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ooavince The people in Slrasburg Of The fa-
| tility Of resistance.
MINOR WAR ITEMS.
EcAlestaladt has been summoned 10 sur
render. Count Rewach has returned an ab-
solute refnnl.
Telessaphic and railway communicated
vitA CHI has been severed. Two iron
railway bsidQs have been blown down up.
me PAUulANs REFORE PARIS.
LosDoN, 6eps. 1.-THE .dvasce guard Of
the Prussian army before Paris consists Of
IS, 900 men. The reaainder are moving up
slow, The heads u coluans having reached
Cansonmiem on Tuesday, in force.
EIHERE WE'RE RUMoRs or Al ENGAGEMENT,
lerday, between the German light caval-
yI9d sharp shooters, al Marel Station,
four Ailes form Fontainbleau, in which the
cavalry ere badly beaten and driven back.
AHKI6lAHs FIGHTING FOR FRANCE
Geaersl Hpley, Of the Confederate army,
and two artiilssy olkcers, Of the United
States army, duFing the war, have cosl-
mands under TrocAn. Many Americans
have volunteered.
PnKRARINa FOR 1slE ENEMY.
PARIS, Sept. IL No further news Of the
Prs~ian advance. The woods Of Mont
morenci, s.. Gsalien, Hensien, and the forests
Of Baudriben have been fired b the French
and are now burning.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.
Il b reported that the government will
anticipate the date for the Convention Of the
Constitutional Assembly.
At the LAST EXTREMITY.
Gen. Ulrich, At Sarasburg, ia at the last
extremity. but sill Fesists
1t il officially affirmed that the general
commanding ut Laoa
HAD ORDERS TO RESIST no THE LAST,
~ he ordered the citadel to be blown up.
II Is ASSERTED
positively, that Russia and Austria are about
TO unite against Prussia, If she insists upon
annexing French territory.
AT LYONS,
the Committee Of Public Safety is still acting
independently Of the government.
CUT OFF.
Direct communication with England, nv
the Northern line, was cut of Last night.
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STATE OF KANSAS,
LEAvENwORTH COUNTY.
In the District Court Of the First JrImi,i pistti
Of the state ~ Kansas, sitting IN the County ~
n Il .a..a.
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WAsnINGToS, Sept. l5-A meeting Of the
Republican Congressional Committee was
held yesterday, Senator Wilson, chairman
presiding. Letters were read from all sec>
tions ofAte country, concerning the pros
pect Of carrying the approaching elections
from the South. All the reports received
arc of the most encouraging character. In
Louisiana and Alabama the Republican
leaders are sanguine of increasing the major
tiles heretofore given. The Committee
do not entertain any hope Of carrying
Georgia. In the Northern and Western
States the Republicans are gaining rapidly,
and the Committee expect there will be u
working n.ajoriiy in the next Congress. De-
aware il ret down Republican, by small
majority, and even New York is not consi.i
cred lost, hat in a position to be redeemed
for the control Of Tammany by hard and
vigorous fight Senator Wilson reports that
Masnchusets will give Republican major
ity ranging from 10000 to 10000. lie
thinks the Wendell Phillips ticket will get
an aggregate vote of 25,OOO, which will l-
drawn about equally from both political
parties. Mr.. Wilson has no doubt Of his
own reelection to the Senate next winter.
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for Colorado with them on Monday next, for
exhibition at that Fair, where he will doubt
less carry of everything in the name Of
Kansas, to the interests Of which no citizen is
more devoted.
John Broaddus's hogs attracted marked
attention, and are among the finest in this
county, and consequently in the
State. They are all Of
the Poland and China breed and comprises
three splendid bears and four sows; SOW
with eight young pigs, and another with
FIVE of the handsomest little pigs VIC have
seen. Another two year old COW is much
esteemed Ivy stock men. Mr.. Brooddus, has
done much towards the improvement Of
stock in this county. He also exhibits two
Durham COWS and calves. His famous
mare is also here. She is twenty-five year'
old and is accompanied Ivy her eleventh colt.
She is the mother of pair of greys that
Harry Gruber used to drive here ten years
ago, and also Of the we'll known colt owned
by Capt. Tough. She was brought here by
Mr.. Brooddus, in 1855.
