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The Opelousas courier., 1866-10-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana.


Samuel P. Russo DISTRICT COURT,
VS.. Parish East Feliciana
Robt. w. Troth. No. 735.
DY virtue of an order of seizure and sale from
- the Hon. the District Court of the Fifth Ju.
dical District of the State of Louisiana, in and
for the Parish Of East Feliciana, in the above
entitled suit and to me directed, will offer for
sale at auction, to the last and highest bidder
for cash, at the Court House of this Parish. in
the town of Opelousas, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Sd, 1866,
all the rights, titles, interests and demands Of
Robert W. Troth, the defendant, to the following
property, viz:
I. The East Half CT the South West
quarter of Section seventeen, and the East hall
of the West half of Section twenty-five i'll Town.
ship five South Range seven East, containing
about two hundred and forty acres. Also, the
lower part of the East half of Fractional Section
seventeen, in Township five South Range seven
East, in the Southwestern Land District OF
Louisiana, beginning at the Township line and
running up said East half of Fractional Section
seventeen, so as to contain one hundred and fifty
acres Also, the West half of the South-W est
quarter OF Section twenty-five, in Township five
South Range seven East, in the South Western
Land District of Louisiana, containing forty acres
it1AdICutASi o0litS tuc Sdllc tldCtS VI pal
GELS of land purchased by the vendor from John
Lyons, by public act before S 0 Stark, Notary
Public, on the 14th of January, 1858.
2. Lots Numbers Two, Three, Eight
and nine Of Section No. one in Township six
South of Range No. seven East, in the South
Western Land District of Louisiana, containing
one hundred and ftty-eight acres and "a hun.
dredths, being the same acquired by the vendor
from the State of Louisiana, as evidenced by Pa
tent No 5l07, dated December 30, 1857.
3. The East Half Of the South West
quarter of Section No fifteen, and the West half
of the West half of Section seventeen, and West
half of the Northwest quarter Of Section No.
twenty-five, and the East half of the East halt
of Section twenty-one in Township FIVE South of
Range seven East, in the SomhW Western Land
District of Louisiana, and containing four hun
dred and eighty-two acres and 56 hundredths,
being the same acquired by the vendor from the
State of Louisiana, as evidenced by Patent No.
5l0S, dated December 3Oth, 1857.
Seized in tie above entitled suit.
JAMES G. HAYES, Sheriff
September 22d, 1866.
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Opelousas, st. Landry, La, October 81, 1866.
Public Sale.

Estate Of Z(phirin Frug6, deceased.
~ Y virtue Of an order of the Hon the
- District Court of the Eighth Judi
cial District, in and for the Parish of ST
Landry, there will be sold at public sale,
to the last and highest bidder, bv the un,
oerslgned Admlmstratrix or by duly
commissioned auctioneer, at theresidence
otthe undersigned, at Prairie Faquetaique
0" TUESD4Y, October 30h, 1866,
the following described property, belong
ing to the Estate in community between
the said Zephirin Frug6, deceased, and
Aurore Z. Fontenot, his Surviving wi idow,
both of the Parish of St. Landry. to-wit
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TRACT OF 9AYDa

containing four hundred and eighty three
acres and "a hundredths, with all the
BUILDINGS and IMPROVEMENTS
tss:.1 thereon, being the plantation on
ss..i Jul which deceased last resided, being
situated Oh the Atchafalaya river, in the
Parish of st. Landry, bounded North by
lands of Samuel J. c. Gordon, South by
lands of Ezehiel Sydney Gordon, East by
the Atchafalaya river, and West by Pub
lie Lands The said land will be sold in
two equal portions, divided in manner
to have equal fronts Oh the Atchafalaya
river.
Terms and Conditions:
One third of the purchase money to be
paid cash, the balance in two equal an
nual instalments purchasers to furnish
their notes payable i'll one and two years
from day of sale, with eight per cent per
annum interest from maturity until paid,
with two good and solvent securities, i'll
solido, to the satisfaction of the Admin
istrator, and a mortgage and vendors
privilege retained on the property pur-
chased, in favor of the Estate.
D. ?. NELSON,
Administrator.
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ESTATE OF DON DIEGUE SIMON FON
TENOT, Fills.

District Court, Parish Of St. Landry.-No. 1884
CLARA FONTENOT, of the Parish of St
~ Landry, having applied by her petition to be
appointed Administrative of the Estate of Don
Dlegue Simon Fontenot, fls, her deceased hus
band, late of the Parish of St. Landry;
Therefore, any person intending to make oppo
sition to the said appointment, will file the same
III writing at my office in the town Of Opelousas
within ten days from the present notice.
A. GARRIGUES, Clerk.
CLERKS OFFICE
Opelousas, Oct. Goth, 1866.
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For Sale.
N O t C g .

