The Weekly Messenger from St Martinsville, Louisiana • Page 1

THE WEEKLY MESSENGER. Albert Bienvenu, Editor and Proprietor. George Eastin, Publisher. JUSTICE TO ALL. I Sl.oo Per Year, Invariably in Advance.

Official Journal. ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. JUNE 8th. 1889.

VOL. IV. No. I6. The Weekly Messenger.

Published Every Saturday. BY EASTIN BIENVENU. Editors and Proprietors. 'SY ubscription 00 a year in advance ADVERTISING RATES. srACR.

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No attention will be given to anonymous letters. Diseases of Women mnd E. L. TILLY, Physician Surgeon and Accoucheur. 0ace: at A.

Labbe a Son's drugstore. mar 31'88 St Martinville, La. PATENTS. Patents, Caveats, and Trade-Marks procured, Rejected Applications Revived andl Prosecuted. All business before the U.

S. Patent Office promptly attended to for moderate fees, and no charge made unless Patent is secured. Send for "INVINTOR'S GUIDE." Franklin IL Hough, Washington. D. C.

LOUIS J. VOORHIES, Attorney.at-Law and Notary Public. ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. Will practice and promptly attend to atteetion of claims in St.

Martin and adjoining parishes. July 16, 1 L. A. DELAUREAL M. D.

HOMOIEPATHIST. Omce at his residence Calls promptly atranded to. esmaltation at his office. ap 71 Columbus Harrison, DEALER IN Plie Family Groceries, Cigars, Tobacco, Tinware, Hardware, Canned Goods Fine Liquors and everything kept in a first class Family Grocery. EAST SIDE OF BAYOU TECHL St, Martinville, La.

J. W. HCKART, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweller. NEW IBERIA LA. DEALER IN Waltham, Elgin, Rockford a Columbus and silver watches.

best grades of ewelry only, Quadruple silver plated wares, spectacles, eyeglasses, accordeons, banjos etc. etc. We are regularly appranticed watchmakers, having served our term of apprentice of five years at the bench under th charge of trained watchmakers, and finished our trade in the best Horlogical ebooeels of the north and west. Our prices are moderate give us a trial. HOTI1L DIHINHAUD, 56 to 64 Oaaondelet Street, NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Centrally located near Cotton Exchage. Large and Airy Rooms. Take the street cars at the depot and the driver will put you out near the Botel jan 141 CONVENT of MERCY. St. Martinsville, La.

This Institute offers superior advantaN to Parents desirous of giving thier hildren solid and refined Education. Tems of tuition, Music moderate. prtie laturs apply to SIsTars or MncY. Diseases of Women and Children. Da.

F. L. JEWELL, ACCOUCHEUR. ghrt calls attended to. OBCe: at A.

Labbe Son's drugstore ay St MartlavlUe Will Not Explain. The says the Reveille in an article of one column, has erroneously construed the charges of the Times Democrat, that that paper made no such charges. We may not have used the exact words of that paper, but it amounts to exactly the same thing, and that long article amounts to what-nothing, for it fails to touch the point-that ij, the correctness ior incorrectncss of the charge made agrainst the parish of St. Martin. To put it in hlain language it is simply thus: 'I1 parish of St.

Martin claims an for 61iO educable children, when, as the Reveille said: that well inforeIrned paper claims it is only, to the census, entitled to an tpporttioment for 4.313 educable cihilren; and Ly colnsequence of this e.e,uNire re'lr, -seniation if it can please our friltadl the Reveille- defraud the which have made correct returns. T'ihi i- indceed plain enough, is it not Mr. hi uill? We that the Times Democrat knows that tle Assessor is required by law to take a census of educable chiliren in his parish. and to make a statement of tihe, number of white male, and white children, and of colorfed male and ftnale children between the ages of and ighteen years, and we also tha: that iutper is too well infornmed to charge this parish of defrau.ling by representation the parishes nmaket correct returns. whe re could that paper take those figures which it are to the census? Now, every one can see that there is a diflirence of 2det children between the report of the board and that claimed to be correct by the Times-Democrat according the census.

