davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY BY
JOEL II. SANDOZ & ANDREW MEYNlER.
CONDITION..


subscription, for one year. payable in advance
three dollars; paid at the end of the year four DOL
lars No subscription will be received for period
less than one year. A subscriber wishing to dis
continue must give pritten notice to that effect and
settle up all arrearages.
.4duertising:-For one square not exceeding the
space of ten lines, dollar for the first insertion
and fifty centsfor each subsequent insertion. Longer
advertisements will be charged accordingly.
All the advertisements will be inserted in french
and english until ordered out or until the editors
shall Judge it convenient to discontinue the publi-
cation.
A liberal deduction made on advertisements in
serted for long period
No advertisement or subscription will be stopped
until all the arrearages paid unless at the option
of the publishers. ....
No oelection tickets other Jobs printed without
the money, the person ordering them to be print
ed is responsible person.
Ten dollars in advance will invariably be required
or the announcement of candidates for Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Judicial Sales, &c.
Public sale.

By the undersigned, Public Auctioueer,
tn andtor tie Parish oJ st. Landry.
10y virtue of a judgment of the District
Id Court, in and for the Parish of St.
Landry, rendered in the suit entitled Vir-
ginie Lemelle, wife &c, VS., Auguste Donate
pere, f. III. C, Tutor & ais, No 1914 Twill
offer for sale, at public sale, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court House, i'll the
town of Opelousas, on
Tuesday, the 18th November next,
1856, the following described property, be-
longing to the Estate of Alfred Lemelle, f. IN.
c., deceased, to-Wit:
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
y judicial Notices, sc.


$tats of AO9ltsta>ta.
DISTRICT COURT, NJ 7o1o
PARISH OF Sr. LANDRY,
Estate of julien G.. Gonor, decd.
TOsEPH HOLLlER, of the Parish of
O. ST. Landry, Administrator Of the Sue
ces5ion Of julien c. Gonor, deceased, late Of
the aforesaid Parish, having filed Tabeau
of Classification of the creditors of said Sue
cession, accompanied by petition praying
for the homologation of the same;-And
whereas the prayer of said petition has been
granted by order of Court dated 10th Octo-
ber 1885,
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 the creditors according to its clas-
siGcation.
L. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
opsleusas, October 11th 1855.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Statg OF z0u(Sid1ra

PARISH n:s5ejSS Of S.. '2sn~i Ga"dyy. No. 1884.
Estate of Edmund Surlers, dec'ed
EOHN WRIGT, of the Parish fist Lam
e. dry, Administrator of the Estate of Ed
mund Surers, deceased, late Of the Parish Of
St. Landry, having filed an Annual Account
of his administration of said Estate, accom-
panied by petition, praying that the same
may be homologated = And whereas the
prayer of said petition has been granted by
an order of Court dated October 30th, 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 Account should not be homologated
and the administrator authorized to pay ac-
cording to said Account.
LIS LASTRAPEs, Clerk.
Opelousas October Both, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
} Judicial Notices, sc.
SNERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


lsidore Hollier his, use of &c, VS.. Evelina Col
Inns t. w. c. & ais Justices Court FiEse
"ard-Parishof ST. Landry.-No IS.
R y virtue Of writ Of execution, issued
= ID in the above entitled suit, by Andre
Meynier, Justice of the Peace, in and for the First
Ward OF the Parish Of ST. Landry and to me direct
ed, will be exposed to public sale for cash, at the
Court House of this Parish on Saturday the 9th
day of December next, 1856, commencing at the
hour OF II O'Clock. A. M, and continuing from
day to day Unnecessary all the right, title, interest
and demand of Evelina Collins f. w c. & ais, in
and to the following described property seized to
satisfy said writ, to wit
A certain Town Lot, situated in the town Of
Opelousas, bounded North by lot of Evelina COL
ins, f. W. c., South by lot of Victorn Lastrapes f.
M c., East by lands of -, and West by pro-
perty of can Bte Richard.
L. V. CHACHERE, Sheriff
sheriff's Office, St. Landry November lst, 1855.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
New Urleans~Direct Importation
Of French, .=
GegsseM,
BY6sisA and


