B BY C S. R. Wallis, JOS

c Ilc afa cttc bvucrtiscr.

OPlIClAL JOURNAL of the Parish of LAFAYETTEan! of the Town cf 'IERMILIONiILLE,

PLBLTSIHED EVERY SATURDAY BY

WMI. B. BAILEY

VERMILIONVILLE, LA..

Saturday---April 26, 1879.

FREsn GRoceRns at W. G. Rogan's standthis week. Call and try them.

If you want a first-class Sewing Machine. oneof the neatest and best made, call at Ed. Pel-lerin's on Main street.

TnE weather during a few days past wasquite cool. On the morning of the 19th inst.,there was a light, or as some would call it, ablack frost. At the present writing, the signsindicate, what is much needed, a good rain.

Those who desire a good article to restor,gray hair to its youthful color, we would recom-mend to purchase Hall's Vegetable SicilianHair Renewer, a most excellent and valuablepreparation.--Sold by all Druggists.

In order to facilitate and bring in contactpurchasers and sellers of real estate, we inviteall those who have property for sale to call atthis office and leave a description of it with us.No charges will be made until a sale is effected.

The Wisconsin Central Railroad has just pub-lished a guide book elegantly illustrated withengravings descriptive of the fishing, buntingand beautiful summer resorts along the line oftheir road.

Mr. James Barker, General passenger Agent,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will take pleasure inmailing, free, a copy to any address.

CHrAMBER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF ESOGLIs LrTEnt-trauR.--Volume 1 of the new and beautful ACMEedition of this excellent work, just rec ed fromthe Auaamca, Boos EXCUANGE, 55 BeekmanStreet, New York, embraces the history of ourliterature from the earlient pariod to the timesof Queen Elizabeth, with lives of all noted Au-thors, and choice specimens from the writingsof each. All who are interested in the higherclass of literature will welcome this newly revis-ed edition, with its clear type and handy form;and all who have been longing for the era ofcheap and good books will be more than pleasedwith sts wonderfully low price. The entire workin eight volumes, numbering nearly 3,500 pages,elegantly bound in cloth, gilt title, is offered tothose who order this month for the price of$2.80. Specimen pages are sent free on requestor a sample volume, complete in itself, post paidfor 43 cents. The publishers sell only to sub-scribers direct, instead of giving to agents ordealers the usual 50 or 66 per cent, discount tosell for them, and this with the fact that the ac-tual cost of making books has decreased fullyone-half within a few years, accounts in a meas-ure for the remarkably low prices.

'A specimen volume can be seen at this office.

TR• May number of the Magaziae of Ameri-can Hitotry (A. S. Barnes & Co., New York andChicago) opens with a reminiscence of the Revo-lutioi bf Texas, by Capt. R. M. Potter, of theUnited States Army, who was himself a partici-pant in the thrilling scenes he describes. Thearticle is entitled "The Prisoners of Matamoras"and recites the story of the expedition raised byDoctor James Grant to capture that city, hisearly success, his surprise and defeat by GeneralUrrea in an action wherein he lost his life, andthe Captivity, sufferings and final release of hiscompanions. The sketch is full of life-like per-sonal detail and is readable as the pages of a ro-mance. It it illustrated by a portrait of GeheralBravo, the Mexican officer who granted the finalrelease, and who is quaintly described as a Spanish version of Washington.

Next comjs an account of Mr. Valentini, of anew and an ancient map of Yucatan, the former.prepared by the late lamented Dr. Behrendt,well-known for his contributions to the Smi'h-sonian publications of scientific discovery. Acomparison of the two maps and the names oneach brings Mr. Valentini to the conclusion thatit was Americus Vespuclus that prepared theancient sketch in consequence of his first voyage,

:S0th May, 1497, to 10th October, 1498.Under the head of translations the Editor

gives a first part of the letters of Count de Fer-men, the first aid of de Rochambean, writtenfrom Newport to his father, in Sweden, in

"the summer and fall of 1780. These letters,recently published in Paris, are the most ,valua-blb recent contribution to the history ot ourAllica i America. A fine portrait of de Fersenshows that his cognomen of '-le bean Fersen"was not misplaced; 'he usual notes and queriesand literary notices of new publications closethe number,

