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Parishes. Towns. Dates
bossier, Bellevue, Jan. 25th, 26th.
Claioorne, 9llnden, % 28th. 29th.
Homer, Feb Ist, I'd.
Union, Farmersyille. Feb 4tb 9Th ca,
Morehouse, d Bastrop, Feb 9th, 10th, 1lth.
ifanklln, Winnsborough, Feb Is, l6, II
ouachlta, Monroe, Feb 20, %, 23d.
Jackson, Vernon, Feb 25, 26, 9th,
Benville, Sparta March Tst od 81
Desoto, Mansfield, Jan 25th, 26th.
SABINE, Many, Jan 2S, 80 30th.
Natchitoches, Natchitochcs, FEB 2d. Sd.
Canpte, Feb 5th, 9th
Rapides, Huddlestop. Feb 9th 1ob
Catalonia, Harrisonbure. Feb he; 7s f1,sN - 10
Caldwell, Columbia, Feb q, % % -o'
Wihn' Winfield, Feb 26th, 27th.
st. Maurice, Feb 90, March l,
Avoyelles Marksville. Feb 1st "a -
Point Couree, Court House, Feb 5th 6tb
iloervle, 10 Kosedale. Feb 9th, 10fh
,St. hartln. st MaHinsville, Feb IS, Is.
Lafayette, lerulillionville, Feb Il, Is.
yermillion, Abbeville, Feb 90, 22d.
ST. Landry, Opelousas. Feb e5. 26 o. 90
Gaicasieu, Lake Charles. March 18th, 5tf. |
Nihletts Bluff, March 9TH.
sa go c. 3. NOTTINGHAM, N. D.
s4sas- A. T. CLARKE, NJ. d..
IS. W. A. HARDY, Asst. Surg, P. A.C.S.
Board of Exarnining Surgeons,
Conscript District La
Shreveport, Jan. IA, 1864. EJan 3o-43.3t
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Lieut.. Gen. L. KIRBY SMITH.
S. S, ANDERSON. a. A. Gen.

pERSONS having in their possession such
"a' arms and accoutrements, will immediately
forward them to my Headquarters in OpelousaS
hope that the response to this call, for Govern.
ment arms. now lying useless in the hands Of tb.
citizens of this Parish, vii! be prompt Every
one is needed to put into the hands Of the brave
men now battling for your hearths and firesdes
". G. MORRELL, Capt c. s. 4.
ana Enrolling officer, Parish Of St. Landrr.
Jan. lG, 1854.
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EY Could the Louisiana Democrat eyn1ain
why its Washington bundle reaches its destina-
ton on Wednesday without that of our town?
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HEADQUARTERS ENROLLING OFFICER
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
Opelousas. January 81, 1864.

Opelousas, January o. 1864
FE9HE attention Of all those subject to Con-
= seription, who claim exemption. on account
OF physical disability, is called to the following
General Orders, from Headquarters Conscyipt
District La
W. C. MORRELL, Can't.
and Enrolling Officer Parish ST. Landry.
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For VLRGINrA.-Capt. A. Perrodin, Of the
10th Reg't. La. Volunteers. will leave Opelousas
about the 4th of February, and will take charge
ol letters for Virginia. Leave them at the store
Of jules Perrodin, Opeousas.
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Public Sale,


