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Il, BONNABEpS BI.SULPHITE oV LINE.
New ORLEANS, September goth, 1855

NEW ORLEANS; CepttHpSI Svtii, LooS
ESHE undersigned are now manufactur-
ing, and prepared to supply, pure and
genuine Bi-Sulphite of Lime, of which exceeds.ln
quality and strength any that has been heretotor@
manufactured.
Its unnecessary to remind the planters, as they
are already aware of the fact, that this BiSuIphitO
of Lime when properly used, never fails to produce
a beautiful white and yelew crystaliZed sugar,
that always commands the highest price in this
market. and the very best recommendation 1t can
have with Western and other buyers is the fact Of
it's having been made with Bonnabefs Bl-Sulphte,
as they consider that guarantee against any loss
in weight, and are always willing to pay higher
prices for it. The high repute and favor IN which
the planters generally hold this Bl-Suphle Is so
much matter of nooriety that it isqute unnecessa~
ry TO publish here any OF the many faterEng testi-
monjals received daily from those who have used
it. anG invariably succeed beyond their most sam
guine expectations in not onl ly making the best
sugar ever previously made by them, but asoin re-
aIiziug the highest prices with less loss IN weighs
than any other process. The many benefits ana
suneror advapta ges to be derived from its use arG
now too we'll established to need any further
comment; but it may be we'll to Lemark that this
B-Sulphte alone possesses that strength and those
qualities necessary to insure success to the planter
The many orders already received this year
from those pho have used this Bi-SuIPhte with
out in single instance failing, is the best evidence,
ii any were wanting, in its favor. 1he UNDER
signed alone possess all the faculties 10 make q
pure article, guaranteed to be several degrees
stronger than any other in use. There being no
other nanuiacto1y in the South equal TO the New
Orleans Chemical Works, or which can in any
way bear comparison with them, any quantity Oh
BiSulphite can be supplied at the shortest possible
notice.
Very excellent barrels have been secured this
season to ship the Bi-SuIphite of Lime in: they
are guaranteed not to leak and when returned they
will be re-filIed and SHIPPED, and the planter will
invariably be allowed fifty cents per barrel.
Planters who order through their merchants musb
be particular to instruct them to buy none but H.
BonnabeFs Bi-Suphite, and all orders must inva"
H. BONNABEL,
Corner Of Natchsz nd 1choupt0ntas streets.
~ Barrels returned to be re-hIled will be takeA
fron the boats free of charge, and will be re-
shipped at no additional expense to the planters,
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Sheriff SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

D L Il II OF AO l. 1871 IA1fA.
Jean R. yiou, Distriet Court
VS.. PaTlsh OF st. Landry.
OneZ L. Fontenot. No. 1920.
MRY virtue of an order of seizure and sales
III . issued in the above entitled suit, by
the District Court in and for the Parish of ST.
Landry and to me directed, will be exposed to
public sale. for cash, at the Court House of this
Parish, on Saturday, the Sd day of January next,
1857, commencing at the hour OF / O'Clock, A. M,
and continuing from day to day, if necessary, all the
right title, interest and demand of Onez. L. Fon-
tenot, in and to the following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ to wit:
The Land or Plantation where said Fontenot
resides now, situated in Old Grand Prairie, in said
Parish, with all the buildings and Improvements
thereon, measuring 13 arpents front by forty in
depth, bounded North by Public Land, South by
lands of Alexandra Fontenot fills, East by the same
and West by the lands of Jean Pierre Latleur.
Also Negro named John, aged 80 years.
L. V. CHACHERE, Sheriff.
Sherif's office, st. Landry, Nov. goth, 1856.
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HEAVING purchased plantation in
= u Bellevue, perfectly convenient to re.
ceive patients, will devote himself most ex.
clusively to the treatment of chronic diseases
and his prices will be moderate, that is tc
say, one dollar per day for slaves which d.
not require the attendance of a nurse, and
for those to whom nurse is necessary, the
price will be agreed upon with the owner.
DR. Sales moreover offers his services to
all those who may honor him with their con.
fdence. B. j. SALLES, n. ..
Bellevue, Nov, 29th, 1856.
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District Court.
Parish OF So. EtgNGfg'N.
NOVEMBER TERM, 1855.
Cleotile Guillory,