Gea. John.A. Dix, who was a general in thearmya member of Congress, Governor of NewYork, Secretary of State, and held a score ofother offiees, died yesterday in New York. TheGeneral was the opponent of Tilden for Gov-ernor of New York in 1874, and was beatei bythe latter. The contest then made in New Yorkwas a bitter and earnest one, and generally re-garded as a sort of forerunner of the presiden-tial fight of-&176; indeed, it was popularly sup-posed thit the successful candidate would bethe nominee of his party for the Presidency.This proved to be thecase. Tilden was success-tul, was nominated by the Democracy for Presi.dent and elected. Dix, on the other hand, be-lun beaten, retired altogether from political life,

ha•ne a taie beard of ioce unitil last week,• oiR~ Il.ezpteed death was ao.sthunee-N 0.Jmocrat, 23d inst.

District Court.

The regular spring term of the 'District Courtwas opened on Monday, 21st inst., Judge Ed. E.Mouton, presiding.

Victor Martin was selected by the Court asForeman of the Grand Jury, and his Honor, theJudge, in a very co mprehelnsive charge instruct-ed the Grand Jury as to their duty under thelaw ; their attention being particularly directedto the law prohibiting the carrying of concealedweapons as well as to the provisions relative toroad overseers ; and we believe that his atric-tires on the necessity of a strict enforcement ofthese particular statutes, have met with generalapprobation.

The resolutions of the bar on the death ofHon. Eraste Mouton and W. C. Crow, Esq.,were, on motion, ordered to be spread upon theminutes of the Comrt.

On Tuesday the 22d the Docket was calledand the following cases fixed for trial:

Friday 25th. - State vs. Treville Melanon.beating and stabbing.

25th-State vs. Petit et als., shooting with in-tent to do bodily harm.

25th--State vs. Franeois Baudoin. larceny.2(th-State vs. Louis Gabriel 4- Alex. Fran-

cis, larceny.26th -State vs. Jacob. larceny.26th--State vs. Mlcourt. larceny.2Sth-State vs. SdviRign and Maria. larceny.28th--State vs. Levi Columbus. larceny.29th- State vs. Demas Areeneaux, larceny,29th-State vs. Jean Vigneaux. assault & bat.:;Oth-State vs. Josephine Robinson alias Tine

larceny.30th--State vs. Treville Bernard, assault and

battery.May Ist-State vs Gustave Alexander. lar'ny.1st-State vs. Martin Joson et als., larceny.2nd-State vs. Frank Broussard and Numa

Pradier, larceny.2nd--State vs. Dupleix Breaux,-Etienne I)el-

mouly, selling liquor to minors.3rd-State vs. J. N. Judice, selling liquor to

minors.5th-State vs. Jean Field alias Juba, man-

slaughter.6th-State vs. Jean Bernard,--J. P. Mouton,

-- Ignace Bernard. selling liquor to minors.7th-State vs. Louis Bernard, selling liquor

to minor.7th--State vs. Patrick Breaux, assault & bat-

tery with a dangerous weapon.State vs. Sarrazin Baker, murder, continued.State vs. Dsprd Chiasson, 2 cases, larceny and

murder, placed on dead docket.The District Attorney entered a iolle prosequi

in the following cases: Oneil Forman, larceny;Pierre Prmdjean, registering and voting contraryto law ; E. Delmotly, F. Abbadie. Jean Ber-nard, F. Bourges, Ignace Bernard. selling liquorwithout license.

The petit jury was discharged until Friday,25th inst.

The civil docket was called, as follows:Louis Prdj an vs Julien Benoit, Judge recus'd.J S Copesvs M McLaughlin wife &c. " "Sosthene C Broussard vs Jean D Lafond et als.

