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The Opelousas courier., 1866-03-17
CHEAP! CHEAPER!! CHEAPEST!!!

ff-T, h The Steamer J. NJ. SHARP,
- eszsz==Azzzz Captain o. HTNcKLEY, will make
regular trips, in place of the Irene, leaving
Washington every Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, and New Orleans every Wednesday
evening at 5.
All up freight by This boat uiH be stored
in our Warehouse, (and charged accord
ingly) except positire orders tothe contrary.
rTo avoid all mistakes, from and af-
ter this date, the following will be the high
water rates per Steamer Sharp.
Wet barrels, 81 90
Dry do IS
Per cubic foot, 25
Per sack corn, oats, bran &c. so
0. HINCKLEY & SON,
Agents.
Washington March 10, 1866. 2m
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Try this store.

YVHE undersigned has just received beauti-
L full as sortment of DRY GOODS, such as
Calicoes, Muslins, Fail and Winter Goods for
Ladies' Gentlemen and Children, also, Boots
and Shoes, &C., which he offers for sale at the
corner of Main and Grolee Street. Opelousas, op-
posite the stae of Messrs. j. & A. Perrodin.
He will be satisfied with small profits, hoping
thus to sell rapidly and be enabled to frequently
renew his stock. He solicits from his friends and
the public share Of their patronage.
LOUIS DESBREST.
Opelousas, Oct %, 1865. 2O-f
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TIoR sALE.-An arpent and a half fine seed
: cane. Apply to the undersigned at Bois
Mallet. T.. D. VERRET.
September Q, 1865 R-tt
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DRUGS, MEDICINES,
chemicals and patent popular remedies: Also,
Paints Oils. Varnishes, Window glass, Toilet
articles Perfumery. Stationery, choice tobacco,
segars, garden seeds &c. His assortment Of wines
and liquors for medicinal purposes are of the pur-
est quality.
EyPrescriptions carefully filled night and day
JOHN POSEY.
Opelousas, January %, 1866. SLY.
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Draining, ,---Ditching.

yIyEIE undersigned. having in his employ a.
l. corps of experienced ditchers, will attend TO-
the dtching, draining, leveeing, or otherwise
improving Of plantations, or districts Of countrys
He will do the work by contract, furnishing all
necessary tools, provisions, &c. =.
He will make the necessary examinations, sur.
veys and estimates free of charge, for all contracts
concluded with him. Good security given and
required, and all payments cash. MR., :,
He will also attend to all business connected
with his profession. u
JOHN Y. VAN PELT,
Civil Engineer, 80 Customhouse St..
.. New, Orleans.
January 20, 1866. 32-1n,.
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VIM. B. LEWIS,

Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
WILL practice in the Courts of Rapdes
w and ST. Landry Office in Opeousas.
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the people to allay the bitterness of recent
strife, seek to restore harmony. Let
Massachusetts reach out her arms to the
South and help them now, as the South
flew to the succor of Massachusetts 'in
the days that tried mems souls"
A PREDIcTtoN.-THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION OF lS6s.-Mr. Columbus De-
lano, republican representative in Con.
gress, in late speech, thus makes pre-
dc'ion for the Radicals. He says:
81 will not turn aside from my honest
Judgment upon this question to strike an
enemy or to reward friend. But, sir,
let me suggest an argument for the fears
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, if,
indeed ''his name is liable to fear" Sup
pose you establish, so far as this House can
settle the question, that the insurgent
States are dead, and are to be governed in
definitely as Territories. Do you expect
united Republican party upon that deci.
sion? Ifyou do, your hopes are as deIusive
'as the baseless fabric of a vision" You
will find, sir, united South, united
Copperhead party, and divided Union
party. You will 60 into the next presi-
Dental canvass, possibly, in this condition.
And 1t requires no great stretch Of the
imagination to see, by the united Southern
vote and divided Northern vote, that
Presidential candidate of the so-calied
Democratic party may have majority Of
the Electoral College, counting the Terri
tories, the eleven seeded States. What
follows, sir? You deny the right Of these
Southern Territories to vote, but they as
sert their right to do so; and take care that
the majority in some of the Northern Sta
tes does not also assert it. Aad then comes
strife for the Executive chair. How
will it end? In civil war again-more
blood, more graves! More widows. more
taxation! God only knows where, or in
what, such conflict might end. Such
result is precisely what the dissatisfied
alienated people of your Territories may
desire, if treated with cruelty and injus.
tice; and, although do not predict it, yet
see in an ultra and extrayagant treat
ment Of this question danger Of such re-.
suit.
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ters and packasch, Duprf 5f.sts- 6 y arare hereby
be sent there at e2r tF Dnpre q Co. ofall pu- {
Washington JanitS thr, 1866 -; VA .
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Special Notice.
TNOR the better information of parties who
L have had, or at present have captured or
abandoned property, deem it necessary to
quote an abstract of the law embodied in the
regulations:
PARTICLE III. Paragraph l. Abandoned pro-
perty is that which has been or may be deserted
by the owners, or when the lawful owner thereof
shall be voluntarily absent therefrom and enga-
ged either in arms or otherwise, in aiding or en-
couraging the rebellion"
w F. MCLEAN,
Assistant Special Agent. T. d.
October 2Sh, 1865. 20-tf.
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II %ISE E0H111IS EIA r
ClhM A.s2IAL COLLEGE,
Co. y 1Mp G Common Streets, in the
"a xious and ,E'egant "Story
*Ruilding," Neao Orleans.
I S const1dtly in session under able Professors.
Il 1t was founded in 1882, and is chartered by
the State. Its former students may be found as
Principals or Book-Keepers, in large portion of
the old houses of this city, and over the Southern
States Ladies or Gentlemen can attend the
COMMERCIAL COURSE, or Book. Keening,
Penmanshp, Mathematics, English, French OF
Spanish. business education, that enables one
to earn $4,000 or $4,000 annually, is the best for
tune parents can give their sons Ladies and
Gentlemen are invited to call City healthy.
-. RUFUS DOLBEAR,: President.
New Orleans, February Sd, 1866. 34--ly.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
The S0ufh.

The City Council of Nashville has ex-
tended an invitation to the President to visit
that city.
The New Orleans Picayune states that the
army worm is ravaging some Of the richest
counties Of Alabama 5ha
Excitement reigns in Nashville, and
threats of assassination are being made
against Gov. Brownlow.
Hon. O. M. Roberts, President Of the
Texas secession convention of 1861, has
been chosen United States Senator from that
State. vr1t
A Richmond correspondent of the New
York Herald states that the body which was
exhumed and again buried as being that Of
Col. Dahlgren, was the body of some other
person. Col. Dahlgren's body was never re-
covered.
In exhuming the bodies inferred in the
new graveyard at Mobile, short time ago,
one of the cofins broke, and revealed the
remains Of Federal soldier perfectly pet
rifed, and looking as natural as life. What
was further remarkable, he had not been
buried upward of nine months, The ground
where he had been buried is low, and damp
most of the year. ..a, ......
A Johnson ratification meeting was held
in Memphis on the 25th, and attended by
about one thousand persons. General For
rest presided. He said there was no deci-
sion in the late war, and he proposed now
to 60 to the ballot box. The fighting accom-
pished nothing, and he wanted no more of
it. He endorsed the Philadelphia Conven-
tion as whole. General SGoneman took a
seat beside Forrest. Resolutions declaring
Congress a usurping rump were loudly
cheered.
A letter from Captain Bingham, from Tex
as, says: s'We in Texas are on the eve of
another war, which will be much more des-
perate than the one out of which we have
just emerged. The former leaders in the
rebellion are more hostile and rabid than
they were during the war, or before the
State seeded. Unless troops are kept in
the most important towns, there will not be
Union man left in Texas in six months.
The disloyal from other States are coming
in more or less every day, and thousands
are returning from Mexico, who went off
with Sterling Priceand Shelby, and more
desperate set never infested any country.
Murders are an every day occurrence. The
civil law is denied and trampled upon.
The freedmen are held, in many parts of
the State, in as strict bondage as beforethe
war, and Union men dare not speak their
sentiments openly. Secret societies called
the Knights of the Golden Circle, are or
ganized all over the State, and unless the
State is held under strict military rule we
will have another outbreak in less than six
months"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06

