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Public Sale.

Estate Of Delphime GuiHory.
10Y virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
ID Court of the Parish of St Landry, there
will be sold at public auction. to the last and
highest bidder, by the undersigned austloneer'
on the premises, on
Wednesday, AprH 18th, 1870,
the following dsecribed property belonging to
the estate of D&phipe Guillory, deceased, to
wit ,
The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, consisting Of one hundred aTpents
of prairie land, more or less, together with all
the improvements thereon, situated in Vile
Plate Prairie, parish aforesaid. (Exception
to the ,mprovements-Leopold Fl. Fontenor
Las a dwelling house and a cabin, together
with the appendages, viz: garden and yard
fencing, which are reserved.) The said tract
is bounded north by Louis Stagg and Edmond
Fontenot, east by Joseph LalruT, south by
Gexand Fontenot, and west by Manueis
Guillory
Q. 4 tract of woodland situated on the
confines of Willie Plate Prairie, measuring one
hundred arpents, more or less, bounded n0rtf
by Gerand Fontenot, east by -, soutf
by Onlle Fl. Fon:enot, and west by Jeal
Bite. Veyon
=. Two yoke OF oxen, TWO noistH, eii'
mare and two colts, about eight head of gen
tie catye. one buggy, eight head of hogs, on
OK cart, a lot of farming implements, one dou
bic barrel shot gun, the branding iron' plan
tation utensils. household and kitchen turni
tuTe.
TERMS AND CoNDrrIoNs-The plantation
and lands payable in one and W years from
the day of sale. purchasers furnishing person
| al security to the satisfaction of the admins
traitor, and the land remaining specially mort
raeed to SAID estate till final payment. IL
default of punctual payment, each sum shall
bear eight per cent per annum interest iron
maturity.
The plantation to be delivered on the da,
of sale, excepting the premises of LeoPo',
| Fontenot, and that part of the farm while
was guilty ated by said Leopold fonteuot il
1869, which shall be delivered on the frs
day OF Jan nary, 1871. ,
The remainder of the property to be sol
for cash on the day of sale.
7 PAYMENTS to be made to Yves Vidrine. a
his Office at Vile Plate
March 1917 Auctioneer.
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Vente par lie Sheriff

Lastie Duprt, Ext. Test. vs.. Cornelius Do
nato, ct. ais.
TOUR DE DISTRICT, St. Landry, No.
" 9645.-En vertu dun pluries writ de
tieri tacias lance par Honorable Hultieme
Cour de District de rEtat de la ouisiane,
5iegeant dams ct pour la Paroisse St Landry,
dams ~l'afaire ci-dessus i%ntitulee, ct a mois
adressG, je procederai a vendre en- vente pu-
blique, au dernier ct plus offrant encherisseur,
a la maison de cour de cette dlte p%arolsse, en-
la willie des Opelousas. lie SAMEDl, Avril
1870. a IL heures du matin, les proprietes CT
apres decrites, saisies pour satisfaire lie dit
writ, a SAVIOR:
La Motto indivise de la Vaeherie de b6tes
a cornes, marques avec lie fer a marquer fgu'
liant ainsi: V o, ct les chevaux doux, ct ia.
rouches. etc, achetes par Dubreil Olivier e'
Cornelius Donate a la vente des propriet6s
de la succession de Laurent Dupr6, decide
Couditions.-Comptant
JAS. G. HAYES, Sheriff.
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Divides eighty-seven and half per cent (e7d
p. c,) of profits amongst the policy holders.
Lends in each State the funds acquired
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OF its history, made such progress as the
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has done. No Company presents such claims
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Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas,
Officers and Directors cf' the Branch Office
IN Ncw Orleans.
PRESIDENT, DABNEY II. MAURY,
VICE PRES'T.. GEN. G. 7. BEAUREGARD.
Directors:
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Col. G.. G. GARNER, GEN. BRAXTON BRAGG.
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COMPARISON OF PROGRESS
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mOrNfnAMCe

Mvyinp a Tax on the Parish of St. Nndry
for the services of the year 1869.
n Article l The Police Jury Of the Parish of
st. Landry, six members thereof present and
unanimously concurring therein, ordain
Art. II That for the Arvices of the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, a
Parish Tax of sixty thousand dollars be and
the Ame is hereby imposed on such objects
of tai tion &Ssare established by law by the
State and within said Parish, (the towns of
Opelousas, Washington, Vile Platte and
Grand Coteau ~excepted.)
Said sum to be appropriated as follows:
Art. III. SFor the ordinary Parish expen-
ditutes, the sum Of twenty-six thousand
dollars. Second, for the payment of jurors,
payment of witnesses in criminal cases, and
the construction of public worksEhe sum OR
t~wentv-four thousand dollars.
Third, the sum of ten thousand dollars. to-
pether with whatever balance Of the above
appropriations may remain in the treasury un-
expended at the end Of the fiscal year, to be
appropriated to the payment of the existing
debt.
Orda;ued March 9Th, 1870.
1At,slE' M 7FoAFsoHl President
c. MAYO, Clerk.
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JOS D. RICHARD, efier.
70 mars. 1870.
VECNTE PUBLIQUE.

