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Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT.
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MEI51aAL QARnE
Dr. A, G. Ot1n,

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the eity. eontnue4 70 tEca& Ru FatvAI3 VR4osG -
SrxrsAL WEAxrExs. the rssGN II et1!5 !2ats:!sasa1
osaes rsuaee. predneins III ~
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ecrtain dtse1ses md ttAs thaaeaats & easas eLsU
5tar, aequiss Frt%tef ak1 "a h1 aetesany ta.s
this tas anedaet p.siean e o. e. fas e. r. sssas-
toSy Rad Lls MEDICAL ESSAHS: sent y my -
dr at. u r1-%t* srAIrD ENvS1oFr oc recent q -
staton PRfVATR pIREuLAE 4. LAIlr.. lar stannr
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ffre Utfirc bou.r, ? l. n to 3 p N. 60ndA5s.s n
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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IL, tptenHd Hsls DIR d ths beat IN tbs Io!d1 q
oniJ cTs and perfect Dys: hkrM1eas. Etil tns.
tsncpte: no dIsappottnepts 10 ridenlor1 hats; kx.
dief he III effects II bad d5n: tnytkus.t1 haS tssTS
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Of ,be h-c.l year e.aing Jupe 50, 1870, an,
1871 also the increase md decreAse:
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NrMhtf Of blnks, l,SN- -
The foregoing ahoNs i remarkable chanSe
frcm the condition OF tbs National Banks q
this TINA yeAr ago. Their stateuent maoe
Dctbter 3. 1853, whom compared With To
Creased sss To- SIS, Vii Vhile % their iesI tenders
md 8 per cents have dlmlnished 81, ,os5, ,V,o:
tf,eh specie haA diminished a& ,5f9 ,96: ana q
thar circulation outAtandin5 x1s 90 s-l4o
fett on ,0esobef {, 1870. than On ocsooss >
1854 =
TITS following IA comparative sease1nensI
uoctrea Of re1enae for us 6ta& three moaeh.
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AfFictN1fN EoItRE IN0u Ec3IP- ...-, 4tE-Ste.
The following is The abstract q ths reports
made 10 this Comptroller OF the Currency,
showing the condition Of tho National Banks
IN tho United States, except Utah. 1t the close
Of tu.ioess On Saturday, ths Ssh day Of oc.o-
, 1870-11-17
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| II the bait in s,th n1attsEt ms1s or female f1'
MALE PulA .itesh uadeL n PIT boz; eIua stronx u
r.r boz warr.nted- Serd3 stzaps Tor pEtvata Lkt:
Mse 1a4ed !saiss 0rdsss fer ayranrs ~ h5!": - -
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Spss1natotshfra. Ousrs Sna-a1teed CoaAataac4
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psutut and eor-s without cT;traecte Or ths ". g
frr.fu, thur 1zvtnk your heaHh Rnd Hfc from WsEe
fratratnt III KAsk &adts1ust up st.ir1- atsqE1t9.
l tIon trr. r Send twrnty I've e<nA for h4s GUIDE
TO HEALTH AND LONG LIkk~
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p,sne lowed lrce1y. Tho feast waa kept up 70
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The glsstt suffering from the possibility and
Willingness OF longer cndurauc.. tho bid mad
aeerent and husbandinE of resources. On
wsIl opposite rquaru On which freight cars.
ranzeo In st1eett, form hospital. IS wEitteu :
Enxnine ri Ccfsnidrs, sunt ttcH traitres It dex1
IocAcs 60 rlainly that ever. ct.o may Entd and
iaks It for te1.. Is do both nAtionalltlsa
the German homily preaching that 7 II tss''
that they have been bsafeo, even TO them
eeivys. .-..,....-...-
pn,as;.n rsoo3ausliuns began to appes
e,,ly snd oftcn, and beside them wcr0 70
an, lis from snxiUus friends begging TOT in
formation concerning nissang mompets
tast SEQ French Generals ssoula bs transport
ID hence With their orierIies sod e1ects' a
m. Another. appearing afser noon: sal
ih.t scccrdinE 10 the aEteemsnf, ~ fie9s -
soldiers Should have quilted the c..y tns ua
before, and that tho.e nat present.nE snea
reIye. Al the barracks OF Chambicre ty
o'clock would be tssatel With Tho eevAfaty {
the law military, S@eethearts and xiVea u
kert many of them firm going out. All uo
acconpanicd them through theatreets4 OF oae
af1ec'touhie f.se4eli 1t the doorstep. II
parting amncc 'a~ officers Gas not less AIe
tiopate- Aota thAn one couple kisscd oat
other, and many pair Of eve@ dinmcd 7
