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JUST RECEIVED AT
HOOPER's
Drag and Prescription Store.
A MOTHER fresh supply # Drugs Chemicals,
n (warrantod pure, Perfumery and Fancy ar
tieics. embtaing the most popular articles u the
day, TO which he invites your attention.
Concentrated Per-ian Essence, the NEST elegant
perfume fox impal;g < the handkerchief very
agreeable aud lasting oj9F
Bouquet d'oreans, M Bourbon; Oriental
Drops. Otto Of Roses,
Ext Maguolia, Ext Nv Mowa Hay,
West Ind Tea Rose,
SyVgr t5TrzT, IT.
Musk, Seckey Cub,
ae.iatrope Sialette;
Vsrb,n ia, Amber aud Orange Flower Wa'<ri Arc.
man Fereus Cologne, Naeasear OIL,
Vinegar Be Rouge, Pink saa
cars, Meeu Pun, Ceslk
Balls, Lily White,
/ Baaialine, and Egyptian Hair Dye.
| son TuE HAIR
Aicxander's relanicus,
savage. Ursiua,
Lymants afetusine
rliLET saArs.
Baan's roneiny soap,
Lubus Sayou saperfnc Soap,
Nethlna soap,
brown Windsor Soap,
Vegetable oil sand Soap,
Transparent Soap Bars,
Transparent Soap balls.
Amnudine Soap,
MArsh Mailos.
Genuine auktc Sap
/ Military shaving SOAP,
Shaving Cram.
Shaving brushes,
Hair Brushes,
Tooth Brushes,
4 Nail Brushes
Flesh Brushes
Port Mouales,
Railroad Companions,
Cigar Cases and
| Travelling Flasks Of every description.
FLAy0iuNo nNrHAers-
Almond
dcc2o Pine Apple, &c.
A suPPLfoi fresh nops At n0opEK's.
"A dea@o
RIRp withdrawing 5f Hemp. Canary and
- M,let. at ldre2el noopERs.
7 oDkk 5 fae Chewing Gum, NJ HeoPERs.
i DIANo DusTERS, at HOOPER 5.
/ IL UoFLAND'S celebrated tiefnaa nittsrs ant
IL Hostcitcr's Stomach Btters,at noopEk's
Drug and Prescription Store,
dce20 Aiain-st.. bet. 2da Sd
HuBBARp'o calcined Maguesn nenry's do
IL Biey' DO, Citrate d., always on hand at
GLNeEkiNEoinment for chapped hands, lips
. ~ Ar., at ldec2nl HO0PEk'S.
SflRlI Gas, Turpentine, Alcohol and Narnishes
Il - OF esety quaiity.a at ldec20l H0opER'S.
hs% Eco coru starch, refntd and prepared en-
~ pTessly for food may be used substitut
Tor, and IN the saiae mAnner as, Arrow Root, ut
HDnpER'S
: pru. Prescription Store,
, dec20 Naiu-st., bet, 2da3d
A PRIME article u Cigar and Chewing Tobac
"A. ca. Callaud It's them, az
dsc2u HG0PER'S
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-21

Tho Modern Whitfteld.
1ERM0Ns Of tho Rev G. III. Sturgeon, II Lon
= don. with an introduction and sketch II bis life
by + l.. Magnon. Fur sale by
dee6 CAEE BAILEY
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= gta TT p-sa.c.. w.-c, p.c.crye k-sties sauce
ID Pans, cullenders, skimmers, Dippers, wan
Basins, Ladies', Forks, Spoons; Cups and ssisss I;
paned Chamber and Water Pals; foot Baths
Trunks, Cans, and . variety Of other articles on
sale 1T i59 Main Street. Union Block.
aue2s HITCHCOCK, MOTT co.
ESANCY cnamelled Chamber Sets, consisting OF
T. water pals. chamber do and foot baths. Paint
ed water pals foot bath and chamber pals in sets
or single slso a variety of house furnishing goods
In silver plated, britannia, japancd, white ncisi'
and common wares, for sale 1t the Troy Hardware
store. Sisu Of the Mortise Lock, 159, Main ST.,
Union block. HITCHCOCK MOTT co.
