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>o.A PRoF. ANTHONY WINNER
81 - has the honor of informing the
~ y public, that having been induced
to come and settle in the town of Opelousas
he is ready to give lessons on the Piano forte
the Violin, the Guitar, and also in vocal
music; he will likewise tune Pianos.-His
prices will be very moderate Sc 90 per
month for instrumental music, and S3 90 per
month for vocal music For tuning Pianos,
the charges will be proportionate to the work;
still they will always be moderate.
Opelousas, August 10th, 1856.
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Statr OF LOlltStaua.
No. 8164.

Parish i Of Of ! s.. H01@,' 0G1@a,a'a,y} No. s1s4.
Estate of Susan Andrus, deceased
Ohm ANDRUS, of the Parish of St
o. Landry, Administrator of the Estate
OF Susan Andrus deceased, late off the Parish
OF st. Landry, having filed Final account
and settlement of said Estate, accompanied
by petition praying for the homologation Of
the same And whereas the PRAYER of said
petition has been granted by an order Of
Court, dated May 18th, 1857.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all in.
terested, 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 fur
ther liabilities as such. ..-
L. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, May 23d, 1857. -,
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NEW WAREHOUSES.

Y ME undersigned, having taken the
= Warehouse situated in the town Of
Washington, formerly known as the Ware.
house of Fontenot & Lyons, for the purpose
Of receiving and forwarding freight and mer.
chandise, will faithfully attend to all bust
ness which may be entrusted to him by his
friends and the public in general.
j. B. A. FONTENOT.
Washington, January 81, 1857.
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TIyHE undersigned takes this method Of
Il informing his friends and the public in
general that he has just arrived from New
Orleans with a good assortment of dry goods,
cutlery, hardware ETC., which he will sell
cheap for cash only, his experience in this
line of business having convinced him that
quick sales and small profits are preferable as
much to the buyer as to the seller.
He has opened his store in Main street,
opposite Mr.. Perrodin's.
GUSMAN ESTORGE.
Opelousas, February 14th, 1857.
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NEW RUTCHERY.

THE Undersigned will COM
mence selling beef in the market
in Opelousas, about the LIST Of
June. He has made his arrangements to OBJ
tain his supply of beevcs from one of the
largest Vacheries in the Parish, and will
always sell as fine beef as the country can
afford. He hopes by moderate prices and
strict attention to his business to obtain .
fair share Of the public patronage.
EDWARD WIKOFF.
Opelousas, May 9th, 1857.-lm.
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state of Aolsls(auu
parss1 n!g1stes Of s. o2snrl %anarn No: 8lea

Parish t,tsS Of s.. Lana Iandyy No. 1858
Estate of Pierre Gilbert, deceased.
GNYRILLE GILBERT, of the Parish Of
" St Landry, Administrator of the Es-
tate of Pierre Gilbert, deceased, having filed
Tableau of Classification and Settlement
of said Estate, accompanied by a petition
praying that the same may be homologated;-
And whereas the prayer Of said petition has
been granted by an order of Court dated 10th
May, 1857
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.
L. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, May 23d, 1861,
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n DTERRE JACOB BAPTIsTE FoN.
IL TENOT, of the Parish of st. Landry;
has applied by his petition, to be appointed
Administrator of the Estate of Rosemond
Fontenot, deceased, late of the Parish of St
Landry.
Therefore any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing in my office, in the town Of
0pelousas within ten days from the date ot
this notice. L. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, May 23d, 1857.
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Judicial Sales, sc.
SnSEIrE'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIAV,


Tbos. NJ. Anderson, adm. District Court,
VS.. : Parish of ST Landry
zenon Rideau & ais, No. so25.
MDY virtue of an order of seizure and sale
-kzD issued in the above entitled suit, by
the District Court, in an tor the Parish of St. Lam
dry, and to me directed, will be exposed to public
sale at the Court House of this Parish on Saturday.
the 9th day of June next, 1857, commencing at
the hour OF II o'clock, A M, and continuing from
day to day. if necessary, all the right title, inter-
est and demand ofZenon Rideau & ais in and to
the following described property, seized to satisfy
said writ to wit
certain tract of Land, situated in the Parish of
st. Landry adjoining the land of Zenon Rideau,
bounded North by land OF Denis Ortego, South by
land OF Alexandra Larose Fontenot and said Rideau
and West by Public Domain containing tifty-one
superficial aIpents more less, seized as the prop
erty of said Zenon Rideau
TERMs:-Cash
L. V. CHACHERE. Sheriff.
Sheriff S office. St. Landry, May I'd. 1857.
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TAKEN UP