vs.: No. 1881.
Emile L. Guillory & ais,
YEyHE law and evidence in this case being
H in favor of the Plaintiff, it is adjudged
and decreed that the said Plaintiff, CIeotiie
GuilIory, have Judgment against her husband
Emile J.. GuilIory one of the Defendants for
the sum of seven hundred and seventy-six
dollars and forty three cents The legal
mortgage Of the Plaintiff upon the Estate OF
her said husband, to attach upon three hun
drcd and thirty dollars and eighty mine and
one half cents, from the 10Th of August 1248,
upon the sum of three hundred and ninety
SIX dollars and fifty -four cents, from the 9th
of August 1854, and upon the SUM of forty
nine dollars, from the lst of January 1852. 1t
is further decreed that the said Plaintiff re-
cover in kind from her said husband one bed,
one armoir and five head Of cattle with the
brand about thus: il, and it is further ad-
judged that she be separated i'll property from
her said husband and have the entire and ex-
elusive control of her extra dotal estate.
That the injunction issued in this proceeding
restraining the seizure and sale of the moVea-
bles decreed as aforesaid to Plaintiffs be per-
petuated at the costs of the said Defendants
thus enioined. And it is further decreed that
the Defendant Emile j.. Guillory be adjudged
to pay all other costs in this behalf expended
Read and signed in open Court, this first
day Of December 1856.
LUCIUS J. DUPRE,
Judge 10th JuascsaI District.
4, true copy,
A. DEJEAN, Dep'ty Clerk.
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sale of Valua bic Sugar Lands

sale Of Valuable SsRgar lands
Situated in fhs Parish Of ST. Landry, in
I4S. 'ange 6 f. to seit:
$ s E Z quarter Ia.., s.: @ Rich sa Sugar LANDS d
N. W. quarter See. "a. J l.. swayze, 4sss1
T.6S,. r. E.
w. half sec.s, J High Gich sugar
All of Sec. 3. } lands, naEigabe
L. half OF L. half SEED Bayou lIl7,7s
On both sides Bayou Petite Prairie,
near Atthafaaya River Total acres, 1893 50
The foregoing lands will be sold on &C sommo-
dating terms. Apply to 4. J. POWELL.
Dotladsonvifie La.
HTBnsuess in the different Land Offices OF the
State, and also at the Departments at Washington
City, attended to with promptness by 4
A. J. POWELL.
Donaidsonyille, Ia, 10th April. 1856
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Mercantile Cards. &c.
NJ w GOODS!

vi THE undersigned has the
- 80 honor to inform his friends and
-. the public In general that he
hasjust received large assortmentof Spring
and Summer Goods, such as = Plain and
Embroidered Swiss Mualins, Jacenats OF all
qualities, English and French Eulbroideries,
Ginghams, Ladies Bonnets, Embroidered
Wells of all kinds, also d large assortment Of
ready made clothings, Shoes, sc. ..s...
A fine assortment Of Family Groceries can
always be found at his store, ~*"%
He always buys beef hides and sheep WOOL
payable cash or in goods.
r. HALFF.
Grand eeteau, April 10Th, 1855.
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For Sale, by FontenOt & Lyons.

q FINE lot Of posts for fences, of the
- best quality, also, "a quantity of the
finest 6 feet pickets in Market which may be
used in place of 3 feet boards, for covering cut
houses, the above may be had cheap for cash.
Washington, July 10Th, 1856.
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@tate of Iouleld2rG.

~lSxE VA NOSsS|sss$sSS%
ra15:n RBsHRaoT sE s.! cGyn1; G.sor4. ! No.
Estate of Louis Thibodeau, decd.
q EON THIBODEAU, of the Parish Of
- St. Landry, Administrator of the Es-
tate of Louis Thibodeau, deceased, late Of the
aforesaid Parish, having filed Tableau OF
Classification of the debts of said Estate, ac-
companied by petition praying for the ho-
mologation Of the same And whereas the
prayer of said petition has been granted by
order of Court dated Nov. 21st, 1856;-
Now therefore, notice is hereby given to
all interested, to make opposition, if any they
have, within thirty days from the date hereof,
why said Tableau should not be confirmed and
homologated, and the Administrator author
lied to pay according to his tableau.
L. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, Nov. 22d, 1856.
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New Orlcans~Direct importation
of French,
German,
British and

British and
Ttish Dry Goods
I'D q z. REILLY & Co., SO long known
g. 0 at the corner Of Royal and Canal
streets, beg to say they have removed to their
large new store l26 Canal Street, between
Royal and Bourbon Streets known as 7ou1o
Buildings, sign of the Golden FIar.
Where their ample room and resident
buyer in Europe, will enable them to keep
(the year round) complete stock in every
department. Also, full line of Plantation
Goods, of the best Southern manufacture.
Combined with the above, they will keep
at the old stand corner Royal and Bourbon
streets, under the name of Embroidery and
Lace Store, complete stock of Ladies' Dress
Trimmings, Ribbonds, Embroideries, Laces,
and Ladies and Gents furnishing Goods, to
suit the country merchants az well as the con
sumers.
This latter is class Of house heretofore
unknown in this Market
j. IL Il. REILLY &c Co,
126 Canal Street,
Between Royal and Bourbon streets.
Touro Buildings,
Sign of the Golden Flax.
September Goth, 1S56.-6m. i
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~ Coz - e
Washington, October 11tb, 1856.
FOR SALE.