AII1% "a
Succession de john P. S~atterWAite.
EvN VERTU dun ordre de rhon Ccur dos
Ia Preuves de la Paroisse st. Landry, il sera
vendu a l'encan public, all dernier ct plus Of
frant encherisseur, par le soussigne encantpnr.
a la derniere residence du defunt dams la vile
des Opelousas, le
Mardi, 12 ArrH, 1870,
les propriates ci-apres dccrltes, appartenant a
la succession de John P. S%atterwhite, DECIDE,
a SAVIOR:
] Tn terrain situ6 en- la vile DIES Opclou-
sas, avee toutes les batisses ct authorizations
qui sly trouvent, borne nord par Ia rua Belle
vue, sud par les terrains de Omer Poiret est
par le terrain de Nine. -- Moch, ct Quest
par L. terrain ci-dessous decrit ct appartenant
q la succession.
2. I'm terrain situe en- la vile des Opelou.
sas, adjoignant lie terrain ci-dessus, avec
toutes les batisses ct authorizations qui s'y
%trouvent, borne nord par la rue Bellevue, sud
par les terrains de Omer Poiret. est par lie ter
rain No. / ci-dessus decrit, set Quest par lie
terrain de Cleophas Comeau.
3. Tn terrain situe en- la vile des Opelou'
sas, avee une maison de residence ct cuisine,
borne nord par lie terrain de Nine. Clara Ze'
! non, sud par lie rue -, est par --. el
Quest par la rue de la Cour.
4. Tn moroccan de terre situe sur la rive
est de la Rivie,e Sabine, en- descendant, dams
la Paroisse Natchitoches. etaut, selen la carts
d'arpentage, la section fractioEelle No neu1
dams lie township No. cling nord de la rangee
No. Is Quest de Ia base meridienne, contenan
cent quarante deux acres amerlcains, ct etan'
la meme terre vendue al. p. Satterwhite
par Adam Black ct Mary Holmes par act
date fevrier q, 1885, ct la meme entree par lie
dts vendeurs lie Ter jour de mai 1888, comm
il appert par lie recu No. 1915
5. Tn lot de liyres. une vieille charette
un fusil, une montre, ct beaucoup d'autre
obiets.
Conditions-Comptant
T. PERRODIN, Encanteur.
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ECtat de Ian Louisiana.

Cgur de Paroisse, ST. Lund'y,-No. 1868
Succession de Valentine C. Clarke ct Frances
McCleland, decides.
pENNET f CLARK g. MICHAEL l.
RD LYONS, ayant p~rGsente une petition
i l'ctftt d'ctre nomlne Administrators de- la
succession de Valentine G. Clarke ct Frances
McClclaud, decides, reinforcement dc la dite
paroisse;
En- consequence. avis est par lie present
dome aux intGrcssts dams cette succession
d'avoir Il dtduire par cert, a mon bureau,
dams les dix .iours qui s~uivront la date du
| present avis. les r~aisons, 81 aucune lis ont,
pour lcsqnclIes il ne scrait pas fat droit a Ia
aite petition.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Grcfier.
10 mars, 1870,
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ICtlt de la Louisiane-

CoUR DE PARoIssE, ST, LANDRY-No. 2646
Succession de Dondiegue> Lapose Fcntenot.
DON DIEGUE LAROSE FONTENOT,
~ fills, de la ParoiSse St. Landry, admi-
nistrateur de la succession Don Diegne La
rose Fontenot, ayant ~enresistre un tableau
final de classification des dettes ct distribu-
lion des fonds de la sus. dite succession,
accompagne dune p~etitioA d.malidaat Tho
mologation d'icelui; ct at1endu qu'iAa et6
fait droit d Ia demaude de Ia dite petition
par TN ordre de Ia Cour en- date du IS
Fevricr 1870;
En- consequence, AIS est par le present
dome aux interesses dams cette' succession,
d'avoir a faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont,
par 6crit, a mon bureau dams la VILE des
Opelousas, dams les trente jours qni sulv-
ront la date du present avis, pourquoi ledit
Tableau ae sesat pas approuve ct homolo-
JOS. D. RICHARD, Grefier.
10 fHyriar 1877 O. "a
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10 Fevrier 1877
I.taf de lii Louisiana.

