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III H. a y II ALTON a'SsBe - 4. Il.
On Account of Departure

OFFER for SAFE nay plantation situated i'll
IL B"l> Mail"t, containing" httr-tive ,r,"rt~,
tn1,ihr with tract of wood i;liil cont aiming
about 70 arl,tnts the servants cabins "a hrali-
ing iron. all the stock horse cart ii spring
wagon. "A large lot of lumber. tile frInin. I'M
pcrrnt>. ll"a,schu. furniture, kitchen utensils
lnctrdilg u tine siuv'' ,'trtrctlv nrw. &c.
The grnwim.r crop w'i he sold also if de, rr,l
None need apply who rallIot pay cash.
Apply to the Undersigned ~, the ,'rr'n-,'s or
at the COT KiEK "riirr. hi. c. EI(itILET
-. Landry September itli, 1869. l3
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Universal Clothes Wrinser,


Improved with Ro'"fFs Pa'r"t Coy~hrels, and
the ft'rr .St,n tlr" uI:ur">' Ioiiah!N TAR Sh-
pei to apparatus Tor washing cnt hes ever
invented, and will save ihrir '". tn"e v''.".
hy saving labor an cl"lrr>.
Southern l.nlc " hr have USED them testify
;is follows:
They save three ef"lrt lis of the labor and cost
and pay tor themselves beth III money and con
tc,tlI<1;t. It.. t'rrt v"ulI- Lady learn 7" i'Se
them. a" every ua ri, ). "n' keep them i'll her
hou~--Nr,r tiirnr< Tir"4"nr.
IAN excellent Washing Me- hi,". W" have
triv,! it. The Clothes Wria@'r j. very >''l"r'"r
a "."! hare; viii wash IL large 1Alnh,r "f ''i"r"s
in = !~w hours. - Rnfriyh rs. fJ El'~'i"d Me-
Modis
The N'rlin" is 70 h"'"hn-: :.@"'. ,1'*Z'"
every f.m;ty "-f;rc,g. .,r,'. V =. h"''fos'"p"
''Wr wcnh net part Aiiii ii ,nr AZ: '''"- i'''
h" c"tnp'll ll'd t." do "ithou' II. .~H"'"''"'"""'
". w.. Post
I'VE nave one. and speak from observations
u lis admiralty. L. l"Ir II viii pay tor
itsef.'-'!r..,"nd. Ir"n. h""""r.
I'VE ha>" nn. "t n"ty.s t''"thr~ Washers. aud
our lluUS',"i,l IL "c~tarr- over II. iheN arc
great .r"ri"n:ef- OF time ..iI,! lai"r. Edy fc'a
=. t., .lGrrrffSPr.
Far ~ul".l.n. to any apparatus for washing
clothes inverted. and an Indispensable i''stl-
tuition il every fami!v."-N''"l;" = H".. Gazette
''En"nr. after t;ll,v testing then Al y itif=
will be- willing t" do without them. -F"ycete-
rifle. Tr,u.. W>rfrcr.
I'VE have uf the" rxcril"nt Machines III
and We thrrliMliN tnlbi,t nj n Tor all tnN
in rlancd lor it - Rnth"r'ovi''n. y. e., Fi"di-
Cuirr.
"A child ten Years old can do :hr washing just
We'll n~ !. @ro* ";$",1. Every good husband
should stsUr- one Tor his family. -U"f9rHt"rh,
: ". T.. fonsfit"'.,n.
After owe, iwn wars experience WITH a Do
~. assured thar II is the greatest help
and ,.ltolzrr Of time. lainr and money We
nave yet had intruurtI into our household. -
Williamson Smith,. New OrIc"ns
II h we had ii Dntv Washer in my family for
some time. 1t gives entire satisfaction. and
take l,,r.>urc in commenting it to the head OF
every lou>clu,."--R. To~e,s, Jefers"n. Ieras
~lhave had on- o: Ih.ty's Ch,t.les Washers in
NV filuilv have tried it faithfully. and have
known it to fail t" accomplish all that it
|,r"lcS>cS ,"." Hrof. j. r. Sterens. Concord Fe
mate College, StatesriHe, " Z.
PRICES-A FAIR OFFER.
If the Merchants in your place will not fur
nish, or send for the Machines, send us the re-
tail price, Washer $l5, Extra Wringrr SO, and
we will forward eiti,e1 nr both machines, free OF
freight. to places where nii .,;te IL selling and
they will I've H., ! rl;nl ;tgree
to refund the money if any one VI - t" retu. !:
tl* machines frre uf freight, after '..cntht
,ri;.E, according t" directions.
No husband father OF u7,titer slnslld per7hi
the trnl@rry Of washing with the hsnds. fifty
two days III the wear. wLen it can he 'loue bet
ter. txl'c,litou~ly. with less Labor. and III
injury to the garments, by Notv Clnthe,
WaSh'r, aud a Universal WrnIer.
Sold by dealers generally. I" whom libcra
'li>ronnts made.
T. BROWNING, Cl-n Agent.
ELH ou4 J, Cot -t4dt St Sts York
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FOR SALE