The cholera in St. Louis is said to be de-
creaslng, and the daily reports during the
week ending the 25th, showed about thirty
deaths day. The weekly report of the
cemeteries, however, shows great excess
over this number, 918 cholera interments
having been made during the same week,
four cemeteries failing to report. The total
estimate for the week is 1900.
A suit has been Instituted by Mr.. A. J.
Reynolds, of Sturgis, Michigan, against
the Western Union Telegraph Company, for
OBTAINING prepaid death message three
days at the st. Louis office. Mr.. R. claims
that he called twice day during the time
for the message, at the Planters House, to
which it was addressed, and that by the de-
lay he was prevented from seeing his son
either alive or dead. He fixes damages at
$4,000 eae So r,ft. l1rf
Major General Terry intends to start ON
the 9th of September next to make re-
eor.oissance of the new department he is to
command. His department includes Min
nesota, the eastern part of Dakota, and a
part Of Montana, his headquarters being at
Fort Smelling, near st. Paul Minnesota.
Between Forts Rice and Smelling he will
establish military posts Tor tbs protection of
a contemplated wagon road which General
Sherman is anxious to push through to
Montana. la
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06

Power OF IMAGINATION. wealthy lady
had tickling in her throat and thought q
bristle of her tooth crush had gone down
and lodged in her gullet. Her throat daily
grew worse. 1t was badly infamed and she
sent for the family doctor. He examined it
carefully, and assured her that nothing was
the matter-it was a mere nervous delusion,
he said Still her throat troubled her and
she became so much alarmed that she was
sure she would die. A friend suggested
that she should call in DR.. Jones, young
man just commencing practice. She did
not at first like the the idea, but finally con-
scented, and Or. Jones was called. He was
a person of good address and polite man
ners. He looked carefully at her throat
and asked several questions as to the sensa-
ton at the seat of the malady and finally
announced that he could relieve her in
short tine.
On his second visit he brought with him
delicate pair Of forceps, in the teeth Of
which he had inserted bristle taken from
an ordinary tooth brush. The rest can be
imagined. The lady threw back her head;
the forceps were carefully introduced into
her mouth; pick, q loud scream, and twas
all over; the young physician with smil-
ing face was holding it up to the light and
inspecting with lively curiosity the extract
ed bristle. The patient was in raptures.
She Immediately recovered her health and
spirits, and went about everywhere sound
ing the praise of =" her sayior,'' as she per-
sisted in calling the dexterous operator.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
Destined fol Postserity.

The following is list Of the articles that
are to be deposited in the cornerstone of
the Douglas Monument, at Chicago:
Records of the Douglas Monument asso-
citation; certified charter Of the Douglas
Monument association; copper plate with
the name of the trustees engraved thereon;
pamphlet, by laws, constitution aud appeal;
diploma of membership blank circulars;
agents credentials, ETC., of the association:
medallions Of Douglas, with date OF laying
of the stone; photograph Of the monument
likeness of Douglas on porcelain, together
with photograph Sheahan's life OF Doug
las to 1868; last speech Of the great states
man before the Illinois legislature and in
the wigwam his funeral ceremonies in
1861; obituary addresses in the Senate and
House of Representatives eulogy before
the University miscellaneous documents
relating to Douglas United States medals
and coin-gold, silver and copper; speci-
mems Of paper money; copy of Douglas
deed Of land 70 the University of Chicago;
copy Of each of the daily city papers; copy
of Harper's Weekly, with the monument IL
Illustrated; first and last copy of the cata-
logue of the University Douglas ances-
trail record statistics Of the Chamber of
Commerce of Chicago first and last di-
rectories Of Chicago; copies of the cata-
logue of the art exhibitions in Chicago in
1859, 1868, and 1865; charter of the Chi
cago Historical society; an autograph letter
of the deceased.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
CEg OSBY OPERA HOUSE ART
ASSOCIATION.
Malicious Attack Frustrated.
CARD FROM MR.. CROSBY.

