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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1865-01-21
HEAD QUARTERS,
District Western Louisiana.
Alexandria, Dee. 10, 1864.

AifAaHuita, 1ec. ~, lCOr.
General Orders No Isl.
The sentence OF death. recently awarded by
Courts Martial to drserters. and executed snae,
my orders, sufficiently shows my purpose o.
dealing with men who forsake their comrades
their eolors and their country in the honr of dan
ger But to those of my command who have
been so nsled from their duty, am disposed ID
give one more opportunity Of returning to theil
colors 5zsias.
l. To those therefore who have deserted thei,
comrades prior to this date. and who voluntarily
surrender themselves to sn Officer of the Confed
crate Army before the first of February, 1865
and then proceed to rejon their proper rsm.
mands. offer pardon, So far as to assure them
that they will not be punished with death; and il
they can shew extenuafing circumstances to pal
late their crime viii be disposed to grant such
a full pardon.
2 All officers who receive deserters or absen.
tees who thus report, will forward them to their
proper commands or to the nearest Headquarters,
with written statement as evidence of the fact
that the deserter voluntarily gave himself up.
3 There viii be no relaxation in the pursuit of
deserteTs in consequence of the off.r Of pardon
above extended; but all officers are directed to
use every exertion to apprehend them and to
bring Them to Justice. Whenever they are ap-
pretended, they will be tried by Court Martial
and if found guilty will be shot to death.
The pardon is extended only to those who
voluntarily give themselves up.
4 1t must be distinctly understood that this
pardon viii not embrace any who desert after
this date: and all after reporting to an officer fail
TO ajoin their commands in a reasonable time
will forfeit The pardon extended to them.
While have no disposition to deal with un
due severity towards any, Justice TO those gallant
soldiers who in the face Of every danger and
hardship stand by their colors. requires the Sc.
verest punishment of those who shrink from
their sides in the day of trial. 1t is hoped there
fore that the amnesty above offered, will bring
back these erring men to their colors, and that
their services hereafter will be such as TO wipe
ont The stain which their past misconduct has
placed on their characters. t5
ss ss s. B. BUCKNER.
500 4as Lieut. Gen. Comd'g
Jan. IA, 1s65.-33-3t. -
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NNtfce.

EN- virtue OF an Act Of Congress of the Con
L federate States, approvefJure l.th, 1864
entitled An Act providing for the establish.
ment aud payment Of claims for d certain drscrip-
ton Of property taken or informally impressed
for the use Of the army and of al appointmen.
by the Secretary Of War, / will proceed at my
Office in Opelonsas. every day, between thr
hours Of 9 A. NJ. and p NJ, to receive and
take proof. under oath, in relation to all claims
in said district for forage. provisions cattle. sscfp
hogs, horses, mates, teams aud nagoas, heretofore
taken or informally impressed .or the use Of the
army and not yet paid for, or by bis order OF
direction express or implied fsom the use Of tie
property, etc, etc.
Parties must furnish the necessary paper so
record their ciaiIlsand tIe evidence.
HENRY l. GARLAND.
Opelousas, Jan 81, I555.-34-6t.
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HEAD QUARTERS, -.
Enrolling Officer, st. Landry Parish,
OPELoUsas. January 10th, 1868.

oEELUDSaS. ioti, LCo).
SPECIAL ORDERS No. -.
To AL whom these Orders may Concern.
7 In accordance with Par lV, Gen. Orders
L. No %, Head Quarters Trans-Mss Dept,
aud Par. III. General Orders No q. HID Quarters
Bureau of Car,scrption. all officers who have in
their employ able bodied couscIipts between the
ages of IS and 40. other than skiiful artisans OF
mechanics, after Jan. 1st. 1865, will be promptly
reported to Department Head CHARTERS tor viola
ton of said law
H. In accordance with Par VI. Special Oh
ders No 29;;, Head Quarters Conscripf D.s:itt
Louisiana. all uaassigned conscri iets elaIing tx-
emption from all s.r.lee, nr irom service III the
field, on account of -nt;,! or physical disability,
viii appear before the Board of Aetll'a! Exam
illers at Opeus;as, on the st. ID aud :s! of Feb
lor examination Those who have been here
tofnre discharged will appear i,.r rr-examinai"n-
III In obedience TO Generai Orders No. 2j.
Head @ r,rlers Bureau of ConssIipt on. planters
will make ali inmediate report, to this Office. oi
the amount Of co:;.sn they have sold to part-s
calling themselves Government agrrt,--gi.ng
tt names ot the purchasers, with the inal diSpu
stion, represented by them, mad. Of the cotton
sa# .INJ. NJ. TAYLOR.
Enrolling Officer, St. Landry Parish.
,JaTinary I4tI ist;5. 33-2t
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ESrAn affray took place in our town on Tues
dag last between Lieut.. Burns, of Baylie Wilson's
scouts. and person named Beackum, in which
the Lieutenant was shot in the abdomen; he is
in critical situation, and Beackam, who was
also wounded in the thigh, is doing better.
The cause Of all this, as is no doubt already
suspected, was superabundance of spirits
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TEE oPELoUsAs COURIER. /

