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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-17
The Early Physical Degeneracy Of
A AMERICAN PEOPLE.

The Early Physical Degeneracy Of
AMERICAN PEOPLE,
JUST PUBLISHED BY DIR. STONE.
Physician to the Troy Lang and Hygieaic Lsstitasr
Treatise the Of Early Physical Decline Of
American People the causes Of Nervous Debility, Con-
1ns ,se,h 4 one e. h.gh moral sens ,e,itten IN
,sas Of a: 1s ssa e the
dians especially detailing scientific ana ,elid0s aide
and treatment Tor cure. ~
a. Parents and Guardians. Young Men Ladies
Fail not to send and get this book. '#"
A word Of solemn conscientious advice to
those who will reflect.
class Of malades prevail to fearful exten. In COM
munity, booming at least 100 900 youth of both sexes
annually to an early grave. Those diseases are Ncr
or wasting and consumption of the whole body shor
ness Of breathing hurried of breathidg ascending
and oe raaa saI ~ the
dmness Of Eye Sight loss Of Memory dizziness Of Head
Neuralgia Pain IL various parts Of the body Pains the
Back or Limbs Lnmao, Dyspepsia or indigestion, Irreg
nlar.y Of the Bowers, deranged sections Of the
rhaa or Fleur Aihus, &C.. yruen, Disease in both
Male and Female. Likewise Epilepsy, Hysteria and
above named disorders and host OF others not named
as Consumption Of the lungs and the most nsdious and
Willy form OF CONSUMPTION Of the Spinal nerves. known as
Tabes Dorsales, and Mesenterica have their seat and
origin IN diseases Ct the Pelvic vscera Hence the want
oily. = -
Dr. Andrew Stone, Physician to the Troy Lung and
nygemic Institution. is now engaged in treating this
class OF modern malades with the astonishing sue
cess The treatment adopted by the Institution ID new;
Is based upon scientific principles. with discov.
cred remedies. without minerals poisons The aci.
ties OF cure are such that pafens be cured at their
homes In any part Of the country from accurate rscrp
lions case By etter and have the medicine snt
them by mail or express Printed inter- Win be
forwarded On application. 80 BIT f9o~--"rf1 =. =
Consumption, Catarrh and diseases OF the throat
cured as well at the home Of the patients rs 1t the In.
stifution, BY sending the Cold Medcaed lxHALIsc BAL
sAMc VAPoRs with Inhaler and ample directions or their
use, and direct correspondence -.
Patients applying for interrogatories or advice
must inclose return stamps to meet attention.
IL The attending Physician will be found at the In
etitution. for consultation from A. H. to P ~ of each
day. Sunday In the Il reneon.
Aaarssr. D. ANDREW .rcsB,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-17

II knits Under Shirts and Drawers, the most service
able and durable that can be made also Table Covers
suspenders Purses Cravats Legginss. &c.
It's so simple that . child can comprehend II, and
know the g why and wherefore " Of IT, Sewing Ma.
chine may be used for years and the operator hardly
knows how the stitch Is made.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

He lead an extra OF the Courier Office, reporting
the fall of Washington City. Our informant
conversed with many paro!ed prisoners OF EiekS-
buyg-and their statement was almost geAsrat
that the want Of supplies was the canse OF tie
capitnaton, the garrison having lived oh MULE
meat for some time. Mr.. McC. also saw and
conversed with two of the Port Hudson soldiers,
which was surrended on the 9Th and was also
starved out. A fearful responsibility rests some
yAllere for as we have remalked before, moaths
and nlonths have passed, when with plenty OF
provisions, plenty OF boats to carry then and
the rivers open, not pound Of supplies OF any
kind was sent from here either to Nlcksburg or
Port Hudson. As to the situation here perhaps
the least said the better, but as we have stcne-
wall to protect as We ought NOT to despasss
The Alexandria Democrat of the.22d says. il
relation to the capture Of Washington City:
Hundreds Of paroled prisoners from Vicksburg
have passed and are hourly passing through Gar
town on their way home. Among them young
Williams member of Capt. Hatchs company,
of this Parish reports that in Vcksburg. he saw
and read full accounts in Northern papers, OF the
capture Of Washington City by the forces under
Gen Lee, and thegentre destruction OF all the
public buildings and property i'll the city. Ipr-
ther that it was the common topic OF conversation
oamong the Yankees, aud they freely admitted
that Nleksburg was poor barter ior their Capital.
g ''Per contra, returned soldier, named Craig,
from the same place, belonging to a Texas regi-
ment, reports exactly the same thing, except that
the captured city was Philadelphia instead of
Washington 1t is well to add that many others
report the certain capture Of the latter &ace.
ITO give endorsement and credence to the
Washington City capt,sEe. we will say that we
saw and conversed witks an elderly and respect
able soldier from Vicksburg who, willie at the
Vidalia House, opposite Natchcz, overhead sew
'eral Yankee officers remark: that did but the
Rebels know the good news i'll store for them,
they would cease hanging their heads so low
for the fall of Vicksburg
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
NOTICE.