Notice.
- THE undersigned, intending to visit
- New Orleans soon for the purpose of pur-
E3chasing new and fine assortment of
r Household Furniture,
offers those he yet has on hand at greatly reduced
prices in order to be enabled to make more ex-
tensive purchases. Those who may need Furni-
ture would do well to call Immediately upon the
undersigned, as he desires to dispose Of his pres
ent assortment without the least delay.
LOUIS WAITER.
Opelousas, Oct. 13, 1866. lS--2t.
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0PELOUSAS
y L. NJ A r Y'S ACADE NJ Y.

TINHE course of studies in this Institution will
l. be resumed on the Sth of October next
The terms are as usual:
For the Scholastic Year Of about Ten Moahs-
Board and Tuition, Gin gold, or its equiya-
lent in public currency,) to be paid quar-
=, terIy and in advance, $13O 90
For Day Scholars-Primary Department,
per year, 80 90
For Day Scholars-senior Glass, per year, 40 90
Music, Books, Stationery and Washing are
extra charges.
N B. No deduction will be made for an alb
sence less than month
For furtP particulars, apply to the President,
REV. G. RAYMOND.
Opelousas, Sept. 1st, 1866. l2-2m.
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Estate of John G.. Pratt.

Carriage & Blacksmith Shop.
TERBERT & CLARK hereby inform
IL the public and their friends that
they have formed a partnership for the
purpose of continuing the Carriage Ma
king and Repairing business, heretofore
conducted by S. P. Clark. Blacksmithing
and plantation work of all kinds done in a
workmanlike manner and with dispatch
~ Terms Invariably CASH.
Opelousas February "a, 1S66.-37.
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ESTATE OF LOUIS THOM

ESTATE OF LOUIS THOM.
District Court, Parish Of St. Landry.-No. 2933
rELESIE MALVEAU, f. ". c., of the Parish
~ OF st. Landry, having applied by her petition
to be appointed Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Thorn, f. m. c, her deceased husband,
late of the Parish of St. Landry;
Therefore, any person intending to make oppo-
stion to the said appointment, will file the same
in writing at my Office in the town of Opelousas,
within ten days from the present notice.
A. GARRIGUES, Clerk.
CLERKS OFFICE
Opelousas, Oct. Goth, 1866
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ONE HALF LOT OF GROUND,

situated i'll the Town of Washington,
ill., fronting on Bridge Street, together
aY with the BUILDINGS and improve
ments thereon erected.
One Half Lot Of Ground.
situated i'll the same Town OF Washing
ton, fronting on Washington Street, to-
gether with all the BUILDINGS AND
IMPROVEMENTS thereon.
ONE GOLD VA TCH.
Terms and Conditions One third of
the purchase money payable cash, on the
day OF sale, and the balance in two equal
annual installments of one and two years
from the day of sale. Purchasers fur
nislling their notes in solido with good
securities, and. bearing interest at the
rate OF eight per cent per annum from
maturity until paid, and the property
sold remaining specially mortgaged unto
said Estate, until full and entire payment
OF the capital and the interest which may
accrue thereon.
AGENOR GIRON,
Administrator.
October 18th, 1866.
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NOTICE..

Dissolution Of Copartnership.
FTNHE copartnership heretofore existing in Op-
J. elousas under the name and style Of Meyers
& Co., is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
ALEX DALSHEIMER,
JULIUS MEYERS
Opelousas, October 18th, 1866. l5-3t
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j. BLOCH
sCf. j.
Bloch Brothers,

TOTTON FACTORS and Commission Mer.
" chants, No 1S Carondelet street, N. Orleans,
will punctualy attend to all business entrusted
to their care. All business left at the House of j.
Bloch & Co., in Opelousas, will receive immedi-
ate attention. Dec 9-26.
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Vol. XIV.
PuRLIC SALE.

