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LONDON, Ang- 6-Thc foftlhcat!o1s at Autwer,
and Hamburg are beng put srtr coran!rte stat.
Of defence with all possible haste, Salt,,cs1e In
VAST quantities L. ordered from India.
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ANAL sample Of barley thAt General CAprun
had sent him from the Department OF Agricul-
ture, and We talked this matter OF i1bor over,
aud also showed him the above letter The
fact is, Mr, Rura, said he, We know very little IN
rcgssl to the proper application OF labor, and
We have vety muck to learn 10 that Eespect~
We certainly manage badly with our p1o~ing.
We must do tho most OF it in the summer and
fall. All stubb1e land intended for crops next
year ought 20 be plowed At once and We
should have our eorp land plowed, &nd it We
could plant on axard land, As We ought to do,
this mar be done. But then the vhite grub,
replied. Very trus, he said. the white
grub is little troublesome on old meadows,
tut I could not have very old mead
ow4. Sow the corn field to small gram and
seed down. He must get away from home
oocasion.lly, and have been thinking. said
he, OF attending the 10 Daviess, the Wlnneba-
go, and McHen1y County fairs, and tale \
look over some Of the best northern farms, and
soc il l cannot Learn enough to pay for the
tine 1ud expenses think, il our netghbor
could spare the time to so With me, he vonld
Ieazu soma yz1uAblo lessons IN the Application
OF labor.
HORTICULTURAL. SOCIETIES.
These societies are increasing in number
and usefulness. The plan OF monthly meet
inKs Al tha homes Of ita members has proved
highly satisfactory. Some Of these meet At
OF 10 l. m.. and hold two sessions, OF. rather,
| ! forenoon session, and afser-dinneE look over
the grounds, and have social time The
Champaign County Horticultural Society
has held its meetings It p. n,
fuf thu naxt meeting il to be At T. H., "a
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VIENNA, Aug. 6--Geuesal Tur publishes IT.
ter to prove that Blsuafk was IN 1sss, really to
abandon Belgium anl Luxembourg 10 Fsaae., IL
Is said that Iu.r WIS pru1riesl to make tlIs rub
Iicauon By friends tn France.
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GIadsbuA, urging :rhe government to pezsevere
In It's policy Of neutrality.
Both hoase8-of Parliament held br1ag sessions
to-day. The proceedings were uni,nporraut.
Prince Arthur has contributed kao to the Caas-
dim volunteer fund.
The TINE wate.men selected to row against the
St. John oarsmcn In tbs four-oareti ns,rh At
Lachlne, have finished training, and are In Au,.
condition. They take out two new boats, ,,,t,.
and proved satisfactory. Thcr sail On Tues,,v
next trous GlasgoW for Ionsrea,.
GERMANY.
BERLIN. Aug. d-Intense enthusiasm rretsrx
throughout North Germany. In tLe la.rr rit,a.
Of the Confederation, crowds assemble liz III.
streets TO hear the war news and make ,,rI,,u.,-s
tons OF loyalty.
MUNICH, Aug. a-Tne ministry taye ,rso an.
thortzed to borgoH nye millions Of rtx :ouar, Io-
two JearA
NEW YoRx, Aug. IA Lou,.on letter s,x.,
~ The soldiers ot Bavaria, wur1etasu... aaJ ~.
petty German States, that year asu would .;o,,st
~ soon have Thought of fighting under 81 E,.aeb
ut-col1f, - beneath the PrussI,n ra.,,.,
now, accept ths onle,s of -
Croxn Prince ~ II sheJ wete a!sestf NJ, NJ ~.
Plusstan nationality. The grand t.s4e Of r., ,ss,.
l. already ~ou German unity, fsur, ta,, Il, .het
III. troops OF the amaller Grrmaa government.
! rllshed fact" es'A4~
| LosDoE, Ang. &-The Pzu.san Goyrrnusr.*,
prohibition Of the expectation Ut corn j. ,nnnn..r
TO direct shlpments to Fraucs,
BERLIN, aug. e--TE. French prtaners ~ far
taken have been distributed afouni yt.r,, r.,
PEusdans viii prove ~ their sreat1urnt ~ ,.as.
men that. though t1les are eaprrs, tary a,r No
| longer enemies. 0
Brr11s' aug. e-Frsopcfs from wers.en.u,r
&tS ARh h4TSFtf ffFSnft+ RI
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enc for four yes1s without any repairs. Last
rpripe it wAs moved to another field and w1a
lot properly set up, and, on that ACCOUNT
save rome annoyance until it WAS reset. II Is
probable that one Of these pumps wouh an
pxer for fftv bead OF grown stock do not
suppose that atty Of them ara in usa. The
expense for pump and fixtures is from 96o to
so. Tney have not been put On the mx1ket>
OF the prejudice against self-actins pumps
kas been in the WAY. The inventor Is ; far
ner, residing near Sandwich, In DaKalb
County. l an not sure that they are being
made, but they certainly ought to be, for, In
dr. eeatou like this, the entire cost would
te eaved in the Labor Of hand-pumping. Each
animal pumps isa own water, drinks and re
turns to feeding. the same ~ to spring. An
abundant supply Of water is Of the frat In.
roztsnco il s:oek-g1owing or dAi1ying-
NORWAY OATS
Mr. Lamb closes his letter in this wise
" Last spring eowed bushel OF Norway
.Ats. What want in to get Ar. Ransde1l tt
pull them, ~ they are too short to resp" Il
the north part Of the State and II
tho river counties, the side, or hors 6
nxne oats, Is they arc called. At
hugely soxn, and hare been Ec1 tho pas
twenty-five yea1a. I have eeeu Thousands o
acres Of them this season, and, II Ramsdel
wants few million bushels to ship to Califor
uia or Sorxay, he can set them At the zegula,
market rates. 1t is not probable thxt he wi
epcceed 80 well With his Green Mountain
| wheat The R.nsden oats will fully satist,
the country in regard to his benevolent inten
! tions-
THE COLORADO POTATO BUG.
B. Il NJ, Of Iaporte, Ind. writes At lenKtl
IN regard to the use Of Paris green in destroy
ing this insect It is, no doubt, good rem
edy when the second hrood become numel
Gus, but much the better method is to hr1a
the first brood Of bugs into basin Of watel
or. il the ground is hot and the surface mel
low, II they ue bfushed on tho hot soii. IN th
heat of the dag, they will not b able to II
g.in ths ..nes. In shozt, make shazs work {
the bugs that winter over, aud you viii ha7
little trouble with them; but neglect thcu
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f.

