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Lands for Sale.

SIxTEEN HUNDRED ACRES
of prairie and wood land for sale near
Prnd'homine City, On Baynf MalIet, in
the Parish Of St. Landry, in any guam
.tity to suit purchasers, ard at prices to
suit the times. - u
These lands are we'll adapted to the
cultivatioa Of cotton and cane.
: For. further. particulars, apply to the
undersigned ON pla9uenine Ridge:
~ ~s s WM. DEJEAN.
j.. Opelousas,- August 9TH, 1869. z9tf
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FOR SALE.

IOE .Arpents Of Land situated on Bayou
Il s1sJ Teche, ono mile from Barrys Landing,
about vne-hulf Of which Is well open, and the
balance fine timber land The whole, when
cleared, would be first rate cane cotton land
Terms:-$ 500; $1,000 cash, aud tf,P balance
III year. For particulars, amply at the Cour-
ier office: II - l.. ID.
Nov. 6. 1860. = -:t 80 .''' II r
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FOR SALE.

-. FOR sAzLE; :, -: .
A PLANTATION situated on Bayou Mallet
IN in st. Landry. measuring SIG ;.rpeuts, part
OF which is we'll timbtred, together With the
buildings and improvements, all in good order.
This plantation will be sold as whole or by
lots. at the option of purchasers. according to j.
plan deposited at the Courier office, Opelouss,s
= good bargain: Apply to T. NJ: Feray, on
the premises or to #. FERAI,
24tf] Perry's Bridge, Vermilou Parish, La.
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F O r S A LIE

FOR SALE.
0O0A ACRES of Tand situated in Bellevue
~~OO Prairie, fronting Oh Bayou Bourbeux
and running forty acres deep into the Prairie,
with sufficient timber on every piece for service,
will he sold in any quantity, in lots to suit pur-
chasers. These Lands are very fertile. beauti-
fully located, high above any possible overflow,
and sufficiently elevated and rolling as to re-
qnire hut little dteFing for drainage. They are
within nine miles of Opelousas and three miles
from Grund Cotean. Apply to .''' -
HYPPOLTfE CHRETIEN.
Near Grand Coteau, Parish of st. L;,.,drv
Grand Cnteau, September 18th. lSt9-i6tf
FOR SALE,
FENIIAT Splendid Plantation known as the
l. Andre Ner.nlt plantation. recently owned
by Mrs. Lucien Guibeau, situated on the Bayou
Techc. near the Junction; the land il some OF
the richest i'll the parish, and the improvements
arc OF the best. This plantation will be sold at
a moderate price, and on terms favorable to
the purchaser. For conditions and ot her parti-
culnls address f. d. Estiette Esq., Opelousas,
Or the undersigned on the premises.
LUCIUS tGUlLBEAU.
St. Landry Oct. g. 1869.
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q A z E r Y !!

gNNlIE undersigned has lately established
IL Bakery in the rear Of his Grocery, on Main
street, where he will make Bread, Crackers.
and Cake of every kind, for weddings. parties.
&c, at short notice and upon the f,ost liberal
terms Bread win be delivered at the residence
of customers every morning.
Nov. H-.m.] 80 ANT. CElRlSTMAN.
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FOR SALE AND TO LET,
A PROPOSITION
To Owners Of Plantations ama lands

a NY one who will send ns a full descriution
IA ot the Lands and Plantations which h,,
wishes to sell. and Five Dollars for each rlanta-
ton or tract of land, can have his property nd.
vertised in the OPELorsAs COURIER, in FrrucR
and English, provided he pays us One Pen (t>T
on the amount of The sale WHEN -SoLp.
We Will give strangers all the information ue
possess III regard to advertised lands and plant
atlons. and will charge nothing for SERVICES or
ADVERTISING IN case no sale is-nade II tia,
i''Il't is sold while the advertisement Is in the
paper, the commission will be claimed No con
difl"nai advertisement taken except by special
agreement with the Editor of the toCE1rt.
Those who send us advertisements of this na
ture should state whether they wish to avail
themselves Of the above offer, for otherwise
they will be published at our usual rates.
Opelousas, August 9Th, 1869. =, 9-tf
FOR SALE.
ELEEEN lots of ground situated within the
- town Of st. Charles, Grand Coteau) on
the prime pal street, hear the old stand of Mr..
Eugene fetttiu.
@IO ARPENTS of land situated three miles
Nest OF the town of Opel"rs,s, near the plant
alton of Mr.. Ontzime A. Guidry
@4StU ARpENTs Of land adjoining the above
mentioned tract.
These lands will be sold at reasonable price,
ana upon conditions favorable to the purchaser.
Aprlyt" j. & A PERRODIN,
August 9Th. 1851 Opelousas. La .
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TRUSTEES SALE.

