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Al the residence of his father, on Bayou BduI, on
tina 2gth of July, 1853, of Congestion OF the btaii'
WINFIEp ScoTT, aged six years and nlnc nloiths,
youngest child of il. s. and Susan Cay.
How few and brief are the words in which sneh
an announcement may be made, and what a mere
sneck Of time is consumed i'll its pcrilsal, ana yet
rn,ny an eve will grow dim with the thick gamer
inc moisture from loving hearts. AS thoughts wan
der to the quiet home, tn which he was The lsn.,
the life. tie very air OF recall the many gent4e
words that made him the deeply Oh. risnea chliu,
I" vet wien the young, aud the lovely dle Wneh
the brightest flowers drop from llie's fading wreath,
and the bright glad spirit speeds back to Its naive
Heaven. ere the world has forced a bitter draught
KIM it. YES beautiful, though the hear, strings
uplayei in unuterable agony, aud the yeafafig cry
Htnr VI" Ills v dee. his smile, his lovely words will not be
silenced, though we turn from his new made grave
to, sad, too lonely. and desolate to drink IN tne
beauties of the opening sprilg-t1me again, or l'se 70
the tones of the loved ones lett us stlil.
Thus has this interesting eLlld been taken IRON,
! fond and devoted parents. and from ii sister anu
k-ahcrs, whose afr ~ssions clustered around then
,et from fra us who Loved, wheO none
Ga Chat ting ,fahd Of the destroyer was
stfO Q4p4tt tDl 4Atsh him from t tl.e, mn n,las ! =. On u,
the soTFfssAa-Le b&.er, threatening to oyerwielm
LIES feelj,s Taicheur4t lie strong and undlsmay,ed,
for Of a truth. to'isse love excelleth thine has
taken home flerce de- look up stricken father,
through thy tears and
Gl6wing with angels step,
TIM path which reaches heaven
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spEouLArIoS.-This is an age OF sP,ecu'a,
ton. The merchant risks his thousands ana
spends bis days Of toll and care, for a per- eel,.
he hopes to gain. The. manufacturer invests
his fortune. in the hope OF a gam. winch q
auctuation in the market may crush IN q mo-
ment, and frequently the investment Is lost
TOO. Even the plezding, steady old farmer has
to speculate. lie casts his capital into the
eafth eace Spring, i'll hope OF a harvest re-
ward, aud he takes quite as many chances, TOR
loss, against drouths, storms and floods, as the
merchant or manufacturer do, against pad
debts and poor markets. In each case the
amount of risk is proportional to the per
gained a great risk is only made III
hope of large gain; and small risks produce
small profits. Not so with the AMERICAN
D1s7RrBurlox AGENcY. managed by the Law
esscE COMPANY. With them, your risk is
snail, and the gain u %prince'y fortune 81 a
competency for life. BY sending 90 Slo'
s25, or more, you take fair chances, in proper
lion to the amount you invest, for a fortune
| without years of toll and hara-hip.-send I'M
n,ediately, for the tickets are going like wild
fre.-Mcrchunts 4 Manufacturers MagoS'ne,
Remember, address LawREScE COMPANY,
Lawrencevil.e, Pa.
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EXTENSIVE ARRIVAL OF BLACKS FROM q.

EXTENSIVE ARRIVAL OF BLACKS R Can.
ADA, EN- ROUTE FOR THE SouTH-"O On Thurs.
day morning says the Cleveland (Ohiu)
Democrat, the packet Union arrived from,
Port Stanley, Canada. with sixteen fugitive
slaves, who had escaped from the South at va.
riois periods within the last two years, and
who had been living at the negro settlement u
Chatham, Cana,ia West. Becoming weary Oh
Canadian freedom-which to many blacks EN-.
braces the exalted liberty of going inadequate
" clothed, and Of being nearly starved Il
death-lhey were about to return to the South
preterring plantation life to the res; onsibilities
attendant on q state Of existence for which
circumstances have rendered them peculiarl,
disqualified. One family consisting of a colored
mai, his mother, wife and three children, VIII,
escaped from near Paris, Kentucky. about one
year ago, after the experience afforded bv 4
hard Canadian winter, began to sigh for ,hei,
(. old Kentucky hone,' and a short time ag.