= N excellent SUGAR MILL with the
= kettles; the whole in good order.
For the particulars, apply to the editors of
the Courier, or to Mr.. Simon Richard
Opelousas, November 1st. 1856. 48-tf.
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SRERIFE'S SALE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
James w. Clark, District Court,
John cas~ell We & ais, No eoos.
WDY virtue of a writ of f. IA, issued in the
III ID above entitled suit, by the District
Court, in and for the Parish of ST: Landry, on a
twelve month bond, and to me directed, will be
exposed to public SALE for cash. without the benefit
of appraisement) at the Court House of this Parish,
on Saturday, the Sd day of January next, 1857;
commencing at the hour of II O'Clock, "A. NJ, and
continuing from day to day, if necessary, all the
right title, interest and demand of John Caswell
& ais, in and tc the following described propert~
seized to satisfy said writ, to-wit:
certain Tract of Land, held in common be-
tween the Defendants, situated in the Parish of St.
Landry, fronting on the Bayou CourtabIeau run
ming back to the Bayou Teche or Lemelie, and
containing seventy and S7lloo acres, or nile
ty 2Il00 superficial arpents, more or less.
L. " CHACHERE, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, St. Landry, Nov goth, 1856.
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HOTEL TOR SALE.
NCDTETCEE-

A1 N1u
FN%IIE undersigned hereby notify planters
= and others that from and after the 1st
of November next 1856, the storage now
existing will henceforth be charged for mer-
chandize and other articles laying in their
warehouses for thepcriod Of one month, and
for every additional month or part of a
month, the same additional rates will he
charged.
Nothing will be delivered until the
storage is paid.
DEBAILLON & CARRIERE.
Washington, October l1th, 1856.
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- NGDE~M GEE

BEHAVING rented the house Of Mr.. Noel
q Il Larcade, near Jesse Huchins Black
smiths shop, | take this opportunity of i'll
forming the citizens Of Opelousas as well as
those of the surrounding country, that [ am
now fully prepared to clean both Cloaks and
overeoats, vests, pants and render them in a
manner new. My terms will be moderate,
In my absence those wishing articles cleaned
will please leave them with Mr.. C. Mornhin-
veg, as ! have made an arrangement with him
to that amount. VICTOR CAHORS.
Opelousas, Nov, 29th, 1856,
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Judicial Notices, &C.
Public Sale.

Succession of Catherine Sicily deceased
late wife Of Elias 'Steen.
WDY virtue of an order granted by the 14tl
ID District Court, in and for the Parish
of St. Martin, dated 10Th of November 1855
the undersigned auctioneer appointed by the
said Court, will offer for sale; at public auction
at the residence of Elias Steen in this Parish
bayou Euselier,) on
Tuesday, 23d Of December next,
the property hereinafter described, belonging
to the said succession and to the community
heretofore existing between the said Elias
Steen and his late wife, to-wit:
10, 4 SUGAR PLANTATION,
measuring about 700 superficial acres, more
or less, bounded North by land of DIR. Walker,
East BY Dr. Scott, West and South West by
Bayou. Vermillion, and South by land of
Sidney Singleton, together with the houses,
magazine, sugar house, cotton gin, and other
improvements thereon erected
20. 50 LIKEL 7 1SLADES,
Of both sexes and Of different ages.
30. A certain number of horned
cattle, Cows, Calves, Oxen, Hor-
ses, Sheep, Carts, a Buggy, and
Aratory utensils ofall descriptions
household furniture, &C., &c.
40. Il certain quantity Of Corn,
Fodder, Hay, &c, &c.
30. A LAND CERTIFICATE,
for lG0 acres, No. 41763.
Conduions All sales of ten Dollars and
under, payable on the lst of April 1857, and
all sales for over that amount payable in three
equal annual instalnents at |, z and 3 years
credit from the said LIST of April 1857; the
purchasers furnishing their obligations with
good aud solvent security IN S0Ildo to the
satisfaction Of Elias Steen, to whose order
and at whose domicil the notes shall be made
payable for the use of the succession and COM
munity, aud bearing interest at the rate Of
eight per cent per annum, after maturity un-
til fual payment, and all property sold sus-
ceptible OF mortgage, remaining specially hy
pothecated until full payment Of the purchase
money and of the interest accrung thereon.
OMER MARTIN, Auctioneer.
St. Martinsville, Nov. Doth, 1856.
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NEW. WAREHOUSE.

