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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-01

LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED BY MEASURE.
The only instrument necessary is a
mersure with feet and inch marks upon
it. The girth is the circumference of
the animal just behind the shoulder
blades; The length is the distance be-
tween the shoulder blades. The super
fetal feet are obtained by multiplying
the girth and length. The following
table contains the rule to ascertain the
weight of the animal:
If less than foot in girth, multiply
the superficial feet by eight.
1t less than three and more than one,
multiply superficial feet by eleven.
lfless than five and more than three,
multiply superficial feet by sixteen.
If less than seven and more than five.
multiply superficial feet by twenty-five.
If less than nine and more seven,
multiply superficial feet by thirty three.
If less than eleven and more than nine,
multiply superficial feet by forty two.
Example.-Suppose pig to measure
in girth two feet, and length one foot and
nine inches; there would then be three
and a half feet, which, multiplied by
eleven, gives thirty eight and half
pounds as the weight of the animal when
dressed In this way, the weight of the
quarters can be substantially ascertained
during life.
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Sermon for Bachelors.

"Text Prov 1922, 'Whoso fndeth a
wife, findeth good thing, and obtaineth
favor of the Lord Said the speaker: Ma
ture, history AID revelation declare, 1t is
not good that man should be alone, He
needs help-mate; wife is the balance
wheel, the regulator, the guardian angel of
husbands trust, confidence and prosper
ity. Politically, socially, morally and spir-
itually, man requires wife. Man needs
home. The Romans gave bachelors no
legacies. Corinth denied them scpulture.
Athenians scourged them. In Plato's COM
monwealth, at the age of thlrty-fve they
were fined. Man is but half man without
a wife. In all your gettings get wife, and
never rest from getting till you get married.
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OF tire Board En-
lEcc--TOsVn OF Opesousas,
MONDAY, April 10Th. 1850.

"A ~ IL j. III, 1DOJ.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Were present MessrS. f. A. King, prcsi
dent, F. Perrodin, Quatrevaux, j. J. Nor.
gan, Richard and Meginley.
There beinga quorum present the Board
proceeds to business.
Mr.. D. c. Slttig presents his books, ac-
counts and vouchers as town treasurer
showing Il balance Of $33O.GG2 in favor Of
the town. The same having been carefully
examined by the finance committee and
found correct was approved. The bond of
said treasurer was cancelled and he dis
charged from all further liabilities.
An account of {. Thompson, the town
for 1926 for fines, &C., on which
he acknowledges to have received 500, is
and q warrant for the balance,
say S22.25, is ordered to be issued in his
favor.
An account of Messrs. j. & A. Perrodn
for S2lS.73 is approved and ordered to be
paid by the usual warrant
The Board then adjourned sine die.
F. A. KING, President.
u, LEONCE HERRARn Clerk
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PEIoUsAs PARISH OF ST. LANDRY La SATURDAY MAY l. ~
Tacit Mortgages and Privileges.

As matter of great Importance and
affecting duly the interest Of minors and
others, we would call special attention to
an act of the Legislature, entitled "An
act to carry into effect article123 of the
Constitutiou?and to provide for recording
all mortgages and privileges Approved
March Sth 1869.
Article 1913 of the Constitution pro-
vides that, "The General Assembly
shall provide for the protection of the
rights of married women to their dotal
and paraphernal property, and for the
registration of the same; buo no mort
gsge or nivilege shall hereafter affect
third parties unless recorded in the par
ish where the property to be affected is
situated. The tacit mortgages and priv
ileges no~ existing in this State shall
cease to have effect against third persons
after the first OF January eighteen hun
dred and seventy, unless hly recorded.
The General Assembly shall provide by
law for the registration of all mortgages
and privileges"
The act above referred to, indicates
he manner in which all tacit mortgages
aud privileges shall be recorded. As
he time is limited, and through igno-
'ance Or neglect, many married women,
minors, and others may suffer irreparable
injury, we would urge an immediate
with the law, which we will
publish in full next week. Lafayette
drartisnr
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Proceedings the Police Jury
MONDAY, April 10th, 1869.

