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The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

BRowNLow's CONTEMPT FOR THE Pro
PLE.-The Memphis Post publishes the
following spicy letter from Governor
Brownlow
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Knoxville Tenn,
june G.-Editors Post: The Hon. j. o..
Pierce having resigned as Judge of the
Law Court of Mcmphis, his resignation to
take effect after / shall have appointed his
successor, and after he shall have quali6-
ed, take this method of saying to the
people of Memphis that will appoint his
successor when it suits my convenience,
and not before. know the lawyers of
Memphis, and if | can't find one well
qualified and truly loyal, | can import
him from some other part of the State.
This notice is given to save applicants the
trouble of getting up letters and petitions.
W. G. BRowNLow,
Governor of Tennessee.
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RcpudiatiOn.

BY request of friend we publish an
article in another column from an April
number of the Southern Home journal,
entitled "Repudiation National Dishon-
or" We do not believe in the repudia-
ton of the national bonds at present, al
though it may become necessity in the
future; neither do we believe that the
men who bought these bonds from the
Government at forty cents on the dollar
should be allowed to hold them untaxed,
and draw gold interest on their face.
There are hundreds Of millions of dollars
of these bonds held by men who pay not
one cent of tax on them, while the people
are taxed to raise the money wherewith
to pay the interest. If the financial pol
icy of the country is not changed it will
he but short time before reputation will
be compulsory. Nothing that we can see
can supervene to prevent final repudia-
ton unless it be the successful operation
of some such financial scheme as that
which has given Hon. George H. Pendle-
ton much of his prominence as candi-
date for Presidential honors.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, said a
good thing the other day. On Saturday
three or four members of Congress were
chatting in one of the committee rooms
of the Capitol, on the coming Presiden-
tial campaign. Senator Salisbury, in
speaking of the Democratic Convention
in July, said: eff they nominate Chase,
suppose | must support him, but I'll be
id if won't make fight before I see
Sumner put on the ticket with him for
Vice President"
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Gbs fmerunntr.
sweetwater, Thursday, June as, 1888.
The Nomination.

The Nomination..
We hope, if the Democratic party al
lows itself to be duped into the nominal
ton of Chase or any other expediency
candidate, that it may suffer defeat at the
Presidential election. The country has
been radically mis-ruled long enough, to
be sure; but while radical change is
terribly needed, and must, if possible, be
obtained, nothing less is worth contending
for. To all practical purposes we see no
difference between Grant and Chase. We
had as soon vote for one as the other, and
had about as soon vote for the Devil as
for either one of them. They have both
consented to and aided and abetted in the
humiliation, disgrace, and almost entire
ruin of the South. They have both afil-
lated and operated with the party which
has continued to prosecute and Cypress
defeated people who for three long years
have been sueing for peace. The only
difference between them now is, that
Grant is in open communion with that
party, aud Chase is not. The one join
ed its political organization for the sake
of the Presidential nomination, and the
other left it because he saw that he could
not get that nomination. We want no
bought Democrats. Such an one would
be sure in time to sell the party which
confded in him. But we do want an earn
est, honest, fearless Democrat who knows
and feels that his country, North and
South, and East and West, has been plum
dercd and robbed, and ground down, and
disgraccd by Radical misrule, and would
as soon lose his soul as, having the power,
not to prevent continuance of that mis-
rule. We want a man who believes that
the poor mans rights are as much to be
respected as the rich mans; a man who
is beyond the power of gold to purchase
who is unalterably opposed to robbing one
class of citizens for the purpose of enrich
ing another class; who has sense enough
to see that the rich bondholders require
no more consideration at the hands of the
Government than the poor plowholder,
and who will see, so far as possible, that
he gets no more who believes that money
which is good enough for the one is good
enough for the other; and who believes
that while this should be a government
for the protection of the weak against the
strong, of the poor against the rich, it is
and must be a white mans government;
And we want man who, if elected by the
legal voters of the country, will at any risk
do his whole duty; take his seat by force
if necessary, and carry out his measures
by force if necessary. five can't get this
radical change, we had rather take things
as they come, until in the providence o.
God that good day in store. for us shall
arrive.
We believe Mr.. Pendleton is the maj
for the occasion above all others who's
names have been suggested. And if til,
Democratic party believes so, but fails t
nominate him on any ground of deferenc
to Radical sentiment, it will deserve t.
be and we hope will be beaten.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

The Chicago Post, usually pretty fair
Radical authority, asserts that if Chase
fails to show the strength expected of him
in the Democratic convention, the entire
Pendleton force "will be transferred on the
last ballot to David Davis, of Illinois, an
old friend Of President Lincoln and JUS
tice Of the Supreme court, by Mr.. Lin
coins appointment" There's food for
reflection.
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Governor of Tennessee.
1t is about time the Kuklux humbug