GsgsseM,
BrtsisA and
Irish Dry Goods
- \ K. REILLY & Co., SO long known
O. o at the corner of Royal and Canal
streets, beg. to say they have removed to their
large n.w store l26 Canal Street, between
Royal aud Bourbon streets, known as Iouro
Buildings, sign Of the Golden Flaz.
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, a complete stock of Ladies Dress
Trimmings, Ribbonds, Embroideries, Laees,
and Ladies and Gents furnishing Goods, to
suit the country merchants as well as the con,
sumers. .
This latter is q class Of house heretofore
unknown in this Market. .s.
P. u Il. REILLY & Co.,
126 Canal Street,
Between Royal and Bourbon streets.
Touro Buildings,
Sign of the Golden Flax.
September Goth. lS56.-6m.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
state OF Zous6aIua.

po13s1 R'zrs'os Of S. o2gnri Ta"a,y. No. 1909.
Estate of Jean Bite. Robin, decd.
rRYREVILLE MECHE, of the Parish of
- St. Landry. Administrator of the Es-
tate of the late Jean Bte Robin, deceased,
late of the Parish of St Landry, having fled
Tableau of Classification of the debts of
said Estate, accompanied by petition, pra-
ying that the same may be homologated -
And whereas the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of Court, dated
10th October 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 homologated.
LIS. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, October l1th, 1855.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08


= AsTIE & GUILLORY, of the Parish
IAof St. Landry, Administrator of the Estate
of the late Lastie Guillory, deceased, Late OF
the Parish of St. Landry, having fled a
final account of Distribution of said Estate,
accompanied by petition, praying that the
same may be homologated and whereas
the prayer of said petition has been granted
by an order Of Court, dated September 29th,
1856.
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to
all interested, to make opposition ifany they
have, within thirty days from the date hereof
why said Tableau should not be homologated,
and the Administrator be discharged of all
further liabilities, and his bond cancelled
LIS. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, October 1lth, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
NJ II 81 Z TG-

oA PRor. ANTHONY WINNER
1N has the honor Of infor,nino the
SAy public, that having been in5uced
to come and settle in the toy Of OnelonSss
he is ready to give lessous on the Piano .o~.n'
the Violin, the Guitar, and also n ,urssi Hooei
music; he will likewise tune .o;sun IA 'Igsl M:a
prices will be very mod crate s6 90 nep. 1nsp
montn ior instruments" music, and So 90 per
mo mOnIh nh lor vocal Asio. For tuning Pianos.
sns .:n cnarges WI ne proportfonate to the work;
S'ir 'neS 'iil always be moderate.
Wy -,ousas. August 10th, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Shcrif''s Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Lemuel j. B. Shaw, District Court
vs. Parish of st. Landry.
Mathew V. Hargrove No. 77O6.
10y virtue of writ of fl fa, issued in the
I'D 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 9th day of December next, 1855, commencing
at the hour Of o'clock, A. NJ, and continuing from
day to day, if necessary, all the right title, interest
and demand Of Mathew V. Hargrove, i'll and to the
following described property, seized to satisfy said
writ to-wit:
A certain Tract Of Land, containing 200 superf-
cial arpents more or less with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, situated the left Bank of
Bayou Beuf, i'll said Parish, bounded above by lands
of Joseph Tate, below by Laste 6. Guillory, on the
rear by the Domain, and in front by said Bayou
B9uf being the half of the tract acquired by de-
fendant from Lastie Gulory.
L. V. CHACHERE, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, St. Landry, Nov, lst, 1856
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Saw-REEaa for sale.

TNNHE undersigned offers for sale his Saw
IL Mill, situated on Bayou Queue Tortue,
in the Parish of st. Landry, said Saw Mill is
entirely new 400 arpents of fine cypress
land is attached to said establishment and also
500 or 800 logs ready to be sawed. More
cypress land close to the place can also be
bought.
For the conditions and other particulars,
apply to the Editors of the Opelousas Courier
or to the undersigned
THEOGENE HEBERT.
Lafayette, April 26th, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Miscellaneous.

