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Sherif9S Sale.
Samuel Haas rs. Frances B. Currey,
Wife, Ell ais.

Samuel Haas as. Frances b. CN7Tey,
Wife, Ell ais.
EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT, Parish of
IL St Landry. No. Il069.-by virtue of
an order of seizure and sale, issued out of the
Eighth District Court of the State of Louisi-
ana in and for the Parish Of St. Landry, in
the above entitled cause. and to me directed,
/ will proceed to sell at public auction. on
the plantation hereinafter described, three
miles west of the town of Opelousas, on SAT-
URDAY the 5th day February 1870, at elev-
Ell o'clock, A. NJ, the following described prop
erty, to-wit- 0n
A TRACT OF LAND containing seven
acres, more or less, with all the Improvements
thereon, situated ia Big Cane. Louisiana,
Parish of St Landry, bounded as follows, viz:
on the north by lands OF SN Weldon, west
by public road. south by lands Of Stapleton &
jackson, and east by s j Weldon, as appears
by copy of said act filed with said petition.
Terms-Cash. 80 4E"
JAMES G.. HAYES, Sheriff
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state OfLOuisiana.

state OF Louisiana.
PARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-No. 1914.
Estate of Dalicourt Jou1ert.
JOACHIM .JOUBERT of the parish of st.
j Landry, Administrator of the Estate of
Da.icoart Jouhert, deceased, late of the perish
Of St. Landry, having filed a final tabltau Of
tie classification of debts and distribution OF
funds of said Estate. accompanied by his pc
tition praying for the houlologation OF the
same;
Aud whereas the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order OF court dated Oee'
ember 9, 1869;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to
said tableau in writing at my office in the
town Of opelousas, within the time required
by law. why the said tableau should not be
h~omologated and confirmed
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
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SheriT7s sale.
Louise Fontcnot ct ais, Us. Maramalsen
,. Kennison et ais.

Louise Fontcnot ct ais, as. Mazimilsen
-. Kennisou es ais.
HTSTRICT COURT. St. Landry, No. $500
~ BY virtue of an order of sale issued
out of The 9Th District Court for the Parish of
St. Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to
me directed, I will proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last aud highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish in the town of Opc-
lousas, on SATURDAY the stu day of Febru-
airy, 1870. at ii o'clock A. NJ, the following
described property seized to satisfy said writ,
to wit: eEE,g,EE "a -H.
A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND situated
in the Parish of st Landry, in tile quarter call
ed Piaisance, having six arpents front by forty
in depth. fronting on Bayou Grand Louis OF
Teche, bounded north by land now belonging
to Pierre Sylvester and below by land suppos-
ed to be owned by one Marie Bouvet; and
upon the following terms and conditions, viz
Seven-eighths of the price payable cash, and
the balance upon one and two years credit
from day Of sale.
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f&g - .N#'"
TEE LADY's FRIEaD The number for
January, 1870, is q trueIy splendid New
Years gift. A thrilling picture" In THE
RAPIDS" Of Niagara, is the first steel plate.
The second is a beautiful title -page for the
magazine, encircled with the flower wreathed
portraits of seven of its lady contributors
-the brightly intellectual face Of Mrs.
Henry Wood lnatronizing thu younger ladies
Mrs. Moulton, Florence Percy, Elizabeth
Prescott, MisssD Douglas, August Bell, and
Mrs. Hosmer. Every admirer of these
talented ladies will desire to see this beauti.
fll plate. The Colored Fashion Plat, as
usual, shows the latest styles; and there
is besides . page 0 frichly colored' patterns
for Berlin. Work. The music is the Rock.
AWAY ScHoTT1scH." A great variety of mr.
ticles for ladies' dress, and for the work
table, are illustrated by wood cuts. A
beautiful story by Mrs. Nc 1lton-"DD He
FoReEr Hen p is begun in this number !;
and there is q poem by Florence Percy, and
stories by 7. B. Ripley, Mics douglas, A.
NJ. Dana, DC. The publishers offer great
Inducements to new subscribers, and we rec
ommend our readers to inclose ten cents
for q sample copy, to Deacon & Peterson,
$40 Walnut Street Philadelphia. Price
90. 30 d year (which also includes q large
steel engraving. -Four copies land one
gratisl$s. t.The Lady's Friend and The
Saturday Evening Post" land one engrav.
ing), $500.
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dec1 W