PURSUANT 10 the provisions Of a Deed OF
IL Trust made 10th Of March, 1867, By Thad.
Miller. and his wife, Caroline C. TO secure "a
Clinton & Richards, the payment Of promis-
sorry note for $40 70, dated March lst, 1857,
and due eight months after date, the under
signed, one of the Trustees named in said deed
will, on the 9th day Of December, 1863 at the
hour of II o'clock, NJ, in front Of the Capitol,
i'm the CITY of Jackson, proceed 20 sell at public
outcrv 20 the highest bidder for cash, all the
right title claim and interest Of said Caroline
c. Miller and said Thad Miller in and TO the
following lands situate in Kinds county, Mis-
sissppiEsaid lands having descended from
the late James NJ. Smith 10 his heirs nj law,
said Caroline c. being one them, viz; "a "
= section lS, township g, range ], westi and
sw u section I, township q, range z west and
e KelE section =, townships, range2 west, and
y sc = section2, township q, range 2, west,
and = W = n g =, section 2, township y,
range 2, west, and n y W - G = section III,
township6. range 2, west, and "a n e = sec
ton H. township q, range, west, and - sec
ton II, township q, range z, west, and W -
section II. township 8, range 2, west and e1z
= section II, township6, range2, west, and
n Ia section 10, township q, range west, con-
tanning 1860 acres, aud known az Spring For
rest Plantation.
The title Of said Caroline G. Miller 10 full
interest in said lands, a. heir at law Of said
James NJ Smith is believed TO be good but, NJ
Trustee, l shall only convey 10 the purchaser
such interest Is she actually has.
FRANK JOHNSTON,
jackson, Oct %. 1863 tbs Trustee
The above named sale is postponed TO sat
urday 10Th January 1870,
FRANK JOHNSTON, Trustee.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

by virtue Of "A Deed of Trust cyoau0OIir.
- o. stevens, on the 10Th day of JHHllr
-. 1870 to secure 90 James W Melton. FIN.
Of }. H. Melton, decd the payment oI d.
due by said Stevens and John * lHWHHI .
ceased, amounting 10 <.u3G 81. boo hfrat.
al instnllmcnt9, az follows e2. sos ~. la0H
payable on the Id day of january. g. b 4.
ana the like sum due aud payable 900 Hs
days Of January, A. ID 1913 1860 lHH H
1871, respectively three Grst iutfafH"
being now past due-which Decd oil IH.
recorded in the Office Of The Probate DM.
Madison county, Mississippi, iu BoaL uHu#
%, on pages l15 and 90.
The undersigned trustee Zoo Chat IallH H
offer and expose % sale, Co thc highest iII
for cash, before the door 90 The taW lf0H
in the town of Canton, on
Monday, The 2Oh day Of Docenbr ls0
the following tract, or pnrecl Of land n.1
and singular, the uppurtcunucrs luI IHt.
aments thcreunto belonging on boo auyHIHf
pertaining, or 10 much thereof as Hay Pr
cesHary 10 pay the iustnllmpHfH nos 4ae
wit: The BE = and - Of W. % OFF -reH0a.
the - or y " - and the - uf W NJ H
Of section u; the e. % aud % uif \. ..E
- section 10; lot No. ., section rs 4.
township z, range 2, cnsi. situate. lyur l
being ia the county u Madison. uuI SD.
Mississippi, and containing ar hundred 4
seYeniy-reyen acres, more on orb
This is q valuable plantation IIHIIN .Hf
cd, and within Two miles on thr Ha'raI
The title b. believed 90 be- good. hIi I f
only make such title M Dr. vested boz Ua iI
Deed u Trust RICHARD COOPER
Oct. n, 1859 wood Tu.
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the first rank as a cotton producing ma

the first rank as a cotton producing ma
ton.
Our opportunity lies in a better and
more perfect cultivation of the soil, IT'S
thorough aeration, draining In heavy
lands, and liberal manuring more com
pIete adaptation of the implements OF Its
culture to their peculiar work, the inven-
ton Of labor-saving expedients and pro-
cesses, and the reduction to minimum OF
the costly use of human muscles a reg
ular rotation system Of cropping, by
which the soil may be constantly imPro-
wing rather than continually wearing
OUT" and finally, proper manipulation
of the fiber for market, BY which uniform
ity of length, freedom from foreign adj
mixture, and perfect cleanliness may be
secured. These are the points IN which
the India cotton is deficient, and In which
ours must continue to excel.
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Price rs cents per Box; Five boxes for ST..
THE W.T.. AUBURN

YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE
Has beautiful and convenient location
upon the eminence from which it takes its
name. Its history has been record of un-
Interrupted prosperity.
Its course of instruction runs through
three departments of four years each. Spe-
cial or elective courses of study may be pur-
sued as far as students may wish. Peculiar
advantages are thus offered young ladies
who have already taken the ordinary En-
glish studies. The best of instruction is
given in music, drawing and painting, mod
ern languages and other extras. None but
the most competent teachers are employed.
Apparatus is furnished for every depart
ment. Libraries containing several thou
sand volumes of standard books are always
accessible. Physical culture is carefully at
tended to.
For catalogues or further information adj
dress,
Rev. A. J. ROWLAND, President.
or 1. Ii. WHITE, Treasurer.
No. 143 Race Street, Cincinnati Ohio.
Adg7 wiz
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XeaE-s and Leap Years.

The year 1900 will not be leap year.
1890 and 1910 will be leap years. To
explain this we must give short account
OF the change of style in the calender Eff
tected by Pope Gregory XIII. He found
that the error of eleven minutes in the
Julian calender had amounted to ten
days. He therefore deduced ten DAYS in
October, 1882, and, to prevent recur-
renee of the error, it was ordered that
every year ending century should not
be considered leap year, except the
multiples of the year 400. Thus. 1000
was a leap year, but 100 was not, nor
1900, nor viii 1900 be; but 1000 will be
a leap year, and every Tooth year after
it. In England and America the Gre
gorian calender was not adopted until
1852; consequently with us 100 was a
leap year and we were eleven DAYS out.
These were subtracted, and at the time
the measure enacting the alteration eaus-
ed considerable uneasiness, and some few
riots among the poorer people, who could
not comprehend the matter, and raised
the cry of 'Give us back our eleven days.
The Greeks and Russians still retain the
old style, so that there is now a difference
of twelve days between their date and
ours, because they have considered 100
and 1900 as leap years.
The term ''bissextile," as applied to
the leap year, was given by Julius Caesar,
when he reformed the calendar. He
gave the additional day every four years
to FEBRUARY, as being the shortest month,
and caused it to be inserted between the
9th and 18th. BY the Roman mode of
reckoning, the oath Of FEBRUARY was cal
led the sixth before the Calends of
March, and the intercaIary day was there
fore named bis sextus Dies the second
sixth day, and the year sshissextiliss con-
tanned the second sixty day.
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Big Bones and FTre-pluoes Uaearthed IL
Utah.
From the Salt Lake City News.l

