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1900 Arpents of Land for Sale.

A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND, %situateo
IA in the Parish of St. Landry, on the West
side of Mallet Woods. about ten miles from
the town of Opelousas, at the place called
FAnse Bourbeuse, consisting of Section "A,
Township 6 South Range ] East, and of Sec
ton 7 Township 6 South, Ranges East, con-
tanning 1862 acres and 4 hundredths. equal to
1900 arpents, one-third of which is well limb
cred
This land is the same conceded and con-
firmed to the widow of Antoine Boisdore. by
Act of Congress and reported by the Commls.
sioners in their certificate B. No. l1O9, and
consisting of four tracts of four hundred ar
penis each. This land will either be sold in
block of 1900 arpents, Or divided into tracts
oftve arpents front by forty in depth, in order
to suit purchasers. The plan of said land may
be seen, and al! Information obtained, by call
ing on Judge B. A. Martel, at Opelousas. The
location is a f~rst-rate one for a saw mill.
This land will be sold in lots of 81 acres
each. There arc So lots, 10 of which are prai-
rie land, 7prairie wood land, and 10 wood
land.
Terms :-One-ffth cash, and the balance in
one and two years.
JULIEN A. Prevent.
Administrator.
Opelousas, December IA, 1867.
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PUBLIC SALE,
Estate Of @srOlee.

pI VIRTUE of an order OF the Hon. the
- Probate Court in and for the Parish of
St. Landry there will be sold to the last and
highest bidder, by the undersigned admin
%iStrator or a duly commissioned a]uctionccr,
at the last residence of the deceased in the
town Of Opelousas, ON
Wednesday. March 1aegl, 1860,
the following property belonging to the Es-
tate of Lise GrolGe, deceased, late ofthe Par
ish of St. Landry, to-wit-
l. The property where the deceased last
resided, consisting of
n LOT OF GROUND
in the town OF Opclousas, designated on the
plan of said town, AS No.2 square eighteen,
measuring one hundred and nine feet
and six inches front, by one hundred anc
sixty nintsfeet and six inches in depth
bounded North by Landry stAet South anC
West by the lots belonging to Mrs. PerIet
and Easily Oak street, together with all thu
BUILDINGS ana IMPROVEMENTS there
on, being the same property purchased b,
the deceased at the sale of the property o
Sevcrinc Joseph, made May 10th 1852 o
files OF Probate Court No. 1906.
3. One Cupboard, one cherry table, on
cyprus tablS one bedstcad, and one armoirc
TERMS y CoSDITIo>S.-CaShA
JOSEPH1}OY, "
Administrator.
C,L On ,cO
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SheriffS sale.
Solomon 3. Harmon VS.. Thos. Jar

Solomon 3. Harmon VS.. Thos. Ja1man.
nARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH
=. of St. Landry, 40. 6S0.-By virtue
of writ of tieri facias to me directed by
the Honorable the Parish Court Cor the
Parish of St. Landry, in the above en-
titled cause, will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction, at the Court House in the town
of Opclousas, parish, aforesaid, on SATUK-
DAY, March 9th, 1869, at eleven o'clock,
A. NJ, the following described property, TO-
wit
/. A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL
of Prairie Land situated and lying in SAD
Parish of St. Landry, being in section fifty
seven, township five, south range four cast
! and partly in section forty seven (4D, town
ship six, south raGge four east, containing
sixty nine 74llOb superficial arpcnts, oouh
ded North by land formerly belonging tc
vendor, but low to James Jarman, aIo
West by land supposed to belong to 3. a
| Martel-alSo
>. ACERTAlN LOTOF WOODLAND,
containing eight superficial arpents, slloa,
ted in said parish, forming the south cas-
portion of vendors land, being one arpen'
Ill "Iulll, ilOnt vi INC swamp i"'i", ;
arpcnts in depth, north adjoining the lo'
sold by vendor to James Jarman 2oth feo
ruary, 1867; and further. two arpents more
being one arpcnt in width by two arpent*
in depth, in the rear of the lot OF woodland
sold to James Jarman 25th February, 1867
bounded North by vendor, South by JONI
Collins and James Jarman, and West bl
John Collins and vendor, the whole pralrlt
aud woodland containing seventy sever
74ll0O superficial arpents.
Seized il the above suit.
Terms and conditions-Four hundred ant
seventy five 3Glloo dollars, with eight PEI
cent. per annum interest thereon from tn
first day of January, 1869, cash and or
credit for the balance to-wlt foul hundred
and seventy five $4,000 dollars payable Is
January, 1870, with eight per cent. inter
est from January LIST, 1859; and for tn
like sum of four hundred and seventy hv'
36llOO dollars payable LIST January, 1871
with eight per cent. interest thereon iron
LIST January, 1869.
JAS. G.. HAYES,
Jan3O-G9 Sheriff of St. Landry.
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state Of4OuiSiana.

Parish Court, ~. o7cc
ELOI VIDRINE, of the Parish of St.
~ Landry, Administrator of the Estate
of Augustin Larose Fontenot, deceased, late of
said parish, having filed a tableau oS the clas-
s~itication of the debts of said Estate, accom-
panied by his PETITION praying for de homolo-
CATION ofthe same; and whereas 'hs prayer of
said petition has been granted by an order of
court, bearing date February I7th. 1869;
Now, Therefore n"ticr is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
Tablran in writing at my Office in the town of
Op"I"n~t>, within the time required by law,
why the said tableau should not be honologa-
ted and confirmed.
A. GARRIGUES, Parish Judge.
Opclousas, Fubluary 20, 1869.
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State OfLOuisiana.

