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The Opelousas courier., 1855-03-03
Public sale.

By the uedersignea, Auctioueer, in and
J0r the Parish Of st. Landry.
VAVHE public are hereby informed that
; iii there will be sold, at public sale, to
the last and highest bidder by the under
signed public auctioneer, in and for the Par
,sh of st: Landry, on the premises, in the
Parish fSt. Landry, on
Tuesday, 9th ofMarch next, 1856.
the following property, belonging to the Es-
tate OF Marie de la Conception Vienne, de-
ceased wife of Simon Gonor, to-wit
The Opelousas courier., 1855-03-03
VEG RlMAM

named Faliere, aged about sS years. and ,
branding IRON
Conditions The slavepayable one third
on the LIST Of March 1856, one third Oh the
Istof March 1867 and one third on the lstoi
march, 1858, and the branding iron payable
CASH Allsums not paid at maturity bearing
oper cent interest per annum from time due,
and the slave remaining specially mortgaged
until paid. Purchasers furnishing security in
soEaao to The satisfaction ofthe Administratpr.
NE h.Js }. DAVID, Aaasnsstgato, I
Opelousas, February Sd. 1855. .sst
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thereon erected. s-.... .....-
.-.s~ ONE HALF LOT OF ...
- = - = - =

t" oNH T1ALr LO1 OF
G. = = = =,
situated in the town of Opelousas, fronting
on Court street and lying on the East side q
deceased property.
One Branding Iron, figuring thus 4
with twenty-five head of Cattle,
3 more or less, one lot of bar fixtu-
res, one clock, one billiard table,
balls and cues, thirteen arm chairs,
one lot of common chairs, four
round tables, one lot of common
tables, one center table, one stove
and pipes, one pool board, one
side saddle, three bedsteads, one
cooking stove and utensils, one
safe, one lot crockery ware, one
large pot, one lot OF lumber, two
trunks, one lot ofbooks, one dou-
bic barrelled shot gun, one pistol,
five oil lamps, one writing desk,
one lot of playing cards, five box
es of cue feathers, one pair ofsca-
les and weights, one barrel white
sugar, one lot of wines, one lot of
liquors, seven demijohns with
their contents, twelve barrels with
their contents, one cistern, one lot
of doors and windows, one lot of
empty bottles, two states, one
grind stone, five bottles absynth,
three demijohns ofiquors, one lot
Of benches, &c.
Terms and Coadittoas,--All the per-
onal property payable cash, the undivided
interests in the two houses and lots, payable
n one and two years, from the first day Of Fe-
ruary 1855, that is to say, one half payable
q the first day Of February 1856 and the
ther half payable on the first day of Febru-
ry 1867, and that the other houses and lots,
to said Estate, to be sold on Gre |
it Of one and two years, from said first day |
t February 1855, that is to say, one half
ayable on the first day of February 1856 Il |
ne other half payable on the first day of Fe-
ruary 1S57!-Purchasers furnishing their
oteswith good and sufficient security in soli- |
o, to the satisfaction of the Executor, l. all
nms not punctually paid at maturity, to bear
lterest at teightper cent per annum, from
me due until paid, and moreover the pro-
erty remaining specially mortgaged unto
lid estate, until full and entire payment of
lie capital and interests. 90
e-.s.A. DEJEAN, Auctioneer.
Opelousas, February Sd, 1856. .-.
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4 CERT-fLN TRACTOR
P AR CEL or LAND

situated in Bayou Chicot, in the Parish Of St.
Landry, containing one hundred and sixty
superficial acres, bounded on the South and
West by Lands formerly belonging to Jean
Josse l.ouaillier, on the East by Bayou Chi
cot, and on the North by Land Of David
johnson, together with all the
The Opelousas courier., 1855-03-03
Lot of Ground.

