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Astate OF Pierre D. L~averene and ii.
WIFE, Adomicile Duplechain. ~
D'sfr'ct Court, Parish st. Enu1,u- "
nf a LAVERGNE, oftlc Parish
80 OF ~ Landry, having applied by hi, na,i'
, ~ ~ =. DE- appointed administrator If the f..
1on,;a, / 'rfr -; Lavergn" and his wife. A.
Par;lh &c DC.'pI'cl'am both deceased, late of tn.
m.;lo'', any person intending to p,,ke
s M,nn;;n ~, 10 S''d appointment, will file tn,
ra '', III "''''nG, at my office in the TOWN nf
n wriro"'aS' within ten days from the present
Clerks Office, Oprlousas, March : Is,:.
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Estate Of Eermina Deville, deceased wife OF
FRANCOIS Joubert.
10y VIRTUE of an order of the Honora-
- BILE Eighth Judicial District Court of
the State Of Louisiana, in an for the Parish
Of st. Landry, there will be sold at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, by
the undersigned Administrator, or a duly
commissioned Auctioneer, at the residence
of Lucien Joubert, in this parish, on
WEDNESDAT Y, the sth. Of april, 1868,
the following described property belonging
to the Estate cf Hermina Deville, deceased
wife of FRANCOIS Joubert, to-wit:
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Estate Of William 3. Simpson.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

DY VIRTUE of an order issued from the
ID Honorable Eighth Judicial District Court,
acting in and for the Parish of St. Landry, da'
ted March 9th 1868, a meeting ofthe Creditors OF
the Estate of William b. Simpson, deceased,
late of said parish, will be held on TUESDAY,
the 9TH day of April, 1868, before Yves D'avy'
Recorder of the said parish, at his office III the
town of Op-lousas, for the purpose of deter
mining upon the disposition to be made OF the
effects of said Estate.
A. GARRIGUES, Clerk.
Clerks Office, March 9TH. 1868.
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TOR SALE.
49, A PLANTATION about four miles
H4f";;l Southeast of Opelousas, containing
AZa..l about seventy-two arpents, thirty al
penis being woodland, all enclosed with good
fences and bitches, and well improved.
Another PLANTATION, one mile West OF
Opelousas, containing sixty-fve 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
town of Opelousas.
Apuly at the SENTINEL OFFICE, or to
THEODORE CHAClIERE.
- - . in Opelousas.
December 9TH. 1867.
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Resolution Relative to the Parish
Jail.

w t4AS - CA AL 7!
Jail.
pE 1T RESOLVED BY TIE POLICE
- Jury of the Parish OF st. Landry, That
the Hon. George Il. King, the Hon. John II.
Overton, the Hon. A. Bailey, ". r.. Meginlcy
and Thomas c. Anderson, be appointed Com
missloneTs to examine the Parish Jail to as.
certain whether it is susceptible" of repair, and
II so what will be the probabI" cost; to est
mate If the Jail can not h" repaired, what will
be the probable cost OF building a new Jail.
That the said Commissioners be requested.
after prop": consideration and examination, to
make all such suggestions as may enable the
Police jury to provide a secure prison for the,
parish, and that said Commissioners be request
ed TO report on Thursday, December 10. 1867.
Resolved December II. 1867.
ELBERT CAN'T, President
Police jury, Parish of st. Landry.
Attest: JOS. d. RICHARD,
Clerk of said Jury.
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State Of-Ta,ui~;.,n.

District Court,
Parish Of St. Landry. No. 1Os4s
ESTATE OF PIERRE BELLAm, DECEASED.
R1NREMONT DUPRE. Of tbe p.r;.h ~rc
n Landry, Administrator If th. Es.a =. .
Pierre BtlIair, deceased. late Of s,;d ,na OF
having filed a tablrau Of thr CI,.% "E' p"i''h.
debts of said Estate, accompanied hy " hi, OF
'ifI"n praying for the ho,uunIn-g,;nn1 81 pc-
same; and whereas the prayer Of SAID n :, ;ns
has been granted by an order Of co,,rt ts aIou
dar March 5, 1865: '0"''' bearing
now therefore, notice is hereby given 70 al
persons interested to make opnosifion 70 sa "a
Iabieau III writing at my office in tn. TOWN. 40
Op"io,'sas, within the time reouired bv {,w
why me said tableau should not be bomolnca,
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state of LouiSinna

