rilCOWURIER,fflcial Joeanal of the Parish 'of St. Landry.

alWtisa 'oW SA1WtDrAY BY

JOR, I. I*alb • 1118tl9W IEllR lEL.

OpeleaadssATiuRDAY, . A 1858.

An accident resulting from . ence or negli.gnce has occurred on thursday last, near Flat-Town.

Mras. Laleur, a widow, aged about 50 years, hadseat a boy into the woods, in quest of Tacrti roots,very meek used among our creole population, inthe Wiy of tiasw.se. She had tea made of it, aad

drunia eVp fae ll. Her daughter also tasted some

sd it i.a it bitter, let the cup d*4a bOl.sd paidao further attentioa to it

4 i nrsafterwards, Ms. .Lesear was dyingariLthe most exeruciating IPiPs, which poison

creates, and her daughterwasextremely ill when

_ast heard ofThe fact W instead l the "tetchi," the

blo had beogher the root of the yellow jamine,a most deadly poison, and very similar in appear-

ad s te4 eot efthe "teti.?

Terrible Afir.QO usetsdaylst, 1jth instas the town of Wash-

Ington was thrown oiucommotio by the rusult ofa frightful accidet. "

Midase Desie,te ~ wife of a .ch englneerd--r-- •l haul sb edi sappeared saand aosea-se ed~&beasigned for her absence, and reaer-aas Pr bhr wee vain sad fruitless. On astomdayl~osabe ne drawing water fom a well wasstartled at the sight of human hair ina the bicket.A second trial was attended with the discovery ofagreategpmtit)aof air. He called for assistance,si byt aid of a ook, the body ofthe lost Mad.

emsese was drawn eat in a state ptrfction.It has not yetbeeasscertained whether thister-

risabiair was the result (accident or of design.

P*ed the advertiemeat ofCnaiaL A. Ga.sFrp,wbo haajust received a large and spleadid as-a s (sIwgand Summer Dry Goods, ac.-WebiI eisells cheap, and would advise all togive m a call.

ale of the Week,We ll the attl ies of our readers to a public

ale, whiak wil take place, at the Prairie of the

Si•dli, ves~ att•e, ce., will be oldat a reaa adisereu will be seen by resorriag to our

si~aserawtieset eeilumn

Race.A -n side rare will tak place on &turday

aezt% 30th laant, on thenac track of Mr. F. L.?ibSe betw.ua darn horse, belouging to Mr. Jo.sapb Hollier, ofoartowa, and Croci., a bay hone,the piopertyofMr. Seveigue Guidry, of the Pariahaft"*. Pizral $200.

To-Vauhm AND Parc Sraxasas-All who"* J t anbtad hermoanlou voice, ahould me

*u~ltfaPutmmie wafbhs occasionally; tshey re

} rn Uvula and greatly wagin.the

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: BI b~rl* durli~Wi~~tO ti e flrukhw*>1.Frgt ap l 1 havsia the above amid title,Winrnasei by .. Cmrrip . State Superintendentefhbie Uucation to the Houe of IRepreenta.i the IdllowgheL:xbaeelah fd Aeaemlabhas atanding credit of

Ameqajstlo. of $l,889 90*Avuyellea ofmISS y~e1o; 34; Bienvili8. wf ok4~~ la~srsa Cadd~of2a~s Vai9 6 ~caauoi

Caldwell of $685 14; Crroll $2,22 86;is Sit, bY1IK C a o1 f '1,402- 63. D

feb of 1900 74S ofBr B l8r!$ 64; BustrrFdieianaro0u0 O;rradiS dl 81; Iber-adieiali,5W1aeoa at !0W 0od- haro no-

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W~l~fii~Bt;; f$1,11600; 8t;-Qt

nion of $1,70 4; eiramitiforoo` $51232; Waahaita $53-

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OUR RAILROAD ISYSTElM.LETTER OF JAMES ROBB.