situated in the town Of Opelousas, measuring
hfty-tour feet, six inches fronting on Belle
vue street, and ninety-ive feet, six inches,
fronting on Court street, bounded on the
East side by Rachel Gradenigo, on the West
by Court street and on the depth by a lot of
Thomas Fl. Lewis, and moreover the undivi-
ded half of all the
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ksgrA BUILDINGS AND
-iiiM 1OpROV8MH[8NR3a q

thereon erected and thereto belonging.
Terms and Conditlons One third of
the purchase money payable on the first day
of April 1856, one third on the first of April
following, 1857, aud the last third on the lst
OF April l85S:-The purchaser furnishing
MS notes payable to the heirs of said success
sion or their agents, with security in solido
to the satisfaction of said heirs, and payable
at the Office of the Recorder of Mortgages of
the Parish of Avoyelles. The notes to bear
eight per cent interest per annum, after ma
turlty until paid, and the land to remain spe-
clally mortgaged unto said Estate, until the
entire purchase money thereof be paid.
The separate act of sale, if required, to be
at the expense of the purchaser.
. S. D. 'ALLIS, Auctioueer.
Opelousas, February 18th, 1855.
The Opelousas courier., 1855-03-03
Public Sale.
Estate of Emile Brean, deceasel

Estate Of Emile Breau, deceased,
KD yHE public are hereby Informed that
IA there will be sold, at public sale, to
the last and highest bidder, by a duly commits
stoned auctioneer, before the Court House
door, III the town Of Opelousas, on
Wednesday, the 7th. day of March
next, 1856. the following described property
belonging to the Estate Of Emile Breau de-
ceased, late Of the Parish of st Landry, to
wit:
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TAE COURT TER.
Official JOarnal Of the Parish of st. Landr

PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BY
JOEL II. SAND0Z & ANDREW NEYRIER.
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Opelousas, February 9th. 1866.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19
EBENsBURG, DECEMBER 10, 1856

the witness to prove the cause of challenge.
The prosecution at the trial did not object
that the challenge assigned against the juror
should not have been for principal cause but
to the favor, and, therefore, he cannot take
such position here
I'd. Under the admission of facts made by
counsel as the foundation of challenge, the
court erred in refusing to compel the juror
Black. to answer the question whether he had
:. any prejudice or bias against Roman Cath
olics"
The question should have been permitted.
Sd. The question to the witness West.
whether he belonged 90 to the Order of United
Americans" should have been permitted by
the court; for had it by the witness been
shown that he did. and that such order was
established with prejudice against. and to op-
pose, Irish and Romou Catholics, such fact
was proper for the jury to receive to enable
them to determine how much. if any, the
witnesses evidence was warped by the princi-
Piles of his order.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19
Sensihlv Snnken

The following is from the Democratic Trans
crypt. and as 1t speaks on an important mat
ter in very sensible manner, we give !. 8
place in our columns
Talk of the parlor with its touch-me-not
elegance-we care nought for it. Let its
covered magnifcence riot in darkness-its red
velvets lie in shrouds-its pictures gaze dimly
through crape-its splendid piano stands
dumb in its linen cover-its worsted roses and
pinks, and gilt flowers remain unplucked in
dark corners-its carpets bloom unseen. Let
the shutters and double curtains exclude ev-
cry beautiful ray of light; while we can have
the pleasant. airy, yellow-foored and uncar-
peted kitchen
This is the place for real enjoyment-the
kitchen, with its bright shelves and Its clean,
white tables. white with time. The kitchen.
with Its old easy chair, and broad shining
hearth, with its cracking ana blazing fire.
I" We do not mean the kitchen in the great
house, where servants have entire control.
and the lady of the house never sets her foot
within its precincts; but the homely and COM
fortable kitchen of the well-to-do, working
man, where the wife and the tea-kettle sing
together, and the little children prattle round
the mother while her own hands set the table
for tea.
There may be snow in the cleaning. or
sun arrows lodging in the top of the trees
there may be city walls about. or blue undu-
lating bills. 1t matters not, in such. every
thing speaks of true comfort"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19
VOL. 3. NO. 9.
Winter is Coming.