COUR DE PARoISSE, ST. LAEDRY-No. 24G2
A MELIA E. KELLER, veuve. de Lewis
N A. Webb, decide. ct Executrice Testa-
mentaire de sa succession, aidee. autorisee ct
iointe a son mari Edward Galligar, de Ia Pa
roissc St Landry. ayant enregistre un Tab
leau de distribution des fonds de la dite
succession accompagne dune petition deman-
dant I'homologation d~'icelui; ct attendu gull
a etc fat droit a la demande de Ia dite peti-
ton par I'm ordge de la Cour en- date du %
ftvrier 1870
En- consequence, avis est par 1e present
dtnne aux inttresses dams cette succession.
d'avoir a faise opposition5 81. aucune lis ont,
par ecrit, a mon bureau dams la Vile des Ope-
i~ousas, dams les trente jours qui %suivront Ia
date du present avis, pourquoi ledit Tableau
ne serait pas approuve ct homol5gue, ct Fad
ministrateur autorise a payer commencement
audit tableau.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Grefier
. IS fevrier 1870.
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NJ Charles close. dc'd.

PARISH Court, PARIsHsT LANDRY-No. 1856
bNL1zABETH CLOSE AND JEAN ME-
H. RAJ. of the Parish Of St. Landry, hay
mo anplied by their petition 10 be appoin..
It'd iroint administrators of the Estate of
Charles Close, deceased, late of said parish;
Therefore. any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, Will ME the E
same in writing, in my office in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
March ~. 1870. :
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NoTE-The st Louis Mutual makes no ex-
hibit of the number of its losses for 1863, but
we find in that year it lost $54i ,533, having
10, 056 policies in force, whilst the Piedmont
and Arlington lost but $4,000 having 4,l22
policies in force.
Liberal commissions will be allowed to &C
tive agents who have had experience in the
business.
Agents are especially desired for Louisiana
and Arkansas. Gentlemen applying for agen'
cies will please send references and state what
their experience has been.
DABNEY FL MAURY, General Agent
for South West. SO Carondelet St., N. o.
E. T. LEWIS, of Opelousas, is Agenr toi
St Landry and neighboring Parishes.
Feb. II, 1970.-Iy.
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Vcnte Isub1iQuc.

Succession de Ira IHayer, decsdse.
I'm VERTU dun ordre deTHon Cour des
~ Preuves de la Pan oisse st. bandry, il Sc
"a vendu a l'encan public par lie soussigne
administrator, on par un encanteur pubic,
sur les lieux, lie MERCREDI, % du mois de-
Mars, 1870, toutes hes reclamations' drolts,
titres ct interets du detunt, dams les lots;
Nos, l, 2, 1'3, ia, us. 5, 81, 1870, Is, e.,
lO5, l06, 10Y, AZ, 30, 90, 13, SO, aussi que dams
plusieurs autres lots don't les nunleros ne sont
pas .onnus, d'apres lie plan de la vile dc
Moundville, en- cette Parnisse.
Charette, ! wagon. une paire de boeufs
de tire, 3 vaches, 3 taures, 2 boeufs, 2 mulets,
3 chevaux, meublrs de maison, ct batterie de
cuisine, un acre ct deInle cannes q sHcIe-un
nombre d'autres Object,
Condibons-Comptant sus les l!eux,
VIM, H. MAYO, Adm.
10 F,yr;or 1871
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CoUR DE PAEolssE, ST.. LANDRY, No.
Succession de Suzanne Ledour.
A LEXANDRE CORMIER, de la Paroisse
N de ST. Landry, administrator de la sue
cession de Suzanne Ledoux, ayant enregistrt
un tableau final de distribution des fonds de la
dite succession, accompagnt dune petition
demandant lhomologati"n dicelui;
1t attendu, quill a Ctt fait droit a la deman,
de de ladite petition, par IN ordre de la Cour
en- cate du 10 Mars, 1870:
En- consequence, avis est par lie present
donnie aux intcressGs dams cette succession,
d'aHoir a taire opposition, 81 aucunc lis ont, par
ecGit, a mon bureau dams la vile des Gpelou'
sas, dams les trent jours qui %suivront la date
du present avis, pourqnoi Iedit tableau ne Sc
RAFT pas approuve ct honlologue:
JOS. u. RICHARD, Grefier.
10 ,or 1~-l
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5 ftvrier, 1870.
Vente PubliUue,

Succession de DubreH Olicier.
I'm vertu dun ordre du JUICE de Paroisst
~l'enoan public, par lie sousSignG, a la maisol
S4NEDL. 2 Acrii, 1870,
4 II heures du matin, les propri6tes sui
vantes, appartenant a la dite succession,
~savoir:
La Motto indivise de la Vacherie de che
vaux ct betes a cornes marques ainsi '. 0
ct telles ameliorations qui appartiennent ;
la dite Vacherie.
Conditions.-Comptant. =
JAS. q. HAYES, Sheriff.
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Vente par lie Constable.