We have IV a printe copy of a letter ad-dressed by that d ent and pblic-spirited citi-zen Ja s . L. G DERussur, Chair-man of the e on Internal Improvements,in the .Sta In this document Mr.Rosn coms ca his views o the subjecteftheState aiding our _alroed ompini es, and incident-ally on the immediate and ultimate benefits thatmust result to Louisiana from the energetic prose-cution of these'works of internal improvement.

In reference to the first of these topics, Mr. Rossarrives at the conclusion that the State, under theprovisions of the Constitution, can give aid to theprojected Railroad Companies by means of subscrip-tion only. The loan of the bonds of the Statewould afford them no material help since the exis-tence of a prior mortgage in fehvr of the State, wouldrender their negotiation difficult, and prevent thecompanies from raising upon them the large sumsnecessary to complete our railroad system. In sup-port of this opinion, and with a view of proving thatthe State must eventually profit largely by the pro-posed course, Mr. Ross institutes a somewhat com-prehensive investigation into the railroad projectsof the day. He shows that t•eat Northernand Western Railroads are the t reat arms ofthe State, and of the city of New Orleans, and thatthey have amounts secured to them already of threeand a half millions of dollars to the first, and to thelatter three millions. Such large capitals must' intime bring about their final completion. These en-terprises are in the hands of skillfl, experiencedand prudentcitizens, under whose enlightened man-agement they must prosper. The State, on the scoreof individuaI responsibility has nothing to fear.

The pesele n srt ctlcdties of the State_•,tatl valjl eBjstdn to the contemplated sub-scripttib. Iit evil is onethat isgreatly magnified

id made to assume an importance that It does notzgerit and can have no connection with the questionof aiding Railroad Companies, by an issue of herbonds, which in no event, will increase the taxationso to exceed within the period of the paymentoffe State's subscription an average of twenty-onecents on the thousand dollars, a sum too insignificantto enter into the calculation of a population posses-sing property assessed at two hnndred and seventymillions of dollars. But there are other reasonswhich prove this objectionto be an idle one. The in-creased value of property which, as all experiencedemonstrates will follow the completion of our roads,will increase the revenues of the State far more thananyds se may collect from property to py theinerestof any bonds she may issue to aid in theirconstruction. Mr. Ross here refers to what hasbeen done in other States, to show by comparisonthat the present Raiload system of Louisiana issotonly practicable, but invested with advantages sa-penor tothose ofayState in theUnion. e says:

The expense of constructing railroads in NewEngland, New York, Pennsylvania and Marylandhasaveraged $40,000 to $80,000 per mile, and theiraverage profits exceed six per cent, on their cost,deducting expe.nes and reservation ofsurplus blan-ces for extraordinary repai. It is unnecessary tobring forward the l of these results-they areknown, and publised in almost every Journal ofthe country.

South Carelina has expended millions in comple-ting her system of railroad improvements, whichpase over sections of country entirely insignificantand barren; they were projected more than twentyyears ago, when the cost of construction, owing toerros of location, was enormous, and when theknowledge and skill now available were in theirinfancy. Yet with all these disadvantages and herroads costing ever 630000 per mile,they are yield-ing seven per cent. dividends. Georgis, more favor-ed than Carolina, has attained far more successfulresults, and while having reclaimed a wildernessfrom solitude, and plantd in it flourishing townsand villages, her ailads are paying from seven toS*rteen per cent and lands which before the open-in of the railreads were scarcely saleable for twodollars peracre, are now sold for fifteen and twentydollars. Thesestatements are a repetition of what isfamiliar to every intelligeqt citiZuqn fth S , aiuare introduced here mintending to establish, bycomparison, how vastly superior are the advantagesof thus State for enuing more favorable results insimilar enterprises, as my observations will pres-ently show.

