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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-02-27
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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-02-27
Public Sale.


Estate Of Joseph Simon Foatenot, decd.
DY virtue of an order OF the Hon. the
ID Probate Court in and for. the Parish
OF st. Landry, there will be sold at pub
lie sale, to the last and highest bidder,
by the undersigned Administrator, or a
duly commissioned Anctf0neer at the
last residence of said deceased, in
Vile Plate, in this Parish, on
TUESDAY, MarcA ssth, 1869,
the following described pkoperty belong
lug to the Estate of Joseph Simon
Fontenot, deceased, late of the Parish OF
st. Landry, to wits Il ..
"A TO w N L 0 T.,
situated in the Townof Vile Plate, Par
ish of St. Landry, msasuring - feet
front ON Main Street, by five arpents in
depth, together with all the r.
BUILDINGS AED IMPROVEMENTS
thereon, bounded North by Main Street,
East by Mira. Onekime P. Guillory, South
by came and West by 0nezime Tate. =
PLANTATION,
situated ip Vile Plate Prairie, Parish of
st. Landry, consisting OF Dwelling
Heuse, enclosures, and fifty superficial
arpents of lind, bounded North by Jos.
G.. LF01tenot, East by Cyprien Louise
le1ette, South by Alexandra Lazarre,
md Mrs. John s. Reed, and West by
kHypolite Hebert. z "
A TRACT OF WOOD LAND,
situated on the Bayou Crocodile, in said
Parish OF st. Landry, measuring about
seven hundred arpents, bounded North
py-, South by -, East by -, and
West by , being the same acquired
bv deceased from the State Of Louisiana
ainnf the wear 1868. -.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1869-02-27
Public Sale.

St. Landry, February eth, 1869.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
A Town I'm Two States.

The thriving CITY of Bristol, about
which we hear 30 much in connection
with General Mahone's railroad
plane, occupies rather q singular
position, and IS something's like
Bill Muggies' grocery in Liekskille,
Louisiana. Bills shanty is erected
across the line dividing Texas and
LOUISIANA, 1t is against the law to
play cards in Louisiana, and equally
unlawful to sell whiskey in the
Texan county, lie gets over both
these difficulties by allowing ali the
gambling in she Louisiana division
Of the grocery, and all the guzzIing
in the Texas apartment. The peo-
pie of Bristol, according to the
following, which we take from the
Wings correspondent, occupy a
doubtful status on the States rights
question
Bristol ls situated partly in
Virgins and partly n Tennessee,
the main street being The line be-
tween these States. That portion
Of tbe town lyIug IN Virginia is the
largest lld = called Goodson, IN
honor OF Colonel Samuel Goodson
TO whom the land originally be-
longod, and in Washington County
Virginia Bristol proper is IN Sui
hyan County, Tennessee. Each
town has ITS own Mayor and town
officers 1T is sometimes called Bris.
tol-GoOdson by long usage, the
two have become consolidated in
name, but not in government. The
two combined have population OF
about fifteen hundred, eighteen stores
five churches, three hotels, male
and females schools, both in a
fiourlshing condition one IRON
foundry, a tannery, a furniture
manutactury, which turns out beau
tiful work, but Intends. however, to
manuiSc.ure mostly in the rough,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
A POLITICIAN.

Col. Watson, a welIknown politician
of Virginia, enjoyed great personal pop
ularity on account Of his affable man
ners, and whenever he was candidate
for Office he ran ahead Of the ticket.
He generally spoke to everybody lie met,
protesting TO know them. On one oc-
casion during the last presidential cam
paign, he met countryman, whom he
shook by the hand and commenced:
Z" Why, how do you do, thir2 am
very glad to see YOU a fine day, thir;
thee you sihill ride your fine old gray,
thir."
"No, sir this horse is one borrowed
this morning"
"Oh ah we'll, thir, how are the old
gentleman and lady ?"
A" Ny parents have been dead about
three years, SIR
But how is yoor wife, thir, and the
childreng?
am an unmarried man sir"
"Thure enough. Do you sthill live
on the old farmH'
No, sir, have just arrived from
Ohio, where Twas born"
"Woll' thir, ] gueth don't know you,
after all, Good morning, thirl" -Har-
per's Hagdz,ne.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
Feline SagacIty.