oo"fc' st' handry--No. le343,
E>rAr OF CONSTANCE ASpREroST
t'kEMONT DUPRE. of the Parish Of g.
Landry Administrator of the Estate ~
constance Andrepont, deceased, late Of said
p'llSh' having filed a Tableau of the CLASSIFY
ca'loh OF the Debts of said Estate, accompani-
fH by his petition praying for the homologstion
VI me same and whereas, the prayer Of said
peI'1on has been granted by an order of Conrt
dated March 9Th, 1868;
No"' therefore, notice is hereby given to a.,
lr[lSons interested to make opposition to sail
n i"n,n", IN writing at my otfic" in the town
why said tabIeau should not be homoI1rat.i
and confirmed.
r, A. GARRIGUEs, Clerk.
Al"rks Office, OpeIousas, March !. 1865
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COnStable'S Sale.

Mrs. Celestine Bellaire vs. Jean Bite. Fcntenot'
Magistrates court, Parish of st. Landry.
10y VIRTUE of a writ of 1ieri facias issued
D in the above entitled cause, by J.. w.
Jackson, Justice Of the Peace. in and for The
Parish of St. Landry, and directed to me, Val
cry Roy, Constable in and tor the said Parish.
I nave seized and will sell at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, at the Court
House of this parish, in the town of Opclousas,
on THURSDAY, March Goth, 1863, at IL o.
clock, A NJ:
ONE HORSE.
Siezed in the above suit.
TERMS Cash
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A CERTAIN
Tract OF Land.

situated in the Granl Bois de TAnse all
paiIle in the Parish of St Landry, mea~ur-
ing torty-two and 31-luO acres. more or
less. being Lot No. 6 of II tract of land sold
to deceased at the Succession sale Of Charles
Pitrc, situated between the tracts Of Diornel
Durio and Boud1 eau, which sale was made
january lG.il, 1877.
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IN ~ ~. LUMBER
A LII descriptions of CYPRESS LUMBER
IA constantly on hand, and will be sold as
cheap as any market in the Parish.
Apply to JAS. NJ. THOMPSON,
At G. Mayo's Drug Store, Opelousas, :
or Z. DUBUISSON, Washington.
February 90, 1868. I'm
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"A RESIDENCE to Rent i'm Ope-
IN l%ousas, apply to Is :
james THOS. II. LEWIS.
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Tract of Land.

n IL GhSC VA AatA1ok9
situated in Prairie Coulee Croche in this
parish, containing about one hundred and
sixty acres. being the same on which the
dwelling house and fencing thereafter men
.tioned) stand, bounded North by Mrs. Dix
on, East by Charles Lavergne and Mentor
Andrus, South by Urban Layergne, and
West by Fl nry L. Garland.
About 2458 pieux; 1O3 posts;
about twenty-six head of cattle; eighteen
head of horses, mares, colts and mules; one
dwelling house; one hack; branding iron ;
one gum; one grindstone; and a lot o fhouse-
hold and kitchen furniture.
Terms AND CONDITIONS ALI sums Of ten
dollars and under. for each adjudication,
cash and for all sums over ten dollars. each
adjudication, one-third cash, and the re-
naming two thirds on a credit of one year
from the day of sale !; purchasers to furnish
their notes with security in solido to the
satisfaction of the Admir-. %istrator, the notes
to bear eight per cent annual interest from
maturity until paid, and all real estate to
remain ~mortgaged in favor of said Estate
until full payment of principal and interest.
EMILE MECHE, Administrator.
February 20, 1868.
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PUBLIC SALE.