TBgRB has long existed public demand for an
effective purgative pill which could be relied on as
sure and perfectly safe in its operation. This has
been prepared to meet that demand, and an extern
sve trial of its virtues has conclusively shown with
what success it accomplishes the purpose designed.
It is easy to make physical pill, but not easy to
make the best of all pills one which should have
none Of the objections but all the advantages, of
every other. This has been attempted here, and
with what success we would respectfully submit to
the public decision. It has been unfortunate for
the patient hitherto that almost every purgative
medicine is acrimonious and irritating to the bow
els. This is not. Many of them produce so much
gripping pain and revulsion in the system to more
than counterbalance the good to be derived from
them. These pills produce no irritation or pain,
unless it arise from previously existing obstruc
ton or arrangement in the bowels. Being purely
vegetable, no harm can arise from their use in any
quantity but it is better that any medicine should
De taken iudiciously. Minute directions for their
use in the several diseases to which they are ap-
plants which have been speedily cured by them,
may mention Liver Complaint, in its various forms
of Jaundice Indigestion, Languor and Loss of Ap-
petite, Lstlessness, IEritabty, Bilious Headache,
Bilious Fever, Fever and Ague, Pain in the Side
and Loins for in truth, all these are but the
sequence of diseased action in the liver. AS an
aperient they afford prompt and relief in Co.'S
tiveness, Piles Collie, Dysentery, Humors, Scrofula
and Scufvy, Colds with of the body, Ulcers
and mpUrity of the blood Irregularities; in short,
any and every case where purgatve is required.
They have also produced some singularly sue
eessful cures in Rheumatism, Gout Dropsy, Gravel,
Erysipeas, Palpitation of the Heart, Pains in the
Back, Stomach, and Side. They should be freely
taken in the spring of the year, to purify the blood
and prepare the system for the change of seasons.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, and restores the appe
tite and vgor. They purify the blood and by their
stimulant action on the circulatory system, reno
vate the strength. Of the body, and restore the
Hence an occasional dose is advantageous, even
though no serious arrangement exists; but un-
necessary dosing should never be carried too far,
as every purgative medicine reduces the strength,
when taken to excess The thousand cases in which
physic is required cannot be enumerated here but
they suggest themselves to the reason of every
body; and it is confidently believed this pill will
answer better purpose than any thing which has
hitherto been available to mankind When their
virtues are once known, the public will no longer
doubt what remedy to employ when in need Of a
eathartic medicine. Being sugar-wrapped, they are
pleasant to take, and being purely vegetable, no
harm can arise from their use in any quantity.
For minute directions, see wrapper on the Box.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
lumber! LUMBER !!

AAAK ASH, Gum, and other kinds of
SwTimber sawed to order, and bills filed
with despatch. Gum laths, and scantlings
of all sizes always on hand orders left with
Mr.. F. A. King in Opelousas, or with the
undersigned, one mile from Washington,
will be promptly attended to.
L. SUTTON.
Opelousas, August I'd, 1886.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
N0DESI01No

NIoEIG1H@
YWVHE undersigned hereby notify planters
and others, that, from the 1st of No
vember next 1856, the storage now existing
will henceforth be charged for merchandise
and other articles laying in their warehouses
for the period of one month, and every addi-
tional month or part Of month, the same
additional rates will be charged.
~ Nothing will be delivered until the
storage i paid. a,
J.B.A. FONTEN0T.
Washington, October 11th, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
NEW WAREHOUSE,

FNTHE undersigned having formed part
= nership for the carrying on of the
Warehouse situated in the Town of Washing
ton, formerly known as Anderson & Thomp-
son, for the purpose Of receiving and forward
ing freight and merchandise, will faithfully
attend to all business which may be entrusted
to them by their friends and the public in
general. S J. B. A. FONTENOT.
JOHN LYONS.
Washington, La. Nov. ID, 1865. 51tf.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
SheHiG7s Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
John McCune, District Court
vs.. Parish of st. Landry.
Andre Prudhomme & ais, No 1926.
WDY virtue of writ of f. fa., issued
I'D in the above entitled suit, by the Dis
trct 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 9th day of December next 1856, commencing
at the hour of o'clock, A. NJ, and continuing from
day to day, if necessary, all the right, title, interest
and demand of John Garvin in and to the following
described property seized to satisfy said writ, to
wit:
certain Lot of Ground, situated in the Parish
of St. Landry, in the town of Washington, being lot
numbered SO, on the plan of said town, bounded
North by Buhot street, East by Washington street,
South by Short street. and West by Main street con-
tanning superficial arpent more or less together
with the buildings and Improvements thereon.
L. V. CHACHERE, Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, St. Landry, Nov, lst, 1866.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Mercantile Cards, &C.
NEW GOODS!

