The Opelousas courier (Opelousas, La.) 1885-09-26 [p...

ESTABLISHED 1852. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. 2.50 PER ANN1Lu

VOL. XXXII. OPELOUSAS, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, LA., SEPTEIMIBEI 26, 1S5. NO. 52.

Official Journal of the Parish of St. Landry.

PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BY

LEONCE & L. A. SANDOZ.

OPELOUSAS:

.A''JtII)AY, : SEPTEMBER 26, 1885.

Mr. Tom Isacks lost his only child,aged about six months, on last Wednes-day morning.

FOR SALE-A new Remington double-"barrel breech-loading shot gun can behad at a bargain on application at thisoffice.

Much freight is beirig received at-theMorgan depot at this time. The lum-ber yards are booming and the mana-gers are busy and happy.

* Owing to the prolonged rainy weath--or, and the d!.iculty of picking cottonrapidly, the cotton receipts have been-smell for the season.

We understand that the meet:ng ofmerchants and planters which was tohave been held last Tuesday at Wash-ington, to consider the question offreight rates, was a failure. Oh, fie!

A great many persons are in daily at-tendance upon the present term of ourDistrict Court, the docket of which islarger and more important than for

Smany years past. The presiding judge,lawyers, court officers, jury and wit-nesses will be busy for days to come,and our Courthouse squaie, in the mean-time, will present an animated appear-ance.

- One of our leading and oldest plant-ers remarked the other day : "That inall his life he had never seen cotton rotso badly on the stalks as during the pastmonth." He had seen more rain-fall inAgiven time when the cotton was open-

, but the bolls did not rot and thecotton spoil as in the present crop. Posesibly the rain produced some disease inthe plants which caused the rapid decayof the unopened bolls. No insect couldbe discovered in the affected bolls.

We are glad to learn that the Conventof the Immaculate Conception, conduct-ed by the Sisters Marianites of HolyCross, opened the present session withSrine boarders and about twenty daynpils. Many more boarders aid pupils

are expected in the beginning of Oct,,-her, and from the present flatteriing out-

"Jook, the good Sisters will have theirkhands full in a few more weeks. They

•are all earnest and competent teachers,:and deserve the patronage of :ill who-he•ave daughters to educate.

i PERSONAL. -Dr. Z T. Young of Villt,late was in town on Thursday last, as4i witness in court, much to his annoy-

-4ncee and to tihe interruption of his iro-ksi'onal duties with the, sick. He repo•rts the crops as damaged fully 60 per

e:at by the recent heavy rains; thatthe corn crop is seriomsly damaged bythe rot as well as the cotton, the peoplenot being able to gather and house it intime to protect it from the continuous

.flR P. J. Parker, who has been tray-eling through Arizona, New Mexico,&c., for several months, returned homeafewdays ago, much improvedin health.

FIRE PERSIMMON. - Capt. Jones P.Smith left a Japan persimmon, grownin his orchard, at our office on Tues-dy last, that measured 91 inches in

retiamference and weighed 81 ounces.T~he secimen was not ripe, and doubt-less would have grown some larger.This fruit is seedless and has to be pro-

-d'-by scions or cuttings. Capt.Smith takes a special interest in all ofthose adjuncts which increase the pro-Ita and comforts of farm life, and has a I-•"L orchard of well selected fruit trees,b•ks an apiary of innumerable hivesSwhich afford him honey by the barrel.

The building, near Littell's drugstore,-formerly occupied as the Post Office,was removed to Landry street, near theold Bask building, during the pastweek; Its snail-like movement, of twoor three days transit, operiated as ablockade to Main street and Landrystreet and interfered materially withtravel through those business thorough-

. We would suggest wheels insteadack-screws when the next building

moved through our streets. The planjust as feasible and much more expe-

4I 6 in execution. We have seener buildings moved for miles on

troug wheels drawn by oxen.

Prof. P.HB . Moroney, of Church Point,Wl e w redicted a few days agb,

Ingetl.• certficate of competencyhder e late examination of teacherssbohools, reached 99* per cent

I. examination, which places himon the ecor of all the applicants

ft. ~andry. 11e is not only wellil the test books, but he is a

edmestor; keeps up with allmethods of thsage, and

Svoation as a progressiveah cbere should be paid sal-

mssmate to their qualifica-`aris labors, and then St.

tbOsteof t aroster of com-14 ke daestors.

t" toas tha~ Senator T. S.ry injured on

w examiningye meehinery

nm . tlThand, by ebsmiu • mwangling

.c ofete and

. eba+s o theabout M to the

-ais?

