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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02
April 2, 1870.
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Estate of Caroline Ezert, deceased.
PARISH CoURr, ST. LANDRY.-No. 1859.
r1ENRY Ebert, of the Parishof St
Ill Landry, having applied by his petition
to be appointed Administrator of the Estate
of Caroline Ebert, deceased, late of the Par
ish of St. Landry:
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing, at my Office in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice, JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk
OpeIouEas, April Q, 1870.
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opeiOusas Post Office.

Mails arrive from New Orkans, via Yer,
m%illionTille, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays; via st. Martinsville, Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 o'clock P. M.
Mails arrive from above every day ex.
cept Sunday.
Mails close for New Orleans every day
except Saturday at 6 o'clock P. ~; and
for above, at 4 O'clock P. NJ.
Mails for Plaquin,ine Brul6 close every
Friday at s o'clock P. III.
Office open daily 'front.' A. NJ, to s PM
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The Feliciana Ledger thus refers to the
Press Convention recently held in New Or
leans !:
The attempt to bring the Convention to
DECLARE in favor of the formation of a new
or third party, then and there, after a live.
ly di>cusSion, failed. Tbt Convention did
not consider that to be the obiect of their
meeting; or that, even if it was, the repre-
sentation Of the Press was sufficiently full
to justify such action. 1t appeared to be
the unan nous sentiment, hat wIlatev,r or
ganizatiun, whether called democratic, Con-
serVatlve, or peoples party, should combine
most elements of success, and nominate
honest and capable men for office, and at
the same time guarantee equal ''politicaI'
rights to white and black, would command
the support of the whole Conservative P esS.
They did not think it just or good policy,
to declare the Democratic party etfete and
dead, but nett er did they declare that they
would abide by and support the party.
They left the, question just whe'e it should
be left-to time to develope what organiza-
ton will most etfectually unite all the con
SENTATIVE clements into one compact body
Ell opposition t. the co, ru.tinn tina NOW
rules. In short. the motto Festina leute,
make haste slowly, or as expressed by Mr..
Calhoun, mastery inactivity ruled their
action. There is no immediate aus of
haste, Because there are no elections imme-
diately pc ding. Let the Press and the
people consult aud deliberate upon the wi
sest course to pursue, and let us Lave no
hasty and inconsiderate action. We can
not afford it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02
TAKEN UP.

DY the undersigned, at his residence, on
ID Bayou Mallet, in the Parish Of St. Landry,
on the 18th March, 1870, an American Black
Mare branded TINS !: H o. Said animal is
about l6 hands high main and tail reached.
Her forehead PRE- sents the appearance Of hav-
ing received a severe blow.
The owner is requested TO come forward
prove property. pay charges and take her
away, OF she will be disposed of according to
law.
AUGUSTA JOHN PIERRE.
April 9. IS7U.-3t.
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Maryland Democrats and the Fifteenth
Amendment

Amendment.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 29-The Demo
cratic State Central Committee adopted a
resolution that the State registry laws
should be made to conform to the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the Uni
ted States. The resolution will be formally
submitted to the Legislature of Maryland.
Terrible Accider Pin a Coal Mine.
SHENANDOAH C1r.i p, March ga
terrihl" accident occurred at the coa9 mines
of Richard fIecker, rear this place, this
morning. While fu1r men were descending
the shaft to CONNIE; fe work, the rope broke,
prec pitating then to the bottom of the
mine, a distance Of 3ver 60 feet all of the
men Were instantly killed
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

we are requested to publish the follow.
lig Ticket OF candidates for Board OF Pc.
lice Of the town u opelousas, At the elec
tion 70 30 held " Monday next 9Th inst
JOHN posEY,
LOUIS LEJEUNE.
GEO PuLFORD.
LEWIS MADDEN,
j. w. JACKSON,
LOUIS DESBREST.
SOLOMON DAVY.
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Gov. Warmoth has appointed 0nez. A.
Guidry Justice Peace at Opelousas, LIST
Ward. Parish 81. Landry, in place of D.
G. Sittig resigned.
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a California paper says the Japanese
viii 4 win universal respect By sort
of hsathenish habit they have Of mind
ing skslE orn business.
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DR. M'LANE's
\ Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
VERMIFUGE
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS

''HE countenance is pale and
L leaden-colored, with occasional
husheS, or a circumscribed spot on
one or both cheeks; theeyes become
dull; the pupils dilate; an azure
Scmicircle runs along the lower we.
I'D; the nos is irritatcd, sve1ls, and
sometimes bleeds; a swelling Of the
upper lip; occasional headache, with
hu1nmlng Or throbbing of the earsr
an unusual secretion of saliva slinv
or furred tongue; breath very foul.
particularly in the morning; appetite
variable, sometimes voracious. with
: a gnawins sensation of the stomach.
at Others entirely gone; aeeting
pans IN the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels
irregular, at times costive; stools
SHINY; not unfrequently tinged with
blood belly swollen and hard; urine
urbld; respiration occasionally diff.
-olt' and accompanied by hiccough;
ough sometimes dry and convulsiye;
neasy and disturbed sleep, with
;ndlng of the teeth ; temper vasia
'e' but generally irritable.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
oR. M'LANE'SVERMIFUGE
VIII certainly effect a cure.
The Aniversal success which has"
Ittendcd the administration Of this
preparation has been such as to war
ant US / n pledging ourselves to the
public to
RETURN THE MONEY
in every instance where it should
prove Intellectual: "providing the
symptoms attending the sickness of
the child y adult should warran,
the supposition Of worms being the
cause" In all cases the Medicine to
be given IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH
THE DIRECTIONS.
We pl1sge ourselves to the public,
MLane's Vermifuge
DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
n any form; and that it is an inno-
:ent preparation, nat capable Of doing
he 5Agbtet wiary to tie mast tender
yfant.
FLEMINS BROS, PlTrsBuRGu, "a,
PRopRlgxoKs.
P.S. Dealers and Physicians ordering from
theirs than Fleming Bros. will do well to write
heir orders distinctly, and take neae 6at y.
F'Lane's, p'rpa'<i BY Fleming Bres., Hstks.
H,ga, Pa.
For sale by Druggists. and Country ssoreaeepvs
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

We would advise our Pensioners, who
purchase lands, to see that all back taxes
are paid on the same, or they may have
trouble afterwards.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

G. W. CAMAAcK was recently tried in
New Orleans for the murder OFF. o. Nix.
on, jr., and acquitted.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

8 Let us remove temptation from The.
path Of YOUTH" As the frog said when he.
plunged into the water. upon seeing q
boy pick up . stone.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

Hon. PIERRE SoULE died in New Orleans
on the 26th ult., aged 81 years and 7
months.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02
Stasse of Oh srles close.

i staase of On srles close.
A LII persons having claims against SAID
N estate, are hereby notified to present
them for classification to B. A Matte and
Hudsp-th, Attorneys of the estate. at their of
fcr in Op-lousas forthwith; and all persons
indebted to the estate are notified, to settle
with said Attorneys within the next 81 days
if they desire to save costs.
ELIZABETH CLOSE,
JEAN NERAL,
administrator
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At his residence in Big Gaze. on Sunday,
March 9th 1870, after a protracted illness,
John Moss, aged about So years.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

An freshman being asked, on a late
trial. for a certificate of his marriage,
exhibited . scar On his head The
evidence was satisfacsory.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

During the past year, Alabama has gain
ed over five thousand in population by i'm
migration.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02
ymptoms ola Diseased Liver.

lAIN in the right side, under the
edgeSf the ribs, increase on pres
&c; sometimes the pain is in the
It side; the patient is rarely able
lie on the left side sometimes
t: pain is felt under the shoulder
bde, and it frequently extends to
Il top of the shoulder, and is some
ties mistaken for a rheumatism in
IT, arm. The stomach is affected
VIII loss of appetite and sickness,
tn bowels in general are costive,
soetimes alternative with lax the
hd is troubled with pain, accom-
Paed WITH a dull, heavy sensation
in lie back part. There is generally
a msiderable loss Of memory, &C
copanicd with a painful sensation
Of ,aving left undone something
with ought to have been done. A
sigh, dry cough is sometimes an at
tendat. The patient complains of
wearless and debility; he is easily
startlt, his feet are cold or burning,
and h complains of a prickly sensa-
ton othe skin; his spirits are low
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else void be beneficial to him, yet
he can :~arcely summon up fortitude
enough o try it. In fact, he dis
trusts evry remedy. Several of the
above symptoms attend the disease,
but cases have occurred where few
of them 'xisted, yet examination of
the body,,fter death, has shown the
LIVER to AVE been extensively de-
ranged.
AGUs AND FEVER.
DR.. M'IANE's LIVER Pills, IN
CASES OF AcuE AND FEVER, when
taken with Gimme, are productive
of the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be FUSED, preparatory to.
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
FLEMING BROS, PITTSBURGH, Pa.
PROPRIETORS.
P.S. Dealers and Physicians ordering hom
others than Fleming Bros, will do well " write
their orders distinctly, and take none bro r.
M'Lans's, 9repaysG by Fleming Bros, FHSs'
6E,gh. Pa.
Sold by all respectable Druggists, and Country
Storekeeucrs generally.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

We are authorized to publish the following
az the Citiaens' Ticket for members Of the
Board Of Police Of the town of 0pelcusas.
The said election 10 be held On The 4th April
nsxs
tGiei3elaSs Ticket
FELJX a. KING.
ALCEE DUPRE,
JOHN e. KING,
DON LOUIS LEJEUNE,
w. JACKSON,
JOHN P0sEyA
&. =. BDDEACILTR
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Notice.

