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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-05-18

gs~Par justice pour NJ Hayes, notre Sherif,
nous publions en anglais I'M article pour sa de-
tense, par Fair Play, que nous trouvons dams le
Crescent d.. la n. O. du courant
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1O11C0-VVUS PO01 WVV1 V1S
TEUX qui ont des montres, pendules,
v on autres articles de bjouterie, en-
reparation, chez moi, a Washington, Line.
depuis un on deux ans, sont prizes de We
mir les retirer dams les trente jours qui
suivront La date du present avis, l'ex-
piration de laquelle epoque, il sera dis
pose de ceux qui resteront, pour payer
les frais. j. B. ROCH.
Washington ls mai 1867. 49-2t
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- As DAAoASs ASVauAhO
Bureau Opelousas. Lne. lRvr
Etat de la Louisiana, | NJ
PARo1ssE ST.. LANDRY. ~
N U'IL SOFT CONNU, que ce jour
%dk d'hui, pardevant moi Yves D'AX
Recorder ct ex-officio Notaire Public
ment tcommissionne etassermente Pc
Paroisse St. Landry, Etat de la Lot a.
ne, ont personnellement comparu: Thos.
C. Anderson, Ebert CAN'T, John c. Bar
ry, Lewis D. Prescott, George W. Huds-
peth, Jonathan L. Morris, lei represente
par George W. Hudspeth, ct NJ. D. kava-
nagh, lei represente par Elb. CAN'T, cha
Gun desquels declare, que Sc prevalent
de Ia loi generate de la Legislature de Get
Etat autorisant rorganisation de corpora
tions pour des travaux d'ameliorations ct
d'utilite publiques, ct plus particuliere-
ment de racte de la Legislature de la
Louisiana intitu1e ''Acte relatif aux or
ganisations de Compagnies de points ape
age dams la paroisse st. Landry" approu-
ve lie q Mars 1867, lis Sc torment par les
presentes, eux ct telles autres personnes
qui pourront par la suite devenir leurs
associes, soft par subscription, achat' do
nation ou succession, en- une corporation
sous lie nom ct titre de Compagnie de pont
d peaqe de st. LANDRY.
ART. 2. LIE edomicile de ladite Corpora
ton sera d Washington, dams la Paroisse
st. Landry, Etat aasdit.
ART. 3. L'objet ct le but de ladite cor
poration est de construire, maintenir ct
entretenir lie pont jete sur le Bayou Cour-
tableau, sur lie chemin public qui conduit
de Washington lParoisse st. Landry, a
Holmesville (P&oisse des Avoyelles), ct
le pont jete sur lie Bayou Caron on Grand
Louis, sur le chemin public qui conduit
de Washington Opelousas, St.Landry)
ART. 4. Que toute citation ou autre
procedure legale sera servie Sur le Presi-
dent, le Secretaire GU le Tresorier de Ia
Corporation.
ART. 5. Que le fonds- capital de ladite
Corporation sera de VI eGT-c1No MILE
PIAsTREs, divise en- deh cent cinquante
actions de cent piastres e1Acune, des'
quelles vingt-cinq pour cent eront payes
en- souserivant, a Thomas q Anderson et
Lewis D. Prescott, commHsaires par ]es
pr@sentes choisis a peffet de recevoir les
subscriptions ct den verser ole montant
entire les mains d'officiers de la compa
gnie plus loin designes, apres son organl
sation, ct les soixante-quinze pour cent
qui resteront DIS seront payes par por
tons de vingt-cinq pour cent du fonds
capital, a la demande du Bureau des Di
recteurs, apres trente jours davis dam
un journal public dams la Paroisse st
Landry.
ART. 6. Cette societ6 ne sera pas con
! sideree etablie en- Corporation avant qu'
: la motto du fonds-capital matt etc sous
crit.
ART. 2. Ladite Corporation posseder'
ct .jouira de tous les droits, pouvoirs e
privileges appartenant ct inherents au2
corporations ct n6cessaiDs ct convena
bles au but de sa formation, ct lesdit
pouvoirs, droits ct privileges seront ex
ereSs ct administers par un Bureau d
. sept Directeurs qui seront elus ct choisi
entire les actionnaires lie premier Lund
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GA~Nous avons notre bureau deux ognons
dune grosseur prodigieuse, cultives par NJ. A. D..
Meuillon, sur son habitation du Bayou Teche.
Un jardnier amateur de nos amis dit quill en-
d'aussi beaux dams son jjardin; mais il nous sera
permis den douter jusqu'a ce quill exhibe les
pieces l'appui
En- attendant il faut esperer que NJ. Meuilon
aura une recolte abondante de cette excsIlente
racine bulbeuse don't il eu la bonte de nous en-
voyer un echantIon.
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10 Desirer une femme, c'est vouloir Ia
sacrifer a sol l'aimer, c'est desirer Sc sa-
crifer pour ellie.
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sYs La Banni6re, de Franklin. du ls courant
annonce la mort de Honorable JOHN MOORE, dc
Ia Paroisse Ste. Marie. NJ Moore etait bien con.
nu dams notre Paroisse, quill habit6e jadis, ct
oa il lasse de proches parens ct de sineeres anis
II occupe pendant longtemps dcs places homo
rfques dams notre Etat, ct touiours ct pal'tout i
efait pre,,ve de patriotismc, dun jugement sain
q depiniens politiques sinceres,
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Bloch, Dupre 4 co.-Nous appelons avec
plaisir rattention de nos lecteurs Favis de ces
messeurs. que ION trouvera dams une autre CO.
lonne Depuis ct pendant la gnerre, NJ. Joseph
Bloch. qni est un jeune hcmme dnitiative ct un
negociant accompli. ma cesse daugnenter ses
caplta,x ct de decupler ses affaires en- notre Pa
ro!sse soft en- sassociant des citoyens qui, CONNIE
inl sontindustreux ct entreprenants, soft en- mul.
t'p'iant ses maisoas de commerce Ainsi, on lie
tIouve la tete de la maison de ccurtage Bloch
Freres. de la Nile Orleans; il est aussi la tste
ct est peutetre Tame de la maison Bloch. Dupre
q 20. de notre vile ct du beau magasin de- Bloch
Dupre & Co. de Washington. lie rssukat de-
tout cecl est que nous avons, lei ct a Washing.
ton, deux magasins parfaitement assortis de ton-
fes les chooses don't on peut avoir besoin dams Ia
campagne Ces magasins non settlement sont
olen achalandes, mais encore peuvent-ils com.
mander credit illimite, ct dsposer ains de enrs
marchandises des prix ct conditions que d'au-
tres ne peuvent ou 'osent tenter
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HES DEBITErRS.