Quietly. yet surely, old Boreas' breath Ia
stealing on US, bringing death to earth's YER
d1re and chill to the hearts of the moor
The joys of summer are gone H. many COL
ored fowers-its waving foliage -its sunpv
skies and balmy air, are seen end felt no
more Withered leaves like youthful hopes.
are scattered before winds, and go rustiing
down to the cold earth like the expiring mur-
murs Of childhood. A little longer. sad the
boughs which sparkled with the morning dew
and sheltered the glad-hearted little sonesters.
will be bare and cherries as the hearths of
many homes once happy, but now, alas. de-
serted A little longer and the white snow
viii cover the fields where merry feet sported.
and lay cold and cherries as the tablets which
mark the last resting g-place OF coe-lovea formsi
A little longer, and the icy blasts will pierce
the hearts of poverty.
Winter is coming, but it brings no terrors
to those who have homes and cheerful com
panions. They viii close the windows. draw
around the fires. ard laugh ut the angry blasts
that howl itfully by. But how ill-clad. IL
housed, and ill-fed poverty will shrink from
the piercing air that comes stealing through
every creviee and chilling the life-blood as it
slugglishly courses through their shivering
frames God pity them Earthly piety viii
fold Its hands and pray for them-saintly
charity viii send its missionary boxes to clotho
the heathens of distant cliIne-and our own
poor will suffer. Such is the world. Wo
shut our eyes to the wants of our neighbor
and weep over the imaginary ills of those who
do not care for our charity.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19
The Romish Church in America--Curious
History of Russian Prince as Missionary
in Pennsylvania.

History of Russian Prince as Missionary
in Pennsylvania.
Correspondence of the Newark Daily Advertiser.
ROME, Nov. S, 1855.
NJ de Laroche Heron, one of the famous
confederacy of writer's who sustain with so
much ability the daily organ of the Roman
See at Paris, e Untoers,) has been some years
engaged in collecting materials for the His
tory of the Church in the United States, en-
bracing the establishment of its first missions.
The work is not yet published, but as the au-
thor appears to have had access to original
sources of information, it can scarcely fail to
furnish many interesting incidents and anec-
dotes touching the introduction of civilization
in the new world; the history Of which great
epoch can never be properly Illustrated with
out careful use of the hitherto uncollated
and comparatively neglected private memoirs,
diaries and correspondence OF the first Chris
Iian missionaries French as well as English,
by whatever partial names they may have
been called.
One of II. Herons latter chapters will
bring into notice the story of a young Ri ssian
prince who appeared in the mountains of
Pennsylvania as a Christian teacher some
thirty years after the missionaries of Fort Du-
quesne had disappeared with the French
troops, and whose self denying life and labors
fall therefore within the observations of the
present century. The father of Prince De-
metrius Gallitzin. for many years the Russian
Ambassador at Paris, was among tie intimate
friends of Voltaire and Diderot Born at the
close of the year ITO, he was early fash
ioned according to the doctrines of their
school, though his German mother, daugh-
ter of one of the military favorites of the
great Frederick, maintained her Christian
faith. The young prince, who embraced his
mothers profession at the age of seventeen,
was destined for military career; but after
serving for time as the aid-de-camp of an
Austrian general then in the field, he was
placed under the charge of an educated young
German to complete his education by travel
Arriving in the United States in 1892, he
resolved, after much anxious delberation. to
abandon the high career before him. and en-
tered the seminary of the Sulpicians. then re-
Gently founded at Baltimore, to prepare him
self for the vocation of Christian m;ss;onorv
Three years after, he received the nr;estbood
from the hands of the venerable Bishon Car
roll. being the fifth priest of that communion
ordained in the United States
The first mission assigned to him was that
OF Cenewago. already fourlshing parish with
another priest. From this central point he
ministered some years in wide sphere, en-
b.aeing Iagerstown and Cumberland, in
Maryland; Martinsburg and Winchester. in
srg'nia. and Chambersburg. in Pennsyl-
@ sania. with view to concentrate and aug
ssSa agn' the efficiency of his labors be at length
emh.a a a position in the Alleghanies, (now.
IN the county of Cambria). to found
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19

