TIts LnEADMGx MRCHANT OP LAPATYTTL.

i• as just returned- from New Orleans having

S jught while there a lafge stock of GEiNTS

and LADIES FURNISMHING GOODS6,

which he now has in his store. These Goods

were bought for spot cash, and at very .low

figures, and, therefore; will sell cheaper than

those who went north or west to buy. In

prices, and quality, he defies all competition.

The public is invited to call and examine the

stock.

.' E B. (FINEST BEYOND QUESTION.)

-AT-

L. LEYY.& SO N.

The "F. B. Q." is concededly the best and finest cloth-

ing made- At the recent "Great Bankrupt Sale of the

Dixie Clothing House" on Canal street in New Orleans,we have bought an immense stock of these goods at 75

per cent lower than manufacturer's prices, which we offer

to the trade atprices of cheap clothing. Call and see foryourself.

FELIX DEMANADE,The Up to Date Merchant

SELLS CHEAP•

Groceries • +

Liquors

Crockery " m =

Willowa e t

and

Fancygoods

LAFAYETTE, - - - - LOUISIANA.

I Big Store2 " warerooms

Has just bought, for cash, at low prices, an immense stock of

DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,

BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS,HARDWARE, FURNITURE,

TINWARE, GROCKERY, ETC.,To which he invites the attentionof intending'buyers, promising togive as cheap, if not cheaperprices, than found elsewhere

MRS. H. L. MONNIER,Dressmaker,

Desires to inform her friends and the gen-eral public, that she is prepared to take insewing, apd solicits the making a fine dresses.

SI-2---4m.

For Sale or Rent.I5o arpents. Land the most fertile.

Good roads. In close proximity to the city ofLafayette, the parish scat. For further in-formation apply to

L. NOLLIVE, Jeweller,Lafayette, La.

Cheap Store ..SLOUIs NOLL1VE"it••iiaker, Jeweler;

AND OPTICIAN.S old Medil- awarded at Exposio. ofe's$. 'Reirilasg of fine watches a specislty

*'dtk cheap aia guaranteed.

; Y s5 .o-a-, 4p .ufs .e- S.T.r' Slre -

Public Auction.As per resolution of the School Board, the

school lands embrltced in Sec. i6, T 9, S R3 E, containing 624.o4 acres, in the firstward ; Sec. i6, T ix , S R 5 E, containing556. 2 acres, in the fourth ward ; Sec. 16,T o, S R 3 E, containing 645.36 acres, inthe second ward, will be rented, in 4o-acrelots, at public auction, at the court house,in Lafayette, on

Saturday, Dec. 16, 1893,at Ii o'clock, a. m. No bid cntertained forless than Soc. an acre. H. E. TOLL,

Secretary.

CRYSTAL LENSESnases mane. "

S5tt51y 3raSt na Al was.

t' .A T~ , M lggtsgist, hasfeclmsijve. ,ale of..thesp Celebrated

Glasses in L~tayette, La, from thefaeodry sf Kellam t & Moore tbhemy complete optical plant in rheioii.ti , A. tlanta, Ga -

...

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Not the profusion but the selectionat Clegg's.

Mr. Fred Mouton went to St.Martinsville Monday.

Mr. P. L. DeClonet was in Lafa-yette this week.

Mr. Edward Doucet made a flyingtrip to New Iberia Sunday.

Judge C. H. Mouton, of St. Mar-tinsville, was in town this week.

Mrs. T. Hebert has a few morecamelia plants for sale,

Judge O. C. Mouton went to Ab-beville Tuesday on legal business.

Jules Cervatte, a merchant atDuson, was in Lafayette Tuesday.

Solid gold spectacles and eye-glasses at Biossat, jeweler.

The Gazette acknowledges apleasant call Wednesday from WillieClark, of Duson.

Mr. Chas. Billaud and Mrs. M.Billeaud, Jr. spent Sunday with Mr.and Mrs. H. Billaud.

Miss Edna Gardiner, of St. Lan-dry parish, was the guest this weekof the Misses Bagnels.

Well, what about that street lampat the corner of Pellerin's hardwarestore ?

The many friends here of Mr.Warren Gardiner were pleased tomeet him last Monday.

Mr. Geo. A. Bailey and wife ofJennings, are spending some time inLafayette with Mrs. H. M. Bailey.

.There are some lovely articles tobe seen at Clegg's.

You can always tell of the pros-perity of a town by glancing at thelocal papers. It is an infalliblestraw.

Miss Mary McVea, of BatonRouge, who was the guest ofMrs. Wm. Clegg, left Wednesdayfor her home.