VALERY ROY, Constable.
ODelousas, March IL, 1865.
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One Naclle7'iC. Z

One $ach@11c7 -
consisting of ahont On" hun TIL
drvd and twenty HORNED CATTLE, with
the brand figuringOP p; Il lot of about TWEEN
ty-tive wild creole horses six gentle horses;
one pair Of woik rNeE; the undivided half
Of aol chest a.l tools; one OK yoke and
timber for axle tree; fifty barrels Of corn,
more or less undivided half Of OK cart; IN
divided half of horse cart; undivided third
of gTind-Stonc one saddle and. bride; one
box with lock and key lot of harnc>s; one
poplar bcdstead and bedding one armoire ;
one bureau one box of saddler's tools one
wasHstand, bowl and pitcher; one spinning
wheel one broken table lot of about thir-
teen hundred pounds cotton in the seed :;
one small grindstone; four head of gentle
cattle one shot gun undivided half of one
rifle; two plows; two hoes; fifteen sheep :;
lot of asses six work mules one cypress
bedstead; one lot of pictures, (ive) ; and
one lamp.
TERMS AND CoSp1TIoNs:-All adjudica-
tons under twenty dollars to be paid cash
on tn" day of sale; and all adjudications
above twenty dollars on a credit, payable in
three equal annual instruments from cay of
sale, with security satisfactory to the Ad-
ministratrix, the notes bearing interest at
eight per cent. per annum from maturity
until paid, aud special mortgage and ven
doris privilege retained on the land until
final payment.
SYDONIA PRUDHOMME,
Administrative.
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PUBLIC SALE.
Estate of EsOiSr BOuareaE

Estate of EsOiSe BOusareaE.
pY VIRTUE Of ar order of the Hon. StE
- District Court of the State of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish of st. Landry, there
will be sold at pubic auction, to the last
and highest bidder, by the undersigned Ad.
ministrator, or by a duly commissioned auc-
tloneer, at the last residence of the deceased
in Prairie Coulee Croche, in the Parish of
St. Landry, on
THURSDAY 7, the I'd day Of Apriz, 1863,
the following described property belonging
to the Estate Of Eloise Boudreau, deceased
wife of Joseph Savoie, to-wit:
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PUBLIC SALE.

Opelousas. December 7th, 1867.
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STAMP Luz.
Accidental injuries to persons. tickets,
or contracts for insurance against exemP
Athdavits- AIN
Agreement or contract not otherwise
specified:
For every sheet of paper upon when
either ofthe same shall be Wrltteh- @o
Agreement, renewal of, same stamp -
as original acknowledgements
Appraisement of value OF damage, or
for any other purpose for each sheet
of on which it is written -
Assignment of a lease, same stamp as
original, and additional stamp upon
the value or consideration OF trans
fer, according to the rates of stamps
on deeds. (See Conveyance.)
Assignment of policy of insurance,
same stamps as original instrument.
(See InsuranceD ~
Assignment of mortgage, same stamp
as required upon a mortgage tor the
amount remaining unpaid. (See
Mortgage }
Bank check, draft, or order TOR any
sum of money drawn upon any
bank, banker, or trust company at
sight or on demand------.----
When drawn upon any other person
or persons, companies or CORPORA
tons, for any sum exceeding $40,
ut sight or on demand
Bill of exchange. (inland), draft or
order for the payment of any sum
ofmoney not exceeding $500, other
wise than at sight or on demand, or
any promissory note, or any memo
"randum check, receipt, or other
written or printed evidence of an
amont of money to be paid on de-
mand or at a time designated: For
a sum not exceeding $I00--.--. :
And for every additional 800 or
fractional part thereof in excess OF
Bill of exchange, '(foreign,) or letter
of credit drawn in, but payable out
of, the United States: If drawn
singly same rates of duty as inland
bills of exchange or promissory
notes.
If drawn in sets of three or more, for
for every bill ot each set, where the
sum made payable shall not exceed
800 or the equivalent thereof any
foreign currency Z
Andqhevery additional $lOO, or
fractN& part thereof in excess OF
<
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Sherif's Sale.

- IIFyJ
Opelousas, February 18th, 1868.
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SCHEDULE OF
ON AND AFTER MARCH /, 1867.
Stamp Duty

Stamp Duty
Accidental injuries to persons. tickets,
or contracts for insurance against exempt
AaH1svits exempt
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In all cases where an adhesive stamp is
used for denoting the stamp duty upon an
instrument, the person using or afixiAc the
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Legal Advertising.