The three Pr nt eailfosd alsctsotomr Stateae the Great Northern, Great Western and theVicksburg and Shreveport Boads.-They are almostidentical in interest and connection, and will em-brace a triangle of inter-communication, combiningthe most extensive system of ce highwayknown on thiseotinent. The Great Western rail-road can be constructed at a cost of fifteen thousanddollars a mile. It will be the cheapest road in theworld for the transportation of freight and passen-gers, while its expenses will be less, in proportion,than any great road in America-so that in -event, it willbe a source of lage profit to the Stocg-holders. The Vicksburg and Shreveport road willikewise behighly productive, and will become the

eat highway of emigration to the extensive ter-intoy Wester ~ oalans. The Great Northern

road may be constructed to the Tennessee river ata eost ofabout twentythree thousand dollar a mile.The route adopted is entirely practicable, and alarge poitiep of it traverses a countrk of immenseresourees and fertility. Its connectionwith the Mobile and Ohio road, and from Ohio, withthe central raihod of Illinois; also with the Men,phi. and Charltoa read, ad thence to the Middle

mttates, mushtei end enable the Great Northernroad to absorblthe entire travel between the eoan-tries on the Pcf, and the States located East ofthe Meiidapi end Ohio. Independently of this,the~rod meat command thetravel onthe Misaissii--Whin the language of Mr. Ross, will be

the commere of such a road, as di ait doea_aom a city of one hundred and fifty thoaa in-habitats, and of the largest export of raw producein the world!

I (he continues) a railrod system in South Caro-liwatraveaigswamps ad barrea country in itswhele lerthbandtesninatingata •ity of forty tho•sand inhabitat besides, costing over thirty. thou

eand dollars per mile, pjYm divider of eeven percent., what may be d from roads costingfrom fisen to twenty hi thousand dollars permile! Can the State incer risk in investing its cre-ditin such an improvemunt Can thee. be any

dintrustl tothe omiseof such roads asthe Opelousms, Great Northern and Shreveport,wh-se sotratis made between our avored re-gion ofcoutry and the Granite mountains sad hillsof New Eg and the towering heights of the

lleghenies, where rads have notomy been builtbut are pying liberal retuis to those whose ea-

i aod.S*weightuand eatspripse contributed themeans for their construction.

Suic is t..masiiism of hists maId by Mr.Ross inhis msualpenepitu.unadlcld myhe.. Tb.httinr is bezxitsiaa sadi~ ength ito-- his detSerid tsfrom psbfIishig it #ifgll. That-is p sipaa~y whlich the water ba.ily k.Lo.cwdB, sd. which he might br. slborated sad nto.hiai bsyJs l hear iabp umbestic tatiics-anid thiat thitlawibhk be a of railroad. in

wttsbrlaly tb hie, auofla nded 5 .T t his beenstrikingly manI.tid e t e

KiBht.1 where.deet dm*balea been aed.tilt whii~U sad muhgos. ad ta o LahedhevAquNg t wfeuatsae wnthtaKi nltoralhoim.wb e s igttrr sd tlr pismnt

whim opaisnebe sstinto eosbe povmit y and atua-ii argl wher supnd ed mditta -ir'rti" a s whey ... irIiai1426in~ crdd .eld at,;gerapwientii owt ad , and ihsit op- ofce

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FROM MEXICO.The news of General Santa-Anna's arrival

at Vera-Cruz was received by telegraph on the

1st in Mexico, and was celebrated by the fir-ing of cannon, ringing of bells and otherde-monstralions of joy. At Vera-Orus he wasentertained with a banquet on the 3rd ifst.,by the municipality, at which he wad toastedand extolled in the most extravagant manner.General Woll capped the climax by classinghim with Alcibiades and Cincinnatus. It is alittle remarkable that in all the speeches re-ported, where nearly all Santa-Aina's life islauded, there is not one allusion to the Amer-ican war. Santa-Anna gave but one toast, asfollows:

"Under the shadow of the Mezican flagmay there be but one cry: Independence ordeath."

The F.co del Comercio of the 5th, statesthat he was to leave next day. The triumphalarch erected in his honor bore the followinginscription:

"Liberty, peace and order. Independ-ence, authorit9y, concord."

The Mexican papers are already beginningto construct Cabinets for Santa-Anna, andshow almost as much facility in this matter asour own papers did a short time since.-Pic.