they wrote to their master. informing him u
Their desire to return. and requesting him tt
meet them at Cleveland. When they arrive,
on the old packet, their master was there ,t
meet them, and they expressed their g~ratifca
ton at The meeting in a manner which denoted
a sincere regard for him. odd Aunlv II
venerable negress, whose black and shining
face stood out in strange contrast with hei
hair, white as the driven snow-took occasion
to 'spress her mind in regard to Canada
: i,ey kin all talk about dar freedom over dar,
pointing with q canebrake finger across thu
blue waller in the direction marked nv thu
Unions wake. : but Id a heep leve ger STA,
with dem down in Old kentnck.' The entire
party took the train for Cincinnati, happy ii
the thought that they were going home"
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Sands ~Sarsaparilla.
rs Il purifier Of the Blood is uny1ualed.

As Il purifier # tie Blood Is un11uoled.
THIs preparation has now become the only ac-
i knowledge one that can be relied on for the re-
moyal and cure of all diseases originating in an i'm
pure state OF the blood and o;ser fluids. The great
medicinal virtues of Sar>aparilla, are well known aid
appreciated by physicians, but the uncertainty Of
of the strength of the different compounds, some
being almost inert, has often the prevented their
prescribing it. This medicine is prepared by an
elaborate chemical process, by which the curative
properties of the Sarsaparilla are extracted. and
these are then combined in an admixtl,re with other
valuable alternative remedies, producing the most
powerful and searching preparation that has ever
been employed in medical practice.
Prepared and sold by A.. B Il D. SANDS, Drug
gists, 100 Fulton Street, NewYork.
For sale also by P.L. HEBRARD.
Opelousas. August 10, 1859.
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PLANTATION GOODS,

have now in store Il large stock of / plain and
il twilled 0shaburgs, also some of the lest stirred
and plaid osnabnrgs, and plaid Linsey, Kersey's
and Blankets, red Shoes and Flanneis, in sh9rt
every thing comprising in plantation supplies.
a large quantity of brown and bleached Cotton
such as SHIFTING and Sheeting.
Planters will do well to examine nv stock hsfop.
purchasing elsewhere j; the goods, l offer is A. No, i
aud l intend to sell it with !
PLANTATION LEATHER GOODS
at the very smallest profits
urders from my patrons respectfully solicited and
promptly filed at
n. III am selling my entire Summer .tock a,
cost. = M orr ~
opet1Isas, Angus: Is. ls5N.
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ism. After these experiments were concluded
by way Of variety,swe succeeded in impressing
several subjects very thoroughly in the science
Of Electrical Psychology, aud for an hour en-
peraented to the great amusement Of a num-
Der of intelligent ladies and gentlemen present.
On "Wednesday morning we toyk a hasty
peep at the Island city, were much pleased
with the neat and tasty arrangement Of til.
buildings generally, the wide, spacious and
clean streets, the business appearance of the
place, and the general intelligence of the citizens
SO far as our hasty acquaintance extended.
We called OH several of our brother CHIPS Oh
the press-Col. Richardson Of The News y
Mr.. Stewart of "The Civilian" and Mr..
Caroes Of 1.-THE Christian Advocate found
the two former much engrossed with the re.
turns Of The State election which took place
on the Monday previous, aud the latter some
what excited about the advent Of yellew fever
in Galveston.
On Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock we
embarked on steamship Orizaba for Brashear
city. The wind blew very fresh from the
south and by half past II o'clock the.steamer
rolled and rocked on the s%now-capped pillows
a'armingly. There were some thirty ladies and
gentlemen on board, and at least seven eighths
Of them were seas1ck during the voyage. We
fortunately escaped. At the hour of eight on
Thursday morning we landed safely at Brasbear
city, and at the hour Of 5 o'clock p. NJ. we
took passage on the new and elegant little
steamer st. Mary for New Iberia, arrived
there about l o'clock Freddy morning, and
very soon embarked on the Stage for Opelou-
sas. On our return trip through the Parishes
Of st. Mary, st. Martins and Lafayette we
discovered that the crops had improved greatly
in the space Of two weeks. At the hour Of
4 o'clock on Friday evening, we once more
threw out onr anchor at our domicil in Ope-
%lousas, and found onr better-haf aud the little
ones in good health. @
And now gentle readers we are once more
safely seated in our easy chair to keep you
posted upon the current news and events Of the
/ day, ~ f. e@~ ~ --5 . .-C..