Judge recused.Hester, Griffe, Way et als vs M McLaughlin ct

als, continued.H C Warmoth, Gov. vs James Fry et als. Judge

recnsed and case continued.Jean V Trahan vs Aurelien Duhon, continued.Joe Melangon vs Aspasie Dugat, admx., Judge

recused and case continued.N. O., M. &T. R. R. Co.vs Kennedy & Hlopkins,

continued.Beraud & Gibert vs Jules Alede Judice, eon'd.Octavie Richard admx. vs. Alexandrine Guidry

et als, continued.Jos D Martin, liquidator vs W C Crow, Judge

recused and case continned.Philombne Thibodeaux, wife et als vs Julie Cor-

mier, admx. et als, continued.Elizabeth Higginbotham vs Jas Higginbotham,

Judge recused and case continued.Alex D Guilbeaux vs Julie Cormier, admx, con.Julie Cormier admx vs Theodore Devalcourt,Aurelien Primeau vs H Eastin et als,Wallace & Co vs L Levy,Alfred Voorhies vs Wm Brandt,Aurelia Duprd, wife etc. vs H Eastin. sheriff et

als, Judge recused and case continued.Sylvanie Bosset vs Valentin Trahan, Judge re-

cused and case continued.Lizzy Taylor et als vs W P Kellogg et als, con.L Levy vs Alex Whittington, Judge recused, "Felix Olivier & Co vs Martha Page and Hubert

Andre, C A Mouton appointed Judge ad hoc.P I Mouton admr vs Rosemond Dugat, con'd.Valery Coco vs Emile Mouton et als,W P Kellogg vs Treville Bernard, forfeiture of

bond, case fixed for the 24th.Chs. Garnidre. jr. is Hubert Andrd & Martha

Page, Judge recused.Mrs Edmond Gui.:ry, wife etc. vs Jos E Brous-

sard, Judge recused and case continued.Jean Louis Francois vs Adrien Labbd et al, con.Catherine Wiley, widow etc. vs Tilman & Mon-

roe Spell, dead docket.Carl Wolff vs L Levy, Judge recused.Amdlie Guidry & Sosthhne Vincent admr. vs

Marie Lachaussie widow. Judge recused.State ex rel. W F Schwing, diet atty pro tern vs

Theo Fontelieu et als, Judge recused,Valery Thibodeaux vs A E & Victor Martin,Judge recused and case continued.Laurent Bassus vs Dominique Claverie, cont'd.J W Bnrbridge & Co vs J Bonnemaison, !Hirsch, Addler & Co vs J O Gironard, ,

Wednesday 23d, the case of Felix Olivier &Co vs Martha Page & Hubert Andrd was calledon motion for revival, C. A. Mouton Esq., Judgead hoc, and the suit was revived in the name ofTheodora Ledoux, admx, etc.

State vs Demas Arceneaux, C A Mouton Esq.,Judge ad hoe, motion for continuance tiled andfixed for Thursday, 24th.

Thursday 24th-State vs Demas Arceneaux,motion for continuance overruled.

W P Kellogg, Gov. et als vs Treville Bernard,taken under advisement.

Up to the closing of this report, Friday, theGrand Jury had not reported:

CATIHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATES.-There are in the United States 1 cardinal,11 archbishops, 52 bishops, 5750 priests,5589 churches, 78 colloPee, 577 academies, nearly 2000 parochial schoors, 345charitable institutions, and a Catholicpopulation of 6.375,000. In 1808 therewere only 80 churches; in 1830 there230; in 1840. 4541; 1850, 1078; in 1860,2385; in 1870, 3905. The Tablet saysmore churches were added in 1878 thanthere were in the whole country in 1845,when there were 675.

As a cotton manufacturing State NorthCaro!ina ranks next to Georgia in theSouth. There are fifty-four mills in opera-tion, with an aggregate capital representedof $1,830,000. The industry is steadilyg-rowig iri importance.-E- .

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THE CONVENTION.

The Seventh CoUsti tndiial Con:- al:: of theState of Louisiana assembled in the hall of theHouse of Representatives on the 21 t inst. at 12o'clock M,, in acco:dance with the law,Gov. Nicholls called the Convention to order

and said : '-1 accordance with the act provid-ing for this convention, I now call the Conven-tion to order. Mr. Secretary, you will pleasecall the roll of dehlgates."

The Secretary of State called the roll and130 members answered to their names.

The Rev, Mr. Percival invoked a blessing up-on the labors of the Convention.

At the conclusion of the prayer Gov. Nichollsaddressed the Convention in the followingterms:

Gov. Nic•rou,.s's Anoiissa.