1t is about time the Kuklux humbug
was played out. If there are, as reported,
any men pretending to be Democrats who
go round at night with masks on, trying to
brighten negroes, and taking them out of
their houses, the sooner the negroes kill
them all off, the better. We want no
such nonsense in the Democratic party.
Let us have plain straightforward, open
and above board organization, and no
more kuklux nonsense, and we can clean
out the radicals with ease at the next cleo
tion.-Press and Herald.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

The Lafayette (Ind.) Courier, in its ac-
count of the decoration of soldiers graves
at that place, says wreath of flowers, ac-
companied by note from little girl
about ten years of age, was exhibited.
The note was addressed to Colonel Lean
ing, Chairman of the Committee of ar
rangements, and was as follows:
"Colonel Leaming-Will you please
put this wreath upon some rebel soldiers
grave My dear papa is buried at An
Jacksonville, and perhaps some little girl
will be kind enough to put a few flowers
upon his grave. "JENNIE VERNON"
The reading of the note created pro-
found impression, and the wreath was de-
posted upon the grave of an unknown
rebel soldier-the only one remaining in
the cemetery.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, now resi-
dent in Florida, thus rakes up her testi-
mony: "The Southern people are no more
inclined to resist the laws or to foster the
spirit of rebellion than Vermont is. They
desire only peace and the restoration Of
the Union"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

The superstitons SO abundant among
that class of people whom the wisdom of
modern Legislators have placed in power
over the white race, would be amusing,
were not the prospect ofpolitical submis-
sion to such race so deplorable. The
Montgomery Mail of recent date tells
of case in point. A negro on the plan
tatiou of Geo. &. Holmes, ESQ.,, bought
some calico few days ago and got ne
gro woman to make it into a spread for
her bed. When it was made and slept
under for the first time, the owner became
sick, and suspicion of conjury fell on the
maker. 1t was said that the conjured
blew her breath three times in the middle
of the spread. The excitement on the
plantation was intense. On Sunday the
spread was brought out and solcmnly
burned in the presence of several free and
independent voters. The next day the
conjured woman walked to town through
the rain aud mud to give ten dollars to
the medicine-man who cast out the evil
spirits, and the woman who did the con-
juring also came with her friends to be
cleansed Of the unclean spirit. 1t cost
her also ten dollars to be absolved. In the
mean time the plantation was in high
state of excitement, and no work was
done. 1t is the duty of Congress to pass
a reconstruction supplemental act forbid
ding cOnjuring.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

One of the provisions of the Chicago
platform is, that no Southern State shall
be admitted to the Union unless it salts
fies the radical party that its electoral vote
will be cast for the radical candidates. 1t
is not published in precisely these words,
but means the same thing.
TMurfreesboro Monitor.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

Father Ryan, at dinner party in Chat
tanooga, was asked for an epitaph on Gov
crnor Brownlow, taking for granted he
had departed this peaceful life. Father
Ryan gave the following:
Pause, gentle reader! lightly tread
For Gods sake let him lie;
We live in peace since he is dead,
But hell is in fry!
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Who arc the Rcpudiators-
Shet'man's Letter.
From the Memphis Commercial Advertiscr.l

From the Memphis Commercial Advertiser.l
The Radical organs are accusing Mr..
Pendleton and his friends of being repu-
diators, because they are opposed to pay
ing the fve-twenty bonds in gold. Now,
oil this subject, we want to give them good
Radical authority; yea, more than that
good impeacher authority. We allude to
Senator Sherman, of Ohio. Did any of
them ever see his letter For fear they
may have not, we republish it. He is the
chairman of the Committee on Finance in
the Senate. He is, therefore, we'll ac-
quainted with all the bond laws. We ask
our republican friends to read his letter {;
and after doing so, to remember that
Grant and Colfax are the bondholders'
candidates, and are in favor of paying the
fve-twenty bonds in gold, Here is Sem
ator Sherman's letter:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER !
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1868. !
Dear Sir | was pleased to receive
your letter. My personal interests are the
same as yours, but, like you, | do not in
tend to be influenced by them. My con-
struction of the laws is the result of care
full examination, and | feel quite sure an
impartial court would confirm it if the
case could be tried before court. | send
you my views as fully stated in speech.
Your idea is that we propose to repudiate
or violate promise when we offer to re-
deem the "principar' in legal-tendors.
81 think the bondholder violates his
promise when he refuses to take the same
kind of money he paid for the bond. If
the case is to be tested by the law, am
right; if it is to be tested by Jay Cookies
advertisements, | am wrong. hate re-
pudiation or any thing like it, but we
ought not to be deferred from doing what
is right by fear of undeseryed epithets
If, under the law as it stands, the holder
of five-twenties can only be paid in gold,
then we are repudiators if we propose tc
pay otherwise. If, on the other hand
the bondholder can legally demand only
the kind of money he paid, then he is .
repudiator and an extortiouer to demanC
money more valuable than he gave.
"Truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
"Hon. A. Mann, Jun, Brooklyn
Heights"
That puts the Republican saddle upon
the right horse-the horse rode by the
bOndholders.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