YIEyHE undersigned having formed part
H. nerahip for the carrying On of the
Warehouse situated in the Town of w ashing-
ton, formerly known as AndersonG IL Thomp-
son, for the purpose of receiving and forward
ing freight and merchandise, will faithfully
attend to al business which may be3entrusted
to them BY their friends and the public in
general. J. D. a. FONTENOT.
JOHN LYONS.
Washington. Ia. Nov. "a. 1856 51tf.
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SRwARTz & KAUFMAN,
OpeIOusas, la.

d W Az Z just received by the last DoaEs, q
IL IL complete assortment of winter goods,
consisting principally in Silks, Cashmires,
Muslin de Laine, Bombazines, Merinos and
Alpacas.
All kinds of woolen goods, &c.
Also, large assortment of fancy articles.
Men and youths clothing of all descriptions,
which they will sell as low as any other house
in this Parish and on reasonable. terms.
Having established house in the city, it
will enable them to procure by every boat
goods asked for, if there should be none here
as desired.
Opelousas, Dec. 9th, 1856.
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0PELsUSLS LITERARY INSTITUTION.
St. Landru, (La.)


ETNDER the direction and proprietorship
u of Messrs A. DE ST CYR D'ARrHUN
and JOHN GkTKLy, this Institution will be opened
on Monday next 7sA day Of July, for the reception
of pupils.
The course of education comprises the English,
French and Spanish languages !; Classics, Mathe-
n1atics Arithmetic, Writing, Defamation History
Chronology Philosophy, Geography and Globes.
The English and French languages, regarded
| now days, in highest esteem; because of the ex-
traordinary extent of territory. well globe
encirclng commerce of the three nations, claim
ing them as their yernaculartongues will be taught
at this Institution, in such pure sty le of their
tive proprieties, regards symphony and correct
ness of grammatical construction, eo9uence OF die
tion, and euphonious elegance OF reading and del
livery, cannot fail in securing successful patron
age. The strictest vigilance will be exercised over
the orthographical and orthepicaI departments OF
all languages taugat
| CosbtTIeEs
Instruction & board per year, of,a n,+s 140 90
Day sc cholars per annum, - y '''HS' 40 90
Day scholars lpeF MONTH, 90
Latin, additionally, 90
Spanish, 90
D.awing lps,. yssF)' I" 80 80 90 90
RHvErEscEs-PertsA Of Lafayette:
R,bert Tayier Emile Mouton,
Reyiloa, Eraste Mouton
OrELsvsAs:
DR.. De La Ruele, G. Ayrivie,
Andre Meynier, Joel H. Sandoz.
Opeousas, July 5th, 1855.
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Corner Of Natchsz nd 1ch0upit0ntas streets.
~ Barrels returned to be re-6led will be takeA
from the boats free of charge and will be re-
shipped at no additional expense to the planters,
except dEayage. lll October, 1895.
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VoxAs! YoMAx!..-v Quite q delectable lit

VoMAN! VoAAx! !.-vQuite Q delectable lit
tie ARRAY took place ysstesday at the Briggs
House. One of those delicious little, affairs
which in Paris are considered indispensable to
a we'll ordered life; which ia England covers
the parties with glory and makes an Irishman
60 mad with Joy. A few weeks since we
chronicled similar case In Toronto, where it
was Chicago VS.. Canada, and Canada gets a
sore shoulder; in this case it is Chicago No. 1
VS.. Chicago No.2, and No. gets sore thigh.
Mr.. j. H. Ross and some valiant individual
of a military turn, called Major Buckner, met
at the Briggs House. IA, conversation COM
menced in the ordinary tone of voice. As the
conversation proceeded their voices began to
ascend the diatonic scale out of all time and
harmony. The valiant Major spits in the face
of Mr.. Ross. Mr.. r. not liking such civilities
and not caring to have his face made spittoon
Of, draws out six shooter, Mr.. R. is crack
shot, and wings the Major as skiilfully as he
knows how to wing duck Major drops
| friends carry him out; exit Mr.. Ross Cur
tain falls, audience dispense. .ra5r.# rs
The innate beauty of the affair which per-
meates and gives additional lustre to it is the
fact that the cause was lovely woman. Mother
Eve stole apples, tore other folks fig trees to
pieces, and talked to snakes, but she never
didhalf SO many gallant things as her daughters
of Chicago. Chicago Journal, Mon. 20. ID q
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HumOr in Congress.