CARD FROM MR.. CROSBY.
Sundry evil minded and slanderous indi-
viduals connected with exploded "Gift
Concert swindles, with the spiteful purpose
of defeating its success, having attempted
to put in circulation rumors intended to
impair public confidence in the integrity of
the management of this great enterprise,
Mr.. Crosby has deemed it proper to publish
the subjoined card and guarantee, which
cannot fail to allay any doubts (if such have
arisen) in unprejudiced minds. Mr.. Nick
erson is one of the wealthiest capitalists of
Chicago; q gentleman whose financial abili-
ty and reputation for honor and probity
stands on sure and mistaken foundation.
His guarantee and the expression of conf
dence on the part of the committee APP
pointed to superintend the drawing are en-
tirely superfluous with those who are
acquainted with Mr.. Crosby, but they will
serve perhaps to strengthen the feeling
abroad in the honesty and fair dealing which
has thus far marked the conduct of this
stupendous Art scheme, and will continue
to characterize its management up to the
moment of it's final success.
We take the following from the Chicago
Journal of August 23d:
CROSBY ART ASSOCIATION will be
seen by the following certificates, the sue
cess of the enterprise Of the Crosby Art As
ISOLATION is guaranteed beyond a doubt.
The fact Of Samuel M. Nickerson, ESQ,
HOY b1c
point of view for the distribution of the
premiums announced or the refunding of
the money paid by subscribers, and being
himself Endorsed by a number Of wealthy
and influential citizens, leaves no room for
doubt that. with Mr.. Crosby's known ability
in managing such an undertaking, the en-
terprise will be brought to a successful con-
summation:
citation:
The sale of certificates in the Association has arepd y
been SO great as TO enable me to state that the dis
tribution of premiums heretofore announced will be
made to their satisfaction or the money refunded.
U H. CROSBY, Actuary A. A.
Having the utmost confidence in the ability Of Mr.
Crosby to carry ont his enterprise hereby guarantee
his undertaking as above announced
SAMUEL NJ. N1cKERsoN.
Chicago, August II, 1866.
The undersigned, members of the committee APP
pointed to superintend The awarding of premiums TO
members of the Crosby Opera House Art Association,
take pleasure in stating that We have full confidence
in the integrity of Mr. Crosby and the responsibility
OF Samuel M. Nick~rson, ESQ., his guarantor, and as
the public that we believe the above proposal
will he carried out in good faith.
James II. Bowen President Third National Bank.
j. c. Fargo Superintendent American Express.
Amos Z. Hall, Treasurer @. & O. Il. r.
J. c. Dore, President of Board of Trade.
J. A Ellis, President Second National Bank.
Clinton Briggs, Ewing. Briggs Co.
Z G. Hall, Hall, Kimbark & Co.
Francis A Hoffman, ex-Lieutenant Governor
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
"But do you make no beeves %

"Heh?"
"Do you fatten no cattle?"
"Yaas, long in the fall O. the year put
up four or five head, abut the time turnips
are comm in"
"And have you ever paid any attention to
their food with reference to its fat-produc-
ing qualities, or its albuminoids %
("Gee, Bright! )-bumy-what?"
lbuminoids-name given TO flesh pro-
ducers, in distinction from oily food"
"0h, never used EN-. Much Of feed?
(G'lang, Buck!C'
"They are constituent parts Of a good
many varieties of food; but they go only to
make muscle; it isn't desirable you know,
to lay on too much fatty matter"
"Heh keep off the fat do they? (Gee,
Brightly Dunn poor feed, then' In my
opinion :.
By this time the end of the furrow is
reached, and the scientific gentleman walks
pensively toward the fence, while Nathan's
dog that has been sleeping under tree,
wakes up, and shifts sharply at the bottom
of the strangers pantaloons.
have written thus much in this vein, to
show the defensible position of many Of the
old style farmers, crusted over with their
preiudices-many of them veil based, it
must be admitted-and armed with an in
extinguishable shrewdness. The only way
to prick through the rind is to show them
big crop grown at small cost, and an orderly
and profitable method, gradually outrank-
ing their slatternly husbandry. Nor can |
omit to say in this connection, that the free
interchange of questions and answers, and
unstarched companionship, which belonged
to the New Haven Agricultural Convention
of 1860, are among the best means Of break,
ing down the walls of demarcation, and
establishing chemical afinities between
Science and Practically farm o. Edge
acOOH
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
Foreign News.