Estate Of Euavjn II. Smith.
7EVHE public are hereby informed that there
T. will he ssld by the undersigned Auction
eer, at public sale, to the last and highest bidder,
at the residence of e 3. Smith, on Plaque
mine Brulee, on
Saturday. 5th March nezt, 1864.
The following described property. belonging to
the Estate of said Edwin NJ Smith, deceased
to wit:
a. Small 7 Plantation,
i'll situated in Bellevue, parisl, of ST. Ian
5xt dly, joining that of Mrs. Widow Jean T.
Richard, measuring about 94 superficial arpents
OF land, together with all the buildings and IN
pr0vements thereon erected.
Plantation implements;
Household furniture;
Horses; Cows;
A branding iron
4 surveying Compass and chain;
4 lot Of books and many other ar
tcIes the enumeration of which would be too
tedious.
Terms and Conditions:-An adjudieatons of
ten dollars and unde3 payable cash; all adiudica-
tons upwards of ten dollars payable in one, two
and three years credit from the day Of sale: |
Purchasers furnishing their notes with good and |
solvent security in solido, to the satisfaction OF
whom the right; said notes made payable to the
order and at the domicil Of the administrator of
said Estate, and bearing interest at eight per
cent. PEI annum from time due until paid And
the land remaining specially mort
ragged unto said Estate until full and entire pay
nert of capital and the interests which may ac-
RTE thereon.
JOHN r. SMITH.
Auctioneer.
Opelousas. January 50, 1864.
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O P e l. O U s. a s /:
SATURDAY, So: JANUARY 30, 1864.

20 Persons who have been indebted to us for
years back will remember that we take Confed-
crate notes at par in payment of old as well as
new debts, and would be very glad if they would
ct ne and settle their accounts in this way. Ad-
'nlnistrators of Estates, we perceive, very often
forget 70 pay the printer
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Cotton interest coupon Bonds

am authorized by the Secretary OF the Treas,
A@ ury to issu', Certificates for Bonds Of 81 ,600
payable IN Coin IN 20 years, Interest payable an
nualiy IN Com or Cotton At tht: rate nt six p.nre
sterling or l24 per pound for New Orleans Mil
llngs, to b" delivered at one OF our seaports. III.
price OF the Bonds has been adjusted at 81 rpr
cent premium at which rate offer thrrn. thai is
Tor every $3.50 paid i'll, give certificate IRA
bond OF $1,000, one-half the amount to be maid
in notes issued prior to April 1862,
A. DESMARE.
o..,,. - {. $. DeposaQry.
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!. aHE SEA- parson, reading the funeral ser
wee at the grave, forgot the sex of the deceased
and asked one of the mourners, an Eneralder,
rs shls ? brother or a sisterl'' "Neither," re-
Piled Pat, "only cousin
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Opelousas. January so, 1864.
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the following described property. belonging to
the Estate of said Edwin M. Smith, deceased
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g, RANAWAY from the undersigned, es
- T. on the night of the 9th ult., five miles "a
. u from Lloyd's bridge, on the Burrs .A
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4 mechanic having taken new apprentice,
aWoke him the first morning at a very early hour,
by calling out that the family were sitting down
to the table. sThank you" said the boy. as he
turned over in bed to adjust himself for a new
nap thank you, but never eat any thing during
, 1864-09-23

EDS. STATEsMAN:--I have heard it stated pub
licly on the street that the enrolling officer for
this county has obtained over nine hundred
names of persons subject to the draft, and that
many persons have been enrolled who are not
residents of this county. Further, that some of
the "boys' boast that they have been enrolled
twice, Now if this is so, it is unfair; for in case
of draft the county will have to fill its quota
according to the enumeration of the enrolling
officer. The town and county is at present full
of persons who are temporarily sojourning here
and they should not be enrolled as residents of
this county, Six months hence, they will be
scattered throughout the mining regions and
then if draft should be made the few remain
ing ones will have to ell the quota as if they
were all here to take their chances. The vote
of the county this year was only 626, and of this
number there must be a considerable portion
who are exempt by being over age. Those who
come under the age of voters will probably not
ecxeed those who go over The question, I in
sist, needs alitte attentions for one, do not wish
to be compelled to answer for more than my own
name in case of draft. If there are nine hun
dred on the list there are probably two or three
hundred more than should be there. Will the
enrolling officer enlighten the public in regard
to this matteC Z ia 1ua-gu1 EsQUmBRq bio.
, 1864-09-23