IBIMTIRS.Printers, it is said, universally die at an early

age. This is doubtless caused by thetodous efiu-via arising from the types, the want of exercise,constant confinement and the late hour to whichhis work is prolonged. There is no other class ofhuman beings whose privileges are as few, whoselabor is as continuous, and whose wages are as in-adequate, as printers.-If a "typo" be a man offamnly, he is debarred of enjoying their society atall times, because his hours of labor are almostendless, and his moments of leisure so few thatthey must be spent in sleep, to recruit his exhaus-ted energies; and prepare him for a renewal of histoils.-Poor fellow ! he knows nothing of sociabil-ity, and from weasrity is as clearly shutout from theworld as a convict in a prison cell. Truly he is inthe world, yet knows not of it. Toil, toil, toil, bynight and day, is his fate until premature old ageends his existence. For the advancement of science,morality and virtue, the chords of his heart are sun-dered, one by one-aend when his race is run, andtime to him is no more, he goes down to the graveuncarred-for, and unknown, though his existencehas been sacrificed for the benefit of his race.

When we hear mechanics crying out against op-pression, and deassding certain hours for labor andfor rest, we cannot but reflect upon the situationof our own craft; how every moment of their livesis forced into service to earn a bare subsistence, andhow uncomplainingly they devote themselves tothe good of that same public who wear them as aloose garment, to be downed when convelient, anddafed when no longer needed.

Printers are universally poor sen, and for tworeasons: The first is-they rarely ever receive afair compensation for their services.-And the sec-ond is-that enured to continual saffering, privationsad toil, their purse-strings are ever untied at thebidding of charity, and the hard earned "dimes" arefreely distributed for the relief of their fellow man.Thus it is that they live poor and die poor; and ifasuitable reward does not await them after death,sad indeed must be the beginningthe existence andthe end of poor "typos."-Ridmaned Rspoblim•s.

Woman--A Ompursam.The National Intelligencer is publishing a

series of letters from a citisen of Washington,who is travelling in the Old World. In hislast iet~i h ;uos 4anrse the women therewith those of his own country:

In my rambles about the village of Baal-bek, I was stirck with the beauty of the chil-dren, and the extreme yo thfuas a someof the Atab mothers. I saw several youngfemales not more than twelve or fourteenyears of age with babies in their arms, evident-ly their'own; and I was told that this is quitecommon throughout Syria.

Many of the women are very beautiful-much more so I think, than either the Circas-sian or Turkish women. It was quite enchant-ing to see their fine complexions, dark~ eye-brows, and flashing eyes; and for regularity offeatures, I have seldom seen them equalledsave in other parts of Syria. In Nazareth Isaw some of the best formed and most beauti-ful women I have ever seen in any country;I believe it is noted as much for the beautyof its female population among tourists, as foritshistorical interest. But at no place did Iwhat I really thought approached the perfec-tion of beauty into high adegree as in Beth-lehem. The women of Beth.ehem are abso-lutely bewitching. I never saw such pereetprofiles, such eyes and eyebrows, and suchdelicate little hands and feet. Not that Imeanto say that they are at all to be compared inall the higher attributes of beauty to our ownfair country-women, for that would be sacri-lege. there is nothing in the East, or inEurope either, or anywhere else, that I haveever visited, to compare with the ladies ofPhiladelphia, Baltimore, and Washington.Talk of Parisian beauties ! Lively and viva.cious they are to be sure-but not dignified,not queenly, not gentle and modest. Talk ofEnglish beautiesT Grand enough, fair, butnot graceful, and stiff as buckram. Italianbeauties-dark, dull and greasy. German-flat and florid. Turkish-tallowy and but-tery. All well enough in their way; but,Meshalla! it wont do to mention them in thesame breath with American beauties.

g~ There is a good story told of old Mool-raj, the native East India General. His fol-lowers stole frbm the Enlish a lot of hermet-rially asled provisions in tin tseo , and nothanm aseen mnything oflie kni bere heneoo-k them for anister sat and fred noth-i from his guns for three days, but freshlobsters, pickled salmon and other delicaiese,supplying the Britids camp with a'msower ofthe freshestEnglish prraens.

p'A gtlai praising the vercharms bf a very plain woman, hisfrbda.ed him:.--"Why don't you by elaim to suehan aocomplished beauty" "What righthaveIto her ." asked.the former. "Everyrightby the laws of nations," replied the other,"you being the frat di arer."