ESThe Germantown (Phila Coz Tele-
graph, a neutral paper, thus speaks of Mr.
BUCHANAN in connexion with the Presidency !:
Mr.. BUCHANAN is undoubtedly the 90 favor
ite son" of Pennsylvania, and we believe he
stands higher at this moment, among his DEM
ocratic fellow-citizens, than he ever did in his
life. The late elections in Pennsylvania, for
delegates to the State convention to be held at
Harrisburg on the 4th of March, have result
ted, as far as they have taken place, trium-
phantly in his favor Indeed. viewing his po-
sition at this time, in connection with the
Presidency, in other States of the Union, so
far as there is any chance of knowing it, there
would appear to be common acquiescence to
his nomination, which really looks now like
question of time only. We are giving express
sion to feelings long entertained, when we
say, that we are grati6ed at this prospect.
Mr.. BUCHANAN possesses commanding abilities
as statesman, is man of high respectable
ity, enjoying an elevated social position, and
is a thorough Pennsylvania patriot. No man
belonging to the Democratic party-avowing
and sustaining the principles of that party. as
now engrafted upon their platfor n-would be
less Objectionable to the Opposition; not be-
cause the Opposition believe that he would be
less faithful in carrying out the principles of
his party, but because they believe him to be
honest in his views and purposes-able to dis
crlminate between right and wrong, and too
just and generous to outrage the feelings of
any considerable portion of the people by the
exercise of petty tyrannies which are sometimes
within the power of the Chief Magistrate !;
also because he has the frmness to assert and
maintain the interests and honor of the coun-
try, and the talents to do so intelligently, as
well as the dignity to give weight and charac-
ter to all his proceedings and negotiations.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19

A New LIoUoR LAW IN MAINE.-The Port
land Adcertiser says that Samuel Wells has
nearly completed draft of new liquor law
understood to contain all the principles Of
the old license law. The law Of 1S40 provides
that the selectmen, treasurer and clerk of
every town. and the mayor and aldermen,
treasurer and clerk of every city, may IL
cense as many persons. of good moral char
acter, as they may deem necessary" TO be
retailers of wine. brandy rnaa or other strung
liquor in said town or city and - every per-
son so licensed shall pay to the treasurer for
the use of the board granting the license, one
dollar" The principal restrictions of the act
are, that liquors shall net be sold to Indians.
or United States soldiers, or minors, and that
no revelling or drunkenness shall be allowed
on the premises, the penalty annexed being
ten dollars, and a liability to q suit on the
retailers bond
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Here lie the bodies of

erected in Horsley Down Church, in Cumberland,
England:
Here lie the bodies of
Thomas Bond and Mary his wife,
She was temperate, chaste, and charitable.
But
She was proud, peevish, and passionate
She was an afectionate wife and a tender
mother
But
Her husband and child, whom she loved, seldom
saw her countenance without a
disgusting frown,
Whilst she received visitors whom she despised
with endearing smile.
Her behavior was discreet towards strangers
But
Imprudent in her family.
Abroad her conduct influenced by good
breeding,
But
At home by i'll temper.
She professed enemy to aattery, and was
seldom known to praise or commend;
But
The talents in which she principally excelled
Were difference Of opinion aud discovering
flaws and
Impe.fections.
She was an admirable economist,
And, without prodigahty,
dispensed plenty to every person in her family,
But
O>-N- S'-SA
She sometimes made her husband
Happy with her good qualities,
But
Much more frequently miserable with her
Many failings.
lnasmuch that in thirty years cohabtation,
He often lamented that,
Maugre all her virtues,
lie had not on the whole enjoyed two years
OF matrimonial comfort.
AT length,
Finding she had lost the affection of her hus-
band, as well as the regard of her neigh
bors, family disputes having been
divulged by servants,
She died of vexation, July 20, 176s,
Aged 48 years.
her worn-out husband survived her four months
and two days. and departed this life
November %, 1868,
In the 54th year of his age.
William Bond, brother to the deceased,
Erected this stone as
eeSiy monitor to the wives of this parish,
IL nat they may avoid the infamy of having
inelr memories handed down to posterity
With patchwork character.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19
SeIeft portrg.
roa the LAST DAY OF THE YEAR.

