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The weekly Butte record., 1863-01-31

YoUTH is fed by poetry and imagination
mature age by realities as plants draw all
their nouriShment from the air until they bear
The weekly Butte record., 1863-01-31
The Summertime that Was.

The swallow is not come yet.
The river banks are brown;
The wood-side walks are dumb yet,
And dreary is the town.
l miss q face from the window,
4 footstep from the grass;
miss the boyhood OF my heart,
And the summertime that was.
How shall | read the books I read,
Or meet the men | met?
thought to find her rose-tree dead,
But it IS growing yet.
And the river winds among the flags,
And the leaf lies on the grass.
But walk alone. Ny hopes are gone,
And the summertime that was.
[OwEN MEREDIT
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VANITY and idle curiosity are qualities
which generally prove destructive to those
who suffer themselves to be governed by them.
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Notice.

II NOW ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS
~ that my wife. Julia A. Lynch. having left
nv bed and board without just cause or provoca
ton, this Is to all persons against harboring
OF trusting her on my sccoant. a. | viii pay 10
debts contracted by her hereafter.
G.. H.LYNCH.
Ivnch-s Ranch Dec 9Th 1850
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Born branches of the Yefmaa' Legs ature
have concurred in striking out IT, -ec'i of
the Personal Liberty Act which provided hat
every person held as a slave who Wi'h The
consent of his master should cone into the
State should be free.
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Agents for Record.
Business Notice.

Messrs. THo's CALLow and D. NJ. BIsHoP having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper aud
Job Printing establishment, will hereafter be asso-
ciated in conducting the business of the same. No
change viii be made in the Editorial control of the
Paper.
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odsehlp 8utte3etoro
PUBLISHED EVERY
SATURDAY MORNING
Office ON Bird Street, between Myers and
Huntoon Sts.
TERMS.

ADVERTISEMENTS:
Per square of ten lines less, first insertion So 90
Each subsequent insertion. l so
sF- liberal discount will be made in favor of
thosewh advertise by the year.
81 Business Cards inserted on reasonable terms.
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OwIxG to the misplaclog of line, a cotem-
porary gives the following strange item Of it
teligence " Last week a poor woman was
safely delivered of-one sergeant, tw g. ~ erals
and thirteen rank and lie
-
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The following day I learned that my "a
ther having appeared before the magistrates,
had been committed for trial at the assizes,
which were to be held the following week
How I passed the days until the day of the
trial, know not Some few kind friends, out
of pity for my condition, exerted themselves to
trace the strange gentleman, in whose exis-
tence, however, scarcely one of them, fancy,
believed. Whether it was that their want of
faith made them lnkewarm. | know not. but
their efforts were unattended with the slightest
success. Half the village went over to hear
the trial in which many Of the inhabitants
took deep interest, for Farmer Flower was
much respected, and more than one person con-
sidered the burning of the ricks al act of mer-
rited retrbution. Mr. Jepson drove ne over.
and obtained for me q seat 10 court there he
left me, for be was one of the witnesses. The
room filed rapidly; on every side were famil-
lar faces by and by the squire entered with
party of his friends, looking resolute and III
dignant a halfsuppressed hiss greeted him,
which be either did not hear or else scorned
for he took the seat allotted to him with the
air of an injured but benevolent individual
At length the judge appeared, and last of all,
nv dear father, with frm step, stood before
the bar
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Sc Stages leave this hotel every day for all
parts of the country.
RALPH BIRD.
J. |. STEWARD.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12
st. Landry. December 5th 1861.
AN ORDINANCE

10 amend an Ordnance entitled IAN Ordinance.
concerning the public market of the town U.
Opelousas," Ordained July 7, 1860.
FstdE Board OF Police Of the town Of Opelou-
- sas, do Ordan as follows:
Article I. That no fresh meat of the COW kind
shall be realed in less quantities than one quar-
ter i'll the town Of Opelousas except it be sold or
exposed for sale in the market house OF said
town, and at price which shall not exceed
twenty-five cents per pound, under penalty of ;.
fine Of ten dollars for each offence. All fresh
meat ct the COW kind may be hawled abou. the
streets OF the town and sold by the Quarter or il,
larger quantities. AL other meats may be sold
and retaiIed in the Streets Of said town in auy
quantity
Article II. That any person will be permitted
to retail meat iii said market by complying viii,
the regulations established by the Board Of I'o
lice, and paying the taxes imposed by the Ord
nances OF said town.
Article III. That all Ordinances or resolutions
contrary to this Ordinance, be aud the same ulo
hereby repealed.
Article ". That this Ordinance shall taxi.
etfrct from and after its first publication.
Ordained September 80, 1853
r X KING, President.
JOS D RICHARD. CLERK.
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in reaching the river sy escaping. Many are
fsaid to have been dro@hed ill the crossing
u is stated that tho two batteries with the bri-
gades We're the second and third companies of
Richmond Howitzers. But thisis doubtful. Our
whole loss in this unfortunate affair, in Killed.
wounded and missing, coltld not have been more
than fifteen hundred Hays brigade only num-
oeEed nine hundred men at the battle of Gettys-
burg, and it is not likely It's strength has been
much n! increased since. Hokes brigade, it is not
likely, numbered more than thousand or
twelve hundred OF the two brigades, six hun
dred men escaped.
Col Goodwin, formerly one of the Provost
Marshals of Richmond, was in eouaaaud of
Hoke.s brigade, and is said to have been
wounded
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OPERATIONSINB BROWNSVILLE.