a PLANTATION situated on Bayou Mall"t,
IN in st. Landry, measuring BAG arren'>. part
of which is we'll tin,hrr,d. together with the
hu;l, iu"s and improvements all in good order.
This plantation will hc sold As a whole or ny
lots at the option nf purchasers. acc"rling t" Il
plan drl,Sited at rh" f""r'er Office. np'!"il~i's.
A good bar gain. Apply to t.. ". ray, on
the rr.misrS or to r: FtRAl,
24tf1 Pcrry's Bridge Nernniii"n Parish. La.
VyOR SALE.-A residence. situated in the
II Town of O,rlnusas. consisting i'll Il large
dwelling honsr and other improvements, to-
g-tl,rr with three lots. For particulars. apply
to the Editor of the nl"lous:s Courier, "r t"
tn. undersigned, in Plau.lcr,lne Brut":
Nov. a, 1863 }. A. GAL lHlEK.
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ANT. GIkAt ID

Hommi&sio" and Forwarding Merchants.
H-rnRTERS of Madeira sherry and Port
i Win..>, Wines. Ernnair,. Curdi;tl>. Oils. Yer
lutlth Ahsyl.th, kirech and Sariut-. No G:s
Old Ltvee Street NEW ORLEANS.
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Garnet Warehouses;

a BRoV>SEAU Il co., Importers. ~ Char
"a tres Street. New Orleans. offer for sale ut
low li:srs: Carp"tin.-Epghsi and American.
of ali kinds Floor Furniture and Enamrlrd Oil
Clo'h~ Matting--hO rnlls China lH' pieces Co.
Goa Window Shades. Table and Piano Covers =;
Crumh Cloths. Druyg-t Linen and Felt Cur
tains--I;rc, Reps, Worst".l. Dam.lsk. &c. Ful
niturr Cuvrring-I.in Linen and Cotton Stripe. Coz
ncr- Bands. Pins. ttc.t (May29 5!lv
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FOR SALE,

VEVrlAT Splendid Plantation known the
IL Andre gSfr"u!t plantation. recently owned
by Mrs Lnricn GuiE"au. situated Oh the Bayou
Techr. near the Junction: the land is s"mc OF
til" richest in the parish. and The improvements
OF the best. This plantation will br s",,. at
a moderate price, and terms favorable. TO
the purchAser For r"ndt!nnS and other lhrti-
c.ars address T.. ID. E~rilcttr Esp. Opeluus..e,
or the undersigned un the premises.
LUNIUS GUILBEAC.
st. Landry, Oct. 9, 1863.
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E'4eRR - ALE.

VRy!VO Lots of Gound, situated in T.nuallirrs
L A,i.!itin to the town OF DI,ei,r>.t>, ra,h
mcaer.,;ng lI9 feet from: and ICY lc.. in depth.
and joining each either: one fronting on Court
street aud tie otli'r on Market street.
For the price and conditi"'s apply TO
RbRT. BlNGt EREL.
O,,rluils:ls Oct ul,er Ii. 1861 10
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Lands for Sale.

6SIXTEEN HUNDRED ACRES
~
OF prairie and wood land for sale near
Prud'homme City, Oh Bayou Mallet, M
the Parish of 1t. Landry. IN amy guam
titv to suit purchasers, and at prices to
suit the times.
These lnnds are well adapted to the
cultivation of cation and cane.
For further particulars. applt to the
undersigned on Plaqucmine Ridge.
WM. pEJEAN.
Opelonsas. August 9TH, 1869. OF
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Public Sale.
WM7lLL he sold. at public auction, Ivy
Wv the undersigned Auctlonrcr, Oh
N-.,l,,..,l,x- tr,.;l b-tl, 1874