MONDAY, April 19tht 1869.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment; Present: E. CAN'T, J. Roy, 0. Tate,
and VIM. Cottrell.
On motion, Mr. CAN'T was called to the
chair The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and adopted The petition
of ., S: Hlnckley declining to accept the
terms fixed by the Police Jury, for con-
structing toll bridge at Washington was
read, and on motion all further action was
deferred until tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved: That
the petition of the citizens of bayou Bour-
beaux and bayou Teche, asking to have
the public road changed from the bridge at
Simon Marks late plantation to the Prairie
Basse Coulee and to remove the bridge, be
granted, and that J. Frozard, Gerome Stel-
ly, Louis Marks, Louis Miller, and Dcrne-
vlllo Castillo, be appointed as commission
ers to lay out said road, and superintend
the moving of the bridge, and that the Po-
lice Jury pay for the extra lumber needed
in repairing the bridge when removed.
On motion of Mr.. Tate, resolved: That
the report of the commissioners appointed
tor the purpose of procuring plans and
specifications for the building of a toll
bridge across bayou Cocodrie be accepted,
and that they be authorized to fix the amt.
of bond to be given for the faithful perform
ance of the contract, and fix the place
and day of sale, and specify the time for
the completion ofthe bridge, and that DR..
Z. D. Tatman chairman of Esaid committee,
is authorized to accept the bond and receive
the bonus of the highest bidder, said bonus
to be paid in cash, and act as the authori-
zed agent of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Tate, resolved: That
{. Sylvestre, L. Bordellon. and Oz6m6
tontenot be appointed committee to ex-
anime Debaillons bridge, and report at the
next mseting ofthe Police Jury the cost of
'epairing the same
The following persons were appointed
commission ers of ofunbranded cattle viz:
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-01
THE GRAIN TRADE.

A great meeting of merchants and
capitalists was held in St. Louis, the
other day, when it was resolved to com
bine together and do their part to give
the grain trade of the Mississippi Valley
to the Mississippi River and to the cities
on its margin, particularly St. Louis and
New Orleans. 1t was shown that the
union and combination of capital in the
lake cities had diverted the grain trade
from its natural direction, an. it was
resolved to be necessary to, in like man
ner, unite the the capital and business of
st. Louis, to prevent this from becoming
the fixed pathway of the grain, in seek
ing a market.
Then and there company was form
ed, to have a capital Of $2,O00,000, of
which 100000 was at once subscribed
and paid in, which is to conduct the
grain to St. Louis and pass.&t on to New
Orleans to be sold.
The question now is with New Or
leans, wether the grain of the West, when
brought to this city, shall be sold be St.
Louis OR by New Orleans, bytSt. Louis
men temporarily abiding here and acting
as the statesmen, all of which they are
heartily welcome to do if they desire it,
or by St. Louis men and others, who shall
become or who are now the permanent
residents Of our city2
St. Louis desires the cooperation and
concurrence Of New Orleans in this
movement, and that we shall forl a
company here like tge St. Louis Grain
Company, with the like object and intent,
to control at this end of the great water
way the grain trade of the Valley.
Certainly if St. Louis is interested in
having the grain of the West, which she
shall gather together at her end of the
route, thought here to be sold, or shipped
Europe, we are also; and if that city can
capital Of S2,000,000 to con.
troll it, we ought to do as much.
Tonight there is to be meeting at
the Merchants Exchange, over the Lou
isiana National Bank, on Common street,
between camp and St. Charles, to consid-
er this subject, and all merchants and
business men are invited to attend.
F.. f., II. . II. ~. A.. p[Picayune. !
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On motion of Mr.. Tate, resolved: That
the time for selling unbranded cattle be fix
ed from the lst of May to the 1st cf fSeptem-
Der, and the days of sale be every Saturday
from 10 o'clock A. NJ until o'clock P. NJ
and that commissioners shall have but one
pen in each ward for the sale of unbranded
cattle, and that a calf shall not be sold for
less than three dollars, and a colt for less
than five dollars, and that commissioners
shall receive SO cents for each animal sold,
and pay so cents for the penning Of each
animal, and that commissioners make their
returns to the member OF the Police Jury
for their ward.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
E. CAN'T, President pro TEN.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-01

AN AFFECTING SroRY.-The follow
ing is the account of a heart-rending
circumstance. Read it if you eau: We
once saw man near lob, gazing at the
FRY heavens, with t in one - and a
~- Of pistols in the other. We en-
deavored to attract his atlOtion by ing
2 a T in paper we held in our o, re-
lating 2 e young man in that 5 of the
country who left his home in a staS of
arrangement. He dropped the t and
pistols from u ~ with the at is I
Of whom U read; l left my home b4 my
friends knew my design. I had 50 the
% of a girl who refused 2 list 10 2 me
but smiled on another. Id madly
from the house, utteriug a wild 2 the
god of love (Qpid), and without reply
ing to the p of my friends, and came
here with this and -- of pistols 2
put 2 my xisl0ce. My case is with
out a in this S." 4Otude 4 4bvarance
R required under. such perpleXing cir
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-01
CELIBATE'S SOLILOQUY.