II - AoSSs
| IN TEXAS, &c.
dispatch dated Camp San Fernando. No
vember 10, states that Capt. Robinsons conlpa
ny is safe havilsg returned from within IS lnies
Of. BrownaEi sxa Joined Mai sBenevides al
/ 1t1l6Iegold HIN llss has succeeded in moving
Aeot suia asIoss tha river Ths trains on the
fsyag ~ Lore do ale ot course safe iii there is no
|sl|zllA VI lgIsE |EasIl { s5ss' ca
cause lS#
desertar fronl tIls enc If Isd arrIyed at San
EerHando with thu express from Renepides. He
processes t0 have eople saith Banks expedition
rom New Orleans and availed himself of the
tlrst opportunity To land in Mexico, and on his
/ arrival IN Matanaoros Immediately communicated
with our friends. It Is believed he is what BIZ
processes to be, friend to, the South, and that
bis statements may be rested upon He SAYS
The expedition under Banks is not over 5000.
Gems. Dams and Vanderveer are his general off
GERS. They lost 8 STEAMBOATS, and schooners on
the trip; lost all their artillery but two 6pounders,
and all their horses but about l00 and had their
ammunition all wet
About half the command are black troops
Davis Is III the expedition, with his regiment re-
duced 10 some 200, and Haynes with no troops
at all, but is nominal Colonel Of the I'd Texas
cavalry They have a large supply of arms and
morse equipments, their objecs being TO enlist
Mexicans and arm negroes on their march
through Texas.
so soon as Banks can communicate his arrival
70 Gems. Franklin and Ord, they are to move on
Texas from Berwick's Bay, and the forces are to
unite. Their determination, says the deserter
mentioned above, but whose name we omit, is to
lay waste and destroy the country and neither
Union men nor Seeessionists will be respected.
They place no faith in Union professions Gen.
Banks is powerless for harm at Brownsville, aud
can be easily annililated.
The informant says the enemy are not in a
condition to penetrate the country from the coast.
that they hare not and cannot get the men
requisite to the task. E
he informant states that he has been in those
portions OF Louisiana in the hands of the enemy,
and says the condition of our people there is de-
piorable, and that there is no mercy in store for
US If the enemy once get a foot hold in Texas
lie has had the best possible opportunity of
learning the intentions Of the enemys leaders,
during his long stay in New Orleans and says
they aim to consolidate Lincolns dynasty Oh
military basis. Gairestom Meas.
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10 Slaves,
a TT act. Off nd

MMMi.a containing rs arpents. with the buildings
-EsiI and improvements thereon, situated il,
Prairie des FeInmes, and lot Of moveable pro-
perty. consisting Of household and kitchen fur
nitnre. beds and bedding, farming utensils, a lot
OF cotton in seed and various otller objects, tn.
enumeration Of which would be too tedious.
Terms and Conditions The movable pro-
perty payable cash, and tAe land and slaves Oh IL
credit OF one, two and three years from the lst
Of April 1864. : Purchasers to furnish their notes
with security in solido, to the satisfaction of the
administrator, bearing interest at eight per cent.
per annum from maturt until paid, and payable
at the domieil Of John F. Smith, III Grand Coteau.
The land and slaves to remain specially mort
gagged until the full and entire payment Of said
notes. JOHN T. SMITH,
Auctoueer.
St Landry December 9Th I9s3
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Public Sale.
Estate Of LEON Charles pi.re. dsesase

