The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-31

having been sctccttu especially by the proprietor
after first seeing all the uncultvated lands of the
Apply to Jonathan Hatris 3 pelousaa, 7. c. Ander.
son, Wasngton,or or the undersigned, at his ress
on Dry Bayots JAMES MORGAN.
SALES AT AUCTION. q
DUBLIC SALE-By the undersigned, a
j. Public Auctionccr in anti for the Parish Of St.
Landry.-Estate of Modesto Bor,la, widow of David
Guidry, deceased- The public is hereby informed
that will sell at public auction, to the last and
highest biddcr, on ....D.' ~. 80
WEDNESDAY, june as, ~ ,
at the last residence of the decease the following
property, belonging to the said ests. s.e, viss
1''a"' THE PLANT4ESDN -7"
on which said deceased last resided situated on the
Bayou Carancro, containing 400 acres, more or less
and bounded on the North by lands of Joseph A.
Guidry, on the South by lands of Joseph Boudrcar,
on the East by Bayou Carancro, and on the West
Together with all the -
BUILDINGS AND ..EMEsrs |snsi
situated thereon. sisi -.
Also the undivided half ola
~ CYPRESS SWIIIP, asst
- situated on the Mermcnto RLer, and con. - ta
tanning 200 acres.
Also,
Z sa,. ssss sexes ss and q ssssa' ages. as fol- a
ALEXIS, a negro man, aged abohFT5;
HARRIS, muatto man, aged about 90;
DICK, negro man, aged about So;
JACK. negro man, aged about 43;
ETiENNE, mulatto man, aged about 81;
OCTAVE. negro hoy, aged about 20;
HARRIS (son), negro boy, aged about -;
HENRY, negro boy, aged about IL;
BEN, negro boy, aged about IL;
ALEXANDER, negro man, aged about rs;
MADELINE, negro girl, aged about 12;
CECILIA, negro girl, aged about a.;
vi;s EsTnER Ia negro eEs! , girl, aged about 2o
OCTAVE, aga about 2, and
FRANcoIsE, negro girl, aged about Is,
With her child, viz:
STEPHEN, aged about 2;
M, MODESTO, negro woman, aged about 46.
With her three children, viz:
... ALIENS. aged about l.
MARY aged about 2, and
feUsETTE an infant; ..
GESIl.E, negro woman. aged about 45;
NICTolRh negro woman, aged about %,
- CHARLES, aged about I;
h!SE, mulatto woman, aged about %,
With her two children, viz:
LOUIS. aga about s. and
AuGUSTE aged about 4;
ANA1S, negro woman, aged about 2G, p.
With her ci,ild, viz:
AMELIA, aged about I;
,.H ELlMABETH, negro girl, aged about lG;
,.f BETTY negro woman, aged about ~,
" 18th her two children, viz:
ALCiDE, aged about o, and
ALICE, aged abp a5
Also, 5000 Cypress Picnx al .s1osts;
Also, the extensive vAChERlE, consisting Il a
very large lot Of HORNED CATTLE ard vACHE-
RE HORSES;
Five Pairs Work Oxen; One young Bull;
Ten Milch Cows; Heifers and Calves;
Three pairs Mules; Two pairs Creole Horses;
One old Work Horse: Ono Saddle Horse;
LOT OF Corn; One Ok Cart and Yoke;
Lot OF Ploughs and Harness; Harrows;
One Caleche; one Carriage; t-
Silver Spoons and Forks; one Gold Watch;
Crockery and Glassware; Carpenters Tools;
saws; Spades; Hoes; Axes,
and HIo a great variety of FARMING UTENSILS,
nousEHolD and KITCHEN FURNITURE, too
numerous to mensi0n.
TERMS AND CoNDlrIONs.-On all sums of twenty
nve dollars and under, cash; on all sums over twell-
SA's dollals, ciedit of one, two and three feafs
the day OF sale Purchasers to furnish their notes,
saslSiactlon of the Admnstrator-sad notes to be
made payable to the said Administrator. ORDER at
a's domlcile in Washington, Parish Of st. Landry.
ho snna al sums not punctually paid at maturity to
sa., que until final payment. The property to remain
speelaly moltgaged until full and entire payment Of
o0th =. ,i principal and interest.
Farlsh OF st. Landry, May a. 1856. ~
u,,, THEO. DEVALCOURT, Auctioneer.
VIM. MOUTON, Administrator.
pOsrTIvE SALE AT AUCTION.--The
u undersigned will offer for sale at public auction,
SATURDAY, juno as, 1856,
at the residence of F. Bowen jackson, about four
miles from the town of Opclousas ~
a TAIT1RTF II TIP d(t'H (F LAND
containing about 500 acres, 800 of which are well
tlmbered;
THE GROWING CROP
Of Cotton and Corn, and all the ..
BUILDINGS AND I1iPR ROTElfENTS
thereon.
IL SLATES,
among whom are good Blacksmith and Engineer,
any ana good Cook. The others are young, and good
Five MULES; Three Yokes Young OXEN;
Two American and three Creole HORSES;
Twenty head of Gentle CATTLE;
a lot OF HOGS; '4.
PLANTATION UTENSILS, etc. etc.
TERMS AND COND1TIoNs.-All sums OF twenty-five
aolials and under, payable cash. all sums over TWEEN.
tyhye dollars, payable one-half on the LIST of April
nleAt, 1851 and the other half on the lst of April
1905. Purchasers giving their notes, with personal
security in sOlidO to the satisfaction of the VENDOR
ana s payable at the office of the Recorder Of the
Parish of St. Landry The Land and Slaves remain
ing especially mortgaged to the vendor until full and
entire payment of principal and interest. All sums
not paid at maturity to bear per cent interest from
TINE due until paid.
opelousas, May "a, 1856.
EyTE. DEBAILLON, Auctioneer.
pUBLIC SALE-By the undersigned, a
- Public Auctioneer in and for the Parish Of ST.
Landry-The public are hereby informed that there
Ml be sold at public sale, to the last and highest
oader by the undersigned, on the plantation herein
alter described. on
TUESDAY, July 1, 1855,
me following described property belonging to the
MINOR children Of Henrietta Matilda Pannell, de-
sssased the issue Of her marriage with Dr. Edwin
Landry, to wit:
A certain .
TRACT OF LAND,