wv the undersigned Auctlouccr, on
"Wednesday, April 9th, 1870,
at Bar,t'> Landing, Parish of st. Landry,
commencing ut 10 o'clock 4. NJ, the fol-
lowing movable property. belonging t"
the succrssionS of Honore Dcjcan and
Euphro~ine Close. his wife, both late of
said Parish, deceased, tn-wit
cotton gin !; grist mill gin wheel {:
| old mule | kettle and lot BRICKS.
Also the following desc. ihtd land be
longing, in division, three tourthS to said
succtssiuns and one fourth to Felix De
j"an of the puriSl, of st. Landry. and his
children, issue of his marriage viii, .,zc
lie Lnuallier, late of said Parish. Decd,
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FOR SALE.

HfA1 ACRES OFF LAND. we'll w""led. stu
~ l. atcd sin miles West Of hI,rInu-
sas. with >"rIr huild:uH> and Improvements. are
offered Tor sale at $40 per acre. Apply t" Mr..
NJ. Henry lll,~,ans New Ih-ria nr al his ottro.
Those wLo.;r cutting wrn"l "il ilt. above land
are hereby notified to c"aSt. their Il, pretlatinls
oi ntrwl~c they will be prosecuted to th.. full rA-
tent of the law Nell. HUSBANDS.
September 18th, 1860. l1--tf
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Bl.tyt ~
Bloch Brothers,

TOTTON FACTORS and Commission M-r-
v chants No III Common street, n. Orleana,
will punrsnal|y attend TO all husiness rntIus'rd
TO h,r care Al business ltt al the House of J.
l'hoch & Co. in Opelousas, will receive ln'u'rd'
ate attention. Dec 9-2b
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L. MOulOr,

SUCCESSOR To j. B. Lang
No. 80 Old Lrr"' street corner OF RirnvllIe
| Y street, and II thartrrs street. corner uf
Tsmlous-. Steam Manutart"ry of Smoking To.
barro and Snnf, and importer Of All kinds of
Havana Cigars Chewing Tobacco and fp"o.
My!}-ldl NEW ORLEANS, La.
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on tile. Bayou Courtableau. at Barrt's
Landing. in the Parish of st. Landry,
measuring twelve hundred and fifty
acres, more or less, with all the tnild
ings and improvements thereon, bound
cd Wrs; by Bayou Tech-, East hH Bayou
Cnurtahlrau, South hy land of Raymond
Desllo:cl>. and North hy B;,, Gu CuurtA-
bleau and land OF Charles Close.
Terms and Conditions: moveahles
cash, and the land as follows: that l'or-
ton of the land living between the Bayou
Teche aud ii line drawn through the old
Indian camp, ut right angles with the
Court,!leau, in lots OF ten acres; the
lots fronting on the Courti,blcau to CON
tain "a front of two and half arpents;
the balance of the land in lots OF fifty
acres. one third Of the purchase money
to be paid cash the ba!ance III one aud
two years from the day OF sale; pu'cla-:
sers furnishing their pron,i~sory notes,
bearing eight per cent per annum inter
est from maturity, payable to their order
aud endorsed by them, with good and
the administrator Of said succes>ions and
special mortgage and vendors privilege
retained on the property sold and the
clause '.:c non alienendo" inserted Ill
the process l;al of the succession. sale.
The portion OF cash coming to said Felix
! Deieun aud his four major children, issue
OF his said marriage, to be paid +" said
Felix Dejran, and the balance of their
portions, for which notes are to be = wen,
, to be made payable to said Felix Dejean
I or order, in two notes ; one payable III
/ one year and the other in two years from
the day of sale. with eiy int per cent per
aunum inter. st from maturity, secured
by mortgage and vendors privilege, hy
good and sufficient security, and with
the clause "de non alienent!o" in the
same manner as the other above stated
! notes. LEONCE F. LASTRApES,
March 26, 1901 Auctionser.
| LADIES' KIDS!
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n The uni-,sig,-,l having '.'aS,,l the
~ old "Eagir H";rl (i"EIur,h X y, iy
AAaazazA Aif Ou".r Pmr"t,) s,tnatri opy,>t-
tie C"!!r, I.us,s.. has the I,,nnr TO ann",,ncr
that tli, ~pac"i~ establishment has INST been
rr,,ai.+d and r't,;rd, and s open to the
travelling public.
Tn. tunitur-. br'!,'ing. &c are all new and
in perfect order. Tir. table viii be- furnished
with the best the market ,tf..rs aud tin, buall
rrs will rcrrlvr the most a>,..Auus care au.l
atirnthrn
A,tAc:,. to this Hotel is large Livery Stable.
Granting on Landry sr-rt.) where i'rr>'s will
h- fed, &c. and horses, buggl-s, hacks &r
will h- hired.
TIl- undersigned will also haul freight 10 AMI
from t' hea's. at he io. .u,i rates, i's"ll.css uI
Toll B,lg. charges.
VIM. NJ JOHNSTON.
OprIuusas. October .. i14;A-L-.
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IL IL, SALE.
AZ J; }

