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OPELoUsAs. July IA. 1868.

Pursuant to a call made at the last meet
ing of planters at Opclousas, another meet
ing was held this day TO hear the report of
committees previously appointed, and to
concert measures for the destruction of the
cotton caterpillar fly.
Meeting called to order by Judge Martel,
when, on motion, Capt. B. F. Reed was
called to the chair, and Capt. W. w. Foard
chosen secretary.
On motion, the report of the committee
on A plan for the destruction of the caterpil-
lar hy was received and adopted, and the
meeting resolved that the plan therein sug-
ccsted be published and carried into opera
ton from this date.
DR.. Vincent Boagni being called upon,
addressed the meeting in q very able and
satisfactory manner, for which a vote of
thanks was unanimously passed, and a cop
VT his address rcque,ted for publication.
On motion, a central Committee Of three
was appointed, whose duty it shall be to
anpoint subcommittee in each Ward, and
to use any means they may deem need
full to procure general action in the prein!-
SEES. On this committee were chosen Hen
ry L. Garland, c. c. Swayzc, and DR.. Vim
cent Boauni aS Chairman.
On motion, Mr.. Joseph Skinner was re-
quested to exhibit to the meeting a lamp
recently invented by him for the purpose
of destroying flies and insects Of all kinds.
After having done so the thanks of the
meeting were rendered him, and the expe-
dicncy of using the same was referred to the
Central Committee.
On motion, the Journal ard Courier
were requested to publish these proceed
ings.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
B. F. REED, Chairman.
W. W. FoARD, SecretarS".
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Estate of Asa A. Shropshire.

Estate of Asa A. Shropshire.
District Court, Parish St. Landry-No. -,
VINCENT BOAGNI, of the Parish of
' St. Landry, having applied by bis pc
tition to be appointed Administrator of the
Estate of Asa A. Shropshire, deceased, late of
said Parish;
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing, at my office in the town OF
opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. .GARR1GUES, Clerk.
Clerks Office, Opelousas, July -, 1868.
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~" Senator Harris, one of the United
States Senators elect from this State, has
resigned.
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Opelousas Female College.

Opelousas Female College.
TyHE NEXT SESSION of the Opelousas
Il Female College will open on MONDAY
January 9Th, 1868.
Board, $15 per month English Tuition $4;
French and German, each, $ld; Music, -, IN
Guiding use of instrument.
First term will continue six months.
Half Board and Tuition fees payable on en-
tering and balance LIST April. Mrs. =. VI.
White and sisters will teach the different de"
partments.
Pupils will furnish their Bedding, Napkins
and Wash-bow, and Pitcher. All fees may be
paid in country produce.
;. B. F. WHITE.
Opelousas. December It'll, 1867.
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Enumeration Society


ES A&6@
HAVE taken up a sorrel horse, a.
J. about four years old, fourteen 90
hands high, blaze face, with left@slmkl@s
hind foot white half way up to the hook
branded thus: L. The owner will come
forward, prove property, pay charges, and
take him away.
Bayou Chicot, La, April 10, 1858. 10
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CONSTITUTION Of the Immigration socia-
OF the Parish of St. L,an;1r- Too1AeeJ