" THE undersigned has the
~ ~a0w honor to inform his friends and
a. the public in general that he
hasjuBt received a large assortment Of Spring
and Summer Goods, such as PLAIN and
Embroidered Swiss Muslins, Jaeonats of all
qualities, English and French Embroideries,
Gingharns Ladies Bonnets. Embroidered
Wells of all kinds, also large assortment of
ready made clothings, Shoes, &c.
A fine assortment of Family Groceries can
always be found ut his store. 5.....
He always buys beef hides and sheep wool,
payable cash or in goods.
EE E.E r r. HALFF.
Grand Coteau. April 10th, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
EMPEOYMESY.

A GENTS (either travelling or locaD for
A NEWSPAPERS and PERIoDIcALs, are
requested to send, WITHOUT DELAY, their address to
the undersigned, aud they will be furnished with
business which viii yield them from 100 to 200 per
cent, profit. They will please state what News
papers Periodicals they have canvassed for. Per
sous who hare not hitherto acted Agents, but
who would like to engage as such, will also please
send their names, Post-otice address, County and
State, written plainly.
WRIGHT, MASON 4 co.
NEW YORK.
opelousas September goth, 1s56.-3m.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08

WlIIIalI OAuIE HUH. J NO. IoZ4.
HDY virtue of four writs of f. fa, issued
I'D in the above entitled suit, by the Dis
the District Court in and for the Parish of St. Lam
dry, and to directed, will be exposed to public
sale, for cash, at the Court House OF this Parish OH
Saturday. the 9Th day of December next, 1856, com.
mencing at the hour of IL o'clock, A. NJ, and con-
tnuiug from day to day, if necessary all the right,
title, interest and demand of the Estate of James
McCanley, in and to the following described prop.
erty seized to satisfy said order, to-wit:
A certain Tract of Land, being the East half of 8.
E. quarter of Sect. 2, in Township g. Range East,
containing 81 27I00 acres, now n the possession Of
William Ofutt, adm.
L. V. CHACHERE Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office St. Landry, Nov, 1st 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
1Er. HENRY L'aROgE4..

MARBLE CUTTER AND ENGRAvER,
"AS recently established at st. Martihsvile
- Mandatory for Itinerary monuments. He
will always have on hand an assortment of the best
Italian marble for tombs and monuments OF all
kinds. He will engrave inscrp ptions in gilt letters
and make any kind of ornaments, either for tonbs,
mantle pieces, tables, &c.
Those in the Parish of St. Landry who have
works of this description to execute, can apply to
the Office of the Opeousas Courier, or to NJ. PHau-
tel, at st. Martinsyile.
Opelousas, IL July 1856. 3m.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
REGULAR PACKET


Bst.sses Esa- 0rssaas and Washiagton. sia he A.
shafsSaya.
Nssass D THE steamer UNION, JoHN LYoss,
kAYeaaS Master, wil resume her regular trips
- between New.0rleans and Washington
via Atchafalaya, and viii take freightand passengers
for all the intermediate landings.
The Unioa win Jake freight ~ low as any boat in
the trade. st
Orders and Letters can ha deposited ID the atore Of
Measre Ehwsrsa q Kaufman, in 0pslousaa
0peaousas, October, 18th, 1855.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.

CHANGE OF RESzReENCE.
EAR. PLATE has removed his residence
-MD and Office to Landry Street, near
Judge Overton's and opposite TO the merchant L.
Birott. Besides the ordinary services Of his pro-
fession, the Dr. will continue to attend on ali dis
ofthe mouth and teeth and practice in all the
branches ofDentistry His work in all that line is
warranted and performed after the latest and most
approved process.
Artificial teeth are not only an ornament, they
re-estabsh the voice to its natural tone and above
oil permit mastication So Indispensable to the
health.
i Dr. PLATE will A;s Washington weekly.
Prices moderate.
Opelousas, l9 Janvier, 1856.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08

a LII persons indebted to the Estate Of
- the late Capt. James johnston, viii
please settle with o. Hinckley, Washington,
La, who is fully authorized to receipt the
same, or j. NJ JOHNSTON.
Iiestamemtury Executor,
.-.ss 8 Front Levee ST., New-Urleans.
August Both, l956.-3m.
The Opelousas courier., 1856-11-08
Gtleouore peUaIrotart.