Estate Of Cecile Miller.
DY virtue of an order from the Hon.
the Court of the Eighth Judicial
nistrict of the State of Louisiana, in and
f,r the Parish of st. Landry, there will
he sold at public sale, to the last and
L;rhest bidder, at the residence of Leon
Hilbert. in Prairie Mamonth, by the un-
dersicned Administrator, or through the
ministry of duly commissioned Auc-
tiOneer, ON
VEDNESD4 7, October 3lst, 1866,
+be following described property, belong
;nn tn the Estate in community between
tbe said deceased and Leon Hebert, her
Surviving husband, to wit:
Improyements'll s. - ~ "a
situated on Public Land in
Prairie Mamouth, consisting IN dwell
ing house, one corn crib, kitchen and a
lot of fencing.
2 gentle creole horses;
2 gentle creole mares;
l unbrOken horse;
three year old mare;
two year 0ld mare;
. yokeS of work oxen;
one unbroken beef;
3 milch COWS and calves;
4yearling calves;
3milch cows without calves:
2 three year old heifers;
3 two year old heiters;
% head of sheep;
100 eight feet pieux;
"a head of hogs;
] OK cart;
lot shoemakers tools
Household furniture
Kitchen utensils;
Plantation implements,
and many other arti-
cles, the enumeration of
which would be too long.
CoNDITIONS will be made known on the
day of sale. LEON HEBERT,
Administrators
October Goth, 1866.
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ESTATE OF RICHARD FERGUSON

ESTATE OF RICHARD FERGUSON.
A LII persons having claims against this sue
IA cession are hereby notified to present the
same, duly authenticated, to the undersigned for
classification within ten days from the present
notice. And all those who are indebted to said
Estate are requested to come forward and pay to
the undersigned within the same delay, if they
wish to avoid costs
JOHN SIMONS, Curator.
October 20th 1866. I9-2t.
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September Goth, 1866.
Public Sale.

Public Sale.
Estate Of st. Vile Lagrange, deceased.
10Y virtue of an order of the Hon. the Court
ID of the Eighth Judicial District of the State
of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of st. Landry,
highest bidder, at the last residence of the said
deceased in Prairie Laurent, in the Parish OF
St. Landry by the undersigned Administrative,
or through the ministry of duly commissioned
Auctioneer, on
THURSD4 z, NOVEMBER 18th, 1866,
the following described property, belonging to
the Estate of Sainville Lagrange, deceased late
of the Parish of st. Landry to-wit:
The Plantat tiOn
situated in Prairie Laurent, in the Parish of St.
Landry, containing seventy five superficial ar
pents, bounded North by Paul Lagrange, South
by Alexandra Sicily, East by Valmont Stellyand
West by Widow FRANCOIS Quebedeau. together
with all and singular the BUILDINGS AND
IMPROVEMENTS thereon erected and thereto
belonging;
Two ploughs
One creole horse;
One branding iron;
One double barrelled gun;
CONDITIONS For cash to an amount suti-
cient to pay the privileged fees, and the balance
payable in one and two years from the day of sale;
that is to say one half on the 18th of November,
1867, and the other half payable on the 18th Of
November, 1868. Purchasers to furnish their
notes with satisfactory security, said notes to be
made payable to the order Of the Administrative,
and bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent
per anuum from maturity; and, moreover, the
land to remain specially mortgaged unto the Es.
tate until full and entire payment of the capital
and interest which may accrue thereon.
ANN KENISON, Administrative
October 18th, 1866.
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October 18th, 1866.
PHOTOGRAPHS.

PHOTOGRAPHS
TTNHE undersigned hereby informs the public
il that he is now prepared to execute PHOTO.
GRAPHS (portraits on cards), for the moderate
price of Four Dollars per dozen, and Two and a
Half for six. He still takes Ambrotype or Fero-
type pictures, at his store, Main Street
S. GALEOTTI
Opelousas, September 22d, 1866. l5-tf
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Postponed Sale.

VVHE following sale, advertised for
- the 18th inst, has been postponed
and will take place on Saturday next,
the 9th October instant.
J.F. SMITH, Auctionecr.
October Goth, 1866.
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Public Sale.

September 29th, 1866.
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N.-Orleans Business Cards

SOUTHERN FAMILY SEWING Machine
~ Noiseless Machine of Wilcox g. Gibbs, will
sew, hem, fell, BRAID tuck gather, quilt, cord and
embroider with satisfaction Agents wanted at
NJ. st. Charles street. Box 1856, A[19 ]y
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October 20th, 1866. I9.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-26
From the Nashville Union and American,
SUIT Lovengeod on tho Puritan
Yankee.