WEATHER AND CIuo's.-After nearlya month of almost incessant showers theweather cleared up on honday last,with wind north and north-east, which,fortunately, has prevailed during thegreater part of the past week. If theweather should remain dry and clearfor several weeks a half crop of cottonmay yet be made; but the damage al-ready done to the cotton by tie pro-longed rainy period in rotting of theanopen and open boills wi! doubtlessreduce the yield one half, besides dam-aging what was picked during thlie wetseason. Much damage was done therice that was ripe, lbut tihetl e is still alarge quantity of young rice to ripenwhich will afford a large yield with ft-vorable weather at harvest time. Thliecane crop is reported to bhe excellent,yet good weather is now needed fir lthesaccharine matter to form before thecutting season in October and Novem-ber. The sweet potato crop will be alarge one, but the corn is replolted asseriously damaged by rot in lhe fields

The cry of all the farmers now is"give us a long spell of good weather.'

From Mr. W. C. Abbott, agent at thedepot, we lear'n that about the Ist ofOctober, all of the rights, franchises,rolling stock, &c., of the Morgan Com-pany will be transferred to the Hunt-ington system, and be known as theSouthern Pacific & California Railroad.Then the Morgan Co. will cease to existas a corporation, and be known no morein railroad circles.

Whether the change will redounid tothe benefit of the country, in the reduc-tion of rates of freight and travel, is aquestion of the future. We may oafel%assume, however, that rates will not headvanced, and under the new manage-ment the people may get some conces-sions which were persistently refuisedby the Morgan Company.

General Notes.

Secretary Lamar is ill with influenza.Small-pox is yet on the increase at

Montreal.Jac•sot, Miss , will have a colored

State fir.King Louis, of Bavaria, has become

hopelessly insan. aMrs Minnie Wat"ilp will hi ltied ,n

October 10.Devastating prairie lirs aIe ireportled

from Dakota.Small-pox has broken outit i New

Yorlk and lBrook, lynviRevd. Mlis•, Hlopki,.. iol ,.,i, has

been :,ppointed bt,- Pr,-i,!enl ('hv,.ta- ldUJ S. Minister residelit and ('onsIIl-General to Liberia

This seems ti lie a pipitlols seiasii

for the Yankec calhttniu itn his tfrieindlconte.ts with the Baritish ttir. A swit'lsloop of the Atltiutic Y:chtltt Cl hasjust with with Iii sei a irice for a c nlp atTorol'to il h Stiome of the crack vessUlsof the Can:adialn fleet.

Thei vet l'll o a show ltla , ('ol. I);lal iic.'o,has aibandilonhe the lettuiti lielit noid re-turned to his first love, Ille "sa i- idustarena." From olIr exclhag•es we se

that he has organized a first class eicicsat St. Louis, and started on at So•tierntour of the States of Dixie.

Cholerna fuiled to strike a single oneof the 4000 women employed in thle..a-tional tobacco faictory at Valitncia,Spain, though the disease raged viole.itly in that city, and the Medical Wdi hIrecalls that tobacco workers were alsonoticed to entjoy exenptilu fr mi att:ctkduring an epidemic at Amttertdatu.

The true couorse fori Presideit Cleve-land was that laid doii i by Jeffeison.He believed in an equitable distribut ionof the offices, was polite, apprecfatedhis friends, and above all would notallow his enemies to run the adminis-tration under any form or pretext.-Boston Globe.The new fangled doctrine about ap-

pointing only obscure, indifferent ortotal abstinence Democrats to office,and denying the honors of the victoryto honorable politicians who have ac-tively labored to bring the present ad-ministration into life, is of mugwumporigin, but has unfortunately madesome Democratic converts.-New YorkWorld.

