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ENROM my plantation near ~Clencyville, on
Il Bayou Bput, on the 10Th ult., my BAY
MARE she was four years old last May, has
a small star on her forehead, on her right hind
leg she has a very bad scar, caused by a scald
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rewardFwill be paid for her delivery to me, or
or any information of her whereabouts.
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October 10. 1868.
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Hon. sale.

77H ARpENTS OF LAND, entirely a
q - hove overflow, on the west side of
Bayou Bent, 5 miles above Washington.
About SO acres Of land enclosed with good
new fence and in a high state of cultivation.
Buildings on the place consist of dwelling
house, kitchen and com crib.
Terms and Conditions $500; onc-third
cash, the balance in one and two years from
the lst day of January, 1869. Parties
wishing to purchase may apply to John
d. Iludspcth, IN the premises, or to the
undersigned at Opelou>as.
C. W. HUDSPETH.
October II, 1868.
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SALE.
E|SfnfA nf NNIgEian. NJ Avis

0SaaAae OA w aAaAsaEAa ESs EAstt as
DY VIRTUE of an order Of the Hon. the
- Probate Court in and for the Parish OF
St. Landry, there will be sold at public sale
to the last and highest bidder, by the un,
dersigned Administrator, or a duly commits
stoned auctioneer, at the last residence Of
the deceased, in this parish. on
Wednesday, January 18Th, 1860,
the following described property belonging
to the Estate of William B. Lewis deceased,
to-wit
TWO HORSES, ONE MULE, OK CART,
saddle, lot of tools and agricultural imple-
mcnts, grindstone, beds and bedding, sofa,
large lot Of corn and potatoes.
Terms-CASU.
E. 7. LEWIS,
Jan. 2, go. Administrator.
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NOOE>IAND
Parish Tax Collectors Sale.

Parish Tax Collectors Sale.
DY VIRTUE of Ihc powers in me vested
- by law, | will sell at auction, to the
last.anl highest bidder, at the Court House
in the town Of Opclou>a>, Oh
SATURDAY, February the 9Th, 1869,
at II o'clock, A. NJ, the following described
property belonging to jean l~;aviol, the same
being seized to satisfy his Parish taAes for
the year 1867, to-wit:
n TRACE on LAND
situated on Bayou Ttchc in the Parish of
st. Landry, continuing two hundred ar
penis, bounded on the North by Bayou
Teche, on the East by la"dS of Jean Raviol,
on the South by lands cf jean Raviol, and
Oh the West by lands of Desire Godct.
Terms-CASII.
JAMES NJ. THOMPSON.
Jan. ., 90. Parish Tax Collector.
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TIE ENTRACTION OF TEETH.
Should only be submitted to by a man Of
steady hand and p~ractica! skill. DEP. would
here remark that by the practical knowi'dg"
obtained by a
LONG EXPERIENCE
and successful practice in this important branch
of
Dental Surgery,
he gives much less pain in the extraction OF
the most difficult teeth, than is generally anti
cipated by persons unacquaintcd with his mode
of operating.
Special attention will be given tothe various
DISEASES OF THE TEETH.
Also to the diseases of the antrum, high,
m%orianum, or the cleekbone cavity, which
disease is often produced.
Pain in the Eye, and in the Temples, Tic
Doloureux, Neuralgia, Sympathetic Headache
Hysteria, &c,
IL Chloroform administered, if desired.
DIR. A. L. PLOUGH, Dentist.
DEMONSTRATION. L. J. DuprG, Hon.
T. c.. Anderson, DR.. J. A. Taylor, James G.
Hayes, Esq. augl65-tf
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NOTICE..

NOTICE:
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Court, and thereafter said Courts will be
regularly held on the 81 Mondays Of each
month until otherwise ordered.
A. GARRIGUES, Parish Julg-.
Opelousas, October 10th, l~G@.
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POLICE JURY.
PARISH OF ST. PANDRY.
Tuesday, December Sd, 1868.

TUESDAY, December Sd, 1868.
On motion Of Mr.. Cottrcll
EcxV|rel, That at a meeting of the Police
Jury of the Parish ofSt. Landry, to be held
on the I'd Monday of January, 1869, being
the 18th day Of said month, the amount of
Taxes to be assessed and levied on
the said parish for the service of the year
loGS, shall be. tixcd aud determined.
The foil ewing is an cstimote of the expcn-
litures that are required:
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Adrirn ISc!jn, No 1885,,
vs.. IDistlict Court,
Louis A. Foucl"r, Trs'y EXr. ! st. Landry.
DY NIKTUE ofan alias writ Of seizure
- and sale, to Inc directed by the Honor
rablc Eighth judicial District Court of the
State Of Louisiana, i4nd for the Parish Of
St. Landry, in the above entitled cause, |
will proceed to sell at public Suction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the Court House
in the Town Of OpclOu>a>, on
Saturday, February 9th, 1860,
at II O'clock, a. NJ, the followi y described
pr prrty, viz:
I--'rEEGI z
situated in the Parish Of st. Lam "A
dry, il Church, Prairie, measuring =.:M
about Three hundred and ninrty- -szHM-
three (}H:.~ acres, more or less. bounded
North by lands Of DamonyjIlo- Dtican, East
by land, of Captpickctt, SouAl by lands Of
Mrs. Du~,rd, and West by lands of Jean
Bic. Roy, being the last residence Of Michel
W. pru1'hommt,' Fdcccascl, with all the
Buildings and Improvements thereon also
Two arpcutS Of WOODLAND at the end
Of the depth Of the woodland Of Lamoran-
der, ST., bounded North by lands of said
T~.Amolanlivr< ST., South by lard Of the
Estate of Iazarctti, West by Little Eayon,
and East by land Of Mrs ". KhoN; ;l1
also the right Of cutting Fircwood on two
superficial arpvntS lying On the Inc Of the
E,>ttac Of l.aXarc(ti, on the west side Of Little
Bayou.
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Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-06-15
SUMMONS.