~ BY Thomas G. Cheney at OF
NA near his plantation on Bayou
A1A Chicot, Parish of st. Landry, q
bright Bay Horse, supposed to be about nine
years old said horse having been duly
appraised before me the undersigned Justice
Of the Peace.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property. pay charges and take him
away. WILLARD St CUSHMAN.
Justice Of the Peace.
Bayou Chicot, May 23d, 1857.
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AN OUTRAGEOUS AFFAIR.--One of the
most horrid occurrences that has ever come
to our notice, says the Charlotte Whig. of
the 18th inst, was brought to light last week
in the town Of Concord. Gen. Means, who
had buried two children lately, was notified
by some of his black people that their graves
had been robbed. The idea was so horrid
that he could not believe il, but to satisfy
himselfof its truth he had the graves exam.
ined, when he found that both the bodies of
his children were gone, and one of their cof.
fins. Suspicion was fixed upon man by
the name Of --~- Nugent, vino had been
living in Concord about six months, and was
a watch maker as well as sort Of doctor.
He confessed the fact, not only of having
taken up the children of Gen. Means. bsf
some fourteen others. This so exasperated
the citizens that they became perfectly fran.
tic, and many threats were made, and the
determination manifested by persons whose
feelings had been so grieyously outraged. of
using summary punishment for the offence.
that the miserable object who had been some.
what unwell, died from tile effects Of fright.
At first is was supposed that he had pois.
oned himself, but post norteu examination
satisfied fhe physicians that his death had
been caused by fright. His reason, as alleged
by bimselffo exhuu1ing so many bodies was
to obtain oil from them, which every pby.
sician needed. Besides taking up the chill.
dren, we learn that he had taken up a Young
woman. After securing the oil, he was in
the habit of burning The flesh and bones, and
Gen. Means was shown where the ashes OF
his chiidrenwere and upon examination some
teeth and a part of the skull were found.
Five persons are implicated, and man by
The name of Bogus, shoemaker, who was
concerned in this horrid affair, had made his
way into South Carolina, but was ensiced
back, when he was arrested in Charlotte and
for want of security was committed TO prison.
Since the above was in type, we learn
that only two or three bodies were taken ub
IN Concord, but Nugent stated that he had
taken up some fourteen at another place.
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miscellaneous.
SIaWyartz q SSa a1z&Sggaz2.
No. Il St. LGniS Street. New nrlRans

SaWyarGZ & sg2 tz& man.
No. IA st. Louis Street, New Orleans.
EM AVING established wholesale Drv
- Goods Commercial House as above in
New Orleans: are now ready to supply country
lower price than they have been purchasing
in New Orleans until now
Their commercial transaction with the
largest houses and manufactures Of the North
and foreign countries viii enable them to
attain their aim, that is, selling at whole
sale at lower rate than can now be sold in
city
They hope, by their punctuality and indus
try to merit the continuation of the patronage
OF the inhabitants of St. Landry.
SHWARTH Il KAUFMAN.
No. Il St. Louis Street. New Orleans
February 18th, 1857.
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az barrister entered one of the Four
Courts, Dublin, with his wig so much awry
as 70 cause general litter. Seeing Curran
smile. ne said; /" Do yoa zee anything ridicu.
lous in my wig /" No, replied CurraD.
nothing but your head"
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SHERIFF'S SALE,