w1Nle the owtere tined 10 smile. Before
o'clock caE1s the or.ls1 Val caAuge1, beeau:
Of some mletAke abont itlA cars Ta make
morr disaEteeAbfc. the Hotel de rEu1op
which had been Almost completely ocsupi
by French odee1a. Was required 70 bs yAost
for their succesat,rn- Every pnok and Gro
elsewhere wsS hlIed Hith snlliers Red.cso
meu and officers lltl.tlel through tl,r toy
81 rssfsng lodgings for :he night bec,n,e
Utmost hopeless tssk.
Tlouga the army wAs rAid on all arre
aud. wx weeke in ssis~ncs, there has b,
ytrv litile dsunkenr.s and no rp.oAr. II
rims have uurt, rr.ised the surprising
hayior ct the suldleEr. whom they t1pee
10 lind uu1u!y customers. Two superior
CEN of tho Comnaiesry Department, in {
vr1tinc. xftef Ginarr, aa-ut fhefr cxper7ec
al ihe Sav, confessed .beneeaves astouia
Al the hantitness Of tneir nns uards, I
cleyrruers, md ceteri ; 1t msking car
cookirc. cutting wool, md mskiugthe.nse
co.nfrrtab,o- Thrir k1tas cas'ita1. they thon
The ra,;ops given them are very tlttle infe
40 those rec+ited by tha rFnssau
taie.s. In their budget Of nfoHnstaon
enc cuziour piece, to 9it: 1hs iof!s H.
been found amply ororis.oned to lee' tart
noxt M.roA. What hsd Aatounded
mort during the dsy vaa tho assnrancs :.
all the ammunition was spent On tho l6s'
August, md thlt II was 70 stored avn
tbs sQHu that It could not b fu1uiAhe1 u
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war11ntee deeds conveying city sad suhurhau
property within seven miles OF the Court HOUSE
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as ''yonr Royal Ifishness," or Your Excel
| lcrcy.'' For tho purpose OF congratulatiut
the Prince, snd having themselves handct
! down to poetcrity, Officers have presante,
Tit s..sceTes at headquarters almost il compa
nies throughout the day 1t is / lttls anas
ips that their ee1yAnts dare not lczvc thcl
csrri.ges for fear Of not finding all that ehonl
. To shsrc on returning. Such, at le3st. Is tn
talk IL tl,o anteroom OF the orde1lies, wher
: nd email nef11ment Dow goes round over th
! ftisapreasance OF whip and d1,teo uhiac
diver went ipto ! ki:chen Tor Zip and tti
guard turucd hiA back.
: Dcee1ters would sti1l com 9 in II xl1owct
SirGlc men aEe received, but oEda1s have hee
!, given since several dsye to fire upon latE
= | squads. II was thought tha. the MAreh
= might attempt 10 prolo3g .ha dsfeuco Of Il
ftr.rees By permitting all his men to nom
| p.l}r desert and thus tAye tho gRs1lson VIC
prpri:ioped, 10 hold the citadel- To prcye'
D. eutl, a project the ontroets were aleo douhfs
T. Ant, enjcfned to increased wasohtu'nese. rs
,, wuuld be Impossible to hinder their coIis
~ ovfr Il they were once to pass the line
l. Those who dcstrt, however, arc pasttsul
!, aht,us beinK cklia.i hs the proper name, a
% protest that they have beon captur~d .ud n
n prisoners vixen l1itied On their u-eoldis,
y c..pduct.
a. Precautions are taken againsl surp1ise o;
rc 5ct,tioo o: tie Lam tragedy. To trao
o. started On their journey ioward Paris, ha
ID not hen en-: far nwsy, and could be h1elS
" hask a. vt notice. Artillery ot3sera &,
10 b.en sent into Metz todaE to probe about
hs rnxder magazines for wires connected
eh Irou crosses aro pretty numerous be
up aoonte, although not 60 ornni2resent as
ve,s.1iles; One Of the G. GensFsis sal,. s,ys y
IL ,n.I;i+l Il. .sDese1ved il. your Exc .llens
,e, Wse I tho rejoindcr; :"aii Of rs have. only
Cd Foreign y; :re mo not 80 PIE.
oss 11,,eo r.mainme have often tseeu oolieet
<n. l,.w % l.rgfIr On thgir Imagination for - IN
an ssing in,elligeree;" Asnt' ,nieE e. 1T 5tE !,
ssIs Which aprea1ea in one Of The Looaon psae n
rus s cns.s..inins lie description certainly ~ -
, oe it hsrpens 10 te entirely based on tse u. ~
q fancy. I1c r. down with tho EtEnth ~
.a oas- and Hri.ca 70 clcycsly ,hx- cur Ge5mso ~
eon. sos trans1ala many Of thu1n. though they oag
NJ kacN that there Is hardly AoJ t1uth IN IL
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$ AMr DKsh ColpNIAs Since Bittt1s- 1oa laat !
, hare net our nstter IN i Mosn dA2nlA aaspA j
pa1e seen AuJ A:Q1t-3.1r. ead .atd him ena'
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SHERIFF. SALE.
Irurton .LoaoeX Us. .oseph H. Dumesmal