Powerful onary stock, George, power
full onary.
The rale, pure Puritan, Yankee baby,
has q naik like gourd, foot like
a glut, an belly like mildew's drum
head. He gifts his eyes open at five
days, while other purps hev to waite
nine, and long before that time he learns
to listen owe a mite for his MANS snorin,
when he steals i'll til suck on the sly, not
that he's hungry, for he's got the usual
Yankee mess of billed starch, but because
stolen milk is sweet even this early, to
the blue, bline, sc-awny young trap
maker. He has cheated his nam, with
out eyes, so l guess he'll make an aver
age Yankee, able to keep up the family
name, and perhaps invent cod hook or
q clothes-pin. From that mite on, the
varmint's whole life is string of cheats
strait along, never reStin', never
missin', ontil clocks wore out and broke
As the dorg vomits, as the mink sucks
blood, as the snail shines, rs the posSum
shams death, so does the Yankee cheat,
"for every varmint has hits gif.'
He believes in schools and colleges as
barber does in strops and homes, and
beln' good til sharpen raZors on. He'll
sing hims and pray prayers for you. and
may be gin you dime; but efyou don't
soon fine yourself sot back five miles on
yer road TO heaven, and ninety cents
lozer by his zeal and charity, you may
shut my eyes out with cow -slop, an
won't even say phew! His long, cold,
fiat back is the color Nv mulatter gals
head, iist arter hit has been close shaved,
and hits stuck all over from the scrag
to the tail, wifi his sins like revenoo
stamps on law suit, and if you'll eX-
anime them close, you'll fine cheat of
some sort in the last darned one. If he
sins among the shes, there's cheat
either in money or expectashuns. If he
sins cussin that's cheat in the words,
he'll try to smuggle in Cd d-n, onder
the wherein sham of "gaul darn Ii
he sins stealth chickens, he'll steal
back at daybreak, an crow, iist to make
the poor devil think his ole cock is still
on the roost. If he sells you an apple
for cent, arter smellin the copper, he'll
try to slip q peach on to you, even if it
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-26
Adventures OF a Speaker.

A humorous contributor to the st.
Louis Republican evidently understands
the capabilities of the English language.
He attempted to make aJohnsOn speech
in a Radical meeting, with the follow
ing result:
Fortunately there was but one
light in the room, and that was a
tallow candle. The first chair hurled
at me struck it and left us all in the
dark. l could hear them rushing
toward the stand. I made for the door.
That was a sympathetic crowd. They
couldn't not see me, but they felt for
me. On they came and on / went.
Came in contact violently with the
globe-like form of old Chopps. Just for
fun l tipped him over and cried out,
Here, boys, I've got him~ Old G. be-
ing of about my shape and dimensions,
the mob was easily misled, and they
piled on to him three deep. As made
my exit at the front door l heard
screaming for quarter. / am sure he
never got it. There was not a quarter
in all that crowd. Once outside, two
or three of them recognized me by
the gas light, and o. per5immons. didn't
they freeze to me like hired mani /
said something about free speech.
They replied something about freeboot-
ers, illustrating their remarks with
prac ical demonstrations. | bore up
under it (or before it) until reached
a pile of bricks, and you shonld have
seen them scatter. Again ! was master
of the situation, and deeming discretion
the better part Of value, broke down
the street as hard as could tear. 1t
takes strong man TO break down q
street, but did it nevertheless.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-26
A Righteous Decision.
From the New Albany Register.l

Wight VS.. Wight, a divorce case that
was entered on the docket yesterday,
was tried this morning, and, after an
impartial investigation, Judge Bicknell
decided there was no cause for divorce;
whereupon the plaintiff dismissed his
complaint. The plaintiff in his COM
plant alleged that the defendant was
incompetent for the duties of wife in
consequence of mental and bodily dis
orders occasioned by epilcptic fits. The
proofs showed that the parties were
married some twelve years ago in
the Isle of Wight; that they had
been living together ever since as man
and wife; that for the past year they
had been residing in the State of
Indiana. 1t also showed that the de-
fendant was, at the time of her mar
riage to plaintiff, and is yet, beautiful
and accomplished lady; that she would
have no friends, save perhaps cousin
in the State of Maine, to care for her in
case divorce was granted; that her
own personal income was meagre, and
that her husbands financial condition
was such that nothing could be expected
in the way of alimony. Miss Chamber
lain who has lived in the family since
1850, testified that Mrs. Wight frequent
ly expressed willingness to be di-
vorced from the doctor, if he desired it,
in consequence of her bodily
and mental illness, but always desired
that he should take care of her, if not
as husband, at least as friend. This
was substantially the proof in the case.
Judge Bicknell manifested good deal
of sympathetic feeling in rendering his
decision. He spoke of Mrs. Wight as
being more than an ordinarily beauti-
ful and accomplished lady; that at the
time of her marriage, which was at six
teen years of age, she must hav possess
cd superior personal charms, and the
doctor then took her for better or worse,
to abide with her in misfortune or pros
perity, in sickness or in health, and fl
nally said that the doctor would care
better for Mrs. Wight as a husband
than as a friend. Divorce not granted.
This case finished the business of the
court for this term, when, upon order of
the judge, the eX-sheriff then delivered
valedictory as follows Hear We, hear
We, the honorable Floyd Circuit Court
ia nOw adjOurned
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-26
tFrom the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
cider no Longer National Drink.