Where prohibition is practicable it isthe best remedy; but when, as in someplaces is the fact, it is not. practicable,it is not by any means the best thing,and, indeed; no remedy at all. A go(odlicense system tnder such circumstance,if practicable, would be far better; andfor this reason we should favor it, andrecommend our readers to do likewise.Common sense is a very useful articleto have on hand in the prosecution ofany reform.-N. Y. Independent.

Auditor Steele to a Times-Democratcorrespondent gave some interestingfacts about the financial condition of theState. The assessment rolls of 1885will be an improvement on those ofprevious years, and facilitate the col-lectors in the discharge of their duties,.Fewer errors will diminish the chancesfor litigation. Assessments for 1884aggregated *200,000,000, and this yearthey will reach over $214,000,000. Taxcollectors thisayear have been unusuallypromnpt in making their settlements,and most of them have finally settledfor last year.-Iberville South.

Pens, Pencils, Ink, Stationery, Seal-us "" wa, i Wyc r amoumes iun unu

Pencii Erasers, Slates, School Books,school Bags, etc., at the Star Grocery.

Services at the.EBaptist Church to-norrow at 11 a. m., by Rev. A. P. Sco-

eld.

Divine service at Epiphany P. E.Thureh, Rev. C. C. Kramer, Reetor, onalndsy, Sept. 27th, at 11 a. -p

Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy--a positiveetnFor catarrh dyptheria, and cankerneak. saold by M.P. Yoang & Co.

Awnice lot of. freh crackers and bis- 1itjuia received at lthe Star Grocery.

' 4}f 'bt d!'er-T

Louisiana's Exhibit.

Yesterday evening Col I) F. B,,yd,L~uisiana Conun issioner, left for SIhreve-port, where he will remain a sli}oi t lime,and then go to Natchitoclhes, and incompany with Prof. Brown and one ortwo other assistants, begin an inspec-tion that will continue diagonally acrossfrom the Texas border, and take in fouror five parishes. Splendid results arelooked for from this tour of the Colo-nel's. lie has issued a lengthy addressto the people of Louisiana, urging themto assist him in maling an exhibit thatwill be a credit to the State. He asksthe City Council of New Orleans andthe police juries of the parishes, andpublic spirited citizens to aid him tinan-cially to the best of their ability. Col.Boyd eloquently presents his cause inthe following paragraph:

"All the industries, great and small,should be represented, and manuscriptsand relics bearing upon the history andromance of Louisiana should be forth-coming. And which one of all the Amer-ican States has so romantic a history asLouisiana? Here has been the battle-ground of the nations for supremacy onthe American continent; nearly everyspot in the State is sacred ground, fullof hallowed memories of chivalric deedsand heroic sufferings. At the comingExposition let it be told what Louisianahas been, as well as what she is andwhat she expects to be. The history ofthe Creole race is an heroic poem, fullof feeling and instruction to the con-templative student, and abounding inall that is noble and glorious in a peo-ple. The Creole modest, gentle, retir-ing, is unknown to the American people.But a race that can produce the greatnaturalist Audubon, of St. James parish,and the greatest of military engineers,Beauregard, of Orleans, and whose bril-liant deeds emblaz;on the proudest pagesof Amelican history, need shrink fromno comparison with any race that goesto make up the great American people.And in the graces and elegances of arefined social culture, who are theirequals? The State Commissioner begsthe Creoles to give up, for once, theirmodest reserve, and help him show theworld who they are and what they cando.

A special to I he Picayune from Wash- angton, dated Sept. 17, says: Mr. John iI. Avei y, of Ave~a 's Island, near Newberia. has, It lrelgh Senator Gibson, re- IInestedl Itht the oplerations of the geol- a,gical sourve pr,'jected for North Lou- 1ian•;t mayv he Ixtedled t t the south-

vesterli pmotioi of the State, and espe- 1ially " to the parislies of Calcasieu, St.Landry and lberi:a.

In the parish of St. landlry, near

)pclonsas, Mr. Avery has informationhat there is an extensive limestone andlarble formiationi, and from his personalibservation Mr. Avery believes that ae.ry large portin of the parish of Cal-

:asieu is bedd(hd by the same sulphurleposit as is found west of the Calcasieutiver. He thinks that a large barren,vaste in that parish is underlaid bynulphur, and that the hills attributed toprairie dogs havew been formed by theescaping gases floni the sul phur below.ie has conme to this conclusion from theact. that soundings to the depth of 60rel. in these hills show no stiatification,vhereas similar borings between theseelevations develop definite strata.