:" To wed, or not to wed? That's the question" :"
Whether it's as we'll for bach to suffer
The peculiarities of single life,
Or take loving damsel to the parsons
And stand the consequences? To eat, to sleep
No more? Ay, there is much more!
Even aEIousand unnatural " bonnets,''
That flesh is air to. IT'S consummation
That won't pay expenses. To eat, to sleep
10 sleep. Perchance to wake-ay, here's the
For in that "sleep'' SO called, what squalls
may come.
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4 married lady, in Nashville, being
asked to waltz, gave the following SEN
sible and appropriate answer; mo sir,
/ have hugging enough at home" -
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d. APPLETON 4 CO., Publishers,
OcTote1 to Ljterat"rr, .Sri@Dcc 0JM .1r!.

III" pnl'IiShirr House bv whitIl tll. present
,journaI is issued has been extensively engaged
t"r near half a century, in ftl. W.. K ut pro-
noting general cdurAtiun, and G;,l'u>nr ntDr-
mati"n among the people OF the. nit,.d States
through III" mrIium Of Eallla,,, j,uu,is. il. all
tn" h'idmE departments Of know ly1.yr. IN
further pursuance Of this important ohirct.
and recognizing the Increasing tendency Of
the public TO cultivate the prrin,!ic;l form of
literature, the publishers have engaged in the
enterprise of Weekly Journal which they
design to make worthy of the liberal patroll-
age Of the reading community.
Omitting ordinary news, and avoiding nar-
t!san advocacy, hoth political and Srctarian.
the JOURNAL will be devoted to general liter
aturc, to science, art, and education, and to
the diffusion Of valuable information upon
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ected, domestic and foreign, which can give
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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-01

Why can Americans who color their
hair, never become rebels. ? Ans.-Be-
cause rather than wear" the gray" they
win dye. Tf'1 &5lIz@ 1'IUrfa q
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Why do young ladies whiten their
faces? Ans,-Because they think the
powder will make them 90 off.
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COURAGE IN EVERYDAY L1FE.-Havt

CouRAGEIN EVERYDAY L1FE.-Have
the courage to Discharge a debt while
you have the money in your pocket.
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when 1t is necessary you should do SO,
and to hold your tongue when it is pru-
dent you should do so.
Have the courage to speak to friend
in "seedy coat" even though you are
in company with a rich one, and richly
Have the courage to make will, and
aust one "a . @s+t - .=&s -
Have the courage to tell man why
you will net tlend him your money. r.
Have the courage to "cut" the most
agreeable acquaintance you have when
you are convinced that he lacks princi-
pie. "a friend should bear with friends
infrminties," but not with his vices.
Have the courage to show your respect |
ful honesty, in whatever guise it appears
and your contempt for dishonest duplici-
ty, by whomsoever exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for now ones.
i" Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk Of being ridiculed by man.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and prosperity to fashion in all things.
= Have the courage to acknowledge
your ignorance, rather than to seek Gre
dit for knowledge under false pretences. |
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=. ..',' %.'%'' You say you know a horse from a
jackass when you see them?" asked a
counsel Of rather dull looking witness.
" Oh ye-as-just se," drawled out the
intended victim, gazing intently at his
legal tormentor, II know the difference,
and ! would never take you for horse"
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P. LEoNCE HEBRARD, Clerk.
General Account of D. C. Sittic, Treasurer

