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4 n ORDINANCE, to prevent persons and
IA Goods coming from places infected with yellow
fever, from entering or being received into tie
town of Grand Coteau.
ARTICLE lst. The Town Council of Grand Cuteau
Ordaiu rs follows:
ART. I'd. That no person from any infected Dis
trlet or place where yellow fever prevails, or any
citizen OF this town who shall GU on board of steam.
boats from such place. shall he admitted into this
corporation until ten days shall have elapsed after
leaving such places or boats, unless they can prove
satisfactorily to the President OF the town Council
that they have had the yellow fever previously, and
are aeeiimated to it. Physicians and ministers Of
Gospel excepted.
ART. I'd, That no Goods or Merchandise, Begging,
Clothing or bedding Except such as are usually
termed Wet barrels. and such articles rs soap. eau
dies, tobacco, flour, cheese, etc., which are not
capable of communicating the i%nfection) shall be
ADMITTED INTO this corporation until such goods, etc.
shall have been aired as tjilows
Noolep goods, etc. thoroughly opened during AZ
hours.
Cotton goods, ETC., thoroughly opeaed during So
hours.
Al others thoroughly opened during "a ho.rs.
All articles packed in cases with saw dust, straw,
ETC., such as medicines, liquors, sardines, etc, q
hours.
ART. A. 1t shall be unlawful for any person re-
siding within the limits OF this corporation to re-
Geipe INTO his or her house, or within his or her
premises, any person or goods coming nom places
infected with yellow fever, in violation Of articles
I'd and Sd of this Ordinance, and any person thus
onehdlig silali not only be required to remove such
person and goods without the limits Of this corpora
ten, but shall also forfeit aud pay a fine of one hun
dled dollars, for each and every such offence.
ART. 9Th. Any citizen OF this corporation (Physi.
clans and Priests exeepted) VINO Shall ~ to place,
lai1ntGd with yellow fever, or who shall go on board
of stenM5oats coming from such pIsceS and VIII
having braved the vigilance of the proner allfhnri.
ties, shall return before the expiration of the tel
days prescribed in Article %, shall forfeit, and ray /.
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SUPREME CouRr.-This high tribunal, after
having been in session two weeks, will close
their sitting at opelnnsas this evening.
We learn that the docket for the present
term was a heavy one--some siAty-four cases,
amongst them causes Of much importance.
The judges, BY unfennittiug industry. have
disposed Of almost the entire doeket,-A her
eulean task to be performed in the short space
Of time their honors have been enabled to De
vote to the work.
We will give O list Of the decisions in our
next issue.
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BLACK ToNGuR.-tThe attention of our citi-
zens aud Town Council particularly is directed
to the communication of DIR. G. y. Taiuan o!
Bayou Chicot. This disease which has Just
developed itself among The aboriginal popula,
ton about Bayou Ghicot, is more obstinate
aud fatal than cholera, or yellow fever. Our
safety from its terrors consists in excluding the
Indians Immediately from our corporate limits.
5 Too much caution also eau not be observed
in regard to %venison meat, which may be in
trodaeed among us. Better exclude il alto.
gether,
Bayou CnlcoT, August Il, 1855.
Messrs. Debaiilon a. GarrieTe.
While your town is enforcing stringent resolutions
against the introduction Of yellow fever. it would he
well enough to look ont for cases of Black tongue,
v disease rs bad or worse than yellow fever, as the
Ghoetaw Indians have it among them, and several
have already died.
They will walk into your stores or houses with the
disease unless you order them away.
Be careful about the yenison you eat also, as the
deer above Pine Prairie have it. and perhaps else.
where. notify you Of these facts as / consider it
my duty as a good citizen 10 do so.
c. ID. TATMAN, II. ID.
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Forthe Patriot.
IS Spiritunlism Its FSposurr-No. 2.

Ma, EnIToH: According to promise. / viii
III tbs communications, give You the principal
%phenomna Of spirit manifestation. We quote
from MIR, Adm Ballow's " Exposition of views
respecting the principal taetS-ea>es and pecr-
liarlt'es involved in spirit manifestations
lst- Making peculiar noises. ind eulire of
more or less 5HtefSjgetee, such a. kHoekinys,
rapliags, jaFrings, creakjogs, tictjngs, imita-
tion Of many smeds known IL he different
vicisc,todes ST human life. mrSiea, iutonatians,
aed, IN rare lNstuHceS afiie1ia4e speech, SjH3e
Of these various sounds are very loud. distinct
aud farcibe; Others, low, les dis met. and
npre gentle, bit MI audible realities"
I'd The moving of material substances,
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Board of Health of the Town of
-. NasaaiMgtOn.