Genticmen of the C.nent;ion--As Executive ofthe State, the law has made it my duty to pre-side over this body until it shall have elected a,''rntent presiding oi.:1 "r. That special and

single duty performed myl relati.achip with thisConvention will terminate. It would be mani-fistly improper for me under such circumstancesto refer, even indirectly, to any of the subjectswhich will have to be examilned and terminatedby you. I congratulate the State and youlr-selves that you have been selected at a periodof compl,,t' political quiet. and that you bringto your deili.beratious minds free from partimsaexcitement.

No convention hasi ever had more serious anddifficult pqu ,tions to dispose of than will Ibepresented for your considcration, at d certainlyno State evser more needed cool and jidiciouscounsels in the formation of its or.ganic law, Ineed scarcely say that I shall take the deepestinterest in pruceedings upon which so much de-pends for good or evil. God grant that yourearnest etlirts will inure to the honor, welfare,happiness and prosperity of our people. Nom-inations for the presidency of the Conventionare now in order.R. B. Stille. of Sab;ne, nominated L. A. Wiltz,

of the Ninth Ward of Orleans. T. T. Allainnominated Pierre Landry, of Ascension.

The roll was called with the foliowing result:Wiltz 102, Landry 27.

The nomination of Mr. Wiltz was made unan-imous on the motion of Mr. Allain.

Messrs. F. P. Poche. Landry and G. A. Breauxwere appointed to inform the President elect. ofthe decision of the Convention. The committeeretired, and shortly after conducted Lieut. Gov.Wiltz to the chair. Gov. Nicholls introducedMr. Wiltz to the Convention and declared theConvention had now a permanent presidingo!ficer.

On taking the chair, President Wiltz deliver-ed an able and eloquent address.

W. II. Harris was elected Secretary of theConvention.

A resolution that a committee of nine onrules, the P'residlnt to be chairman ex officio, Ibeappointed. and in the meantime the rules of theHouse of Representatives be adopted for thegovernance of the Convention, was adopted.

TUESDAY, April 22, 1879.The Convention assembled promptly at 11

o'clock, President Wiitz in the chair.According to the resolutions adopted on Mon-

day the following committees, appointed by thePresident, were announced:

On IRules-The President and Messrs. Robert-son, Nutt, Vance, Kelly, LeGardeur, Cunning-ham, Lyons, Estopinal and Demas.

On Committees--The President and Messrs.Poche, Richarcson, Breaux, Claiborne, Lagan,Todd, Springfellow, Pardee and Pinchback.

The Convention then proceeded to perfect itsorganization by the election of the followingofficers: Assistant Secretary, Ben Prescott;Minute Clerk, E. W. Halsey ; Sargeant-at-Arms,Thomas McIntyre; Assistant Sargeant-at-Arms,R. W. Barrow ; Doorkeeper, J. H. Jelalay ; As-sistant Doorkeeper, A. Vedrenne.

The salaries of the officers of the Conventionwas fixed as follows : Secretary,. S5 per diem,Assistant Secretary $4, Minnte Clerk $4, Ser-,geant-at-Arms $S, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms63 50, Doorkeeper $2 50, Assistant Doorkeeper$2 00.

The State Auditor was called upon to furnishcertain desired information concerning the as-sessed value of property in the several parishes.the amount of taxes collected, the cost of col-lection, etc. ; resolutions were offered and re-ferred for the appointment of committees on theState debt and on the various parts of the newconstitution; and a resolution wau presentedrelating to stationery for the use of the Conven-tion. Davidson, colored delegate from Iber-ville, offered a resolution declaring it not to bethe intention of the Convention to impair or re-strict "the political, civil or religious rights ofany class of citizens," for the purpose of quiet-ing the apprehensions of the negroes, whichwent over under the rule.