T''he constructioli of the Ship Canialai• ss the Ist I mus of Panamlla was cel-

:aiiil a dariing, inagniificent thing. Buttile fact that. in I hat sickly climate, while-t work in that aiiirvelous enterprise, soiumany brave aind noble fellows lost their

,ives, is a path letic, tragic thing But itis a happy fact, that death thele now,vill be rarely seen. Panama druggistssell Smith's Bile Beanlls. Price, two bitsper ibottle.

If you want to find a number one,first class, boarding house be sure andstop with Mrs. W. C. Lewis at the Poseyresidence, whose lodgings and table areexcellent, at very moderate rates.

Are you maide miserable by indiges-tion, coInsumptiln, dizziness, loss of ap-petite, yellow skin ? Shiloh's Vitalizeris a positive cure. Sold by M. P. Young& Co.

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Country nerchants are reminded thatthey can get their paper bags, wrap-ing paper and twine at N. 0. prices atthe Star Grocery.

For dyspepsia and liver complaint,you have it printed guarantee on everybottle of Shilol's Vitalizer. It neverfails to cure. At M. P. Young & Co.

Full weight oysters and French sar-dines 121c. per box, light weight oys-ters anlid American sardines 3 boxes for25c., at the Star Grocery.

The Rev. Geo. A. Thayer, of Bourbon,Ind., says; "Both myself and wife oweour lives to Shiloh's consumption cure."Sold by M. P. Young & Co.

A new lot of books, Seaside Library,Century for September, &c., &c., at theStar Grocery News Stand.

Why will you cough when Shiloh'scure will give you immediate relief.Price 10c, 50c and $1. Sold by M. P.Young & Co.

Lobsters and Salmon at 15e., EagleMilk at 0c., 2-lb..cans Corned Beef at35c., &c., &c., at the Star Grocery.

Shiloh's Cure will immediately re-lieve craup, whooping cough and bron-chitis. Sold by M.P. Young & Co.

Paper Bags at thirty per cent discountat the Star Grocery.

"Hackmetack" a lasting and fragrantperfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. SoldbyM. P. Young & Co.

I------****----4Reboiled Molasses at 40 eta. per gal-

lou, at the Star Grocery.

A Nasal Injector free with each bottleo*f 8of' Cattarrb IGemsdy. Price 50

So gb M. Pe Yeang ..

S n

Cnarenton Canal.

St. Mary IHview.

Nobody can deny the advantages toaccrue to all this section of country,says a Sugar-Bowl correspondent, bythe digging and completion of the Char-enton Canal and the opening of BayodPlaquemine to navigation. It woulushorten, the route to New Orleans over200 miles, from the Teche and Opelou-sas country ; it would cheapen rates ontreight and passengers to New Orleansby establishing a permanent and regu-lar competition by fine steamboats, anddo away with the navigation of thatdangerous and te rible Atchafalaya.There would then be no more objectionto the closing of the Atchafalaya, theclosing of which would save us fromannual overflows. Let our Levee Gov-ernor and State Engineers attend to theclosing of the gaps in the levees,strengthen the weak places; don't waitfor the spring rise, as the levees willthen have time to settle and harden,and will certainly be more able to resistthe rush of waters in the spring againsttheir sides. With the Atchafalaya stop-ped up or restrained, and the levees se-cure, confidence would be re-establishedamong the people; the rich and pro-ductive lands of the Atchafalaya, BayouRouge, Courtablean, Chene, Pigeonuand a;dozen other streams in that regionwould again be settled and the old popu-lation increased by a new and industri-ous population; sugal cane would beplanted everywhere, and in a few yearsthousands .-f hogsheads of sugar woulkbe shipped through bayou Plaqueminmto New Orleans from that region. Landthat yielded from two to four hogsheadsof sugar before the war, with very littlecaltivation, would not long remain idleif protected from overflow.

Snow Storm in August.