Emerson Bentley ct Linden Bentley, VS.,
Francois Simien, ct ais
TOUR DE MAGISTRAT, Ter Ward. Pa,
" roisse St. Landry,-En vertu de deux
writs de feri facias lances par la dite Cour
dams ratfaire ci-dessus intitulee, je vendral a
~l'encan public. a la maison de cour en- la vile
des O%pelousas, lie
Samedi, 10 Mars, 1870,
a II heures du masin. ia propriete s~uivante
saisie pour satisfaire les dts writs, a SAVIOR
I'm Cheval Girls.
Cunditions-Comptant
Z. S. MAYO, Depute ShGrif.
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state OF Louisiana
Parish Court, NJ
parish Of 81 T.andrv No.

Parish Of St. Landry.
Estate of Suzanne Ledoa1
IA LEXANDRE CORNER, of lthe Parish
IN of ST Landry, administrator ofthe Estate
of Suzanne Ledoax, deceased, Iate Of the
parish of ST Landry, having filed a final
fableau Of distribution of the funds Of said
Estate. accompanied By his petition praying
for the homologation ofthe same;
And whereas the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order ofcourt, bearing
date Of March 10, 1870;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
Iaableau in writing at my Office in the town Of
Gpelousas, within the time required by law,
why the said sableaa should not be homologa-
ted and confirmed.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
MarehpI9, 1870.
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VeDte PuDliQUe.

Succession de DeIpAine Guitlory.
VIM vertu dun ordre de IHon. Cour des
II Preuves de la Patoisse St. Landry, il Sc
ra vrndu a ~l'ercan public, au dernier ct plus
otfrant encherisseur, par lie soussignt encan-
teur, sur les lieux, lie
Ncrcredi, IS ArI, 1870,
les proprittGs ci-apres dtcrites, appartenant a
Ia succession de Delphine Guilloly dGcedte, a
SAVIOR:
|. L'habitation. la derniere residence de
la dGtunte, CONSTANT Ell cent arpents de
terre de prairie, plus gu moins, ensemble aV-
&c toutes les authorizations qui sly trouvent,
situee dams la Prairie Vile Plate, paroisse
suslite, "a Reception DIES amtllorations de
Leopold II. Fontenot, consistent en- un mai
! SEA De residence. une cabanne, ensemble av-
&c leurs dependencies, 4 SAVIOR !: les barIleres
du iardin ct de la cour, qul sont reservees.)
La dite terre est DO. nee nord par Louis tagg
ct Edmond Fontenot, est par Joseph Latieur,
sud par Gerand Fontenot. ct Quest par Manu-
els Guillory.
2 I'm moroccan de terre boisGe, situG sur
les limites de la Prairie Vile Plat, mesurant
cent arpents, plus on moins, borne nord pal
! G6rand Fontenot, est par ----. sud pal
| OniIe II. Fontcnot, ct Quest par Jean Bite
Nryon.
3. Dcux paires de boeufs, deux chevaux
une iuIn-nt ct deux poulains, environ hui
tctrs de b6tcs d comes douces, I'm buggy
hui, tetes de cochons. une charette a boeut
I'm lot d'instrumeuts aratoires. I'm fusil, lie fe}
a marquer, u~steNsils d'habitation. mieubles ds
maison ct de cuisine.
TERMEs EFT COSDITIONS-L'habitation e
les tprres payables a un ct deux ans du joul
de la vente, les acqutreurs devant fournl'
caution personnel a la satisfaction de ladmr
nistrateur, ct les terres demeurant specla!e
ment hypothequees a la dite succession jus
au'au Placement final. En- cas- de non pale
ment a rtcheancr, chaque somme porter
huit pour cent d'interGt par an de rtcheance
L'hsbitation srra livrte lie jour de la vente
a Perception DIES batisses occupies par Leo
polI Fontenot, ct cette partie de la terre gu
"a etc ~cultivte par lie dit Leopold Fontenot Ell
1863, qui ser"nt iiyrees lie Ter jour de JanvIe
1871.
La balance DIES tropri&tGs scront vendue
pour du compliant, payablsle jour meme d
IA vente.
Les placements devront etre fats a I'VE
Vidriue, a son bureau a la Vile Plate.
I. PERRODIN, Encanteur.
II mars.
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Notice.