OUR RAILROAD.-Work is progressingsteadily. The two barges, reported as ar.rived last Saturday from Orange, were de-layed by water in the ditch through theinner bar of Calcasieu Pass, but Capt,Thos. Reynolds, who has the contract forall transportation of ,ailroad material herevia the Gulf arrived with one of them lastMonday night, and the other arrived nextday. They brought over two .. hundredtons of a general outfit of provisions andmaterial for wo,k on the road, and Capt.Reynolds has returned with them to Orsage for more. A force of .bout fifty men,with teams, scrapers, etc,, is grading atPine Island, fifteen miles east of LakeCharles, while four sub contractors, witha large force of laborers, are at work between Lake Charles and the Sabine.Judging from the heavy supplies of meat,flur, potatoes, molasses, and other provis.ions b ought here this week by Capt. Reynolds, it is evident that the workmen onthe road are to be well fed.-Lake CharlesEcho, 19th inst.

In France matrimonial agencies are fre-quently resorted to by a very respectableclass of peop!e, and what is singular, manymarriages brought about through theirefforts have proved very happy for bothparties. At a recent trial, wherea ladyagent brought a suit to recover payfor herservices, it was admitted by the Court thatsuch agencies were legal, but in this in-

stance payment was not allowed, for it wasclearly shown that the assortment of

widows and females of an uncertain agewhich were on' hand did no• please thewidower who made a matc.h on his own

account.

Now that the quarantine is to be rigidlyenforced-for the first time-in Louisiana,the wail of the New Orleans banana

merchant is beard in the land.-Memph;isAvalanche.

A DIS:EASE THAT ,WRECIie THE SYSTEM.

Every fuletion is deranged, every nerve un-strnl!g, every muscle and fiber weakened byfever and ague. It is. in fact, a disease whichif unchecked, eventually wrecks the system. Inall its types; in every phase, it is dangerous. de-structive. Stupor, delirium, convulsions. oftenattend it, and cause swift dissolution. But whencomnhattel with lHostetter's Stomach Bitters itsfoothold in the system is dislodged, and everyve tige of it eradicated. That benign anti-fe-brile specific and preventive of the dreadedscource is recognized not only within our ownboundaries, but in tropic lands far beyonl them,where intermittents and remittents are fearfullyprevalent, to be a sure antidote to the malarialpoison and a reliable means of overcoming dis-orders of the Stomach, liver and bowels, ofwhich a vitiated torrid atmosphere and brackishmiasma-tainted water are extremely provocative.All emigrants and travelers should be suppliedwith it.

Qem•Y: " Why will men smoke commontobacco, when they can buy Marburg Bros.'•al rf North Carolina,' at the same price.''

Dobbins' Electric Soap.

Having obtained the agency of this celebratedsoap for Vermilionville and vicinity, we ap-pond the opinion of some of our best people asto its merit :

tDobbins' Electric soap made by I. L. CHAONi& Co.. if Philadelphia. Pa.. gives perfect satis-faction in every respect. I have given it a fairtest and recommend it to all housekeepers.

ERNE3T BERNARD.I have thoroughly tried Dobbins' Electric

Soap and find that it surpasses all other soapsfor washing purposes, and it is a great saver oftime and labor. R. DUGAT.

Pari-h of Lafayette.After having used Dobbins' Electric Saop,

we find that it is better than any other soap wehave ever tried. With it washing can be donein one half the time, boiling the clothes is un-necessary and but very little rubbing is needed.

H. GONELLAZ,Vermnilionville. A. NEVEU.We desire all our friends and customers to

give this soap one trial, so they may know justhow good the best soap in the U. S. is.

GERAC BROS, Sole Agents,aug. 17, '78-1y. Vermilionville, La.

JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

PROBlITE SILE.Succession of Alfred Mouton, dey eased.

No. lo40

B BY virtue of a decree and order of the ParishCourt of the parish of Lafayette, dated the

16th day of April, 1879, there will be offeredfor sale, according to law, at public auction, tothe last and highest bidder. by a duly commis-sioned officer, at the last domicil of deceased,in this parish, on

Tuesday the 20th day of May 1879,the following described property belonging tothe aforesaid succession, to wit :

A certain tract of land situated in theParish of Lafayette, on the west side of Vermil-ion Bayou. containing three hundred and forty-tivo arpents, more or less bound.,d north byland of Alexandre Latiolais, east by land of theheirs of Gerassin Bernard, south by land of Jo-seph Dugat, and west by land of Eloi Mouton orassignees.