Parish Court, Parish Of St. Landry.
WIVES D'AVY, of the Parish of St; Landry.
4 Curator of the vacant Estate OF Gaslnln
Durand, deceased, late of said parish, ha sahts
filed a Tableau of the classification Of the aeDSs
Of said Estate, accompanied by bis petition, me.
praying for the homologation OF 1 IL has
and whereas the prayer of said pot"i baar;n@
been granted by an order OF the eoo''' 'N
date February 23rd, 1866 .ohu c;ven To all
Now, therefore notice is hereby gwen n 10 sa id
F fsloHas ' in Writing at myof5es, in the to town ;.w 9f
w why the said table tabIeau should not be ham0l0ga-
leu anu c0n "A 4GtAuRR1GUEs, Parish Judge.
Opelousas, February 9th 1907
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FOR Sale.
"A PLANTATION situated I miles South

a PLANTATION situated I miles South.
- west of thu town Of Opelousas, with a
good dwclling-house, gin house, corn house,
stable, ETC., in perfect order. The said plan.
tation is composed of 3G5 acres of prairie
land and 100 arrents Of woodland Of the
prairie land there are about 1870 acres under
good fence, and thoroughly d.tched, There
are, on the premises, quarters to accommo'
date about Is hands. The fertility of the
land is unsurpassed-the proprietor has fol-
many years raised a bale of cotton to the
acre, and corn in proportion. Being desi-
rous of engaging in other business he viii
sell cheap for cash. Apply to
ONEZIME \. GUIDRY,
at Mayo's Drug Store, Opelousas.
Jan. 9th, 1869.
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Notice to Trespassers.

A LII PERSONS are forbidden to pass
IN through or 60 on my plantation, without
permission of Mr.. L.. j. Smith, Agent, under
the s~everest penalty of the law.
Section LIST Of an.Act of the Legislature of
La, approved December 18th, 1865, provides
'that whatsoever shall enter upon any planta-
ton without permission Of the owner VI agert.
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be liable to be arrested AMI brought be-
fore any court of competent Jurisdiction and
upon proof of the fact shall bs fined in a sum
not exceeding 300, or imprisoned for a term
not exceeding one month, and may moreover
be required to give bond for good behavior du-
ring six months" T. C ANDERSON.
Opelousas, February 9th, 1869.
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A Observation-Disclosures. VIM. Ray
N has discovered a simple plant that never
fails to bring relief, when CHECKED by cold Or
otherwise. These Vegetable Monthly Pow
ders can be depended on by ladies IN time
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PUBLIC SALE
EState..Of Omezime p. Pitre.LF;rs.

Estate o 4 Olaezame p. Pitre.kFiIs.
Pf 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 I'M
dcrslgncd Administrator, or a duly commits
stoned auctlonecr, at the last residence OF
the deceased at Prairie lPlaisance in this
parish, on
Monday, March 1st 1869,
the following described property belonging
to the Estate of OnGzime p. Pitre, Jr,s de-
ceased, late OF the parish of St. Landry to.
wit:
TIE PLANTATION
together with all the BUILDINGS and mr.
PROVEMENTS thereon, situated in prairie
Plaisance, parish of St. Landry, measuring
two hundred and fifty superficial arpents'
being six arpents in front by forty-two in
depth, more or less, bounded South by he
public road leading from Opelousas to Vile
Plate, East by the widow Edmund johnson
and North and West by the land of Mime
Yephirin Lambert, being the same roncrtv
that the said Orczime P. Pitre purchased
at the sale of the effects lf the Estate of
Edmund johnson, deceased, made the 3Oth
of February, 1867, and registered in the
book of mortgages, No. 10, at pages $40
and 511.
Terms y CoSDIr1oSs.-I will be sold
in lots of fifty acres, payable in twelve
months from the day of sale; purchaser
furnishing security, and the property re.
naming m%ortgaged.
NOLLE P1TRE,
Administrator.
Feb, l3. go.
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JAMESTOWN, n. \.
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and Cross-Cut Saws. Chopping Axes, all
shapes. Colburn's Patent Axe. Shovels'
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Cotton Cotton!! Cotton ! ! !

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Wv opeued i'll Washington, under our
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shipment or sale.
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LOST!

VOL. 7. OF DAUBIGNE'S HISTORY
ofehe Reformation was taken away
by somebody from the law office of Thos.
Ii. Lewis, Esq, some time since, and has
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On the blank pa@ of said vol. is written ::
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IS Sale.

Daniel o'Bryan VS.. Archibald Gordy.
TIGHTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
80 Parish of St. Landry, No. 1097S.-
By virtue of a writ of ieri facias issued out
of the Eighth District Court in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, in the above entitled
cause, and to me directed, I will proceed to
sell at public auction, at the Court House
in the town of O~pelousas, parish aforesaid,
on SATURDAY, March 9th, 1859, at elev-
en- o'clock, A. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit-
CERTAIN LANDS, AS FOLLOWS:
North west quarter Of section ), township
8, south range 4 east, containing one hun
dred and sixty two 65I100 acres, and being
situated in the Parish of st. Landry.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash.
JAS. G. HAYES,
JaD30-69 Sheriff of St. Landry.
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VTCK'S
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HOUSE-PAINTING

N g.
TVHE Undersigned respectfully informs his
Il friends and the public generally that he
is always prepared to do house.palntlng, pa
per-hanging, glazing, &c, with p~romptness
and at moderate rates. He solicits a share of
the public patronage. Work done on twelve
months credit by special contract. Orders
left at C. Mayo's Drug Store will be attended
to ] CUMMINGS.
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10000 stitches per minute. Liberal induce.
ments to Agents, Address
AMERICAN KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
Boston, Mass, or St. Louis, Mo