AUGUST, Sat'Fuay - sS19.
The Board met this day present, Messrs. L. Du-
hnisson present, DIR. L. l.. Iood. Jno. y. Moftogb.
J. 7. Glrnett,. +, Trainer, Jno. Reed and D. b,
Arden, (flll Board).
The minutes of last meeting were read and APP
proved. The following resolutions were adopted.
lst- Resolved, That article I'd of the proceedings
Of August 9th be 80 amended as 10 read thus
ResolrfI, That no person or persons from any
infected district or place where the yellow fever pre-.
walls shall be allowed to enter this corporation, until
they shall have been absent from such places at
least ten days, and that no citizen Of this place who
shall go on board OF sieamhOats from such places
shall be admitted into this corporation ~nnttttea days
shall have elapsed, after leaving said boats unless
they have a permit signed by the President Of this
Board, (plysicidhs and members OF the Board Ut
Health exeepted).
2a-Iiesoiued, That the tnwn Constable be and ii
hereby instructed to employ a person whose duty it
shall be TO remain at the landings, wherever a
steamboat may land, near this vicinity, and warn
any person or persons who may wish to 20 on board
that they will not be again admitted into this cor
~poration, and TO forward to the President oil this
Board every night a list Of names Of each person
who shall go on board OF said boats.
3d-Resofred, That any person or persons who
shall enter this corporation in violation Of the fol.
lowing resolutions shall be forthwith removed he
You'd the limits OF the town by the town Constable
by force if necessary, aud he Is hereby authorized to
employ persons to assist him when necessary in en-,
forcing this resolution.
4th-Resoloed, That the town Constable he and
is hereby instructed to establish a guard on the One
lonsls and MoHidville roads.
5th-~Reaoipei, That the foregoing resolution shall
take effect from this date.
6th-Resoiped, That these proceedings shall he
published in French and English in both OF the
0pelousas journals.
There being no further business, on motion the
Board adjourned.
z-- E. DUBUlSsON, President.
ono. GURNETT, Secretary.
August 2S.
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BELLE-CHESEy SPRINGS, August Is, 1855.
To the Editor of the Patriot,

Lear SIR H. .- g.- "@
"Palace of Nature with q poets fancies
I've oft times pictured thee in dreams of bliss,
And glorious scenes were given to m g%lances,
But never gazed l on a scene like thist
In order that oar friends may not loose the run Of
us ; | will eudeavor to let you know what is going
on Mt the tavorita summer resort : and one which is
highly deserving OF the public patronage.
! am glad to see that the Springs have fallen into
tile hands OF MI. L. Patin. who deserves to be pa
tronized by the public for | think the Springs
could not have been placed in better hands. / have
seldom met with a more accommodating gentleman
than he is; aud the high terms in which all the
visitors speak of him, is Of itself proof enough.
At the Bail on last Thursday night the parish OF
Rapides was represented by two fair sisters, the
Miss WIS.
" Theirs is the mild and intellectual ray,
That to the lnnlost spirit wips its way J"
Among the married ladies Mrs. F. WIS is certainly
first on the list.
And st. Landry " where were thy charms y for
surely thy fair daughters wohld have led tte van Oh
this occasion for they are accustomed to do 50.
We expected to see the Young Queen OF Hearts,
the blue-e5ed Sue" grace the occasion;
4" Az midst her hand maids in the hall
SHE stood superior to them all"
And her fur sister l.. oh who would have thought
that st. Landry would have failed. The widow II
and Miss NJ. w.. were looked for from Opelousas
but alas all i'll vain.
Nevertheless we had quite a pleasant time though
the = lair ones " were comparatively few.
Every one is enjoying the Springs and as a closing
word icy me say to the pleasure seekers, g come Que,
come ALL Yours,
HOHErA.H
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susplcyops VEssEl. IN rnE ATLANTIC
Southwest Pass, Aug. 4, A sessa which
arrived here this morning, name not given. re-
ports having passed IN latitude 2so 5S' 80"
north longitude $50 90 wesi. a large blnck
clipper-hnilt vessel, schooner rugged, with he..
decks crowded with a suspicious iuohiug set Of
men. The vessel appeared to avoid beii=
spoken.
The schooner carried q large swivel gun. and
bad on board other arms and implements ol
war.
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avE men !