L. fNNtOSe 80 ~ Oo~t1sS AA
nIsTRICT COURT, St. Landry, No.
~ li097.-By virtue of an order of seizure
and sale issued out of the 9Th District Court
of the State of Louisiana, sitting in and for
the Parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled
cause, and to me directed, l will proceed to
sell at public auction. to the last aud highest
bidder, at the Courthouse of said parish in the
town of Opelousas, on SATURDAY the 5th
day of February. 1870. at ii o'clock A. NJ the
following described property, seized to satisfy
said writ. to-wit: .I.. -'
] The south half of the southwest quarter
of section 3lin township S south of range 6
east, and the northwest quarter OF section 8,
township 5 south of range + east, in the South
Western Land District Of Louisiana, ~c5ntain-
ing two hundred and forty-one 69ll0o acres
2 The east half of section So in township
5 south of range S east, in the South Western
Land District of Louisiana, containing BIC
32ll00 acres
3 The east half of the northeast quarter
and fractional northeast quarter of section I
in township 6 south of range No. 5 east, in
containing 100 72ll0O acres.
A One hundred and thirty acres of lani
adjoining the herein above described tract o
land, bounded On the upper side by land o
Gibbon s. Chevis, anu on the lower side BY
land of Mrs Dickson-the above described
tract of land lying in and situated in the Par
ish of st Landry.
Terms-Cash. - L ~
JIM. THOMPSON, Sheriff:
January .-..f. j. 81 wgg. -u. '
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Public Sale.
Estate of Deean Se6astaen