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NEWSPAPER DEcIsioN.-The Supreme Court
OF Indiana has made a decision. which has an
important bearing npon the interests of the
newspaper press. A controversy existed reln-
tive to a charge for advertising between the
commissioner of Hamilton county and the
Patriot newspaper. 1t was held by the Judge
thai " the published terms of newspapers con.
stltute a contract. Ii work is given to news.
paper publishers, without a special contract
c"ntrasening the published terms, the publisher
can charge and receive according to the terms
so published. 1t is not necessary to prove
what the work cost or was worth the nub.
fishers have a right to fix the value Of their
and it so fixed, no other Question
need be asked, but the price thus charged can
be recovered"
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How THE INDIANS MAKE WH'sKy.-The
Apa4e Indians have a @ode OF making
viii KY whice wonId appear novel to the
manufacturers of that arkce in Ohio, valley.
The firing up process is rather slow, yet
these Apaehes seem to get liquor which makes
a good " drunk come. The process, accord
ing to a correspondent of the Arizop'an, is as
follows -.
The corn is first soaked for twenty-fonr
hours, a hole is then dug in the ground, gen.
orally in a. ~wigwam, and some dry grass is laid
on the bottom on this grass the corn is placed
and a layer Of grass over it. -Four or five
times q day warm water is sprinkled over the
corn, at Night the family sleeps on it to in'
crease the warmth u d make the corn %sIrnnt
qui:k. At the end of four or five days the
corr is all sprouted it is then dried and
pounded fine, put in kettles and boiled for four
or five honrs where cooled, it is mixed with
sugar and tlonr, and left to fernent for twelve
hours, when it is ready for drinking. Although
not rank to the taste, and fiery. its Intoxicating
power is very great. and when an Indian has a
quart or two abroad, he don't care a copper
who is President of the United States.
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lish press generally is delighted with the peace;
The police are bnsiiy taking out Of print sellers
windows of Paris all caricatures that might
be displeasing to Napoleon's late enemy, bat
now close friend. Francis Joseph, the Emperor,
of Austria and King Of Venetin. and principal
member Of the Italian Confederation.
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nT ADVERTISERS. @as

Should bear in mind the fact
that the circulation of the Or
LoUsAs PATR1oT is the largest Of
any Newspaper printed in the
Parish Of st. Landry.
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to be distributed under the management of . -
chosen expressly on account of their wide so. ar1
reputation for promptness and integrity. spread
The La a,si.s CT coMrAsx now hold title to An
abore described, and have executed a boap% a. (
property owners, i'll the penal sum Of s4O0y Ma = .ns
ditioned for the performance Of the Distrihn,;;sss son'
advertised. =
They take pleasure in referring to the fo,lo,,,..-
among many men Of nLte to whom rcfarono'iln
he made. -
Hon. W. II. Seward, Hon. William Bigler. Ina.
John w. Wisewell, Ex-senator NewcolnR.~ 'ooss
All orders may be sent at our risk, if adlreos..
LAWRENCE COMPANY = =
All communication held strictly confidential
August G, ls5D.--3m.
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The beautiful lines, so sirikingly descriptive
Of a parents feelings on the loss of a beloved
child, are unavoidably crowded ont of this
weeks issue. We will endeayor to give it a
place in our next.
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Our friends r. Curtis & Co., Washington,
are prepared to make liberal cash advances on
all consignments of cotton and sugar to the
house of Dodd & Bateman, New Orleans.
See their advertisement in another column.
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GIRARD. ESQ.,, as a candidate for District Attor-
ney, for the 10th Judicial District, at the November
election 8s3s
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The special attention Of orr readers il
1iisecaed " the Advertisement Of Mr.. Casper
sNbaae Of New, Iberia. Tie want Of such an
mtstis The country parishes has long been
"A, ard we Eel confident that those desiring
york in Mr.. Lussa's line, could not be better
CAaDcdatcd than 10 bring his services into
nisiiion.