Which is correct? We believe it to be the duty of the school board to see that every thing that concirns the public schools and school funds is properly done--whether it is performed by any I.arsh officer or otherwise. They are there to administer the affairs of the public schools, amd those schools are accused of defrauding the schools of otl.rr parishes by representalion, it needs an explanation, which neither the bschool board nor the Reveille has done. Now, the Messenger has accused and made charges against no one, not even the school bhelan, we simply made mention of the with a requst that the school hoard explain the same. The Reveille may rest assured that the Messenger will maintain its position, and truth and shall prevail; and, whenever any public official, whether he be the eAseessor, parish Superintendent or any lsoy else, fails to perform his public duties, the Messenger will pitch into him; but thus far we see nothing that would j.cstify the Messenger ill pitching into no one. If the schotl board or parish, as you want it, can stand tile accusation of defrauding by representation, the other parishes, we say- Amen.

The Third District. In view of the probability of an extra session of Congress early in the fall, it behooves Gov. Nicholls to fix a timely date for the elhrtion of a successor to the lameneted ('ongressman who has just passed away, lion. E. J.

Gay. The interests of Louisiana in the legislation that will be fo ce to toh. front are too vital to her welfaret to a gap to remain in the manks of her defenders. There has Ib. en no time for the party organizationl to its wishes, but the opilnion seems to prevail that the suceessiode will most hkkely fall to Major Andrew Price, the son-in-law of Mr.

Gay, and the nmnarger of tihe canvass which wheeled the Tiuirl District into the Democratic il. h. Major PrIce would make a most valuable Congressmnan. In thie prime ocf life, of tireless energy and marked ability, he is largely identified with the material welfare of the constituency of the district. Hlis interests are their interests; their misfortunes he must share.

Naturally and inevitably therefore he would prove a vigilant and ready champion as he most certainly would be an able one. To nuse a homely phrase, the Democrate of the Third District," night go fnrtherand fare worse" than by electing Andrew Price. -City lem. The petition we mentioned in our last issue signed by the tax payers of this town, was presented to the board of trustees at their meeting Monday. It was accepted by that body and a resolution adopted, requesting the Mayor to issue his proclamation for a special election to take the sense of the tax payers.

The petition demands a tax of 5 mills on the dollar for a term of 5 years, to uinip and maintain the fire engines and to repair and build sidewalks and culverts. As for a special tax to maintain and equip the tire engines is concerned, it it just and every tax payer shall willingly vote for for its adoption, but the uncluding of the sidewalk provision in the resolution, we fear. will cause the defeat of the tax, as the sidewalk question is unjust and unfair. Every one is interested and protected by a good and eflicent fire department, and every property owner pay for this protection according to the amount of property which is protected by the fire department. While it is very unjust that a property owner who has built his sidewalks at his own expense should pay a special tax to build the banquette of his neighbor.

And, as a rule, these walks will be build on the main streets of the town where generally the owners have the means to build their own walks; and if the tax is adopted, will be built at the the expense of the small tax payers who reside on the back streets, who will perhaps never have walks, or if they have any, it will only be after a number of years, therefore the poor man will be advancing money to build walks which will improve and ameliorate the property of those who have the advantage of being located on the main streets. We would willingly vote a reasonable tax for the fremen and do everything in our power to help organizing a fire department, but the ordinance as it is "hould not be ads pted. The Invalids Hope. Many seemingly incurable cases of blood poison, catarrh, scrofula and rheumatism have been cured by B. B.

B. (Botanic Blood Balm), made by the Blood Balm Atlanta, Ga. Write to them for book filled with convincing proof. G. W.

B. Raider, living seven miles from Athens, writes: "For several years I suffered with running ulcers, which doctors treated and pronounced incurable. A single bottle of B. B. B.

did me more good than all the doctors. I kept on using it and every ulcer healed." D. C. Kinard a Son. Towaliga, writes: "We induced a neighbor to try B.