Estate Of DSean Se6aStsen.
pY VIRTUE Of an order Of the Probate
o Court of the Parish of St. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the last residence
of the deceased at Plaisancc in said parish,
on WEDNESDAY, January 10 1870, the
following described property belonging to
the estate of Dejean Sebastien deceased. TO-
wit:
Il A CERTAIN PORTION OF LAND
situated in the Parish of st. Landry, en-
quarter Plaisance, measuring two and a
half arpents front by 40 in depth, bounded
on one side by lands of Pitre and Leon lie
page, formerly, and on the other by
lands of FRANCOIS Duprc.
2 THE PLANTATION where the de-
ceased last resided, situated at the same
place, having 4 arPents front by 26 in
depth, more OF less. bounded on one side
by hnds of Joseph Vidrine, and on the
other br lani above described.
The two above trac.s of land were bought
by deceased from Louis Prud'homsne. Nov.
20, 1S49, as per act passed before Yves
D'avy, No,ary, and recorded in Recorders
office, NJ page 2sS, and bought by said
Prud'homme from Chas. Lavergne, as per
act passed before Picrre Labyche, Notary,
April II. 1916.
2 2 pairs work oxen, Q gentle creole
horses, 8 head of sheep, 9 double barrellcd
shot gun, ! revolver, / silver watch, | bu-
rcau, 3 bedStea is and bedding, l toilette,
two a%rlnoirs, l branding ion, l old buggy,
household and Kitchen furniture, and other
things too numerous to mention.
Terms-Cash.
-sTs~. F. PERRODIN,
Dec. lS 1869.
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. Public Sale,
Estate of John Lvons and apitne

Estate Of jon" Lyons and wye.
wlLL be sold by the undersigned, or By
w duly qualified public auctioneer on
THURSDAY, January 9th, 1870, at the
residence of the family of the deceased, in
Washington, the following described pro.
perty, to-wit:-
/. THE RESIDENCE oakhe family of
the deceased, consisting Of fractional por.
ton of lot No.-Aof the plan of the
town of Washington, bounded on one side
by lot formerly belonging to James McDan~
iel, deceased, on the other by lot of Perrrl,
on one side by Dejean street, on the other
by Dupre street, containing one superficial
acre more or less, together with all the
cept the corn house and stable which be-
Ings to DR.. e. P. Doremus.
2. TOWN LOT figuring as No. 1o4
of the plan of Gardeners addition to said
town, containing, as per plat annexed to
process ve'SRl of Estate of Thomas Gardiner
made December 9Th, 1854. ~ feet by 1913
feet, bounded east by land formerly belong,
ing to Ofutt brothers, north by Sittigg
street, south by Oejeun street and west by
lot purchased at said by D. B. Fontenot.
8. A FRACTION of a warehouse lot
figuring as No. lO2%f Gardeners addition,
bounded east by land formerly belonging to
Offutt brothers, west by fractional portion
of said lot sold to c. G. Pickett ct al, March
25th, 1861, north by Front ~essreet, Mhd
south by Water street, having q front Of
ITS feet on Water street, and running back
to front street
4. WAREHOUSE LOT on~ees bank
of bayou Courtableau, containing 100 feet
front by 80 in depth, with use of batture ir
front, at the&lace where the saw mill anc
draw bridge formerly stood, being reserva
ton made by John lyons in sale to james
S.. Clarke, April 7th, 1859, and recorded ir
book r. page 4l5 Recorders Office parish
of st. Landry.
g.. One carriage and harness, one lot o
kitchen furniture, a lot Of gentle nilcf
COWS, a lot of wild horned cattle, and Other
things too NUMEROUS to mention.
Terms and charlottesville immovealSt
property one third caslfs, for the balance o
the purchase price, purchasers to furnish
their two promisory notes, payable resptc
lively in one and two years from the day o
sale, with eight per cent per annum inter
est from maturity, secured by special mort
gage and vendors privilege, purchasers no
to ALLEVIATE, hypothecate, or otherwise Oil
cumber the property sold to the detrimen
of said reserved privilege and mortgage.
The movable property fox CASH.
GEORGE W. HUDSPETII, .
| dec25-'69 Administrator.
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SHERITE''S SALE.
Payne, Huntington j. Co., Us. Adelard
Cayltn, test. &c.