ggyHE undersigned, C. S. Deposiary, is autho.
-A lied by the Secretary of the Treasury
issue stock certificates in exchange tor Treasur,
notes, now i'll circulation, said certificates bearing
interest at seven per cent per annun from dat
slad will be exchanged for Stocks q Yonls d
soon as they are received from Richmond.
Holders of Treasury notes bearing date pnrr
to 1st December 1862, will lose the privilege
exchanging them for Bonds from and after Ii,
1st August 1863.
Holders of the two years Treasury notes will
have the privilege of funding them 1ntil 4.
lst August 1868, in stock certificates bearing
interest at eight per cent per annnm,
oHolders Of Treasury sotes bearing date sub.
sequent to LIST December 1862, after the lsto;
August 1868 will have the privilege Of exchsng.
ing them for four per cent only.
Office hours from 9 A. NJ. to 2 P. NJ
A. DESMARE,
Confederate States Depostary
Opelousas July 25th 1868. %, 2l-lt
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

1--WE send the present number to all the
subscribers of the Courier, and would request
them to peruse our new conditions and return
their paper if they are not willing to receive it.
Those who will keep this number will be con-
sidesed as continuing their subscription. 1t is
only after having tried for two years to keep up
at old prices that we now arc obliged, by the
force of circumstances to change our serlns. We
hope our patrons will no. find our conditions too
high as compared with some of cur confreres.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

ment first arranged the plans for the seizure OF
the gnard and vessel; and after having coInmu-
lcated their designs to some twenty-five OF their
fellow prisoners, all from New Oseans, it was
agreed upon that each guard azould Es sur
rounded by three men, and, upon given signal
"a blast of the whiStle--the guard should be
orarpowered and thejr mnsheGs taken from
them.
AS all were anxiously awaiting the signal Of
deliverance, a gunboat hove i'll sight, and tor
whG@ the last hopes Of the brave captives
seemed to be lost But shortly the gunboat
changed her course, and as she stood away
eight bells were struck, which the party mis-
taking for a change in the preconcerted signal,
acted on the moment and, after short scuthe,
the guard were overpuwered, and IN their tnrll,
became prisoners. The Lieutenant of the guard,
Dorsey by name, appeared and inquired into the
| cause OF the noise, when judge McGowan spoke
mp and informed him that a change had taken
place in the condition Of those on board that he,
Dorsey, w&s "a prisoner. SEEING that struggle
would have been rash, he calmly surrendered
without Offering any remarks
4 quad was at once placed over the engineer,
the course Of the vesse@ changed, and at night
the party landed al point the surrounding
coast, whence, after nunGGpus hair-breath e.
capes, which. ii themselves. would furnish ma
teIIials for whole Odyssey, they finally reached
our lines i9to Which thry w.:r, guided by Capt.
Saunder!in and Lieut.. Gordon OF the Currituck
and Pasguoank GuerrilIas. The conduct Of the
North Caroliniars On their entire journey was
hospitable and symrathizing
Tie most interesting feature Of the affair was
that the who'll. boat crew, officers, guard and all
were duly paroled by Size escaping prisoners,
pledgng til, il word of honor not to give any in
formation of what had occurred until they had
reached their place Of destination; but, Yankee
like, hardly had they iurued their backs upon
the captives, than they were steaming back to
Norfolk 10 give alarm. But, fortunately, s&eir
designs Were toiled by an All-Wise Providence.
NOTE TO THE EEADGE.-Captain Z. w.
Fuller, formerly commander Of the gunboat y.
A. Cattou.' hut more recently OF the Queen Of
the West says Dame Rumor,' did not effect
his escape, he being sick at the time. He in
formed his broher officers OF his protracted Ill
ness. being at the same time very weak, and, in
any attempt, on his part, 10 Try and effect an es
cape to ''Dixin" with them, he might be the
criterion by which the great master stroke OF
theirs III making good tsssir escape might be
| toed, and concluded to remain nn board and
Share the saIa3 tate OF q prisoner. BY the nom
appearance Of Captain Nl.lsI's name in the
above list Of esaape,. Confederate ofiscers. We
judge that ':Dane llumug" saust he about right.
Died--ln tlis town On ,Ae I'D inst, Mr.. AL
GUsFE II. PgnaAULF, aged about 80 years.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
rHH MHW 8