STATE Of LOUISIANA.
Iheodose Duval, District Court,
VS.. Parish of St Tandrv
Mathew V. Hargrove No. 1888.
B. Toledano & Taylor, District Court,
vs. Parish of st. Landry
HDY virtue of two writs of pIu. Fl. fa., is
EG sued 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 at
the Court House of this Parish OIL Saturday. the
9th day of June next 1857, commencing at the hour
OF II O'Clock, A. M, and continuing from day to
day if necessary, all the right tile, interest and
demand of Mathew V. Hargrove, in and to the fol-
lowing described property, seized to satisfy said
writ to wit:
certain woman of a griff color. slave for life,
named Jeanette, aged about 80 years. and her four
children, to-wit: Minerva, aged l3 years; Rosalie,
aged 10 years; Jenkins, aged years; Edmond,
aged years.
A Negrogirl, slave for life, named Nancy, aged
20 years.
Negro woman, slave for life. named Jane. aged
about "A years, with an infant child, name and age
not known.
Terms Cash
L. V. CHACHERE. Sheriff:
Shertt's office. St Landry, May cd, 1857.
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NGoETaTGyF.

WDIERRE JACOB BAPTIsTE FON.
d. TENOT, of the Parish of St.. Landry,
has applied by his petition, to be appointed
Administrator of the Estate of Clementlne
Richard, deceased, late of the Parish of St.
Landry.
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment viii file the
same in writing, i'm my office, in the town Of
Opelousas, within ten days from the date Of
this notice.
Is I,ASTRApES rIou1,
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- AVING purchased plantation in
u IL Bellevue, perfectly conveniently re-
ceive patients, will devote himself most ex-
clusively to the treatment of chronic diseases,
and his prices will be moderate, that is to
say, one dollar per day for slaves which do
not require the attendance of nurse, and
for those to whom nurse is necessary, The
price will be agreed upon with the owner.
DR.. Sales moreover offers bis services To
all those who may honor him with their con-
fdence. b. j. SALLES, NJ. b, u
Bellevue, Nov, .a9th, 1856.
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self exclusively to the making and trimming of
Ladies Bonnetts, MantIas &C. Her business
transactions with most of the fashionable dry goods
store in New Orleans, will permit her to satisfy the
most difficult taste in fashions.
She hope by her moderate prices and the strictest
attention to inertia share of the public patronage.
Opelousas, May 2nd, 1857.-3m
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Mercantile Cards. sc.
LITERARY INSTITUTION eF OPRLOUSlS.

Direcfor--A. DE ST. CYR, D'ARTHuN
Henry FRAzEE, Professor Of English.
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of the Institution from January
LIST, 1857.
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For Sale at E'rEvaae Sale.
SIX Arpents of Land, situated within the
~ limits Of the Town of Opelousas: good
situation for residence
This land will be sold either for cash or
on one years credit, at a moderate price.
Apply at this office.
Opelousas, February 7th, 1857.
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Washington, Dec. %, 1866. 4
Notice 60 Builders.
NOTICES

z NHE undersigned hereby notify planters
- and others that from and after the Isl
Of November next 1856, the storage now
existing will hencefortb be charged for mer.
chandise and other articles laying in their
warehouses for tbcpeys0d 81 one nsont1s, and
for every additional month or part of a
month, the same additional rates will be
charged.
Nothing will be delivered until the
storage is paid.
DEBAILLON &sCARRIERE.
Washington, October 11th, 1856.
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u Ladies now dress in thu !" byeaSltS. .
not the "height og fashion.
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TTERRIAN R0DEMULLER, BARKER, Main
u -A- Street ner BfF- Chretien's Tail1f shpp p--He
also teaches music on the violin and gRitaF, and
repairs musical instruments and tune pianaa
Opelousas, April 18th, 1881.
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JAMES RAY, NOTARY PUHLTq
WN71LL punQtuaIy attend to all business entrustsa
wv to bis care. Oiiiee aI 0pelousas.
0pelousas, April 25th, 1851.
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JOEL n SANDOZ,, NOTARY PUBL

JUEL 2 SAMDOE, NOTARY PUBLIC
WILL attend with care and diligence To aIl
Wv business entrusted To him, such as Family
Meetings Messing 0f Creditors, sales, transfers
and exchange Of property. mortgages, release og
mortgages, Donations, Insentaries, Testaments &c.
Ollice opposite the Court. House, near Thos. III.
Lewis & Porter,s.
Opelousas. April 18th, 1857
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~ OFFICE -.