Washington dispatch of the 18th says the
draft has been ordered to commence in Ohio and
other States where the quotas have not been filled
by the 10th.
Parke Benjamin died in this city last night
aged 54r
The Charleston Courier of the Sd has strong
articles againsta cessation of hostiities in which
it says the North is much in need of men to
strengthen its armies and the war power; yetthe
same issue contains an article which closes as
follows
War contains in itself every woe and calamity
that mOrtals groan under. With it comes be-
reavement and pOvertyj disease, death, rapine,
devastation, extOrtiOn, murder and crimes of ev-
cry description, it is woes in every shape and
size. May the God ofpeace speedily lift up the
light of his countenance upon us and grant us
peace
New York, Sept. 14.--The Washington Union
of the 10th, says Greeley has again entered into
correspondence with Sanders, assuring him that
Commissioners will be quickly SENT if desired
by Clay and Holcon1b, to Richmond to negotiate
for peace without conditions precedent
The Richmond Enquirer of the 8th has a
marked editorial in which it looks for peace-a
lasting peace-on Calhoun's doctrine that
the executive department of the. Federal Govern
ment should repose intwo parts instead of one.
The Tribune's special Washington correspon-
dent says, Col. Dana, of the 18th Pennsylvania,
has just returned from under fire at Charleston.
He reports that Sumter is rapidly settling and it
is believed that in very short time the water
will enter the lower embrasures. The fact that
this fertilization was erected upon quite thin
point of land is well known to our engineers
Portland Me-, Sept. l3.-There is majority
of 7 III for the Union party in 81 towns: a gain
of 684 over last year. 95 towns give Congress
siOnal Union majority of 8, l68. This vote in
cludes little over four-tenths of the Safe. The
total Congressional Union majority is from 10 :
600 to 10000 The Counties are all undoubted-
ly Republican. Senators, county officers and
representatives stand about the same as last
year; 124 Union to 26 opposition
The amendment to the Constitution permitting
soldiers to vote will be carried almost unani-
mOusly.
Burlington, Vt, Sept l3.-Returns from 1872
towns puts Smiths majority at l5,848. Returns
from 23O towns show the election to be 23l Union
and 20 Democratsinth the House ofRepresentatiyes
and the Senate is unanimously Union.
, 1864-09-23
To Iohn H. Pnne

XTOU are hereby notified that SHALL on the 4th
u day Of October, A. D. 1854 apply to the Regis
ter and Receiver of the Land Office at Vancouver,
w. T.. to be permitted to enter, under the Home
stead Act, tire tract of land entered by yOu as a
homestead the l7th day Of July, A. d. 1868. to-
wit: The VIZ of the n Ell and the VIZ of the s.
E7( of section No..22, in township No. North of
range 33 east of the Willamette meridian. You arc
further notified that on the 1st day of October
A. D. 1864, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. shall proceed to
take the depositons Of witnesses. before B. n Sex
ton Clerk of the District Conrt at his Office in Wal
la Walla w. IT, the said dispositions to be submitted
to said Register and Receiver proof of your aban-
dOnment of the above described tract of land for
more than six months at one time and thus forfeited
your right to the same.
i,r o.-.r.F BENJAMIN, F! TURRELL.
Dated wala Walla, W. T., September 16, 1864 wS
, 1864-09-23

As it is contended by many persons that Mr..
Lincoln7s reelection depends upon the vigor
in which he prosecutes the war and the military
success the war will now, most certainly be
conducted with the utmost vigor- Abraham
ought now to be able to crush the rebellion in
short order, if it is possible for him to doit.
New CoNsTITUTIoNs.-Th Maryland Constitu-
Annapolis since May last, adjourned on the 9th
of this month; the new Constitution will be sub
mitted to the people on the 18th of October.
A new Constitution for Louisianawa adopted
on the 9th inst, 3t ts9g.s a-E
, 1864-09-23