A late French pa~per Mate that some sa--asr have resoladl to Vmble in Paris, inthe ourse of th de preentma th,,asongrems ofMha w' iSo o the ditssatn couanries inkiarope, to discaos rlai e to did

"rds inupusds otobe

: .Yw f eposstibl e awpmalai hastAs how tqWgi r butafodaver ksisiBo ot p : .e**e*-

Election Returns for Judges.FIRST DISTRICT.

Oneparish to hear from, St. Bernard.-T. Slidellhas received 4302 votes and Roselius 4116. Bucha-nan has received 3098, Kennedy 2350, Preaux 611,Schmidt 184.-Slidell's majority, so far, 186 votes.Buchanan's majority over Kennedy 748, over Robt.Preaux 2487, over Schmidt 2914.

SECOND DISTRICT.Complete-Slidellhas received 1837 votes, and

Roselius 1859. Ogden has received 1705 votes,Duffel 1274, Taylor 1275, Strawbridge 345, Beattie674, Rawle 175.-Roselius majority, 22. Ogden'smajority over Taylor 430, over Duffell 431, overBeattie 1031,over Strawbridge 1360, over Rawle1530.

IrxAccording to our New Orleans exchanges,Ogden's majority ever Taylor is only 174 votes.

THIRD DISTRICT.ChiefJTudge Associate.

S. Martins, 127 194 256 9 1 118St. Landry, 444 365 398 357 35 20St. Mary, 208 184 137 170 5 81Vermillion, 49 51 88 13 00 00E. Baton Rouge, 162 248 211 183 80 00Lafayette, 161 63 195 29 2 6Concordia, 27 78 00 15 74 00Tensas, 000 000 000 000 000 000Avoyelles, 171 43 142 55 15 5Pointe Coupee, 344 94 110 8 226 00West Feliciana, 102 00 143 84 154 5East Feliciana, 211 186 205 165 36 00St. Helena, 000 000 000 000 000 000Livingston, 000 000 000 00 000 000Washington, 66 8 63 2 9 00St. Tammany, 90 89 58 13 58 34

2162 1603 2001 1103 695 269

-W-Three Parishes to hear from,-Tensas, St.Helena and Livingston-Slidell's majority, so far,559 votes. Voorhies's majority over Lewis 898,over Cooley 1306, and over Simon 1732 votes.

FOURTH DISTRICT.Fourteen parishes to hear from for Chief Justice.

SlidelPs majority, so far, 392.-12 parishes to hearfrom for Associate; Campbell's majority, so far,265 votes.

Slidell's majority, sofar, in the four districts 1115.

SENATL.-The following act passed theSenate on the 15th April instant:

Mr. Martin an act imposing a tax uponfree negroes and mulattoes for the purpose ofraising a fund out of which to provide for theirtransportation of to Liberia.

SATAN HAS COME !-A merchanie in Rus-sia is said to have succeededin making a steamman. It is probable one of the most inter-esting inventions ever offered to the public.It is a large colossal statue, the feet of whichare plaoed upon wheels on a railroad, and hegoes thundering over the course, the smokepuffing out of his nostrils in a manner to givethe appearance of Satan as pictured out inRevelations.

gl We hear it rumored about town, saysthe Baton Rouge Gazette, that Gov. Heberthas expressed his determination to declare theoffice of State Auditor vacated, and will fillthe vacancy by appointment, until an electionis held,

CRImINix TRIA.-The trial of Ransom0. Snyder, for killing W. B. Downes, cameof on the 27th ultimo, at St. Joseph, parishof Tensas. The respectability of the partiesrendered it an intensely exciting trial. Theaccused was the brother of the popular JudgeA. Snyder, and the party killed, the brotherof Judge R. C. Downes. The prosecutionwas conducted by W. H. McAlpin, district at-torney, aided by Judge Downes brother ofthe deceased. Tae dfence was a very ableone, being confided to General Edward Spar-row, W. S. Parham and L. V. Reeve, allgentlemen of high standing at the bar in NorthLouisiana. Judge Perkins presided over theCourt with great- dignity impartialiy andability. After being out thirty-six hours,the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.