Estate of Leoa Charles Pitre, deceased.
!: : W virtue Of au order from the District Court
| ~ tor the Parish of St. Landry, there will be
sold at public sale, to the last and highest bidder.
at the last residence of Leon Charles Pitre. de.
ceased, at lAnse a la Chaudere, in this Parish.
through the ministry of competent officer, on
Wedaesdag, 30tk December ne1t. 1863. the follow.
ing described property, belonging to the Estate
OF said Leon Charles Pitre, deceased, to wit:
About twenty head of horned cattle;
9 yoke OF work oxen;
Z head of horse creatures;
A fine colt;
5 work horses;
A small lot of wild cattle; 3
Aratesy implements; household furniture;
Kitchen Utensils, and many other articles.
erans cons. --O One-hal Of the pur-
elsase money able on tho lst Of April 1865.
and the bali payable Oh lie lss. .of
follossiilg, 1866 Purchases IulssisIlIng.
aEad soiy seeu ID lIae satis fsetioflaof
il lbs not 5 psi.scEssilly
iIlzs sFest IL s. psrE ce.nt.
tEulsa time las ullsiI paid vi S
hs ii 81 VIZ 81 IL ssch eur.
gefscy - s af Il iss time Of payment.
IS sJJITsA ANksUNNE, TURK.
Upel8usas, DE- rs. 1868
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sT,. CHARLEs CoI.LEGE.

5EsHE Session at St. Charles College fGrand
= Coteaul is to commence this year on the
14th Of December, to end as usual about the
20th Of August.
TERMS: Board, Tuition, Washing, Stationery
and medical fees: for pupils whose parents are
without the Confederate lines 300 in Bank
notes acceptahlesin in New Orleans for those who
are within the lines $500 in Confederate notes.
Entrance fee $40 Bank notes; $25 Coafed
crate notes. M
Books and medicines form extra charges.
Tie Terms are to be paid by halt Session in
advance she first instalment being due the 18th
Of December; the second being due the 18th Of
April.
Il Theag Of admission is from ten to fifteen
years. II is required that the pupils know pre-
yiously how % read and write.
n. BENAUSsE IS. j.
80 President.
Grand Gofean, December 5th 1868 3a55--4t
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EXCHANGE or PRISONERS

An order from tho Assistant Adiutant General
was published on the 23d October, declaring all
officers of the United States Arn.Y, captured or
paroled previous to tie Ist September last, duly
exchanged. This is done as set OFF to similar
announcement of Mr.. 0uld, the Richmond agent
for exchange of prisoners. Yankee paper.
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Public ]: Sale,

Estate Of Jcob Anselm, decd.
% virtue of an order from the District Cour.
'E-1 i'll. ami for the Parish Of St. Landry, the
public are hereby informed that there will be
sold atpubic sale to Tie last and highest bidder,
through the ministry of duly commissioned
Aoctioneer, at tie corner of Court aud Be.eyue
streets, i'll The town of Opelousas, on
WsdnesdGy, the 30ta December aert, 1863,
the following described property, belonging to
the Estate Of Jacob Auseln, deceased, late OF
the Parish Of st Landry, to wit:
CERTAIN LOI OF GROUND,
situated III the town Of Opeousas, bounded
North by property of Benz f. Can't, South bv
South street, East by Court street, and West by
lot belonging to j. VI. Unlisted, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon erected,
A CERTAIN PARCEL OF A LOT OF
Ground, situated in the town of Cpelousas, at
the cofner Of Goart and Bellevue streets, meas
liriBs fifty feet inches front ea Bellevue street,
sby nlaety.tiYe tee1 inches on Court street,
bounded East by DR.. Sattefwhite, West by
8s,oEIss street, South By Jas IL. Porter, and
bT iselleyue street, together with The
.hllIl asad nlproyenseIts thereon, srgete,I
|s fss Ii s,sed oi she xIay
'1ct sale. AIsa, 'sR'''''s
!z a Billiard Table, Cues, Balls, Ghasss, Tables.
llilasses, Decautsrs. and otEe5 articles consitu-
ting Getffae stse.
"a negro man named james, aged about 42
years.
a flame building, dwelling house) situated
ON tie Court House square, i'll OpeIousas.
station, branding iron;
1 lot OF household furniture and kitchen uten-
sis.
Icrms and Conditions:-All sums of twenty
dollars and under, payable cash, and all sums
upwards Of twenty dollars. payable on a credit
OF one, two and three years from the day of sale.
Purchasers furnishing their notes with good and
solvent security in solido, 10 the satisfaction of
the Administrator, and made payable at his
aonlcii. AND to his order, and bearing interests
at the rate Of : per cent. per annum from matu-
fity until paid. The Landed property and slave
remaining specially mortgsged unto said Estate
until tu and entire payment Of capital aud tie |
interests which may accrue thereon
CLEOPHAS COMEAu. |
Administrator |
OpeloHsas. November 29. 1862 |
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Iss

The inis properly BY any person
other than c6 hlnissioned officer with written
orders from the Department Commanders, the
District Commanders within their respective
Districts, or tbs Commanding officer of an army
IN the field, is strictly prohibited
BY command of
Lieut. Gen E. KIRBY SMITH.
S. S.ANDaRsoN. a. a. G.
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas papers publish
one month. L36-5L
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Communicated. J
I'M MEMoRIAM.