OREGON SENAToR-The Senatorial contest in
Oregon, is over, Judge Williams was elected
on the third ballot, over Pearne, his nearest
competitor, by handsome majority, Williams
is elected for six years term in the u S. Sen
ate As his forte consists in turning rapid po-
litical somersqults and keeping on the best of
terms with whatever party happens to hold the
reins of power, he may find occasion in the
course Of few months to 'fop over" again,
from an Abolitionist to a Democrat
, 1864-09-23

Maine and Vermont have, as usual, gone Re
publican. But why should they not give Re-
publican majorities 1t is to the interest of the
New England States to support the measures of
the Administration party. They are making
money out of the war. Their manufactures are
in a more prosperous condition than ever
before. The wealth of the country Is steadily
accumulating in the hands of New England
capitalists But while New England accumu-
lates wealth from the operations of the war,
other sections accumulate poverty. Conse-
quently, New England supports the war and is
enthusiastically in favor of the Administration,
because it brings money into her Golfers The
Middle and Western States, though strongly
Union, would like to close up the war on the
basis Of the Constitution and the Union, as soon
as possible, as well from patriotic as prudential
motives; and hence the latter States are rapidly
growing Democratic. But New England does
not rush her citizens into the federal army SO
enthusiastically. And that is what tests her pa
triotism. She desires the war to continue, for
its continuance adds to her wealth, but she
would like the other States to do all the fight
ing Her white citizens are 10th to 90 into the
army and so she resorts to the expedient of
measurably filing her quotas with colored
s-hypocritically insisting that they make
the best of soldiers.
, 1864-09-23

GOOD DEMOCRATIC ELEcTIoNEERs The Repub-
lican journals are all doing good service, in an
electioneering way for Mcclellan. By seeking
to njure him in the eyes of peace men-profes-
sing that they ''can't see how such vote for
him, - and asserting (falsely) that his principles
are just the kind they themselves have been com
tending for-they are only furnishing the thous-
ands of Democrats who have been acting with
their party pretext upon which to return to
their "frst love- Just as Lfncoln's acts have
been the very kind desired by jeff Davis and
the leaders of the rebellion for dividiag the North
and uniting the South, SO, now, his party leaders
are doing all that Democrats could wish to unite
the Democratic party and divide their own. A
few months ago Mcclellan was, in their eyes,
an ''arch traitor" and "opposed to the success
of the war;" but now just to split the peace party
they see in him man who will prosecute it vigo-
rously and regardless of all platforms and pro-
fessions If we had dictated policy for them
to pursue to insure a Democratic triumph, we
could not have thought Of a better one than the
plan they have adopted; not that We think those
who are leaving their party are doing so from a
misunderstanding of McClellan's principles and
platform but because it farnislies them, as bovc
stated a'pretext," or apology, for leaving the
party into which, from mistaken notions of duty.
they have been .dupcd. FiOe la Republican,
Democratic elecdoneefs
, 1864-09-23
Sealed Proposals.

w Council Chamber on Tuesday evening IS SEPT. rlto
9Th, 1864, for The erection Of Bulkhead, extend
ing from the upper Corner of the Main street Bridge
to the Bulkhead Of Messfs. Lynch s. Nissan; to be
constructed in accordance with plans and specifica-
tons which may be seen at the store of Messrs.
ohlhautf & Guichard. Also for repairing the apron
fsaid bridge and filing up and grading the street
from the bukhead back to center Of the street, Sin
sic bids for both jobs will be entertained Estimates
to be made at coin rates or its equivalent.
BY order of the City Council.
WalIa Walla, W 7. Sent 23d 1861
, 1864-09-23

FROM THE Pen D ORE1LLE.A Mr. Richards an
old miner, returned this week from what is
called the "Simeaketeen," at the crossing of
the Pen d'Oreille River Numbers of miners
bound for the New 81 Dorado -Kootenai-con-
tinued to pass the Ferry at that point. He met
several pack-trains this side Of the Spokane,
going to Kootenai. The Ferry (Simeaketeen, J
is about5O miles from Antoine Plante s, making
it 200 miles from Walla Walla. Mr. VIM.
Hines keeps store att the ferry, and party of
men from the lower Pen d'OfsiEle were at his
store last week, to purchase provisions 1t was
supposed they had struck paying mines above
the mouth of the river, but they declined to
give any information to what they were do
ing.
, 1864-09-23
HOW cUDDY WAS ROBBED.

