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xHE NEW YORK a LIyERPoOL
M UNITED STATES Gin
MAIL STEAMERS.
TUE SHIPS COMPRISING THIS LINE ApI
4 sHE-
ATLANTIC, Capt. Wet
PACIFIC, 0ept Ere,
BALTIC, Capt Cemetock,
ApMATIC, Capt 0rattnu
Thsse ships ksye bean built by coatrsct eInrssS
ly Tor Government service; every care hss hoen
taken N their construction, a. In the Ensines IA
Insure strength and speed, and their soconmods.
tons for passengers ere unequAiled for elesHnes
Prize Of passage from New York 10 Liverpool IN
$50
70
h1eesi.e use OF extra sdIe state roors... 800
.IcM Liverpool to New York go and Gao
An sxferaenoed surgeon attached TO ssch .hir.
no berth osn 30 secured until paid for.
S0s Hasat 81 passsse apply to
EDWARD x. COLLINS 4 Co,
% Wall street Nev Ycrk.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY 4 90,
E.a. RoBKRrs q CO., ~
is Kings Arms Yard, London.
JOHN MUNR0E 90,
% Rue Notre Dsme des VICTORIES, Paris
GEO. q. DRAPER, Hsvre.
Inc owners OF these thips will got be scccup tsblA
iof gold, oliver, bullion, specie jewelry, precious
stoner or metals, unless bills Of lsd.ag are ins1
therefor, AMI Tie ralus thereof therein expresssd
nov 1e-div
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FORM OF GUARANTEE.

Thu un1ersignej, -, Of -, In the State
q, sLd --, Of in the state Of
=, hereby guaranty thst, in casa he foreso-
ing BIZ OF --,f 'r shy Of the classes Therein
n mrd De acc Ell, that he or they WILL within ten
day aft = tie receipt CT the contract at the poet
of1cs named or navy agent design stsd, execute tn
contrs CT for the same with good and sufficient sue
IL. and Ia case i'd - SHALL fail to en- or into
contra es az r-said, we guarantee to make good
The diffsTe between he offer of he said -
and Tat which my be accepted
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MkMoIRs OF TIE COUNTIES 0FBfFs
fR7&NCk TAYLOR,
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These btters entirely regfn6ic, they invisosa-
and strengthen the system, never prostrete it, and
can be used for infants as Wei - adults.
For sale by respectable dealers everywhere, and
by 2. d. GILMAN, Washington; }. l.. kiDWELII,
Georgetown; and J. r. PIHRPONT, Alexandria.
mar l-IV
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Sharp Practise.

We have read of many ms ances of
sharp practise On the part Of gentlemen
ot the Bar" but none goes ahead of one
we heard related the ether day. When
). l.. Curtenius, now prominent mem.
Der OF the profession. IN Western New
York, first went to Lockport, he had n
case involving the title or possession Of a
house and lot. When he camo into
Court, he found that his whole depen.
dence was on the testimony Of the tenant
who occupied the house-one Solomon
Green. Green Was called to the stand.
Ihe opposite counsel objected to him.
The objection was argued and sustained,
and Cuitenius was apparently fioored. A
bright idea struck him, however. He
beckoned to bis clerk, Lamonte, who is
also now a prominent member Of the
Bar of Western New York. He came.
G. whispered in his ear few moments,
when he and Green were seen TO leave
the court room together. Now for the
next move.
Time must be killed. Curtenius COM
menced speech. He spoke OF. The
Court frowned; the opposing counsel OBJ.
jected the jury became indignant and
the audience impatient. All agreed that
Q. was making fool of himself An
hour passed. Ever and anon Che on.
posite coaaseI would pop up and object
% his proceeding further. curtenius ar.
gued the points, which were invarisbIs
decided against him. The Court Bo6se
door opens Lamonte and Green enter
Curenius. with well expressed indiRna
ton At being constantly oyerruled, tool
his seat
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The Drunkard's Wife