~ mai 1867. 48tf
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
EDITORIAL CHANGES.

We have neglected, at the proper time, to men
ton the withdrawal of D. B. McCRElGHT, Esq,
from the editorship of the Fairfield Ne,rs and Her
ald His continued ill health has prompted this
action. We shall miss his vigorous pen, but trust
that an carly restoration to wonted health may be
effected by this release from the cares and ankle
ties of the newspaper world.
The last number Of that excellent and honorcd
journal, the Laurensve Herald, brings the an-
nounccment that B. W. BALL, Esq, has severed
his connection with that paper. Although for
some time past, the sjunior" has been Withholding
from the public those choice little paragraphs he
knows we'll how to write. his name being at
the masthead was guarantee that an ''occasional'
squib from his pen might be forthcoming. There
fore, we regret his severance of that connection.
May his days be heightened unto the '.scrc and
another fraternity, even moro honorable than the
corps editorial We shall keep watch over the
Hyneneal corner.
The Yorkyille Enquirer has two capital editors,
who keep their readers posted on all possible var-
ETY. of subjects 1t also has had the services of j.
WooD DAVIDSON, as contributing editor, from CO.
lumbia, and his facilc pen always brings to light
some happy thought upon whatever subject is
touched. In addition to these leading attractions,
q column of "Chester Contrbutorial" appeared
last week. From this department, wo learn that
the Chester Stahdard has not appeared for several
weeks past, and that the publisher thereof an
nounces himself to be 'out of paper out of friends
and-out of humor." He ought to go out election
eering, and complete his mserics.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
NEWS ITEMS.