A GENTS WANTED. AGENTS WAN
ATED, $75 to $500 per month, male and
female to sell the celebrated and original Com
mon Sense Family Sewing Machine, improved
and perfected it will hem, fell, stitch, tuck,
bind. braid and embroider in a most superior
Price only SIS. For simplicity
and durability, it has no rival: Do not buy
from any parties selling machines under the
same name as ours, unless having a Certlti'
cate of Agency signed by us, as they are
worthless Cast Iron Machines
For Circulars and Terms, apply or address,
H. CRAWFORD & CO.;
q Alb Chestnut Street, Philadelphia "a
Oct. 30-3m. -. rl4.
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LIE Bon Ton for January i, on u table.
This number commences the Nineteenth
Volume of this old and valuable journal Of
Ladies' Fashions. It gives four highly
colored Steel engravings, two patterns cut
in paper, a letter on fashion and numerous
uncolored illustrations each month. Mr..
8. T. TAYLOR, s91 Canal Street, New York,
the importer, always furnishes his journals
as cheap as the times will admit, and to
that end has reduced the price of lie Bon
Ton to SO q year, single copies go cents.
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plantation for Rent.

THE PLANTATION, known as the Belle.
vue PIa.e, on which Col. B. 3. kogsfs
now resides. will be offered for rem. ~ w, an
courthouse 10 Opelonsas. to tie ligg'ss ~, Sm'
DIR. OF MONDAY, January 5fd, ao. ~
Ternas and conditions to be made Known ''
the day Of rent. rvr,.y4r
dnciaG9, Z Z
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Estate Of John Hag4endoorn

Parish Court, Parish of St. Landry No. 3349
aYLVEsTER j. BARRY of the parish
~ of st. Landry, having applied by his
petition to be appointed administrator Of
the Estate Of John Haggendoorn deceased.
late of the parish of ST.. Landry ;
Therefore. any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment. will fila the
same in writing, in my Office in the town Of
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
JOS. 3. RICHARD sclerk
January I.sIs70
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Notice.

ArL, PERSONS holding claims against
a he Estate of O.. Hinckley, deceased, are
reonested to present then, either to the under
s;aaed at Washington La. or to Messrs
Moore & Morgan. attya., at Opelousas La
for approval and classification.
y D. LALANNE, syndic.
dec12-2ts.
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TodMcemcnts TO Subscribers.

TEE JOURNAL, today, enters upon its
third volume. Uncomfortable circumstan'
ces this week, Prevent a more extended
notice of the event. Nj a.
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FEMALE DISEASES.

All over the South are rapidly yielding
to the magic power Of that never iail nIs
Uterine Tonic, known as Dromgoole d eos
ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERS: This
ocular combination arouses the womb to
a healthy action, and at c restores,
health. beauty and bouyancy 10 females
who have ben afflicted for years. 1t 10 q
only certain Uterine Regulator. v
~ Sold by g. MAYO:
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Hox. J. s. fAaRrs, U. s. Senator from this
State, has our thanks for a copy Of the
Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
for 1865. .5ts ~
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DR. GEO HILL brought o turnip to our
Office this week which he said measured
tw~enty.eight inches in circumference.
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Your back hurtG Use Drougoolc Il Goa
Buchu. r~
Dromgoole & Co.'S Buchu cures bad dreams:
For incontinenre, use Drongoole d Cos
Buchu.
elect or Gonorrhea-Dromgoole Il Cos
Buchu. ,,vo W
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