A lady has been expelled from church
choir in New York for reading novels in
service. On gentlemen who retire to a
grog shop between performances, no report.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

Who are gentlemen This often moot
ed question is set at rest by the decision
of the highest judicial authority in this
country. The Chief Justice, Monday, in
sentencing to the penitentiary four felons,
addressed them as gentlemen" One
mayJ be felon and convict, then, and
still a gentleman. The opinion is quite in
accordance with the moral of the new or
der of things.-Richmoad Wing.
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

They do things out West on somewhat
magnificent scale. A prairie farmer in
Illinois advertises for contractors to break
up four thousand acres prairie land for
three dollars an acre-houses and lumber
for stables furnished. This is farming on
a scale hardly appreciated in this country.
The advertiser, however, is the owner of a
forty thousand acre farm.
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T Murtreesboro Monitor.

A colored Virginia politician writes to
Mayor Hoffman, of New York, for ga
copy of the platform of the United States"
The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-25

"Hon. A. Mann, Jun, Brooklyn
Heights"
That puts the Republican saddle upon
the right horse-the horse rode by the
bondholders.
The Opelousas courier., 1868-11-14
Vente PubliQue.

Succession Eugene Fuselier.
I'm vertu dun ordre emanant de lHo-
L. norable Ia Cour des Preuves siegeant
dams ct pour la Paroisse St. Landry, lie pu-
blic est averti quill sera ofert en- vente pu-
blique, au plus offrans ct dernler encheris-
seur, par le sonssigue administrator, on
par rintermediaire dun Encanteur. a la
derniere residence de NJ. Augustin Gull
lory, la Vieille Grande Prairie, en- cette
Paroisse, le
Samedi, % Novembre courant,
1868, les proprietes ci-dessous designtes,
dependant de la succession de ladite feue
dame Eugene Fuselier, epouse decedec de
Louis Soieau, Sr. reinforcement de Ia Pa
roisse St. Landry, a sayoir.
Tn lot d'envirou trente tGtes de betas i
cornes douces;
Uue marque fguree ainsi Il
Tn lot de literie, consIstant en- un mate
lat de plume, un niatelat de mousse, trois
draps deux couvertes, etc.
Neuf cueilIers en- argent;
Tn bureau, ct d'autres articles don't e
Enumeration serait trop Tongue.
Condtions:-Comptant
E. DUBUISSON, Admr.
Opelousas II Novcmbre 1868.
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CONSTITUTION
DE LA
SOCIETE DIMMIGRATION
DE Ia ParoiSSe St. LANDRY