DIED-On Saturday morning, 5th instant, at
8 o'clock, EVA, only child OF James A. and
Emily Grislanl, aged 3 years and : months.
Another little form asleep,
And little spirit gone;
Another little voice is hushed,
And little angel bora.
Two little feet are on the way
To the home beyond the skies,
And our hearts are like the void that comes
When strain of music dies.
"A pair of little baby shoes,
And q lock of golden hair;
The toy that our darling loved,
Andsthe dress she used to wear;
The little grave IN the shady nook.
Where the flowers love 10 grow
us And these are all of the llttle hope
That came three years ago.
'sIhe birds will sit. on the branch above,
And sine feqnem
10 tile Etle sleening form,
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12

D Heavy eanonading was heard here on Tu-
esday last in the direction of Port Hudson or Nor
gaIza, supposed to be the Confederate batteries
peppering the abolition transports OF other wa
ter crafts on the Mississippi s5
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12
5000 REWARD

e. RANAWAY from the undersigned, g.
szzs on the night Of the 9Th ult., FIVE miles So
~ ~ from Lloyd's bGage. on the burr, T.
Ferry road. the following described slaves, W..
"A man named TYREE, light griH., art.I
about thirty-six years, about tive i.et ni,,.
inches high. '' -'''''
a negro man named WILSON. dark critf,.
aged about thirty-ti,e wears about five lee.
eight inches high, stout ;ud The. ss.t. = ft,.'
tooth missing.
A negro man named Mccoy, aged njoststr,
years, and about five feet rirht inches hirh
A negro girl named ROSETTA, ag,1 .ho,4
twenty years.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS each will h..
pala tor the apprehension ,Sld delivery to me ID,
any or all Of said slaves, y any pviut betwrrh w
the Bayou Beuf aud Bur1ss Ferry.
Also, ran away from my plantation, on the
Bayou Beuf: ''"
A negro man named GEORGE. need abeu,
thrty-six years, and
Another negro named ALLEN, aged about
twenty-six years. ~o"'
One hundred dollars will be paid fer the an
prehensIon and delivery to me Of said men. At
any point between my residence and Rnrrs
Ferry The two last namrd slaves are believed
fo DC on or III the neighborhood Of INV nIanta.
i,on' and the others will most probably resort t,
the same point at an early day
GEORGE R. KING.
81 Landry September 12 ls63-tf-oS
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12

81 RS~One Of the most horrible crimes was per-
petrated in the Parish of Lafayette, in the COM
naeneement of November last.
Some assassins entered the domic:l of Mrs.
Duhon. in Cote .Gel6e, at night, and murdered
six persons, TO wit: HRS. Duhon, Mrs. Glemile
Landry, a young lady, two children about 10
years old and an infant.
We are told that two negro men, slaves, have
been hanged, and that two more are under arrest,
as having participated in the crime.
We shall know hereafter how the affair will
terminate and will give the particulars of this
terrible murder
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12

= Old folks say, sit takes money to make the
mare &c" the same il applicable to newspaper
Candidates announced in this paper, who nave
neglected to ''pay up will make note of this
and act ia accordance. @
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70 The correspondence Of private H. G.. NJ
wassreceived too late for our last issue. and would
now be stale moroccan. 80
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# TEE oPELOUSAS COURIER.
sFz5
Published on Saturday by Joel u. Sandoz.