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6INe are authorized 10 announce Mr..
IA. N. PERRAULT, a democratic candidate for
reelection to the Legislature, from the parish of
So. Landry.
Election in November next.
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"a We are authorized to announce Mr..
Lsy. CHACHERE, the present incumbent, a can
didste for reelection as Sheriff in the Parish of st.
Landry, at tile election in November next.
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New Iberia Marble Works,

Y,HE undersigned, has now PERMANENTLY located
i himself in the town of New Iberia, La, and
'pencd extensive Marble Works. Has always on
hand. and prepared to furnish and set up, Ton,i,s,
Monuments, Tomb Tops. Head Stones, Fence
Coping, Mantelpieces, Table and Counter Tons
Billiard Table Beds, and every description of Mar.
Bile Work. Granite work Of every description
furnished when required. 49,
Also, Fence and portico Railing, of cast or
wrought Iron, plain and ornamental, for Grave.
Yards, Dwellings or Public Buildings, furnished
and neatly set up. Particnly attention paid to the
or Marble furniture.
VI Marble or Granite work furnished bv him,
viii be fully guaranteed, inasmuch as tile wori, will
be manufactured at the
NEW IBERIA MARBLE WORKS.
under his personal supervision. and at prices com.
peting with the NewOrleans prices. Ali Iron work
furnished by him, will be at prices ranging with the
Manufacturers prices in NewOr!eans.
Inc public are requested to call at his Depot.
near the Catholic Church, in New Iberia, and ex,
anime specimens of his Marble works, which. far
Afchitectural ski'l, and excellence of workmanship,
Is not surpassed by any other establishment in CITY
or country. Consequently he hopes to receive a
snare OF public patronage, commensurate with hi,
aDllities, aud his persevering industry.
All orders entrusted to him, will meet with
that prompt attention, that will merit the approha.
ton OF the surrounding community, and be an in.
nneenient, to those requiring work done in his line
OF business, to visit his Marble works, personally,
OF consult with him by letter, before sending Their
orders elsewhere.
Country Marble Cutters supplied with stock at
moderate rates.
Agents:-Mr. Joseph Lacomb, near Washington.
Mr. Jonathan Harris, Opelousas.
CASPER I.UssE,
Box % p 0. New Iberia, La.
AupuSf TX. ISl1-Hm -
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Mr We are authorized to announce ]. j.
BEAUCHAMP 4 candidate for the office of Swamp
Land Commissioner in the Second District. Election
in November next
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har We are authorized to announce Mr..
WLLENEUVE JOuBERT, the present incumbent,
acandidate for reelection as Assessor in the Parish
Of 81. Landry, at the election in November next.
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" Homestead exemption" exclaimed Mrs
darlington its come to a pretty pass. indeed,
thai men are going to exempt themselves from
home just when they please"
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@ ALBERT DEJEAN Is an independ-
ent candidate for Clerk Of the District Court of the
Parish Of ST. Landry. Election in November next.
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- We are authorized to announce Mr..
LAFAYETTE CALDWELL a candidate for the
mice Of Swamp Land Commissioner in the Second
District. Election in November next.
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How TO Cure Notwithstanding easier.
Take a nutmeg crater. and rub the skin IN
tirely f ON your face and neck then with a
not iron make the surface perfectly smooth.
Rub well with oil of %vitriol, and cover the
parts with onion tops. The next skin that
grows will be white, and perfectly free from
freckleSs
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NOTIUE-ENucH HAYES. Of the Parish of
~ st. Landry, having applied by his petition to
be appointed Administrator Of the estate of Philip
Carroll, deceased, late of said Parish;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all per-
sons Interested to show cause, if any they have, why
said petition shall not be granted, at my Office in the
town of Opelnusns, within ten days from the date of
this advertisement.
Clerks Office, 0pelousas, August l3. 1859.
.-.5 is ~LASrRAPES, Clerk.