Providence Journal.Mount Washington, Angt. 27.--The

200 or more people who ascended MountWashington yesterday passed into athick, dense cloud about three-quartersof the way up, and when arriving at thesummit could not see two rods. A snowstorm set in about noon, which, withthe high wind, made a state of weatherof the utmost discomfort. About 2o'clock word was brought to the Sum-mit House that a man who had startedto walk up from Crawford's had becomeutterly prgstrated and helpless. Astretcher was sent with men, and anhour or two later he was brought up onthe shoulders of six mn,•'a By great goodfortune he had fallen in with two otheryoung men, more vigorous than himself,after slarting, and wheln lie could nolonger walk with their assistance onestaid with him and the other came for-help, otherwise he must soon have per-ished in the snow. His mind had suc-cumbed as well as his body. The gen-tleman's name is W B. Ropes, of Boston.He is reported this morning as havingcome around as well as could be expect-ed. The air was full of snow and thewind increased in violence, making anafternoon and night of the most tem-pestuous weather. About seventv fivestaid over night, and this nmuriiing theweather is very wild and sevrei-, offer-ing no view whatever.

Never Give Up.If you are suffering with low and de-

pressed spirits, loss of appetite, gene-ral debility, disordered blood, weakconstitution, headaches, or any diseaseof a bilious nature, by all means pro-cure a bottle of Electric Bitters. Youwill be surprised to see the rapid im-provement that will follow; you willbe inspired with new life; strengthand activity will return; pain andmisery will cease, and henceforth youwill rejoice in the praise of ElectricBitters. Sold at 50 cents a bottle byM. P. Young & Co. 6

Interesting to Both Sexes.Any Ian or woman making less than

$40 weekly should try our easy money-making business. We want agents forour celebrated Madame Dean SpinalSupporting Corsets; also, our SpinalSupporter, Shoulder Brace and Abdomi-nal Protector combined (for men andboys). No experience required. Fourorders per day give the agent $150.00monthly. Our agents report four totwenty sales daily. $3 outfit free. Sendat once for full particulars. State sex.LEwis SCHIELE & CO., 390 Broadway,

.New York. 50-13t

A Great Discovery.Mr. Wmin. Thomas, of Newton, Ia.,

says: "My wife has been seriously af-fected with a cough for twenty-fiveyears, and this spring more severelythan ever before. She had used manyremedies without relief, and being urg-ed to try Dr. King's New Discovery,did so, with most gratifying results.The first bottle relieved her very much,and the second bottle has absolutelycured her. She has not had so goodhealth for thirty years." Trial bottlesfree at M. P. Young & Co.'s drug store.Large size $1. 6

At 5 Cents.

Oatmeal at 5 cents;Rice at 5 cents;White beans at 5 cents;Choice flour at 5 cents;Quire Note paper at 5 cents;Potato mashers at 5 cents;Tea bells at 5 cents;Tin plates at 5 cents;Pint cups at 5 cents;Handkerchiefs at 5 cents;Sponges at 5 cents;Rubber balls at 5 cents;Slates at 5 cents;Composition books at 5 cents ;Transparent slates at 5 cents;Fishing lines at 5 cents-

At the Star Grocers

I dreamed a dream the other night,When nothing could be seen;

I dreamed the best of druggist had,A peerless liver bean.

Next morning at the break of day,I rose with an aching, spleen;

But mon got cured of raging pain,Sy u iSmith's Bie Benams.

Two bit per bottle.

Ducklen's Arnica Salve.The Best Salve in the wvorl thl ol.t,

Bruises, Sores, I lcers, Salt Rhemin, Fe-ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped hands, (liiilblaine, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,and positively cures Piles or no pay re-quired. It is guaranteed to give pel-fect satisfaction, or money refundd.Price 25 cents per io x . IFor sale h" M1.P. Young & Co.

School Books, at the Slar (rrocw y.

I Report of the Gran1 d Jurdy.

STA'rE OF Lo'ISIANA, /PARI•u orF ST. LANUIR•Y.

1i the name and by ltIe autllliorit 'y fll ,State o( Louisiana, the Grald inols of lth

I Slate of Louisiana, parish of St. Land ry, si\ o1rn

.and charged to inquire within and for Ihobody of the Parish of St. Landrl. Slate aLres•aid, respectfully submit the following repliort:

ParJish Jl.-VWe haive cal'refullv examinedt the Parish Jail. and altholiiugih wellt iiledl with

I prioners we find that it is kept t in "is 1.h;lieilya condition as the cirlenmistaneli s I\\ '1 Ilolit.VWe find that the prisoners alra t reated ill akind and humane auiner, and we conlln(4lidlthe Sheriff and his D)eputies for fail nillyv p•r-forming their duties " i the treatment of1 thilesaid prisoners.