We noticed, somewhat particularly, the
herd of cattle brought TO the Fair By Mr.
John Inflow, of johnson County. He has
the largest COW ON the ground. She meas
ures across the hips, two feet and eight inches,
and weighs-nobo.ly knows how much. HI
has already cold two calves, Eve months old
at Sl50 each, which shows what Is though
of the value Of his stock. The whole hesI
of twelve is for sale. He has entered two
stations, one trUtter, the other q PAGER
which will compete for some Of the prizes
Mr.. Inlow: is the largest and representative
farmer Of johnson County, and II just such {
man as We need
The number of exhibitors l. not 20 grea
~ We usually zee 1t our Fairs, but there an
some very line Socks of sheep, containing
quite number, onc.exhibition.
Mr.. james ONeil, residing seven mile
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The number Of exhibitors Il not 20 great
as We usually zee At our Fairs, but there are
some very 6ne Socks of sheep, containing
Mr.. james 0Neil, residing seven miles
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the Aorming Of Srasburg, I'LL Il Is possible
without too great sacrifice. The bird par
a1ld bas been completed. 1t i confirmed
that 4,
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Sherin.s sale.

Henrietta II. Wacherhagen, Testy., Err.,
ea. Robert n. LitteU. Adn5r.
DARISH COURT. St. Landry, No. s36,-
a. By virtue of an alias order of seizure and
sale enlanating from the. Parish Court sitting
in and for the Parish Of st. Landry, in the
above entitled suit, aud to me directed, / will
offer for sale at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at. the Court house Of said par
ish, in the town of Opelousas, on
Saturday The 7h day Of May, 1870,
at ii o'clock, a. NJ, the following described
property seized to satisfy said writ, to wit
IA TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND,
being section fifteen Of township number six,
south Of the thifty-frst degree Of north lati-
tude, range number FIVE east, in the South
western Land District Of Louisiana, being the
same purchased by deceased from Geo. B.
Stewart, Sept. eth. 1889. recorded in book |.
]. page $50 of the Recorders Office in and
for the said Parish Of st. Landry. containing
sixty-eight 84I1o0 superficial acres.
Terms and ConditioHs.-For cash, IN CON-
to satisfy the sum Of three hundred and forty
Ave dollars, with eight per cent yearly interest
from Goth December, 1861. on one fIlifd inefe-
of, and like interest from 2Oth pscenapsI'
1863. an another third thereof, and Ike inter
est on the balance and other tnaa Iheieoi iieui
the Goth December, lob9.
Anrif 9. 1870.
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Judgment.

Sab Ann Doucet. wife, Parish Court,
We. fSt. Landry
JeaiBte. Garrand, husband. }No. s37.
~ the trial of the above entitled case, the
ODlaintiff, Sarah Ann Doucet, wa@e Of dc.
fendat, jean Bite. Garland, having proven
by t. testimony adduced, that her claim a.
gain; her said husband for reimbursement Of
nnonF received by him from the sale of her
sepate. property, to the extent Of one hun
dradnd ffty-six dollars was correct and just.
and aving also shown by said evidence, that
her emand for a separation in property from
her sd husband, said defendant, was just and
prope and the law being in favor of the dc.
mandof said plaintiff, it is by reason thereof,
orderi, adjudged and decreed, that plaintiff
do hai final judgment against her said hus.
band. he defendant, for and recover of him
one fndred anCYffty-six dollars, with FIVE
per Gel per annuA interest thereon from the
18th October 1869, till paid and costs Of
suit. is Slrthev ordered and&djudged and
decreet that said plaintiff be separated in
! propert from said defendant; that the COM
muuitpf acauets and gains between them
be dissged; that she administer her separate
estate he from his contiol. that plaintiffs
tacit mocace on all the real estate Of defend
ant, to tie effect as 10 forty dollars from the
year lSs; and as to sixteen dollars thereof
from therear 1868, and thirty collars thereof
from theFear 1864, and as to forty dollars
thereof finn the year 1854; andas to thirty
dollars threof from the year 1s6s, be recog-
nized ant enforced, and that san property
thus encuibered be seized and solato satisfy
this judgnlnt.