General Account of D. C. Sittig, Treasurer,
with the Board of Police of the Town of
Opelousas, up to 10th April 1869.
Licenses collected in 1868 S 212 so
From W. R. Meginlev for lumber 2 50
Licences collected for 1S60.... 1850 90
From roll of 1868. 9........... S56 451
Revenue of Market t.........,... 35y %
Total. ............ $33Sl 374
Pald as per vouchers. ..."...... 1850 20!
Ro balance in Treasury. S $50 GG4
Composed Of
Money appropriated for lumber. .$24O 90
balance reserved for paupers. 49,. 70 90
Money not disposed of. ........... 90 6G4
$3.50 CO.
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The department of Literature will embrace:
FICTION, IN THE FORM OF BOTH ST.
RIAL NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES:
ESSAYS UPON LITERARY AND SOCIAL
TOPICS;
SKETCHES OF TRAVEL AND ADvEN-
TURE;
DISCUSSIONS UPON ART, BOOKS AND
Kindred THEMES;
PAPERS UPON ALL THE VARIOUS SUB
JECIS THAT PERTAIN TO THE PIJR
SUITS AND RECREATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE. WHETHER OF TOWN or
COUNTRY; AND
POEMS BY OUR FOREMOST POETS.
Illustrations will form an important feature
IN the plan cf the Journal Nearly every
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ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT ON SOME
POPULAR THEME, A STEEL EN-
CRAVING IN THE BEST
STYLE OF THE ART, OR A LARGE
CARTOON ENGRAVED ON WOOD.
No. l.--Contains Cartoon of the Grand Drive
III the Central Park, a Spirited and
Animated Scene.
No. 2.-Contains an Eight-Page Supplement
of Underground Life and Mining, with
10 illustrations
No. "a Steel Engraving of Noon on the
Seashore, from a Picture by Kensett.
No. Am Art Supplement, containing New
York illustl ated with 13 Superb Illus
tratlons.
No. "a Superb Cartoon OF the Levee at
New Orleans,
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eature, will be unlike any other.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-09

vees OF the stock pay OF it's debt and at the Same time
extend ts lines rapidly enough to meet the public wants.
80 as TO add to its already large business Spectators
may not Ike this policy but those who buy for invest
uent will have all the confidence In the property
Railway shares were feverish and excited under the
mauinuation OF the money market by the shorts, who
have commenced to buy stocks, and have made art
acay stringent money market In order to do without
advancing prices Tho market alternately weak and
strong under their manipulation and heavy purchases
were made on each downward turn. Nev-YOrk Central
sold at 1891, 1Ss 1914 1881, closing 1904 Hudson aud
Harlem were dun Reading sold at 97i 9si closing est
Michigan Southern sold at 1924, lO7l liO3, closing
los3 Cleveland aud Pittsburgh was steady at 81
as74 Northwestern shares we're depressed, in sym
paty with the balance Of the market but heavy pur-
ebases were made by the large holders Of the stock
Rcck Island sold at 1884, 11s 12ll 49, closing 100 st.
Paul Common sold AZ 76a76s ST. Paul Preferred. s5Aa
s7I Fort Wayne comparatively steady at 1861 al57i
EewJcrsey Central sold at 16i 9I5t, closing Ill The
market continued feverish until the close OF business
urce however In instances higher than the
Iowest prices Of the day and frmer feeling prevailed
among holders Of railway shares Marposa Preferred
made a sharp decline, selling from 44l to 80, closing
s. asa.
The following we're the closing quotations Of Govern
ment bonds:
New-York tribune., 1869-06-09

for cse d. and 2 hoIss HAva.a Sc Refined hify setvs
At lSic for Posdrsd GraunAted and Crushed el4ie for Son
sTRARIE-The demand light the oeh mo5rite sales Of
Pair Prime lsi 82oc the latter for Prime IN
quiet 50 756 bush Rough FaI Seed is quiet II 81 "
a 81 per bush Cseuts Linssed selling at 81 ls gold
7id7iE, gold. and Nitrate Soda id4ica gold. all cash
soAPwe boe sales Of 400 boxes Csse at liai3ic TIE market
SUaAC-sicyh selling At ssoasiO for the low soO0$ls'
Tor TIE hEh grades and BOG SlG for Virginia ,,,,
prices well sustained Other kinds good supply bns nominal
TOBACCO-Por Kentucky The demand has been seTs and
manly complete shipping orders light hon trade
Pness however rsmal ye t1 At our revised tgnes lods
, Ii2 If ~ w i I ~ u dsi s o c 81 fsf 9, SSie
Medium Oallc Good lai2e Fine ~ al e., and SesstsDs ~
msn saoie Medium iIa2c; Good i2ta9e Fine alSs.. snd
Selections % 0leie seed Leafs without animation and ves .ser
trade taking only small quantities Both ed iresded
aEurea We quee feoNt Conaeenut ald hssehHsts
go for KIlsr lsSe Wrapper lets and lsa7oc for h1s
Wrapper State 1!0loc for Fe 2d21e for lots and -
U3Oe FOR WraPpe Peunsania and Ohio doc for srs z0
zS average lets fOr wr.ppsra Manufactured Tobacco
r demand oa home account slippers finding nothing desirable
from which 70 make selections Common aud Aetium grades ooh
We quote bond follows: Black l6esc for CommSa 10
hsiism and 2Ode for Good 70 Pine BIst work GzSe T IN
bot the extreme views Ofeers rssei operations and The
msuy OF ohbBg character We qEos HaTani Sc oI en SS
mon Csc for Good and 81 0t0S " Tor fine YlaH aSVs
for cut S5us2e o average lots ssd 81 o20s Os for eat
IALOWThe demand has been fair and the market eessd arm pe
supply Is light; sales Of 900 n III dlli cash.
WOoLThe Wool market continues dull and there no change
- prices very little New Wool has yet forward and the 'Iy,
ssTgaIds The aEOss the ksv Clip bought
Unless buyers 10 the country Keep SoHn prices TO about The S @
vii nd their operations Improbable prospects are anything Da nA
wHSKYThs article has been sujeet violent faetuaons dapg
considerably
Of the demand prices have declined Notwithstanding the great so
na conditions sales made Of bb at e quote the whole range
WHALEBOEE-ws sOte mail sales Of Arctic at gld95c gold
sale ruDOred today but the particulars could not trace
New-York tribune., 1869-06-09
THE MARKETS.
lc.,,,.l., rsp.,t.a for TIE rr.nrxtl