TEE oPELOUSAS COURIER. a
Published on Saturday, By Joel H. Sandoz.
Owing to constant fluctuation in the relative
value Of paper.money, we shall, from the lst of
November 1864, adopt our former rates, of 1860.
Subscription. three dollars per year. payable in
advance, or $4 at the end Of the year A subs
criber wishing to discontinue must give written
notice to that effect and settle up all arrearagrs
Advertisements will be inserted at five cents
per line for each insertion; and all advertisements
sent in for publication will be inserted in english
and french (nniess otherwise ordered1 until the
editor shall Judge i. convenient to discontinue.
No subscription will be stopped until all ARE.
arages are paid, unless the option Of the edtor.
Candidates 10 public fasors win pay ten dollars
each, in advance, ifthey wish to be announced.
Confederate and other cnrrent paper-money
viii be accepted at their relative value at the time
of payment
Until further change, advertisements of the
General or Stare Government will be inserted at
the rate Of fifty cents per line, payable in Con.
fsderateor State bills. .
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FORT McALLISTER.

IRIS GEoGRAPHy-rTS sTRENGTH-ITs REsIS-
eTASCE TO NAVAL ATTACKS
The avenue Of approach, says the N. T. Times,
20 the rear of Savannah, has for three years been
guarded by Fort McAliister, powerful sand
fort, mounting 80 heavy guns en- barbette Ad.
fniral Dupont, III the spring of 1868. made two
attempts, with his formidable iron-ciad feet, to
take this fort; but after protracted lombard
naent, hiFtsd-several Of the monitors being disa-
bled in the attack. 1t would appear that Sher-
man has swung round his right wing, resting il
on the Ogeechee, and capturing the fort at the
same time
Fort. McAlisster is a very strong earthwork
Situated on the Ogeechee river, about sixteen
miles south of the mouth Of the Savannah river,
and about six miles from the mouth of Ossabaw
Sound. This part of the coast of Georgia is of
that amphibious character which marks so much
of the Southern coast In general: theraveled and
unfinished ends OF natures web. where sea and
land keep up mutual warfare. The ocean
breaks in between Great Wassaw and Ossahaw
Islands. forming Ossabaw Sound, and intde this
estuary flow the Great and the Little Ogeechee
aud the Vernon rivers. The land or rather the
marsh on each side of the 0geechssis almost a
yfear deau, certainly hardly Using foot above
the level of the river while at times it is entirely
submerged. For miles and miles on every hand
there is nothing TO be seen but these low and
level islands and inlets, covered with reeds and
rank grasses, save where Hustler vegetation has
pushed up an occasional clump Of trees called
''hummecks.h
About six miles from the mouth of Ossabaw
Sound. near where the Savannah, Albany aud
Gulf Railroad crosses tho Ogeechee, the river
juts out into promontory named Point Genesis
covered by one of these hummocks of more than
ordinary size Behind this, hidden from the
river, lies Fort McAlister, an earthwork of inn
mense strength. erectedhsby the rebels early in
the War- lis battery comEetely commands the
river.
Fort McAliis.er. which has just succonled to
an attack from the land side, had previously bid
defiance to two attacks from our naval forces -
ne hrst ct these took place nearly two years
HRgp On the 27th Of January, 1868, the moni-
yor Montaak, commanded by Captain Worden,
Ebembardsd his earthen walls for nearly six hours,
without either receiving or doing much damage.
Each appeared to be invincible against the other
The sec9td and more important attack was made
ON the Sd Of March, 1868 The vessels employed
IN this engagement were the monitors Nontank,
Passac, Patapsco and Naliant, and the gunboats
Seneca. Wissahickon and Dawn, and several
mortar schoonefs. This formidable fnrce raised
storm of shot and shell upon the fort for one
whole day, with no more damage to the rebels
than the dsrnonnting of a gun or two. Late in
the afternoon the feet was withdrawn, uniniu iured,
ard the vessels dropped down the stream, the
REBELS coming out gu the pafapets cheering
defiant adieu.
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WANTED.-- Lady made homeless by the
Nv war, wishes. to obtain permanent school
in good neighborhood. She has had long ex-
perience as Teacher-ean give the highest re-
ferences as to qualifications, &c. = @t75
Apply at the Courier Ctfics. 1}gE ,f57
December 10Th, 1864 5tss,qs..s eS-tf
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Headquarters, Consctipt District, La,
e. Shreveport, Dec. II. 1864
SPECIAL ORDERS No. 293. 1 .l