las. LAoIhAPES, Clerk.
Opelousas, May 23d, 1857.
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Mrs. GEORGE, Mantuamaker

HAS the honor to inform the
ladies' of Opelousas and vicinity,
that yielding to the most f1atter-
ing promises. she has fixed her
self permanently in Opelousas,
on Bellevue street, nearly oppo-
site the store of Shwartz & Kanf-
man, where she will devote her
Smyrna times., 1857-03-25
DIED.,

In Appoquinimink Hundred, on the 18th ina,
Mary T., wife of John A. Hurlock, and dauvh'
ter the late Jacob VanDyke, Esq, in the 2ith
year of her age.
At Little Creek Landing, on the 10th inst
Brummel Melvin, in the 72d year of his age.
At l.. Z. Landing, on the 18th inst, Mira
Ann Emerson, aged So years.
At l.. G. Landing, on the l4th inst, of pneu.
monia. William Thomas, and on the 18th. Ez,.
kiel Fletcher, children of John w. and Ann
Clarke. -
Though cast down, we're not forsaken:
Though afflicted, not alone:
| Thou didst give, aad thou hast taken.
Blessed LOrd-thy will be DONE"
Lines suggested on the death of John p
Hazel, who died August 9Th, 1856.
Oh Death thou great destroyer! once again
Has thy great presence to our hearth-s.ona
| been,
And freed forever from all agonizing pain,
Another child of misery and sin.
Few were his years among US; yet twas his fate
Fo bear the toTtUrngs OF dread disease,
Till death, with his ma jestc power great
SOothed all his pain and gave his soul release.
Although we know that his immortal part,
Swift to his Makers bosom winged its flight
Yet q deep sorrow rankles in our heart,
That he can ne'er return to bless our sight.
Great God of sdom!-although thou hast re-
moved
generous brother and noble SON
One that by us was most sincerely loved
We would not mourn, but say "Thy will be-
done FRASE.
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SMTlNNAs lDlsl10,
wEDNEsDAY, MARCH rs, 1857

oyR PusErc SoHooLs IA. g. Cummlns, Esq,
of Philadelphia, furnishes US with communl-
cation in relation to our public schools whicn
we hone will meet with the attention It's 'heT's
demand. We are glad to see the dislnterested
snir,, manifested by Mr.. C.. and hope 1t VIII
have the tshdehcy 10 arouse those who are' or
vino ough, to be deeply concerned IN our means
of ss;aisTraf srs;eansTaf educatioh--the common school
which has seea-pronounced the Palladium oi
our fiber,y. Our school system is very imper'
feet: ii should have been remodeiied and pu'
on the, most approved plan long since, AS
State we have the means, and all we want
n manifested interest on the part o' the people
A meeting should be called as soon as Practica
ble. Tor the purpose alluded to by Mr.. Gum
tuiss, and we hope our citizens Will take n0l
of the matter and keep the ball rolling unt'
the next session ofthe Legislature. We "oui
have nor. to say on this subject, but give wa
10 make room for the interesting communlca
ton 10 this issue.
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--AEvERTisERs.-By card in our advertising
columns it will be seen that DIR. X. ,. w.
Hirons has located in our town, as practltIon-
er of M edicine. DR.. II. has just graduated at
one of the best medical school in the iand-the
Jefferson College, Philada..-and 49, no DOUBT
red for all the duties belonging to the
"healing art" ..r..
Jas. Parrott, ESQ.,. offers, at private saIe' two
desirable farms, iu Talbot county, Md contain
ing $50 acres each.
Mrs. NJ. A. Roberts has removed her store
TO the stand recently occupied by Mr.. +. Carr
Gss confectionery and bakery.
Mt. Charles Hayden has engaged 10 the pro-
duce business, and offers the highest prices tor
eggs, poultry, fruit. &c. He also intends run
ming a freight wagon.
Mr.. VIM. Smith, whe has, until recently
been merchan andlzing at Blackblrd. has opened a
store in the house occupied, during the past
season. BY Mr. John II. Graham, as a tin store,
oue door below Temples Corner" The
public will do we'll to give him call.
Ateation is also called to the advertisements
Of r. Villa .nson, Joseph Cook, Stevens q
Che.zum, J. NJ. Singer g. Co, &c. ~.
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FRENcHTowN.-Our neighboring village Of
Frenchtown, says the Cecil Wing, so long a
prominent place on the "Citizens UniOn Line y
is soon to lose its interests point on a pub
lie thoroughfare. We understand the Rail-
road Company is about to remove their wLarves
and buildings from there to Seaford, Del the
southern terminus OF the Delaware Railroad,
and also, to take up the track, from the juno
ton with that railroad, down to Frenchtown.-
This will, of course, end the running of steam
boats to the latter place and reduce it to the
condition of quiet riverside residence.
The Citizens Union Line" commenced in
1850, over three quarters off century ago: sail
ing packets brought passengers aud freight
from Baltimore to Frenchtown, aud stages and
wagons conveyed them thence, to New Castle
on the Delaware river, on their way To Phila-
delphia. Afterwards the railroad and steam
cur took the place of the turnpike and coaches.
Frenchtown possesses historical interest, in that
ii was burned by the British during the last
War; the progress of Peace is now about to
bring to it u second aud more complete destruc-
tiOn.
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JUNCTION AND BREAKwATER RRAILRoAD.-The
Commissioners are making arrangements to
open the books of the Company for subscriP-
tions to its Stock. One firm alone, wealthy
aud responsible, in the city of Baltimore will
take twenty thousand dollars worth of stock
A good commencement towards three hundred
thousand dollars, the estimated cost Of the en-
tire road. The merchants of Philadelphia ought
TO invest not less than one-third Of the amount
merely to begin with.-RepOrter. ... +.
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MARRIED,