RTOTARY PUBLIC AND AUCTIONEER in and
" for the Parish Of St. Landry, offers his services
as such to his friends and the public in general
His office is at his residence, near Grand Coteau.
ALI orders left at the store of Mr.. j. B. Pollngue,
In Grand Coteau, will be promptly attended to-
st. Landry, April 9th, 1855.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-02
The "Free State Hotel"

The proprietors Of the ''Free State
Hotel" of Lawrence, Kansas, estim.
ates their damage in the destruction
Of that establishment at the moderate
amount of one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, which they modest.
ly call upon the General Government
to make good. Fortunately, they
have put themselves on the record as
to the real value ofthat establishment,
The Lawrence Herald Of Freedom
of April -, which a friend has plac:
ed in our hands, devotes nearly a col.
umn to a pompous description Of the
new hotel, in which, after endeavor:
ing to magnify, in the usual style, it,
accommodations, advantages, &C., il
says: "7He entire cost ofMe Hotel
probably ereeeds tacenty thousand
do1lars." "The cost Of furnishing
the Hotel will be something ovel
S5,000.' So that they are now, with
the characteristic honesty of people
whose tender consciences revolt at, The
sin of slavery, only claiming a hun
dred and FIVE thousand dollars mor'
for theirproperty than they themselves
said it was worth. -R. Dis. i =
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-02
End Of Great Men.

T. Happening to astmy eyes upon a
printed page Of miniature portraits,
the personages who occupied the four
m ost conspicuous places were Alex
lander, <Hannibals Cesar and Bona
parte. Ihad seen the same unnum-
bered times before, but never the
same sensations arose. in my bosom
as my mind hastily glanced over their
| several histories. IIHH. -. -.
Alexander, after having climbed
the dizzy height of his ambition, and
with his temples bound with chaplets
dipped in the blood Of countless ma
tions, looked down upon a conquered
world and wept that there was not
another one for him TO conquer, set a
city on fire, and died in scene Of
dcbauch. EEt
Hannibal, after having, to the as
constituent and CONSERVATION Of Rome
passed the Alps, after having put to
flight the armies of the mistress Of the
world, and stripped three bushels OF
| gold rings from the fingers Of her
slaughtered knights, and made her
very foundations quakc-hed from
his country, being hated by those who
once exultingly united his name to
that of their god, and called himlEan-
nibal-died at last by poison admin
istcred by his own hand, unlamcnted
and linwept, in a foreign land.
Caesar. afterhaving conquered eight
hundred cities, and dyed his garments
in the blood of one million of his
foes, after having pursued to death
the only rival he had on earth, was
miserably assassinated by those he
considered his nearest friends, and in
that very place, the attainment of
which had been his greatest ambition,
Bonaparte, whose mandate kings
and popes obeyed, after having filled
the earth with the terror of his name,
after having deluged it with tears and
blood, and clothed the world with
sack:cloth, closed his days in lonely
Punishment, almost literally exiled
from the world, yet where he could
sometimes see his coantry's banner
waving over the deep; but which
could not or would not bring him aid,
Thus four men who,t from the pc,
culiar situation Of their portraits,
seemed to stand as the representatives
ofall those whom tie world call great,
those four who, each in turn, made
the earth tremble to It's very centre
by their simple tread, severally died
One by intoxication, or, as some
suppose, by poison mingled in his
wine-one suicide one murdered
by his friends--one in lonely exile.
How are the mighty fallen!
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-02
An Interesting Incident.

An interesting incident lately oc;
Cured at the Merchants Hotel in
Philadelphia. Ex-Governor Bigler
of California, who went to that State
in 1S49 and has since been Speaker
of its Assembly and twice elected its
chief Executive officer, met for the
first time in ten years his younger
brother, William Bigler, whor since
then. has been Governor Of the Key
stone State and is now a Senator Of
Of the United States. California Big
Ter reached the shore Of the Pacific
poor and friendless, and for q long
time lived in a hut. Pennsylvania
Bigler was formerly q poor printers
boy, and the two, during their separ-
alton, in consequence Of their energy
and talents, have been elevated TO the
highest offices in the gift Of the PEG.
pie Of two of the greatest States Of the
Union. What a noble commentary,
on our free institutions, and what an
inducement does this incident afford
to the poor and friendless but deserv-
ing youth Of our land. California
Bigler is now generally spoken Of for
United States Senator from that State
and If chosen the two brothers will
next meetas members Of the highest
delibcrative body in the world. X