WI The Board of Medical Examiners tor
v IL. Conseripts will atc-gd at the following
places, on the days designated, fer the purpose OF
examining all unassigned coascripts claiming ex-
emption from all service, or from service i'll the
field, on account of mental or physical dlsa-
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PEL O q q a g..
SATURDAY, .l:3:5: JANUARY q, 1866.
IA The Hon C. .lH. M0UTON is candidate
for reelection for the office Of Judge of the 9Th
Judicial District, composed of the parishes of
st. Landry, Calcasieu, Lafayette and Vermilion

= EyWe regret that we cannot give our readers
any positive news relative to the positions OF the
contending armies in Tennessee and Georgia !;
the reports are so contradictory that we dare not
repeat them, for om. day we are told that sher-
man has entered Savannah, and on the next, that
1t is not taken. At another time Hood is cut to
pieces, and Immediately afterwards the Federals
are flying before him, and he establishes his Head
Quarters at Nashville. We shall soon be COM
peled to disbeliye all news we get concerning
the war and wait for more positive news.
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! The Richmond W hig of Oct. 29th saws.

The Richmond W big Of Oct. 10Th says:
Ne We're sLown yesterday evening, by re-.
turned prisoner specimen of the bread upon
which the Confederate prisoners row corffinei at
Fort Delaware, are fed-It looks for all the world
as It made of sawdust mixed with some dark
powder, and would not to all appearances, be
haif as Palatable--even to = starving man--as
the perslnr1on pone prepared by our negroes for
making beer. Such il the miserable apology for
bread sanity doled ont by the hypocrilicai am
KEGS to helpless prisoners whom the fortune of
war has placed in their custody. There would
be some excuse for them if like the South, their
territory was rayaged, their barns burned, and
their ports biockaded; but this, We regret 10 saw.
is not the case; and in the midst Of plenty they
endeavor by starvation to conquer those whom
they Gnd itifnpossible i to overcome in open and
honorable combat. For dscency's sake, lei Us
never again hear whisper of complaint ef either
the quantity Or quality Of the food allowed
NoFthern prisoners at Andssonville and Rich
nond, .s s.
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n M0tTGGe

PLANTERS having vouchers in duplicate
Il given by officers of the army in payment
of the 1.-THE Tax of 1864, will deliver them to
the Depot Agents before the expiration Of each
month, and receive from them the proper receipts.
IL. LITTELL. Gene, al Agent g
Tax in Kind, Parish of St. Landry.
Opelousas, December 3lst, IS64.-31-tf Se
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A New Paper.-The Confederate States, a
newspaper published few years ago at New
Iberia, and whose material the Yankees had
thrown to the winds, has just reappeared under
the title Of the Contederacy. John A. French,
the editor, is under the age Of conscription.
As to the editor of the Confederate States, Mr..
Burnett, lis heart failed him, and, in company
with his workman, Mr.. White, went over to the
enemy.
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Enrolling Officers will give notice III the most
public manner, throughout i..eir respective par
ishes, of the days fixed for examination, and will
require all unassigned conscripts claiming ex-
emption as above to be in attendance on TIE,
days designated. whether previously examined
or not.-The Enrolling Officers will be in atten-
dance, and will see thai each conscript who has
not been previously examined is enrolled before
examination; such as have been heretofore DIS
charged from all sergics and are pronounced by
the Board fit for field or staff duty, vii! be re-
enrolled, and disposed of as Indicated il previous
orders. The Enrolling Officers will order before
the Board for re-examination any men between
the ages of eighteen and forty Ave years detailed
on certificates of disability and assigned 10 the
Reserve Corps, whose disability they have reason
to believe has ceased to exist If pronounced by
the Board fit for field service they will be re-en-
rolled in tue class for field service.
By order of
Col E. G. RANDOLPH,
..r,u.f Comdt. Conscripts, Dist. La
GOODWILL. Capt. & Adj't.
Dec. 81. 1864 -3l-6t.
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.:asi OLD TYPE METAL, - '5es
Suitable for making shot, for sale at this Office.
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FINANCIAL 9 COMMERCIAL.