From the Salt Lake City News-l
Workmen are engaged in leveeing
large mound on the block lying between
North and South Temple streets, and
Third and Fourth West streets, for the
purpose of preparing the ground for the
erection of a depot, warehouses, DC, for
the Utah Central railroad, and in their
labors they have exhumed many relics
which are interesting TO psychologists
Officers B. H. Hampton brought gun
ny-sack full of bones, fragments of pot
terry, flint arrow-heads, pieces of sulphur,
and species of brick to our office this
morning, which had just been dug up by
the men engaged in leveling the ground.
A long row Of fre-places were discovered
yesterday; two or three more were found
to-day, and the bones which he brought
were those of skeleton, which was found
in sitting posture, with its chin resting
on its breast, near one OF the hre-places-
The mound, which was a very large one
/ for this country, seems to have been form
ed by the remains of the dead scarcely
a shovelful can be moved without dlstur-
bling bones How long a period has
clasped since they were buried Is dlthcult
to determine; but we should Judge that
many generations have passed away sine
the formation of the mound. All the
small bones and softer portions OF the
large bones have disappeared, and no
vestige of hair has been discovered thus
far. We do not know whether the gen.
eral average of the bones are of the size OF
this skeleton shown us by Officer Hamp-
ton; but we have heard of several bones
being found at previous times in the dig
cling of soil from this mound, which bore
every evidence of belonging to men OF
larger stature than the present Utah In
dams. The skeleton we saw was that OF
large man. Officer Hampton measure;
six feet two and a half inches, and the
thigh bone was larger than his. One o.
the arm bones and one of the leg bone:
bore marks of having been fractured
The skull was tolerably large, resembling
in shape the usual Indian type, and the
teeth were all sound, and were those of {
, |
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From the ST. Joseph (Mo.) Union, Nov. 20
Less than six months since we gave the
particulars of the murder Of Richard Hill
by a man named Bebont, on the ferry
boat at Nebraska City. On Saturday
night last a second affair of the kind oc-
CURED on this same boat.
Charles Murdoch, a resident of Saline
county, Mo-, got into a difficulty with a
hand ON the boat, on the Nebraska side
of the river, which resulted in the man
running away and Murdoch firing two
shots at him while running.
Both parties boarded the boat and star
ted across the river, the quarrel being re-
newed on the passage. In this melee
Murdoch lost one of his revolvers, which
was taken possession of by one of the boats
crew, not, however, until he had fired one
shot and was knocked down. After the
boat landed he demanded his revolver,
and threatened to shoot the captain and
pilot unless it was given up. The boat
pushed Oft, and when about ten feet from
the shore he pulled from his pocket a sec
ond revolver, and commenced shooting at
the boat. Two shots passed through the
pilot house, one through the window and
the OInef through the size; Il IIlllu pas
sed through the cabin. The fourth and
last shot was intended for the fireman, a
man named johnson, and the ball struck
him in the cheek, passing through and out
at the neck.
The would-be assassin was at once cap
tured and taken to Dillon IL Hawkes. pork
house, where he was guarded by at least
100 men, and during the evening several
unsuccessful efforts were made to lynch
him. Twice a rope was placed upon his
neck, and III one instance some forcible
remarks in defence of Claw and order by
General Roberts induced the leaders to de
sist, and in another instance a stranger
with lion heart and heculean arm tore the
rope from the prisoner, in the face of the
excited mob and numerous drawn pis-
tolls
The following brief paragraph in the
Chronicle of Tuesday tells the tale:-
On Sunday morning the lifeless body
of Murdoch was found suspended to a
small tree near the ferry landing. The
body was left unmolested until coroner
could be summoned from Sidney, Iowa,
when it was cut down and buried.
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THE
Mason d Hamlin Organ COmpi,
WINNERB or
The Paris Exposition Medal
Who haze uniformity bteu
HIG HEST uON0-

AT
Industrial Exhibitions ~ Hi can't.
So that their work g. the Acknou edged
dard Of Excellence ia its department fwl
fully announce that, with tEfaudei poi i.
fected facilities, and by the exclusive
recent improvements they are pow II'
yet more pffffcf OfgaHs M1H fftr byaIII
variety as 90 style aud price, adapted Pr
public aud private uses, for Drawing T
LihraricH, Music Rooms, Concert Halle
Churches, Schools, &C., in plain HHl H'|
eases, All Of which the are enabled hY ilrf
equaled facilities for manufacture Orr a.
prices Of inferior work.
The recent Improvements iu ihr.e NT
have 20 increased their usefulness and
lariiy that they are unqucstiouuliy thg
desirable Instruments obtniuable i1f PM
use, 49, well AZ Churches Schools. hfa
The prices nt which they can be afforded
slVD enchl adapt them 10 the means aHi
quiremenis Of all classes. They ere
adapted 10 secular and sacred music. a
giant as furniture, occupy littlo space iH
liable 10 get ont Of order luot requiring
ing once, whore pianoforte Dr. tuned te.
timesh are very durable and more et
learn 10 play upon than the piau0f0Ifea
The III. a II. Organ Company are DOW
ing FOUR OCTAVE OnGANs for $50 r
Five OCTAVE ORGANS, FIVE STort
Two SITS Of NIBRATORs for au15, 900
er styles at propOrtiOnate ratc-.
FOR testimony 10 the superiority 0I tN..
gans, the Mason q Hamlin Organ O.. nII
fully refer 10 the musical profession geua
a majority Of the most prominent muslct-
the country, with many Of emincncf +
rope, having given public testimony hN
Mason linnlin Organs excel all other.
A circular containing this testimony y
will be sent free % any one desiring if
descriptive circular, containing fan rth
lars respecting these Instruments Wl,
rect drawings Of the different styles all
est prices which are fixed and invariaot
Address,
THE MASON a. HAMLIN ORGAN r
900 Broadway, N. "; i5l fremont 60 ~
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Charles Humphries, freedman, was TO have
been hung in Columbus, last Friday. the
18th inst, for the killing Of John Mcdaniel.
We have not learned whether the Sentence
of the law was executed or not.
The Vieksburg Times Of the 18th says
MatFimony seems to be on the increase -
-Four couples took passage upon the steamer
Frank PargoUd, for New Orleans last even-
ing. all Of whom were married in this city
yesterday.
"A Texas fredman went into a blacksmith
shop with his coat tail pocket flIl Of pow
der and made hole in ne roof. =
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A JUMP FROM THE STEEPLE OF No
TIRE DAME.-The Paris correspondent OF
the New York World says:
The Morgue stands almost in the shade
of Notre Dame de Paris, and the poor
corpse had not far to be carried. The
church towers are 204 feet in height, the
new spire $50 feet. The man | sought
was the only occupant of the Morgue
He was stretched on one of its dozen
benches, which are shut from the specta-
tors by a glass partition, with little
stream of water percolating on his head,
and dark rug spread across his loins.
Otherwise he was perfectly nude. His
years must have ranged from fifty to six
ty A brownish complexion, black eyes.
gray hair, neatly and recently cut, and a
a stature Of about five feet six inches,
were his characteristics His eyes were
wide open and fixed in a look OF scornful
resignation, and his face and head were
evidently those of an educated thinker.
should have set him down, had l met
him living, as a lawyer or a professor in
some educational establishment. His
clothing did not seem to appertain to the
condition in life that | have suggested ::
tue SHOES we're news Dut Sucl as might
be worn by the vulgar. There were no
papers upon him by which he could be
recognized. The great fall had very lit
tie disfgured the appearance of the
corpse. His spine was broken in several
places, but as he lay on his back we did
not see these wounds. His right arm,
however, was black with his bruises from
the ends of the fingers to above the elbow.
Beyond this there was no mark of injury
visible to the public.
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IDLE GIRLs.-It is painful spectacle
in families, where the mother is the
drudge, to see the daughters, elegantly
dressed, reclining at their ease with their
music, their fancy work, their drawing,
and their reading, beguiling themselves
of the lapse of hours, days and weeks, and
never dreaming of their responsibilities
but, as a necessary consequence of neg
lect of duty, growing weary of their use
less lives, lay hold of every newly inven-
ted stimulant to rouse their dropping en-
ergies, and blaming their fate when they
dare not blame their God for having
placed them where they are. These in
dividuals viii often tell you with an air
Of affected compassion (for who can be-
lieve in real p that poor, dear mamma is
working herself to death yet no sooner
do you propose that they should assist
her than they declare that she is quite in
her element /; IN short, that she would
never be happy if she had only half so
much to do.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