4t'V ARrENTS of land adjoining the above
uti"nc,l tract.
These lands will he sold at a reasonable price.
and upon cuAtlitons favorable to he Purchasers
Apply to J. & A. IEEEUDI%,
August nh lNt'. Opclu~i.$ Ia.
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MASONIC.
R IL VII @ v A T. .

NOTICE is hereby given that have opened
u my oifi.e Of sherif. in the o'' Bank Office,
adjoining the Hayes Hotel bellevue stree1;
Opei"nsas. Nov. s. lS69 -H
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Seuppernong Grape Roots.

TN)R SALE-A fine lot Of Ssuppernong Grape
II Ronts Apply at this Office, or to Or .yis.
G. Campbell. (Octohcr 'tt, leo'-47'
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A ID y L. ~ o II 8

MADE in Baling, Rope, Twine, &C.,
wi by the undersigned, ON crops con-
signed through
BLOCH e. DUPRE.
Opelousas, August II, 1869. lltf.
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FOR SALE AND TO LET.
A IsHeOHoOkl'EHON
To Owners of Plantations aud Lands.

A ny one Wh" will erild us IL full lesrrrtion
I n of lir: L;.l.'l> and l,.l:ttip~ whirh l.r
wi>h'> I" sell. and Five D"lars Tor each p!.lln-
t"n tract nt land. have his ,iv,ri t, :,l-
vcri>rd iii the UrEInrSA> COURIER, in French
and English. pro, i'lrI II" pays lis one PEK Cant
on / h, .nLuIt<": i.r sal, Wlrt.> SrLD
We will give >Iri.orr> all the Information We
r"",':ss IN regard 10 advertised lnud~ alli plant
at!n.>, and Will charge n"t hing tor >rE,Il- or
-ti'NEi:II>iN, i'll ease sal. j. n.l,tr. Ii be
lanu Is sold while the advert rti>r,nrIi is in / he
paper. the coniHl>sIuli VIII ht claimed. No con
dlI,'llal n'lrtrfl>n., III taken except hS special
ar, ctnrnt with the E'ilt"r of the trttIEK
Tnu>t " lio send lis ..IIrrl isrnrlI~ ni tn!S ma
turr should state whether they wish to avail
tlrl..,.. : OF the ahnsc otter. for utllrrW i~e
they will l'r lunii>l,' ai cur iIst.aI Rates.
opti"u,t+, August 1tn. l>o!. 9-tf.
FOR SALE.
LNLEEF,N lots Of ground situated within the
~ town of 81. Charles. (t;rand fotrau.j on
the principal street. near the old stand OF Mr..
Eugene Pclrtin.
~lO ARFENTS of land situated three miles
West of the town OF tptl"n~,~. near the plant
alton OF Mr. Ontxlme A. tiudiy.
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PROFESSIONS, SC.
Jusl:Pil NJ MOORE I"li> j. MnKi.AS
MOORE & MORGAN,
AT TO \ y : AT j. A W,
Opclousas, La.
EVANE formed. d partnership. and ~ i'll practice
Il their pr",,.~~i'.., i'll h" P.ri-n : OF II. Ian
dry. Calc;lsicu Lafayette, A>"T'llt y a"d P"inte
Conpec. lAugi' b1-l"tf.
A. BAILEY n T.. I'D. E$IAa.E:'A"GE,
ATTukNEIS At LAW,
MILL practice. IL the Courts of he Parishes
w Of $, Landry. Lafayette, V,rmiIiou, Gal
c;,Ai"u st. Maltn. >t. Mary and Av"vr"~.
U!cr :-Opeluu>aS. La. (Ju'!1--'.
John III. Ovrrtom.
ATTuEvr:l AND Coz >-tLpK.Ar Law,
VEAS Resumed his profession and Will practice
i 1 iii thr7,h an" >th .Iudial Districts of Lou
i>i;tlIa. office OH Brvur Street. near til" Drug
Store of Thompson n Mayo, urcl"'lsas. .ani'
AL,1r: DHELA<r R"rr. :. PERRY
DliI5I..A\C & PERRY,
ArroK>Ers At LAW IT SAINT MARrlSSvIILE.
Wll.L exercise their profession in the Par
Wv iSh'.> "t st. Martin. st. Mary. Lafayette,
Ncrnilion and st. Landry
EDOIAHD T.. MOTION,
ArruHSli Al, LAW AT NLRMillO>viIIE.
WWTILL exercise his profrs>io i'll tn" Parishes
w of Lafayette. 81 L;.mtry, V'.rn l!i',l and
Calrasiru. Illth March 1853.
Lofts j. GARY. GABRIEL "A. ForKStr.
GARY e. It't IN l.T.
Attorneys at I, - - H.ti suille, La.
DKACT;'t: -: =. i'.:.~'...~ .; : NJ r'in, st.
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BLANCHIN e GIRAUD,