On the Oath, in the NJ. Z. Church of ,hi.
town, by Rev. w. G. Robinson, Mr.. James p
Moore and Mrs. Mary A. Jones, all Of Kent co.
In this town, on the evening ofthe same d,y
by the same, at the residence of K. +. Has,in"
Esq, Mr.. p. ]. Petajohn, of MilIsboro', Del. and
Miss Mary A. Hill, formerly Oi the same place
On the 18th inst, by Rev. s. NJ. Coouer
Mr.. David s. Lyman and Miss Mary A. Rlck'
ards. both of New Castle county.
Smyrna times., 1857-03-25

THE KANSAS EMIGRATIoN.-Since the sea-
son of navigation has opepeda great tide OF emf
grafton has set in towards Kansas. The ST.,
Louis Democrat announces the arrival at that
port Of The steamer Alyan Adams, from the Ohio
river. having on board nearly six hundred pas
sengers. three-fourths Of whom were Kansas
emigrants from the northern States. They
were Immediately transferred to the Missouri
packets and went up to their destination. The
editor of the Democrat. went among them, and
was much gratifed with appearances.
"A correspondent of tie ST. Louis Republican
| writing from ST. 'Joseph.' Mo, under date o
March 3, SAYS:
ALREADY has the spring immigration set in
| Hundreds are coming, both by land and water
and thousands OF moneys are being invested II
our CITY, The consequence is, great-rlse. II
towa lois. Now is the time to make prohtabl
Investments here, as our population will dou
BILE and property will advance 100 per cen
4 within the next twelve months. We must hav
more brick mOulders, brick.layers and carpeT
ters. There are so many buildings now unde
contract that we need great accession to th
! number of our builders and workmen.
"Kansas is filling up with amazing rapldit.
, All of the valuable claims within twenty mile
of the river are taken, and are selling to ne
comers at rates varying from five hundred
five thousand dollars. In the short period
> one more year all he rich lands in this portiC
of the great Missouri Valley will be in cultiv
i ton, and pour untold stores OF wealth into yO
u market"
n GoDEy's LADY's Book, for April, is superi
h to any number we have yet seen. Its plat
d are excellent, and its attractions for ladies .
s most irresistible.
Smyrna times., 1857-03-25

or David J. Murphey, ESQ.,, of Duck Creek
Hundred, intends moving about the first oI
April. to the fine property near Newark. Pur-
chased by him in January last. and which be-
longed to the late Col. Miles. o.. .:.,s... rs.
Albert Layton, Esq, who also purchased 4
fne farm near Newark, sometime since, hai
removed thither. -..-..s.--