TiUasDkT ETESIEss June p, 1865
The Bcaf money martet was without decided
change to-day. soms Of the Banks report 5 good
demand for currency, but Il the sggregste the de-.
mAnd 4 n tlArgs, and for the season, when trdi-
nerfIy tAS WOOL ~intsrist alone Is sufficient to use
mariy all the currency the Banks can supply, the
l1a=kst is dali. Exchange is without nOdcAbIe
imProlsment ~ to supply, the demand keeping
! quite mp TO the amount making, and rates rule
FIRM al par buying and 4 premium selling,
The late esnsidetEbIe advances on Ansriean Sc
/ cutiass In Europe, and an INCREASED dems8d, fIom
AbiOad fr certain leading articles Of American
production, Is q more favorable sign then has been
shown for some time Of = prospective Ieiutn, at an
early day, 70 something near 3 balance In our for.
slgn trade while The gradual restoration Of trade
with the South and the prospect OF abundant hsr-
vests, gtTs assurance OF o trade activity and pros
pedy 81 homs fine most gratifying character.
dGold realized a further decline to-day, closing
ibis afkrnoon ct lsGX. The "~oornerp sought By
the bulls they viii probably hnd IL advtsabls TO
Ab4ndon. '5f A
MONEY continues very abundant in New York,
The dispatches tonight reporting Lenders Offering
freely 81 81 per cent. on call. The July payments
Of the hank, railroad and Insurance. dividends viii
lsh Iuhther iAfseiy ihersaset currency
seeking Investment.
The seysn.thirty sales in this market continue
light. Daring thO past three days the Second Ne
tlonsl Bank sold $50, goo and ths~ Commercial Ma
tionAl S46,oOO. i
The marksts East continue to decline. and ae
Of course beloved here. Wheat declined &c TO-
day. Corn is lower, bnt without salo sud nomi-
raj. Oats declined DC. Provisions are unchanged.
Butler Il In gOod request aud steady. HighEiDss
sod At St,sT1S92,OO, the inside ngnrs fore a My
barrel lot, the market closing hrnitr at theex-
tIene price. Petroleum Is In more inquiry and
steady at Gee fnrrehned in . large way and 6s97Oc
for small lois t
The following were the rsSeiPts and shipments
ct fhsP oint By Railroad. LAksnnd Canal Of lead
ing articles during the four bours ending
at HeVen O'Clock this morning.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

MR. McDERMOTT's IEcTURE.-owing 10 the
heavy rain last evening, James McDermott,
Esq., of New York, was not favored with q
very large house on the occasion of his de-
livery in ChPpin's Hall, Ofa very elaborate,
carefully prepared and eloquent lecture on
"MOnarehism, Republicanism and Fenian-
ISM" He divided his address into two
parts, first comparing and discussing at
length the two systems of government,
Monatchism and Republicsnism-taking
the governments of England and the United
States as representative polities-to the i'm
mense advantage, of course, of the latter
form and then dwelling upon the history,
purpose and claims ofthe Fenian ~Organiza-
ton.
We cannot attempt even a summary Of,
and running commentary on, his lecture
1t was able and in many points suggestive,
end, although not conclusive in several re-
spects, as we claim, deserVedt the careful at
tention which it received from his auditors
and critics.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

C~oEvENIESCE OF TIE 1905. Tho sub
seriptions to the third series of the ? 80
notes are steadily increasing, sometimes
running TO near four millions a day. The
Treasury Department is now filling all Or
ders on the day they are received, and the
country banks and other sub agents will be
able to keep a full supply on hand for the
prompt accommodation of their customers.
There is no necessity for further argument
in relation to the desirableness of this loan.
Our war expenses are nearly over, and when
We square the books, Government will need
no further loans; except as they may be
required in the future for the redemption
of such portions of those now made as it
may not suit our convenience to pay, and
these will be obtained at peace and not at
war rates. Indeed, a very large portion Of
the community ~belieVethst it will be better
for the country simply to pay the interest,
and permit the debttO remain as q capital
Ia permanent basis for the development
of our great resources. The man who has
Government bonds has practically Just as
much money as if the same amount were
in bank notes. The bonds are simply a
permanent credit-representing so much
of the national wealth, and available as
capital for any business enterprise, with
the advantage of drawing interest until
used+while the bank notes of National
Banks land we shall soon have no Other)
are but the smaller hand-tO-hand circu-
lsting representatives of the bonds, cut up
for convenience, but bearing no interest.
Thus the holder of a U. s. 7-3O note in
every practical sense has his money, and
al the same time gets a liberal interest for
it. The national debt has certainly made
tho wealth of the country available for
great practical results. It has mobiIized its
capital, and given 8 firm foundation, not
and private interesss-that require credit
on the one hand, but that security for the
people on the other, of which the country's
bonds is the best and only sufficient repre-
sentative. We understand that but about
one hundred and forty millions of the third
series of 7-3O notes remain to be subscribed
for, and our readers will remember that a
hundred millions of the second series were
taken in q single week at tho close.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