Mazzini will not accept the terms Of
King Victor EmanuePs amnesty to exiles,
preferring exile to being the subject of
Victor.
The Empress Carlotta will not return to
Mexico, and it is conceded ON all hands that
the Empire in that country is fast approach
ing an end.
A heavy telegram, via the Atlantic cable,
from the Mexican Empress Charlotte to
Macmillan, passed through the Louisville
Office Monday night.
A dispatch by the Allan tic cable states
that the King of Prussia has ratified the
treaty of peace between Prussia and Aus
tria, and that the Spaniards have captured
Gillian privateer.
The Canadian militia are greatly dissatis-
fed at their non-payment by the provincial
government. Ten thousand troops are re-
ported to be all ready to embark from Eng
land for Canada dse
Dispatches by the Atlantic Cable bring
adviccs from Berlin up to yesterday, and
confirm the signing of the treaty Of peace
at Prague on the 23d. The King of Prussia
had received deputation from the Cham
Der of Deputies, and made them little
speech. The American naval officers had
arrived at Moscow, and were treated with
distinguished consideration.
By the Atlantic cable we are informed
that Italy demands the return Of the relics
taken from Venice by the Austrians. The
Polish instruction in Siberia is still pro-
crossing. The treaty of peace has been
ratified by the King Of Prussia. Mazzini
refuses to accept the amnesty rendered him
by Victor Emanuel The Italian army is
being disbanded. Austria is to issue bonds
to meet her war expenses. Attic prospect
of the speedy downfall Of Macmillan g
Empire, Spain is anxious about the fate of
Cuba.
Advices by the Atlantic cable up to the
evening of the 31st state that the treaties of
peace have all been ratified. A dispatch
from London statesthat rise in rebel bonds
was occasioned by the news of the Philadel-
phia Convention. Affairs on the continent
are assuming peaceful aspect, and hostile
troops are evacuating the countries they
have invaded. The Empress Carlotta has
visited Vincenza, and was officially received
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06

Of the 3,331& miles open, only $50 miles
have second track. 1t has already, how
ever, been found necessary, in consequence
of the unexpected development of traffic, to
take measures for the doubling of greater
extent, and still further increase of
double system is in contemplation.
The foregoing lines have been constructed
under the guaranteed system The under
takings which were not started under the
guaranteed system are the Indian Branch
Railway and the Indian Tramway. The
Branch Company have opened line from
Nulhatee, on the East Indion, to Moorshed-
abad, II miles, and are now bnilding line
from Cawnpore to Lucknoy. The expendi-
lures on the two lines will amount to aoout
G400,000 The Indian Tramway Company
have opened line in the Madras Presi-
dency from Arconum to Conjeveram, nine
teen miles, at a cost of $4,000 per mile.
Neither of these are more than local i'm
portance.
The total expenditure on the lines open
and in course Of construction to May LIST
amounted to e60,645, 900, of which expen-
diture G22 000,0 600 was made in England,
G38 645, 600 in India. The amount raised
to the same date was EGO, 800, 900, of which
EAT 100000 is in share capital, and G12,-
$4,000 in debentures.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06

at Padua by Victor Emanuel The nego-
tiations reported between the King and the
Pope are denied. The war in Gambia con-
tinues. Later dispatches report the pre-
gress of the American embassy through
Russia. Another banquet had been given
them at st. Petersburg. Francis Joseph,
of Austria, has, for reasons of economy,
dismissed portion of his retinue.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
"A man named Mover. residino in q

"A man named Meyer, residing in Gran
vile, pennsylvania, recently cana to his
death IN the following manner: A pig
having fallen into the well at his house he
went down himself with rope to get it out.
After fastening the rope to the pig, he
called upon the persons above to draw it up.
The pig of course kicked and screamed
Vociferously, and unfortunately knocked out
one of the top wall stones, weighing about
forty pounds, which, in its descent, fell
upon Mr.. Meyers head, killing him in
stantly.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
Misfellaay.
MY OWN BLUE BLONDE.

They say the dark-eyed maids of Spain
Are passi onate and fond;
Bat eyes of blue are tender and true;
Give me my own blue blonde.
An arch coquette is the bright bIunette;
Blithe and merry, and gay;
Her love may last till the summer is past,
But my blondes forever and aye!
If bards of old the truth have told,
The Sirens have raven hair;
But Ger the earth since art had birth,
They paint the Angels fair!
All, welli-may be the truth to see
A lover is over fond;
And can't deny--nor VIII try
My love is a golden blonde!
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-06
Railroads in India.

The following statement OF the Govern
ment Director to the Secretary of State for
India will be read with interest, as showing
the rapid progress of railroad construction
in all parts of the Indian empire:
The length of the open line has been in
creased during the year ending May l, 1865,
from 2, 9434 to 3,3318. The increase thus
shown is distributed as follows: The Great
Indian Peninsula, lie miles; the Madras,
40 miles; the East Indian, 24a miles and
the Punjab, 208 miles; making a total of
$685. miles.
The following table shows the length of
each line already open for traffic, and the
extent remaining to complete them