21 certain tract of wood land situated onthe west side of Vermilion Bayou, containingthirty-seven and a half arpents. bounded northby land of the heirs of Ii. F. Voorhies, beingthe upper half of a tract bought by AlexandreLatiolais and the late Cesaire Martin at the suc-cession sale of Joseph Mouton.

.Dwelling house, Cotton house, Cabin,-Corn crib, Kitchen and Store room,

Chicken house, 3300 cypress pieuxand posts, &dc.CONrDITIOVS OF SALE.

That so much of tract of land inventoried un-der lot No. 1 containing fourteen square arpentsbounded north by land of Alexandre Latiolain,south by land of s:ccession of Rdnd Gagneux.east by land of the succession and west by landof Eloi Mouton. be sold, four hundred dollarscash, and the balance of purchase price payablein one and two years credit from March 1st,1879. That the balance of said prairie land un-der lot No. 1, together with-the improvementsthereon situated, and the tract of wood land in-ventoried under lot No. 2, be sold on a credit ofone, two arid three years from the 1st day ofMarch, 1879. Purchasers to furnish their noteswith two good and solvent securities in solido,to the satisfaction of the Administratrix and theheirs of age. conditioned to bear interest at therate of eight per cent per annum from maturityuntil paid; said notes to be drawn payable atthe domicil of said Administratrix, and theproperty sold to remain specially mortgagedwith the lein of vendor in favor of said succes-sion, until purchase price and interest, if any,shall have been paid.

A. M. MARTIN, Clerk of Court.April 19, 1879.

Sale bj the SheritfSTATE OF LOUISIANA,

PARISH OF LAFAYETTE.Felix Olivier & Co. ) Parish Court,

Vs. Parish of Lafayette,IHenry-Comeau. No. 444.BY virtue of an alias writ of Fi. Fa. issued inthe above entitled. cause, out of the Honor-

able Parish Court, in and for the Parish of La-fayette and State of Louisiana, and to me di-rected, there will be exposed at public sale, atthe Court House in the town of Vermilionville,on

Saturday the 7tkday of June, 1879,between the hours of 11 o'clock A. M., and 4o'clock P. M,. FOR CASH, all theright, title,interest and demand of Henry JCorneaux, thedefendant, in an'd to the following describedproperty, to-wit :

A certain tract of land situated in theParish of Lafayette on the :east aids otBayouVermilion, containing forty-two superficial ar-pents together with all and singular the im-provements thereon situated and thereto be-longing,-none reserved.. Said tract being thesouth half of the eighty arpents tract acquiredby Due Bonin from Chas V,. Comeaux by act ofexchangaedatcd June 26th, 1866, ,and DameClarisse Bonin the vendor of the defendant fromher father Due Boninon June-26th, 1866, and isbounded south by land Zulima Bonin, north bypublic land, east by land bf Francois Comeauxand west by land of Ursin Jean Olidon Brous-sard, being the same land the defepda~t ac-quired by purchase from Clarisse Bonin wifeof Ddsird-lilaire Brnussard on January 4, 1870,per act No. 5393 of the Recorder's office of La-fayette.'

Sheriff's ofice, Vermilionville, this 26th dayof April, A. D.. 1879.

TI. EAdPTIN. Shy~lrff.

SIVI7ENTII JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Cornmpriin, the parishes of Lafayette, Ver-milion and (Cameron.

District Judge ............. Ed. Eug. Mouton.l)itrict Altorney .......... J. A. Chargois.

Post-oilice address, Vermilionville, La.Regulars terms of Court in Lafayette open on

the third Mondays of April and October.

PARISH OF LAFAYETTE,.Representative ............. II. D. Guidry,Parirh Judge ,............ M. F. Rigues.Parish Attorney ............ Cha. D. Catfery,Clerk of Court,............. A.M. Martin,Recorder ................. Win. Brandt.Sheriff...... ..... ... ..... Hazard Eastin,Chief Deputy Sheriff,........ Edgar Mouton,Jailor, ......... .......... Chas. O. Olivier,Assessor ................... Jean Bernard.Tax Co!lector, .............. D. A. Cochrane,Treasurcr,.............. ..... Alphonse Neveu.Coronerr. .................. Al hx. Comeaucx,Official Journal,......... Lafayette Advertiser.