Two all Marufaeturing Establishments
l. throughout the United States, who may
have an interest in the introduction of their
manufactured articles into this and the ad.
joining parishes: We will be pleased tie act
as their agents on terms aud conditions that
will insure general satisfaction. Our location
rs A Genital and suitable one.
LASSITER &. CHACHERE,
Real Estate and General Agents
REFERENCES: Major st. Paul. John Reed
& Co., Mobile ; Dr. E. PLATE. Dayton, Ohio {;
A. J. Frantz of the Brandon Republican. Hon
Joan Watts, Charlottesville, Miss; Hon. AL
bert VOORHEES,, D. L.. Campbell, New Orleans;
Daniel bennett of the Planters Banney, Bal
thazar Martel, st. Mary's parishi DR.. James
A. Lee, J. D. Swain, A. Hebert, Iberia parish;
E. Moutots, Esq, Hon. F. Daigle. Lafayette.
parish; Hon. Edward Simon, Col. Adelaide
DeBlanc, st. Martins parish; Geo. H. Wells;
Esq, Hon. W. H Haskell, Calcasieu parish.
Hon. John f. King, DIR, James Ray, c.
Mayo. Rev. c. A. Frazee, Y. Valade, Martel
& Hudspeth5 Henry l. Garlanc J. j Nor
gan, james K. Dixon, Hon. 7. C.. Anderson,
Bloch q Dupre, DR.. George Hill, at OpeIou-
sas, Hon. VIM. Ofutt, Hon. Lewis d. Pres
colt, f. l.. Pitre, Capt. C. C.. Pickett, at Wash
ington, DR.. j. NJ. Willard, DIR. a. O. Guidry.
at Grand Coteau, Onezime TGte. Phillip Stage
DR.. Louis DeBaillon, Jesse 3: Clark, Joseph
Chenier, Samuel Haas, st. Landry parish.
sept2Atf
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VENTE PAR lie SHERIFF.