A NEW HAMPSHIRE paper tells
these stories:
Last year Mr.. Charles Edgcrly,
Of Meredith, owned cat which was
Il regular hunter. Ho would often go
Off and bring in rabbits. If any of
the family went berrying Tommy
would go too and devote his energies
TO wild game lfhe became separated
from the party, he would climb o
tree and ascertain the direction to
head himself TO find them. Uo could
catch birds on trees, and the boys Of
the family, knowing tho propensity
of squirrels 10 take to fences and
stone walls when in danger, would
put HIM on a wall and alarm the
game. One afternoon Tommy caught
fifteen squirrels in this manner. lie
would wait any lorght of time when
put down in place and told to stay
there.
"onc day he brought rat and
laid 1t the feet Mr.. Edgcrly, who
took out his knife and, skinned it,
Pussy surveyed the operation,
and seemed highly pleased
at it. Mr., Edgcrly said go got an
other, and the cat went of and
returned at intervales during the
day with three more, which were
duly skinned, undor feline suporin-
tendence. Mr.. Eigorly told The
cat that he would skin all the rats
he could catch and hencofortb
pussy made 1t hrs sole occupation
to catch the rodents and see their
hides removed. The skins Of the
rats were fastened on the barn at
the distance of n few 'rct from the
ground Thuty.toven trophies
were in time displayed on the barn.
One day feline Nimrod brought
~ Ia. and lad il at Mr.. Edgorly's s
feet, Ho was busy az the time and
could not crafty the animal with
the usual skinning operation. Tho
cat laid it at his ioGt three successive
times, and was finally ropulsed in
such manner that Tommy went
off with his back and taIl up IN the
peculiar stiff gait which onraged
animals have. From :hat day not
a rat would he catch, though other
small game continued to suffer rs OF
old.
"But now comes tho wonderful
part Of the tale. On the night of
the day Oh which ho became 80
mortally offended, Tommy went out
To tho barn and tore down the hides;
his resentment Of the insult. Such
u case rarely Is hoard of, and so we
record it for our readers. young
and old. Though he would Keep
al! his old habits, such as skating,
{ for he would slide in tho best man.
ner he was able on the zee with
the boys,) he mover again was
known TO catch rat to the day of
his death, which happened some
few months af'er by being caught
In n fox tran"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
THE KEYSTONE STATE ON
FIRE.
A Great subterraneRn COnna-
grafton Turning Ora Large
COaIGeId at the Mouth Ofthe
EOugiiiOghcuS!


The Louisville Courier, OF late
date, has the following
We learn from parties, in whom
we believe we may place the most
implicit confidence, that a great
conhagratlon is now az the height
Of ITS progress IN tho celebrated
Miller Coal mines, on the Mononga-
hela River, at the mouth of the
Youghiogheny, fifteen miles south
cast Of Pittsburg. The fire began
somo time since, and great efforts
have been made to cxtinguish it,
but TO no purpose. An attempt ~
check IFS fierce career was made by
the erection OF mud walls and the
pumping IN Of large quantities Of
water and by this means the fire
was partially smothered but tho
hea: became so intense and the
pressure of gas 10 great that tho
walls were burst. ana the flames
are now sweeping onward with "a
greater force than ever. The fire is
spreading through the old mines at
the rate Of sixty yards per day, aud
it is feared the entire field may DO
destroyed. So much progress has
been made by the flames that 1t is
estimated that tho cost of oxtln,
gushing them before they have
spread over a thousand acres will
not be less than sl5O,OCO. Twenty.
two loadod wagons and all tho tools
of the miners have been lest thus
far. The Miller minos are carried
on by a. Miller & Co, Of which firm
Mr.. Charles Miller, Of this city, was
formerly member.
The coalfeId ovor which the great
subtcrranean deluge offrs is sweo-
ping, is one Of the most valuable on
tho Monongahela, and extends q
distance OF Somo eight or ten miles.
IL IS difficult to say what will be
the resultUf this underground con.
aagration iflt IS not checked very
soon. Wherever vein of coal ex>
tends the fire must follow 1t, and
the whole Pittsburgh coal region
may yet be endangered. Let some
great lake of Pcnnsylvania oil bO
touched by the resistless stream Of
fire, let the underground gases be
tuned on, LEI the vast beds of coal
throw out their strength, and tho
old Keystone State, or at least a ve-
ry large portion oft, will form the
vent Of subterranesn holl, infer
ior only 20 those which IN other
quarters Of the globe break out in
blazing volcanoes from tie surface
Of the earth.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