N. O. Delta.

EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE.-This morn-ing's edition of the Courrier and Enquirercontains one million two hundred and forty-nine thousand seven hundred and sixteen emsof Minion, Nonpareil, Agate.and Pearl type.The expense of setting that quantity of typeat the prices we pay-thirty two. cents perthousand ems--is three hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety cents. This calcula-tion does not include the extra expense ofsome thirteen columns of "rule and figure"work, which is paid for at the rate of sixty-four cents per thousand ems.-N. Y. Enq.

THE VACANcY.-Mr. SoulE having accep-ted the mission to Spain, the duty will devolveon the present legislature, to elect his succes-sor. The following are some of those spokenof to fill this important post :

P. O. H6bert our present Governor, W.W. Farmer our distinguished LieutenantGovernor, G. 8. Lacey, . C. Wiekliffe andCol. Short, of the Senate, Sandidge andReeves of the House, besides Sigur, Downs,Felix Houston, Fluker, Ex-Gov. Walker, A.G. Penn, Davidson, Eustis, Barton and JudgePerkins, of Tensas.

Darsmoir s or Busswo..--Re-bus, to keIone again; omni-bus, to kiss them all; blun.der-bus, to kiss another ann's wife; asilly-bus,one lady kissing another.

SZrA Grss-A yeoug gentleman ofKilkeny, meeting a handsome milkmaidnear the Parade said, "what will you tae fr

eland yr "milk, my defr?" Thegirlinstantly rep "Yourself and a goldair." h is but the girl atthe boSom wale fi, A pentlemanm saled

in aadwas sahone over a tant of rooms by avtry ee rL "Ar, e you let with room?"

--P , all INo air am to belet asInek,'

W' A .a metdiai Jauge, mng herpeealiarities hd a habit of begging pardon oanevery oceasso. Once bhivorite epressionwarsplayed is rathei a singular manner.

At the close of the aies, as he was aboutto leave the beah, the ocioer of the court re-min,41 him that he bad not passed sentence

Sdaot oherne of the criminals as he had in-

"Z)eame ?" said his lordship, "Ibeg his,pardon-bring him up."

USE OF SLANDER.-That slander is oftenbeneficlal to the person slandered is indispu-table. We recollect an anecdote in point.A man somewhere out West was elected toCongress. He was totally unqualified, inevery respect, for the position. A friend inW Ahington once asked him-

"How the deuce did you manage to geteleeted ?"

"I stole a pig.""Hay ?--What ?-How ?-Is stealing pigs

considered a qualification to Congress?""No-but, as soon as it was known, the pa-

pers on t'other side took it up, and of courseourn had to defend me. A great noise wasmade about it-we called it an attempt todestroy the spotless reputation of an innocentman for party purposes-the people got rou-sed, and I got in."

At the next election his opponent was elec-ted. His friend, meeting him one day, askedhim how it happened.

"Oh! blast the feller," he replied; "hesmelt the rat, and got the start of me. Hestole a shcep."

MEDICAL FACTS.-Meehants generally dieof the billious, printers of the typhus, andbrokers of the remittent fevers.

Masons usually go off with stone, gravel ordropsy.

Most tailors leave the world in fits-thoughtheir customers rarely do.

Disappointed actors usually die of mortifi-cation.

Seamstresses suffer much from stiches inthe side.

The children of coopers are never free fromwhoog]ng-congh.

Our congressional orators are never trou-bled with shortness of breath, although flatu-lence is not uncommon.

Dyers are subject to the blues and scarletfever, and clock-makers to the tic-douloureux.

Glasiers are never without pains.Brewers are constantly ailing.Editors are carried off with 'an idea' in

their heads, but nothing in their pockets.Poets ascend to the moon, feed on imagina-

ry vapors, and die among strangers at the In-sane Asylums.