Thus donrgead and signed in opn court,
this 2ist da. Of March, 1870.
A GARRIGUES,
Parish Judge Of St. Ladry.
"a true copy:3
JOHN b! RICHARD. d. Clerk.
Anril o IlHA --.. IN -
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Public sale.
e of DuLuseaak 6Eirier

Estate Of Dad2eask (IaDter.
10y virtue of an order of the Hon. Parlf
ID Court of the Parish Of st. Mary, Stated
Louisiana, there will be sold at public aucs
ton, to thelast and highest bidder. by the
undersigned. at the Court house OF the PaTisa
of st. Landry, in the town Of opelousassenn
Saturday he III day IF Nay. 1875
commencing at II o'clock, A NJ. the fol-
lowing described property, belonging to the
estate Of Dubreuil Olivier, deceased, late OF
the Parish Of St Mary, to wit
/. A certain tract of land lying or the
left bank of the Bayou Tecne, in the Parish
of St. Landry, bounded above by land OF sse-
phen N. Osburn, below by land or Mars. DO
maret and O. @. Foster. containing seven,
hundred and forty superficial arpents, moro
or less.
2. tract OF land situated on the right
bank Of the Bayou Teehe or Croquant in said
Parish Of ST. Landry, containing tive hundred
and FIVE superficial arpents, more or less,
bounded above by Ian DIS of ID. 7. Hill, below
by land of Dr.. r. III. Littell, and at the rear
by land of Alcee Dupre and Cleophas Co
neau.
These lands alter deduction made of ons
hundred arpents sold by Dubreuil Olivier to
| Joseph Gfadenigo, are the same purchased oy.
him, said Olivier, at the succession SAFE o.
Martin Donate, deceased, made fhs iosn
March, 1848. :,
Terms &, Coaditions-Halfthe prise Of adlu.
dication cash, and the balance on q credit OF
twelve months from the day OF sale, tne puIc
chaser or purchasers for the credit ppfhon "a
the price to furnish their note OF notes paya,
bic to the order of the administrative ana
conditioned to bear eight per cent per annum
interest from day of sale until paid in fnii'
and ali property susceptible Of n'ortgage re-
naming specially mortgaged and hyPo. ans;Is
| ted IN favor of sail estate until full and enIlle
naymens of the purchase price, vendors pri'
''e 's JAS. G, HAYES, Sheriff
Ali o 1874
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M-IsUELLANEOUs
ID cold weather HAeaithyi

The cold weather which we have been
recently experiencing has been charac-
terized on an sides as .seasonable" and
.yery healthy When one is SILVER
ing even with all the wraps possible to
be carried, it is a little irritating to be
assured of the healthiness OF the wealth
er and its seasonableness. We are not
prepared, however. to cayil at the as
ssrtion of cold being in season. I'm
doubtedly bright, clear, cold days are
more pleasant and cheerful-looking than
the dull wretchedness Of the gray days,
that hive 10 movement along with
their grayness, that are characterized
by muddy lanes in the country, and
doubly muddy streets in own
But that the cold is healthy is utterly
untrue. Gold kills; it lowers the vital
powers even Of the strongest. A hale,
weli-fed, w~ell-olotiied man in the prime
Of life. capable Of taking active exercise,
and 80 stirring up his REGULATING organs
to increased action, may be able with
pleasure to himself o. Withstand the
effects of the cold; but lie does this be-
cause be is already in good health, and
possessed Of the means Of keeping him
self so. Ell is not made well By the
cold. On the other hand, VIXEN the
powers .of resistance to the lowering
effects of cold are feeble, as is the case
with infants and with old people, the
cold catches hold Of them, and the
death rae Of those at the beginning and
the end Of life is unusually high while
the cold prevails.