A IL persons indebted to the Estate of
IA Nine. Veuve Alexandra Castillo, are
hereby notified to come forward and settle
with the undersigned within thirty days from
this date.
JEAN CASTILLO,
Administrator.
April 3 12@0-S
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02
LIST OF JURORS

Drawn for the term of the District Court,
commencing at Opelousas or the 28th inst.
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The Lesson of New Ham D. hire.
from the New York SUM-


The election in New Hampshire is ~instruc-
tive to both parties. Through the demora-
~lization Of the Democracy. and the attempt
of a portion of thei" State Committee to
substitute the candidate for Governor of
The Labor ReformerS in the place of the re-
gular Democratic candidate, the Republi-
cans have been able to carry the State by a
reduced majority as compared with that of
last year.
The Republicans were somewhat broken
by the Labor Reformer- and the Liqror
ProEibitionists; but the fragments did not
diff to the Democracy. for the obvious rea-
son that there was nothing in that drgani-
cation to attract them. Putting forth the
game stale ideas, placing before the electors
Vhe same old leaders, the Democracy of
New Hamp hire could not reasonably ex-
pect 20 draw to their standard the advocates
of progress and reform, whatever became of
the Republican party.
Let the Democr IS take warning from
this lesson. If they. intend to succeed in
carrying the next House of Representatives,
or even the next Presidency, it is high time
they began to win victories in Republican
and of such States in this section of
the Union, New Hampshire and Connect
cut are the most hopeful for them. II, af
ter the loss Of New Hampshire, the Demo
Gratis should lose Co ~necticut in April, the
must re%-organize or disband. Tn.
however, is true of the Republicans.
They must maintain their ascandancy in
their strongholds like New England, or,
with no national leader and no fixed policy
to bind them together, the party must in,
break in pieces. New issues and
men are the watchwords of the hour.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02


. INCOME TAx.-The following clause Of
law in regard to the income tax seems to be
bothering some honest and other sort of
people. 'That the taxes on incomes herein
imposed shall be levied ON the lst day Of
March, and be due and payable on or be,
fore the 18th day of April in each year un
til and including the year 1870, and no lon
ger" ow, what is the purpose of this
clause ? 1t is to define and declare at what
time in the year the income tax is d e and
And it declares very plainly that
the tax shall be due and payable by the
18th day of April in each year until and
including the year 1870, and no longer"
No payment of the tax can be demanded la
ter than April, 1870, and at that time we
pay the tax on our incomes of 1869. On
the income of 1S70,~ therefore, no tax is
payable.--[N. Y. Herald.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-02

HAVANA, March 19.-Anothcr insurrcc-
ton has brok+n out in Hayti. The pickets
in the southern department are in arm
against the new provisional government,
and the partisans ofthe late President Salnave
are joining them. The government has
sent r"lnfofce'nents t. the army in the
field, and several war steamers have also
been dispatched to the South. The British
and French governments have refused to
recognize the provisional government n.
til it assumes the debt Of the Salnave ad-
m~inistration.
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Pans, March 29.-The Emperor Napo.
leon has requested Prince Bonaparte to-
leaTe the country. He is coming to Amer
ieR
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-22

The RICHMOND RIoT.-A special dispatch
from Richmond gives a different version of
Sunday nights riot from that of the Associated
Press. 1t says that the attack upon Mayor
Ellison's police proved to be more formidable
thai was at first supposed. The negroes as
sailed them with bricks and at the same time
opened fire and wounded several. Detective
Knox was struck with brick after he was
wounded. and he supposed he shot and killed
the negro who threw it. From all sources Of
information it is ascertained that three nc groes
were killed outright in the encounter and sew
eral wounded. In the early part of the night
the negroes in the vicinity of Cahoon's fort
stoned the Ellison police when they commence
ed to light the gas lamps of the city, and from
that time were riotous in their demonstrations
until the collision took place. A visit to the
scene of encounter at midnight found all still
and quiet and lights generally extinguished in
the houses The neighborhood where the 1ot
took place is chiefly tenanted by negroes, and
as soon as the police arrived the lights in the
houses were put out and the negroes poured IN
a volley with the above result Much feeling
was aroused among the special police by the
loss of their comrade at the hands of the ne
groes 1t is the opinion of the captain that
two or three negroes must have been killed by
their fire. Negroes having arms in their pos
session are being brought in.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-22
And down he sinks
WINDHAM, March II,