In .Justice's Court, Flint District.
Territory Of Idaho, County OF Owyhee-ss
Marion Bunyard, plaintiff, vs. George h.
CLAYTON and RI. c. Foljambe, copartners,
lately doing business in Flint District,
Owyhee County, |. T., under the hrm,
name and style Of Clayton 4 FolJamoe,
defendants. , ro,
TO GEORGE H. CLAYTON and II. 9. FOL
JAMBE, defendants;
ny The name Of the People OF The United
states. in the Terry Of Idaho, you are here
hvnotincd that there is now on file III The ONCE
~ ,ha Jnstices Court, in Flint District, IN
said Comfy the complaint OF Marion Bun
ysln yard said plaintiff. demanding Judgment
against YOU. said defendants, in the sum Of
ssvan,v- Two dollars and costs of suit The
a,,ot.e entitled action is brought to recover
arc sum' of seventy two dollars, due from
van aid defendants, to said plainiii, upon
an account set out and described IN TIE
1iain,ifr q said complaint And unless you
] annear and answer within thirty days from
~. da,s az This notice exclusive Of the day
of seryiccl Judgment will be taken against
Won bv default for the said sum Of seventy
iwo dollars. together with costs Of suit
Given under my hand this 3lsi
{Ls day of May, vopds .; lstT e,Na
I,s,ice or the Peace in and for said County
50t58
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NOTICE.
FOR SALE.

nyHE HOUSE AND LOT FoRMERLiah -
the Residence Of John A. Mcouaiu
apply m on the premises or at this Once
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-06-15

That sterling old Democrat Thos. J.
Fletcher of Vancouver W. T., says the Ore
gonian, who rather than serve party, con
cluded for once to do what be could for the
interests of his Territory, by giving his inln-
ence TO Garflelde. bona fide citizen, in
stead OF the renegade carpetbaggcr Moore,
who after serving in the Union Army and
receiving an appointment as Governor of W
T., changed his politics TO suit those of Andy
johnson thereby retaining his position in
office-has been the object of persecution by
the ku- klux Democracy OF W. T. ever since
the announcement of his determination to
support Garflelde that finally eliminated in
his assassination by certain pinks of Chiyalry
as election day approached One Van yleet
and two brother in laws, named Coffee, II
appears. met him in a crowd and while Van
Vleet engaged him in front one OF the Coifees
who by the way was the nominee Of the Dem
ocracy for sheriff, shot him IN the back, the
ball coming out at his right breast. The
wound was at first considered mortal but at
last accounts the old man was alive and on
the day of election was carried on his bed,
bedstead and all, to the polls and deposited
a ballot for Gailielde. On being expcstulated
with by his friends who feared the coBsequen-
ces OF his removal while in so low a condi-
tion he replied that if they wanted him to
worry himself to death, just keep him away
from the polls and he would surely doit
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-06-15

Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats Boots, rte.
according to quality
Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-06-15
I" The Bully Lager Beer,
Oh The Nice Lager Beer"

NTICK ZAPP TOOK CHARGE OF THE
IN City Brewery
On April 9th, and is now running that popular
Establishment.
Beer in Kegs, by the Gallon, IN Bottles
and by the Glass always on nand at the De
pot in the Golden Chariot saloon
Families supplied on reasonable terms
with a superior article. 59u
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The Democrat pitches headlong into
Snake River, and abuses it like pick pocket,
accuses 1t Of having no coal banks. no fish,
no fowl. no timber, no gold, no Salmon, no
navigation, in fact that il is utterly worthless
FOR any purpose whatever. 0fcourse Snake
River has coal mines ON its banks, fish in
its waters and more important tributaries
than the Democrat gives it credit for, bat it
has no friends here and we shall stand aloof
and watch the controversy with some GU
riosiiy TO see which has the best OF it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-13

found aletter containing q bill Of shipment Of
barrel Of molasses from Iowa, which came from
an old debt, but none the less from the Lord
We are all fond Of molasses, and have felt for
some time that 1t was not an economical way Of
to provide Il in larger quantities.
The social creed Of 1.-THE Band Of Faith" il
embraced in three short sentences:
l. To ask no one but God for their supplies.
4 2. Never to contract debts for their supplies.
3. To be oontented with what God gives them.
Its membership comprises nearly one-half of
the students in Shurslef College, and the pros
pect ID that before the termination of another
year oil will be gathered into the fold of rsli.
gioas society which 10 certainly as remarkable in
its machinery IN management as anything Of the
kind that has ever come under our obser vation,
in or out OF booka-& Louis Republican,