for Latin x Rand's Blasting Pow.
der, and Judson's Dynamite for stump blast
ing, &c. Farmers can be supplied with the
best quality of COTTON and FI.AXSEED
MEAL, HEAVY MIDDLINGS, BRAN, &c.
at lowest prices.
mar &c E. o. GRIMES.
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by fire. 1t is estimated that 1,15s
buildings were destroyed, whose value was
SO. 900, 900.
In 1888 occurred the great fire at
Seattle, in Washington, in which property
to the value of $50, 900, 900 was destroyed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-11-07

Judge Lacombe, of the United States Cir;
cult Court at New York, has appointed
Dwight Braman, of Boston, receiver in that
State of the Bay State Gas Company. }.
Augustus McCaulley, who is joint receiver
with Dwight Braman in Delaware, Massaehu-
sets and Pennsylvania, was not named by
Judge Lacombe.
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IVAN L. HOFF,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
viii attend promptly to all legal business
entrusted to him.
English and German spoken.
OFFICE: Main street near Court, West
minister, Nd.
Will be at Manchester, Saturday of each
week.
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Eyes.
Eyes Of black-what is't You back?
Have you not the magician's knack,
That lovers never shall be slack,
Oh, eyes Of black
Eyes of gray-what is't you say,
In your still, stern and modest way9
You are too clear to,e'er betray,
Oh, eyes of gray,
Eyes of blue-well, how are you?
Sometimes you're false, sometimes you're
true,
How oft you win when you do WOO,
Oh, eyes of blue?
Eyes of brown-why look you down?
When did | ever see you frown?
Are you not still my true loves crown
Oh, eyes OF brown?
Browne Perriman in Yankee Blade
No matter what the color, if they
trouble you, go to A. H. Wentz, West
minister. Md, who will examine them
and if necessary At them with the
proper glass. He has them from IS
cents up.
s@ Watch his windows for
bargains in Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry, &c.
Soc pocket Knives, for Csc.
A. H, VENT,
Jewler and Optieian,
feb 8 Westminster, Nd