FrancOis TaNtr0t rs Ihef1sma1 ).
Richard, administrator.
Cour de Distrtct--St. Landry-No. 1908.
TNN vertu dun ordre de saisie ct de vente,
- lance par rHonorable la o de Dis
trict du eme District Judie,aire, siegeart dams
eft pour la Paro:sse de St Landry dams Faf-
faire ci-dessus intitui6e, ct a moi adresse,
~j'otfrirai en- vente publique, a la Maison de
Cour de cette Paroisse, en- la vile d'Opelolt-
sas, lie SAMEDI. 1 Octobre 1870, a II heures
du mattn, la propriete cl-apres decrite, saisie
pour satisfaire lie dts ordre, SAVIOR:
Une certaine habitation situes sur Ia rive
gauche du Bayou TGche, avec les .batisses ct
amGliorations oui y sont %situees, ayant qua
torze arpents de face sur lie dit bayou, onze
desquels ont lin profondeur de tfngt-deux ar
penis, ct les autres trois desquels ort-ttne pro-
fondeur de dixIuit arpents, bornee en- Eaut
par la terre de Francois c. Devilliers, ct en-
has par des terres ci-apres %decrites, en- arriere
par les terres de les veuves Valery Langlois e1
| Hilaire Duplechaln.
2 La Motto indivise dun moroccan de terre
| situG en- cette p~aroisse, sui 'e Bayou Teche
contenant deux cents arpents de surperhcle
plus ot moins, borne Ell haut par lie ~t1otcear
de terre ci-dessus decrit. ct en- has par les ter
res de la veuve Hilaire Dupl6chain
3 Cina mulets, une vache ct son veau, I'll
fer a marduer les animauX, une pair de dla
BILE. une vieilIe charette a b9uf.
Conditions-Comptant.
NJ THOMPSON, Sheriff
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Michel King } Cour de District,
vs.. }Paroisse St. Landry.
William pratlter ct q No. 1865.
E,sN vertu d'un writ de saisie ct vente, lance
81 par l'hon. IIuitieme C0ur de District sic
geant dams 1T pour la Paroisse de St. Landry,
dams l'aaaire ci-dessns intitnlee, ct \ mo!
adress6, "j'otfIirai en- write prblique. 4 la mai
son De cour Ell la vile des Opelousas. lie SAME
Di, Ter Jour d'Octobre. 1870, a onze heureS
du matin, les prophecies c~i-apres '~}ecrites, sal
sizes pour satisfaire ledit ordre, savnir:
Utf certain terrain situt dams la vile DIES
Opelousas, sur lie cote Quest du Bayou lesson,
borne nord par la rue Landry, est par lie Bay
on lesson, Quest par la propriete de James
G. Hayes, ct sud par un terrain appartefiant d
des personnes. inconnues-ave toutes les ba-
tissts ct authorizations aui sly trouvent
CUnditions-Comptant
J.M THOMPSON. sherjf.
J1anIt
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Vente PubliQue.

Succession dc Celeste Gilbert, decide
TIN vertu dun ordre de rHon. Cour des
- Preuves de la Paroisse st. Landry, il
sera vendu ell vente publique, lie MERCRE-
DI % Scptembre, 1870. a la derniere resi-
denre. de la defunte Ell cette paroisse, les
propr1e;es suivantes appartcnant a IA dite
succession, 4 saToir!
l Cent acres de terre, etant lie q.art est
de Ia section Ia, township 9.
9 80 acres &c terre dams la Sc ction IA,
township 9.
3 so acres de terre hois6e ct de prairie,
sur lie bayou Plaquemine, bornes nord par
des terres don't les proorietaires sont in
connues sud psr Oneziule Caruthers, est
par 'rheodule Mife, ct Quest par lie bayou
PlaqIemiue.
4 | maison de residence sur Ia terre
publiqne,. 500 pages de barrieres en- cypre,
10 tetes de betes a cornes douces, l fer a
marquer.
Conditions-Pour les meubles compliant;
ct les terres q IN credit de douze. mois du
jour de la vente, les aequereurs iournissant
leur biilets portant 8 pour cent dinteret
par All de recheance, payables a Gesner
Breaux, avec deux cautions solidaires a la
satisfaction de administrator
GESNER BREAUX, Administrators.
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Notice to NOfaries, !. EaeFiff., Re
~ narxgnr,s &ya