A one thousand dollar bond has
been abstracted from o package of
1000 belonging to William Arm
strong, and deposited in the safe
ofthe auditor of Allen county. The
Democrat says. "This is the strang-
est robbery on record $4,000 IS Ia.
ken from roll of S1S, 900 worth of
bonds, and 81 900 from package Of
81 900, and tho balance left"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

TRUMAN SMITH, of Connoctl-
cut, has proposed new way to pay
off the public debt. " Pat tax Oh
words" he says, "and the New York
Court of appeals will pay 1t in less
than four years"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

A Seotchman put crown piece
into "the plat" in an Edinburgh
Church, on a late sunday morning
by mistake instead of penny, and
asked to have 1t back, bu: was refa
sed In once, in forever, Aweel,
aweel," grunted Sandy, Hl'n got
credit for 1t in heaven"
ma, ma, said the church elder,
"ys'll get credit only for the penny
you meant to give"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

A GENT out West was invited to
take II game at poker, but no reius.-
cd, saying No thankee; i played
poker all one summer and had to
wear nankeen pants all next winter
/ have no taste for that amusement
qtnco ~
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
Gallery of Art.
w, a. 'rREsHZE

asks the pablic 90 coll and examine his
specimen photographs, Ferrctypes, Am
brotypes, GomG, Nc., Sc., which canuot be
suTpa5scd auyW hero. To has perfected Al
iausomeut- whereby pny one can be ac
comodatcd with tho Gnest Of Oil Paintings
nad pictures OF India Ink Work. Rooms
building, Center Street, M'Connelsville,
ohio.
Jan l-ly.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

Iris estimated that the entire loss
the Government sustains from the
abuse of the franking privilege, is less
than the loss it suffers from one distil-
lery, This is no reason, though, why
the abuse should be continued.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

DOM Plat writes the Commercial:
"This Government is probably tho
most demorillzed Government in tho
World. Its service is rotten to the
core, All the departments are ru n
by Rings, and one-.halt of the heavy
taxation collected from an oppressed
people, is turned into private pock-
ota -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
Sunnlerl Summer


ia hcro, and every body, that IL all the ladies,
both Of country and town, 6rc going tothe
Millinery and Fancy Store OF the Misses s.
X r. Holbrook. for their Ribbons and La.
cos, Flowers, Straw Bonnets and Hats,
BraIds, Ornaments, Trimmings, Bonnet
and Hat Frames, Collars, Gloves, and
every ching that ladies wear Second door
above National Bank, Center Street, NJ.
Connelsville, Ohio.
April 3O-6m.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

THERoDoRE TnToN is described by a
correspondent of the Springfield Adj
vertiser as much resembling the inn
mortal u. n"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
PERFECT SIGHT can only be oS-
tanned by using
PERFECT sPECTACLEs,
the difficulty Of procuring which is
WELL KNOWN.

Mcssrs. LAZARUS & MORRIS, Ocu.
lists and Opticians, Hartford, Conn,
Manufacturers of the Celebrated PER.
FECTED SPECTACLES, have after
years of experience, experiment and
the'ercction Of costly machinery, been
cuabled to produce that grand doside-
ratum,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
CIEY SHAVING SAIGON.
FgED nEOwH, PeuPRIErsR.

Fred is prepared 10 90 oil mauuer of
work which comes within tho sphere Of his
legitimate business. Shaving, Hair Cut
ting, Shnmpooing, Dyeiug, done to the
satisfaction Of The most iGslidous. Switches
AID Curl5 are nude 10 order, aud ore war
r'nled 10 prove satisfactory South East
side OF Public Square.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
$. Il. WILLIAMSON,

dealer in
CLOCKS, WATCHES, and JEWELRY,
MConnelsville, Ohio,
SOLE AGENTS for the sale of these
PERFECTED sPEcTAcLEs,
from whom only, they can beprocurcd
WE EMPLOY NO PFDLARS.
Dec ll-lS6S-ly.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
AGENTS WANTED.
Gun RULERS AND OUR RIGHTS ;
Or outlines Of lhe 4, 4. GOyprnmenl,