We make the following extracts from the
Alexandria Sentinel, of the 18th:
IL The only news we can get now comes
through the medium of travellers private letters.
Through both these sources we learn that Gen.
Lee, with his victorious army, has at length
driven the enemy from Washington City, and
is probably by this time once more in possession
of his mansion OH Arlington Heights. If this
rumor be correct it is certainly enough to banish
all gloom from our minds in consequence of Off
disasters in this quarter. The conquest Of the
Federal Capital will more than compensate for
our losses. In the eyes Of all Europe it will be
viewed as the conquest Of the North, and they
will act accordingly.
The report OF Lees great victory at Martins.
burg il fully confirmed, and, according to North
ern accounts their loss in killed, wounded, and
prisoners is 10000. 1t would seem that in this
terrible battle, the boodiest of the war, Eookers
army was completely annihilated. SO that now
our forces have no enemy to oppose them in
their triumphant march.
The .Federals have landed at Natchez with z
transports, and taken formal possession of the
city. This is certainly a wonderful feat on their
part, when they might have done the same thing
any time during the war. From Port Hudson
we learn that Banks is in high glee over the re-
duction of the Fort, and is determined to end
the war at once. He has sent all the prisoners
to New Orleans, and says he will allow no more
exchanges.
We understand that the gunboats commenced
an attack on Fort Beauregard on "Wednesday
morning, and that the fight continued during
the days with what result the bombardment
Was attended we have not yet learned
A report has also reached here that Harris
burg, Pa, has boen taken by the Confederates
with IS,e6o prisoners. We have seen and con-
versed with Mr.. McCown, engaged in the Con-
federats service, who left Natclez on Monday
last. Ms. McC. states that Federal transports
landed body of troops, estimated at from to-
6,e0o, and took possession Of the City Of Bluffs
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
TEE opELoUsAs COURIER,
Published on Saturday by Joel H. Sandoz.
s CONDlTs OES:

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settle up all arrearages.
Advertisements will be inserted at twenty-five
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All the advertisements will be inserted ID
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convenient to discontinue the publication.
no advertisements q subscription will b
stopped until all arreaTages are paid, unls
at the option of the publisher.
Twenty-Five dollars in advance will invariabs
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for eHsce.
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State oE louisiana.

District coHrt-Parssh Of st. Laadyy--No. 94I2.
i. NAsTAsIE sAvoIE, of the Parish of St.
&A Landry, Administrative of the Estate OF
John IL. Maggie, deceased, late Of the Parish of
ST. Landry, having filed Tableat Of the affairs
of said Estate, accompanied by petition pray.
ing that the same may be homologated;-And
whereas the prayer Of said petition has been
granted by an order OF Court dated April 10,
1863
Therefore. notice is hereby given to al in.
terested to make opposition. if any they baye, in
writing atmy office. within thirty days from the
date of the present notice. why said Tableau
should not be homologated, the Aiministrat,ix ix
discharged from all further liabilities and her
bond cancelled.
A. GARRIGUEs, Clerk.
Opsleugas, July rs. 1868.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

w. There will be an auction of Government
goods, captured from the Yankees when we re-
took the Bay, which will take place on the 3rd
of August at New Iberia The gools comprise
principally 1900 dress patterns of caicoes, fancy
muslin, delaines, popins, english berages, french
jaconets, brilliantines, $50 silk and berage man
tilas, ladies & ehildrens shoes, spool cotton, &c
Ladies will be in attendance, and no boubt there
will be pretty serious skirn1ishes between purses
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
War Department, Richmond, May 9, 1853.
EXCHANGE NOTICE No. S.


YsHE following Confederate officers and men
u have been duly exchanged and are hereby
SO declared
/. All officers and men who have been deiv.
cred at City Point at any time previous to May
6, 1863.
2. All officers captured at any place before
the LIST of April 1868, WHO nave been released on
parole.
3. All men capture II. North Carolina or Viz.
ginia before the Ist of March, 1868, who have
been released OH parole,
A. The officers and men captured ard paroled
by Gen. S. P. Carter, in his expedition to Eas.
Tennessee in December last.
S. The officers and men captured and parcled
by Lieut.. Col. Stewart at Van Buren,. Arkansas,
January 25th, 1863 by Col Diekev, in Drcenl.
Der, 1868, in his march to the Mobile and Uhia
Railroad and By Capt. Cameron at Corinth,
Miss, in December 1862.
6. The officers aud men paroled at O1fort,
Mississippi. on the 23d Of December 1862. 4,
Desark. Arkansas, on The 7th of January, Is6aa,
and at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the 234 Of
February, 1863
T. All persons who have Deen captured on tho
sea, and the waters leading to the same. or upon
the sea coast or the Confederate or Uuitrd Stats,
at any time previous to December l., 1862
+. All civilians who have been arrested at any
time before the 9th OF May, 1868, and released
on parole. are discharged from any and every
obligation contained in said parole. IF any such
person has taken any oath of allegiance 10 the
United States, or given apy bond, OF if his 1s.
lease was accompanied with any other conditioa
he is discharged from the same.
9. If any person embraced in any of the fore.
going sections or in any section of any previou,
Exchange Notice, wherein they are declared
Exchanged, are in any Federal prison, they are
to be immediately released and delivered TO tho
Confedelats authorities.
ROBERT OULD.
Agent Of Exchange.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