A STRANGE DISCOVERY IN DExrER.-The
Dexter Gazette says on Wednesday last ply
slcian, having made arrangements for the fu-
ture occupany of rooms on Main street, w9s
busily engaged in the renovation of the same,
when he penetrated the obscurity of mystic
rious recess, and discoveie ed an old sack. Be-
iog naturally OF an investigating turn of mind,
however, he Immediately proceeded to exam
Inc Its mysteries, and imagine what must have
Deen his horror, to say the least, on which he
found to contain, with some exceptions, an en-
tire human skoeton Determined to ferret
out the mystery, if possible, he continued his
Investigations in the dark nook which had
now assumed SO tragic character Near the
place where the skeleton had been quietly
resting no one can tell how long, was found a
considerable quantity of human hair, an old
nat, an ancient looking pair of boots which
bore marks of violence, having evidently been
cut in several places with a knife or some
other sharp instrument, and also three bot
ties, one of which contained a medicinal
preparation, compounded by firm which
did business in this place in years past
and the other two contained nothing palpable,
though certain circumstances would seem to
Indicate that nefarioas work had been going
on, though at what date it cannot be stated
The thick coating of dust upon the bones and
also the sack which enveloped them, indicate
that these mortal remains bad been resting I'M
disturbed for a long space of time.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-22

NEW MUsIc.-Mr. Ira G. Stockbrdge, No
156 Exchange Street, has sent us the follow
ing fresh publications from his splendid COL
lection: Summer Moon, song; words by Rob.
ert Buchanan; music by George W. Marston
Oh, the Merry Lark, words by Charles Kings
ley; music by Marston. Both of these are
dedicated to Mrs. W. H. bennett, When
am dead, my Dearest; words by Miss Rosetti;
music also by Marston. These pieces will be
sought for, we have no doubt, by our home
musicians.
Mr.. Stockbridge has also sent us Peters
Musical Monthly for March, containing SO
pages of fine vocal and instrumental compo-
sittions, both sacred and gay. At the price,
$3 per year, Peters Monthly ought to have
thousands of regular subscribers.
Mr.. Stockbridge has also issued descrip-
tive catalogue of music books, which will be
found convenient for professional and amateur
musicians.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-22

The BOILER EXPLOSION AT PAwTUCKET.-
The kiln which exploded in the bleaching es-
Enlistment of Samuel Merry & Co., Satur-
day night, with such disastrous results, was
used for boiling yarns. There are three of them
in the establishment, each five and half feet
in diameter, eight feet in depth, and capable of
holding 22oO pounds of yarn. When goods are
placed in them they are filled with boiling wa
ter and steam, and then closed up, leaving only
an outlet an inch and halt in diameter for
the escabss of steam. Il is probable, that the
outlet in the exploded kiln became closed with
yarns, thus causing the disaster. There was
10 one present at the time but the night watch
mad, who had made his rounds at half past ten
and found everything at that time as ii should
be. When the explosion occurred the kiln as
cended to great height and alighted in the
front yard of Mr.. s. Clapp, at distance of
fully five hundred feet from the location of the
scene of the disaster. All the trees in the vi
cirity and the roofs of several OF the adjacent
buildings were thickly covered with skeins Of
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-22

THE TRIAL OF PRINCE BoNAPARTE.-The
defence in this famous case will be justifiable
homicide under extreme provocation; and the
argument will run good deal in tie follow
ing strain:
1t has been said of M. Victor Noir that he
was only twenty years of age; he was twenty
two II has been said that he was mere boy /;
he was man of Herculean strength: That he
was good natured is true enough; but he was
known to be of a violent temper. His excep-
tional force was certainly the best title he had
to literary renown; and that same muscular
vgor was probably the very quality that pro-
cured for poor Victor the fatal honor of ac-
companying M. Uric de Fouvielle. Poor fell
low! he had a good heart, but it was ever in
his hand; and that hand had sometimes the
mishap 10 fall on a head or cheek. But, if
it struck readily, there was no malice. After
having turned his back Victor Noir would
think no more about the matter; he had NOT
the least rancor in his composition.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-22

COMMERCIAL WANTS OF THE DOMINION
Yesterday Sir A. 7. Gait was to move in the
Canadian Parliament an amendment to Mr..
Hurtington's resolution that an address be
presented to His Excellency the Governor
General, representing that the increasing pro-
duct;ons of the Dominion demand more ex-
tensive market and a more unrestricted inter-
change OF commodities with other countries /;
that great advantages would result from plac-
ing the government of the Dominion in direct
communication with all the British Posses
Sous and foreign States which might be will
ling to negotiate for commercial arrangements
tending to this result; that it is expedient to
OBTAIN from the Imperial Government all nee
essary powers 10 enable the Government of the
Dominion to enter into direcS communication
Tor such purpose with tue British Possessions
and foreign States; and that in all cases such
proposed commercial arrangements shall be
submitted to the approval OF Her Majesty.