DE Ia ParoiSSe St. Landry.
I Els soussignes, citoyens de la Paroisse St.
- Landry. letfet dencourager immigration
ct dams lie but de developer les resources agr~
coles ct autres de la Parosse St. Landry, ont a.
dopte la Constitution suivante sayor:
Art. l. Cette association aura pour ttre: So
ct6te dImm grafton de Ia PDroisSc St Landry.
Artl :. Tout citoyen qui paiera au Tresoler
a son entree, une plastre, ct enSuite piaStre
par an, deviendra membre de lassociation.
Art. 3. II y aura un President, un vicePr6s;-
dent, un Secretare, un Secreaire-correspondan,
ct un Iresoller, lesquels seront eus pour un all.
! Art. 4. ii y aura IN comie Executii qui sera
| compose des cnq officers desigues dams Particle
), ct de SIX membres NOMINEES par e President,
| lequel servira pendant un an.
Art. S. II sera du devoir du President de pre-
slider toutes leg assemblies. ct de taire les nom
nations qui ne sont pas lei prevues.
Art. 6. II sera du devoir du vice President de
remplacer le President en- cas- absence de cclu-
CT, on en- cas- de resignation, cas- 'incapa-
mite de servlr, ct ce, jusqua ce que la vacance
soft remplle ainsi quill est plus bas specific.
! Art. Z. Le Secretare correspondent tiendra la
| correspondence de la societe. sni iette a lexamen
ct a lapprobation du Comite Executif
Art, s. LIE Secretaire tiendra une minute ex-
acte des deliberations ct des transactions de la
socIete, enregistrera les ,loms de tous les mem.
bres ct sera le depositaire de tons les livres, pa
| piers, plans &c. appartenant la societe.
| Art. g. La societe pourra reunir Ell un seul les
emplos specifies dams Particle 8.
| Art. 10. lie Tresorier recevra ct deboursera
| tous les fonds de la societe.
| Art, IL. LIE Comte Executif sera le corps a.
gissaut ct representant de la socikte II aura
plein pouvor pour aire les affaires de la sociee,
ct tera, Ell un mot, tout &c qui sera necessare
pour accomplir lobet ct les dessins de la societe
| Art. 10 Dams e cas- OH une vacance surven-
draft dams un des emplois cdessus, on dams le
Comite EXECUTE, cette vacance sera rempe par
| nomination ou par election, ains qu'i est pour
WI plus haut, aTassemblee reguliere la plus pre-
chane apres la creation de la vacance
Art. l3 La societe aura une assemble regu-
liere tous les mos, a tel endroit qu'e!le pourra
designer. Des assemblies extraordinares pour.
| ront avoir lieu de temps antres, a la requ6te du
come Executit. II sera du devoir du Comte
Executf de faire IN rapport chaque assemblies
mensuelle ou reguliere. Ce Comte agira con-
tormement aux instructions que de temps au
tres il pourra recevor de la Societe
JOHN L. KING, Comite
JOHN A. TAYLOR, : sur la
THOS. H. LEWIS. } Constitution
Lastie Dupre, Onez. A. Guidry.
F. Dejean, James NJ. Porter,
Achille Dupre, DR. J. NJ. Thompson,
Jonn H. Overton, William Offutt,
Benz r. Rogers, Alcee Dupre,
Joseph NJ. Moore, B. F. White,
Thomas Mullett, Geo. R. King,
Thos. c. Anderson, Ludger Lastrapes
George Hill, James II. Houston,
Henry L. Garland.
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UNE HABITATION.

situee la Vieille Grande Prairie, dams la Pa
rolsse St. Landry susdite, consstant en- une mai
son dc residence avec ses dependances, ct cent
vingt arpents de terre de supertice, borne au
Nord par lie Bayou Crocodile, a rEst par la veu
We Don Diegue Simon Fontenot, au Sud par An
tome Lambert, ct rOuest par un autre Cette
terre etaut de dimensions irreguere, ct ayant un
terrIe moyen d'environ trois arpents de face sur
quarante arpents de protondeur.
CoNDiTIoNs:-Pour du compliant pour un
nontant de huit cent piastres avec les interets a
raison de huit pour cent par an a compter du Is
Janvier 1868, ct la balance payable e Is JAM
vier proclaim, 1869. Lacquereur fournissant
caution satisfaction ct hypotheuue conservee
| sur la terre jusqu'a parfait Placement.
JAS. G. HAYES, Shelif.
Opelousas 81 Cctobre 1863
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La take sur lie cotton.

La Iettre suvante, qui nous etc obi.
gemment communicate par l'assesseu: du
revenu inferno, NJ. Louis Woolfey, inte.
resse toutes les personnes qui s'occupent
d'affaires de cotton.
A NJ. j. T. Baby, collecteur du onzie.
me District, New York.
Departement du Tresor,
Bureau du revenu inferno.
Washington 6 oct. 1868.
Monsieur:-En reponse a votre lettre
du II ecoule, concernant votre devoir a
regard du cotton arrive a New. Y ork, ie
vous dirai que Pattention des comltes des
voles ct moyens ct de ceux des finances a
etc appellee sur la confusion qui arriverait
81 lie nouveau cotton, exempt de la take, ct
le cotton sujet la take, etaient ietes en-
sembIe sur lie marche, ct ces comites ont
ete invites recommander l'adoption de
measures legslatlves propres a perme;tre
une distinction. lis ne FONT pas fait, ct
dams 'etat actuel de la legislation, je ne
puts vous conselIer 'intervenir, a propos
du coon qui arrive dams votre District, a
molns quill ne vous soft consigne, ou que
vous ayez des raisons de croire, dams un
cas- partlcuIer, que le cotton est soumis a
la take ct que la take ma pas etc payee.
Avant que la recolte actueIIe fut arrivee
sur lie marche, chaque bale de cotton etait
soumise a la take, en- consequence il etait
yraisemblable que lie detenteur de ehaque
bale flt requis de prouver que la take a.
vaitt ete payee. Aujourfhui quill y sur
lie mafcha beaucoup de cotton qui nest pas
soum,s 4 ia take, je ne pense pas que nous
soyons autorises a demander des preuves
a moins quill NY ait presumption ra'son.
nable de fraude.
Recpeetueusemenf,
THOMAS HARLAND,
Faisant fonctious de cnmmlssaife.
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PIERRE GOSSELIN, Charron