NOtace TO NOfaries, aaefif., Re
cordeFs. &c.
STARE AND PARISH ASSESSOR ANT Col
~lector's Office for the Parish of st. Landry, :
Opelousas. June27th, 1870 }
Extract from Act OF ls55-Sec. 3l47..
TAKE NOTICE that hereafter nGther Re-
eorders. Sheriffs, Notaries throughout the
State, nor other parties authorized to convey
real estate by public act, shall pass or execute
any act for the sale, transfer or exchange of
any real estate situated within said Parish un
ill the State, Parish aud tnunlcipal taxes due
on the same be first paid, to be shown by the
Tax Collectors receipt Or certificate 10 that
purpose.
Size. 3i48.-The Recorders, Sherifs, Nota-
refs Public and Others violating the provisions
of the preceding section shall, upon conyie-
tion thereof, be fined in the sum OF not less
than fly nor more than two hundred dollars
for each violation, to be recovered by the Dis,
trict Attorney for the use of free schools, be.
fore any competent tribunal.
d. C.. SITTIG,
State and Parish Collector and Assessor,
a8 For the Parish Of St. Landry.
July Cd. 1870.
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ventp Dar. lie SHERIFF.

Frank Perrett as. Muatord Harris:
CoUR DE DISTRICT, ST.. LANpsY-No., 1o45S
I'm vertu dun writ de feri facias lance per
II l'Hon. Cour de District dams etspour l&
Paroisse st. Landry, dams rafaire cfdesseae'
i~ntitutee, ct a moi adresse, jr proeedefaf a.
vendre a l'encau public, au dsrnier ct Plus
ofrant encherisseor, a la maison de cour de
cette paroisse, IN la vile des Opelousas, lie
Samedi, l Octobrs, $780,
a II fleures du matin, la propriete oi.apres do;
critic, saisie pour satisfaire le dit writ, a sayoir>
TN certain moroccan de teTre, avee les BIZ
tisses ct authorizations qui ssy tsouvent, faisazst
face au bayou P~laquemins' Brufee. ct borne
dun cote par la terre de Garrignes ct sa FEM
me, ct de rautre cote par Ia terre de Abrahafh
Harmon il, ct en- arriere par DIES terres public
ues, comm il est suppose, contepant envAeh
cling cent vingt-neuf arpents.
Conditions .--Comp6aut.
j. M. THOMPSON, Sherif.
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vente par le Sheriff,

Brigette Sicily Cnnr de District,
Juste Bertinot, son mari ! No. i2o35
I'm vcrtu dun writ de f. ia. de l"Hon. la
Il Cour de District dd Hnitieme District
JudiciAire, dams ct pour la Parcis,e 4" st. Lam
dry, dams ~l'atfaire ci=dessus intitutr-. ct ( moi
adressG, j%'otfrirai Ell vente pubiique, Il la hsi.
son de Cour de cette Paroisse, en la vile DO
pelousas, lie SAMEDI, ! Octobrr 1870. "A ONE
heures du matin, la propriett ci-apres dtcrit",
saisie pour satisfaire ledit writ, sav"ir:
Une ocrtaine habitation sit'iGr sur la Couifr
Croche Cans la paroisse 81 Landry. consen-
ant 100 acres. plus on mois, bornee nord par
les terres de Hypolite Clr6tirn, sud par les
terres dc madame veuve Deogene Savoieset
w. T. Smith, eat par les terres publiqueS, ct
Quest par les terros d" Hypol'te Chret'en-Ia
dite- terre est situee dams le township 7 sud de
la rangte 4 est.
Conditions f-Comptant.
J. NJ. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
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Vente par. lie SheH'if.