Through the obliging kindness of some
gentlemen of the Parish of St. Mary we are en-
abled to resume to-day the publication Of our
paper which the Federals have interrupted when
they arrived in our Town, in April hst by
taking away the materials, presses, type and all.
Although We print but diminutive sheet at
present, we hope soon to be able to adopt the
old size of the Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
State of Louisiana.

State of Louisiana.
District coHrt-Par;sh Of St. Landry-.To. 94I5.
FRANCOIS C. DEVILLIERs, of the Parish
-aA of St. Landry, Administrator of the Estate
of Divine Hollier. deceased wife of VALERIE Roy,
also deceased, in community with said Y. Roy,
having filed Tableau of distribution among tho
heirs of said Estate, accompanied by petition
praying that the same may be homologated;-
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of Court dated July
%, 1868.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all in.
terested to make opposition, if any they have, in
writing at my Office, within thirty days from tho
date of the present notice. why said Tablsau
should not be homologated
A. GARRIGUES, Clerk
Opelousas, July 25, 1863
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

We are panied TO learn the death of jacques
Dupre, eldest son of Hon. Lucius j Dupre, who
died at Vicksburg on the Cd July. He joined
the army before having attained his 18th year.
and was naturally of delicate constitution.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
DR.. James 4. Mcmillan,

HAVING permanently fixed his dotnici at
A& Pointe aux Loups, will exercise his pross
sion in that portion of the Parish of St. Landry
He has also opened Drug Store fer the eenve
nience OF the inhabitants of the neighborhood.
Pointe aux Loups, July 25th 1863. tt.
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i.isasa q !. u. s:......saH.

s1satEl9 @ !, "a. E-all&.
District coart-ii'aFisb q. St Leadfg-Eo. 9416.
T0sEPII ROY, Ct the PARISH q ST. Landry,
e. Adnlf.isttaE6r 0E the E.ssate N valiere Roy,
deceased, late Of the Parish Of St Landry,
having filed Tabcau OF distribution Of the
funds OF said Estate, accompanied by a petition
praying that the same may be homologated;--
ind whereas, the prayer Of said petition has
been granted by ali order Of Court dated July
~, 1868.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all in
terested to make opposition. if any they have, in
writing at my Office. within thirty days from the
date Of the present notice, why said Tableau
should not be homologated
4. GARRlGUEs, Clerk.
Opalousas, July %, 1863.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
A Battle and Confederate Victory at
Jackson, Miss.

e We see by the Louisiana Democrat of the 22d
tha. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had a battle at
Jackson on the 18th, and that he whipped Gen.
Grant, killing and wounding $4,000 of his men,
and taking 5000 prisoners. We also captured
between 45 and so pieces Of artillery. All the
prisoners who were brought to jackson freely
admit the capture of Washington by Gen. Lee.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

@TWe call the attention of the public to an
advertisement of Mr.. A. Desmare, which we
publish elsewhere, Those who have Confederate
notes will consult their interest by investing
them in certificates bearing interest See the
proposition.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
For Secretary Of State.

B We are authorized to announce that Mr..
EDWARD R. EAsTIN3 is candidate for Sec
resary Of State, at the election Of November
next. e July 25th 1868.
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25
Auction Sale.

IN SATURDAY, 25th July 1868, will be sold
" at public auction, at the Post Office in Opel
ousas, . lot Of Dry Goods, such as Calicoes,
gottoas, Musins, CEgandits, &c, &c.
- ALSO
A lot Of Boots, S'lors, HAS, t1c., &C, &c.
Opeousas, Jnly 25th 1853. 2l-1t
The Opelousas courier., 1863-07-25

We make the following extracts from the
Alexandria Sentinel, of the 18th:
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.4TTRNTTON!
TO ALL WHOM IT May CONCERN.

THE undersigned being a regularly ''li-
ceused Auctioneer,n hereby offers his SER
vices as such, TO all who may feel disposed
TO give him call His great experience
in Ise business, will enable him to render
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lime he cautions all Acioneers. not liceus-
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fixed by the u S will surely be i'm mposed,
and the law carried out TO lis full extent
All persons desiring TO obtain my services,
will please inform me 10 tha, effect before
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