DURSUANT to DEGREES of the Prohato g..
Il Of Kinds county, made on the 9th dav "a
December, 1863, the undersigned Adminisfro-
tor of the estate of Joseph Cox; and. ais -
that of Calvin Cox, both deceased, win With.
in legal hours, ON WIN
Monday the Eth day Of January. $50
Attic late residence of the said Josenb c. .
few miles from Clinton, and in said countv all
at public auction to the highest bidders e 90
cash, in such parcels as may be thought 49, -
following described lands in said CENT ~,
longing to the estate of the said Joseph Coz.
t0-wlt: S~f
S1<wH sek sec. %, townshipe. ranra1
west. = W y NV y, section "A townsbEn e
range west, together containing eightv fs0i
acres, more or less. NOol
And on the same terms, and at the Same time
and place, the following described Land r.
and in said county, to-wit: VA
Use section q. township 6. range /.
west q ne y section % TOWNSHIP q
range l, west Il n sw y section "a
township D. range !, west, in the whole con,
tanning one hundred and sixty tl60l acres,
more or less. o. B. cox
Dec l6wtds -Admr of Of J. s. C. Cox.
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nLD BOURBON WHISKY.
" OF the following celebrated brands:
Ambrosial Cherry Valley ssSiIver
Creek and ~Cassell.n For sale by
VIM b. TAYLOR e co.
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OFFERS FOR SALE AT Low PRICES
" Carpeting-English and American. Of All
kinds Floor Furniture and Enameled Oil
cloths Matting-500 rolls China, 100 pieces
Cocoa: Window Shades, Table and Piano Gov.
Curtains-Lace Reps, Worsted, Damask. ETC
furniture Covering and Cotton Stripes
Vornacess Bands Pins, etc. mayl6wfy
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be used either as Portable Stationary. The pncht
OF
likenB Anohc a m.
70
FlourM
Co sando
Send 70 Circular
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III. YOUNG ~ CO.'S.
ST. LOUIS
ALE BREWERY

Scotch Ale d: London Porter, IN BOttLes,
at Lo'Uet Rates.
Office and Depot, 5IS Commercial street,
Between Olive and Locust
sep9w6m ST. LOUIS, MO.
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Aberdeen has an Immigration Society af-
yer the plan Of the one at OkolOna. =