:. I'll Nc HIN.
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02
Mercantile Library Lottery.

Al many Of our readers bavs. taken stock
in this grand gift concert, aud are dosb.lsss
dreaming Of the many thousands they will
draw sod what they will do With The vast
sums thus suddenly thrust upon them on
the yst Of September uex', We give the fol-
lowing particulars Of the modus operandi Of
The d'sriOg Of the prizes, as published BY
the San Francisco Chronicle:
"Tbs drawing Of The prizes for this lottery
will Be made by means Of large wheel sp-
proved by . committee Of mechanics, into
which leather tickets With the number plain
ly printed on them from one 10 two hun
dred thousand, will be placed. These tickets
are 10 be counted and pot up Ia lots Of one
thousand each, by three prominent persons,
who seal them and swear before . notary TO
their correctness. They will then bs put
into the wheel By some prominent person,
and the wheel turned rapidly fos hslf an
hour. There will also be small wheel COZ.
tanning elk bondrsd and went y-eight tirkets,
each wrapped up alike, and having printed
thereon 800. $1,000, $4,000. and % on.
each representing prize 10 be drawn. They
will he inspected and placed in the wheel
with the same care ss The Others IN the large
wheel. The wheel will be revofsed, after
which a number will be drawn out from the
large wheel, BY psrson who is blind or
bIind>foIded. which will bs announced 10 The
public distinctly and printed upon black
board. 50 that all may see it. A prize ticket
will then be drawn in the same manner from
the ANAL wheel, and announced 10 the same
way. The person holding the number drawn
from the large wheel will bs entitled to ,bs
prize printed on the ticket drawn from the
smaller wheel. Both wheela will be sgain
revoIved, and second number drawn from
each wheel as before. This will be contin-
ued until all the prizss have been drawn from
the smaller wheel"
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

OVERLAND MoNruLY.--The Jolly number
Of this excellent Pacific coast Magazine has
been received. Tbs number commences
tbe fifth volume. and persons desiring the
volume complete should send in their orders
.; once. 1t is published by J. II. Carmauy
d Co., No. 4oG Washington street, San
Francisco, at 81 per annum; two copies. 81;
hss copies, SlG and ten copies, $40. The
Sontents Of The preseut number are My
6rs. Visit to Book FARM" /" Joe OF Lahai-
ba;""An Evening and Morning in CoIima,"
4 Sail lIo ""A Dark Night on Picke;'
"rhe Douner Party y Through the Lower
Cosst Counties" " laundering in Washing
ton Territory" III Ooly = "lhe Spectre Bull
Of Salinas "rue Farmsey House, Sac
ramento Ecbings; -" Yosemite on Foot y
"Dickeus in Camp Nr. Thompson's Prod.
igal;" Etc; Current Literature.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
N o TIC e

hinder the 18th Section of the .dct OF the Leg.
- isl.iure, entitled IAN Act for securing Leins
OF Mechanics and others approved March 3O,h,
1853. we 'illl proceed to sell at PUBLIC AUC-
TlON, ut the town Of Lincoln. on
Saturday the l4'h day OF July, 1870, A.
at l o'clock P. NJ, one certain two horse Wagon
and apply the proceeds of S,id sale to the nav.
ment OF the pill of Thomas Doherty, in the sum
OF fifty seven and fifty onehundreth dollars ($57.
50), and the necessary expenses Of advertising
and selling said Wagon, for repairs done ON the
SINE.
Given under our hands, this 29th day of June,
A. ID. 1870. j. APPERS()N
jy2-2w LAWRENCE HICKEY.
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