(yOLTs' KEVOLvKRS.-Ri6es and double bar
~ relied Shot Guns can be found At the Troy Hard
ware Store, lbo, Main st., Union Block.
sep7O HITCHCOCK, MOTT , CO.
nETRCTOR TILL LOCKH-A perfect asecuTity
| ~ Tor ths money drawer, for saIa = tho Troy
Hardware store, sign Of Mortiss Loekf l6o naln-se
noved HITCHCOCK, MOTT 90.
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DELINQUENT LIST o. LOTS
I'm which SPECIAL Taxes are due, and unpaid, for
~ carbing and Paving, or Paving, in front of
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100 Acres, consisting or Timber snd Prairie,
partly under cultivation. aud situated about males
from the city. Terms easy.
Lot 10, Block 726, Morgan ssrest. between 18th
and l+th, with new brick hoase, will be sold lev
and reasonable terms.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-02-21

DANIEI. WEBSTER ON CAUcusEs AND CAUCUS
PoIArleIASs. - The following is an extract
from a letter written by Daniel Webster, and
dated Washington, Dec. 4, 1923. 1t is pub
lished in his Private Correspondence, but to
whom it is addressed does not appear. No
MATERIAL he says about caucuses and caucus
politicians is strictly true:
y y y One thing | hold to be material
get on without u caucus. 1t will only require
a little more pains. 1t is time to put an end
to caacuses. They make great men little and
little men great. The true source Of power is
the people. The Democrats are not demo
cratic enough. They are real aristocrats.
Their leaders wish to govern by ii combination
among themselves, and they think they have a
fee simple in the peoples suffrage.
Goto the people and convince them that
their pretended friends are a knot of selfinter,
ested %jobbers, who make u trade of patriotism,
and live on popular crcdulity.
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TnR PR'cE OLA PEw.-We notice under
the head Of "Sales of Real Estate that a pew
INST, Johns Chapel has been sold recently for
the sum Of SsI500. enough to build a respecta-
bic house in The city, and enough to build, in
the suburbs. a dozen neat cottages for work
isgn'cil. Or, taking another view of the mat
ter, $1,000 would equal half tie expenses OF
building commodious place of worship in a
part of the city where church accommodation
is needed. What a world of good our rich men
could do, if they would eNpend their wealth in
a rational, practical manner, for the promotion
Of the welfare of their less favored fellow be-
ings
Perhaps the man who gives for a pew what
IN industrious mechanic would consider a for.
tune, imagines that he is contributing literally
to the support of the church, and we are ready
to credit him with this motive, but his libenlily
looks very like the extravaganza of folly. The
liberal man should give with good Judgment,
whether ii be to promote the physical good OF
his IelloN-cseatures, or TO advance the higher
Interest Of religion. New York SUI.
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Late OregonT. LIST Light alules.
A BoLp BRirlsu Bn1pEoRosoN.- lin a lal

A BOLD BRITISH BRIpEGRooM.%EIn Il iate
lglish paper, we find the following amusing
eount Of an individual at Bristol, who was
so excessively :" nervous that he always ran
away while The parson was advancing to marry
him. Three or four times he played the
recreant in this way, each time leaving The
disappointed bride standing at the altar, and
being aware OF his weakness, he expressed his
fears that he would " bolt !" before the splicing
was completed. The brides relatives inquired
how he thought he could be kept at the stake
during the performance of the nuptial eeremo-
and he answered that if the music played
very hard all the time, possibly he might get
through with the job. Accordingly, the or
ganist of the church where the wedding was
celebrated, played very f%uriously While the
rector was performing the marriage ceremony,
and sure enough this expedient had the desired
effect, for the bridegroom stood his ground
through the whole performance, and foand
himself married at last. A large crowd had
assembled at the church door in expectation
of a scene. Great disappointment prevailed
among the assembled spectators, because the
bridegroom did not rush out as they expected,
to be chased and brought back by the relatives
of the bride, the sexton, etc.