Lastnightwa the time of greatest excitement,
however, for the irrepressible Cuddy got started
in little private 'muss," wherein, to show his
wealth, he boasted Of how much gold he had
and exhibited a sack of dust, as evidence
But afterwards, some one rushed into his cabin.
told the man he (Cuddy) had employed there
that Cuddy was killed and cut to pieces; which
story so appealed to the sympathies of the old
man that he rushed out to the saloon to see the
catastrophe, whereupon the "confdence man"
went into the cabin, thus deserted, and walked
off with about seven thousand dollars Of Cud-
dy's boasted, golden wealth.
We are all now in expectation of something
new turning up, daily aia I'D .5lt
Yours truly, aa
o w. w JOHNSON
, 1864-09-23

ROAD SUPERvIsoR.-Mr w P. Horton has been
appointed, by the Commissioners Road Super
the roads this week, repairing the bridges at the
old government mill race and on Mill creek, be-
low town and at the slough near Mr.. Roberts
place, above the town.
, 1864-09-23
Diss oluti on Of Copartnership.

TEHHE copartnershlp heretofore existing between
4 James Conlon and j. Reyanaugh in the Black
smitling business, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent All debts due the firm and all debts against
1t will be collected and paid by James Conlon who
will continue the business at the old stand.
JAMES CONLON.
]. REYANAUGH.
Walla Walla W. T., Sept. 2l, 1864. 4lw4
, 1864-09-23
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DlED:

Waiter Henry son 5 Of WIKI and "a Agnes Gasofd, o
aged years and mouths.
GETZLER-In Virginia City, N. IT, Aug. 2lst of
disease of the heart, Frederick W. Getzler, aged
SO Years. ID aff JIG .r..-. i-.-y
, 1864-09-23
Jig ar and Notion store


ID ENG DESIR0US Of leaving the country, on
1D account of falling health l offer my Cigar,
Fruit and Notion Store for sale. The goods will be
sold at cost. The stand-between Brown Bros g
Cos and Thbodo Bro's--is one Of the best in the
city and is doing good paying business
Apply soon, to JOHN SKAITH.
WaIIa WaIIa, Sept o, 1861.
, 1864-09-23

GEN. GRANTS PoTITIos.-Some pretend that
Gen. Grant never was strictly party man. This
is not so. Gen. Grant has always been firm
Democrat. In 1856 he was an out and out Old
Hunker Democrat, and as ardent an abolition
hater as there was north of Mason and Dixon's
line. He was member of the National Demo-
cratic Convention which nominated Buchanan
and voted every time for the hardshell delega-
ton from New York. And those who are inti-
mate with Gen. Grant and his views now assure
us that he hates aboItionism as intensely as
eyer.-JoiJet (IU.) Signal.
Gen. Grant has voted but twice He was a
citizen of Missouri, and voted for Claib Jackson,
for Governor He voted for Buchanan for Pres
ident. He moved from Missouri to Galena Ill
inOis. He was enthusiastic Douglas man and
expected to vote for him. but when the election
came off he had not been in the State year,
and thus lost his vote That he "hates aboli-
tionism as intensely as ever" is Undoubtedly
true, and it is not impossible that he may yet be
the means of giving the object of his hate its
eternal death blow.-Qancy (IH.) Herald
, 1864-09-23

Nor DIscoNTINUED.-Mr MoCrary, Postmaster
at Auburn contradicts reinstatement published
in the dispatches short time ago that the post
Office at that place had been DISCONTINUED
, 1864-09-23

CosT OF THE WILLAMETTE RALRoAD.-Mr. J. A.
Curley, Civil Engineer, in giving report of
practicable railroad line from the Calapooia
mountains q to Portland, estimates that the
cost of such line will be $4951 ,49l
, 1864-09-23
MARRIED