This year is just going away,
The moments are finishing fast;
NV heart, have you nothing to say
Concerning the time that is past2
Now, while in my chamber alone,
Where God will be present to hear,
I'll try to remember and own
The faults I've committed this year.
o Lord, Pm ashamed to confess
How often Pve broken thy day;
Perhaps have thought of my dress,
Or wasted the moments in play.
And when the good minister tried
To make little children attend,
I was thinking of something beside,
Or wishing the sermon would end.
How often l rose from my bed,
And did not remember my prayer;
Or if a few words | havo said,
NV thoughts have been going elsewhere I;
ul-temper, and passion, and pride,
Have greved my dear parents and Thee;
And seldom I've heartily tried
Obedient and gentle to 5e.
But. Lord, thou already hast known
Much more of my folly tnan l
There is not fault can own,
Too little for God to descry.
Yet hear me and help me to feel
How wicked and weak l must be;
And let me not try to conceal
The largest or smallest from thee.
This year is just going away,
The moments are finishing fast,
Look down in thy mercy, l pray,
To pardon the time that is past
And as soon as another begins,
So help me to walk in thy fear,
That l may not with follies and sins
Dis6gure and waste the new year.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19
(From the London Times, Nov. 20. }
Great Agitation in England.

REFUSAL By THE QUEEN TO HEAR THE Pro
PLE.--Three open air meetings were held on
Sunday in South Staffordshire and the neigh
borhood of Birmingham, upon the subject Of
the high price of bread Two of these meet
ings were in the morning one at Spon-lane,
Strafordshire, and the other at Deritend- pool
near Birmingham. At the former 10 900
people were present, and IL pds resolved to
send deputation to the Queen to represent
the alleged grievances Of the people an the mat
ter Of dear bread at Deritend-poo about
900 persons were present, and several
speeches were made by operatives. Here the
proceedings were mixed up with the peoples
charter and the writings of Mr. Urquart.
a Mr.. q. White read memorial to the
Queen which had been agreed TO in the morn
ing at the SpoD-lane meeting. 1t was to the
effect that the people of South Staffordshire
were suffering great privations in consequence
of the high price of food /; and it prayed her
Majesty to issue an order prohibiting the ex-
portation of grain, and to establish public
granaries, and check undue speculation in
corn. Mr. White stated that he had written
to her Majesty's Private Secretary, asking,
when it would be convenient to receive the
deputation, and that he had received an an
swer to the effect that memorials to the Queen
should be presented through the Secretary of
State for the Home Department. The speak
er proceeded to say that the memorial had
been the result of solemn vote from res
pectable meeting at Spon-lane, and that if the
Queen would not accept it from the people,
they would depute two members of Parliament
to present it, and that it should not be sent TO
sir George Grey to burn in the fire.
He then asked if the meeting wished the
memorial to be presented to the Queen and
not to Sir George Grey, and nearly all the
persons present held up both hands. In con-
clusion. the speaker proposed resolution
which he said had been adopted at the Spon-
lane meeting, declaring that :. full and free
representation of the people was the only
remedy for their grievances" This PROPOSE
ton however, was not seconded. 1t was an
nounced that another similar meeting is to be
held next Sunday. A Mr.. Hawkins said he
had that morning addressed meeting held at
Kidderminster, and was attended by 5 5,000
The inhabitants of that town were now wide
awake, and intended next week to hold a
torchlight meeting. He recommended the
imitation of their example. The meeting then
quietly dispersed
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19

EE Two young ladies of Indianapolis,
Ind were out riding in buggy by them
selves. and after driving through the most
fashionable avenues, concluded to try the
plank road. Well, to the plank road they
went, and while trotting briskly along they
were suddenly arrested by the toll-gate keep
er, who demanded his toll. +" How much is
it :" asked the girls =" For man and horse,
he replied, :. it is Eve cents" Well, then.
get out of the way. for We are girls and
mare. Getup JennyP'-And away they
went. leaving the man in mute astonishment-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-19

DANIEL WEBsrER's MARRIAGE.-The man
ner of Daniel Webster's engagement to Miss
Fletcher. is thus pleasantly discovered By
letter writer 80 He was then young law
yer in Portsmouth n H. At one of his WIS.,
its to Miss Grace Fletcher, he had, probably
with view of utility and enjoyment, been
holding skeins of silk thread for her, when
suddenly he stopped. saying, Grace, We
have thus been engaged in untying knots;
let us see if we can tie knot, one of which
viii not unite for lifetime He then took
a piece of tape, and after beginning a knot of
peculiar kind, gave it to her to complete.
This was the ceremony and ratification OF
their engagement And now in the little box
marked by him with the words Precious Doc
uments,' containing the letters of his early
courtship. this unique memorial is still to be
found-the knot never united"