COUR DE DISTRICT. ST.. LANDRY, No. 1919
Ltonce F. Lastrapes as. Geo. 4. WskW
Inn vertu dun writ de aeri facias a
II moi adresse par Honorable Huiticlne
Cour de District de rEtst de Ia Louisiana,
dams ct pour Ia Paroisse de st. Landry, dail@
Paffaire cidessus, ie procedersi, lie SAMEDl'
] Octobre, 1870, a ONE heures du matin, a Is
Maison de Cour de ladite Paroisse. en- la vile
d'Opelousas. a la vente publique ct adjudica-
ton des prophecies suivantes, a SAVIOR:
Cent s~oixante acres de terre, taissnt face All
Bayou Roeuf. bornes en- haut par des terres
appartenant a~utrefois au DR.. Thomas A. Cook
maintenant a VIM. s. Donnell; ct en- has par
d'autres terres du dit G. A. Wikoff, ayant tel
lie face sur lie bayou, qu'elle est neeessane
avec la profondeur, pour former cent sqixante
acres
Conditions-Comptant
J NJ THOMPSON Sheriff
S1aont
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Eaaf de I'm Louisiana.
CoUR DE PARoIssE, ST. LANDRY-No. 2;

CoUR DE PARoIssE, ST. LANDRY-No. 1894
Succession de Cyprien Fontenot.
EosEPH L. FoNTENOT ct CYPRIEN
~ FONTENOT, de la dite p~aroisse, admin.
istrateur de la succession de Cyprien l.. Eon-
tenot, decide, ayant enregistre IN Tab
leau de distribution des fonds de la dite
succession ~accompagne dune petition deman
dant rhomologation d'icelui; ct attendu quill
a etc fat droit a la demande de la dite petit
ton par un ordre de la Cour en- date du .
septembre 1870
En- CONSEQUENCE, avis est par lie present
dome aux interesses dams cette succession,
d'avoir a faire opposition, 81 aucune ills ont.
par ecrit, a mon bureau dams la vile DIES Ope'
%iousas, dams les trente jours qui s~uivront Ia
date dh present avis, .pohrqaoi ledit Tableau
ministrateur autorise a payer conformemen1
audit tableau.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Grefier
10 sentembre. 1870.
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Fdlt de In aOUIgiHafe.

Cour de Paroisse, 81. Landry-No. g245
Succession C61ise Cyprien Larose Fontenot
VALCoUR GU1LLORy, de la ParoisSe St
Landry, Administrator de la succession
de Celise C L. Fentedot. deeedee, ayant enre-
gistre un Tableau de distribution DIES fonds de
Ia dite succession, accompagne dune petition
demandart l'h~omologation d'icelui
Eft attendu qu'ila etG fait droit a la demande
de la dite petition par I'm ordre de la Cour en-
date du 5 septembre. 1870
En- consequence, avis est par lie present
donnie aux interesses dams cette succession
d'avoir a faire opposition, 81 aleune lis ont
par ecrit, a mon bureau dams la vile des Ope'
~iousas, dams les trente jours aui suivront la
date du present avis, pourquoi ledit Tableau
ne serait pas a%pprouve ct homologue.
JOS. b. RICHARD. Greffiet
10 septembre
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Succession de Sgdoni1 R5yette.

Succession de sydonio Ricette.
LIN vertu dun ordre de rHon. Cour DIES
- Preuves de Ia paroisse St. Landry, il
sera vendu en- vente publique, a la derniere
residence de la defunte en- cctte paroisse, lie
MARDI, 81 septembre, 1870, Ia propriete
,suivapte, ap~partenant 4 Ia dite succession,
a savoiri .
Deux arpents dc ~terre, ayant On arpent
de face sur deux de prolondeur, bornes nord
par madame Jules Nestrie, Quest par la
meme, sud par lie bayou Teche, ct est par
la veuve Jean Bite. Dtjean, ensemble avec
les batisses ct authorizations qni sly trouv-
ent, Giant la meme terre achetee par la de-
funte j la vente des %prorrietes de John
Roy, pere, decide, faite lie ID JUN 1850.
,Conditions-Comptant.
x JOHN ROY, Tuteur.
0T.oS
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AVIS.
A tOus les COntz.iDlasableS