-
me undersigned citizens of the Parish a,
81 Landry, IN order to encourae e immjr-o.
tion' and thus devleope the agricultural ma
otnef resources of the parish, do adop, the
following Constitution:
ARTICLE /. This Association shs,, r..
called The Immigration Society Of tbs
Parish ofSt. Landry"
ART. 2. Every citizen, who shall psv +,
the Treasurer, at the time of Joining the as.
soclatlon, one dollar, and thereafter. one
dollar per annum, shall be a member Of The
society.
ART. 8. There shall be a President. V;ca.
President Recording Secretary, & Corres.
bonding Secretary, and Treasurer, esch
OF whom shall be elected for one wear,
ART. 4. There shall be an cxecutira co,r
mittee to be composed Of the fvo omoan,
designated in Art. 8, and six members to be
appointed by the President, to serve for A
period of one year.
ART 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the Presi.
dent to preside at all meetings, and to mako
all appointments not otherwise provided far
ART. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Vice
President to take the place and perform tho
duties OF the President, in the event of his
absence, resignation, or inability to serve
until the vacancy be supplied as hereinafter
provided.
ART. Z. TIE Corresponding Secretary
shall carry on all the eorrespont ence of thu
society," SUBJECT to the supervision and ap-
prevail of the executive committee.
ART. 8. The Recording Secretary sha,,
keep accurate minutes Of the transactions
OF the society, record the names of all mem.
bers, and be the custodian of all books.
pa ers, plans, &c, belonging to the society
ART .. The society may unite the offices
provided for in Art. 8, in me person.
ART. 10. TIE Treasurer shall receive and
disbursc, all funds Of the society.
ART. ii. The executive committee sha,,
be the acting representative body of the SO.
clety, shall have plenarv power to transact
all its business, and shall do and perform
all acts necessary and iroper, to carry out
its general objects and purposes.
ART. p. Should a vacancy occur in snv
of the aforesaid Offices, or in the execnt;re
committee, tshall be filled by appointment,
or election, as hcreinbefore provided, at ths
next regular meeting after the said vacancy
ART. IS. The society shall hold a regular
meeting once a month, at such place as the
society may select. Special meetings NAV
be held at any time, at the request of the
executive committee; it shall be the duty
OF his committee to report at every regular
monthly meeting. Tho said committee shall
be regulated by such instructions as they
may, from time to time, receive from the
society.
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Estate Of Joseph c. Shropshire.
District Court, St. L0ndru.

Dtot| w CcN|t, 80. A0tUfy.
VINCENT BOAGNI, of the Parish St..
' Landry, having applied by his petition
to be appointed Administrator of the Estate
of Joseph c. Shropshire, deceased, late of said
parish;
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing at my Office in the town Of
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. A. GARRlGUES, Clerk
Opelousas, July I8, 1868.
Estate of Edouard I'D. FOnten"t.
District Court, Parish ST. Landry.-No. -.
TYPRIEN DELAFAUsSE, of the Parish
" of St. landry, having applied by his
petition to be appointed Adninistrator of the
Estate of Edouard D. Fontenot, (freedman),
deceased late of said parish;
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing at my Office in the town of
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice A. GARRlGUES Clerk.
Clerks Office, July Is, 1868.
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FOR SALE.

" oALE.
ffaA A PLANTATION about four miles
ssaassmiii Southeast of Opelousas, containing
-a2Mn4 about seventy-two arpents, thirty ar
penis being woodland, all enclosed with good
fences and bitches, and well improved.
Another PLANTATION, one mile West of
Opelousas, containing sixty-ive arpents, en-
closed and ditched. and improved with build
ings.
Two separate LOTS with residences on
each, one being near the Court House, in the
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Electors f.r eElr Stsate :af E1rge,
r. G. WTCKIIFFE. of West Feliciana.
ISAIAH GARRETT. of Ouachita.
ALTERNATES:
JAMES ?. FRERET. of Jefferson.
JUDGE j.. N LEA, Of Orleans.
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- We heartily Recommend to our rea-
ders who desire TO $ Spscribe for a good fam
ly paper, the Ban1 !. Of the South, pub
lished by I 7. Blom 3 Co., at Augusta,
Ga, and edited BY II Rev. A. ]. Ryan.
The latter is too well Down IS a poet am
chaste prose writer Il require any rotice
from us. We p~articul recommend this
paper to the large nun Of our citizens
who belong to the ROM ratholic church !;
they will find that, gh liberal and
charitable in its tone, il % jealous and
able advocate of the do n9s and usaees
of their church, and thd ais. contains an
, sas', ss - l' ,snsg as1 nsa s"1se'ip-
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DROMGUOLE s. CO.'S
KING of CHILLS.