Twelve O'Clock, and yet he comes noti
once 1t was not thus. In girlhood's bright
ana sunny morn, he wooed me for his
bride, and was happy then. | did not
dream that clouds could rise to dim the
brightness of my skies; but they did, and
now changed am L! NJ. eyes are dim
rom long weeping. my cheek is waa, INV
voice -trembles, my step has lost its elasti-
CITY, my heatt-my heart is full to burst.
ing. since he,'-my husband, Joined
the inebriates band. My Henry drunk
ard The echo of such (whisperedl
thoughts startled me! 1t seems "a If (
were dreaming; but all! am not. Ali !.
reality. "
lie is scorned, all, loathed by all hut
me; and have cause to hate him: but yes
l cannot, for he is the father of my bales:
and | must still bear with him: love
him for their sake.
will dream of the hours when I he.
lleved my path was strewn with unfa1ino,
Mowers, and was happy in the belief Yes
the recollection of the past shall cheer
'he darksome present. and nerve rry
soul to meet the future.
Thus spoke poor, grief-stricken wo,
man, whose husband was fast prepar;n0
To fill n drnnkard's orapa
OH too many hearts are made 20 ache
because OF drunken husbands sakeI
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IN ADVANCE
NUN Der %
The Court inquiries (:

The Court inquiries:
Have you any. other witnesses to Of.
fer, Mr.. Cuttenius I"
Yes, sir"
solomon Green was called. Up jumps
the opposite counsel.
May it please the Court-this is The
witness that has just been rejected. /. is
almost contempt TO bring him on to
the stand again."
MIR. Curtenius -" Never mind; Mr..
Green, do you reside in that house N
No, sir, hare just removed"
a shout from the bar and audience; re:
warded the clever ruse Of the counsellor
the disqualification Of his witness had
been removed, he gained his case, and il
IS recorded that the business of his Office
doubled IN less than three months there
after.
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1t is the little troubles that wea, the
heart out. II is easier to throw bomb.
shell a mile than feather--eyen With
artillery. Forty little debts Of one DOL
iar each, will cause you more trouble and
dunning than one big one Of thousand,
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Conversation is the great book Of the
world. II teaches the use Of all other
books, and learning is almost useless with
out II, and loses half its charms. Con-
versation brings natures talent into rrac.
tce and gives it a proper finishing.
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The great difficulty is to ascertain what
Truth really is. They murdered an IN
noeent man in Judea once, for speaking
the truth, and ever since then, it has been
so gradually getting out of fashion thar,
the people of our day scarcely know ia
what quarter to search for A.
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Crime has but two travelling compan.
IONS: 1t commences its journey with the
seoifer, and ends with the blaspherner.
So says Sam Slick. Rather crude mo-.
ton OF Sans. and more akin to the past,
than the present.
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have furnished, the intent and strength
Of the work in hand, but the limitation Of
space forbids. We are content to have
simply laid before our readers a book
which has high future in store for it.
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A HOME THRusr.-A preacher took
passage on one Of the Lake Erie steamers
on Sunday lately, and before he had
been long on board, he applied to the
captain for leave to hold religious meet.
ing. The captain replied, aNo-for any
minister who would travel on Sunday is
not mt to preach on board my boat"
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The subjoined advertisement is extract.
ed from an Irish newspaper:
Missing from Killarney, Jane O'Foc-
arty, she had in her arms two babies and
Guernsey COW, all black, with red,
and tort toize shell combs behind her ears.
and largo spot all down Iris back with
squints awfully." = -
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A young lady found one day reading 4
novel, was asked by q gentleman how She
liked the stile! Reviewing the incidents;
in her memory, she replied, "The stilef
the stylca-oh, sir! / am not come toy
that yet.
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Mrs Z. Oaks Smith IS ont IN favor q
female lawyers. She ssys three ladies
have already Commenced the stndv az
law. Female lawyers ought 10 be good
at cross Questioning. : ? -
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Ifssirany marry 4 shsee. .,ze ara y
saPpose he = asrssss.
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Washington
-~s%. FEMALE ,t..
BOARDING And DAY SCHOOL