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vest us with tho. sewss8. CO a s.e , ana s sniel
the army may then grim j, ln,lG er o. {.v a se to
supporting engine, wlth$''o 'u''n'' "'i' "
ask for. ,r;1 ho ,ory
much in4 Jted to I me- f 1%bai J o ,utss will ia' be
anlv aef If 90 m,ld spiness, and allow
lhan, ~ su;ov their u 1 0sle, dignitute undis-
. tnvh Nv ejamorou7 Atcry from the hungry
armv IN, }ntrle bnt saye only done my duty
a,,ly .eal. M reward D the contrary, ii, with
,hat lin Jiberality and unity which have ever
dist;ngnished tha body, the Senate act
on nv s,ogestion ably, l hereby pledge
u, ssif, wien I receive Y machine, to make a
gunny bag for each meh.ber, and a muslin gan
tastcfully adorned with cotton lace and brls
liant rlbins, (by Mrs. PheniS) for each o.
those " leading senatsa who entertain gYgat
aversion to officers above the yanksef naF1
and therefore slew so Unnecessarily Omit AM
bill. That's so
With intense respect for whom, and every
body else, | subscribe myself, E
n.7 JonN PIid.SIss,
Late Oregon L. LIST Light Mules.
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official.
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of 81. Landry.

FEBRUARY 2, 1851.
AT a Special Meeting of the Police Jury
held at the Courthouse this day, in conformity
to the petition of twelve inhabitants, free.
holders, to take into consideration the necessity
OF creating the Office Of Superintendent of Roads
and Patrols~-Present ,.
EhbERT GAsrr, Third Ward. President
JAMES NJ, THOMPSON, First Ward;
EAruAEL j. SMITH, Second Ward;
fLoI fIDRINE, Fourth NdII;
WILLIAM ELEINS, fiitll Nnrl:
JOHN ID. duFEroWEi, Sixth Ward.
Ile President stated the object of The
meeting. The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read, and after being corrected were
approved.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson,
~ifesoiyed, That the sum Of one hundred dollars he
appropriated and said to I'D. Richard. for maEing
tue l'lfish Tax Roll for the year 1856.
MIR, smith presented he following Report Of
The Commissioners appointed by the Police
Jury to examine the public road near Grand
Cotoaa, running between the plantations Of
VIM, Bnrleigh and Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy
That the upper portion of said road can readily he
hNAde a good road by The hands appointed by' ON,
p'. = sySte'a 70 WORK the s"t''e, bat about midway
SAID Ellie 1t VIII he necessary to uiye a oreotcyr
Mldth - the read, by STRENGTHENING the line 6f Wm
Eutlet%tts fence, thereby adding from seven IN ii a.. ~
I.cti and we herein advise the FQioa ,Iury Of IT,
Parish To- pay t, Ir, VIM. Bn,jeigh an a.seant ar
Idiistzes Tor about one acre o. Land lost TO him bv
ihe change contemplated above.
On motion of Mr.. Smith,
Resolved, That the aforesaid report be adonte5
ana That the DHgVsetr of sQii RAal bn ,r+1,,;.L ~
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FAREwEI.I. TO WINTER, - The Sc,

~I
FAREwEIL. TO WIsrER.- The $,
flowers has returned to us with its NJ e.,;,
tenance wreathed in sunny !,
trees have donned their p 80 nv
thc woods and groves 81 VIZ. ~ ~ n'e'ous
passed Away s,is D.. Spring has come, with all its
joyfully 'cxhilaratihg influences. A more lovely
day than yesterday we can net imagine.
Our planters have commenced their opera
tions in good earnest, with d fair prospect of a
bountiful return for their labors, in which it is
to be deyoutly wished they may not be disap-
pointed. 1t will need one good crop TO re-
trieye the losses Of the last two seasons, aud
restore our parish to its wonted stnte Of cheer
full prosperity.