Car3sn, test. eE.
EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT. Parish of
- St. Landry. No. 12c0l.-By vi,tue of
a writ of seizure and sale issued out of the
Eighth District Court ~the State of Louisi-
ana, in and for the Parish Of St. Landry, in
the above entitled cause, and to me directed,
l will proceed to sell at public auction, at
the Courthouse of said Parish in the town OF
Opelousas, on SATURDAY the 9Th day of
February 1870, at eleven o'clock, A. NJ, the
following described property, seized to satisfy
said writ. to-wit
A CERTAIN PLANTATION situated On
the Bayou Courtableau. in the Parish of St.
Landry, composed of the fractions hereinafter
described, viz:
One hundred and fifty acres of land bought
from the government of the United States the
End January, 1649: one hundred ard sixty
acres and thIrty-two hundredths bought from
the United States OH the 9Th of January, 1S49;
ninety-two acres bought from the United
States the 5th December, 1S49; one hundred
and 6fty-nine acres and forty-two hundredths
bought from the United States on the 9TH Of
February, lS49; one hundred and sixty acres
and thirty two hundredths, bought from H.
| Prevent the 2no January, 1S49; one hundred
| and forty eight acres and ninety-seven hum
dredths. bought from Chachere the Sd January
1S49; nine acres and fifty hunGredths bought
from E Duvernoy the goth January, ls49 ;
sixt~-eigI,t acres and ninety-seven hundredtLs
bought from Coulon Devilliers the 26th Feb
ruary, 1s49; one hundred and twenty-eight
acres bought from J Annals the goth Decem-
Der, ls49; seventy-six acres and ~forty-six hun
dredths bought the 5th of June, 1851, from }
Bihm; and nineteen acres and thirty hun.
dredths bought the 18th November, 1851. from
J Lyons,-making in all a superficial area OF
thirteen hundred and twenty-nine acres and
thi,ty.six hundredths, more or less. all in diff.
ferent tracts adjoining one another. together
with all the buildings and Improvements anu
dependencies thereon
Terms-Cash.
J. NJ. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
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Sheriff - Sale.

John r. SAaw Us. D.. C. Keller ct al
nIsTRIcT COURT, 81. Landry, No. sssa
H. BY virtue Of an alias writ Of G. ia issued
BY the Hon Eighth District Court sitting in
aud for the Parish Of St Landry, in the above
entitled suit, and to me directed, / will offer
for sale at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Courthouse of said par
SD. in the own Of Opelousas, on SATURDAY
the 5th day of February, 1870, at II o'clock A.
NJ, the following described property seized to
satisfy said writ. to-wit:
A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND Situated
in the Bayou Chicot settlement, in tbs Parish
of St. Landry, measuring one hundred and
twenty-five superficial ARES, together with all
and singular tile buildings and improvements
thereon erected, it being the last residence OF
.James1Akenhead, deceased.
Terms-Cash. . v et .
j. G. HAYES, Sheriff.
January
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PUBLIC LECTURE ON
PHILOSOPHY or READING

The Opelousas Methodist Library Asso-
citation will be publicly i,augurated at the
Court House, next Tuesday evening, with
the delivery of a Lecture on the Philosophy
of Reading, by
REV. JOHN WILKINSON.
Admission % ccnts-for purpose Of in.
creasing the library fund.
Lecture will commence at seven, pm,
precisely.
Opelousas, Jan. l, 1870.
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se. 5oranss Day.

The Masonic Fraternity celebrate festivals
oftwo Saints John-the festival Of st. John
the Baptist On the Oath Of June, and that
of st. John the Evangelist on the 9th Of
December. All lodges are dedicated to
these two patron saints Of the order, and
they are comrnemorated in The festivals
mentioned above.
Concerning the origin Of this dedication
and these festivals, we lnd the following ID
Mackey's Lesicon ef Free Aasonry:
With respect to the original cause of this
dedication, the English lodges have preserv.
ed . tradition, which, as q matter OF c~triosi.
Ny, may finds place iii this work. am
Indebted for it TO Brother Moore's excellent
Magazine, vol. III, b. 263. 3
aFrora the building of the first temple at
Jerusalem, TO the Babyionish captivity,
Freemasons' lodges were dedicated to King
Solomon; from thence to the coming Of the
Messiah, they were dedicated to Zerubba-
bel, the builder Of The second temple; and
from that time to the hnai destruction Of
the temple BY Titus, in the reign Of fespas
ian; they were dedicated 10 St John the
7paptlss; oae oW,ng 20 inc many massacres
D. oisoIoers Vnlcn aIscnaed 1na' me1nofa
8Dls esen1. sfeelnasonry sunk very mucn
INTO aecav many ioages were entlFeiy pro,
Ken Up ano PM ieW could meet IL suIncien.
numbers 70 consume .heir Iegais.y, ano
at 9 general meeting OF ms crais, nsia "
sne cisy q benJalnln, y was Observed that
sne paincipal reason ior tne decHne OF ma
sorry was the want ora Grand master 70
pesroalze y; thev therefore, depated sesenf
sL1nelr most eminent members 70 wait up.
~ ~ Jean the E~vengelist, who was at
49, s'ne hlshop OF Ephesus, requesting
{ n sa.,. e .ase We ONCE Of Grand Master. he
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Quietus.