= General Grant, as Secretary of War, continues
to cut down the expenses of the department by
dislnissing supcrtluous employees, or sending them
to other branches of service where they are more
needed. He has announced his intention of con-
ducting the Quartcrmas.er's Department with the
most rigid economy, and will, if possible, bring
back the War Office to peace footing, in fact rs
we'll as in name.
= George W. I. Buckley fhe originator of the
order OF tue knights of the Golden Circle, died at
Baltimore, few days since, aged 81 lie was o
native of Virginia, graduate OF The London Medi-
cal University, and man of considerable learning.
lie was confined during the var, rs political
prisoner, in the Ohio Penitentiary Fort Lafayette,
and Fort Warren, and was in prison altogether
about three years.
: The New York Tribune says that Gen. How
ard is to be the next victim Of the Administration
Then follows Gen. Pope. The Presidents organ
accuses the former of circulating radical documents
and establishing negro leagues, and the latter of
holding the horrd sentiments that shaped the
career Of the terrible Tartar Of ASIA Genghis
Khan, the destroyer of ten millions of people"
= Abby Folsom for many years conspicuous at
anti-slavcry and other Mongrcl meetings, died in
Rochester, N. y, on Friday. She left Boston
about two years ago for her old home in Rochester
where she remained with broken health and shat
tered constitution until her DEATH She was 76
years old.
= Colonel Sibley. commanlant of the sub-Dis-
trict of Georgia. has been promoted to the rank of
brevct brgadicr general in the regular army of the
United States. This appointment was conferred
for meritorious services, and dates from March II,
1867.
= Maj. Cornelius Boyle, well known as Confcd-
crate Provost Marshal Mt Manassas, has returned
from Mexico to settle his business, and will
make that country his future lone. lie owns
there grant of 500, 900 acres of land.
At Lovettsvllc, Virginia, few days since, a
colored man, agcd one hundred and eight years,
was registered. Twelve others beyond seventy
years of age were registered there and at Hillsbo-
ro, Isaac Camp, aged ninety years, came forward
anu registered.
= Henry Leonard was tried by the last County
Court, of Carroll county, Virginia. charged with
committing rape on lite white girl under -
years of age, found guilty, and sentenced TO be
hanged on The 2Gth of November next.
= Madame Octavia Walton Lie Vert, the South
crn authorcss with her two daughters, is spending
the summer at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls.
= The Cincinnati Times runs up the names of
Stanton and Sheridan for President and Vice
President
- Albert r. Lamar has been removed by Gener-
al Pope from the Office Of Solicitor Of Muscogee
county, Georgia.
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P1THY AND SENSIBLE.

The contributing editor Of the Yorkvlle En-
quirer, writing from Chester, has the following in
reference to gentleman vino has often hoased
that lie was Union man. We rejoice that, in
these days of Leagues and intringues, the gentle
man is disposed to talk thus boldly and sensibly.
The speech was made of o barbecue given by the
freedmen.
The Hon. Samuel McAlily made o long and SEN
sble speech to them on Saturday last at picnic,
about six miles below the town, in which he told
them, briefly, the history of their race, and re-
viewed the circumstances which brought about
their emancipation. Ills conclusions were very
wounding to their vanity, as he did not acknowl-
edge their equality with the white race, and de-
monstrated to them, conclusively, that their Yam
,kee idols were of the vilcst clay He advised them
10 concate and make friends of the white people
OF their own State, for the day was not distant
when their najcrifies would cease to exist, when
the vile tyranny which oppressed the white people
Of this country would give place to law and good
government, and when those hellish denominations
which elevated the Ignorant the poor, and dcbased,
over the wealth, intelligence and virtue of the
country, with their authors and abettors, would
sink into the uttermost damnation. This speech
was listened to with attention. but excited no en-
thusiasm. At its conclusion, some Of the colored
orators epitched into it' with the coolest impu-
denee.
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STATE NEWS.

