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Estate of AZeEie Amdrus.

DY VIRTUE of an order of the Hon. the
D.Probate Court in and for the Parish OF
st. Landry, there will be sold at public auc-
ton, to the..last and highest bidder, by the
undersigned administrator or q duly COM
missioned auctioneer, at the last residence
of the deceased, at Coulee Croche in this
parish, on
Thursday, February 1ltIh. 1860,
the following described property belonging
to the Estate of Azelie Andrus, widow Of
.Syphroien Meche, both deceased, late of the
Parish Of St. Landry, to-wit:
1. ONE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED
at Coulee Croche in said parish, containing
forty superficial acres, bounded North by
lands belonging to Leon Thibodeau. South
by and East by lands belonging to the Is
tate, and West by lands belonging to Sy-
phroien Lavergne-
2. ONE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED
at Coulee Croche in said parish, containing
forty superficial acres, bounded North and
East by lands belonging to the Estate,
South by lands belonging to Mr.. McHanny
(McIlhenny), and West by syphroien La
vergne.
8. ONE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED
at Coulee Croche in this parish, containing
forty superficial acres, bounded North and
West by lands belonging to the Estate,
East by lands belonging to Charles Miller,
and South by lands belonging to Mr.. Nc
,Hanny (McIlhenny)." 3'-5-.
4. ONE TRACT OF WOODLAND CON-
tanning one arpent front by forty in depth,
situated at Pointe Plaquemine, St. Landry,
bounded North by lands belonging to Ra-
phael Meche, South by lands belonging to
Louis S. Thibodeau, East by lands--
and West by Bayou Piaquemine Brulee.
s. ONE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED
at Coulee Croche, st. Landry, containing
forty acres, bounded North by Leon Thib-
odeau, West Snd South by lands belonging
to said Els ate, and East by lands of Charles
Miller.
6. ONE DWELLING-HOUSE SITUA-
TED On land belonging to the Estate (Cou-
lee Croche) ; one corn crib, about 500 pam
nels of cypress fencing (picketsl, one ar
,moir, beds and bedding, household furni-
ture, kitchen utensils, &C., &c.
TERMS AND CoND1TroNs.-The lands and
dwelling house to be sold payable in two
equal instruments, the first payment due on
the LIST day of April next, 1869, and the
second and last payment due ON the LIST
day of April, 1870; and the balance of all
the property to be sold for cash on the day
of sale. Purchasers of the lands and house
to furnish their notes with solvent security
to the satisfaction of the administrator. and
oil sums; not punctnally paid at maturity
to bear eight per cent interest per annum
from time due until paid the lands to re-
main specially m~ortgaged to the Estate
until full payment Of capital and interest
which may accrue on said notes.
Il "sea.s AMEDEE MECHE, |
Jan. 9th, $50. Administrator.
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Estate of John G.. Oliver.

Parish Court, Parish St. Landry.-M 3245.
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Sherin9S Sale.
A OF LOUIS

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Adrien Iselin, No. 1887,
VS.. }District Court,
Louis A. Foucher, Tes'y Exr. } St. Landry.
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will proceed to sell at public suction, to the
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in the Town Of Opclousas, on
Saturday. February 9th, 1860,
at II o'clock, A.. NJ, the following described
property, viz:
1--TIIE T
situated in the Parish Of st. Ian "a
dry, in Church, Prairie, measuring E5EMM
about Three hundred and NINETY 4-sAM-
three (393( acres, more or less, bounded
North by lands of Damonville Dtjcan, East
by lands of Capt. Pickett, South by lands OF
Mrs. Bull&-d, and West by lands of Jean
Bite. Roy, being the last residence of Michel
w. Prud'homme, edeceased, with all the
Buildings and improvements thereon also
Two arpents of WOODLAND at the END
of the depth of the woodland of Lamoran.
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L~amorandier, ST., South by land of the
Estate of Lazaretti, West by Little Bayou,
and East by land of Mrs W. Knox; and
also the right of cutting Firewood on two
superficial arpents lying on the line of the
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