We observe that NO attention is be-
ing paid in most of counties to the late
robbery enactment of the Legislature
in regard to legal advertisements. The
bill is class legislation, is sheer rob
berry, and parties interested have the
right to say in what paper their adver'
.iscmcnts shall appear. We know that
every lawyer of any attainment pro
nounces the bill unconstitutional. Sc
far as sending legal advertisements
from this county to the Shelbyyille Re
publican, they might as we'll be stuck
in q hollow log, for that paper is not
read in this county. Its last issue con
tains an advertisement from this coun.
ty, in the case Of James Is. Foster,
admir- &c, vs.. Francis H. Wood 81
ais. 1t is q resident notice, and
we have heretofore received only $4.5C
for such notices. But the Republican
puts the fees at 5000 If this is not
the most complete swindle-this law
We are at a loss to find one, We want
to know if non resistance and public &C,
quiescence in such outrages are to popu.
larize robbery. More next week.
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In CUsropY.-Harry Jones, a notorl'
ously bad negro of this community, has
been placed in Jail under a charge o.
arson, in completely with another ne
gro, John Kenser. whose incarceration
we noticed last week. Harry, il seems
had twice been expelled from church:
and desired to retaliate by burning the
church house.
Others think, and we think, it was in.
tended to burn the church and lay the
blame upon the whites. who, a few pc
litical scoundrcls. would have it, are op'
posed to negro churches. But "rnur
der will out"
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Life Insurance Company.

Mr.. l.. S. Sims. Agent for the Nash
vile Life Insurance Company, has Sc
cured policies for q number of our
leading men in Winchester. We have
often wondered why more attention is
not paid to this certain provision for
ones family. Men insure their prop.
erty, but do not think of insuring their
lives. Yet, for $50 or 800 per annum
a policy for five or ten thousand dol
lars may be secured, and in case OF
death the family Of the deceased will
get this amount, free from all debts oil
the insured. Why is it that more hus-
bands for the benefit of their wives, OF
sons for their mothers, or brothers for
their sisters, do not insure their lives
They work and work, and deny them.
selves comforts of life, in order 10 leave
something for those who have claims
upon them, and some misfortune sud
denly sweeps away all their accumula.
tons. But if insured in a good CON-
pany~ such as this one at Nashville,
vile, they have q certainty safe from
all contingencies. We believe life in
suronco n moral dutv.
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A Radical must be an intidel, be-
cause he is striving to pervert and is
warning against the law Of God mani
fest in all the earth and declared en-
phatically in His Word. To assert that
the negro can be made equal to the
White Man, or to give the Negro equal
political privileges with the white man,
is as absurd as to say there is no diff
ference between the horse and the ass,
or the zebra and the daw. 1t is in Vi
olation of Gods manifest will, and
herein we feel assured that this infa.
mouse infidelity and absurdity of the
Jacobins will never succeed, for, as the
minister said at the Baptist church last
Sabbath-Go God is soveretgn.
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KuKLux.-An the mean acts now