The temperature of the body is low
cred BY poor and deficient food and
when, in addition to the scanty meals
which are the normal lot OF many poor
people, the cold of he atmosphere
comes to lay its heavy burden OF them,
they die in increased number. On one
day in last week five inquests were
held on the bodies of persons who had
died from the effects of cold acting on
frames already weakened by want of
food. Good food and warm clothing
can alone enable the human body to
EGslnb lu6 itniTuGbiFb CuFCts vi Jolu3 dbd
those who deal out at this season soup
and meat, Goals, and flannel garments,
are real physicians of the bodies Of poor
men. women, and children, and deserve
the blessings Of those ready TO perish.
Nor is ii only IN causing death that
the cold weather shows its i'll effects.
People who fell you that the we Their
is healthy almost in the same breath
will say that they never knew a time
when So much illness was about.
coughs and colds, rhenmatisms and
bronchitis, are familiar ailments in al
most every household, and the bitter
east wind almost literally cnts into the
skin and the delicate air passages Of
many suffering creatures. The welcome
that Ii given to the least appearance Of
thaw, or to any tendency of the wind
towards a warmer quarter is a convin-
cling proof, ifthere were no other, that
the sayings about the healthiness Of the
cold are tyurely conventional, and are
borne out by no correspondence in fact.
&FF4 - k 81 -G
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Estate Of Delphine GgiH0ry.
10y virtue of an order of the Hon. hN,obate
y Court of the Parish of St Landry there
will be sold at public auction. to the last anu
highest bidder, by the undersigned a~uctloneer,
on the premises, on
Wednesday, april 18th, 1870,
the following described property belonging to
the estate of Delphine Guillory, deceased, to
wit:
|. The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, consisting of one hundred arpents
of prairie land, more or less, together with all
the improvements thereon, situated in Vile
Plate Prairie, parish aforesaid, Exception
to the lmprovements-Leopol, FL: Fontenor
has a dwelling house and a cabin, together
with the appendages, viz: garden and yard
fencing, which are reserved.) The said tract
Fontenot, east by Joseph Lafeur, south by
Gerand Fontenot, and west by Manuels
Guillory
3. A tract of woodland situated on the
confines of Vile Plate Prairie, measuring one
hundred arpents, more or less, bounded north
by Gerand Fontenot. east by -, south
by Onlle H. F%ontenot, and west by Jean
Bite. Veyon
3. Two yoke of oxen, two horses, one
mare and two colts, about eight head of gen
tie cattle. one buggy, eight head of hogs, one
OK cart, a lot of farming implements, one dou-
BILE barrel shot gun, the branding iron, plan
tation utensils. household and kitchen furni-
ture
TERMS AND CoNDrryoNs.-The plantation
and lands payable in one and two years from
the day of sale. purchasers furnishing person
al security to the satisfaction of the adminis-
traitor, and the land remaining specially mort
gagged to SAID estate till fuaI payment. In
! default of punctual payment, each sum shall
bear eight per cent per annum interest from
maturity.
The plantation to be delivered on the day
of sale, excepting the premises of Leopold
Fontenot, and that part of the farm which
was cultivated by said Leopold Fontenot in
1869, which shall be delivered on the first
day Of January, 1871.
The remainder of the property to be sold
for cash on the day Of sale.
Payments to be made to Yves T!drine, a.
his Office at Vile Plate
+ PERRODIN,
March 1877 Auctioneer.
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This is 4 matter that is far too much
neglected, not only BY farmers, but also
BY those living in towns and cities, II
is no uncommon thing to find families
suffering greatly from sickness, eve. to
the length Of death to sone members,
and running up a bill for medical atten-
dance, from no other cause than such a
simple and lightly thought of matter as
a few inches Of water ia the cellar in
early winter or spring, after some nn1
sually heavy rainfall. Last year there
was much more Of This to complain Of
than usual, owing to the wetness Of the
season, and in instances that came under
our notice ii seemed to b. regarded as
almost a personal affront TO tell the in
mates Of sickly house that a few dol
lars spent ID draining the cellar would
restore them to health, and ave pay
ment Of a heavy medical account. Il
was not So much as the mere presence
Of water that caused the trouble, as the
fact that the water was foul and stag
nant, and had become irDpregnated
with bad odors. ii the form Of gases,
arising from the decomposition in it of
vegetable matter, such as half rotted
potatoes, onions, tnrnips, cabbages, &c,
and also the decayed wood Of the bot
tom or sides of the cellars, which in
many farm houses are constructed Of
logs and planks.