Which never fails to cure all cases of Chills,
Bilious Fever, Intermittent Fever, Neuralgia,
&c, for which it is used. 1t never affects III
head or ears, acts upon the liver AMI bowels.
c~leanses the stomach, can be given to infants,
and is a permanent cure. Go and consult your
druggist about it. II is no secret, no patent.
no ~illiterate mixture, but IS the result of much
experience in the Southern country.
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District E29ertDrs:
ALTERNaTES
Grand ratification Meeting and
Barbecue.

Those who favor the election of the Demo
cratic candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States, are invited,
without distinction of race or color, to a
Grand Barbecue which will be given in the
town Of Opelousas, on Saturday, the LIST
of August next.
The meeting will be addressed by several
speakers of both races.
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~ We he received the Southern CuL-
siretor for Jnfy published by VIM. W. L.
Jones, Athens, a., at So a year. Every
planter should t. G it, for it is entirely de-
voted to sonther agriculture, and is emil
nentlsy practical ID It's treatment o fsubjects.
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10" Tho Democratic platform, of which
We gave a synopsis in our last issue, is
crowded out this week by the proceedings
of the planters meeting and Dr.. Boagnis
address before that body in regard to the
cotton worm. We publish the Platform in
French, and will give it in English next
week. On first page will be found the ad-
dress of CIV. Seymour on taking his seat as
chairman Of the late Democratic Conven-
ton. We recommend its careful perusal
TO every one.
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The New Orleans Bee.

TERMS OF THE BEE:
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION-Daily, per
annum, in advance, SIG; halfyearly, So;
quarterly, 81.
PRICE or THE PAPER-single copies,
10 cents.
The semi-We.kly is published every Iues-
day and Saturday. Subscription, IS per an"
mum, invariably in advance.
Post Masters are authorized to act as agents
ne tl,a Rec
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CONCERT AND TABLEAUx.-We have been
requested to announce for Friday erening.
the Gath INST, at the Varieties, o concert,
vocal and instrumental, tableaux of rare
beauty and taste, with other and appropri-
ate performances. The Varieties has been
handsomely fitted up for the occasion. No
effort, we are assured, will be wanting on
the part of the ladies aud gentlemen who
tender this entertainment, to please and
crafty the public, to whose generous and
liberal support they appeal in aid Of means
to purchase an organ for the Episcopal
Church. Surely no one, il matters not to
what branch Of the Christian Church he
may belong, can hesitate in contributing
his mite 70 50 landable and elevating an
object.
Programme Of performance will be issued
in due time. Doors opon nj Z FWM. Tick
cts to be had ut the Groceries of Messrs.
and Houston, and at the stores Of
Messrs. Phillips, Loeb, and Bloch & Dnpre.
Admission 80 cents
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YO . Il Z ' T.
Should be kept in good condition, before tall,
thereby warding off and preventing Chills and
Fever, Bilious Fever, Dumb Chills, &c, and
nothing is so e~ffectual as
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vallandighan says he is proud Of bis
war record.
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IIICD. II.
Opelousas, 18th July, 1868.