ENLARGED, The daily Sacramento Record
has been enlarged TO SO column paper, the
siss Of the Baii'.tn. 1t is full Of interesting
news from al parts Of the World, and is a
pleasant exchange and interesting paper. We
wish it success and prosperity ,y-ou,siJs Of
its politics and speciality, the California rail-
road monopoly. In these we think /, wrong.
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LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS.

p ~ The PLACER HERALD being tue official
Press for Placer county, and having larger cir.
salaton than any other paper published in The
eounty, offers superior Inducements as an DYER
sisISo MEDIUM. A wink is MS good us nod 10
the wise.
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

Ok Thurs lay las. the Thermometer stocd
81 los in the shad, a, Springfield, H.. and
los al Galssburgb, III. Grain wm willing
in The fields, and psople dying from suu-
.:rnka
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

STEPHENS HIsroRY OF THE WAw--Ws
have received from A. L. Bancroft il Co.,,
72l Market street, San Francisco, the second
volume Of this great, reliable and popular
history Of The late var. by Alexander Il.
Stephens. The known character Of Mr..
Stephens for ststs'maosbip, impartiaIi,y and
,ru;bfu'asss is q fioisot guaranty OF the
ability and reliability Of The work. Mr..
Stephens is and has been, while engaged on
this work, s good ~ Oh bic death bed, and
almost dispairsd Of living to 6uish il. 90 that
it may DO considered a. an anli.mortum pub,
location, Of only facts aud honest rsasouine..
II coutaius fine steel ssgraviDgs Of the au.
thor, Bsauregard, Robt. Toombs, Stephen A.
Douglass. Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davi.,
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The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

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Cpreretsiopa. documents.
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

TnE LITTLE CORPORAL MAoAzrNE.-Ths
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The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

Willis, at the postctlice, has 0ags to sell
to.those who wish TO decorate on the COM
ing Fourth ot Ju'v.
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

UNirho STATES Treasurer Spinner sends
u. the following circular under frank from
Washington. The circular explains itself:
USrEp STATES NorGs. SERIES OF ls8o.-
Two thousand notes, Of ten dollars each,
from No. ll3 530,00l. 10 No. N3 .532, ,OOO.,
both inclusive. were stolen from The Treas
sry. No $40 notes, OF a number higher
than ll3 .2a0 900. have been issued Please
took out for the stolen notes. a liberal re-
ward will he paid 10 any person through
whose fundamentally the thief NAV be de-
,ected Hold parties presenting the stolen
Notes. suspicious attach TO them and in
auy case Of prasen'a ion notify.
The circumstances Of the theft were as
GRows: A gentleman and some la.iies had
obtained permission TO visit the money de-
par,nent in the Treasury building. and
wiiso they entered two young men went in
With them. aud were supposed by tie officers
to be Of the patty. While the party were
passing. through asd admiripg the great
stacks Of greeubacks. tho two young men
went up in front Of desk where negro
woman was watching numerous 10000
packages OF new m>usy. One Of the men
stuck his face close to that Of the nsgrsss, ~
ahoagh whisperiug to ber or kissing her.
~hsa she 0aTed up, telling him iha. such
behavior was imPoliIe, ungsutIsnsniy, and
calculst TO create suspicion, attract a.teo-
sion, and, 10 shost. under great excitement, :,
gave him nn cid fashioned tongue asbiug.
The msa sessaed mors6si. aud turnsd aud
ven. osl OF the building. Ia tire evening
ihs coIorsd clerkess' packages wsrs found TO
be sbor. only $50 900, which Tho othsr man
bad taken while bis pasd was nssskIy re-
reiviug ihs lecture for bis unmittiested i'm
pDdenre. .t.t vi"
Moro: -virtuous, sse;'sbIs eolorsd ladies
.houIj be fouud ether sn,ploymsu, than
as,rbiss vssi P''es Q! gsesn bscbs in the
ysss.dry xspastmsD,
The Placer herald., 1870-07-02

tbs Town Bummsr 10 clearing Up the
strssts 10 fns style. preparatory TO tbs
grand celebration to take place next Mon.
day. tter r tln ss,e -4 ft1