Tonform9ment q IN acte de la Legislature
" de rEtat de la Louisiana, intituIe :" I'm
act pour Greer un revenu pour lie maintien de
G~ouvernementd de fEtat de la Louisiana ct
pour pourycir a Ia collection de dite revenue"
adopte lei6 Mars 1870, les soussignes pro-
eederont a destination des prophecies sises
dams les.limites de la Paroisses st. Landry,
pendant ID rnois cemmeneart lie premier Ao1t,
1870. ct hnfssant lie premier septembre, 1870,
de 10 heurs du matiu jusq'a midi. ct deux
Dc rapres.miai, ID chaaue Jour, al bureau de
Recorder de Saint Landry, dams Ia vile DIES
s0pelousas:
JAS.M THOMPSON, Sheriff
YVES DsAVY, Recorder De st. Landry
JOS. ID. RICHARD, Greffer
9 Juliet 1870,
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Vente Puhlique.

Succession de Hypolite Paul Fontsnts.
I'm vertu DUN erdre de PHon. la CorF 3e
II Paroisse de Ia Paroisse st. Landry, II So
"a vendu en- vense publique, au plus oAraIt ct
dernier encherisseur, par fe soussigne aditff.,
on par rn encanteur dhment commissioned,
a la derniere residence du defunt Ell 6stte
paroisse, lie
Ma2dS, 4 Oeto6re, 1870,
les prophecies ei-apres decrites, dependant de
la succession de Hynolite Paul Fontenet DE-
cede, a savoif:
l Un moroccan de tefre de prairie, sith6 a
lAnse aux Pailles dam la paroisse st. Ian
dry, contenant quaraHte arpents, borne aord
ct est par Manuel ?. Fonterot, sud paf sifroi
Manuel; ct Quest par Theodore Ladeur:
2 I'm autre moroccan de terre de prairie sit
ne aux menes leux, contenant guaranteeing
arpents, plvs on Inoins, borne nord par Mich
Ell Deville. est par Cyprien j. Fontenot, sud
par Manuel P Fontenot, ct Quest par le NOR
ceau ci-dessus decrit ct par Manuel P. Fante-
not. t.s.
3 I'm morceail de terfe boisee situe sur les
limites de rAnse aux .Pailles sus-dite: tonten-
ant quatrevingt-dix arpents, plus oi moins,
borne nord par madame Cyprien b: Fentenot
est par Louis DeBaillon, sud par madame
Eme DeBailloh. ct Quest par Cyprieh J. Fon-
tenot.
A I'm lot d'environ soixante-duinze t6tes
tetes de chevaux de vacherie, cling tetes de
chevaux doux, deux paires de boeufs de tire,
quinze tetes de coehons, instruments ~aratoires
ct d'habitation, ustensiles de cuisine, meubles
de maison, ct beaucoup d'autres chooses.
| Conditicns-Cpmptant.
EMANUEL FoNTENoT,
3sept Administrator,
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Lastie Dupre Us. Chas. B. Smith ct aas
UOUR DE DISTRICT, St. Landry, No,
" l0l9l-En vertu DUN ordre de &. ia. lanes
par Honorable Cour de District dams ct
pour la Paroisse St. Landry, dams Fafaire ca'
ddessus i%ntitule, ct Il moi adresse, je procederel
a vendre a Ieneau public, au dernisr ct plug
offrant encherissetY, a ia maison de eour dc
cette dite ~paroisse, Ell la vile des Opelousas;'
lie SAMEDI, l Octobre. 1870, Il ii henres 'du;
natin, la p%ropriete ci-dessous decrite, saisis'
pour satisfaire fe dit writ, a SAVIOR
Un certain mufceau de terre slime dans'la'
prairie Bellevue en- la paroisse ST.. Landry
mesurant deux cent vingt-neuf arpents ct 80
centiemes dun arpent. borne nord PAL les ter
res de Chachere ct Gardiner, sud par les terres'
de McNulty, est par Gardiner ct Barry, et.
Quest par les terres de G.. A F~razee~-etans lss
meme terre acauise par lie dit Frazee- de Et+
win M. Smith, par act pardevant Joel I'll: San
doz, hotaife, lie n mars, 1850
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