We noticed last Monday a wagonload of oranges from Lake Arthur.They were sold at $1.50 a hundredor 25 cents a dozen.

Ned Mouton's mare won the raceat Arnaudville last Sunday. Sheran against Mr. Jno. Clay's marefor a purse of $200oo.

The well-known drummer, J. D.B. Grieg, representing• rederick In-gram & Co. of Detroit, was in townthe fore part of the week.

An important meeting of theSchool Board will be held on Satur-day the 6th day of January. Thiswill be a regular meeting.

Mr. Charles Jenkins, of Scott,and Miss Mary Domingue were mar-ried last Wednesday at the Catholicchurch in this town.

Dr. F. J. Mouton attended themeeting of the Attakapas MedicalAssociation in Opelousas last week.Drs. Leslie and Francez, of Caren-cro, were also in attendance.

Solid gold spectacles and eye-glasses at Biossat, jeweler.

By raising his hog and hominyat home, and plant cane for a moneycrop, a farmer would never feel thestringency of the money market.

Mr. WVm. Clegg left Monday forBaton Rouge to attend a meeting ofthe State Board of Education, whichconvened in that city last Tuesday.

That popular young Royvillian,Mr. R. J. Domingeaux, attended themeeting of the Knights of Honorlast Tuesday, and, of course foundtime to pay his respects to TheGazette.

Dr. A. R. Trahan left this weekfor New Orleans where he goes to

attend the lectures at the TulaneUniversity. We understand thatDr. Trahan will be away abouttwo months,

Our efficient and zealous School

superintendent, Mr. H. E. Toll, whohas been making his usual visits tothe different schools in the parish,informs The Gazette that the schoolshe has already visited are progress-

ing very satisfactorily. A good at-tendance is reported in most of

them, and'a warm interest is notice-able among parents in the educationof their children.

If you want something handsomego to Clegg's.

Our Chief of Police, Mr. Alex

Chargois, was taken suddenly andviolently ill, yesterday at noon-several physicians being called in,soon decided that it was poison thatcaused the trouble, which was nodoubt given ti by some unknown partyo - patties. By the skillful andprompt tretznent of the Doctors,he iq out of danger, we pare glad tosay, and will, no.doubt,. be able tobe on duty again real soon.-Daily?b, ,rit.

will c6nviace you that you can getany style spectacle or eye-glass youwish.

If you want to catch the cream ofbusiness plant- an advertisement inThe Gazette, It will prove a fertilefield.

At least double this year's accre-age in corn will be planted nextyear in this parish. Our farmers haverealized that it is just as easy tomake $70 to $8o on an acre as it isto get $z8 or $so which latter sumis about all that cotton cultivationwill bring.

Mr. Alfred Hebert received Sun-day by express from Morgansville,Kansas, two fine shoats. With theexpress rates at $30, the pair hascost about $70o, but Mr. Hebertconsiders this money well investedand The Gazette agrees with him.He intends to demonstrate the factthat it is possible to raise pork inthis country, with the same successthat attends the efforts of the peopleof the Western States. And thereis no reason why he should not.

Did you see the new style gold-filled spectacles and eye-glasses atBiossat's, the jeweler.

The many friends in this parish ofMr. J. H. Humble, the genial man-ager of the Ferris Sugar Refinery atBarbreck, will be pained to. learnthat this gentleman met with a quiteserious accident last week. Whilestanding on a platform, leaningagainst a railing, which giving away,he fell a distance of ten feet hishead striking an old cog wheel sus-taining a severe fracture of the skull.

A Gazette man took a ride overto Creighton's switch the fore part ofthe week, and viewed with somesurprise the big stacks of sugar canewaiting transportation to the mills,but when informed that for the pastmonth or more just such quantitywas in the yard all the time, the con-clusion irresistibly forced itself uponthe mind that if at this point suchquantities of cane are shipped,without considering other shippingpoints, the urgent need of a refineryis manifest. With a refinery nearthis town the acreage in cane wouldbe doubled in a year. We musthave it.

By inadvertance we failed tomention in our compte-rendu of theCarenero Amateur's entertainmentlast week, the rendition, for the firsttime in public, of a fine piece ofmusic, composed by Mr. H. Vander Cruysen, which received veryfavorable mention by those qualifiedto judge. At the request of manyfriends the composer will have itprinted and place on sale, and willcall it the "Creole March." It isto be hoped that it will meet withre :dy sale.

Did you see the new style gold-filled spectacleg and eye-glasses .atBiossat's, the jeweler.