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NOTlCE.-AuGt'srrN G%rrLLokY. of the
~ Parish of st. Landry, having applied by his
petition to be appointed Administrator Of the estate
OF FRANCOIS d. Fontenot, deceased. late of said
Parish:
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all per.
sons interested t., show cause. if any they have, Why
said petition shall not be granted, at my office IN the
town OF Opelousas, within ten days from the date OF
this advertisement.
Clerks Office, opelousas, August IL, 1859.
LIS. LASTRAPES, Clerk.
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PFfKRsox's DETacToR.-The August num-
her has been received. Eighty new Counter
I II Bank n totes are fully described, all u
vshich have made their appearance since July
IA: Two pf these new coanterleilis are on the
Banks q Louisiana-20s, gu the Canal Bank
NeWOrkans, and los, on the Louisiana State
Bank NesOrsans. Look ont for these bills.
FURsl1uak RsrAIRIsa.-We take pleasure
= calling the attention Of our citizens to the
advertisement Of Mr.. Gibson, in another
column.
The neat, tasty and e'eggant manner in which
- b. recently fitted mp the Bar and Billiard
Saloon of Nj McHenry Husband is asufficiieut
Recommendation to entitle him to . very lib
eral patronage a the hands Of oil persons de-
iring work IN his line.
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regular Aagdst term Of the Supreme
Court opens here Oh next Monday.
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AuGusr ELECTloNs.-The returns on hand
are two meagre @ giyeany thing like reliable
results this week Next week we will post
The sbooks. 81
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EDUCATION or THE BLIND.

& During tile past week we had the pleasure
Of visit from Mr.. Sherod Of Mississippi, who
ID circulating in Louisiana as The agent, for the
Inauguration Of q National Board of Pub
fishers Of books, in raised letters, for the bene-
a. Of that unfortunate class Of persons iii the
United Suites, deprived Of vision.
Heretofore the efforts for the education Of
the blind have been very limited aud made
quate 70 the Increasing wants Of this class Of
citizens.
The plan proposed Of publishing books IN
large raised letters promises better results, and
will enable the blind to read With the rapidly
and accuracy Of one having good sight.
This mode Of printing books is very expen-
sive, and it will require not only the cordial
cooperation Of oil the States to successfully
~inaugarate it; but individual donations to a
liberal extent.
We can not turn our attention to. an enter
prise more worthy Of the encouragement Of
those having good sight, than the one now
contemplated. of making the blind conyersent
with The general literature Of the age. We
are pleased to hear that Mr.. Sherod thus far
has been very successful in his laulab.e efforts
wherever he has journeyed IN our State, and
weHhope that the citizens Of our parish will
give him signal manifestations Of their liberali-
" during his short stay Of ten days among us,
md should any not have the opportunity Of
seeing him in person, we are authorized to say
that Judge Dnpre and DR.. G. D. Tatnan Of
this parish, will receive any sums which our
citizens may feel disposed to appropriate for
this conlnendable enterprise.
We have received from 7. j.. Breckmans &
ca, Augusta, Ga. q supplemental catalogue d
Ffsit Trees Grape vines, Strawberries, Roses,
Shrubs. etc, for 1859, 1860, oil Of which are
Peculiarly adapted to southern growth ard
propagation. We can recommend the selee-
tions offered By these gentlemen as being infe-
rior % none grown III the south. We had an
opportunity last spring Of seeing q package Of
Fruit trees shipped by this house to . gentle.
men ii this town, in the most perpect order,
and which are now growing finely. Send on
your orders II yon wish to obtain the very best
articles III this line Of business.
AuGusT ELECTioNs.-The returns on hand
aretwo meagre 10 giye8any thing like reliable
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The steamship Teutonia arrived at New
York on the LIST inst, from southampton the
18th instant.
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NAPOLEON AND VrcroR EMANUEL.

The Paris correspondent of the London
News says he has seen a Turin letter, which
says that when Napoleon ANNOUNCED 10 Victor
Emanuel the terms of the treaty. he said !:
HAS your Majesty any observation to maker
The King, understanding at NICE The situation.
replied by the question, " Has your Majesty
anything to add The two soyereigns
bowed and parted.