L. Yves D'avy, Recorder in and for the Par
ish of st. Landry, do hereby certify that the
cord in my office, and that / am the keeper of
the same.
In testimony whereof, / hereunto sign, aud
afix the seal of my office, at Opelousas. this
9th December. a. D, 1869.
TSeal.1 YVES DAVY. Recorder.
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STAMPS Of all danonaina4
X .iens for sale AT the Post Once.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The treaty
whereby the Government acquires SANTANA,
involves o lease for fifty years, with . con-
fingent right to purchase for . specified
sum An effort will be made to have the
treaty confirmed early after the recess.
Considerable opposition is expected, as it
involves expenditures Of money over which
the House will fight.
The following appears to be the best
authenticated vote on Hears nomination
as An Associate Justice of the supreme
Court. Yeas-Buckingham. cottell, Cole,
Corbett, Gragin, Hamlifl. MorrIlIof Maine,
Morrill, of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patter-
son, Pofneroy, Pratt, Ramsey, scott, Sum-
ner. Trunbull. Wiley Wilson, Warner
90. Nays-Abhott, Rayafd, Brownlow,
esrpentrr. CasssrIs, Chandler. Copk Ing,
Davis, Drake, Mmands, Fowler, Gilbelt,
Hamilton, Horton Foward, Howe, Kellogg,
Mcdonald, N rton, Osborne, Rice, Robert
son, Ross, saulshary, Sawyer. schur.:,
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MONDAY, November %, 1859.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present: Jas. NJ. Thompson, prss.
ident, J. L. Morris and VIM. Cottreli.
There being no quorum, the Jury id.
j%ourncd until tomorrow, the serd inst. At
10 o'clock A. NJ.
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Saturday, January 1, 1870.
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Public Sn1e..

Dec. IS, 1869.
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Greenbacks ana Gold.

SO nearly has the value Of creenbacks
approached to the value Of silver, says
the Chicago Tribune, that the silver
coin throughout the country may be
said to be practically 10 circulation
So soon as the declining premium shall
bring greenbacks as near the gold va.
ne, there will be thrown into circula-
ton 100000, 900 Of gold Let US sec
how the money supply would then be
met, We have at prescn, in circu'a-
ton 100000 900 Of paper currency.
tUntii very recently its purchasing
power has not exceeded $500, ,000. 900
in gold. But let the small remaining
gold premium be abated, and we shall
then have in circulation no less than
5000, 100000 in paper and coin, each
dollar Of which is worth q dollar in
gold. This will be seen 10 be equal
about to direct addition OF 1880, 900.
900 to the currency Of trade. Mon
cy would then be the plentiest thing
VIC should have, aud the real danger
would be that the present period oI
stagnatiop aud depression would be
followed by such another spasn of cx-
crs,ive and speculative prosperity as
followed the return Of gold into circu-
lation 10 1921. Those now living who
saw those lively days of the oldcn time
will well-remcmbcr the initiation o.
confidence and cradi's which was fol-
lowed by the disastrous crash Of 1924
and 1925. Such apprchcnsions may
sound very strangely at this time, a
q result Of contraction TO gold values
hut these are the facts. For the pas
year the scarcity Of money has wei
nigh raralyzcd every kind Of business
Throw all the gold and silver into cir
culatioo, give the county ninc hun
dred millions of dollars of each, will
, the fixed purchasing power Of gold
aud the rebound would be in dircc
. proportion, to the present depression
, However there are few who would no
. risk the effects of auother speculative
: period for the sake Of getting thing
, firmly settled again on a gold basis.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, March 2S-The excitement
over the acquital Ct Prince Pierre Boz
naparte is increasing, and IL is believed
that he will be assassiDated should he
expose himself in the thoroughfarcs
The suit for damages against the
Prince will be transferred to lower
Court. it is said.
PARIS, March 2s.-Thc counsel fol
Prince Pcrre Bonaparie conteuded OF
Saturday that he acted in self defence
Replying to a question by the Pres
ident of the Court, tho Prince said
M. Victor Noir, the deceased
struck me What | have said is tn,
truth. have spoken nothing but tn,
truth all through this affair"
The jury retired and consulted 70
one hour, when they returned to th'
court room with n verdict Of acquita
ou all points OF the indictment.
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Captain Eyre.