them DOWN; taking Ii
person, and carrying it
another across the room, tn. yugn Mr. a
opening and shutting doors ;.rliuimming mi.
steal Instruments; undoing wehnlasped pocket
books, taking out their contents, and then ny
request, replacing them as before writing with
pens, pencils, and other substances, both liquid
and so~lid--sometimes on paper, sometimes on
corrnmio,ssIates and sometitusk the ceiling Ct
a room etc.
81. ! Causing casalepasy, Zee, clairvoy-
a nee, and various involuntary y e.ar. nervous,
egs si inertia activity in meaif adenepdent
..f anv wili 81 conscious psycha5n 7ttence
By men in tae flesh, and them a.snca
mediums, speaking writ preaching lecl
turing. philosophizt1g. pr wing etc" !
4th. g Presenting aipf ns-in see m
stances Of a.spirit hand q N IN
whole human form and Others.
deceased persons convers togeth6 G
distinct touches 70 be fel " the mo. i,
grasping and Sinking Il hands as srig
many other sensible bnstratiohsso OF their
existence. , y f "
18th /. Througus riOus manifestations
communicative ts n the flesh nnmbe, less
atfactipnate aid int mt assurances Of an
immortal existence. .ges of consultations,
md annuncintions 4 ant events unknown
at the time, but 81 lently corroborated
predictions Of f~ortteo g occurrences suhse-
%qnently verified. forewarnings against impend-
ing danger, medicinal Prescriptions OF great
efficacy, wholesome f%eproofs, admonitious, and
c~ensels, expositions of spiritual, theologllc.5,
religious. moral and philosophical truth ter-
taining to the present and future Sta snnd
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Our citizens have bad the pleasure of a visit
from Mr.. j. Y. Durala, President Of the Baton
Rouge and Crosse Tete Railroad during the
present week.
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To the Honorable II. NJ. spofford, opelousas.

To the Honorable ii. NJ. spofford, opelousas.
Dear ST.
The undersigned, members Of the Louisiana
Bar Of the l4th and 18th Judicial districts,
have learned. with profound regret, that you
have resigned your seat as one Of the associate
justices Of the Supreme Court, and they deem
il d duty, on the occasion Of your retirement,
TO give expression to this sentiment, which is
shared BY the members of the Bar throughout
the Slate.
The fidelity, learning, ability aud indepenl-
ence which have marked your labors on the
Bench, aud which would have added lustre to
that high tribunal in the palmiest days of our
Judiciary, have won for you the confidence and
esteem Of the whole State, which will accom-
pany yon in yoltr retirement.
Welcoming you back to the Bar, and wish
ing you health, long life and prosperity. we
have the honor to be, with the highest regard,
%5 Ynur fpiaedu on1 oho1ioOt .aevorf, =,
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NOTIGE.-CALEB l.. SwAyzR, Of the PsrsA
IN of st. Landry, having applied BY his pet1ea
to he appointed Administrator Of The esta!e o
Amelia Nj. King, deceased, widow Of George hlns
deceased, late Of said Parish; 4.
Now. therefore notice is hereby given 70 az ~
sons interested to show cause. II any they nave wv
said petition shall not be granted, at my ofice 70 10y
town Of Opelonsas, within ten days from Tue aAau
this advertisement,
Clerks office, Opeiousas, August %, 1873;
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AEEtSt
JOS. y, RtcuARn, Clerk.
Opeiousas, August %, 1863.