B. for catarrh, which he thought incurable, as it has resisted all treatment. It delighted him, and continuing its use he was cured sound and well." R. M. Lawson, East Point writes: 'My wife had scrofula 15 years.

She tept growing worse. She lost her hair ind her skin broke out fearfully. Debility, emaciation and no appetite followed. tfter physicians and numerous medicines failed, I tried B. B.

and her recovery was rapid and complete." Oliver Secor, Baltimore, writes: 'I suffered from weak back and rheumatism. B. B. B. has proven to be the only medicine that gave me relief." Four prisoners made their escape from jail Saturday at about 8 o'clock in the evening by forcing the locks.

The jail is not in a condition to assure the safety of the prisoners incarcerated therein and the Police Jury at its next meeting will discuss the project of building steel caoes and make other necessary repairs which will nake it safe for the keeping of prisoners. Louis, alias Joseph Norbert, who is under sentence to the penitentiary for one year, for sbtaining goods nnder false pretense, was captured by I)eputy Sheriff A. II. Ouilbeau and jailed. WVhatIs It.

Itis an antidote to all Malarial polion it does not contain Quinine, Arsenic or Strychnine. It is the best chill remedy known. It is Reed's Chill Cure. It has a box of pills free with each bottle. The best men in the country say they never saw anything to equal it.

It never fails when properly used, and is for sale ad warranted by TJ.J. Labbe. When your girl goes back on you call for the Belle of Anderson, at B. Audl bert. Mr.

Chas. Even made a visit to New Grleans this week. The Messenger oflice is receiving a coat of paint. Mr. Pierre Fauries is having his residence and store painted.

There will he races at the Iberia Park on Sunday the 19th. inst. Get your ice cold beer at 5 cents a glass at the green saloon near the Court lious kept by Wmn. Bonevalt. All kind of genuine first class and fresh liquors.

The St. Joseph Branch No. 571 of the Catholic Knights of America imlets on the first and second Sunday of every mouth, after high mass at the presbytery. Remember the exhibition of the boys and girls schools untder tihe charge of the of Mercy takes place on Monday the 24th. of June.

'1 his exhibition prounises to be a grand and brilliant affair. Washington dispatches to the daily papers say Messrs. llerwig and Flanders called at the department of Justice Monday and reconmnllended J.Ir;u Vignean, of Lafayette. for Marshall or the western district of Louisiana. lie wis appointed.

Mr. Martin J. Voorhies who has been ill for some left for New Orleans with his family Sunday. We hope the change of air will do him good and that he returns here in full possession of his former health. There was quite a number of strangers in town last Saturday attending the sale of lands forfeited to the State for taxes.

FOR DYPglEPSIA Use Brewa's IrnS Bitters. Physiciana recommend it. All dealers keep it. 1.00 per bottle. Genuita has trade-mark and croscd red lin on wrapper.

Bear in mind young ladies and young men that the ball given by the Ladies Aid Society takes place on Wednesday next, the 12th. inst. It will be a grand pleasant and amusing soiree, do not fail to attend. Wm. Pitt Kellogg is mentioned as a probable candidate for Congressman from the Third District, to till the vacancy caused by the death of Mr.

Gay. The Republicans of Iberville and Ascension parishes are also putting forward Dr. J. C. Legare as a candidate.

The Police Jury at its meeting Monday his contracted with the Diebold Safe and lock for the conetruction of a fire proof vault in the office of the Clerk of Court. The work will be completed in ninety days. Mr. J. Gueriniere Broussard who has been working in New Orleans for the last two or three years, as book keeper for Holloway and Gardes.

is here and will spend some time in his tmily. District Attorney Louis J. Voorhies was made to ride the -'goat" at the last meeting of the Knights of Honor, he stood his ground well, we understand and when questioned about the "goat" the next morning replied He's a stuoner! The citizens of Jeannerette, New Iberia and Lafayette are holding mass meetings to secure an extension or the building of a branch road from one of these towns to Abbeville. The citizens of Abbeville have also held mass meetings and will favor the town offering the greatest advantage. The gentlemen of this town having in charge the raising of funds for the buildIng and establishment of the lhigh school in our midst have thus far mnlet with a decided success, and are very well satisfled with the progress madle in so short a time.