FATAI ACoIDEEr.-Henry Paskart, aPrus-
sian, was instantly killed, at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, under the following
circumstances He was in the employ Of
E. ]: Whalen, engaged in clearing up the
wreck oceasioped BY the Ere which con
sumed Mr.. WIS Forest City Cabinet Manu-
factory, No. I49 Pittsburgh street. A Chin
ney about thirty feethigh had been suffer-
ed to rsmsin standing, and the high wind
which prevailed yesterday tOppled it over
upon this workman. The chimney fell as a
tree would, and did not shelvs of. The
man was standing about twenty feet from
the base of the column, and got the full
force of the blow. He was knocked over in
the direction of the fall Of the chimney,
and his PROSTATE body was completely COW
cred with brick, mortar and rubbish. His
head was frightfully csFed iz,snd his body
fesrfully broken and bruised.
Several other men were working near
him, but escaped unframed.
Deceased was an industrious man, forty
four years of age, and lived on Taylor
street, West Side. He leaves a wife and
three children. mo-
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

THE DRowSISG OF ADELBERr sTONE.-A tel
egram was received here yesterday morn
ing, stating that Messrs. stillman Witt and
A. B. Stone had arrived at Haddam, Con-
necticut, and would remain with the other
friends of the family until the body shall
be found.
We learn that the young man swan the
river once with g party of his class, and on
returning suddenly sank, as if taken with
cramp, and vas seen no more. His body
had not boon found up to the latest adj
vices.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

CoEoEiGNIEe THE BIBRART RooM.-We stat
ed q few days since that the Library Room
Will be closed evenings during the hot
weather. It will be closed al six O'Clock
and not re-opsned only on evenings which
are ufoeatingly4 warm. During such
weather as we have been having the last
week, the room will be open, evenings, as
uRual-
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-30

NEW lMUsIO.-Messrs. s. Bralnard & Co.,
have just Issued another edition of a new
piece Of music bearing this inscription:
Hsilvery- Waves, original theme, with vari-
atiOnsfo the Piano Forte, by A. P. Wyman:
DedicstSd to the Ladies Of The Washington
Female Seminary" n. -. u
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Keen nisease a. RaH.

IntalIds, bcOken doWh h1heAlfh and spirits By
Chronic pyrpSPaa, sqseapE aom Aa terrisls
exhaustion which follows the attacks Of acute dis
ease, the testimony sF tIdnAHdai HhO hASs bssh
raised as by . mIficts NON = sinifGr stEts6 Of prob
trAtion, by HosTEFTGR'5 STOMACH BITTERss
is a sure guarantee thatlBy hs same means g0H
too may DO strengthened aud restored. But to thSss
who stand in peril Of ePidemies, to. ali who, BY reA-
son Of exposure, ptlYatfOns, ana unsongeniai ell
mate or unhealthy pursuits, may at any moment
be stricken down, this paragraph 4 most Paraea-
LaEly and emphaioaEgi addressed. lou, who are
thus situated, are protested "a absolute safeguard
against the danger thai. mensoss yOur Tone and
regulate the system With this harmless medicinal
stimulAnt and AlterstiSo, aud you win be fore
armed against the msladios whose seeds aoat
around you in tbs Ris, unseen. d HOSTETFER's
STOMACH BITrERs SIRE not only 4 .lspdArd
Tonic and Alternative throughOut the Uuitod States,
most distinguished citizens or TIC 0nion, TO the
people OF all other lshds. In Oanada, Australia
aud the West Indies, they sre gradually taking The
foreign, and as surely ss truth d progressive and
demonstration oYerthrows doub1 they will event
ualIy supersede syery other IRyigoraut and RsstoF-
alive nov employed in medicinal practice.
je2d:dkW 81 Az
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TOLEDO MARKET--June 90.

FIOur-Dun and nominal.
v heat-saIo Iowsr. sales at 81 90 for Whit
Michigani amber Mich gan 81 50, NO. / red Wa
basn 81 -.
GOEn-Duli; 61e for 10. ! mixed.
onfsTte lower salas At lse; market elOsIn
with downward tandeney.
Lake Freights-So on wheat to Buffalo, y
to D wego.