Court HIouse.-W- e find tih li • ';tli nlortionof the Court Hlouse very 1much in liecl of re-

pairs, allnd would recollunlinlll that, tl e s;aid

repairs he ma1de ais soonll a pra'ct lell. VWreport to your Honor thait complaintlit has .anmade to us whi!e in sessionii of lithe . hl(.twhich the Texe l and Pacific Railroad 4 4 m

- pany are showing in regard to the crossinll atGoshen station. It has been1 rI'epr'esCenett ttus as unsafe and damellirious to the travetlili

a public; and while we nave inot suflicient eviS dence to justl 'y us i I taking any steps il thliSImatter further than to iliakei this replort, we

e would recoulnnend that they be notiiied o

their said lneglect, so that they will have :liltpie time to repair said crossing before thli ;is

s sembling of another Grand Jriy.e Respectfnlly submitted by

EUGENE RICIiAlID,FOema4lln of tihe (.rand Jill\

The Grand Jurors would further report thatthey have not been able to attend to ill thilbusiness that has come before thelu inl consequence of the number of cases and thli lillite(time during which they are allowed to act a140 Grand Jurors. They have therefore requester

t the District Attorney, in the exercise of hia legal discretion, to take such steps as he 4ma,

deem proper, by filing information s or bI,8 bringing iup the said unfinished hnb-siness hee tore the next Grand Jury.' Respectfully submitted by

II EUGENE RICHARD,Foreman of the Grand Jury.

r Filed Sept. 19l, 188,i C. M.Yo.2 Dep'ty. Clerk.

A true copy, B. MARITi:I.a - t)ei'y. (Cleri

LOUISIANA MILITARY INSTITUTE,Located `t Opelo, sas,

ST. LAi~nn PAR., LA..

Wj ILL be open lfor the rece ption of t':,.t.

on Monday, ()Ooler ,h. 1Ii.

'ITERMI S Fu T ITITIIN

Hoyrs under 12 years, per ilonth -........ w' -ABoys over I2 years, " ....... 3 01There will be a reduction of :20 per icon

whenever there are two tor l Iore fromll otlfinilv.

REV. (. C KIlAMEIl. 11. A.,Principal

E. SUMTER TAYLOR,seti Cotiid'. Cadets.

\Ve refe by permission to the Hioni. E.Lewis, Judge G. W. Htudaspeth, Thliomas IILewis, Esq., lion. John N. O(gdein. Dr. WV. ARobertsonu (. C. Dusonl. Joseplih Iloh alitAlphouse Levy.

TO ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

STATE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFI'CE,

Parish of St. Laudiy,Opelousas, September 9, 18r5.

WHEREAS, the State andParish Tax Rolls of the taxesof the year 1885 have been filedin the office of the Recorder ofMortgages for the parish of St.Laudry, and a copy thereof hasbeen delivered to me.

Now, therefore, I, C. C. Du-son, State and Parish Tax Col-lector of the parish of St. Lan-dry, acting in conformity withthe provisions of section 40 ofthe Act No. 96 of 1882, do givenotice that the taxes assessed inthe year 1885 are set forth in thetax rolls on file in my office andin the mortgage office of theparish, that they are now dueand that the taxes on movableproperty will become delinquenton the 1st day of October next,and on immovable property onthe 31st day of December, 1885,and will bear 3 per cent petnmouth interest (sections 40 and52, Act No. 96, 1882) from thatdate until sold in accordancewith article 210 of the Constitu-tion.

The publication of this noticeonce a week for three weeks andthe posting thereof on the doorof the room in which the CivilDistrict Court for the parish ofSt. Landry is held, is by lawmade full and complete noticeto each taxpayer and to any per-son whom it maygoncern.

Taxpayers are accordingly in-vited to call at once in order toavoid interest and costs.

C. C. DUSON,State and Parish 2ax Collector,

50] Parish of St. Landry.