Thinking that a change of airwould improve her failing health,Mrs Marguerite Tiernay, left someten days ago for Galveston, Texas,only to find a surcease of her bodilysufferings in death. The mortal re-mains were brought to Lafayetteand consigned to their last resting

place in the Catholic cemetery lastTuesday. Mrs. Tiernay had reachedthe ripe age of 73 years, and wasthe mother of Messrs. P. J. and J.T. Tiernay of this town. TheGazette joins with the friends of thefamily, in extending its sympathy intheir bereavement.

In another part of this paper willbe found the advertisement of,Messrs. Trahan & Doucet, drug-gists and dealers in fancy and toiletarticles, tobacco, cigars, etc. Mr. JE. Trahan, the senior member of thefirm, has sold a half interest of hisbusiness to Mr. George Doucet, whois well and favorably known by ourpeople. His affable manners at the

Trahan drugstore have made him ahost of friends who will be happy tolearn of his promotion. It goeswithout saying .that under its new

name this sterling firm will sustainits reputation for fair dealing, fresh

goods and low prices.

At Falk's Opera House there willappear to-night Prof. Hugo Kipling

the only recognized rival of HermanLthe Great. Prof. Kipling will be

assisted by the World's Greatestjugglers, Victor and Madame Lee;

also Mlle. Sligo the originator of thebeautiful and bewildering "Serpen-tine Dance," with Calcium Lighteffects. Mlle. Sligo. by the beauty ofher dancing won the hearts of manythousands who witnessed her dancingin Berlin, Paris, ahd London and

the principal cities of the UnitedSStates. This attraction comes to us

highly recommended. PopularPrices: *5, 35 and o50 cents.. One

of thefeatures of the show is theSwonderful performance of "Magic,Mirth, and Mischief."

W- A IT ."rDi";i ,ER'

A young white woman, namedMarie Celina Guidroz, aged about23 years, was brought to town Wed-nesday by Deputy Sheriff ThomasMouton and placed in the parishprison, charged with the murder ofWillie Melancon, a boy abouta years old. It appears that the Iaccused wa, living with the fosterparents of Willie, Mr. and Mrs. 1Vilmond- Melancon, near Carencro Ebayou. On Friday, Dec. 8, MarieGuidroz went to the bayou.to washsome potatoes, and took along withher the little boy, who was subse-quently found drowned. We givebelow the testimony given beforethe coroner's jury and the verdictof the jury:

Marie Celina Guidroz, after being dulysworn, said: "'Friday last, Dec. 8, 1893, Iwas washing potatoes on a raft in the ba-you. I had the child Willie Melancon onmy left arm; when the raft started driftingI let the child drop in the bayou. Water atthat place was about waist deep I think.When the child fell I started away. At themoment I could not hallow, I was too muchafraid. " It was half an hour after that I couldcall for assistance. When I reached home Idid not tell anyone that the child wasdrowned"

Edouard Stelly said: "Last Frriday, Dec.8, 5893, 1 was working at a sugar mill abot tfour arpents distant from home. When Iheard Marie Guidroa hallowing after Williewho was drowned. Marie Guidroz said toMrs. Euclide Stelly: "It is no use to callfor Willie; where he is, he will not answer."The child had a natural dread of water andwas not in the habit of going to the bayou.The water where I found the child was abouttwo feet and a half deep. The child wasabout five steps going up stream from theraft.'"

Mrs.*Vilmond Melancon, the foster-motherof the child, said: "Friday last, Dec. 8,Marie Guidroz was coming in the house witha dish of potatoes that she had washed in thethe hbayou. I asked her, 'Where is Willie ?'She answered : 'He is there.' I asked Mrs.Euclide Stelly to call him when Mary Gui-droz answed: 'It is no use to call him; hewill not answer where he is.' "

Vilmond Melancon, the foster-father ofthe child, said: "'Friday last, Dec. 8, wasworking at the sugar mill when I heard Ma-rie Guidroz hallowing. I started running,following'Edwouard Stelly straight to thebayou and found the child, Willie Melancon,drowned. Marie Guidroz, when called forassistance was running in a direction oppo-where the child who was drowned."

The jury of inquest, composed of Messrs.Edgard Martin, J. Y. Villere, Lucien Cay-ret, Ernest Crouchet, C. L. Villere, andCoroner Gladu, rendered the following ver-dict:

* * * said Willie Melancon came tohis death by drowning while being in chargeof Marie Celina Guidroz, and, we, the ju-rors, find Marie Celina Guidroz guilty ofgross negligence, if not more, and we sug-gest an investigation by the grand jury."

Fond of Watches.A suspicious looking negro was

arrested by Marshal Vigneaux near

the depot last Tuesday. He gavehis name as George WashingtonWhite and a search in his valise

developed the fact that he had in

his possession three watches and aclock. One of the watches is saidto be very -valuable. As White

could not give a satisfactory account

of himself and his watches he was

incarcerated in the municipal bastile,awaiting new developments.