ON FRauLM.-Franklin when he was em-bassador of France, being at a meeting of aliterary society, and not well understandingthe French when declaimed, determined toapplaud when he saw a lady of his acquain-tance express satisfaction. When they hadceased, a little child who understood theFrench, said to him: "But grandpapa, youalways applauded the loudest when they werepraising you !" Franklin laughed heartilyand explained the matter.

THE ELECTION.-The official returs showVoorhies to be 946 votes ahead of Lewis, thenext highest, with one parish to be heardfrom.

DIED-At New Orleans, on monday last, 11thinstant, Mr. JULrs GA•aLetzs, of Opelousas, agedabout 20 years.

CANDIDATES.District Judge.

t7'We are authorized to announce Lucius5. bupre Esqr, as a Candidate for the officeof District Judge, for whatever Judicial Districtwill include the Parish of St Landry.

Opelousas, 5th March 1853.

Assessor.(7We are authorized to announce that Mr. A.

H. GRADENIGO has become a candidate for theoffice of Parish Assessor for this Parish, at the nextelection. [February 26th 1853.

y We are authorized to announce that" Mr.PIERRE MOUILLE, is a candidate for the officeof Parish Assessor, for the Parish of St. Landry, atthe next election. April 16th. 1853.

Ward Constable.flWe are authorized to announce that Mr. J.

.ALFRED ANDRUS is a candidate for the officeof Ward Constable for the Ward of Opelousas.

9th april 18536p We are authorized to announce that Mr.

JULIEN CARVILLE GONOR, is a candidate foethe office of Ward Constable for the Ward of Ope-lousas April 9th 1853.

(7- We are authorized to announce that MrJOHN POWELL, is a candidate for the office ofWard Constable for the Ward of Opelousas.

April 9th 1853.

REMOVAL.

F1jHE undersigned begs leave to informhis friends and the public, that he has

removed his Dry Goods and Grocery Storeto the big brick building of Mr. Ealer, on thecorner of Main and Landry streets.

He takes this opportunity to inform hisfriends and the public that he has just receiveda complete and fine assortment of Dry Goods,Groceries, Ready Made Clothing, Hats, Shoes,and a great variety of Spring and SummerGoods, which he offers for sale cheap.

SBest Havana Seors lw on hand.

Opelousas, April 23d 1858.-ly.

1iTJC)TXC)E LIJAH BARKER, of the Parish of St.Landry, State of Louisiana, having

filed his petition to be'appointed Administra-tor of the Estate of the late Eli Barker, de-ceased, lately of the Parish of St. Landry.

Therefore, any persons having legal oppo-sitions to make to said appointment, will filethe same in writing, withinten days, from thedate of the presentotice, at the oifoe of theClerk of the District Court, in the town ofOpelousas.

A. GARRIGUES, Clerk.Opelousas, 23d April 1853.

A tufAWAY IIR JAIL.WAS committed into the Jail

of the Parish of St. Landry, onthe 20th. instant, a runaway ne-ro-boy, sllg himself A hon

so, and ays that he e belongs to a certain Mr.Henry Pples, g in the town of NewIberia, in thn Parish ofgt. Martins.

Alphonso is five feet, four inches high, sparemade, and speaking English only.

The owner of said slave is requested tooomeforwanmrd, prove property pay charge,and take him away, otherwise he will be dis-'posed of o~rg to law.

CH' .THOMPSON, Jailor,Opelousas, April 23d., 1853.

PUBLIC SALE,By J. Dejean, Slctteineer.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM WIKOFF, DECEASED.T HE public are hereby informed that

there will be sold, at public sale, to thelast and highest bidder, by A. Ddjoan, pub-lic auctioneer, at the Court House of this Pa-rish, on

Wednesday, 25th of May 1853,the following described property, belonging tothe estate of the late William Wikoff, latelyof the Parish of St. Landry, to wit:

A Tract of Land,situated and lying on Plaquemine Brulde, inthis Parish, known as the Wikoff's Vachery,bounded on the South by land of S. W. Wi-koff, and on all the other sides by the PublicDomain, containing 8,000 arpents.

ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND,lying on the East side of the Bayou Nezpi-qu6, in this Parish, bounded on all sides bythe Public Domain, and containing 800 ar-pents, more or less.

TERMS AND CONDITIONs:-The purchasemoney payable on a credit of one, two andthree years, from the day of sale.

A. DEJEAN, Auctioneer.Opelousas, 23d April, 1853.

IS hereby given that W. J. McCULLOII,Deputy Surveyor, is now execpting a

contract, made with R. W. Boyd Esq., Sur-veyor General of Louisiana, for the re-surveyof Township 6 S., Range 4 East (in whichOpelousas is situated), and of Township 8 S.,Ranges 5 and 6 East, in the S. W. District ofLouisiana.-All persons interested in landsin said Townships are respeotfully requestedto give him such informations and fkeilitiesas may enable him to establish their bounda-ries properly.

Communication may be made to Jas. M.Moore Esq, at the office of Messrs. Swayse& Moore, or directly to Mr. McCulloh, byletter thro' the Opelousas Post Office.

Opelousas, 23 April 1853.

I. [lk ] FE, T OF LUM-tTM OOO Il "TO FTFF Uf000 BER, for sale by

the undersigned. Apply at the Mill.CHARLES CLOSE.

St. Landry, 23d April, 1853.

More Testimony in favor of Bryan'sPulmonic Wafers.

TO MR. JAMES BRYAN:-Sir-Ihave great pleasure in testifying to the

beneficial effects of Bryan's Pulmonic Waters. Asevere cold from which I suffered last week, wasentirely cured in twenty-four hours. I can beartestimony that Bryan's Pulmonic Wafew are noquack medicine, but equal in every respect to yourrepresentation. I shall recommend them to all myfriends who need a remedy of that kind.

AUSTIN.OLCOTT.Manufacturer of Railroad Reflectors, Rochester.April 23d. 1853,

N1T•'IICOEI.sHE ubscriber has the honor to inform

his friends and the public that he hasjust arrived from New Orleans, with a com-plete assortment of

Dry Goods and Gro-ceries of all kinds car-

penter's tools, jewelry, watches, clocks, sad-dlery, hardware, croekeryware, wines, bran-dies, &c., which he offers for sale at moder-ate prices. lie takes this opportunity to re-turn histhanks to his friends and the publefor the encouragement he has received fronthem till this day, and hopes to deserve acontinuation of their favors.

C. MEDICIS.Opelousas, 9th April 1853.--m.

PUBLIC BSA.TZTHE undersigned leaving Grand Coteau,informs the public that he will offer for

sale, at public auction, to the last and highestbidder, by the ministry of a public auctioneer,duly commissioned, at his residence at GrandCoteau, in this Parish, on

Saturday, 7th May next, 1853,the following described property, to wit:

THREE LOTS OF GROUND,situated at Grand Cotean, in this parish withall the

BuildingsAND

J IMPROVEMENTSthereon erected, consisting in five buildings,such as, house, magazine, kitchen, storehouseand shed.

Strgro=Uoman,aged 24 years, good servant, cook and houseservant.

A four seat carriage, iron box, twosulkies, twelve pair of ironedwheels, eight bedsteads, one lot ofchairs, spinning-wheels, one lot ofwheel stocks, one lot of carpentersand joiners tools, one planing n-chine, one circular and one per-pendicular saw, a fine flour mill(stone) all set up, several otherhousehold furniture too long toe-numerate.Conditions :-The slave will be sold for

cash, and the other property will be sold inthe following manner: all sums under $20,cash, and all sium ever that amount on a creditof twelve months, from the day of sale, withnotes bearing eight per cent interest per ,aq-Dum, from time due, with good personal 9s-

curity and mortgage on the DropedL _

Grand Coteau, 16th April 1853.

G. Frierson. Robt. Conway.

FRIERSON, FOWLER a& Co.Cotton and SUg a actoas.

59 Caronselet Street. 50, .NEW ORLEAIS.

July 3rd 1 8 5 2 ---1y.