Or Outlines Of The .. s. Government.
A timely work by JUDGg WILLIS.
a useful and valuable book as m
aid TO families Teachers, Studena, Business
men, aud persons OF all classes in under-
standing the origin, progress, development,
theory, practice and machinery of The Uni
ted States Government, in oil its depart-
menls Over 500 hundred pages more
than 40 steel and wood engrayings. The
hest selling book yet offered. No compe-
tition, No PARTISAN work We employ
no general agents, but give extra terms to
canyassers. Send ut once for cboich of
territory aud circulars. You save time
by enclosing 81 90 for outfit We furniph
also the beat quarto Family and Pocket
Bibles published,
PARMELEE 4 co,
Publishers, 73s SAMSON ST., Phila., Pa.
Oct lgl-2m.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
PERFECT sPECTACLEs

which fave been sold with unlimited
satisfaction to the weaaers in Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New
York, Pennsylvania, Now Jersey, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed
wards Island, and Dominion of Cana
da, during the past nine years.
These celebrated spcctacics never
tire the eye, and last many years with
out change.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

A clergyman, while residing in South
America as missionary, discovered a safe
and simple remedy for the cure Of Nervous
Weakness, Early Decay, Diseases Of the
Urinary and Seminel organs, and the
whole train of disorders brought on by
baGeiul and vicious habits. Great num-
bers have teen cured by this noble RENE
dy. Prompted by desire TO benefit the
afflicted and unfortunate, | will send the
recipe for preparing and using this modi-
cine, in n sealed envelope, TO any one
who needs II, Free OF Charge.
Address,
JOSEPH T.INMAN,
Station ID. Bible House,
Oct. LIST ls68-3m n. Y. City.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22

$500 A YEAR.

to be sent off to other cities to be
put mp aud finished. Some. no doubt
will find ito way to Richmond"
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

CHARLES CRoCKER.-Tbis gentleman
having been elected Second Vice Pres
ident of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company has retired from the General
Super of the road, giving
place to A. n. Towne, who assumed the
position on Monday last, the 2Orh. Mr.
Croker has been one of the foremost
men in the construction of the Central
Pacific Railroad-not only in embark
ing all of his means and property in ibe
great undertaking which has revolu-
tionized things generally, but in the de-
tails of the building of the great thor
oughfare From its inception to the
driving of that memorable last spike
his energy, courage, enterprise and firm
belief in the certainty of the early com
pIetion of the mammoth work has been
indellibly stamped upon it He has
superintended the work at times when
obstacles, greater even than The noun
,arns which bid defiance and reared
their proud heads in seeming derision
at the progress of the road, presented
themselves al every step, and surmoun'-
ing them by indomitable will and per-
severance carried through an under
taking which stands at the head of all
such enterprises in the world. Mr..
Crocker's name is identified with that
of The road, and. though another gen
tleman, every way capable. takes the
reins, il will be hard to dissociare the
name of Charles Croker from that of
the Central Pacific RAILROADS.. F
Spirit ofthe Times.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

SPAIN The revolution which drove
Queen Isabella from the Spanish throne
seems TO be but just begun tits diff
cult to tell what is the legitimate gov
ernment there now; and while the
usuPpers are wrangling among them
selves, and while they are being sssaiied
by the Carlsis on one side and the
Radical Repu blicana on the other. both
France and England stand coldly aloof
from the imbroglio which involves Cuba
and American Interference. Spain is
without friendship for herself or among
her neighbors.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30
A LETTER FROM G0vxRNoR SAT-
POnD-

From q letter received here yester.
day BY Mr.. h. G. Parker from Governor
Stafford, We are permitted to make the
following extracte. The Governor writes
under date of Sept. 18Th, and says:
have so far had q pretty rough deal
in this country. Found everything in
confusion with no meaus at my com
mand to remedy matters, but | will get
the under lift after a time. ! like the
country very we'll; the climate suits
me and the resources of the country
are far more extensive than ] auticipa-
ted. 1t will as on as the Indians are
cleared out be the best mining country
on this coast. The people have been
robbed and murdered until those left
are discouraged. aud general gloom
and inactivity seem to bang over the
country. No one speaks we'll of 1t, and
nope seems TO have died out. To me il
seems to be just at the break of day.
The Indians must give way. ! bAse
made up my mind to stay with the
country, and when left alone l will
:. comp " with the Indians and join
them. If can get assistance necessary
from the Government, We will next year
make things look better in Arizona
never in my fife have seen go much
wanted to do with so little power to
do it with as since came here
am examining the resources of the
country closely Shall 60 over every
part of the Territory this fall. and ex.
pect by the last of November 10 be
IN Colorado and 60 from there to
Washington
Our Indian policy in this Territory
has not been good, and now We have no
one to cal with the friendly Indians
With proper management the Apsches
rould be turned against one another
and the war could be ended; but AS
matters now stand it does not look en-.
-ouraging. am on the eve of starting
for trip through the mines along the
southern boundary of Arizona.
Saff seems to be alive to the times
,pon which be has fallen. II Uncle
Sam will but give him good chance
o display his energies and courage the
rizonians will bless the day that be
vas made their Governor.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