CarrfIly reUorted Tor tbs f@BrNE
qUKsDAY Juue O.. 1869.
Tbs movement b. for sdyee 10 this DAY week b's
cureut for Flour tui
tavag ,a44 pps execute their order The edtiees
h st proved quite uufavoble for TIE Nnier
tt1t b tbe continued wet weather ba induced
searess have bseu fairy active ADO pers fnea
fr Petroleum been active excited and higher pnees hA,ug
Cotton has been tcye au1 as aH'nneu
e~ug lsre on ed steady The stock OF sugars t
s.s Lut n l.nr The buues " the Ciy on we
III r5yr mattraf Petroleum. and COitOu excepted
ttil t.tfg lsirer cUIld-lrt n hs future. . nj.
ASLLNAe UsEs % note n either F0is OF te
se past ve-E te former u FAIR denad aud hn N safes
81 y s ~ 15 Is nominal az ~ "a O
BulLA1 .TEhiALSwe have nothing SPECIAL v bote ~ sf
ss ees -dsr l lsfuE ast rveNi e sensa 'ue 81
tbe n2Is @ he bnsas moderate hnd conhDea opg " 'u'n
lets a. Nagio sHpply immediate
BEOuM CENi demand article fir for The season, and
pucef without f-angei of REQ and Green al d2c
tas prces brhE
steady a. fe M lsos Western SOuthei within the lat ten
shout N 90 o. sod.
E.SlikS moderate demand from 40
o. f1T American Gray ard White
BOEBNe uots sales Of Fz S3 500 80
COI1OEfle market reians anytb1g rather
bstter AZ tbe uo oHrrBgs admit
Of The demand s comes mainly from snsrs with such desirable
kts f speculation BE- urtd The receipts raHning
bshBd sae of 3 bales 62 eveHiHs and arve
0f which z33 ;akes by sabr 81 sycaslo sud b
Patra Also eV bales lon hlng 4s 29i iO do bspen
beT, re. We quete Vh0Hs
New-York tribune., 1869-06-09
THE STATE OF TRADE.

LONDON June 9-ll open 9 for money and } Tor
the United FWeny bonds s0 Stocks steady Ee
Si Illinois, S Atlantic and Great Western 2 Taow 49, Cd per
LIVERPOOL June 8- m-Coftou opened shade frmsr Md
ding Uplauds llid Mddng Orleans lM Wheat e GENITAL for
California White, and 86 Tor No. Red Western Peas b6 Y
quarter Tor CAasiian.
LONDON June al Cohs for money ga aecount 9 United
States HveT TWeuy bonds 80 The Stoek market shrm.
LykPOoL June al The market for Yarns and Fabrics At
Manchester anr better pcL Baistuf dill Floor 2b
q hb r Western Canal Lard ZIG Naval Stores dGiL
HAvKH. Iune a-Cotton Opeued unchanged
Lospos June e rCousps closed AZ 92i for money and 93
m Uuted FTe!TNnirs 9o Ee Railway shares,
sl illinois Cenia "a Railway stocks quet Reaned Petroleum. "
4 galSa.
LvEFooL June 8410 mCoon closed shade easier Tie
following qal.siiS0s Mng Unauds, l.d A4ing Orleans I'D
as Of the day 1000 bales Bacoa has advanced 10 t2 = cNt
june e-leiEolenm i8l francs loI stlnlrd Wine