A lDED by competent Female Teachers and unds
- the superintendence Of the undersigned, q
School tor the general education of Young Ladies
will be opened in this Town, on Monday, the 4th
September, next, in which will be taught all the
branches requisite for finished and accomplished
education The same unwsaried attention that has
hitherto marked his course in his Boys School. will
be continued in this Institutions. Every attention
BY himself and the ladies having direction in the
School will be paid to the manners and deporSment
OF the pupil, and thorough Of instruction viii
be pursued in every branch Of study. zs-z ~-s..-
The Boys School, which will be entirely distinct
and separate from that Of the Young Ladies', will be
opened on Monday, the 4th Of September next
will be aided in his Boys School by Dr.. Radcliffe, a
distinguished graduate of Trinity, Dublin
Instruction viii be given in French and Spanish,
by a Gentleman fully qualified TO teach these Ian
guages. ~ -. .-@ IL, -. vi
, Terms made known on application to. -
! .a,l gssg.. I. GEO, LUTHER.
Washington, August 2sth, 1856.
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Judicial Sales, &c.
~-~-~~---~~~-----~
- ShERIEEIS SALE -
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

| - II l. Il OE 1<C C4S1h ~ a.
Zenon Broussard ys. jacques Arnaud, in his OWE
right and as administrator of the Estate of An
b. tome eArnaud.--Dissrict Coult-St. Landry.-No
I 1905. --
Oner Galard & ais. executors, &c. vs. Antoine Ar
| maud l. als.-District Court-St Landry-No
| $685. ~ Is. z .-.-5 ~nzsIst ssr.s z.
TDY virtue of writ of fl. fa and writof pluribus
D f. fa, issued in the above entitled SUITS by the
District Court, in and for the Parish of ST. Landry
and to me directed, will be exposed to public sale,
at the Court House of this Parish on Saturday the
5th day Of May, A. D., 1855 for cash, commence
ing at the hour of IL o'clock A. NJ, and continuing
from day to day. if necessary all the right title int
crest and demand of Jacques Armand, and Antoine
Arnaud deceased, in and to the following described
property, seized to satisfy said orders, to-wit:
Tract of Land, situated at the junction Of Bayou
Fuseler and Teche, containing 6 arpents front and
~ aFpents in DEPTH with all the buildings and imp
roVements thereon, bounded North by Widow JAG
ques Arnaud, South by Bayou Fuselier and West by
lands Of Adolphe Sicily A Negro Girl grife color,
named Betsy, aged about 40 years - One Mulatto-
Boy, named Valsin, aged about 26 years ;--One
Negro-Boy, named Francois, aged about 25 years =
a, Negro Girl named Juliette, aged 55 years "A
Plantation which said Jacques Arnaud purchased
from Joseph Mast situated in Prairie Gros Chevreuil
st. Landry, measuring one hundred and forty-six
superficial acres, beiug lot Six of Section No. So
Township Seven South of Range No. Six East, and
the same property acquired by vendor of Govern
nent Of the United States, January, 1s4s, with all
the Buildings and Improvements - Another Tract
OF Land, situated in Gros Chevreuil, St. Landry,
measuring nlnetysix superficial acres. more or less
being Lot No. of Section 80, in Township Seven
South Range Six East, the same property acquired
from Francois Robin.
ID I IxssS~ y@oaz5 J. B. DAVID, Sherif /
sherif,s Office, St-Landry, March cath, 1855.
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ShERIFF'S SALE.
S TA TEF OF LOUISIANA.