Subscription, for one year, payable in advance,
FIVE dollars if paid at the end OF the year, sfx
dollars. A subscriber wishing to discontinue.
must give aaritten notice to that effect, and
settle up all arrearages.
Advertisements will be inserted at TWENTY-FIVE
cents per line for each Of the first three pubIca
tons, and TEN cents per line for each and every
subsequent insertion. A liberal discount viii ho
made for standing advertisements.
All the advertisements will be inserted in
french and english until the editor shall iudge Il
convenient to discontinue the publication.
Twenty dollars in advance will Invariably be
required for the announcement Of candidates
fer etice zazE..z as d IS ~
No advertisements OK subscription wiH BE-
stopped until all arrearages are paid. unless
at the optisn of the publisher.
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mo. 81


r Estate OF Julie G. stelly, deoeases
THERE will be Bld a: public sale, to the
-S' and highest bidder, by the undersigned
tioneer, at the last residence Of Julie 4. ST.
in Prairie des Femmes, onrfA i
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3fu Isl
the following described property. beloug;n i
said Estate, to-wit:
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Circular.
Head QUARTERS, Dept. TRANSMITS

HEAD QUARTERS, Dept TRANS. Miss, I
Shreveport, Oct IA, 1863.
III PUBLICATIONS for appointment in the
So Medical Staff of that portion of the army
serving in the Department Trans Mississippi,
will be made to Surgeon Jno, III. Haden, Medi,
cal Director al these Heal Quarters.
The applicants will state their names (christian
and sarnameo in full, age length of time that
they have been in practice, in what school they
graduated and IN what year. and the position ap-
pi ed for, whether Surgeon or Assistant Surgeon.
By command of
1t. GEN E.. KIRBY sMITH.
S. S. ANDERSON, Asst Adi't Gen. T33 ST.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12

/ OLD TYPE METAL,
Suitable for shot, for sale at this Office.
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- We are authorized TO announce chat Il. ".
CHAChEhE, the present incumbent, is can
didate for Sheriff Of ST. Landry, at the election
which big was lately referred back to the people,
and which will take place on the 2iss December.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12

z 70 We are authorized to announce that Capt.
JAMES G.. HAYES is candidate for Sheriff
of st. Landry, at the election which was lately
referred to the people, and which will lake place
on the 21st December, 1868.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-12-12

HEADQ'Rs. DEPT. TRANSMITS.
E @ Shreveport Nov. 3, 1863.
Extract.
SPECIAL ORDERS No. I5I.
HV TIE following notice of Exchange Is
aa- published for the information and cn-
dance Of all concerned:
Richmond, October l6, 1863.
1t. Col. N. G. Warts:
: "Ah the Port Hudson prisoners are exchanged
"and can return to duty.
(signedl r. OuLD,
Agent for Exchange" !"
In compliance with the above notice ali off.
GERS e and enlisted men now in the Department
II -Mssssslppl' who We're captured at Port
Hudson will report as follows:
:; All from Arkansas, to Brig. Gen. Dockery, at
Washington, Arkansas. ~
], All from Louisiana, to Brig. Gen. Allen, at
Shreveport, Louisiana -e-N~e''
BY command of
1t. Gen. u. KIRBY SMITH.
9. y. ANDfRsoS. Asst Adj't Cen T33 4t
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HEADQ'RS. DEPT. TRANS MISS.
Shreveport, Noy. 4, 1868.

SPECIAL ORDERS No 1S2
HYTT Clause %. Of Par. VII. S. o. Ise,
= and Clause 2d, of Par ks O 100.
are hereby revoked, and the following substituted
therefor: :
This schedule of prices established every two
months or oftener, will be published for the in
formation Of parties making impressments; and
no officer or agent will pay or approve for pay
nlent any local appraisemens materially III excess
thereof, but will always refer the same To the
Duafu IuT Its TuEiaiUn antE z9=
BY command Of
III Gen. g. KIRBY SMITH. D
IS. D. ANnEEsoSt Ass't Aajt. Gen. l53 #.
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Grand Gofeau, December 5th 1868 3:,55--4
New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03
OUR NAVAL GLORY.
stop

The American Navy in other days achieved
proud and worldwide fame, which it seem.
resolved to lose in tho present contest. To
the long list of It's recent disgraces We have
now to add the capture of the gunboat Indian.
ola, whereby tho Rebels again become unds-
puted masters of the Mississippi ind it, tribu-
taries from Vicksburg to Port Hudson. Oi
our war vessels run by Vicksburg TO sweep
that important stretch Of inland navigation,
tho Queen of the West was captured by shore
battery or fort; aud now tho Queen Of the
West has captured the Indanola. The meas.
ure of our disgrace is complete.
"A Washington journal asserts that we
expressed one opinion Of Capt. Dalgren's An
uual Report on Naval Ordnance and Gun
merry last December and another few days
since. 1t never spoke truer word Our
opinions Of our Naval service geDcrally-plans.
construction, equipment. draft. speed, ord.
nance, oiIicering, fighting, in short nearly
very different from what they
were three months ago, und they are liable to
stu further change IN TIC noa aa..ei.a. d.