AUDITORS OFFICE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
New Orleans, Deer. 22d, 1869.
WHEREAS, J, j. Butler, Tax Collector
wv in and for the Parish of St.. Landry,
through his securities, has exhibited to me,
the undersigned Auditor of Public Accounts
Of the State of Louisiana. the receipts of A.
Dubuclet, State Treasurer, in full for the pay
ment of the State taxes due BY said Butler for
the year 1868, and also the receipts in full for
the licenses on trades, professions and occu-
pations for the year 1869, and the special one
per cent. tax of 1858 ], therefore, issue this
Quietus, on the part Of the State, for the taxes
and licences of said parish for the years above
stated ard the Recorder Of the Parish of
st. Landry. will please cancel the bonds OF
said J.J Butler.
Given under my hand and seal of Office. the
day and date above written.
{Signed.l 6. NJ. WICKLIFFE,
lSeal Auditor of Public Accounts
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Estate Of Philippe Jean Louis Fo~te-
srre~ mt. deceased,

Estate Of Philippe Jean Louis Fo~te-
mt, deceased.
DY VIRTUE of an order of the Hon. the
- Parish Court In and for the parish of
St. Landry, there will be sold at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, by
the undersigned Administrators, or by a
duly qualified auctioneer, at the residence
Of Jos. L. Fontenot in Vile Plate prairie
parish Of st. Landry on
WEDNESDAY, January 26th, 1870,
the following described property to-wit-
/. FORTY ARPENTS OF LAND sit
uated in. Will Plate prairie, parish of st.
Landry, bounded north by Gerand j. l..
Fon,enot, east by Gerand Forest, south by
the succession OF Oval Tate and west by
Adam Tate.
2. One creo'e horse, one n year old
colt. four head Of hogs, A branding iron
figuring thus, 4.
Terms.--CAsn.
JOSEPHINE LEBAS,
dec25-'69 Administrative.
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State of Louisiana.

State of Louisiana.
PARISH COURT. ST. LANDRY-NO. 3lS7
Estate Of Cassmir E. Durand
WIVES D'AVY. Of St Landry parish. exec,
Il utor of the estate of Casimir E. Durand
deceased, having filed a tableau and account
of said estate. accompanied by his petition
praying for the homologatien of the same
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of Court dated De.
cember 80, 1869;
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said tabltau, in writing, at my office in the
town of Ooelonsas, within thirty days from
the date hereof, why the said tableau should
not be h~omolagated.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
January /, 1870
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Wezcannot better serve the interests of
our readers, than by commencing to their
confidence the Wholesale Dry Goods House
ofL. Fl. Gardner o Co, Of New Orleans.
Their three new stores 1o5 3 107 Gravier
street, and 90 Common street, are filled
with choice selections Of Dry Goods and
Notions In all departments, and the terms
and prices are such as must eventually
secure to them the largest business Of their
line, in tho city ofNew Orleans.
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ODelOusas Post Office.

Mails arrive from New Orleans, via Yer
m~illionville, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays; via st. Martinsville, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 o'clock P. NJ.
Mails arrive from above every day ex-
cept Sunday.
Mails close for New Orleans every day
except Saturday at 8 o'clock ?. and
for above. ut i o'clock P. NJ.
Mails for PIaqdimine Brul6 close every
Friday at 8fo'eloek r. M
0Hscs enen daily frcm . a. b., tos Pr