City Council.The City Council held an important meet-

ing Wednesday evening. There were present:Wm. Campbell, Mayor; J. 0. Mouton, AlbertCayard, F, I)emaunade, Albert Delahoussaye,A. M. Martin.

Mr. Albert Delahoussaye the newly ap-pointed member took his seat and was ap-pointed a member of the finance committee.

The Mayor was appointed a committee ofone to contract wiih the Sun Vapor LightCompany of Memphis Tenn., to light and il-lumiate the city.

The following ordinance was passed.Be it resolved, By the City Council that

hereafter it shall be prohibited for any stovepipe to run through any building, withouteither a brick flue,terra costa or a galvanizedventdilated flue such as are accepted by thedifferent insurance campanies, and any personviolating this ordinance shall be dealt withaccording to law, and this resolution to takeeffect 15 days after its promulgation.

The committee appointed at the last meet-ing to confer with the School Board aboutthe running of the High School reportedthat it was agreed that a board of trusteeswould be appointed: two by the Police Jury,one by the School Board, and two by theCity Council, which will be known as theBoard of Trustees of the Lafayette HlighSchool. *

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Look out for the pay car Tuesday.

Rev. Father Forge made a short visit toNow Orleans this week.

Mrs. Sigmund Kakn, of Patterson, is on avisit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Falk.

Wmin. B. Bailey, Esq., and Jedge C. De.baillon went to Abbeville Thursday eveningand returned home Friday.

Mrs. D. Lallanne, of Washington, spentseveral days with Mrs. James Hannen, re-turning home Thursday.

A Brakeman on the Cypremort Branchwas run over by some cars while making acoupling and dangerously hurt, probablyfatally.

A train consisting of about 5oo heads ofcattle passed through last week and two hun-dred died before reachinh t'le;r t s nation.

Reed the advertisement on this page of L.

Levy & Son. During his last visit to NewOrleans, Mr. L. Levy the senior member ofthe firm, was so fortunate as to be presentat the bankrupt sale of the "Dixie ClothingHouse" on Canal street and took advantageof the rare opportunity to buy, below manu-facturcr's prices, a lirge stock of the "'F. B.Q." (Finest Beyond Question) clothing whichhe is now selling at very low figures. Mr.L. Levy and his son, Armand Levy of LakeCharles,were the only country merchants who\crc present at the "Dixie" s~les.

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WE ME..AN Tvery Word, In Pact, PRICES T

We offer this week all sizes of Steel Wire Nalls, 3cts a''

Tomatoes, per dozen ...... 90•c. CATON FLANEL, PE" 'AM

Assorted Jellies; 5 lb. cans, former

price 5oc., now........... 40c. WHITEBLA IB ANETS10 PKeller's Extra Olive Soap per

case ............ ... 1.40. FLANNELS FOR SKIRTS, PER• •

Columbian Cash StLMOUTON & SALLES.

A Tremendous Hit !A Grand Surprise!

A Big Bargain _:IN GOLD FILLED AND SILVER

SILVERWARE, WEDDING AND

X MA -S

PRESENGOLD PENS AND PENCILS AT

T. M. BIOSS T'S,,Mail Orders Promptly Filled

LOCK BOX 137. LAFAYETTE. LA.

TRAHAN & DOUCET,Successors to J- E. TRAHAN,

-AND DEALERS LN--

Paints, Varnishes, Window GlaFANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,. -

School Books and Stationery, Base Ball Goods, Tobacco and Cigi

Meillier's Perfumes

Prescriptions Compounded Day & Nigi-16--93 Iv

Miss Louise Revillon

Solicits avisit to m

A FULL ASSORTME~OF FINE GOODS INTHE LATEST STYLES

A. J. MIOSS. * A. EMILE MOUTO

MOSS & MOUTON

r WHOLESAIE and RETalOFFICE AND YAR N EAR RA \ILROAD D EPO

LAFAYETTE. LOUISIANA.

Cypress and Pine Lumber,-c Rough and Dressed, Shingles, Doors,Blinds, Mouldings, Etc.

Pittsburg Coal, Firewood, _McCormick Harvester, Binders and Mower. Eagle plows, W

and Riding Cultivators, C.otton and Corri planters, Hay dctStalk Cutters, I tc.

Wagons, .Cisterns. : •

Mrs. John O. M•ouNE W AND SECASONABLE

MILLINERY GSUCIH AS

Hats, Feathers, Silks, Embroiddiralso Ladles' and .-.