\ full report Of the testimony before
the Court Of Inquiry in tho case oI
Captain Eyre has Eeen received, and il
confirms, substantially, what we have
already published. The decision rem
dered by the Court concludes as fol-
lows:.
Under all these circumstances il be.
comes our duty to pronounce whether
iu our opinion, Mr.. Eyre wasjustilied
in proceeding On his voyage without
waiting to ascertain whether the Onei-
ja was IN need Of assistance.
We recognize the fact that he was
placed in q position Of great difficulty
aud doubt, and in circumstances und del
which he WAS called upon to decide
promptly; but we regret TO have tC
record it rs our opinion that he acted
ha'stily aud ill.advisedly, in that, in
stead Of waiting and endcavOring iC
render assistance to the Oneida, he
without having reason to believed thai
his own vessel was iu u peri'ous condi'
ton, proceeded on his voyage.
This conduct constitutes, 10 our opin
ion, u breach Of the thir;y-third section
of the sixty-,hird chapter OF the mer
chant shipping act Of 1862. and W.
therefore feel called upon to suspenC
Mr.. Eyre's certificate Tor Elk caleude
months from this date.
Forhaving proceeded on his voy
age after hriug run down vcsse
with nearly two hundred souls OF
board, knowing, rs the testimony show
that he had, AT least, seriously injure,
her, Captain Eyre's certificate i
suspended for six calender month, :.
If corp0s were substituted for ''certili
cate the sentence would strike tn
American mind as far more appropri
ate, The Dan.
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Pigeons In Pennsylvania.

Accounts from the rural districts
confirmed by what can be seen in our
own markets, prove this to be what
in olden times they called q pigeon
year. In other words, the woods and
fields in this and two or three adjoin
ing counties, are filed with millions
Of the passenger pigeons. Twenty y
years ago it was no uncommon thin 9
to see great Rocks Of these birds pass.
ing over. so thick, ss. like the Persian
arrows at Nheuopyln. to darken the
sun wh'lo thirty years ago those great
pigeon-roosts, covering miles of forest
with the birds breaking down the
limbs OF tho trees with their crowded
weight, were we'll known to the farm
ers. But as our woods have been Cut
down and thined out, and the country
settled up. the pigeons have been dis.
appearing westward, though We still!
hear OF great Hocks and roosts in
Ksniucky and Indiana. This year
however, they seem to have returned
to usiu greater force than at any tim.
within the last twenty years. And
Enough pigeons do not usually aliph
much 10 this region in the spring they
are irequently seen this spring setting
on old corn and wheat fields, looking
Tor lQhnintanea n carry thsm 70 ms,
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DeCIine OF Con,merCc.

The Presidents message 90 the de-
cline of American commerce. calls at
tention to the report of the House
Sub-Committce, which points out the
many grave wrongs that have produc-
cd the present unhappy decline Of our
merchant marine. He says it is na.
Iional humiliation that we are compel.
cd to pay $50, 900, 900 annually (cxclu.
sive of passage money, which we should
share with other nations) to foreigner,
Tor work which SHOULD be done by
American vcssels-Americau built,
owned aud manned. This il q direct
drain on the resources Of the country
OF so much money, equal to casting il
into the sea so far us this nation'is con.
cetned
The President says that tho commit
tee submits two bills, which if ifadopted
they believe will ultimately restore
the maritime power Of the nation. -
The report shows the actual and com
purativc American tonnage at the time
Of its greatest prosperity, its actual dc
cline since, with the causes, and cxhib'
its statistics of material interest to tho
subject. The President recommends
the favorable consideration of these
hills.
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The New Gold Mines In Call
lOruia.

The San Diego correspondent Of the
San Francisco Bulletin writes from
the new gold fields, under date Of
March s:
Before this reaches you tho quartz
rocks Of Messrs. Cover aud others will
have arrived in San Francisco and
produced a sensation. | was present
when the wagon with the halt ton or
more OF gold-bearing quartz reached
its destination 10 New San Diego, and
it was a sight worth looking at to see
the people rushing for a look at the
precious stuff. Within an hour after
the arrival Of the rocks every
vehicle which was attainablc had been
engaged by parties eager to locate 10
the new FL Dorado.
The discoverers said their was any
quantity Of the same kind ofcouutry
TO prospect in, plenty Of lodges, aud
plenty of grass. wood, aud water in
the vicinity. From present prospects,
there seems to be no doubt of the ex.
istence of rich quartz mines and plenty
Of paying diggings in this county,
which should no longer be clsssed
among tho "cow counties" Since
the arrival of the quartz OF Mcssrs
Cover and others, tho two San Die
COS are being dcpopulated at rapid
rate, goods OF every description are
sent forward, and business looks up
wonderfully.
On Monday a rich specimen was
brought to New San Diego, about a
foot square, the value Of which was
variously estimated At from $3.50 70
5000. This, Of coarse, did not lessen
the enthusiasm Of the people, who arc
really going mine mad. National
City is left without population, and il
our friend Horton is able to finish his
huge hotel in Newtown, without i'm
porting . fresh lot OF workmeu, he
will be lucky. II is reported that
Chinamen are being driven from the
newIy-discovered minea, and also
that tight had already taken place ia
consequence, several Chiusmen and
others being killed.
1t is stated there are more Isras,
lites 10 New York city than in the
Holy Land, or 10 oil SYRIA. There are
about 20, 900 in that city, and this ID
probably a larger lumber than now TO-
habit the Scripture lands above men
toned. OF that 10000 there arc pol
200 that can justly be called popI
while the majority are heavy ownsss b
real estate and also the mos( ectivs
and -enfarnxisinr of Our -aou1nn nornfaI
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A Natural Mistake.