A LII duly qualified electors residing within
n the limits. of the town of Opelousas, are
hereby notified. that an election VII be held
mt the Court House. in said town, on the
First Monday in April next,
(baing the 4th day of said month) for the
purpose Of electing by ballot, seven freehold
ers Of said town, as members of the Board OF
Police, or Setectmen of said town.
The polls shall be open at 9 O'Clock in the
forenoon, and closed at 4 o'clock in the eve
ming. JOS. ID RlCHARD.
Clerk of the District Court.
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NOTICE TO
Tax and License Payers.

STATE n PARISH, AssEyoR AND
CoLLECToR's OFFICE
Feb. 5th, 1870.
I HAVE received from the Auditor the Lii
H. censes on trades, professions and occnpa-
tons for the year 1870. l have also received
the Lists of Delinquent tax payers of the one
per cent. State and Parish unpaid taxes tor
the wear 1868, and the State tax roll tor 1869.
l will be at my Office in the town of Opelou,
sas every lawful day, from 8 to ~ A. NJ and
from 2 to 5 P. NJ. to collect said Licenses and
Taxes. which if not paid within 81 days from
the date hereof, l shall proceed to collect ac-
cordipg to law.
for the year 1869. rr,o
State & Parish Assessor i Collector for the
Parish of ST. Landry.
Feb = '~0-.m.
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AVIS

TOUTES les G%lecteurs dament qualities
d residant dans les limites de la vile DIES
Opelousas, sout par les ~prGsentes notifies,
qu'une election aura lieu, a la maison de Cour,
en- cette dite vile, lie premiere.
Lundi d'Avril proclaim,
(etant lie 4ieme jon. du dit mois) dams lie but
d'elire par ~scrutin, sept franctenanciers de la
dite vile, CONNIE membres du conseil d. vile
pour la dite vile.
Les polls seront ouverts a 9 heures du ma
tin ct seront clos a 4 heures de lapres midi.
JOS. D. RICHARD,
Grefier de la Cour de District.
Ia 10 A{ars 1S1O-
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GrOgeriess. Sc, Sc.

GrOCCTiess. Nc.s sc.
TUsT received ard for sale by the under
~ signed, q fresh and well selected stock OF
Family Groceries, Hay Corn Oats and Bran.
Also q good Supply OF Shoe-maker.s material
IEFEBVRE g. GAMARD.
OneIodsas, Feb 10, 1870,
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succession dc Charles Close.
Succession de On.se 8. Fomtemot.

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Gear de Paroisse, St. Landry-No. 1850.
EDoUARD DUBUISsON, de la Paroisse
IL St. Landry, ayant presente une petition
a refet d'Gtre nomme administrator de Ia sue
cession de Onile Simon Fonteaot 9, AaeEe
Lemoine, son spouse, tous deux deeeoes' GET
| Increment de la dite parotsse;
En- CONSEQUENCE nsarssses dams cette succession
S,arn;r a deduire par ecrit, d moa Bureau,
dams les dix jours qui s~uivront la dsse du
nrIsent avis, les ~raisons, 81 aucune lis ont,
ppour iesquelles il ne serait pas fait droit q Ia
dite petition. e-n
IL Mars. 1870.
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Es1aIes ofVaIentine G. Clark and

A1BfI5ES OF v GlFaBtaEEU q NssaH dSH0I
Frances McCleIand. both decd.
Parish Court, Parish Of ST. Landry No. 1868.
DENNET e CLARK & MICHAEL
ID e. LYONS, having applied by their
petition to Be appointed administrators of the
Estates Of Valentine G. Clark and Frances
McCleland, both deceased. late of the parish
of ST. Landry
Therefore. any person intending to make
opposition to said appointments, will file the
same in writing, in my Office in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk
March ig, 1870.
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Str4ayed or Stolen.

CROMsae subscriber, on the 25th Feb.
e 1s7,ls5a light hay horse, half American
about 7 gaAhys old. branded on the left shout:
der w;tf7lhe Parrot Brand. He was raised
on the %iarrot plantation near OpeLousas, but
was KY in the Parishes of St. Mathis and
IberiagJIhe latter part of 1863, and all of 1899
His rSSine was cut of, but has grown out
say Gnches-so as to hang over slightly.
AMiberal reward will be given to any per-
sonfeturning said horse to
W C. LEWIS, at Opelousas, La.
March l2, 1870. CD
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1868. Direct from Landreth, Philade
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