- The Darlington Southcrner records an unfor-
tunatc occurrence near Leavensworlh, in that Dis
trict, OH Sunday last. 1t appears that lcprcda-
tions had repeatedly been made on the poultry of
Mr.. Peter McIver, and finally the family resolved
to be on the watch for the robbers. Mrs. McIver
had gone into the yard Sunday night, unknown
to the rest of the family, and passed near the
poultry house, by some means making noise,
which attracted the attention Of the watchers,
when the son fired and wounded his mother so Sc
ycrcly that she died in a few hours.
= The Columbia Phnnir says that John Davis,
who was tried and convicted of larccncy before
Judge Lcitncr, at the August term of the District
Court for Kershaw, and sentenced 10 six months
Imprisonment, at hard labor, in the pcnicntiary
has had his punishment commutcd to imprison-
mcnt in the common Jail until the 18th of Septem-
Der next. lie has been imprisoned since the Sd of
last July. The evidence was purely circumstan-
tial Several persons were about the store from
which the $50 were stolen: none of the money
was found in his possession, and, in view of the
fact that the prisoner was youth, and stranger,
the judge and the solicitor recommended that he
be pardoned.
= The barn of Mr.. Daniel Hook, in Lexington
District, struck by lightning Wednesday after.
noon, and entirely burnt down. Two mulcs-onc
Mt each end of The barn-werc killed by The shock
Mr.. S. ]. Hook and his brother were reclining oil
two bales of cotton in the middle of the barn, but
fortunately escaped unhurt. The cotton in the
building was saved
Capt. W. r. McNelty, commander of the
steamer Pilot Boy, which plies between Charles
ton and Beaufort, has been tried and found guilty
by Military Commission, of violation of Para
graph VIII, General Orders No. 81, in refusing 10
grant first class cabin passage to colorcd wo-
man, and has been sentenced to pay fine of $3.50.
= The Bureau Sub-distrct Of Anderson has been
abolished The Sub-district of Greenvc has been
established, comprising the Districts of Grcenville,
Pickens and Anderson. Headquarters at Green
vile C. H., with Maj. j. W. DeForest, Sub-Assis
tant Commissioner.
All persons interested in the matter of OBJ
tanning pardons from the Executive, will bear in
mind that the application cannot be entertained
unless it is accompanied by report of the case,
made by the judge who tried, or the solicitor who
prosecuted the same
= Col. Campbell r. Bryce, n respected citizen
of Columbia, died in New York on the 18th inst
lie had just returned from Brazil.
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ExposuRE oF A sCoUNDREL.

We are indebted to friend for the annexed let
ter from resident of Washington city, giving
brief account of the history of one ]. @. THOMPSON
the newspaper correspondent of Northern journals
who behaved so cowardy in the drunken brawl ut
Columbia few weeks since. 1t will be recollected
that two citizens made an unprovoked attack upon
W. ]. ARMSTRONG, and that this THOMPSON was
his friend and travelling companion. During the
ARRAY, all parties represent that ARMSTRONG be-
haved like man of courage, ut least, while ThoMp-
son forsook the field at the earliest opportunity.
With This explanation, we suhjoin the letter:
sWAsnISGroN, D. C. August II, 1867.
s'DEAR SIR: have just read the finding of the
Military Court of the two citizens who attacked ].
Q. TnoMrsoN would like to know what kind of
men they are I think that it is unjust that they
should be imprisoned foY six months for attacking
j. @: TnoMrsoS, while he is guilty Of similar Of
fence, committed in this city, and has never been
tried lie was removed from Office and was COM
PEELED to leave the city, for having eniced and Sc
dnced a young girl about 16 years old. hare the
papers to prore chdtl ,crite. The seduction scrapc
took place about two years ago.
s.You are at liberty to show this letter to the
friends of the parties in prison. Any information
you can give me in the case will be thankfully
received.
81 look upon THOMSON as q william, who makes
his living by borrowing money, and writing letters
against some of our best and most honorcd men in
public life. am Republican of the deepest dye,
and am of the opinion that THOMPSON left here
for the purpose of getting up fuss to gcths name
in the papers, and create sympathy for him, and
borrow money on the strength of it. But it seems
that he came out second best. I judge that all
parties were drunk
The remainder of the letter is unimportant to
the public.
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COMING TO THEIR SENSES.

recent dispatch from Wilmington, N. c., states
that the Republicans ure becoming alarmed lest q
negro should be elected mayor of that city. ''The
Southern whites are denounced because they did
not register. Northern men who are conservative
begin to see that without their cooperation With
Southern party of moderate views, the State must
be given up to negro domination. Prominent
Northern men here admit that the whites must
now yield to negro suffrage; but That the negro
race, like the Indian must give place to the supe-
rior intelligence of the white nun. The intelligent
radicals here do not pretend to insist that the
blacks ought to be invested with the rights that
now accorded them by the dominant party"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28