The door yard in too many cases, is
also a great source of unhealthiness.
All the dirty water il nnceremonieusly
thrown out at the back door, where it
collects ii a little pool, to be dabbled
IN BY geese and ducks, and waIlowed
in by pigs, soon fostering into q mass of
pollution, The very smell of which brings
disease to those who may have t pass
in and out near il, as well as to the ami
mails which frequent the spot.
It IS nothing but thoughtlsssness.
perhaps. in some cases. we may say
shiftlessness, that would cause any per-
son to put up with such q constant
aaslrce Of annoyance and ill health to his
family.
Il Is Of the first importance to secure
proper. DRAINAGE to every dwelling house,
and to9maEe provisions for the comfort
and health Of its inmates, By seeing that
its whole surroundings are kept clean.
and in good order. Ifa farmer cannot
have a dry cellar. or one that is well
drained. be had better nave none At
all to his house, but rather have one
under the barn, or make q good root
cellar near the barn yard, and as for
the slops If the house, it would be- but
little extra tronble to throw them in a
barrel, to be enaptied when full On the
barn yard manure heap, Or used u water
the garden with.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Agricultural Truths.

/. All lands on which clover or the
grasses are grown. must either have
lime in them naturally, or that mine
raj must be aftificially supplied. 1t
matters but little whether it be supplied
ia The form Of stone lime, oyster lime,
or mari.
2. All permanent improvement Of
lands must look to lime as its basis.
8. Lands whichl have been long in
culture will be benefited by the applica-
tior of phosphate of lime, and it is unim-
p~ortant whether the deficiency be sup:
Piled ia the form Of bonedust, guano,
native phosphate, oyster-shell limo or
marl-if the lands need lime alone.
4. No lands can be preserved in o
high state Of fertility, unless clover and
the grasses are cultivated in the course
of rotation.
S. Mold is indispensable in every
soil, and a healthy supply can alonesb e
preserved through the cultivation Of
clover, and the grasses, the turning in
Of green crops, or by the application OF
composts rich in The elezents OF the
mold.
6. All highly concentrated animal
manures are increased in value, and
their benefits prolonged by a mixture
with plaster, salt, OF with ~pulverized
charcoal.
4. Deep blowing greatly improves
the productive powers of every variety
of soil that is not wet.
s. Snbsoiiing sound land, that is,
land that is not wet, is also eminently
conducive to increased production.
g.. All wet land should be Grained.
10. All grain crops should be har-
vested before the grain is thoroughly
ripe.
II. Glover, as well as the grasses
intended for hay, should be moved
when in bloom.
II. Sandy lands can be most effect
ually improved by clay. When such
lands require lining OF marling, the
lime or mari is most benefcially sup
plied when made into compost with
clay In shaking lime, salt lime is bet
ter than water.
a3. The chopping or grinding of
grain to be fed to stock, operates as a
saving of at least twenty-five per cent.
IA Draining OF wet lands and mar
shes, adds to their value, by making
them to produce more, AID by improV-
ing the health If neighburhoods
Is. To n or lime wet lands. is
to throw manure, lime and labor away.
16. Shallow pIoy ing OF crates to i'm
povprish the soil while it decreases pro-
duction.
II. By stabling and shedding stock
through the winter, a saving OF one
fourth Of the foed may be effected
w. II. Ne, Little Prairie, Wis.
Western Rural.
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Esakate Of Caroline Ebert, deceased.
pAsIsH GoUar, 81. LAsDRY,-No. $3.50
aTENRY Ebert, Of the Parishof ST
Landry, having applied BY bis petition
q 81 appointed Administrator OF the Estate
IF Caroline Eilert, deceased, late ofths Ear
ish Of ST. Landry: ,,.kel
Therefore, any person intending so e1 ma ~.
opposition to said appointment WI ~ II
same in writing, at my office II tne .o rsaao ~
9~lnsfousas, within ten days from tfne preseh'
notice. JOS. ID. RICHARD, efefA'
nseipusas. Ayr1 2, 1871.