NJ OTlCE.~-MAnY CLARK Cooks, Of The
~ Parish of st. Landry, having applied by NJ
petition to be appointed Administrators OF the sss's
af John A. Glaze, her deceased husband, late o. aa
Parish;
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given e AL NJ
sous interested TO show cause if any they haye, Wy
said petition shall not he granted, at my Office ~ it
tuwn of 0peloilsas, within ten days from the da'ea
this advertisement.
Clerk Office, opelo,sas, August %, lsas.
Is, LAsTRAPES, Clers.
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transmitted to the President by the Queen Of
Great Britain over the submarine telegraph.

transmitted to the President by the Queen Of
Great Britain over the submarine telegraph.
line
u 10 the President Of the United States
!, & Her Majesty desires to congratulate the
President upon the successful completion of
this great International work, in which the
Queen has taken the deepest interest.
n The Queen is convinced that the President
will join with her IN fervently hoping that the
electric cable which now connects Great
Britain with the United States will prove an
additional link between the nations, whose
friendship is founded upon their commercial
interest and reciprocal esteem
4 The Qneen has much pleasure in thus
cofhmnnicationg with the President and thus
renewing to him her wishes for the prosperity
Of The United States
BY mistake the President received only the
first paragraph Of the above message yesterday.
The rest came across the Atlantic at 5 o'clock
this morning.
The Presidents Message, IN reply to The Queen.
s To Her Majesty Victoria,
J. Queen If Great Britain and Ireland
The President cordially reclprocates the
congratulations Of Her Majesty the Queen on
the success Of this great international enter
prise, which has been accomplished by the
science, skill ind indomitable energy Of The
countries.
4 It is a triumph more glorious. because far
more useful to mankind, than was ever won
by the conqneror on the field Of battle.
" May Tie Atlantic Telegraph, under tht
i blessing Of Heaven, prove to be q bond oil
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TERMS nF SUBSCRIPTION.
Two Dollars and Fifty Gents d Year, ID advance. II
snot paid within three months, Three Dollars and
Eifty Gents. Single copies 10 cents.
AuvERTisISG.
AdSestisements viii hes inserted at cents per line
Til each and every publication. * liberal discount
viii be made Tor yearly and standing ADVERTISE
nents. 5N4MszSs zNF 5ag
s5-No charge lem than One Dollar will be made.
UPELOUSdS
SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST ~, 1858.
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Il, Is
lg of the Board he
.tzekiah Hayes, Pre-
A. King, NJ. Perr
st.I is

-tzekiati Hayes, Ere
"A. King, NJ. Perr +
Riehar. A. j. Thompson.
On motion of Mr.. Richard,
RESOLVED, That the town Constable be an
is hereby ipstructed, Immediately, to ceF
worl m-s pairing the streets in said tersIf,
unit u ordered by this Board ; pro-
vided, | sftthat he lie permitted to com
pleie I Mk US may remain unfinished al
this
o. zion of Mr.. Richard, certain resoiu-
tiogl ;~felative Z the Health Of the town 10 O
Upe!S8sas were unanimously adopted,
II was ordered that the aforesaid resolutions
9lpnblished in the official journal Of the town
"a that the Clerk cause fifty copies Of sale
resolutions, to be printed in hand bill form
aud posted up in the most public places in the
town and vicinity,
On motion the Board adjourned.
l5.; IL. HAYES, President.
Jos. D. RIcHAss !, Clerk.
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r c. MORGAN & cos BOOM ~
" Stationery Establishment, hS' EF|gfM
change Pace adjoining Postomce' MEs%E#
NeworleGns. EAslahs
SCHOOL, . AqlL
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..,as~ rat-
tied conductors.
bany have agreed
~avannall to Key
it day New York
fc ~eoHneetion with
of such a line TO
York and else
need pointing ont.
proposes to run wires
Antonio, the extreme
thence across the che
be Of about for lies
ID a line alro built
They als propose TO
afi to Teluante-
t four hundred miles,
pee to Panama, abe
through Nics &
aghic c%olnmnlica Jon
Cuba for the s am
at lananef I HE
Y l,aragua, anf 3 all
0 send messaf from
propose to construct a
Santiago, where there
FRI CISCO, thee hui
Ills ance from Tehnan-
4 from two thousand
Us through a country
1 /.
. to say how soon, i
,lnplis shed, but it is all
e company.
...4 :
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rious manifestations
the flesh nnmbe,les
mt assurances Of an
.ges Of consultations,
ant events unknown
c~orroborated ;
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sAfII5rt. 8. noLLAN, Editor.
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NOR SALE-A likely girl, she j. young; :
4, good cook, a splendid washer and ifoner'
and a i~irst-rate seamstress. ak
Apply at this office.
0pelousas, August rs, 1853.
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RESOLUTIONS.