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Boxes OF a GIANT FouND. Not long
since, while the worklnen were digging a well
near North Bend, Ohio, the skeleton of a man,
or rather a giant, was found, twenty-thlee feet
below the surface of the earth:-who, when
living lowered to the enormous height OF
t~wcnty-thrte feet and ten inches. The skeleton
was critically examined by p~rofesso lind, who
arrives at the startling fact, that this monster
man was capable of welding the forearm with
sufficient force to have thrown ~ cannon baII
weighing eighteen pounds from Cincinnati to
lndianapnlis-or q distance of IS miles or to
have taken a large milestone in each hand, aud
have walked with perfect case at the astound-
ing rate Of 37la miles au hour. Jerusalem
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Consequences OF A MlsrAKE.-un the 2lst
ult, in Baltimore, DR.. A. b. Arnold furnished
the following prescription for a child suffering
from a slight fever 5 grains Of calomel and s
grains Of pulvcrized rhubarb. This was to be
taken in q powder, and three hours after, the
following mixture ? scruples ehlorate Of
potass, 4 drachms each honey of sqnills and
syrup Of lemon, IL ounces distilled anniseed
water. The druggist accidentally mixed eE-
auide of potass, u deadly poison, lis the y
scription, and the first dose killed the child in
ten minutes. The physician was Immediately
called, and to show that death had not been
caused by the medicine, he swallowed a tea
spoonful Of it, and soon feeling the SYMPTOMS Of
poison, ran to the drug store and took a power
ful %elletic. The father of the child entered
the store aud charged the druggist with causing
its DEATH who, confident that the prescription
was harmless and correctly compounded, swal-
lowed some of it himself, and was a dead man
twenty minutes afterwards.
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Tho President Of the United States has ap-
pointed John Posey, Of opelousas, to DO Re
ceiver sof Public Moneys for the Western
District Of Louisiana, vice James Ray.
This is a most excellent appointment, and
will be particularly gratifying to our citizens.
Mr.. Posey is widely known as a gentleman Of
line abilities, whose conduct is ever governed
by q high sense of honor and a due apprecia-
ton Of the amenities Of life. President Pierce
seems inclined to take sterling worth into con
sidoration, now that his Administration is
drawing 10 a close aud we thank him for it.
We should rejoice in the knowledge that all
our future Presidents would ego and do like
wise
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Proceedings 9Me Boah
Torn of Opelousus

Torn Of OpcouSus'
SATURDAY, i J, I, 1851.
The Board met. Present. tessrs. kenison,
President King, Moore and Hayes. Absent
Mcssrs. Littell, Ney and Perry.
The minutes of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
a petition was received from L.. A. Patin,
asking the remission of q fine for retailing
liqnor without Il license. Laid over.
On motion, the sum of twenty-five dollars
was RENTED Oh each coffee house license, and
The Collector authorized to give receipts &C
cordingly.
On motion, it was resolved that Warrants
Nos. 7I9 and 1877 bear interest from their
date, at the rate of s per cent. per annum.
A bill of Swayze & Moore, amounting to
ten dollars, for professional services rendered
to the Town, in The case Of the Board Of
Police Us. ~llollier, was ordered to be Paid.
Messrs. King and Moore were pointed Us
a Committee to assist the Clerk in preparing
a Digest Of the. Town Laws,
And the Board adjourned to the first Satur-
day in March.
N. KENlsON, president.
ALF. LIVINGSTON. Clerk.