Antoine Pierrel DlsrRlcr CouEr,
VS.. Parish of St. Landry
y ssArzmaptiae ! = mnaptiae BERN & al. y fsSgg Nes 7sals1
RY virtue OF an ngordeEof seizure and sale, issued
~ in. the above entitled suit, blythe District
Court, in and for the Parish of ST, Landry and te
me directed, will beexposedat public sale, for cash
at the Court House Of this Parish, on Saturday the
"a day of June, A. D., 1855, commencing at the
hour Of I O'clock, A. NJ, and continuing from da
to day Unnecessary all the right title interest and
demand of Emile Guillory, in and to the following
described property, seized to satisfy said order
. house and lot of ground situated in the town
of Washington, bounded North by Dupre street,
East by land OF Ewes South by Carrier street, West
by Land of William NJ. Prescott. sr
n ,..sg...Ss-.-. 60 49,. J.. B.DAVID, Sheriff.
Z Sherif7s Office, ST Landry, April 21st.. 1855.
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SHERlFFS SALE.

J. sS7ATEzz OF LOUISIANA.
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna, VS.. P. PandeIy and
s Fremont. District court.-St. Landry.-No.
- 1888. q 4 t@Ee5E ,taG 7"Fs=@-.-
sewell T. Taylor u.s. p Pandely and S. Fremont.
-Dist1ict Court. st. Landry.--No. 1884
Fremont, Guidry & Roy, VS.. P. Pandely and S.
- ID Fremont. district Court-No. 3721. &
Try virtue of three writs of plu. Fl. fa., issued in
~ the above entitled suits by the District Court,
IN and for the Parish Of ST. Landry, and to me di-
rected, will be1exposedto public sale, at the Court
House this Parish, on Saturday, the 5th day of
May, p, 1856, for cash, ,conmencing at the hour
Of A. M., and continuing from day to day, if ne
cestary, all the right title, interest and demand of
William IL. Parrott, in and to the following des-
crbed property seized to satisfy said writs to-wit
The N. F. Or. of Section No. a. Township g.
South Range E., containing ] SO 2-l0O acres !;
South halt of Section S, I. 8 s. R. E., containing
3252 25-100 acres; theSouth West Or. of Section S..
Township4 south Range East, containing 16s
os 100 acres w half Of n, W. Quarter Of Section
Q, Township South, Range s East, containing so.
81 100 acres. 70 f-s882s q b. DAVID sSae,if
d Sherif7s Office St-Landry,G March 3lst, 1855.
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Re2as sOUNE.

Mn. PEFFERkoRN, Boot and
e@h - Shoe Maker respectfully in-
a .v forms the public and lis Dust.
onlers, that he has removed his Boot & Shoe
Shop, on Main street, between Landry and
Bellevue streets, ,ate office of the Telegraph,
where he IS ready to receive all orders, for
cash Oily. ~
lie takes this occasion to invite all thoss
who are indebted to him to take into consid-
GRAFTON his last misfortune and to come and
settle the quickest possible
Orelcusas, April 22th, 1855.
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~ UVs.q way

p FROM the residence Of the un.
~ 1ersigned, in Prairie Basse, near
PT/ Grand Coteau, on Sunday night
@na6MAs last, 22d instant, negro-boy.
named STEVENS, aged about 80 years,
SPEAKS but english, he walks pigeon toed, is a
hne looking boy, but when he is spoken to.
he's down looking face. He left with q
small grey poney - -s
A liberal reward will be paid to the person
who will bring him back to the undersigned
or lodge him in any jail of this State.
JOHN w. HARDY.
st. Landry, April 28th., 1S55.-1m.
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NOTICE.

WW R. CAMILLE NICOLAS, Jewellsr
W and Manufacturer of Silver Spoons
and Forks, at st. Martinsville, respectfully
announces to the public of st. Landry, that
he is ready to receive all orders for the re.
pairing Of Jewellry, and principally all kind
of ofsilverwares All orders can be sent to bi.r
or inquire at the Office Of the Opezoasa,
Courier. ''"''<
St, Martinsville, April 2lst,, 1ss5.-~6s.
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Judicial Sales, &c.
SHERIFF'S SALE. .,.45 !,
STA TIE OF LOUISIANA.