While the Senate was bored, on Wednesday,
Dec. 9Th, with long, dry, incoherent speech
from the old fogy Bigler, full of false statements
and ranting abuse of the Republican party, the
House was taking good-natured survey of the
Slavery question. If such fun is always made
the basis of its agitation it will never assume
very dangerous form. They were discussing how
many copies of the Presidents message to print,
and MIR. Campbell of Ohio had the floor
MIR. McMullen-I desire to PROFOUND three
questions.
MIR. Campbell--One at time, if you please.
MIR. McMullen-First, did not the gentleman's
party In the free States charge on the Southern
portion OF this confederacy desire to carry sla-
very into Kansas; and if necessary, that they
would do it at the point of the bayonetp
Mr. Campbell-We not only made the charge,
but you did it.
A voice from the Republican side-That's
fact
Mr., McMullen-If you take the testimony of
your packed Committee you could prove il.
wall now ask, did not the Fremont party represent
MIR. Buchanan as a pro-slavery man., who, if ell
ected, would favor the establishment of slavery
in the free states. ta
Mr.. Campbell-I can speak for myself. was
actively engaged in the canvass. did charge
Mr.. Buchanan with being pro-slavery, and that
the platform on which he stood and sacrificed his
individuality was pro-slavery. 1t looked not
merely to the extension of slavery to all the Ter
rltories through the Nebraska bill, but for the ac-
QUESTION of slave territory.
Mr.. McMullen-Did not you and your party
represent that shareholders owning FIVE negroes
were entitled to and did cast three votes ?Taugh-
teri
MIR. Campbell said under the distribution of
tne political power five slaves in the South were
equal to three votes in the free states. Does the
gentleman deny the proposition?
Nlr. McMullen inquired whether free negroes
did not vote in Mr.. CampbeIl's district, or some
thing to that effect.
MIR. Campbell believe one negro vote was
given In my district. That was cast by a man
who was not authorised to do so under decision
OF the Court and he voted for nv opponent.
(Laughter.) 81.
MIR. Campbell sent to the clerks desk paper,
which was read, signed by the person just referred
to, named Anderson, claiming the right of suffrage
because among other things he was three quarters
white. the remainder being made up of African
and Indian blood, and further that his father was
a brother of Ex- Governor Wilson Shannon. lex
| cessive laughter.
| MIR. Giddings called his colleague to order for
casting an imputation on a colored constituent by
representing brother of Wilson Shannon to be
his father. (Renewed merriment.)
MIR. Campbell--Let the gentleman on the other
side decide whether the Shannon's are white men
or not. QLaughter.) rsI
Mr.. Florence did not see what application these
proceedings had to the number of copies of the
Presidents message to be printed. (Langhter.)
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e@rA pretty woman is one Of the "insti

e@-A pretty woman is one Of the "institu-
TONS of the country--an angel in dry goods
and glory. She makes sunshine, blue sky,
Fourth of July, and happiness wherever she
goes. Her path is one of delicious roses,
perfumes and beauty. She is sweet poem
written in rare cur's and choice calico, and good
principles. Men stand up before her as so
many admiration points, melt into cream and
then butter. Her words float round the ear
like music, birds of Paradise, or the chime of
Sabbath bells. Without her, society would lose
its truest attraction the church its firmest rel-
ance, and young men the very best of comfort
and company. Her influence and generosity
restrain the vicious, strengthen the faint-heart-
ed. Wherever you find the virtuous woman,
you also find pleasant fire-side-bouquets, clean
clothes, good living, gentle hearts, music, light
and model institutions generally. She is
the flower ct humanity. a ve-y Venus in dim
ity, and her inspiration is the breath of Hea.
ven. -ll - elH
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skeleton Of a Clan, Pound.

A day or two since, some workmen engaged in
subsoiling the grounds of Sheriff Wickham, at
his vineyard in East Wheeling, came across a
human skeleton. Although much decayed, there
was little difficulty in identifying it, by placing
the bones, which could not have belonged to other
than human body, in their original position.
The impression made by the skeleton in the
earth, and the skeleton itself, were measured BY
the sheriff and brother in the craft locale, and
both are prepared to swear that it was ten feet
nine inches in length. Its jaws and teeth were
almost as large as those Of horse. The bones
can be seen at the Sherif,s Office Wheelino
Times.