KuKLux.~An the mean acts now
done are laid at the door of the Kaklux'
Negroes and Radicals now rob ana
murder under the cover Of q name that
seems to have greatly alarmed Bosom
and Brownlow lately. We have heard
ola crowd of negroes who vent q ie"
nights since to another Negroes house
in the lower part of this county, ana
calling themselves Kuklux, took MN
out for the purpose Of chastising hlm
for something he had done which they
did not like. The prisoner begged on
and the Black Kuklnx left. When the
quandom prisoner found out who MS
arrestors were his rage was beyond ae'
scription, and he fred his pistol OIL IL
the air several times.
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: CouRT is stu in session, Hon. n. A.
: Patterson presiding.
TuE Post Office has been removed
again, from where it was to where it is.
ANGLING is a pastime now with our
I citizens who have a chance Of release from
business.
Next Monday is County Court day,
and the ncwly-amoin,ed officers will be
sworn ", We guess.
QrlrE q number Of strangers in town
this week. Mr.. Stuart's Hotel could scarce
~ accommodate them, except IN good
eating.
The Smile Saloon--W. W. Word,
Grand Cyclops-is creating many smiles
over the fine liquors Oh hand. Sec advcr'
I tiscment.
MISE or ten l.. S. soldiers, led by
Craw ford, the Whisky Revenue Collector
passed through town Tuesday, en- route lol
the mountains, it il said, IN search Of Illicit
distillers.
YESTERDAY was Gan Fools Day,
and the day was well observed a sweet
angel Of a woman, or some other man!
fooled Us, and we hereby make dt@ &C
Acknowledgements.
WIScHEsrER is improving amazing
w.. Houses are being renovated, painted,
and adorned, and terrier dogs increasing
in number, which is Il Good evidence OF
our near approach to u city.
WI arc grateful for continued and
increasing manifestation Of interest in our
paper by friends who seem to appreciate
the mnlioly and desperately wicked attempt
ofthc Jacobin powers to break usdown by
rohblng Us of$1 200 or Sl,5OO per 0lllnm
in the way Of advertising. Six new sub
scrihcrs at Tullahoma. Roll on the ball.
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in politics. We would much prefer o
more quiet life-soMe ~"sequestered
spot" free from the trials and troubles
Of o newspaper life, but We must "stick
to our profession" and with Truth and
Honor as our guides strive to do the
best we can. We would implore Bad
icals to not ruin this Country. They
must know they lie when they say we
desire to rebel. They must know we
are honest and decent in refusing Ne,
gro Equality. They must know we
were honest in our effort for indepen'
dcnce, for we were brave, and honesty
and bravery are twin sisters. Why
not win ON bravery, IL cordial sup
port, our gratitude by kindness. Why
seek to humiliate us! Why trample
upon US when we cannot resist! Why
act the coward! Braye men do not so
Honorable men do not so. Entertain
ing these views, we are prepared to
pursue the seven tenor Of our way"
perfectly regardless Of the charge that
VIC write "blood and thunder" articles
The thunder is from the RADICALS, but
the blood shed in battle was not shel
by them. They have just got mad
enough, now that the var is oyer, to
do some fighting. And whom do they
fight! Armed rebels? Not q bit OF
it. They fight men who were brave II
war, and honorable in peace.
We cannot see any honor in such
course. God knows, if we had it IL
our power to do Is we please, W.
should not disfranchise the men ever
who have prosecuted rs for two years
or more. We would not disfranchis'
a brave opponent. We would hide ou'
head in shame if we could entertain thu
thought of trampling Hpon a brave op
ponent who had given his word to re
main at peace with US. and to whom W.
had promised protection. Why can
not the Radical inidcls comprehend
these sublime truths? Alas! for tn
d~cpravity of human nature. We ar
but little ahead Of the Dark Ages.
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CURL Losr.-A beautiful young lazy
of Winchester has lost ono OF her eufls,
and wants US to advertise it. We will
do so just here, and will make. no
charge except to require the finder OF
the lost and lovely ringlet to leave the
same at this Office, that we may fondle
il awhile, and then restore it to tue
somewhat disconsolate fair n who
has worn it with so much gr%acefulness
as to sci a score Of masculine hearts all
whirligig, in spite Of their predisposi'
ton to celibacy ip these days of uncer'
tainty and poverty, Oh! send us the
curl if you have found it, and let us re-
store it to its nest, there to delight be
holders as it has done in days gone ny
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Winchester and Alabama Rail
Road,

Gov. Brownlow has published a Mem
orial to Congress, setting forth the fac
that S1,432, $500 have been expended
in constructing, keeping up and recon
structing this road-that much of this
amount was for the purpose of pur
chasing material to supply the place Of
that taken by the army Of the United
States-and he therefore appeals to
"our loyal Congress" to appropriate
to the State of Tennessee "the amount
other claims so justly due"
We think the stockholders in this
Road can see no hope of the st 'ck ev.
or being worth anything. All we want
here or at Fayetteville is for the road
to be run. II there is any means by
which this can he done, or if the Road
can be put through to the Memphis d
Charleston Road, would It not be we'll
Tor stockholders to see about J., and
such . result. More anon.
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Brownlow has pardoned several hun
dred convicts from penitentiary.-
Every day a batch of these rascals are
set loose to ply their vacations amid a
people already cursed with laws that
afford little or no protection to men
who do not belong to the Jacobin par.
ty. And in examining the crimes fol
which these p%ardoned men were put
there, we notice largely in the as
cendant such crimes as larceny. rape.
orse.stealing, willful murder, arson,
&c.