Pstetin & Co, } Magistrates Court.
gr- VS.. fHfI Z st. Landrys1a3
sainvilIe prfjenn, -s~gs No, l56.
RY virtue of an order of seizure and sale, issued
.A1 in the above entitled suit, by one OF the Ma
gistrates' Court in and for the Parish of 81 Ian
dry, and to me directed will be exposed to public
sale, for cash. at the Court House of this Parish, on
Saturday, the 5th day of May next, 1855, com
mencing at the hour Of II O'Clock, "A M, and con-
tnung from day to day, if necessary, all the right
title, interest and demand of Sainville Prejean in
and to the following described property, seized to
satisfy said order to-wit:
All the right title, interest, demand and chat
Bells, that SainVille PrejeaH may own and arising
from the succession of Archille Preiean, now in
the hands Of fDorcino Car..thers and wife s#E
.-@ = ~ - J. B. DAVID, Sheriff. ;
lSherifrs Office, ST Landry, 24thl hlMarch, 1855.
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= G1.& 's' TIE COURIER.
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY By
JOEL II. SANDOZ & ANDREW NEYSIEg.
.r. ,urg 80 OpeIOUsaS 8 .s~z.x
SATURDAY, MAY 5th., 1855.
CONDITIONS. ~


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bars. No subscription viii be received for period
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and fifty cents for each subsequent Insertion Longer
advertisements will be charged accordingly. q
All the advertisements will be inse rted in french
and english until ordered out, or until the editors
shall Judge it convenient to discontinue the pub-
cation. a
A liberal deduction made on advertisements IN
ssrted for long period. Ja 5 '.@- "'s.sS& 3
No advertisement or subscription will be stopped
anl all the arrearages paid unless at the option
Of the publishers. -..,.+ ......-.-@ -sE
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She money, or the person ordering them to be print
Ten dollars in advance will invariably be required
fer the announcement of candidates for Office. =.
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WATCRIMAKER,s sssOP,
NEW GOODS

Y ME undersigned has just returned from
u New Orleans, with complete assort-
ment of Spring Goods, such as s:-Jaconats,
Bareges, Embroidered and plain Swiss Mus
Inns, also q. fine assortment of English and
French Embroideries, an assortment of Rib
bons of all quality, great assortment of
mems Ready made Clothings; the whole
very well selected and in the latest style,
Straw and Panama Hats, which he offers for
sale at moderate prices T. HALFF.
Grand Coteau, April 21st., l855.-tf
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FOR SALE.
ON REASONABL.E TERMS

'1' ON REASONABLE TERMS:
HWyHE East half Of South East quarter Of
Section 22. The West half Of Sect.
No %. The Wes: half Of n. E. quarter Of
Sect. %; all in Township 4 South Of Range
5 East, containing 4S0 acres 10 hundredths,
bounded East by z Dejean & w. O. Robert,
North BY B. r. Can't, Westby CAN'T 4 Nor
gan, and South by Geo. r. King.
For particulars apply at the Office Of the o.
peto1sas Courier. Feb 10-3m.
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miscellaneous.
Estate of Rosemond Doucet.