The lligh school will soon be an accomplished fact. Two of the young boys) from thie country settled their differences in a flstictlff outside of the corporation limiits Tnnrsday last. The result was one of thenem asked for a "blow" and the other was only two glad to grant his request and they parted. Rather hot to engage in such sport! The Annual Exhibition of the Boys and Girls of the Schools in charge of The Sisters of Mercy will take place in the College llHall on Monday June 24th at 63 p. m.

lkoors open at 6. p. 50cts. Owners of dogs will wee by an ordinance of the town council that on and after Monday next, the 10th. the Police Officer is authorized to destroy all dogs running at large in the limits of the Corporation.

We trust the Officer will soon rid the town of the dog nuial sance. The theatrical entertaiument which was announced for the 1st. of July has by agreement been posiponed to some time later. On the 4th. of July thesame persons will give, at the request of the Firemnen, a grand entertainment, bazar which will he followed by a grand ball.

Thile benefit of this entertainment is for the Firemen who are in need of hose for their engines and other material to complete their equipment. llave your watch repairing done at Erkart, New Iberia. There was another riotous demonstration in Gretna Saturday last. The white laborers of the Planters' Oil Mills refused to work with the colored laborersand opened war against the negroes who fled. The white employees made a demand on the managerof the mills to discharge all the colored hands and employ none but whites.

This the manager re, fused and shut down the mills for the season. We learn that Mr. W. R. Bonnafo the affable and courteous traveller who for the last fewv years has been connected with the firm of E.

Marqueze and is now in the service of the finn of Tean nent, Stribbling and Ely, shoe house of St. Louis, Mo. We trust the numerous friends and patrons of the gentleman ill continue to favor him with their orders. SiiFor nice and cool beer, at B. Audiberte's.

lion. Edw. J. Gay, member of Congress from the Third Congressional District, died quietly and easily at his residence on the St. Louis plantation, one maile below Plaquemine, Iberville parish, at 3:30 o'clock Thursday evening the 30th, of May.

Funeral services were held the following day at 5 o'clock in the evening at the house. The body was taken to St. Louis for interment. Every town in the State, except St. Martinsville has a Building or Ilomestead Association.

Cannot the enterprising citizens of St. Martinaville make an effort and organize a Building Assoclation here? Such Associations have succeeded everywhere and would suc'eed as well here, the only thing needed is the organization. At the Catholic Church Thursday 141 children made their first Communiona. The ceremony in the church were as usual, brilliant and impressive, and were wit. nessed by a multitude coming from every section of the perish.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Adams arrived here Wednesday.

Disarming an Unseen Foe. "This was sometime a paradox." as Hamlet says. Since, however, the people of America and other lands have been enabled to pit Hostetter's Stomach Bitters against that unseen foe, malaria. it is no longer a paradox, but an easy poes sibility. Wherever malaria evolves its misty venom to poison the air, and decayin- unwholesome vegetation impregnates th." water, there, in the very stronghold of miasma, is the auxiliary potent to disarm the foe and assure efficient.

Fever and ague. bilious remittent, dumb ague and ague cake, no matter how tenaciiusly they have fastene.t their clutch on the system, are first forcedl to relaz their grasp antd eventually to abandon it altogether. But it is its preventive force that should chiefly recommend the ters to persons dwelling in nmlalarieurued loealities, for it Is a certain buckler of defense against which the enmemy is powrl)ess. Cores, likewie, dyspepelas, rheumatism, kidney and lilious alments. Booms.

Texas is on the eve of a great boom but Deed's Chill Cure has been booming ever its introduction to the people because It has been tested and found to be the best remedy on earth for chills and feveru, Fort sale by 'I. J..