Jos. D. RIcHAx Clerk.
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rgsO CONTRACTORS.-The building as
H. new Bridge over the Bayou Toulouse, nM "a
Capt John Lyons, on the road from Masillas hiah \
| Bnyon Coartablean, will be sold to the loves fSss o4~'
| on TUESDAY, 18th Of September next 1920
opelousas, August %. 1858.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-03-20

preccdents. Holding these principles he said
he could not put his hand to the admission of
Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton
constitution"
In conclusion he said he should vote on the
question as a senator of the United States of
America, not as sectional man. He owed al
legiance to no section The course he would
approve would be to pass a law by which the
constitution shall be submitted to the vote of
the people and if it be ratified he would admit
Kansas into the Union.
In the House, last week, Mr.. Stephens Of
Georgia, for the majority of speaker Orr's in
vestigating committee, endeavorcd to get in a
report, but the opposition defeated the attempt
and the Lecohptonites were defeated on two
test votes, six of the South Americans voting
against them. The other business of the House
has been of no special interest.
The Republican members of the House held
a full caucus on Wednesday evening. They
want reasonable time for discussion, say from
one to two weeks after the Kansas bill comes
from the Senate, when they will be willing that
the question be taken.
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The experience of the Vermont State Agri-
cultural Society has convinced its managers of
the serious inconvenience of the perepatetic
method of holding Fairs that has heretofore
prevailed; they have accordingly yentured upon
the experiment of locating the Fair for term
of years, thinking that such a practice would
give their exhibitions more fxedness of charac-
ter and stability. Besides, the structures usu-
ally erected for the accommodation of the OK
hibiton will, if properly built, last several years.
and thereby obviate no small share of the en-
pense which their yearly erection entails.
The Fair of the Society has therefore been
located for this and the next two years at Bur
lington. The Eighth Annual Exhibition will be
held on Tuesday, the 18th of September next,
and continue four days. Preparations are in
progress to make this a more successful ex-
ponent of the resources of the States, and the
progress that is being made in the improvement
of stock, and in agricultural and mechanical in.
dustry, than any of its predecessors. Bills con-
tanning the premium list committees names, reg.
ulations, &c, will appear in few weeks.
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Congressional.

The subject Of the Lecomptcn swindle has
been the topic upon which the Senate has been
engaged during the past ten days. Messrs.
Hammond, of South Carolina, Mason, of Sir-
gina, Green, of Missouri, Pugh, of Ohio, and
Digler of Pennsylvania, have spoken in its ia
vor, while Hamlin, of Maine, Clark, of New
Hampshire, King, of New York, Wade, of Ohio,
Doolittle of Wisconsin, Broderick, of California
and, last but not least, Crittenden, Of Kentucky
have spoken against its passage.
Senator Green, who is the administration en-
gineer in the matter undertook, on Monday, to
prevent an adjournment unless the opposition
would name some day this week when the vote
should be taken. AS Douglas is sick and will
not he able to speak until Monday they refus-
ed to make an arrangement that should cut him
off, especially as the Missouri Senator had prom
ised an opportunity for full discussion. Tn,
Senate continued in session until six O'Clock
Tuesday morning, when the majority gave way
1t is now understood that the vote will be takei
on Monday next.
Mr. Crittenden's speech is an indication tina
the South Americans will generally oppose tn,
passage of the Lecompton Constitution bill
This accession to the ranks of the opposition
which had already been indicated By the actor
of that wing in the House, will materially dam
age the cherished plans of the administration
Mr.. C's. speech created a great sensation. H
said:
1.-The Lecompton constitution carries on it
face the evidence of corruption. Those VIII
framed it knew it contained provisions whic
the free state men could not assent to. There
fore none were allowed to vote unless sworn t
support it. The six thousand votes thrown i
favor were put in with the view of exhibiting
suitable majority and in order not to make til
fraud too monstrous they went Just beyond tn
line. The fraudulent intent was apparen
throughout. And now, he asked, can gentle
men ignore these frauds in the face of internq
evidence and concurrent testimony. The peo
pie of Kansas say it is not their constitution
and ask us to send it back to be submitted to
vote of the people. Can we, he asked, refus
such requestP Can senators turn from sue
evidence to legal technicalties and presumption
of law They ought 10 look to truth and prin
eiple without searching for presumptions an