Taken ui p as an Estray.B Y the undersigned in Prairie Basse, a large

brown COW, white flank and white face,about 7 or 8 years old, branded on left hipabout thus JA with ear-marks on both ears.Has been in neighborhood since 188:. Theowner can get her by proving property andpaying for this advertisement.

G. W. RIDER,Sept. 19-lmp at Mrs. Jos. D. Gonor's.

M DR. A. J. BERCIER,Dentist,

Office adjoining Posey's Drugstore,

OPELOUSAS, LA_He •ses the new local eaeasthetic, "Cocaine,in painful eperanps without extr cberge

s 4.

LUMBER!!B est Material--Low Prices

Owing to hard times anddullness in trade a large lotof LUMBER has accumula-ted in ou1r lumber yard, andfinll order to "unload" we haIv.decided to ol'er SPECIALINDUCEMENTS to cashSbuyers; IIand Ito tihose \\]ih(

Ihave not the cash we willoffer exception al satisfactol.'arrangements, being deter.mined to reduce our stocl,on hand before the busy sea.son commences.

The following quotation,will give an idea of what w(can do in the matter ol

HARD TIMES PRICES!a(Od if this is not si•ific intcall (roiuid it (i0or office (ri

iwie will (/traniitii e to qiric ~o

quotations tlhatmt iist be sioistactory to the most er'ctiiir•.

PRICES:

SClhoice Cypress Lumber at 1l-Second Choice at - -A No. 1, 1S inch Shingles : ,.)Cypress anid Pine Ceiliung ICypress Flooring - - -

Orders promptly lillc(l lorbuildings of any descriptionor diniension at proplortin-ately low rates. Orders also

taken for

Sash, Doors, Blinds,and Mouldings,

at lowest market prices.

Estimates cheerfully andcorrectly made up for par-ties who wish io b1uill.

Lumber delivered at anyI stations on Morgan's La. &

Texas R. R. either in carload lots, or smaller qluanti-ties.

WE MEAN BUSINESS,-and if you will give us acall we will convince vou ofthat fact, and also satisfyyou that it will be to yourinterest to buy at once.

e Will trade lumber for coinand cotton seed.

Orders by mail given spe-cial and prompt attention.

With a thorough knowl-edge of, and many years' ex.perience in the lumber busi-ness, I am confident of m3ability to give entire satis.faction to all customers, ann

will cheerfully give my assistance and any informatiordesired to those about t(build, or contemplate th4purchase of lumber for andpurpose.

Intending purchasers w'ilfind it to their interest to caland see me before concluding other arrangements.

WHITWORTH & CO.

] H. CRAWFORD, Manager.

Office and Lumber Yard near Moi

I gan'sa . R. Depot, Opeloueas.

JUDICIAL NOTTCES

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last residr ouce of tilt' deceased, in th i:; pca, nt Ihi

on II"'E E14NII ).i' I te '4ith day o4 (I eicyrthe 14 i li' oin'' dc'4c'Iti('il po1ierty, cl, -

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ili'i'ii'OiI *'44I git ,1~' "1it ' 1144' EI444t1, $4. Lati

(iii 'i i a , v itlt :II 4 14 III[ 4141 II 44 11(1 hit

it '.1 , 14444 4 " i'I ' ',,44. 1 u '4.441,otl

laud i, I on\ : c, nor 11 L; 1 ( I'~rcll of i pric.: ',sj 111(' ii illil 41` . 4,44 1 1, T t e al,.4 14, .14 4Iof 1). .I) I)4i ii

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444,4144444 441ith tell 101' cen~t at.torne~y's feesxill 4-ai' of slilt to4 4ollec't. The 14(land t7o 41'

4111444 -44ecidlly 1hioltg44.'-(d in 1'avor 4f the' c <'lt' lint ii 1444l paymen1t. ill I4I'lI'O iticl'

'Ill EOtGNEN i- IE11'TJANI1.II '-4. .X4tI44144(t';444'I

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4ignIed ; milln4o1 44 or a4 d1l. ,IIA41 di 1 auI: 44',I llh441'. 4'44'" t 'l4 s J tl - ,•ln :+ •, i;ltio ner, at till' r Scidence of Ilet I, .thod - i nihe I 4' ir i' (l'-'r 1 4 I n .1o 'n (' 44. , I t';ri'h of'