The SOUTH CAROLINA PENIrENr1AnY-The
Board of Commissioners of the Penitentiary-con-
sisting of Messrs. Gregg, Robertson and Cameron,
met in this city, recently, and proceeded to inspect
that institution. The following is summary Of
their report:
There are now completed fifty cells, and the stone
cut for twenty more. The first convicts were re-
ceiyed on the 18th April. At present, there are
upwards Of 100. There has been one death; one
escape; one pardoned by the Governor, and one
discharged. The cost of aubsisting the convcts is
about twenty cents day but the entire cost Of
keeping convict cannot yet be ascertaired No
convict who is now working is worth less than
sixty cents per day and his board, if he was
hired laborer; thirty are worth eighty cents per
day and their board. AL are kept at work, except
when excused by the surgeon Stone-cutting and
masonry is the chief employment Seventeen are
daily sent to the quarry-about one and q halls.
miles distant. An amount of clothing is on hand,
sufficient to last until the 1st January. Each pris-
oncr, on entering is invested with the convict cos
tunie after being thoroughly cleansed and purified,
and the Commissioners heard no complaint made,
during their conversation with the prisoners, con-
cerning either their treatment their food; and
it was found that nearly all of them were in fair
way to learn remunerative trade. With few ex-
ceptions, punishment has teen found unnecessary.
Since the month of April the convcts have per-
formed 2,57o days of labor, which, at sixty cents
per day, is equal to Sl,542.-Colum6ia Phenir.
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wYNNE COUNCIL, NO. A, R. AND S. M.

Comp. 3. r. CAMPBELL, Th. Ill. Deputy Grand
Master and Sovereign Grand Inspector General
by virtue of the authority of his office, during his
sojourn in this village last week revived the above
named Council, which has been dormant for several
years past. The following officers were elected
and duly installed on Thursday last, viz:
j. B. CLARK, Th. III. G. NJ.
]. A. HoYT, III. II. T.
JOHN B. Moore, P. c. ".
F. c. v. DoRsrEL, Treas.
A. P. HUBBARD, Rec.
T. NJ. WHITE, C. G.
W. NJ. OSBORNE, Con.
= E. T. MUnRAH, Steward
The regular convocations of this Council will be
held on the third Monday night in every month.
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INTERVAL REVENUE DEcIsroN.-The Commits
sionor of Internal Revenue has rendered the fol-
lowing decision: The interest of my successor to
arise from the sale of any real estate, under any
trust for the sale thereof, shall be deemed sue
ccssion chargable with duty, and duty shall be
paid by the person having control of the funds.
If a wills Z thousand dollars, and for want of
personal property the executor sells real estate to
pay legacy, money arising from such sale is deem
ed succession, on which the executor must pay
tax. Any person having an interest in an instru-
ment unstamped or improperly stamped may pre-
sent it to the Collector with proper stamps and $50
penalty, which act legalizes the instrument TIE
collector must note the date and fact on the mar
gin of the instrument. The collector must remit
the fine on evidence that the stamp was ignorantly
or innocently omitted. This application, however,
must be made within - months after the making
of the instrument.
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.MTSTAKEN.

:The proprietor of the Greenville Enterprise GER
tafnly ignores the majority of his neighbors, when
he claims that .the Greenvile papers are the only
IN the State issued for less than So" The Ander-
son Iatelligencer, the KeO~ee Courier, the South
Carolina Bephst and perhaps others, are publish
ed at $3.50 per annum. We direct our friends
attention to this matter, because both Anderson
and Pickens Districts arc within o few miles of
Greenpi1e C. H, and we are not desirous that any
ofour own citizens, especially, should be rnisled
by such statements: Fair play, neigbbor, always
Why not draw comparison as to the amount cf
reading matter in each numbers?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-28
LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY.

Under this head, the Abbeville Press gives the
annexed striking incident. There can be no
stronger proof afforded that the negroes left to
themselves. honor and respect their former mas
ters far more than they ever will the adventurers
and unprincipled renegades whonow control them
Says the Press:
ave learn that few days since delegation of
our most respectable colored fellow citizens headed
by Hutson Lomax, our colorcd register, waited
upon number of our prominent citizens, with q
request that they would allow their names to be
used as candidates for the Convention. As these
gentlemen are all among the disfranchised and
prescribed, they could only signify their appreca-
tion of the compliment and decline the proposed
honor. The freedmen expressed great surprise
that their imprinatur was not sufficient to confer
eligibility and seemed to think that the right of
suffrage was pitful boon, if it did not enable the
black to elect whom he pleased. As an evidence
of kindly feeling on the part of the blacks. we hail
it with pleasure, and tender in behalf of the whites
their appreciation of this testimonial of regard"