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An impudent quack in Philadelphia, styling
himself o Howard medical establishment,
has sent us an advertisement which he invites
% publish one year for ten dollars. We
do it. Even if The advertisement was Il
decent one, and lit for a respectable newspaper,
double the amount would net be q sufficient
compensation but the subject considered, we
would not publish it at any price. Qoaeks of
all kinds may as well save their postage
money for we have no affection for them, aud
don't desire their patronage. Nutf sed,
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- - -. l
Besolved. That the following. freehnlders, 10 VIII
.T,ncs Mjres, Julian Lcger, John 4; nuMpoiMi;s,,
Joseph Leblanc, ufroy Lanafe, aha ~ ~ law nnt
Leblanc, he apps. ed a Jury TO tface NV a. t tnn
tile public road ordered to be made ron arniI;;on. nj or
to otleue TSftue into the parish Of Vernili9n n !" . ~
near tie ~isnction of the Indian Point ahu ~ ~
Tortue. cause the same to be SURVEYED, = ~ law
and marked. and their 7'ort according 10 ~
On motion & homison,
pesoved. That ..ames of the pa. ers fIaacls
sIanei,tawcr and ii be taken from list
persor2 NJ
Mr. .4lonlpson moved the adoption Of the
63llowHlng resolution:
20 Resolved. That before adjourning this Jury shall
create the eli of /" Parish Superintendent Oh loaas
and Patrols."Ts
Messrs. THo ason, Huffpower, Elkins and
CAN'T voted yeax Messrs. Smith and VI
drile voted nay-2. 70
On motion Of Mr.. Thompsohgthe jury. al
a. ,sgess and having reassembled. on n non
Thompson, was adopted, can ofd'-
pI Teating the Office of Parish Superiii-
teri of Roads aud Patrols"
Mr.. Thompson moved that the salary OF the
Parish Superintendent of Roads and Fatrois
be fixed at the sum of one thousand dollars a
year. So.
MI. Smith called for ll,e yeas and nays
,Jos.rs ubor,,son Il tcr, Elkins anc
CAN'T voted yea. Messrs.
voted nay. Yeas 4 nays
The motion was according W.
On motion of Mr.. Thomps o"' i'0
| M..L =, M ".Hs1pItiplJ o
ceeded to elect a Parish s s"e '
Roads and Patrols.
Mr.. Thompson nominated Il.
Messrs. Smith and The Z
pointed t%ellers. VIII.
it appeared that Albert
four votes, and. bad
NheFeupon, 2Aloert. az receiEeE
a majority Of all the votes slfen, was declared
duly elected and appointed Parish superir-
tendent Of Roads and farrS for one year,
ending the first Monday in February, 1853.
On motion of Mr. Thompson,
Resolved, That the bond of said Superintendent
Of Roads and Patrols be. and is hereby fixed at the
sum Of one thousand dollars.
On motion,
The Jury adjourned to mex regular meeting.
Attest: EBERT G.. TIT. President.
jos. ID. RICHARD, Clerk. .
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{ FINE GoLD WATCHES. SEQ card Of +,
Delarua, in another column.

DANCING LEssoNs.-We would remind our
gay readers that Mr.. Lisle continues his lessons
In Dancing at the Varieties, and that his sue
cess is highly eStolled by his pupils. Mr.. /.
is q talented professor Of his art, and impafts
instruction in an easy, familiar and rapid
manner. To all the young ladies and gen
.tlenen who are fond of ballroom entertain
,inents, we recommend an early visit to Mr.,
Lisle, if they wish to acquire au unexception-
able style of mingling in the merry dance or
the gay, whirling waltz. See card.
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Wn1BuTTER is HIaH.-Somebody accounts
"a. thn lirh nrirn of hntinr nr EnlInmr

WHlBuTTER Is Enthusiastically accounts
for the Ugh price of butter as follows:
Their is a fine pasture all over the country
now ant{ the priceof butter ought to bedown tc
a shilliB q pound. Why isn't it? Because
the womb and girls don't know how to make
it. Foftwenty years past the girls butter
d1cation has been sadly neglected
s. III pay Tie piano, but clllllot clntsu
can dance, but cannot skim milk can talk .
little French, but don't know how to work on
buttermilk. The women who made the butter
twenty years ago are passing away, and there
are none to take their places. That's why
butter is high.
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SCENE AT CoNGREss' HMl.-" My dear
Belle, who is that frowzy locking woman in
The corner, with her horrid red nose 2" why
CLARA, dear, that is Mrs. De Goldfish, of Mack
sas4el Square, New York; tBear me- is she
anybody IN partieulaN?:i why, love, most
certainly shesi is "A twenty-thfee trunk LADY,
. Is it possible. do introduce MI -wlut il spleii-
] did looking creature she Is
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s. ;4A<r- We nrc authorized to announce Mr..