The followingis DR.. Boagni's address re-
ferred to in the report of the proceedings OF
the planters meeting:
Within the last two months. it has been
held that the Parish of St. Landry void
produce an abundant harvest Of corn and
10000 bales of cotton.
This, because of the fine appearance OF
crops, the genial influence OF the season,
and the contemplated proposal of a system
Of action BIZ which the cotton plant is to be
protected from the army worm.
Indulging in the hope that each bale shall
sell 70: 100 dollars. this would give Us an
actual capital of 81, 800, 900; which amount,
changing hands at least ten times, would
create among us a circulation ofS15, 900, 900
""Tis a contamination oevoutly to be wish
ed"
Yet some do not believe in the PROPOSE
ton, and have done me the kindness to say,
that the wish is father to the thought. |
beg TO know, and I nave a right to ask. why
you do not believe? Have you gathered facts
and examined the subject matter in all its
bearings? Ifyou have not, why do you
deny Who is to be decreed to be the best
judge d c%olors, between two men, the WIS.,
ion Of be being imperfect? Willie this ore
be choAn to c%riticise the frescos Michel
Angelo or the madonnas Of Raph1 Il? or a
man d&af to sound, to be the cen4r of the
execution of the symphonies of Be 8thoven?
Yet, strange to say, if there Re many
things which we are ready to preju&ge with
out due consideration and are Inclined 10
deny without pausing, there are mgKy
things which we readily believe WITHOUT
fully comprehending. We adiXdy this
khing not to be so, because we ke not
knpassed it's import, and yet al things
be which we hardly can p~reciate
eN err explanation.
a~stance, the proposition Et enunci-
atd IS been denied; still it $~Eclearly de-
mi BILE and easily solved. Yet all adj
there is air in this room, which
Fsd hnd surrounds US, in which we live,
" we live, and without which we
1ao we, nevertheless, do you under
and Its currents and. deviations, can
GU Al Sciate them ? enormous mass
hen Icy has constantly
III gslA K Ks / : speak Is s t.
you, each D. lords striking tlehair,
produces an Aon sid aar tox r.
Gle made by he 1Ilia his 81 a.
Ter this undh1ation IS
Sssra and conn
the tion of mini
that 2 you say, e.
cal facts Aieh we har
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DECKING THE Brow Tho feeling eated,
is like lifting up the heavy draper5
hung 10 chaotic folds upon Natures n
night, to watch the bosom Of virgin eartS
hease with life, or catch the early kiss Of
mornings dawn upon her ruby lips, to look
upon creation IN her bridal robes, with her
diamond fragments of jewelry-now deck
ing her brow with the flowers a ffaaaaiiag and
contemplating the golden treasures ofhealth
created BY the use Of the ".Great Southern
Preparations, 7 advertised in another column.
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cept them as trnisms, shall not.
our mind with chem. I've know II
world r~evolves on its axis, and without m
curing Gifts momentum, We are satisfied la
turn around with it.
But it is not MS readily accepted that til
cotton crop can be effectually protected 4
the army worm ; and although We CO.. sede,
that at this jancture. the appearanc0s would
warrant the proposition first cnunciated,
yet the experience Of past years teaches us,
that the greatest danger to it has not as yet
eliminated.
Then, if you will please grant that the
present prospect authorizes the expectation
Of the $4,000 bales. but for the worm, We
will consider the system of action and pro-
lection.
A principle as simple as gravitatioa, MS
true as the generation Of steam, the electric
spark or photography-yet all these chill
dren Of progress have nearly become the
victims Of prejudice. Yesterday we denied
all these truths. today we believe them.
Still the day is not f~ar.removed when our
and railroads will Be impelled by
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DROMGOOLE e. co.'s
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And be restored to health and manhood again.
Large bottles will cost you only one dollar.
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National Democratic Nominations
For. Wire President,

FRANCIS P. BLAIR .
OF MISSOURI.
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SOUTHERN PREPARATION

What are they7 They are a class Of reliable
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sCROFULA AND OLD SORES,

SCKUEULA AND UID SURES,
B'otcnes and splotchcs on the face, hnmors in
the blood, Glandular Swellings, Tumors, PIN
pies, Itch, Scaldhead. letter, broken down
constitutions, Impure conditions of the Blood,
can be speedily cured by using
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khen gr~anting1M*hat in the Parish, there
2Aessted. At one fire per
Did create and set to work 80,
tive agencies. So much, for the
danger Sent crop.
- e se,a1fl lie next, early plough.
IS proposed. SO as 70 sub
INIT - n to the frosts apd ice Of
the winter. Ia eakarning of all the cot.
ton and corn stalfs.Ry other vegetable
substance which might Dr. the larvae of
insects. And it is believed, that thereby,
the germs of future destruction shall be d.
minished, perhaps annihilated. For it would
appear quite certain, that in order to secure
success, the destruction Of the germs should
be general and irrelatiye of species, for what
to-day is a caterpillar eating cotton, was
probably in the early spring . grass worm
eating grass
Every year, a great deal is said on the
of these worms, some contend
ing that they are grass worms. some that
they are not. For practical purposes, all
that has ever been saidsaf their peculiar
features, has not to this day destroyed one
single worm and if one should demonstrate
to the satisfaction of all, the characteristic
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