= LSLdLG OF hOS6InOnu DOuCet.
Y NHE purchasers of property at the sue,
- cessional sale of Rosemond Doucet,
and also those at the sale of the property in
community between said deceased and Gle
ment Hollier. fills, are hereby informed that
the first pay ment becomes due in the course
of the present month ofApril, and unless the
same is paid at the Office Of Y. D'Avy, Re-
corder or in the hands of the undersigned, it
will be collected with costs. =.
CLEMENT HOLLIER, fills.
administrator
Opelousas, April 21st., 1855.
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miscellaneous.
DRUG STORE. =

THYIIE undersigned have the honor to in
- form the public that they have just re.
eeived at their Drug Store, Garner Of Man
and Be(lerue streets, in Opelousas, a Fresh
Assortment of Drugs, Medicines, Perfume.
ries, Paints, &c, which they offer for sale at
the most reasonable prices.
They always have on hand Patent Medici-
mes of all kinds-and all articles appertaining
to their line of business.
NThey have secured the services of an
experienced and careful druggist, who will
attend night md d0y on the calls of fami-
lies and of the profession
2. LEONCE HEBRARD l. Co.
Opelousas, Nov 25th, 1S54-6m.
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CEce OF the Board Of Trustees Of the State Seminary
Of Learning Of Louisiana
-..-. APNlb 3D., 1855.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
~ until the 18th day Of June next for
making One Million Fire Hundred thousand pood
sserchantable Bricks, on the Seminary lands. about
three miles from the town of Alexandra, in fbs
Pine Woods, where wo,d is abundant. and will
cost the Contractor only the cutting and hauling
to the kiln.
The Brick must be not less than inches in
length, Al inches in width and 2A inches in thick
ness.
One-third the required qua ntity to be delivered
in the kiln, Oh before the st day of January next
and the remainder on or before the st day Of july
1856 .4 s.-a 70 '"-'
Payment will be made oftwo-thirds the contract
price as quantities of not less than 25oOoo are del
lyered, and the remainder on the last delivery
the Contractor being at liberty to finish his brick
and receive his compensation within the shortest
practicable period.
Security will be required for the faithful per.
formance Of the contract
Proposals will be considered for separate lots OF
not less than 500000 on the terms above expressed
Also for making and laying the brick in the walls
OF the buildings, at rate per thousand.
Address, NJ. r. ARIAL,
Secretary State Seminary Board
Alexandra, La. April 2sth, 1856
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L. 5as<SIs e 81

nR. PLATE offers his services as dentist to
~ the public of ST. Landry. All his work in
plugging and inserting of artificial teeth war
ranted and performed by the latest and most ap-
proved process. >
Office, at the late residence of Miss Marguerite
Chretien in OpeIoasas. -, e
N. B.-Dr Pilsae will go wherever he may be
professionally called, but patients will find great
advantage in calling themselves at his Office.
Opefousas. April 2sth., is55.-1y.
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Estates Of Thomas and Mary Gardner.

WyEE purchasers at the snccessional sale
H. of the late Thomas and Mary Gardner.
arc hereby informed that the second payment
becomes due on the 1st of May next. Thoge
Who are indebted to these Estates are earn
estly requested to pay to Robt. Benguersl.
agent, III Opelousas, or to the undersigned at
Washington, otherwise they will incur costs.
O.. HINCKLEY, adm.
Opelousas, April 28th., 1855. ~
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mercantile Cards. &C.
SMWARTZ G. KAUFMAN.

OA ~ Q AJZIO,
AVE just received by the last boats, a
- complete assortment of Spring and
Summer Dry Goods, comprising mostly Silks,
Bareges, Ginghams Jaconats, Swiss muslins,
plain and embroidered, Curtains, embroi-
dered and damasked, Shoes for ladies, gentle
men, boys and negroes, ready made clothing,
Hats of all kinds, Saddlery, Hardware, Cut
lery, all of which they will sell as low as any
store of the place, and upon favorable condi-
tions.
They respectfully solicit share Of the pub
lie patronage.
March 31st., 1856.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1855-05-05
NOTICE.

a IL persons indebted to the Estate of
- the late Gerasime Richard, are invited
to come and settle with the undersigned, in
the shortest delay, if they wish to save costs.
having claims against said Estate
are also invited to present them to the admin
in order to be classed r:.
CORA RICHARD,
Admiuestratriz,
Grand Coteau, April 28th, 1855.