A California paper says
A few days ago Rev. W. +. Lucky
Principal Of the State Normal School
aud frequently acting as Chaplain to
the penitentiary at st, Quentin, was Wis
iting ut Sacramento. and interviewing
to some extent, perhaps, the member:
of the Legislature. Being in the SEN
ate Chamber at the opening of the
morning session, he was requested by
the President to open the proceening 9
with prayer, which he did, with eyes
closcd-whether forgetting the place
he was in or the poeoplc surrounding
him, we cannot say-in tho following
manner:
"Oh, Lord, we pray Thee that Thy
ncrcles may be extended to these poor
men, who have been sent here from all
parts Of the state convicted of various
crimes aud misdemeanors have mercy
upon them, We besecch Thee, while they
are here serving out the time for which
they wore sent and when they bav,
served and are dismissed from thes,
walls may they return to their home.
better men, and in time may they be.
come useful aud upright citiz,ns anc
honorable members Of Society,"
Amen"
Whereupon the member from Yol'
arose and said: "Mr. President,
move to strike out Yolo County. ~
The scene which followed can be bet.
ter imagined than described.
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The New York Sun snys: Three
months ago Harmon A. Block. a poor
German emegrapt was robbed Of s3O7
by the Hon. John Lcnry,a gentleman
commanding some political influence
Mr.. Leary was arrested, immediately
released on bail. The poor German
was thrown into the dismal House OF
Detention. and there he has remained
ever since. The case was called for
trial 10 the Court of General Sessions.
But the trial was postponed. Mr..
Leary walked of with his political
friends, and ;he poor German was re
mauded to prison. Meanwhile his
wife End children are starving in Hau,-
burg. Is their any city but New York
in the United States where robbcr
lis released and his victim sent to
prison.
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A Daurerous ACID.

Within few days severe loss has
been sustained by. several New York
banks by the payment Of genuine
checks OF small amonts certified - good,
altered. by the use of chenicaIs, 70
very large amoaBts. The sscertaised
losses by this process are estimated to
amount to at least 500, 900, and the
perpetrators OF the fraud ere still at
largo. so dangerous forgery Is this,
that our leading bankers are devisinp
means whereby to detect II, and tc
this end ask the corporation OF their
correspondents We were yesterday
shown, at the baDklng-house Of Drexel
4 Co.. q bottle Of this link eraser" a'
it is called. and tried it some written
IN after lying on the counter, BY merely
Itoiichiug it with the wet stopper ol
the bottle, when every trace OF thC
writing coming in contact With it van
ished in two seconds, leaving the pa.
per rs smooth aud virgin a. beior,
written upon. So much Of value as
there dependent upon the inviolabiliiy
of writing ink, iu wills, deeds, donds
notes. contracts, ETC., the great danger
this liquid threatened could not in tb'
nature Of things long go unremindcd
| If a remedy could be ioun by the ioge
puty of man. A remedy, II seems, ha
been found. Immediately after th
successful removing OF Of the writing
above mentioned, which was in th'
common black ink, few words wer
written with otLcr ink prepared espe
cially to resist the action Of the aci'
alluded to, and ou applying it the word
remain as bright and dictinct as the,
were before. There was no damagini
effect whatever.--fhda. Ledger