A L'HONNEUR d'annoncer au public
~ quill continue TRAVELLER son ate
her, pres de sa residence, lextremite
Nord de la rue Dumaine, a Opelousas.
Il ne nesligera lien pour satistaire
ceux qui voudront bien rencourager, ct
il travaillera a aussi bon marche que qui
que ce soft, ct il espere qu'apres Is ans
de travail dams cette branche il he perdra
pas Encouragement de ses anciens
cliens. IA Novembre 1868.
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COUR DE PAEOISSE.

PARCIsSE ST LANDRY-No 1921.
NTANON JEAN LOUIS, de la Paroisse St.
lAl Landry, ayant presente une petition dams lie
but d'etre nomme administrators de la success
sion de fen Joseph &utoine, atfranchi, decide,
de la Paroisse st. Landry
En- consequence, avis est parle present donne
aux interesses dams cette succession. d'avoir a
dedure. par ecrit, au CRETE de ladite Conr. dams
les dix jours qui suivront la Date du present avis,
les raisons. 81 aucune lis ont pour lesquess il ne
serait pas fait droit ladte petition.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Grefier.
Opslousas IA Novembre | S65.
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COUR DE PAROISSE,
c St Landry.-No. 32l4

Pareisse St Landfy.-No 32I4.
A DEOLE MALLET, de la Porosse St. Ian
II dry. ayant enregistre une petition dennan-
dant etre nomme administrator de la s,lcces-
sion De feu Azelie Mayrr, epouse decedee de
Theogeue Sicily, dernierement dc la Paroisse
St: Landry
En- consequence, avis est par'a present tlonne
aux in.eresses dams cette succession, davoir a
deduire, par ecrii, au CRETE de adite Cour. dams
les dix iours aui suivront la date du present avis
les raisoDs, siaucune lis ont, pour esquelles il ne
sgraispas tat droit aladite petition.
55a JOS d. RICHARD, Grefier.
Opelousas IA Novembre 1863.
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NJ. De LAMARTINE. lie pauvre ct
grand poGte est tombe en- enhance. Lui
jadis 81 elegant, dune nature 81 delicate,
81 etheree, il ne songe maintenant qu' a
satisfaire a I'm appetlt brutal. Viandes,
legumes, gibier, il devore tout avec une
gIoutonnerle qui fat NAL a voir Lamar.
tine pres de 80 ans. Les poetes, comme
cenx qu aiment les dieux, devraent mou.
rir jeunes, avant du mons cette affreuse
decadence de I'esprit.
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TABLEAU On lit dams L'Epoque, de

TABLEAU On lit dams L'Epoque, de
la Nile Orleans, du Ter. Novembre:
"Arretez-vous lie soir, vers 6 ou 7 heu.
res, sous les arcades du corps de garde du
Second District, ct la vous pourrez avoir
une ldee de la situation qua faite aux af:
franchs la detestabIe influence radcaIe.
Vous y verrez des groupes de negres en-
halIIons, au visage ravage, denotant mile
pr'vations, mile soufrances, ct qui atten.
dent que la police Ieur procure un Cite
pour la mutt. On a. leur intention, sup
prime la loi contre lie vagabonda ge, ct en-.
hardIs par cette tolerance, lis sont devenus
vagabonds. faineants, ct ne demandent
pas meme au travail de chaque Jour Ieur
nourriture ct un abri.'
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Pharnlacie de st. Landry
ET
DEPOT DE MEDICAMENTS.
DE JOHN POSEY,

hETA1LLANT lie indictments, dro-
IV CUES, medicines patentees, pro-
duits chimiques, livres decoliers, livres
blancs, papier, plumes metalliques, par
fumerie, articles de toilette, tabac a fu-
mer' a chiquer ct a priser, brosses ct pin
ceaux, cigarres, huiles, peinture, teintu-
re, Wires, graines de .jardinage fraich es.
Les ordres des medecins ct des hahi-
tants seront promptement remplis.
giles prescriptions sont pre,,arees a.
vec soin toute heuro du joar ct de Ia
mutt.
CoNDlT1oNs:-COMPTANT.
Opelousas Nov. 1868. 3yn