In recently published case of the
State of Iowa VS. Badly, one of the
grounds of appeal was the misconduct
of juror in retiring from the jury
room, in charge of the bailiff, for a
necessary purpose, and'who, while thus
separated from the rest of the jury,
went to a grocery and purchased some
tobacco, and procured and drank glass
of ale. For this misconduct the court
reversed the judgment, and remanded
the case for new trial. In delivering
the opinion of the court, Justice Cole took
occasien!to say, "that at common law the
jury were kept together without meat,
drink, fire or candle, unless by permis-
sion of the judge, but that this rule
has been so far modified in this country
that the jury may, of course, and with
out any special permission from the
Judge, have water, fire and lights, but
the permission of the Judge is requisite
for meal or board. But that at no time
has it ever been declared that, even
with the permission of the judge, could
the jury have spurious liquors, or cider,
which at one time was considered a ma
tional drink, but now, happily, by reas-
on of its stimulating qualities, gone in
to comparative disuse."
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-26
From the Detroit Post
Seduction and DeserfiOn--.The Oft
Told Tale of Womnns' Wrong and
Shame ReDudintcd,

4 week or two since, n man named
NJ. Cohen, for merly a resident of Pom
tiac, was arrested in this city, charged
with seduction and bastardy. Day
after day we are called upon to make
additions to the catalogue of crime, and
each new instance is but the counter
part of the many preceding ones in
point of heartlessness and villainy. The
last case, and one equally as sad in its
detail, as in any similar that have
blackened the morals of the country
of late, is the story of the ruin of a
young girl. Cohen had boarded in the
house of private family in Pontiac
for many months, and there became ac-
Guainted with his victim. The couple
in time became very familiar, and
friendship soon ripened into love. The
story of the misplaced confidence of the
unfortunate victim, her wrongs and
final ruin, is throughout a sad one, and
will enlist the sympathy of many. Dur
ing last winter Cohen frequently took
the girl to parties, and scarcely pleas
ant day passed but the y took rambles in
the woods, buggy and horseback rides,
and, in fact, acted as lovers always do.
How the heartless villain wOoed his
victim-whether as the dusky Moor
wooed Desdemona, and she loved him
''for the dangers he had passed."
for Cohen had been soldier-or by
what sOrcery he won her love, we know
not. They met and loved, and the con-
summation of a deep, but in this case a
one-sided affection, was naturally par
tial engagement of marriage. This led
to an intimacy wholly improper, and the
young girl found, when too late, that
she had been basely deceived. Cohen
fled to this city and remained here until
the time of his arrest. Previously, how
ever, the girl came here to see her
mother, who was then in this city, and
was soon after. about October l, deliv-
cred of child, the fruits of her indis-
cretion. Shortly after, on the street, the
girl met Cohen face to face, and charging
him with his crime, threatened him with
exposure. Complaint was made before
Justice Fecht against Cohen, and he
was arrested, but not until the shrewd
william had tried several devices to effect
his escape. He gave his name to the
officer as Levi, and had so changed his
appearances 10 be beyond recognition.
In defense, the prisoner stated that the
girl had, while in Pontiac, accused
another of the crime, and in this man
ner attempted to extOrt money in resti-
tuition, though this appears to be but a
pretext. The matter was settled by
the withdraw of the complaint, the
payment of the costs of the suit by the
complainant, and an exchange of S125
from the hands of Cohen to the girl.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-26

"CRAwLED UP HIS TROUSERS LEG."-
A country friend sends us an Eastern
paper which contains the following:
Nat, a neighbor of ours, is very poor,
rather light-fngered, and it is said not
as bright as his parents would wish.
The other day, while passing. a neigh
boris house, Nat saw fine brood of
chickens, and Immediately caught up q
fine one to carry home. He had not
gone far, however, before he unexpect-
edly saw the owner coming up the road;
and not knowing what to do with the
chicken in order to conceal it, he at
last succeeded in crowding it into his
hat. But the chicken having a longing
for liberty thrust his head up through
an opening in the crown of Mats old
straw hat. Nat was presently accosted
with
What have you got in your hatr
Nothing but my head" said Nat.
'But sec chickens head sticking
through the top of it, Nat"
Nat, taking off his hat, and looking
at IT in feigned astonishment, replied:
Wall, how do you s'pose that critter
got In there! swar he must q crawled
up my trousers leg"