POLucE JURY:

Martial lHillaud. President,J. N. Judice, Secretary.

First ward .................. S. Hernandez,Second warid,. .............. L. G. Dre aux,Third ward,................. L. J. Prejean,Fourth ward ................ A. Primeaux,Fifth ward .................. Martial Billaud.

BOARD OF ScHooL l)IREC'roIts:

T. B. Hopkins, President,J. J. Re.villon. Secretary,Alphonse Neveu, Treasurer.

JuRv COMMISSIOEiRS :

Win. Campbell, J. J. Caffery, Albert Judice,A. J. Moss, A. M. Martin, Clerk of Court.

TO WN OF VERMILION VILLE.Mayor ................... John O. Mouton.Secretary and Treasurer,......H. M. Bailey.Collictor and Constable,,.....G. Bienvenu.Official Journal ......... Lafayette Advertiser,

Cotsxcn.L~:s--Charles P. Alpha, Theodule HIe-bert, jr.. II. L. Landry. W. B. Lindsay. R. L.Mciride, Edward McBride, Jean Vigneaux.

VER•HILIONVILLE

AIttorneys at Law,

E E. GIRARD, Attorney at Law, South

M ain street, near the Court House.

C ONRAD DEBAILLON,Attorney at Law, Buchanan street.

C A. MOUTON,Attorney at Law, Lafayette street.

JOS. A. CI•RGOIS, Attorney at Law,Lafayett street.

TOHN CLEGG, Attorney at Law, South Mainstreet, near the Court House, in the office

lately occupied by Mouton & Debaillon.

M F. RIGUES,. AEttorney at Law.

C I AS. D. CAFFERY, Attdrneylat Law, andJ Notary Public, office on Lafayette street

near the Court House.

••TM. BRANDT, Recorder and a-oficio NotaryVV Public. Office at the Court House.

I'Phsicicaus.

DR. J. D. TRAHAN,Office on Washington street.

D R. THOS. B. IIOPKINS, Office near thejunction of the Opelousas and Texas Rail-

road.

DfR. F. S. MUIDD, Office at his residence neari Vermilionville. Coutinues his practice at

same rates as before removing from Town.

Dry Goods, Groccries, Etc.J J. REVILLON, dealer in dry goods. cloth-

. ing, notions, hats, boots and shoes, groceries.hardware, crockery, saddlery, and general plan-tation supplies. Corner Main & Washington Sts.

Z DOUCET, Washington street, dealer inZ. dry goods, notions, hats, boots and shoes,groceries, hardware, glassware, saddlery, andgeneral plantation goods and implements.

E D. PELLERIN, dealer in dry goods, notions,hats, boots and shoes, hardware, crockery,

glassware, cutlery, groceries; all kinds of housefurnishing goods. Call at the brick building onMain street.

F BOURGFS, Main street, general dealer in. groceries, dry goods, hats, boots and shoes,hardware, crockery, etc.

ERAC BROS.. corner of St. John & Vermil-J ion streets, dealers in dry goods, notions,

bats, boots, and shoes, groceries, hardw are, tin-ware, crockery, glassware, and all kinds of farm-ing implements.

TOHN O. MOUTON. dealer in dry goods,cJ lothing, notions, hats, boots and shoes, gro-

ceries, hardware, crockery, saddlery. Ladies'hats, trimmings, &c. Liquors, wines, &c. Cor-ner Washington & Vermilion streets, near thePoet-office.

A HAAS, agt., dealer in ready made clothing,LI. dry goods, groceries. crockery, confection-

eries, etc. St. John street, opposite the Catholicchurch-square.

LEON PLONSKY dealer in dry goods, cloth-Sing, boots, shoes, hats, notions, plantationsupplies, and Ladies and gentlemen's fancy fur-nishing good.. Polite clerks always on hand andready to serve customers. Corner Main and St.John sts., near catholic church.

G EORGE JOSSE, Washington street, dealerin dry goods, fancy articles, children's toys,

and groceries; Sewing machines, &c. Pianosand other musical instruments repaired.