A STEADY FIRE AT The BULLS "A
dispatch from Washing on dated the
Goth inst, says that Secretary Boutwell,
has instructed the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury at New York to sell
one million of gold every Tuesday and
Friday until November LIST and two
millions of bonds every Wednesday un-
til that time. This we suppose is in
tended as steady fire at The Bulls
picket line aud that big reserve is To
be kept on hand to repel any sudden
movements in force.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

STEALING ENGLISH THUNDER IN a
QUEER WAY Tue Hall Arctic Explo.-
ing Expedition was an American Enter.
prise. DR.. Hail, the head of the party,
has returned to New Bedford. He say $
that wherever be found place where
any OF the Franklin party died be
caused monument to be erected and
the Stars and Stripes to be raised.
This last was highly patriotic on the
part of the Doctor but We must con-
fess that it was not dictated by The most
delicate taste. The Franklin Expedit-
ion was made up of officers and men of
he British navy; and it seems TO us
that if any display of bunting nigh;
with propriety be made over their poor,
frozen remains, their own couptry's
banner would have been the most ap-
propriate to wave there.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

A CHIxRss GIANf-The San Fran
cisco Bulletin of the Gath tells Of q
Chinese giant 40 follows:
A Monaghan Gian:-As pedestrians
were passing down Washington street
this morning, their attention was at
tracted to q crowd of Cinnamon on
Washington alley, one of whom was
head and shoulders tallersthan any o!
them. He presented such a striking con-
,rast to his countrymen that q Cauca-
sian placed him up against the wall OF
building and took his measure, and
Just as be stood he rose 70 the remarka
BILE hight of six feet and eight inches.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

TIE Stow STILL OpEN-The tele.
graph informs Us that anorber distin-
guished party Of ladies and gentlemen
are on their way Overland TO look at the
spectacle of q State which embraces
within is limits the big trees, the Falls
of Yosemite, the Geysers, Seal Rock
San Francisco, the Bank Of California
Rnd q population of whites who are at u
stand sull with regard to increase in
numbers aud whose notions of money
transactions date back to the e, rid old
times when buchskin bags were the
only purses aud gold dust the ouly cir
eoia ing medium. Somehow the eau
tious people OF the East whose manner
Of dong business We laugh ut ami
whose savings We covet when We want
% sell 4 quartz mine, are pleased 70
look upon our Pacific States as costly
when sc sho aid begin 10 tire of exhibit
ing "ur WAYS and means aud customs
as 81 many startling shows. Let u
give al our visitors welcome; bur let US
hope that The dead-head trains of ex-
curs.ouisrs which have BEEN SO p,enfi-
full ruIs last year ma, be 70 lowed in fu-
turr YEATS by Car loads Of less di-t 'n- /
guishtd comers-immigrantS boastine
Of n plenty of toue and muscle and |
whose object IN coming TO the Pacific |
Coast is not merely to visit and see our
s,ra"ge sights, but 10 stay and occup,
the laud
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

FRUIT CAKs.-Four fruit cars, 80
marmelade of California fruit in the
overland passage, have arrived in
Sacramento. They belong to the o.
P. r. r Tae jar of the cars is not the
best arrangement for preserving the
growth of the California orchards and
vineyards.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-30

HoRACE GREELEY is reported as a
candidate for the o. s. Senate from
Virginia Last spring it was said that
Horace was devoting himself TO the
velocipede. 1t was again malici0usiy
rumored that the philosopher had ahsn-
doUed and sold his old gray coat.
afioat We should not be surprised to hear
that Horace WAS about 10 supersede the
present editor of the Reno Crescent.