ALDERSON- BEATTY In Po Itland, Oregon, on
the l4th ins tant, by Rev +. S. Catrey, MI. d. b..
Anderson, of Idaho City, l. T., to Mrs. Clara
Beatty, of Multn omah county, Oregon.
HOON-FAY At the residence Of David Burt, on
the goth inst. by Rev. P B. Chamberlain, Mr..
Philip Hoon and Sarah Jane Fay.
, 1864-09-23

a Rich PocKET.-A party of men working on
the Wills and Knight quartz ledge at Eagle
Creek, came upona "pocket," one day lastweek,
from which they took two thousand dollars.
, 1864-09-23
Nnfice.

A NY ONE HAVING BkOOM-CORN TO SELL
"a can find purchaser BY applying to
j. F. WOOD.
Walla Walla, Sept. %, 1864 lw
, 1864-09-23
BIRCHS

MCAULIFF-In this city the 18th September, to
the wife of JAS McAulif, a
Where's the enrolling officer?
, 1864-09-23


lieved the word confederate, - in the resolu-
tion of Governor Hunt ofNew York, introduced
in the Chicago Convention was an interpola-
ton We were right. Governor Hunt did not
introduce resolution proposing an adjustment
upon the basis of the Constitution of the Con-
federate States, as the lying, loyal telegraph re-
ported. Here is that part of the resolution to
which we refer, as it appeared in the OregoRiah'8
dispatch and which was copied into all the pa
pers in the State: ave are in favor of an arm
istice, earnest and honorable efforts to adjust
terms of settlement and union upon the basis of
the Constitution of the Confederate States etc.
Here it is as published in the Marysvlle Appeal,
an intense Abolition paper, which takes it from
the dispatch of the Sacramento Uuion, another
Abolition paper .ou l.ao
''We are in favor Of armistice and earnest
and honorable efforts to adjust terms of settle
ment and Union on the basis of the Constitu-
ton of the United States.7 ~
Some of the loyal Abolition papers of the
State called the attention of their readers, edi-
torially to the resolution as they had it. The
change was made by some operator in Oregon
or by the 0reaonian, as it does not appear in the
California papers. Whoever he was we will
warrant he was loyal to the core and was try
ing to serve his master by this dirty ie,--Orc-
gon arena. 2n
We take our Eastern News from the Oregoni-
ans dispatches and consequently published the
resolution as it appeared in that paper. Our
readers will have to rely upon their own iudg-
ment in order to discriminate in regard to the
truth or falsity of the dispatches. We cannot
expect much unadulterated truth to come over
the wires these election times, especially as the
dispatches pass through so many loyal hands
al Val, 4 e
ever got the power into their own hands, they
would change and make laws to suit themselves
and finally bankrupt and deluge the country
with blood. Now that the Abolitioni8ts have
got the telegraph lines in their own hands, they
will no doubt, change and make dispatches to
suit themselves and finally deluge the country
with lies. .-
, 1864-09-23

For MCCLELLAN.-Judge Humason, of the Dalles
has been paying our city visit this week. The
Judge has for the past two years been acting
with the so-called Union party but now he de-
lares his intention to vote for Mcclellan and
Pendleton.
, 1864-09-23

Bonfres blazed from the hill tops in San
Francisco, last evening, in honor of McClellan's
nomination for the Presidency, and there were
mpromptu gatherings of the Democracy in va
rious parts of the city to glorify over the good
news from Chicago that had come over the
wires. We neglected to state, yesterday that
the dispatch from the California delegation, an
nouncing the names of the Chicago nominees,
was read from the stage Of several theatres in
the city, and was received with the Widest en4
thusiasm. The people are for Mcclellan every
where, while the ofice-holders and Bloodsuck-
er8 are opposed to him. The people will win.
, 1864-09-23

The San Francisco Press thus speaks of the
reception that McClellan's nomination met with