J FRANK, corner Main and Lafayette streets,* opposite the Court House, dealer in dry

goods clothing, boots, shows and hats; Ladiesand gentlemen's fancy furnishing goods; No-tions, crockery, tinware, groceries, etc. Fine as-sortment of tobacco and cigars always on hand.

M P. YOUNG & CO., dealers in fancy and* staple groceries wines, liquors, glassware,

tinware, paints, oils; Havana cigars,, superiorsmoking and chewing tobacco, etc. Corner ,ftVies-td:, gtnn c \'eiuli~i~on ct-' rs,.

So...i., eaNler in CihM echewing tobacco : Tele cignrs SoalCfayette and Vermni -lion tre ce o toer

Ir'augsa nd a4e. e, i

i P. "OU'.G R CO., ADr I l-lgg •. cvi' r \ t I ) tb cchicar

milio Stes, eleri s in dru.l , Ob til r:ict mediciuc, paints, o chils emical n

pu t , " ins ... er5' l aan e •sia .and stationery, Purflunery ere plank-t

bruehes, statioe'ry, etc. Prescripas Oicompounded day or night ; corr MJohn streets. r"hr e j

Li "ery ( d f l

North Mai reet opoite •c•~,r

sq u are. S ing le and do uble t e , ~onhors(s to hire. Good care ta•en allplacd i his stable.

* fiscellaneous,,

LdLIF'.1'LT TII OTpL,MRS. CASTILLE, Propri•

Madison St, near EIcbert'a Liver 8tble.

DOR.I HOTE4,-BY- '

.'Ilrs. Wi* 0, &ITTCorner Modison and Vermilion S&rf

Good mooms, clean, Coanfortable heal. qplentiful talle. Read} to r1ceiev cnato@it.all hours of the day or night. Charges•,Cand in accordance with th tim•",, a

Lafayette Fire Co. J1, I,REaIrL.AaR MIETinEas. on the first T7audeach and every month at 7 o'elock ca.

H, M. BAILEY,&SeTre.I•

J OS. L. MOUTON, COLLCorner tafayette ard Second Sea:

Prompt attention given to all leFingatrusted to him.

S. R. Wallis,CARPENTER AND CABINIT1-MJgI,HJ OUSE BUJLDING a specialty,

Apply at his residence, or aitkAltiTISER Office. Wa.6,re

Chas. P. ,••,ai .CARPENTER AND CANINET* )k.

Near the Ma'Ioic Le, ge

Jean 1• nihuCARPENTER AND BUIi01,

Buchanan Streed.Guarantees full satisfaction to all iaboI

employ him.

J. B. GU 'rET.Carpenter Dcahiueimhs,

Vermilioaville. La.

H ENRY L. LANDRY,SAoDLR•1 AND Fl• iaswtI tb

Modison Srrtt.Repairing of Saddles, harness, cwri a

gies, etc., done at short notice.

ROBT. F. GREER,

St. John street, above. VeMmiliCaFirst-class work on shortest notice. "

tion guaranteed. Terms •derate.~:.

THE NICHOLLS HOUSi-AND-

BILLIARD SALALBERT JUDICE, Pnofll•

Corner of Kain andfront of the Courtl.p DMW

The choicest Liquore and CIstantly on hand.'

.7VO TICE.,To Bayou Vermilion

H E undcrsigned informs hlk t. has bought the Steamert

run her regularly through to e?,the Harvey Canal route.

Rates per Str. ExcHAosr me0 'sgan's Thche rates.

Freights received daily byFor turther particuklrs, OdJdi

to the undersigned at Abbvifl

April 12, 879.-4t.

ELECTINTOTICE is hereby given

to '•

Corporation of VermilV.Lafayette, that an election fora

Councilmen for the said Town o'will in held at the Court Hlouse,5th day of May, 1879, bbetweeno'clock A. M. and .lP.M. -3. M.ARTIN, Cleri40,,,

II. EASTIN, Smerif

April 19, 1870.

.l'otie to Deli 89 f'Nepayers.

IN accordance with a resolti on

Police Jury on the r5thb fi1Parish taxpayers are herebythey come up and settle with i -•

within 30 days from fale. D .jran01 s-il. p" "fdsb/tt