ARTHUR rERRAuLT as a candidate for the
soflee ofsToMn Constable. Election, first Monday in
April.
Opeiousas, January ., 1856.
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Paris AS IT Is.-Bayard Taylor, in one Of
1's recent letters from Europe, gives the fol
wing tetches of Paris as it is, and the
Napoleon. He s,,vs:
| had not seen Fa.- 49, ,f,rot, 1eAe or1
the transformations achieStes .nIer 10 Nano.
leon regime struck me with aaaa;.t,nap
The completion Of the noble Court Of the
Louvre, the extension of the Rue q ga-al;
and the opening of the new B~oulevafds, have
completely changed the aspect Of the northern
bank Of the Seine, while tile Bots de B~oulogne
ii a wild, nnpruned wood, had become
thin three years, the most magnificent park
the world. In its municipal regulations
y siso, Paris now fur surpasses all other cities
There are no streets so well swept and watered
or 50 admirably lighted, no such cheap and
well arranged omnibus lines, no such abun
dance Of hackney coaches, with (per force
honest drivers, no such thoroughly organized
and efficient policemen. In these respects
Paris is q model city, and Louis Napoleon q
successful ruler. When his enormous selfish
ness and his Inscriptions ambition are con
sidered, less might have been expected from
him. Certainly no one since the first Napo
leon has done so much towards furthering tht
material development of France. So far as
heard him spoken Of, it was with a certain
degree Of respect, but without the least per
sonal attachment.
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A LARGE FAMnr.-A Kentucky paper
states that a fortnight ago, lady stopped at
the Madison House, Covington, Ky, with her
husband and thirty-two children. She is about
SIXTY years ofage, but looked young and hearty
S'r is the mother Of them all. :
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The Cincinnati Commercial says that the
distress Of the poor in that city may be APP
pieclated when it is known that hundreds of
people have no means Of warming themselves
but by burning "craeklings " from the pork
houses, and the hoofs of dead animals.
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a MISS IN P~ASrs.-The Cincinnati Com
mercial tells the following Gas an officer was
last night standing in the confectionery ut the
corner of Third aud Race streets, two gentle
men entered; one of them approached the
stove and placed his foot upon The ledge to
warm It. The officer observed hat it was q
small and pretty foot, but it was covered with
a lady's bootce! This led 10 an inspection
OF the face, also very pretty but without sign
OF beard, present or to cUme-in short. the
gentleman was a lady in pants. With her
friend she was conveyed, weeping, TO the station
house. The male gentleman left a splendid
gold watch as security for the future appenr-
ance of the female gentleman. lie said his
companion was IA lady of good reputation, that
she resided in Covingten, and had donpel her
masculine attire for a merry Trip across the
ice to the Cincinnati side aud back. lie was
so gallant as to press her to tuke some refresh,
ment, and her arrest Nns the consequence.
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An lrishman who had just arrived from the
Emerald Isle, hearing a gun fired at the close
OF the day, asked what the noise meant. Eeinp
to!d that 1t was the sundown gun, exclaimed
" Does the sun make such u devil of a noise
gong down in this country?"
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E. JuDIcIAL ADvERTfsEaENTs.-me attention
OF Administrators Of Estates. as well as de
PENDANTS IN judicial processes, is invited to- the
following section Of d law passed at the last
session Of the Legislature
AN AdT relative to Judicial Advertisements.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That when there
are two or more newspapers published in the Parish
where such proceedings are had, or sucl, sale Isl be
!!rlndes the Defendant in the judicial process shall
have the RIGHT Of selecting the newspapers in which
salu disbursement is to he made Provided said
selection be made within three DAYS after the notice
Ofssnch proceedings .s0r the seizure made urder said
process sand fffthe Defendant neglect to select, then
me plaintiff shall have the right TO- do SO.