4. L.4al4ry , ' on '1IL 1 4/L .I 1' 1t tot, , I ": ,1 .1, the fatlll w i ,'n d ,' ih4 , l urrl..1I c. 1) -Io "gin lt, th+ o tl

t oo Abc, M aor],,-) , , 0.:. r)a

I4., late of !tw h lpridh o'f tt. i.111 l1 , ty o ti. it

I. (i e. ytl of., 1: 1 la.n colo taini . tw4u444ti4 4 'arl4t4 '.l buh 414t ' l nloth by .ll lyou I otl 4rbl 4u4,south 4h El ' 1 Mar'ks, cast b'y Flra'4o4,i-4. S'-44oie. an•41 xv-4 hv 1 Ernest. iarks.

1. The 444livi44•d1 halff f a tracut of hlal -nl.asurinl furt }-ninl I , boundedt north by

a4'' or l4 ot 'be1 x, si oti44 by Je, 1 4)o 44411e, e4 astl1y Ernest Matrks an •,-es1 t 1y (4abriel oIl,fard.

1. One tract of1 l; 4it Uinig. , for4 1 4v 'ri44ts, tuorc or0 less, 4 ituaftl in Prairie thes,.Fcmines, bounlded north Iy ulion. ,o1.uth by

1)1(41 west " b-. F'ranci) to(,1. 41e cabin. on' chicken houo,. 3 old(ieux, 21.- 14a4 el, of 1'ohl f(,'ncig, thi undi-

vided half of a r(4 1" c.rib. ono g4n, one r4o.14l

ho'es,'. 14 l4res 4 . c44 ll4 , thirty head of' h1 rn14 ('1at1tle., o(4 br;4 ntulg iron, 4hou4 1ho4l, ol

'Term'l ((l(1 Condlitions..-The Ino-.lde le rop1lrty to Ie so4ld far ,ah. a•l the 1 la444 on4 one,tw'o .and th'e 41years' credit. trom the d4ay ofsale. ; 44 l44h4 Isers to exec' lt 440 their 1hrou4li441 o

4ot4s, ;ayabl

.144' 1to the or1 1 d(4 4 ' f4 ' 4h4l44inisf4 1tir., with one go0(d -4e4 4ity to4 hi,41 ati f4t:li,4.s 4id 41(notes to ,har interest a the4 ra'te of ei44 ht44'l" cent.('4 1)4'' i14 4441 11 4froI t h1 !i' i l')y of la'4uIr4'y, '14;, 4n4 il 4aid4 ; s•.Ieial l n n' g4:44 4e : 14 4

centldol"s p)rivil '•. reserved win the hauld uitil"full a1 d 11 tire lpayment of IIhq pt-'chase pri,.

444 ('e4llt, ill 4 .' 4 "e of s4 4it t4 • ' 4 •'" )'('44' I 4;aym' h

I'4 ss .-ion of ' the4 hld4 toi4, 4 4 i\, ;; ,t t.'. !.". 4

of ,|•ln ar y, 188"6.

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In Matter of Oliver H. Gently & Co. v' 1eicr;

Creditors

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it the al'.IlIII4III I, Ap"~iiro pe ty l i ;1 iuli to 1,11'" i n ll 'I ik 1,t . :i ,"F4 h1ir r i . 1;1 1II Iv A" Nn. P i t

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AS rI'l~t.l id~ III, 4i~lmis I II Il i

SStre.l allc:rl l h' 14(1 I'tc;t f >l , ( 11 14 h "el it: . 4"

lh e wp ill het 10 1 : t l l' lna e jr CI' it tillto

h r. . ill r, olfS t. andry

position to said a ppui n tneut, AN ill tilt- , "'

wh orr / ill lls Will lIlt le hi prompt !,l ,

vitl tIN It' olii fr1) t(l Wlls n";

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Cane--- MillforSal$300;1 w'i ll~ 7 11, Sf11 !Ir$4

Appysa 1icia 0411(100. 't~n

Wanted to Buy fotl Ih.ICOWS, M.ifer;l,:1 E l hi Oe. 1taei*

Malio.Fau .` t1